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Correction

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 In the Observer’s November issue, an editorial on Page 2 misstated the amount of land in Suffield that has been preserved from development. (The “237,000+ acres” stated would be almost ten times the area of the town.) In the Town administration’s presentation to the October 10 Town Meeting, the amount preserved by the Town was listed as 1,373 acres, about five percent of the town’s total area. The Observer reported that number on Page 8 of the same issue in an article about a decision at the October 19 meeting protecting 43 acres of farm property on Hill Street. Including property protected in some other manner, a little over half the land in Suffield is preserved from development. 

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SGC Receives Grant

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The Suffield Garden Club announced the receipt of a grant from the Fred and Astrid Hanzalek Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. The good news was shared at the club’s November meeting held at the Suffield High School with students in the Agriscience Program. Our long-time member, Astrid Hanzalek, attended this event and was warmly thanked by all our members. The grant is for the special care of a few trees on Main Street, two of which are in front the King House. Included is treatment for the prevention of the Emerald Ash Borer.

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Insert It in The Observer!

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Did you notice the “Christmas in Suffield” insert that went out in the November issue of The Suffield Observer? An insert is a great way for an organization to reach out to the 6,900 households in Suffield and West Suffield that receive The Observer. An insert is a special service that The Observer makes available only to nonprofits. Their charge is $200 to help cover the cost of having Turley Publications “insert” a brochure, newsletter or postcard into each copy of The Observer when it is printed. The main cost of doing an insert is printing the brochure.

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Young Gardeners Tend New Plots

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In a three-year program started in September, the Suffield Garden Club is creating attractive gardens in two little no-ceiling spaces, or atriums, within Spaulding School and a third out by the playground. The work is being supported by a memorial donation from the family of Garden Club member Priscilla Wabrek, who died in 2015. So far, plantings have been set for a “Sea Scape” garden in the spot across the corridor from the cafeteria kitchen. A much larger spot in process is down the hall next to the farther lunch room. It will have succulents, grasses, and cacti.

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Volunteers Clean Up Riverside Trash

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On Saturday, September 29, twenty volunteers combed the Connecticut River bank, the Windsor Locks Canal trail and the surrounding area for litter and other unsightly rubbish. Half the group were members of the Suffield High School Interact club. Others were members of the Friends of the Windsor Locks Canal, a few Cub Scouts and several other volunteers.  The crew worked for three hours. The project was coordinated by the Friends under the auspices of the Connecticut River Conservancy’s Source to Sea Clean-Up program. “We greatly appreciate all the folks who helped,” said Friends’ secretary, Karen Carlson.

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A Merry Melodrama Coming to The Suffield Players in December!

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Three Performances Only: Keep The Home Fires Burning by Charles E. Bright. An ensemble of 16 talented local thespians from Massachusetts and Connecticut are gathering to create a Merry Old-Fashioned Melodrama with Songs of the Season on December 7 and 8 at 8 pm, and December 9 at 2 p.m. at Mapleton Hall. This play is recommended for all ages! Keep The Home Fires Burning is The Suffield Players’ 2018 Holiday Benefit Challenge production, performed with scripts in hand as a staged reading with a minimum of rehearsals … and a maximum of creativity! All proceeds from this production go toward the upkeep and maintenance of Mapleton Hall, The Suffield Players’ theatre, built in 1883.

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Polish Heritage Society

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The Suffield Polish Heritage Society welcomes anyone in Suffield and the surrounding area who is interested in learning about the Polish Culture and keeping it alive. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month from September through June at 10 a.m. Watch for announcements about meetings and other items of interest to Polish Americans on the Facebook group “Suffield Polish Heritage Society.”

The meeting on December 5 will be held at the Suffield Ambulance Center (205 Bridge Street.) With the help of the Felician Sisters from Enfield, we will sing Polish Christmas carols, Kolędy. The Sisters will also bring Opłatek, the Polish Christmas Wafer, used during the Christmas Eve celebration, Wigilia, and possibly some Kolędy CDs for sale at the meeting. This is always a “standing room only” event. On January 2, Sara Zak will repeat a presentation recently given to the Suffield Historical Society.

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King House Museum – Don’t Forget

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The Snowman Exhibit will be held at the King House Museum on Saturday, December 1 and Sunday, December 2, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Refreshments will be served in front of the fire. The Silver Tea Exhibit will be held at the West Suffield’s Academy Hall on Saturday, December 1, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Everyone is welcome. 

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Ever Dream of Editing?

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Editors of the Month meet with the editor in chief to determine the type of material to seek that month. Many submissions arrive through an originator’s own initiative, but the editors often call seasoned writers and request articles on key issues or topics. Between the 8th and 16th of the month, the editors read and edit all submissions, typically in two-hour sessions. The editors of the month have the option to write an editorial and to help select front page material. 

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