NAOMI FLETCHER, LECTURER
14685 25.75 Road
Rapid River, MI 49878
Tel: 906-399-2815
Naomi.fletcher54@gmail.com
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2026 GRANGE NEWS
2-Dimentional Puzzles —
3-Dimentional Puzzles —
Fabric —Quilts, any size
Fabric — Tote or Handbag
Fabric — Pillowcase
Fabric — Miscellaneous
Yarn —Afghans/Blankets
Yarn — Miscellaneous
Thread — Embroidery
1st Place: Naomi Fletcher, Burns #160
Handcrafted animals — crochet/knitted
Handcrafted Animals — Fabric
America Turns 250 — Centerpieces
America Turns 250 — Ind. Place Settings
Coloring — Animals
Coloring — Flowers
Coloring — Stained Glass
Collections — Any Kind
Art —Diamond Dots
Art– Painted Rocks
Art—Miscellaneous
Photography — Garden Scenes
Photography— Night sky
Photography — America The Beautiful
Photography —Friends
Photography — Let’s Celebrate
Photography — Animals
Home Made Foods — Fruit Pie
Home Made Foods — Jams
Traditional or Unusual Family Recipe
Best of Show—Lecturers
Best of Show — Photography
Best of Show — Junior Photography
Congratulations to all of the contest winners! We would really like to see more entries next year, so get started as soon as the new program comes out in January!
Winners, Winners, Winners
Tell Me a Story — Family
1st Place: Jackie Bishop, Home #129
2nd Place: Peggy Johnston
Brick Builds—
1st Place: Naomi Fletcher, Burns #160
2-Dimentional Puzzles —
1st Place: Eugene Fletcher, Burns #160
2nd Place: Naomi Fletcher, Burns #160
3-Dimentional Puzzles —
1st Place: Dale Moore, Burns #160
2nd Place: Peggy Johnston, Burns #160
Fabric —Quilts, any size
1st Place: Fran Longsdorf, Burns #160
Fabric — Tote or Handbag
1st Place: Naomi Fletcher, Burns #160
2nd Place: Peggy Johnston, Burns #160
Fabric — Pillowcase
1st Place: Naomi Fletcher, Burns #160
2nd Place: Fran Longsdorf, Burns #160
Fabric — Miscellaneous
1st Place: Arlene Douglas, Burns #160
Yarn —Afghans/Blankets
1st Place: Karen Wolletz, Barnard #689
2nd Place: Lucile Bloom, Burr Oak #1350
Yarn — Miscellaneous
1st Place: Joan Hellmann, Pittsfield Union #882
2nd Place: Ladonna Kurburski, Harbor Springs #730
Thread — Embroidery
1st Place: Karen Wolletz, Barnard #689
Thread — Miscellaneous
1st Place: Naomi Fletcher, Burns #160
Handcrafted animals — crochet/knitted
1st Place: Karen Wolletz, Barnard #689
2nd Place: Naomi Fletcher, Burns #160
3rd Place: Ladonna Kurburski, Harbor Springs #730
Handcrafted Animals — Fabric
1st Place: Karen Wolletz, Barnard #689
America Turns 250 — Centerpieces
1st Place: Sandy LaHart, North Adrian #721
2nd Place: Peggy Johnston, Burns #160
3rd Place: Connie Johnston, Gratiot #1898
America Turns 250 — Ind. Place Settings
1st Place: Peggy Johnston, Burns #160
Coloring — Animals
1st Place: Sharon Popler, Burns #160
2nd Place: Peggy Johnston, Burns #160
3rd Place: Arlene Douglas, Burns #160
Coloring — Flowers
1st Place: Sharon Popler, Burns #160
2nd Place: Peggy Johnston, Burns #160
3rd Place: Fran Longsdorf, Burns #160
Coloring — Stained Glass
1st Place: Kathy Hsu-Bishop, Home #129
2nd Place: Peggy Johnston, Burns #160
3rd Place: Arlene Douglas, Burns #160
Collections — Any Kind
1st Place: Karen Wolletz, Barnard #689
2nd Place: Ladonna Kurburski, Harbor Springs #730
3rd Place: Jackie Bishop, Home #129
Art —Diamond Dots
1st Place: Karen Wolletz, Barnard #689
2nd Place: Peggy Johnston, Burns #160
3rd Place: Naomi Fletcher, Burns #160
Art– Painted Rocks
1st Place: Sharon Popler, Burns #160
2nd Place: Peggy Johnston, Burns #160
3rd Place: Dale Moore, Burns #160
Art—Miscellaneous
1st Place: Dale Moore, Burns #160
Photography — Garden Scenes
1st Place: Dale Moore, Burns #160
2nd Place: Peggy Johnston, Burns #160
3rd Place: Tricia Eidsmoe, Studley #1174
Photography— Night sky
Jr: 1st Place: Winter Hsu-Bishop, Home #129
Sub: 1st Place: Joan Hellman, Pittsfield Union #882
2nd Place: Connie Johnston, Gratiot #1898
3rd Place: Kathy Hsu- Bishop, Home #129
Photography — America The Beautiful
Jr: 1st Place Willow Hsu –Bishop, Home #129
Sub.1st Place: Peggy Johnston, Burns #160
2nd Place: Chris Johnston, Gratiot #1898
3rd Place: Kevin Young, Community #1675
Photography —Friends
1st Place: Kathy Hsu-Bishop, Home #129
2nd Place: Sharon Popler, Burns #160
3rd Place: Dale Moore, Burns #160
Photography — Let’s Celebrate
Jr. 1st Place: Winter Hsu-Bishop, Home #129
2nd Place: Willow Hsu-Bishop, Home #129
Sub. 1st. Place: Connie Johnston, Gratiot #1898
Sub. 1st. Place: Connie Johnston, Gratiot #1898
2nd Place: Kevin Young, Community #1675
3rd Place: Peggy Johnston, Burns #160
Photography — Animals
Jr. Willow Hsu-Bishop, Home #129
Sub: 1st Place: Sharon Popler, Burns #160
2nd Place: Kathy Hsu-Bishop, Home #129
3rd Place: Dale Moore, Burns 3160
Home Made Foods — Fruit Pie
1st Place: Peggy Johnston, Burns #160
2nd Place: Lena Young, Community #1675
Home Made Foods — Jams
1st Place: Dale Moore, Burns #160
2nd Place: Peggy Johnston, Burns #160
Traditional or Unusual Family Recipe
1st Place: Peggy Johnston, Burns #160
2nd Place: Dale Moore, Burns #160
Best of Show—Lecturers
Karen Wolletz, Barnard #689
Best of Show — Photography
Joan Hellmann, Pittsfield Union #882
Best of Show — Junior Photography
Willow Hsu-Bishop, Home #129
Certificates for Reporting :
Certificates for Reporting :
Pomona Granges:
Mid Michigan #61
Lenawee #15
Lenawee #15
Subordinate Granges:
Gratiot #1898
North Adrian #721
North Adrian #721
Community #1675
Burns #160
Burns #160
Colon #215
Harbor Springs #730
Harbor Springs #730
Fredonia #1713
Studley #1174
Studley #1174
Barnard #689
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2026 GRANGE NEWS
I can’t believe Annual Session is just around the corner!!! This year has gone by so fast, and yet so slow. Some of you may know my husband has been battling with one health crisis after another since March. I think we have him settled down now for a while. Two helicopter rides to major trauma centers including Green Bay and Marquette in four months, seem to be his idea of having fun. He used to be in the Air Force, so riding around in flying tubes was his career for 15 years.
I can’t believe Annual Session is just around the corner!!! This year has gone by so fast, and yet so slow. Some of you may know my husband has been battling with one health crisis after another since March. I think we have him settled down now for a while. Two helicopter rides to major trauma centers including Green Bay and Marquette in four months, seem to be his idea of having fun. He used to be in the Air Force, so riding around in flying tubes was his career for 15 years.
But I digress. As we lead into this year’s session, I want you to be aware of the small things. Little ducks. Pretend you’re on a cruise (some of you were in November). Out of the corner of your eye, you see a little duck. Not the Jeep kind. These are no larger than a quarter. Your challenge at session is to find as many as you can. Share them with others, trade them for your favorite color, and at the end of session, we’ll see who has collected the most. You can pick up your duck collecting bag at the Lecturer’s Station. Prizes are involved!
My new desk-cot (desk mascot) will be a little polka-dot long horn. Take him on an adventure throughout session and post his pictures on the Michigan State Grange Facebook page! Tell his story! Let’s have some real Grange fun!!!
And, as always, there will be puzzles to solve, and maybe even a little competitive game of Feud! Hope to see you all in Three Rivers soon.
One more note-from a leaflet published when postage was only 3 cents (can you guess when?) by the National Grange:
“Today is Rural America’s hour of opportunity. Lots of its people are pulling on the oars, but too many slackers are still in the boat.”
This quote sounds more true today than it ever has. Are you on the oars, or in the boat? Be the change
