In Memoriam
In Memoriam
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Rockwell E. Rookey
May 18, Age 95
The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/2019/07/page/4/)
For some the call to a particular vocation can be an “aha” moment. For others, the route is much more circuitous.
Selected from the pages of the Windsor Locks Journal and lightly annotated by Wendy Taylor of Kent Memorial Library.
This placid scene, pictured (mislabeled) ca.1920, shows the Remington Street bridge over Stony Brook, seen from Prospect Street before trees grew up to block the view.
The Suffield Historical Society’s annual Ice Cream Social will take place on the King House Museum’s lawn on Tuesday, July 9 from 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Bring friends and family, pack a picnic supper and enjoy dessert on us! The event provides an old fashioned evening of face-to-face socializing and delicious ice cream.
The staff of the Phelps-Hatheway House invites you to join them on Sunday afternoons in August, starting at 2 p.m. Noted scholars in the fields of historic gardening, woodworking and Native American culture will present a lecture followed by summer treats. Tours of the historic museum are included in admission.
First Church of Christ, Suffield has recently received a grant from the Amiel P. Zak Service Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. The $7000 award will allow First Church to purchase three new Automated External Defibrillators (AED) and will be able to provide the training that is needed in order to operate the AEDs.
If you are of Polish descent and attending college this fall, you may be eligible for a $1000 scholarship! The Polish American Journal Foundation (PAJF) is a non-profit organization that promotes Polish and Polish American culture and traditions across the country.
Sacred Heart Church will be closed approximately six weeks to allow for minor structural repairs and renovations to the thirty year old structure. The work officially started the week of June 24.
We are seeking Vendors for our Christmas Bazaar held at Sacred Heart Church, 446 Mountain Road, Suffield, CT to be held on Saturday, November 2nd from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All proceeds go to the Sacred Heart Women’s Guild Scholarship Fund. For details call Elizabeth at 860 668-4246 or email sheart.church@sbcglobal.net.