School & Sports

Westminster School to hold admissions open houses

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Westminster School invites prospective students and their parents to attend one of its admissions open houses to be held Oct. 6 and Nov. 9 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on campus at 995 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury.The evenings provide an introduction to the range of programs offered to Westminster students and include presentations by students and faculty about student life, the curriculum, the faculty, the arts, athletics and college counseling. Prospective students and their families also will be abl […]

Great Outdoors

​Open Farm Day at Holcomb Farm

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Sept. 13 gave us another successful day to celebrate farming in Granby. Holcomb Farm is grateful to the Granby Agricultural Commission for planning and executing a day where all our farms are showcased and appreciated.At Holcomb Farm CSA, visitors poured in throughout the day to tour the growing fields and learn about the Community Supported Agriculture farm share program. The Farm Store at Holcomb Farm was also popular with Open Farm Day visitors.Other Open Farm Day attractions at Holcomb Farm […]

Great Outdoors

​First Church dishes the dirt on community garden

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By Marilyn SponzoRemember the old adage: good things come to those who wait? The First Congregational Church community garden is certainly a case in point.Three years ago, a few intrepid gardeners, all members of First Church, decided to grow popcorn to distribute in the community. On a small plot generously donated by the Granby Grange, they planted their first crop—and waited. After a long, hot, dry summer only a few straggly ears emerged.Fast forward to 2015.  With an additional ye […]

People

Stop&Shop Pet Food Donations

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​Rosia Kennedy recently ran a pet food drive at Granby’s Stop and Shop for local animal shelters. Customers donated more than 1,000 items for Mary’s Kitty Corner and Bandit’s Place.In addition, Stop and Shop donated several gift cards to Susan Dwyer’s wildlife rehabilitation operation. Above, Christine Willett, Granby S and S Store Manager, and Susan Dwyer.  […]

The Arts

Barbara Crouse Memorial Concert Series 

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By Jerron JorgensenThis fall, First Congregational Church of Granby celebrates the return of the Barbara Crouse Memorial Concert. The 2015-2016 concert season marks the second year honoring the memory of the series’ namesake, longtime Granby resident and inspirational music leader Barbara Crouse, by providing  audiences with a variety of enlightening and entertaining concerts ranging from Classical to Contemporary.The series begins Friday, Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. with The Asylum Quartet. […]

People

Appalachian Mission Trip

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Eighteen youth and 10 adults from First Congregational Church of Granby spent August 8-15 in Guyan Valley, West Virginia on a mission trip sponsored by the Appalachia Service Project. During their stay, participants built porches, wheelchair ramps, staircases, refinished floors and bathrooms, and painted and sided houses utilizing woodworking skills that they had learned in pre-trip classes. Working on an access ramp are, from l., JC Lapointe, Spencer Kimble and Seth Reinhardt. […]

Great Outdoors

​Angel Horses, Inc needs volunteers

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By Shannon LeydonDo you love working with animals? Well, you may enjoy volunteering with the Angel Horses and their friends. Angel Horses are a group of retired therapy horses that have come here for their final home. The horses currently living at the barn are Sonny, Doc, D’Artagnan, Cinder and Keeper. There are also goats (Gladys, Elvis and Buddy) donkeys (Ashley and Kiko) and a sheep named Sheepie. If they didn’t come here, they could have been sent to auction, and that outco […]

People

Granby COC kicks off education series:

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The Granby Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the kick-off of its Community Education Series in October. The first seminar in the series will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at the Farmington Valley YMCA from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Attendance is free and the presentation is open to the public.Jean Keating, Pharm.D. and Beth Galloway, store manager at Granby Pharmacy, will present a program on preventing the misuse and abuse of prescription medications. The topic will be pr […]

The Arts

Farmington Valley Chorale starts rehearsals

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The Farmington Valley Chorale, a non-auditioned group of 80 to 100 men and women, begins rehearsing for its December presentation of Magnificats by Vivaldi, Mozart and Stanford, on Sunday, Sept. 13, 7 to 9 p.m. at Simsbury United Methodist Church, 799 Hopmeadow St. (Rte. 10), Simsbury. Starting on Sept. 20, all subsequent rehearsals will be held on Sundays at the Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation, 55 Busy Hill Rd (Rte. 167), Simsbury. The group will present Vaughn Williams’ Dona Norbis […]

The Arts

Quilt Happening features sampler from Civil War era

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By Shirley Murtha The 27th annual Summer Quilt Happening at Lost Acres Orchard on August 8 featured a wonderful quilt that provided a morning of entertainment for those who attended. Many years ago, the late Polly Hall gave Ginny Wutka the charming quilt, a sampler made of 42 squares, each with its own design. Hall did not have much information about the quilt, except that from the fabric used it was probably made during the Civil War. (When no other documentation exists, quilts are dated from […]