Suffield Garden Club
History of Mother’s Day
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Mother’s Day is revered in many parts of the world, generally in March or May. Pink carnations are the most gifted flower for Mother’s Day.
Farming/Nature
Brooks’ New Home
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Brooks, abandoned in Stony Brooke Park in February, has made a full recovery and has been adopted by Bill and Pamela Gaines of Enfield. We are delighted that Brooks has a new family! The investigation into who abandoned Brooks is continuing.
Organizations
Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Association Honors Volunteers
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The Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Association (SVAA) held its annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner on April 6 at Crestview Country Club. Organized by a committee comprising Kathy Dunai, Joan Perrone, Ashley Godin, Kirstin Carr, and me, the event is held to honor the many volunteers, both from in–town and nearby towns, who volunteer to serve the community. While all the volunteers deserve recognition, the dinner ceremony offers special recognition to individuals whose efforts stood out in whatever role they played. The ceremonies opened with bestowing a Lifetime Achievement Award, given to a member who has shown tireless desire to go above and beyond on a regular basis. It is considered the highest level given by the SVAA, given only in those years when an individual clearly deserves this special honor.
Farming/Nature
May Bird Migration Has Begun!
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Each spring, thousands of birds make their annual trek north from their winter grounds in South or Central American or the Caribbean to their “summer homes” in the North via one of four flyways through the United States. In the eastern U.S., the birds follow a route referred to as the Atlantic Flyway.
Farming/Nature
Palm Warblers and Other Strangers
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When my brothers and I were growing up, my parents were not on orange alert about strangers. While my friends were all being lectured about the dangers of unknown people in their lives, my parents were throwing caution to the wind. In fact, their eyes would light up whenever we encountered an interloper in our travels. My dad would roll down the window in the rental car and offer the unsuspecting hitchhiker way more than a ride. The stranger would be given the opportunity to “show the kids around the area” and to earn 10 dollars while doing so.
People/Business
A Promise to Astrid
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The New England Premiere of the movie A Promise to Astrid will take place on June 2, at 6 p.m. at the Assembly of God Church, 580 Main Street in Agawam. Admission is free and tickets are not required.
Organizations
FOS News
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The Friends of Suffield (FOS) will do their annual grant disbursements at Suffield Senior Center, May 14, at 6:30 p.m. See www.friendsofsuffield.org
Farming/Nature
Twenty Farming Seasons
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Two decades of farming has provided the local farmers with many challenges. Each year is different and constantly evolving. While some types of farmers thrive one year, and some struggle to break even, the diehards just keep putting one foot in front of the other.
Library
Library To Open in June
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First Selectman Melissa Mack announces in her update on Page 3 of this issue that the Kent Memorial Library will open to the public in June. That is great news, and this reporter’s words may have become superfluous, but some details may be of interest. One day in early April the town’s temporary library on Ffyler Place was shut down for an hour and a half in mid-day, and the library staff all got a chance to examine the interior of the “big house,” in which many of the last tasks of its renovation and remediation had been completed. The general feeling of the staff was one of enthusiastic optimism, for the light at the end of the tunnel had become quite bright.
At the time of the staff’s tour, the new (black) carpeting had been laid in the upper levels, and almost all of the shelves had been installed, including a reduced amount of free-standing shelves in the non-fiction room (mid–way up the ramp on the south side). The newly renovated restrooms were approaching completion. Fifty-four new seats were ready to be installed in the auditorium (replacing 70), and the new “compact” shelving was already installed in the historical room.