Comments on: Going the way of the buffalo… http://zestyenterprise.com/2007/11/07/going-the-way-of-the-buffalo/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:42:15 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: the grange tacoma http://zestyenterprise.com/2007/11/07/going-the-way-of-the-buffalo/comment-page-1/#comment-60117 the grange tacoma Fri, 13 May 2011 09:11:54 +0000 http://zestyenterprise.com/?p=674#comment-60117 [...] Going the way of the buffalo… | Zesty Enterprise Nov 7, 2007 … The Waller Road Grange looks awesome. … to our Tacoma address because I love the Grange so much. … [...] [...] Going the way of the buffalo… | Zesty Enterprise Nov 7, 2007 … The Waller Road Grange looks awesome. … to our Tacoma address because I love the Grange so much. … [...]

]]> By: Jarrod http://zestyenterprise.com/2007/11/07/going-the-way-of-the-buffalo/comment-page-1/#comment-57142 Jarrod Sat, 12 Mar 2011 22:14:06 +0000 http://zestyenterprise.com/?p=674#comment-57142 What an amusing and yet poignant post. The sense of community takes another hit without polling places. Not only polling places in general, but that particular polling location are facing tough times. Another response mentioned the agricultural displays Waller Road Grange and other Granges install at the Western Washington Fair; that and serving as a polling location are only two of the most visible ways Waller Road Grange contributes to the community. The Grange also hosts a community fair, maintains the one-room schoolhouse on the grounds, invites local schoolchildren to plant and harvest a garden to teach the students about where their food originates, and many other worthwhile projects. Other Granges in the county participate in the Words for Thirds program to donate dictionaries to children, work with many other charities, and remain active in their communities. But activities like the displays at the Puyallup Fair (which require quite a bit of time and effort) and the Pierce County Fair may soon be casualties of the times. Interest in the Grange has been on the wane for decades and that seems to be the case with many other fraternal and civic organizations. It is particularly unfortunate because in this time of uncertainty the community support these groups have provided is needed more than ever. In the past thirty years, the number of Granges in Pierce County has been halved, with those in Parkland, Fife, Sumner, Vaughn, Graham, Kapowsin, and Elbe (among others) closing. The good news is that eleven Granges in Pierce County are still working with their communities. In addition to Waller Road, they are Collins (south of Tacoma), Elk Plain (outside Spanaway), Roy, Ohop (west of Eatonville), Fruitland (in South Hill), Riverside Valley (along the Puyallup River near where Puyallup, Tacoma, and Fife meet), Gig Harbor, Edgewood, Marion (west of Buckley), and McMillin (between Sumner and Orting). If anyone is interested, they can check the Washington State Grange's website (www.wa-grange.org) to learn more or to find the nearest Grange. In the meantime, enjoy the fair displays (and polling places!) while they last. What an amusing and yet poignant post. The sense of community takes another hit without polling places. Not only polling places in general, but that particular polling location are facing tough times. Another response mentioned the agricultural displays Waller Road Grange and other Granges install at the Western Washington Fair; that and serving as a polling location are only two of the most visible ways Waller Road Grange contributes to the community. The Grange also hosts a community fair, maintains the one-room schoolhouse on the grounds, invites local schoolchildren to plant and harvest a garden to teach the students about where their food originates, and many other worthwhile projects. Other Granges in the county participate in the Words for Thirds program to donate dictionaries to children, work with many other charities, and remain active in their communities. But activities like the displays at the Puyallup Fair (which require quite a bit of time and effort) and the Pierce County Fair may soon be casualties of the times. Interest in the Grange has been on the wane for decades and that seems to be the case with many other fraternal and civic organizations. It is particularly unfortunate because in this time of uncertainty the community support these groups have provided is needed more than ever. In the past thirty years, the number of Granges in Pierce County has been halved, with those in Parkland, Fife, Sumner, Vaughn, Graham, Kapowsin, and Elbe (among others) closing. The good news is that eleven Granges in Pierce County are still working with their communities. In addition to Waller Road, they are Collins (south of Tacoma), Elk Plain (outside Spanaway), Roy, Ohop (west of Eatonville), Fruitland (in South Hill), Riverside Valley (along the Puyallup River near where Puyallup, Tacoma, and Fife meet), Gig Harbor, Edgewood, Marion (west of Buckley), and McMillin (between Sumner and Orting). If anyone is interested, they can check the Washington State Grange’s website (www.wa-grange.org) to learn more or to find the nearest Grange. In the meantime, enjoy the fair displays (and polling places!) while they last.

]]> By: sandra407 http://zestyenterprise.com/2007/11/07/going-the-way-of-the-buffalo/comment-page-1/#comment-41252 sandra407 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:34:10 +0000 http://zestyenterprise.com/?p=674#comment-41252 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> By: Zesty Enterprise » The day the world changed. (hopefully for the better!) http://zestyenterprise.com/2007/11/07/going-the-way-of-the-buffalo/comment-page-1/#comment-36635 Zesty Enterprise » The day the world changed. (hopefully for the better!) Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:37:58 +0000 http://zestyenterprise.com/?p=674#comment-36635 [...] minutes. But there was still QUITE a crowd as far as my cute little polling place is concerned. (Check out the deserted photos on my post from last November.) I don’t know what happened, by the way, but we got to vote there again. My county is one of [...] [...] minutes. But there was still QUITE a crowd as far as my cute little polling place is concerned. (Check out the deserted photos on my post from last November.) I don’t know what happened, by the way, but we got to vote there again. My county is one of [...]

]]> By: Jenny http://zestyenterprise.com/2007/11/07/going-the-way-of-the-buffalo/comment-page-1/#comment-6748 Jenny Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:33:37 +0000 http://zestyenterprise.com/?p=674#comment-6748 Yes I did! I hope so. I'm not ready to be done! Yes I did! I hope so. I’m not ready to be done!

]]> By: tacomachickadee http://zestyenterprise.com/2007/11/07/going-the-way-of-the-buffalo/comment-page-1/#comment-6549 tacomachickadee Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:42:55 +0000 http://zestyenterprise.com/?p=674#comment-6549 Did you hear we might get another year at least of the polls? You might not be done with Waller Road! ;) Did you hear we might get another year at least of the polls? You might not be done with Waller Road! ;)

]]> By: Jenny http://zestyenterprise.com/2007/11/07/going-the-way-of-the-buffalo/comment-page-1/#comment-6407 Jenny Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:03:16 +0000 http://zestyenterprise.com/?p=674#comment-6407 Camille: I hear you on the alwasy cold. Another thing Bikram is good for! Warming up! Tacoma Friend: Dude, I am so with you. It's Aaron that needs convincing. Does Alex go? Camille: I hear you on the alwasy cold. Another thing Bikram is good for! Warming up!

Tacoma Friend: Dude, I am so with you. It’s Aaron that needs convincing. Does Alex go?

]]> By: Tacoma Friend http://zestyenterprise.com/2007/11/07/going-the-way-of-the-buffalo/comment-page-1/#comment-6238 Tacoma Friend Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:08:04 +0000 http://zestyenterprise.com/?p=674#comment-6238 Jenny, I really appreciate this blog - and you are so cute there in front of the grange. I thought of you when I read the TNT story. As a side note, this is a great reason for you to come with us the next time we contra dance - they're usually at a grange or community building and make you feel all cozy and part of a community. -K Jenny, I really appreciate this blog – and you are so cute there in front of the grange. I thought of you when I read the TNT story. As a side note, this is a great reason for you to come with us the next time we contra dance – they’re usually at a grange or community building and make you feel all cozy and part of a community. -K

]]> By: Camille http://zestyenterprise.com/2007/11/07/going-the-way-of-the-buffalo/comment-page-1/#comment-6236 Camille Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:03:41 +0000 http://zestyenterprise.com/?p=674#comment-6236 Yes, if was warmer outside I'd love my L.A. address. But our mornings look extremely familiar and I'm freezing cold at night. However, I can't complain when the sun comes out in the afternoon and it's 70 degrees out...even though I'm still cold! Yes, if was warmer outside I’d love my L.A. address. But our mornings look extremely familiar and I’m freezing cold at night. However, I can’t complain when the sun comes out in the afternoon and it’s 70 degrees out…even though I’m still cold!

]]> By: Jenny http://zestyenterprise.com/2007/11/07/going-the-way-of-the-buffalo/comment-page-1/#comment-6235 Jenny Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:23:25 +0000 http://zestyenterprise.com/?p=674#comment-6235 dahli: I know, right? Now it will just be something I need to make time for. I really like this idea of somehow making it a fun experience. I'll have to think of some way to create ceremony before next year. Jesse: Oh thanks! Photography compliments from you mean a lot. :) dahli: I know, right? Now it will just be something I need to make time for. I really like this idea of somehow making it a fun experience. I’ll have to think of some way to create ceremony before next year.

Jesse: Oh thanks! Photography compliments from you mean a lot. :)

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