A new chapter of the National FFA Organization at South Whidbey High School will make its first public appearance at a Deer Lagoon Grange open house this weekend.

The event is at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 12, at the grange, 5142 Bayview Road near Langley. Refreshments will be served.

The FFA was founded in 1925 and was known as the Future Farmers of America. The South Whidbey chapter was chartered in November 2014 and is one of the newest in the state, according to a recent news release.

Karen Bishop, manager of the Whidbey Island Conservation District, will make a presentation about the district’s partnership with the agricultural community.

Deer Lagoon will also be making a special “Citizen of the Year” presentation to Sandey Brandon. She came to Whidbey in 1991 with a skill set making her ready for the most challenging of tasks, the news release said. She has been intensely involved in the Island County Fair as a vendor, volunteer, Fair Association member and officer. Most recently she served as fair manager.

Deer Lagoon Grange was chartered in 1927 and has been a South Whidbey presence since.Of the original organizers of the Island County fair 85 years ago, most were grangers. The grange this year is joining hands for success in business, legislative action, education, service, and community. This event will be opened by the New Master, Tarey Kay. Tarey is the seventh female Master of Deer Lagoon Grange in 88 years. Her most recent predecessor was Gladys O. Stanley in 1995. The other female Masters of Deer Lagoon Grange were: Eva Stein, 1935; Pearle Guffey 1937; Olalah Cunningham 1958; Jane Goudy 1974; Olena Schmidt 1989-1990; and Gladys O. Stanley 1994-1995.

For details call Tarey Kay at 360-341-2008 or Judy Prochaska at 360-222-3110.