People/Business

Annual Bixler Memorial Picnic

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May 4 is quickly approaching. It will be 13 years since CPL Stephen R. Bixler gave his life for our country. Even after 13 years, it is still so very hard to realize Steve will not be coming home. The community of Suffield is coming together once again to honor and remember Stephen, at his Annual Memorial Picnic.

Schools/Sports

We Are Opening Our Doors

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If you stop into the Secod Baptist Church (SBC) this fall during the week you may hear the happy voices of pre-school aged children enjoying their day. The Suffield Cooperative Preschool is relocating from First Church of Christ to SBC in July. The Preschool will reside here during the 2019 – 2020 school year while renovations are undertaken at “First Church.”

In addition, we will also be welcoming Greater Springfield Music Together, a family music and movement class for infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers. They will be using the Fellowship Hall one day a week, year round. These are two examples of the types of groups we hope will be interested in using our facility after our Capital Campaign projects are completed.

Organizations

Teens and Vaping

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E–cigarettes, or vape pens, have become very popular among high school students in the past five years. E–cigarettes are battery–operated devices that heat a liquid which usually contains nicotine and other flavoring and additives. Vaping is inhaling the aerosol or vapor produced by the heat. E–cigarettes are now the most commonly used form of tobacco and nicotine and are just as addictive as regular cigarettes. In addition, e–cigarettes can contain harmful ingredients such as ultrafine particles that can be inhaled deep into the lungs, chemical flavorings that are linked to lung disease, heavy metals such as nickel, tin and lead, and carcinogens like formaldehyde.

Government/Town

Trees and Mulch

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Ah, spring! Time to get out and clean the gardens and apply mulch. Your Town Tree Committee (the Helena Bailey Spenser and Valyn Gallivan Funds) would like to offer you mulching suggestions that will keep your trees healthy. Mulching greatly benefits young and newly planted trees by keeping weeds at bay, helping the soil to retain moisture and protecting the trees from mowers and weed whackers. Proper mulching is a good thing.

Schools/Sports

Summer Music Camp Returns

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Suffield Instrumental Music Directors Amy Wilson and Corey Killian are pleased to announce the dates of the third annual summer music camp that began with huge success just two summers ago.

Organizations

Is There a Writer in You?

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Do you like to write? Do you enjoy finding out what’s happening in Suffield? The Observer is looking for people who would like to write articles for the paper. We can help you with ideas and mentor anyone who is interested. The articles are typically between 350 and 500 words and due by the 15th of each month.