Clarkson's Lumberjack and
Lumberjill Days deemed a success
A little bit of rain and overcast skies didn't put a damper on the sawing, chopping, music, food, auction and much more that went into Clarkson's first annual Lumberjack Day and Supervisor Paul Kimball said it was "awesome." more

Gates businessman receives top award in Lionism
John V. Sally of the John V. Sally Agency, Elmgrove Road, has taken an active part in the Lions Club and their goals in Lionism since become a member several years ago. He has worked as an officer, from vice president to president, to membership chairperson and serving on the board of directors for many years. Sally supported many projects such as the annual geranium sale, sausage roast, winter carnival, casino night and July 4th celebration. more

Hilton Board of Education sets tax levy
At its regular Board Meeting on August 13, the Hilton Board of Education approved the tax levy for the 2002-03 school year to be apportioned between the district's four towns: Parma, Greece, Hamlin and Clarkson. The board approved a levy of $22,196,335 which is unchanged from the amount projected in the budget approved by voters in May. more

Hilton roots attract family descendants
The magic of the Hilton name and the magic of the Internet is bringing together descendants of two prominent Hilton familes. more

Maze opens at Springdale Farm
Springdale Farm, 696 Colby Street in Spencerport, expects to open its Maize Quest Cornfield Maze Saturday, August 31. This year's theme is "Escape from Treasure Island!" The 10-acre cornfield has been carved in the shape of a galleon and treasure box through 300,000 living cornstalks. more

National award winner at North Chili Quilt Show
Arleen Boyd, winner of several national awards for her exquisite quilts, and a very popular teacher, lecturer, and workshop leader locally, will exhibit several of her quilts and teach classes as "Featured Quilter" at the North Chili Quilt Show September 13 and 14. more

Orleans County polling places consolidated for primary
Orleans County Election Commissioners Dennis Piedimonte and Helen Zelazny would like to inform the voters of Orleans County that polling sites for the September 10, 2002 Primary Election will be consolidated. more

Rotary seeks area professionals for goodwill exchange
Rotarians of District 7120 are seeking four outstanding professionals to visit Italy from May 19 to June 18, 2003, as part of the Group Study Exchange program of the Rotary Foundation. more

St. Christopher's to celebrate Catechetical Sunday
North Chili Catechetical Sunday will be celebrated in Catholic churches nationwide the weekend of September 14-15. This annual celebration recognizes those who share in the formal teaching ministry of the church. This year's theme is Living for the Lord. more

Sweden commends local Boy Scout
Mark Wieczorek of Troop 111 was commended by Sweden Town Board members at the August 27 meeting for his work in assembling a playground at the Sweden Recreational Facility. more

Sweden hears ideas for soon-to-be vacant Ames location
Preliminary feelers have been put out by a couple of parties interested in space in the soon to be vacant Ames store, Sweden officials said last week. more

The power of the positive
Matt Pagani begins his senior year this September and looks ahead to college. Not unusual events in a young person's life. However, Pagani, 18, of Spencerport, was born with central hypoventilation syndrome, a rare condition in which his brain fails to send the message to breathe when he falls asleep. more

They came to cheer them on
Fourteen ROMEOS (Retired Old Men Eating Out) and former boss met at a Hamlin eatery on Tuesday morning, August 27. more

Upstate Milk rated among the best
Rochester's Upstate Farm Cooperative tied with Crowley Foods of Albany for the highest quality milk in New York state for 2002. more

CC school starts school year with new name
At its August 13 meeting, the Churchville-Chili Board of Education passed a resolution renaming the Churchville-Chili Middle School to the Churchville-Chili Intermediate School. This name change will coincide with the opening of the remodeled school for the first day of school on September 4. more

'Chipping in for Career Connections' raises funds for senior program
The Spencerport High School's third annual "Chipping in for Career Connections" Golf Tournament on July 29 raised $2,700, an increase over last year's amount. The money is used to fund the high school's annual career day and scholarships to graduating seniors. more

Holley welcomes new director of instruction/special programs
The Holley Central School District has hired Karri D. Schiavone as director of instruction/special programs. She will replace John Heise, who retired after 21 years with the district. more

Input sought for C-C school chief profile
As the search for a Superintendent of Schools gets underway, the Board of Education for the Churchville-Chili Central School district looks to the community for support and involvement. A Staff and Community Forum will be held on September 5, 2002 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This forum will be held in the Churchville-Chili Intermediate School auditorium located at 139 Fairbanks Road, Churchville. The purpose of this forum is to inform the community as well as staff about the superintendent selection process and assist in developing a profile of the ideal superintendent. more

Record first-day enrollment at GCC
Genesee Community College opened the 2002-2003 academic year with a record first-day enrollment: 3,456 students had enrolled for classes as of August 24, up 8.2 percent from the 3,194 students enrolled a year ago. more

Spencerport Board of Education maps future of district
The Spencerport Board of Education has selected Dr. Stephen Barone, president of Transformation Systems, Ltd., to facilitate the district's strategic planning process during the 2002-03 school year, according to a press release prepared by district personnel. Developing a strategic plan is one of the board's major initiatives for the coming year. more

Spencerport school volunteers invited to information meetings
The Spencerport School District is holding an informational meeting for people interested in volunteering for the 2002-03 school year. The district volunteer program wants people who care about youth, want to be a positive influence, and have a few hours of free time each week or month. more

SUNY Brockport library has new director
Frank M. Wojcik, Ph.D., has been named director of the Drake Memorial Library at the State University of New York at Brockport, according to Timothy J. Flanagan, provost and vice-president of academic affairs. more