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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...
SPRINGTIME IN PARIS IN MENDON
BY DEB AND TIM SMITH Springtime in Mendon was the setting for “Springtime in Paris” last week. Please allow...
SPRINGTIME IN PARIS IN MENDON
BY DEB AND TIM SMITH Springtime in Mendon was the setting for “Springtime in Paris” last week. Please allow...
Rush Special Edition Inside: Pages 8-10
The Rush Fire Department will be holding its Carnival on July 11, 12 and 13. Photo courtesy of Deb and Tim Smith
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....
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The Mr. HF-L Pageant Is Another Success
The 14th annual Mr. HF-L male beauty pageant was held at the High School Auditorium on May 11th at...
Charles Tomaszewski Selected for 2019 All-Eastern Honors Band
During the 2018 school year, music students from across the United States auditioned for parts in their local, district,...
Carosa Commentary
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)...
How to be Successful: The Explosive Truth
What’s the difference between a stick of dynamite and one megaton atomic bomb? And what does this have to do with your success? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “How to be Successful: The Explosive Truth” to find not only this answer, but three specific steps you need to take...
Dad and the Art of Lawnscape Maintenance
There comes a time in every father-son relationship with the reins are passed from one generation to the next. This is the tale of one such story. Did it end well? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “Dad and the Art of Lawnscape Maintenance” and watch what happens when nature...
Heah Come Da (Hamburger) Judge!
Want to become an expert at something? Write a book about it. Who knows? You might even get asked to be a judge on the subject. That’s what happened recently to our intrepid writer. What surprised him most about this experience? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “Heah Come Da...
3 Reasons You Should Never Resort to a Panel of Experts
A funny thing happened to me when I was once too afraid to ask a “stupid” question. I listened. While I listened, I suddenly understood something really important. Want to know what it was? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “3 Reasons You Should Never Resort to a Panel of...
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...
SPRINGTIME IN PARIS IN MENDON
BY DEB AND TIM SMITH Springtime in Mendon was the setting for “Springtime in Paris” last week. Please allow us to explain. We were honored to be guests at a charity fundraising event which was a collaborative effort of two of our good friends who we consider to be...
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...
Register Now for HF/M Senior Citizen Trip
The Honeoye Falls/Mendon Seniors Activity Group will sponsor a lunch and cruise on the Canandaigua Lady on Thursday, July 18, 2019. The trip also includes a stop at The Wizard of Clay for a pottery demonstration. The cost per person is $30.00 and is payable at the time of...
Mendon residents honor veterans on Memorial Day
Members of Falls Post #664 march down Route 251 in Mendon during the Memorial Day parade on May 27. Submitted photo
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...
Register Now for HF/M Senior Citizen Trip
The Honeoye Falls/Mendon Seniors Activity Group will sponsor a lunch and cruise on the Canandaigua Lady on Thursday, July 18, 2019. The trip also includes a stop at The Wizard of Clay for a pottery demonstration. The cost per person is $30.00 and is payable at the time of...
Honeoye Falls-Mendon & Lima Rotary Clubs Co-hosting the 32nd Annual Community Golf Tournament
The Honeoye Falls-Mendon and Lima Rotary Clubs are co-hosting the 32nd Annual Rotary Community Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 8 at Lima Golf and Country Club, 7470 Chase Road in Lima. Rotary members thank the community for its dedicated support and loyalty to Rotary. If you can’t make it...
Post #664 gets new commander
The previous Post Commander John Connelly (left) for American Legion Honeoye Falls Post #664 is shown presenting the gavel to the new Post Commander Wayne Menz (right). Menz has been active in Post #664 over many years. We welcome his leadership and look forward to him guiding our post...
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....
Neighbors Jewell and Schroeder are Wheatland-Chili’s valedictorian and salutatorian
BY JENNIFER CROWLEY In what has to be a first for the Wheatland-Chili Central School District, this year’s top two graduating seniors, valedictorian Madeline Jewell and salutatorian Erik Schroeder, are neighbors. Beyond sharing near proximity on Scottsville’s idyllic Rochester Street along with impressive academic records, both students were closely...
Four Wheatland-Chili Students participated in All-County Ensemble
The Monroe County School Music Association held three Solo Festivals in the month of January for elementary, junior high, and high schools to select students for the All County Ensemble. Students perform a solo work on their instrument for a qualified adjudicator. The piece of music is rated in...
Mark IV Enterprises Plans Residential Development in Wheatland
BY JENNIFER CROWLEY Earlier this spring Mark IV Enterprises, owner of the Clearview Farms apartment complex off of Scottsville Road, approached the Town of Wheatland about plans to construct new residential development on land the company owns adjacent to the existing Clearview complex. Mark IV Enterprises describes the project...
Scottsville’s Midweek Farmers’ Market Is Back for the 2019 Season
BY JENNIFER CROWLEY June 5th marked opening day for Scottsville’s Midweek Farmers’ Market. Each Wednesday through September 25th from 4:00 until 7:00 PM, vendors selling fresh fruits and vegetables, locally raised meats and eggs, baked goods, plants and more take over the parking lot of the American Legion on...
Scottsville Welcomes Hometown Heroes
BY JENNIFER CROWLEY In addition to holding its annual Memorial Day Parade and Remembrance Ceremony on May 27th, the Village of Scottsville unveiled eleven “Hometown Hero” banners adorning light posts on Main Street. This program honors active military personnel with personal or familial connections to the Wheatland-Scottsville area. Each...
Wheatland Boy Scouts spruce up cemetery
On May 11th, Boy Scout Troop Master Seth Webster (and wife Jillian) brought Boy Scout Troop #140, sponsored by the Scottsville American Legion, to Wheatland’s Oatka Cemetery for a spring clean-up. The troop raked and cut low hanging branches, cleaned the grounds, and greatly enhanced the look and feel...
Mock Newbery Club Brings Students Together
The joy of reading united students from five school districts in a collaborative reading project called Mock Newbery Club. Ninety fifth-graders participated in the club, which was modeled after the American Library Association’s Newbery Medal program. The Newbery Medal is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished...
HF-L, Wheatland-Chili pass school budgets
Voters in both the Honeoye Falls-Lima and Wheatland-Chili Central School Districts passed their respective school budget proposals for 2019-2020 during school budget voting on May 21. HF-L residents approved its school budget proposal of $50,699,032 by 754-213. They also passed a proposition to purchase up to seven busses for...
Cub Scouts finish service project in Scottsville
BY JENNIFER CROWLEY Cub Scout Pack 140 recently helped install a clothing dropoff shed in the parking lot of Scottsville’s Union Presbyterian Church (Browns Avenue). The church and the troop worked together to obtain all of the approvals to place the St. Pauly Textiles shed on the property. The...