June H. Davis, 78, of Holcombville Road, Whitheall, passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2012, at her home surrounded by her loving family following a short illness. Born on Oct. 12, 1933 in Granville, she was the daughter of the late Lucius and Eva (Stoddard) Hurlburt. Ma was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, [...]
Methodist Church to host Christmas Bazaar
The Whitehall United Methodist Church will host their annual Christmas Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the church, located at 56 Greenmount Cemetery Lane in Whitehall. Patrons will have the opportunity to shop for a variety of crafts, baked goods, Christmas decorations, toys, books, kitchen utensils and more. There [...]
Community Calendar 8/25/11
Thursday August 25 Seniors’ Picnic FAIR HAVEN Fair Haven Aerie 3907 is asking people age 62 and older to make a reservation by Thursday, Aug. 25, for its annual Seniors’ Picnic from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28, at12 Academy Streetin Fair Haven (rain or shine). Barbecued pork, corn on the cob [...]
Food pantry needs donations
By Derek Liebig An increase in the demand for non-perishable food items and a decrease in donations have left the shelves of the Whitehall Ecumenical Food Pantry as bare as Old Mother Hubbard’s cupboard. Mark Koeble, executive director of the food pantry, has seen lean times during his eight years running the food pantry, [...]
What a weekend
The 30th of July may well be the busiest day of the summer in the Granville area. At 9 a.m. Saturday, the doors to the Mettawee Community School in Pawlet will open, allowing people to choose among the 30,000 books in one of the biggest book sales in Vermont. At noon, the throaty roar of [...]
Robert Henry Swinton, 87,
Robert Henry Swinton, 87, died peacefully at his home with loving family members present at his side on Tuesday February 22, 2011. Robert (Bob) was born on July 19, 1923 to Henry T. and Elsie (Kingsley) Swinton in Whitehall, NY. He was a graduate of Whitehall High School. He began his railroad career with the [...]
Vacation Bible school scheduled
The town’s five churches will come together for a vacation Bible school Feb. 20 to 22 at the Whitehall United Methodist Church on Greenmount Cemetery Road. “We’ve worked together before, and this is just an extension of that,” said UMC Pastor the Rev. Ginny Deyo, who noted the churches have worked together on summer Bible [...]
‘Winter Festival on the Hill’ Saturday
The Whitehall United Methodist Church has long been open for sledding and other snow sports during the annual Winter Festival. This year, the church on the hill on Greenmount Cemetery Road is the center of it all. When the Rev. Ginny Deyo got word that the festival committee had decided to take a year off [...]







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 [...]