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Grange Month at Enterprise Grange

Submitted by Marilyn Stinson

Enterprise Grange is located at 15 Alexander Reed Road in Richmond, Maine.

Enterprise #48 in Richmond will observe Grange Month as usual… Community Citizen Awards will be on Sunday, April 26, at 3:00 pm for Richmond and the surrounding towns. 

Then, on Wednesday, the 29th, they will host Fifth Degree for Sagadahoc Pomona.  Candidates from other Granges are welcome. Sagadahoc Pomona may be looking for help with the Degree work. We’ll start with a potluck supper at 6:00 pm, followed by the meeting and the degree at 7:00 pm.

Note that this has been changed to the Welcome Ceremony instead of the Fifth Degree. All other details remain the same.

For more information, contact Marilyn Stinson by email or at 207-380-3901.

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Grange Today! 3-13-2026

The Newsletter of the National Grange

Articles in this edition include:

  • Celebrating Agricultural Literacy Week: March 16–20, 2026
  • How Urban Hospitals Tap Rural Benefits – and Why It Matters
  • National Grange Releases New Report Examining Diversion of Rural Health Care Dollars to Urban Hospitals
  • Grange Heirloom for March
  • Support the Grange Foundation through the Common Routes Challenge
  • Grange Month is around the corner
  • Grange Store Notice
  • Hamp Watch: Where is our National Grange President?
  • Recipes from the Heartland
  • Grange Member Benefit: HarvestHosts
  • Grange Store: Guidelines for Grange Leaders 

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Ocean View Grange Farmers Market

by Larry Bailey, Master/President

Ocean View Grange is located at 435 Port Clyde Road in St George, Maine.

Spring is near (I think) and the Ocean View Grange is coming alive. I would love to see our Farmers Market program reopen. People who have veggies, fruits, bread, meat, pies, cookies, flowers, and any kind of farm/home/garden products to sell should join the Farmers Market at the Grange. This is how it works…There is no cost to you. You come to the Grange parking area, set up your table and/or tent, and display your products. You decide the days(s) and the opening and closing times for yourself. The only thing the Grange provides is the space for you to set up.

If you are interested, please contact me via the Facebook message area or email larrybailey@roadrunner.com -207-372-8075

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Exciting Times at Vassalboro Grange

Vassalboro Grange is located at 351 Main Street in Vassalboro, Maine.

Vassalboro Grange not only recently added fifteen new members, but those members are also working hard to “get our Grange back on track.” They recently received a National Grange Rural Life Initiative Grant to help. Master/President Holly Weidner notes that a current challenge is “to keep up with all the reporting of our work.”

That work includes updating their bylaws and electing a full slate of officers. We can definitely add Vassalboro Grange #322 to the list of exciting Granges! Stay tuned. There’s more to come!

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Grange Today! 2-27-2026

The Newsletter of the National Grange

Articles in this edition include:

  • 2026–2027: A Year of Growth. A Year of Action. A Year for All of Us 
  • Apply for a Rural Life Initiative grant
  • Pioneer Grange launches community food pantry
  • View from the Hill 
  • Adam’s Story: Free rural mental health resources for Grange communities
  • Promote National Ag Day with your Grange
  • Support the Grange Foundation through the Common Routes Challenge
  •  Life Line Screening – A New Benefit from the National Grange
  • Save the Dates!
  • Recipes from the Heartland
  • Member Benefit: MemberDeals
  • Grange Store: Veteran Recognition Pin

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Mill Stream Grange Makes Hearts

Our February 6th program was a Valentine card making party! Junior Granger and 2026 Miss Western Maine Jr. Teen Natalie shared some facts with us about the holiday before crafting cards as a group for the residents of Woodlands Senior Living in Farmington.

Big thanks to Girl Scout Troop #2096 for loaning their scissors, glue sticks, and markers!

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Mill Stream Juniors Recognized

National Award Received for Community Service Project

With great delight, Master Jill Sampson presented our Junior Grangers with a FIRST PLACE medal for their National Junior Grange Community Service Project entry, a “Coastal Cleanup” of Vienna’s own Mill Stream. The prize was announced at the Awards Night during the National Grange in November. Congratulations Juniors! We’re very proud of you!

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Grange Today! 2-13-2026

The Newsletter of the National Grange

Articles in this edition include:

  • Make a strong impression in your grant proposal
  • Apply for a Rural Life Initiative grant
  • Grange Heirloom for February
  • 2026 National Grange Programs now available online
  • Support the Grange Foundation through the Common Routes Challenge
  • Understanding Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Numbers to Know in 2026
  • Apply for the Ernestine Keiser Memorial Scholarship
  • Hamp Watch: Where is our National Grange President?
  • Recipes from the Heartland
  • Member Benefit: Aflac
  • Grange Store: Veteran Recognition Pin

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Changes at Enterprise Grange

Submitted by Marilyn Stinson

Enterprise Grange is located at 15 Alexander Reed Road in Richmond, Maine.

Enterprise Grange #48 has changed its meeting nights. It is now the third Tuesday of each month (except October, due to the State Session). Public Pot Luck Supper at 6:00, meeting at 7:00.

Our January meeting was close to February, and we held a candle-lighting ceremony to observe Four Chaplains Day with veterans reading the four paragraphs and Master CJ lighting the candles. As I researched the program and learned that the priest, two Protestant pastors, and a rabbi went down with the ship, praying and singing hymns, I wondered which hymns would be central to their different faiths. I settled on Faith of Our Fathers.

Enterprise Grange Public Super

Submitted by Marilyn Stinson

Enterprise Grange is located at 15 Alexander Reed Road in Richmond, Maine.

Public Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner

Saturday, March 14, 2026, 5:OO PM – 7:00 PM

Corned beef OR ham, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, rolls, desserts, beverages, home made pickled beets. Served buffet style, but we will assist anyone; takeout available without the coffee.

Only $18.00 (cheaper than most restaurants and no tip), Seniors 65+ only $15.00, Family rates.
Reservations or FMI – Marilyn at 207-308-3901. Gluten-free dessert option.