Patrons of Husbandry – a website dedicated to the Granges located in Maine
Oct 25, 2025, South Sangerville Grange will host a Bean Hole Bean Supper from 4:30 to 6:00 PM. It includes beans, hot dogs, ham, mac&cheese, potato salad, coleslaw, rolls, biscuits, and corn bread. Deserts include pies (raspberry, blueberry, apple, chocolate cream, along with ice cream. Drinks are coffee, water, and apple cider. $10 minimum donation.
South Sangerville Grange is located at 25 Grange Road in South Sangerville, Maine.
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE: Vassalboro Grange has been recently awarded a grant with a membership bonus! Have you thought about becoming a Grange Member? If you join before Sept 18th, 2025, our Grange receives additional funding for each member signed up. FMI Holly weidnerholly@gmail.com
CAPOEIRA EVENT: Saturday, Sept 13, 10 am-3 pm Demo/lesson in Brazilian martial art dance. Fun for many ages and abilities. FMI Molly Holliman molswald@aol.com
PHILOSOPHY TABLE: Sunday, Sept 14, 5 pm-7 pm. Potluck & Discussion of a philosophy topic. This month, featuring Eric Austin’s Town Line article “Why humans and AI might be more alike than we care to admit!” FMI Matthew matthew.freytag@maine.edu
OPEN MIC & COFFEE HOUSE: Saturday, Sept 20th, 7-9 pm Come to enjoy, and if you like, come to play/perform. FMI Kala kwistar11@gmail.com
RECURRING WEEKLY EVENTS:
COFFEE ON THE PORCH: Tuesdays 8:30 am-10 am. It is exactly what it sounds like. FMI Marada 207-316-5321 maradacook@gmail.com This event will welcome a new host for the 2026 season… might that be you? Reach out to me… if someone (or several someones) takes on this event, I will start something new for the Grange.
ZUMBA: Now Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 5:30 pm FMI Theresa Warren warrentheresa684@gmail.com
ART BY JACKSON GREGORY: Displayed in the community room/dining hall, open concurrently with other events. FMI jackson@jacksongregory.com
DON’T BLINK! OCTOBER EVENTS ARE COMING:
Stay tuned for cider pressing week of 9/29 and/or 10/5, Folk Band Concert 10/10, Library Fundraiser event 10/25, along with our usual assortment of community-led, neighbor-rejoining, hall tromping fun!
Friday, September 19, 2025
A potluck supper will take place at 6:00 pm. Our meeting follows at 7 pm
No, we won’t be having sandwiches for supper. Again this year, we are supporting Bangor Savings Bank’s PB & J Drive. Since 2012, the Bangor Savings Bank Peanut Butter & Jelly Drive has collected more than 146,000 jars and donated them to local food insecurity programs. That’s nearly 2.5 million peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for children, families, and individuals. That’s the power of community!
Please bring your donations to the meeting on Friday, September 19th, or drop them off at the Hall. Note that we must receive donations by September 25th. You can also drop off donations at any Bangor Savings Branch until September 30th. Tell ’em we sent you!
September 13, 2025
Winthrop Grange is having a flea market on September 13, 2025, from 8 to 2. Tables are available outside for $10 and inside for $15. Contact Kathy at 207-500-9864 if interested.
Winthrop Grange is located at 598 Old Lewiston Road in Winthrop, Maine.
Maine participates in the National Grange Junior 1+ Program. If your Subordinate Grange has Junior 1+ members, please advise Maine State Grange.
By Beth Morse, VSG Fall Festival Director
802 388-2653
Maine Grangers are invited to join us at the VT Grange Center (located at 308 West St, Brookfield, VT 05036) for our annual Fall Festival on Sept 5th, 6th & 7th.
Like many fairs, we give Grangers the opportunity to showcase the quality products they produce. (Forms are listed at the end of this post.)
Here is a copy of our schedule of activities for the weekend:
Friday:
Saturday:
Cribbage Contest
Checkers Contest
Hula Hoop Contest
Horseshoe Contest
Cornhole Contest
Selfie Photo Booth
Pumpkin Checkers
Pumpkin Ring Toss
Frying Pan Throwing
Rolling Pin Throwing
There will be sign-up forms available for each contest.
Sunday
Festival Registration (Meals and accommodations)
Festival Information (Contest Categories)
Festival Entry Form
Vermont State Grange Website
Duck Pond Variety, Highland Lake Church, Highland Lake Grange, and Lenny’s at Hawkes Plaza are pleased to announce a celebration of history at Duck Pond Corner, located at the intersection of Route 302, Duck Pond, and Hardy Roads in Westbrook.
The Day will feature open houses at the church, Grange, and Lenny’s, live music, historic photos, Scout & 4-H activities, food sale fundraisers, a special church service, displays of artifacts, Westbrook Police K9 demonstrations, a display of historic signs at Duck Pond Variety, and much more!
Come join us to explore the long history of this community. No cost to attend.
These are some of the many raffle items available.
Submittted by Steven Haycock
Oxford Pomona Grange #2 is holding a Lottery Ticket and Cash Raffle! The proceeds of the raffle will be used to purchase dictionaries via the Words for Thirds program for various third-graders in Elementary Schools in Oxford County! This is an ambitious goal, and we need everyone’s help to make it happen!
The details:
If anyone is interested in supporting this worthy community service program, please reach out to Steven Haycock, Secretary of Oxford Pomona at:
44 Pond Road, Raymond, Maine, or Granger04071@aol.com
You can also find me on Facebook
Thanks in advance for your Support!
Each year, during the Big E, the New England Grange Building has a quilt raffle. The state that donates the quilt (done on a rotation) chooses the non-profit that the money raised goes to.Last year, over $6,000 was raised for a Veterans’ Center in VT. This year, NH is donating the quilt, and all money raised will go to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
If you are the winner, the NEGB will pay to ship it to you. The pattern, for those of us not familiar, is Jacob’s Ladder, and this quilt will fit a double bed.
If you make a donation of any reasonable amount to the New England Grange Building, your name goes on a ticket to win. To enter the drawing, send a check made payable to the New England Grange Building. Please be sure to include the name and phone number you want to be on the ticket. Checks can be sent to:
New England Grange Building
C/O Vicki Huff
90 Linton Street
South Portland, ME 04106
Donations must reach me by September 8th, 2025. Remember, the mail hasn’t been particularly speedy lately, so don’t wait until the last minute! I will take donations with me when I go to work in the building. If you see me out and about before then, I can take cash as well.