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On April 24, 1,178 voters and property owners came to Town Hall in person to decide on the annual budget presented by the Board of Finance.
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,
The 50th annual Granby Road Race will be held on Saturday, Sept. 18, marking the Golden Anniversary of this Granby tradition.
The volunteers for The Friends of Granby Public Library (FOGPL) have been busy collecting, sorting, and packing books at Holcomb Farm to get ready for the big annual book sale in September.
Review Agritourism and Farm Store Regulation with commission representatives
Thank you to everyone who came to our first Pop-Up Arts and Crafts show at Lost Acres Vineyard in June. It was wonderful to have an in-person show to connect with our customers again.
Enthusiastically swinging their hammers, 18 Granby area women teamed up in May to help build affordable housing as part of Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity’s annual month-long Women Build celebration.
I call it an expedition because it’s better than “a fishing trip where I didn’t catch anything.” “Expedition” makes it sound like I accomplished something, which I guess, in the end, I did.
Granby 4-H Robotics Teams secured three World Awards at Live Remote VEX Robotics World Championship 2021 that has been recognized as the Largest Online Robot Championships record holder by Guinness World Records®.
Granby Land Trust (GLT) board member and middle school science teacher Jen Plourde led a group of hikers on an educational tour of the GLT’s Seth and Lucy Holcombe Preserve in North Granby on June 5, as part of Connecticut Trails Day.
Rachael Manzer was named as Connecticut’s 4-H Volunteer of the Year and most recently awarded the National 2021 Northeast Region 4-H Volunteer of the Year Award. Manzer is a volunteer with UConn’s Granby 4-H Club of Granby, and a UConn 4-H Alumni.
Lucille Papile, of Granby, graduated magna cum laude from Dickinson College in May with a BS in neuroscience.
Granby Artist Association member Alexander Anisimov invites the public to a free exhibit entitled Vibration of Universe Diaphragm at 2 Park Place Gallery, July 5 to July 25.
The Granby Men’s Breakfast e-Group will meet by Zoom on Fridays, July 9, and Aug. 13. On July 9, Granby Conservation Commissioner David Desiderato will discuss the importance of recognizing invasive plants.
The Research Library at Salmon Brook Historical Society is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon or by appointment by calling 860-653-9713.
The Granby Multiple Sclerosis Support Group will resume when the Granby Senior Center reopens.
The Holcomb Farm CSA Farm Store is now open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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: