History
100 Years Ago in Suffield
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Selected from the pages of the Windsor Locks Journal and lightly annotated by Wendy Taylor, Kent Memorial Library.
Garden Club Volunteers Bring Beauty to Phelps-Hatheway Gardens
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Summertime brings many visitors to the historic Phelps-Hatheway House, not just to enjoy the house itself, but to take a timeless stroll through the gardens, lovingly tended by volunteers from the Suffield Garden Club.
Readers Score at Friends Book Sale
The Friends of Kent Memorial Library are pleased to report that we have had another successful book sale this year. All the money made from the sale is used to support Kent Memorial Library programs and purchase materials for the library throughout the year. Photo by Matt Auchy Books stored at Second Baptist Church were loaded for their ride to Father Ted Hall.
Hilltop Farm to Host Oktoberfest
The Friends of the Farm at Hilltop (FOFAH) is hosting its fourth annual Oktoberfest at Hilltop Farm on October 4th from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
School Return
Going back to school in the fall has always been a bittersweet feeling, but this year it is even more bitter and even more sweet.
History
A Moment in Time: Old Photos Invited from Our Readers
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The Suffield Country Club house prior to the addition in later years.
People/Business
The Black Inventor of Portable Refrigeration
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In 1938, Frederick McKinley Jones, a largely self-taught, Black inventor, built the first portable refrigeration unit for truck trailers, revolutionizing food distribution worldwide.
Organizations
Veterans Memorial Corrections
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In our December/January article on page 2, “Names Added to the Veterans Memorial,” there are corrections.
Columns
Care of Wooden Kitchenware
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Assuming you use wooden utensils, cutting boards, rolling pins or other wooden kitchenware, here’s a simple and fast way to care for them so they last for years.
Organizations
Suffield Community Aid
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2023 Meghan Voisine Kindness Matters Grant Applications Are Open
Schools/Sports
Black Wall Street
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To highlight the experiences and contributions Blacks have made in American history since colonial times, President Gerald Ford proclaimed in 1976, and Congress passed a public law in 1986, designating February as Black History Month.
Schools/Sports
Suffield Agriscience Team Wins National Awards at FFA Convention
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For the first time in the history of the Suffield Regional Agriscience Program, the FFA chapter sent an Agricultural Technology and Mechanical Systems Career Development Event Team to the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.