Columns
Where in the World is the Observer?
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During a Baltic cruise, Diane and Dan Phelon stop with the Observer at the extraordinary Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, the major attraction in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Organizations
Public Reading of the Declaration Of Independence
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The public is invited to make history at the Phelps-Hatheway House this summer! Please join us for a reading of Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence on the front steps of the Burbank House, Sunday, July 7 at noon, 55 South Main Street. All ages and abilities are welcome! Preregistration is required so that we can distribute portions of the text. Following the reading, we will have a special ceremony to renew our rights as citizens as encouraged by the “Sworn Again America” program (https://www.swornagainamerica.us/).
Organizations
Lend a Hand at the Phelps Hatheway Garden!
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The Phelps-Hatheway Garden will celebrate its first Connecticut Historic Garden day! Won’t you join the Suffield Garden Club in making this special occasion extraordinary?
Organizations
Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden Celebrates
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Please join us in celebrating the Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden’s inclusion into an esteemed group on Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day statewide celebration of Connecticut’s stunning historic gardens with special events and activities at Phelps-Hatheway.
Parks and Rec
Parks & Recreation Bowling Luau Was a Hit!
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The highly anticipated season end banquet for the Parks and Recreation Bowling Buddies and Bowling Buddies Jr. Group was held at Sunrise Park on Wednesday, May 15. The Pavilion was transformed into a “Tiki Hut” with our beach themed BBQ and Party. The sun was finally breaking through the clouds and smiles were abundant for our annual awards celebration and party. Everyone sang and danced the evening away as our dedicated volunteer-DJ Kevin Landolina kept the great music playing. Sunrise Park is a true gem for Suffield, and it makes a fantastic location for large parties and reunions.
Farming/Nature
The Scent of Suffield
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When we were kids, one of the highlights of any trip downtown was the possibility of stopping at the gas station on Mountain Road. While the service guy sauntered out to fill up the family station wagon, the four of us would have our heads out the windows taking deep, gasoline infused breaths as, believe it or not, we loved that gasoline aroma. If it wasn’t necessary to fill up, we would continue to the old Suffield Hardware which was at the bottom of the hill, and there we would be let loose to roam the back which was mostly a feed store. We’d plunge our arms into the bins of sweet feed and rabbit pellets and take in those wonderful smells of alfalfa and molasses while our mother bought light bulbs. Some days, if we were really lucky my dad would drive us around town, again with the windows down, as he sought out farms that had just spread manure on the fields.
Suffield Garden Club
Father’s Day History
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Father’s Day originated in Spokane, Washington thanks to Sonora Smart Dodd (1882 – 1978). After Sonora’s mother passed away, her father, a Civil War veteran, raised her and five sons. Inspired by a sermon about Jarvis’ Mother’s Day at Central Methodist Episcopal Church in 1909, Sonora told her pastor that fathers should also have a similar holiday honoring them. The third Sunday in June was chosen for that memorable day. So, the first Father’s Day celebration was held in the Spokane YMCA on June 19, 1910.
People/Business
An Inspirational Trip to Nepal
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Last year I embarked on what I had envisioned to be a trip of a lifetime – a trip to Nepal. Nepal had always been in the back of my mind as a place to see to experience the culture, the beauty and, of course, the Himalayan Mountains. A friend and I embarked on a trek to do the Annapurna Circuit in March of 2018 and loved every minute of it. We traveled through Nepalese villages, encountered numerous kind and loving people and trekked over the Thorung La Pass, one of the highest navigable passes in the world. Now, fast forward to January of 2019, when I saw an ad in Backpacker magazine to help rebuild schools ravaged by the 2015 Nepal earthquake, and, as a plus, hike to the very remote Nar Phu Valley region.
Organizations
Suffield Masons Celebrate 225th Anniversary
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Almost 225 years to the day, Composite Lodge #28 celebrated its Masonic Heritage. On May 15, 1794 Morning Star Lodge # 28 received its first Charter from the Grand Lodge of the State of Connecticut. On Saturday, May 18, Composite Lodge held a rededication ceremony at 150 Bridge Street.
Participating in the rededication ceremony were Brother Melvin E. Johnson, the current Grand Master of the State of Connecticut A.F. & A.M, John Kissel, State Senator of the 7th Senatorial District and Michael Ludwick, Mayor of Enfield. At the luncheon, 50 and 60-year membership ceremonies followed proclamations along with the Rededication of the Lodge’s Cornerstone. The Lodge’s Museum will be open for public view.