Mystery photo fun

I saw this guy cutting the grass Sunday and had to take a photo. Looks like he may have run over one of his friends. 
Anyone know where in the Valley I took this? Please leave your answer in the comments! 

If you see any interesting Halloween decorations around the area, take a photo and send it to me at pmcv394@gmail.com and I'll share them here.

Sunflower Farm in Orange brings bright colors on a dreary day

Daughter Allegra and I took a quick trip Saturday afternoon to Sunflower Farm in Orange. It was quick because when we got out of the car it was as if a monsoon came upon us. 
It was pouring rain and the wind was howling. 
And it felt really cold, especially compared to the unusually warm (hot!) temperatures we experienced earlier in the week. 
We were happy to get back into the car after buying a beautiful multi-colored mum.

  I was able to get three photos of the colors of the  season.    

Plenty of pumpkins left in the pumpkin patch.

Looks like we started a tradition ~ we visited the farm for the first time last October. Check it out!

Griffin Hospital opens occupational medicine center in Shelton

SHELTON - Griffin Hospital held an official grand opening celebration Wednesday for its Occupational Medicine center. 
The facility opened Aug. 1 in a space directly below the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce offices at 10 Progress Drive. 

The rehabilitation area features a variety of exercise equipment. 

Physical therapist Sharon Oakley works with a woman on a treadmill. 

Myra Odenwaelder, Director of Rehabilitation Services, told attendees gathered in the waiting room the department "has increased space, staff, and equipment." She said new on-site X-ray equipment makes their work more efficient. "It's very convenient for Shelton employers to send employees our way." 

Pictured with her from left are Griffin Hospital President and CEO Patrick Charmel, Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce President William Purcell, and Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti. Charmel thanked Purcell for assisting him in finding the space to relocate the center from its original Shelton site.

Violinist Kate O'Brien of Orange entertains during the celebration.

William Purcell welcomed the Chamber's new neighbors with a pumpkin pie.

Osborne Homestead in Derby will feature 'Sparkling Holiday' theme

DERBY - Celebrate the holidays at the Osborne Homestead Museum and learn about the legends and origins of gemstones.  

Each room will be brilliantly decorated to the theme “A Sparkling Holiday.”  

Holiday tours will run from Nov. 25 through Dec. 17.  

Homestead decorated for the holidays in 2015.

Tours will be offered Thursdays through Sundays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.  On Fridays, Dec. 2, 9, and 16, the museum will present “Twilight Tours” to show off the shimmering glow of the decorations from 4-7 p.m. 
  

For more than 30 years, volunteers have created the gorgeous holiday decorations at the museum.  

These talented and committed volunteers are members of the Derby Garden Society, Garden Club of Orange, Long Hill Garden Club, Naugatuck Garden Club, Olde Ripton Garden Club of Shelton, Oxford Garden Club, Pomperaug Valley Garden Club of Woodbury, Roxbury/Bridgewater Garden Club, Women Redefining Retirement Milford, and Ye Olde Kellogg Garden Club.

Visitors will also get a chance to support local farms and small businesses at the Connecticut Holiday Market in the Kellogg Environmental Center located behind the museum.  The Holiday Market will be held Dec. 2 from 4-7 p.m. and Dec. 3 from 9 a.m.-noon.  
Choose from a wide variety of products, such as Connecticut Grown produce, meat products, beauty and bath products, teas, and much more.

The Osborne Homestead Museum celebrates the life of Frances Osborne Kellogg, the award-winning dairy farmer who bred the legendary Holstein bull Ivanhoe.  
In the early to mid–1900s, she and her husband Waldo Kellogg made Osbornedale Farm second to none in New England with their record-breaking, prize-winning Holstein-Friesian cattle.  
Frances Kellogg held many high ranking positions in several dairy associations, including President of the American Holstein Friesian Association and Director of the New Haven County Farm Bureau.  
She also left an endowment to the University of Connecticut which established the Kellogg Dairy Center in Storrs.  
Her cow pastures and farm, which she deeded to the State of Connecticut, are now Osbornedale State Park and the Kellogg Estate in Derby.   

Make it a “jewel” of a holiday and visit the Osborne Homestead Museum.  
Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted.  

Support Connecticut agriculture and small businesses and by doing your holiday shopping at the Kellogg Environmental Center on Dec. 2 and 3.  

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection operates the Osborne Homestead Museum and Kellogg Environmental Center at 500 Hawthorne Ave.

To register for group tours and for more information, call 203-734-2513 or email donna.kingston@ct.gov.

This is a press release from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Seniors enjoy painting class at Doyle Senior Center in Ansonia

Valley Arts Council President Rich DiCarlo, left, chats with Ansonia Mayor David S. Cassetti who visited a water color class this week at Joseph Doyle Senior Center in Ansonia. 
DiCarlo teaches painting at several Valley venues.
Also visiting the group was Ansonia Corporation Counsel John Marini, standing at right.


Note: Sharing this photo from the City of Ansonia Facebook page.

Derby Public Library to hold scarf-tying workshop

DERBY - The Derby Public Library has scheduled a Scarf-Tying Workshop at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 15.  

While most of us own scarves, few of us know how to tie them so they will complement our outfits.

Valley resident Joanne Czeczot will demonstrate easy and eye-catching ways to tie regular, infinity, and square scarves.

Bring along some scarfs from your own collection and have fun learning how to accessorize with them. 

Registration is requested.  

For more information, stop by the Library, 313 Elizabeth St., call 203-736-1482, or visit www.derbypubliclibrary.org.  


This is a press release from Cathy Williams, Director, Derby Public Library.

Newsletter highlights need for new Ansonia police HQ

Dear readers,

The latest Valley Voice is available, and you can read it by clicking here.

Thanks!

~ Patti and Ralph