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In the summer of 2020, Granby Land Trust president Rick Orluk asked Steve Perry if he would make a simple bench-type seat for the Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve, set to open that October.
Ah, May—the month of renewal. The spring season advances and every new dawn feels like a re-awakening of life. Wildflowers are part of the rhythm of the seasons, each species with its own bloom time.
Photos by Jay Harder, Granby Camera Club
The Granby Land Trust (GLT) gratefully recognizes all who have supported the GLT’s Holcomb Farm Stewardship Fund Campaign to date.
I recently moved to a town with many more farms than we’ve ever lived near before. I’m used to shopping in the grocery store and usually look for organic when I can afford it. Now I’ll be looking for farmer’s markets or farm stores to shop in during the growing season, but I’m nervous. How do I go about finding these places? Will they have all the stuff I need?
Alexander Stelly of Granby was named to the fall dean’s list at the University of Hartford.
Good Company Theater, which is housed at Granby Congregational Church’s south campus (242 Salmon Brook Street), hosted an “Improv Workshop” on March 30.
The Granby Drummer’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Issue and Granby Public School’s Community Education Supplement 2024 Budget Issue are now available.
The winter months have been mostly mild this year, but we seemed to make up for the lack of snowfall in March. A few big storms late in the season reminded us of what winter in New England is like.
Despite the damage from fallen trees, the March snowstorms brought a quiet beauty to Mcleans.
The Lost Acres Fire Department acquired a new piece of rescue equipment this year, one that horse owners hope will never be put to use. The Loops Equine Rescue System, as described from the website, is “a simplified compact lifting or drag system for horse owners, veterinarians, first responders or others to help a horse that is down or trapped.
In its first year, Granby Racial Reconciliation (GRR) provided many opportunities to foster racial justice in town.
Carol Laun was the curator and archivist for the Salmon Brook Historical Society, a volunteer position she had held for decades. Although Carol was from Milwaukee, she took on the role of preserving Granby’s history as if her roots were here.
I was excited to learn an Israeli company, Future Meat Technologies, recently opened the world’s first cultured-meat factory. For those who don’t know, cultured meat is grown from cells, without slaughtering animals.
I am excited to endorse the incredible slate of candidates from the Granby Democratic Town Committee for municipal elections on Nov. 2. We have EIGHT candidates running in competitive races for three boards: Board of Selectmen, Board of Education and Board of Finance.
Check Town of Granby website or call Town Manager’s office to verify date, time, location, and get information on how to participate on Zoom, if needed.
I remember my first chicken harvest, as it was euphemistically called. It was 1999 and I was 12. In a video of the event, you can see me in my denim work jacket, gripping my neck in vicarious horror.
First and South Congregational churches have a long history in Granby and are now collaborating to potentially write a new chapter. What is known as First Church was established in 1736 as the Salmon Brook Society, and originally met in the home of Daniel Hayes.
I hope this finds you and your family well. It is with pride and incredible pleasure that I welcome you to what promises to be another fantastic year in the Granby Public Schools.
On a picture-perfect summer day (July 31), the Granby Land Trust officially opened its Katan-Ensor and Old Messenger Road Preserves in West Granby. About 30 GLT members gathered for a seminal hike through the Katan-Ensor, Schlicht, and Garmany Preserves.
• Kindergarten enrollment is continually being monitored. There are currently 122 students registered with seven Open Choice slots. If all seven Open Choice students register, the number will be 129 (125 projected).
With visionary thinking from the Granby Public Schools and strong financial backing from the Granby Education Foundation (GEF) and Al Wilke, a state-of-the-art TV studio will be built at the Granby Memorial High School beginning this fall.
The Granby Assessor’s Office is preparing for the state mandated revaluation and has contracted with the appraisal firm Vision Appraisal Technology to assist the Assessors revaluation for Oct. 1, 2022. The company will work with the assessor’s office to make the 12-month process successful.
Name: Avis Akers Cherichetti
Medium: Pottery
Address: 31 Barndoor Hills Road, Granby
Phone: 860-841-8675
Instagram: @avischerichetti
Website: honeyhillpottery.us
Email: hhpots@sbcglobal.net
Member of Granby Artists since: 2002 (charter member)
Avis Cherichetti grew up in a family that made things. Her mother quilted and her father was a woodworker so she grew up knowing it was acceptable to be an artist.
By Lori Catlin Garcia
Members of the Granby Artists Association are excited to again offer the annual Open Studio Tour on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 16 and 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participants have been working hard for many months creating beautiful works of fine art and functional pieces to wear, adorn your home and give as gifts.
The 38th annual Friends of Granby Public Library (FOGPL) book sale will be held Friday through Sunday, Sept. 24–26 at Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Road in West Granby.
Throughout the 2020-2021 school year donations were made to the Granby Education Foundation (GEF) in honor of the educators shown below. As part of the GEF’s mission is to encourage educational excellence, the Foundation is thrilled to recognize the efforts of these individuals.
At a caucus on July 22, Granby Republicans endorsed the following candidates for the town elections on Nov. 2: