Derby-Shelton Rotary Club to host Flags for Heroes ceremony at Shelton Rivewalk

Derby-Shelton Rotary Club photo

SHELTON - Derby-Shelton Rotary Club will be hosting a ceremony at 11 a.m. June 11 for our heroes at the Shelton Riverwalk. We will have more details shortly; 200 flags are now flying with the names of heroes sponsored by loved ones. 

Relay for Life of the Naugatuck Valley slated Saturday at Shelton Riverwalk

SHELTON - Join us Saturday at the Shelton Riverwalk in CELEBRATING those who have won their battle against cancer, REMEMBER those who we have lost, and FIGHT BACK with those who are still fighting!

This year marks our 27th anniversary for the Relay for Life of the Naugatuck Valley! 

We have teams from all over the Valley area including: Beacon Falls, Ansonia, Derby, Shelton, Oxford, Naugatuck, Seymour, Trumbull, Monroe, Stratford, and Milford!

Click on the link to REGISTER your TEAM and / or your SURVIVOR for the event on Saturday, June 4 from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. https://secure.acsevents.org/site/STR?pg=entry&fr_id=101538

Questions - please contact Kristen at NVRFLTeams@gmail.com

This is shared from a Facebook event page.

Take a hike at Osbornedale State Park in Derby on CT Trails Day

DERBY - Raise your heart rate and your spirits with a fitness hike on the Red & Yellow Loop Trails at Osbornedale State Park from 9-10:30 a.m. June 4.

Get your body pumping with this fast-paced, 20-minutes-a-mile hike along flat to moderately steep terrain.  

The trail loop is less than two-and-half-miles long and has a 354-foot elevation gain and limited accessibility.  

The terrain varies from flat and muddy to moderately steep and rocky.  

The meeting place is at the parking lot of the Kellogg Environmental Center and Osborne Homestead Museum, 500 Hawthorne Ave. 

Please dress appropriately and bring your own water bottle.  

For safety reasons, this hike is limited to 10 people. 

Take part in one of many free trail events in Connecticut to celebrate National Trails Day.  Connecticut Forest & Park Association has been coordinating this special trail weekend since 1993, so that visitors are able to experience the numerous trails around the state. 

Registration is required and can be done by calling 203-734-2513 or online at https://trailsday.org/events/fitness-hike/. 

Rain cancels this event. 

This is a press release from the Kellogg Environmental Center.