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The 2021-2022 Granby Memorial High School girls basketball season was pretty spectacular. It began long before the first official practice in late November, as the team of 19 began weight and agility training in July 2021 and played in a pre-season league to sharpen skills.
Imagine being a 10-year-old trekking through 1,000 miles of desert without your friends, family or supplies. You don’t know what the future holds for you, whether that may be crossing the crocodile-infested Gobi River or having to avoid being caught in the middle of gunfire.
Maya Angelou once said: “A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has a song”. Like a bird who never clipped its wings, Angelou soared above the clouds to become a rainbow in many people’s lives. Through her poems and speeches, she uplifted an entire generation and her legacy continues on.
During the last week of January, Valley Pre-School students brought back a beloved tradition—the return of ice sculptures. At home, students created their own structures made of ice and other materials and brought them to school to create a class sculpture.
Highlights from the meetings held on Feb. 8th and Feb. 22nd, 2022
The Farmington Valley CT Heritage Network, formerly Historic Sites of Connecticut’s Farmington Valley, will hold its first bus tour in three years. This long-awaited event on Saturday, April 30, explores “Lively Lore and Legends: Fact or Fiction?”, focusing on the towns of Barkhamsted, Granby and Simsbury.
A free Earth Day event, Healthy Soil, will be held Sunday, April 24, at 2 p.m. in the Barney Carriage House at Forest Park, Springfield, Mass. Learn how to increase the life of your soil and prep your garden for spring planting.
McLean opened the first Little Lending Library on the Life Plan community campus in early January. Conveniently located in the parking circle in front of the McLean Health Center, the lending library will contain a continually rotating supply of memory care books and resources for community members to borrow.
The Aquarion Environmental Champion Awards recognizes individuals, businesses, and organizations across Connecticut dedicated to environmental protection and sustainability.
Aquarion Water Company will be offering upcycled rain barrels for sale as part of the company’s ongoing water conservation efforts.