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Hive you been hankering for a night out with friends? Looking to show off your queen bee costume skills? Does trivia sweeten the honey pot? The 17th (not quite annual) Gran-Bee flies into view on Friday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the GMHS Auditorium.
It was an exciting month of February for the Granby Public Schools. We celebrated our 100th day of school with spirit and excitement. I cannot believe that over half the school year is complete. Our students and staff continue to make the community proud in all areas of our school district.
Both major parties will choose their local delegates at town committee caucuses and meetings throughout the state during the last week of March. These local delegates attend numerous state and district conventions where party nominees are chosen during May.
Representative John Larson supports current public-funding levels for cultivated-meat research.
Thanks to a friend I received the article in your February edition about cutting ice years ago. It referred to an article by Carol Laun where she interviewed Leon L. Gilbert about that.
Granby Memorial High School Performing Arts presents the fun-loving musical Damn Yankees on Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12 at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, March 13 at 2 p.m. in the GMHS Auditorium.
People often think healthy living is eating the right food, getting plenty of exercise and sleep. Some depend upon alcohol, tobacco, or “comfort food”—which don’t really help a body resist the stresses and strains, and in fact can contribute to issues like heart disease and digestive disorders. However, there are better supports, some even in your own back yard.
To enrolled members of the Democratic Party of the Town of Granby.
Pursuant to the Rules of the Democratic Party and State election laws, you are hereby notified that a caucus will be held on March 28, 2022 at 6 p.m. at the Granby Senior Center to endorse delegates to the State Conventions in May.
Membership in the Salmon Brook Historical Society offers many benefits including free tours, newsletters, annual dinner in April, Christmas house tour and wassail party in December and the opportunity to learn about and help preserve Granby history.
Highlights from the meetings held on January 5th and January 19th, 2022
U.S. News and World Report ranked Granby Memorial High School as 19th for public high schools in the State of Connecticut.
Simsbury Bank is pleased to have made a $600 donation to the Granby Camera Club in exchange for photos taken by Club members that are featured in the bank’s 2019 full-color calendar. Simsbury Camera Club members also contributed photos in exchange for a donation from the Bank.
2018 GMHS graduates (above, from t.) Taylorann Vibert, Sarah Cusano and Taylor Nowak were recipients of Lions Club Scholarships to begin their college careers. Scholarship chair John Monkiewicz presented checks in the amount of $2,500 each to the students at a dinner held at New England Pizza.
The 2019 GMHS Grad Night event will be held at the Granby YMCA on graduation night and offers a free, fun-filled, substance-free event in June of next year. This event cannot happen without volunteers to help with food, room set-up, decorations and chaperoning.
The YSB’s Youth Action Council is proud to present the second Sweet Heart Dance for kids in grades K–2 and a beloved adult. Join us on Sunday, Feb. 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Senior Center for an afternoon of dressing up, dancing, games, crafts, snacks and prizes.
The PTO hopes everyone had a safe and joyful holiday season! It’s hard to believe that we have turned the calendar to 2019 and are halfway through our school year.
On Saturday, Feb. 2, the Noble and Cooley Center for Historic Preservation (NCCHP) will re-create a small scale ice cutting on the pond at 42 Water Street, off of Route 189, in Granville, Mass.
Someone once said to me, “You are not a plastic person.” I’ve remembered those words forever because they are how I want to be—genuine. Over the 75 years I’ve been on this earth, I’ve met many people I’ve bonded with instantly—because they are real people who act on what they know to be right and good.
The New England Air Museum will hold its second Open Cockpit Day for 2019 on Saturday, Feb. 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Special activities include climb-aboard experiences in historic aircraft; flight simulators; hands-on Build and Fly Challenges, and much more.
The Bradley Regional Chamber of Commerce (East Granby and Windsor Locks) has announced its 2019 board of directors
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. If you love cats and have time to spare on a weekday morning or evening or on a weekend morning or afternoon, the shelter would love to hear from you.
Granby Women’s Breakfast will meet at the Granby Senior Center on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 8:30 a.m. for breakfast followed by a program entitled Eagles Soar: The Return of an Icon.
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 Granby Camera Club will meet on Monday, Feb. 4, at the Granby Senior Center at 7 p.m. The program for the evening is Painting with Light.
During February, take in the small antiques on display at Granby Public Library. Items from the Salmon Brook Historical Society will include tools, sewing items, china, glass, toys and more.
You may not be familiar with Cheryl, but you have probably heard her music. She is respected as a songwriter by her peers, which can be seen by how many of them record her songs.
Sleep is a basic human need, like food, water and oxygen. We cannot decide to do without sleep any more than we can to choose to not eat, hydrate, or breathe. We spend one-third of our lives asleep; for the average adult that’s 26 years.
Every year the registrar’s office tries to identify those names on the official voter registry that have moved out of town through a process of a selective canvass of voters. You can help the registrars by letting them know if you or your grown children have moved.
Hanna Adams will be running the Boston Marathon this spring raising money for the Boston Public Library. A 2011 GMHS graduate, Adams was born in Medellin, Colombia, in 1993.