{"id":100100,"date":"2026-09-10T15:41:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T19:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=100100"},"modified":"2026-09-10T17:39:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T21:39:18","slug":"communication-shorts-15-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=100100","title":{"rendered":"Communication Short &#8211; Lecturers&#8217; Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Comm-Shorts-Logo.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"91379\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?attachment_id=91379\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Comm-Shorts-Logo.png?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Comm Shorts Logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Comm-Shorts-Logo.png?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Comm-Shorts-Logo.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91379\" style=\"width:204px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Comm-Shorts-Logo.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Comm-Shorts-Logo.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Comm-Shorts-Logo.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Comm-Shorts-Logo.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>By <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@mainestategrange.org\" target=\"_blank\">Walter Boomsma<\/a>,<br>MSG Communications Director<br>207 343-1842<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Communication Shorts are brief (short) but important items posted for your information and use. Please send us your ideas and thoughts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lecturers&#8217; Conference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">The date of this year&#8217;s Lecturers&#8217; Conference was originally submitted for the wrong month. The Maine State Grange Lecturers&#8217; Conference will be held on&nbsp; Saturday,<strong> September<\/strong> 26, 2026, from &nbsp;9:00 am until noon. The conference will include a workshop and distribution of the 2026-27 Program Booklet. It takes place at Maine State Grange Headquarters, &nbsp;36 Anthony Avenue, Suite 102, Augusta, ME 04330. Corrections have been made!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deadlines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>September 10, 2026, <strong>Deadline for claiming<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Memorial-Bricks-Available.pdf\">Memorial Bricks<\/a> available from former headquarters. <strong>That&#8217;s today<\/strong>!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>September 14, 2026, <strong>Bulletin Columns<\/strong> are due by the end of the day. That&#8217;s four days away!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>September 15, 2026, <strong>Educational Aid Scholarships Deadline<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>September 15, 2026, <strong>Annual Officer and Department Reports are due<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>October 1, 2026,<strong> Program Books<\/strong> are due. <em>Please send a copy of Program Books to the webmaster.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>October 1, 2026, <strong>Delegate Registration Forms<\/strong> are due.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>October 10, 2026, Deadline for <strong>banquet reservations<\/strong> at State Grange Session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Maine State Grange Office is located at 36 Anthony Avenue, Suite 102, Augusta, ME 04330. <br>&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mainestategrange@gmail.com\">mainestategrange@gmail.com<\/a>. For website matters, email <a href=\"mailto:webmaster@mainestategrange.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">webmaster@mainestategrange.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Walter Boomsma,MSG Communications Director207 343-1842 Communication Shorts are brief (short) but important items posted for your information and use. Please send us your ideas and thoughts! Lecturers&#8217; Conference The date of this year&#8217;s Lecturers&#8217; Conference was originally submitted for the wrong month. The Maine State Grange Lecturers&#8217; Conference will be held on&nbsp; Saturday, September &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=100100\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Communication Short &#8211; Lecturers&#8217; Conference&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[165,35,101,218,15],"tags":[34,272,29],"post_folder":[372],"class_list":["post-100100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-communication-2","category-grange-news","category-quick-tips","category-resources-for-granges-and-grangers","category-web-site-information","tag-grange-activities","tag-grange-communication","tag-grange-procedure"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"post-thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Walter Boomsma","author_link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?author=2122"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Walter Boomsma,MSG Communications Director207 343-1842 Communication Shorts are brief (short) but important items posted for your information and use. 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