Schools/Sports
Volleyball Marathon Held
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Suffield High School held its annual Volleyball Marathon again this year from Friday, March 22 at 7 p.m. until Saturday, March 23. at 6 a.m.
Schools/Sports
Suffield’s Relay Team Makes All American
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Suffield High’s famous fleet-footed 4×800 relay team is pictured crowned in New York after adding another great performance to their three previous championships: CIAC Class M, States Open, and New England.
Schools/Sports
Aces High Places Second in New England
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Aces High, Team 176, the joint Windsor Locks/Suffield FIRST robotics team, has really “owned the sky” this 2019 season. Aces was seeded first in the first two competitions that we competed in and dominated the Western New England University District Competition in Springfield. With 30 elite teams from the New England area, Aces High won almost every match by a landslide and showed their full potential in the finals matches, securing the victory for their hometowns. When traveling to Worcester on April 10, where the top 64 teams in New England competed, we had our sights set on doing some serious damage. The competition was fierce.
Organizations
Suffield Community Aid
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In memory of our late volunteer and Board Member, James F. Coggins, Jr., SCA offers a $1,000 award to a graduating Suffield high school senior who demonstrates selflessness, generosity and concern for the community through their volunteer activities.
Government/Town
Opposition to Tolls
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The Suffield Board of Selectmen approved a “Resolution in Opposition to the Implementation of Tolls on Connecticut Highways” at its March 6 meeting.
Farming/Nature
Signs of Spring
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The first sign of spring is often a crocus peeking its head out of the snow, the color of the first tulip or daffodil, or the day we notice the trees have a hint of green.
Government/Town
Trees and Mulch
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Ah, spring! Time to get out and clean the gardens and apply mulch. Your Town Tree Committee (the Helena Bailey Spenser and Valyn Gallivan Funds) would like to offer you mulching suggestions that will keep your trees healthy. Mulching greatly benefits young and newly planted trees by keeping weeds at bay, helping the soil to retain moisture and protecting the trees from mowers and weed whackers. Proper mulching is a good thing.
Organizations
Teens and Vaping
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E–cigarettes, or vape pens, have become very popular among high school students in the past five years. E–cigarettes are battery–operated devices that heat a liquid which usually contains nicotine and other flavoring and additives. Vaping is inhaling the aerosol or vapor produced by the heat. E–cigarettes are now the most commonly used form of tobacco and nicotine and are just as addictive as regular cigarettes. In addition, e–cigarettes can contain harmful ingredients such as ultrafine particles that can be inhaled deep into the lungs, chemical flavorings that are linked to lung disease, heavy metals such as nickel, tin and lead, and carcinogens like formaldehyde.
Now and Then
Twenty Years for the Common Good
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Hearty, heartfelt thanks, Observer, for your March page 1 surprise. How grand the honor!
People/Business
Annual Bixler Memorial Picnic
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May 4 is quickly approaching. It will be 13 years since CPL Stephen R. Bixler gave his life for our country. Even after 13 years, it is still so very hard to realize Steve will not be coming home. The community of Suffield is coming together once again to honor and remember Stephen, at his Annual Memorial Picnic.