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News for the week of
December 24, 2006

In Features:

Accident causes power outages; damage to utilities in Spencerport
After the movie filming was over for the day, the production went on with a new crew. In Spencerport village Saturday, December 16, many passersby stopped to watch the filming of scenes for a movie, “Alphabet Killer,” an independent feature loosely based on the 1970s unsolved murders of three Rochester area girls whose first and last names began with the same initials. more

Coast Guard withdraws Great Lakes Live-Fire proposal
The U.S. Coast Guard has withdrawn the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to establish 34 safety zones for live-fire training on the Great Lakes. The decision follows internal review, meetings with many community leaders, as well as nine publish meetings, and numerous comments from the public and their elected representatives. more

Kiwanis Club of Brockport supports toy shelf
The Kiwanis Club of Brockport participated in the Toys for Tots Program. This program allows local Kiwanis Clubs to participate in a lottery to purchase toys. Brockport Kiwanis purchased 400 toys suited for various age groups. more

College libraries evolve to meet 21st century needs
On June 30, 2007, Roberts Wesleyan College will welcome its library into the 21st century. The Golisano Library, currently under construction, will nearly double the square footage of the Sprague Library, which, though aging and crammed, has served campus research needs since 1965. more

New arborday.org Hardiness Zone Map reflects warmer climate
Much of the United States has been warmer in recent years, and that affects which trees are right for planting. more

Residents invited to audition for play
The Greece Paint Players are seeking actors for their next comedy, “There Goes the Bride.” more

SUNY Brockport to participate in governor's inauguration
Student and faculty dancers from SUNY Brockport's Department of Dance will perform at Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer's January 1 inauguration. The college's participation in the inaugural festivities also will feature a performance by SUNY Brockport Professor Emeritus Garth Fagan's Dance Company. more

Town of Sweden honors 20-year
highway department employee
The Sweden Town Board has named the pond at the Sweden Town Park on Redman Road, "Kepler's Pond" in honor of Daniel C. Kepler who celebrated 20 years of service to the Town on December 8. more

In Briefly:

Arts Grant approved for LeRoy
The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) has awarded the LeRoy Historical Society a grant totaling $5,000. The announcement was made by Steve Hawley (R,I,C - Batavia). more

Hamlin Fire Department elects officers
Newly elected officers of the Hamlin Fire Department are: more

Hilton elects fire officials
Officials were elected on December 7, for the Hilton Fire Department for 2007. more

Kiwanis Club of Brockport inducts new member
Judy Mohr was inducted as a new member of the Kiwanis Club of Brockport. Mohr was inducted by Ann Holevinski, Lieutenant Governor for the Genesee Division of Kiwanis, at the Brockport Club's weekly meeting. more

Knights of Columbus participate
in Cartons for Christmas
The weekend of December 2 and 3 members of the Knights of Columbus Council 7707 and their families participated in the annual Cartons for Christmas campaign held at St. John's Church in Spencerport. more

In Schools:

A penny for a CURE
Holley Elementary School once again reached out to children with cancer by participating in the Pennies for CURE - The Million Penny Drive. Sponsored by the Student Council, all classes brought in their pennies from home and added them to the jugs in the main office from October 30 through December 8. more

Hilton students participate
in Guinness record attempt
It was 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, December 13 and there was a little tension and a lot of excitement in the air in Patricia Dailey's second grade classroom in Hilton's Northwood Elementary School. more

Holley students collect food and toys for a brighter holiday
The Holley Elementary School Student Council collected new toys and non-perishable food from staff and fellow students to donate to the Eastern Orleans Community Center for the holiday season. more

SUNY Brockport reaches out
This fall and throughout the holiday season SUNY Brockport students, faculty and staff have been making a difference on the local scene. more

Technical Education Center organizes
holiday party for Orleans County children
SkillsUSA students held their yearly Breakfast with Santa holiday party for children from Orleans County. The students organized a toy and clothing drive, shopped and wrapped presents, and worked with Culinary Arts students to create the breakfast for the party. more

In Sports:

Bees' Long breaks own record
Byron-Bergen junior Emma Long shattered her own school record in the 100-yard butterfly, but the Bees dropped both the girls and boys swimming meets to Pembroke. more

Black Belt honors awarded
On Saturday, December 2, three members of Holley Karate, Kim Whittier, Andrea Quaranto, and Thad Whittier, satisfied the requirements set forth by the International Federation of Kyokushin Karate (IFKK) and were awarded the rank of Shodan (1st degree black belt.) more

Bright Raven gymnasts win at Candy Cane Classic
Bright Raven Gymnasts Club in Gates hosted the Eleventh Annual Candy Cane Classic December 9 and 10 at SUNY College at Brockport with 400 gymnasts representing 18 Upstate New York teams. more

Donahey's 3-point effort leads Cadets
Co-captain Aaron Donahey scored two shorthanded goals and set up the game-winner by Matt Simon as Hilton defeated Churchville-Chili 4-3 in high school hockey. more

Girls basketball teams join in gift giving spirit
The Brockport Girls Freshman, JV & Varsity Basketball teams are making a local family's Christmas a little bit brighter. The players donated to a shopping fund and then went to a local store with their teammates to purchase items on the family's wish list. more

Spencerport names Boys Lacrosse Coach
Jerami Frechette has been named the Rangers' new varsity boys lacrosse coach. Frechette has been an assistant coach with the Rangers since the inception of the program. He is also a technology teacher at Spencerport High School and assistant varsity football coach. more

Varsity teams qualify as Scholar Athletes
All nine fall varsity athletic teams qualified at Spencerport Schools for the NYSPHSAA Team Scholar Athlete Award during the fall 2006 season. In order to qualify, a team must have a team grade point average of 90 percent or above. more