An announcement regarding "Then and Now" - 2

I am making an important announcement regarding the "Granville Then and Now" column.

Back in October I made a post regarding the discontinuation of the column in September, formerly published in the Granville Sentinel from July 2020 to September 2023. I told the story of my column, and how I lost my way due to unforeseen and unwanted pressures made against me and the column I worked so hard to build up over three years, which made me decide that I had had enough.

Upon ending the column in September, I received requests to resume writing the column, including from people at the Granville Sentinel. I received more requests in October, including an email from someone high up in the Sentinel. I thought on it, and discussed the matter, but due to other things that I caught wind of, I said that I would only resume the column if it was assured that the Granville Sentinel bound book collection stayed right where it was (and is), in the Granville town historian office.

In December, I sent an email reiterating that I would resume the column, so long as the bound books stayed where they are. The proposal was accepted on the 12th, and as of today I have already written the two traditional entries that sum up the year: the Christmas greetings entry, and the yearly business recap entry. These are anticipated to be in the December 21 and 28, 2023 issues respectively.

The "plans" mentioned in the October announcement, have turned out to be utilizing both a resumed "Granville Then and Now" column, as well as an online blog site. Whether this site will continue here or on a different platform, remains to be seen.

I thank everyone again for their support to "Then and Now" in the three and a half years it originally ran, and hope and ask for your support and encouragement going forward with the resurrected column.

Erik Pekar