Farming/Nature
Gobble, Gobble
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A flock of wild turkeys forage in a Bridge Street yard on November 10.
Library
Friends Book Collection Cancelled for February
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The Friends of the Library are sorry to announce that the February 1st book collection is cancelled because our storage space at 230c Mountain Road is full. We are so grateful for all of the wonderful donations that we have received thus far, and hope that those of you who planned to donate books will save them until we have additional storage space. We need to find space to store donated books so that we can resume our monthly book collections soon, hopefully on March 7. If you have or know someone who has a clean, dry, accessible (few or no stairs) space about 8’ x 10’ or larger, we would love to hear from you. Without storage space, we are effectively done collecting for this year, so PLEASE HELP!!!
Library
KML General Programs
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All of our programs are free, and we have fixings for coffee and tea in the library café area. $1 per cup.
Library
Teen Programs
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Sign up for Winter Reading and earn raffle tickets each week you sign in at the library. No need to count minutes or hours or even books. Just pop in and fill out a raffle ticket each week.
Library
Youth Programs
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It’s Winter Reading time! Read, earn a free raffle ticket each week for a Grand Prize, and spin the wheel for fun giveaways! Sponsored by the Friends of Kent Memorial Library
Director’s Corner
Let’s Get Acquainted
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Hello old friends and welcome to my new acquaintances! Some of you may remember me from three or more decades ago when I was employed at the Kent Memorial Library.
People/Business
Crumbled Foundations Replaced
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Connecticut news has been full of stories about all those crumbling foundations discovered under houses in eastern Connecticut. It turns out that some of the pyrrhotite-contaminated concrete found its way across the Connecticut River, and Suffield has identified about half a dozen cases of crumbling foundations in town. Here’s a story of one of the first to be repaired. It turned out pretty well, and Joe and Karen Kreuzer provided a very friendly interview for the Observer. Married 30 years now, the couple moved into their home on Austin Street in 2007 with their adolescent daughter and young son.
Churches
MLK, Jr. Remembered
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Guest preacher at this year’s Martin Luther, Jr., Day observance January 19 at Third Baptist Church was the Rev. Dr. Jeff Powell, of the New Antioch Baptist Church in Hartford, shown above in Suffield. The service was wonderfully musical and moving, and Dr. Powell delivered a powerful message.
Government/Town
Suffield Winter Farmer’s Market
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The Suffield Winter Farmers Market’s last event for the season will be February 8 and we are teaming up again with the Agriscience program.
This Winter Market will be held indoors at the Large Animal Facility (LAF) in the northeast corner of the high school parking lot (behind the green house) at 1060 Sheldon Street in West Suffield. This means shoppers and vendors can do business in a great area with easy access and parking. Check out our Facebook page – Suffield Farmers Market for a list of vendors and more details. Market hours are from 10 a.m. to 1p.m. Let us use local vegetables, fruit, eggs, honey, baked goods, jams, herbs, plants and craft items during the winter months, buying local and supporting our farmers and Agriscience students. For more information on the Suffield Winter Farmer’s Market, please contact Ellie Binns @ Suffield Zoning and Planning or ebinns@suffieldct.gov. You can also visit our website www.suffieldfarmermarket.com or call at 860-668-3848.