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News for the week of
February 19, 2006

In Features:

Advocate for farmers and agriculture named to Hall of Fame
An unexpected phone call on a Saturday night brought Karen Watt the news that she had been inducted into the North American Farmers Direct Marketing Association Hall of Fame. more

Hamlin Food Shelf seeks new space
Life Solutions of Hamlin (formerly Bread and Thread), which serves the Hamlin area, has outgrown its present location. more

Hawley sees elected office as service to community
The son of a former assemblyman has tossed his hat into the ring for a seat in the 139th Assembly District that was vacated by Charles Nesbitt. more

Ogden's fire marshal retires after 31 years
For more than 31 years, Fire Marshal Dick McQuilkin devoted himself to helping keep the residents in the Town of Ogden safe. "I inspected public places of assembly, commercial buildings and homes and apartment buildings," he said of his career. more

Post offices, towns offer passport services
Because travelers to Canada, Mexico and other locations may soon need passports to cross the borders, and because they may have delayed in applying for them, some post offices and many town offices are offering passport services. more

Volunteers take outreach to Louisiana
John Erbe, 66, and Jerry Klafehn, 71, arrived in DeRidder, Louisiana, and started building Pastor Kennis Smith's new house from the ground up. more

Voters in 139th Assembly District go to polls February 28
Election districts in Orleans County consolidated for the February 28 Special Election for the 139th District. Polls will open at 6 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. more

In Briefly:

Free tax preparation offered at Chili Library
Rural Opportunities is providing free simple income tax preparation April 4 and 11 for the first 30 people to sign up at the Chili Public Library. more

New STOP signs installed
The New York State Department of Transportation has changed both intersections of Route 19 (Lake Road East Fork) and Route 360 (Lake Road West Fork) at Brick Schoolhouse Road to 4 way stops. more

Scouts celebrate with Blue & Gold events
About 170 people attended the Blue & Gold banquet held February 12, the annual Cub Scout celebration of the birthday of scouting, (and the accomplishments of all the cub scouts), at the Hilton Exempts Club in Hilton. more

In Schools:

An Evening of Jazz at Merton Williams Middle School
A sold-out house of music lovers attended "An Evening of Jazz" concert held at the Merton Williams Middle School in Hilton on February 10. more

C-C teacher named Woman of the Year
Phyllis Contestable was named the 2005 Woman of the Year in the Arts from the Vince Lombardi Lodge Italian Community Association. At the same ceremony, Churchville graduate Raphael Ponti was also honored as the Distinguished Conductor/Musician of the Year. more

Caught red handed
Flint DiLella (right), a second grader at Holley Elementary School, and classmates James Annal (left) and Gillian Gallets (center) had their handprints added to the school's Character Rainbow Wall by Art Teacher Mimi Reyngoudt because they were caught displaying acts of good character. more

Financial rewards for housing grants await good citizens at GCC
In an ongoing effort to attract exemplary students to its residence life facility, Genesee Community College is offering College Village Citizenship Scholarships to a wide array of young student leaders who are involved in and supporters of their hometown communities. more

Seed money helps local youth business grow
A Churchville-Chili High School student experienced something that most people don't get to experience in a lifetime, and she did so before finishing high school - the opportunity to "pitch" her own start-up business concept and gain real seed funding. more

Students test world knowledge in Geography Bee
Seventh-grader Eric Lemke remembered back to a social studies class where he learned about the location of the Susquehanna River and answered "New York" for start of the river and the win. more

Students help rebuild a school library in Mississippi
Seventh-graders at the A.D. Oliver Middle School are starting a community service project to help a school in Mississippi restock their library. The library in the Baywaveland Middle School in Mississippi was destroyed with the onslaught of Hurricane Katrina. more

Tower Fine Arts Center installs hearing assistance system
SUNY College at Brockport announced that an infra-red hearing system has been installed at Tower Fine Arts Center, making it possible for those who are hard-of-hearing to enjoy the theatre performances and musical concerts that take place in Tower's Mainstage theatre. more

In Seniors:

Chili Senior Center programs
•Defensive Driving - AARP driving course June 13 and 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Must attend both sessions. Cost is $10 per person. Register in advance. more

Seniors participate in Sheriffi's Academy
Senior Citizens from Chili posed for this photo at the Hall of Justice in Rochester. more

In Sports:

Bertolani scores game winner
Senior Mark Bertolani scored the game winning goal just 49 seconds into the third period as Churchville-Chili defeated Canandaigua 4-3 for the first sectional playoff victory in the school's nine-year hockey history. more

Collier signs letter of intent
Churchville-Chili's Kevin Collier signed his letter of intent to attend the University of Pittsburgh on a Division I full football scholarship, as his family and coaches look on. more

Gymnasts compete in Erie
Bright Raven Gymnasts competed in the 2006 Stars and Stripes Invitational in Erie, Pennsylvania on February 3-5. more

Hilton players advance in free-throw contest
Several Hilton area basketball players have advanced through the local round of the Knights of Columbus Free-Throw Contest. Participants shoot 25 free throws and compete against others in their age group to count numbers of shots made. more

Saints' Kuntz Player of the Year
Churchville-Chili senior goaltender Danny Kuntz was named the Monroe County High School Hockey League White Division Player of the Year for the 2005-06 campaign. more

St. Paul Lutheran girls win Championship
St. Paul Lutheran School girls basketball team won the Western New York Christian Athletic Association's Championship with a record of 5 wins and 1 loss. more