Tag: Grange News

Sagadahoc Fifth Degree Day

Guests at Sagadahoc Pomona Fifth degree, April 26, 2023. Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Simmons from Minuteman Pomona in Massachusetts, Henry and Sharon Morton, and Rick Grotton from Lincoln Pomona in Maine.  They were a great help to us filling in as Guest Master, Assistant Steward, Lecturer, and Spector. We had no candidates but new Graces who need the experience, so we did the Degree anyway. Everyone needs a reminder of what Pomona is all about including our secretary, who filled in as our acting candidate.

Jonesboro Grange Crush Cancer 5K

Sunday, June 25, 2023
8:30 am Kids Run
9:00 am 5k Walk/Run

Why should you participate? 
🦞 Proceeds donated to help area non-profits serve those who are battling cancer
🦞 Racecourse is on a quiet, scenic, ocean-view road far from traffic
🦞 A Professional Chip Timing service will be timing our race this year
🦞 Unique lobster 5k t-shirts for sale
🦞 Mostly flat out and back course 
🦞 Water Station at the turnaround point
🦞 Handmade lobster-themed awards
🦞 Photo booth with lobster-themed props
🦞 Fun race atmosphere 
🦞 An AMAZING finish line view 
🦞 FREE cupcakes and post-race treats 
🦞 Lucky number
🦞 And MORE – We will share soon!!

Sign up today! $30 Online registration closes June 18. $35 Day of registration.

Sign up Today!

Can’t join us in person?  Register as a virtual participant! Join folks from Colorado, Florida, New York, Indiana, Ohio, and Maine. Walk or run when and where it is convenient for you!

Chelsea Grange Award

At Chelsea Grange’s April meeting, James Meserve was given the Golden Sheaf Certificate issued by the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry in recognition of fifty years of continuous Grange Membership. It certifies Jim has been enrolled in the permanent records of those who have devoted half a century of service to the Order, to Agriculture, and to Mankind. The Certificate was given by the National Grange on January 31, 2023, and presented to Jim by Rick Grotten, Master of Chelsea Grange #215, on April 8th, 2023, at our monthly meeting.

Kennebec Valley Grange Dinner

May 20, 2023
12:00 – 2:00 pm
or until sold out

during our weekly flea market

American Chop Suey, Sweet Italian sausage, green beans, garlic bread, and a whoopie pie.

$10.00 take-home only

We will also have baked beans & dynamites, beef and gravy pints or quarts-to-go, RADA Cutlery, and Maine Rebekah Cookbooks.

Kennebec Valley Grange
560 Main Street, Madison
FMI-Diane Pinkham 314-5135

Valley Grange to Clean Up!

Valley Grange is located in Guilford Maine

We are looking for helping hands…

Friday, May 12, 2023

starting at 2:00 pm

for a wide variety of tasks and projects… all designed to prepare our hall for our big community celebration coming soon! Inside tasks will include sweeping, dusting, wiping, rearranging, and setting up chairs… outside tasks will include raking and pruning… maybe some painting if the weather’s right!

Bring your favorite tools and labor-saving devices. Come any time after 2:00 pm… or before if you can see what needs doing and don’t mind working alone! Better yet, bring a friend! Many hands make work light.

For more information call Walter at 207 343-1842 or Mary at 207 564-0820.

In Other News

We were busy at our April Meeting! Get your calendars out and mark these dates:

  • May 12, 2023, is our Spring Cleaning Day!
  • May 19, 2023, is our big Community Celebration – Potluck Supper starts at 5:30 pm, and the Program kicks off at 7:00 pm.
  • May 20, 2023, Services for Roger Ricker at the Mainstream Cemetery at 1 pm, followed by a celebration of his life at the Harmony Community Center.
  • June 1, 2023, Is the Piscataquis Pomona Meeting at Wayside Grange at 7 pm.
  • June 9, 2023, is our Valley Grange Meeting—Potluck Supper starts at 6 pm, and the meeting and elections are at 7:00 pm. Note this is a date change from our usual third Friday!
  • July 29, 2023, we will participate in the River Festival in Guilford.
  • August 15, 2023, Valley Grange Fun and Fund Raiser Picnic at the Boomsma’s, 5 pm until the marshmallows are roasted! (This replaces the former Piscataquis Pomona Picnic.)
  • August 24-27, 2023, Piscataquis Valley Fair

We need your input and suggestions! As part of our Community Celebration, we will recognize individuals and organizations supporting Valley Grange and their communities! We’ve started a pretty good list, but we welcome suggestions! We also need members and guests to “fill the chairs” during our Community Celebration on May 19, 2023. Please RSVP if you can help us by filling a role during this meeting—there are some easy ones! We also need your help with the potluck—please plan to make larger dishes than usual!

The CWA Committee raised some funds with a cake raffle and recommended donations to the House in the Woods and Home for Little Wanderers. “All in favor!”

We will kick off a “Meat or Heat” Raffle with the Guilford River Festival. Details to follow!

Sagadahoc Fifth Degree

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Special Guest for Sagadahoc Pomona Fifth Degree will be Gerry Simmons, Past Master of Minuteman Pomona and Past Steward of Massachusetts State Grange. Other special guests filling chairs include Rick Grotton, Sharon Morton, and Henry Morton.

Sagadahoc Pomona will hold its annual Fifth Degree at Enterprise Grange #48, 15 Alexander Reed Road, Richmond, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. From Main Street in Richmond, take the street across from the library and fire department, and pass two houses and the ballfield.

A potluck supper at 6:00 with a meeting at 7:00.

Other Pomonas are welcome to take their candidates. Please be sure the candidates have their applications signed by their Subordinate Master or Secretary. Contact Ben Edgerly or Marilyn Stinson for more info.

Parkman Grange Seeks Scholars

The Parkman Grange is announcing plans to award 2023 Minnie Welts Bridge Memorial Scholarships to one or more deserving SAD 4 residents continuing their education beyond high school. The Grange last awarded $500 scholarships to Eben Cooley of Parkman and Mercy Harper of Sangerville in 2022.

This is a call for qualified applicants for the 2023 Minnie Welts Bridge Memorial Scholarships. Applicants must be SAD 4 residents, must have successfully completed at least one term of post-high school education, and must be enrolled for the upcoming term. Application packages may be picked up at any of the Parkman, Guilford, and Sangerville Town Offices, as well as the Guilford Library. Completed applications must be submitted by July 14, 2023, with no exceptions. Winners will be announced in August.

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, originally to benefit deserving Parkman students continuing their education beyond high school. Due to a lack of Parkman applicants in 2021, the Grange expanded eligibility to include all SAD 4 residents.

The Grange annually awards one or more Scholarships funded through donations and the proceeds from an annual supper in Minnie’s honor. To date, the Grange has awarded $13,000 in scholarships. For more information, contact Sue Manchester at 277-3942.