People

Valley Brook Projects cont.

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Artwork-floor plan Valley Brook building project continues Valley Brook Community Church plans to be in its new building by this summer. In 2013 the congregation was given the Woodhaven Equestrian Center and adjoining estate through the generosity of Rod and Janice Reynolds. After receiving the gift Valley Brook leadership began to plan and pray for the best way to convert the equestrian center into a church building. The priority was to provide ample space for worship services and classrooms […]

Fun & Rec

VBCC Scout Awards

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Valley Brook Presents Scout Awards On Sunday, March 1, Valley Brook Community Church presented awards to several local scouts. Jim Works, a member at Valley Brook and a scout leader, presented religious awards to two local scouts: Ben Yoder and Joseph Gron. Both Ben and Joseph received the “God and Life” award that represents a completion of both a course of study and activities. Joseph was also recognized as a scout who had completed all four components of the Boy Scout religious a […]

People

Honored by Red Cross 

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Granby’s Ginny Brezza honored by Red Cross for exemplary service By Paul Shipman Granby resident Virginia Brezza was presented with the American Red Cross Presidential Award for Excellence in Humanitarian Services on February 18 at American Red Cross headquarters in Washington, D.C. Brezza was among a select group of Red Cross volunteers and paid staff from across the nation honored for their outstanding service. Brezza was the only honoree from New England. “We are so proud of Gi […]

Town/Govt

LAFD Lists February Responses

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LAFD lists February responses From Feb. 10 through March 9, the Lost Acres Volunteer Fire Department responded to the following 13 calls: six cooking fires; two carbon monoxide calls; two smoke detector activations; one alarm activation; one victim extrication call; one water/other incident. LAFD needs your help. One of the primary means of success when responding to a call is the ability to find a house quickly and easily. This means having a clearly marked mailbox or marker plate in front of […]

People

Chi Center in Granby

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The Chi Center arrives in Granby center Marcey and Brian Hickey have opened a new “center” in the center of town. The Chi Center is a place to rejuvenate with Sound Energy Healing, Qi Gong, Reiki, Laughter Yoga, Reflexology, Meditation or Thermotherapy. “This is wonderful place where people can come, relax and transform their energy for this stressful modern life,” Marcey said recently. Marcey connected with The Chi Center in Santa Cruz, Calif., and the world-renowned […]

Verse

EGPL Events

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East Granby Public Library Open Events Demonstration, everyone welcome March 31: Thread Sketching and Pillows, 7 p.m. Thread “painting” and thread “sketching” are techniques to create realistic effects on art quilts or portrait quilts. By studying color values and dimension, you can “paint” an object with thread or use thread as the “paint” with fabric to enhance the play of light and shadow. Sandy Salazar will present the step-by-step process sh […]

Fun & Rec

Simanski ‘adopts’ Enders

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Simanski ‘adopts’ Enders and American Legion State Forests State Representative Bill Simanski (R-62) announced he has adopted Enders State Forest in West Granby and American Legion State Forest in Barkhamsted, joining a coalition of state park and greenway advocates within the Connecticut General Assembly. Simanski made the announcement on the same day the Friends of Connecticut State Parks and the Connecticut Forest and Park Association assembled in Hartford for their Advocacy Day a […]

School & Sports

Scholarship for seniors 

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Scholarship for seniors pursuing helping careers There still is time for Connecticut high school seniors considering a future in one of the “helping” professions to apply for college funding from the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA). For the 15th consecutive year, the statewide association is accepting applications for its college Family Support Services Scholarship program. Eight $500 college scholarships will be presented, one to a student in each of the state&rsqu […]

Great Outdoors

Three Votes A Day

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Three Votes a Day Holcomb Farm—One of Many Local Polling Locations By Joe O’Grady I once heard the owner of Bobolink Dairy in New Jersey say that, “you have three votes a day to decide what kind of world you want to live in…breakfast, lunch and dinner.” I studied politics at college and it remains an obsessive addiction that I wish I could quit. So when I heard this, a stadium full of light bulbs went off and I realized the truth and profundity of the statement. Roughly 40 […]

Fun & Rec

Rec News

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Director: Tom TyburskiOffice Hours: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Open 24/7 at www.GranbyRec.com for program registration.Telephone: 860-653-8947Fax: 860-653-0173Website: www.GranbyRec.com. We accept MasterCard/Visa/Discover for payments. Program/Trip Registration: All programs/trips are based on a first come basis and space availability and require advance registration; payment must accompany registration. Please register early to avoid disappointment. Scholarships: Recreational and leisure opport […]