Summer festival, car show on tap at Colonial Tavern in Oxford

OXFORD - The 6th Annual Barefoot Summer Festival and 8th Annual Car Show will be held from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 19 at Colonial Tavern, 24 Hawley Road.

The Barefoot Summer Festival is hosted by Colonial Tavern to benefit CT Partnership for Children, Inc.

Ticket prices are: General admission $5; Pre-registered car $10; Day of classic car $15.

Visit www.barefootsummerfestival.com to purchase.

*Information shared from Facebook event page. 

Newsletter: Post installs monument, Shelton History Center car show

Dear readers, 

Our latest Valley Voice newsletter features annual car show at the Shelton History Center, monument installed in Derby, more.

Thanks for reading,

Patti and Ralph

Shelton Historical Society to hold rescheduled classic car show

A vintage Chevy pickup photographed at last year's show./ Submitted photo 

SHELTON - The Shelton History Center’s Vintage Vehicles Antique & Classic Car Show, usually held on Father’s Day, was postponed and will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 16 at 70 Ripton Road.  

Visitors will be able to peek under the hoods of the cars they remember from nearly every decade of the 20th    century. 
Two wheels or four, from Model T’s to muscle cars, there’s bound to be something that will trigger a memory from every visitor.  

Sometimes a fire truck shows up; a 2016 entry included a penny farthing, or high-wheeled bicycle. All vehicle owners generously share information, their cars, and their hobby with the public.   

Sponsors of this year’s show include the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club, People’s United Bank, and the Valley Community Foundation.  

Owners of antique and classic vehicles of all kinds may register to participate in this special event.  

Entry forms may be found at www.sheltonhistoricalsociety.org, or by calling 203-925-1803. Registration costs $10.  

A new award category for Most Unique was added for this

year so six prizes will be presented to crowd favorites.  

Proceeds from last year’s show benefitted repairs and improvements to the Brownson 

House that had been damaged during a rainstorm in late October 2015. The house was recently reopened to the public with a completed 1913 appearance and will be available for tours along with the other buildings at Shelton History Center.  

Visitors will enjoy refreshments and voting for their favorite vehicles. 

Admission is $1 for dads, $5/adults and $10/family of four. Proceeds will benefit the educational programs of the 

Shelton Historical Society, whose mission is to “preserve elements of the community’s history in order to create connections between Shelton’s past, present, and future generations through education, maintaining a museum with its collections, and providing a voice in the community 

regarding matters of historical significance.”

For more information or directions, call 203-925-1803, visit the website listed above or see www.facebook.com/SheltonHistoricalSociety.   

This is a press release from Tracey Tate, executive director, Shelton Historical Society.

Seymour Lions Club member recognized for commitment to organization

Pictured from left: District Governor Colette Anderson, Zone Chair Melissa A. Smith of Seymour Lions Club, and International Director N. Alan Lundgren.

 

SEYMOUR - Melissa A. Smith  has been awarded the International President Certificate of Appreciation by Lions Clubs International in recognition of her commitment to Lions.  

District Governor Lion Colette Anderson wrote:

“This Lion joined the Seymour Lions in February of 2009.  She became an immediate asset to the club by helping to make their annual car show a success. She was observed running around helping anyone she could from assisting in the kitchen to selling 50/50 tickets, handling distribution of trophies and cleaning up after the show.  She is full of energy, enthusiasm and has great organizational skills.  She moved to become club secretary during which time she learned as much as she could about being a Lion.  She streamlined report requirements and met deadlines resulting in the club receiving 100 percent club.  
"Once this lion become club president, she mentored the new secretary who said she was nervous to fill her shoes.  Anyone who knows this Lion is most familiar with her enormous smile and the hug she will greet you with.  She is well respected by her peers throughout the lion community for her hard work and dedication to making the community a better place to live. In the past two years, she has stepped up to be the zone 4 chairwoman. She continues to mentor lions outside her club and to increase membership throughout the zone. Her goal is that they all receive the 100 percent club this year.  

"This Lion has been awarded the Melvin Jones Fellowship and recently became a guiding lion.  This lion lives the Lion’s motto “We Serve”.”

Smith is a member of the Seymour Lions Club. She has been a Lion for eight years, and she has participated in various club projects including Annual Car Show, Summer Cruise Nights, Fourth Grade Foresters Program, Earth Day, Senior Pizza/Bingo, and numerous other projects.

“It is very rewarding to help fulfill community needs, and it is a great honor to be presented with this award,” Smith said.

The Seymour Lions Club has 44 members and meets on the second Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Tavern 1757. 

Lions clubs are a group of men and women who identify needs within the community and work together to fulfill those needs. 

For more information or to get involved with the Seymour Lions Club, contact us at seymourlions52@att.net

Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization with more than 1.3 million members in approximately 45,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world. 
Since 1917, Lions clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired and made a strong commitment to community service and serving youth throughout the world. 

For more information about Lions Clubs International, visit www.lionsclubs.org.

This is a press release from Seymour Lions Club.