Camera Club
The Granby Camera Club will meet at Granby Senior Center on Monday, May 2 at 7 p.m. The in-person program will be focused on Scavenge Hunt words for the month, sharing the who, what, where, why and how of our photographs. Scavenger Hunt words are: shadow, April showers and favorite. To learn more about the Camera Club visit GranbyCameraClub.com or the club Facebook page, Granby Camera Club.
Women’s Breakfast
On Wednesday, May 4, the Women’s Breakfast Group will have as its guest speaker, Granby Land Trust member David Emery, presenting The Wonder of Dismal Brook at the Granby Senior Center. Breakfast is at 8:30 a.m. and the program starts at 9 a.m. Cost $4. Call the Granby Senior Center to register.
On Wednesday, June 1, the Women’s Breakfast Group welcomes Susan Ranstead to the Senior Center. Ranstead’s program, Imagine a wildflower farm in Granby to enjoy, will start at 9 a.m., following the 8:30 a.m. breakfast. Cost $4. Call the Granby Senior Center to register.
Call Corinne Dickerson at 860-653-9891 with questions on these programs.
Men’s Breakfast
The Granby Men’s Breakfast group will meet at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, May 13, at the Granby Senior Center. You will be served a cold breakfast and have an opportunity to visit before the speaker begins at 9:30 a.m. This month the speaker is John Spatcher, president of the Granby Lions Club, a group of civic-minded men and women.
Every participant must be a current member of the Senior Center, and pay $3 to attend. Register at schedulesplus.com/granby/kiosk or to join, select “Membership.” After you have registered, your card will be available at the breakfast, where you pay the $3 for breakfast. Seating is limited to 50, with a waiting list created if needed. Please arrive between 8 and 8:30 a.m.
SBHS News
The Salmon Brook Historical Society, 208 Salmon Brook Street, offers many benefits including free tours, newsletters, annual dinner in April, Christmas house tour and wassail party and the opportunity to learn and help preserve Granby history. You do not need to be a Granby native, own an old house or be old. However, you do need to care about the history of Granby. Visit salmonbrookhistoricalsociety.com or stop by the museum on Thursdays between 9 a.m. and noon for a membership application.
Research Library (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.
Museum Store (Enders House) is open on Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Items for sale can be viewed on the website and includes books, maps, mugs, notecards, jigsaw puzzle and many more Granby items.
Spring Flea Market is scheduled for Saturday, May 21, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the society’s grounds, rain or shine. Please contact Dave at 860-653-3965 for vendor information. Flea Market donations to the society will be accepted at the Preservation Barn on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to noon through May 12.
Summer House Tours are expected to return this year starting Sunday, June 5.
Fall Flea Market is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 15, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the society’s grounds.
Community Yard Sale
The Granby Parks and Rec Department is sponsoring a Junk in the Trunk Sale on Saturday, May 14, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event is free to the public and will be held at Salmon Brook Park. Local artists, vendors and neighbors are invited to both sell and shop. There is a $25 fee to sell—please visit granbyrec.com for more information.
Touch-A-Truck
First Congregational Church and Valley Pre-school invite you to a Touch-a-Truck event on Saturday, June 4, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The event will take place in the commuter parking lot across the street from First Church at 219 North Granby Road. Valley Pre-School will also host an open house and supervised play on the playground. Three Granby emergency vehicles and private utility trucks from local businesses will be there and children will have the opportunity to sit in the vehicles and talk to first responders and vehicle operators. Although this is a free event, families are asked to bring non-perishable food donations for the Granby Food Bank. We hope to see you there.