Food for Thought
Food For Thought
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National Cookie Day
December 4
“Empty?! You took all the cookies!”
Now and Then
Giving Thanks and Gifts
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Giving thanks at Thanksgiving time and gifts at Christmastime, we count and share blessings. Reaching beyond unease toward peace on earth many yearn to rest, not necessarily as “merry gentlemen,” but as faithful people recalling more comfortable times.
Suffield’s Pride
Jack Patterson, Suffield’s Pride
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When Jack Patterson was shagging flies for his First Church team in the Suffield Little League, his dream was like that of young boys everywhere – to be a baseball player when he grew up. Fast forward to June 2018 and Jack’s dream is coming true as he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 32nd round of the MLB draft.
First Selectman’s Update
First Selectman’s Update
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In October, I joined town leaders from across the state and attended productive workshops at the annual Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) convention. Given the State’s financial woes, much of the focus centered on how towns can better position themselves for impending cuts to municipal aid.
Suffield Observations
Boxed out of a holiday tradition
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In England, Boxing Day, the day after Christmas, is kind of a big deal. A national holiday, it’s a bona fide part of the holiday calendar.
Through the Looking Glass
She Did It Her Way
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Paige’s husband called not long ago looking for anecdotes about her high school years that he could use in her eulogy. I wasn’t much help even though she and I were very close during high school.
Columns
Where in the World is the Observer?
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On a bridge over the Main River in Wurzburg, Germany recently are, from the left, Tom Heffernan, Joan Heffernan and Donna Gosselin holding the Observer, and Roy Gosselin.
Now and Then
Rounding a Century and a Globe
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Retired newspaper reporter, columnist, bomber pilot, and world traveler Dick Hammerich of Suffield by the River surely clocked hundreds of thousands of miles on his way to his hundredth birthday.