JULY 2025
4th July 4th participation in town parade.(Chelsea)
6th Library July 6th - Marble Valley Grange meeting, 2pm at Maclure in Pittsford
7th July Mtn-Valley is not meeting in July, Let's do a picnic food theme for August potluck and meeting (6:30 pm and 7 :30 short meeting).
8th July -Blue Mtn. Grange #263 will hold its delayed potluck Dues Paying Supper and present the Community Service Award at 6 pm. Summer cobblers will be baked and used for desserts as well as entries for the Family Activities cooking contest. Call Jenny Nelson if you have questions. 802-584-3296 or plan to come as visiting Grangers.
10th July 10, 17, 24 and 31: Grange on the Green concert series with popular area musicians (starting with Patti Casey July 10); 5:30-7:00PM on Town Green; picnic with family/friends (pack in/pack out) while enjoying the music. Special treat July 10: Poetry at the Grange program will meet at 4:30 in Quinlan Schoolhouse on the Town Green with VT Poet Laureate Bianca Stone and at 5:30 Bianca Stone will open the concert with a poem. Details at charlottegrange.org.
11-13th July 11th - 13th - Family Camp at the Grange Center in Brookfield. For more information contact Nikki Yandow at [email protected] or call/text 802-355-5019.
13-18th July 13th - 18th - Junior & Youth Camp at the Grange Center in Brookfield. For more information contact Melody Falker at [email protected] or call/text 802-417-7976.
12th July 12th Help celebrate "Breakfast on the Farm's 10th Anniversary" 10am-2pm at the Sprague Ranch in Brookfield. Free, but you must reserve your ticket. Ranch located at 6907 VT 14, Brookfield. More info: Vermontbreakfastonthefarm.com. I will be volunteering this year, Linda Sanderson 802-999-3510
12th July 12: 9:30 to 11:30 AM, Capital City Grange: our monthly clothing exchange for kids takes place--you can bring in what your kids/grandkids/nieces and nephews have outgrown, and pick out "new" items from our large quantities of high-quality, inspected and sorted-by-size clothing (plus shoes) for kids in sizes from newborn to Junior 12. You can take as much as you can use--including games, toys and books! If you've got it, we ask for $5 per family, but no one is ever turned away!
July 12th Chelsea Flea Market. Grange to have French Fries, Food Sale and indoor ' lawn' sale at the hall on South Main St.
14th July 14 Evening Star Grange meets for their yearly picnic at the Grange. 6:00 pm. Grange will provide hamburgers, hot dogs and drinks, bring a side dish or dessert. Let Larry or Sallie know if you need a ride.
16th July 16. Center Grange #290 will hold a potluck picnic starting at 6 pm. Regular meeting to follow. Will be planning a booth entry for the Rutland Fair.
17th July 10, 17, 24 and 31: Grange on the Green concert series with popular area musicians (starting with Patti Casey July 10); 5:30-7:00PM on Town Green; picnic with family/friends (pack in/pack out) while enjoying the music. Special treat July 10: Poetry at the Grange program will meet at 4:30
in Quinlan Schoolhouse on the Town Green with VT Poet Laureate Bianca Stone and at 5:30 Bianca Stone will open the concert with a poem. Details at charlottegrange.org.
18- 20th July 18-20 Lamoille Co. fair in Johnson
19th Going into July we have a Pot Luck with kerioki on the 19th of July, celebrating the 4th even if it is a little late. We are chilling out until the Ice Cream Social next month. Our Grange meetings are the 2nd and 4th Thursdays every month, beginning at 7:00 P.M. (Bridgewater)
19th Bomoseen valley grange will hold their picnic at Jenny and marks house in east Poultney @5 pm bring a dish to share
20th July 20th - Marble Valley Grange meeting, 2pm at Maclure Library in Pittsford
24th 7/24 New Horizon Pomona #33 will hold a regular meeting at 7 pm in Bomoseen
24th July 10, 17, 24 and 31: Grange on the Green concert series with popular area musicians (starting with Patti Casey July 10); 5:30-7:00PM on Town Green; picnic with family/friends (pack in/pack out) while enjoying the music. Special treat July 10: Poetry at the Grange program will meet at 4:30 in Quinlan Schoolhouse on the Town Green with VT Poet Laureate Bianca Stone and at 5:30 Bianca Stone will open the concert with a poem. Details at charlottegrange.org.
26th Also July 26th, Meeting at 2pm and Salad Supper at 4pm (Chelsea)
29th July Addison Co. 29-Aug 2 fair in Vergennes
31st July 10, 17, 24 and 31: Grange on the Green concert series with popular area musicians (starting with Patti Casey July 10); 5:30-7:00PM on Town Green; picnic with family/friends (pack in/pack out) while enjoying the music. Special treat July 10: Poetry at the Grange program will meet at 4:30 in Quinlan Schoolhouse on the Town Green with VT Poet Laureate Bianca Stone and at 5:30 Bianca Stone will open the concert with a poem. Details at charlottegrange.org.
August 2 Aug. 2, 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Capital City Grange Barbecue/Potluck/Picnic--put it on your calendar! Our annual outdoor (weather permitting) cook-out and picnic in the parking lot! Live music by the Senior Jazz Ensemble, burgers (meat and meat-less) plus hot dogs grilled before your eyes, buns and condiments, plus ice cream will be provided by the Grange. Bring your favorite side dish/appetizer/salad/dessert to share! We'll use the Grange's vintage dishes (melamine can be vintage, right?) and tableware. We hope you will join us! If the weather doesn't cooperate, we'll use the fully accessible Lower Level, but we hope our string of nice weather will hold!
SPECIAL FOR ALL FAIR DATES
Aug. 20-24 Caledonia Co. fair in Lyndonville
Aug. 22-24 Bondville fair in Bondville
Aug. 22-31 Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Jct.
Aug. 31-Sept. 1 Guilford Fair in Guilford
Sept. 4-7 Orleans Co. fair in Barton
Sept. 11-14 Tunbridge World's Fair in Tunbridge
Sept 12-28 Big E in West Springfield, MA
6th Library July 6th - Marble Valley Grange meeting, 2pm at Maclure in Pittsford
7th July Mtn-Valley is not meeting in July, Let's do a picnic food theme for August potluck and meeting (6:30 pm and 7 :30 short meeting).
8th July -Blue Mtn. Grange #263 will hold its delayed potluck Dues Paying Supper and present the Community Service Award at 6 pm. Summer cobblers will be baked and used for desserts as well as entries for the Family Activities cooking contest. Call Jenny Nelson if you have questions. 802-584-3296 or plan to come as visiting Grangers.
10th July 10, 17, 24 and 31: Grange on the Green concert series with popular area musicians (starting with Patti Casey July 10); 5:30-7:00PM on Town Green; picnic with family/friends (pack in/pack out) while enjoying the music. Special treat July 10: Poetry at the Grange program will meet at 4:30 in Quinlan Schoolhouse on the Town Green with VT Poet Laureate Bianca Stone and at 5:30 Bianca Stone will open the concert with a poem. Details at charlottegrange.org.
11-13th July 11th - 13th - Family Camp at the Grange Center in Brookfield. For more information contact Nikki Yandow at [email protected] or call/text 802-355-5019.
13-18th July 13th - 18th - Junior & Youth Camp at the Grange Center in Brookfield. For more information contact Melody Falker at [email protected] or call/text 802-417-7976.
12th July 12th Help celebrate "Breakfast on the Farm's 10th Anniversary" 10am-2pm at the Sprague Ranch in Brookfield. Free, but you must reserve your ticket. Ranch located at 6907 VT 14, Brookfield. More info: Vermontbreakfastonthefarm.com. I will be volunteering this year, Linda Sanderson 802-999-3510
12th July 12: 9:30 to 11:30 AM, Capital City Grange: our monthly clothing exchange for kids takes place--you can bring in what your kids/grandkids/nieces and nephews have outgrown, and pick out "new" items from our large quantities of high-quality, inspected and sorted-by-size clothing (plus shoes) for kids in sizes from newborn to Junior 12. You can take as much as you can use--including games, toys and books! If you've got it, we ask for $5 per family, but no one is ever turned away!
July 12th Chelsea Flea Market. Grange to have French Fries, Food Sale and indoor ' lawn' sale at the hall on South Main St.
14th July 14 Evening Star Grange meets for their yearly picnic at the Grange. 6:00 pm. Grange will provide hamburgers, hot dogs and drinks, bring a side dish or dessert. Let Larry or Sallie know if you need a ride.
16th July 16. Center Grange #290 will hold a potluck picnic starting at 6 pm. Regular meeting to follow. Will be planning a booth entry for the Rutland Fair.
17th July 10, 17, 24 and 31: Grange on the Green concert series with popular area musicians (starting with Patti Casey July 10); 5:30-7:00PM on Town Green; picnic with family/friends (pack in/pack out) while enjoying the music. Special treat July 10: Poetry at the Grange program will meet at 4:30
in Quinlan Schoolhouse on the Town Green with VT Poet Laureate Bianca Stone and at 5:30 Bianca Stone will open the concert with a poem. Details at charlottegrange.org.
18- 20th July 18-20 Lamoille Co. fair in Johnson
19th Going into July we have a Pot Luck with kerioki on the 19th of July, celebrating the 4th even if it is a little late. We are chilling out until the Ice Cream Social next month. Our Grange meetings are the 2nd and 4th Thursdays every month, beginning at 7:00 P.M. (Bridgewater)
19th Bomoseen valley grange will hold their picnic at Jenny and marks house in east Poultney @5 pm bring a dish to share
20th July 20th - Marble Valley Grange meeting, 2pm at Maclure Library in Pittsford
24th 7/24 New Horizon Pomona #33 will hold a regular meeting at 7 pm in Bomoseen
24th July 10, 17, 24 and 31: Grange on the Green concert series with popular area musicians (starting with Patti Casey July 10); 5:30-7:00PM on Town Green; picnic with family/friends (pack in/pack out) while enjoying the music. Special treat July 10: Poetry at the Grange program will meet at 4:30 in Quinlan Schoolhouse on the Town Green with VT Poet Laureate Bianca Stone and at 5:30 Bianca Stone will open the concert with a poem. Details at charlottegrange.org.
26th Also July 26th, Meeting at 2pm and Salad Supper at 4pm (Chelsea)
29th July Addison Co. 29-Aug 2 fair in Vergennes
31st July 10, 17, 24 and 31: Grange on the Green concert series with popular area musicians (starting with Patti Casey July 10); 5:30-7:00PM on Town Green; picnic with family/friends (pack in/pack out) while enjoying the music. Special treat July 10: Poetry at the Grange program will meet at 4:30 in Quinlan Schoolhouse on the Town Green with VT Poet Laureate Bianca Stone and at 5:30 Bianca Stone will open the concert with a poem. Details at charlottegrange.org.
August 2 Aug. 2, 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Capital City Grange Barbecue/Potluck/Picnic--put it on your calendar! Our annual outdoor (weather permitting) cook-out and picnic in the parking lot! Live music by the Senior Jazz Ensemble, burgers (meat and meat-less) plus hot dogs grilled before your eyes, buns and condiments, plus ice cream will be provided by the Grange. Bring your favorite side dish/appetizer/salad/dessert to share! We'll use the Grange's vintage dishes (melamine can be vintage, right?) and tableware. We hope you will join us! If the weather doesn't cooperate, we'll use the fully accessible Lower Level, but we hope our string of nice weather will hold!
SPECIAL FOR ALL FAIR DATES
Aug. 20-24 Caledonia Co. fair in Lyndonville
Aug. 22-24 Bondville fair in Bondville
Aug. 22-31 Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Jct.
Aug. 31-Sept. 1 Guilford Fair in Guilford
Sept. 4-7 Orleans Co. fair in Barton
Sept. 11-14 Tunbridge World's Fair in Tunbridge
Sept 12-28 Big E in West Springfield, MA
JUNE 2025
Capital City Grange: Don't forget to check the website Calendar to see all the events that happen at our Hall! For example, in June we also have a teacher who will hold ballroom dance lessons teaching waltz, rhumba and swing if enough people sign up, a "Memorable Times" piano concert and dance party to benefit the Central VT Council on Aging and Alzheimer's Association, and also a kids' dance and potluck lunch benefit for Rainbow Bridge community center...get all the details at: www.capitalcitygrange.org/events.
For information about Charlotte Grange and upcoming events, please see charlottegrange.org.
2nd - Mountain/Valley meets on Monday, June 2nd at Bartonsville Grange; 6:30 for pot luck Supper and 7:30 for business meeting.
6th Kingdom Pomona (Please call Master Debby Perry for more information)
7th Heart of Vermont Pomona to meet at Chelsea. 10 AM
7th June 7 Evening Star Grange 154 doing a coffee break at the Guilford Welcome Center.
7th June 7, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Capital City Grange will have "Much Cleaning, Much Singing and Much Feasting". Starting at 10 AM with cleaning the vinyl mats we use to protect our wood floor, and continuing in the afternoon with more deep cleaning throughout the Hall, we plan to get the place cleaned while it's still Spring. We'll have a brief Grange meeting starting at 4:30, where we will celebrate paying off the mortgage loan that the State Grange provided to help us do first big renovation project in 2008! After that, we'll have our usual June Sing-Along, led by our Musician--everyone is welcome, of course! After that, we'll have a Community Potluck dinner.
9th June 9 - Evening Star Grange Meets at 6:30 pm at the hall. Final plans for Saturday's Chicken Pie Supper to be made and other business
11th June 11 & 25 - Evening Star twice-monthly Senior Meals. Open to all. Suggested donation for each 60 and above adult in-house meal is $4:00; 59 and under and ALL take-outs is $5.00. Call for reservation (helps with food preperation amounts. 802-254-1138 and leave # and someone will get back to you.
14th June 14 - Public dinner: Old Fashioned Chicken Pie(Biscuits): Serving 4:30 - 6pm. Menu includes Chicken Pie, mashed potato and gravy, 2 veggies and dessert for $15 for adults. Reservations helpful but we welcome walk-ins as well. Limited take-outs available. Call 802-254-1138 to leave a reservation or ask a question or 802-310-0799(Larry's cell). Hope to see you there.
14th June 14, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM, Capital City Grange sponsors Kids Trade & Play in the Lower Level. It's a great place to trade in the clothes, shoes, books, games and so on that your kids (or our grand-kids, or your nieces and nephews) have outgrown, for some other clean, unripped and unstained versions that fit their new sizes and preferences! Everything is sorted by size, so it's easy to browse the many choices. Kids are very welcome, and there's a toy area if they'd like to play. We ask for a $5 donation per family, but we never turn anyone away. You and your family can take as much as you can use!
18th June 18th, Center Grange #290 will hold a regular meeting at 7pm. Legislative committee will be in charge of Lecturer’s program. Reminding everyone to get reports done & get Lecturer’s contests in so she can have them for her report as well.
19th 6/19 Bomoseen valley grange pot luck and evaluation at 6 pm
25th 11th June 11 & 25 - Evening Star twice-monthly Senior Meals. Open to all. Suggested donation for each 60 and above adult in-house meal is $4:00; 59 and under and ALL take-outs is $5.00. Call forreservation (helps with food preperation amounts. 802-254-1138 and leave # and someone will get back to you.
26th 6/26 New horizon Pomona regular meeting at 7 pm at center grange
For information about Charlotte Grange and upcoming events, please see charlottegrange.org.
2nd - Mountain/Valley meets on Monday, June 2nd at Bartonsville Grange; 6:30 for pot luck Supper and 7:30 for business meeting.
6th Kingdom Pomona (Please call Master Debby Perry for more information)
7th Heart of Vermont Pomona to meet at Chelsea. 10 AM
7th June 7 Evening Star Grange 154 doing a coffee break at the Guilford Welcome Center.
7th June 7, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Capital City Grange will have "Much Cleaning, Much Singing and Much Feasting". Starting at 10 AM with cleaning the vinyl mats we use to protect our wood floor, and continuing in the afternoon with more deep cleaning throughout the Hall, we plan to get the place cleaned while it's still Spring. We'll have a brief Grange meeting starting at 4:30, where we will celebrate paying off the mortgage loan that the State Grange provided to help us do first big renovation project in 2008! After that, we'll have our usual June Sing-Along, led by our Musician--everyone is welcome, of course! After that, we'll have a Community Potluck dinner.
9th June 9 - Evening Star Grange Meets at 6:30 pm at the hall. Final plans for Saturday's Chicken Pie Supper to be made and other business
11th June 11 & 25 - Evening Star twice-monthly Senior Meals. Open to all. Suggested donation for each 60 and above adult in-house meal is $4:00; 59 and under and ALL take-outs is $5.00. Call for reservation (helps with food preperation amounts. 802-254-1138 and leave # and someone will get back to you.
14th June 14 - Public dinner: Old Fashioned Chicken Pie(Biscuits): Serving 4:30 - 6pm. Menu includes Chicken Pie, mashed potato and gravy, 2 veggies and dessert for $15 for adults. Reservations helpful but we welcome walk-ins as well. Limited take-outs available. Call 802-254-1138 to leave a reservation or ask a question or 802-310-0799(Larry's cell). Hope to see you there.
14th June 14, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM, Capital City Grange sponsors Kids Trade & Play in the Lower Level. It's a great place to trade in the clothes, shoes, books, games and so on that your kids (or our grand-kids, or your nieces and nephews) have outgrown, for some other clean, unripped and unstained versions that fit their new sizes and preferences! Everything is sorted by size, so it's easy to browse the many choices. Kids are very welcome, and there's a toy area if they'd like to play. We ask for a $5 donation per family, but we never turn anyone away. You and your family can take as much as you can use!
18th June 18th, Center Grange #290 will hold a regular meeting at 7pm. Legislative committee will be in charge of Lecturer’s program. Reminding everyone to get reports done & get Lecturer’s contests in so she can have them for her report as well.
19th 6/19 Bomoseen valley grange pot luck and evaluation at 6 pm
25th 11th June 11 & 25 - Evening Star twice-monthly Senior Meals. Open to all. Suggested donation for each 60 and above adult in-house meal is $4:00; 59 and under and ALL take-outs is $5.00. Call forreservation (helps with food preperation amounts. 802-254-1138 and leave # and someone will get back to you.
26th 6/26 New horizon Pomona regular meeting at 7 pm at center grange
MAY 2025
For information about Charlotte Grange and upcoming events, please see charlottegrange.org.
3rd 4:30 PM, Capital City will have our monthly meeting--combined with our version of the Cooking Contest! We will have some local celebrity judges to help us "objectively" determine winners, with prizes to be enjoyed. We'll also be making plans for a "spring cleanup" day on Saturday, June 1, before our meeting, and for a sing-along to happen that day as well. Our potluck will start at 6:00, and we look forward to trying out the cobbler samples there as well!
3rd Every Saturday - BINGO - Blue Mt. Grange Hall – 6:00PM
4th Sunday, we will kick off the summer with our CHILI TASTE OFF, at 1 P.M. (Bridgewater)
5th Mountain/Valley Pomona will not meet until June 2nd Each Grange in this Pomona is asked to bring an item or two (Vermont Products) to put in our basket for the Basket Raffle. Thank you
4th We will be having our Chilli Taste off at 1:00 P.M., (Bridgewater)
8th We will be having our Citizen of the Month and giving out Certificates, seals, pins and buttons for members that have been in the grange for a number of years. This will be at our regular meeting on the 8th at 7:00 P.M. The celebration was supposed to be in April but had to be postponed. (Bridgewater)
9th Regular Business Meeting at 6:30 at the First Congregational Church in Essex Junction
10th Every Saturday - BINGO - Blue Mt. Grange Hall – 6:00PM
10th we will have Bingo, and on the 24th Bingo. (Bridgewater)
10th 9:30 to 11:30 AM, Capital City Grange: We will have our usual Kids Trade & Play clothing swap--for kids and their families. We always have lots of donated clothes (which we inspect and sort into bins for sizes from newborn to Junior 12), plus games, toys and books, and we encourage families to take as much as they can use. We ask for a donation of $5 per family, but no one is ever turned away!
12th (I think) Monday, May 11 - Evening Star Granges meets for their monthly business meeting at 6:30 at the hall. They will also be sponsoring two Senior Lunches for area seniors on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays. Call 802-310-0799 if interested and/or coming..
13th Business Meeting - Blue Mountain Grange Hall – 7:30PM
15th Bomoseen Valley will be holding there agriculture program with a tea cup auction at 6.30 pm
16th We will have a Mother's day Potluck beginning at 6:00 P.M. (Bridgewater)
17th Every Saturday - BINGO - Blue Mt. Grange Hall – 6:00PM
18th The Grange Gallopers will have a table at Bark For Life, 11am - 2pm at Rutland Regional Medical Center Dog Park to benefit the American Cancer Society (Marble Valley)
22nd New Horizon Pomona will be having there 5th degree with a pot luck dinner at 6 pm degree at 7pm all are welcome to join us
23rd Memorial Day Float Setup.(Blue Spruce)
24th Memorial Day Parade Float is part of the Memorial Day Parade in Essex Junction (Blue Spruce)
24th Every Saturday - BINGO - Blue Mt. Grange Hall – 6:00PM
27th Dues Paying Pot Luck Supper - Blue Mountain Grange Hall -
7:00PM - 2025 Community Citizen Award and Membership Recognition Awards
30th Evening Star Grange will present their "traditional" Memorial Day Program at the Grange Hall at 1008 East-West Road, Dummerston Center, VT. If good weather we will hold it on the Common between the Church and Grange, if rainy it will be inside the hall. 6:30 pm for American Legion Band mini-concert, 7:00 pm for program. Free.
31st Every Saturday - BINGO - Blue Mt. Grange Hall – 6:00PM
3rd 4:30 PM, Capital City will have our monthly meeting--combined with our version of the Cooking Contest! We will have some local celebrity judges to help us "objectively" determine winners, with prizes to be enjoyed. We'll also be making plans for a "spring cleanup" day on Saturday, June 1, before our meeting, and for a sing-along to happen that day as well. Our potluck will start at 6:00, and we look forward to trying out the cobbler samples there as well!
3rd Every Saturday - BINGO - Blue Mt. Grange Hall – 6:00PM
4th Sunday, we will kick off the summer with our CHILI TASTE OFF, at 1 P.M. (Bridgewater)
5th Mountain/Valley Pomona will not meet until June 2nd Each Grange in this Pomona is asked to bring an item or two (Vermont Products) to put in our basket for the Basket Raffle. Thank you
4th We will be having our Chilli Taste off at 1:00 P.M., (Bridgewater)
8th We will be having our Citizen of the Month and giving out Certificates, seals, pins and buttons for members that have been in the grange for a number of years. This will be at our regular meeting on the 8th at 7:00 P.M. The celebration was supposed to be in April but had to be postponed. (Bridgewater)
9th Regular Business Meeting at 6:30 at the First Congregational Church in Essex Junction
10th Every Saturday - BINGO - Blue Mt. Grange Hall – 6:00PM
10th we will have Bingo, and on the 24th Bingo. (Bridgewater)
10th 9:30 to 11:30 AM, Capital City Grange: We will have our usual Kids Trade & Play clothing swap--for kids and their families. We always have lots of donated clothes (which we inspect and sort into bins for sizes from newborn to Junior 12), plus games, toys and books, and we encourage families to take as much as they can use. We ask for a donation of $5 per family, but no one is ever turned away!
12th (I think) Monday, May 11 - Evening Star Granges meets for their monthly business meeting at 6:30 at the hall. They will also be sponsoring two Senior Lunches for area seniors on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays. Call 802-310-0799 if interested and/or coming..
13th Business Meeting - Blue Mountain Grange Hall – 7:30PM
15th Bomoseen Valley will be holding there agriculture program with a tea cup auction at 6.30 pm
16th We will have a Mother's day Potluck beginning at 6:00 P.M. (Bridgewater)
17th Every Saturday - BINGO - Blue Mt. Grange Hall – 6:00PM
18th The Grange Gallopers will have a table at Bark For Life, 11am - 2pm at Rutland Regional Medical Center Dog Park to benefit the American Cancer Society (Marble Valley)
22nd New Horizon Pomona will be having there 5th degree with a pot luck dinner at 6 pm degree at 7pm all are welcome to join us
23rd Memorial Day Float Setup.(Blue Spruce)
24th Memorial Day Parade Float is part of the Memorial Day Parade in Essex Junction (Blue Spruce)
24th Every Saturday - BINGO - Blue Mt. Grange Hall – 6:00PM
27th Dues Paying Pot Luck Supper - Blue Mountain Grange Hall -
7:00PM - 2025 Community Citizen Award and Membership Recognition Awards
30th Evening Star Grange will present their "traditional" Memorial Day Program at the Grange Hall at 1008 East-West Road, Dummerston Center, VT. If good weather we will hold it on the Common between the Church and Grange, if rainy it will be inside the hall. 6:30 pm for American Legion Band mini-concert, 7:00 pm for program. Free.
31st Every Saturday - BINGO - Blue Mt. Grange Hall – 6:00PM
APRIL 2025
For information about Charlotte Grange and upcoming events, please see charlottegrange.org.
4th Chelsea Grange 362 will be opening a bottle collection program starting April 4,5,and 6 from 9 to 3. Hall will be available Monday, Friday and Saturday the rest of the summer. Proceeds to go toward a heating system.
4th Tunbridge Grange the month of April we are still having bingo at 6:30 Friday night at the Tunbridge town hall.
5th Capital City Grange: 4:30--brief informal Grange meeting. 5:00 to 6:00: "Spring Flowers on the Appalachian Trail" Phyllis Rubenstein, a long-time Grange supporter will show pictures and tell us about seeing spring flowers as she hiked the "AT" starting on April 15, 2023 from Springer Mountain in Georgia. She followed the advent of spring as she hiked north. Join us in person, or via Zoom--see the link on the event listing on our website Calendar. The program will be followed by our Community Potluck from 6:00 to 7:00.
5th Chelsea Grange 362 will be opening a bottle collection program starting April 4,5,and 6 from 9 to 3. Hall will be available Monday, Friday and Saturday the rest of the summer. Proceeds to go toward a heating system.
5th On Saturday we will be having a dance upstairs at our hall by "PLYMOUTH ROCK BAND" APRIL 5TH FROM 7 P.M. UNTIL ___ ADMISSION $5,00, CHILDREN UNDER 5 FREE.
6thMiddle Branch regular meeting at 1:00pm
6th Chelsea Grange 362 will be opening a bottle collection program starting April 4,5,and 6 from 9 to 3. Hall will be available Monday, Friday and Saturday the rest of the summer. Proceeds to go toward a heating system.
7th Mountain/Valley meeting at Bartonsville Grange. Pot luck at 6:30 pm, meeting about 7:30 pm
9th Evening Star Hosts Senior Lunch at Noon at the Hall. Menu Not Decided Call Larry at 802-310-0799 for details
11th Tunbridge Grange the month of April we are still having bingo at 6:30 Friday night at the Tunbridge town hall.
12th Basket Raffle to Benefit Marble Valley Grange. American Legion in West Rutland. Doors open at 11am, drawings start at 1pm. Lots of baskets!!! Tickets are $5 for first sheet of 25 tickets, $2 for each additional sheet.
12thCapital City Grange: 9:30 to 11:30 AM: Kids Trade & Play, our monthly clothing exchange for kids newborn to Junior 12, plus books, toys and games. $5 per family--but no one turned away--and take all that you can use! Donations of clean, unripped and unstained clothing accepted at the event.
12th On Saturday April 12 AND April 26 we (Bridgewater)will be having Bingo
12th Middle Branch Annual Dues Paid Supper to be held at Our Lady of the Angels parish hall, 43 Hebard Hill Rd. in Randolph. Menu includes ham, turkey, potato, veggies, gravy, roll and pie. All meals $14. Sit down or take out, starts at 5:00pm.
13th Capital City Grange: 3:00 to 4:30 PM: Join us for our last Dance, Sing and Jump Around of our winter season! Live music, with local fiddle teacher Joanne Garton leading her students to play for line and circle dances, plus songs and play-party games, taught by Liz Benjamin, Stan Carlson and Alice Smolinsky! FREE for kids, $5 donation requested for adults (but no one is ever turned away). Snacks too!
14th Evening Star Grange Business meeting and refreshments 6:30 pm.
16th 7pm Center #290 will hold their Evaluation meeting. Come help fill our chairs as we usually don’t get very many. Our last meeting was canceled due to Brother Dwayne Gibbs having been in the hospital. It was to be our baking contest so we will hold that as well at the evaluation. Still planning a Basket Raffle will Bomoseen Valley to be held May 17th.
18th Middle Branch regular meeting at 8:30pm
18th Tunbridge Grange the month of April we are still having bingo at 6:30 Friday night at the Tunbridge town hall.
19th Bridgewater will be having an EASTER POTLUCK beginning at 6 P.M. Please bring your favorite dish to share, salad, dessert, or main dish, beverage will be provided, free and open to the public.
19th We are having an Easter Eggstravaganza on April 19 2025 10:30 to 12:30.Activities, games and crafts. Bring your camera for a photo with the Easter Bunny. Free for all.At the Tunbridge grange Hall in North Tunbridge VT
23rd Evening Star hosts Senior Lunch at Noon at the Hall. Menu Not Decided Call Larry at 802-310-0799 for details.
24th On April 24, we will be celebrating OUR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR and giving of Seals, Pins, Button and Stars to all grangers that been members for 25, 30, 35, 40,55,60, &65 years.. This will be a very busy and excitinng night. It is open to the public..Any questions, call me, Laura Robinson, Secretary. 802-672-5013 or e-mail - [email protected]
25th Tunbridge Grange the month of April we are still having bingo at 6:30 Friday night at the Tunbridge town hall.
26th Community dinner 4 to 6 pm. Take out, eat in or delivery. Menu: Corned Beef/Cabbage Carrots, Potatoes and Cupcakes. In house coffee, Tea and water available. Donations appreciated.
26th On Saturday April 12 AND April 26 we (Bridgewater) will be having Bingo
Coming Attractions
On May 4th, Sunday, we will kick off the summer with our CHILI TASTE OFF, at 1 P.M.
4th Chelsea Grange 362 will be opening a bottle collection program starting April 4,5,and 6 from 9 to 3. Hall will be available Monday, Friday and Saturday the rest of the summer. Proceeds to go toward a heating system.
4th Tunbridge Grange the month of April we are still having bingo at 6:30 Friday night at the Tunbridge town hall.
5th Capital City Grange: 4:30--brief informal Grange meeting. 5:00 to 6:00: "Spring Flowers on the Appalachian Trail" Phyllis Rubenstein, a long-time Grange supporter will show pictures and tell us about seeing spring flowers as she hiked the "AT" starting on April 15, 2023 from Springer Mountain in Georgia. She followed the advent of spring as she hiked north. Join us in person, or via Zoom--see the link on the event listing on our website Calendar. The program will be followed by our Community Potluck from 6:00 to 7:00.
5th Chelsea Grange 362 will be opening a bottle collection program starting April 4,5,and 6 from 9 to 3. Hall will be available Monday, Friday and Saturday the rest of the summer. Proceeds to go toward a heating system.
5th On Saturday we will be having a dance upstairs at our hall by "PLYMOUTH ROCK BAND" APRIL 5TH FROM 7 P.M. UNTIL ___ ADMISSION $5,00, CHILDREN UNDER 5 FREE.
6thMiddle Branch regular meeting at 1:00pm
6th Chelsea Grange 362 will be opening a bottle collection program starting April 4,5,and 6 from 9 to 3. Hall will be available Monday, Friday and Saturday the rest of the summer. Proceeds to go toward a heating system.
7th Mountain/Valley meeting at Bartonsville Grange. Pot luck at 6:30 pm, meeting about 7:30 pm
9th Evening Star Hosts Senior Lunch at Noon at the Hall. Menu Not Decided Call Larry at 802-310-0799 for details
11th Tunbridge Grange the month of April we are still having bingo at 6:30 Friday night at the Tunbridge town hall.
12th Basket Raffle to Benefit Marble Valley Grange. American Legion in West Rutland. Doors open at 11am, drawings start at 1pm. Lots of baskets!!! Tickets are $5 for first sheet of 25 tickets, $2 for each additional sheet.
12thCapital City Grange: 9:30 to 11:30 AM: Kids Trade & Play, our monthly clothing exchange for kids newborn to Junior 12, plus books, toys and games. $5 per family--but no one turned away--and take all that you can use! Donations of clean, unripped and unstained clothing accepted at the event.
12th On Saturday April 12 AND April 26 we (Bridgewater)will be having Bingo
12th Middle Branch Annual Dues Paid Supper to be held at Our Lady of the Angels parish hall, 43 Hebard Hill Rd. in Randolph. Menu includes ham, turkey, potato, veggies, gravy, roll and pie. All meals $14. Sit down or take out, starts at 5:00pm.
13th Capital City Grange: 3:00 to 4:30 PM: Join us for our last Dance, Sing and Jump Around of our winter season! Live music, with local fiddle teacher Joanne Garton leading her students to play for line and circle dances, plus songs and play-party games, taught by Liz Benjamin, Stan Carlson and Alice Smolinsky! FREE for kids, $5 donation requested for adults (but no one is ever turned away). Snacks too!
14th Evening Star Grange Business meeting and refreshments 6:30 pm.
16th 7pm Center #290 will hold their Evaluation meeting. Come help fill our chairs as we usually don’t get very many. Our last meeting was canceled due to Brother Dwayne Gibbs having been in the hospital. It was to be our baking contest so we will hold that as well at the evaluation. Still planning a Basket Raffle will Bomoseen Valley to be held May 17th.
18th Middle Branch regular meeting at 8:30pm
18th Tunbridge Grange the month of April we are still having bingo at 6:30 Friday night at the Tunbridge town hall.
19th Bridgewater will be having an EASTER POTLUCK beginning at 6 P.M. Please bring your favorite dish to share, salad, dessert, or main dish, beverage will be provided, free and open to the public.
19th We are having an Easter Eggstravaganza on April 19 2025 10:30 to 12:30.Activities, games and crafts. Bring your camera for a photo with the Easter Bunny. Free for all.At the Tunbridge grange Hall in North Tunbridge VT
23rd Evening Star hosts Senior Lunch at Noon at the Hall. Menu Not Decided Call Larry at 802-310-0799 for details.
24th On April 24, we will be celebrating OUR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR and giving of Seals, Pins, Button and Stars to all grangers that been members for 25, 30, 35, 40,55,60, &65 years.. This will be a very busy and excitinng night. It is open to the public..Any questions, call me, Laura Robinson, Secretary. 802-672-5013 or e-mail - [email protected]
25th Tunbridge Grange the month of April we are still having bingo at 6:30 Friday night at the Tunbridge town hall.
26th Community dinner 4 to 6 pm. Take out, eat in or delivery. Menu: Corned Beef/Cabbage Carrots, Potatoes and Cupcakes. In house coffee, Tea and water available. Donations appreciated.
26th On Saturday April 12 AND April 26 we (Bridgewater) will be having Bingo
Coming Attractions
On May 4th, Sunday, we will kick off the summer with our CHILI TASTE OFF, at 1 P.M.
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MARCH 2025
IF ANYONE OUT THERE HAS DIRECTIONS FOR THE DISHCLOTHS (SIZE, ETC.) AND DIRECTIONS FOR THE SCRUBBIES, PLEAS SEND TO ME. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL PEOPLE AND DON’T EVEN GET AN EMAIL SAIYING “I DON’T HAVE ANY DIRECTIONS” I ASSUME THEY ARE STILL WANTED AT EASTERN STATES, BUT I CAN’T HELP IF I DON’T HAVE DIRECTIONS LOIS A
For information about Charlotte Grange and our upcoming events, please see our website charlottegrange.org
Caledonia #9 is planning a series of workshops we are calling Second Sundays that will be focused on agricultural themes. We will be starting in the spring and run through the summer and fall of 2025. We will have more details about the topics and dates after our February meeting.
One of our members also has two young musician sons and we are planning for the Grange to host a number of different music events based on a different musical genre for each event. Local musicians will be invited to perform at the different events. Thanks, Rob MacLeod President
Caledonia #9 1st Blue Mt Grange #263 96 Witherspoon Rd Ryegate, VT 05042 BINGO - Every Saturday in March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 6:00pm at the Grange Hall
1st March 1, 4:30 to 6:00 PM: Capital City Grange monthly meeting, in person and via Zoom. We'll be looking at winter expenses, upcoming projects, and ways to get more people actively involved in the work of the Grange and Hall maintenance. We have installed a new air filter/purifier unit, part of our goal of improving indoor air quality.
1st March 1, 6:00 to 7:00 PM: Capital City Grange will host our famous Community Potluck, please join us to share delicious food and great conversations.
3rd March 3 - NO meeting for Mountain-Valley Pomona. Will meet in April.
7th Tunbridge grange 384 is doing bingo on March 7 March 21 and March 28 at 6:30 at the Tunbridge town hall.
7th March 7 Middle Branch Grange regular meeting at the Octagon at 8:30pm.
8th Blue Mt Grange #263 96 Witherspoon Rd Ryegate, VT 05042 BINGO - Every Saturday in March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 6:00pm at the Grange Hall
8th We are having Bingo on March 8 and the 22nd (Bridgewater)
8th Saturday March 8th – Addison County Legislative Breakfast (Sponsored by Bridport Grange & Addison County Farm Bureau) is doing a luncheon with the VT Secretary of Agriculture from 10:30 to 12:30 at the Middlebury American Legion.
8th March 8, 9:30 to 11:30 AM: Capital City Grange sponsors Kids Trade & Play, our monthly clothing, games, toys and books exchange, for kids from newborn to Junior 10-12--plus some women's clothes! We ask a donation of $5 per family, but will never turn anyone away. Come and take all you can use! We will also be accepting donations of clothing, etc.--please bring only items in very good condition, from non-smoking households
9th March 9, 3:00 to 4:30 PM: Capital City Grange sponsors Dance, Sing & Jump Around, our wintertime event for kids and families who want to get moving and have fun together. We now have 3 callers who will teach and lead a variety of dances, songs and play-party games for kids and families. Kids come in free; we ask for $5 per adult if you've got it--no one is ever turned away!
10th March 10 - Evening Star Regular meeting at 6:30 p.m.
10th Lakeview Grange meeting on march 10th at 5.00
11th Blue Mt Grange #263 96 Witherspoon Rd Ryegate, VT 05042Tuesday, Mar. 11 - Business Meeting - 7:30 pm
12th March 12 - ESG Senior Lunch of Corned Beef & Cabbage - 802-254-1138 for reservations
15th Blue Mt Grange #263 96 Witherspoon Rd Ryegate, VT 05042 BINGO - Every Saturday in March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 6:00pm at the Grange Hall
15th We are having a St.Patrick's Potluck supper on the 15th, beginning at 6:00. Please bring your favorite dish to share and come enjoy the music and great company (Bridgewater)
19th March 19th - Center Grange will hold a regular meeting at 7 pm. It will also be our baking contest. Plans are in the making to join Bomoseen Valley on holding a basket raffle in May. More info to come.
20th March 20, Bomoseen Valley Grange will have there baking contest and Home ec program at 6:30 PM in Bomoseen
21st Tunbridge grange 384 is doing bingo on March 7 March 21 and March 28 at 6:30 at the Tunbridge town hall.
22nd Blue Mt Grange #263 96 Witherspoon Rd Ryegate, VT 05042 BINGO - Every Saturday in March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 6:00pm at the Grange Hall
22nd March 22 - Evening Star Grange Annual Sugar-on Snow Supper --802-254-1138 for reservations. Adults $15, Children 6-12 $8.
22nd We are having Bingo on March 8 and the 22nd (Bridgewater)
23r March 23 Middle Branch Grange regular meeting at the Octagon beginning at 1:00pm. Following the meeting we will have our annual sugar-on-snow party. All are welcome.
25th Tuesday, Mar. 25 - Program: Emergency Management for the Ryegate area 7:00 pm
26th March 26 - ESG Senior Lunch - Menu TBD –
27th March 27, New Horizon Pomona will hold our community service program at 7 pm at the Bomoseen grange hall.
28th Tunbridge grange 384 is doing bingo on March 7 March 21 and March 28 at 6:30 at the Tunbridge town hall.
29th Blue Mt Grange #263 96 Witherspoon Rd Ryegate, VT 05042 BINGO - Every Saturday in March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 6:00pm at the Grange Hall
IF ANYONE OUT THERE HAS DIRECTIONS FOR THE DISHCLOTHS (SIZE, ETC.) AND DIRECTIONS FOR THE SCRUBBIES, PLEAS SEND TO ME. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL PEOPLE AND DON’T EVEN GET AN EMAIL SAIYING “I DON’T HAVE ANY DIRECTIONS” I ASSUME THEY ARE STILL WANTED AT EASTERN STATES, BUT I CAN’T HELP IF I DON’T HAVE DIRECTIONS LOIS A
For information about Charlotte Grange and our upcoming events, please see our website charlottegrange.org
Caledonia #9 is planning a series of workshops we are calling Second Sundays that will be focused on agricultural themes. We will be starting in the spring and run through the summer and fall of 2025. We will have more details about the topics and dates after our February meeting.
One of our members also has two young musician sons and we are planning for the Grange to host a number of different music events based on a different musical genre for each event. Local musicians will be invited to perform at the different events. Thanks, Rob MacLeod President
Caledonia #9 1st Blue Mt Grange #263 96 Witherspoon Rd Ryegate, VT 05042 BINGO - Every Saturday in March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 6:00pm at the Grange Hall
1st March 1, 4:30 to 6:00 PM: Capital City Grange monthly meeting, in person and via Zoom. We'll be looking at winter expenses, upcoming projects, and ways to get more people actively involved in the work of the Grange and Hall maintenance. We have installed a new air filter/purifier unit, part of our goal of improving indoor air quality.
1st March 1, 6:00 to 7:00 PM: Capital City Grange will host our famous Community Potluck, please join us to share delicious food and great conversations.
3rd March 3 - NO meeting for Mountain-Valley Pomona. Will meet in April.
7th Tunbridge grange 384 is doing bingo on March 7 March 21 and March 28 at 6:30 at the Tunbridge town hall.
7th March 7 Middle Branch Grange regular meeting at the Octagon at 8:30pm.
8th Blue Mt Grange #263 96 Witherspoon Rd Ryegate, VT 05042 BINGO - Every Saturday in March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 6:00pm at the Grange Hall
8th We are having Bingo on March 8 and the 22nd (Bridgewater)
8th Saturday March 8th – Addison County Legislative Breakfast (Sponsored by Bridport Grange & Addison County Farm Bureau) is doing a luncheon with the VT Secretary of Agriculture from 10:30 to 12:30 at the Middlebury American Legion.
8th March 8, 9:30 to 11:30 AM: Capital City Grange sponsors Kids Trade & Play, our monthly clothing, games, toys and books exchange, for kids from newborn to Junior 10-12--plus some women's clothes! We ask a donation of $5 per family, but will never turn anyone away. Come and take all you can use! We will also be accepting donations of clothing, etc.--please bring only items in very good condition, from non-smoking households
9th March 9, 3:00 to 4:30 PM: Capital City Grange sponsors Dance, Sing & Jump Around, our wintertime event for kids and families who want to get moving and have fun together. We now have 3 callers who will teach and lead a variety of dances, songs and play-party games for kids and families. Kids come in free; we ask for $5 per adult if you've got it--no one is ever turned away!
10th March 10 - Evening Star Regular meeting at 6:30 p.m.
10th Lakeview Grange meeting on march 10th at 5.00
11th Blue Mt Grange #263 96 Witherspoon Rd Ryegate, VT 05042Tuesday, Mar. 11 - Business Meeting - 7:30 pm
12th March 12 - ESG Senior Lunch of Corned Beef & Cabbage - 802-254-1138 for reservations
15th Blue Mt Grange #263 96 Witherspoon Rd Ryegate, VT 05042 BINGO - Every Saturday in March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 6:00pm at the Grange Hall
15th We are having a St.Patrick's Potluck supper on the 15th, beginning at 6:00. Please bring your favorite dish to share and come enjoy the music and great company (Bridgewater)
19th March 19th - Center Grange will hold a regular meeting at 7 pm. It will also be our baking contest. Plans are in the making to join Bomoseen Valley on holding a basket raffle in May. More info to come.
20th March 20, Bomoseen Valley Grange will have there baking contest and Home ec program at 6:30 PM in Bomoseen
21st Tunbridge grange 384 is doing bingo on March 7 March 21 and March 28 at 6:30 at the Tunbridge town hall.
22nd Blue Mt Grange #263 96 Witherspoon Rd Ryegate, VT 05042 BINGO - Every Saturday in March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 6:00pm at the Grange Hall
22nd March 22 - Evening Star Grange Annual Sugar-on Snow Supper --802-254-1138 for reservations. Adults $15, Children 6-12 $8.
22nd We are having Bingo on March 8 and the 22nd (Bridgewater)
23r March 23 Middle Branch Grange regular meeting at the Octagon beginning at 1:00pm. Following the meeting we will have our annual sugar-on-snow party. All are welcome.
25th Tuesday, Mar. 25 - Program: Emergency Management for the Ryegate area 7:00 pm
26th March 26 - ESG Senior Lunch - Menu TBD –
27th March 27, New Horizon Pomona will hold our community service program at 7 pm at the Bomoseen grange hall.
28th Tunbridge grange 384 is doing bingo on March 7 March 21 and March 28 at 6:30 at the Tunbridge town hall.
29th Blue Mt Grange #263 96 Witherspoon Rd Ryegate, VT 05042 BINGO - Every Saturday in March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 6:00pm at the Grange Hall
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FEBRUARY 2025
I Just want to remind everyone to do there 990-N before February 15th. And if anyone has any problems with them being reject please feel free to contact Me thank you
Martha Kirchner
8027709356
For information about Charlotte Grange and our upcoming events, please see our website charlottegrange.org
1st- Feb. 1, Capital City Grange: 4:30 PM Brief, informal Grange meeting, followed at 5:00 PM: Free "Hands-Only CPR" and AED training, provided by the American Heart Association. This training is open to all ages, and no pre-registration is required. This will give you the basic tools to save lives, by keeping someone alive after a heart attack. The trainer combines video and live training, and will provide training dummies on which to do hands-on practice. The training will be followed at 6:00 PM by our monthly Community Potluck!
February 1 Middle Branch will be selling baked goods at the Cabin Fever Bazaar at VTC. The event is from 10am - 3pm.
1st- Heart of Vermont Pomona will meet at Norwich..Saint Barnabas Church at 10AM. After the meeting is our usual pot luck lunch. There are plans to have at least 1 and maybe 2 legislators present for the Legislative Program. If you need directions, please contact me (Lois) or Lester Gibbs.
Blue Mountain Grange Hall 96 Witherspoon Rd Ryegate Corner, VT 05042
If you are planning to visit one of our meetings or programs, we suggest you call in advance to make sure that the event will take place. Winter conditions sometimes mean we have to cancel, postpone, or change locations. Contact Master Tyler Pokines 603-991-7615 (cell) or another Grange member you may know.
Feb 1: Food Drive - 8am to Noon -at the Grange Hall - collecting non-perishable food items & healthcare products for the Groton Food Shelf (Blue Mountain)
Feb 1, 8, 15, 22 : Bingo on Saturdays - at the Grange Hall - 6pm (Blue Mountain)
3rd Feb: 3 - Mountain/Valley meeting in Bartonsville. Need to pick a date to do a coffee stop in Sharon to benefit The Grange Center, and dues are due as well. Pot luck at 6:30, meeting to follow. Also, possible dates for a fundraising coffee stop at Guilford Welcome Center for Mtn-Valley. Grange Center Board asking for fundraising ideas--if you have an idea, pass it along.
8th Feb. 8, Capital City Grange: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM: Kids Trade & Play, the monthly clothing exchange for kids and families. You can bring clean, un-stained and un-ripped clothes to donate, and take away as many items as you can use! We ask for a $5 donation per family, but no one is ever turned away. We have clothes, games and books for kids from newborn to Junior 12 sizes and interests. For more info, check the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/kidstradeandplay
8th On 8th February we will be having Bingo starting at 6:15 p.m., dooprs open at 5 and games start at 6:15. Concessions available and drinks. (Bridgewater)
8th Feb 1, 8, 15, 22 : Bingo on Saturdays - at the Grange Hall - 6pm Feb 8 is a special Bingo for Valentine’s Day (Blue Mountain)
9th Feb 9, Capital City Grange: 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM: Dance, Sing & Jump Around. The second event in our Family Weekend activities, bring a kid or kids of any age, but especially 3 to 8 year olds to enjoy fun play-party games, dances and songs taught by experienced teachers! We provide a snack break, too! Kids are free, we ask for a $5 donation for adults. Happy to have parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends join in too. We always have live string-band music.
9th February 9 Middle Branch Grange will meet at Riverside Grange at 1pm. Middle Branch will confer the 3rd degree and Riverside will do the 4th degree. All are welcome.
Feb. 10 - Evening Star meets at 6:30 pm. Dues are due. Also, need to choose dates for doing a summer coffee stop fundraiser at Guilford Welcome Center.
11th Feb 11: Business Meeting & Annual Corporation Meeting - 7:30pm at the Grange Hall (Blue Mountain)
15th On February 15th, we will be having our Valentine's Pot Luck. Everyone is invited to come and bring your favorite dish to share. Starts at 6:00 P.M. We will be having music.
Maybe another Bingo on the 22nd. not quite sure, sometimes i do not get everything that is going on. (Bridgewater)
15th Feb 1, 8, 15, 22 : Bingo on Saturdays - at the Grange Hall - 6pm (Blue Mountain)
21st February 21 Middle Branch regular meeting at 8pm. This will be the baking contest.
22nd Feb 1, 8, 15, 22 : Bingo on Saturdays - at the Grange Hall - 6pm (Blue Mountain)
25th Feb 25: Program at the Grange Hall - 7:30pm - Guest speaker from McIndoe Academy - speaking about the Academy’s Programs and Visions for the community (Blue Mountain)
Martha Kirchner
8027709356
For information about Charlotte Grange and our upcoming events, please see our website charlottegrange.org
1st- Feb. 1, Capital City Grange: 4:30 PM Brief, informal Grange meeting, followed at 5:00 PM: Free "Hands-Only CPR" and AED training, provided by the American Heart Association. This training is open to all ages, and no pre-registration is required. This will give you the basic tools to save lives, by keeping someone alive after a heart attack. The trainer combines video and live training, and will provide training dummies on which to do hands-on practice. The training will be followed at 6:00 PM by our monthly Community Potluck!
February 1 Middle Branch will be selling baked goods at the Cabin Fever Bazaar at VTC. The event is from 10am - 3pm.
1st- Heart of Vermont Pomona will meet at Norwich..Saint Barnabas Church at 10AM. After the meeting is our usual pot luck lunch. There are plans to have at least 1 and maybe 2 legislators present for the Legislative Program. If you need directions, please contact me (Lois) or Lester Gibbs.
Blue Mountain Grange Hall 96 Witherspoon Rd Ryegate Corner, VT 05042
If you are planning to visit one of our meetings or programs, we suggest you call in advance to make sure that the event will take place. Winter conditions sometimes mean we have to cancel, postpone, or change locations. Contact Master Tyler Pokines 603-991-7615 (cell) or another Grange member you may know.
Feb 1: Food Drive - 8am to Noon -at the Grange Hall - collecting non-perishable food items & healthcare products for the Groton Food Shelf (Blue Mountain)
Feb 1, 8, 15, 22 : Bingo on Saturdays - at the Grange Hall - 6pm (Blue Mountain)
3rd Feb: 3 - Mountain/Valley meeting in Bartonsville. Need to pick a date to do a coffee stop in Sharon to benefit The Grange Center, and dues are due as well. Pot luck at 6:30, meeting to follow. Also, possible dates for a fundraising coffee stop at Guilford Welcome Center for Mtn-Valley. Grange Center Board asking for fundraising ideas--if you have an idea, pass it along.
8th Feb. 8, Capital City Grange: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM: Kids Trade & Play, the monthly clothing exchange for kids and families. You can bring clean, un-stained and un-ripped clothes to donate, and take away as many items as you can use! We ask for a $5 donation per family, but no one is ever turned away. We have clothes, games and books for kids from newborn to Junior 12 sizes and interests. For more info, check the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/kidstradeandplay
8th On 8th February we will be having Bingo starting at 6:15 p.m., dooprs open at 5 and games start at 6:15. Concessions available and drinks. (Bridgewater)
8th Feb 1, 8, 15, 22 : Bingo on Saturdays - at the Grange Hall - 6pm Feb 8 is a special Bingo for Valentine’s Day (Blue Mountain)
9th Feb 9, Capital City Grange: 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM: Dance, Sing & Jump Around. The second event in our Family Weekend activities, bring a kid or kids of any age, but especially 3 to 8 year olds to enjoy fun play-party games, dances and songs taught by experienced teachers! We provide a snack break, too! Kids are free, we ask for a $5 donation for adults. Happy to have parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends join in too. We always have live string-band music.
9th February 9 Middle Branch Grange will meet at Riverside Grange at 1pm. Middle Branch will confer the 3rd degree and Riverside will do the 4th degree. All are welcome.
Feb. 10 - Evening Star meets at 6:30 pm. Dues are due. Also, need to choose dates for doing a summer coffee stop fundraiser at Guilford Welcome Center.
11th Feb 11: Business Meeting & Annual Corporation Meeting - 7:30pm at the Grange Hall (Blue Mountain)
15th On February 15th, we will be having our Valentine's Pot Luck. Everyone is invited to come and bring your favorite dish to share. Starts at 6:00 P.M. We will be having music.
Maybe another Bingo on the 22nd. not quite sure, sometimes i do not get everything that is going on. (Bridgewater)
15th Feb 1, 8, 15, 22 : Bingo on Saturdays - at the Grange Hall - 6pm (Blue Mountain)
21st February 21 Middle Branch regular meeting at 8pm. This will be the baking contest.
22nd Feb 1, 8, 15, 22 : Bingo on Saturdays - at the Grange Hall - 6pm (Blue Mountain)
25th Feb 25: Program at the Grange Hall - 7:30pm - Guest speaker from McIndoe Academy - speaking about the Academy’s Programs and Visions for the community (Blue Mountain)
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JANUARY 2025
For information about Charlotte Grange and our upcoming events, please see our website charlottegrange.org
Before Jan. 9th: Attention Chaplains: Please send me any questions you have about your position as Chaplain. I am attending the Leadership Conference and know I can get answers! [email protected]
Taconic Grange 491 will not meet until April. Call if you want to visit we are not sure where. Ann White's phone # is 518 401 8111.
3rd January 3 Middle Branch Grange regular meeting at the octagon. 8:30pm.
4th Jan. 4, Capital City Grange: 4:30 to 6:00 PM: we open the 2025 year of Grange meetings with a full meeting on ways to improve our Grange, including ways to encourage new members to take on responsibilities. Followed by a Community Potluck from 6 to 7:00 PM in the Lower Level (accessible to all with our wheelchair lift).
11th Jan. 11, Capital City Grange, 9:30 to 11:30 AM, our monthly Kids Trade & Play clothing/games/books exchange. If you know families with kids, or have some yourself, they are probably growing and in need of new, larger versions. We have them for kids from newborns to Junior 10-12,
plus some maternity & women's clothes. Take all that you can use--we ask for a $5 donation per family, but never turn anyone away.
11th Bridgewater Grange has 2 Bingo nights coming up. On January 11, 2025 and January 25, 2025. Both begin at 6:15 P>M> Doors open at 5:30. All are welcome. We have hot dogs and grill cheeese, and other sides and desserts.
12th Jan. 12, Capital City Grange: 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM: Bring your kids (or borrow someone else's--with their permission!) and come to the Capital City Grange to Dance, Sing & Jump Around! Live music, and fun dances in lines and circles, plus singing games and some jumping around! All games and dances taught step-by-step. We'll have some snacks, and a coloring area for those who want to take a break. Especially for 3-8 year olds, but everyone can come and dance. FREE for kids, we ask $5 per person for adults, but no one is ever turned away.
12th 1/12 New horizon Pomona will have a dues paying potluck luncheon at 1 pm at bomoseen Valley grange hall with Jr and youth program at 2 pm
16th Bomoseen Valley Grange will hold dues paying potluck dinner with the jr and youth program at 6 pm
17th Jan., Capital City Grange: 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM, we're hosting our next Red Cross Blood Drive. Set up an appointment by going to: https://www.redcrossblood.org/, or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment by phone.
25th Bridgewater Grange has 2 Bingo nights coming up. On January 11, 2025 and January 25, 2025. Both begin at 6:15 P>M> Doors open at 5:30. All are welcome. We have hot dogs and grill cheeese, and other sides and desserts.
For information about Charlotte Grange and our upcoming events, please see our website charlottegrange.org
Before Jan. 9th: Attention Chaplains: Please send me any questions you have about your position as Chaplain. I am attending the Leadership Conference and know I can get answers! [email protected]
Taconic Grange 491 will not meet until April. Call if you want to visit we are not sure where. Ann White's phone # is 518 401 8111.
3rd January 3 Middle Branch Grange regular meeting at the octagon. 8:30pm.
4th Jan. 4, Capital City Grange: 4:30 to 6:00 PM: we open the 2025 year of Grange meetings with a full meeting on ways to improve our Grange, including ways to encourage new members to take on responsibilities. Followed by a Community Potluck from 6 to 7:00 PM in the Lower Level (accessible to all with our wheelchair lift).
11th Jan. 11, Capital City Grange, 9:30 to 11:30 AM, our monthly Kids Trade & Play clothing/games/books exchange. If you know families with kids, or have some yourself, they are probably growing and in need of new, larger versions. We have them for kids from newborns to Junior 10-12,
plus some maternity & women's clothes. Take all that you can use--we ask for a $5 donation per family, but never turn anyone away.
11th Bridgewater Grange has 2 Bingo nights coming up. On January 11, 2025 and January 25, 2025. Both begin at 6:15 P>M> Doors open at 5:30. All are welcome. We have hot dogs and grill cheeese, and other sides and desserts.
12th Jan. 12, Capital City Grange: 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM: Bring your kids (or borrow someone else's--with their permission!) and come to the Capital City Grange to Dance, Sing & Jump Around! Live music, and fun dances in lines and circles, plus singing games and some jumping around! All games and dances taught step-by-step. We'll have some snacks, and a coloring area for those who want to take a break. Especially for 3-8 year olds, but everyone can come and dance. FREE for kids, we ask $5 per person for adults, but no one is ever turned away.
12th 1/12 New horizon Pomona will have a dues paying potluck luncheon at 1 pm at bomoseen Valley grange hall with Jr and youth program at 2 pm
16th Bomoseen Valley Grange will hold dues paying potluck dinner with the jr and youth program at 6 pm
17th Jan., Capital City Grange: 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM, we're hosting our next Red Cross Blood Drive. Set up an appointment by going to: https://www.redcrossblood.org/, or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment by phone.
25th Bridgewater Grange has 2 Bingo nights coming up. On January 11, 2025 and January 25, 2025. Both begin at 6:15 P>M> Doors open at 5:30. All are welcome. We have hot dogs and grill cheeese, and other sides and desserts.
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DECEMBER 2024
For information about Charlotte Grange and our upcoming events, please see our website charlottegrange.org
1st Dec. 1, 2:30 to 4:30 PM, Capital City Grange: Holiday Sing-A-Long to celebrate the holiday season, free and open to everyone. Matt Nunnelly, Grange Musician, will play piano accompaniment and lead the singing for all kinds of seasonal songs. He'll take your requests, too; we'll have lyrics projected for everyone to see for a lot of them! Bring some cookies to share if you can!
2nd December 2 Mountain/Valley Pomona pot luck Christmas Party at Bartonsville Grange. Eat at 6;30. If you want to participate in Yankee Swop, bring a gift to exchange not to exceed $10 in value.
6th December 6, Middle Branch Grange regular meeting plus Membership Awards. 8:30pm at the Octagon.
6th Tunbridge grange 384 is having a holiday prize bingo at the Tunbridge
7th Heart of Vermont Pomona will meet for their December meeting and holiday program at the Church on Scott Hill in Berlin 10AM. Bring holiday food for the pot luck lunch.
7th Dec. 7, 5:00 to 6:00 PM: Capital City Grange--our bi-monthly Community Program features Allison Levin, founder of "Community Harvest of Central VT". This non-profit organizes volunteers to glean left-over produce from the fields of local farmers, passing it on to community Food Shelves, senior centers, community meals programs, the VT Food banks and many more. They save hundreds of thousands of pounds of food to feed food-insecure people all around Central Vermont. Allison will talk about how she started gleaning, and how it has grown and developed over the years. And she'll tell us how to volunteer! This program will be preceded by a brief Grange meeting starting at 4:30, and will be followed by a Community Potluck in our (fully accessible) Lower Level from 6:00 to 7:00.
7th Tunbridge grange 384 on December 7 we are having a craft sale from 10 to 3.
7th Kingdom Pomona will have there next meeting on Feb 7, 2025 on zoom.
8th 12/8 new horizon Pomona Christmas party at 2pm In bomoseen grange hall
8th Dec. 8, 3:00 to 4:30 PM: Capital City Grange--our monthly (in the cold months) event for kids and their adults: Dance, Sing & Jump Around! Free for kids, $5 for adults (but no one is ever turned away), this is a chance to have fun with other families. Liz Benjamin teaches simple dances and songs for the group to enjoy--including chances for everyone to jump around! Snacks provided, and there's a Coloring Corral for those who want a break from the group. It's a fun way to spend an afternoon.
9th Evening Star Grange will have their pot luck Christmas Party at the hall at 6:00 pm for hors d'oerves and meal by 6:30. If you want to participate in a Yankee Swop, please bring a gift marked for man or woman for no more than $10 in value.
13th Blue Spruce Activities for December 2024 Annual Christmas Party on Friday, December 13, 2024
14th Dec. 14, 9:30 to 11:30 AM: Capital City Grange--our monthly Kids Trade & Play exchange of kids clothing, gear, toys, games and books will take place in our Lower Level. We have lots of clean, un-ripped and un-stained clothes, inspected and sorted by size, ready for families to take home. If you have it, we ask for a $5 donation per family, but no one is turned away. Boots and shoes, winter coats--get ready for the winter season! Donations of clothing, etc. can be brought during the event. For more info, to volunteer or to arrange another donation time, please contact Erin Barry: [email protected]
15th December 15, Middle Branch Grange regular meeting plus Christmas Party and gift exchange. 1:00pm at the Octagon.
19th 12/19 Bomoseen Valley Grange will have there Christmas party at 6.30 in Bomoseen
1st Dec. 1, 2:30 to 4:30 PM, Capital City Grange: Holiday Sing-A-Long to celebrate the holiday season, free and open to everyone. Matt Nunnelly, Grange Musician, will play piano accompaniment and lead the singing for all kinds of seasonal songs. He'll take your requests, too; we'll have lyrics projected for everyone to see for a lot of them! Bring some cookies to share if you can!
2nd December 2 Mountain/Valley Pomona pot luck Christmas Party at Bartonsville Grange. Eat at 6;30. If you want to participate in Yankee Swop, bring a gift to exchange not to exceed $10 in value.
6th December 6, Middle Branch Grange regular meeting plus Membership Awards. 8:30pm at the Octagon.
6th Tunbridge grange 384 is having a holiday prize bingo at the Tunbridge
7th Heart of Vermont Pomona will meet for their December meeting and holiday program at the Church on Scott Hill in Berlin 10AM. Bring holiday food for the pot luck lunch.
7th Dec. 7, 5:00 to 6:00 PM: Capital City Grange--our bi-monthly Community Program features Allison Levin, founder of "Community Harvest of Central VT". This non-profit organizes volunteers to glean left-over produce from the fields of local farmers, passing it on to community Food Shelves, senior centers, community meals programs, the VT Food banks and many more. They save hundreds of thousands of pounds of food to feed food-insecure people all around Central Vermont. Allison will talk about how she started gleaning, and how it has grown and developed over the years. And she'll tell us how to volunteer! This program will be preceded by a brief Grange meeting starting at 4:30, and will be followed by a Community Potluck in our (fully accessible) Lower Level from 6:00 to 7:00.
7th Tunbridge grange 384 on December 7 we are having a craft sale from 10 to 3.
7th Kingdom Pomona will have there next meeting on Feb 7, 2025 on zoom.
8th 12/8 new horizon Pomona Christmas party at 2pm In bomoseen grange hall
8th Dec. 8, 3:00 to 4:30 PM: Capital City Grange--our monthly (in the cold months) event for kids and their adults: Dance, Sing & Jump Around! Free for kids, $5 for adults (but no one is ever turned away), this is a chance to have fun with other families. Liz Benjamin teaches simple dances and songs for the group to enjoy--including chances for everyone to jump around! Snacks provided, and there's a Coloring Corral for those who want a break from the group. It's a fun way to spend an afternoon.
9th Evening Star Grange will have their pot luck Christmas Party at the hall at 6:00 pm for hors d'oerves and meal by 6:30. If you want to participate in a Yankee Swop, please bring a gift marked for man or woman for no more than $10 in value.
13th Blue Spruce Activities for December 2024 Annual Christmas Party on Friday, December 13, 2024
14th Dec. 14, 9:30 to 11:30 AM: Capital City Grange--our monthly Kids Trade & Play exchange of kids clothing, gear, toys, games and books will take place in our Lower Level. We have lots of clean, un-ripped and un-stained clothes, inspected and sorted by size, ready for families to take home. If you have it, we ask for a $5 donation per family, but no one is turned away. Boots and shoes, winter coats--get ready for the winter season! Donations of clothing, etc. can be brought during the event. For more info, to volunteer or to arrange another donation time, please contact Erin Barry: [email protected]
15th December 15, Middle Branch Grange regular meeting plus Christmas Party and gift exchange. 1:00pm at the Octagon.
19th 12/19 Bomoseen Valley Grange will have there Christmas party at 6.30 in Bomoseen
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