Animal Talk
Veterinary Technician Appreciation Week
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Oct. 13–19 was Veterinary Technician Appreciation Week. Many people do not realize how important technicians are to the veterinary field. We wouldn’t be able to function without them.
People
Valley Brook Community Church hires new staff
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Valley Brook Community Church is pleased to announce the arrival of two new staff members, Chelsea Smith as the new director of children’s ministry and Luis Franco as the new director of student ministries.
People
Drummer raffle winner announced
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Joyce Rioles won a $75 gift certificate from the Beman Hardware Store at Celebrate the Valley in September.
Familiar Faces
WWII veteran Moe Bressard still celebrates life
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After 95 years of life, Moe Bressard has gathered a boatload of memories, and he is happy to share them with his friends and neighbors in Granby, where he spent 43 of those years.
CT Valley Views
Upcoming CT Valley Views programs
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Interview with Senator Harding and Visit to the American School for the Deaf
People
Hospice volunteers are needed
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Visiting Nurse and Hospice of Litchfield County (VNHLC) seeks hospice volunteers for its growing hospice program. The agency cares for patients who live in towns throughout Litchfield County and the Farming-ton Valley.
People
The Hope Hangout — a place for anxious teens
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There is a new resource in town for teens who may be struggling with anxiety or depression—The Hope Hangout.
People
Church offers Spanish-language services
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Community Church now offers worship services in both English and Spanish every Sunday at 10 a.m. and invites both Spanish speakers and English speakers to the worship service of their choice.
People
A Childhood Memory
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When I was a little girl in the 1950s, I went to Byram School in Greenwich. It had kindergarten through eighth grade, and the older children were taught to be protective of the younger ones on the playground.
Events
Granby author Dana McSwain to read at the Mark Twain House
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Who would have expected that walking her poodle in Granby woods would have inspired Dana McSwain to write a creative non-fiction piece that was selected to appear in the 2024 Connecticut Literary Anthology? Everyone who knows McSwain, that’s who!