Photo by Tom Rivers
ALBION – Three people are displaced from their home at 130B West Academy St. after a fire today.
Firefighters were dispatched to the scene at 11:22 a.m. after reports of smoke from the back of the house.
No one was home at the time. Albion firefighters responded and were assisted in the 90-plus degree heat by Murray, Medina and Barre.
Photo by Tom Rivers: Doug Farley, director of the Cobblestone Museum, speaks on July 6, 2025 during the annual patriotic service held near the Fourth of July in the Cobblestone Church.
CHILDS – A special America 250 celebration is scheduled at 11 a.m. Sunday at the National Historic Landmark Cobblestone Church on Route 104.
A festive program of patriotic songs, readings, and much more, themed to highlight the nation’s semi-quincentennial, has been planned, according to Cobblestone Museum Director Doug Farley.
Bill Lattin, former Cobblestone Museum director and county historian, will provide a keynote address explaining the historic significance of Liberty Poles, and how the Museum’s Liberty Pole was dedicated on the museum campus.
Assistant director Sue Bonafini and summer intern Casey Starkweather will provide information about the four signers of the Declaration of Independence from New York state. They will answer questions, such as “How and why did they decide to sign the document? What led them to that decision? What were the ramifications of their actions?”
For answers to these questions, and more, Farley urges everyone to join them on Sunday.
In addition, summer intern Collin Capurso will be offering selected readings from Thomas Payne and other patriots. Of course, guests will be asked to join in singing several historic melodies that will add to the occasion.
Following the patriotic program, a picnic lunch is planned on the side lawn. Guests are encouraged to bring a potluck dish to pass. Hotdogs and beverages will be provided.
This is a free, public program, however, donations are gladly accepted.
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s first team N-O honorees Gavin Boyce, left, and Nate Gibson.
Finishing in third place at 8-4, Albion has placed three players on the first team of the annual Niagara-Orleans All League baseball squad.
The Purple Eagles trio of honorees includes senior catcher/pitcher Nate Gibson, senior outfielder Kaiden Froman and junior infielder/pitcher Gavin Boyce.
Albion first team honoree Kaiden Froman, left, and Akron first team selection Colin Miller.
Gibson hit .475 with 3 doubles, 3 triples, 4 home runs and 25 RBIs. On the mound he registered 97 strikeouts.
Boyce hit .383 with 13 RBIs. He notched 41 strikeouts on the mound.
Froman hit .350 with 15 RBIs.
Albion also had senior infielder Elliott Trapiss and freshman outfielder Viktor Snyder earn second team All League honors.
In addition, junior infielder Mason Snook earned Honorable Mention.
Akron Honorees
Rounding out the All-League first team is Akron outfielder/pitcher Colin Miller who hit .333 and had 14 RBIs.
The Tigers also had senior Conlan Luck and sophomores Gavin Miller and Hunter Haist earn Honorable Mention.
Barker Honorees
Barker senior outfielder/pitcher JJ Prynn and junior infielder Logan Flint both earned second team All-League honors.
The Bulldogs also had sophomore Drew LaGreca receive Honorable Mention.
Wilson Honorees
Wilson had a trio of second team All-League honorees including senior outfielder Brady Seeley, sophomore infielder Logan Held and freshman infielder Wyatt Sherman.
Newfane Honorees
Newfane junior infielder Matt Kline earned second team All-League honors.
The Panthers also had senior Tristan Smith receive Honorable Mention.
Photo by Tom Rivers: A fireworks show returned to Bullard Park last year on July 3rd.
ALBION – The Albion community is planning a July 3rd bash to celebrate Independence Day – a day early.
The event starts at 4 p.m. and will include live music, children’s activities, food vendors, artisans, a chicken barbecue, carriage rides, a car cruise-in and fireworks at 10 p.m. to cap the day.
The event will be held by Bullard Park and is organized by the Village of Albion Recreation Committee and the Greater Albion Community Recreation & Events, Inc. (G-ACRE).
The bands performing at the amphitheater include:
The chicken barbecue will be from 4 to 6 p.m. and is hosted by G-ACRE.
Last year was the first time there was a fireworks show at Bullard in many years. John Grillo, the village’s recreation director, wants to make it an annual event on July 3. He thanked the many sponsors for contributing to the event on Friday.
Press Release, Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council
John Fitzak
ROCHESTER – The Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council (G/FLRPC) has approved its Executive Committee leadership for the upcoming term, reaffirming its commitment to supporting their membership, which includes the 9 counties and 188 municipalities across the Genesee-Finger Lakes region.
John Fitzak of Orleans County has been reappointed as chairman. Fitzak, a carlton resident, is an Orleans County legislator.
Fred Wille of East Bloomfield in Ontario County will serve as vice chairman, and Nathan Rudgers of Covington in Wyoming County has been reappointed as treasurer.
G/FLRPC works in partnership with local governments to provide technical assistance, planning support, and access to regional resources. The organization’s leadership helps guide these efforts to ensure municipalities have the technical assistance, tools, and information needed to address local priorities and opportunities.
“I’m excited to be reappointed as Chair of G/FLRPC,” said Fitzak. “Our region’s strength comes from collaboration at the local level. I encourage municipalities to reach out to G/FLRPC (info@gflrpc.org) to better understand the full range of services our staff provide and how we can support your community’s goals.”
Municipal leaders are encouraged to connect with G/FLRPC staff to learn more about available services, including planning assistance, grant support, data analysis, and regional coordination initiatives.
G/FLRPC remains committed to working closely with local governments to strengthen communities and advance shared regional priorities.
Photos by Tom Rivers: A rainbow emerges over the Community of Hope – Albion Free Methodist Church on Wednesday evening. The church is next to the Orleans County Courthouse.
It will be another scorcher today in Orleans County with the high temperature forecast to hit 95 and the heat index between 105 and 109.
The National Weather Service in Buffalo issued an Extreme Heat Warning until 8 p.m. today in Orleans. This is the second day of an Extreme Heat Watch. There is also one for Friday.
The high temperatures the next few days include 95 today, 94 on Friday, 88 on Saturday and 85 on Sunday.
The rainbow came out after a brief rain on a very hot Wednesday.
Photos by Tom Rivers: Nadine Hanlon, the Orleans County clerk, speaks during a public hearing on Tuesday evening at the Shelby Town Hall. The Town Board held public hearings about changing the town clerk and highway superintendent positions from elected to appointed. Hanlon, who was also the Kendall town clerk and an elected Kendall Board of Education member, spoke in favor of keeping the positions as elected. She said the town clerk as an elected official is independent of the Town Board and answers to the people.
SHELBY – The Town Board is considering putting a referendum out to the community in November that would allow Shelby to change from having the town clerk and highway superintendent both be appointed rather than elected.
Town Supervisor Jim Heminway believes the town would be better assured of getting qualified people in those important jobs. Right now, the Republican Committee’s choices for the jobs typically get elected to positions around Orleans County, where Republicans have a 2-to-1 enrollment advantage over Democrats.
Town Clerk Darlene Rich is a rare Democrat holding an elected post in the county. She has been the town clerk for 18 ½ years and has held off Republican challengers in the past. Rich will be retiring after 2027.
Heminway says he is concerned her successor may not be the most qualified candidate if left to the political process. He would prefer the Town Board take job applications from the community for both town clerk and highway superintendent, with the board picking the person in those roles.
That didn’t go over well with many of the speakers during public hearings on Tuesday evening. There were separate hearings about changing the town clerk to an appointed position, and then another hearing about doing the same for highway superintendent.
James A. Dussing, president of New York State Association of Town Superintendents of Highways and Clarence town highway superintendent, speaks during a public hearing on Tuesday.
He said 90 percent of the town highway superintendents are elected among the 933 towns in the state.
He said there is more voter accountability with elected highway superintendents, over appointed ones.
“We are accountable 24-7 to the people who elect us,” he said. “If we are not doing our jobs they let us know. If we’re not doing our jobs they call us or vote us out of office.”
Dussing said he suspects appointed officials would be paid more, with more time off and benefits, and may be hard to remove if they aren’t meeting their job standards.
If the town puts the issue to a public vote, Dussing said he can nearly guarantee it will be rejected by the voters who will wait to keep the right to directly elect their highway superintendent. He said the Shelby Town Board is wasting a lot of time and energy by pursuing the issue.
Pictured from left include Shelby Town Clerk Darlene Rich, Town Councilman John Pratt, Town Councilman Larry Waters and Town Supervisor Jim Heminway.
Heminway said his preference to appoint the town clerk and highway superintendent is part of an overall effort to make the town government more cost effective.
He also wants to see the process for people in those positions opened up to more people in the community.
He said the Town Board would take written comments for two more weeks before deciding whether to put the issue to a referendum. All five board members said they favor going to appointments.
They noted the local Village Boards all appoint the village clerks and department of public works superintendents. The County legislature appoints the county commissioner of public works, and the Boards of Education all hire the school district superintendents.
Heminway said he favors a new process for choosing the town clerk and highway superintendent at Shelby. He doesn’t have anyone in mind for the positions.
Rich will be retiring after the end of her term on Dec. 31, 2027. Dale Root, the current highway superintendent, hasn’t told the Town Board whether he plans to seek re-election. He would be welcome to apply for the job if the town goes to an appointment process, Heminway said.
Currently the town clerk and highway superintendent operate on their own, and don’t need to follow directives from the Town Board, Heminway said.
“We don’t have any no direct control over the town clerk or highway superintendent,” he said.
One speaker at the meeting claimed Root attended a highway superintendent conference despite being told by the board not to due to budgetary concerns.
About 75 people turned out for the public hearings on Tuesday evening.
If the appointment process is approved by the voters, Heminway said the Town Board would work to implement measures to make the positions Civil Service and also protect the appointees from board meddling and any unjust firings.
Heminway said the town could require a super-majority vote to remove an appointed official.
John Pratt, a Shelby councilman, said residents can still have the power of their vote by choosing who is on the Town Board, who then will choose who gets appointed as clerk and highway superintendent.
“There will be better checks and balances where board interviews candidates to choose the best person,” he said.
Waters, Pratt, Heminway and Councilman Ed Zelazny all have been elected despite not having the Republican Committee endorsement. They mounted their own campaigns, securing signatures for petitions and pushing to get their message out.
Waters said it is an uphill battle to run without the Republican Committee’s endorsement, or to run as a Democrat or independent.
The appointment process turns it into a job interview where the Town Board makes the choice on who is the best candidate, Waters said.
He noted the Village of Medina appoints its village clerk and DPW superintendent.
“No one is at the Medina meetings up in arms,” Waters said. “Why? Because that’s the way it’s always been.”
Joe Sidonio, a former Murray town supervisor, commended the Shelby Town Board for the “courage” of proposing a different way to choose the town clerk and highway superintendent.
“I say give them a chance to put forth an idea,” Sidonio said about having the issue go to a public referendum. “It’s voters’ decision whether it goes forward or not.”
Sidonio urged the packed town hall to “leave friendly and warm and not divisive.”
He noted many of the key positions in the county, including the commissioner of public works, are appointed.
Sidonio said too many of the elected positions throughout the county go unopposed.
John Misiti, a lifelong Shelby resident, served as town supervisor for four months last year after the previous supervisor resigned.
Misiti said the town faces escalating costs with revenue that isn’t keeping up, putting more pressure on raising property taxes.
He supports appointing the town clerk and highway superintendent, saying “purposeful change is good.”
Misiti said the town clerk and highway superintendent positions have both become very complicated.
“This isn’t take away someone’s right to vote,” Misiti said. “It’s centralizing the organization. You can’t have three different people doing their own thing.”
Misiti said the change “is about streamlining things and getting into the 21st century. If we don’t adapt we’ll end up like Kodak. And that is something that is avoidable.”
Gerry Zinkievich, a retired Shelby Town Clerk, believes the Republican Committees are capable of screening candidates to see if they are a good fit for town clerk or highway superintendent.
She said there is a lot of expertise needed to be an effective town clerk. She doesn’t want it to be an appointed position, where the whims of a Town Board decides who serves in the important post.
Maureen Beach, the Barre town clerk for more than 30 years, said a change to an appointed town clerk and highway superintendent “will drastically change how your town operates.”
She said an elected system “provides important checks and balances.”
If appointed, the town clerk and highway superintendent will serve at the pleasure of the Town Board.
“They could be dismissed without voter approval,” Beach said. “Carefully consider the long-term impact.”
Tracy Chalker, left, is the Clarendon highway superintendent and Roger Wolfe, right, is the Yates highway superintendent. They both spoke of favor of having the highway superintendent be elected.
Chalker, who is president of the Orleans County Highway Superintendents Association, said switching to an appointed process leaves choosing the highway leader to the “good ole boys club.”
If the highway chief is appointed, there would be less accountability, he said.
“Being an elected person you are personally libel,” Chalker said. “That keeps you on your toes. I think an elected official puts way more pride in their work than an appointed person.”
Roger Wolfe has been the Yates highway superintendent for the past 41 years, and a Yates highway employee for 49 years.
He said many of the elected highway superintendents stay in the position long-term. He noted the county has had several leaders of the public works department over the years.
“There is no continuity over there,” Wolfe said.
George Phillips urged the Town Board not to pursue the change to an appointment process.
“If you have a problem with the Republican Party, go to the Republican Party and fix it, and don’t take away my right to vote,” Phillips said.
Another resident, Brian Wiesinger, noted apathy at the polls. He said only 14 percent of registered voters turned out in the last Shelby election out of 4,800 voters.
He still prefers having that 14 percent, about 550 to 600 people, choose the town clerk and highway superintendent over a five-person Town Board, which is one-tenth of 1 percent of the registered voters.
Marlene Seielstad, a candidate for a county-wide county legislator position, said the appointment process diminishes voters’ rights. Seielstad, a Democrat, said Shelby shouldn’t try to pass laws or do a public referendum when it’s targeting its highway superintendent.
Shelby would be the first town in Orleans County to go with appointing the clerk and highway superintendent if the issue goes to referendum and passes.
“Agreeing to this is putting the town into the hands of only five people, and honestly, only three as that is the majority required to carry a vote,” Seielstad said. “Imagine that? Three people could make decisions for nearly 5,000. Where are the checks and balances?”
Wendi Pencille, a Shelby resident, said taking away the right of residents to directly pick their officials is a bad direction.
“Taking the voice away from the voters is not the right decision – find another way,” she said. “Your proposed solution will make this worse, not better.”
Pencille highlighted Rich has won several terms as a Democrat, one of the few in the county. If the position goes to an appointment, Pencille said the Republican-dominated boards wouldn’t back a Democrat for clerk or highway superintendent.
“You don’t make a new law to address a single personnel issue,” Pencille said. “You’re proposing fast and easy solutions for you, but they are not the right decisions.”
Mike Neidert, the Albion highway superintendent, urged Shelby to keep the highway leader as an elected position.
“To take that away from the people is not a good idea,” he said.
Neidert has run as a Republican and has been cross endorsed by the Democrats and Conservatives.
“I’m not working for a party,” he said. “I’m working for the people.”
Dale Brooks, the Barre highway superintendent, said highway department costs are going up with fuel, trucks and other equipment.
Changing to an appointed highway superintendent wouldn’t reduce the other expenses that are on the rise, he said.
“Our hands are tied when you talk about costs,” he said. “We operate under OGS (state Office of General Services) with contracts.”
Linda Limina and Ed Zelazny, both Town Board members, said they support moving to appointed positions for the two jobs at Town Hall.
“Right now you have three separate islands,” Limina said. “You have a Highway Department, a Clerk’s Office and a Town Board.”
The Town Board can only make suggestions with the town clerk and highway superintendent.
“We had a elected official spend money not authorized, but we can’t do anything about it,” Limina said. “I wish you would hold them accountable.”
Ed Zelazny said he would be focused on appointing whoever is best qualified for the job, regardless of their political affiliation.
He wants the issue to go to a public referendum.
“We’re putting it in front of the taxpayers and the voters,” he said. “It’s your decision.”
Press Release, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, as roughly 450,000 low- and middle-income New Yorkers lose their affordable health care coverage thanks to President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement:
“Donald Trump and Republicans chose to give billionaires tax cuts and launch reckless wars overseas instead of lowering healthcare costs for New York families. The consequences have been dire — nearly half a million New Yorkers now must worry about how they can afford to take their child to the doctor or get their medication. While Trump and Republicans in Congress continue to put the wealthiest Americans first as they make working families’ lives harder and more expensive, I will never stop fighting to protect New Yorkers’ healthcare and bring down everyday costs.”
President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which was signed into law last summer, cut $7.5 billion in annual funding for the Essential Plan – New York’s affordable health insurance plan for low- and middle-income New Yorkers.
The Essential Plan offers $0 monthly premiums, no deductibles, and low co-pays for working families who meet certain income thresholds but do not qualify for Medicaid. Because of Trump’s cuts, an estimated 450,000 New Yorkers are losing access to their Essential Plan coverage as of today, July 1st, and will be forced to either purchase more expensive coverage or go without coverage at all.
Editor’s Note: The state Department of Health reports that 14,479 New Yorkers in the 24th Congressional District will lose their health insurance.
ALBION – A Medina man was sentenced to five years in state prison today for having a gun. He also will have five years of post-release supervision.
Reginald Kendrick, 50, pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. He was charged after law enforcement on Nov. 12 seized a loaded unbranded polymer “ghost” semi-automatic 9 mm pistol with an extended 30-round magazine. District Attorney Susan Howard said the gun was tested by a Niagara County lab and determined to be operable.
Kendrick is a prior felon after being convicted of selling cocaine in October 2016.
His attorney, Christian Catalano from the Public Defender’s Office, asked Judge Saford Church not to give Kendrick the five-year maximum in prison. Catalano said Kendrick has three young children and is recovering from back surgeries.
Kendrick said he has changed from his criminal past, which also includes charges in Georgia.
“As a person I have changed,” he said. “I just want to spend time with my kids. I’ll never do this again.”
Judge Church cited Kendrick’s “extensive criminal history” in giving him the maximum as part of a plea agreement.
In other cases in County Court today:
• Richard Neal, 36, of Medina was sentenced to six months in the county jail plus five years of probation for felony driving while intoxicated.
He was charged by State Police on Aug. 25 after allegedly driving a motorcycle on Route 31 in Ridgeway while intoxicated and without a license. He registered a BAC of 0.10 percent, just above the legal limit of 0.08 percent. He has a previous DWI conviction on May 29, 2025 in the City of Batavia.
Neal’s attorney, Public Defender Joanne Best, asked that Neal be sentenced to weekends in jail so he can continue working full-time.
But Judge Church said Neal didn’t do a substance abuse evaluation and was driving with a revoked license as well as being intoxicated.
Neal also needs to pay $570 in court fees and surcharges.
• Mitchell Gardner, a former inmate at Orleans Correctional Facility in Albion, pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated harassment of an employee by an inmate, a misdemeanor.
Gardner, 24, allegedly threw a cup of urine at a corrections officer and hit the officer in the face with the urine while in the Albion prison on Dec. 20, 2023. Gardner said he intended to hit another inmate with the urine, not a corrections officer.
Gardner was originally charged with aggravated harassment of an employee by an inmate.
Judge Church allowed him to plead to the misdemeanor and time served after being in the county jail for a few days. Gardner is now an inmate at Midstate Correctional Facility in Marcy, Oneida County. He is facing a felony charge there after allegedly biting a corrections officer.
He is currently serving an 8-year sentence for second-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
• Glenn Quintern, 67, of Rochester was arraigned for second-degree grand larceny. The former Batavia resident allegedly stole a struck from Orleans Ford.
MURRAY – Town of Murray Historian Deborah Wood will be giving a history lecture today at 6:30 p.m. at the Fancher-Hulberton-Murray Firehall, 3353 Hulberton Rd.
Wood’s presentation is titled, “Revolutionary War Veterans: Sharing Their Stories.”
The program is made possible with funding from the New York State Department of Education.
File photo by Tom Rivers: Seanna Corwin-Bradley speaks during a July 28, 2024 celebration for a new Barker village hall and public library. Corwin-Bradley was the village mayor at the time. She also served as president of the Barker public library. Barker celebrated the new building which opened 5 ½ years after the village hall and public library burned down on Jan. 20, 2019.
ALBION – A former mayor of Barker in Niagara County was sentenced today in Orleans County Court to six months in the county jail and then five years of probation for felony driving while intoxicated.
Seanna Corwin-Bradley, 42, of Barker was charged on July 22, 2025 with a BAC at .193, more than twice the legal limit. She was in a car accident on Ridge Road in Ridgeway, where she allegedly crossed the center line and sideswiped a camper that was being pulled by a truck. She has a previous DWI conviction in Erie County in September 2024.
Corwin-Bradley was driving with a conditional license and was returning from a trip to the Thousand Islands. That conditional license didn’t allow her to drive that distance, County Court Judge Sandford Church said in court today.
Corwin-Bradley was very apologetic and tearful during the sentencing.
“As a former public official, I understand how important public safety is,” she said during sentencing. “I think about the people I could have hurt every day. I think God no one was hurt.”
Corwin-Bradley said she has learned to accept help and do the hard work of dealing with her alcohol addiction.
“I feel guilt every day,” she said. “I feel guilt every day. I don’t know if those feelings will ever go away.”
Corwin-Bradley said she is humbled by the support of her family and friends, her counselor and the community.
“No matter how far someone falls there is still hope,” she said. “It is possible to rebuild your life.”
Timothy Brooks, the attorney for Corwin-Bradley, said addiction is an “insidious, vicious disease.” He said Corwin-Bradley has been a very productive member of society. He asked that she just be sentenced to probation with no incarceration.
Judge Church said Corwin-Bradley has put others in danger with her drunken driving.
“You are a dangerous driver while drinking,” he said. “I need to do my best to protect society.”
In addition to six months in jail and five years of probation, Corwin-Bradley had her license revoked for a year, must use a inter-lock ignition device which measures her BAC and needs to pay $570 in court surcharges and fees.
Press Release, Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force
Savanah Bentley, left, and Nathaniel Bentley
MEDINA – Two people have been charged after an investigation into the sale and distribution of crack cocaine in the Village of Medina, the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force reported today.
The Task Force on June 23 executed a search warrant at 416 E. Center St., Apt. #1, Medina, N.Y. Police seized a quantity of crack cocaine packaged for sale, morphine pills, drug paraphernalia and $1,073.
Police arrested: Nathaniel Bentley, age 34, and Savanah Bentley, age 22, both of 416 E. Center St., Apt. #1.
Both were charged with 2 counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, with intent to sell (Class B Felonies); 1 count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree (Class D Felonies); and1 count of Criminal Using Drug Paraphernalia in the Second Degree (Class A Misdemeanor).
Both defendants were issued appearance tickets due to the New York State bail reform laws and are to return to the Town of Ridgeway Justice Court on August 3 at 9 a.m.
Assisting in the investigation was Orleans County District Attorney Susan M. Howard, Medina Police Department, Orleans County Sheriff’s Office and New York State Department of Corrections Office of Special Investigations.
Further arrests and charges are pending in this investigation.
Nearly 20 spring sports varsity teams from Orleans County’s five high schools have earned New York State High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete Team Awards by compiling a composite average of at least 90.
Albion has three honored teams including Softball, Tennis and Girls Track.
Holley also has three honorees including Girls Track, Tennis and Softball.
Kendall has four honored teams including Baseball, Softball, Tennis and Girls Track.
Lyndonville has two honorees Softball and Girls Track.
Medina leads the way with six honorees including Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Lacrosse, Boys Track and Girls Track.
Neighboring Roy-Hart has four honorees including Baseball, Softball, Tennis and Girls Track.
Barker also has a quartet of honorees including Softball, Tennis, Boys Track and Girls Track.
Rounding out the N-O schools Akron, Newfane and Wilson each have six honorees.
Akron has Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Flag Football, Boys Track and Girls Track.
Newfane has Baseball, Softball, Girls Lacrosse, Tennis, Unified Basketball and Girls Track.
Wilson has Baseball, Softball, Boys Lacrosse, Tennis, Boys Track and Girls Track.
Provided photo: The Lyndonville Lions Club lights the Lyndonville Waterfalls on Main Street in patriotic red, white, and blue as part of the community’s July 4th holiday celebration.
Press Release, Lyndonville Lions Club
LYNDONVILLE – The Lyndonville Lions Club has officially opened the extended July 4th holiday weekend with its “Light Up Lyndonville” campaign, part of the 52nd Annual Lyndonville Lions Club July 4th Celebration.
The initiative has transformed several municipal buildings along Main Street into a patriotic display of red, white, and blue lighting. One of the highlights of this year’s effort is the illumination of the Lyndonville Waterfalls, creating a striking tribute to our nation’s birthday.
The club also regrets to announce that there will be no military flyover preceding Saturday’s July 4th Parade. The Lions Club was informed that, due to current operations in the Middle East, regional United States Air Force bases capable of conducting the flyover have been placed on Operational Alert, making them unavailable for ceremonial missions.
The club is extremely proud of the military flyovers that have honored our community in previous years and hopes to once again welcome this special tribute in future celebrations.
During this Independence Day weekend, the Lyndonville Lions Club asks everyone to keep our military personnel and their families in their thoughts and prayers. As we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, they will be standing watch around the world, protecting the freedoms we are privileged to celebrate.
All scheduled July 4th festivities will proceed as planned. The July 4th Parade begins at noon, with the Arts & Crafts Show, vendors, food, entertainment, and family activities on the Lyndonville Central School grounds.
The popular Firecracker Concert Series begins at 7 p.m. on the baseball fields at the school and will be followed by the Lyndonville Lions Club’s spectacular Salute to America Fireworks Display.
Advance tickets for the famous Chiavetta’s Chicken Barbecue are still available at the Town of Yates Hall through Thursday afternoon and at the Hojack Ice Cream Shack in Lyndonville through Friday afternoon. As always, tickets will also be available on the day of the event for walk-up purchases.
The Lyndonville Lions Club extends its sincere appreciation to the many sponsors, volunteers, community partners, and supporters who have helped make this year’s celebration possible.
The club warmly invites everyone to join them this July 4th as the community comes together to celebrate our nation’s independence and America’s 250th anniversary in true Lyndonville tradition.
