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The 5th Annual Shute-N-Safe Golf tournament to benefit The Tunnel to Towers Foundation, hosted by the Shute family of Suffield, was held on September 11, 2025 at Crestview Country Club in Agawam, Massachusetts. The weather couldn’t have been better.
What’s happening at SCA this Month? Photo by Mary Curtin Thank you to Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Association (SVAA) for the backpack and supplies for our Return to School Backpack Drive.
Since 2002, the Suffield Arts Council has provided displays of local artists’ work in the Pinney Gallery of the Kent Memorial Library, found in the center of Suffield. These shows have been arranged through the efforts of longtime West Suffield resident, Fran Milliken.
There will be a meeting of the WSVIA on Monday, October 6th at 7pm at West Suffield Academy Hall, 1499 Mountain Rd, West Suffield. All are welcome.
Each year on October 24, communities around the world unite for End Polio Now International Day, raising awareness and support for the ongoing effort to eradicate polio.Polio, a highly infectious disease that once claimed hundreds of thousands of lives annually, has been brought to the brink of extinction through decades of international cooperation, scientific ingenuity, and unwavering community engagement. Yet, until polio is eradicated everywhere, no child is truly safe.
In July, Troop 66 went to summer camp at Camp Mattattuck where some kids from Troop 260 joined us. All the scouts got to work on getting merit badges.
The Suffield Garden Club is delighted to present Rebecca Sadlowski, founder of Rooted Flowers in Agawam, to present at the first SGC meeting of the season. Join us for a fresh look at how to design and grow a productive, beautiful cutting garden as Rebecca shares practical tips on garden planning, favorite varieties and planting strategies that maximize blooms through the seasons.What began as a roadside flower stand has grown into a year-round, farm-to-table floral business offering fresh flowers, events, workshops, and nationwide dahlia shipping.
As some of you may recall, in October 2017, an unidentified interstellar object passed through our solar system. It was first spotted by a telescope in Hawaii, and its name, ‘Oumuamua’ is Hawaiian for “a messenger from afar arriving first”.
Beatrice Marcavitch, a Suffield High School 2025 graduate, was awarded the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting.
Many described it as the perfect day for golf. The weather was superb as eighteen teams, and more than ninety players, participated in the 34 Annual Glenn T. Packard Golf tournament.