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Stop and Shop made sure that The Waste Not Want Not community dinner attendees had sweets for Valentine’s Day. Thanks to the wonderful generosity of Stop & Shop customers, over 300 double-pack chocolate covered strawberries were donated.
Are you a compassionate person who loves to provide companionship, provide a listening ear, and help someone smile?
In spring, summer, winter and fall Granby’s trails offer outdoor adventures galore. This mild winter has been a gift to hikers and horseback riders.
Many of us are hearing that our blood sugar levels are in the pre-diabetes level. Often, we shrug it off, but we should not. Prediabetes is a serious health condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough yet to be diagnosed as Type 2 diabetes.
Faith Tyldsley was born with printers’ ink in her blood.
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.
Granby Camera Club presented an outstanding program to the Women’s Breakfast Group that featured beautiful photos of what can be found on Granby’s Land Trust properties.
At approximately 10:45 in the morning on Friday, October 9, 1936, William Shattuck looked over to the northwest hills of West Granby and saw the airship from Germany flying below the clouds, about 500 feet from the ground
We were sitting around my kitchen table, working two laptops and two smart phones. Four of us tasked with finding a place for the annual ice fishing trip: me, Ken, Dave and the New Guy.
Emerald Springs Equine Services is hosting a Community Appreciation Open House on Saturday, July 3, starting at 2 p.m. at Manion Family Farm, 31 Wells Road, to thank everyone in the community who has assisted in our journey and invite members who want to be involved.
Salmon Brook Park Day Camp and Mission Adventure: Ages 6-14, all day program. June 21-Aug. 13, many weeks to choose from.
Food Safety comes first in Granby’s community kitchens. On June 12, nineteen community members participated in a food safety training class and certification exam.
In the 1971 June/July issue, Carol Laun interviewed Tudor Holcomb in one of her early contributions to the Drummer:
Alyssa Coburn & Sally Sargent Markey
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 phone.
Granby Public Library welcomes library patrons of all ages to participate in a series of fun-filled events this summer that will get you excited about reading, learning and growing together. This year’s theme, Tails and Tales, invites patrons to explore stories and events that feature animals, as well as opportunities to gather with friends and neighbors in a safe, distanced way.
2021 marks the 28th year since the creation of the Friends of Holcomb Farm. Formed shortly after ownership of the property transitioned from the University of Connecticut to the Town of Granby—per the will of siblings Tudor and Laura Holcomb—the volunteer, not-for-profit Friends have stewarded the property on behalf of the town, and within the Board of Selectman-adopted “Plan of Use,” which outlined agriculture, education, arts, and passive recreation purposes.
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. For more information about any of the following programs, contact Director Sandy Yost at 860-844-5351.
GMHS graduate Grace Lemoine, left, was presented the Citizens for a Better Granby college scholarship from Board Chair Kathy Norris. She also received a copy of Tempest in a Small Town by local historian Mark Williams.
Farmington native Brittany Gauthier wanted to experience what it would be like to work on a farm, to be directly involved with the food she ate. A history of farming on her mother’s side of the family and her early career as an educator for Whole Foods Market had given rise to this curiosity, although it took her a few years to actually get her hands in the soil.
Many of the state’s most serious invasive plants appear in home gardens as well as the open areas they rapidly dominate. Garlic mustard, multiflora rose, Asiatic bittersweet, Japanese barberry, Japanese knotweed and mugwort pop up and should be pulled by the roots when young.
A recent New York Times article reported that 70 percent of millennials own pets. This may seem high but the pandemic created the perfect conditions for a pet boom.
Water. How far do you go for water? A few steps to your kitchen for a nice cold glass to drink? Maybe to your basement laundry or upstairs for a shower or bath?
This month I am going to share one of my favorite recipes—it’s not exactly a typical “dinner,” but if you have ever had just chips and salsa for dinner or you just want to be a hit at the next party, then this one is for you.
July 4th: Please note there will be no delay of trash service due to the Independence Day holiday. Barrels must be out on your regularly scheduled day.
We all remember participating in fire drills in elementary school. Interrupting the lesson, the alarm would blare, and teachers lined up all the students, leading them out to the parking lot or field. While this was an important drill in case of emergency, I always remember the relief from students and frustration from teachers as a lesson was missed.
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving serves 29 Connecticut towns in which a broad diversity of low income and opportunity deficient citizens who require vital humanitarian needs and educational, fiscal, housing and safety support.
