{"id":98204,"date":"2026-02-04T07:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=98204"},"modified":"2026-02-04T07:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:10:17","slug":"masters-memo-november-2017-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=98204","title":{"rendered":"President’s Perspective – February 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sherry Harriman<\/a>, <\/em><\/strong>
Maine State Grange Master\/President<\/em><\/strong>
207 490-1029<\/p>\n\n\n

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Annual Passwords: <\/strong>The annual password ciphers were sent to the Grange Secretaries with the December quarterly report forms. The keys to the password will only be mailed to the Masters\/Presidents when all dues are paid up to date, including the December 2025 Quarter. If you have not received your key, check with your Secretary or our office to confirm your dues are paid in full. Sharon did tell me recently that not all dues are up to date.\u00a0\u00a0 As an individual, to receive the new password, your personal dues must be paid up to date, you should receive a receipt as proof of payment to show the Master\/President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Degree Day<\/strong>:\u00a0 April 26, 2026, at 1:00 pm at Manchester Grange #172, located at\u00a0 953 Western Ave, (Rt. 202) Manchester, ME.\u00a0 All four degrees will be conferred.\u00a0 Let Norma Meserve (207-583-7211) or email her at:\u00a0 meserve1965@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0 if you have candidates or if you would be willing to help out. The candidates should bring their application for membership with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spring<\/strong> isn\u2019t so far away as it may seem at this point, but it is eventually on its way. Winter has been treating us fairly well, except for the big storm of 19\u201d and a few inches here and there, some wind, and several cold days. I guess we really can\u2019t complain all that much about the weather \u2013 after all, it is Maine and February. We are still hunkering down in place with the weather & doing well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With spring comes reopening. It\u2019s almost time to get back in the swing of in-person meetings in our halls. Spring is also clean-up time outside and inside for our own yards, but this should also include our halls.\u00a0 Get the lawn raked up, clip the grass and bushes around the steps and foundation, pick up the branches and trash lying around, get the tattered plastic off the windows and maybe even wash the reachable ones. Repaint your sign, the steps, railings and even the door.\u00a0 We all need an occasional facelift.\u00a0 Closer to summer, get some new plants in the window boxes and garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we are all involved in promoting Grange membership and growth, we should be advertising ourselves.\u00a0 The name and number of a Grange should be on the building or on the sign at the road, and should include the day and time of the meetings.\u00a0 This way, someone passing by or visiting the area will know when you meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grange Month<\/strong>: It doesn\u2019t feel like it, but here we are a little over a month away from Grange Month, a time of year we honor our community members and promote our Grange. Congratulations to those who have made plans for something special at this time. Why not incorporate something to honor our Nation\u2019s 250th Anniversary at the same time. This was a resolution we accepted at the State Grange Session in October. You can plan your event honoring your community later in the year. Nothing says it can only be done in April, honoring someone special or a special activity can happen anytime, it\u2019s the result that really matters. You can buy or make up your own certificates, plaques, etc., for honoring an individual or group, or items may be purchased from National Grange.\u00a0 Whether you order on your own or from National Grange, remember to allow lots of time to get the items back, especially if you are getting it by mail or shipped.\u00a0\u00a0 We have lots of informational brochures as handouts in your halls available on request at the office.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State Office: <\/strong>I want to remind you that the State Grange office does have an answering machine to leave questions, requests, and information at 207-623-3421. Please leave a clear name, phone number, and brief message so we can return your calls.\u00a0 We are in the office a couple of days a week.\u00a0 We also have a new email address:\u00a0 mainestategrange@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our personal numbers, home and email addresses are in the 2026 Roster that each Grange Secretary will receive soon.\u00a0 I must apologize for the error I made in the new Roster. I listed the wrong additional email under State Secretary\u2019s name \u2013 it should be mainestategrange@gmail.com<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0We had been given a preliminary email prior to the new Gmail one being issued. The State Grange web site is valuable and can provide information, the webmaster is very helpful, however, some of your questions should be directed to the State Grange Secretary or myself personally by email or phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until we can be together again, take care of yourselves.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sherry Harriman, Maine State Grange Master\/President 207 490-1029 Annual Passwords: The annual password ciphers were sent to the Grange Secretaries with the December quarterly report forms. The keys to the password will only be mailed to the Masters\/Presidents when all dues are paid up to date, including the December 2025 Quarter. If you have not … Continue reading “President’s Perspective – February 2026”<\/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_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[10],"tags":[34,272,29],"post_folder":[704],"class_list":["post-98204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-masters-memos","tag-grange-activities","tag-grange-communication","tag-grange-procedure"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","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":1,"uagb_excerpt":"Sherry Harriman, Maine State Grange Master\/President 207 490-1029 Annual Passwords: The annual password ciphers were sent to the Grange Secretaries with the December quarterly report forms. The keys to the password will only be mailed to the Masters\/Presidents when all dues are paid up to date, including the December 2025 Quarter. If you have not…","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1arC1-pxW","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=98204"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98216,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98204\/revisions\/98216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=98204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=98204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=98204"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpost_folder&post=98204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}