The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/2019/07/page/8/)
Three West Suffield competitors had perfect weather on May 18 for the Connecticut Masters’ Games Track and Field Meet at Veterans Stadium (Willowbrook Park) in New Britain. Sarah Seger competed in the 1500-meter race walk with a time of 17:55.
These days a few of my friends and I are participating in the Suffield bird census. We are clutching our lengthy list of birds hoping to check as many off as possible as we peruse all the open space we have here in our town.
On Tuesday, June 11, the Suffield Woman’s Club gathered with special guests at the West Suffield Academy Hall to celebrate its 125th Anniversary. The Suffield Woman’s Club has a long history of taking a lead in community service, with giving back to the Town of Suffield always at the forefront.
Taraxacum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, which consists of species commonly known as dandelions. They are native to Eurasia and North America, but the two commonplace species worldwide, T. officinale and T. erythrospermum, were introduced from Europe and now propagate as wildflowers.
The profits from the Holiday Tree Gala have all been returned to our community through two grants to community organizations, and an award to a graduating senior. Requests from Suffield Community Aid for their community garden and Phelps-Hatheway House for a display case to house historical memorabilia have been fully funded along with an award to High School student Brooke Tillotson.
This past May, my wife, Beth, and I had dinner with my cousin’s son, Presston in Brooklyn. At dinner, Presston shared his latest job adventures.
From the left: Kathy Remington, Kathleen Horrigan and Judy Edwards pause while planting flowers at the base of the Soldier’s Monument on the Center Green in May in preparation for Memorial Day.
Suffield Parks and Recreation Department Bowling Buddies Group Prom Night was a blast!
