http://www.ctstategrange.org/ Keep up to date on all the events of the Beacon Grange en-us Copyright 2026 The Connecticut State Grange. All Rights Reserved. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:55:08 GMT 20 http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=8433 Sun, 04 Oct 2020 07:00:01 GMT 8433 Mountain Laurel Pomona will meet for the first time since the madness began in March on Saturday, October 10 beginning at 4:00 P.M. on Zoom. Please watch for the meeting information to arrive in your email box. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=8384 Mon, 03 Aug 2020 07:00:01 GMT 8384 As soon as there is news regarding a meeting of the Pomona we will get that out to you through the Granger and our Secretary Carol Jean Swanson. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=8360 Sun, 12 Jul 2020 07:00:01 GMT 8360 Not much to report from Mountain Laurel Pomona #15. Our last couple of dates were canceled and it appears our next in-person meeting may be affected if the maximum number for an indoor meeting remains at 25. We’ll have to wait and see what happens. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=8332 Fri, 05 Jun 2020 07:00:01 GMT 8332 I wish there was more for us to report this month as Pomona has not been able to meet in-person or virtually. Our Secretary, Carol Jean Swanson, does a great job of sending out notes to members whenever there is something new to be known. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=8304 Sun, 03 May 2020 07:00:01 GMT 8304 From Master Peter Keefe - Reluctantly, we must cancel the plans for both the Fifth Degree Rehearsal and the Degree. As of now, the June meeting is ON unless the State Master cancels Grange activities or the Governor decrees quarantines of groups. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=8274 Sun, 26 Apr 2020 07:00:01 GMT 8274 We are hoping by the time May 2 the terrible days of Coronavirus will be behind us. We know there are candidates in waiting for the degree and we hope to be able to confer it for them. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=8240 Wed, 04 Mar 2020 07:00:01 GMT 8240 Mountain Laurel Pomona now has a handbook for 2020! It was a long time in coming but at long last it is completed. Mountain Laurel was scheduled to meet at Bethlehem’s meeting place on Dec. 6. Due to a conflict, this meeting will be moved to another location. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=8211 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 07:00:01 GMT 8211 Mountain Laurel Pomona was finally able to meet on the first Sunday of January after two postponements. Even the January meeting was threatened by a last minute location change! Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=8178 Thu, 02 Jan 2020 07:00:01 GMT 8178 Jan. 5, 2020: ; Regular Meeting at Winchester Grange, 2:00 P.M. Bad weather forced the postponement of the December meeting of Mountain Laurel Pomona. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=8158 Sun, 01 Dec 2019 07:00:01 GMT 8158 Dec. 1: ; Pomona Meeting (cancelled due to snow storm) Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=8128 Fri, 15 Nov 2019 07:00:01 GMT 8128 Mountain Laurel Pomona doesn't meet again until December but we were very happy to learn that we were the Honor Pomona Grange of the Year as announced at State Session. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=8065 Tue, 03 Sep 2019 07:00:01 GMT 8065 Mountain Laurel Pomona was scheduled to hold Installation of Officers on Sat., Aug. 24. Due to a large number of absent members and a lack of installing officers, the installation of officers was postponed until December. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=8027 Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:00:01 GMT 8027 The next Pomona meeting will be held on Aug. 24., 4 P.M. at Wolcott Grange Hall. Please note this change of date. ; Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=7963 Wed, 05 Jun 2019 07:00:01 GMT 7963 Mountain Laurel Pomona was thrilled to confer degrees on a class of nine new members. We welcome them all and hope they enjoy Grange membership. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=7931 Tue, 07 May 2019 07:00:01 GMT 7931 The next meeting of Mountain Laurel Pomona #15 will be the conferral of the Fifth Degree on May 4 beginning at 4 P.M. at Winchester Grange Hall. Any and all candidates for the Degree of Pomona are welcome. This will also be the annual inspection date by the Deputy. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=7842 Sun, 24 Feb 2019 07:00:01 GMT 7842 IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Mountain Laurel Pomona meeting scheduled for this coming Saturday, March 2, at 4:00 PM will be held at RIVERTON GRANGE and not in Wolcott as originally planned. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=7787 Wed, 23 Jan 2019 07:00:01 GMT 7787 Mountain Laurel Pomona held a wonderful Christmas Meeting in December at Taghhannuck Grange Hall in Sharon. The program by Lecturer Lin Erickson was entertaining and a lot of fun and all enjoyed their grab bag gifts. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=7752 Mon, 10 Dec 2018 07:00:01 GMT 7752 Our Congratulations to George Russell of Riverton Grange for becoming Master of the Connecticut State Grange. Thanks to Bethlehem Grange for organizing the reception for George and Sharon at Memorial Hall on December 9 from 1 to 3 P.M. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=7568 Mon, 20 Aug 2018 07:00:01 GMT 7568 The next meeting of Mountain Laurel Pomona #15 will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2018 beginning at 4:00 PM. The meeting will be held at Memorial Hall on the Green in Bethlehem, the meeting place of Bethlehem Grange #121. ; Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=7544 Sat, 21 Jul 2018 07:00:01 GMT 7544 Aug. 25: Meeting of Mountain Laurel Pomona, 4 P.M., Memorial Hall, Bethlehem Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=7385 Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:00:01 GMT 7385 We know the news was spread in an article elsewhere in this issue, however we want to congratulate each of the new charter members and officers of Mountain Laurel Pomona. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=7329 Sat, 09 Dec 2017 07:00:01 GMT 7329 As of this writing, the By-Laws Committee of Pomona A has met and drafted a working copy of our Pomona’s new bylaws. Copies have been sent to the secretaries of all Community Granges located in the new Pomona. Around The Grange 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=6982 Mon, 20 Mar 2017 07:00:01 GMT 6982 We are seeking vendors for our May 6 Spring Fling Craft Fair. We are seeking new towels, pot holders, glass bowls and other kitchen items. Seeking volunteers for our spring clean-up including summer and fall maintenance. We are seeking donations for facility maintenance. 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=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=6865 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 07:00:01 GMT 6865 Beacon Grange is holding a fundraiser to help purchase new front doors for the Grange Hall. The event will be at Scarpelli’s Family Restaurant- Large 2 topping pizza. 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=6818 Wed, 09 Nov 2016 07:00:01 GMT 6818 Nov. 12: Apple &; Pumpkin Fest Nov. 26: Christmas Bazaar 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=6768 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 07:00:01 GMT 6768 Congratulations to Dan Bezio (Grange member) who won Best in Show with his photo of a red squirrel at the 53rd Annual Beacon Grange Fair. Congratulations to Mary-Irene Clark, Flora, for winning Best in Show runner up at the 53rd Annual Beacon Grange Fair, for her photo of her dog at the Litchfield Pet Parade on July 4. 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=6623 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 07:00:01 GMT 6623 July 2016 regularly scheduled meeting on July 1, 2016 was canceled and rescheduled to July 22, 2016. August 2016 regularly scheduled monthly meeting is Friday August 5, 2016. 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=6579 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 07:00:01 GMT 6579 Granger Chuck Bezio has created a new official website for Beacon Grange #118, www.BeaconGrange.org. He has also created Facebook and Twitter pages to keep Beacon Grange connected socially to the community. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=6492 Sun, 24 Apr 2016 07:00:01 GMT 6492 The monthly meeting scheduled for March 4 was rescheduled to Friday, March 11 due to a scheduling conflict. 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=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=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