Granby Drummer (https://granbydrummer.com/2018/04/page/7/)
In celebration of its 75th anniversary, the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company donated a fire truck playscape to the town’s Rotary Park. The truck is Engine 75, recognizing the 75th anniversary of the fire company’s founding in 1944.
Foxfield For A Recovery Mission Foundation’s equine therapy program founders Susan Patricelli-Regan and Bill Regan have established a close working relationship with VFWs in Avon and Simsbury to meet the needs of U.S. military personnel who suffer from PTSD and related mental issues. In addition, their CT Valley Views cable program is supporting the VFW’s objective to encourage new membership by interviewing the respective Commandants as program guests.
Susan Patricelli-Regan, host of CT Valley Views, recently spoke with Alan Addley, Supt. of Granby Public Schools regarding security measures established for the safety of Granby’s youth.
Jonathan Harris, a lawyer, former mayor of West Hartford, State Senator and Dept. of Consumer Protection Commissioner provides his vision for Connecticut as a Democratic candidate for the 2018 gubernatorial race.
Patricelli-Regan has established an initial yearly scholarship in memory of her mother, Sylvia Davis Patricelli, for a graduating senior from Granby Memorial High School who is pursuing a career in the fine arts. Patricelli-Regan and her parents previously lived in post-WWII Granby and she wished to encourage the creative arts within Granby’s academic curriculum in recognition of her mother’s success as an internationally recognized portrait painter from Australia.
When Meg Fenton Funk was growing up, she was very close to her nieces and nephews. With Funk being significantly younger than her three siblings, she felt like her nieces and nephews were like the younger siblings she never had.
The Citizens for A Better Granby board supports projects of other nonprofit organizations, charity fundraisers, major school events such as Safe Grad Night and has donated monetarily for the past number of years to various Granby organizations and special events. This year CBG donated a gift basket for the 7th Annual Easter Basket Silent Auction hosted by MeadowBrook of Granby.
The Hungry Hearts dinner on Feb. 24 was, as usual, a treat for the eye as well as the palate.
Granby Public Library
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Tuesday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Cossitt Public Library
Tuesday and Thursday: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 3 – 8 p.m.
Saturday: 12 – 5 p.m.
Find us online
Town of Granby (www.granby-ct.gov); also use the links to join us on Facebook and Pinterest. Pre-registration is required for many programs. Call 860-844-5275 (GPL Main Desk); 860-844-5284 (GPL Children); 860-653-8958 (Cossitt); or email gplibrary@granby-ct.gov.
Closing
Both libraries will be closed on Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31 for Easter weekend.
Wednesdays at 1 p..m
April 4: The Shape of Water, R 123 minutes
April 11: Murder on the Orient Express, PG-13 114 minutes
April 18: The Greatest Showman, PG 106 minutes
April 25: Jumanji, PG-13 119 minutes