Mike Ziegler, Grange member, dancer, Friends of the Capital City Grange Hall board member, is making great use of salvaged flooring from the Hall! This article appeared in the Times Argus on Jan. 14th!

Knock on wood
Grange’s mandolin man finds use for floorboards

By DAVID TAUBE STAFF WRITER

STAFF PHOTOS BY JENNIFER LANGILLE (see the attachments at the bottom of this story)

Retired dentist Mike Ziegler explains the process of converting old floorboards from the Capital City Grange in Berlin to pieces suitable for use in creating his mandolins and picture frames.

Here's how the new floor looks, with 2 coats of Waterlox Original Tung Oil finish. Already in use, and ready for more! See the Grange Notes for more information. And there are more floor photos in the "Photos" page of this website.

Next meeting of the Friends of the Capital City Grange Hall will be on Sunday,Nov. 11th at 7:00 PM, at the Hall. We'll be discussing the (by then) recently completed floor project, progress on our grant applications for further renovations, and beginning a capital improvement plan to guide our efforts over the next few years. Meetings are open to anyone who wants to lend a hand to our efforts to improve this community resource!

The mission of the FCCGH is to ensure the long term sustainability of the Capital City Grange Hall on Northfield Street in Berlin, Vermont as a venue for the public performance of and participation in traditional dance, music, song, and other arts and as a meeting place in Central Vermont for individuals and organizations. To accomplish this end, FCCGH will support the maintenance, improvement and public promotion of the Capital City Grange Hall and any other activities that may further these purposes.

Officers
President: Patricia Giavara
Secretary: Joanne Garton
Treasurer: Carol Noyes

Please send donations to
FCCGH
PO Box 31
Northfield Falls, VT
05664

Please make checks out to FCCGH; please print the attached form to accompany your donation! [The attachment is at the bottom of this article]

Phone: 802-229-4283

Email: fccghvtgmail [dot] com

Next meeting of the FCCGH will be from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM on Sunday, May 12
Agenda includes:
*Results of the building survey meeting on April 13th.
*Prioritizing the projects
*Nominations for the Board

PRINT THIS FORM to make a donation to support the Grange Hall! Double-click this spot, and you'll find a PDF form to accompany your donation.

To help us with our mission (see the Mission Statement posted here), we need help:
Newsletter manager/producer: A little web-savvy will be helpful, plus enthusiasm for reporting our work and our needs.
Website improvement: Help us make our web presence more interesting--with graphics, pictures, and more!

This is a meeting of the Friends. Merry is no doubt making a very important and insightful comment just at the moment this picture was taken.

As you can see we are hard at work (like good Grangers!) brainstorming about the future plans for your Grange.

Come join us!