Organizations

Join Us for Ice Cream!

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The Suffield Historical Society’s annual Ice Cream Social will be held on Tuesday, July 10 on the lawn at the King House Museum from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Bring a picnic supper to enjoy before dessert. Invite friends and neighbors for a laid- back evening of sociability. When did you last just visit with friends? The event is open to all Suffield residents as well as Society members. Rain date is Thursday, July 12.

Library

Friends of KML Annual Book Sale

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Once again Sacred Heart Church has generously allowed us to use Father Ted Hall for the Friends’ book sale. This year’s sale will be held on Friday, September 7 from 6-8 p.m., Saturday, September 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, September 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission will be free on Saturday and Sunday; the admission fee on Friday evening will be $5, except for members of the Friends, who get in free. (You can join the Friends when you arrive at the sale.)

You’ll find great deals on books, DVDs, CDs, and puzzles and games. The approximately 30,000 donated books will be sorted into about 60 categories, from new fiction to art, cook books, history, mystery, science fiction, and war. No matter what you like to read, you’re bound to find something you’ll enjoy.

Organizations

Farm Fest Weekend

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On Saturday, September 1, Hilltop Farm will be transformed into a wonderful spot to share a harvest dinner and dance under the stars to the live music of “Out The Boxx.”

Through the Looking Glass

What is the Meaning of Life?

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Facebook has a group called “The Alan Watts & Buddhism Study Group” of which I’m a member. I don’t read all of the postings but one recently caught my eye. A member had asked simply “What is the meaning of life?” Evidently a lot of people think about this, because the question received the greatest number of responses I’ve ever seen. I culled out the first 112 responses so I could see what the consensus might be. The most numerous response with 24 votes was that the meaning was simply to live; this is close in concept to its runner-up which was “there is no purpose.” So it seems the majority of respondents reject the question with an attitude of “don’t be silly; just get on with it.” The Indian mystic Osho was quoted as saying “Life is the purpose.”

Other responses fell into categories of doing good, learning, and acceptance.

Library

Library Project Advances

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It was a major step forward, and by the time this report is read the big contract for remediating the library’s PCB contamination problem will probably have been signed. Work was to start in mid-August. The three bidders for the revised project were interviewed separately by Facilities Director Julie Oakes and the Permanent Building Commission in Executive Sessions on May 30. Then, in open meeting, the Commission agreed to select AAIS, from West Haven, the most experienced of the three. The bid price was $1.498 million.

Government/Town

Registrar of Voters News

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Democrat and Republican Primaries will be held on Tuesday, August 14, at the Suffield Middle School Gymnasium, 350 Mountain Road. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Library

Volunteers Needed!

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On Monday, August 27 the Friends of KML will be moving approximately 30,000 books from Windsor Marketing warehouse to Sacred Heart Church’s Father Ted Hall. We need help, both teens and adults, who can load and unload books on both the warehouse and church ends. The hours are from 9:30 a.m. to approximately 2 p.m. If you can help, please call Jackie Hemond at the library 860-668-3896 or ask for Beth at 860-668-0494.

Churches

First Church Prayer Request Box

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First Church of Christ Congregational, 81 High Street, Suffield, has placed a “Community Prayer Requests” box on the front of their church for those in the Suffield and surrounding communities who need the prayerful support of others.

Government/Town

Calling All Volunteers – 350th Anniversary Needs You!

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The town of Suffield will celebrate its 350th Anniversary on Monday, October 12, 2020, and people have lots of ideas for making it an amazing anniversary year! The challenge is that at this point they are ideas, and not actual plans. Creative and enthusiastic volunteers are needed to make them a reality. We need people to work on the “Big Weekend” events; the barn dance, the parade, the sporting events, the carnival, the fireworks, the gala, the town picnic, the musical and dance performances, the concert, and the commemoration exercises. In addition to the weekend of October 9-12, 2020, there are a dozens of great projects we want to complete and interesting programs we want to offer throughout 2020.