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Director: Tom Tyburski Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Open 24/7 at www.GranbyRec.com for program registration. Telephone: 860-653-8947 Fax: 860-653-0173 Website: www.GranbyRec.com. We accept MasterCard/Visa/Discover for payments. Program/Trip Registration: All programs/trips are based on a first come basis and space availability and require advance registration; payment must accompany registration. Please register early to avoid disappointment. Scholarships: Recreational and leisure opportun […]

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Italian Night

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Oh, Che Una Notte! By Shirley Warn If you were not at the Senior Center on Thursday evening, May 28, you missed a “bella serata” —a beautiful evening. After the delicious and filling pasta dinner, complete with coffee and dessert, I was ready for an evening of good fun, laughter and song. I was not disappointed. The evening’s entertainment was provided by Ashly Cruz, an internationally-known cabaret-style singer, who regaled us all with some favorite popular tunes as […]

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Granby Youth Lacrosse celebrates 10th

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Granby Youth Lacrosse celebrates 10th anniversary of Bantam Jamboree Ten years ago two high school lacrosse scholar athletes, Patrick Gunn and Hannah Burnett, created the first Bantam Jamboree. Every year towns from the area compete against each other in an event where the focus is on fun and good sportsmanship. This year, boys and girls lacrosse teams representing 12 towns from Connecticut and Massachusetts arrived at Salmon Brook Park on April 26, eager and ready to compete in the Granby Lacr […]

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Park & Rec News

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Director: Tom Tyburski Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Open 24/7 at www.GranbyRec.com for program registration. Telephone: 860-653-8947 Fax: 860-653-0173 Website: www.GranbyRec.com. We accept MasterCard/Visa/Discover for payments. Program/Trip Registration: All programs/trips are based on a first come basis and space availability and require advance registration; payment must accompany registration. Please register early to avoid disappointment. Scholarships: Recreational and leisure opportun […]

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Land Trust’s spring bird walks

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Photos Land Trust’s spring bird walks offer rare glimpses of Granby birds By Trish Percival Each spring, John Weeks and Christine Chinni lead a group of adventuresome Granby Land Trust members into the woods of North Granby to see what types of birds they can find. This popular event, held both mornings of Mother’s Day weekend, is generously hosted by Granby Land Trust Board Member Jamie Gamble on his beautiful and diverse property. Jamie’s property is perfect for birding, […]

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Mounted Shooting Club celebrates 10 years

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Connecticut Renegades Mounted Shooting Club celebrates 10 years By Allison Forsyth In 2005, Granby resident and local blacksmith Roger Dinsmore started telling his clients and riding friends about a new sport making its way to the Northeast. It was called cowboy mounted shooting and he said the best part was that “you get to dress up like cowboys and cowgirls of the old west.” After an initial meeting at J and G’s, Dinsmore had several board members, a secretary, a treasurer, […]

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Granby girl is  semi-finalist in Girl Scout video contest

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Frontier Communications announced that 12 Connecticut girls have been chosen as semi-finalists for the “Tell Your Girl Scout Story” video challenge. Frontier and the Girl Scouts of Connecticut partnered for the challenge earlier this year, encouraging girls to upload short videos that described how Girl Scouts has supported them in the areas of leadership, technology or community to Frontier’s Facebook page. The semi-finalists received the most public votes on Facebook and wer […]

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Ride On: Help yourself and the environment

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By Stosh Dlugolenski Granby is a great place for outdoor play and a wonderful town to see by bicycle. Beautiful vistas are the reward for trekking up challenging hills and the center of town lends itself well to touring at a leisurely pace. Recreational bike riding is a safe, low-impact, aerobic activity for people of all ages, so whatever your pleasure, you and the environment will reap the benefits. Did you know: ·    A short, four-mile round trip by bicycle keeps about […]

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Two Coyotes Wilderness Camp

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Photos by Phyllis Meredith, phyllismeredith.com Justin Pegnataro, Executive Director of Two Coyotes founded Two Coyotes in 2000, a non-profit organization dedicated to nurture healthy, whole human beings through building self-awareness, community, and connecting people to nature. Recently, the school started an amazing summer camp program in Granby. In this program Justin states, “We use wilderness survival, wildlife tracking, and naturalist skills as tools that help us to better understand ours […]

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Granby Bear 5K Challenge

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Registration opens for Granby Bear 5K Challenge By Sue Hancock Celebrate the beginning of summer by running in the second Granby Bear 5K Challenge. This event is sponsored by the Granby Memorial High School Athletic Booster Club and will be held entirely on the GMHS campus on June 20 at 10 a.m. There will be fun for the whole family, with a 5K division and a Kid’s Fun Run prior to the 5K. The 5K course starts and finishes at the high school track. The run is a two-loop course with gently rolli […]