People
Heard through the grapevine
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Michelle Niedermeyer of Lost Acres Vineyard gave a delightful presentation on the art of winemaking to 70 ladies at the May 2 Granby Women’s Breakfast.
School & Sports
Middle school geography bee winner
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Granby Memorial Middle School student Caelum Janski has been raising more than a few eyebrows among teachers and peers this year. Not only did the 8th grader win the school-wide geography bee, he qualified to compete against 100 of Connecticut’s best geographers in the state geography bee.
Events
First Church strawberry supper is June 9
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First Church of Granby is hosting its annual Strawberry Supper on Saturday, June 9, at 219 North Granby Road, in Cook Hall. There will be two sittings, at 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Proceeds will go towards the mission of First Church in the community and in the world.
School & Sports
Field hockey program wins benefit Granby Food Bank
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At the end of a very successful season, the players in the Granby field hockey program counted their wins and donated needed food items to the Granby Food Bank.
Events
Valley Brook offers summer camps
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Valley Brook Community Church is offering three camps this summer for children age 4 through 12. All camps are held at Valley Brook’s campus, 160 Granville Road (Route 189), North Granby.
School & Sports
Notes from Board of Ed April 18 Meeting
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Business Manager’s Report
Business Manager Anna Robbins, presented the March statement of accounts that reports a negative forecast of $251K, which is $97K worse than the prior month. Special education expenditures are projected to be unfavorable at $297K, which is $57K less favorable than last month.
School & Sports
GMMS Honor Roll 3rd Quarter
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Grade 8 High Honors Brian Austin, Lauren Badorek, Alexa Bajek, Alexa Becker, Katherine Benoit, Pearce Boit, Ashley Bristol, Tyler Brown, Griffin Carey, Brianna Cassin, Courtney Cassin, Ashlyn Clapprood, Troy Crockett, Amelia Davis, Kayla Davis, Carly DeMartino, Maeve Dingley, Kylie Downs, Natalie Ehrenwerth, Madison Ellrod, Isabella Garbeck, Eleanor Gies, Andrew Giuliano, Jessica Gnesda, Benjamin Gottsche, Madeline […]
Out of Town
Memorial Day Events
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The 2018 Memorial Day parade and ceremonies, Monday, May 28, marks the 100th anniversary of Memorial Day events in Simsbury. The Simsbury American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars are once again organizing two parades in celebration of Memorial Day.
Out of Town
Music on Windsor Green
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Music can be heard wafting through the center of Windsor from the Broad Street Green on Thursday nights in the summer. Concerts on the Green are a prime example of the Windsor Chamber of Commerce, a non-profit business organization.
Out of Town
Be part of Connecticut Trails Weekend
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As part of the 2018 Connecticut Trails Weekend, the Friends of American Legion, Peoples State Forest and the Barkhamsted Historical Society will host a three-mile educational walk on Saturday, June 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. State Representative Bill Simanski will participate and he urges residents to join him. The meeting place will be the Nature Museum off Greenwood Road in Peoples State Forest, about one mile north of Pleasant Valley on East River Road.