The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/2020/05/page/8/)
Most young people from Suffield have found themselves enduring a demanding schedule during this school year without much time for any leisure. Many of those in high school are diligently balancing their considerable academic course loads with sports and fine arts commitments, and for some, even a job that eats up their extra free time.
The last several weeks have changed the lives for all of us. The COVID-19 reality has created a storm of varying proportions worldwide. For some, it’s more a time of forced catching up and slowing down, but for many others, it’s scary, disruptive and life-changing in disappointing and terrifying ways we never could have imagined even four months ago.
During one of our explorations during the past few weeks, my husband, Mel, and I discovered this delightfully beautiful State Conservation land in West Suffield off Babbs Road, just down from the entrance to Babb’s Beach.
The photographer was too late to picture the lacy, half-inch snow clusters as they floated down onto the spring greenery on April 18, but it was a record-breaking amount for this late in April.
Following his presentation at Suffield High School on March 5, Greg Butler and his new Oscar cooperate happily for another interview. From the left: Greg, Claire Halasi-Kun, and Lauren Knowles.
Selected from the pages of the Windsor Locks Journal and lightly annotated by Wendy Taylor, Kent Memorial Library
Suffield has a new community participation opportunity for residents to remain engaged while still practicing social distancing. In 2019, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving established $100,000 community funds for each of the 29 towns in the Foundation’s region, which includes the town of Suffield.
Construction work on the new Remington Street bridge has continued, as allowed by Gov. Lamont’s executive orders in the Covid-19 emergency, and progress has been made.
While children are home during this period, it might be a good opportunity to extend learning beyond school classes to some basic life lessons. Sewing on a button, sorting and folding laundry, sweeping a floor and basic yardwork are all examples of small tasks that can occupy time and prepare a child for life.
This picture of a beautiful hawk soaring above Main Street was captured by Karen Jason.