Grays River Grange #124

Smoky Water Follies 2011

(Video: The Harmony Hearts with "Abba Dabba Honeymoon" - Christine Payne-Towler, Kathleen Morgain, Gwen Gorley & Pam Emery. Jon Peterson performs "Ida")

The Smoky Water Follies 2011 were performed at the Skamokawa Grange Hall June 24-26. It was an outstanding show with plenty of local talent. The Follies are a collection of vaudeville tunes directed by Adele Baker-Swift with musical director Sunrise Fletcher. The show was produced by Skamokawa Grange #425.

 

The Big Cleanup: KEEP OUT!

Today the Grange has taken full ownership of the property next door. This lot has long been an eyesore to the community and we're very happy that it's finally going to get cleaned up.

The effort to acquire the property took about a year. (The transaction has cost our Grange over $4000. As fate would have it, the opportunity to obtain the property came at the same time we're remodeling our hall so the budget has been strained.) I had contacted the Millner's, the owners of the Deed of Trust on the property, about its condition. I sent them photos and they were not happy. One thing led to another and through the caring of the Millner family, the Grange obtained possession of the Deed of Trust. Last December we notified the Jenkins about their obligation to the contract and, like the state of the property, nothing happened. Instead of a foreclosure, we settled with the Jenkins and wish them the best in the future.

National Grange President's June Message

National Grange President Ed Luttrell speaks about the Grange in summer. He also touches on the legal challenges / trademark issues regarding "protecting the name of the Grange".

 

WSU EXTENSION TO HOST BEEF, LAMB AND PORK 100 SHORT-COURSES IN WESTERN WASHINGTON

Washington State University Extension and Department of Animal Sciences and Sumner FFA are excited to announce the first WSU BEEF, LAMB and Pork 100 short-courses.  The BEEF 100 course will be offered in Western Washington on July 22, and the LAMB 100 and PORK 100 courses will be offered on July 23, 2011 at Sumner High School.

Grange Meeting Tuesday - June 13th.

Regular Grange Meeting 7:30

Homemade pizza 7:00

Rayonier Foundation Grants Our Grange $500.00 At Breakfast Event

The Rayonier Foundation grant recipients, scholarship winners and Rayonier employees celebrate at the Aberdeen Elks Lodge. Included in the photo are Grange members Esther Gregg and Verne Waterman.

Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) recently announced the award of more than $39,000 from The Rayonier Foundation to non-profit organizations serving Northwest communities and local students.  Recipients of 2011 grants were recognized at special awards breakfasts hosted by Rayonier in Aberdeen and Forks.

Grays River Grange #124 was awarded $500 towards the rehabilitation of the western part of the hamlet of Grays River.

New Lights For Our Hall

The new lights in the hall are not so new actually, as they came out of the Rosburg School. If you can recall, the Grange had a hanging ceiling for many years. We're restoring the inside to its original high ceilings and are a quite happy with the aesthetic of the vintage globes. The dining area should be painted soon and the main hall getting the same treatment in the fall or winter. In the meantime we must clean up the lot next door while the weather is good, but that's another story.....................

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Ahlberg Park Gets TLC

Kevin Durrah spruced up Ahlberg Park last Saturday. The Grays RIver Grange is now the owner of the park and will maintain the 10 acres for the community and all the visitors who come to see the historic covered bridge.