Suffield 350th Anniversary Committee

Trivia Quest!

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Get ready for our semiseptcentennial anniversary in 2020 by helping to create a board game celebrating our 350-year history! The illustration above is from a game created for Scranton, but “Trivia Quest Suffield & West Suffield” will be modeled on our community, featuring prominent buildings, public lands, and community organizations framed by the Connecticut River and the Congamond Lakes. The board consists of yellow, blue, orange, red, green and purple spaces. Each color has a corresponding dollar value. Questions are progressively more challenging based on the monetary value, with yellow being the easiest and purple the most challenging.

Government/Town

Yard Goats Tickets on Sale

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Don’t miss Suffield Night with the Hartford Yard Goats on Saturday, July 13! They will be playing the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. and the game starts at 6:05 p.m., plus FIREWORKS after the game! Please call Suffield Parks & Rec at 860-668-3862 for tickets.

Government/Town

Suffield Trivia Contest

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The first Suffield Trivia published in the Observer in the December 2018 issue was an easy challenge for you because the answers were given. It will not be so easy this time. It’s a contest! You could be a winner! Send your answers by email to suffield350@gmail.com or by regular mail to the attention of Jackie Hemond at Kent Memorial Library, 61 Ffyler Place, Suffield 06078.

Government/Town

The 350th is Cooking

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The 350th Anniversary Committee added an apron to their fashionable “All Things Suffield” apparel line. Celebrate Suffield in style with a royal blue apron or a navy blue short-sleeved tee! The Committee will be selling these good-looking items, and an assortment of other long and short-sleeved tees, at the Valentine Farmers Market at the SHS Large Animal Facility on Saturday, February 9 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The short tee is $10, long-sleeved tee is $15 and the apron is $20. 

Government/Town

Farmer’s Market

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The Suffield Agriscience Center is hosting the final Suffield Winter Farmers Market of the season on Saturday, February 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Large Animal Facility. The Farmers Market vendors will have an array of items including vegetables, apples, eggs, baked goods, jams and preserves, soaps, jewelry, plants, winter wear. Check our web site or Facebook for an updated list. Also included are: the Cupola Hollow store, signmaker Shabby Abby’s Attic, Julie the Garden Fairy, and the Suffield 350th Anniversary Committee’s tee shirts and aprons. As a special feature for this market, two Suffield Girl Scout troops will be selling dog and cat treats to raise money for rescue dogs and a sign for the dog kennel on Ffyler Place.

Government/Town

SSC and KML Collaboration

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We’re getting AMP-ed Suffield! The Aging Mastery Program® (AMP) is designed to inform, encourage, and support older adults as they take steps to improve their lives and engage with their communities. AMP is all about feeling better today and staying healthy for the future. Small steps can make big differences in our health and well–being. Even modest improvements can make life more fun and meaningful.

Government/Town

Senior Center & Mini Bus News

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Work Your Body… Relax Your Mind

Bay Path University Occupational Therapy students are back with a program designed just for us. This weekly series begins February 7 and will include exercise and strengthening groups focusing on balance and fall prevention while incorporating relaxation techniques and breathing strategies. This free program will be held at 11 a.m. each Thursday in the Dining Room at the Senior Center. We are looking for Setback players! We hope to schedule a group to play on Tuesday afternoons at 1 p.m. or Friday mornings at 10 a.m. Please let Mary Lou or me know if you are interested!

Parks and Rec

Bowling Buddies had a Blast!

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The Suffield Parks and Recreation Department’s Bowling Buddies group and families celebrated at their annual Holiday Banquet on Tuesday, December 18. It was held again this year at the Suffield Country Club’s Sunset Tavern. The Sunset Tavern is a terrific location for the party. The staff are wonderful and the food was delicious and plentiful. The holiday party was filled with excitement as everyone celebrated the holidays with friends and family.

Government/Town

Senior Valentine Social

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Cupid’s arrows will fly for the 32nd year in a row, as the Friends of Suffield organization again hosts its popular Senior Valentine Social for local seniors. This year’s “sweet” event will feature a delicious lasagna dinner, with all the tasty trimmings – along with bingo, door prizes and the traditional crowning of the King and Queen. 

Suffield seniors are invited to join the festivities on Saturday, February 9, from 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., at the Suffield Senior Center on Bridge Street. (Snow date: Sunday, February 10). All senior citizens in town are welcome. Since space is limited, reservations are required and are being accepted on a “first call, first served” basis.