Recent Stories

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.

Out of Town

Holiday Tours at Historic Ellsworth Homestead

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The Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution are pleased to announce the return of Christmas Open House tours at the historic Oliver Ellsworth Homestead Museum, 778 Palisado Avenue in Windsor, on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Out of Town

A Christmas Carol in Suffield

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The Suffield Players are ready to impart some holiday cheer with our annual holiday benefit featuring the classic tale by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, adapted for stage by Ryan Bird.

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.

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.

Fun & Rec

Parks & Recreation

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Director of Recreation and Leisure Services: Kristine Vincent, CPRP

Recreation Supervisor: Daphne Shinder

Program Supervisor: Terri Ziemnicki

Telephone: 860-653-8947

Website: GranbyRec.com

Granby Youth Basketball

Still taking registrations. Granby Parks and Recreation strives to provide a positive recreational basketball program for youths in grades K-8.

School & Sports

Granby Girls Volleyball team has outstanding season

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Each fall inside the Granby Memorial High School gymnasiums, the athleticism and grit of the female volleyball student-athletes are showcased. On average, 40 players span the freshman, junior varsity and varsity volleyball teams each season.

Events

Granby Artists events in December

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The Granby Artists Association and Town of Granby Recreation will join forces to host a traditional Gift Show and Holiday Marketplace on Saturday, Dec. 4 and Sunday, Dec. 5, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.

People

Father Carlos invites one and all to Saint Therese

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Saint Therese Roman Catholic Church is just beyond Route 20’s initial rise toward West Granby. The church has a long history and its new pastor, Father Carlos Castrillon Castro, is adding another chapter to that history.

Drumrolls

In Memory Of…

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Saunders, George W., 91, husband of the late Betty M. Saunders, October 16

Friends of Holcomb Farm

Friends of Holcomb Farm

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With the footbridge over the Salmon Brook washed out by Hurricane Ida, the Holcomb Farm trails to the east of Simsbury Road are suddenly getting much more traffic. The good news is that there is so much to see up there: the Holcomb Tree Trail, the new interpretive signs and the gorgeous views.