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Whenever I see our flag flying so majestically in the sky, I feel a deep connection to all it stands for. When it is at half-staff, I feel sorrow for all who have lost their lives in service to our country.
On Nov. 3 daylight savings time will end, and we will set our clocks back one hour. During this time of year, it is a good reminder to replace the batteries in our smoke alarms—change your clock / change your batteries.
In September, the first article in this series stated, “Some consider the goat to be ‘the new dog.’ A goat’s potential to be a delightful pet will be explored later.” Be assured that no competition between goats and dogs is suggested or implied: only an opening of one’s mind to a variation, a novel outlook on what can be a “pet.”
Please visit GranbyRec.com for details and to register for all the programs presented by the Parks and Rec department.
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.
Be prepared for November 5th: One Polling Site, Voter ID, State of Connecticut Ballot Question, and Sample Ballots
Seaton, Craig, 74, formerly of Granby, husband of Holly (Barilla) Seaton, July 17
My mom found this recipe some time ago, it is the simplest and easiest onion soup recipe I have ever seen.
The Salmon Brook Historical Society invites the community to a special photo shoot on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (rain date Nov. 10), at the Wilcox House on Simsbury Road in West Granby.
Registration is required for library programs. To register, visit granby-ct.gov/Library, and click on “Register for a Program” or call the library at 860-844-5275.
Highlights from the meeting held on September 7, 2022
Michael Campbell, director of the Mark Twain House, presented Back Scene World of the Mark Twain House to the 35 ladies who attended the Women’s Breakfast at the Senior Center on Sept. 7.
I thank the community for supporting the opening of schools on August 30. I have visited all the schools several times and it is good to see students and staff back in the buildings, engaged and settling into routines.
Riley Lansing and Elizabeth (Lizzy) Sondrini, age 9, wrote and published an end-of-summer daily newspaper for their neighbors on Susan Lane.
Granby Memorial High School Performing Arts will present an original work, Daughters of the Appalachians, on Nov. 11, 12 and 13.
Kyle Desjardins, of North Granby, graduated summa cum laude with a BS in the College of Applied Mathematics from Wentworth Institute of Technology.
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.
The Connecticut Allow for Early Voting Amendment is on the Nov. 8 ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
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.
Throughout October, the mine at Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine will be illuminated by 300 professionally carved pumpkins.
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.
The Connecticut Trolley Museum is located at 58 North Road (Rte. 140) in East Windsor.
The Farmington Valley CT Heritage Network is pleased to present a lecture with Nicholas F. Bellantoni, Ph.D., Emeritus Connecticut State Archaeologist.
Registration is required for many of the library’s programs. To register, follow the links on the library’s website or call the library.
On Sept. 11, members of the Granby Land Trust’s Youth Conservation Corps labored for several hours on the GLT’s Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve.
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.
On Oct. 15 and 16, Granby Artists Open Studios Tour invites visitors to artists’ studios to meet the artists, watch demonstrations and find art and gifts.