The Valley Voice: 01/17/25

Friday, January 17, 2025

From the photo archives: Looking at the sky

Sunset on this date in 2019 taken from downtown Ansonia.

Kids can learn to play ukulele at Plumb Memorial Library program in Shelton

Learn to Play the Ukulele

Ages: 8 years and up

Day/Date: Tuesday, Jan. 28

Time: 5-6:30 p.m.

Location: Plumb Memorial Library, 65 Wooster St., Shelton

Have you ever been interested in learning how to play to the ukele? Great News! Plumb will be hosting Ukulele teacher extraordinare Ms. Julie Stepanek to teach interested strummers "the ins and outs of this fascinating strings instrument"!

NO previous ukulele playing is neccessary.

Ukeles and hands-on instruction will be provided for this program.

or call 203-924-1580.

This is shared from the Shelton Library System Facebook page.

Ansonia Board of Education selects couple as Charger Champions

Abundant Life [Fellowship Ministries] wishes to extend its congratulations to Bishop Ulysses Youngblood and Dr. Leslie Youngblood on their selection by the Ansonia Board of Education as Charger Champions!

This is shared from Abundant Life Fellowship Ministries' Facebook page.

Rochelle to meet with constituents Monday at Copper City in Ansonia

Save the date: Men Who Cook slated May 3 at Warsaw Park in Ansonia

From TEAM's Facebook page:

"Can you believe?? It's just around the corner! Mark your calendars for TEAM's Men Who Cook - happening on Saturday, May 3rd! More details to come!"

Friends of the Shelton Libraries to meet Saturday at Plumb Memorial

Plumb Memorial Library is at 65 Wooster St., Shelton. The meeting is open to the public.

Shared from the Shelton Library System Facebook page.

From the 'Turnback Tuesday' archives: Bennett family home

This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features a photo of the Bennett home.

It was built in 1721 by one Y. Perry. Perry sold the house in 1736 to Harthow Bennett, father of Deacon Daniel Bennett.

In 1781, Deacon Bennett served breakfast to Duc de Lauzun and a crew of his French officers after the troop of 600 soldiers spent the night on Sentinel Hill [in Derby].

Daniel Bennett was also the grandfather of Commodore Isaac Hull. The house was destroyed in 1890.

[First posted on this date in 2017.]

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

Seymour Public Library to close Tuesday to observe MLK Day

*The library observes all Monday holidays on Tuesday, as we are always closed on Mondays.

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.

Griffin Center for Healthy Living in Oxford to present cooking demo

OXFORD - The Griffin Center for Healthy Living will host a free health education program and a cooking demonstration to help individuals eat fresh and healthy this winter.

Shopping the Winter Farmer's Market will be held at 5 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road.

Former executive director of Massaro Farm and sustainable nutrition expert Caty Poole will teach attendees how to kick off a nutritious new year by exploring all the flavorful foods Connecticut has to offer this winter.

Poole will then demonstrate how to prepare several dishes using fresh ingredients sourced from a winter farmer's market.

Space is limited; registration is required.

Visit www.griffinhealth.org/events-calendar/winter-farmers-market or call The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Coordinator at 203-732-1369 to sign up.

The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen is part of Griffin’s commitment to the Planetree patient-centered care model.

The model promotes greater well-being in communities through access to health information and assistance in helping individuals address the social determinants of health such as access to fresh nutritious foods and how to prepare them.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.