Donate to Ansonia music store's foundation to support school programs

Sharing from Adventures in Music Productions' Facebook page:

ANSONIA - Can't make it to Rock the Summer [July 28] but still interested in supporting music programs in our public schools? 

Well, you can donate to the Banko’s Music Foundation for Music Education by following this link: https://bankosfoundation.org/donate.

Seymour Lions Club to host summer car shows at Tri-Town Plaza

Photo from Facebook 

SEYMOUR - The Seymour Lions Club will hold several car shows at Tri-Town Plaza, 814 Derby Ave. this summer. 

The first one is at 5:30 p.m. today, Thursday. 

This show will be lots for fun for the whole family. Owners of all hot rods, street rods, rat rods, classic, custom, trucks, motorcycles and antiques are invited.

As local car aficionados showcase their vintage, classic, and custom cars, trucks and motorcycles and all the work they have done on them, there are opportunities to network and uncover new ideas for local car enthusiasts.

Trophies will be awarded for the first, second, and third place car/truck winners and a motorcycle trophy will be awarded. 

The sponsors pick the winners! Music raffles, socializing makes for a fun night!

For more information visit www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/seymourct/or on Facebook, “The Seymour Lions Club,” on Twitter @seymourlions, email at seymourlions52@att.net or call Lion Corky, 203-619-1571 or Lion Melissa, 203-430-9356.

This info is shared from the Lions Club Facebook page.

First Steps in Music program on tap at Plumb Memorial Library in Shelton

First Steps in Music

Plumb Memorial Library, 65 Wooster St., Shelton
10:30-11 a.m. Tuesday

Snuggly wee ones and energetic toddlers (infants to age 2) are invited to join Miss Diana for an early childhood music class that includes songs, scarves, the parachute, and exploration of percussion instruments! 

Please register for each week that you plan to attend.

Register by calling 203-924-1580 or at http://engagedpatrons.org/EventsRegister.cfm…

*This is shared from the Shelton Library System Facebook page.

Griffin Hospital to offer free car seat checkups at dealership in Shelton

Griffin Hospital will offer free child car seat checkups July 14 at D’Addario Automotive Group in Shelton./ Contributed photo

DERBY - Safe Kids Greater Naugatuck Valley, Griffin Hospital, and D’Addario Automotive Group of Shelton are teaming up to offer free child car seat checkups from 10 a.m.-noon July 14 at D’Addario, 329 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton.

Child car seat experts will check seats to make sure they are installed correctly and provide proper protection.

To sign up or for more information, contact Cathi Kellett, 203-732-1337 or ckellett@griffinhealth.org.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

Ansonia announces summer concert series

See you there! 

Recuperation journey: July 4th sunset seen in Brooklyn

Our son Cameron knows how much I love to take photos of sunsets so I was pleasantly surprised this morning to find this photo in my email. 
He lives in Brooklyn and took this from a rooftop while he and his friends were waiting for the fireworks to begin. I had to share!

Recuperation journey: A different time ~ Memory from 1938

I was going through a box of my mother's things Saturday and just happened to find a book with an Independence Day theme.

Today is the perfect day to share my discovery.

My mother was given this book from the town's school district when she graduated from eighth grade on June 17,1938.

In the back are pages titled "Names of My Teachers,"Names of My Classmates," and "My School Chums."
Every person who signed the book used cursive. Sadly that wouldn't happen today, 80 years later.

What a beautiful graduation gift for the students!