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Geissler’s Supermarket, the 2021 IGA International Retailer of the Year, has launched Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Online Payments with the industry-leading eCommerce service powered by Rosie.
Highlights from the meeting held on May 4th, 2022
Connecticut DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) hosted a virtual state conference for the second year due to COVID-19. With over 58 chapters and 2,500 student competitors and advisors, CT DECA kept its tradition of competing alive despite the challenges of hosting large-scale events.
On May 9, guest conductor John Mastroianni worked with the Granby Memorial Middle School Jazz Band. Mastroianni is well known for his work with the Hall and Canton high school jazz programs and is currently a jazz professor at the University of Connecticut.
GMHS track teams finished their seasons with outstanding results at conference and state meets.
The Halo Awards are given annually by Seven Angels Theater of Waterbury to celebrate the best of high school theater in Connecticut, with more than 80 schools from throughout the state competing each year.
I have many goals this summer—learning how to kayak, reading at least 25 books, running for 30 minutes a day, and… eating with others.
I can still remember the day vividly—I came from school a happy 10-year-old kid. I threw my backpack on the ground and ran upstairs to write in my baby blue journal. However, when I opened my desk drawer, I saw that it wasn’t there.
Madeleine McGee, GMHS 2019, graduated summa cum laude from Eastern Connecticut State University with a B.S. in health and physical education.
Highlights from the meetings held on May 10th and 24th, 2022
The Granby Memorial High School Athletic Booster Club will host its second annual Granby’s Got Talent (GGT) competition on Saturday, April 4, at 6:30 p.m. in the GMHS auditorium. The entire Granby community, as well as students from Hartland and Hartford, are welcome to attend and participate in the talent show.
Girl Scout troops 66192 and 66261 are pictured with Erika and Tom Fairlie of Fairlie Architecture. The scouts thank the Fairlies for showing them the path to become architects.
Entering 2020, the Granby Memorial High School Safe Grad Committee is busy preparing for a successful Safe Grad Night event for graduating seniors in June. But it can’t do it without the help of GMHS parents.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the entire community for welcoming me with open arms to this incredible town. I truly feel fortunate and proud to serve as your Superintendent of Schools. From my first day riding the bus with students, to presenting the Plus One Budget to the Board of Education, each moment positively reflects the Granby culture.
Granby Memorial High School Performing Arts is proud to present Mamma Mia, March 13, 14 and 15.
The third annual Connecticut North Men’s Senior Baseball League (CNMSBL) All-Star game was held on Sunday, Sept. 15, at Dunkin Donuts Park in Hartford. After a several hour rain delay, four Granby Cubs players and one coach represented the team at this year’s game.
Nature’s Music, a poem by Noelle Tackett, daughter of David and Sarah Tackett, was selected by composer Ellen Gilson Voth to be set to music in a new piece commissioned by the Farmington Valley Chorale. To mark its 50th anniversary in 2020, the chorale looked to young poets for an original poem that explores a theme related to how music affects us or has an impact on our lives.
There are new procedures for registering kindergarten students. Beginning Feb. 1, parents must pre-register their child for kindergarten on the Kelly Lane Primary School page of the Granby Schools website: Granby.k12.ct.us
The GMHS chorus, under the direction of Mindy Shelansky, performs for the men’s breakfast bunch.
Connecticut Woodlands, the publication of the Connecticut Forest and Parks Association (CPTA), recently recognized Eric Lukingbeal for his service to the organization. Lukingbeal served as president for the past eight years and has been a member since 1997.
The Town of Granby Fire Marshal’s Office has received a $2,429 fire prevention grant from FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers.
President Calvin Coolidge came to Granby in May of 1932 to go fishing with his good friend, Senator George McLean of Simsbury. Senator McLean owned a lot of land and cared about the environment.
The Friends of Granby Public Library (FOGPL) book sale table for the first two weeks of February will have books centered on romance and special price books for Valentines. Starting on Feb. 15, there will be a special discount sale of DVDs at $1.50 and CDs at $1.
The fun’s back in dysFUNctional as The Suffield Players present the clever comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang on Feb. 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, *23, 28 and 29 at 8 p.m. (*2 p.m. matinee) at Mapleton Hall, 1305 Mapleton Avenue in Suffield.
On Tuesday, Feb. 11, the Bradley Chamber hosts a Tobacco Valley Chamber Alliance (TVCA) Business After Hours at Luppoleto Brewing Company, 20 Main St.
The Gardeners of Simsbury will host Trade Secrets: Plant Selection and Organic Lawn Care with Karla Dalley on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the Simsbury Public Library in the large meeting room from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free to the public.
Michael Chase, an attorney with Shipman and Goodwin LLP, was promoted to partner. He represents organizations and individuals in government investigations, internal investigations and both criminal and civil litigation.
On Saturday, Feb. 1, the Noble and Cooley Center for Historic Preservation (NCCHP) will re-create a small-scale ice cutting on the pond at 42 Water Street, off of Route 189, in Granville, Mass.
This very popular fund raiser will continue in 2020, with games as well as puzzles. Donations can be dropped off at the Cossitt or at Granby Public Libraries.
The Granby Camera Club will meet on Monday, Feb. 3, at the Granby Senior Center at 7 p.m. The program for the evening is Painting with Light.