Verse
June’s Gifts
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In the park June greets us with her roses.
Their beautiful colors and sweet scents give us Hope and Peace.
Great Outdoors
A Force for Nature: Support the Game Refuge Headquarters Fund
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The McLean Game Refuge (MGR), Connecticut’s largest private wildlife sanctuary, needs a new headquarters to continue the important work to study, maintain and preserve its 4,415 acres.
People
Community forum brings area residents together
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Take A Breath community forum, a non-partisan informational session on several key topics of interest, was held at the East Granby Senior/Community Center on April 26.
Granby Land Trust
Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve a haven for birds
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The Granby Land Trust’s (GLT) annual spring migration bird walks at the Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve delivered exciting sightings again this Mother’s Day weekend. Despite the somewhat windy conditions, participants identified 50 bird species on Sunday and 48 species on Monday.
Granby Land Trust
GLT hosts spring ephemeral walk
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On a beautiful late April evening, GLT member Aubrey Schulz helped a group of 24 participants locate and identify spring ephemeral plants on the GLT’s Mary Edwards Mountain Property in North Granby.
Friends of Holcomb Farm
Friends of Holcomb Farm — June 2025
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The seeds are planted—let the season begin!, A Successful 2024, Joe O’Grady is our Businessperson of The Year!, At the starting gates for 2025, Feed your soul with a tree trail walk, and Save the date!
People
Stony Hill Village gets spring “spruce up”
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Friends of Granby Homes for Senior Citizens, Inc. held its spring Community Serve Day on May 3 at Stony Hill Village, Granby’s 49-unit affordable senior housing community.
Fun & Rec
Fun and fitness at the YMCA
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As the temperatures rise and school lets out, the YMCA is buzzing with energy, excitement and opportunity. From athletic programs that honor legacies to brand-new playgrounds and innovative family fitness classes, this summer at the Y is shaping up to be one of the most active and enriching yet.
Events
Buy Big Y shopping bags in June
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The Big Y grocery store in Simsbury has selected the Citizens for a Better Granby (publishers of the Drummer) to receive a portion of the sales of its Community Bags during June. The $2.50 reusable bags both benefit the environment by reducing the use of paper and plastic bags and yield a $1 donation to CBG. That sounds like a WIN-WIN to us!
Fun & Rec
Gran-Bee celebrated its 20 years milestone in style
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Wells Road School’s Jim Whitten repeated his Master of Ceremonies duties at the April 25 Gran-Bee trivia competition at Granby Memorial High School. Funds from the trivia contest and auction benefit the Granby Education Foundation’s community grants program.