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As this issue arrives in Granby residents’ mailboxes, the regular high school basketball seasons will have ended, and the NCCC tournaments and state championship game brackets will be determined. While sport sessions begin and end three times during each academic year, the conclusion of this season marks the end of a seven-year journey for 13 members of the team.
Whether you are a horse show veteran, a backyard horse owner, someone dreaming of owning your own horse or someone who just enjoys the sight of horses in your environment, Granby Horse Council (GHC) membership will benefit you in many ways.
The 51st running of the Granby Road Race is returning to May! After a few years of the race being held in September, the Granby Road Race Committee is excited to announce that in less than three months, the race will return to the first Saturday in May.
The Community Scholarship Association of Granby (CSAG) has been awarding deserving graduating high school students scholarships since 1958.
Highlights from the meetings held on January 18th, 2022
St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon: Wednesday, March 16, 12 p.m. Join us for this traditional meal of corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and carrots
Edward J. Pelczar, Jr., “Jay,” 42, of Granby, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 24, at St. Francis Hospital.
On Feb. 10 the Granby Girls Basketball team beat Somers high school in double overtime and secured the first ever NCCC conference championship for the school and program.
At its meeting on Feb. 15, the Board of Finance reviewed all available projections for revenue and expenses as known at that time. Acknowledging both the increase in costs of operating, as we all are experiencing at home, and the tight finances many families continue to experience, the BOF narrowed its focus to limiting the upcoming FY23 overall budget to an increase in the mill rate of 1 percent.
Wednesday, March 23: Noon deadline for unaffiliated and new voters to register with a party to participate in the March 24 Caucus. Registrars’ Office is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
February was an exciting month for the Granby Public Schools. I cannot believe that half of the school year is complete.
On Feb. 1, over 60 Cub Scouts from Pack 325 participated in the annual Pinewood Derby.
Photos by Kelly Hennessey
The Granby Memorial High School National Honor Society is holding its annual Empty Bowls fundraising dinner on Friday, April 3, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Commons of GMHS.
The Granby Memorial High School Athletic Booster Club will host its second Granby’s Got Talent competition on Saturday, April 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the GMHS auditorium.
Planning for the Granby Memorial High School Class of 2020’s Safe Grad Night is well underway, as graduating seniors prepare to celebrate the end of their high school careers this June.
On Friday, April 24, at 6:30 p.m., all of Granby will be abuzz as the Granby Education Foundation (GEF) hosts the 17th Annual Gran-Bee Trivia Contest at the Granby Memorial High School auditorium.
The Salmon Brook Music series will present three concerts this spring.
Calling all student actors! Valley Student Theatre will be holding auditions for its summer 2020 musical production of The Addams Family, being staged at East Granby High School.
Spring is coming, and with it all the joys of gardening. If you love to garden, but don’t have a sunny garden spot then the Granby Community Garden might be just the place for you. Our gardeners, from beginners to seasoned veterans, grow a wide variety of vegetables and flowers.
Are you graduating from high school this year? Are you a resident of Granby or East Hartland? Are you considering the nursing or emergency medical profession?
Citizens for a Better Granby, publishers of the Granby Drummer will award a $1,500 college scholarship to a graduating high school senior. To qualify, a student must be a Granby resident and be pursuing a career in communications or journalism.
Sylvia Davis-Patricelli was a prodigious, interpretive fine arts painter whose life was dedicated not only to her family, but also to capturing an historic pictorial collection on canvas that spanned her entire creative life (1934-2004).
Applications are now being accepted for the 2020 Simsbury-Granby Rotary club High School Scholarship program. This year the club will award $18,000 in academic scholarships, including a single Ed Dodge Scholarship in the amount of $6,500 to one senior from either Simsbury or Granby high school.
Community Scholarship Association of Granby (CSAG) offers annual scholarships to graduating Granby Memorial High School seniors. Applicants must be Granby residents who are soon-to-be high school graduates accepted at an institution of higher learning approved by the selection committee.
Plastic bags/film: Plastic film, including bags, is the number one contaminant in the recycling stream. These items are recyclable but not in a single stream barrel.
On Saturday, March 21, a concert will be performed by the Tapestry Singers, under the direction of Paula Kern, to benefit Africa Education Partnership’s efforts to provide wells and refurbish schools in areas of Nigeria.
Ed Johnetta Miller, fiber artist, quilter, teacher, curator and lecturer will bring her vibrant quilts to the March 18 meeting of the Farmington Valley Quilters.
The New England Air Museum will hold its annual Women Take Flight event on Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in commemoration of Women’s History Month and in conjunction with Women of Aviation Worldwide Week.
