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The Expressions Pottery Workshop and the Friend to Friend Food Pantry have partnered for the 25th annual Empty Bowls event on Saturday, Oct. 4. Held at the East Granby Community/Senior Center, 7 Memorial Drive, attendees are welcomed between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to select a hand-potted bowl, then enjoy the festivities.
The Granby–Simsbury Chamber of Commerce and the Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center co-host a frightfully fun afternoon at the Spooktacular Boos and Brews on Saturday, Oct. 18, 1 to 5 p.m. at the Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center.
Camera Club, Civic Club, Dog Park Fundraisers, Men’s Breakfast, Women’s Breakfast, SBHS News, and Pasta Dinner
As Granby School District families return to the routine of another school year, the board of education will begin executing some new strategies and opportunities for 2025–26.
What a fun summer we had but now it’s time to get prepared for fall, especially the many autumnal sports, events and celebrations.
Granby Public Schools will carry forward Connect. Believe. Achieve. from last year—because it just makes sense. It’s more than a theme; it’s what we stand for and what we believe. This year, we plan to build on this theme in a big way as we create our next five-year strategic plan, turning those words into action across the district.
One thing that unites us as a nation is land: Americans strongly support saving the natural spaces they love. Since 1972, the Granby Land Trust (GLT) has been doing just that for the people of Granby.
Raised in Westfield, Mass., in the late 50s/early 60s, Martha Kane knew instinctively from early childhood that things were not going well for many of the planet’s plants and animals. Environmentalists were few and far between and politicians had not yet instituted Earth Day, so most people were unaware of any serious problems with the way humans were interacting with the natural world. Young Martha decided she would become a scientist and do her best to help nature.
Early this spring, a nine-year-old Cub Scout in Granby was having dinner with her family, and made a simple comment, “Wouldn’t it be cool if we had a garden that grew food for the food bank?”
Trash holiday: Monday, Sept. 1, Labor Day is a holiday for USA Waste. All trash and recycling pickups will be delayed by one day the week after the holiday.
Susan Regan, host of CT Valley Views, recently had a candid conversation with Joseph Markley, an astute veteran politician who was a member of the Connecticut state senate representing the 16th state district from 2011 to 2019.
The firm Buckhurst Fish and Jacquemart (BFJ) was selected by the Granby Board of Selectmen on Oct. 7 to consult with the Granby Center Advisory Committee to help determine the best direction to take in updating the center.
Some things are just meant to be.
On Easter Sunday, Ashley Forbes and Branden LeBlanc of Windsor Locks came to Granby hoping to buy their dream home. After looking at the house and making an offer, they stopped at Icy Rolls at 10 Hartford Ave., one of their favorite spots in town.
The Granby Horse Council offers a $700 scholarship to a high school senior planning to attend a university, college or junior college in at least a two-year program in the field of animal studies. Accepted fields include, but are not limited to, pre-veterinary school, veterinary technician or assistant, equine studies, stable management, animal husbandry or equine assisted therapy.
When I was a little girl, I looked forward to the Christmas party at school. I also enjoyed the one at church where the priest dressed up as Santa Claus and handed out gifts and small boxes of hard candy.
Please visit granby-ct.gov/senior-services or check your Center Life Newsletter for a complete listing of health services, support groups, clubs and ongoing activities.
Fun and success at the Harvest Dinner and Auction; Thank you, Harvest Dinner Auction Donors!; More Holcomb Farm Events
At its Oct. 21 meeting, the board of selectmen honored the Granby Horse Council’s 45 years of service to the community. Horse council member Kristal Fiorentino gave a slide presentation covering the council’s origin and activities during the past four decades.
The Friends of the Granby Public Libraries’ puzzle sale was a great success, raising more than $1,200 during the two-hour event held at the library in November.
Granby’s Geissler’s Supermarket introduced Instacart’s AI-powered smart carts in November. Geissler’s is the first grocer to replace most of its traditional shopping carts with Caper Carts at all seven of its locations.
Fifty years ago, an extraordinary achievement took place in Granby when the Salmon Brook Historical Society successfully moved the Weed-Enders House seven miles from its original location in West Granby to the society’s grounds. Built in 1790, the Weed-Enders House is one of the oldest homes in the area, and its relocation remains a remarkable feat in local history.
There’s still time to see the “2024 Celebrating New England’s Natural Beauty Art Show,” hosted by the Granby Land Trust (GLT) and the Granby Artists Association (GAA) at Lost Acres Vineyard in North Granby.
Annual Meeting and Potluck Supper, and Preserve Our Properties Day
Shirley Murtha photographed this stunning barred owl that spent several days in her yard this fall.
Registration is required for all library programs unless otherwise indicated. To register, visit granby-ct.gov/Library, and click on “Register for a Program.” or call the library at 860-844-5275.
Domestic violence continues to be a growing epidemic in our country.
In the 2024 election, Colorado had a ballot question about adding a new position within veterinary medicine (Proposition 129). This would create a veterinary professional associate (VPA) and outline the proposed curriculum for the degree.
A potent team of Invasive Plant Activists (IPAs) converged on the Red Trail West at Holcomb Farm in November to continue repairing the damage borne of our love of intense fall colors (see photo).