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Fun & Rec

Meet me at the Center — April 2025

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Please visit granby-ct.gov/senior-services or check your Center Life Newsletter for a complete listing of health services, support groups, clubs and ongoing activities.

People

Kathleen Scranton fashions vintage books into one-of-a-kind purses

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Kathleen Scranton, an artist from Coventry, fashions vintage hard-cover books into distinctive purses. As guest speaker at the Granby Woman’s Breakfast meeting in March, Scranton described the process she follows during the 10 to 15 hours required to bring about her unique form of magic: transforming old books into purses, purses that many would also consider pieces of fine art.

Health Notes

Short walks help your heart

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Numerous studies support exercise and cardiovascular health protection. We know this, but putting it into practice is hard.

People

A dream of Nationals for a GMHS senior becomes reality

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Most people know Loretta Lynn as a famous country music star, but Brody Landheer knows her name because of Lynn’s connection to the Amateur National Motocross Championship.

Great Outdoors

Living with ticks

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Ticks are present at Holcomb Farm. Those of us who walk the trails have noticed an increase this spring over prior years.

People

Volunteerism, civil activities still thrive in Granby

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As I was browsing through the files at the Salmon Brook Historical Society looking for ideas to write about Granby’s history, I discovered that our town has a history of volunteerism and an active civic life that continues today.

Fun & Rec

Run the town streets in Granby Bear-A-Thon

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Post pandemic has left a lot of us feeling isolated and off our “health game.” While maybe some were able to maintain their health and fitness or bounce back, there are still quite a few out there struggling to get healthy or feel connected.

Events

Patricelli Art Scholarship awarded

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The prestigious Sylvia Davis Patricelli Art Scholarship was presented during the CREC Greater Hartford Academy of Arts graduation ceremonies held on June 8.

Browse & Borrow

Browse & Borrow

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Check the library website for additional programs and activities—new things are added all the time.

Granby Land Trust

Tales for Trails Library

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Looking for a fun summer activity to do with the kids or grandchildren? Bring them to the newly installed little free library located at the Glazier Cabin on the Granby Land Trust’s Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve in North Granby.

Great Outdoors

Sunrise hike to celebrate Connecticut Trails Day

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Two dozen very early risers joined the Granby Land Trust for its 2023 Connecticut Trails Day Here Comes the Sun Hike on the GLT’s Old Messenger Road Corridor properties. The hike started at 4:30 a.m., and we had visitors from as far away as Rocky Hill and Brooklyn.