Category: Local Grange News
Pomona Grange observes 100th anniversary Sunday
The Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties’ Pomona Grange celebrates 100 years in community service this Sunday. “There are not a lot of organizations that make it to 100 years, especially as a county organization, so it’s something special that we are certainly going to celebrate,” said Grange Master Tom Gwin. Gwin described the Grange as … Continue reading “Pomona Grange observes 100th anniversary Sunday”
Grange hosts town hall meetings for congressional candidates Saturday
By The Willits News Little Lake Grange will host the first in a series of town hall meeting with congressional candidates Saturday, February 4, at 2:30 p.m. Saturday’s meeting will featured Democratic Party candidate Norman Solomon. Besides being a journalist, author and commentator, Solomon is serving his third consecutive term as an elected delegate to … Continue reading “Grange hosts town hall meetings for congressional candidates Saturday”
Pumpkin, apple, coconut custard – Granges celebrate National Pie Day
By Arline A. Fleming, Valley Breeze Correspondent GLOCESTER – Long before there was a Food Network to demonstrate the fine points of baking a pie, and long before there was an Internet to announce National Pie Day to warm up winter, pie-making was a kitchen craft to share, to pass down to offspring, to serve … Continue reading “Pumpkin, apple, coconut custard – Granges celebrate National Pie Day”
Local Man Heads to Washington D.C. in Support of Rural Broadband Internet
By Herb Woerpel| MLive Jeff Swainston attempts to gain a wireless signal in the back yard of his New Salem home. Swainston recently joined 125 others in Washington D.C., lobbying in support of rural broadband Internet. One man’s desire to bring broadband Internet coverage to rural America recently landed him in Washington D.C. Jeff Swainston, … Continue reading “Local Man Heads to Washington D.C. in Support of Rural Broadband Internet”
Seeds are Sown for Revival of a Fading Farmers’ Group
By Brenda J. Buote | Boston Globe The Grange, formally known as the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry, was conceived by Oliver H. Kelley, who worked for the US Department of Agriculture in the 1860s, as a means of educating farmers about sound agricultural practices. In its early years, the Grange was devoted to … Continue reading “Seeds are Sown for Revival of a Fading Farmers’ Group”
Daniel Webster Grange to meet
By Staff of the Concord Monitor | Daniel Webster Grange, along with Merrimack County Pomona Grange, met in November at the town hall and held their respective annual planning meetings for the coming new year. Daniel Webster Grange forgot to bring up the subject of holding their annual house decorating contest for the Christmas season. … Continue reading “Daniel Webster Grange to meet”
OP-ED: Rural America Needs Better Broadband Access
By Scott Stevens, The Oregonian | I have been a broadband consultant for more than a decade. I have provided broadband policy input to both Democratic and Republican policymakers and have been involved in expanding rural broadband throughout the Pacific Northwest and United States. While as a state and country we have made substantial progress … Continue reading “OP-ED: Rural America Needs Better Broadband Access”
Home on the Grange
By DIANE PETERSON, The Press Democrat | Being a member of the oldest, continuously operating local Grange in the country can be a burden. Last June, when a rainstorm swept through Santa Rosa during the Bennett Valley Grange’s annual barbecue, the farm organization faced a conundrum. Could they break a 138-year tradition? “We’ve never missed … Continue reading “Home on the Grange”
