{"id":100395,"date":"2026-10-30T06:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T10:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=100395"},"modified":"2026-10-30T06:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T10:00:22","slug":"valley-grange-is-almost-ready-for-2026-dictionary-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=100395","title":{"rendered":"Valley Grange is &#8220;almost ready&#8221; for 2026 Dictionary Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-MSG-Breaking-News-Logo.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"100294\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?attachment_id=100294\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-MSG-Breaking-News-Logo.png?fit=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"2026 MSG Breaking News Logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-MSG-Breaking-News-Logo.png?fit=840%2C840&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-MSG-Breaking-News-Logo.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-MSG-Breaking-News-Logo.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-MSG-Breaking-News-Logo.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-MSG-Breaking-News-Logo.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-MSG-Breaking-News-Logo.png?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Valley Grange is located in Guilford, Maine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had hats and mittens to bag and cases of dictionaries to label. It doesn\u2019t look very organized, but we are getting ready! We contacted the schools with a calendar of available dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re steadily marching towards Dictionary Day 2026 for our kids and schools. In fact, we already have some dates. It will be Dictionary Day on<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dictionary-Day-Prep.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-attachment-id=\"100396\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?attachment_id=100396\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dictionary-Day-Prep.jpg?fit=2227%2C1670&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2227,1670\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-S901U&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dictionary Day Prep\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dictionary-Day-Prep.jpg?fit=840%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dictionary-Day-Prep.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dictionary-Day-Prep.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dictionary-Day-Prep.jpg?resize=767%2C575&amp;ssl=1 767w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dictionary-Day-Prep.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dictionary-Day-Prep.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dictionary-Day-Prep.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dictionary-Day-Prep.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dictionary-Day-Prep.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We include hats and mittens made by our Blistered Finger Knitters. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Friday, November 13 at Harmony Elementary School in Harmony<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monday, November 16 at Piscataquis Community School in Guilford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday, November 19 at Brownville Elementary School in Brownville<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuesday, November 24 at SeDoMoCha Elementary School in Dover-Foxcroft.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday, December 4 at Ridgeview Elementary School in Dexter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re ready to recruit our Valley Grange Teams to assist. You don\u2019t have to be a member to help! Team members help unload, bring items inside, and carry things back out! During the presentation, you\u2019ll be introduced and help when it\u2019s time to hand out individual dictionaries. If you\u2019re comfortable, it can be a lot of fun helping individual kids look up words. If you\u2019re interested,&nbsp;email Walter&nbsp;or call him at&nbsp;(207) 343-1842.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many ways you can help Valley Grange and our communities. We can use your<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Talent: Our \u201cBlistered Finger Knitters\u201d can help us with knitting hats and mittens for our schools to use with kids. For more information, contact Mary Annis, Community Service Chair, at (207) 564-0820.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Treasure: The well pump failed at our hall this year and our costs keep increasing. If you can help with a donation, send it to Mary Annis, Secretary of Valley Grange, 28 Orchard Road, Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Time: Dictionary Day Team Members <a href=\"mailto:walter@boomsmaonline.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email Walter<\/a> or call him (207) 343-1842 to learn more! (There are also some other small jobs we could use help with!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valleygrange.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2x4-advertisement-valley.jpg?w=840&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had hats and mittens to bag and cases of dictionaries to label. It doesn\u2019t look very organized, but we are getting ready! We contacted the schools with a calendar of available dates. We\u2019re steadily marching towards Dictionary Day 2026 for our kids and schools. In fact, we already have some dates. It will be &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=100395\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Valley Grange is &#8220;almost ready&#8221; for 2026 Dictionary Days&#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":[4,159,35],"tags":[516,34,206,483,263,412,62],"post_folder":[696],"class_list":["post-100395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community-service","category-exciting-granges","category-grange-news","tag-blistered-finger-knitters","tag-grange-activities","tag-grange-advocacy","tag-guilford-maine","tag-the-dictionary-project","tag-valley-grange","tag-words-for-thirds"],"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":"We had hats and mittens to bag and cases of dictionaries to label. 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