'Turnback Tuesday' features fan from Derby department store

"Turnback Tuesday" features a beautiful fan from the A. Cohn’s Department Store. 

In 1903, Abraham Cohn was a junk dealer out of his Caroline Street home. Cohn then established his dry goods and clothing store in 1904 at 176 Main St. in Derby that lasted until 1917. 
The fan pictured is made of paper with a wooden stick. 
Fans were a great way to advertise your business because hand fans were often used as a way to cool down. This fan is a part of the Derby Public Library’s historical collection.

Thanks to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing local history each week.

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Shelton resident honored with Boys & Girls Club leader award

Pictured from left: Jennifer DeLeon, who accepted the award for her mother, Sooz DeLeon, Shaye Roscoe, Jim Queen, Lisa Serra, Fred Serra. 

Back row from left, Lisa Savoid, Joe Pagliaro, Bill Miller./ Contributed photo

SHELTON - The Connecticut Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs and the Connecticut Area Council recently held its annual leadership dinner.

The awards honored 10 Boys & Girls Club Board members throughout the state of Connecticut for leadership, dedication, and service to clubs.

Sooz DeLeon of the Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley was among those honored.  

Sooz has been actively involved for nearly 20 years. The Club became a second home to her children when she moved to Shelton, a recently divorced, full-time employed mother of two.

  

Sooz was content the Club was not only a safe environment but had counselors and mentors who were there to help. Both of her children became involved in every aspect of the Club, including work as they grew older. 

Sooz joined the Board as a way to give back and never left. Sooz has served as a board member for 17 years, including a three-year term as President. She is currently serving as Secretary. 

She has served on most committees, including the John “Red” Larsen Golf Classic, Herbie Rollinson Memorial 5K Run-Walk, Executive, Personnel, and Governance, as well as serving as chairman of the 60th Anniversary Gala committee. 

Her passion isn’t limited to the Boys & Girls Club though. She is also involved with the March of Dimes and TEAM, Inc. 
She has been employed at Iroquois Pipeline Operating Co. for the past 25 years as a Paralegal and Compliance Specialist, and has been a part of Iroquois’ annual United Way campaign committee for more than 20 years. 

Iroquois also believes in community support; the company received the Champion of Youth Award in 2009.

The Connecticut Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs provides a mechanism for joint decision making and cooperative action among the 17 organizations in the state and seeks to promote and strengthen relationships with public and private agencies to increase support for clubs.  

For more information visit www.BGC-LNV.org. 


This is a press release from the Club. 

Cassetti welcomes Beyond A Scrub to downtown Ansonia location

Ansonia Mayor David S. Cassetti cuts the ribbon at Tuesday's grand opening of Beyond A Scrub, 364 Main St., Ansonia.

*Stay tuned for more photos of the new business in an upcoming issue of The Valley Voice newsletter.

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