Quilts of Valor presentation set for Tuesday

ORANGE — The North Orange Grange will hold a Quilts of Valor presentation at the Community Church of North Orange and Tully on Tuesday.

The ceremony at 48 Main St. will begin at 7:30 p.m.

The Quilts of Valor Foundation is a nonprofit that strives to literally and metaphorically comfort veterans with the healing love of a homemade quilt as an expression of gratitude for their sacrifices. Orange veterans Leon Nicoliello, Dan Kimball, George C.F. Willard, James Cornwell, Joe Young and Edward Day have previously been given quilts.

The quilts are crafted by Nancy Blackmer, the Orange town clerk and the North Orange Grange secretary. For more information, email her at nblackmer@mass.rr.com.

St. Mary’s Women’s Club holds 102nd installation of officers

ORANGE — The St. Mary’s Women’s Club held its 102nd installation of officers at a recent banquet at the Parish Center.

Forty members and guests enjoyed a meal catered by Black Crow Catering and were entertained by the musical group Legacy. The Rev. Shaun O’Connor praised the group for its perseverance when many other similar groups have fallen by the wayside, and encouraged its members to look ahead rather than to the past for ways to serve the church and the community.

The following officers were elected: Emily White, president; Maureen Riendeau, vice president; Mary Carey, recording secretary; Robin LaCroix, treasurer; and Joanne Sahagian, corresponding secretary. The board of directors includes Kelly Cellana, Marilyn Elwood and Yvette LaCroix for one year, and Colleen Peloquin, Carol Krouse and Donna Woodard for two years.

The St. Mary’s Women’s Club has stationed a baby crib in the church entry to collect baby clothes and other necessary baby items to be given to Valuing Our Children after Father’s Day.

The club’s next gathering will be a trip to the Barre Cross on June 11, meeting at the Parish Center at 8 a.m. and traveling to Barre to attend Mass at St. Thomas, then proceeding to the Barre Cross for a visit. The group will stop for lunch on the trip home. Reservations are required.