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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.