Category: CWA Committee

By Margaret Henderson, Director
Committee on Women’s Activities
207 948-2762

It was nice to see many of you at State Grange.

 I got the entries back from the “Big E” a few days before State Grange so I was able to get everything back to the people who entered them. We had several winners. They were Class B Doilies 3rd place Nancy Gowen; Class C Embroidery 1st Gail Butterfield; Class F Counted Cross Stitch 3rd Sharon Morton; Class G Adult Garment 3rd Laurie McBurnie; Class I Quilted Wall Hanging 2nd Kathy Gowen; Class J Stuffed Toy 2nd Karen McCarrick; Class K Baby Afghan 3rd Ellie Collins; Best in Show Gail Butterfield. That is awesome!!

So proud of everyone who participates in these contests. You all do amazing work!

The other highlight of the State Session was to present $3,161.50 to Brother Richard Harriman from donations to House in the Woods. There was also $2,790.50 raised for Home for Little Wanderers, and my car was full of hats, mittens, and toys for them. Amanda was very pleased to accept these donations—many thanks to all of the Granges that donated to these charities.

I hope that everyone will have a Happy Thanksgiving.

By Margaret Henderson, Director
Committee on Women’s Activities
207 948-2762

The fall colors were beautiful until the wind and rain took them away. I had received a list of winners from the Big E, and the next day, I received another email that said to disregard that list; it was the wrong one. So, I am still waiting for the updated list and the entries to come back. I am hoping they will be here before State Grange so that I can get them back to the people who entered them. I am looking forward to seeing many of you at State Grange.

By Margaret Henderson, Director
Committee on Women’s Activities
207 948-2762

Happy Harvest! Here is a list of the winners from the Needlework contest.

Class A. Afghans, Sherry Appleby
Class B  Doilies, Nancy Gowen
Class C. Embroidery, Gail Butterfield
Class  D 3 Piece Baby Set, no entries
Class E Plastic Canvas, Missy Baldwin
Class F Counted Cross Stitch, Sharon Morton
Class G Adult Garment, Laurie McBurnie
Class H Latch Hook,  Lila Wilkins
Class I  Quilted Wall Hanging, Kathy Gowen
Class J Stuffed Toy, Karen McCarrick
Class K Baby Afghan, Ellie Collins
Class L Children’s Garment, Laurie McBurnie
Class M Table Runners, Lila Wilkins
Class N Miscellaneous, Kathy Gowen
Class O Decorated Item, Norma Meserve
Class P Wooden Item, Kathy Gowen
Class Q Tote Bags, Karen McCurrick

Quilts

Class A Hand Quilted, No entries
Class B Machine Quilted, Rachel Nelson
Class C Hand Tied, Ann Burns
Class D Pieced by entrant, quilted by someone else, Kathy Gowen
Class E Baby Quilt, Ann Burns

Dress-A-Doll, Kathy Gowen
Baking: Chocolate Chip Cookies, Paula Roberts

Class A – K winners were sent to the Big E for New England judging. Thank you to everyone who had entries in these contests. You all do an amazing job! For those of you who got your new booklet at the conference, there was an omission in the recipe for the blueberry cake. There needs to be a teaspoon of vanilla added to the recipe. A huge thank you to everyone who helped make all of this possible. Sherry and Richard for helping get everything set up. Cynthia for helping log-in entries and making coffee. Deb and Laurie for judging the cookies.  All of your help is greatly appreciated.

By Margaret Henderson, Director
Committee on Women’s Activities
207 948-2762

The tomato plants are giving us some nice tomatoes. It is wonderful to have fresh produce.

Everything is ready for the conference. A big thank you to Sister Sherry and Brother Richard for setting up the tables and chairs. It is greatly appreciated. I am so excited about seeing all the entries. It does my heart good to see how you are all blessed with these talents.

Next month I will post a list of all the winners.

Hope that everyone is healthy and safe.

By Margaret Henderson, Director
Committee on Women’s Activities
207 948-2762

Are we going to get a whole week without rain this summer? I sure hope so. The farmers need some sunshine to get their haying done.

I have spoken with a manager at Michael’s craft store about having some of their employees come and judge our entries. They seemed very interested in doing this. Someone is going to contact me the week of the 17th to let me know if they can do this.

The employees that were there that day had not heard about the Grange, so I think this would be a great way of getting some positive information about the Grange into the community.

Looking forward to seeing many of you next month at the conference.

By Margaret Henderson, Director
Committee on Women’s Activities
207 948-2762

Another busy month. Helped with the Grange yard sale and food sale last weekend. There were lots of people who stopped by and supported us.

Got the tomatoes planted last week in between the raindrops. Hopefully, we will see the sun soon.

Just a reminder that entries for the contests are due at Headquarters on August 14th. I will be there at 9 am to accept them. If you can not make it that day, call me or the office to set up a time so that someone will be there to check your items in so that they can be judged.

Judging will be done on Friday the 18th, and the conference will be on Saturday the 19th at 9 am. Baking entries will be accepted Saturday morning at 8:30.

Hope everyone is doing well.

By Margaret Henderson, Director
Committee on Women’s Activities
207 948-2762

My Grange is getting busy. We will be having bake sales, strawberry shortcake sales, and hopefully, our chicken bar-b-que.

We will also be hosting a memorial service for a 103-year-old veteran, who recently passed away. He was a wonderful man and will be missed.

Have been doing some work in my flower garden. My tulips are in full bloom and beautiful. My azalea bush is loaded with buds, so it is getting very colorful in front of my house. Next month will plant tomatoes. I enjoy spring and keeping busy.

I am looking forward to seeing everyone’s entries in the contests.

By Margaret Henderson, Director
Committee on Women’s Activities
207 948-2762

Happy Spring!

A beautiful week here in Waldo County.  The weather is warming up, and the snow is melting. Soon the flowers will bloom, and the trees will be budding. Can you tell that I like spring?

A question had come up about one of the rules for the contests, so after much discussion and consideration, the Members of the Maine State Grange CWA Committee are going to make the following change to the rules for our contests.

We will now accept the top two entries in each category, from each Pomona Grange at the State contest level. All other rules will remain the same.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you.

By Margaret Henderson, Director
Committee on Women’s Activities
207 948-2762

Warm winter Greetings!!

Well, March came in like a lion, so hopefully, it will go out like a lamb. We got a foot of snow here last weekend, and the weather app says we have another foot arriving on Tuesday and Wednesday! I guess that we are getting our winter all in one month. Oh well, the pleasure of living in Maine! If you don’t like the weather, wait a few minutes and it will change! I am sure this will make the snowmobilers happy.

I am hoping that many of you are working on entries for the contests. It is a good thing to do on a cold or snowy day.

I want to wish all of you a very blessed Easter.  I hope everyone stays healthy and safe.