The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/2020/05/page/8/)
A bill presented to the State Senate in April 1917, got a “severe wallop” following an adverse report in the House the week before. State Senator Charles Spenser from Suffield was among those who voted yes to kill the bill. What was the bill about?
A great opportunity to showcase Suffield’s farms is in a cookbook for the 350th anniversary of the town. It is a collaborative effort between the Town of Suffield Farmers Market and the 350th Anniversary Committee.
The location of the old Suffield Creamery, featured in the Observer’s March issue in Joanne Nielson’s historical reminiscence, then in an April photo with the news of its incipient replacement, is now a busy work site.
Grateful and encouraging messages began to appear around town soon after the start of the COVID-19 emergency.
Liam Wright, a freshman in the Suffield Regional Agriscience program at Suffield High School takes his newly acquired woodworking skills to the next level. Liam’s mom explains he’s been using his new skills in his remote learning.
On April 7, after four weeks of “distance learning” at home, Suffield students of Spaulding and McAlister got to see their teachers again in a lovely gesture organized by the staffs of both schools: a motorized teachers’ parade that covered almost every street in town.
Among the many ways help is being offered to folks in town troubled by the many businesses closed and the widespread shelter-in-place practice, meals are a key matter. At least three great programs were quickly established in Suffield.
While adults in our community have alternated recently between worry over the health of our loved ones and ourselves, our job security, homeschooling our children, the food security of our friends and neighbors, and the need to support our local businesses, we’ve also understandably grieved some of the things we planned and looked forward to prior to a pandemic: vacations, holidays, weddings, milestones for our high school seniors, such as a definite graduation celebration.
I am 85 years old and have always felt fortunate to have been born and raised in this country where we have the privilege of voting without being threatened, as in some other countries. I voted for the first time in 1955 and have never missed a vote since.
With so many folks avoiding their usual work spaces and other populous places, the sidewalks and country roads of Suffield have become happily crowded with walkers.