People/Business
“Pandemic Pets” Help Us Cope
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For better or for worse, the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic are keeping us close to home and drawing families – two and four legged – together. How does this affect our pets?
Sullivan’s Tobacco Plantation:Growers of Cigar Leaf Tobacco and more
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The John Sullivan & Son Tobacco Farm was started by my grandfather, John L. Sullivan.
Interfaith Council Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr.
On Sunday, February 9 at Suffield’s Third Baptist Church, many gathered to remember and celebrate the life and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr.
100 Years From Now
These last elections have touched me in a different way as I looked around me on Election Day.
People/Business
Quarantine 2020 Productions Stirs Global Interest
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In March of this year, when everyone went into lockdown because of the COVID pandemic, Dan Presser (a graduate of SHS) and his wife Beth, came up with Quarantine 2020 Productions, a creative and fun way to keep themselves and their two toddlers, Maddie and Barton, entertained and sane.
Farming/Nature
Plenty of Activity at Hilltop in August
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Sidney Eitel helps one of her chickens climb the ramp. With family help and generous donations, she renovated 900 square feet at the west end of the old Hilltop Farm chicken house, bought two dozen chicks, and is now about ready to market their eggs.
People/Business
Birthday Drive-by Parade
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On July 24, Ruth Zimmerman enjoyed a surprise drive-by parade for her 80th birthday. Carol Martin and Ann Kannen with Dave Kannen driving celebrated Ruth’s birthday as she waves to them.
Parks and Rec
Many Eggs Survived the Egg Drop by Parks & Rec Campers
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The Observer’s peripatetic photographer happened upon one of the Parks & Rec Department’s summer camps in late July and stayed to watch. This year the summer camps were significantly affected by the required COVID-19 behavior standards.
Farming/Nature
Farewell, Mr. Chipmunk
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A proliferation of chipmunks has been reported this season hereabouts, but this cute little fellow, pictured recently at the King House Museum on the seesaw of a Havahart trap, has “gone on to greener pastures.”
People/Business
Suffield Doctor Named AGA Fellow
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The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) announced that Dr. Rohit Singhania, a Suffield resident, has been named a Fellow of the AGA, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious medical society dedicated to disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.
Parks and Rec
Just Floating
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These two friends chatted comfortably as they drifted near the shore at White’s Pond in mid-July.
Parks and Rec
A Quiet Day at the Beach
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It was a record-matching 99 degrees at mid-day on Sunday, July 19, and still mighty hot in the late afternoon, when this photo at the north end of Babb’s Beach was taken.
Suffield 350th Anniversary Committee
350th Cookbook Zucchini
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Summer is the time when gardeners have too many zucchinis. What seemed like a good idea in May becomes a burden later.
People/Business
New Sign at Former FNBS
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In the first week of August, new lettering appeared on the old sign of what we once knew as the First National Bank of Suffield.
Government/Town
Senior Center News
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Even though Connecticut is in Phase 2 of our reopening, with Phase 3 currently on hold, older adults and individuals with chronic health conditions are being asked to stay home and stay safe.
History
Suffield Suffered in the 1918 Pandemic
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What was called “The Spanish Flu” touched Connecticut in the spring of 1918, subsided, then returned with a vengeance in the fall. Unlike COVID-19, that pandemic hit children and able-bodied adults hard, as well as old folks and those already susceptible, eventually killing over 8,500 Connecticans.
Organizations
Glenn Packard Tournament
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Because Jay Muska and Greg Packard were not able to be at the tournament in person this year, Mike Grip made copies of Jay and Greg’s high school pictures, turned them into cardboard cutouts, dressed them in tournament shirts and posed them for this picture.
Suffield Garden Club
Tool Time
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A gardener knows, without a doubt, that there are many different contortions one may experience while gardening. While many physical movements are good for muscles, etc., no one wants to hurt their bones and joints or whatever.
Farming/Nature
Brisk Sales at the Suffield Farmers Market
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Suffield’s Farmers Market has been doing a thriving business this summer, in part because other markets have chosen not to open and also because people are looking for delicious and local fresh summer produce, which can be found in great variety at the Market.
Organizations
Gardens Series at the Phelps-Hatheway House
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Please join Julie Harrison “The Garden Fairy” and the staff of the Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden for a unique garden-to-arrangement experience, with the return of our From our Gardens series.
Organizations
SWC Masks Up and Carries On
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It will be different. Members won’t be side-by-side. But Suffield Woman’s Club (SWC) will be soldiering on.
