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The Youth of Pilgrim Covenant Church are holding their annual Tag Sale on Saturday, June 6, 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the church, 605 Salmon Brook Street. All proceeds benefit youth activities and missions. The PCC Junior High Youth Group meets Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m., and the Senior High Youth Group meets Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Youth Pastor Matt Gillis can be reached at 860-392-8160 or matt2ured@yahoo.com. […]
First Church of Granby is hosting a Strawberry Supper Fundraiser on Saturday, June 13, 5 – 7 p.m, at the church, 219 North Granby Road, in Cook Hall. Dinner will be prepared by parishioners of the church in the newly renovated church kitchen. There will be two sittings at 5 and 6 p.m. Proceeds will go towards the mission of First Church in the community and in the world. The menu will include baked ham, potato salad, baked beans and Connecticut grown strawberries on homemade biscuits wit […]
Marcie Swift, a therapeutic harpist who performs for hospice and other venues, will give a concert at the gazebo next to Cossitt Library on Sunday, June 28 at 2 p.m. (rain date). This event is co-sponsored by the Friends of Granby Public Library and the Friends of Cossitt Library. […]
The Granby Civic Club will meet at Lost Acres Orchard for luncheon on Thursday, June 18 at 12 p.m. It has been the Club’s tradition to hold the final meeting of the year at the orchard—dining, discussing current town events, electing officers and planning for the future. The ladies enjoy a great time of food, fun, and fellowship as they gather under the apple trees or on the new farm store porch. The cost for the luncheon is $12pp. The club invites all women of Granby to join […]
The Granby Memorial Day Association invites town officials, the fire department and its auxiliary, Scout units and other civic and social groups to take part in the annual parade and program on Monday, May 25. First-time parade participants, and organizations wishing to have a concession on the green must be registered with Parade Marshall James O. Hall (860-653-3819). The honorary parade marshall will be Howard Berg who served in the Coast Guard during World War II. Berg was responsible […]
By Eileen Longhi Perhaps you read the book or saw the movie with George Clooney. The Monuments Men told the story of what has been called the greatest treasure hunt in history. Barbara King, a teacher at Manchester Community College, adds to this interesting subject during her lecture on Art Looting during World War II. Join the Granby Civic Engagement Education Team for this Lunch for the Mind program at the Granby Senior Center on Wednesday, May 13 at 12:30 p.m. King will focus on the polic […]
By AnneMarie Cox, Town of Granby Youth Service Bureau Do you have the courage to brave the Zombie Trail? If you do, your team will be tasked with making it through approximately three miles of woodland and meadow on Zombie-infested trails to four different checkpoints. Get through the checkpoints and to the finish line without being tagged three times by a zombie and win! If you lose all three lifelines (i.e. get tagged 3 times), finish the trail anyway as the soon-to-be-walking dead! The eve […]
The Youth Service Bureau Board invites all former Youth Service Advisory Board members to join them for breakfast on Thursday, May 14 at 8 a.m. at the Senior/Youth Services Building for a look back on 20 years of serving the youth and families of Granby. The bureau’s rich history of providing counseling and support services, positive youth development programs like GO! and WOW, drug and alcohol prevention, suicide prevention training, support groups and much more to the youth and families […]
Blood Pressure Screenings The Farmington Valley VNA’s free blood pressure screenings are available without appointment Monday, May 4, 10:30–11:30 a.m. at East Hartland Town Hall, and 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at East Granby Community Center; Tuesday, May 5, 9–10:30 a.m. at the Farmington Valley YMCA; Monday, May 18 at East Hartland First Church Parish House, and Thursdays, May 7, 14, 21 and 28, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Granby Senior Center. Food […]
The Granby U.N.I.C.O. Club will host its annual pasta dinner on Friday, May 15 at Manitook Camp, 70 Lakeside Drive in Granby, with continuous open seating from 5-8 p.m. The public is invited to enjoy a great home-cooked Italian meal featuring penne pasta with sauce, meatballs, sausage, salad, fresh bread, beverages and “make your own” ice cream sundae. The cost is only $10 per person ($7 for children and seniors) and all proceeds will benefit the UNICO scholarship fund and needy fami […]