Fishing and camping trips with my father used to be the equivalent of a rain dance.
We would get soaked for the entire time by great bucketfuls of rain and might or might not catch any fish so I was having flashbacks Saturday afternoon as we played golf in an absolute deluge.
The gear back in the day was nothing close to what I have today – I actually think our “advanced” equipment tent was from J.C. Penney – my father, Dave said he could remember that you couldn’t touch the fabric or it would spring a leak.
The rain was warm and the afternoon was pretty hot so it was actually pleasant to be out just knocking around a few golf balls with dad but twice the skies just opened up and soaked us. I wasn’t hitting the ball too bad and it was good instructional time where we worked on alignment and the driver. Dad’s a pretty good golfer so despite the conditions, we really had a pretty good round.
Well, more later if I get the chance…
4 p.m.
Bad news for fans of “carny” food, the North Granville FD has decided to scrub what was the final fireman’s carnival in Granville. To bad say my clogging arteries. For me the carnival nights were all about greasy burgers and fried dough – Where am I going to score that kind of chow now brown cow?
Cows -
John “Hector” Norton told me the other day he plans to rebuild the herd and get them back out in the triangle pasture. No updates or culprits yet, but if somebody gets nabbed and they’re old enough those names will be in a follow up article.
Taking submission for the Question of the Week; is there something you just want to see asked to your fellow residents? Keep in mind it’s got to stay clean – all submissions will be considered, but NO promises.
Graduation practice is complete, just hours to go for the big event. If there are any grads or parents reading this, the word of the day is PAUSE.
Take just a handful of seconds and look out at the crowd tonight. It’ll let mom and dad and anyone else get a good look at you. I know everyone is afraid of falling down the steps and the embarrassment that could mean, but have no fear the solution is here: Get to the edge of the steps, pause, look up and out at everyone and let them get their shots THEN look down to avoid tripping and falling on your face. Count it. One thousand one, one thousand two…
Take the time to let someone get some good shots of this, it’ll be at least four years before it happens again and more than likely mom and dad won’t get to come right up next to the stage to take the picture, they’ll have to pay your college’s photographer.
Speaking of right up front, the school has taken a few seats out of the front two rows and made a little photographers/orchestra pit; there should be plenty of room for people to come up and get their shots and make way for the next parent – hint, hint.
Here’s hoping for a nice cool night.
Maybe more later….one last reminder tomorrow Saturday, June 28 at 2 p.m. the Haynes House of Hope ground breaking. For anyone not familiar with the site, I’d recommend carpooling – not much parking around and besides gas is $4.18 per.
Strawberry shortcake by the folks at the Methodist Church and chicken barbeque by the Granville Engine and Hose….da-da-da-da-da – I’m lovin’ it.
Thinking ahead to the Fourth of July... It looks easy to patch together at least two days in a row of fireworks celebrations by going from the Little League complex over the Poultney the next night. Both shows were loads of fun last year and I’m expecting more of the same because there is a little more cash kicked-in by both the town and the village and I heard the same thing about the Poultney show – lots of band for your holiday buck; worth the drive if you’re a ‘pyro’ like me.
I was covering the village court for Keith and the case of the cooler driver that got so much attention.
No fireworks today, everything was put off until the end of July.
By the way, there were TONS of people at the sixth grade moving up last night. I ended up parking WAY down Potter and just missed a real downpour that came just as I went inside. The auditorium was packed and hot like an oven, despite the heat the entire grade did a great job with their song led by music teacher Brent Tuttle.
For anyone who didn’t notice the planned expansion of the medical clinic on North Street is well under way. The roof for the expansion is already on and it seems like the addition was just being framed up a few days ago.
For anyone in the mood to take a short ride tonight, Bridgett Bennett will be speaking at the Castleton Free Library about her experiences while volunteering with HIV orphans in Africa. A harrowing tale, she was in real danger while she was in country but is raising funds for a return trip late this fall. A delightful woman with many, many stories to tell – that kicks off at about 7 p.m.
More later including a big gift from a local club to the Little League…maybe tomorrow. It sure is sunny out.
Big ta-doin’s yesterday and no chance to post. I’ll try to keep this up better than that, stay tuned fearless reader.
HH Preparations have reached fever pitch for the Haynes House folks…added to the list of gathering dignitaries including Rodger Hurley, Mary Kellogg and Crystal Everdyke is Vermont Rep. John Malcolm. Refreshments will be served after the shovels go into the ground; the event goes off at 2 p.m.
Sports For those still in baseball withdrawal after the Horde season finale, play abounds with the Middle League and Legion ball in both Senior and Junior versions. Golden Horde faithful should see many familiar faces out there.
For those who didn’t get a chance to see him Frank Reigert addressed the Washington County Board of Supervisors on Friday. Frank showed the same bearing and clarity he exhibits when he speaks at town meetings and availed himself well in what can be an intimidating forum for speakers.
More later….
4:21 p.m.
Baseball. Check out the Granville Lions team if you get a chance. They have been racking up big numbers lately, pasting opponents by double digits. If you like your baseball with a lot of action, this sounds like the place for steaks.
Golf. Has anyone out there hit an ace this season? I put Kevin Zellars in the paper a while ago after he knocked one in with a pitching wedge or was it sand. Has it been two years already?! If you’ve got a witness and you hit that ultimate shot drop me a line. A photo would be icing on the cake. Send that out to: sentinelreporter@manchesternewspapers.com and I’ll try to separate it out from the Viagra spam and bored Russian girls who want to chat.
The sports scene has cooled down for the year, obviously, in terms of high school competition, but has your team been doing anything interesting? Anyone out there taking off for a sports camp? Teams doing any training together? Keep Horde Nation up to speed on what’s going on with your team.
Fancy name brand blog Bump and run blog Swing away blog Chip and a putt blog Fat man blogging Definitely not Michael Douglas in ‘The Sentinel’ blog
Dare I have a ‘name that blog’ contest?
Friday morning at the board of supervisors look to the paper for info….
The folks at the Haynes House continue to work on the grand opening plans, look to this space for further details, but the time and date remain June 28 at 2 p.m. Speakers and other details are coming together as you read this.
More later, time for a little late lunch - “Say Chowdah!”
Mmmm, chowder
3:30 p.m.
Lioness Nancy Williams said antique appraiser James Marquis is feeling well enough at least to reschedule his Granville appearance. Williams said she recently spoke with Marquis and the June 4 event he could not make has been rescheduled to Sept. 10. The Lioness fundraiser will once again take place from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hook & Ladder Fire Company on Quaker Street. The price is expected to remain the same with appraisal of one item for $5 and three items for $10.
More later on this….still looking for an update on the quarry vandalism that took place late Monday night. There was a full write up in the Whitehall Times, first paper I could get it in, and hope to have some kind of update for Monday and this week’s Sentinel. Six or seven folks out of work in these times expect some follow up.
Also, my email address is sentinelreporter@mancehsternewspapers.com got a tip, a complaint or suggestion? Go ahead, hit me.
Just hearing about Tiger Woods…this is getting to be too hard to believe. It sounds like some writer’s fever dream as he pounds out the script to ‘The Legend of Tiger (Bagger) Vance II: The Reckoning’ while squirreled away in a bunker in Burbank.
Injured worse than anyone thought, and for longer, Tiger still goes out and puts in an amazing performance for the ages before calling and end to the season.
What could be next?
Or maybe more to the point, who will be watching when it does happen? This golfer will still be watching every week, but something sure will be missing knowing there probably is no player in the field that can explode and come back from four, five or more shots back to take down a tournament.
How about Rocco Mediate by the way? Gives a (below) average golfer some hope of going up against the big dogs, doesn’t it?
A little closer to home…Mark and Cindy Bardin had the Hook & Ladder guys up to the house Wednesday morning – no fire and it wasn’t exactly a social call but their iguana apparently doesn’t fear heights. Sorry no pictures, didn’t hear about this one until it was over.
What seemed like a simple electrical fire was found to be the tip of a rather ugly iceberg Monday night as fire investigators found some pretty serious vandalism at the Vermont Natural Colored Stone off of Route 22A right at the Hampton border.
Someone, State Police are trying to figure out whom, really ripped up the production area of this small slate company putting about seven people out of work and causing thousands of dollars in damage. Owner David Rogers called it a cowardly act but said he had no idea who would want to do something like this.
Anyone with information could call the New York State Police at 518-642-9455 and leave a message for investigators Horn, Snell or Sgt. Symer.
More to come on this story, for sure, and read all about it in the print edition.
Slate Valley Museum opening…some pretty cool tunes from the acts Mary Lou brought in held everyone’s attention. Big crowds, but like Buster Poindexter said, “Hot, hot, hot.”
Abby, I don’t know if that’s how John Shaw spells it, but, for those who didn’t see it, his little Aussie ‘heeler’ was limping around on a cast during the opening. A little mishap while jacking up the display dump truck wound up with the puppy getting her front leg pinched. Nothing serious Shaw said, but enough to scare the dog and the people working that night. John said Abby loved all of the attention she received during the opening and if you saw her limping around you know that the cast did little to slow her down.
10:41 a.m. Dave Birkenhead said Friday he still plans to work at the former Blue Mountain Organics building he bought last month, but with ever-increasing fuel costs he was considering just how fast he should proceed with the project. Birkenhead promised me an update when there is something to announce, but for now he plans to do some insulation work eyeing the winter to come.
More later…
Something sporty this way comes…
Granville Track and Field’s Brad Lee registered an impressive finish at the sectionals. In the 110 meter high hurdles Lee was the best in the section with a time of 16.9 seconds. Better than any hurdler in the area for the shortest distance, Lee very nearly did not compete again.
As some might recall, Lee suffered a serious leg fracture two years ago when he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle home from track practice. “We left Albany Medical Center thinking there’s no way this kids going to compete again – no way,” track head coach Steve palmer said. Lee went on to an outstanding track season, placing fifth in the 110 hurdles in state qualifiers. Lee was also the highest scoring athlete on the Granville team this season averaging close to 20 points per meet, close to the maximum amount possible, his coaches said.
off to the land of big cats ….be back later – I hope.
Monkey ate my sunglasses. Went up to Mark and Cindy Bardin’s –more about that later – and the Capuchin monkey Tansy decided to try out my sunglass, chewing on them, and managed to yank off one of the nose pieces and chew it like a piece of Nicorette. Cindy bribed it with a potato chip and it dropped it – trying to glue it back on.
Also got some lovin’ from a cougar (big cat type). More later, as I try to keep this blog thing going.
Any thoughts people? I’ll be trying to keep putting a little something on here M-F as often as I can; no magnum opus, just stuff.
Crystal Everdyke of the Haynes House of Hope report sales of the tickets for the classic car are going well. The Studebaker Lark has been making appearances around town from the lawn of TD Banknorth to the recent Middle Granville FD car show. This unique car was donated by the late Phil Edwards just prior to his passing.
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Wednesday, 5 p.m. This just in… Ed Hayes informed me today that Granville did have a Class B Championship team. The school had apparently fluctuated from B to C and back again, but in 1966 Hayes was part of a team who took on Hudson, Lansingburgh and Cobleskill to take home a Section title. See this week’s old photo to see what they looked like back then.
