The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/2018/04/page/7/)
Ordinarily I bypass the perpendicular pronoun. But wished happiness as I recently celebrated my 89th birthday, I thank in first person all happiness wishers! Their wishes came true! Judging by photo albums, all birthdays have been happy! The 18th was especially so.
Democratic Town Committees from Suffield, Bloomfield, Windsor and Windsor Locks have joined forces to hold state office candidate forums this spring. Suffield will host the forum for the ten (or more) Democratic candidates for governor on Thursday, April 5 at 7p.m. in the auditorium at Suffield Middle School, 350 Mountain Road, Suffield. Each candidate will be given the opportunity to discuss his/her background and policy plans and to answer questions from the audience. The Bloomfield DTC will be hosting the forum for Democratic candidates for Attorney General, Secretary of the State, and Treasurer.
The Girl Scouts of Suffield will be hosting an Earth Day celebration at Hilltop Farm on Sunday, April 22, 2018 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The Girl Scouts and FOFAH invite families to three separate STEM based activities. Participants can come build, color, and fly their own kite. Learn how a kite uses air as lift to stay in flight. The second activity is geocaching. Use your phones to find the Geocache box hidden on the property.
First Church of Christ, An Open and Affirming Church, is hosting the following events in April. All are welcome to attend. Worship on Sundays at 10 a.m. in the Sanctuary- – All Are Welcome! April 1: Easter Sunday! 6 a.m. – Sunrise Community Service at Sunrise Park
10 a.m. – Easter Celebration Service
April 2, 9, 16 at 10 a.m. – Qi Gong continues in the Chapel, $10 per class
April 3 at 10 a.m. – Prayer Shawl Ministry Meeting in the Ebenezer Gay Room
April 4, 11, 18 at 10 a.m. – Reformation Bible Study in the Ebenezer Gay Room
April 4 at noon – Communion Luncheon in the Ebenezer Gay Room
April 19 at 7 p.m. – Women’s Fellowship Intergenerational Game Night in Fellowship Hall
April 26 at 7 p.m. –Cabi Clothing Party in the Ebenezer Gay Room
April 28 at Revitalize CDC GreenNFit Springfield, MA.
The West Suffield Congregational Church will be holding its Spring Rummage Sale on Saturday April 28th from 9-2pm. Donations can be dropped off at the church April 24 – 27 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. or by appointment. The church is located at 1408 Mountain Rd, West Suffield. All items are taken with the exception of large household furniture or appliances. Call (860) 836-0660 with questions or to schedule a donation drop off.
In the East Granby countryside, across from the Copper Hill Golf Course, around the corner from a residential area, stands a white building nearly 200 years old, with a big bell beside it. This building is the home of the Copper Hill United Methodist Church. Inside, on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m., a rebirth is taking place. Children vie with each other to find a seat for the Children’s Moment led by JoAnne Jones, wife of the Rev. Dr. Kelvin Jones. Mrs. Jones is the church organist and music director.
The Suffield Historical Society will meet on Tuesday, April 24 at the Suffield Senior Center at 7:00 p.m. and will host Bill Sullivans’ American Studies class from Suffield Academy. This year, his students have been investigating what life was like on the home front in Suffield 100 years ago during WWI. How did this global event propel our community into the modern era? The public is welcome to attend all Society meetings.
This event is being held with funding from an Enhancement Grant from the Connecticut State Department of Education, Division of Family and Student Support Services Bureau of Health/Nutrition, Family Services and Adult Education, and contributions from the Greater Suffield Interfaith Council
Connecticut’s a funny state. It’s the third smallest state in the nation, but it has 169 municipalities. To contrast, our neighbor Rhode Island has 39. Complicating matters is that each one of those Connecticut cities and towns believes itself to be an entity unto itself. Even towns that share a border, like, say, Suffield and Windsor Locks, consider the other to be so different as to be another state.
After a morning of reading Dr. Seuss books at Spaulding School, State Rep. Tami Zawistowski in her pajamas stopped by the Suffield Police Department.