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The Arts

Granby Land Trust and Granby Artists Association host annual juried art show

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By Trish PercivalOn Oct. 27, from 5 to 8 p.m., the Granby Land Trust and the Granby Artists Association will open their 11th annual juried art show featuring artwork that highlights New England’s natural beauty. The show, which will run through Nov. 27, will be held at the beautiful Lost Acres Vineyard in North Granby. Nearly 200 artists, art aficionados and friends of the Granby Land Trust turn out for the show’s opening night each year, and we expect the same to happen this year. T […]

Great Outdoors

Granby Farmers Market season comes to a close

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The Granby Farmers Market has officially concluded its first season, and what a success it was! The new project began in June, and took place at South Congregational church every Tuesday this summer. After an amazing opening day, the Granby Farmers Market became a place for the community to shop, gather, explore and have fun.Many local businesses were featured at the market, having the opportunity to spread the word about their products, as well as promote healthy and local eating to the communi […]

People

Granby Community Fund needs your support

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By Jean Miller, GCF presidentBy now all Granby, West Granby and North Granby residents should have received the Granby Community Fund (GCF) mailing requesting a donation in support of 15 local non-profits that support the Granby community. The primary mission of the GCF is to coordinate a town-wide fundraiser with one annual campaign. The GCF will distribute donations to organizations based on needs identified through grant requests.The Granby Community Fund’s campaign goal this year is $7 […]

People

Remembering Polly Hall

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On Thursday, Oct. 20, the Granby Civic Club will meet at the Senior Center at 1 p.m. for its annual Tea Cup Event.The late Polly Hall, a longtime member of this women’s group, thought it important that in the fall the members and friends would bring their favorite tea cup to the meeting.  The tea cup was then used to tell a story or special remembrance of an event that was meaningful to the owner. All members and friends are invited to participate in this fun and interesting event. Fo […]

Events

Granby Camera Club

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The Granby Camera Club will meet on Monday, Oct. 3, at the Granby Senior Center at 7 p.m. The program for the evening will be presented by GCC member Neil Hawley. The scavenger hunt words are: double, sunset, favorite. To learn more about the club visit www.GranbyCameraClub.com. […]

The Arts

Granby Artists to host annual Open Studio Tour Oct. 15-16

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By Lori Catlin GarciaSixteen members of the Granby Artists’ Association have been busy making fine art and craft in preparation for its annual Open Studio Tour October 15 and 16. The artists exhibit their work in home studios throughout the area and at Lost Acres Vineyard. The tour has become a Granby tradition that showcases the breadth of talented artists who live and work in town. Visitors to the tour will have the opportunity to watch live demonstrations and to view, discuss, and purch […]

School & Sports

GMHS Class of 1966 gathers

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The Granby Memorial High School Class of 1966 gathered on Sept. 10 to celebrate its fiftieth class reunion. Twenty-seven classmates and their guests reminisced about simpler times and shared stories of the decades since graduation. They were joined by retired teachers Bev (Warren) Harris, Seth Harris and Ken King. Photo by Kristen Roach […]

Events

FV-VNA Screenings and Clinic

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The Farmington Valley VNA’s free blood pressure screenings are available without appointment Tuesday, Oct. 4, 9–10:30 a.m. at the YMCA in Granby; Monday, Oct. 3, 11 a.m.–12 p.m., at East Granby Senior Center; Monday, Oct. 17, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at East Hartland Parish House, and 1–2 p.m. at East Hartland Town Hall; Thursdays, Oct. 6, 13, 15, 20 and 27, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., at Granby Senior Center.Flu and Pneumonia Shot Clinics will be held Friday, Oct. 8, 9& […]

School & Sports

Middle school geography bee winner

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Granby Memorial Middle School student Caelum Janski has been raising more than a few eyebrows among teachers and peers this year. Not only did the 8th grader win the school-wide geography bee, he qualified to compete against 100 of Connecticut’s best geographers in the state geography bee.

Events

First Church strawberry supper is June 9

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First Church of Granby is hosting its annual Strawberry Supper on Saturday, June 9, at 219 North Granby Road, in Cook Hall. There will be two sittings, at 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Proceeds will go towards the mission of First Church in the community and in the world.

Events

Valley Brook offers summer camps

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Valley Brook Community Church is offering three camps this summer for children age 4 through 12. All camps are held at Valley Brook’s campus, 160 Granville Road (Route 189), North Granby.

People

Granby Girl Scouts earn Silver Award

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Granby Girl Scouts Lauren Badorek and Amber Tomasino from Troop 66174 have been awarded the Silver Award, the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn. The idea behind this award is to help the community and to make a long lasting impact.

High School Report

How CREC Choice benefits the whole school

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For most students at Granby Memorial High School, the school day begins at about six in the morning. This gives them enough time to eat breakfast, get dressed, and catch their bus, the earliest of which comes around 6:25 a.m. They go to school until 2:20 p.m. and then go right home.

School & Sports

Notes from Board of Ed April 18 Meeting

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 Business Manager’s Report

Business Manager Anna Robbins, presented the March statement of accounts that reports a negative forecast of $251K, which is $97K worse than the prior month. Special education expenditures are projected to be unfavorable at $297K, which is $57K less favorable than last month.

School & Sports

GMMS Honor Roll 3rd Quarter

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Grade 8 High Honors Brian Austin, Lauren Badorek, Alexa Bajek, Alexa Becker, Katherine Benoit, Pearce Boit, Ashley Bristol, Tyler Brown, Griffin Carey, Brianna Cassin, Courtney Cassin, Ashlyn Clapprood, Troy Crockett, Amelia Davis, Kayla Davis, Carly DeMartino, Maeve Dingley, Kylie Downs, Natalie Ehrenwerth, Madison Ellrod, Isabella Garbeck, Eleanor Gies, Andrew Giuliano, Jessica Gnesda, Benjamin Gottsche, Madeline […]

Out of Town

Memorial Day Events

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The 2018 Memorial Day parade and ceremonies, Monday, May 28, marks the 100th anniversary of Memorial Day events in Simsbury. The Simsbury American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars are once again organizing two parades in celebration of Memorial Day.

Out of Town

Music on Windsor Green

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Music can be heard wafting through the center of Windsor from the Broad Street Green on Thursday nights in the summer. Concerts on the Green are a prime example of the Windsor Chamber of Commerce, a non-profit business organization.

Out of Town

Be part of Connecticut Trails Weekend

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As part of the 2018 Connecticut Trails Weekend, the Friends of American Legion, Peoples State Forest and the Barkhamsted Historical Society will host a three-mile educational walk on Saturday, June 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. State Representative Bill Simanski will participate and he urges residents to join him. The meeting place will be the Nature Museum off Greenwood Road in Peoples State Forest, about one mile north of Pleasant Valley on East River Road.

Out of Town

New England Air Museum

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Open Cockpit Day

The New England Air Museum will hold an Open Cockpit Day on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 17, from 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. A variety of aircraft will be open for visitors including the WWII-era Republic P-47D, the Vietnam War-era Bell UH-1B “Huey” helicopter, as well as supersonic jet fighters including the North American F-100 Super Sabre jet fighter and the Lockheed F-104C Starfighter.

In Town Focus

Memorial Day Parade

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On Monday, May 28, Granby’s Memorial Day parade will start at 10 a.m., on Bank Street and proceed through the center of town up Route 189 to the cemetery led by Parade Marshall James Hall. Veteran/military groups includes the American Legion and the Connecticut Air National Guard, emergency services, scouts, youth sports teams and clubs, and local bands including the Marquis of Granby Fife and Drum Corp and the GMHS band will march.

In Town Focus

Camera Club

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The Granby Camera Club will meet on Monday, June 4, at the Senior Center at 7 p.m. There will be a scavenger hunt first and then photo-taking around the town center. There should be time for ice cream at Grassroots Creamery before returning to the Senior Center by 8:30 to share our best shots.

In Town Focus

Women’s Breakfast

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On Wednesday, June 6, the Granby Women’s Breakfast Group will hear local wildlife conservationist, Jason Hawley, talk on Connecticut Canids: Wolves in Connecticut. Breakfast will start at 8:30 a.m. with the program at 9 a.m. The group meets at the Granby Senior Center.

In Town Focus

MS Support

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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

SBHS Events

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The Salmon Brook Historical Society is at 208 Salmon Brook Street. For more information on the following events, please visit www.salmonbrookhistoricalsociety.com

Antique Car Show

Saturday, June 2, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. on the society’s grounds.

In Town Focus

GMMS Performs Just Like Us

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The Granby Performing Arts at Granby Memorial Middle School presents Just Like Us, a play about accepting differences and seeing the best in everyone. There’s a land of Blues and Greens and they are having a hard time getting along until a stranger from the land of Purple arrives and helps them accept their neighbors for who they are.