Schools/Sports

Superintendent’s Update

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Congratulations to our 183 seniors who graduated from Suffield High School on June 16. We wish them happiness and success on their road through life. Our hope is that we have prepared them to be upstanding citizens in our complex world of today and tomorrow. In the days before graduation numerous scholarships and awards were received by over 85 students in the graduating class of 2018. Suffield High School’s Class Scholars were Marissa Guzzo, Salutatorian and Joseph Longo, Valedictorian.

Organizations

Summer Fun at Hilltop

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Are you looking for some fun programs for the kids this summer? Overlooking the Connecticut River in Suffield, the fields and streams of Hilltop Farm are a great place to learn about the outside world.

Library

Museum Pass Contest

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During the months of July and August, the Friends of the Kent Memorial Library are sponsoring a contest at the library. Each time a museum pass is checked out, the patron’s name is entered to win a $25 gift certificate from Barnes and Noble. One gift certificate will be awarded each month. Each month the contest starts anew. Another exciting development at the library is the purchase of a new software by the Kent Memorial Library which will enable Suffield patrons to reserve all of the museum passes and print most of them from home.

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.