Library
Kent Memorial Library 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, or follow us on Facebook.
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
Kent Memorial Library Movies
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Seating is limited at our temporary digs at 61 Ffyler Place. Please register for a showing at 860-668-3896.
Library
Kent Memorial Library Youth Winter Reading Programs
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For more information please call the library at 860-668-3896. All programs are free.
Director’s Corner
A New Year’s Reflection on the Past Year
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By reflection, I mean statistics. At the beginning of the year, many people consider their health by taking measurements – their girth and vital statistics.
Organizations
Come Harvest Ice!
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The annual ice harvest, co-sponsored by the Suffield Historical Society, the Suffield Land Conservancy and Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation, will be held at the Noble & Cooley Mill Pond in Granville, Mass. on February 4.
History
A Moment in Time: Old Photos Invited from Our Readers
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This “Welcome Home” picture of Suffield’s well-decorated old Town Hall was almost certainly taken in November 1919, when the town held a major celebration honoring the veterans of World War I, a year after the Armistice
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.
Through the Looking Glass
My Life as a Futurist
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For eight years back in the 1970s, I worked for a consulting firm that specialized in forecasting the future.
People/Business
Star Award goes to George Hermann
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George Hermann, president and CEO of Windsor Federal Savings, a $450 million mutual institution headquartered in Windsor, Conn., has been elected treasurer of the American Bankers Association (ABA) for 2016-2018.
Library
Library Progress Continues, Slowly
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Tests for PCB air contamination in six areas of the Kent Memorial Library took place on November 14, and additional tests were done three days later.
People/Business
Sarah Zak Continues the Hunt
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One of the things that occupies Sara Zak during her retirement is hunting for things that, when you come right down to it, are really waiting to be found.
Now and Then
The Bounty of Friendship
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A vintage campfire song suggested, “Make new friends and keep the old; one is silver and the other gold.” Sung as a round, its simple harmony charmed.
Churches
MLK Remembered
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Suffield’s annual observance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, held each year by the Greater Suffield Interfaith Council at the Third Baptist Church, has been noted not only by good encouragements to follow King’s teachings and example, but also by the powerful, moving music.
Churches
First Church Hosts Events
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You can sign up by calling the Church Office 860-668-7223; emailing Lisa Kucia [lkucia@cox.net] or signing up in the lobby area at the Church.
Organizations
Zak Grants Requests Sought
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More Than $899,000 has been awarded from the Zak Public Service Fund.
Government/Town
Mother – Daughter Program Offered
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“Mothers” (female caretakers) of all ages and daughters in sixth to ninth grades are invited to attend the Suffield Youth Services presentation of a Mother-Daughter Circle entitled Heart of the Matter.
Suffield Observations
Uncommon Courtesy
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In the early morning of December 24, circumstances involving a sick child sent me to a 24-hour pharmacy in Enfield.
Government/Town
Police Activity Report December 2016
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This is the first time that the Observer has published the Police Activity Report.
Government/Town
Police Update
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The Suffield Police Department (SPD) held two swearing-in ceremonies three weeks apart near the end of 2016.