Tag Archives: Granville Rotary Club

Townwide garage sale this weekend

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 [...]

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Students receive dictionaries

The entire third-grade class at Mary J. Tanner happily flipped through brand new dictionaries Friday morning. In keeping with and eight or nine-year tradition, the Granville Rotary Club purchased and handed out these books to all the third-graders. “We want to promote kids’ reading, and it’s a very valuable tool to have,” Rotarian Bob Meldrum [...]

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Rotarians help prepare students job interview skills

On November 14th six members of the Granville Rotary Club,led by Granville R.C. Club President Bob Meldrum, conducted mock interviews of 21 students from David Cosey’s Social Studies Class at Granville High School .Such interviews are intended to prepare students for the interviews they will necessarily face on applying to college or for job opportunities. [...]

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Local supervisors, Rotary lend hand

As Nov. 22 approached, Diane Roy was facing the end of her insurance coverage instead of looking forward to a day of holiday feasting. The Hartford resident and single mother of three was recently warned that her insurance would be canceled if she did not get railings installed on her porch by Thanksgiving. After the [...]

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Dinner for a great cause

Get a warm fuzzy feeling from providing a warm fuzzy feeling. The Granville Rotary Club has a holiday tradition of working to make sure area children who need warm winter clothing the most have it; it’s called the annual Spirit of Christmas spaghetti dinner and it happens at Bernardo’s on Monday, Dec. 10. The spaghetti [...]

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Robert Randall Daring, 87

PAWLET, VT — Robert (Bob) Randall Daring passed away on Friday, June 22, 2012, at his home. Bob Daring was born Aug. 29, 1924, in Schenectady, NY. In World War II, he served as a corporal in the 78th “Lightning” Division of the U.S. Army, where he participated in the Battle for the Remagen Bridge, [...]

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Townwide sale set for May 14

Town wide yard sale May 14   It’s nice to have options. And the annual Granville town-wide yard sale provides at least two – buy or sell. Save the date, May 14, and plan to find a bargain somewhere – with the entire town to search. Or are you looking to clear out your basement [...]

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Saturday night trivia…don’t wait until the last minute

What NFL team, known as the “Ain’ts” finally won the Super Bowl in 2010? What sport used the term “home run” long before baseball? If you know these or any other obscure facts gather up a group of friends and head for the Forum Saturday night. The 2011 Granville Rotary Club Trivia Night starts at [...]

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Rotary Trivia Night tweaked to allow younger participants

The 2011 version of the popular Granville Rotary Club Trivia Night fundraiser will have an important new wrinkle: younger participants. Trivia Night will be held at The Forum on Jan. 22 starting at 7 p.m. with the doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Rotary Club member Dave O’Brien said the club made the move for the [...]

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Coats for Kids dinner Dec. 6 at Bernardo’s

Get a warm fuzzy feeling from giving a warm fuzzy feeling. The Granville Rotary Club will host their annual Spirit of Christmas or Christmas Wish dinner at Bernardo’s Monday, Dec. 6. The spaghetti dinner features spaghetti with sauce, garlic bread, salad to eat in or take out. The spaghetti fundraiser will be held from 5 [...]

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Rec. Center offering summer programs for children

Tomorrow marks the official start of summer vacation for Whitehall-area youth, and kids looking for a way to fill their [...]

Board of Ed. recognizes top students

The Whitehall Board of Education took a few moments to honor the district’s top students during Monday’s monthly meeting. Board [...]

Two arrested in local shooting

Two New York City men were arrested Friday in connection with an April 11 armed robbery at the Hampton Hotel [...]

Town to charge businesses, out-of-towners for use of park

Businesses and out-of-towners will be charged a nominal fee to host events at the Skenesborough Waterfront Community Park. The town [...]

59 to graduate from WHS

For a few dozen young adults, Friday evening will serve as a rite of passage, one they’ve worked 12 years [...]

Students conduct own verison of Mythbusters

If you eat a piece of food that’s been on the floor less than five seconds, can you avoid ingesting [...]

Longtime teachers recognized

The Board of Education bid a fond farewell Monday night to a half dozen longtime teachers. Daniel Mulholland, Karen Devendorf, [...]

Vegas Gold trumps Gold

By Jaime Thomas Just when everyone in Granville thought the debate about school colors was over and done with, it [...]

Crews respond to electrical fire at The Orchard

By Jaime Thomas Area firefighters responded to an early morning fire at The Orchard Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre Tuesday morning. [...]

Granville to graduate 111

By Jaime Thomas It’s the moment Granville seniors have been getting ready for 12 years—graduation is now around the corner. [...]

Sunny weather for parade and carnival

Hicks appoints new historian

By Jaime Thomas An opening for a town historian in Granville came at a perfect time for Lee Tugas. Tugas, [...]

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