A faith-inspired place to shop
When Barb DiVincenzo looked down at her feet and saw a penny that had been flattened and inscribed with The Lord's Prayer, she knew she had found the new location for St. John's Religious Shoppe and Bookstore. Previously located in the basement of St. John The Evangelist Church of Spencerport on Martha Street, the 26-year-old shop had to either close or move after the village fire marshall report indicated that it had become too crowded to be safe. Church volunteers sprang into action, making a list of sites available for rent and then visiting each of them. more

Chili resident achieves highest Boy Scout honor
On September 12, Travis John Earley passed his Eagle Board of Review and was honored on November 5, by Boy Scout Troop 53 for achieving Scouting’s highest rank of Eagle Scout. more

Cornell hosts Organic Vegetable conference
Organic vegetable production workshops are planned for early spring at Cornell University’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva. more

Group donates tree, trimmings to Lakeside
The Lake Ontario Parrot Head Club recently donated a tree, decorations and their time to help make the holidays brighter for residents, patients and employees at Lakeside Health System. more

Hilton couple co-chair Lakeside Foundation Capital Campaign
'Bud' and Sylvia Hendershot, of Hilton, are the honorary co-chairs of the Lakeside "Building for the Next Generation" Capital Campaign. more

Hope Floats
As you sit around the television New Year's Day watching the Tournament of Roses Parade just like you always do, take a closer look and you may see someone you know. more

Lutheran pastor to be honored
The congregation of the Concordia Lutheran Church, 6601 Fourth Section Road, Brockport will hold a special reception following the 10:30 a.m. morning worship on Sunday, December 31, to honor the 22 years of service of Pastor Carl F. Klug. more

RG&E will make refunds to gas customers
Rochester Gas and Electric Corp. (RG&E) will accelerate refunds to natural gas customers totaling $5.7 million, beginning next month. more

RWCCT presents Brigadoon
Roberts Wesleyan College Community Theater starts its fourth season with the Lerner and Loewe blockbuster, "Brigadoon." Tommy Albright and Jeff Douglas, two American tourists, stumble into this quaint Scottish town that only reawakens one day every 100 years. more

Sweden Village’s merry mailman
“One day last winter I looked out – we had those huge, huge drifts – and here is the mailman crawling over the snow drifts to deliver the mail,” said Robert Berry who lives on Hollybrook Road. “I thought to myself, God, this is dedication; nowhere else would you see it. He did not miss a day, not a day. This guy is unbelievable, always upbeat, always has a nice word and a smile.” Berry wrote this praise to the Postmaster General in Washington. more

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