Granby Education Foundation

Hall of Fame

Winners

Emcees

Judges

2018

2018 winners Them Apples Kathryn Petruzzi, Sophie Speliopolous, Lauren Shafer	2018 Yellow Jacket Crown winners Bee-uty and the Beast Glenn Cusano, Jeff Gilton, Steve Newman

2018 Swarm winners:
Swarm 1. The Drummer Bees (sponsors: Granby Drummer and Citizens for a Better Granby)
Swarm 2. Bee-uty and the Beast (sponsor: The Gilton Family)
Swarm 3. Bee Sox (sponsor: Karen McNey)
Swarm 4. Them Apples (sponsor: Mark Fiorentino, BOE)
Swarm 5: Two and a Half Men (sponsor: Jenny Emery, BOE)

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2017

2017 winners The Holcomb Harvesters Eric Lukingbeal, Sally King, and Karyn Corder	2017 Yellow Jacket Crown winners The Worker Bees Jeff Gilton, Glenn Cusano, Steve Newman

2017 Swarm winners:
Swarm 1. The Quizzards (Granby Senior Center) (sponsors: Karen McNey and Rebecca Brewer)
Swarm 2. Bee-Sox (sponsor: Karen McNey)
Swarm 3. The Drones (sponsor: Lost Acres Orchard)
Swarm 4. The Drummer Bees (sponsor: Granby Drummer - Citizens for a Better Granby)
Swarm 5. Bee Sharp (Marquis of Granby) (sponsor: Granby Dental Center, Dr. Michael Ungerleider, The DeGagne Family)
Swarm 6: Holcomb Harvesters (sponsor: Friends of Holcomb Farm)

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Gran-Bee 2017 Program (player names, team names, sponsors and more)

2016

2016 winners The Bee S's Shirley Edbrooke, Tony Bussman, and Gail Altschwager	2016 Yellow Jacket Crown winners The Bee-verly Hillbillies Steve Newman, Jeff Gilton,* Glenn Cusano*

2016 Swarm winners:
Swarm 1. Bee-Gees (sponsor: Now Errands and More, LLC)
Swarm 2. B-Sharps (sponsor: Mark Fiorentino)
Swarm 3. Bee-Prepared (sponsor: Sue Canavan)
Swarm 4. O-BEE Wan KanoBEE (sponsor: Fred Jones)
Swarm 5. Bee-S (sponsor: Tony Bussman Painting Company)

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Gran-Bee 2016 Program

2015

2015 winners The Lost Acres Drones Mark Neumann, Rich Accetura,* Tom McGuire*	2015 Yellow Jacket Crown winners U3 Steve Migneault, Mike Dunn,* Jim Whitten*

2015 Swarm winners:
Swarm 1. C.R.D.T.'s (Granby Senior Club)
Swarm 2. The Madd Hatters (Dave Schupp)
Swarm 3. The Lost Acres Drones (Lost Acres Orchard)
Swarm 4. Granby Rovers (Granby Rovers)
Swarm 5. Pirates of the CariBEEan (The Gilton Family)

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2014

2014 winners Bee-ber Fever! Jeff Gilton, Steve Newman, Glenn Cusano	2014 Yellow Jacket Crown winners Bee-ber Fever! Jeff Gilton, Steve Newman, Glenn Cusano

2014 Swarm winners:
Swarm 1. Gran-Bee Rovers (Granby Rovers)
Swarm 2. The Drones (Lost Acres Orchard)
Swarm 3. The Bee S's (Tony Bussman Painting)
Swarm 4. Bee-ber Fever (The Gilton Family)
Swarm 5. The Yogi Bears (Jenny Emery)

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2013

2013 winners The Bee S's! Gail Altschwager , Tony Bussman, and Shirley Edbrooke	2013 Yellow Jacket Crown winners The Hive Breakers Becca Hayes , Emily Uhl, and Allie Spica

2013 Swarm winners:
Swarm 1. The Bad News Bees (Granby Little League)
Swarm 2. The Lost Acres Orchard Drones (Lost Acres Orchard)
Swarm 3. We BEElieve (GMHS Football Supporters)
Swarm 4. The Cowgirls (Edwards, Hall and Spatcher families)
Swarm 5. The Bee S's (Tony Bussman Painting)
Swarm 5. Gran-Bee Rovers (Granby Rovers)

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2012

2012 winners The Incredi-Bees! Jamie Ranicar, Maura Borsecnik, Gary Ebersole	2012 Yellow Jacket Crown winners The Zom-Bees! Glenn Cusano, Cathy Gilmore, Dan Schultheis

2012 Swarm winners:
Swarm 1. The Incredi-Bees
Swarm 2. The Pollinators
Swarm 3. Drummer Bees
Swarm 4. The Drones
Swarm 5. The Bee S's

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2011

2011 winners The BEE S's Gail Altschwager , Tony Bussman, and Shirley Edbrooke	2011 Yellow Jacket Crown winners The Music Man Pick-a-Little Ladies Amy Stupienski, Erin Drennan and Isabella Dewey

2011 Swarm winners:
Swarm 1. The Wanna BEEs
Swarm 2. The BEE S's
Swarm 3. The Drones
Swarm 4. BEEn There, Done That
Swarm 5. The Pollinators

2007-2010

2010 winners, "BEEn There Done That"! Bob Wielgoszinski, Jim Pillow, & Duncan Rowles	2010 Yellow Jacket Crown winners, "Think Tank". Jim Whitten, Steve Mignault, & Russ Bombard

2009 winners - "The Bee "S"s

2008 winners and 2007 winners, The Drones!

EMCEE Hall of Fame

2018 Emcee, B. Scott Kuhnly

2017 Emcee, Alan Addley

2014, 2015, 2016 Emcee, B. Scott Kuhnly

2013 Emcee, Tom Sullivan

2012 & 2010 Emcee, Carolyn Taylor

2011 Emcee, Frania Fairchild

Thank you to Bill Percival, GranBee Emcee 2004-2009!
One of the GranBee's many highlights is Granby’s own Bill Percival who has served as Master of Ceremonies. In 2004, he made his debut as the Nutty Professor, walking in on the unsuspecting crowd dressed in a lab coat with glasses, messy hairdo and hilarious false teeth. For the next several years the crowd was no longer unsuspecting but rather anticipating because everyone knew that Mr. Percival would not disappoint. Other roles played included: Boston Red Sox batting coach Ron Jackson, Carnac the Great, “Snape,” the potion master at Hogwarts from the popular Harry Potter books complete with a bagpipe processional. His entrance in 2009 went multimedia and was accompanied by a "Rocky" inspired opening video on the big screen. Thank you, Bill, for your years of dedication to this worthwhile and exciting town event!