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Christmas Decorating
The Grange will be holding a decorating/cleaning work party on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 12:00 noon. Refreshments will be served, all interested community members are encouraged to attend!
Candidates Forum
The Grays River Grange is hosting a candidates forum on October 18th, 7pm at the Grange Hall in Grays River.
Candidates for Washington State Legislature and Wahkiakum County Commission will speak and answer questions.
For more information email grange@wwest.net
West-End County Commissioner Meeting
The Board of County Commissioners will be holding an informal Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, September 21st at 6:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria of the Grays River Valley Center, located in Johnson Park, 30 Rosburg School Road, Rosburg.
The Commissioners meet quarterly at Johnson Park in order to give west-end residents an opportunity to discuss any issues, questions or concerns that they may have. The evening meeting time also provides an alternative for those people that are not able to attend the regular Commissioner meetings which occur on the first four Tuesdays of the month at 9:30 a.m.
Please join us; the meeting is open to the public and public comments are encouraged.
Skamokawa Grange Aid
Local Grangers held a performance at the Skamokawa Grange on Friday, September 2nd, as a fundraiser for repairs. Featured alongside several local acts was Giants in the Trees, which includes GRG Grange Master Krist Novoselic , Skamokawa Master Ray Prestegard, Skamokawa Secretary Jillian Raye and Brother Erik Friend. Here’s a series of photos of that performance, shot by GRG Gatekeeper Sol Mertz.
Book release photos
Congratulations to Grange Brother and longtime Grays River Lecturer Dr. Robert Pyle for his successful book release, Chinook and Chanterelle! These are some pics of the evening, with Grange Brother Ray accompanying. Photography by Sol Mertz, Grays River Gatekeeper.
Celebrate Grange Brother Robert Pyle’s Book Launch!
June Bee Class!
Join our local bee expert for her June class!
Shoreline Master Program Update
The Wahkiakum County Planning Commission will hold a meeting at 6 p.m., at Johnson Park, on May 26th; if you have comments, perspectives or questions regarding the on-going Shoreline Master Program Update, you are encouraged to attend.
Volunteer work party
The Grays River Grange is seeking volunteers to help with cemetery clean-up, Sunday, May 22nd.
Stop by the Grange Hall for some food at 10:00 a.m. , before we head over to the cemetery.
The tasks includes cleaning up around headstones, picking up old plastic flowers, scrubbing moss off monuments, etc. No big jobs—just some sprucing up for Memorial Day.
Bring weed eaters, safety gear, scrub brushes, buckets, plastic bags wheel barrels, rakes and other garden tools. We are usually done by 2pm.
Help us take care of our community history, while enjoying a day of volunteering with your neighbors!