Valley to mark Day of Prayer

    Valley residents have been invited to mark the 62nd National Day of Prayer Thursday at two locations.
    A program will be held at noon outside Seymour Town Hall, 1 First St. The Rev. Russell Lesiw of Seymour is once again coordinating the event.
    Seymour First Selectman Kurt Miller will be among the speakers. In case of rain the program will be held inside Town Hall in the Norma Drummer Room.

    In Ansonia, an observance will be held at 6 p.m. at Veteran’s Memorial Park next to Ansonia City Hall, 253 Main St.
     For information about Ansonia’s National Day of Prayer program, contact Pat and Larry Boemmels at pboem@att.net.
      President Harry Truman designated the first National Day of Prayer in 1952.  The event was designated for the first Thursday in May by President Ronald Reagan.