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News for the week of
April 1, 2007

In Features:

Bergen town clerk retires, open house planned
Flowers and notes of thanks have brightened the Bergen Town office for the past few weeks, as tokens of thanks for Town Clerk Myrna List who retired March 31. more

Clarendon Lions Club news
Chartered in 1998, the Clarendon Lions Club has 29 members who volunteer their time to perform a variety of community service activities. The group is one of approximately 45,000 clubs that make up Lions Club International. more

Girl Scouts host carnival day
On Saturday, March 17 Junior Troop 378 hosted a Brownie Event called Carnival Day. Eleven Brownie troops from the Black Creek Service Unit attended a day full of playing games, winning prizes and enjoying snacks and camaraderie. Troop 378 hosted the event as part of the requirements to earn the Girl Scout Bronze Award. more

IACC awards to be presented
The Italian American Community Center (IACC) will hold its tenth annual Women of the Year Awards to recognize the accomplishments of Rochester area women of Italian descent. more

Local consumer helpline closed, Cornell Cooperative
Extension referring callers to other resources
People with questions about nutrition and food safety can call Cornell Cooperation Extension at 585-461-1000 for a referral to the best local or national resources, Extension officials said in announcing closure of its in-house information service effective March 30. more

New crime-fighting and safety equipment
given to police officers in Greece and Brockport
The Greece and the Brockport Police Departments will receive new high-tech video and safety equipment through the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program. more

Overview of the POD pandemic drill at the Dome Arena
PODs are point-of-dispensing clinics and were established countywide under a Civil Preparedness Initiative announced by Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks on March 22. Under this initiative, every supervisor and mayor in the county agreed to identify and help operate a POD in the event of a large-scale public health emergency. more

Parma road dedicated in memory of Vietnam veterans
Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks addressed the group assembled in the foyer of the Parma Town Hall March 22 and spoke of the sacrifices of David Lemcke, Gerald Wilson and John Waugh which are commemorated in new road signs. more

Suburban growth leads to proliferation of 'special districts'
More than one third of all special districts from across New York are in Erie, Monroe and Onondaga counties. According to a press release issued by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, special improvement districts in towns in New York have proliferated over the last 50 years in large part to address increased residential needs resulting from suburban growth. more

In Briefly:

Author seeks historic photographs
Local author, Sarah Brinklow, is looking for old photographs that might be used in "Images of America: Around Kendall, Morton and Troutburg," a pictorial history to be published by Arcadia Publishing. more

Fresh Air Fund volunteer committee launches season
The Fresh Air Fund's Westside committee has begun its campaign to find local families interested in helping The Fund provide free summer vacations to New York City children. more

Green light for Crop Walk
The 2007 Crop Walk team, led by Donna Carter, set May 6 as the date for this year's walk. more

Lakeside hosting community forum
Lakeside Memorial Hospital will hold its annual Open Forum on Wednesday, May 2, at 8 p.m. in the Third Floor Conference Room of the hospital. more

Memorial erected at accident site
Hamlin resident Ken Klopp stands next to a memorial he erected on his property, along Roosevelt Highway, to Jim Grashof and his dog, who recently died at this spot in a fatal motor vehicle accident. more

Spencerport Capital Project approved
The $12.4 million 2007 Capital Project proposed to district voters March 27 was approved by a vote of 476 to 211. more

Sweden assessment notices mailed
The Town of Sweden mailed change of assessment notices to 2,000 property owners on March 23. more

In Schools:

All County participants
Brockport High School students participated in the Senior All County at the Eastman Theatre March 10. more

Byron-Bergen Central School earns safety award
Byron-Bergen Central School District is one of 85 school districts and Board of Cooperative Educational Services in the state to receive the "2007 School Safety Excellence Award" from the Utica National Insurance Group. more

Empire State College to hold information sessions
Empire State College, of the State University of New York, will hold public information sessions about its undergraduate degree programs on Wednesday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, April 12 at 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m.; Monday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m.; and Friday, April 27 at 10 a.m. at its Genesee Valley Center, 1475 Winton Road North, Rochester. more

Genesee Community College hosts CARE Fair
Genesee Community College's CARE Fair, on April 10 from 12-2 p.m. in the College Forum plays host to agencies in the Genesee, Livingston, Orleans and Wyoming county region that will showcase the opportunities that exist for volunteer and service work. more

Hilton Board of Education considers first draft 2007-08 budget proposal
The Hilton Board of Education heard a presentation at its regular meeting March 27 of the first draft "Committee Budget" for the 2007-08 school year. more

Hilton High School students recognized as AP Scholars
Twenty-nine students at Hilton High School have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement exams, according to Hilton High School Principal Brian Bartalo. more

Holley Board adopts budget for 2007-08 school year
On March 21, the final budget workshop of Holley Board of Education was concluded with the unanimous adoption of a fiscal budget for the 2007-08 school year. more

Holley principal gets "slimed" for a good cause
It's cold. It's green. It's wet, but if it gets kids to read, then it's okay with Holley Elementary Principal Lee Ann Cervini. She recently got "slimed" because her students read with a parent for 15 minutes a day, five days week from March 5 to 19 as part of the Parents As Reading Partners program. more

Jazzy group
Brockport High School students participated in the All County Jazz Festival at the Spencerport High School, March 2 and 3. more

Music festival participants
Twenty-five Brockport Central School District students participated in the Monroe County School Music Association's Junior High Music festival at the Greece Athena Performing Arts Center on March 16-17. more

Three seats open on B-B Board of Education
Three seats on the Byron-Bergen Board of Education are open for election. Residents interested in running for the school board must be nominated by petition. more

Two seats open on Spencerport Board of Education
The terms of Board of Education members William Sweeney and Rebecca Daniels expire on June 30. more

In Seniors:

Hilton-Parma Senior community plans anniversary celebration
Hilton-Parma Senior Citizens, as well as senior center participants and guests, are invited to the 23rd Anniversary Dinner Celebration on Friday, April 27 at the Hilton Exempt Club, South Avenue, Hilton. more

In Sports:

Bright Raven Gymnasts win in Jamestown
Bright Raven gymnasts traveled to Jamestown to participate in the Seventh Annual Lucky Stars Invitational March 15-17 bringing home three team banners and taking many individual awards. more

Holley girls basketball team
succeeds on and off the court
The Holley girls varsity basketball team was awarded the Genesee Region Sportsmanship Award and six players were named Scholar Athletes, players who maintained a grade point average of 90 percent or better during the season. more