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Three days in mid-August saw a big change to the landscape at Holcomb Farm. Thanks to the public-spirited generosity of Eversource, a long line of dead white ash trees growing in a hedgerow between the southeast and southwest fields was cut, chipped and trucked away to be used by the Friends of Holcomb Farm’s CSA.
Anyone who knows Granby resident Nancy Butler as a multi-talented artisan and goat whisperer would probably be amazed to know that, although having an artistic bent from childhood, her college degree was in geology with a minor in civil and environmental engineering and that her first career was as a paralegal!
You can’t help but notice that summer is changing into fall as you drive by the Coward Farm on Rte. 189.
A Promise to Jordan, a nonprofit organization, will be conducting focus groups to gather information to determine the need for programs and services to support residents of Granby who may be living with a substance use disorder, either currently or in recovery, and to combat and prevent substance use disorders.
Rosia Kennedy and her marvelous mare, Lady Sadie, were photographed by Gary Strain.
Harvest season is here and so is Granby’s most celebrated event of the year—Open Farm Day! Over a dozen working farms and treasured agricultural gems will offer a special, close-up look at the goods and operations on Open Farm Day, Saturday, Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For full Open Farm Day details, visit GranbyAg.org, and follow GranbyAg on Facebook and Instagram.
The traditional purpose of the Granby Agricultural Commission’s Open Farm Day is to showcase the variety of farms that are found in our town, highlight their products and/or services and perhaps garner some income from sales. While one might be tempted to think that John O’Brien would approach the day with a thought to selling lots of hosta, that is not the case at all.
Rob Flanigan shot this view from his DJI Mavic Air 2 drone.
The Granby Artists Association is presenting an All-Member Show in October. In its continuing effort to create a vibrant and supportive community for the arts, the GAA is enlisting all its members to show off their talents!
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.
Eliza Floran will present “From Grassroots Ice Cream to Deep Roots Street Food in Granby” to the Granby Women’s Breakfast Group on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the Senior Center.
Mary’s Kitty Korner, Granby’s no-kill cat shelter, is looking for volunteers to help care for its kitties until they find “fur-ever” homes. If you love cats and have time to spare on a weekday morning or evening or on a weekend morning or afternoon contact the shelter at 860-379-4141 or through maryskittykorner.org.
Pilgrim Covenant Church, 605 Salmon Brook St., will hold a Swedish pancake breakfast and Scandanavian bake sale on Saturday, March 7, 8–10 a.m. Come for pancakes, lingonberries, bacon, sausage and fellowship. Cost is a free-will donation; proceeds benefit an upcoming mission trip.
The Granby Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets at the Senior Center at 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month. For more information, please contact Meaghan at 860-428-2463.
The annual Valley Pre-School Sale tag sale is Saturday, March 28, 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m. at First Church, North Granby Road. Early Bird access to sales from 8 to 8:30 a.m. is $10.
The Salmon Brook Historical Society has a big year ahead marking its 75th anniversary. Members encourage everyone to come celebrate with us at various events this year and, as always, tours are offered every Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. starting Memorial Day.
Lots of pollworkers will be needed for the April 27 annual Granby budget referendum and April 28 presidential preference primary, as well as the Aug. 11 federal primary and for the presidential election Nov.
Donate your car, truck or van and help raise funds for a local private school. Free, fast, tow away.
February is National Pet Health Dental Month, which helps raise awareness that the number one health issue in our pets is periodontal disease. According to the American Veterinary Dental Society, 80 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats will develop dental disease by the age of three.
Ginny Apple, a Master Wildlife Conservationist and volunteer for the department of environmental protection, presented a very interesting program on bobcats in Connecticut at the Jan. 8 Women’s Breakfast held at the Senior Center.
The Bruce Porter Memorial Music Series welcomes CitySingers of Hartford as they return with their Celtic Fire! program on Sunday, March 1 at 4 p.m., at South Congregational Church, 242 Salmon Brook St.
In an effort to raise awareness about Granby’s hiking trails and open spaces, the Conservation Commission will be challenging the public to a scavenger hunt event through the fall of this year.
I hope everyone had a happy and healthy holiday season and that 2020 is off to a good start for you. I have been enjoying trying some new recipes and making some old favorites.
Presidents’ Day (Feb. 17) is not a trash holiday. Please put trash out on regularly scheduled day. Stay tuned—Like us on the DPW Facebook page, Granby CT Department of Public Works.
BMarquis of Granby Ancient Jr. Fyfe and Drum Corps held its annual banquet on Jan. 11 at Cook Hall, First Congregational Church.
It’s a guy thing. We turn everything into a no-holds-barred, winner-take-all affair.
Salmon Brook Veterinary Hospital’s seventh annual pet food drive was a huge success. Thanks to community generosity, it collected 2,859.7 lbs. of dry cat and dog food along with 2,323 cans.