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For the 57th year since the establishment of the custom, members of the Suffield Garden Club observed Arbor Day by distributing seedling trees provided by the Club’s Vallery Gallivan Tree Fund to all the Suffield fourth grade students.
Vintage base ball, played by more than 200 teams around the country, is still called base ball because it is played according to regulations and rules codified in the mid-1800’s.
The Sibbil Dwight Kent Chapter of the Daughters of The American Revolution (DAR) held its Good Citizen Award presentation on May 22.
It’s no surprise to anyone at this point that COVID has devastated many things. Unfortunately, the SFES major fundraiser, our dinner dance auction, has not been held for the last two years and will unlikely to be held this year. As we usually make upwards of $25,000 on that fundraiser, its absence has definitely been felt. Accordingly, because of the times, we have tried to hold much smaller fundraisers so that we may continue to fund grants to our schools and keep our organization and its mission in people’s minds. On this note, we are partnering with 1st Day School supplies to help busy Spaulding and McAlister parents by enabling them to purchase a back- to- school supply kit which includes a $5 donation to the SFES. We have worked with teachers to prepare the supply list and 1st Day has guaranteed our schools the impossible to find and highest quality brands like Crayola, Elmers, Fiskars, Purcell, and Clorox.
The Suffield Historical Society hosts its June 15 meeting on the King House lawn at 5:30 p.m.
For the 31st year in a row, the Glenn T. Packard Memorial Golf Tournament will take place at the Oak Ridge Golf Course in Agawam. The annual event sponsored by the Suffield Rotary Club is scheduled for Friday, August 12. The tournament which memorializes Glenn and benefits the Town of Suffield and its athletes is limited to 160 golfers. July 16 is the deadline to guarantee your team’s spot. The registration fee is $150 per player and $175 after the deadline.
The Scouts of 260 and 262 had a terrific skills weekend at our local gem of a park, Sunrise Park.
Editor’s Note: For those who have not lived in Suffield long enough to know him, Amiel P. Zak (1915-1984) was born on East Street in Suffield to Polish immigrants. He graduated from the Suffield School in 1934, received his bachelor’s degree from Acadia University (Nova Scotia) and taught at Suffield High School from 1940 to 1973. He earned a Bronze Star while serving in the Pacific theater during World War II. He was very active within the Town of Suffield, holding many elected and appointed seats on boards and commissions, including Third Selectman. Ten Suffield organizations have received grants totaling $85,210 from the Amiel and Mary Anne Zak Public Service Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
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.
