http://www.ctstategrange.org/ Keep up to date on all the events of the Litchfield Grange en-us Copyright 2026 The Connecticut State Grange. All Rights Reserved. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:42:23 GMT 20 http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=7262 Fri, 13 Oct 2017 07:00:01 GMT 7262 On September 11, Mountain County Pomona held its last meeting at Winchester Grange Hall preceded by a potluck supper. The closing of Mountain County is bittersweet as we close the book on a history that began in 1888 and open a new book as part of the new Pomona A. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=7220 Sat, 09 Sep 2017 07:00:01 GMT 7220 Sept. 11: Final Meeting of Mountain County Pomona, 7:30 P.M., preceded by a Potluck Supper at 6:00 P.M., Winchester Grange Hall. The time has come for us to say goodbye to Mountain County Pomona as we look forward to the organization of the new Pomona currently known as “Pomona A.” Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=7178 Mon, 28 Aug 2017 07:00:01 GMT 7178 September 11 will mark the 505th meeting of Mountain County Pomona No. 4. While it will be the final time we meet as Mountain County, it also marks the beginning of a new chapter as we look forward to the formation of our new Pomona this fall. On July 9, the State Grange Executive Committee unveiled plans for the three new Pomonas in the state. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=7146 Sun, 30 Jul 2017 07:00:01 GMT 7146 The June meeting of Mountain County Pomona was held at Taghhannuck Grange in Sharon on June 26. As of this writing, the meeting was the next day so we can’t really say how the meeting went. Our next and last meeting of Mt. County will be held on September 11. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=7109 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 07:00:01 GMT 7109 Mountain County held its last conferral of the Fifth Degree for Inspection at our May 8 meeting with Cindy Charbonneau as inspecting Deputy. We thank her and Brother Bob for trekking to Winchester from Meriden on a Monday night. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=7089 Sat, 03 Jun 2017 07:00:01 GMT 7089 The annual Connecticut State Grange Let's Celebrate Day and Grange Sunday will be held June 11th at Cheshire Grange Hall, 44 Wallingford Rd. (one block east of the Town Hall), Cheshire. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=7063 Thu, 11 May 2017 07:00:01 GMT 7063 By the time this goes to print, the next meeting of Mountain County will be just a few days away. We hope the meeting was well attended and there was a big class of candidates for the Fifth Degree. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=7023 Thu, 27 Apr 2017 07:00:01 GMT 7023 As the writing of this article was done on the day before our annual day meeting on March 25, we don’t know what the attendance was but we do know that blizzards and ice storms are NOT in the forecast for the day, for which we are thankful! Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6979 Sun, 19 Mar 2017 07:00:01 GMT 6979 The February meeting of Mountain County Pomona was canceled due to a nor'easter passing through that evening. We will give it another try on March 25 when we hold our annual Day Meeting at Riverton Grange Hall beginning at 4 PM. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6959 Sat, 04 Mar 2017 07:00:01 GMT 6959 Please save the date for the Social Connection’s next activity, Around the World, April 29 at 6 PM. It will be held at Cheshire Grange, 44 Wallingford Road (one block east of the Cheshire Town Hall). A dinner of ethnic foods will be served promptly at 6:00 PM. Along with the program and dinner we will have favors, a country store, and other fun features. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6939 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 07:00:01 GMT 6939 Feb. 13: Meeting at Eureka Grange, 7:30 P.M. Mar. 25: Day Meeting, Riverton Grange, 4 P.M., Potluck Supper The first meeting of Mountain County in the new year will be on Feb. 13 at Eureka Grange Hall. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6896 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 07:00:01 GMT 6896 Mountain County had a nice Christmas meeting in December. It would have been nice to have a few more people but it is understandable with the ice on the roads that evening. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6861 Sun, 04 Dec 2016 07:00:01 GMT 6861 Dec. 12: Meeting at Winchester Grange, Grab Bag Gift Exchange Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6815 Wed, 09 Nov 2016 07:00:01 GMT 6815 The next meeting of Mountain County will be November 14th at Eureka Grange Hall at 777 Litchfield Tpke., in the Nepaug section of New Hartford. Visitors are always welcome at our meetings which begin at 7:30 P.M. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6765 Sat, 08 Oct 2016 07:00:01 GMT 6765 It was voted at our June meeting to omit the October meeting of Pomona as it always has made the week of State Session much more complicated for those who are delegates, officers and committee members at State Grange. Our meeting schedule will resume on November 14 when we meet at Eureka Grange Hall. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6715 Wed, 07 Sep 2016 07:00:01 GMT 6715 Sept. 12: Eureka Grange, 7:30 P.M. The next meeting of Mountain County Pomona will be hosted by Eureka Grange in the Nepaug section of New Hartford. Please join us for the meeting which will feature our annual Gift Card Drawing. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6676 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 07:00:01 GMT 6676 Mountain County Pomona does not meet in the month of August. Get out and enjoy the weather. Fall is coming! Our next meeting will be held at Eureka Grange on Sept. 12. This meeting will also be the night we draw the winners in our annual Gift Card Drawing. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6621 Thu, 21 Jul 2016 07:00:01 GMT 6621 Mountain County Pomona takes the summer off but the summer is the perfect time to sell as many Gift Card drawing tickets as possible. Money to purchase the cards is donated by the officers and members. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6576 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 07:00:01 GMT 6576 Mountain County Pomona was pleased to welcome six new members at our May Degree conferral. Welcome one and all! It was voted at our March meeting to eliminate the Fifth Degree conferral in October in favor of one conferral each year at the May meeting. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6494 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 07:00:01 GMT 6494 It's been since Christmas, but Mountain County Pomona was finally able to meet again- this time on March 19 at Riverton Grange for our Day meeting. This is a meeting we moved to a Saturday two years ago, but haven't been able to hold it until now because of weather cancellations! Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6450 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 07:00:01 GMT 6450 The 2015 - 2016 Connecticut Grange calendars featuring historic pictures of Grange Halls and meeting places across our state are now available. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6398 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 07:00:01 GMT 6398 The officers of Mountain County Pomona will be installed on Monday, Sept. 14 at Riverton Grange Hall. The meeting will begin at 7:30 P.M. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6379 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 07:00:01 GMT 6379 Available in October - a calendar featuring photos of Connecticut Grange halls and meeting places through the years. See how many you remember, or maybe weren't even aware of. You might even find your own. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6338 Fri, 21 Aug 2015 07:00:01 GMT 6338 Mountain County Pomona does not meet in August but our members should be busy selling the Gift Card Drawing Tickets that were distributed at the June meeting in Sharon. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6337 Wed, 19 Aug 2015 07:00:01 GMT 6337 Coming Soon! Limited edition 15 month calendars featuring 15 different Grange Halls and meeting places (many now lost to history). The calendars will be spiral bound with color and black and white pictures. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6289 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 07:00:01 GMT 6289 Elections are over and the most significant change this year is the election of Lin Erickson as our new Lecturer. We know all of the Granges will support her as they have supported the Pomona in the last year by providing programs for each of the meetings that require them. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6236 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 07:00:01 GMT 6236 The next meeting of Mountain County Pomona will be held on Monday, June 22 at Taghhannuck Grange Hall in the Ellsworth section of Sharon beginning at 7:30 P.M. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6161 Thu, 07 May 2015 07:00:01 GMT 6161 It's been a very bad winter/spring for Mountain County Pomona. Weather has affected us way too many times... and as I'm writing this on April 24, snow was coming down furiously. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6087 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 07:00:01 GMT 6087 It hasn't been a weather-friendly year for Mountain County Pomona as storms and threatened bad weather have interfered with each of our meetings. We feel confident that the May meeting will be safe... but who knows! Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6089 Fri, 17 Apr 2015 07:00:01 GMT 6089 Litchfield Grange continues to work on organizing and getting the ball rolling with their new Grange. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6013 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 07:00:01 GMT 6013 Winter has not been kind to Mountain County Pomona. We managed to get our December meeting in but the February meeting fell casualty to the Monday winter storm cycle that plagued us all winter long. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6015 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 07:00:01 GMT 6015 Progress continues at Litchfield Grange. At the February meeting Richard Prescott was elected the new Master of the Grange along with an abbreviated slate of officers who will be just the beginning of grerat things to come for the Grange in Litchfield. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=5938 Sun, 15 Feb 2015 07:00:01 GMT 5938 We welcome the following new members who have joined Connecticut Granges during the last three months. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=5951 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 07:00:01 GMT 5951 The new members of Litchfield Grange met in late January for a potluck supper to get to know each other before electing officers. As a result, the next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 12 at Litchfield Grange Hall, beginning at 7:00 P.M. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=5949 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 07:00:01 GMT 5949 The next meeting of Mountain County Pomona is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 9 at Eureka Grange Hall. It’s our first meeting since December (we take off January). Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=5881 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 07:00:01 GMT 5881 The weather was kind to Mountain County this year, allowing us to hold our December meeting (a rarity in recent years).  The program was presented by Winchester Grange Lecturer Ramona Fassio and featured the annual $5 gift exchange. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=5883 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 07:00:01 GMT 5883 As you may have read in other places in this issue, Litchfield Grange No. 107 has rejoined the ranks of active Granges in the State of Connecticut. They finally reached the magic number of 13 newly obligated members at this meeting and received the Charter from Organizing Deputy Todd Gelineau and State Grange Overseer George Russell. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=5867 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 07:00:01 GMT 5867 After being dormant for more than two years, the Litchfield Grange is back in business with 14 new members eager to restore the organization as a key part of the community. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=5796 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 07:00:01 GMT 5796 Mountain County did not confer degrees at the October meeting due to a lack of candidates. Please talk to your members about joining Pomona at our May conferral. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=5715 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 07:00:01 GMT 5715 The date has been set for the next re-organization meeting of Litchfield Grange No. 107 for Tuesday, October 21st at 7:00 P.M. The community is invited to attend. The meeting will be held at Litchfield Grange Hall located on Route 202 in Litchfield. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=5721 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 07:00:01 GMT 5721 The next meeting of Pomona will be held on Monday, Oct. 13. As always, it will be the conferral of the Fifth Degree preceded by a supper prepared by the members of Winchester Grange. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=5714 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 07:00:01 GMT 5714 Litchfield Grange is one step closer to being a fully operating Grange in Connecticut again. On Tuesday, September 10, Grange members from around the area and those interested in learning more about the Grange gathered at the hall for an informational meeting. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=5707 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 07:00:01 GMT 5707 The 130th Annual Session of the Connecticut State Grange will be held Thursday through Saturday, October 16-18, at the Sheraton Hartford South Hotel, 100 Capital Blvd., Rocky Hill, CT. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=5699 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 07:00:01 GMT 5699 The date has been set for the next re-organization meeting of Litchfield Grange No. 107 for Tuesday, October 21st at 7:30 P.M. The community is invited to attend. The meeting will be held at Litchfield Grange Hall located on Route 202 in Litchfield. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=5692 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 07:00:01 GMT 5692 We are pleased to report that a date has been set for the second re-organization meeting of Litchfield Grange No. 107 for Tuesday, September 30 at 7:30 P.M. The community is invited to attend. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=5631 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 07:00:01 GMT 5631 We are pleased to report that a date has been set for the re-organization meeting of Litchfield Grange No. 107. Invitations have been sent to each of the people who have indicated interest in joining the Grange for Wednesday, September 10 at 7:30 P.M. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=5653 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 07:00:01 GMT 5653 Our next meeting is on Sept. 8 and will include the drawing for the annual Gift Cards. Tickets were distributed at the June meeting to give Pomona officers and members plenty of time to sell and improve the profits for this, the only fundraiser held by Pomona. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=5621 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 07:00:01 GMT 5621 With the future of the Grange and the Grange Hall in Litchfield uncertain, the Connecticut State Grange has spent the summer spreading the word about its "Save Litchfield Grange" campaign. Many people throughout Litchfield and surrounding towns have expressed interest and we are excited to announce an introductory meeting with the purpose of re-opening Litchfield Grange. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=5589 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:00:01 GMT 5589 The next meeting of Mountain County Pomona is scheduled for Monday, September 8 at Whigville Grange Hall. The program will be "Harvest Time!" Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=5588 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 07:00:01 GMT 5588 It's been a long but rewarding summer as your Scout for the new Litchfield Grange. I am pleased to report that as of this writing we are VERY close to being able to call an organizational meeting. Around The Grange