Wildlife outside my window this morning

I just looked up information about squirrels and learned that Jan. 21 is Squirrel Appreciation Day. Who knew? Must remember to celebrate next January.

Click here for some "nutty facts" about squirrels.

Ansonia Nature Center to celebrate Earth Day April 29

ANSONIA - The Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center, 10 Deerfield Road, will hold an Earth Day celebration from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

The event will include plantings, hikes, live animals, environmental exhibitors, and a special guest. 
Storyteller Leslie Elias will create Grandmother Turtle masks with families for $5, and then perform the Iroquois creation myth.

An Audubon biologist will present the 2016 Bird Habitat Assessment findings for the Nature Center property. 
Food and snacks will be available from local vendors and the Nature Center bake sale. 
Admission is free.

Walk at park in Shelton to benefit Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Happy Spring?

Don't be fooled by this sunny photo of my Easter tulips. It's only 44 degrees here in Ansonia this morning. C'mon spring! We need you.

Valley Shakespeare Festival play to benefit Spooner House in Shelton

Coffee hour in Derby focuses on quality of life issues

Contributed photo 

State Sen. George Logan, R-Ansonia, listens to a taxpayer during a Coffee Hour Friday at Valley Diner in Derby. Logan and area residents discussed ways to improve Connecticut’s quality of life.

He can be reached at George.Logan@cga.ct.gov and 800-842-1421 and at www.SenatorGeorgeLogan.com. Logan represents Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Hamden, Naugatuck and Woodbridge.

Boys & Girls Club to host regional summit in Shelton

SHELTON - The Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley is hosting the 2017 Northeast Regional Torch Club Summit this weekend.  
There will be over 200 young people from across the Northeast Region at the Lavietes Clubhouse.  

The Summit is to inspire youth across the Northeast to feel confident that they are capable of achieving anything they put their minds to.  
This event provides youth with a fun, safe, learning environment that reinforces the values and traditions in the four pillars of the Torch Club program: Service to club and community, Education, Health and Fitness, and Social Recreation. 


This is a press release from the Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley.