News for the week of December 23, 2002
News for the week of
December 23, 2002

In Features:

Board commends Joint Recreation Commission members
Six members of the soon-to-be-disbanded Joint Recreation Commission were recognized by Brockport Village Board officials at the December 16 meeting. more

BPD receives approval to hire part time officer
Approval was granted to the Brockport Police Department for the hiring of a part-time patrol officer. The approval was granted during the regular board meeting on December 16. more

Brockport battling another possible hazardous situation
The possibility of frozen and broken pipes, flooding, a catastrophic fire hazard and even a dangerous chemical problem have all been tied to the former Kleen Brite property at 100 Fair Street. more

Cumming Nature Center re-opens for season
The Cumming Nature Center, 6472 Gulick Road, Naples, will re-open January 4, 2003 for family winter activities. The center's new hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends only. more

Dialysis patient blanket drive
During the month of December, the National Kidney Foundation of Upstate New York is hosting the second Warm Bodies, Warm Hearts Dialysis Patient Blanket Drive. more

Free seminars offered at Park Ridge Hospital
Unity Health offers a number of free seminars from medical experts, discussing treatments and new advancements in medical care and offering tips to stay healthy. more

Literacy Volunteers receives national accreditation
Literacy Volunteers of Rochester has received its accreditation, the national stamp of approval awarded by Literacy Volunteers of America’s National Board. more

Local Girl Scouts adopts a Christmas child and family
This is a Christmas story - about children and about giving. It is about loving and about heartache. It shows that Christmas is alive and well in the hearts of the girls in Girl Scout Troop 461. more

New Parma animal shelter open
Since opening its doors October 12, it has been raining cats and more cats at the Kathleen Tenny Animal Shelter. The shelter, located at 1215 Hilton Parma Corners Road, has received over a dozen cats, but is home to only one dog so far. more

Parma receives assessment aid from state
The Town of Parma recently received $29,435 in state aid for quality assessment practices. That money will help the town to fund an annual assessment program. more

Toddler activity at Strong Museum January 11
My Toddler and Me program at Strong Museum on Saturday, January 11, from 8 to 10 a.m. is designed especially for tiny tots ages 18 months to 3 years and their adult companions. more

Tot programs at Strong Museum
Tuesdays and Wednesdays for Tots at Strong Museum is an ongoing series of interactive performances designed especially for preschoolers. more

In Briefly:

Amateur poetry contest open to area residents
The Talent Literary Guild is sponsoring an amateur poetry contest, free to everyone. There are 50 prizes in all, including a $1,000 grand prize. more

Brockport Fire Department call volume up
In the past two weeks alone, the Brockport Fire and Ambulance Department have responded to more than 130 calls. "In the last two weeks we've had 70 fire jobs and 60 ambulance calls," Fire Chief Greg Wing said. more

Chili sewer project begins
Groundbreaking took place recently on Phase I of the Sanitary Sewer project to serve the Union Street area north of the West Shore rail line and south of King Road, an area of approximately 300 acres. more

Hamlin Fire Department elects new officers
The Hamlin Fire Department held its annual election of officers for 2003. The Civil Line will be comprised of Rob Koss as president, Tim Slossar as vice president, Joan Sorrell as secretary, Bob Jones as treasurer, Anthony DiNatale as financial secretary, Lou Frediani and Kyle Preston as property directors. more

Spencerport Firemen's Assoc. elects officers and board members
The Spencerport Volunteer Firemen's Association held their annual election of officers on Thursday, December 5. more

U.S. Postal Service safety reminders
In an effort to maximize the safety of letter carriers when delivering through the winter season, the United States Postal Service is asking customers for their help. more

Volunteer nursing program for high school students
High school students throughout the Rochester community can learn about a career in nursing by joining Unity Health System's High School Student Volunteer Program. more

Water users to see rate increase
A rate increase will be seen by water users in Brockport in the first billing cycle of 2003. more

In Schools:

BOCES 2 students stock food cupboard
BOCES 2 Career and Technical Education students donated, collected and filled a dump truck with 1,706 non-perishable food items. more

C-C student receives Fire Prevention Award
Amanda Fodge, a fifth grade student at Churchville-Chili Intermediate School was recognized by Principal John Bellini for her fire safety essay, "Team Up for Fire Safety." more

CRS students collect Toys for Tots
Fourth-graders in Carolyn Fafinski and Anne Edleman's class at Chestnut Ridge Elementary School collected toys for the United States Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign. more

Hill School raises money for Brockport Toy Shelf
For eight years, the fourth and fifth grade students at the Fred W. Hill School have raised money during the holiday season through their Nickels for the Needy event. The students collect money that they place in baskets located around the school. This year, the students raised $232. more

Hill School students present
$500 to Morgan-Manning House
On December 18, fourth and fifth grade students at the Fred W. Hill School presented a check for $500 to Don Grentzinger to benefit the Morgan-Manning House. Grentzinger is a member of the Morgan-Manning House board of trustees. more

Hilton Board of Education honors "Friends of Education"
The Hilton Board of Education presented its annual "Friend of Education" awards at its meeting December 10 to these outstanding volunteers. more

Making Christmas bright
The Holley Elementary School Student council has been working hard to make the holidays bright for those less fortunate. more

NTID awarded $1 million to improve
access for deaf college students nationwide
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded more than $1 million to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, a college of Rochester Institute of Technology, to promote access and inclusion for deaf and hard-of-hearing students in postsecondary education. more

Oliver Middle School students shop for Brockport Toy Shelf
Twenty Oliver Middle School students showed their holiday spirit of giving as they shopped for the Brockport Toy Shelf at the Brockport Wal-Mart store on Monday, December 8. more

Taylor School students perform poetry readings
In the coffee house tradition, students from Terry A. Taylor Elementary School performed Poetry Readings at Java John's in Spencerport on Saturday, December 7. more

In Seniors:

Driver improvement course offered
The 50 Alive Mature Driving Course is a two-session driver improvement and refresher course for adults age 50 and older. The course is New York state approved, with qualifying participants receiving a discount on their automobile insurance. The fee for the eight-hour course is $10 per person. more

Office for the Aging mails HEAP applications
The Monroe County Office for the Aging has mailed Home Energy Assistance Program grant applications to seniors who have previously contacted the office for assistance. In past years, the Office for the Aging has completed the application process by telephone. more

Web site additions for Sweden Senior Center
The Sweden Senior Center announces changes and updates to their web site. more

In Sports:

C-C Sport Boosters Buy a Brick campaign
The new stadium-athletic complex at Churchville-Chili High School will include a brick walkway at the stadium and continue to the parking lot. more

Endres paces Cadet win
Junior Tyler Endres scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds - seven on the offensive boards - to lead the Hilton Cadets to a 60-41 win over Brighton in boy’s basketball December 16. more

Knights of Columbus free-throw contest
St. Leo's Knights of Columbus has organized its annual Free-Throw Contest to be held at the Hilton Village Community Center on Sunday, January 5, from 1 to 4 p.m. more

Pep Martin to enter Sports Hall of Fame
Richard (Pep) Martin will be inducted into the Holley Sports Hall of Fame in a ceremony Saturday, December 28 in the Holley High School Gym. more

Rangers name Schneider to lead girls soccer
Spencerport Central Schools Department of PE/Athletics has named Jamie Schneider as the Rangers new girls varsity soccer coach. more

Rangers roll behind Garwol
Senior Nicole Garwol scored 17 points to lead the Spencerport Rangers to a 54-39 win over Rush-Henrietta December 14 in girl’s basketball. more

Saints give up late goal in loss
Bishop Kearney/Eastridge’s Steve Doell scored with just 1:33 left in the game to break a 1-1 tie and give the Kings a 2-1 victory over Churchville-Chili in high school hockey December 14. more

SCS Team Scholar Athletes named
The Spencerport Central Schools' Athletic Department has announced that seven of their fall athletic teams qualified for the NYSPHSAA Team Scholar Athlete Award during the 2002 season. more