Mohawk Valley Community Grange Minutes of September 17, 2025
Meeting was brought to order at 6:00
Present: Linda Mooney, Teresa Hill, Julia & Dan Mooney, Jean Guidry, Kelly & Thorp
McClaren, Dan Tipton, Leata & Michele Freese, Gail Weathers, Lon Otterby, Donna Heath
Dates of Interest
– 10.4.25 Harvest Festival
– 10.15.25 Regular meeting
– 11.1.25 BINGO
– 11.15.25 Road Cleanup
– 11.19.25 Last Regular meeting of 2025
Minutes of the August meeting read and approved [Michele motioned, Kelly seconded]
Treasurer’s Report – Teresa
– Balance end of August: $2332.39; Savings: $5401.92.
– Hughes Net: Linda will send bill to Teresa.
Caretaker/Rental Manager Report — Thorp & Kelly
– Kelly: rentals: baby shower Oct.11; possible birthday celebration Nov. 15; Richard & family
Thanksgiving
– Thorp: tree and plumbing issues to be decided
Unfinished Business
– Tree bids from Ben Owens of True North, Ben Macauley of Highland, and Alby of Sperry
Tree Services were reviewed and discussed. Michele proposed asking Ben Owens to handle
the 2 Maple trees but NOT to cable the 2nd Maple behind Thorp & Kelly’s fence for $2800
from savings. Dan T seconded. PASSED Thorp will call Ben O.
– Harvest Festival: October 4th: Apple juicing at 1:00; vendors set up at 2:00; Festival 3 – 7 ,
Dinner at 5:00. Volunteer commitments: Parking: Thorp & Dan T; Kitchen: Teresa & Linda,
Donna & Jean will wash dishes from 5 – 7; Pumpkin painting/carving: Michele & CB [may
need paints & carving tools]. Contest: MHS will have 4 chili entries, plus Cassidy’s; judges:
Michele, Leata, Dan T. Cleanup: all of us! Advertising: Linda made flyers; Cassidy will post
on the Mohawk Valley Neighbors page; Vendors: Youth Center, Tami, ? NEW: there will be
small prizes for the 3 winners of the chili, cornbread and dessert competition. Jean has a
basket; Michele has items for the prize baskets.
New Business
– Nobody is getting texts from Century Link other than Kalen, Teresa and Linda.
– Plumbing: Drain is done; Brandon was paid $500 for parts, $400, labor, for work completed.
Still need to find fittings to extend pipe above the floor; $600 was already approved for that.
– BINGO: Cookies will be sold; Linda will order 2 doz. Daubers from Amazon.
Adjourned at 6:53 p.m.