By Jaime Thomas Everybody loves to make money, and many people love to shop. In a combination of these two interests and a way to turn trash into treasure, the Granville Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual townwide yard sale this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., residents [...]
Thomas wins annual “Run for the Community 5k”
18th Annual Granville Area Lioness Club’s “Run for the Community 5K” Early Saturday morning on May 4, the parking lot at Granville’s Hook & Ladder Fire House started to fill up with volunteers carrying plates of cookies and brownies, along with runners checking out their bright orange race shirts in preparation for the Granville Area [...]
New chamber president hopes to reach out to everyone
By Jaime Thomas The Granville Area Chamber of Commerce appointed a new president last week, and he’s hoping to improve community outreach. “Creating communication between the community and the chamber of commerce is a great resource for feedback,” Steven Saltis said. Saltis, who is also the assistant manager at TD Bank in Granville, became a [...]
Granville area Christmas Concerts Sunday
Granville Area Chorus concerts always present a wide variety of musical styles from various periods and different composers. This year’s Christmas Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16 at the South Granville Congregational Church is no exception. From the contemporary “Glory to God in the Highest” to “Christmas Day,” a piece combining several old [...]
Granville tree lighting Friday
Bundle up and grab a camera for the lighting of the village Christmas tree in Granville on Friday, Nov. 30. The Granville Area Chamber of Commerce has once again organized the event, which takes place in Veterans Park, as a way to bring in the holiday season. In a special, pre-Christmas appearance, Santa will arrive [...]
Local runners fare well in distance race
Lou Pauquette and John Ehnholt are two of the fastest runners in the Granville area, and Sunday, they were the fastest pair in the annual Adirondack Marathon and Distance Festival. Running as “The Lean Machine,” the two combined to cover the 26.2-mile loop around SchroonLake in 2 hours, 55 minutes and 20 seconds. They each [...]
Election season arrives with primary voting
By Bill Toscano On the local level, this election season is a quiet one, but Granville area residents will be choosing new state and federal legislators, as well as voting for president. There is a Republican primary for town justice in Hartford, Thursday, Sept. 13, between Sam Irwin and Sharon Scofield. Both are qualified [...]
Hometown Holiday a hit
“Though the weather outside is frightful” is how the old song goes and likewise a little cold weather failed to diminish the enthusiasm of the massive crowd at the Granville Area Chamber of Commerce Hometown Holiday Dec. 2. The annual welcome to the winter holiday season featured Santa Claus – and a new addition – [...]
Hometown Holiday in Veterans Park
Sleigh bells will be ringing and carolers singing as the Hometown Holiday Festival signals the official start of the holiday season to Granville Friday night, Dec. 2. The Granville Area Chamber of Commerce-sponsored event invites everyone out to welcome the Holiday Season in Veterans Park beginning at 6 p.m. Santa gives the eight reindeer a [...]
Hometown Holiday to light tree Dec. 2
The Hometown Holiday Festival returns to Granville Friday night, Dec. 2 as the Granville Area Chamber of Commerce invites everyone out to officially start off the Holiday Season in Veterans Park beginning at 6 p.m. Festivities will run until about 7 p.m. or until each child has received a gift from Santa. Chamber President Kerri [...]





