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1. c. Easter 2. b. Russian Partition 3. c. Kozikowski 4. b. Joseph Anderson 5. a Felician Sisters 6. a. Behind where McAlister School now stands 7. a. Suffield Town Hall 8. c. Willis Seaver Adams 9. b. Olin Levi Warner 10. c. Both
The first Catholic Mass that was celebrated in the original St. Joseph’s Church was held on a Holy Day in 1916. Which one?
Please stop by the Suffield 350th booth at the May Market on Saturday, May 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Observer is still looking for worthy high school seniors interested in a $1,000 scholarship for college. Surely, there are parents and high school seniors out there who might find an extra $1,000 helpful toward college expenses. The deadline for applications is May 15. The one-year scholarships are for students residing in Suffield and attending a four–year college in the fall. They should be planning to study history, communications, journalism, creative writing, political science or research and should have participated in community service.
When Donna Sue Groves decided to honor her Mother Maxine by painting a big quilt block on their Ohio tobacco barn, she did not realize she was starting a movement! Today barn quilt “trails” are found across all 50 states and Canada!
The following table has been adapted from data provided by the Suffield Police Department.
According to the dictionary, to fete is to honor with a celebration, and Officer Peter Osowiecki was very much honored at the big retirement party his friends held for him on April 5. Over 200 came to the Sun Valley Resort banquet hall in Stafford that evening, including fellow officers and leaders of the Suffield Police Department, along with a diverse crew of folks he had helped during his 30 years of service. Peter, who graduated from Suffield High in 1979, had begun his law enforcement career in Suffield as a dispatcher and supernumerary but soon became a certified officer. He served in a wide variety of assignments, which may not be unusual for a person of his competence. The main organizer of the party, Ashley McMann, now a key aid at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, said she first met Peter as one of the Police Cadets in the Police Cadet corps when he was the Corps advisor.
It was a luxury car, red, and had New York plates. It pulled up to me, and a couple – maybe in their mid-60s – were looking for the movie theater. They had lived in town years ago, and had come up from New York City to see what’s become of the place.
The Memorial Day ceremony and parade will be held on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, beginning with the parade at 9 a.m.
