January 17, 1963
Sixty Years Ago
This week's dinner meeting of the merchants committee of the Granville Chamber of Commerce held at Sis & Betty's restaurant was a busy one with Chairman Dick Rowe keeping things moving at all times. Questions discussed included: Should the merchants sponsor another Sweepstakes and if so should they add a fabulous prize; what about Granville Days and what about signs? Mel Brown was present and showed a very attractive sign he had painted. The men present voted to have a replica of this, only much larger, constructed and placed somewhere at the south entrance to the village, exact spot to be decided later. These meetings are of much interest and would be enjoyable to practically everyone in the area.
Assembly Lawrence E. Corbett has been informed that bids will be received on February 14 for the reconstruction of Route 22 from 0.95 miles north of North Hoosick northerly 6.5 miles to 0.15 miles north of the south village line of the village of Cambridge. The present 18 foot highway will be replaced with a 24 foot asphalt concrete pavement. It will be on entirely new alignment over the southernmost two miles, eliminating sharp curves, and will generally follow the existing route over the remainder of the section. Estimated at $1,917,000, it is expected work will commence as soon as weather permits next spring.
The arrangement committee for the testimonial dinner in honor of Jonathon Harrington, winner of the Rotary Foundation Scholarship, has announced that Dr. Matthew P. Gaffney will be the principal speaker. All clubs, organizations, and individuals interested in honoring the achievement are invited to attend this dinner January 29 at the Granville Elementary school starting at 6:15 p.m. Tickets are available for this roast beef dinner, at Edwards' Store and from any Rotary club member.
The director and assistant director of the Southern Adirondack Library System, Miss Florence Harshe and Mrs. Mary Stewart, will speak at the Granville Central Parent-Teacher club meeting to be held Monday, January 21, from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Middle Granville Elementary School cafetorium.
The regular meeting of the Granville Central School Board of Education was held January 8 at 8 p.m. Proceedings were opened by President Everett Hammond who read selections from the New York State School Board Journal which dealt specifically with the responsibilities of board members.
State Senator Albert Berkowitz of Granville, Republican representing Washington and Rensselaer counties, was Friday re-named chairman of the Senate Civil Service and Pensions Committee by Senate Majority Leader Walter J. Mahoney. He was also appointed to committees.
Pawlet: Mettowee Valley Grange No. 373 will have a skating party at Bill Mason's, Saturday night, January 19. After skating, all will meet at the Grange hall for refreshments. Everyone is welcome.
Basketball: Friday night, January 11 the Tomahawks of Corinth downed the Golden Horde of Granville with a score of 53-39. This game made Corinth 3-3 and Granville 1-5 in Northern Conference standings. Al Roberts was high scorer for Granville with 14 points.
Births: a daughter, Mary Ann, to Mr. and Mrs. George Barnes, Hebron; a daughter, Deborah Lynn, to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Gould, Pawlet, Vermont; a son, John Joseph, to Mr. and Mrs. John Mosher, Granville; a daughter, Susan Lee, to Mr. and Mrs. Douglas McEachron, Bayamow, Puerto Rico; a daughter, Cindy Lee, to Mr. and Mrs. George Holcomb, West Granville.
Weddings: Alice Liebig, North Hebron and Gilbert Rodriguez, Havana and Miami, Florida; Josephine Sabol and Gerald Niazy, both of Warren, Michigan.
Obituaries: Miss Elizabeth Lathrop, Los Angeles, California; Mrs. Sarah Taylor Collins, Poultney, Vermont; Miss Clara Eliza Hunt, Poultney, Vermont; Mrs. Espy Hubbard, Pawlet, Vermont; Miss Abbie Hanna, West Hebron; Mrs. Anna Hopkins, Unadilla; Mrs. Margaret H. O'Donnell, Salem; Joseph Billow, Granville; Harris Moore, Granville; Wilbur Gillis, Salem; Edward F. Fitzgerald, Hebron; Charles W. Dillon, Salem; funeral of Patrick Kehoe.
January 19, 1983
Forty Years Ago
David G. Stanton, president of Emma Laing Stevens Hospital, has announced that Granville Masons, F&AM #55, has donated a treadmill to the hospital. The treadmill will be used in the hospital's physical therapy department to rehabilitate both in-patients and out-patients as a non-electrical exercise machine. Mr. Fred Davison is recognized as being instrumental in making the donation possible.
Robert M. Winn, Esq., a Granville attorney, will be the Assistant District Attorney for Northern Washington County as of January 17, 1983. He replaces Frank H. Kingsley, Jr., of Whitehall, who resigned the position to devote more time to his law practice and real estate business.
Middle Granville Elementary School physical education teacher Paul Fish was suspended from work by the Granville school board on Jan. 5, the Sentinel has learned. Neither school board members or Paul Fish himself would comment on the matter.
There may be a foot of snow on the playing fields, but planning for the 1983 Little League season has begun. The organizational meeting will be held on Thursday, January 27, at 7 p.m. in the village rooms on Main Street.
Granville village trustee Wayne William announced this week that he is seeking the Citizen's Party nomination for mayor. The present mayor, Frank Caiazza, is reportedly not seeking reelection.
The Granville town board last Thursday evening made appointments for 1983.
Boys' basketball: St. Mary's came to Granville last Friday evening, and defeated Granville.
Granville's girls basketball team beat SMA of Hoosick Falls Wednesday night by a score of 46-34. Julie Harrington was high scorer leading Granville with 13 points. Sue Luckenbaugh led the Horde to a league win by scoring 25 points against Corinth. The final score of the evening was 48-33.
Births: a son, Scott Matthew, to Mr. and Mrs. William Cahill, Jr., Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Weddings: Deborah Riker, Wells, Vermont and Clarence Gould, Jr., Pawlet, Vermont.
Obituaries: Barbara Treehouse, Granville; Wellend C. "Ken" Cameron, Bennington, Vermont; Thomas H. McDonough, Albany; Barbara K. Taylor, Granville; Howard H. Wheeler, Poultney, Vermont; John Tarasovich, Bridgeport, Connecticut, formerly of Granville.
January 15, 2003
Twenty Years Ago
The search for an agreement to build Granville's long-awaited skateboard park and recreation center hit another bump in the road Thursday, jarring one official, who said he'd had enough of the legal haggling between the town and the village. Town attorney Mike Catalfimo told the town board that a village performed title search of the Little League property was not acceptable, angering town board member Ron Barrett, who heads the commission charged with overseeing the skate park's construction. Catalfimo requested the information from village attorney Martin a month ago and hadn't received a response. Martin said Friday that he expected to call Catalfimo before meeting with Mayor Scott to discuss the issue. Beverly Tatko feels the snag is the fault of the village and not Catalfimo.
Calling the status of the veterans clock on Main Street a "black eye" for the community, Granville town board member Ron Barrett urged town attorney Mike Catalfimo to complete a deal that would give ownership of the faulty timepiece to the town, so a regular maintenance schedule could be developed. The clock has failed to display the correct time for several weeks now. Catalfimo said a deal might not be as easy to make as was first thought.
Thanks to a new operating grant, the Pember Museum of Natural History will continue to offer free admission to Washington County students. The $6,000 grant is from the Washington County Youth Bureau. About 14,000 students came through the museum in 2002, many from outside Washington County.
Hickory Hill MX Park, a one-mile motocross track owned by John and Debbie Thomas of Poultney, Vermont, was recently named "Best Track of the Year" by more than 500 racers in the Central New York Motocross Race Association District 3. The track opened in the summer of 2001.
The Granville town board made its yearly appointments at its reorganization meeting on Thursday. The town also moved ahead with plans to buy and install water meters in the North Granville Water District.
Schuylerville, with only one loss this season, crushed Granville's boys basketball team last week, 65-22, in the Horde's court. Peter Smith netted 11 points. Granville is now 0-4, 1-9 overall.
Granville's girls varsity basketball team won its first Wasaren League game and improved its overall record with a victory over Schuylerville and a non-league win over Warrensburg. Jen Whiting scored 11 points for the Golden Horde, which won 42-32 on the Horses' court. Against Warrensburg, Greta Cosey scored 9 points. Granville is now 6-4.
No births or weddings reported.
Obituaries: Florence Wilkie Breen, Hudson Falls; Cora M. Grenier, Valley Cottage, formerly of Plattsburgh; Wilma C. Saltis, Castleton, Vermont; Rosemary Viger, Wells, Vermont.
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