Organizations
Second Chance Shop Raises $70,000
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Despite a pandemic-driven multi-month shutdown of their Second Chance Shop, the Suffield Auxiliary stayed engaged, upheld a safe retail environment, reopened in the fall and managed to raise $70,000.
Columns
Where in the World is the Observer?
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The Observer was on the Erie Canal, in England, Virginia, Wyoming and Kansas!
Homepage Featured
Suffield Grocery Changes Hands
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Highland Park Market became Suffield Village Market on August 24, when the sale to the new owner Shih Ming Chou was finalized. Mr. Chou comes to our town after the sale of his most recent store, Higganum Village Market in Higganum, Conn.
Organizations
Suffield Players Perform on the Green
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The Suffield Players perform A Dollar on the Middle Green for over 60 people on August 8. This was the Players first ever outdoor production.
Schools/Sports
SHS 50th Reunion
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Suffield Country Club’s recently opened public restaurant, the 341 North Main Grill, graciously hosted our postponed SHS 50th Reunion for 83 attendees on July 10 with our classmates and guests.
Organizations
The Meaning of Juneteenth
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Juneteenth. A life changing day ear-marked in the fiber of our country yet many Americans hadn’t known about it until recent years.
Library
Where the Sidewalk Ends
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Christine and Scott MacClinic have built a Free Library for neighbors to enjoy.
Organizations
What’s happening at SCA this month?
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Hartford Hospital’s “Take the Time” Digital Mobile Mammography is Coming Back to Suffield and more!
Schools/Sports
Welcome Back To School
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It is with great anticipation that I write this article with only a few weeks remaining before the start of the school year. It goes without saying that I look forward to seeing all of our students, families, faculty and staff returning to each of our schools.
Food for Thought
Food For Thought
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National Cheese Pizza Day September 5 “Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. Small, large, circle, square, thin crust, thick crust, stuffed crust, extra toppings.” – Anonymous “Anyone who says that money cannot buy happiness has clearly never spent their money on pizza.” – Andrew W.K.
Labor Day – September 6 “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” – Aristotle “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration. The rest of us just get up and go to work.” – Stephen King “All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rosh Hashanah September 7 – 8 “Jewish tradition teaches us that for the next ten days, the Book of Life is open. As millions of Jews ask God to inscribe their names in that book, we recognize how much lies beyond our control, yet during these days of awe we recognize our tremendous power to make a difference in our lives and in our world.” – Barack Obama “Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.” – Hannah Arendt
Teddy Bear Day September 9 “In a world where everyone seems to be larger and louder than yourself, it is very comforting to have a small, quiet companion” – Peter Gray
“Bears being sent through the mail should never be squashed up to make them fit. It gives them indigestion.” – Pam Brown
Teddy bears don’t need hearts as they are already stuffed with love.”
–Unknown
World Trade Center Attack – September 11“If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.” – Sandy Dahl, wife of Flight 93 pilot Jason Dahl“Time is passing.