Opinion
A Farming Town
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I grew up in Suffield working on farms. I remember being in the 1970 Suffield tercentenary parade riding atop a horse drawn calliope.
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I grew up in Suffield working on farms. I remember being in the 1970 Suffield tercentenary parade riding atop a horse drawn calliope.
It’s a sad state of affairs that in America, I need to be fingerprinted, have a background check, and forfeit my driver’s license and car keys in order to teach cartooning to fourth graders in schools…
As youths, we sang the song ”The Bear Went Over the Mountain Just to See What He Could See.” When I left the Seneca Territories of western New York State to attend Syracuse University, I felt like I was that bear.
As I was a Board of Finance member for 20 plus years, prior to year 2000, I have kept in touch with the deliberations of the Board. This year is particularly interesting due to the state’s financial problems.
The 20th Anniversary of the Suffield Fireman’s Road Race was an example of the character of our rural community.