Donations Needed For No Budget - No Pay Initiative

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, November 10, 2008 --- At the California State Grange annual convention held last month in Sacramento the delegates voted unanimously to pursue a No Budget – No Pay initiative that would require California legislators to approve a state budget on time, or suffer consequences.

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Community Movies Attract New Families

Want a fun and easy way to attract new families to your Grange and make a little money, too?  Try putting on a free Community Movie Night.

It works best if you can offer a Community Movie Series.  Show one movie on the first Saturday of the month, for example, for six months.  Start the movies at 7:00pm or 7:30pm.  Any earlier and it will be too light outside (the darker the better for a good projected image).  Any later and the movie will run past the kids’ bed time. 

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Marshall Grange To Raffle Off Solar Water Heater

GARDEN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, November 4, 2008 --- The Marshall Grange Youth are raffling-off a solar water heater valued at $1,500.  Installation is included.

The water heater is capable of delivering 50 gallons of hot water heated to 130 – 150 degrees by the sun.  The relatively simple but effective unit was built by the Marshall Youth Grange with mentoring provided by Grange member and solar expert, Allen Carrozza.