Join a group that shares your interests
Have an interest in spending time with others who share your interests? Here are some groups that will welcome your membership.
AGRICULTURE
Cumberland Valley Grange 2104: Shippensburg, Lizzie Bailey, 530-8000.
Franklin County Conservation District:franklinccd.org
Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office: 263-9226 or extension.psu.edu/franklin
Franklin 4-H Clubs: 263-9226. New clubs include garden, poultry and shotgun clubs.
CONSERVATION
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay: Pennsylvania office, 737-8622 or allianceforthebay.org
Antietam-Conococheague Watershed Alliance: (240) 452-0426 or www.acwamaryland.org
Big Spring Watershed Association:www.bigspringwatershed.blogspot.com
Falling Spring Greenway: Billed as finest wild trout spot in the east. Mike Hock, 816-7557 or trout@mris.com; or Tom Baltz, 486-7438 or baltzte@aol.com
Franklin County Watershed Association: George Hurd, 263-9226.
Middle Spring Watershed Association: Steve Dolbin, 477-8835 or www.middlespringwatershed.org.
Natural Resources Conservation Service: 264-8074, Ext. 3 or www.nrcs.usda.gov
Potomac (River) Conservancy: (301) 608-1188 or www.potomac.org.
GARDENING
Chambersburg Garden Club: 263-0836.
Franklin County Penn State Extension Master Gardeners: Training in gardening education; 263-9226 or franklincountymgs.blogspot.com.
HISTORY
Antietam Historical Association: Field trip and crime study groups; 762-2006 or www.antietamhistory.org
Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology Inc.: Cumberland Valley Chapter 27, Kimberly Zajac, (724) 681-0854.
HOBBIES
Bridge: Chambersburg Duplicate club, Tom Silverwood at 261-0336; Dodie's club, Mary Katzmann at 352-4809; Penn National club, Phil Davis at 352-843.
Chambersburg Sports Car Club: David Paulnock, 468-5430.
Cumberland Valley Amateur Radio Club: www.w3achorg
Mason-Dixon Kennel Club:masondixonkennelclub.com
Mustang Club of South Central Pennsylvania: 264-5958.
Model railroads: Cumberland Valley club, Bill Robinson at 263-6477 or www.cvmrrc.com; Quincy Retirement Community club, call 749-2397; or Waynesboro club, call 762-9579.