Willow Grange – Spirit of America
Category: Exciting Granges
Victor Grange Is at It Again!
Remember the post about removing the chairs so the floors could be sanded? They need to go back!
Well, the floors are finished and are “hardening up.”
Members started yesterday cleaning up the dust that is left from the sanding.
Wednesday, August 3, 2022, is the big moving day when the chairs go back! We are hoping to get another big crew so that it won’t take too long. Again, many hands make less work.
The floors look great, and we can’t wait to share the new look. Please contact Barb Bailey with any questions or concerns. Call 207 453-9476 or email baileybarb196@gmail.com
Parkman Grange hosting “Daddy-Daughter Dance!”
The Parkman Grange will be hosting a Daddy Daughter Dance on Friday, August 12, 2022, from 6-8 PM. Young ladies 13 and under are invited to come with their dad or an important adult in their life if their dad is unable to attend. Admission is $5 per person at the door. DJ Steve Brody will be spinning tunes and having dance contests, including the twist, funky chicken, and freestyle. Light refreshments will be served, door prizes given away, and a keepsake photo taken to remember the evening. Put on your dancing shoes and come enjoy a fun time!
Parkman Grange is located at the corner of State HWY 150 and North Dexter Road. For more info, call Sue Manchester 207 277-3942
Victor Grange Needs Your Help!
Sunday, July 24, 2022 at 11:00 am
144 Oakland Road, Fairfield Center, Maine
After 122 years, we are finally in a financial position to have all the first-level hardwood floors sanded and refinished! We need to move all tables and chairs into a box trailer for a week while this is being accomplished–the first time since 1899!
We would love to have 20 or so people to make things easier and faster. It shouldn’t take more than a couple of hours. In this heat and humidity, extra help will be critical. With enough help, we hope to form a line similar to a “bucket brigade” and pass the items along until finished. It sounds like a big task (you don’t want to count the number of chairs–although somebody probably will), but we can do it, and it certainly will be worth it in the end.
Got kids? Make it a family affair!
Call 453-9476 for more information.
Stay hydrated and take breaks!
Webmaster’s note: As I was preparing this for posting, for some reason, I thought of “This sounds like a job for…” (I think that’s from some superhero show or cartoon.) Some may remember a time when this would have been a Pomona Project–Granges helping each other. That’s still valid and possible, but this is also a community event! Are there some other community organizations in the area that can rally with a 24-hour notice? A softball team? fire department auxilary? book club? motorcycle club? Call somebody you know and show up tomorrow at the Victor Grange Hall! Be part of the “we” in “we can do it.”
2022 Parkman Grange Scholarship Awardees Announced
The Parkman Grange is pleased to announce its 2022 Minnie Welts Bridge Scholarship winners. They are Mercy Harper, Sangerville, a Criminal Justice major at Husson University, and Eben Cooley, Parkman, a Marine Engineering Technology major at Maine Maritime Academy. Both will receive awards of $500. Although the Grange normally announces and awards winners at the Annual Scholarship Supper, this year the awards will be presented at the Parkman Grange Bean Supper on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in conjunction with the Parkman Bicentennial Celebration. The Supper runs from 4:00 to 5:30 or when the food runs out. The meal is by donation. Please come and enjoy the good food and good fun.
Minnie Bridge (1909-2011) was a lifelong resident of Parkman, a retired schoolteacher, and a life member of the Parkman Grange. In her memory, the Grange established the Minnie Welts Bridge Memorial Scholarship Fund to benefit deserving Parkman students continuing their education beyond high school. The Grange annually awards one or more scholarships funded through donations and the proceeds from an annual Supper in Minnie’s name. Last year, at the height of the Pandemic, there were no applicants and no awards made. This year applications were opened to all residents of MSAD#4. With these new awards, the Grange has awarded $13,000 since 2012.
Note that the next big Parkman Grange event will be the annual Daddy-Daughter Dance at the Grange Hall on Friday, August 12, 2022, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. All Daddies, with their young ladies, age 13 and under, are invited. DJ Steve Boddy will be spinning the tunes. There will be dance contests, door prizes, light refreshments, and a keepsake photo. Young ladies whose dads are unable to come are encouraged to come with an important adult in their life. The cost is $5 per person, at the door. Plans are being discussed for a mother-son and/or family dance in the future.
Both the Supper and the Dance are at the Grange Hall located at the corner of State Hwy 150 and North Dexter Rd. For more information about these or any other Parkman Grange events, please contact Sue Manchester at 277-3942.
News from Ocean View Grange
by Larry Bailey, Master/President
Grange member Ryan’s idea about serving a Strawberry Palooza of Strawberries and Cream was a success. We ran out of strawberries and whipped cream at 2 pm…, two hours before the advertised closing time.
We served 92 cups of strawberries and cream and grossed $610. The net after expenses of $146 was $464. Many of the folks who stopped in had never been in a Grange before and I gave tours of our meeting room. That went over well and, we may get a new member or two out of it.
We need to thank the following who worked to make the event both a financial and, just as important, a public relations success:
- Ryan Aponte
- Nancy Fagley
- Joss Coggeshall
- Dan Anderson (Ryan’s stepfather)
- Pat Deussing (Ryan’s mother)
- Bill Swittlinger
- Diane Bailey
Thanks to all of our members who helped and those members who came in to have a taste.
Webmaster’s Note: I highlighted the part about tours of the meeting room… what a great idea when having events!
News from Victor Grange
Check out the latest Victor Grange Newsletter! Lots of accomplishments and activities… note they need some help moving furniture on Sunday, July 24, 2022, so all the first floor floors can be refinished! Hot dogs and burgers will be included for helpers!
Thanks to donations from the Mosher & Pellerin Celebration of
Life we have secured enough money to have the first floor refinished. We have also had a donation of a trailer to store Grange
belongings by Timmy’s Trailers and Pro movers will come to pick
up and store the two pianos & return them in a couple of weeks.
That’s what we call Community!
Additional articles mention the twentieth anniversary of Fairfield’s Senior Circle… a floral design class… and an opportunity to purchase chairs for $10 each! Don’t miss the July Issue!
Ocean View Grange Looks Great!
Submitted by Larry Bailey, Master/President
The front of the Grange has been power washed, sanded, primed, and painted and the newly refurbished signs have been installed. Words are simply insufficient to express my thanks to the crew of Grangers who worked very hard to get this done in three days. Our Grange looks wonderful and we and our community should be proud of it. This renewal of the Grange look symbolizes the renewed energy and enthusiasm our members are bringing to Ocean View Grange’s programs and community contributions.
The attached photo of yesterday’s crew shows our team, but several others have been on-the-job at different times. You can thank the following Grangers and FOGs – (Friends of the Grange).
Jim (Spinner) Lee – (Jim started, managed, and did most of the work on this project)
Ben Norton
Joss Coggeshall,
Nat Lyon
Dick Bomba (FOG)
Bill Swittlinger (re-painted the blue Grange arch)
Al Moncovich (painted new wheat and white signs)
Larry Bailey (I got more paint on me than the building)
See you soon at the Grange.
Jonesboro Grange Does It!
Resources for Granges
produced by the
Maine State Grange Communications Department
Unfortunately, we experienced some audio issues during this interview, but they won’t keep you from experiencing the energy and enthusiasm that exists in Jonesboro Grange and, more importantly, their community! This Grange has grown in size and attributes much of its current success to the pandemic. Discover their win-win approach to activities and programs and how they partner with community organizations.
Check out:
- More Resources for Granges — Program Information and Inspiration
- Program Books and Information –Information arranged by committee and topic.
Seaside Grange Rummage/Bake Sale
Seaside Grange #567 of Corea – July 9, 2022
The members of the Seaside Grange #567 of Corea will hold their annual Rummage & Bake Sale on Saturday, July 9, 2022, from 9 AM to Noon at the Grange Hall, 64 Crowley Island Road, Corea, Maine.
In addition to scrumptious baked goods, this year’s sale includes lots of great furniture, household items, artwork, antiques, craft supplies, toys, puzzles, and plants, plus a clothing boutique and a Silent Auction of special treasures! Proceeds from the sale help to cover Grange expenses and a portion will be reserved to support local charities.
Inquiries to Seasidegrange@gmail.com