Farming/Nature
A Flight of Swallows
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Rough-winged swallows line up over the Windsor Locks Canal Trail.
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.
Organizations
Girl Scouts Celebrate Earth Day
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On a cool and cloudy Sunday in late April, nearly 75 Suffield Girl Scouts enjoyed some fresh air at Hilltop Farm by celebrating Earth Day with kite flying, letterboxing and a clean-up hike.
Organizations
Eagle Scout Candidate Teams Up with FOFAH to Benefit the Birds
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The Friends of the Farm at Hilltop have a long history of partnership with the boy scout programs in Suffield, and Hilltop Farm was the place that Jack Fitzgerald chose to do his Eagle Scout project.
Organizations
Troop 260 Prepares for Allagash Trip
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Boy Scouts of America’s motto is “Be Prepared.” In this photo Troop 260 is preparing for a trip down the Allagash River in northern Maine by practicing whitewater canoeing on the Farmington River during a weekend in May.
Organizations
Troop 66 Goes Canoeing
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Troop 66 has been active over the past few months. We went canoeing on the Farmington River and camping at Camp Workcoeman.
Schools/Sports
UPS Offers Help as Students Pack Up
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As Suffield Academy students pack up to depart at the end of the school year, a crew from UPS stands ready to offer boxes as well as shipping and storage. They’ll even help carry the packed boxes down from dorm rooms to the waiting trucks.
Schools/Sports
Rotary Students of the Month
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Congratulations to Haley Young, who was selected as the Rotary Student of the Month for May end Connor Shaw, who was chosen as the Suffield High School Rotary student of the Month for June.
Schools/Sports
North Central Act of Kindness Award
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Congratulations to Katheryn DiStefano and Anna Washburn, who received the North Central Act of Kindness Award (NCAOK) for the months of April and May, respectively. The NCAOK Award is designed to honor students who regularly display redeeming qualities like civic awareness, commitment, kindness and care towards others.
Schools/Sports
SHS UCONN Class – Life Lessons
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Kate McCluskey, Family Consumer Sciences Teacher and Career Internship Coordinator, invited Carol Martin, Ruth Clark and Ann Kannen to talk with her students at a Human Development Through Lifespan class. This class is an Early College Experience class where students earn college credit from UConn while in high school.
Schools/Sports
Unusual Prom a Success
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Suffield High School juniors, dressed beautifully for someplace like Chez Josef, enjoy a game of Cornhole Toss next to the big, four-pole tent set up for this year’s prom in the high school track infield. Pictured at sunset on May 22 amid lessening pandemic restrictions, the mask-less event, with no one present except members of the class and the school staff (plus three food trucks and the main caterer), was reported to have been enjoyed by all.