NewsCommunityMultimediaSlideshows Community snapshots By mycitizensnews - September 19, 2015 0 58 Volunteers Cathy Kieper, left, and Barbara Brockwell serve peach shortcake inside St. Michael’s Church during the church’s 56th Annual Village Green Fair Sept. 11 on the Naugatuck Green. –LUKE MARSHALL Boy Scout Charles Fogie, a member of Boy Scout Troop 138 in Naugatuck, recently completed his Eagle Scout project at Baummer’s Pond with help from his fellow scouts. Fogie built a bridge for his project. Pictured, Fogie, Nick Ryan, Dmitriy Fogie, Marty Soovajian, J.R. Healey, John Stronkowski and Joe Bolack. Not pictured, Matt Hopkinson. –CONTRIBUTED Marianna Provancher, left, of Plymouth, and Carol Marcucio, of Derby, color Sept. 10 during the first Cookies and Coloring program at the Beacon Falls Library. The program is designed for adults to get together and relax while coloring and eating cookies. The library plans on running the program monthly. –ELIO GUGLIOTTI Woodland Regional High School junior Ariel Keeley, 16, of Prospect, won the state championship for trampoline in the 16 and over age group this summer. She competed at the national level at the USA Gymnastics Trampoline and Tumbling Championships July 18 to 20 in Dallas, and finished seventh in her age group. Keeley is the daughter of Joe and Heather Keeley. –CONTRIBUTED Three ‘Little Ninjas’ from USA Martial Arts in Naugatuck were promoted at a grading Aug 17. Pictured, front row, Dallas Autore, Adam Kullberg and Brandon Gagnon; back row, Grand Master Cheezic and Nicole Buckley. –CONTRIBUTED Volunteer John Rivers fries up some donuts during St. Michael’s Church’s 56th Annual Village Green Fair Sept. 11 on the Naugatuck Green. –LUKE MARSHALL Med Ed Academy celebrated its grand opening in Beacon Falls on Aug. 17. The company, which is located in the industrial park on South Main Street, focuses on training programs for public safety professionals as well as lay citizens. Pictured, from left, Med Ed directors Christopher Rowe and Sean Cloney discuss the business with Beacon Falls Fire Chief James Trzaski and Beacon Falls First Selectman Christopher Bielik. –CONTRIBUTED The Prospect Women’s Softball League recently finished its 22nd season. The league consists of six teams with women ages 18 to 60. Team Orange finished the regular season atop the standings with Maroon right behind. The Orange Team won the end-of-season playoffs. For more information, contact the Parks and Recreational Department at Prospect Town Hall. –CONTRIBUTED USA Martial Arts in Naugatuck promoted six members of Kid Kicks at a grading Aug. 17. Pictured, front row, Tyler Gangloff of Prospect, Donovan Perez, Jayden Deschane and Ciara Gallagher, all of Naugatuck; back row, Nasya Deschane of Naugatuck, Ryan Lantieri of Naugatuck, Nathan Kosko of Waterbury and Kaleb Bratchel-rees of Naugatuck. –CONTRIBUTED The Naugatuck Emblem Club recently donated 20 backpacks filled with school supplies to Salem Elementary School. –CONTRIBUTED The Beacon Brook Health Care softball team won the 2015 Athena Softball Tournament for the fifth year in a row. The tournament raises money to benefit employees fighting cancer. –CONTRIBUTED Six members of USA Martial Arts in Naugatuck were graded on Aug. 17. Karli Butcher was invited to grade to 2nd dan black belt. Connor Reese and Marlon Nacismento were invited to grade to 1st dan black belt. Nathan Posca and Matthew Jones advanced to 1 gup red and orange belt, respectively. –CONTRIBUTED Project Purple announced the creation of the Project Purple Jayne Snyder Fellowship Grant in August with a $52,000 gift to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb. The grant will support pancreatic cancer research at the center. The grant is named in memory of longtime Lincoln Track Club board member Jayne Snyder, who lost her battle with pancreatic cancer in 2011. Project Purple is a Beacon Falls-based nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness and funds toward a cure for pancreatic cancer. ‘This grant is a testament to the support from all those who have believed in our mission in the state of Nebraska. We feel this is the right thing to do to provide more opportunities to the university in its mission of helping to find a cure of pancreatic cancer,’ Project Purple Founder and Chairman Dino Verrelli said. –CONTRIBUTED