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“A picture is worth a thousand words” is a powerful saying found in many languages. How people and situations are portrayed in images can influence the viewer’s beliefs about the subject matter.
As separate organizations, the Granby and Simsbury Chambers of Commerce ran many wonderful events, but together they will be even more impactful.
Membership in the Salmon Brook Historical Society, 208 Salmon Brook Street, offers many benefits including free tours, newsletters, the annual dinner in April, the Christmas house tour and Wassail party in December and the opportunity to learn and help preserve Granby history.
Please register for events online at egpl.org or call 860-653-3002.
The Seniors Job Bank, a nonprofit community resource that connects men and women over 50 looking for work with businesses, households and other employers in need of workers, has named Linda Guzzo, Ed.D, R.D. its Executive Director.
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.”
Mary’s Place, A Center for Grieving Children and Families, held its ninth annual Memory Walk, on May 15 at Northwest Park in Windsor.
Summer Sunset Concerts are returning to Salmon Brook Park for three consecutive Saturday afternoons in July.
In January 1902, the Free Swedish Farmers of North Granby Society was formed. That institution transitioned over the years to become Pilgrim Covenant Church of Granby, which celebrates its 120th anniversary this year. The church has seen many changes since its beginnings but kept its New England small-town flavor, exemplified by its charming white-steepled church sitting on the Granby-Southwick town line.
The Granby Chamber of Commerce held its last Annual Meeting and Awards ceremony on May 26 at Simsbury Farms in conjunction with the Simsbury Chamber of Commerce event.