Shelton High School girls basketball to host fundraiser for Type 1 Diabetes

SHELTON -The Shelton High School Girls Basketball team will host its annual “BLUE GAME” at Shelton High School Feb. 6 when the Gaelettes take on rival Guilford High School. 

The “BLUE GAME” is an event in which the Shelton High School Girls Basketball program helps raise awareness of Type 1 Diabetes, also known as Juvenile Diabetes.     

The event will be held at the Murray Gymnasium at Shelton High School, 120 Meadow St., starting with the Junior Varsity game at 5:15 p.m. and will culminate with the Varsity match-up at 7 p.m.

Many local businesses and families have donated items to be raffled off as part of this event with all proceeds being donated to Yale Pediatric Diabetes.   

Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which a person’s pancreas stops producing insulin, a hormone that enables people to get energy from food. It comes on suddenly, and causes dependency on injected or pumped insulin for a person’s life.  
T1D carries the constant threat of devastating complications throughout an affected person’s lifetime. 
There is nothing you can do to prevent T1D, and - at present - there is nothing to cure it.  
It is a condition that must be monitored and treated for life.

The Shelton High School Girls Basketball program has had past and current players who are afflicted with Type 1 Diabetes and are constantly managing their lives with this affliction.  The team’s passion to help their teammates and others living with T1D is immeasurable.

Please consider attending this important event to help support the cause and Yale Pediatric Diabetes.  
Don’t forget wear your “BLUE” to show your support.


This is a press release from John Niski, Director of Athletics, Shelton Public Schools.

Gentile supports electronic tolls legislation

HARTFORD - State Rep. Linda Gentile (D-Derby, Ansonia) attended a press conference today to support electronic tolls and advocate for a better transportation infrastructure system in Connecticut. 

Linda M. Gentile

Gentile is specifically supporting legislation to require the state Department of Transportation to prepare a state-wide plan to implement electronic tolling on Connecticut’s highways. 

Electronic tolls are simply transponders on the road that communicate with a transponder in your vehicle - Connecticut transponders would be eligible for a discount.  

“Connecticut roads, bridges, and highways are deteriorating from old age and overuse,” Rep. Gentile said. “The bottom line is that the Special Transportation Fund will be insolvent in two to five years and we are in desperate need of additional funding. 

"In order to ensure the safety of our residents, we need to invest in our transportation infrastructure now. Since the federal government requires that the revenue from electronic tolls be used towards transportation, Connecticut residents can be reassured that the investment in electronic tolls will pay off.”

Over the course of 25 years, electronic tolls could raise $37-62 billion depending on the toll-rate used - according to the CDM Smith study commissioned by the state Department of Transportation and published in 2016.

“According to the 2017 American Society of Civil Engineers Report, the average Connecticut driver spends $864 per year in motor vehicle repairs,” Gentile said. “The longer we wait to improve these conditions, the more money it’ll cost drivers to fix and the more dangerous our transportation system becomes. The need to pass this legislation is more urgent now than ever.”

The legislation will be filed and raised by the Transportation Committee as soon as the 2018 legislative session commences.

This is a press release from Gentile's office.

Beacon Falls Library slates fundraiser in Seymour for youth theater group

SEYMOUR - Have a great time creating this beautiful landscape (pictured above) at Kokopelli School of Music and Arts, 33 Smith St., while raising money for Beacon Falls Youth Theater Group.

Mingle hour will be from 6-7 p.m. Please bring a beverage of your choice and a snack to share.

The instructional paint starts promptly at 7 p.m. and ends at 9 p.m.

The $30 price includes instruction, all paint supplies, and your own take-home masterpiece with a 40 percent portion of your ticket going back to the theater group!


*Information shared from the Beacon Falls Public Library Facebook page.

Seymour Recreation to host fitness fun for kids

Reminder: Valley lawmakers to hold meeting today at Derby City Hall

Recuperation journey: Blue jay 1, me 0

File photo from 2017

Sad to report I lost to a bird, but I did.

I put egg shells out again this morning for my feathered friends of the blue jay variety.

When I put shells outside I can see them from where I sit as I'm writing, with my camera near, ready for a photo opportunity.

But I somehow missed the blue jay getting the shells off the grass. They're gone. 

No photo today. Tomorrow is another day. 


(Dear reader: Hope you enjoy my occasional silliness ... trying to keep things light when I can.)

Bowling to benefit MDA on tap at Lakewood Lanes in Waterbury

WATERBURY - Have fun bowling May 5 at Lakewood Lanes while you raise funds for MDA of Connecticut. 
The event will run from 3-6 p.m. 
All funds raised go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, so if you can't make it but have paid it will be a donation to MDA!

The event will include two hours of bowling and raffles and a 50/50 raffle will be available.

Lakewood Lanes is at 694 Lakewood Road.

Tickets by Eventbrite are $27.03.



This fundraiser is hosted by Dakota Fortier's Adventures and Legeb.

Information shared from a Facebook event page.

Dakota Fortier

*I've met Dakota Fortier of Waterbury, MDA Connecticut Local Ambassador and state celebrity, at several fund-raising events. 

Dakota is full of personality and he always looks happy! His smile really lights up a room.

Seymour shop to host party; part of proceeds to benefit foundation

SEYMOUR - Lizzie's Corner Consignment and Gifts, 36 Bank St., will host a Vision Board Party at 6:30 p.m. Friday. 
A Vision Board is a collage you create of what you'd like to attract to your life.

Sharing from Facebook:

"Start 2018 with a clear vision! These simple boards are one of the most valuable visualization tools. 
"The inspirational collages serve as your image of the future, a tangible idea or representation of where you are going. They represent your dreams, your goals, and your ideal life. 
"A $20 fee includes materials. Please BYOB and a snack." 
To reserve a seat call 203-415-4387 with a credit card or visit the shop.

Lizzie's owner Elizabeth Anderson said, "A portion of all class fees and 20% of all sales will be donated" to the Sean Bertanza Foundation.