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Dipper Dan’s 30th year marked by honor
Thirty years ago, the Be-Mar Roller Skating firm of Hank and Marie Moffitt, sought to bridge their seasons –...
Dipper Dan’s 30th year marked by honor
Thirty years ago, the Be-Mar Roller Skating firm of Hank and Marie Moffitt, sought to bridge their seasons –...
Dipper Dan’s 30th year marked by honor
Thirty years ago, the Be-Mar Roller Skating firm of Hank and Marie Moffitt, sought to bridge their seasons –...
Dipper Dan’s 30th year marked by honor
Thirty years ago, the Be-Mar Roller Skating firm of Hank and Marie Moffitt, sought to bridge their seasons – from the closing of schools in June until the opening of same in September – with a summer business. In 1989, they gave birth to Dipper Dan in Mel Moore’s...
W-C and CooperVision teamed up for Small Business Week
Sophomore and junior Algebra and Chemistry students from Wheatland Chili High School visited the CooperVision Scottsville manufacturing facility as part of the Monroe County Small Business Week initiative. The students toured the manufacturing floor and engaged in a panel discussion with CooperVision employees. Students learned how contact lenses are...
Sports and Activities
HF-L football camp concludes; varsity football season nears
SEEING DOUBLE: Quarterbacks Turner Wilson and Brody Young appear synchronized after both throwing passes at the 2019 HF-L Football...
Wheatland-Chili Coach and Team Receive the Thomas Emmanuel Sportsmanship Award
Coach Scott Lund and the Wheatland-Chili Varsity Boys Basketball Team have won the Thomas Emmanuel Sportsmanship Award given to...
Carosa Commentary
The Stormy Beginning When the Erie County Fair First Waded Into The Rock and Roll Craze
What happens with you mix one of the nation’s largest fairs with the pure unadulterated energy of early rock and roll? The results were electrifying. How so? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “The Stormy Beginning When the Erie County Fair First Waded Into The Rock and Roll Craze” to...
A Salute to My Greatest (and Most Favorite) Teacher
How do you say “happy birthday” to a person who has had so much positive influence in your life? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “A Salute to My Greatest (and Most Favorite) Teacher” and you’ll be delighted with one example of how to do it.
Was This Written 50 Years Too Early or 50 Years Too Late?
I took a walk down memory lane and what did I discover? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “Was This Written 50 Years Too Early or 50 Years Too Late?” and trace the steps that led to the answer to a question that has bugged me for most of my...
We’ll Always Have Paris… How The Business of Sequels Destroyed America’s Youth
You wanna know what’s wrong with America? Movies. Not just the movies, but the business model that drives Hollywood to think in terms of sequels for everything. Of course, there’s a very good reason for this. Want to know what it is? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “We’ll Always...
To the Moon and Back: A Personal Retrospective
It has been described as man’s greatest voyage since Columbus. It has been voted as mankind’s greatest achievement. For those who experienced it live as it happened, no words can capture the excitement, the thrills, the meaning. Nonetheless, I once tried to do exactly that. Would you like to...
Betsy Ross, Quarterback Incompletions, and the Real Secret Behind How to Communicate Successfully
Communications is a two-way street. The responsibility for a successfully communication lies on both the sender and the receiver. What does this tell you about the state of society today? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “Betsy Ross, Quarterback Incompletions, and the Real Secret Behind How to Communicate Successfully” and...
Party Like It’s 1959 – The Beautiful Dance of Strategy and Tactics
We’re about to start of month of 50th anniversaries. Before we dive head-long into it, would you like to read about a 60th anniversary celebration? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “Party Like It’s 1959 – The Beautiful Dance of Strategy and Tactics” to see how this might also provide...
I’d Rather Have A Bottle (of Diet Pepsi) In Front of Me…
What happens when people don’t remember the past? They don’t get a lot of really funny (and sometimes punny) jokes. Here’s a Commentary chock full of hidden allusions. Can you identify them all? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “I’d Rather Have A Bottle (of Diet Pepsi) In Front of...
What’s in a (Middle) Name?
You may remember the late Bart Starr from that Scholastic Book you read in elementary school. Or when you looked up exactly what a “dislocated sacroiliac” is and where it’s located. Some things you just never forget. Was there ever something you never forget long after it didn’t matter...
The Fantastical (Real-Life) Time Machine
It’s really not hard to go back in time. Going forward is another thing altogether. Here’s how to go back in time. If you had the chance to go back in time and meet anyone you could, who would it be? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “The Fantastical (Real-Life)...
Dipper Dan’s 30th year marked by honor
Thirty years ago, the Be-Mar Roller Skating firm of Hank and Marie Moffitt, sought to bridge their seasons – from the closing of schools in June until the opening of same in September – with a summer business. In 1989, they gave birth to Dipper Dan in Mel Moore’s...
Local Weston Price Foundation chapter offers Kristine Brassie Memorial Scholarship
It is with great honor that the local chapter of the Weston A Price Foundation (WAPF) is offering the Kristine Brassie Memorial Scholarship This fully paid scholarship opportunity will allow a local person to attend the WISE TRADITIONS conference that Kristine so loved. The WISE TRADITIONS annual conference in...
Mike Radi talks about his original musical debuting at Bristol Valley Theater
In Rochester, you don’t have to go to the big cities to enjoy and celebrate the arts, sometimes you have to look just around the corner. Michael Radi, HF-L Class of 2006, is a local composer/writer/actor who is debuting his new original musical The King’s Legacy at the Bristol Valley Theater....
Mendon Dems to host local meeting on Monroe County budgeting practices
The Mendon Democratic Committee invites you to join other residents on Thursday, August 22, 2019, at 7 p.m. at the Mendon Community Center at 167 North Main Street in Honeoye Falls to learn how Monroe County allocates tax revenues Monroe County Legislator Howard Maffucci (who represents Pittsford, East Rochester...
Bob Keenan retires from Mendon Highway Dept
Robert Keenan, pictured here on the right with Highway Superintendent Bud Smith (left) retired from the Mendon Highway Department recently after 31 ½ years of service as a mechanic. Prior to that he worked as a mechanic for Ev Lewis Ford. His colleagues at the highway department held a...
HF-L grad’s play to be premiered by Bristol Valley Theater
Michael Radi, a 2006 graduate of Honeoye Falls-Lima High School, will have his original musical, “The King’s Legacy” premiered by Bristol Valley Theater in Naples this summer as part of their summer season. Radi was part of the music ministry at Saint Catherine of Siena Church for years. During...
Mendon town board announces children’s area at library completed
The Mendon Town Board (left to right) John Hagreen, John Moffitt, Cynthia Carroll, Mike Roberts and Tom Dubois is happy to announce the expansion of the Children’s Area of the Mendon Public Library. The Town of Mendon secured the NYS Grant, with the cooperation of Senator Rich Funke. These...
Local soldiers are among New York Army National Guard Soldier Reenlistments
Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General, announces the recent reenlistment of members of the State National Guard in recognition of their continuing commitment to serve community, state and nation as part of the Army National Guard. Staff Sergeant Kevin Hockeborn from Scottsville, N.Y. reenlisted to continue service with...
Monroe County Library System’s “Books by Bike” Delivers 800 Books at Mendon Fire Department Carnival
The Mendon Fire Department Auxiliary, local Girl Scouts, and the Mendon Public Library Teen Group volunteered at the Mendon Fire Department Carnival, promoting the new “Little Free Library” in the Hamlet, giving away free books, and sharing information about the Mendon Public Library’s Summer Reading Program. “We’re excited about...
HF-L grad Daniel Bennett returns for concert
Daniel Bennett, a graduate of Honeoye Falls-Lima High School, returns to town for a concert on Sunday, July 28 at 6:30 p.m. (doors will open at 6 p.m.) at the First Presbyterian Church of Honeoye Falls, 17 North Main Street in the village. Bennett, who grew up in Honeoye...
Dipper Dan’s 30th year marked by honor
Thirty years ago, the Be-Mar Roller Skating firm of Hank and Marie Moffitt, sought to bridge their seasons – from the closing of schools in June until the opening of same in September – with a summer business. In 1989, they gave birth to Dipper Dan in Mel Moore’s...
HF-L grad Daniel Bennett returns for concert
Daniel Bennett, a graduate of Honeoye Falls-Lima High School, returns to town for a concert on Sunday, July 28 at 6:30 p.m. (doors will open at 6 p.m.) at the First Presbyterian Church of Honeoye Falls, 17 North Main Street in the village. Bennett, who grew up in Honeoye...
Honeoye Falls Community Concert Band to play July 26
The Honeoye Falls Community Concert Band will host their final concert of the 2018-2019 season on July 26th in Harry Allen Park starting at 7PM. The band members are calling the night: Music in the Park: A Symphony of Sweets. You are invited to bring a chair and listen...
HF-L Dance Centre collects numerous awards
HF-L Dance Centre celebrates its 10th year of excellence in dance education and an awarding winner year. Best choreography, best costumes, best concept, and many many other awards were won during an amazing season. The annual recital was June 22 and the next season of dance begins in July with...
Honeoye Falls Community Scavenger Hunt scours the area for clues and a cause
It was hard to miss the flurry of activity on a sunny Saturday, June 15th, in the Honeoye Falls and Lima Community. It was not unusual seeing teams of families or friends (some in scout shirts) running from business to business and park to park gathering items or taking...
Robert Gallup Reenlists for Continued Service in New York Army National Guard
Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General, announces the recent reenlistment of members of the State National Guard in recognition of their continuing commitment to serve community, state and nation as part of the Army National Guard. Specialist Robert Gallup from Honeoye Falls, N.Y. reenlisted to continue service with...
Tony Award-winning musical has a Dohr connection
BY CESIDIA CAROSA For those who watched this year’s Tony Awards you may have recognized a familiar face on the screen. A native of Honeoye Falls, Griffin Dohr, HFL class of 2011, graced the stage along with the producers, cast and crew of Hadestown to accept the Tony Award for Best...
Four hurt in Rush crash
On Wednesday June 12th around 3 p.m. crews from Rush Fire and CHS assisted by Honeoye Falls Fire and Ambulance responded to Works Road and Honeoye Falls Number 6 Road for a motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival, Rush firefighters found an overturned dump truck on top of a passenger...
Summer Reading Fun for All Ages at Mendon Public Library
What do magic shows, Tornado T’s, yoga, crafts, songs, croquet, solar-scale presentations, puppet theater, baby sign language, chocolate, story theater, Apollo Space Missions talk, seed sharing, music of Africa, bee keeping, herb drying, LEGOs, and Wildlife Rockstars all have in common? They’re all events being offered this summer at...
New physician joins Honeoye Valley Family Practice
Dr. Audra LeBoo will be joining Honeoye Valley Family Practice as a family physician. She will be accepting new patients as of July 15, 2019. Dr. Audra LeBoo was born in Ohio, but was raised and educated in New Zealand. She practiced medicine for a few years there prior...
W-C and CooperVision teamed up for Small Business Week
Sophomore and junior Algebra and Chemistry students from Wheatland Chili High School visited the CooperVision Scottsville manufacturing facility as part of the Monroe County Small Business Week initiative. The students toured the manufacturing floor and engaged in a panel discussion with CooperVision employees. Students learned how contact lenses are...
Wheatland-Chili Band and Choir Place at Music in the Parks
The Wheatland-Chili High School Band and Chorus participated in Music in the Parks in Boston, MA along with six schools from New York and Rhode Island this past spring. The Wheatland-Chili Choir took first place in their division and the Band took third place. Each earned a rating of...
W-C graduate Michael Worth selected for honor
Cadet Michael Worth, a 2016 Wheatland-Chili graduate, currently in his third year at United States Military Academy West Point, was selected as an usher for the Medal of Honor ceremony for Mr. Gary Beikirch from Greece. (Worth is seventh from right and Mr. Beikirch is tenth from right.) Submitted...
Genesee Country Village and Museum to host vintage baseball August 9-11
BY DEB AND TIM SMITH You may be surprised to discover that within our own home turf for which the Sentinel is the official newspaper, you can find the only authentically reproduced 19th-century base ball park in the United States. Called Silver Base Ball Park, it’s located at the...
Ian Orloff Finished Ranked Second in Total Points in Varsity Masterminds League
Wheatland-Chili Sophomore Ian Orloff has ranked second in total points scored throughout the Varsity Masterminds League. As a freshman, Ian was on the Junior Varsity Masterminds team and in middle school he was a member of Academic Challenge Bowl. Members of the Wheatland-Chili Varsity Masterminds team include Ethan Buyea,...
Local soldiers are among New York Army National Guard Soldier Reenlistments
Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General, announces the recent reenlistment of members of the State National Guard in recognition of their continuing commitment to serve community, state and nation as part of the Army National Guard. Staff Sergeant Kevin Hockeborn from Scottsville, N.Y. reenlisted to continue service with...
Kids Fishing Derby coming up in Scottsville
The Paul Czapranski/Tim Hogan Kids Fishing Derby, an event sponsored by the Sons of the American Legion Smith-Warren Post 367 in Scottsville, will be held on Saturday, August 10 from 7 a.m.-11 a.m. There are two age categories for the Fishing Derby: ages 10-15 and ages 9 and younger....
Wheatland-Chili Coach and Team Receive the Thomas Emmanuel Sportsmanship Award
Coach Scott Lund and the Wheatland-Chili Varsity Boys Basketball Team have won the Thomas Emmanuel Sportsmanship Award given to the school and team that best exemplified good sportsmanship throughout the course of the season. Coach Lund and his teams have won the Genesee Region League Sportsmanship for the past...
Wheatland-Chili Business Students Participate in Stock Market Challenge
Ten Wheatland-Chili High School students competed in the first Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge. Students prepared for the competition, over several weeks, by attending after-school sessions with Business Teacher Denise Hourihan and Jeffrey McCormack, a financial advisor, to learn about the stock market and investing.The competition was held at...
Science Fair took place at T. J. Connor Elementary School
Thirty Wheatland-Chili kindergarten through fifth-grade students participated in the Fourth Annual T. J. Connor Science Fair. Elementary students used the Scientific Method to present their ideas to the judges. The Scientific Method consists of: Question, Hypothesis, Materials, Procedure, Observation, and Conclusion. The students had to also cite their sources....