Now that we’ve completed 2023 Dictionary Days we can announce that we are close to having distributed 4,000 dictionaries in our service area! We’ll break that number next year! Thanks for your support!
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Dictionary Update!
Posted by Walter Boomsma on December 1, 2023
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Dictionaries Coming to Schools Soon!
Posted by Walter Boomsma on October 19, 2022
https://valleygrange.wordpress.com/2022/10/19/dictionaries-coming-to-schools-soon/
We Came, We Saw…
Our February Meeting included a number of guests, some great food, good conversation and a good time! We were especially pleased to “obligate” our newest members, Sarah Mahan and Nick Jackson. Some of us got to try lamb for the first time, thanks to their potluck contribution and most of us went home with some eggs! For those of you who didn’t come and haven’t seen it, you must watch this video. Not only will you get to meet the family, but you’ll also find their regeneration techniques fascinating.
In other news, we approved the new Hall Use Agreement. A copy will be uploaded to the website soon. We also began discussing Grange Month (we celebrate in May) and Community Citizen of the Year. If you now someone in the area who deserves recognition for their service to our communities, contact Mary Annis or Walter Boomsma. We’re looking for an unsung hero.
We received socks and have more on the way. Thanks to Helping Hearts Ministry in West Virginia for their generous donation! We’ll likely be making our final delivery for this year next week… if you intend to “Sock it to us,” please do so soon!
Thanks also to Phyllis Lyford from the Dover Foxcroft Historical Society for her donation of two patriotic lap afghans for the Operation Gratitude Hospice Project for Veterans.
We started to get writer’s cramp signing thank-you cards and notes. We’ve been so fortunate this winter to members of our communities who have helped us keep our hall open. I’m afraid I’ll forget someone, but thanks to Brian and Cindy Woodworth, Jimmy French, John McKusick… the anonymous donor who left socks in the tote on the porch… with all this help, we were able to come to the February meeting, see the fruits of our labor and have a certain sense that we conquered winter.
Our new Busy Box was put to good use! As a reminder, we are still looking for puzzles, games, etc. suitable for kids. I recently was able to replenish our Book Bin after a visit to the Abbot Liberry. Now that we have kids attending, we welcome any contributions to both! If you can’t come to a meeting, you can leave them in the tote on the front porch.
I stopped at the hardware store on the way to the hall to start the furnace. One of the clerks asked if he could ask a question. “Are you the guy who does that bookworm club thing?” I was able to explain that COVID has our Bookworm Program on hold, but yes, Valley Grange has bookworms who listen to the kids read at school. He complimented the program and said how great it was. (Little does he know that he’s on my list of potential volunteers when we get started again!)
These questions and the support we receive help us remain committed “…to labor for the good of our Order, our country, and mankind.” Thank you!
And if you want to experience the warmth and welcome of the Grange, our next meeting is Friday, March 18, 2022. Potluck is at 6 pm–bring a dish to share if you can. Our meeting and program start at 7 pm and we are usually finished by 8:30 pm. Come as you are and bring a friend! Remember, we are kid-friendly!
Posted by Walter Boomsma on February 24, 2022
https://valleygrange.wordpress.com/2022/02/24/we-came-we-saw/
Bookworm Schedule March 2020
Don’t forget your Bikes for Books entry when you finish a book!
Tuesday, March 3— Mrs Bosworth will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m. Don’t forget to vote today!
Thursday, March 5 — Mrs. Orton will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, March 10 — Ms. Orton will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, March 12 — Mrs. Gilbert will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, March 17 — Mrs. Kimball will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, March 19 — Mrs. Bosworth will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Friday, March 20 — Valley Grange Potluck Supper at 6 PM and meeting at 7 PM. We will be magnet making and judging Newspapers in Education Ads!
Tuesday, March 24 — Mrs. Kimball will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m. (Tentative date for announcing Newspapers in Education Winners.)
Thursday, March 26 — Mrs. Gilbert will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, March 28 — Blanketeers needed at Valley Grange, 9:00 am until noon.
Tuesday, March 31 — Mr. Boomsma will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Posted by Walter Boomsma on February 27, 2020
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Bookworm Schedule February 2020
Bookworms make great Valentines!
Tuesday, February 4— Mr. Boomsma will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, February 6 — Mrs. Kimball will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, February 11 — Ms. Erwin will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, February 13 — Mr. Boomsma will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Friday, February 14 — Happy Valentine’s Day!
Monday, February 17 — School Vacation Week! Have fun! Read!
Friday, February 21 — Valley Grange Potluck Supper at 6 PM and meeting at 7 PM
Tuesday, February 25 — Mrs. Orton will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, February 27 — Ms. Erwin will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Friday, February 28 — Fourth Graders at PCES draw Valley Grange Ads for Newspapers in Education during Art Class.
Posted by Walter Boomsma on January 29, 2020
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Bookworm Schedule January 2020
Let’s start the new year with reading!
Thursday, January 2 — Mrs. Orton will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, January 7— Mr. Boomsma will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, January 9 — Mr. Boomsma will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, January 14 — Mrs. Orton will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, January 16 — Mrs. Gilbert will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Friday, January 17 — Valley Grange Meeting! Potluck Supper at 6 pm, meeting at 7 pm.
Tuesday, January 21 — Mr. Boomsma will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, January 23 — Ms. Erwin will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, January 28 — Ms. Erwin will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, January 30 — Mrs. Gilbert will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Posted by Walter Boomsma on December 26, 2019
https://valleygrange.wordpress.com/2019/12/26/bookworm-schedule-january-2020/
Bookworm Schedule for December 2019
Best wishes for this holiday season!
Monday, December 2 — Hall cleanup starting at 10:30 am… help is appreciated! Plan on an hour or so.
Tuesday, December 3 — Mrs. Bosworth will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, December 5 — Mrs. Gilbert will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Friday, December 6 – Breakfast for Supper at Valley Grange… come in your jammies if you’d like! Supper at 6 pm, brief meeting and holiday program at 7 pm. If you’d like to help with the food, call Mrs. Annis (564-0820) or Mrs. Boomsma (876-4131)!
Monday, December 9 — PCMS Winter Concert starts at 5:30 pm, featuring grades five and six, and the Middle School Band and Chorus. Held in the elementary school gym!
Tuesday, December 10 — Mrs. Kimball will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, December 10 is Dictionary Day at Harmony Elementary School. Contact Mr. Boomsma for more information.
Tuesday, December 10 — PCSS Winter Concert starts at 6:30 p.m. in the high school gym!
Wednesday, December 11 — PECS Winter Concert starts at 5:30 p,m, featuring grades kindergarten through four. Held in the high school gym!
Thursday, December 12 — Mr. Boomsma will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, December 17 — Mrs. Lander will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, December 19 — Mrs. Orton will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Friday, December 20 — Early dismissal for the Holidays! See you all next year!
Posted by Walter Boomsma on November 24, 2019
https://valleygrange.wordpress.com/2019/11/24/bookworm-schedule-for-december-2019/
Bookworm Schedule for October-November 2019
Celebrate fall with a book… reading can take you anywhere! We also have lots of exciting things happening at Valley Grange!
Tuesday, October 22 –Third Grade Field Trip to Valley Grange for Dictionary Day!
Thursday, October 24 — Mr. Boomsma will be at school for the bookworm kickoff assembly during morning meeting and for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, October 29 — Mrs. Gilbert will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, October 31 — Mrs. Bosworth will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, November 5 — Mrs. Kimball will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, November 7 — Mrs. Gilbert will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Friday, November 8 – SAD 4 Veteran’s Day Celebration at 8:45 am in the PCSS Gym–everyone is invited!
Tuesday, November 12 — Mrs. Kimball will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, November 14 — Mrs. Orton will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Friday, November 15 — Valley Grange Hosts the Spirit of America Awards! Join us at the Grange Hall at 7 PM!
Tuesday, November 19 — Mr. Boomsma will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, November 21 — Mrs. Bosworth will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, November 26 — Mrs. Lander will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, November 28 — Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted by Walter Boomsma on October 12, 2019
https://valleygrange.wordpress.com/2019/10/12/bookworm-schedule-for-october-november-2019/
Bookworm Schedule for May 2019
Celebrate spring with a book… reading can take you anywhere! We also have some exciting things happening at Valley Grange in May!
Thursday, May 2 — Mr. Boomsma will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, May 7 — Ms. Erwin will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Bookworms, members, and volunteers meet at the Grange Hall for a “work party.” Bring rakes, etc. as we spring clean our hall inside and out… we’ll take all the help we can get!
Thursday, May 9 — Mrs. Kimball will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, May 11 — Celebration honoring Lt Jamie Kane at Valley Grange... free bbq turkey supper at 6 pm, award at 7:15 pm!
Tuesday, May 14 — Mrs. Orton will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, May 15 — Art Exhibit opens at 4:30 pm and Spring Concert Starts at 5:30 pm. Book Fair in the library during the Art Exhibit!
Thursday, May 16 — Ms. Erwin will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Friday, May 17 — Valley Grange Community Celebration! Potluck Supper at 6 pm, Meeting at 7 pm. Among the other exciting things, we’ll be announcing our Community Citizen of the Year.
Tuesday, May 21 — Mr. Boomsma will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m. This is also GrowME Day for Grades One through Three.
Wednesday, May 22 — GrowME Day for Kindergarten!
Thursday, May 23 — Mrs. Orton will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m. Fifth Grade Play at 6:30 pm!
Tuesday, May 28— Mrs. Lander will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, May 30 — Mrs. Orton will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m. DARE Graduation at 7:00 pm!
Remember the Yearbook Team meets with Mr. Boomsma every Thursday at 12:10.
Posted by Walter Boomsma on April 25, 2019
https://valleygrange.wordpress.com/2019/04/25/bookworm-schedule-for-may-2019/
Bookworm Schedule for April 2019
Avoid cabin fever by curling up with a book… reading can take you anywhere!
Tuesday, April 2 — Mr. Boomsma will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, April 4 — Ms. Erwin will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m. We will also have our Newspapers in Education Awards with third and fourth grade following morning meeting.
Tuesday, April 9 — Mrs. Kimball will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, April 11 — Mrs. Kimball will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Friday, April 12 — Bikes for Books Assembly!
Friday, April 15 — Valley Grange Meeting! Potluck Supper at 6 pm, Meeting at 7 pm. Among the other exciting things, we’ll be electing our Community Citizen of the Year and judging the Newspapers in Education ads!
Wednesday, April 17 — Newspapers in Education Supplement will be published in the Piscataquis Observer
Tuesday, April 23 — Mrs. Orton will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, April 24 — Ms. Ewin will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, April 30 — Mr. Boomsma will be at school for reading starting at 10:00 a.m.
Remember the Yearbook Team meets with Mrs. Daniels every Tuesday and Thursday at 12:10.
Posted by Walter Boomsma on March 25, 2019
https://valleygrange.wordpress.com/2019/03/25/bookworm-schedule-for-april-2019/
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