Renowned Sanskrit Scholar Dr. Prabhakar Apte Passes Away at 92 in Thane.
Renowned Sanskrit Scholar Dr. Prabhakar Apte Passes Away at 92 in Thane April 18, 2025 – Thane, Maharashtra – Dr. Prabhakar Pandurang Apte, a respected Sanskrit scholar and expert in ancient Indian texts and temple architecture, passed away at the age of 92 due to age-related complications. He is survived by two daughters. Dr. Apte was widely recognized for his scholarly contributions to... Read More
South Berwick-Eliot Rotary Club Revives Dictionary Project for Local Third Graders
South Berwick-Eliot Rotary Club Revives Dictionary Project for Local Third Graders SOUTH BERWICK & ELIOT, ME — After a brief pause due to COVID-19, the South Berwick-Eliot Rotary Club has proudly revived its long-running Dictionary Project, distributing over 150 dictionaries to local third-grade students. This year, every third grader at Central School in South Berwick and Eliot Elementary School in Eliot received their very... Read More
Logan Grange # 109, Pennsylvania
The Logan Grange #109 in Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania personally presented dictionaries to third grade students at Pleasant Gap Elementary School. Since 2005, members of the Logan Grange have delivered over 670 dictionaries to Pleasant Gap students. The Grange is a family fraternal organization that was organized in 1867 after the Civil War and is dedicated to the betterment of rural America through community service,... Read More
Grange Month Observed in April
Article written by Linda Moody, The Daily Advocate DARKE COUNTY — April has been designated as Grange Month, with Greenville Mayor Michael Bowers recently signing the proclamation. The Grange organization, according to the proclamation has served as a beacon of citizenship and civility since its founding in 1867 and social interaction and “educational efforts are the keystones that have allowed great achievements in non-partisan... Read More
Third Graders Receive Dictionaries: Generous Gifts from Bayneville Grange #1810
Article written by Belinda Larsen, The Butler County Times-Gazette Bayneville Grange #1810 distributed dictionaries to local third grade students recently. The group purchases the dictionaries through The Dictionary Project, a non-profit charitable organization which provides dictionaries to students to keep to use as their own personal reference books. The project believes a dictionary is an essential tool for a quality education and that a... Read More
Members of the Oakview Grange #311 Promote Education
On November 4, much to the delight of Jefferson-Lincoln Elementary 108 third graders, Oakview Grange members Joyce Kludt and Alice Coakley presented each student with their very own dictionary. This marks the fourteenth year that Oakview Grange has provided dictionaries to Jefferson-Lincoln third graders. The goal of the Dictionary Project is to assist all students in becoming good writers, active readers, creative thinkers, and... Read More
Jillian, Penncrest School District, Hayfield Grange #800, Saegertown, PA
Dear Grange Members, Thank you for the dictionary. I like the sign language at the back of the book. I think it’s so cool that the longest word in the world has 1,909 letters in it. Yours truly, Jillian J
Laura, Penncrest School Distict, Hayfield Grange #800, Saegertown, PA
Thank you for you dictionary! I love it! it is so cool. Thank you so much. you are the best. Sincerely, Laura
Anna, Penncrest School Distict, Hayfield Grange #800, Saegertown, PA
Thank you for my dictionary! Anna
Adam, Penncrest School Distict, Hayfield Grange #800, Saegertown, PA
Dear Hayfield Grange, Thank you for the dictionary. I’m able to find some good words. Now I am able to find the longest word in the dictionary. These dictionariys are so usefull. Some words are fanticks. Last it can help use use the maps to find out where cambridge is. I can spell the longest word in the dictionary. Can you come back soon?... Read More