By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 27 July 2026 at 10:35 am
$4.33 average price in Orleans is highest in WNY
Photo by Tom Rivers: Gas prices are up in the past week. These are the prices on Sunday at the Crosby’s in Holley on the west side of the village.
The average price of regular unleaded gas is up 11 cents in the past week nationally, from $4.00 to $4.11, while the average price in New York State is up 8 cents to $4.23 a gallon, AAA reported today. A year ago the national average was $3.15 while the state average was $3.17 a gallon.
In Orleans County, the price increased by 9 cents from $4.245 to $4.333 a gallon, AAA reported.
“Rising crude oil prices are behind the spike at the pump,” AAA said in a news release. “Volatility along the Strait of Hormuz and instability in the region have pushed crude oil prices into the high $90 per barrel range last week. This morning, oil prices range from $85 to $91 per barrel. Higher oil prices could continue driving up pump prices during the second half of summer.”
Here are the average prices at counties around Western New York (Orleans is the highest):
Photo courtesy of Albion Central School: Albion eighth graders Giuliana Liuzzi and Elizabeth Colmenero are pictured presenting the completed booklet on Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Orleans County to Hoag Library Assistant Director Elizabeth Haibach.
Press Release, Albion Central School
ALBION – Albion Middle School students are continuing the extensive research project started by last year’s eighth graders Sutton Sanders and Luci Borello.
Booklets about Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Orleans County are being distributed to local libraries, schools, civic organizations, historians, and municipalities as reference material. For those who want to view or print the PDF file of the booklet, it can also be accessed by clicking here.
This Albion Middle School service learning project was accomplished in partnership with Orleans County. Read more details about the project in the article (click here), “AMS students help preserve local history through Revolutionary War research project.”
Editor’s note: The full-color booklet is also for sale for $15 at the Cobblestone Museum.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 27 July 2026 at 8:52 am
Pro wrestlers, laser show instead of fireworks, and more challenges for the people
Photos by Tom Rivers: Luke Gregoire (left), and Vinnie Snell chomp on corn on the cob that was provided by Rush’s in Waterport during last year’s debut of a corn of the cob eating contest. The event returns at the fair today at 6:45 p.m.
KNOWLESVILLE – The Orleans County 4-H Fair kicks off today for six days of events and entertainment for the community. The fair typically draws about 25,000 to 30,000 people over the six days.
There has been a 20 to 25 percent increase in livestock entries for this year’s fair, from rabbits to bigger beef animals.
People can buy a week-long pass for $10 and parking is on the west side of the fairgrounds off Taylor Hill Road. The fair will have free shuttles, including a golf cart, Kubota and the tram from the American Legion in Lyndonville.
Robert Batt, executive director of the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Orleans County, and Marty Zwifka, the fair manager, are shown on Sunday when many of the 4-Hers and their families moved in with their animals for the week. Many of the exhibitors and vendors also were busy getting ready for the week.
“If you come to fair, you might as well come over and over again,” said Robert Batt, executive director of the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orleans County.
This year there won’t be Friday fireworks. Instead it will be a laser show on two big screens and also in the sky. The Fair Committee wanted to try something different that was more animal-friendly. The fireworks with the big booms and bursts of light was hard on the animals, especially the horses, said Mary Zwifka, the fair manager.
“We try to do everything we can to appeal to everybody,” Zwifka said.
The committee also is moving the 4-H Animal Meat Auction from Saturday to Friday, with the preview at 6 p.m. and the auction to start at 6:30. There are more animals in the auction this year. Doing the auction on Friday gives an extra day to arrange for the purchased animals to go to the processor.
The grand master showman competition, which has been a staple of the fair on Friday night, will now be on Saturday night. That competition features the top showmen from the larger animals and makes them show all the animal species, even ones they’re not familiar with. Moving it to Saturday gives the participants an extra day to practice with animals.
The fair also will be capped on Saturday night with professional wrestlers from Empire State Wrestling. They will have a ring in the Curtis Pavilion and there will be matches from 7 to 10 p.m. There is no additional charge to see the wrestlers.
The fair also has three prominent acts throughout the week, including Lew-E the Clown, Agri-Puppets and Pompeyo’s Ranch, which performed on America’s Got Talent!
Elijah “The Bull” Starr pushes an 800-pound haybale through a course on July 26, 2025 at the Orleans County 4-H Fair. He won the title despite not having a partner to help with the challenge. Jeremy Neal, the event chairman and judge, is in back. This will be the fifth year of the haybale rolling challenge at the Orleans County 4-H Fair.
This year’s fair adds more challenges for people. Karaoke remains a staple from Monday through Thursday nights. Little kids can test their mettle in the small fry tractor pull at 6:30 p.m. from Tuesday through Saturday at JCH Tent Lot. That has been a mainstay of the fair.
But there are some new competitions including a frozen T-shirt contest at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the JCH Tent. Participants have to chip a shirt out of a block of ice and then wear the shirt.
Some other challenges and competitions for the community include:
Hay bale rolling 10 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday at Byron’s Barnyard. Teams of one or two people have to move a heavy bale of hay through an obstacle course.
Mom-calling competition at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at Orleans Hub stage. Mothers are blindfolded and try to identify which kid calling out “Mom!” is theirs.
Stick pony rodeo for ages 4 to 7 on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Basketball free throw contest at 5 p.m. Tuesday at JCH tent.
Rubber chicken throwing contest at 5 p.m. Wednesday at JCH tent
Inflatable costume race at 8 p.m. on Thursday at the horse arena
Steampunk costume contest and parade at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the JCH tent
Disc golf at 6 p.m. today on the lawn west of the horse arena
Corn eating contest at 6:45 p.m. today at Orleans Hub stage
Survivor Orleans at 5 p.m. on Tuesday
Pickle eating contest at 6 p.m. on Friday at JCH tent
By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 27 July 2026 at 8:42 am
File Photo by Cheryl Wertmn – Peter Martillotta scored both Medina FC goals.
Avenging a season opening 5-0 loss, the No. 6 seed Medina Mustangs FC upended No. 3 Revolution FC 2-0 in the quarterfinal round of the Buffalo District Soccer League Championship Division playoffs Sunday afternoon at Nichols.
Breaking away from a 0-0 deadlock, Medina FC scored two unanswered goals in the second half to earn the win and advance to next Sunday’s semifinal against top seeded Buffalo Italia.
Peter Martilotta scored both goals, his 6th and 7th of the season, off assists from Aiden Prince and Cole Callard.
Anchoring the defense for Medina FC was Tyler Ribbeck who earned the shutout in goal.
Medina FC improves to 5-4-2 while Revolution FC ends the season at 7-4.
The Mustangs in fact have gone 5-1-2 over the last 8 games after an 0-3 start to the season when the team was playing shorthanded.
Medina FC played to a 2-2 tie with Buffalo Italia in the regular season finale.
Regular season champion Buffalo Italia brings a 9-0-1 record into the semifinal round..
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 27 July 2026 at 8:41 am
Photos by Tom Rivers: Kenley Fenton, 16, of Medina and Christina Zaidel, 16, of Middleport get their horses cleaned on Sunday afternoon at the Orleans County 4-H Fair. Kenley will be showing “Rubee” while Zaidel is showing “Harvee.” They will be competing in several events this week, with three jump courses, showmanship, dressage and flat classes. They are both in the senior division.
Midway will not be open. Daily: Agri-Puppet Farm Truck strolling the grounds.
9 to 11 a.m. – 4-H Senior Council Stand Breakfast Hours at 4-H Senior Council Stand
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Commercial Exhibits in place throughout event
8 a.m. – Cloverbud Horse Show followed by Walk/Trot Horse Show at Carlos Marcello Arena
9 a.m.– Rabbit and Poultry Meeting for all exhibitors at Wachob Building
9:20 a.m. – Cattle Barn Department Meeting for all exhibitors at Cattle Barn
9:40 a.m. – Goat/Sheep Department meeting for all exhibitors at Goat/Sheep Barn
Gary “G.J.” Donofrio of Bergen leads a 1,050-pound Hereford steer out of a livestock trailer for move-in day on Sunday. Donofrio won last year’s grand master showman title, one of the prestigious awards at the fair.
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. – 4-H Exhibits including Common Garden Vegetables, Market Packages, Cut Flowers, Indoor Gardening, Fruits and Nuts, Plant Collection (Preserved and Scrapbook), Landscape Pictures and Plants, Experiments, Horticulture Methods judged at Trolley Building
10 a.m. – Meat and Fiber Goat Show at Knights Indoor Arena
10:30 a.m. – 4-H Fry Stand opens at Fry Stand
11 a.m. – Senior Council 4-H Food Booth Hamburgers, Hots, and Cold Drinks at 4-H Senior Council Stand. Proceeds support teen award trips and programs.
11 a.m. – Field Crops judged at Trolley Building
1 to 3 p.m. – Group Exhibits, Food Preservation, Baked Goods and Visual Arts judged at Trolley Building
Adeline Pask, 11, and her sister Sadie, 12, of Barre tend to their sheep on Sunday. They fed the sheep a sweet feed mix of molasses, minerals, corn and soybeans. The sheep show is Thursday at 5 p.m.
2 p.m. – Pack and Companion Goat Show at Knights Indoor Arena
4 p.m. – Paid public admission begins at Taylor Hill Road parking lots
4 p.m. – 4-H Leaders’ Homemade Pie Stand opens
4 to 10 p.m. – Blacksmith Demo at Beadle Building
4 p.m. – Mini-Horse Show Hands-on Classes at Knights Building
6 p.m. – Free Entertainment: Agri-Puppets the Farming Singing Puppets! at Cattle Barn Lawn
6 p.m. – Public Contest- Register at Event: Disc Golf Competition at the lawn west of Horse Arena
6:30 p.m. – Miniature Horse Driving Classes at Knights Building
6:30 p.m. – Opening Ceremony, Presentation of Colors by Orleans County Veterans at Flag Pole on Ed Center Lawn
Amanda Gaczewski of Middleport holds her daughter Willow while son Barry Bulinski, 6, puts his rabbit, “Oreo,” in its cage inside the Wachob Building. Barry is a Cloverbud. The Wachob Building had chickens, rabbits, Guinea pigs, a pigeon and a turkey.
6:45 p.m. – Public Contest – Register at Event: Corn Eating Contest- Sponsored by Rush’s Farm at Orleans Hub Stage
6:30 p.m. – Free Entertainment: Pompeyo’s Ranch- As seen on America’s Got Talent! At Knights Lawn
7 p.m. – 4-H Dog Bowl at Dog Show Tent
7 p.m. – 4-H Fashion Revue at Orleans Hub Stage
7:30 p.m. – Trolley Building Youth Exhibits Open at Trolley Building
8 to 10 p.m. – Orleans County 4-H Fair $1,000 Karaoke Contest at Orleans Hub Stage
8 p.m. – Free Entertainment: Agri-Puppets the Farming Singing Puppets! at Cattle Barn Lawn
8:30 p.m. – Free Entertainment: Pompeyo’s Ranch- As seen on America’s Got Talent! At Knights Lawn
10 p.m. – Buildings Close – Goodnight Fair
All admissions are sold as unlimited week long admission for $10 per person. Admission is free for veterans and ages 6 and under. Parking is also free.
Shania Bulinski, 9, of Middleport holds her chicken, “Lulu.” This is Shania’s second time showing an animal at the fair. Two years ago she exhibited a duck.
It is important to put the proposed data center at the STAMP site in Genesee County into the broader context of artificial intelligence (AI).
AI technology in the US is experiencing a huge economic bubble, with investments far out of line with likely future profits. That financial bubble is likely to pop, thereby devastating the current AI landscape and dramatically reducing the need for new data centers. This vulnerability of AI has been overlooked in the irrational rush to invest in the technology.
AI depends on data centers. They hold the expensive, power-guzzling hardware on which the AI software runs. They are the physical brains of AI.
Very legitimate arguments against data centers like the one proposed at STAMP cite inefficient land use, excessive power use, large tax breaks for the ultra-rich, few jobs created, noise, infrasound, heat, air and water pollution, risk to wildlife, and quality of life effects on local residents.
Decent arguments all. However, to these we must add another: Data centers and the companies that build them are part of a looming AI crisis that could leave locals with a huge mess to clean up. We need to consider the economics of AI.
Consider the two “rock star” AI companies, OpenAI and Anthropic. Both are developing cutting edge LLM’s (large language models), both are privately held and lavishly financed, both want to go public via IPO’s, and both predict that an overwhelming demand for AI computations will ultimately flow through their systems.
Both put out incredible hype about the capabilities of their systems, how they will fundamentally change the world. Both downplay the obvious and well-documented risks of their systems (hallucinations, urging users to commit suicide, the recent major security breach, and many others). They also downplay the fact that for the foreseeable future, they are unlikely to generate any profits at all.
Right now they are losing large amounts of money by selling computations (or “compute”) for far less than their actual cost (Estimates: $13 of compute sold for $1 to $3). Customers have chafed at attempts to raise prices. Moreover, AI, unlike so many modern technologies, does not “scale.” Making it bigger does not mean that the cost per customer will go down.
When OpenAI and Anthropic go public the stockholders will demand profitable operations. There is no evidence that either company can deliver the promised value to their customers and still make a profit for their shareholders. This could pop the AI bubble, send the country into a recession, and leave the skeletons of half-built data centers across the USA.
So when you go over the list of reasons why the proposed STAMP data center doesn’t make sense, don’t forget to add the uncertainty of the future of AI, and how it may affect data center construction. The AI industry appears to be far less robust than its leaders would have us believe. Don’t be taken in by their hype.
I have to ask: what has education ever done to Paul Lauricella that he treats it like a personal enemy? At some point one has to wonder if he skipped the units on self-awareness, because he seems remarkably unable to hear himself.
He bemoans Mr. Fine for “throwing around labels” and attacking people who raise “valid, common-sense concerns,” a sentence so rich in irony I nearly needed a moment to compose myself.
I’m confident that if the Orleans Hub search bar were a bit more forgiving, we’d unearth a small library of Mr. Lauricella’s past letters, glowing with admiration for his favorite orange demagogue and his “America First” agenda. Funny how so many on the Right adore a man who “tells it like it is” right up until the truth doesn’t flatter them, then suddenly it’s someone else who’s being “divisive.” A moral high ground claimed several years and several letters too late.
And remind me again; who’s the snowflake?
As for bail reform: multiple studies – yes, those dreaded “ivory-tower” studies – show it hasn’t driven crime rates up. Crime statistics, reported not by professors but by local law enforcement agencies across Upstate New York, show crime rates are down. So, are we to conclude our own police departments are cooking the books? My mistake, I forgot that research only counts as legitimate when it happens to agree with the populist talking point of the week.
But who needs facts when feelings will do? It’s certainly easier to build an argument on vibes, and plenty of Right-wing policy proudly stands on a sturdy foundation of fear, anecdote, and the ever-reliable “many people say…”
Credit where it’s due, though: not once did Mr. Lauricella reach for “Communist,” “Marxist,” or “Socialist.”
By Ginny Kropf, correspondent Posted 26 July 2026 at 12:53 pm
Photos by Ginny Kropf: (Left) Children held out their hands hoping a Monarch butterfly would land in their palms, after the butterfly release Saturday on the Floating Barge on the Erie Canal in Medina. (Right) Dave O’Donnell, founder of the Eastern Monarch Butterfly Farm in Clarence, prepares to release 50 Monarch butterflies on Saturday afternoon.
MEDINA – A Monarch butterfly release from the Medina Triennial’s Floating Barge drew a crowd estimated at more than 200 Saturday afternoon.
As the Triennial concludes its eighth week today (Sunday), co-director Kari Conte said the event has been attracting people from across the country. She reported on Friday there were visitors from Ithaca, New York City, Massachusetts, California and Toronto, many of whom spent at least one night.
Grace McKissock, an intern with Great Lakes Education, and volunteer Emma Tanovis are dressed as butterflies on Medina’s floating barge, where a Monarch butterfly release took place Saturday afternoon.
Three friends from Williamsville said they visit Medina at least twice a year.
“We love this town, its shops, Zambistro’s, the scenery and the community,” said Eileen Giarraffa of Williamsville, who was there with Lora Fletcher and Eileen Torse.
The Floating Barge, also called a “food forest on the Erie Canal,” was open for harvesting beginning at noon.
At 1 p.m. today, Conte will conduct a curatorial tour at the historic Medina High School, 324 Catherine St. She will share information about participating artists and their works.
Volunteers Terry Cook and David Sidari greet visitors to the Floating Barge in Medina’s Canal Basin, prior to a butterfly release Saturday by Dave O’Donnell of Clarence.
Crowds stood with cameras ready to capture the release of 50 Monarch butterflies Saturday afternoon on the Floating Barge in Medina’s Canal Basin. A Monarch can be seen in the upper left corner on a flowering bush.
By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 26 July 2026 at 9:19 am
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – The LOYAL Youth Soccer program is off to a busy summer season with some 300 youngsters participating in age group divisions including 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 and 10-11-12. Here youngsters in the 4-5 age group play in a game on Saturday. While most of the players taking part in the LOYAL program are from Medina there are also some youngsters from Lyndonville, Roy-Hart and Albion.
There were a number of 4-5 age group teams playing on Saturday morning as the LOYAL program is halfway though its summer season. “We’re teaching them the fundamentals of the game and hopefully most importantly a love of the game,” said LOYAL Soccer President Carl Husung. “We want them to have fun playing the game, We’re the grass roots level of local soccer. I kind of feel like Johnny Appleseed planting the seeds for the future of soccer here.”
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 26 July 2026 at 8:30 am
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – There were 16 firefighters at the Orleans County Fire Training Tower on Saturday, practicing rope rescue operations. Firefighters rappelled about 50 feet down from the top of the training tower.
Firefighters need to deploy rope rescues when people are stuck down ravines and embankments.
Bob Freida, the Clarendon fire chief, descends down the training tower. Freida is part of a rope rescue team that includes Clarendon and Murray firefighters.
A new county-wide technical rescue team is being created from multiple departments to train and work together and share equipment.
Not all departments with rescue equipment have the same gear. The team will train on each department’s equipment to be familiar with the ropes, harnesses and other tools. Some departments also have grain rescue equipment which includes steel plates and an augur. The team members will also have wet suits for going into the water.
Dale Niehaus of the Carlton Volunteer Fire Department makes his way down the tower. He is entering into a window on the side of the tower.
Saturday was the first day of a 32-hour course that includes today and next weekend.
Participants will develop skills in rappelling and high-angle rescue systems. Topics include safety orientation, risk assessment, equipment, basic rappelling and ascending, anchoring, belaying, mechanical advantage, patient packaging, incident management, skills evaluation, and testing.
John Hightower from the Rochester Fire Department rappels down the training tower. There are three firefighters from Rochester in the class, which is mostly firefighters from Orleans County.
Karl Biedlingmaier of the Clarendon Volunteer Fire Company works his way down the tower at 14064 West County House Rd.
File photo by Tom Rivers: Ray Keffer is on shore while three firefighters head out into the icy water of a quarry by the Erie Canal in Murray to go after a dog on Jan. 4, 2020. Firefighters were able to safely bring the dog to the shore. They also assisted the owner of the dog in getting up the embankment.
Photo from Medina Fire Department: Fire destroyed a house at 208 Prospect Ave. in Medina this morning and spread next door.
Press Release, Medina Fire Department
MEDINA – As many of you can imagine, we had a very difficult morning on Prospect Avenue. We are incredibly grateful that no residents or firefighters were injured. Sadly, some family pets were lost in the fire, and our thoughts are with the families affected during this difficult time.
We were dispatched at 4:22 a.m. and arrived on scene at 4:24 a.m. to find a significant volume of fire, with the possibility of occupants trapped inside. The crew of Engine 11 immediately began search operations until it was confirmed that everyone had safely escaped the original fire building.
A second alarm was struck at 4:26 a.m. as crews worked to protect the neighboring home at 206 Prospect Avenue, located approximately 20 feet north of the original structure. Once all occupants of that residence were accounted for, a third alarm was requested at 4:36 a.m. as additional manpower and equipment were needed after the fire breached the exterior of 206 Prospect Avenue. Multiple crews worked simultaneously to search for occupants while extinguishing fire throughout both floors and the attic space of that home.
Eight of Orleans County’s eleven fire departments responded to the scene, along with two departments from Niagara County. Fire departments from Niagara, Monroe, and Genesee counties also staffed stations throughout Orleans County to ensure emergency coverage remained available while crews battled the fire.
We cannot thank our brothers and sisters from every department enough for their hard work, professionalism, and support today, whether they were operating on scene or covering our stations. We also appreciate the assistance provided by Orleans County Emergency Management and the Orleans County Highway Department.
To the many residents who stopped by with encouraging words, cold drinks, and support throughout the morning—thank you. Your kindness means more than you know. We wish we could thank everyone individually, but we know we’d unintentionally leave someone out.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Orleans County Fire Investigation Unit, with assistance from the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control.
The photo accompanying this post was provided by a nearby resident and was taken just after they called 911 to report the fire.
By Ginny Kropf, correspondent Posted 25 July 2026 at 3:14 pm
Photos by Ginny Kropf: A house at 208 Prospect Ave. was reduced to rubble after a fire this morning.
MEDINA – Three people are homeless in a fire early this morning, which completely destroyed an apartment house at 208 Prospect Ave. and displaced at least five people in the house next door at 206 Prospect Ave.
Medina Fire Department received the call at 4:20 a.m. and arrived at the scene at 4:24 a.m., said Medina Fire Chief Steve Cooley.
“The house was fully engulfed and three people were outside when we arrived,” Cooley said. “When the ambulance arrived, they said fire was coming from every window.”
A dog and cat were also lost in the fire.
Considerable damage was done to all three stories of the house next door and some damage to a house across the street.
The houses in that location are 20 feet apart, and Cooley said had they not responded as quickly as they did, an entire block of homes could have been destroyed. The fire was extinguished in an hour.
He said indications are the fire started on the front porch. Cooley said they received assistance from every department in Orleans County and addition help from Niagara County.
Cooley praised all the responders, saying they did a great job of getting the fire extinguished.
Fire Chief Steve Cooley said the fire could have wiped out a block of houses if firefighters from many departments hadn’t responded so quickly.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 25 July 2026 at 2:49 pm
Brett Sobieraski and team of runners complete 1,600 laps at local tracks in past 8 days, raising $25,000 for Community Action
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – Brett Sobieraski holds the American flag high while leading a pack of runners around the Albion High School track this morning in the final lap of an 8-day, 400-mile benefit for Community Action of Orleans & Genesee.
Renee Hungerford, the Community Action chief executive officer, is next to Sobieraski for the final lap. She sang the national anthem right before the final, celebratory 400 meters.
Sobieraski is a retired Rochester police sergeant. He lives in Carlton. He has done endurance challenges before to raise money for fallen police officers and the Special Olympics. This time he wanted to help Community Action, an agency he said serves local residents in many different ways, He set a $20,000 fundraising goal. By the end of the run at 11 a.m., the fundraising was at $25,000.
Sobieraski, 60, has been mostly sidelined the past three days due to severe blisters and an infection in his feet. He thanked other runners for stepping up and wearing his watch that records the laps and distance. He completed more than 275 miles of challenge himself.
Hungerford said that similar to what happens at Community Action, with the agency assisting people through challenges. Community Action is facing a $900,000 cut to the Head Start program, but Hungerford said the agency will persevere.
Jaxon Francis is ahead of Tanner Beecher and other members of the Albion youth football team which came out to do a few laps around the track today.
Jeff Atwell (left), manager of weatherization for Community Action, walks around the track with Jim Babcock, who recently had back surgery. Babcock completed more than a mile both Friday in Holley and today in Albion.
Brett Sobieraski hugs Todd Arnold after he ran for about an hour and half this morning.
Orleans County District Attorney Susan Howard walks with Sobieraski around the track this morning. Sobieraski works as an investigator with the Orleans County major Felony Crimes Task Force, which Howard oversees.
Sobieraski during comments after the final lap praised Community Action for doing “God’s work” in Orleans and Genesee counties.
Some of the programs offered by Community Action include:
transportation for the elderly and disabled
food and clothing
home cooling and weatherization projects
thrift store services
work place job training and counseling
prom dresses along with credit counseling for high school students
Head Start programs to assist with learning, child care and family services
Through their Project Salus, help adolescents with the support from education to financial
By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 25 July 2026 at 8:45 am
Posteason playoff action gets underway for Medina FC on Sunday as the No. 6 seeded Mustangs visit No. 3 Revolution FC in a Buffalo District Soccer League Championship Division quarterfinal round game at 4 p.m. at Nichols.
Medina brings a 4-4-2 record into the playoffs while Revolution FC is 7-3.
Medina dropped a 5-0 decision to Revolution FC in the season opener when the Mustangs were shorthanded.
The Mustangs are on a bit of a roll heading into the playoffs having gone 4-1-2 over the last seven games after the 0-3 shorthanded start to the season.
The victor will face top seeded Buffalo Italia (9-0-1) in the semifinals.
Sunday’s other quarterfinal will have No. 5 Sporting Cavs (4-4-2) vs. Queen City Gunners (5-4-1) at Nichols at 6 p.m. The victor will face No. 2 Ukraine (8-1-0) in the semifinals.
