Quaker Farms Fire Company to hold annual carnival in Oxford

OXFORD - Quaker Farms Fire Company will hold its annual carnival this week from Wednesday through Saturday at Quaker Farms School on Great Oak Road. 
Hours are 6-11 p.m. each day. 
There will be fireworks at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday and Friday. 
For $25 you can ride all night with wrist bands. Credit cards will be accepted at food tent.

'Turnback Tuesday' features Derby baseball team in '50s

This week's "Turnback Tuesday" is for all you fans out there of the Derby Shamrock Baseball Team. 
This photo was taken circa 1952, and the Derby Public Library staff is trying to identify the boys in this photo. 
Front row (l to r) - ?, ?, ?, ?, Phil Martino, Tony Scarpa. Back row (l to r) - ?, Pat Jennetti, Pete Montini, Coach ?, Joey Benanto, ?, ?. 
Thanks in advance for your help.

*Update from Derby Public Library Facebook page:
Dorothy Ahearn Gleason Lary Ahearn bottom row on left, My brother; Pete Montini 2nd tie 3rd one from left and Coach is my dad Charles ‘Red’ Ahearn.

Thanks as always to Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.

Griffin Hospital to hold annual Gala at Quarry Walk in Oxford

DERBY - The 2018 Griffin Hospital Gala offers a unique look into the future along with lavish food, tantalizing auction items, and lively music and dancing from 6-11 p.m. Sept. 29 at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road, Oxford.

Held under a spacious tent at Oxford’s burgeoning new “Towne Center,” the Gala will feature one-of-a-kind décor highlighting the natural elements of fire, water, and stone. Guests will dine on exquisite and alluring cuisine by OnTheMarc Caters and enjoy the invigorating and eclectic sounds of La Blanc Entertainment to finish the evening. 

There will be a silent auction for guests to bid on exciting prizes, including vacations and one-of-a-kind memorabilia.

The location of the Gala highlights the emerging Quarry Walk, an innovative multi-use development that brings together residential and retail properties, walking trails, and a community green and amphitheater that will serve as a center for activity in the growing town of Oxford. 

Quarry Walk will also be the site of an advanced medical office campus designed for Griffin’s vision of a “new generation of care,” focusing on preventative services, chronic disease management and care coordination to enhance the health and well-being of individuals that live and work in the region.

Proceeds from the Gala will help Griffin advance the development of this next-generation population health approach.

Alan Mathog, Chairman of the Breaking New Ground Capital Campaign that funded the development of Griffin’s Center for Cancer Care, will be honored with the 2018 Presidents Award at the Gala.

Tickets start at $185 per person. Black tie suggested.

For more information on tickets or sponsorship opportunities, contact Lisa Nista, 203-732-7384, or email lnista@griffinhealth.org, or visit griffinhealth.org/gala.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.

Newsletter: Church in Ansonia donates gear to police, more

Dear readers,

Today's Valley Voice newsletter features an initiative by the Rev. John Hinson and his wife, Maude, who donated safety equipment to Ansonia Police and Seymour Pink gift shop's fifth anniversary.

Thanks for reading,

Patti 

Logan to host senior fair at Warsaw Park in Ansonia

'55 Flood is topic of talk at Seymour Public Library

SEYMOUR - Town historian Marion O’Keefe will present a followup to last year's talk on Seymour’s flood of Aug. 19, 1955 at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Seymour Public Library. 

The Library is at 46 Church St.

O'Keefe will discuss the Naugatuck Valley’s widespread destruction and flooding of towns along the Housatonic and Naugatuck Rivers.

O'Keefe looks forward to hearing audience members' memories of the flood that proved to be one of Connecticut’s greatest natural disasters.

For more information call 203-888-3903.

Info shared from an online community calendar sponsored by the The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and The New Haven Independent.

Diamond Dig at Marks of Design in Shelton to benefit Valley Goes Pink

 
The Valley Goes Pink is an annual grassroots campaign to support The Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness at Griffin Hospital in Derby.