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​Lost Acres Volunteer Fire Department lists December Responses

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By Tim RickisLAFD responded to 22 calls between Dec. 8 and Jan. 11: six smoke detector activations; six carbon monoxide incidents; two dispatch & cancels; two mutual aid fire calls; two hazmat/chemical spills; one furnace fire; one brush fire; one power line down; one odor of propane. LAFD wants you to be aware of carbon monoxide (CO) dangers. CO can come from furnaces, heaters, water heaters, generators, cars and grills. CO is of particular concern during cold weather when doors and wind […]

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Granby Library Association’s special gift to the children’s department

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By Kelly MarszyckiLast year, Joan Beatson, children’s librarian, and Kelly Marszycki, director of libraries, decided it was time to explore some options for a new circulation desk in the children’s room. After researching other public libraries that had recently installed new circulation desks, they presented the project to the GLA Board in the early spring. At the June board meeting, the GLA gave the library the go-ahead to select the best company and design. Final design details we […]

School & Sports

2016—2017 Kearns Primary School kindergarten registration

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Kindergarten registration and Community Connections will be held at F.M. Kearns Primary School, 5 Canton Road, Granby, Monday, March 21 anytime between 5 and 7 p.m.Children who will be five years of age on or before January 1, 2017, must be registered for 2016-2017 school year. Parents choosing not to enroll their eligible child for kindergarten must complete an option form exempting their child from school attendance. Children do not have to be present for registration.All forms can be download […]

Events

In Town Focus

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Camera ClubThe Granby Camera Club will meet on Monday, Feb. 1, at the Granby Senior Center at 7 p.m. Ed Judge will lead an editing program. Members will all work on the same file and share their vision of editing. The club also meets March 7. To learn more about the club visit www.GranbyCameraClub.com.Blood Pressure ScreeningsThe Farmington Valley VNA’s free blood pressure screenings are available without appointment Monday, Feb. 1, 11 a.m.–12 p.m., at East Granby Community Center, a […]

People

​Granby native places in Top Quarter of World’s Toughest Mudder Competition

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By Jen TomasettiWith the same grit and determination required during tax season, Granby native Justin Horr, completed the World’s Toughest Mudder 24-hour race held Nov. 14-15 at Lake Las Vegas, Nevada. Placing 219 overall among approximately 1280 participants, Horr did well in the Male Division 20-24 year-old, placing 9th and completing 10 laps, 50 miles total in 24 hours, 28 minutes and 4 seconds. He was among 28 male and female contestants from Massachusetts. Horr, a resident of South Easton […]

Events

​Annual Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast

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Too wet to go out. Too cold to play ball? Then come for breakfast, there’ll where be fun for all!Join in the fun Saturday morning, Mar. 5, as Granby celebrates the 112th birthday of Theodor Seuss Geissel, better known as Dr. Seuss.A breakfast of green eggs (no artificial coloring) and ham, served with toast, juice and coffee will be offered to the very young and the young-at-heart. This fun-filled family event at the Pond House at Salmon Brook Park will have two seatings at 8 and 9 a.m. The ro […]

The Arts

Granby students share the stage with Yale a capella group

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By Rebecca BrewerThe Granby Education Foundation presented An Evening of A Cappella Music on Dec. 5 to benefit its Arts Endowment. Audience members were treated to opening performances by the Kelly Lane and Wells Road schools’ fifth and sixth grade combined choir and the GMHS Chamber Singers. Headlining the event was Yale’s only co-ed a cappella group, Redhot & Blue. Concert-goers enjoyed a mix of musical genres during the evening including jazz, pop, R & B and even a holiday standar […]

The Arts

​Simsbury Bank makes donation to Granby Camera Club

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By Susan PresuttiSimsbury Bank was pleased to make an $800 donation to the Granby Camera Club in exchange for photos, taken by club members, that are featured in the bank’s 2016 full-color calendar. Simsbury Camera Club members also contributed photos in exchange for a donation from the bank.The bank has published a free calendar of local photos each year since 2003. The calendar continues to feature beautiful images of local scenes and landmarks. Granby Camera Club members Wanda Colman, P […]

People

Granby Ambulance Association offers scholarship

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By Matt HeubnerThe Mary H. Hausmann Memorial Scholarship, in partnership with the Granby Ambulance Association, annually awards scholarships to high school seniors from East Granby and Granby pursuing a medical profession with primary focus on the nursing and/or emergency medical fields.Initiated in 2000 with the assistance of the East Granby Ambulance Association, the scholarship is named in honor of Mary Hausmann who was a long-time resident of East Granby, a dedicated nurse and a volunteer EM […]

Town/Govt

Focus On Education

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​Maintaining our educational investment while realizing savingsBy Alan Addley, Ed. DNow that the holiday season is over, the school budget season is in full swing. The economic challenges faced by the town and school district over the past several years have been significant. While the economy has shown some recent signs of improving, it is still a slow process. As always, the board of education (BOE) has been committed to the wise stewardship of funds and the realization of a high re […]

School & Sports

Honor Granby educators, students, and community members

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The Granby Education Foundation invites you to honor exemplary students, innovative educators, and appreciated community members who have made a difference in education in the town of Granby by participating in the GEF’s tribute program. While the tribute program runs year-round, it makes a particularly appropriate end-of-school year gift to recognize a student’s achievements, thank community volunteers and acknowledge inspiring educators both within the school system and throughout the area.

People

Granby residents receive volunteers of the year award

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The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) presented its highest accolades to Granby residents Tim and Deb Lenihan at its Annual Volunteer Awards Reception in March. The Lenihans were chosen to receive the Volunteer of the Year Award because of their unwavering dedication to raising funds to help accelerate cystic fibrosis (CF) research.

People

Stop & Shop donates to Granby food bank

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Stop & Shop of Granby recently presented a check to Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Association in support of the Granby Food Bank. Stop & Shop cashiers often ask customers if they would like to donate to various causes, and the food bank is one of the fortunate recipients.

Events

Salmon Brook Historical Society holds second antique car show

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The Salmon Brook Historical Society is holding its second car show on June 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Many of the cars featured will be prewar era cars such as Ford Model Ts and Model As. Other cars that will be shown include a 1950 Chevy Delux Convertible, a 1967 Mustang, a 1921 Reo Fire Truck, and other antique vehicles.

Events

Garden tour of Granby is June 16

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Historical Society also sponsoring open house
Would you like to spend a day walking through some of Granby’s best commercial and private gardens? Now is your chance as the Salmon Brook Historical Society is sponsoring a Granby Garden Tour on June 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

It starts at 9:30 a.m. at the historical society on Salmon Brook Street where you can grab a cup of coffee, tour the downstairs of the Rowe and Enders houses, and take a look at the Colonial Herb Garden.

Humans of Granby

Jean-Luc Godard

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Sign maker, Artist, and Sculptor: Art of Light Studio, West Granby

Age: 52

Tell about yourself… I was born in the northeastern Champagne region of France.

Drumrolls

Drumrolls – May 2018

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Maxwell J. Toczydlowski and John F. Dolan IV were awarded faculty honors for the fall 2017 semester at Trinity College. Holly Sulzinski was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi at Westfield State University.

Drumrolls

In Memory of…

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Katan, Joan E., wife of Charlie Katan, March 26

Bergen, David M., 83, husband of Sarah J. (Mayhew) Bergen, April 3

Chapin, Norman S., 87, husband of the late Patricia Ann Chapin, April 3

Lord, Blanche (Fein), 94, wife of the late Edward Lord, April 5

Cardin, Willie Joseph George, 83, April 6

Barba, Robert J., 88, husband of Anne (Keller) Barba, April 10

Friends of Holcomb Farm

The Posse tackles hard jobs, every season

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This spring, take a drive down Simsbury Road in West Granby, enjoy the beautiful barns and farm fields and meadows of Holcomb Farm as they come to life, and give thanks to the Granby volunteers who have helped make it so. Among the many volunteers, there is one, lovingly known as the Posse, worth considering.

Friends of Holcomb Farm

CSA Shares still available

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Planting has begun, and sales of CSA summer shares are well underway. Thanks to careful nurturing of the soil (as well as new equipment), Farmer Joe reports increasing productivity is making even more CSA shares available, so it’s not too late to sign up.

Friends of Holcomb Farm

Hartford Foundation Grant supports Fresh Access

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The Friends of Holcomb Farm’s Fresh Access program joined with one of its institutional partners, Healing Meals, to apply for a “donor-advised fund” grant through the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. We received a $4,000 grant from an anonymous donor fund that will help provide produce and equipment to the Healing Meals Community Project.

Friends of Holcomb Farm

Surplus pick-up trucks or tractors?

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If you run across any surplus tractors or crew-cab pick-ups during your spring cleaning this year, please consider a tax-deductible donation of this equipment to the Friends of Holcomb Farm. Any money we don’t have to spend on equipment means more can go toward growing and providing food to underserved populations through our Fresh Access program.

Friends of Holcomb Farm

Correction!

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In the April Drummer, we told you about the newly-available monograph, Holcomb Farm Heritage, Struggles and Success. We failed, however, to thank Citizens for a Better Granby and The Granby Drummer, which helped fund the book’s publication.

Happenings at the Center

May Highlights

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Queen of Omelets: Wednesday, May 2, 1 p.m. Simsbury resident John E. Finn, author of The Perfect Omelet: Essential Recipes for the Home Cook, talks about the process of writing his definitive book on the iconic omelet. The book is full of practical wisdom about omelets, cooking and life.