Saturday, September 11, 2021

Recuperation journey: Looking at the sky



The moon is in waxing crescent phase, 24 percent illumination. Have a good night.

Recuperation journey: Looking at the sky

 

Beautiful afternoon on a somber anniversary.

Ansonia Library posts upcoming participation in community events

The Ansonia Library Goes Public...
...at the Harvest Festival on September 25 from 11-4.
Get your very own library card and start collecting stamps in your imagination's passport! Come learn about the upcoming programs that the Children's Room will be hosting.
....at The Ansonia Nature Center on 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, & 11/10 from 10-11:30, as a guest reader at the ANC's Nature's Explorers program.
Hear a timely fall story and explore the outdoors in this fun and unique program.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!!!


This info is shared from the Ansonia Library's Facebook page.

Seymour Pumpkin Festival at French Memorial Park to feature creative contests


🎃 55th Annual Seymour Pumpkin Festival 🎃

                      

SEYMOUR - The 55th Annual Pumpkin Festival will be held Sept. 19 at French Memorial Park, 73 Spruce St. 

Everyone can become a part of the fun by entering one of our contests.  

Pumpkin Decorating Contest:  To participate in the pumpkin decorating contest, decorate a pumpkin prior to the festival.  

On the day of the festival, bring your decorated pumpkins to the Pumpkin Festival Headquarters Booth to be signed in. Pumpkins must be at headquarters by 12 noon. Judging will begin at 12:30 p.m.  Participants can then come and pick up their pumpkins to see if they have won.  

Costume Contest: To participate in the costume contest, children must come to the festival dressed in their Halloween costumes and march in a small parade. Please arrive on the baseball field by 11:45 a.m. so judging can promptly begin at 12 noon. After the parade, the children will receive a prize.

Create your own Scarecrow Contest:  This is a new contest at the Pumpkin Festival!  To participate, create a scarecrow prior to the festival.  

You can make it any size and out of any materials. On the day of the festival, bring your scarecrow to the Pumpkin Festival Headquarters Booth to be signed in. Scarecrows must be at headquarters by 12 noon.  

Judging will begin at 12:30 p.m. Participants can then come and pick up their scarecrows to see if they won a prize!

Be Creative! Have fun! We would love to have many participants this year!  We hope to see you at the festival!


This is shared from the Seymour Pumpkin Festival Facebook page.

Ansonia remembers moment plane hit World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001

 
Mayor David S. Cassetti reviews his remarks prior to the Sept. 11 remembrance service this morning at Veterans' Park in Ansonia.

Residents gather during a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m., the exact time the first plane hit Tower One at the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001.