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2 new co-ops celebrate grand openings in Orleans

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 2 March 2014 at 12:00 am

Uptown Browsery and Cobble-Ridge feature many vendors

Provided photo – Albion Mayor Dean Theodorakos joins the vendors at the Uptown Browsery for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting on Saturday morning. The site is located at 118 North Main St.

Two new co-ops with antiques, collectibles and other items celebrated their grand openings on Saturday.

The Uptown Browsery is located downtown Albion with 15 vendors. Uptown is a spinoff of the Downtown Browsery at 14 East Bank St. Downtown Browsery opened eight years ago.

That site became too crowded for more vendors. Browsery leaders found additional vendors and some of the same ones decided to expand their merchandise at the Uptown location. The two sites collectively have 20 vendors.

Photo by Tom Rivers – Some of the vendors at Uptown Browsery pose for a photo on Saturday. The group includes, from left, front row: Lucy Sackett, Karen Appleman, Maureen Bennett and Kim Remley. Second row: Kevin Lake, Scott Sackett, Erik Sinkora, Liz Groat, Elizabeth Penafiel, Susie Gaylard and Mary Lou Smith.

Karen Appleman was one of the founding vendors of the Browsery nearly a decade ago. She said the vendors share the costs and workload in running the stores.

“We have a big variety,” Appleman said.

The Uptown site is a little more upscale than the Downtown Browsery, she said.

“We’ve had some big-ticket items go out the door,” she said.

The Uptown Browsery also sells coffee and there are plans for baked goods and sandwiches to be sold at the site.

The Cobble-Ridge Co-op on Ridge Road opened on Saturday with 10 vendors. Kim Rowe is owner of the site at 14462 Ridge Rd.

Rowe also is the owner of U Make Scents shampoos and conditioners. She welcomed vendors for the site, wanting to create an old-time variety store.

Photo by Tom Rivers – Some of vendors at Cobble-Ridge Co-op include, from left: Betsy Meisenzahl, Lisa Mannella, Linda Roberts, Chris Nelson, Paula Brooks, Earl Treese Sr., and Kim Rowe.

March arrives and cold endures

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 2 March 2014 at 12:00 am

Another sub-freezing week in the forecast

It may have only been in the teens today, but it was still a glorious sunset in Orleans County. This photo was taken at about 6 p.m. on Gaines Basin Road in Albion, looking west along the railroad tracks.

The temperatures could fall to 4 degrees tonight, according to the National Weather Service.

Monday will feel like another day in the deep freeze with a high of 11 degrees and temperatures falling to 3 below Monday night. Tuesday is forecast for a high of 18 and a low of 11 degrees.

The Weather Service is forecasting a high of 21 degrees and a low of 7 for Wednesday, with a high of 30 on Thursday and a low of 17. There is a chance for snow on Monday through Wednesday.

The smoke stack from the boiler room at the Albion Correctional Facility is a landmark, especially when the sun is setting, creating a silhouette in the sky. This photo was taken at about 6 p.m. this evening from a picnic table under the pavilion at the Elk’s Club on West State Street.

Comedic whodunit dinner theater entertains at West Barre Church

Posted 2 March 2014 at 12:00 am

Photos by Sue Cook – Judge Cosworth, played by Reed Markle, and Margaret Mason (Iva McKenna) observe as Miss Peabody (Jann Davis) eats one of the desserts in the baking contest during the play of “Just Desserts.”

By Sue Cook, staff reporter

BARRE – For the past 25 years the West Barre United Methodist Church has made a habit of putting on a yearly performance to raise money for the church.

After missing last year due to scheduling conflicts, the tradition is back by popular demand. The church also serves dinner before the performance.

The tickets sold help the church to raise money, while also entertaining the public. Jean Peglow e-mails the group small summaries and then a play is decided on. The church purchases the script books and pays per performance.

Sometimes the script requires tweaking to keep it both appropriate for church and family-friendly. The shows are sell-outs almost every year and the group stresses that this is a community event, not just a church event.

“We want everyone to know that people who go to church can have fun,” said Iva McKenna.

Iva McKenna, playing Margaret Mason, applies makeup to her husband, George McKenna, for his role as Edna Mae Carter.

This year the play was a comedy mystery requiring audience participation. This is the first time the church has ever performed a murder mystery and the first time they have asked for audience participation.

Previous years have varied greatly including a western and a radio show. The shows have always been a comedy. The group begins practicing in January to prepare for a late February or early March show under the direction of Alice Mathes.

The show for this year was “Just Desserts” written by Craig Sodaro. The curmudgeonly old Judge Cogsworth is reluctantly judging a baking contest. The winner will receive $1,000 for a charity of her choice.

Three women are chosen to bake goods for the competition: Edna Mae Carter, Lucy “Scooter” Bright and Margaret Mason. The contest begins, but things turn sour when suddenly the judge drops dead. It is then up to the audience with the help of the head of the contest, Miss Peabody, to determine which of the three contestants are the guilty party in the murder.

George McKenna recalled their early practices. “Jim couldn’t get out more than a line or two without cracking up laughing,” he said in reference to Jim Peglow who was Lucy “Scooter” Bright.

During the intermission the audience members, including Dennis Smith in red sweater, are asked to search the sanctuary for clues and listen to the testimonies of the suspected. Attentive audience members may be able to solve the mystery with the presented clues and a good eye on the situation.

Most years include the same actors and the group jokes about their amateur abilities. During the play gender pronouns are frequently confused due to men playing the role of women, lines are forgotten, and characters grab the wrong props, but all of it adds up to more audience laughter and serves the performance well instead of detracting from it. All of actors are members of the church.

“We’re just not afraid to get up and make fools of ourselves,” jokes Reed Markle.

“We really had to poison Reed. He’s not that good of an actor,” says Jim Peglow with a laugh. Pointing to George McKenna, he added, “And next year we hope we’re men.”

“I’m confused. I’m very confused. I’ve been confused the whole play,” wails Jim Peglow while still in character, but breaking the fourth wall after forgetting his lines. The other actors and the audience laugh while the director attempts to get things back on track.

The group is making one final performance of “Just Desserts” this evening at 6 p.m. The performance is not offered with dinner to make sure the kitchen crew and other family members are able to attend at least one performance. There is no cost. Parking and seats fill up quickly. The church is located at 5337 Eagle Harbor Rd.

Scouts give Albion den mother highest volunteer honor

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 1 March 2014 at 12:00 am

Karen Williams receives ‘Silver Beaver’ Award

Photos by Tom Rivers – Karen Williams receives a snow globe from Colburn Spierdowis and other Webelos II Scouts tonight when the group moved up to Boy Scouts. Williams has been the group’s den mother. She was honored by the Iroquois Trail Council last month with the Silver Beaver Award, the highest honor for a volunteer in Boy Scouts.

ALBION – An Albion woman who has been a Cub Scout den mother for eight years and coordinated district events for hundreds of Scouts has been honored with the Silver Beaver Award, the highest recognition given to an adult volunteer in Boy Scouts of America.

Karen Williams received the award last month from the Iroquois Trail Council. Williams has three sons in the Scouting program, including Gary, 17; Steven, 15; and Samuel, 11.

“It’s an important program for boys,” Williams said tonight after the Blue and Gold banquet at the lyceum. “It teaches them respect and responsibility. It teaches them to be a part of the community.”

Williams has been a den mother for Pack 164 in Albion. Her son Samuel crossed over to Boy Scouts tonight with four others in Webelos II. Williams will also transition to being a volunteer with the older Scouts. Her son Steven is assistant patrol leader with Troop 164.

Samuel Williams is welcomed into the Boy Scouts by Freeman Lattin, right. Samuel’s mother Karen is standing beside him.

Williams, a dental assistant for Dr. Warren Waldo in Fairport, also received a snow globe from the Webelos at the banquet.

Besides her son Samuel, the other Scouts to cross over and join Boy Scouts include Aaliah Knickerbocker, Nathan Olmstead, Colburn Spierdowis, and Jacob Thom.

Jess Markel, a district executive, told the Scouting community at the Blue and Gold banquet about Williams receiving the Silver Beaver award. He praised her for being so active with the Albion scouts, and also stepping up as a volunteer, running a day camp for eight years and the Spook-A-Ree, programs attended by hundreds of scouts from several counties.

Cobble-Ridge Co-op opens today with 10 vendors

Posted 1 March 2014 at 12:00 am

Photos by Sue Cook – Kim Rowe poses with some of her craft displays inside the Cobble-Ridge Co-op.

By Sue Cook, staff reporter

GAINES – After months of anticipation, Kim Rowe will open the Cobble-Ridge Co-op today on Ridge Road with 10 vendors.

“A lot of people have been buzzing about it,” Rowe said.

Today’s grand opening event will feature Of the Bear, a musical collaboration between Al Capurso and his son. They will entertain shoppers with their bluegrass sound starting at 10:30 a.m. Refreshments will be served as well.

Rowe put an offer in on the USA Merchantile building in June and was able to close in November. She did some clean-up on the space and applied for permits from the town of Gaines and the county. Rowe, owner of U Make Scents shampoos and conditioners, bought the building and accepted applications from interested vendors.

“I needed to figure out what to do with the rest of the space. This made sense,” she said. “It’s like an old time variety store, but not just with one vendor, there are several.”

Betsy Meisenzahl sells an assortment of items like cupcake wrapper topiary art, coasters, cutting boards, holiday crafts, ornaments, and more. Her table is adjacent to another vendor specializing in quilted items.

Stepping inside is like walking into a miniature flea market. Vendors fill the room with their own little display spaces selling an amalgam of items.

Betsy Meisenzahl plans to be a permanent vendor at the co-op. “I saw her sign out front and decided to stop in. I talked to Kim and came back the next day with all the paperwork filled out. I thought it was awesome.”

Meisenzahl commented that this is a great spot for finding craft supplies in small quantities so that you don’t have to buy in bulk the way you might at many big chain stores, and that the cost is reasonable. “Everybody here is fairly priced,” she said.

“I don’t take commissions or cuts from any of the vendors,” Rowe stated.

Albion resident Earl Treese Sr. has a section of collectibles including Star Wars, Godzilla, and many other pop culture items for sale.

Rowe feels it helps everyone price their items the way that they want. She hopes that if you walk in looking for one item, you will see something from another vendor and want to purchase from them as well. Rowe sells several craft products, furnishings, and lots of other little odds-and-ends items.

The current vendors include local businesses, such as Big Ash and Hendel Farms. Viola’s Boutique has also set up a display of their own inside the co-op selling accessories such as scarves, bags, and necklaces. Owner Tina Page applied as a vendor at Rowe’s encouragement.

“It’s another opportunity to showcase merchandise, and it’s a good location,” Page said.

Rowe plans to further expand the business by having outdoor flea markets and farmers’ markets when the weather warms up. She also hopes to create a kitchen space in the back of the building.

She welcomes customers to come back frequently and provide feedback. She says she plans to change around merchandise all the time in order to provide what the customer wants and would love to add more vendors.

The grand opening is today at 10:30 a.m. The co-op will be open regularly Wednesday through Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about the Cobble-Ridge Co-op or becoming a vendor, call (585) 283-4009. It is located at 14462 Ridge Rd., Albion, next door to the Olde Dogge Inn.

Farmworker rights advocate speaks in Albion

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 1 March 2014 at 12:00 am

Photos by Tom Rivers

Librada Paz, a farmworker rights advocate from Brockport, addresses a group at the First United Methodist Church of Albion on Friday evening as part of the church’s “Stand Against Racism” series of discussion. The series continues at 7 p.m. on March 28 with Kae Wilbert leading a discussion about Native American issues.

Paz has been working with the Rural and Migrant Ministry to try advance immigration reform at the national level. At the state level she has been advocating for the “Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act” that would grant farmworkers collective bargaining rights, workers’ compensation, overtime pay and unemployment benefits.

Paz in 2012 was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award.

OC Bar Association seeks coordinator for assigned counsel

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 28 February 2014 at 12:00 am

ALBION – When a resident can’t afford an attorney for criminal or family court, a judge in the case will often pick an attorney from the 50 on the county’s assigned counsel roster.

Judges need to make sure the attorneys don’t have any conflicts or past dealings with others involved in the case. Judges sometimes scramble, making several phone calls to find an attorney for a resident. Sometimes a judge will pick an attorney who happens to be in the courtroom.

The Orleans County Bar Association would like to see the county approve a part-time assigned counsel coordinator who would work with judges to find attorneys for cases. The coordinator could also ensure the residents meet income qualifications for indigent defense, and the coordinator could assess the quality of legal services in each case.

The coordinator of the program would make sure the cases are also rotated among the attorneys and that they follow consistent billing and reimbursement practices, said Shirley Gorman, chairwoman of the Bar Association’s assigned counsel committee.

The county spends about $600,000 a year through the public defender’s office and for assigned counsel, said Public Defender Sanford Church.

The state pays about $110,000 to $120,000 towards the cost. The state designates how its money should be used. A coordinator for assigned counsel is one of the functions that would be funded through the state Office of Indigent Legal Services. It has offered to pay for the coordinator for at least three years, Church said, as long as the County Legislature approves the position.

Church and Gorman presented the plan for a coordinator on Wednesday to the County Legislature, which said it would likely support the plan for more oversight with assigned counsel. Church and Gorman said the plan would match attorneys with clients sooner, and speed up the time their cases are in the court system.

The coordinator could also try to match the expertise of attorneys with the difficulty of each case, Gorman said.

“This is the best way to provide representation right away,” she told county legislators. “You have attorneys who show up right away who are prepared.”

Tower expresses ‘guts and grief’ of community after Civil War

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 28 February 2014 at 12:00 am

Photos  by Tom Rivers – In the mid-1970s, the community launched a “Save The Tower” campaign to make repairs to the Civil War memorial. Here is one of the buttons that was used as a fund-raiser.

The tower at Mount Albion Cemetery was built as a memorial for the nearly 500 Civil War soldiers from the community who perished in the war.

Orleans County Historian Bill Lattin holds a memorial created for Major Gen. George Gordon Meade. Residents in the Civil War era seemed obsessed with death and mourning, Lattin said.

ALBION – Other communities put obelisks or bronze statues of soldiers on blocks in the town square as memorials to the men who died in the Civil War.

Orleans County considered putting a monument on the Courthouse Lawn as a memorial to the nearly 500 people who died in the war from Orleans. The monument probably would have been an obelisk, County Historian Bill Lattin said during a lecture Thursday at GCC.

But community leaders in the 1870s would settle on a different tribute and location. They opted to build a 68-foot-high tower at the highest point of Mount Albion Cemetery.

The Orleans County Monument Association raised $3,000 for the project. That left the tower about half done. It secured $2,000 more to finish the job. The tower was dedicated on July 4, 1876, the 100th anniversary of the country.

It was built 33 years after the cemetery opened. Mount Albion is a rural cemetery, designed in a park-like setting. Mount Albion was intended to be “a mansion for the dead,” Lattin said, quoting one of the cemetery leaders during a Sept. 7, 1843 dedication ceremony.

The tower was built in the Gothic Revival style. It fits the Victorian flavor of the cemetery. In that era, people were “obsessed with death,” Lattin said, due the heavy losses of the Civil War and the many infant deaths.

“They were obsessed with death because it was so commonplace,” Lattin told a packed room Thursday as part of GCC Civil War lecture series.

He showed artwork from the era that showed grieving widows and orphans at the graves of soldiers. Lattin showed a tear catcher, a long thin glass bottle that was used to catch and hold tears that would then be sprinkled on the grave of a loved one.

He showed a homemade memorial created for Maj. General George Gordon Meade. Lattin purchased it from an antique store. It includes Meade’s portrait surrounded by a circle of symbols, including grapes that represent Christ and a butterfly for the Resurrection.

After the Civil War, Orleans County residents needed to express their sorrow for the 463 who died from Orleans at a time when it had 23,000 people, about half the current population.

This blank ribbon was worn by a member of the Grand Army of the Republic to a funeral for a fellow GAR member.

The tower was built with Medina sandstone ashlars, which weren’t cut smoothly. That gave it a rough appearance. Inside the tower, the names of the dead were all carved in nine marble slabs.

The tower is more than a Medina sandstone marvel, a 68-foot-high landmark in a small town. The tower is a symbol and expression of “guts and grief,” Lattin said.

The war cut short the lives of nearly 500 people in Orleans, depriving families of husbands, fathers, brothers and sons.

The families of the dead “suffered terrible unrelenting grief,” Lattin said.

The tower proved an attraction, drawing 1,000 people on many Sundays in the summer. They would climb to the observation deck.

About a hundred years after it was built, the community raised $20,000 to repair the tower. Lattin was one of the leaders of the “Save The Tower” effort, which included enthusiastic support from high school students. Lattin showed buttons and brochures from that effort, which culminated with the tower being rededicated on July 4, 1976.

He knows many romances have blossomed at the tower, which has been the site for many marriage proposals. Today, the tower may not be viewed as a symbol of grief.

“I think we can look at it as comforting,” he said.

Judge sets bail at $75K for man accused of selling cocaine

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 28 February 2014 at 12:00 am

ALBION – Orleans County Court Judge James Punch set bail at $75,000 for a Rochester man accused of selling cocaine in the village of Albion on Oct. 6.

Timothy Turner, 33, of Mount Read Boulevard was arraigned in court on Monday for criminal  possession and criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Turner has a prior felony record and he hasn’t always shown up in court for scheduled appearances, Punch said when he set bail.

In other county court cases:

Lori Martinez, 46, of Park Avenue in Medina pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree. She is accused of selling hydrocodone and another prescription narcotic on May 18. The prescriptions were prescribed to her.

She will be sentenced April 21 and could receive up to 2 ½ years in prison or a lesser sentence.

A Medina man was arraigned on three counts of both criminal sale and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, as well as third-degree welfare fraud.

Stacy Bryan, 23, of West Avenue allegedly sold dextroamphetamines on three occasions. He profited from the sales and didn’t report the income while collecting welfare benefits, the district attorney’s office said.

A Medina resident was arraigned for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree and criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fourth degree.

Jason Fidanza, 41, of Slade Road allegedly sold hydrocodone and another prescription narcotic in Ridgeway on June 18.

3 accidents due to slick roads

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 27 February 2014 at 12:00 am

The burst of snow around noon today resulting in three car accidents in Orleans County. None of the accidents were serious with injuries, dispatch reported at the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department.

One of the accidents involved a rollover on Route 104 at Lattin Road in Gaines. The driver wasn’t hurt, dispatch reported.

After 36 years, Jazz Band Dinner Dance will shift to new location

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 27 February 2014 at 12:00 am

ALBION – For the first time in 36 years, The Albion High School Jazz Band Dinner Dance is changing its venue, moving from the high school gym to the Cabaret at Studio B inside Gotta Dance by Miss Amy on West Bank Street.

Michael Thaine, the AHS Director of Bands, wants to recreate the intimacy and atmosphere one would experience at a real, Big Apple jazz club.

“Jazz was originally created for an intimate setting where the audience sits very close to the musicians. Even the most famous NYC jazz clubs like the Cotton Club, Blue Note and the House of Blues are not big venues,” Thaine said.

The Jazz Band will perform two shows on April 5. There will be 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. concerts.

Thaine and the  Jazz Band have prepared arrangements to the theme of “An Evening at the Club with the Rat Pack.”  Songs of Sinatra, Davis and Martin will be featured. Students participating in Gary Simboli’s musical/vocal programs will assist patrons during the concerts.

Seating is limited. For information about tickets, call the Cabaret at 585-354-2320 or visit the web site by clicking here.

Downtown Albion used to have a hotel

Posted 27 February 2014 at 12:00 am

By Bill Lattin
Orleans County Historian

In this picture from the 1930s we see the Exchange Hotel, which was located on Main Street in Albion.

Next to it was a barber shop and next to that building was the Liberty Diner. In the 1940s, these buildings were torn down. A gasoline station was built where the hotel was and a restaurant where the other two structures are in this picture.

The building to the far right was removed in the last few years. The land is now owned by the village and serves as a parking lot. The roof on the Presbyterian Church shows in the upper right corner.

Deep freeze continues in WNY

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 27 February 2014 at 12:00 am

Wind chill advisory issued as temps drop

March is two days away but Orleans County and Western New York are still in the hard grip of Old Man Winter.

Today will only reach a high of 15 degrees and temperature could fall to 1 below tonight, according to the National Weather Service, which has issued a wind chill advisory, effective at noon today for Orleans and several WNY counties. The advisory lasts until 10 a.m. on Friday. Wind chills could reach 15 to 24 degrees below zero.

It’s also expected to snow 2 inches today across the Niagara frontier.

Tomorrow temperatures are forecast to peak at 13 degrees. Saturday it will warm up to a high of 35 degrees, according to the Weather Service.

Snow covers area in white

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 27 February 2014 at 12:00 am

Photos by Tom Rivers

ALBION – It is snowing hard in Orleans County, causing whiteout conditions at about noon today. We’re forecast to get hit with 2 inches of snow.

Shortly after noon it was coming down sidewalks. The photo above shows a fire hydrant on East Park Street in Albion near the Temperance Street intersection. The bottom photo shows East Park Street, looking west near Platt Street.

The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory for Orleans County, effective from noon today until 10 a.m. on Friday.

Scholarship will honor Medina woman who loved working with children

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 26 February 2014 at 12:00 am

3 school districts will give memorial to Lisa Husung

Provided photo – Kristopher Moseley is pictured with Lisa Husung. The two planned to marry July 2015. Mr. Moseley is pushing to create a memorial scholarship for his fiancée, who died Jan. 2 from complications from Lupus.

MEDINA – Lisa Husung wanted to be an ambassador, working with international students. But ultimately, she decided the best way she could make a difference was in a one-on-one setting, working with students to read and learn.

Husung, 23, was close to earning a master’s degree at the University of Buffalo to become certified to teach reading and English as a Second Language. Her life was cut short on Jan. 2 when she died from complications from Lupus.

The community has rallied around her family, and is working to establish a memorial scholarship in her name. Each year the Albion, Medina and Roy-Hart school districts will give a senior a $200 scholarship in Husung’s name. There will be a fund-raising event from 4 to 10 p.m. on March 22 at Medina Theatre. There will be a magician, DJ, food and a silent auction as part of the scholarship fund-raiser.

Lisa attended school at Albion until the fourth grade. She graduated eighth in her class at Medina in 2008. She was an honor student despite early struggles learning to read.

The scholarship at Albion and Medina will go to a graduating senior who needed academic intervention services, or who is an ESL speaker or a refugee. In Roy-Hart the scholarship will go to a student pursuing the teaching profession.

“The three communities came out to support us in her death and they will support us in the scholarship,” said Lisa’s mother Janet Husung.

Carl and Janet Husung hold a picture of their daughter Lisa from her graduation day from Oswego State College. The Husungs are raising money for a memorial scholarship in their daughter’s name that will be awarded to a senior each year in Albion, Medina and Roy-Hart school districts.

Lisa grew up in a household with teachers. Her mother is a kindergarten teacher at Albion. Lisa’s father Carl is a high school reading teacher at Roy-Hart. Growing up, Lisa helped her father with the AYSO soccer program both in Medina and Roy-Hart.

After earning a bachelor’s degree at Oswego State College, Lisa worked as a substitute teacher at Albion and Medina. This past summer she taught children of migrant farmworkers at Lyndonville. Lisa didn’t want to be a teacher in a large classroom setting. She enjoyed working with ESL students, where there was more one-on-one interaction.

“She loved her kids,” her father said. “She was the kindest person you’d ever meet.”

Lisa has enjoyed working with children since she was a teen-ager. In high school she volunteered at Lee-Whedon Memorial Library, running Lisa’s Craft Corner for children. She worked as an AmeriCorps employee for two summers in the library and for five years would be called to fill in when staff went on vacation or for maternity leave.

“She was a joy, a gem,” said Catherine Cooper, the library director. “She was always happy and pleasant. She was an A-student and an A-person.”

At Oswego, Lisa met her fiancé, Kris Moseley. The two got engaged on Jan. 25, 2013. They were planning a July 2015 wedding at Vizcarra Vineyards.

Moseley is working as a long-term substitute teacher for a sixth grade class in Medina. He met Lisa during an education class at Oswego. The two saved each other seats and studied together while their relationship blossomed. Moseley is helping to organize the scholarship fund-raiser.

Provided photo – Lisa Husung works with a student at Lisa’s Craft Corner at Lee-Whedon Memorial Library in Medina. Lisa worked there over five years.

The community already is working to raise money for the scholarship and to honor Lisa. This past Saturday, the Medina Winterguard dedicated its show in Medina to Lisa, who was active in the marching band and colorguard as a student.

She also started dancing with the Dancenter in Medina when she was 2 ½ and was in the ballet class right up until around Thanksgiving. The Dancenter will dedicate its spring recital to Lisa.

Tickets for the March 22 event are available at Blissetts in Medina, Bindings Bookstore in Albion, the Middleport Library or at the door the day of the event. They can also be purchased online at www.medinatheatre.com.

Donations can be made directly to the Lisa M. Husung Memorial Scholarship at any Key Bank branch or mailed to Key Bank, 514 Main St., Medina, NY 14103.