In Town Focus
Volunteers Needed
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Mary’s Kitty Korner, Granby’s no-kill cat shelter, is looking for volunteers to help care for its kitties until they find their “fur-ever” homes.
People
Simsbury Bank VP speaks at YMCA’s Women’s Day
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Simsbury Bank’s Bernadeta Eichner, Assistant VP and senior market manager of its Granby office, was a featured speaker at the Farmington Valley YMCA’s Women’s Day on March 8. The talk was part of a series of woman-focused events at the Y’s Granby facility; Eichner spoke about Workforce/Work and Life Balance.
Events
Farmington Valley Chorale announces spring concert programming
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The 110-member Farmington Valley Chorale and its Artistic Director Dr. Ellen Gilson Voth, will present a program of music by French composers on June 8 and 9 in Simsbury.
Town/Govt
Public Works
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A household hazardous waste collection will be held Saturday, June 8, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Simsbury DPW facility, 66 Town Forest Road.
The Arts
Hang-A-Quilt Day is June 22
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Farmington Valley Quilters is sponsoring Hang-A-Quilt Day on Saturday, June 22, with a rain date of June 23. The goal is to have the largest outdoor quilt show in the country.
Town/Govt
Granby Ambulance Association offers Stop the Bleed training
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Someone can die of blood loss in as little as three minutes. That’s why Granby Ambulance Association is offering to educate town residents, businesses, civic groups, and government organizations on basic bleeding control methods through Stop the Bleed®.
Verse
June Thoughts
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The corn grows in the fields.
Songbirds make their music. Listen—
You can hear their singing.
Events
Inaugural Bluegrass Festival coming to Granby
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The Granby Parks and Recreation department, the Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters band, plus four supporting bluegrass bands and Rider Productions, LLC, announce the first Granby Bluegrass, Brews and BBQ Festival, a one-day festival at Salmon Brook Park.
People
Guided by angels and spirits
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Tina Angeli, a resident of Granby for over 40 years, recently published her first book entitled, We Are Angels, a 10-year-long project that she felt destined to write.
CT Valley Views
CTVV interviews State Comptroller, Kevin Lembo
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Connecticut is a state in transition. It has historic challenges but has a new governor, new budget and a new way of finding solutions.