March 2nd Grange meeting: legislative issues report, and more
Organic agriculture exhibit at the Pavilion
Tuned and rebuilt piano keeping the music going in the Grange
Lots of events in March keeping the Hall busy!
Program on March 2nd—getting ready for Post-Peak-Oil
Quick survey

The Grange Hall will host a lot of remarkable music and dance in the first month of 2013—here are the January highlights:

“Celebrate the New Floor” benefit on Jan. 27th
Helpers needed for cooking and serving
Come to the afternoon workshop with Crowfoot
Lots of music and dance in January!
“4th Weekend” dance series on Jan. 26th

Grange floor: cleaning up the loose ends
Project help needed—quarter-round for the floor edges
FAQs about the floor
Grange meeting notes from Nov. 3rd
Re-decorating the Hall
The Friends get a grant!
The Friends plan a benefit concert!

Flooring installation complete, sanding to start!
Relocated contra dance successful in Barre!
Next dances in Barre, at the Old Labor Hall

Flooring installation complete, sanding to start!: Following our successful volunteer flooring removal, Floors Only, our installer was able to lay out the new flooring--”racking” it for best layout. Then, starting on Monday, Oct. 15th they were able to start nailing it off, completing final installation on Tuesday.

Removing the Hall Floor—Oct. 7 & 8: I sent out a brief report about the very successful volunteer project to remove the original floorboards from the Hall Floor on Sunday and Monday. Here's a little more information, with a list of the volunteers who made it possible. I'm including a direct link to the Grange website photo gallery where you can see pictures of the work in process.

Fall Grange highlights:
“Challenge Dance” benefit on the 29th—big success!
Fundraising T-shirt sales begin
Meetings begin after summer hiatus
One more on the old floor
What we do at the meetings, and why
First program: Health Care Battleground
Potluck dinner!

Here's the design, thanks to Alison Forrest and her son Sam!

The Montpelier newspaper The Bridge published a feature article about the floor replacement project. Nat Frothingham interviewed Patty Giavara of the Friends of the Capital City Grange Hall and others to produce a well-researched story. In addition to describing the progress of the floor replacement project to that point, he provided background history on the National Grange as well as the construction of the current Grange Hall by volunteers.

September Grange highlights:
Meetings start on the 15th
So do the potluck dinners!
“Challenge Dance” benefit on the 29th
Floor-removal meeting on Sept. 5
Flooring being milled into final shape!

As Labor Day weekend arrives, here are a few things to put on your calendar for the upcoming month:

Grange meetings start again on Sept. 15th: As usual, we postpone our “first Saturday” meeting until the 3rd Saturday in September, knowing that many of us have busy Labor Day Weekend plans, in or out of town.

Floor work scheduled for October!
Dances re-located to Old Labor Hall in Barre
Now is the time for all Grange friends to come to the aid of the floor
Grange “Challenge” fundraiser underway, to run until Sept. 29th
Friends—with a help-wanted list

Welcome to August! It's been a busy summer, and I've been distracted as the company for which I work has moved from Northfield to Randolph, after being flooded in the Hurricane Irene rains that poured down the Dog River. Now that our move is complete, I have a bit more time and energy to devote to Grange work.