In Town Focus
Salmon Brook Historical Society Events
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Research Library in the Preservation Barn is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon or by appointment by calling 860-653-9713. Research fee $25 per hour.
Fun & Rec
Parks & Recreation
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Summer Camp Registration is now open. Day Camp, Mission Adventure and a plethora of summer sports, enrichment, fitness and wellness camps for children of all ages just announced.
People
Bird of paradise
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After retiring, my mom and dad settled in Florida to escape the winter cold. Of my parents, my mother had always seemed to be less robust. However, it was my father who succumbed to acute leukemia in October 1998.
People
Men’s Breakfast gatherings are back
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The Granby Men’s Breakfast group held its first in-person gathering in two years in March with 30 in attendance. The speaker was Mike Campbell from the Mark Twain House, relating fun facts about the historic museum.
History
EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it!
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The Neighborhood News was a weekly Granby newspaper, which ran from 1939 to 1943. It was produced by two children, Buddy Pendleton and Mary Teale. Buddy, age 6, was the editor, and Mary, age 6, the assistant editor, although sometimes her older sister, Christine, age 11, would fill in for her.
School & Sports
GMHS 2022 basketball Tournament Highlights
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Photographers captured these moments from GMHS boys and girls tournament games in late
February and early March. GO BEARS!
Events
Tips to help train for the Granby Road Race
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As warm weather approaches, many look to get outside and start running. Having a goal in mind is one way to hold yourself accountable and stay consistent with your training. The Granby Race is May 7 this year.
Granby Land Trust
Support the Granby Land Trust and preserve our natural heritage
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What’s your favorite thing about living in Granby? If you said, “the rural feel,” “the access to nature,” or “the farms and open space,” then we hope you will consider joining the Granby Land Trust.
People
Restore Cossitt: Project Update
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The project to rehabilitate and preserve the Cossitt Library building is moving forward. The Friends of Cossitt Library’s application for a Pomeroy-Brace Fund Grant at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving was approved in November 2021. However, due to lost mailings, the Friends received the grant funds in early March. While this delay was unfortunate, we are back on track now.
Events
The Senior Skinny
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The Golden Age of Hollywood Through Fashion: Wednesday, April 13, 1 p.m. Presenter, Karen Antonowicz. Fashion on the silver screen during the 30s, 40s and 50s was not only glamorous, but influential.