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Drumrolls

Drumrolls — July 2022

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Madeleine McGee, GMHS 2019, graduated summa cum laude from Eastern Connecticut State University with a B.S. in health and physical education.

School & Sports

Safe Grad party art contest winners

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The invitation design contest winners for the 2022 Granby Parents for a Safe Graduation grad party recipients from left: ART CAS leader Hollie Hecht, first place winner Erin Panella-Malley, second place winner Travis Jude Green, third place winner Emma Hansen.

Out of Town

AEP to hold benefit concert

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Africa Education Partnership (AEP), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization serving communities in Nigeria, felt the sting of the global pandemic along with thousands of other organizations. A benefit concert scheduled in late March 2020 was cancelled as the country shut down and regrouped.

Out of Town

East Granby Public Library events

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Drop-in Construction Zone: Every Tuesday in July, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the main conference room. For ages 4-12 years with caregiver. Drop-in and explore the building stations.

Out of Town

Memory Walk held

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Mary’s Place, A Center for Grieving Children and Families, held its ninth annual Memory Walk, on May 15 at Northwest Park in Windsor.

In Town Focus

In Town Focus

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Membership in the Salmon Brook Historical Society, 208 Salmon Brook Street, offers many benefits including free tours, newsletters, annual dinner in April, Christmas house tour and Wassail party in December and the opportunity to learn and help preserve Granby history.

Town/Govt

Public Works

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Independence Day: Monday, July 4, is a holiday for Paine’s. All trash pickups will be delayed by one day for that week.

Browse & Borrow

Browse & Borrow

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Registration is required for many of the library’s programs. To register, follow the links on the library’s website, granby-ct.gov/library, or call the library at 860-844-5275. To learn more about upcoming programs, sign up for the library’s monthly eNewsletter in person, on the website or by phone.

Events

American Legion and Grange retire U.S. flags

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Granby American Legion Post #182 joined with Riverton Grange #169 for its Third Annual American Flag Retirement Ceremony recently with almost 30 participants aged 9 to 92 participating. This solemn ceremony, authorized by U.S. code title 36, section 176, states, “The Flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.”

School & Sports

From the Ground, Moving Up

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From the Ground Up is a chapter of the nonprofit Nourish My Soul, an organization whose mission is focused on creating food justice and ending food waste. This youth-led group gives Granby and East Granby high school students the opportunity to be directly connected to food justice activism happening in Connecticut.

Events

Vaping Panel set for Dec. 3

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A vaping panel will be held Dec. 3 with Connecticut State Representative Tami Zawistowski, who will be joined by Granby community panelists from school, police, youth services and public health.

Town/Govt

Public Works

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Winter storms and snow removal can be a challenge for all Granby residents. DPW does its best to keep the roads passable and safe.

Out of Town

Christmas Bazaar

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The Old St. Andrew’s Church Christmas Bazaar will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 8, from noon to 4 p.m. Homemade cookies will be sold by the pound.

Out of Town

Woman’s Club offers scholarship

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The Simsbury Woman’s Club offers a $2,500 scholarship to a Connecticut woman who has completed at least 60 credits of undergraduate work with a 3.0 or higher GPA and who is currently enrolled in an institute of higher learning. In addition, the General Federation of Woman’s Clubs of Connecticut (GFWC/CT) offers $2,000 and $1,000 scholarships.

Out of Town

Carol Sing and Holiday Concerts

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The Farmington Valley Chorale and Artistic Director Dr. Ellen Gilson Voth invite the public to join them in a carol sing on Sunday, Dec. 8, 7 to 8 p.m. at First Church of Christ Congregational, 689 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury. This is a free event—donations welcomed.

Out of Town

Storytellers Cottage Events

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On Thursday, Dec. 5, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., the Storyteller’s Cottage will host a Holiday Literary Gift Crafting Studio. The cost for this class is $45 and includes book pages and other crafting supplies.

Out of Town

Good Company’s Godspell at South Church

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Come one, come all to the Good Company Theater’s production of Godspell! Directed by Nikki Currie-Huggard and co-produced by Susan Accetura and Kim Zanini-Bryant, Godspell lays out parables mostly from the Book Of Matthew while interspersing musical numbers ranging from hymns to rock and roll.

In Town Focus

Camera Club

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The Granby Camera Club will meet on Monday, Dec. 2, at the Granby Senior Center at 7 p.m. The program will be photographing the moon.

In Town Focus

Handbell Choir

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The New England Ringers, New England’s premier handbell choir, will present Christmas Around the World on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 4 p.m. This oncert is presented by the Bruce Porter Memorial Music Series at South Congregational Church, 242 Salmon Brook St.

In Town Focus

MS Support Group

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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.

In Town Focus

Volunteers Needed

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Mary’s Kitty Korner, Granby’s no-kill cat shelter, is looking for volunteers to help care for kitties until they find their “fur-ever” homes. If you love cats and can spare time on a weekday morning or evening or on a weekend morning or afternoon the shelter would love to hear from you.