The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/peoplebusiness/page/26/)
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York in March and large gatherings and special events came to a screeching halt, so too did Ruth Loiseau’s floral design business. But Loiseau, a Master Floral Designer, wasn’t sidelined for long.
On July 1, John Ryan, an EMT with Suffield Ambulance, was released from hospital and rehabilitation care after 60 days battling COVID-19. An uphill battle, John’s recovery and homecoming were welcome events for many people.
On July 13 a Brandywine Homes carpenter on the scaffold platform adds another piece to the third condo building of Elzear Roy’s Creamery site project.
The bar maid strides back for a refill at the Broad Brook Brewery on South Street, which opened its tap room to the public for the first time on June 26.
Suffield has a new choice for dining out. Bar Fore Grill (www.barfore.com) at the Suffield Country Club is now open daily to the public, 11:30 a.m.to 9 p.m.
New Yorker David Moradi, a third degree black belt Tae Kwon Do master, has been teaching martial arts for 16 years and has now opened his second studio.
Look closely. This climber from Ricky’s Tree Service has worked his way high up a tree on North Main Street. Certainly good social distancing!
A waitress serves a couple in one of the tables that Zantos restaurant set out at the end of June, adding that popular spot to the local outdoor dining opportunities reported in last month’s Observer.
My mother said that you should read your future spouse’s yearbook before you marry them so you know what you are getting into. Had she done so, she would have learned that my father, Blair Childs, had the nickname “mule” in high school.
I was asked to write about my father, Bruce Remington, who has served the Town of Suffield for most of his 82 years, much of it in the background. I am pleased to share his story with the community he loves and has helped to make a better place.