The Rockford Community Grange 501 is celebrating the New Year as the renewed owners of its 92-year-old Grange Hall building.
In 2005, due to declining membership and the need for funds to make renovations to the building, the Rockford Grange sold both the building and the land that it and the Westside Fire Department Building were located on to the Westside Fire Protection District.
The Grange retained rights to use the building for meetings and, over the past several years, the Grange was revitalized and membership and activities increased. So in late 2014, the Westside Fire District agreed to sell the building back to the Grange. The Grange now also has a 99-year lease on the land where it is located and a parking easement.
Rockford Grange meetings are held at the Grange Building, located at 4250 Barrett Road. You can learn more about the Grange and friend it on Facebook under Rockford Grange #501. Some of the activities currently at the Grange include Folklore Society Dances from October to May on the second Saturday of the month at 7 p.m., Country Living classes on homesteading skills, and a beekeeping group. A Seed Swap is also scheduled for March.
Religious groups that regularly rent the space include the United Church of God on Saturday and the Mid-Columbia Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Sunday.
The Grange also provides an affordable place for anniversaries, birthday parties, weddings and memorial services. If you have a group that is looking for a meeting space please contact Linda Short at 541-490-9287 for more details on the Grange and rental rates.
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