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Town/Govt

Public Works

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Trash holiday: Monday, Sept. 4, is Labor Day and a holiday for Paine’s Inc. All trash/recycling pickups will be delayed by one day the week after the holiday.

School & Sports

GMHS Fall Sports Schedule

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The GMHS Athletic Booster Club is excited to support our athletes and school community as the 2023-2024 fall sports season gets underway!

Youth Services Bureau

Let’s talk about sex!

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In Connecticut, schools have no mandate to teach about human sexuality. Simply listen to the news and it is understandable why many avoid the topic, and cover only the barest overview of puberty, pregnancy and HIV prevention. Research, however, has been clear. Comprehensive sexual health education leads to delayed sexual activity, reduces teen pregnancy and the transmission of STIs more effectively than abstinence-only education does.

People

Design for Life — Sarah Byrnes follows her heart

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Hard work and determination have led goldsmith and jewelry designer Sarah Byrnes to realizing a dream: to make her living by weaving original gold, silver and gemstone designs into other people’s lives.

People

Coming Home to Granby

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I recently was unexpectedly hospitalized for five days, and while I definitely didn’t want to be there, I encountered some kind and caring people.

Fun & Rec

Parks & Recreation

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Preschool Programs, Youth Programs, Fall Sports, After School Programs, and Adult Programs

Verse

Hay Day

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One sunny June day as the farmers arose, Ma said to Pa “It’s time to go mow!”

Ask your Friendly Farmer

Ask your Friendly Farmer

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Dear Friendly Farmer,
My daughter has a pet rabbit and we like to feed it a little hay from time to time. Since we only need a little bit at a time, I usually just buy a bale at my local feed store, but the last time I went, hay DOUBLED in price! What gives? Can I get it cheaper from a local farmer?
Signed,
Hay Now

The Arts

Trendy Talk 2022

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The following narrative has no hidden meaning. In fact, it has no meaning at all. It uses current expressions and new usages of old words to create a semblance of meaning. How great is that?

Health Notes

Sleep is vital for good health

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Sleep is vital to our general well-being, yet it can be elusive. Sleep is a biological necessity essential to health. The importance of good quality and quantity of sleep cannot be overlooked.

Town/Govt

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.

Great Outdoors

Community garden plot

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It doesn’t seem like it now but spring will be here before you know it. If you love to garden, but don’t have a garden spot at home, the Granby Community Garden might be just the place for you.

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.