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Events

Deacon Arthur Miller, childhood friend of Emmett Till, to speak

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Granby will celebrate the federal holiday of Juneteenth on Saturday, June 17, 3 to 9:30 p.m., (rain date is June 18) in Salmon Brook Park. The hope is that in addition to a great showing of Granby residents, families will come from far and wide to enjoy this event.

People

The Granby Road Race is a Family Affair for the Koteens

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On May 6, after two weeks of non-stop rain, Mother Nature cooperated. The day was warm, sunny and the perfect weather for a race. Racers lined up at the start eager to begin. At exactly 8:30 a.m. the horn went off and the 53rd annual Granby Road Race began.

Events

A tradition returns to Granby

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Who makes the best Shoo Fly Pie in town? Find out at Lucy Holcombe Memorial Shoo Fly Pie Contest to be held at the Granby Grange Agricultural Fair on Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Events

Art from WWI trenches presented to Granby women

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Christine Pittsley, special project director from the Connecticut State Library presented a very interesting program, “Harry Townsend and the realities of war,” for the May 3 Granby Women’s Breakfast Group.

Browse & Borrow

Browse & Borrow — June 2023

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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. To learn more about upcoming programs, sign up for the library’s monthly eNewsletter on the website or by telephone.

History

Why are Sadoce and Roxey Wilcox important?

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Near the south end of the West Granby National Register Historic District stands a house and barn that have witnessed more than over two centuries of Granby history. Built around 1800 by Sadoce Wilcox, an aspiring blacksmith, the Wilcox House has a story to tell about his family and five more generations of Wilcoxes who inhabited the place until 2019.

History

Norwood T. Case, Granby’s weather prophet

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Although spring is in the near future, we can almost certainly expect another winter storm in late February or March. There is always the possibility of an April Fool’s Day blizzard as we had in 1997. While we have television and radio meteorologists as well as the National Weather Service to alert us to incoming storms, that was not the case in the first half of the twentieth century.

Events

Granby’s ACO to give talk

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On March 2, the Granby Women’s Breakfast group will have as its guest speaker Jenn Abalan, Granby’s Animal Control Officer. She will entertain with stories she has collected during her years protecting the variety of animals she has encountered.

Events

Browse and Borrow

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Faith Ringgold: Quilts, Paintings, and Politics: Tuesday, March 1, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Faith Ringgold is celebrated for an artistic career exploring race in the American experience. Art educator Jane Oneail covers the breadth of her creative output, including painting, sculpture, performance art and her beloved story quilts.

People

Social Services

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The focus of the Social Services Department is to coordinate existing federal, state, regional and local services, to increase community awareness of these services and to develop new programs to meet the needs of Granby residents.

People

Bordonaro receives CALA Award

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David Bordonaro, president of McLean Affiliates, received the Connecticut Assisted Living Association’s Board Chair’s Award for 2021 on Dec. 1.

Events

Granby groups enjoy Christmas music

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The Granby Men’s and Women’s Breakfast Groups and the Civic Club were treated to an in-person Christmas Concert with Mindy Shilanski and the Granby Memorial High School Chorus on Dec. 10.

Town/Govt

Public Works

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Presidents’ Day, Feb. 21, is not a trash holiday. Please put your trash out on your regularly scheduled day.

Fun & Rec

Girl Scouts Race in Pinewood Derby

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On Jan. 8, families across Granby, East Granby and Hartland eagerly tuned into Facebook Live for a much-anticipated event: the Salmon Brook Service Unit Girl Scout Pinewood Derby.

Events

In Town Focus

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The following events were being planned when the Drummer went to press. However, closures and cancellations may have occurred since that time. Please check organization websites or call contact numbers for updated information.

Out of Town

Out of Town

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The New England Air Museum brings live theater into its hangars for the first time!

Fun & Rec

Parks & Recreation

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Granby Parks and Recreation Department has on-going classes for toddlers and preschoolers throughout the winter including Jump Bunch: Big and Little Jumpers, Songs and Seasons Music Program and Soccer Shots.

Town/Govt

Youth Services Bureau

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What the Granby Youth Service Bureau has to offer

Sometimes it feels as if the YSB is the best kept secret that’s not a secret in town. Most of our offerings are free to residents, and all focus on helping make our community stronger and healthier.

People

Al-Anon offers families help

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Alcoholism is a progressive disease that is widespread, debilitating and often hidden. When one person drinks too much the entire family is affected.

Local Voices

Granby man urges funding for cultivated meat

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Jon Hochschartner of Granby demonstrated outside of Congressman John Larson’s Hartford office on Dec. 3, urging the representative to support increased federal funding for cultivated-meat research.