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News for the week of
January 14, 2007

In Features:

Benefit scheduled for Hamlin toddler
Vinny Vandetta, of Hamlin, is an 18-month-old lovable toddler who was diagnosed with Niemann-Pick Type A, a rare disease. more

Churchville-Chili board names interim superintendent
The Churchville-Chili Board of Education appointed Phillip W. Langton to the position of Interim Superintendent of Schools, effective January 10. more

Hilton Apple Fest appreciates volunteers
The Hilton Apple Fest is always looking for volunteers who want to pitch in and help. Committee members say they found two really good ones. Alice Tynan has worked the Apple Fest for three years and Clayton Grantham worked this past year. more

License plate reader on the hunt for info
Motorists in Orleans County, the Orleans County Sheriff's have got your number, your license plate number that is. About a month ago, the department installed a Remington License Plate Reader system in one of their marked patrol cars and so far they have read 18,000 license plates which triggered 100 valid alarms. more

Pin-pointing the lot lines
Most people wouldn’t even notice those little marks on the pavement or sidewalk but it didn’t take Rich Mitchell and Curt Adams very long to find a couple of them, in spite of the fact that the street and most of the sidewalk had been recently replaced. more

Residents and officials discuss Route 531 extension options
Brockport is more of a destination than simply a place to drive through on the way to somewhere else, this according to Department of Transportation officials. "We have to take into consideration that Brockport is as much of a point of origin and destination as a through-put," Kevin Bush, DOT's regional design engineer said at a January 10 meeting in Brockport. more

RWCCT celebrates 10 years
Spencerport resident Steve Valvano remembers when he brought his 16-year-old daughter to Hale Auditorium on the Roberts Wesleyan College campus 10 years ago to let her try out for the new community theater troupe that was scrambling to put together a group of eager amateurs for its premier production, Fiddler on the Roof. more

Spencerport resident is known by many names
Bike lady, lunch lady and Avon lady are some of the names that Spencerport resident Ethel Blanchard is known by. At the age of 75, she is busy working and volunteering every day. more

Spencerport Chamber of Commerce honors 2006 award winners
Winners of its 2006 awards presented by the Spencerport Area Chamber of Commerce will be honored at its annual awards dinner on Friday, January 26, at the Plantation Party House, 1875 North Union Street, Spencerport; social time at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. more

In Briefly:

Dates for Kindergarten registration at Churchville-Chili set
Churchville-Chili Central School District will hold kindergarten registration in April. Children who will be five years old on or before December 1, 2007 are eligible to start school in September 2007. more

Eagle Scout receives award
Assemblyman Bill Reilich joins Eagle Scout Devin Heitz. Devin celebrated with family and friends at the Brockport Elks Club recently. A member of Troop 111, Devin has been an active member of scouting for five years. more

Billboard shows number of calls
Hilton Fire Captain Joe Lissow and EMS Captain Kevin Corcoran flank the department's billboard which lists the number of calls made in 2006. The Hilton Fire Department responded to approximately 1,400 calls for service last year. more

K-9 Kids pick up dog conditioning tips
On January 5, the K-9 Kids of Monroe County had a guest speaker at their meeting. The guest speaker was Dr. Heather Beaudry-St. Germain from Animal Rehabilitation Center of Rochester. The topic covered in the presentation was how to condition your dog. more

St. Leo's Knights present Honorary Life Memberships
St. Leo's Knights of Columbus Council #9461 presented two Knights with Honorary Life Membership at a January meeting. more

Politically Speaking:

Assemblymembers call for end of member items
Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) joined Assembly Republicans in a call for a major overhaul to the state Legislature's member item process, saying the current process lacks transparency, accountability and fairness because it is a process vulnerable to fraud or at least the appearance of impropriety. more

In Schools:

BOCES 2 offers online options
Students at BOCES 2 Center for Workforce Development have an additional option for on-line education. more

Actions speak louder than words for Elementary students
Brockport Barclay Elementary School second grader Dorian Kalir follows the non-verbal directions given by Mime Artist Ricky Smith during a recent weeklong Artist-in-Residence program through Monroe 2 Orleans BOCES. more

Conference All-State honors
Brockport High School Junior Nneka Ebbe was selected as a New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Conference All-State Women's Chorus member as an alto. She is a member of the Brockport High School Choir, Band, Triple Quartet and MadVocals and a student of Elizabeth Banner. more

Hilton School District offers new courses
in Community Education Program
The Hilton School District's Community Education (formerly Continuing Education) Program has instituted 12 new courses along with favorites such as Ballroom Dancing, One-Stroke Painting, Aquafit Water Aerobics and Photoshop/Digital Imaging according to Director Barbara Carder. more

Holley Sports Booster and Patriots Winter Color Guard to perform
On January 27, the Holley Sports Boosters and The Rochester Patriots Winter Color Guard will host a Northeast Color Guard Circuit Competition at Holley High School. more

Learning good character from the bottom up
Holley second graders in Marge Burgio's class are learning about good character and making their classroom chairs a little more comfortable at the same time. In art class, the students drew pictures illustrating the traits of good character. more

Non-teaching professionals recognized
Eleven members of the Brockport Central School District non-teaching professional staff were recognized for outstanding dedication and contributions on the job. more

Scholarships available for Hamlin, Sweden students
SUNY College at Brockport is accepting applications for two scholarships for students residing in Sweden or Hamlin. The Margaret A. McGrath Charitable Foundation provides funding for the two awards. Applications for the 2007-2008 academic year will be accepted through March 1. more

Scientific donation
The Lift Bridge Book Shop in Brockport raised $500 to help fund Science Fun Day, a day of hands-on science activities for fourth and fifth graders. Taysie Pennington, from Lift Bridge, presents the check to Hill Elementary students. more

Spelling Bee at Byron- Bergen
The annual Robert Fowler Spelling Bee was held on December 22. This year, 21 participants qualified for the competition by taking a preliminary test. more

Students collect food for cupboard
Heavy Duty Equipment students in Gerry Wilcox's class organized a non-perishable food drive and collected 2,016 items for the Spencerport Ecumenical Food Cupboard. more

In Seniors:

Abundance of warmth
Bev Lewis, Joyce Henion and Jean Herzog are shown with some of the 200+ hats, mittens and scarves made by volunteers at the Sweden Senior Center for the Brockport Toy Shelf. more

In Sports:

Blue Devils continue wave
Brockport won the first seven events on their way to a 97-76 boys swimming victory over Churchville-Chili. more

Cornish paces Rangers
Rob Cornish won the 200 and 500-yard Freestyle events to lead Spencerport to a 90-89 victory over host Churchville-Chili in boys swimming. more

Roberts sweeps Myers
Senior Jenna Payne led the way with 20 points for the women and Alfonso Evans scored 29 for the men as Roberts Wesleyan swept a basketball doubleheader from Myers University from Cleveland. more

Spencerport's Barton finds success at home
Allen Barton began the season third among three goaltenders in his senior season at Niagara University. He hadn't played a single minute since his sophomore campaign and was fourth on the depth chart last season. But events have enabled Barton to move into the regular rotation this season for the nationally ranked Purple Eagles. He has matched his career total for wins with almost half a season remaining. more

Sweden Clarkson Bisons traveling to Cooperstown
The Sweden-Clarkson Bisons 12 and under travel baseball team was selected to participate in a baseball tournament in Cooperstown in August. Teams from across the U.S. and Canada participate in weekly tournaments at the Cooperstown All Star Village. more

Varsity teams at SHS participate in service efforts
Each of the Varsity athletic teams at Spencerport High School participated in a volunteer community service/charity project through the Spencerport Student-Athletes Care Program during the 2006-07 fall season. more