Come and enjoy lots of great food. Including fresh baked muffins, cinnamon rolls and FREE coffee! Stop by for lunch. We will be serving soups, biscuits, hot dogs and drinks. *CRAFTS*RAFFLES*
No Admission Fee for the Fair!
St. George Grange is located at 32 Wiley’s Corner Road in St. George, Maine
Live Nativity at 4:45 pm
Public Supper at 5:00 pm
Enjoy homemade food with family, friends, and neighbors (by donation).
For more information about these events, contact Tammy at 372-8904 or Patsy at 372-6424. Merry Christmas!
Manchester Grange is located at 953 Western Avenue in Manchester, Maine.
The Manchester Grange 2026 Annual Craft Fair is next week on October 24th! With 24 magnificent vendors and 25 raffle prizes from local businesses, you’ll be hard-pressed to make it out with a treasure. Food will be provided by the Lion’s Club. The Grange is right next to the Castletown playground, so your kids can play while you shop. It’s going to be a wonderful event. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Welcome to our first “Gathering of Dyers” Day! Not a class, really, but a gathering of people with stained hands, creative hearts, a passion for dye pots, curiosity about what other dyers are up to, and a desire to make new friends.
We meet at Evening Star Grange in Washington on Saturday, November 14, from 10 AM to 3 PM. There will be a dozen dye pots ready and lots of different fibers to sample.
Everyone can dye or tie-dye a silk scarf or cotton bandana to take home with their samples. New dyers are welcome, but this will not be a formal class. The fee, which includes supplies, is $75 for Maine Fibershed members and $85 for non-members.
Advance registration and payment are required so that we have enough material for everyone. Bring your lunch and curiosity! Contact Wendy Carr for more information or to register.
Evening Star Grange is located at 31 Old Union Road in Washington, Maine.
Valley Grange is located at 172 Guilford Center Road in Guilford, Maine.
GUILFORD, Maine —Valley Grange members and friends will soon return to school to celebrate Dictionary Days at five local elementary schools.
Grange teams will visit Brownville, Harmony, Piscataquis Community, SeDoMoCha, and Ridgeview elementary schools, giving every third-grade student a personal dictionary. Presentations emphasize the fun of learning and discovery, along with a lesson in how to “look it up.”
Program Director Walter Boomsma recently contacted each school to request third-grade enrollment counts. Since the program began, the Guilford-based Grange has distributed more than 4,000 dictionaries.
“We’re certainly proud of the numbers, but even more proud of the potential impact those dictionaries may have had on each individual child who received one,” Boomsma said.
The program began more than 20 years ago at one school. “We’re now reaching another generation,” Boomsma said. “Parents and school staff occasionally tell us they remember their Dictionary Day. Thanks to the support we receive, we are creating a legacy within and for our communities. This truly is an annual project where everybody wins.”
Once enrollment counts are received, dictionaries will be ordered from The Dictionary Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The order often totals as many as 10 cases.
“That’s when the real fun begins,” said Valley Grange Secretary Mary Annis. “We label each dictionary and schedule school visits. The visits are fun and exciting—sometimes a bit noisy, but always worth it.”
To learn more about the program, support its mission, or become involved, visit the Valley Grange website at valleygrange.com or contact a Valley Grange member.
