http://www.ctstategrange.org/ Keep up to date on all the events of the Lyme Grange en-us Copyright 2026 The Connecticut State Grange. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:10:28 GMT 20 http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10158 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:00:01 GMT 10158 The next meeting of Nutmeg Pomona will be held at Cheshire Grange on Sunday, March 21st. The Fifth Degree will be conferred, and it will be our annual inspection. Rehearsal will be held on Sunday, March 14 at Cheshire Grange starting at 2 PM. Let’s hope we have another good class of candidates. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10114 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 07:00:01 GMT 10114 Wallingford Grange did a great job of hosting the Christmas Party and meeting of Nutmeg Pomona on December 7th. This was their first meeting and our first meeting at their hall. They served pulled pork plus for refreshments. No one went home hungry. The program featured an original skit by Lecturer Rob Charbonneau. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10091 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 07:00:01 GMT 10091 The next meeting of Nutmeg Pomona No. 16 will be held at Wallingford Grange Hall on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 2 PM. Lecturer Robert Charbonneau’s program is entitled “Christmas Treats”. Wallingford Grange will provide the refreshments. We will have a $5 grab bag for those who wish to participate. As with all our meetings, we will have a country store. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10067 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 07:00:01 GMT 10067 The next meeting of Nutmeg Pomona No. 16 will be held at Wallingford Grange on Sunday, Dec. 7th at 2 PM. Lecturer Robert Charbonneau’s program is entitled, “Christmas Treats.” Wallingford Grange will provide the refreshments. We will have a $5 grab bag for those who wish to participate. As with all our meetings, we will have a country store. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10048 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 07:00:01 GMT 10048 Hopefully by now you have received your new Pomona handbook. They are a nice bright red in color. The officers and members of Nutmeg Pomona send our sincere thanks to Terri Fassio for all her help when our Lecturer Robert Charbonneau was unavailable due to health issues. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10026 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 07:00:01 GMT 10026 Notices have been sent reminding Granges/Grangers of the next Pomona meeting to be held at Beacon Valley Grange in Naugatuck on Sunday, September 28 starting promptly at 2:00. This is a great time of the year to go for a nice ride. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9991 Fri, 08 Aug 2025 07:00:01 GMT 9991 The next meeting of Eastern Connecticut Pomona Grange will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at Hillstown Grange Hall, 617 Hills Street, East Hartford at 7 pm. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9982 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 07:00:01 GMT 9982 Nutmeg Pomona last met on Sunday, June 1st. Attendance was disappointing as at the meeting before we conferred the Fifth Degree on 10 candidates. Among the missing was our President Donald Lanoue who was in a very serious accident totaling his truck. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9954 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 07:00:01 GMT 9954 Can’t tell you the outcome of the next Pomona meeting as it is three weeks away but I can tell you what is on the agenda. Election of a Secretary and Flora as both officers found it necessary to resign. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9929 Tue, 27 May 2025 07:00:01 GMT 9929 Only meeting four times a year can sometimes make the meeting long as was our March 23rd meeting with Degrees and Inspection. Ted Powell, Overseer of the Connecticut State Grange was present for the Inspection. The officers did a good job during the meeting and the conferral of the Fifth Degree. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9905 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 07:00:01 GMT 9905 I can’t say line up your candidates this month in the Granger because next week will be the Fifth Degree conferral. Harmony Grange was paying attention and has said they have 7 candidates. That sure makes conferring the Degree worthwhile. Hope we have some from other Granges. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9879 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 07:00:01 GMT 9879 I have been saying get your candidates lined up. The time has come. We will be conferring the Fifth Degree and being Inspected at Cheshire Grange on Sunday March 23rd at Cheshire Grange at 2 o’clock. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9827 Sat, 25 Jan 2025 07:00:01 GMT 9827 It’s hard to report on the activities of the Pomona meeting when you miss the meeting, but the grapevine has been great. Members reported a good meeting and delicious refreshments- chili made by a member of Wallingford Grange and delicious sweets made by the members of Cheshire Grange. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9802 Sun, 15 Dec 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9802 It’s time to start signing up candidates to take the Fifth Degree in March. Even though it seems a long time away, once we turn the calendar to a new year 2025, the time will fly by. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9776 Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9776 The next meeting of Nutmeg Pomona will be held on Sunday December 1st at Cheshire Grange at 2 o’clock. Lecturer Robert Charbonneau programs is titled “Reindeer Games”. For those who wish to participate we will have a $5.00 grab bag. Refreshments will be provided by Cheshire and Wallingford Granges. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9754 Sun, 20 Oct 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9754 It seems that almost every time I write news from Pomona for the Granger our meeting is one month away, and our last meeting is three months past all outdated news. Our Delegates to the State Grange Session will be President Donald Lanoue and Overseer Charles Dimmick. They will report at our December meeting. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9733 Thu, 19 Sep 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9733 Our next meeting will be on Sunday, September 22 at Beacon Valley Grange Hall at 2 PM. Lecturer Robert Charbonneau will present the program entitled “Remembrance.” A guest speaker is planned. ; Beacon Valley Grange will serve refreshments. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9709 Sun, 25 Aug 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9709 Our next meeting will be on Sunday, September 22 at Beacon Valley Grange Hall at 2 PM. Lecturer Robert Charbonneau will present the program entitled “Fall.” Beacon Valley Grange will serve refreshments. The new program books will be distributed at this meeting. Please make arrangements to pick yours up. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9686 Wed, 10 Jul 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9686 At our June meeting, we had Election of Officers with few changes. Donald Lanoue remains Master, Robert Charbonneau - Lecturer and Joanne Cipriano - Secretary. Changes: Steward John Taylor, Assistant Steward Joe Bernhardt and Executive Committee Ruel Miller and Stephanie Thompson. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9662 Sat, 01 Jun 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9662 Not much news to report from Nutmeg Pomona this month- not even some juicy gossip. But as the saying goes... no news is good news. Next month will be different as we will have Election of Officers between the time I am typing this and the next issue of the Granger. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9636 Mon, 27 May 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9636 Sorry, there was no news in the April issue of the Connecticut Granger. A call for help from two of my nephews and the computer repair all confirmed the computer was dead and I needed a new one. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9641 Wed, 08 May 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9641 Blooms and buds, shining bulbs and tasty tubers will come to springtime life at the annual plant sale of the Lyme Grange on Hamburg Road on Saturday, May 11—the day before Mother’s Day. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9617 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9617 Sorry, if you are looking for Nutmeg Pomona news is the April issue of the Connecticut Grange there is none. ; Secretary Joanne’s computer died unexpectedly just prior to reporting time and the Pomona meeting. If you didn’t attend you missed a great meeting. ; Forty eight in attendance and eleven received the Fifth Degree. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9615 Wed, 03 Apr 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9615 Blooms and buds, shining bulbs and tasty tubers will come to springtime life at the annual plant sale of the Lyme Grange on Hamburg Road on Saturday, May 11—the day before Mother’s Day. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9583 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9583 The next meeting of Nutmeg Pomona will be held on St. Patrick’s Day- March 17 at Cheshire Grange. The noise you will hear will not be Clancy lowering the boom but Master Danny O’Lanoue rapping the gavel promptly at 2:00 signaling the start of the meeting. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9589 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9589 Apr. 4: Meeting May 1: Meeting We held our February meeting in a nice warm hall. The new furnace has been installed by two of our members, David Roberge and Steven Evankow. Many thanks go to a dealer who sold us the furnace at wholesale prices. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9553 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9553 The next meeting of Nutmeg Pomona is Sunday March 17th with a Degree rehearsal on March 10th. ; Both meetings will be held at Cheshire Grange starting at 2 o’clock. We will be conferring the Fifth Degree. Now is the time to line up your candidates. Refreshments are in charge of Greenfield Hill and Wallingford Granges. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9556 Sun, 04 Feb 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9556 March 7: Meeting Apr. 4: Meeting May 2: Meeting Lyme Grange held its first meeting of the new year on Jan. 4. So much to discuss. The furnace needs to be replaced. We are getting estimates but figure several thousand dollars should give us a new furnace. In May our annual plant and food sale will take place on our side lawn. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9526 Fri, 26 Jan 2024 07:00:01 GMT 9526 A popular winter song starts “Oh the weather outside is frightful”. That’s how the weather was for our December Pomona meeting. The drive over was rainy and foggy but light – the ride home was all of these but dark and dreary. If it had been snow, we would still be shoveling. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9505 Wed, 27 Dec 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9505 Jan. 4: Meeting Feb. 1: Meeting March 7: Meeting Lyme Grange has been plagued with several members having medical problems. However, long-term planning is a Food and Plant Sale in May and a Tag Sale in June using the fairgrounds for people to come with their items to sell. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9476 Sat, 25 Nov 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9476 Next meeting and holiday party will be held on December 3rd at Cheshire Grange Hall at 2:00 P.M. Program: ; “End of Year Revelry” $5.00 gift exchange. Refreshments will be in the charge of Cheshire and Hemlock Granges. ; Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9451 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9451 We had a successful fair. The Man Upstairs sent us nice weather, no rain, and no excessive heat. However, attendance was down from last year. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9446 Sun, 15 Oct 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9446 It seems every time I go to write Nutmeg’s news our meeting is a week away and I can’t report on it. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9417 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9417 Sorry this news is short, but I have been in the hospital and not very comfortable sitting at the computer. Just want to remind everyone that the next meeting of Nutmeg Pomona will be held at Beacon Valley Grange in Naugatuck on Sunday, September 24th at 2:00. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9389 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9389 Letters have been sent to each Grange in Nutmeg Pomona requesting the information for the 2023-24 handbook. Dues date was August 1st – has your material been sent to the Pomona Secretary Joanne Cipriano? Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9332 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9332 Our next meeting is Sunday, June 4 at Beacon Valley Grange. Program in charge of Lecturer Bob Charbonneau is entitled “Summertime.” Refreshments will be served by the committee members. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9302 Tue, 23 May 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9302 Lots of happy news to report of our March 26th meeting held at Cheshire Grange Hall. First, we had 33 in attendance- that’s better. We had 5 candidates: Aillie McKeen and Robin Hettrick (Wallingford #33), Rebecca Purcell (Greenfield Hill #133), Judy Doyle and Chris Wright (Riverton #169). Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9307 Wed, 10 May 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9307 May 13: Plant Sale, 9-12 June 1: Meeting - Election? July 6: Meeting Aug. 3: Meeting Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9273 Tue, 25 Apr 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9273 This month I have good news and bad news to share. First for the good news. From information I have received we should have candidates taking the Fifth Degree from at least four Granges. Some of them are from the newly reorganized Wallingford Grange. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9276 Sat, 01 Apr 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9276 Grange Secretary Nancy Beebe, Doreen Lammer and Kristee Nichols (member of the Hamburg Fair) worked hard spring cleaning at the Grange Hall, painting the kitchen and cleaning the windows upstairs and downstairs. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9245 Thu, 16 Mar 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9245 Nutmeg Pomona will meet on Sunday, March 26th at 2:00 PM at Cheshire Grange. We will be conferring the Fifth Degree for Inspection with an officers rehearsal on Sunday, March 19th. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9249 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9249 Our February meeting was held at the home of Nancy & Skip Beebe who graciously invited us to meet there as the Grange’s furnace has decided to give up the ghost and refuse to run. We just spent a considerable amount of money on repairs. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9223 Mon, 27 Feb 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9223 Greetings from Lyme Grange #147. We’re a bit late but as they say, better late than never. Hope everyone had a nice Christmas and the New Year will bring health and happiness to all. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9219 Sat, 25 Feb 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9219 Nutmeg Pomona’s next meeting will be held on Sunday, March 26 at 2:00 at Cheshire Grange. We will be conferring the Fifth Degree and having our annual inspection. It’s time to check your Grange for possible candidates. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9192 Sat, 28 Jan 2023 07:00:01 GMT 9192 Nutmeg Pomona held its quarterly meeting ; and ; Christmas Party at Cheshire Grange on December ;4th. ;Good ; ;meeting, fun program, a huge country store and to top it all off, delicious refreshments served by Cheshire Grange. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9171 Thu, 15 Dec 2022 07:00:01 GMT 9171 It was an honor to be chosen as Honor Pomona Grange at Session and for our Master to close the Sat. Session. We will not meet until Mar. 26. At our Oct. meeting it was voted to donate $500 to each Grange in our Pomona to assist them with heating expenses during the winter months. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9120 Tue, 15 Nov 2022 07:00:01 GMT 9120 Nutmeg Pomona was saddened hearing the news that Wallingford Grange surrendered their Charter. It must have been a hard decision especially for those who had been members for many years. We hope the members will relocate. It is hard to lose a Grange but even worst to lose good members. Our best to you all. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9101 Sun, 02 Oct 2022 07:00:01 GMT 9101 Meetings: Nov. 3, Dec. 1, Jan. 5 Thanks to many, many volunteers, Grange members and non-Grange members we had a very successful Hamburg Fair in August. ;Record- breaking gates with about 6,500 people in attendance. We had some new events. People loved them... the horse pull and oxen pull were not held. In the past few years animal activists have come and disturbed everything. Our Grange . . . Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9096 Sat, 01 Oct 2022 07:00:01 GMT 9096 Not much to report from Nutmeg Pomona as of this writing. We will not be meeting for two weeks. Unfortunately, my crystal ball is not very clear as to what will happen at the meeting. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9076 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 07:00:01 GMT 9076 Our members have been enjoying the summer months and now it’s time to get back to work. Our next meeting will be Sunday, October 2 at 2 o’clock at Beacon Valley Grange. BVG will provide the refreshments. The main agenda is Installation of Officers. Around The Grange