The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/author/lester-smith/page/51/)
This was the second year that the Suffield Police Department invited the Fire Department, the Volunteer Ambulance Association and the Public Works Department to roll out samples of their equipment and invite the public to join in this nationally observed event.
Cyclists about to depart from the Suffield Green on Friday, August 5, pose for their traditional photo.
On a busy Saturday morning July 9, a group of enthusiastic volunteers worked on constructing five houses to be donated to families who might otherwise have difficulty obtaining necessary housing – for their pets.
Well-known Suffield businesswoman Gloria Smith feels that she’s had a good run after 30 years in the Zanger Company, most of the time selling excellent Polish imports.
Folks from diverse segments of Suffield life crowded the pavilion at Sunrise Park on July 28 at a picnic honoring John G. Smith IV for his service to the community.
Nine residents of Suffield House who, for one reason or another, had never received a high school diploma were finally presented with one in a lovely ceremony in the nursing home’s recreation room.
Tyler Hadley, left, and Tristan Bermani squirt colored dye on their carefully (?) bundled T-shirts during a Parks & Rec day camp session at Sunrise Park in early August.
The Suffield Farmers’ Market also includes a few sales booths for related products.
Last September the Observer published a photo of a sturdy young member of the Suffield-Windsor Locks Raider’s football team vigorously conditioning himself at Suffield’s Land Warrior Crossfit Gym, which was at that time a newcomer to town.
Members of the SHS Class of 1946, numbering 42 then, have been holding reunions regularly for 70 years!