By Jaime Thomas For the fourth consecutive month this year the Granville cafeteria suffered a loss in April. District Business Manager Cathy Somich told the board of education the schools have lost $39,000 so far this year during a meeting Monday night. “Everyone is in the same pinch as we are; some are a lot [...]
Horde track prepares for league championship
By Jaime Thomas Track Coach Jay Condon said the team is coming along and in good shape for its approaching league championship next Wednesday. In a dual meet last Tuesday, both the boys and girls track team beat nearby Whitehall but lost to host Hudson Valley. Senior Gabe Pratt kept busy finishing first in the [...]
Four candidates compete for three slots on school board
By Jaime Thomas Four candidates are vying and only three slots are open on the Granville Board of Education as elections swiftly approach. In addition to incumbent candidates Kevin Ely, Dale Olsen and Eric Scribner, Audrey Hicks is now on the bid for the position. She said she is running for several reasons; primarily, she [...]
Well rounded track team busy with meets
By Jaime Thomas The Horde track team has been on its feet the past week, traveling to various meets and competitions. Following a couple of well-placed meets, the team didn’t fare as well against Stillwater and Lake George on Tuesday when they came in third overall. Though they couldn’t quite beat their opponents, some members [...]
Track team places in many events
By Jaime Thomas Despite freezing temperatures and sleet the Granville track team fared well at their first meet of the season, the only one the Horde will host. The boys dominated over both Cambridge, at 73 to 23 and Berlin at 85 1/2 to 29 1/2, while the girls had a huge 85-18 win over [...]
School board petitions open
Petitions for the nomination of candidates for the office of Granville Board of Education member are now available at the district business office in the high school. Three board member positions are open; Dale Olsen, who was filling in a one-year slot, said she has not yet decided if she will run again. Kevin Ely [...]
Local maple producers optimistic as sap starts to flow
Take a walk through the woods of Jeff Cornell’s Holley Hill Farm and you’ll see the signs: Miles and miles of green plastic tubes strung together between hundreds of trees. The sap has begun to run, ushering in the start of this year’s maple syrup season. Over the last few weekends, Cornell, his wife Linda, [...]
Track team fares well at championships
The Granville indoor track team made its mark at the Division IV Sectional Indoor Track and Field Championship last weekend. “I’m very proud of everyone who competed today,” Coach Jay Condon said in an email. “We had 13 entries and had eight entries place — not to mention all the personal records we had. It [...]







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 [...]