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Seniors at Granby Memorial High School were pleasantly surprised on Valentine’s Day, when members of the Granby Senior Center walked into class pushing a cart full of goodies. Each senior received a bag of homemade cookies, chocolates and a note wishing them a Happy Valentine’s Day.
The towns of Granby, East Granby and Hartland have joined in launching a Change the Script initiative. Change the Script is the Connecticut Targeted Response Initiative to the opioid epidemic.
McLean’s Post-Acute and Outpatient Rehabilitation Services partners with Hartford HealthCare Bone and Joint Institute to offer a series of free, educational seminars, open to the community. Anxiety and Adjustment Difficulties—How to Help Manage and Reduce the Symptoms, will be presented on Thursday, March 8, from 6 – 7:30 p.m. Peter Lucchio, Psy.D, will lead the seminar; attendees will learn to identify the experience of anxiety and when it becomes problematic, the triggers for difficulty adjusting to stressors and tools to cope with stress and/or anxiety.
Join the Simsbury Fish and Game Club. Enjoy trout fishing for the 2018 season in a local secluded reservoir that provides a beautiful natural setting.
Do you have a few hours this spring to spread the word about the Pedals for Progress and Sewing Peace used bicycle and sewing machine collection? For 16 years, local volunteers have worked with Pedals for Progress to host successful collections that have touched the lives of more than 1,600 families in the developing world. Over the last 27 years, Pedals for Progress, a New Jersey based 501c3, has received, processed and donated over 153,000 bicycles and 4,000 used sewing machines to partner charities in 38 developing world countries.
On behalf of the Democratic Town Committees of Granby, Simsbury and East Granby, a joint invitation is extended to attend a Tri-Town Candidate Forum to be held Sunday, March 18, from 3-5 p.m. at Holcomb Farm North Pavilion in West Granby. Seven Democratic candidates for Governor have agreed to participate, as well as several candidates for Attorney General, Secretary of State and Treasurer.
Sprafke, Bernard James “Jim”, 71, husband of the late Janet Johnson Sprafke, Jan. 18
Risley, Peggy-Jean, 86, wife of Clifford Risley, Jan.
Women Take Flight
The New England Air Museum will hold its annual Women Take Flight event on Saturday, March 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in commemoration of Women’s History Month. Visitors of all ages are invited to celebrate women’s contributions to aerospace history through special events, hands-on activities and lectures from special guest speakers including Catherine Young, business developer, General Aviation Airports, Connecticut Airport Authority; Melissa Mathiasen, test pilot, Sikorsky Aircraft; and MSgt.
Copper Hill United Methodist Church is hosting a corned beef dinner with home baked desserts on Saturday, March 10. There will be a single sitting at 5 p.m. Adults, $12; under 12, $6, and pre-schoolers are no-charge.
The Granby Camera Club will meet on Monday, March 5, at the Granby Senior Center at 7 p.m. The program will feature guest photographer Lisa Cuchara, who will share her talents and photographic interests with the club. The scavenger hunt words are favorite, still life, and blue hour (the hour before sunrise or the hour after sunset).
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