Saturday, October 4, 2025
From the 'Turnback Tuesday' archives: Police chief featured
This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features a photo taken in August, 1955 of former Derby police chief Edward "Eddy" Slezak. He is posing in front of Lee Brothers' Furniture Shop at 57 Elizabeth St.
At the time of the photo, Officer Slezak was still a Sergeant. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1961 and became Police Chief in 1966. He retired in 1973. Slezak was born on December 12,1913 and died on May 17, 1977.
[First posted on this date in 2016.]
Thanks as always goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.
Great Hill UMC in Seymour to hold annual Basket Bonanza
SEYMOUR - Join us [at Great Hill United Methodist Church] for the 2025 Basket Bonanza Saturday, Oct. 11. For the admission price of $20, patrons will receive 25 free basket tickets, a door prize ticket, and a grand prize ticket.
Over 75 special theme baskets and door prizes will be handed out. Basket themes include movie, travel, spa, handyman, entertaining, sports, kids, baby, pets, hobbies, cooking, seasonal, and many others.
This year’s Grand Prize Basket will include a wide variety of gift cards with an estimated $1,000 value.
This year’s event will have daytime preview hours from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., as well as an evening hour from 5-6 p.m. in Fellowship Hall.
During the preview, tickets are placed in the cup corresponding with any of the baskets; the baskets are given away starting at 6 p.m.
The drawing will be livestreamed in front of an in-person audience and results posted to the church website and on Facebook.
Basket pickup times will be Saturday from 7:30-8 p.m. and Sunday 12 to 1 p.m.
The church is at 225 Great Hill Road.
Shared from a Facebook event page.
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