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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.
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.
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.
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.
What a great profile of an extraordinary woman with such rich stories to tell about a Suffield others would deny. Indeed, we all need to listen. As a new resident in town, it is a privilege to hear Betty’s story and to know she lives just down the road.
In June, I witnessed an amazing dialogue. For two days, the Phelps-Hatheway House hosted two programs, both featuring Joe McGill, a national figure and founder of the Slave Dwelling Project.
With what looks like some normalcy for the summer, more people will be traveling to places other than the grocery store and the doctor’s office. It’s time to pack your Observer and take a picture highlighting the places you’ve been and share them with our readers.
The Suffield Observer’s two $1,000 scholarships, one in memory of Sam Fuller, the Observer’s founder, and one in memory Bob Warren, a former chairman of the paper, were recently awarded to two exceptional young people.
Mother Nature smiled on Suffield Saturday morning, June 12, and the ceremony dedicating the new Remington Street bridge began in just a few drops of rain, which soon stopped. The bridge now honors and memorializes our town’s latest military casualty, Petty Officer Dustin L. Doyon, U. S. Navy, who died in the South China Sea when the destroyer John McCain was rammed by a Liberian tanker in 2017.
Members stand ready to encourage customers. From the left: Connie Murray, Christine Ahrens, Marie Gauthier, Nancy Hess and Michelle Holcombe.
It is with pleasure that the Suffield Garden Club collaborates with fourth grade classes at McAlister School in presenting an Arbor Day Program. For 56 years, fourth graders have participated actively in the program, reciting poems, stories and songs about Arbor Day.
The Suffield Garden Club is looking to put together a diverse group of gardens for a garden tour in 2022.
You may have heard that being continually exposed to chemicals is unhealthy. Let me add my voice to that chorus.
One is never too young to learn about history! New this season, the Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden’s “Littlest Historian” Story & Sharing Time seeks to introduce children age’s three to five to the wonderful world of historic houses and museums.