Grays River Grange #124

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Property Owners & Hunting Season Forum August 6th 7:00pm

The Grays River Grange is hosting a forum in advance of hunting season to promote awareness of rules and laws regarding private property and sporting. This is not a hunting safety class about handling firearms / archery. The goal is to maintain a safe environment in the community by landowners and sportsmen understanding the legal framework in our county and state.

The program is coming together and we’re - so far - featuring Wahkiakum County prosecutor Daniel H. Bigelow, local WDFW officers and a representative from Eyes In The Woods.

There will also be time for comments and questions from the floor. 

This is a friendly, informational forum where All Are Welcome.

A local food meal is planned for 6:00pm. If you know you’re going to attend the meal, please RSVP with the link on the left. (There's usually plenty of food at our Grange meals but let us know!)

There will be more information here on the forum so please check back in!

Classic Cars & Tractors Invited To Covered Bridge Celebration August 1st

The Grays River Covered Bridge Celebration to be held on Saturday, August 1st, invites those with tractors and classic cars to be in the parade coming through the bridge, beginning at 11 am. Horses are especially welcome, too! Over 100 years old, the bridge sits in a rural farming area in SW Washington connecting quiet pastures with a five acre community park on the SW end of the bridge. The event site is easily reached driving on State Route 4 west of Longview or east of Long Beach.  The Bridge is on the National Historic Register and a favorite stop for visitors. 

New Farmers Market Hours

The Grays River Farmers Market will be held from 2 to 6pm.

The dates are the same - every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month

Farmers Market Tuesday July 14th

Grays River Farmers Market 12 - 5pm

Locavore Dinner 6:30

Regualar Meeting 7:30

State Convention Report

By Darlene Ammer - Secretary,

The Washington State Grange held its 120^th  annual convention in Longview June 17^th – 20^th.  As reported previously, Grays River Grange member Donna Moody was elected State Coordinator of Women’s Activities (CWA).  Donna has held the Grays River Grange CWA position and the Southwest Region CWA Director position for a number of years and does a remarkable job.  With Donna as the state coordinator, the CWA program is in excellent hands.  As the State Coordinator, Donna will travel throughout the state talking to subordinate Granges about CWA.  Interim State Grange Master, June Hendrickson, was officially nominated and elected as State Grange Master.

The Gray River Grange presented a resolution to the State Grange requesting support of keeping Naselle Youth Camp open if future actions from the Governor’s office slate the juvenile corrections facility for closure.  The closing the camp would be an economic disaster for both Pacific and Wahkiakum counties. Our resolution passed at the State Grange Convention.  The Washington State Grange will support and lobby for Naselle Youth Camp, if necessary, during the next legislative session.  As an employee Naselle Youth Camp, I truly appreciate this support.  Grays River Grange resolutions regarding I-872 failed to be adopted at this year’s session.

Other resolutions discussed at this year’s convention included honey bee research, opposition of mass registration of fire arms, and interstate trucking laws.  These are just a few of the many resolutions our delegates debated that either passed or failed.