Penns Valley Grange #158, 122 Railroad Street, Spring Mills, PA (2022)

01/10/2022

Due to impending inclement weather, this Thursday's (1/13) meeting and dinner are cancelled.

We hope to see you in February!

01/04/2022

01/01/2022

Happy New Year!
Wishing you a peaceful and prosperous year!

Please join Penns Valley Grange on Thursday, January 13 at 6:30pm for our pork and sauerkraut dinner. The Grange will provide, pork, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes and drinks.
You provide: place settings and a covered dish (side dish or dessert).
Railroad Street, Spring Mills

New Year's pork and sauerkraut is a staple in many Pennsylvanian homes, and can be tied to German immigrants in the 16th Century.

"Eating pork and sauerkraut on the New Year’s first day is a superstitious tradition tied to bringing good fortune. In William Woys Weaver’s book, Sauerkraut Yankee, the pig uses its snout to root forward toward the future unlike chickens who scratch the earth backward. The pork and sauerkraut meal was believed to bring you, going forward, good luck and fortune in the new year.

It’s possible the tradition might have been helped by the fact that pork also was an important source of protein in early America as wild pigs were plentiful and had first been brought to the New World by explorers of the 1500s."

From Lancaster Farming: https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farm_life/antiques_and_history/sauerkraut-and-pork-traditions-bring-in-pennsylvania-dutch-new-year/article_8e943391-1eb4-580c-a0b9-0067f7e3451b.html

12/25/2021

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

12/06/2021

Join us for our Christmas party on Thursday evening (12/9) at 6:30 at the Grange Hall! Meat, drinks, and table service provided - please bring a covered dish.

11/26/2021

Seeking some help for a great community service project!

11/25/2021

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us!

11/09/2021

Centre County Pomona Grange is having a Bedford Candy/popcorn sale. Money will be used for the many community service projects we do. Orders and money is due by 11/24, items will be in on 12/10 and delivered after that date.
Please contact us to order!

11/04/2021

Don’t forget!

11/02/2021

The Grange is a political but non-partisan organization which strongly encourages your participation in elections at the municipal, state, and national level.

Today's Municipal Elections throughout Pennsylvania include judges, school board members, sheriffs, and other individuals who directly effect your communities. Get out and vote - the polls stay open until 8:00PM.

In Centre County, here is where you can find more information: https://centrecountyvotes.gov/

10/19/2021

PA State Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding visited the State Grange Session on Friday morning. Always an honor to be visited by him!

10/18/2021

This November's elections (mostly) focus on our local community! Make sure you are registered for your municipal elections, and take the time to go vote on November 2nd!
Find your municipality's sample ballot here, and be sure to be a well-informed voter: (https://www.centrecountypa.gov/2270/2021-Municipal-Election-Sample-Ballots)

Ready to vote?

Tonight is the deadline to register to vote or update your registration in time for the November 2 municipal election at vote.pa.gov/register.

Take a minute to check your status at vote.pa.gov/status.

10/17/2021

Congratulations to Penns Valley Grange Master/President Ruth Vonada, who placed first for her speech entitled "Try It, See What Happens" at State Grange!

10/13/2021

Reminder: due to State Grange session, there will be no meeting on Thursday, October 14. See you in November!

10/09/2021

Go support our neighbors at Logan Grange #109!

Logan Grange is having a Fall soup sale on Saturday November 13th from 10am until sold out!

Ham & Bean, Chicken Chili and Vegetable Beef! $8 per quart.

Our address is 122 North Main Street in Pleasant Gap.

You can pre-order by calling 814-360-5756 or 814-404-1521, sending us a private message on Facebook, or by emailing us at [email protected]
We are asking that all pre-orders are paid for before the day of the sale. After you place your order we will follow up with you for payment.

**NEW: use our online order form to preorder your soups!**

https://forms.gle/ASu9pCRLTiEqn8Ss6

10/06/2021

Now available! With over 900 recipes, this 150th Anniversary edition cookbook from the PA State Grange is sure to be a collector's item. At just $20, this hardcover three-ring bound cookbook is a perfect gift for yourself or someone else!
(Note: The price will rise in 2022, so get your orders in NOW while you can!)
Available for pickup or delivery (for an additional fee)!

09/23/2021

ATTENTION! Please share with all your members.

The 1st-4th & 5th Degree Conferrals HAVE BEEN CANCELLED for 2021.

09/06/2021

Happy Labor Day!

08/18/2021

Penns Valley Grange is taking pre-orders for the NEW PA State Grange 150th Anniversary Cookbook, which will be available this fall! (We will schedule a pickup date once they are in - they'll be hot off the press!)

For just $20, you can have a cookbook full of fantastic recipes from Grangers around the state - and they make great gifts, too.
Shipping is available for an additional charge.

Want to preorder? Message this page, Philip Vonada, or find a PV Grange member while at the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair this week or next!

08/11/2021

If you've got time, stop in over at Ag Progress Days in Pennsylvania Furnace. Visit the PA State Grange booth to see who might be there!

Ag Progress Days: Pennsylvania Grange President Wayne Campbell, Legislative Director Carrie Nace, 2021 PA Fair Queen Addison Neff of the Elizabethtown Fair, National Grange President Betsy Huber.

06/27/2021

Any Penns Valley Grangers want to help Progress Grange #96? Let's help our communities!

06/08/2021

Reminder...

05/31/2021

Happy Memorial Day from Penns Valley Grange. Remembering those who served and gave the ultimate sacrifice.

05/24/2021

grangefair.com

05/18/2021

Today is Primary Day in Pennsylvania! Go exercise your right to vote - there are a lot of local and statewide elections on this year's ballot. Independent voters can also vote on the referenda on the ballot.

05/03/2021

It's time!
We have tickets for the 2021 Quilt Raffle! This amazing Queen/King quilt can be yours, or one of 11 other cash prizes from our county Granges, for just $1! This is Centre County Pomona Grange's bug fundraiser, which helps us support charitable projects throughout the county and state.
Want to buy a ticket? Message us!
Want to help sell? Message Ruth Vonada!

04/27/2021

Timeline Photos

This is your last chance to get our limited edition Grange Month t-shirt! All the funds from this shirt will go to supporting the Junior Grange and their programs. Buy one today!

https://www.promoplace.com/grange/junior-grange-fund-raising-t-shirts.htm

04/21/2021

Penns Valley Grange is selling weekly tickets for the Centre County Grange Fair! Tickets are $20 - a 20% savings over buying them at the gates! Pre-orders can be made by contacting Ruth Walters Vonada.

04/14/2021

Centre County Y. P. of H. is collecting donations for The Jared Box Project!
Donations can be brought to Pomona on May 1 (9am), Penns Valley Grange's spaghetti dinner on May 13, Y. P. of H. on June 12, or contact Philip or Ruth Vonada.

Mount Nittany is requesting items for Infant and Teen/Tween Boxes. UPMC Lock Haven and Susquehanna are asking for Elementary and Teen/Tween items.

We are happy to accept both 'toy' donations and cash/check to help us purchase items to fill the boxes.

04/06/2021

Join the PA Junior Grange Department in the Spring Photo Scavenger Hunt - open to Juniors and "Juniors at Heart!" This hunt is perfect for the whole family, and encourages Junior Grangers and their families to get outside and enjoy nature, as the days get warmer and the world comes back to life.
Send photos to State Junior Director Philip Vonada by April 30th - complete as much of it as you can, and you could win a prize.

03/09/2021

March 11th, Grange meeting at the Grange Hall. 7PM .. Nickel BINGO. Come and join the fun. Please wear a mask.

02/11/2021

Attention: Penns Valley Grange will NOT be meeting tonight due to inclement weather!

01/05/2021

The National Grange is in action!

While taking time to talk with the Biden Transition team National Grange President Betsy Huber took time to highlight the Granges priorities for rural communities. This discussion included rural broadband, rural healthcare, and rural infrastructure.