Events
First Granby Grange Rubber Duck Race
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The rain stopped, the clouds tried to disperse, and folks kept coming to experience the first Granby Grange Rubber Duck Race at Salmon Brook Park on April 29.
Drumrolls
Yard Sign contest winner honored
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On March 20, Granby’s Board of Selectmen joined with members of the Conservation Committee to honor the winner of the 2022-23 Conservation Commission Yard Sign design contest.
Events
Grange to host first rubber duck race
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With the rebirth of Granby Grange, a new community fundraiser has been started; namely, the Granby Grange Annual Rubber Duck Race, which will be held on Saturday, April 29, from 2–4 p.m. at Salmon Brook Park.
Events
Granby Grange installs new officers
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On Sunday, Jan. 15, Granby Grange was honored to welcome Connecticut State Grange President Rob Buck for his first visit to historic Granby Grange Hall at 212 North Granby Road. His visit was especially appropriate as Granby Grange #5 was the home of Connecticut’s first State Grange President, Harvey Goddard, from 1875-1878.
Events
American Legion and Grange retire U.S. flags
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Granby American Legion Post #182 joined with Riverton Grange #169 for its Third Annual American Flag Retirement Ceremony recently with almost 30 participants aged 9 to 92 participating. This solemn ceremony, authorized by U.S. code title 36, section 176, states, “The Flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.”
Great Outdoors
No Mow May: Good Idea?
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Recently, a friend was reading the New York Times and saw an article on the No Mow May movement. She contacted me to see what I thought about “No Mow May.” Quite frankly, I responded, I didn’t know much about it, but promised to research it.
History
Stroll Through Granby History awarded top honor
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Salmon Brook Historical Society (SBHS) was recently notified by the Awards Committee of the Connecticut League of History Organizations (CLHO), that it has been awarded the top CLHO honor, the 2021 Award of Merit, for October’s Stroll Through Granby History initiative.
Events
Men’s Breakfast group continues to meet via Zoom
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Although the pandemic and Governor Lamont’s “stay at home’ order has kept us pretty much apart physically, the long-running Granby Men’s Breakfast group led by Duncan Rowles has continued to meet in a new virtual environment.