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It is time to register for Summer Camps and Activities! We are looking forward to another great summer with a variety of offerings for Suffield youth. Visit our On-Line Registration Website: www.SuffieldRec.com. First create an account (if you didn’t already create one), then register for the camp or activity and pay by credit card, and you are done! Register early, as these programs fill up fast and there are limited spaces!
Rep. Tami Zawistowski is pictured with the Suffield Police Explorers in the House of Representatives at the State Capitol.
The Opera House Players are seeking a cast of all ages for Beauty and the Beast. Auditions will be held at the Broad Brook Opera House, 107 Main Street, Broad Brook Conn. Schedules:
Children’s Auditions (Age 10-15)
Sunday June 10 at 4 p.m.
Please be prompt as we will begin with a dance call and will finish with some readings and singing. Adult Auditions (Age 16+)
Sunday, June 10 at 6 p.m. and Tuesday, June 12 at 7 p.m.
Please be prepared to stick around after your initial audition is finished. A dance call will be held following the cold readings.
On April 24 I was honored to participate as a panelist in the 2018 Special Education in Connecticut Summit sponsored by the Klebanoff Institute and the University of Connecticut Neag School of Education. The keynote speaker, Dr. Renee Bradley, Deputy Division Director, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, presented “Equal Access to Opportunity: Do We Have What It Takes?” She asked questions of us that I often ask. Why are we doing what we are doing? Some of our problems in public education have been here for decades. What are we currently doing to address the problems?
Photographed on the White’s Pond Dam in Sunrise Park, a DEEP Instructor demonstrates basics to Jake Lamberti at the Family Fishing Fun program!
Several of these Suffield High School seniors, pictured on May 8, said they were the ones who created this heartfelt memorial in the school parking lot to honor Brianna Mailloux, their popular classmate and star athlete who was killed walking on I-91 in Windsor on April 19.
Do you enjoy the annual festivities at Suffield on the Green? Are you someone who likes giving back to the community? If so, please join us at the Friends of Suffield’s first-ever Summer BBQ to kick off planning for the 2018 Suffield on the Green (SOTG) & Craft Fair. Our dinner meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 12, beginning at 6 p.m.
The Friends of Suffield, the civic group that puts on SOTG annually, is looking for people to help with all aspects of this year’s event – from planning out activities, music and booth locations, to assisting with setup just prior to the weekend’s happenings. This year’s Suffield on the Green & Craft Fair will take place September 8-9.
At McAlister Intermediate School on April 27, the Suffield Garden Club, on the 50th anniversary of its generous yearly tradition, gave a sapling tree to every fourth grader in the school.
