News for the week of
August 22, 2004

In Features:

Auction of film buff's collections disburses "The Klein's" estate
Local celebrity and former WHAM entertainment critic Bill Klein's collection of memorabilia will be available to the public at an auction at 3283 Roosevelt Highway, Hamlin on Thursday, August 26 beginning at 4 p.m. more

Beikirch Care Center receives gift of artwork
Gayle and Gary Breuilly and their daughters, Sarah and Elizabeth, have donated a framed print to the third floor of Lakeside Beikirch Care Center. more

Brockport calls temporary halt to visitor center construction
Work had been halted indefinitely at the site of Brockport's canal side museum and visitor center when tests indicated that excavated soil might be contaminated with petroleum. more

Brockport officials going door-to-door
On August 28, every home in the Village of Brockport's northwest quadrant as well as other streets where there is mixed student/residential housing will be visited. more

Brockport village recognized for preservation efforts
As part of the two-day Art Festival, Brockport celebrated the listing of its Victorian commercial district on the National and State Registers of Historic Places. more

Chili Lions Club marks anniversary
The Lions Club of Chili will commence its 40th anniversary celebration Saturday morning, September 25 with a special postal cancellation at the North Chili Post Office, 3235 Union Street, North Chili. more

Clarkson welcomes all Lumberjacks and Jills
For the third year, lumberjacks and lumberjills will be converging on Clarkson to take part in a competition during Good Neighbor Day. more

Code review committee formed in Brockport
In an effort to update outdated and irrelevant codes within the Village of Brockport, a code review committee has been formed. The committee includes a representation of individuals from across the village from board members to a resident-at-large from the college and Archie Kutz from Lift Bridge Books to represent the business community. more

Many garden crops are small, slow and late
From home gardeners to cash crop farmers - the harvest report yields the same complaint: Mother Nature has not had much of a nurturing weather effect in August. more

'Operation Tickets 4 Troops'
aims to bring service men, women home
Every minute counts when families only have a short amount of time to spend with loved ones who are serving in the Armed Forces. more

Public invited to help celebrate Ferris Goodridge Post's 85th birthday
On Friday, August 27, the Ferris Goodridge American Legion Post will celebrate its 85th birthday. more

In Briefly:

Brockport Lions award member recruiter
Brockport Lions awarded a Membership Key to Lion Al Hammel for sponsoring at least two new members. Lions Dr. Joel Kutz and Gary Malak were presented the Robert Uplinger Award for outstanding membership and years of service to the Brockport Lions. more

Brockport Family History Center offers internet access
Patrons of the Family History Center at the Brockport Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 4088 Lake Road South, Brockport, can now access the internet. more

Davison Gallery opens season
Roberts Wesleyan College's Davison Gallery announces the first exhibition of the academic year will be Talmud: In the Art of Marc Chagall ad Ben-Zion, a traveling exhibition of intaglio and lithographic prints. more

Libraries promote letter writing program
The Ogden Farmers' Library and the Lyell branch of the Rochester Public Library put together a summer program that paired children up from both branches as pen pals. more

Roberts Wesleyan hosts fireworks August 30
Roberts Wesleyan College and Northeastern Seminary in North Chili will start the school year with a bang -- literally -- and all area residents are invited. Festivities begin at 7 p.m. more

Spencerport receives waterfront grant
The Village of Spencerport was a recent recipient of a $17,000 Environmental Protection Fund grant. The funds were given to municipalities to complete waterfront revitalization projects. more

Wal-Mart project still in SEQR process
Craig McAllister, planning board chairman for the Town of Sweden, said that there has been no approval granted to Wal-Mart yet in their quest to build a supercenter in the town. more

Politically Speaking:

Assisted living facilities bill passed
The New York State Senate passed legislation that provides a definition of assisted living, establishes a uniform licensing procedure for assisted living facilities and strengthens consumer protections to ensure that residents of assisted living facilities receive the highest quality of care. more

Republican primary set in Clarendon for justice seat
A Republican primary will be held in the Town of Clarendon for registered voters on September 14, from noon until 9 p.m. for the position of town justice which is a four year term. The election districts will be consolidated and voting will take place at the Clarendon Town Hall, 16385 Church Street. more

In Schools:

BCSD offers fall Continuing Education
The Brockport Central School District Continuing Education Department is offering a variety of classes beginning in September. more

BCSD appoints three assistant principals
Scott Anderson, Tara Merino and Tobias Ekeze have been appointed as assistant principals at Brockport Central School. more

Brockport graduate completes entrepreneur course at Clarkson
Michael C. O'Laughlin, a 2003 graduate of Brockport High School, was one of 84 freshmen in Clarkson University's innovative interdisciplinary engineering and management (E&M) degree program. more

Roberts Wesleyan offers class in Seneca Falls
Roberts Wesleyan College's Master of Science in Management (M.S.M.) degree program soon will be offered at the New York Chiropractic College in Seneca Falls. more

In Seniors:

Senior Center programs
•Finger Lakes Fall Foliage - a Fall Foliage Trip to the Finger Lakes on Wednesday, October 6 from 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. more

In Sports:

Syracuse headlines preseason for Raiders
The men's soccer team is set to face off against Syracuse University on August 20 at 7 p.m. at Roberts Wesleyan in a preseason exhibition game. Syracuse is a member of the Big East Conference and is coming off of a 4-8-5 campaign in 2003. more