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Debbie Brewer of West Granby and her horse, Baltimore, were recently awarded the Connecticut Dressage Association Championship Ribbon for Overall High Point Score during the 2018 season.
Debbie returned to competition in 2018 after suffering a serious riding accident in 2015. Her injuries prevented her from riding for over a year, but once she was back in the saddle she made steady progress and was ready to compete in shows again in 2018.
Simsbury Bank is pleased to announce that it is a $1,000 Swarm Sponsor of the Granby Education Foundation’s 16th annual Gran-Bee event.
The Friends of Granby Public Library (FOGPL) begins its new membership year on April 1. You can find the membership form inserted in this month’s Drummer.
On Thursday, Feb. 14 Senator John Kissel and Susan Patricelli Regan presented Senate Bill 543 that states as its purpose “to require health insurance coverage for equine therapy for Veterans and the chapter 700c of the general statutes be amended to require health insurance coverage for equine therapy for Veterans.” This bill was previously submitted to the Committee on Insurance and Real Estate that approved it for process forward to the Veterans Committee.
A little bit of love goes a long way. There was no better way to spend Valentine’s Day than at the Granby Library program Gotta Love Therapy Dogs.
The Seniors Job Bank has received a $1,500 grant from the Rotary Club of West Hartford. According to Sheila Diamond, its executive director, “This very welcome donation has been earmarked to support enhancements to our website.”
The Seniors Job Bank, now in its 40th year, is a volunteer-driven community service organization that connects men and women over age 50 seeking work with businesses, government agencies, non-profits and households that have work to be done.
Regional law firm, Shatz, Schwartz & Fentin, P.C., serving clients throughout western New England and New York as well as nationally and internationally, today announced that shareholder David K. Webber is now licensed to practice in the state of Connecticut, in addition to Massachusetts. “It comes down to customer service and convenience,” said Attorney Webber.
Parkinson’s disease was first recognized in 1817 by Dr. James Parkinson in England, however the symptoms of the condition were written about as early as 175 AD. Previously referred to as the shaking palsy It was often simply assumed that a shaking voice or hand was part of aging. Dr. Parkinson saw similar characteristics in patients with tremor and specific decline in motor skills. Today, as celebrities Michael J. Fox, Alan Alda, and the late Robin Williams and Muhammad Ali, acknowledge having Parkinson’s, it is now a familiar medical condition with one in 300 individuals diagnosed.
One of the least well known agencies in Hartford is the Connecticut Healthcare Advocate. It is headed by Ted Doolittle, a seasoned government executive, attorney and former Federal prosecutor.
