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Mounted Shooting Club celebrates 10 years

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Connecticut Renegades Mounted Shooting Club celebrates 10 years By Allison Forsyth In 2005, Granby resident and local blacksmith Roger Dinsmore started telling his clients and riding friends about a new sport making its way to the Northeast. It was called cowboy mounted shooting and he said the best part was that “you get to dress up like cowboys and cowgirls of the old west.” After an initial meeting at J and G’s, Dinsmore had several board members, a secretary, a treasurer, […]

The Arts

Artscape Grant Awarded

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Artscape grant awarded to the Bruce Porter Memorial Music Series for the 2015-2016 season By Laura Mazza-Dixon The Bruce Porter Memorial Music Series, in its fourth year of presenting programs at South Congregational Church, has received an Artscape grant from the Greater Hartford Arts Council for the 2015-2016 season. The GHAC Artscape grants are made possible by contributions made to both the United Arts Campaign and the United Way Community Campaign. The projects approved for funding by t […]

Town/Govt

BOE Rights Sinking Budget

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By Kim Becker Due to a huge increase in special education costs, the Board of Education has struggled this school year to meet a serious budget shortfall.  Over the past few months the Board has slowly managed to reduce the budget deficit with expenditure freezes in services and supplies.  Business Manager Harry Traver reported that a final reconciliation of special education forecasts to actual end of the year purchase orders showed a $92,000 reduction in outplacement costs. The fore […]

Great Outdoors

4H Fair

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4H Fair4-H Fair to be held in Somers By Rebecca Masse The 79th Annual Hartford County 4-H Fair will be held Aug. 14-16, at the 4-Town Fair Grounds on Egypt Road in Somers. The fair is run by the Hartford County 4-H Fair Association. This year the following Granby residents are serving as officers in the Fair Association: Albert Gilbert, president; Matt Hawthorn and Conor Smith, vice presidents; and Brandon Higley-Blair, secretary. The fair will feature 4-H livestock exhibits and shows, non-a […]

People

Granby Super Stop & Shop patrons provide “food for friends”

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Christine Willett, Store Manager of Granby Super Stop & Shop, presents a check to Incy S. Muir, executive director of the Farmington Valley VNA. Photo by Andrea Boyle  By Andrea Boyle The patrons of Super Stop & Shop in Granby have always displayed an abundance of generosity, particularly with the ongoing “Food for Friends” fundraising program to benefit local food pantries. The Farmington Valley VNA’s Granby Food Bank Program received the funds raised when patrons ma […]

People

Mario DeiDelori on Italy

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By George Lynch Granby resident Mario DeiDelori was the featured speaker at a Senior Men’s Breakfast. DeiDelori has made more than 30 trips to Italy and Sicily. His rapport with the people of Italy, his strong interest in Italian history and discovery of his personal heritage has accorded him what he refers to as a “minimal expertise” on the country and its culture.  He spoke of an Italian philosophy referred to as La Bella Figura. La Bella Figura literally means a beaut […]

People

Training a Guiding Eyes dog

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Amandine Lowderback and her daughter, Scarlette with Drew, the Guiding Eyes puppy they are raising. Photo by Betty Goldfarb By Lil Busse Guiding Eyes for the Blind puppy named Drew recently arrived in Granby and has been welcomed by his new puppy raiser—Amandine Lowderback and her daughter, Scarlette. When Amandine was a little girl, she had an adult friend who was also a guide dog user. She loved to help her friend and her dog and vowed to volunteer one day to help sight impaired individ […]

Fun & Rec

Granby girl is  semi-finalist in Girl Scout video contest

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Frontier Communications announced that 12 Connecticut girls have been chosen as semi-finalists for the “Tell Your Girl Scout Story” video challenge. Frontier and the Girl Scouts of Connecticut partnered for the challenge earlier this year, encouraging girls to upload short videos that described how Girl Scouts has supported them in the areas of leadership, technology or community to Frontier’s Facebook page. The semi-finalists received the most public votes on Facebook and wer […]

History

Granby 1888 to 1895 by James Lee Loomis

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Edited by Carol Laun For the next few months I am going to share a paper that James Lee Loomis presented to the Hartford Monday Evening Club in 1968. He was born in 1878, the only son of Chester Peck Loomis and Eliza Harger. Chester P. was co-owner of the Loomis Bros. Store that once dominated Granby Center. James Lee Loomis married Helen Bruce and was well known as an insurance executive, banker and author. He lived in the lovely family home built by his grandfather, Harrison Loomis, at 245 S […]

School & Sports

A way to honor teachers, administrators, volunteers and students

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By Deb Ranicar The end of the school year is one of the best times to honor exemplary students, favorite educators, and appreciated community members who have made a difference in education in the town of Granby. A tax-deductible contribution to the Granby Education Foundation (GEF) is the perfect way to recognize that person! As in years past, the GEF invites members of the community to acknowledge these special individuals through donations to the GEF via the Tribute Program. Each honor […]

The Arts

Artscape Grant Awarded

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Artscape grant awarded to the Bruce Porter Memorial Music Series for the 2015-2016 season By Laura Mazza-Dixon The Bruce Porter Memorial Music Series, in its fourth year of presenting programs at South Congregational Church, has received an Artscape grant from the Greater Hartford Arts Council for the 2015-2016 season. The GHAC Artscape grants are made possible by contributions made to both the United Arts Campaign and the United Way Community Campaign. The projects approved for funding by t […]

Town/Govt

BOE Rights Sinking Budget

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By Kim Becker Due to a huge increase in special education costs, the Board of Education has struggled this school year to meet a serious budget shortfall.  Over the past few months the Board has slowly managed to reduce the budget deficit with expenditure freezes in services and supplies.  Business Manager Harry Traver reported that a final reconciliation of special education forecasts to actual end of the year purchase orders showed a $92,000 reduction in outplacement costs. The fore […]

Great Outdoors

4H Fair

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4H Fair4-H Fair to be held in Somers By Rebecca Masse The 79th Annual Hartford County 4-H Fair will be held Aug. 14-16, at the 4-Town Fair Grounds on Egypt Road in Somers. The fair is run by the Hartford County 4-H Fair Association. This year the following Granby residents are serving as officers in the Fair Association: Albert Gilbert, president; Matt Hawthorn and Conor Smith, vice presidents; and Brandon Higley-Blair, secretary. The fair will feature 4-H livestock exhibits and shows, non-a […]

People

Granby Super Stop & Shop patrons provide “food for friends”

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Christine Willett, Store Manager of Granby Super Stop & Shop, presents a check to Incy S. Muir, executive director of the Farmington Valley VNA. Photo by Andrea Boyle  By Andrea Boyle The patrons of Super Stop & Shop in Granby have always displayed an abundance of generosity, particularly with the ongoing “Food for Friends” fundraising program to benefit local food pantries. The Farmington Valley VNA’s Granby Food Bank Program received the funds raised when patrons ma […]

People

Mario DeiDelori on Italy

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By George Lynch Granby resident Mario DeiDelori was the featured speaker at a Senior Men’s Breakfast. DeiDelori has made more than 30 trips to Italy and Sicily. His rapport with the people of Italy, his strong interest in Italian history and discovery of his personal heritage has accorded him what he refers to as a “minimal expertise” on the country and its culture.  He spoke of an Italian philosophy referred to as La Bella Figura. La Bella Figura literally means a beaut […]

People

Training a Guiding Eyes dog

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Amandine Lowderback and her daughter, Scarlette with Drew, the Guiding Eyes puppy they are raising. Photo by Betty Goldfarb By Lil Busse Guiding Eyes for the Blind puppy named Drew recently arrived in Granby and has been welcomed by his new puppy raiser—Amandine Lowderback and her daughter, Scarlette. When Amandine was a little girl, she had an adult friend who was also a guide dog user. She loved to help her friend and her dog and vowed to volunteer one day to help sight impaired individ […]

Fun & Rec

Granby girl is  semi-finalist in Girl Scout video contest

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Frontier Communications announced that 12 Connecticut girls have been chosen as semi-finalists for the “Tell Your Girl Scout Story” video challenge. Frontier and the Girl Scouts of Connecticut partnered for the challenge earlier this year, encouraging girls to upload short videos that described how Girl Scouts has supported them in the areas of leadership, technology or community to Frontier’s Facebook page. The semi-finalists received the most public votes on Facebook and wer […]

History

Granby 1888 to 1895 by James Lee Loomis

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Edited by Carol Laun For the next few months I am going to share a paper that James Lee Loomis presented to the Hartford Monday Evening Club in 1968. He was born in 1878, the only son of Chester Peck Loomis and Eliza Harger. Chester P. was co-owner of the Loomis Bros. Store that once dominated Granby Center. James Lee Loomis married Helen Bruce and was well known as an insurance executive, banker and author. He lived in the lovely family home built by his grandfather, Harrison Loomis, at 245 S […]

School & Sports

A way to honor teachers, administrators, volunteers and students

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By Deb Ranicar The end of the school year is one of the best times to honor exemplary students, favorite educators, and appreciated community members who have made a difference in education in the town of Granby. A tax-deductible contribution to the Granby Education Foundation (GEF) is the perfect way to recognize that person! As in years past, the GEF invites members of the community to acknowledge these special individuals through donations to the GEF via the Tribute Program. Each honor […]

School & Sports

Students can register now for Red Cross summer scholarship program

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 This summer, high school and college students can win a scholarship by hosting an American Red Cross blood drive through the Leaders Save Lives program. Registration is now open to host a participating blood drive between June 1 and Aug. 31. The program encourages community-minded 16-24-year-olds to host blood drives to help maintain the blood supply over the summer months. Students who participate as a blood drive coordinator are eligible to win a scholarship up to $2,500 for higher edu […]