News for the week of June 23, 2003
News for the week of
June 23, 2003

In Features:

"An Old Fashion Fourth of July" at Brockport's Morgan Manning House
July 4 will see the return of popular holiday events to the Morgan-Manning House lawn in Brockport: music by the Brockport High School Band and The Sweden Singers, refreshments, a cake walk, and a clown and games for children. more

Celebration set for July 4 in Greece
The second annual Sport of America Independence Day Celebration will be held at Grace and Truth SportsPark, 373 North Greece Road, with the support of local Greece businesses. more

Eagle Creek Marina 2003 hosts Annual Independence Day Bash
The Eagle Creek Marina's 2003 Fourth of July Independence Day Bash is scheduled for July 5. more

EPA and DEC assess former Kleen Brite Facilities
Representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation are conducing site assessments at the abandoned former Kleen Brite Laboratories facilities at 200 State Street and 100 Fair Street in the village of Brockport. more

Fair accepting talent show applications
The Monroe County Fair is accepting applications for its annual Talent Show. This year's show will have a Junior and Senior category. more

Library establishes wish list on line
The Ogden Farmers' Library has recently established a wish list on the Internet book-buying site Amazon.com. This list contains titles of books, videos, DVDs, and music CDs that the library would like to add to its collection. more

Ryans honored with Rotary award
Debbie and Bob Ryan of Ryan's Big M in Brockport were the recipients of a Community Citizen for 2003-2004 award from the Brockport Rotary Club. more

Sharing the summer
This summer, as they have for the past two summers, Beth and David Porteus of Hamlin will open their home and their hearts to a nine-year-old boy from New York City, as host families with the Fresh Air Fund. more

In Briefly:

Brockport Community Museum in planning stages
The proposed Brockport Community Museum is the recipient of a $2,450 "Get Set" grant from the New York State Council of the Arts, according to Bill Andrews, president of the museum's board of trustees. The grant will pay for the services of Dr. Christopher S. Clarke to assist the board in strategic planning. more

Burglars arrested in Ogden
A house burglary occurred at 100 Mats Drive in the Town of Ogden, June 16. Upon returning home from school, a 13 year old discovered two suspects in her house. She immediately ran next door to a neighbor and called police. A short time later the suspect vehicle was observed on Canal Road in the Town of Ogden by Officer John Eeckhout. more

Church celebrates Heritage Sunday
The United Methodist Church of North Chili is celebrating Heritage Sunday on June 22 as part of its Sesquicentennial (150 years) of service to the community. more

Correction
Photographs printed on the front page of the Suburban News and The Herald June 16, 2003 were created by Chet Ciesinski of Adams Basin. They depicted the welcome home celebration residents of the Basin held for U.S. Marine Lew DuSett. We regret the error.

Lakeside awarded accreditation from joint commission
Lakeside Memorial Hospital and Lakeside Beikirch Care Center in Brockport have achieved the Gold Seal of ApprovalTM for health care quality - hospital and long term care accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. more

LMH Twig Association awards scholarships
The Lakeside Memorial Hospital Twig Association awarded $500 scholarships to ten students at a presentation on June 7. more

Local artists invited to participate
In celebration of Brockport's 175th Birthday Celebration, a June 2004 clothesline Art Show and Strawberry Festival are being planned, according to Jackie Morris, Village Historian. more

In Schools:

Heart fundraisers a success at Kendall Elementary
Kendall Elementary students discovered that they can raise a lot of money for a great cause by jumping rope and shooting some hoops. more

Holley staff sets a healthy example
Staff at Holley Central Schools recently celebrated National Employee Health and Fitness Day. more

Kendall student receives Stan Sherwood Award
Kendall senior Jenna Gaesser has received the Stan Sherwood Memorial Award for excellence in athletics. more

Spencerport's Top 20 graduates
Spencerport's top twenty 2003 graduates are: more

Voice professor leads workshop in Holley
Holley Senior Lindsay Shields gets some tips on how to keep her singing voice in top form from Doug Ahlstedt, voice professor at Carnegie Mellon University and performer. more

In Seniors:

Chili Seniors summer programs
Bridge - is played at the Chili Senior Center on Tuesday afternoons (except first Tuesday of month) beginning at 1 p.m. There is no fee to play. For more information call 889-6185. more

In Sports:

Black Belt tests at Gillam Grant Karate
Black belt promotion tests were held at the Gillam Grant Center in Byron-Bergen on June 7. Sensei Gary Parrett and Sensei Glenn Van Lare were promoted to San-Dan (third degree black belt). more

Black belts win top honors
Caparco Karate teachers excelled at the 6th annual Greater Rochester International Martial Arts Championships. more

Spencerport Destroyers win tournament
The champions of the Boys U10 division of the Hilton Heat "Just for Kicks" Tournament were the Spencerport Destroyers U10 Boys Travel Soccer team. more

T'ai Chi class offered
Hilton Parma Recreation offers a T'ai Chi program this summer, beginning on Monday, June 30 and ending August 18 (eight lessons). more