Ansonia boy receives early holiday gift

8th grader wins bike from stunt cyclist

I was happy to be behind-the-scenes recently with teachers and Ansonia Cultural Commission members at Ansonia Middle School to see eighth grader Jason Edwards get a cool surprise: a visit by professional stunt cyclist Chris Clark.

Clark, from Hoboken, N.J., performed at the Ansonia Harvest Festival in October. He had told spectators about a nationwide Facebook contest he was running, and Jason won.


The surprise continued when Clark presented Jason with a "lightly used" Giant STP mountain bike.

Jason is all smiles as Clark talks to him in the AMS gym about using the mountain bike.

Winning the expensive bike was indeed a lucky turn of events for Jason, since his own bike had been stolen earlier this year.

Congratulations again, Jason! Here's to lots of cycling fun.

Stunt cyclist to perform at Ansonia Harvest Festival

Stunt cyclist Chris Clark will give two performances at the ninth annual Ansonia Harvest Festival Oct. 6, Cultural Commission chairwoman Judy Nicolari said today.
The free festival along Main Street will run from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Check out Clark's daring moves in a video he provided.

The festival will feature ethnic foods, arts and crafts, live music, a classic car show, a scarecrow-making contest, and more.

Slideshow spotlights stunt cyclist at Seymour school

Check out professional stunt cyclist Chris Clark in a great photo slideshow by Register photographer Arnold Gold.

I also attended the program and was more than a little nervous as Clark showed off his mountain biking skills.