Twenty-one Granville students recently went to the New York State FFA Convention in Albion, N.Y., and many fared well in various categories. “This was an amazing adventure and a giant success story,” Advisor Terry Wheeler said of the event. The Farm Business Management Team, consisting of Kassie Ambrosi, Emily Campbell, Emily LaFlamme and Marc Billow, [...]
Singing and dancing at Mania
By Jaime Thomas Many locals got a chance to have their voices heard at Mettawee Mania on Saturday. Producer and director Rod Hawkins’ son Luke opened the show with a strong vocal performance, and he was followed by many others. Songs ranged from eight-year-old Emily Powers’ version of “Call Me Maybe” to fourth-grader Jade [...]
FFA to host battle of bands at school
Granville members of the National FFA Organization will host six groups for the fifth annual battle of the bands on Saturday, Dec. 1. Along with high school bands participating in the competition, such as the Granville jazz band and the Greenwich FFA band, other musicians will play just for entertainment. Bill Hunsinger will be playing [...]
Granville FFA part of fair record
The more than 20 Granville FFA students who spent Sunday running the FFA barn and petting zoo turned out to be part of a record crowd at last week’s Washington County Fair in Greenwich. The FFA students, who traditionally staff the barn on the final day of the fair were among the 13,939 people who [...]
Community gardeners recall Irene’s visit
The story of Sharissa Dunavan’s community garden never made the papers in the days following Tropical Storm Irene. It was known only to her friends and to those who followed her on Facebook. For her, the memory of the Mettowee River inundating a carefully cultivated garden with more than four feet of water will remain [...]







VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum
By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]