News for the week of
January 16, 2005

In Features:

2004 income tax and property tax credit assistance offered
The Genesee County Office for the Aging is available to offer free income tax preparation for low to moderate income taxpayers and/or property tax credit (IT-214) assistance. more

Corrections officer exam scheduled
State Senator George D. Maziarz (62nd District) announced that a new examination will be held for individuals interested in becoming a Corrections Officer with the New York State Department of Correctional Services. more

Decision on Hamlin Tops fuel station tabled
No decisions were reached on Tops Markets' request to construct a fueling station in the parking lot of their supermarket in Hamlin. more

Memorial display
Assemblyman Bill Reilich visits the 9/11 Memorial Display in Albany. This display was transported to Albany for viewing in early January in the "War Room" at the State Capitol. more

Monroe County invites entries in
Environmental Photography Competition
The Monroe County Environmental Management Council (EMC) is sponsoring the 2005 Environmental Photography Competition and Show. This year's competition is entitled "Capturing Monroe County's Environmental Treasures." more

Monroe County Legislature votes to take more trash to Mill Seat
Monroe County Legislators pushed through the issue of accepting out-of-county garbage at the Mill Seat Landfill in Riga as a 'Matter of Urgency' at their January 11 meeting. more

Residents urged to return Hamlin Community Center survey
The Hamlin Community Center Exploratory Committee has distributed a survey to all Hamlin residents via direct mail. The goal of the survey is to determine the level of interest among Hamlin residents to develop a Community Center in the area as well as to determine the type of facility required. more

Supplies, packages fill needs in Iraq
Westside News Inc. publications (Suburban News and The Herald) printed an article regarding Tickets for Troops August 29, 2004. The men made it home and the funds raised were very helpful. more

In Briefly:

B-B, health department host parent information night
The Committee on Pre-school Special Education and Genesee County Department of Health will be providing an Information Night on Tuesday, January 25 at the Byron-Bergen Elementary School Library from 7 to 8 p.m. more

Clarkson Republican Committee seeks candidates
The Town of Clarkson Republican Committee seeks candidates for public office. The positions available in Clarkson in 2005 are town supervisor, town council (two seats), highway superintendent and town justice. more

Drumcliffe School presents Irish Arts performance
The Drumcliffe School of Irish Dance will perform a repertoire of award winning dances on January 30 at Rochester's School of the Arts featuring the 1998 Nationals Conference Winner "The Blackbird." more

Girl Scouts invites girls to a Daisy Doodle
The Girl Scouts of Genesee Valley invites all girls ages five and six to a Daisy Doodle event at the Girl Scout Program Center, 1020 John St. in West Henrietta from 9:30 a.m. to noon on January 29. more

Illegal to plow snow from driveways to streets
The Orleans County Sheriff's Office cautions residents and snow plowing contractors that it is against the law to plow snow into public streets or roadways. more

Residents urged to adopt a fire hydrant
The Orleans County Sheriff's Office, in cooperation with all county fire departments, encourages all residents in all areas of the county to adopt a fire hydrant. more

St. Luke's choir offers Compline service
St. Luke's Episcopal Church Choir will offer a Compline service Wednesday nights at 8:30 p.m. Everything will be chanted or sung in the brief service and there will also be moments for silence and reflection. more

Tree seedlings for sale
Monroe County Soil and Water (MCSW) Conservation District will be selling a variety of tree seedlings. Order forms are available at the Hamlin Town Clerk's Office. more

Politically Speaking:

Colby sworn in
Robert Colby was sworn in as Monroe County Legislator for the 20th district January 7. His wife, Sharon, held the Bible as the oath was administered by Monroe County Sheriff Patrick O'Flynn. more

In Schools:

C-C JHS students reach out to soldiers
Last year, Churchville-Chili Junior High School Teaching Assistant Susan Prevost, who teaches with Pat Burns, initiated the idea of writing to soldiers serving in the armed forces. more

Churchville-Chili students honored
Several high school students met the criteria to be honored as Early Recognition Black Scholars. more

C-C third graders receive dictionaries
Every Churchville-Chili third grader received a "Webster's Dictionary for Students" compliments of the newly formed Churchville Rotary Club. The group is still in the developmental phase but decided to donate the books as their first community service activity. more

GCC students join 'Tale of Three Counties' reading project
Genesee Community College students and faculty members will join "A Tale of Three Counties" - a region-wide reading project - this year. more

Hilton High School business
students warned: "It's not free money!"
Students in teacher Michael Holowka's Accounting Class at Hilton High School received a warning from Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of New York, Judge John C. Ninfo II, about the dangers of credit cards in their class on January 11. more

Natural Helpers named at Hilton High School
Seventeen Hilton High School students were selected by their peers as persons "to whom students would go to if they had a problem and needed someone to trust," according to Park Ridge Youth Outreach Counselor Nancy Lewthwaite and Hilton High School Counselor Shirley Abrams. more

NYS Archives awards Hilton district two grants
Assistant Superintendent for Business Steve Ayers has announced that the Hilton School District received two Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund Grants (LGRMIF) totaling $40,009 from the New York State Archives. more

Sandy Creek Academy's students learn to make pottery
The students at Sandy Creek Academy in Holley have been busy learning and having fun at the same time. In addition to the regular curriculum, the third through seventh graders have been learning about the culture of the Pueblo Indian tribes of the American Southwest Four Corners Region. more

Spencerport continues to explore full-day kindergarten
More than 70 parents and concerned citizens attended the second kindergarten forum at the Spencerport School District to voice their opinions. more

Students support Lakeside
Brockport High School's National Honor Society students are supporting Lakeside Memorial Hospital's Emergency Department with a $200 donation. This gift will be used to purchase a blanket warmer. more

In Seniors:

Chili Senior Center programs
Tuesday Talks - Tuesday at 11 a.m. A guest speaker will be featured each week. Coffee provided. The center is located at 3235 Chili Avenue. more

Ogden Lunch Club 60 receives county funding
Funding for Ogden Lunch Club 60 was unanimously approved by Monroe County Legislature. The legislation authorizes $36,314 to be funded for senior nutrition programs and a variety of activities and services at the Ogden Lunch Club 60. more

In Sports:

Hamlin Recreation introduces healthy living classes
Hamlin Recreation will be offering a new "Healthy and Fit for Kids" program that will be offered free to Hamlin residents ages seven to 10-years-old. more

Hilton swimmers go 'gold'
Four members of the Hilton Area Swim Team qualified for and participated in the Niagara District 14 & under gold Junior Olympics, held at the Webster Aquatic Center January 6-9. more

LaDanse Workshop students
perform in the Nutcracker
Students awaited their acceptance after their auditions of the Rochester City Ballet's company "Nutcracker." All of the LaDanse Workshop students were added to the list. more

Sabatka leads Saints swimmers
Freshman Mike Sabatka finished first in the 200-yard Individual Medley and the 100-yard butterfly and was part of the top relay team in the 200-yard Medley Relay as Churchville-Chili beat Hilton 97-66. more

Spencerport's Barton gets chance
Players in any sport don't wish to get their chance due to an injury to a teammate, but when the opportunity presents itself they have to perform. Spencerport native Allen Barton got his opportunity when Niagara University's starting goaltender Jeff Van Nynatten broke a finger, putting him on the sidelines for up to eight weeks. more

VanAernum's four points paces Saints
Senior Jason VanAernum scored two goals and added two assists while goaltenders Danny Kuntz and Bryan Forbes shared a shutout as Churchville-Chili defeated Geneva-DeSales 8-0 at Scottsville Arena. more