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Many of my favorite childhood memories involve fishing. It’s what I did to escape the daily turmoil of growing up in our tumultuous, single-parent household. I never caught a single fish worth bragging about. But fishing was safe.
On May 7, the Granby Road Race ran for the 51st time. While organizers prepared all week for wet weather, they were surprised to see nary a drop of rain. The wind on the other hand posed a bit of a challenge. Nonetheless, the runners pushed through and had a great race.
In June, South Church will say a tearful farewell to senior minister Denny Moon, who is retiring, and to associate minister Sandra Fischer, who is moving on to the next stage in her ministerial career.
Thank you to Granby Camera Cub photographers Madeline Catania, Buzz Glazier, Jay Harder, Paula Johnson and Ed Judge for these shots of the participants.
Photos by Jay Harder, Granby Camera Club
The Salmon Brook Historical Society will share in Granby’s Juneteenth celebration with information about Black residents who lived here as early as the 1700s.
The Granby Memorial Track and Field teams are in the process of completing a grueling six-meet schedule. The boys’ team is currently 8-3 while the girls are currently 5-6.
Hazardous Waste: a household hazardous waste collection will be held Saturday, June 11, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Simsbury DPW facility, 66 Town Forest Road, Simsbury.
Baseball photos by David Frith
The collection of all donations for the Friends of Granby Public Library’s sale will ONLY take place at Holcomb Farm on Mondays and Wednesdays in June. Book sale donations will not be accepted at the library.
Lovers of art and nature from across the state came to Lost Acres Vineyard for Opening Night of the Granby Land Trust’s annual art show: Celebrating New England’s Natural Beauty. The show will be on display through Dec. 8 at the vineyard.
Artists from across New England entered their art in the 2019 Granby Land Trust Art Show: Celebrating New England’s Natural Beauty.
Harvest Dinner and Auction
Almost 100 friends of Holcomb Farm filled the gorgeous new Gallery at Metro Bis in November to relish expertly-prepared food, bid on donated items, and enjoy the community spirit of so many who make it possible for the Friends of Holcomb Farm’s Fresh Access program to continue to provide fresh, local produce to those otherwise without access. While some may assume November isn’t the best time to eat fresh from the garden, that’s not the case when Farmer Joe O’Grady, his crew, and Metro Bis Executive Chef Chris Prosperi join forces: Moroccan carrots; lettuce, radicchio, and roasted turnips salad; Brussel sprouts with Jerusalem artichokes; Red Dragon Napa cabbage slaw; sausage with sauerkraut; the best mashed potatoes ever; and warm bread pudding for dessert.
In the summer of 2017, a new director, Connor Hogan, came to McLean Game Refuge. He is new in terms of the historic longevity of game refuge directors: In its 87 years of operation, Connor is only the fourth director.
Granby Land Trust board member Eric Lukingbeal was particularly taken by the naturalized fields of daffodils in various places as he passed through Litchfield and West Granby last spring. It occurred to him that a field of flowers might be just the ticket to brighten up and add interest to the Land Trust’s Dewey-Granby Oak property, and he set a plan in motion.
For the month of December, the Friends of Granby Public Library will have books and DVDs for gift giving this holiday season. There will be a number of items for children and adults with a variety of different areas of interest, such as, gently used holiday CDs, DVDs and books, unopened jigsaw puzzles, tote bags, coffee table books, and other items great for stocking stuffers Many of the items will be wrapped up in holiday ribbon ready for gift giving to that special someone at reasonable prices.
Top: Violette’s glass pitchers; middle: a landscape painting; above: Violette with still life wall sculptures. Submitted photos
Glass artist Jen Violette will be having her 23rd Annual Holiday Glass Sale on Saturday, December 7 from 9 a.m to 3 p.m., at 30 Haven Drive in Granby.
Artist Thomas Adkins talks about his oil painting Winter Stream at the GLT Art Talk at Lost Acres Vineyard in North Granby. At this free event, four award winning artists—Karen Israel, Jim Laurino, Rick Daskam, and Thomas Adkins—discussed the artistic process and methods they use to create their art.
Buddhist teacher Pema Chodrin writes, “Things come together, things fall apart.” Many of us discover that our effort is to maintain a sense of self as we move through the “coming togethers” and the “falling aparts” of our lives. What part does hope play in this quest?
McLean Home Care & Hospice announced that it has been named to the Top 500 of the 2019 HomeCare Elite, a recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. For 14 years, HomeCare Elite has annually identified the top 25 percent of agencies and highlighted the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall.
“A Book is a gift you can open again and again.” —Garrison Keillor
Please help Cossitt’s Friends continue its holiday tradition of providing children’s books to include in Granby’s Department of Social Services annual holiday gift packages for families.
The Holiday Gift Book Tree, decorated with gift tags noting each child’s age and gender, will be on display starting Saturday, Nov.
Senator Kevin Witkos (R-Canton) has been recognized by the Connecticut Alliance of YMCA’s as a 2019 Legislative Champion. Senator Witkos joined representatives of the Connecticut Alliance of YMCAs, the Farmington Valley YMCA, Greater Hartford YMCA, and the Northwest CT YMCA to accept the award.
“I’m honored to be recognized by the Connecticut Alliance of YMCAs with this award and take great pride in supporting their efforts and mission.
GMHS singers attended the UCONN Brothers Sing On Festival on Saturday, Oct. 14 under the baton of Dr. Jamie Spillane.
The Granby Land Trust (GLT) announces that it has been awarded renewed accreditation by the Land Trust Alliance, proving that it is committed to professional excellence and to maintaining the public’s trust in its conservation work. The GLT provided extensive documentation and was subject to a comprehensive third-party evaluation prior to achieving this distinction.
On Dec. 13, join friends old and new for a family-friendly, moderately strenuous hike to the top of Crag Mountain in North Granby.
Granby’s youngest voter in the Nov. 5 election was Zachary Yoder, pictured at left with his dad, Merle. Zachary used Election Day Registration (note the cherry red ballot) because at the regular registration deadline of Oct. 29 he was still 17. Submitted photo
On Sept. 24, at 7 p.m., a Board of Education Forum was conducted in the Granby Memorial High School Auditorium by Mr. Dombrowski’s Honors Civics Class.
Granby Memorial High School Performing Arts is pleased to announce its fall production of James and the Giant Peach on Nov. 7 and 8, at 7 p.m. and Nov. 10, at 2 p.m.
Photographer Jay Harder captured this brilliant autumn scene in Granville, Mass., at the edge of an apple orchard.