Farming/Nature

Where’s Waldo?

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I first spotted him on December 21, 2018, in a torrential rain storm. It was a Friday morning and I was getting ready for work. Easy to remember too, because we were enjoying unseasonably mild temperatures in the low 60’s, but in a two day period between December 20 and December 21 we received over two inches of rain. Our back yard, the shallow patch of woods beyond and the vernal pool in the empty lot next door, were all very wet, pooled everywhere with standing water. I stared at the big white pine in our back yard with concern.

Churches

Easter Breakfast at WSCC

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West Suffield Congregational Church will be hosting a continental breakfast this year after the Suffield Easter Sunday Sunrise Service on April 21. Immediately following the service, we will be serving donuts, bagels, muffins, fruit, hard boiled eggs, and coffee. All are welcome to join us in the church hall at as we celebrate Our Risen Lord. 

Library

KML Teen Programs

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February Winter Reading Programs were a huge hit! We held raffles, gave out daily prizes and more. If you missed it, don’t worry. We have a Summer Reading Program as well! We are so proud of our new TinkerCrateClub.

Government/Town

Early Update on Road Projects for 2019

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During 2017 and 2018 the remaining amount of the $9 million of bond funding from 2015 plus all pavement management and drainage funds were exhausted to complete 2.4 miles of road improvements (1.2 miles milled and paved, 1.2 miles reclaimed and paved). In addition, in 2018 pavement work was completed on the Thrall Avenue Road Reconstruction Project (1.2 miles) as the final part of construction on the $1.1 million LOTCIP funded project. Proposed 2019 Road Projects (Tentative)

While there is no funding available for road projects at the present time, $700,000 of the $900,000 pavement management funds requested in the budget process for road work would be available after July 1. This funding, if approved, would be used for a combination of mill and pave projects and crack sealing. A little over two miles of mill and pave projects proposed would include the roads listed in the table below.

Government/Town

Suffield Youth Services

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Suffield Youth Services hosts a special screening of Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety on April 3, at Suffield Middle School. The documentary intends to open up a dialogue between local families, community leaders and experts in a discussion following the 56-minute film. Dr. Laura Saunders, Psy.D. ABPP, psychologist from Hartford Hospital, will lead the talk. “I’m so grateful to Suffield’s Youth Services for providing an opportunity to tackle such an important topic,” stated Suffield First Selectman Melissa M. Mack. “Unfortunately, too many of our young people struggle with anxiety in their everyday lives.”

Producers Scilla Andreen and Karin Gornick hope to spark a global conversation and raise awareness around anxiety.

Suffield 350th Anniversary Committee

Suffield 350th Trivia Quiz – April Questions

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1. A man born in Suffield, although ordained as a minister, preached a popular vegetarian “religion.” He urged his listeners to eat dark, coarse bread and crackers and abstain from meat. Who was he? a. Virgin Graham

b. Lindsey Graham

c. Bob Red Mill 

d. Sylvester Graham

2. In 1841, President Benjamin Harrison named Francis Granger of Suffield to be the Postmaster General of the United States.

Churches

Crossroads Food Pantry

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For the past six years, in addition to operating the Crossroads Food Pantry, the West Suffield Congregational Church has partnered with Foodshare to offer a town site to hold a Mobile Food Truck. The food truck is a pantry-on-wheels for people who are in need of food assistance and visits towns in Hartford and Tolland Counties. Food choices vary from week to week but usually include several types of fresh produce. Our Mobile site is restricted to people living in the state of Connecticut. Founded in 1982, Foodshare is the regional food bank serving Connecticut’s Hartford and Tolland counties, where 121,000 people struggle with hunger.