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Dear Friendly Farmer,
I sent my husband to the local pet store to get some dog food in Mid-March and he came home with six fluffy and adorable baby chicks. We thought they were all hens, but one has started to crow! How do I find a new home for this rooster before my neighbors want to kill me? Help!
There have been reports in the state of people posing as fire inspectors and approaching businesses to perform inspections and collect cash payments. They may be in uniform and have fake identification. These people do not represent the Town of Granby. Fire Marshal Brian Long rarely performs unscheduled inspections.
Monrovia Nurseries in Granby has once again been very generous in its support of the Foundation for Veterans with PTSD (foxfieldrecoverymission.org) with a donation of several plants for the Veterans’ Victory Garden.
The Granby Artists Association will present a Pop-Up Arts and Crafts show at Lost Acres Vineyard on Sunday, June 4 (rain date June 11). It will be located on the lawn across the driveway from the Vineyard seating area. Show hours are the same as the Vineyard’s, 12 to 5 p.m.
Ahhh, spring is here! The deck and patio furniture are set up, the grill is ready to fire, and the garden’s perennials are waking from their winter slumber. As I’m basking in warm sunshine, listening to songbirds, and planning my next spring cleanup task, I hear that dreaded sound that ruins even the most tranquil outdoor moment: the buzzzzzzz of a blood-sucking mosquito!
Highlights from the meetings held on April 26th and May 11th, 2023
Blood Drive, Free Veteran Breakfasts, Camera Club, Women’s Breakfast, Men’s Breakfast, and SBHS News
Upcoming Events at Simsbury Grange: Agricultural Fair and Beaver Wildlife Docuseries,
Aquarion Water Company reminds customers that the 2023 sprinkler irrigation schedule is in effect and continues until Oct. 31. The program is mandatory for Aquarion customers in East Granby, Granby and Simsbury.
The second Granby Celebrates Juneteenth festival will be held at Salmon Brook Park on Saturday, June 17. This free arts and education festival is hosted by Granby Racial Reconciliation (GRR) to commemorate Juneteenth and celebrate Black culture through music, dance, art and presentations.
I will be voting for James Tsaptsinos for the Board of Finance. I have known James and his family for several years. He has a strong sense of community and a solid background in finance.
I would like to put in word for the candidacy of Al Wilke for reelection to the Board of Finance.
I fully support Al and James for the Board of Finance. As a member of the Board of Selectmen, I have had the opportunity to see both in action during the intense town budget process.
Jennifer Parsons provided updates including that as part of professional learning, a math consultant was in the district and trained middle school math teachers, support staff and the administrative team. There have been four COVID cases in the schools, all were impacted by community events.
David A. Guiod graduated from Full Sail University with a B.S. in film. He was enrolled in an accelerated program and graduated Salutatorian of his class.
I thank the entire Granby community for supporting our schools so far this school year. We have had successful Curriculum Nights at each of the schools, athletic events with wonderful attendance, homecoming activities, drama production practices and many other activities to start the year.
As the dog days of summer dwindled down and became the crisp, cool mornings known as the signs of autumn’s imminence, it was only a matter of time before classic yellow buses navigated the streets lined with eager school-goers. For it was that time of year again, the annual return to school in Granby.
Application seeking a Special Permit under Zoning Regulations 8.16.10 for outdoor dining for property located at 357 Salmon Brook Street, Cambridge House Brew Pub. File Z-10-21.
The next Women’s Breakfast will be Wednesday, Nov. 3, 8:30 a.m. at Granby Senior Center. Holcomb Farm’s Past and Present will be presented by Joseph O’Grady, Farm Manager. To register call 860-844-5352. Cost $4.
Please consider donating your bottles/cans to the Granby 4-H Robotics program. Each of the three 4-H robotics teams made it to the 2021 World Championship and each received a World Championship Award.
The next Granby Men’s Breakfast Zoom meeting is Friday, Nov. 12. Don Rethke and the Granby Robotics Team will present a live demonstration.
The Granby Lions is conducting its 26th Annual Birdseed Sale. Orders may be placed up to Nov. 6, for pickup or delivery on Nov. 13.
Please help Cossitt’s Friends continue our holiday tradition of providing children’s books to include in Granby’s Department of Social Services annual Holiday Gift packages for families.
The 38th Annual Christmas Cottage Craft Fair will be held in a new location this year; St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 224 Lovely Street in Avon. The fair runs on Thursday, Nov. 4 and Friday, Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The New England Air Museum is honored to premier a new exhibit featuring the Polish Kosciusko Squadron 303 pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain and arguably changed history. Winston Churchill called it “one of the decisive battles of the war” and, according to many historians, the Battle of Britain would have been lost if not for the Polish airmen.
Since October 2019, this column has profiled some of the worst invasive plants plaguing Granby’s fields, farms, forests, and gardens, and described ways to control them. This month’s column reviews in brief the first year of NOT WANTED columns.
Granby Land Trust president Rick Orluk presented the 2021 Mary Edwards Friend of the Land Trust Award, the highest honor bestowed by the GLT, to North Granby residents Dave and Jenny Emery, who have been incredibly supportive of the GLT over many years.
Susan Patricelli Regan, host of CT Valley Views TV show, interviewed Kim Stroud, Academy Director and Natasha Miles, Visual Arts Department Head, of CREC’s Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts at the Hartford Campus.
Jenny Matilda Smith (Anderson) , formerly of Granby, passed away peacefully at home on Oct. 15.
The Granby Celebrates raffle was a great event, and the Granby Chamber of Commerce thanks everyone who participated. More than half of this year’s winners have never won a raffle before—how exciting!