Library
Kent Memorial Library Project Update
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The 2017-2018 Town budget approved on May 10 with little opposition by a very small fraction of the eligible voters (about two percent) included $408,000 in “Capital Expenditures” for the library.
Bringing Endless Joy to Kids: a 43-year-old Tribute
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The next time you visit Kent Memorial Library and hear giggling from the children’s department, it could be from kids transfixed by a puppet show.
7th Annual Dustin Doyon Memorial Road Race
After seven meaningful years, this year’s Run for Dustin will be our final race.
Cut the Cord
If you are tired of paying high cable TV prices then you might want to consider switching to an internet streaming service.
Library
It Looks Tasty to Me!
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“Miss Wendy,” Kent Memorial Library’s children’s librarian, is trying to persuade 15-month-old Katerina Taylor to blow a soap bubble, but Katerina seems more interested in eating the bubble wand.
Library
KML General Programs
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For more information or to register for programs, stop by the library, call 860-668-3896, check our website at suffield-library.org, or follow us on Facebook.
Library
June Movies
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Seating is limited at 61 Ffyler Place. Please register for a showing at 860-668-3896.
Library
Youth Programs
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Registration is required for all our summer events. You can register online at www.suffield-library.org. You can also call us at 860-668-3896, or stop in to see us at 61 Ffyler Place.
Director’s Corner
Inspiration
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Sometimes reading is not enough. Sometimes people seek a tactile experience.
Organizations
Museum Opens with New Exhibit
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Michael and Mary Herzog from Napa, California, chat with Will Shakespeare at the King House Museum.
History
A Moment in Time: Old Photos Invited from Our Readers
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The Suffield House, on North Main Street just north of the Gay Manse, was once a private home but became a hotel after the railroad came to town.
History
100 Years Ago in Suffield
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From the pages of the Windsor Locks Journal, selected and lightly annotated by Lester Smith, Historian of the Town and the Suffield Historical Society.
Organizations
It Could Happen To You!
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The overdose statistics are staggering and quite honestly frightening. There is not a family that is immune to being affected by addiction.
Through the Looking Glass
Interesting People I Have Known
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They say that interesting people have interests. This has played out in my life by passing acquaintance with two people I admired because of their immersion in their own interests.
Schools/Sports
Rotary’s Glenn T. Packard Tournament Scheduled
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The 26th Annual Glenn T. Packard Golf Tournament has been scheduled for Friday, August 11 at Oak Ridge Golf Course.
History
See Suffield History in Postcards
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The Suffield Historical Society’s annual picture show will be based on Curator Lester Smith’s extensive collection of Suffield postcards.
Organizations
Kids Ride for Cancer
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The enthusiastic kids who gathered May 11 at the SMS/McA parking lot were there to have fun as well as to raise money for the Jimmy Fund and fight cancer, and they certainly did both in the Suffield PMC Kids Ride.
Now and Then
The Irish Church and the Polish Church
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Two Catholic Churches emerged in Suffield during the past 100 plus years. Officially named Sacred Heart and St. Joseph, they were unofficially called the Irish church and the Polish church.
Churches
First Church June Events
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First Church of Christ is located at 81 High St. Please call the Church office at 860-668-7223 for further information about these fun events.
Churches
Crossroads Food Pantry
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Volunteers at the Crossroads Food Pantry celebrate the pantry’s Fifth Anniversary with cake and balloons.
Churches
Change in Catholic Churches
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Suffield Catholic parishioners attending mass the first weekend in May were informed of news from the Archdiocese of Hartford that will greatly affect both St. Joseph and Sacred Heart parishes.
Government/Town
June is Dog Registration Month
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Residents are reminded that June is the month to register your dogs.
Suffield Observations
Almost perfect
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I have a good dog with a bad reputation. By almost every measure of temperament, he is a mellow pooch.