Derby Baseball to hold pancake fundraiser Sunday at Payden Field House

Huntington Branch Library to host Pound workout at Shelton Community Center

SHELTON - Join fitness instructor Debbie Russell at 2 p.m. April 1 for a fun and exciting cardio workout involving drumming! Drumsticks provided. This event will be held in the Shelton Community Center Gym, 41 Church St.

Channel your inner rockstar with this full body cardio-jam session inspired by the infectious, energizing, and crowd-pleasing fun of playing the drums. You become the workout music in this exhilarating full-body workout that combines cardio, conditioning, and strength training with yoga and pilates-inspired movements. 

Using lightly weighted drumsticks engineered specifically for exercising, POUND transforms drumming into an incredibly effective way of working out.

This is shared from the Shelton Library System Facebook page.

Seymour Public Library to host animal show with Beardsley Zoo

SEYMOUR - The Beardsley Zoo will be visiting Seymour Public Library at 10:30 a.m. April 11 with a few animal friends!

Learn about the amazing adaptations animals have for thriving in their habitats with the Zoo’s animal ambassadors and artifacts.

Please call 203-888-3903 for more information.

This is shared from a Facebook event page.

Seymour welcomes new police officer

Andi Seitllari

Sharing from the Office of the First Selectwoman of Seymour Facebook page:

"Welcome to the newest member to the Seymour Police Department Officer Andi Seitllari. Officer Seitllari is a recent transfer to Seymour PD and he has completed field training.

"Welcome to Seymour Officer Seitllari!"

Ansonia Library to host free Pound workouts on Saturdays in April

 

Pet photos with Easter Bunny at Quarry Walk in Oxford to benefit Seymour CARES

OXFORD - Join us at RCO Pet Care and Seymour CARES for our third annual photos with the Easter Bunny event at 11 a.m. Sunday.

This is our first year partnering with our friends at Evergreen Vet Clinic in Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road.

Families are asked to bring a donation of non-perishable food to be donated to local rescue Seymour CARES.

Seymour CARES (Coco's Animal Rescue Efforts of Seymour) is a 501c3 organization run entirely by dedicated volunteers. It is their mission is to provide temporary shelter to abandoned and surrendered cats and dogs until they can find them loving homes.

Participating families are asked to bring a donation of much needed supplies.

Their wish list can be found on the website here: https://seymourcares.org/ways-to-help

It includes dog food, cat food, cleaning supplies, and more.

At this time they are in particular need of:

Purina One Kitten Wet Food
Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin & Stomach Wet Cat Food
World's Best Cat Litter

Cash donations can also be made and will be hand-delivered to the rescue.

*For everyone's safety we ask to avoid the use of retractable leashes! 

This is shared from a Facebook event page.

Derby Neck Library to host Deckmasters Tournament Saturday

DERBY - You’ve been playing Magic: The Gathering and the Pokémon Trading Card Game for awhile now, so here’s your chance to really show off your skills! 

At Derby Neck’s Deckmasters Tournament from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, players are invited to register in our round-robin tournaments as follows:

• Pokémon TCG Tournament: Players up to age 18 using their own decks–limit 4 Pokémon cards worth >1 prize card
• Magic: The Gathering Tournament: Players of all ages using a mystery deck provided by the library

When all players have battled each other, a prize will be given to whoever has the most wins in each tournament!

Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and all players must arrive by 1:15 p.m.  to enter. 

The Library is at 307 Hawthorne Ave.

Be sure to sign up for our Youth Services mailing list here so you can stay in the loop on this and other great events!

This is shared from the Library's website.