| APRIL 6, 2024 -- Apr. 9: Solar Eclipse, Ref. by Randy & Kim Carlson
Apr. 23: Not Too Much Rain - Please
/ Country Store, Ref. by Sandy & Earl Phillips
May 14: For Mom, Potluck Supper at 6 P.M.
May 28: Memorial Day Program (Chaplain), Ref. Pam Wright
The weather was much more friendly to Winchester Grange in March enabling us to have both of our meetings in-person, though we did have a number of absences due to other commitments and illness. We extend our well wishes to our Pianist Mary Lou Keefe and hope she’s feeling better and will be back with us at meetings soon.
We welcomed State Overseer Ted Powell to our March 12 meeting for the annual inspection of the Grange. State President Rob Buck was also with us that evening.
At the March 26 meeting, the Grange took up the issue of the continuance of the Strawberry Festival. The Festival has been part of Winchester’s “DNA” for generations. Beginning with COVID in 2020, we have missed four years of the festival and it was time to make a decision. After passionate discussion about the event, weighing pros and cons, it was decided to discontinue the Strawberry Festival. The high cost of supplies/ food and the amount of time and members needed to put the event on were the most compelling arguments against it. The Grange did vote to offer the Festival to the Winchester Center Congregational Church if they are interested in “carrying the torch” with this event. We all know that Marion and Bud Beecher, among others, would not be happy with this decision but we felt we made the decision that was right for the Grange.
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