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A couple of months ago, Farmer O’Grady talked about all the work that has to be done in the winter months on a big farm such as Holcomb Farm in West Granby. These photos capture the Farm on a single day, Feb. 21, which happened to be a 50+ degree day, so the crew could work without the usual layers of cold weather protection typical for mid-winter.
The 2021-2022 Granby Memorial High School girls basketball season was pretty spectacular. It began long before the first official practice in late November, as the team of 19 began weight and agility training in July 2021 and played in a pre-season league to sharpen skills.
Imagine being a 10-year-old trekking through 1,000 miles of desert without your friends, family or supplies. You don’t know what the future holds for you, whether that may be crossing the crocodile-infested Gobi River or having to avoid being caught in the middle of gunfire.
Maya Angelou once said: “A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has a song”. Like a bird who never clipped its wings, Angelou soared above the clouds to become a rainbow in many people’s lives. Through her poems and speeches, she uplifted an entire generation and her legacy continues on.
During the last week of January, Valley Pre-School students brought back a beloved tradition—the return of ice sculptures. At home, students created their own structures made of ice and other materials and brought them to school to create a class sculpture.
Highlights from the meetings held on Feb. 8th and Feb. 22nd, 2022
The Farmington Valley CT Heritage Network, formerly Historic Sites of Connecticut’s Farmington Valley, will hold its first bus tour in three years. This long-awaited event on Saturday, April 30, explores “Lively Lore and Legends: Fact or Fiction?”, focusing on the towns of Barkhamsted, Granby and Simsbury.
A free Earth Day event, Healthy Soil, will be held Sunday, April 24, at 2 p.m. in the Barney Carriage House at Forest Park, Springfield, Mass. Learn how to increase the life of your soil and prep your garden for spring planting.
McLean opened the first Little Lending Library on the Life Plan community campus in early January. Conveniently located in the parking circle in front of the McLean Health Center, the lending library will contain a continually rotating supply of memory care books and resources for community members to borrow.
The Aquarion Environmental Champion Awards recognizes individuals, businesses, and organizations across Connecticut dedicated to environmental protection and sustainability.
Granby Memorial High School Performing Arts is happy to present the nominations for the 2019 Halo Awards. Towns from all around Connecticut enter and GMHS has some wonderful nominations.
The Harwinton Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will hold its annual Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, June 16, from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at the firehouse, 158 Burlington Road in Harwinton.
The McLean Hospice team is seeking compassionate and mature individuals who are able to provide social support for adults who are facing terminal illnesses. Hospice volunteers may visit patients and families in their homes, apartments, or in nursing facilities to provide companionship, a listening ear and a caring presence.
Simsbury Bank is offering a free Shred Day event at its Simsbury Branch, 981 Hopmeadow Street, on Saturday, June 1, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, rain or shine.
Three talented local authors will speak at the monthly All Access Authors event at the Storyteller’s Cottage on Thursday, May 30, 7 p.m.
The 25th Anniversary Exhibit of the Granby Camera Club will take place from June 1– 28 at the Granby Public Library. A reception has been scheduled for Monday, June 3, from 5:30 – 7 p.m
On Wednesday, June 5, the Women’s Breakfast welcomes Gary Melnysyn, a certified Master Naturalist and Master Wildlife Conservationist.
Saturday, June 8, First Church of Granby is hosting its annual Strawberry Supper, held at the church, 219 North Granby Road, in Cook Hall.
Friday, June 14, at the Granby Senior Center, Don Rethke and the Granby Grunts robotics team will demonstrate their champion robot.
The Granby Civic Club will meet at Lost Acres Orchard on Thursday, June 20, at noon. For the past several years the club has held its final meeting of the year at the Orchard—partaking of a fabulous farm-to-table luncheon, discussing current events of the town, and planning future club activities.
Students of the Windy Hill Guitar Studio will present a program of classical guitar solo and ensemble repertoire at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 15 at Fellowship Hall, South Congregational Church, 242 Salmon Brook Street.
The Granby Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets at the Senior Center at 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month.
Mary’s Kitty Korner, Granby’s no-kill cat shelter, is looking for volunteers to help care for its kitties until they find their “fur-ever” homes.
Simsbury Bank’s Bernadeta Eichner, Assistant VP and senior market manager of its Granby office, was a featured speaker at the Farmington Valley YMCA’s Women’s Day on March 8. The talk was part of a series of woman-focused events at the Y’s Granby facility; Eichner spoke about Workforce/Work and Life Balance.
The 110-member Farmington Valley Chorale and its Artistic Director Dr. Ellen Gilson Voth, will present a program of music by French composers on June 8 and 9 in Simsbury.
A household hazardous waste collection will be held Saturday, June 8, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Simsbury DPW facility, 66 Town Forest Road.
Farmington Valley Quilters is sponsoring Hang-A-Quilt Day on Saturday, June 22, with a rain date of June 23. The goal is to have the largest outdoor quilt show in the country.
Someone can die of blood loss in as little as three minutes. That’s why Granby Ambulance Association is offering to educate town residents, businesses, civic groups, and government organizations on basic bleeding control methods through Stop the Bleed®.
The corn grows in the fields.
Songbirds make their music. Listen—
You can hear their singing.
The Granby Parks and Recreation department, the Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters band, plus four supporting bluegrass bands and Rider Productions, LLC, announce the first Granby Bluegrass, Brews and BBQ Festival, a one-day festival at Salmon Brook Park.