News for the week of
April 11, 2004

In Features:

DOT Route 31 traffic study in
Ogden, Sweden leads to more monitoring
New York State Department of Transportation has completed a traffic study investigating the section of Rt. 31 between Sweden-Walker Road and Gallup Road in the towns of Sweden and Ogden, Monroe County. more

Holley residents face six more months of road construction
By the end of October, Holley residents and business owners will likely see the wrap-up of the $6 million road project that has been underway for the past year. more

Local woman colors the world her artwork
Marjorie Ellis loves pretty pictures. And with her artistic eye and God-given talent she takes those pretty pictures, photographs and calendar pages and turns them into acrylic masterpieces. more

Progress on former trolley depot project
reestablishes building's form and details
The restored trolley station in Spencerport almost looks like it could be part of a toy train layout in a quaint village scene. "It is really shaping up," said Bernie Cubitt, chairman of the project. more

Residents, students fill Brockport Village Hall
It was almost standing room only for the regular meeting of the Brockport Village Board on April 5. Students from SUNY Brockport and village residents were on hand for the meeting in which several issues were raised, concerns aired and budget questions were raised. more

In Briefly:

Girl Scouts earn Bronze Award
On Saturday, March 27, 2004 girls from Troop 103 with the Black Creek Service Unit earned their Bronze Award, the highest award a junior girl scout can receive. more

Kendall board member will be elected to five-year term
The candidate receiving the highest number of votes in the Kendall Board of Education election will serve a five-year term of office, not a three-year term, commencing July 1, 2004 to fill the expired term of Catherine Flaherty. more

In Schools:

B-B school budget info meetings scheduled
Presentations about the Byron-Bergen School District budget for the 2004-2005 are scheduled as follows more

BOCES 2 Career and Technical Education
student finds his life's work
Nick Leone knew at an early age that he was good with his hands and could operate machinery. Since he was 10, he had done farm chores with his grandfather before his school day even started, when other children his age were still in bed. When he was older he learned to drive heavy equipment and make repairs. more

Diary stories of Holocaust children on display
Hilton's Merton Williams Middle School students on the eighth grade Kappa 8 Team in studying the wars of the 20th century including the Holocaust of WWII, researched, wrote and created a museum of displays in the school's library. more

Holley students receive grant to study soil and water quality
A $10,000 Toyota Tapestry Grant is going to make it possible for hundreds of Holley science students to be involved in an exciting hands-on project entitled "A Canal Runs Through It." In this project, elementary, junior and senior high students will investigate water and soil quality issues and their impact on local waterways. Holley is one of 50 schools in the nation to receive the grant. more

Spencerport appoints new elementary principals
Spencerport Central School District has appointed two local school administrators as principals for the Leo Bernabi Elementary School and the Terry Taylor Elementary School. more

Spencerport High School's
auditorium gets two thumbs up
As the curtain went down on the final performance of "The Pajama Game," Spencerport High School's spring musical, Meghan McGuire knew that all of the hard work was worth it. more

Taylor student receives honorable mention
Robert Macko, a fifth grader at Terry A. Taylor Elementary School in Spencerport, was awarded Honorable Mention in the "Letters About Literature National Reading and Writing Contest." He had to choose a book that inspired him and write the author a letter explaining why the book was inspiring. more

In Sports:

Clark named "Birds Eye Foods Player of the Year"
Hilton High School's Marisa Clark, right, guard for the Girls Basketball Team, was named "Birds Eye Foods Player of the Year" for Monroe County Division I this year. more

Hilton Cheerleaders take first place
The Hilton Varsity Cheerleading Team, coached by Laurie Miller, took first place in division I at the Monroe County Tournament. Karlie Donlon was named to First Team All County and Danielle Billiotti, Kristina Brizee and Rachel Schmerbeck were named to Second Team All County. more

Holley's Yacono with NASCAR
According to his mother, Betty Drennan, it all started when Andy Yacono scratched her Camaro and had to fix it. From there, he went to Alfred Tech, started painting cars and now he is the head foreman in the paint shop for defending NASCAR champion driver Matt Kenseth. more

Spencerport's Downey pursuing pro golf career
Last summer, Spencerport native Danielle Downey graduated from Auburn University and returned home to compete as an amateur in the Wegman's Rochester LPGA Tournament. Now the three-time New York State Amateur Champion has made the transition to her pro golf career official as she competes on the LPGA Futures Tour. more

Squirt 1 wins league championship
One of the Brockport's Tri-County Youth Hockey (TCYH) teams won their League Championship this year. Tri-County's Squirt 1 hockey team won three tough playoff games (all in shoot-outs) to make it to the championship game. more

The Dynamic Silver Bullets
champs at Myrtle Beach
The Dynamic Silver Bullets Senior All Star Cheerleading team from Rochester placed first as National Champions at the 2004 Cheer Ltd CANAM International Cheerleading and Dance Championship on March 21 at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. more