Left Hand Grange No. 9
Niwot, CO Est. 1874

Left Hand Grange No. 9
PO Box 301
Niwot, CO  80544

Some brief history of the Left Hand Grange

The Left Hand Grange No. 9 was organized at the Batchelder School House southwest of Niwot on December 20, 1873. The Left Hand Grange No. 9 received its charter on Jan 24, 1874.

In 1942, meetings began to be held in the Nelson Hall in Niwot. Now known as the Grange Hall, Nelson Hall was purchased by Left Hand Grange from the Nelson estate in 1945.

In 2009, the hall underwent substantial renovation to solve drainage problems and foundation decay. The renovation included rebuilding exterior walls and modernization of the interior spaces. The lower floor is now fully handicap accessible. The renovation was strongly supported by the entire Niwot community and donations to the Left Hand Grange. Community and business leaders in Niwot consider the Grange a great community asset.

The Left Hand Grange is the oldest active Grange in Colorado. Its goal is community service. Typical fundraisers include book and plant sales, memberships, hall rental, and donations. Grange projects include such efforts as the donation and distribution of dictionaries to 3rd grade students at local schools. the project has focused on area schools where there is a high percentage of students receiving reduced price or free lunches. In the latest distribution, in November of 2009, 300 copies of "The Best Dictionary for Students" and 215 copies of "Webster's English-Spanish Dictionary" were distributed. This brings the total of dictionaries distributed to over 2125 since 2004. For more information, see www.thedictionaryproject.com.

The Left Hand Grangers intend to make their hall a community landmark, worthy of the real purpose of the Fraternal Order of the Grange, and to serve the entire community of Niwot.