http://www.ctstategrange.org/ Keep up to date on all the events of the Hemlock Grange en-us Copyright 2026 The Connecticut State Grange. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:12:43 GMT 20 http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10158 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:00:00 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=10163 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT 10163 March 13: Irish Lucky Charms March 27: Omitted, unless regular meeting is cancelled. Apr. 10: Putting on Your Old Grey Bonnet Apr. 24: Omitted, unless regular meeting is cancelled. Coffee and refreshments will be served following the meeting. ; Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10140 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:00:00 GMT 10140 Feb. 13: Love is in the Air Feb. 27: Omitted, unless regular meeting is canceled Mar. 13: Irish Lucky Charms Mar. 27: Omitted, unless regular meeting is canceled. Coffee and refreshments will be served following the meeting. ; Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10114 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 07:00:00 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=10118 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:00:00 GMT 10118 Jan. 9: Winter Games Jan. 23: Omitted, unless regular meeting is canceled. Feb. 13: Love is in the Air Feb. 27: Omitted, unless regular meeting is canceled. Coffee and refreshments will be served following the meeting. ; Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10096 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:00:00 GMT 10096 Dec. 12: Christmas Tree Dec. 26: Omitted for Christmas Jan. 9: Winter Games Jan. 23: Omitted, unless regular meeting is cancelled. ; Coffee and refreshments will be served following the meeting. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10091 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 07:00:00 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 07:00:00 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=10072 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 07:00:00 GMT 10072 Nov. 14: Making Holiday Pies Nov. 28: Omitted for Thanksgiving ; Dec. 12: O’ Christmas Tree Dec. 26: Omitted for Christmas Coffee and refreshments will be served following the meeting. ; ; Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10048 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 07:00:00 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=10052 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT 10052 Oct. 10: Knock, Knock, Who’s There? Oct. 24: Omitted, unless regular meeting is canceled. Nov. 14: Making Holiday Pies Nov. 28: Omitted for Thanksgiving Coffee and refreshments will be served following the meeting. ; Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10026 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 07:00:00 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=10031 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMT 10031 Here's the meeting information for Hemlock Grange for September and October. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10003 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 07:00:00 GMT 10003 Hopefully we have received everyone's information for the Pomona handbooks. It would be nice to have all Granges included. We would like to have the books ready for distribution at our next meeting on September 28th at Beacon Valley Grange. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=10007 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 07:00:00 GMT 10007 Our next meeting is August 8th. Coffee and refreshments will be served following the meeting. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9982 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 07:00:00 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=9985 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:00:00 GMT 9985 Coffee and refreshments are served following our meetings. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9958 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 07:00:00 GMT 9958 June 13: Memorial June 27: Omitted, unless regular meeting is cancelled July 11: Picnic &; Meeting, 6:00 July 25: Omitted, unless regular meeting is canceled Coffee and refreshments will be served following the meeting. ; Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9954 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 07:00:00 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 07:00:00 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=9934 Wed, 07 May 2025 07:00:00 GMT 9934 May 9: Here we come marching into town. May 10: Hemlock Grange at 17 Sage Hollow Rd., Portland, joins the Historical Society’s town-wide tag sale 8:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. Members can donate items to the Grange tag sale pile. Bring your items to the hall Friday, May 9th 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM Or any Grange member can have their own table. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9905 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 07:00:00 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=9910 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT 9910 May 9: ; Here We Come Marching into Town May 10: Hemlock Grange at 17 Sage Hollow Rd., Portland, joins the Historical Society’s town wide tag sale 8:30 A.M. to 2:30 PM Members can donate items to the Grange tag sale pile. Bring your items to the hall Friday, May 9th, 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM Any Grange member can have their own table. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9879 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 07:00:00 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=9884 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT 9884 Mar. 14: Color Green Mar. 28: Omitted, unless regular meeting is canceled. Apr. 11: Hippity Hop Apr. 25: Omitted, unless regular meeting is canceled. Coffee and refreshments will be served following the meeting. ; Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9859 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 07:00:00 GMT 9859 Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day Feb. 28: Omitted, unless regular meeting is canceled. Mar. 14: Color Green Mar. 28: Omitted, unless regular meeting is omitted. Coffee and refreshments will be served following the meeting. ; Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9827 Sat, 25 Jan 2025 07:00:00 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=9832 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:00:00 GMT 9832 Jan. 10: It’s a New Year Jan. 24: Omitted, unless regular meeting is omitted. Coffee and refreshments will be served following the meeting. ; Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9807 Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:00:00 GMT 9807 Our first meeting of 2025 will be held on Jan. 10. Program is It's a New Year. Coffee and refreshments will be served following the meeting. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9802 Sun, 15 Dec 2024 07:00:00 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 07:00:00 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=9780 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 07:00:00 GMT 9780 Nov. 8: Let’s Talk Turkey Nov. 22: Omitted for Thanksgiving Dec. 13: It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Dec. 27: Omitted for Christmas Coffee and refreshments will be served following the meeting. ; Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9754 Sun, 20 Oct 2024 07:00:00 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=9760 Wed, 09 Oct 2024 07:00:00 GMT 9760 Oct. 11: Trick or Treat Oct. 25: Omitted, unless regular meeting is cancelled Nov. 8: Let’s Talk Turkey Nov. 22: Omitted for Thanksgiving Coffee and refreshments will be served following the meeting. ; Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9733 Thu, 19 Sep 2024 07:00:00 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=9737 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 07:00:00 GMT 9737 Sept. 13: Omitted Sept. 27: Installation of Officers Oct. 11: Trick or Treat Oct. 25: Omitted, unless regular meeting is cancelled Coffee and refreshments will be served following the meeting. Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9709 Sun, 25 Aug 2024 07:00:00 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=9713 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 07:00:00 GMT 9713 Aug. 9: Welcome Back to Grange Aug. 23: Omitted, unless regular meeting is canceled. Sept. 13: Omitted Sept. 27: Installation of Officers Coffee and refreshments will be served following the meeting. ; Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9690 Thu, 25 Jul 2024 07:00:00 GMT 9690 Aug. 9: Welcome back to Grange Aug. 23: Omitted, unless regular meeting is canceled. Sept. 13: Omitted Sept. 27: Installation of Officers Coffee and refreshments will be served following the meeting. ; Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9686 Wed, 10 Jul 2024 07:00:00 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 07:00:00 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 07:00:00 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=9642 Mon, 06 May 2024 07:00:00 GMT 9642 May 10: Election of Officers May 11: Hemlock Grange, 17 Sage Hollow Rd., Portland, joins the Historical Society’s townwide tag sale 8:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. Members can donate items to the Grange tag sale pile. Bring your items to the hall Friday, May 10th, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM Or any Grange member can have their own table. Bring your own table, boxes, bags, etc. May 24: Omitted, unless . . . Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9617 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 07:00:00 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=9616 Tue, 09 Apr 2024 07:00:00 GMT 9616 Apr. 12: Egg Hunt Apr. 26: Game Night Social, membership drive at 7:30 P.M. Come enjoy an evening of socializing, playing various table games, a teacup raffle and refreshments. See old friends and meet new ones. Bring family and friends and learn about the Grange. May 10: Election of Officers Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9583 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:00:00 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=9590 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 07:00:00 GMT 9590 Mar. 8: Four Leaf Clover Mar. 22: Omitted, unless regular meeting is canceled Apr. 12: Egg Hunt Apr. 26: Omitted, unless regular meeting is canceled. Coffee and refreshments will be served following the meeting. ; Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9553 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 07:00:00 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=9557 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 07:00:00 GMT 9557 Feb. 9: Sweet Hearts Feb. 23: Omitted, unless regular meeting is canceled Mar. 8: Four Leaf Clover Mar. 22: Omitted, unless regular meeting is canceled Around The Grange http:///GrangeShowArticle.asp?ID=9526 Fri, 26 Jan 2024 07:00:00 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