Coyote Grange
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Coyote Grange is Chapter 412 of the California State Grange. Its headquarters are an historic hall and gardens in Coyote, California
, near San Jose
.
The hall itself was built in 1902 on land deeded by Fiachro Fisher from his Coyote Valley
estate. From its inception, the building was used as a community meeting place. The Coyote Grange Chapter was founded in 1925 and for many years rented the hall for its meetings. On May 5, 1949 the organization bought the building and surrounding gardens and still uses them today for its activities which include monthly dances, expeditions, potluck
dinners, and a group for 13–17 year olds, many of whom are home schoolers
.
The Coyote Grange Hall is also used for meetings of the local 4-H
club and other community organizations, and can be rented for private functions.
Coyote, California
Coyote, originally Burnett is an unincorporated community in a narrowing of Santa Clara Valley astride Coyote Creek, between San Jose and Morgan Hill, in Santa Clara County, California. Its ZIP Code is 95013; there is a small U.S. Post Office....
, near San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
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The hall itself was built in 1902 on land deeded by Fiachro Fisher from his Coyote Valley
Coyote Valley
Coyote Valley is a large expanse of farmland, orchards and homes, approximately in size, located in a narrowing of the Santa Clara Valley, in the southernmost part of San Jose, California...
estate. From its inception, the building was used as a community meeting place. The Coyote Grange Chapter was founded in 1925 and for many years rented the hall for its meetings. On May 5, 1949 the organization bought the building and surrounding gardens and still uses them today for its activities which include monthly dances, expeditions, potluck
Potluck
A potluck is a gathering of people where each person or group of people contributes a dish of food prepared by the person or the group of people, to be shared among the group...
dinners, and a group for 13–17 year olds, many of whom are home schoolers
Homeschooling
Homeschooling or homeschool is the education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors, rather than in other formal settings of public or private school...
.
The Coyote Grange Hall is also used for meetings of the local 4-H
4-H
4-H in the United States is a youth organization administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture of the United States Department of Agriculture , with the mission of "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development." The name represents...
club and other community organizations, and can be rented for private functions.
Sources
- Coyote Grange on the official web site of the California State Grange. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- 'A matter of heritage', Morgan Hill Times, December 27, 2002. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- Timely Topics, Newsletter of the 4-H Youth Development Program, University of California's Santa Clara County Cooperative Extension Service and the Santa Clara County 4-H Club Council, April 2006. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- History of Coyote, High Desert Drifters. Retrieved 8 June 2008.