Grays River Grange #124

Grays River Grange Supports Local School Levy

At the January 26th meeting, Grays River Grangers said yes to the Naselle / Grays River Valley School District M&O Levy.

Supporters Include: 

Wahkiakum Eagle - YES LEVY

The Daily Astorian - YES LEVY

Remember to Vote by February 9th!

Grange Meeting January 26th

6:30 - Dinner - Entree (TBD), potato side and fresh baked bread provided. Please bring more side dishes and desserts - if you can. All are invited, and only bring an appetite if you wish!

7:30 – Meeting Agenda items: Neighborhood. Hall ceiling & other building issues. Fair food booth plumbing. Mailer/ promotion.

Free Workshop February 13th

Rural Tools For Survival Workshop

9 to 3 pm - Saturday, February 13 - Rosburg Hall

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Book Review: "Knights of the Plow" by Thomas A. Woods (1991)

 

Master's Station No. 1

 Review By Krist Novoselic 

 

Knights of the Plow is an academic tome by Thomas Woods about Oliver Hudson Kelley and the founding of the Grange – Patrons of Husbandry. The book is about the first chapter of Grange history, from Kelley’s formative years, to the genesis of the Grange, to its meteoric rise and precipitous decline in the mid 1870s.

The Kelley story is well known among Grangers; especially his travels on behalf of President Andrew Johnson to survey the condition of farmers and rural life in the post civil-war South. While that’s briefly recounted, Woods’ study is more about the uneasy relationship between the republican virtues as expressed by the founders of the United States and liberal capitalist ideas that emerged in the period of Andrew Jackson’s presidency. These principles eventually clashed as a result of monopoly capitalism creating inequities. Woods also tells of how the same tension manifested in the Grange among leadership in disputes over the direction of the organization.

Gray's River Almanac

 Robert Michael Pyle - Gray's River Lecturer

Welcome to Gray's River Almanac.  In this series for the Gray's River Grange website, I intend to contribute brief observations on some of the natural goings-on in our charmed and challenged valley and its embracing hills.  Many of these will have to do with the passage of the seasons, and the annual events that follow the orbit of the globe.  What better time to begin than soon after the winter solstice?  Spring starts early here, and soon the daily changes will come hot and heavy, so I'd better begin.

Advocates Fight For Naselle Youth Camp At State Capitol

Daily Astorian on Youth Camp hearing in Olympia.

Wahkiakum Eagle Site Has New Look

The Wahkiakum County Eagle has revamped its website. Congratulations on the new style!

Foodbank Has A New Name

From Coastal Harvest:

Coastal Harvest, is the new new name for the Grays Harbor/Pacific County Food Bank Distribution Center. Coastal Harvest distributes food covering all or parts of seven counties. (Grays Harbor, Lewis, Wahkiakum, Pacific, Jefferson, Thurston, Mason) We supply 40 food banks but also a number of senior centers, feeding programs and Native American tribes.

We operate on a cooperative basis with a number of agencies using State, Federal and private funds to procure food. It is then warehoused, broken down into allocations and delivered to our customers; in turn, our customers supply the needs of the hungry in their communities. Last year our customers served over 412,000 individuals and we moved nearly 3.5 million pounds of food through our warehouse!

Meeting - Tuesday January 12th - 7:30

6:30 - Dinner / 7:30 - Meeting: Installation of officers for 2010. Local issues and upcoming legislative session will be discussed.