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The Garden Corner

YIKES….I have poison ivy!

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September is upon us. Our hot, steamy months of gardening are turning into cooler nights, shorter days and a slow down to the summer planting season. But we are still contending with the weeds.

Fun & Rec

Browse & Borrow — September 2024

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Registration is required for most library programs. To register, visit granby-ct.gov/Library and click on “Register for a Program” or call the library at 860-844-5275. To learn more about upcoming programs, sign up for the library’s monthly eNewsletter. For the most updated information on dates and programs, refer to the library’s online calendar.

Great Outdoors

The Goats of Granby: The Goat is the G.O.A.T.

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What is your favorite barnyard animal? Choices include chicken, cow, donkey, goat, horse, pig and sheep. Each of these has its claim to fame, its singular breed with unique characteristics, definable personalities and very specific uses. Of course, there is no wrong answer. Animal lovers’ favorites are not debatable.

Granby Land Trust

Seth and Lucy Holcombe Preserve video tour available

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The Granby Land Trust recently released the latest in its series of virtual property tours: this one of the Seth and Lucy Holcombe Preserve in North Granby. This is the fourth in the series, the others offering tours of the Mary Edwards Mountain Property, the Katan-Ensor and Old Messenger Road Preserves, and the Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve.

People

Home Fire Safety

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According to National Fire Protection Association Statistics, during the five-year period from 2016-2020, US fire departments responded to an estimated average of 343,100 home structure fires per year. These fires caused an annual average of 2,610 civilian deaths, 11,090 civilian fire injuries and $7.6 billion in direct property damage.

Great Outdoors

Showcasing Granby’s agricultural treasures

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When it comes to the growth and evolution of rural towns, one sentiment is heard time and time again: “less development, more land, more farms.” It’s natural for people to harken back to a day when agriculture and livestock fields spanned the landscape before apartment complexes, modern neighborhoods or store-front plazas took over.

Drumrolls

Drumrolls — October 2022

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Kyle Desjardins, of North Granby, graduated summa cum laude with a BS in the College of Applied Mathematics from Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Events

Meet me at the Center

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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.

Out of Town

Empty Bowls returns to East Granby

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Join Expressions Pottery Workshop, the Women’s Club of East Granby and Friend to Friend for the 22nd Annual Empty Bowls fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 15, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the East Granby Community/Senior Center.

Out of Town

Out of Town

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The Granville Harvest Fair will, once again, be held over Columbus Day weekend, Oct. 9, 10 and 11. The fair is held in the center of Granville, at the intersection of Routes 57 and 189.

Out of Town

The Pope-Farmington Mastodon

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The Farmington Valley CT Heritage Network is pleased to present a lecture with Nicholas F. Bellantoni, Ph.D., Emeritus Connecticut State Archaeologist.

Browse & Borrow

Browse & Borrow

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Registration is required for many of the library’s programs. To register, follow the links on the library’s website or call the library.

Great Outdoors

Friends of Granby Wildflower Meadow announce seed sale

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Driving down Route 10/202 south of town center takes you past the new Granby Wildflower Meadow (GWM)across from Maple View Farm. You will see a section filled with little flags which indicate where plant plugs were placed by community effort in June.

Events

Sign up for GRR art exhibit tour

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Granby Racial Reconciliation (GRR) is facilitating a docent-led tour of the New Britain Museum of American Art’s 30 Americans on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 1 p.m.

People

A new pastor for Pilgrim Covenant Church

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What could cause a person to leave retirement and return to work? “I had no plans to come out of retirement,” marvels Pastor Matt Marzluft, the new Senior Pastor of Pilgrim Covenant Church (PCC) in Granby. “But I felt a genuine call from God.”