Organizations

Rotary Donates to Guatemala Project

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Twenty-three Rotary Clubs in Northern Connecticut and Western Massachusetts (Rotary District 7890) have joined together to fund a project that will bring fresh drinking water and sanitation facilities to three needy communities in Guatemala. Suffield Rotary Club contributed $1,000 to this endeavor. Including matching funds from The Rotary Foundation, a total of $160,273 was raised. Adding this amount to the funds raised during the previous 10 years brings the twelve-year total to $785,568. These funds will pay for the materials needed to complete gravity fed water system with gray water filters, vented pit latrines and improved vented stoves for the 270 families (1,620 people) who live in the rural communities of Pamezul, Vista Hermosa and San Vicente, Guatemala.

Schools/Sports

Well-Decorated Wrestler

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Suffield High School wrestler John Nieroda, a 2018 graduate, did exceedingly well in his high school athletic career. With a 33-8 record as a 113-lb. freshman, he was Conference champion and fifth at States. Going 21-9 as a 132-lb. sophomore, he took second place in Conference, and in his junior year, his record was 27-12 in the 145-lb.

Organizations

Suffield Woman’s Club Annual Picnic

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The Suffield Woman’s Club (SWC) will be holding its Annual Picnic at Bazin N. Bruce Memorial Park at noon on September 11 to welcome all returning members and those interested in joining the club. The Annual Picnic will kick off the 2018-2019 club year, serving as a social event for returning members to reunite after the long summer and as an opportunity for new members to learn about the club. The Annual Picnic will feature complimentary drinks and cookies. Those in attendance are asked to bring their own lunches. The Suffield Woman’s Club is open to all women who wish to volunteer in the field of community service.

People/Business

Scholarship Awarded at SBTR

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For the second year, Suffield by the River has granted the Althea Scheller Scholarship to one of the senior living community’s staff. This year the recipient is Antonia Reynolds, who came to the center in 2004 as an aide and has since become a licensed practical nurse. Toni plans to continue her part-time studies to become a registered nurse. The scholarship was established by Althea Scheller last year to express her appreciation for her care at Suffield by the River and give a deserving staff member a hand up. This year, following Althea’s recent death, the award ceremony was attended by her nephew, John Whitney, and his wife Nancy, who said they intend to see that the scholarship continues.

Government/Town

New Highway Garage Planned

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In an effort to clear the way for desired development on Ffyler Place, the Town has been contemplating other locations for the Town Highway Garage, whose location there is thought to deter potential developers. The old garage also is in need of considerable update and repair. A plan under way some months ago to build a new garage on Town property on South Street has now been replaced by a very different idea. The new plan was discussed and approved by the Selectmen at their June 20 meeting, by the Conservation Commission on July 24, and by the Planning & Zoning Commission on August 6. It has yet to be addressed by the Board of Finance.

Government/Town

New Town Hall Proposed

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In the Observer’s June issue, when Beth Chafetz summarized the Town’s long effort to improve the headquarters building of our town government, she provided an appropriate headline: The Town Hall Saga. That story reached a milestone on July 18 in a four-board meeting of the Selectmen, the Finance Board, the Permanent Building Commission, and the Advisory Commission for Capital Expenditures before a disappointingly sparse handful of interested citizens in the Middle School auditorium. The Town Hall, erected in 1962 and remodeled since, has for several years needed a major overhaul of its infrastructure. And as the administrative needs of the town grew, the police station was relocated (to that most-appropriate address: 911 Mountain Road) and other departments have moved as well. Several attempts have been made to define how the building could be improved,

A key step was taken in October 2015, when a referendum with over 1,200 voters, approved an appropriation of $5,130,000 to renovate and expand the old building, with over $4,000,000 of that to be supported by bonding.

Organizations

SWC Fall Mum Sale

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The Suffield Woman’s Club (SWC) will be selling 9” fall mums on Saturday, September 22 and Sunday, September 23 at Sacred Heart Church after each service.