Banquet to Honor Derby High School's Hall of Famers

DERBY -  A banquet to honor the Derby High School Athletic Hall of Fame's Class of 2018 will be held at 12:30 p.m. April 28 at Vazzano's Four Seasons, 337 Kenyon St., Stratford.

Doors open at noon.

The cost is $50 per person, payable by cash or check. Checks can be made payable to: Derby Athletic Hall of Fame, and mailed to: Derby High School, 75 Chatfield St., Derby, CT 06418; Attention Jenn Moffat. 

To reserve a table please email Tom Abel at tom.c.abel@lmco.com 

Each table holds 10 people.

Also, anyone who'd like to sponsor an ad in the banquet program can do so for $25 for a quarter page;  $50 for a half page and $100 for a full page.

For more information, email Mike Cannici at neech76@aol.com or by phone 203-305-9442.

A story about the Class of 2018 Hall of Famers can be viewed online at the New Haven Register: https://www.nhregister.com/valley/article/Derby-High-School-inducts-8-more-in-Athletic-Hall-13330703.php

House Passes Sports Helmets Safety Bill Introduced by Klarides Sisters

 

HARTFORD - Yesterday, the House unanimously passed legislation, introduced by House Republican Leader Themis Klarides and State Rep. Nicole Klarides-Ditria, which will provide consumers with better information regarding the safety of sports helmets.

 

The Klarides sisters brought this legislation forward after, Jason Klein of Force3 Pro Gear, a local Derby business, expressed his frustration that his company and others were unable to share their helmet safety test results with the public.

 

According to Klein, sports safety helmets are tested by the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment. The NOCSAE helmet standard uses a pass/fail threshold to determine whether or not a helmet meets the standard performance criteria. The NOCSAE pass/fail threshold is 1200 Severity Index units or SI. A helmet must test below 1200 SI in all 16 designated and random impact locations, including impacts at a helmet in ambient, high and low temperatures.

 

Klein said in testimony, "There’s been no place for an athlete or parent seeking helmet safety information to turn and no way for them to compare results with other helmets currently on the market."

 

Rep. Klarides and Klarides-Ditria said in a joint statement, "Helmet manufacturers should be able to tell the public that their protective equipment is tested and safe. We want to thank Jason for bringing this forward. This legislation will keep athletes of all ages safe."

 

The bill now heads to the Senate.

 

(This is a press release from Spencer Rubin/CT House Republicans)