By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 8 June 2025 at 3:41 pm
Photos courtesy of Holley-Kendall Marching Band
The Holley-Kendall Marching Band competed in the Class A competition on Saturday at the Sherburne Pageant of Bands in central New York.
Sherburne-Earlville High School is the host school for the oldest pageant of bands in New York state, now in its 76th year.
Holley-Kendall performed their 2025 Spring Show titled “Nightmare on Main Street,” which features music from Beetlejuice, Halloween and Ghostbusters.
The band took home the following awards: Marching Band – 2nd place; Color Guard – 3rd place; Drumline Cadence – 2nd place.
This is the second year Holley-Kendall competed at Sherburne. Holley-Kendall was one of five bands in the Class A division. There were 25 marching bands in all at the competition.
The Holley-Kendall Marching Band will close out their season with two final performances at the Holley-Kendall marching Band Showcase on June 12 at Hawk Stadium and the Albion Strawberry Festival on June 14.
Pictured from left include Isla Schultz and Kylee Dann – Color Guard captains; Isabella Emery – Drum Major; Madison Hults and Owen Schultz – Assistant Drum Majors.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 7 June 2025 at 8:58 pm
Photos by Tom Rivers
HOLLEY – Blake Thaureaux, 3, of Ogden and her brother Conor Russo rides ponies brought to Holley today by Giddy Up Go Pony Rides in Bergen. It was among many activities during today’s JuneFest.
There were about 50 vendors along the canal park path, including several serving up food and cold beverages. Many crafters exhibited creative works.
Celtic Spirit performed at playground pavilion beginning at 12:30 p.m.
A Celtic Spirit musician plays during the afternoon concert. JuneFest concluded with a concert by Beggars Will Ride from 6 to 8 p.m. at Public Square.
Jaxson Deyager, 9, of Le Roy made it pretty far up the 28 ½ foot high climbing wall brought to Holley by Adventures in Climbing from Ontario, NY.
Former Holley Mayor John Kenney, left, and Holley Historian Raymond Santoro relax outside the Murray-Holley museum. The site at a former railroad depot is open noon to 3 p.m. on Saturdays up until November.
Photo courtesy of Rainey Losee: Orly the Ox, the Orleans County bicentennial mascot, visited the festival grounds and got a ride on one of the ponies.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 6 June 2025 at 3:52 pm
File photos by Tom Rivers: Vendors will line the path of Holley’s canal park on Saturday for June Fest. This photo is from last year’s festival.
HOLLEY – The village will be abuzz with activities on Saturday for the annual June Fest celebration.
The events begin with a 5K near the elementary school. The Holley Rotary Club is planning the annual Jim Ferris Memorial 5K. Click here for more information about the race.
Jim Ferris was one of the top runners in the Rochester region in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He died at age 53 from a sudden heart attack on May 7, 1994.
Mayor Mark Bower said the weather looks good for “a full day of fun” in Holley.
“Enjoy live entertainment, local vendors, food, music and activities for all ages,” he said today in a social media post to the community. “Events will take place throughout the village, including the Holley Public Square, Holley Canal Park along the historic Erie Canal, and the beautiful Holley Falls Park.”
The lineup of activities includes:
Jim Ferris 5K at 8 a.m.
Vendors from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Children’s Athletic Parade led by Sal DeLuca, Holley’s Citizen of the Year, starts at 9:30 a.m. with line up beginning at 9 a.m. by Red, White and Moo
Cardboard Regatta at 10 a.m. in Canal by gazebo
St. Mary’s Chicken Barbecue starts at 11 a.m. until gone
Orly the Bicentennial Ox doing meet and greet at village booth from 11:30 a.m. to noon
Concert by Celtic Spirit at playground pavilion at 12:30 p.m.
Community Free Library doing book sale and scavenger hunt
Concert by Beggars Will Ride from 6 to 8 p.m. at Public Square. (The Who Dats kicked off the fest this evening, Friday, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Square.)
The runners line up at the starting line for last year’s Jim Ferris 5K which was organized by the Holley Rotary Club. The race returns on Saturday at 8 a.m. with the sign in outside the elementary school.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 26 May 2025 at 9:29 am
DeFillipps served in role for Holley and Murray for 46 years
File photo by Tom Rivers: Raymond Santoro is shown in October 2023 with a copy of his book, “Haunted Holley – Tales of Ghosts, Miracles and Unexplained Mysteries.”
HOLLEY – Marsha DeFilipps has retired after 46 years as Holley’s official historian. DeFilipps also served in the role for the Town of Murray.
DeFilipps has been very active in the Holley-Murray Historical Society. She was influential in establishing the Murray-Holley Historical Society Museum in the old train depot and has led multiple talks and workshops and helped many residents trace their own familial roots.
The depot was constructed in 1907. It was moved in 1988 to Geddes Street Extension and was turned into a museum about local history.
One of the signature accomplishments during her term as historian was her creation of an Index of personal names in Landmarks of Orleans County. To do this, DeFilipps spent many months combing through and extracting every name mentioned in Isaac Signor’s 1894 publication, developing a permanent record of history.
The Holley Village Board accepted DeFilipps’ resignation on May 13 and appointed Raymond Santoro to the role.
“What can I possibly say to acknowledge the many contributions Marsha has made to this village over the course of 46 years of service?” Holley Mayor Mark Bower posted on the village website. “At every turn, with any and every request, or question, she was there to provide any of us the information we were seeking. To say Marsha was a ‘wealth of knowledge’ is simply an understatement.”
Bower during his five years as a village officials said he often turned to DeFilipps for historical photos or information, or for help with some of the village events. .such as research of Myron Holley family when his descendants were welcomed to Holley in 2023.
“Marsha was the driving force in establishing our village’s historical society, now the joint Murray-Holley Historical Society,” Bower said. “On behalf of the deputy mayor and trustees, I thank Marsha DeFilipps for her distinguished service. I thank her for how she advocated for our village and how, as historian, she represented Holley in the best of ways.”
Santoro, the new historian, has been active in the Historical Society since it was founded in 1985. In 2023 he wrote a book, “Haunted Holley – Tales of Ghosts, Miracles and Unexplained Mysteries.” The 144-page book shares some of the supernatural experiences Santoro has experienced or heard about in the Holley area.
HOLLEY –MacKenzie Fiorito of Holley has been recognized by the Monroe County Council of Superintendents as a 2025 Outstanding Senior at the 30th Annual Dr. Michael C. O’Laughlin Outstanding Senior Recognition Dinner on May 7. One senior from each high school in the Monroe One and Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES region is selected for this honor based on their scholarship, leadership, service and character.
MacKenzie served as co-president of Interact Club, the largest club in the school, where she focused on leading community service projects year-round. She was president of the High School Student Council where she organized homecoming events, seasonal pep assemblies and more.
She was a SOAR Leader where she served as a peer mentor to 7th grade students, a member of the Girls’ Varsity Soccer Team, and a member of the Holley-Kendall Unified Basketball Team which empowered students of all abilities to come together to compete.
“MacKenzie embodies all that Holley stands for,” said Holley Central School Superintendent Karri Schiavone. “She is a champion for students of every ability and represents Holley with her leadership, positivity and compassion. She exudes kindness and strength, making her a true a role model to her peers and perfect candidate for this award.”
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 20 May 2025 at 7:48 am
Voters will elect 4 members to Board of Education
HOLLEY – Voters in the Holley school district today will vote on a proposed $30,774,000 budget, as well as other propositions and will also elect four members to the Board of Education.
The budget increases spending by 3.91 percent or $1,159,000 from the $29,615,000 in 2024-25.
The tax levy will increase 1.49 percent from $7,952,214 to $8,070,702. That is $212,931 under the district’s allowable tax cap, Holley school officials said.
Voting is today from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Holley Middle/High School Foyer.
The budget continues all existing school day academic programs and courses. State aid covers 70.3 percent of the budget and Holley is budgeting an increase in state funds from $20,725,520 to $21,620,241.
“As part of our ongoing commitment to elevate the educational experience in Holley, we’ve approached this year’s planning with a renewed focus on innovation, growth and excellence,” district superintendent Karri Schiavone and BOE President Anne Winkley wrote in a message to the community. “Our goal is not only to sustain high-quality learning, but to elevate it – providing new opportunities that inspire students, support educators, and engage our community.”
The positions include:
Proposition One – Budget at $30,774,000
Proposition Two – Authorization to purchase school buses and similar vehicles at an estimated maximum cost of $250,200.
Proposition Three – Authorization to collect $212,394 for Community Free Library, which is up $5,554 or by 2.7 percent.
Board of Education – There are four seats up for election for the Board of Education. Three names are on the ballot. A write-in will determine at least one of the seats. The two candidates with the highest number of votes will each serve a three-year term. The candidate with the third highest votes will serve a two-year term and the fourth-highest vote-getter will serve a one-year term.
Candidates on the ballot include:
Tracy Van Ameron – A senior scientist in Software Engineering at L3Harris, Van Ameron is currently on the BOE. She and her husband Jeremy have three children.
“As a parent of three very different children, I have found myself invested in many aspects of education including general education, accelerated programs, special education, Career and Technical Education, arts and music and sports,” Van Ameron stated in the school’s newsletter. “I have learned a tremendous amount through my children by being involved in their education.”
Jessica L. Sniatecki – The Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Healthcare Studies at SUNY Brockport, Sniatecki also is a current member of the Holley Board of Education. She and her husband Anthony have a daughter who is a second-grader at Holley.
“I believe that the top priority of the district should be preparing its students for successful futures,” Sniatecki stated in the newsletter. “This requires that schools are accessible and welcoming to all students, flexible in their educational approaches to both challenge high-achieving students and provide support for those who need it, able to hire and retain quality school staff, and work in partnership with parents and community members to facilitate student success.”
Stephanie Merkley – An employee at Liberty Pumps in Bergen, Merkley is married with two daughters. She is currently on the Board of Education.
“I have worked as a substitute for the school in years past,” she stated in the newsletter. “I had two children, and several nieces and nephews attend the school, and I’m looking to assist the town in any way possible in ensuring all children are given the benefit of an education they deserve. I have seen different sides of the school environment, and I think this opportunity will allow me to bring that experience forward in a way that will benefit all students.”
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 18 May 2025 at 6:10 pm
Photos by Tom Rivers
HOLLEY – Holley students and community volunteers spent about four hours today working on the Vietnam War memorial outside the VFW. The group reset about 500 bricks, removed weeds and put down a perimeter of mulch. They also painted the shells by the Vietnam War era tank.
Some of the volunteers also worked on the site for a few hours the previous week.
The Holley Interact Club and EarlyAct sent a group of about 100 students in the community to pick up litter, clean headstones at Hillside Cemetery and for the first time work on the memorial by the tank.
Gage Campbell goes underneath the tank to pick up broken glass and debris.
Jack Breuilly, center, removes bricks while Gage Campbell climbs them before they were reset. Gage’s dad Matt Campbell was able to get the lights working at the site.
The memorial initially was installed in 2009 as part of an Eagle Scout project led by Dylan Lotzow.
The volunteers wanted to get the site looking good in time for Memorial Day on May 26.
Provided photos: This group picked up trash along the canal trail and at the Holley Waterfalls.
Students also cleaned headstones at Hillside Cemetery.
Photos by Tom Rivers: Ryker Knight gets the site along the tank ready for mulch.
Logan Lane, right, and Jack Breuilly paint the top of the shells for the tank.
These Holley students yank out weeds and reset bricks along the tank.
Karri Schiavone, the Holley district superintendent, thanks the students and other volunteers for their efforts to help the community. Holley Mayor Mark Bower also said he appreciates the efforts for the group for the annual clean sweep.
Interact, EarlyAct clubs also will be cleaning headstones at Hillside Cemetery
Press Release, Holley Central School
HOLLEY – The Holley Interact and EarlyAct Clubs are gearing up to host their fifth community Clean Sweep on Sunday from 10 a.m. to noon.
Historically, over 100 students, staff and community members have participated where they sweep the canal park, walking paths and village sidewalks collecting trash to both better the environment and restore beauty to the community.
Due to the annual fall Cemetery Clean Up being postponed earlier this school year, participants will also be cleaning headstones at the Hillside Cemetery as part of this year’s Clean Sweep.
The Clean Sweep event is planned in alignment with the Parks & Trails New York annual state-wide Earth Day Canal Clean Sweep. The Cemetery Clean Up is organized in partnership with Clarendon Town Historian Melissa Ierlan. This marks the seventh year for Cemetery Clean Up where students give back to the community and honor the generations of local residents who have been buried in the cemetery since 1866.
Volunteers will meet at the Holley Elementary School parking lot. They will then be split up within the Village of Holley, Holley Canal Park and path, and Hillside Cemetery. Some will travel by foot and some will be shuttled by bus.
About Interact and EarlyAct Clubs:
Holley MS/HS implemented Interact Club in 2017. It is offered to students in grades 7-12 interested in volunteering their service to their community and school. Interact is the largest club in the school with over 70 active members. They participate in multiple service projects throughout the year, including Parks & Trails New York Adopt-a-Trail program, assembling bagged lunches for Open Door Mission, preparing and serving meals at Orleans Koinonia Kirchen and more.
Inspired by Interact, the Elementary School launched EarlyAct Club in 2023 where fifth and sixth graders can gain an increased awareness of knowledge of their community and participate in service projects, including assembling homeless necessity bags, goody bags for active military members, and for Golisano Children’s Hospital. Both clubs are sponsored by the Holley Rotary Club.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 12 May 2025 at 10:00 pm
Provided photos
HOLLEY – Nora Lindsay (center), a junior at Holley Junior-Senior High School, is shown with Neil and Diane Valentine, parents of Evan Valentine.
Lindsay sold cookies in April in memory of Evan, who passed away at age 18 on February 21, 2021 after a courageous battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Evan was very active in Holley’s music program and also was a soccer player and Eagle Scout.
Lindsay was able to donate $700 for the C.U.R.E. Childhood Cancer Association in memory of Evan Valentine.
“This community will not and can not forget everything Evan meant to us,” Lindsay said in a message to promote the cookie sale for the C.U.R.E.
Photos courtesy of Holley Central School: Elementary Art Club students pictured with Dustin Reisman and Elementary Art Teacher Amanda LeClair.
Posted 6 May 2025 at 8:52 am
Press Release, Holley Central School
HOLLEY – The Holley Elementary Art Club recently unveiled customized painted pizza pans at Dustin’s Pizzeria in the Village of Holley.
Students spent months working on the paintings. They were hung beside pizza boards that were painted by the Holley High School painting class in 2018. Students were excited to see their work displayed and hope community members enjoy the artwork for years to come.
Dustin’s Pizzeria has partnered with Holley Central School for various projects throughout the years, including exiting opportunities like this, as well as career exploration opportunities for students interested in the food industry or opening their own business.
Dustin Reisman (center) pictured with wife and Holley Board of Education member Jennifer Reisman (left), and Holley Superintendent Karri Schiavone (right) at Community Champion recognition.
Dustin Reisman, owner of Dustin’s Pizzeria and Holley Class of 2000 graduate, was named the Holley school district’s 2025 Community Champion for Public Education. This recognition is presented by ACT for Education in order to honor area businesses, service organizations, and community leaders who serve as exceptional supporters of our local public schools and students. He was honored at their recognition breakfast on May 2.
“Dustin Reisman has supported the students and families of Holley Central School for many years,” said Holley Superintendent Karri Schiavone. “Dustin’s Pizzeria is a regular donor for fundraisers and other school events. His support of the school and our students is endless. His involvement in Holley’s events and the community at large is commendable, noticed, and most importantly, done with true intentions of quiet support.”
Students are thrilled to see to their artwork on display at Dustin’s Pizzeria.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 25 April 2025 at 4:11 pm
Photos courtesy of Isabella Zasa
HOLLEY – The Village of Holley this morning planted an Acer tree in the Public Square in honor of the 200th anniversary of Orleans County and the Erie Canal.
Pictured from left include Holley Mayor Mark Bower, County Legislator John Fitzak, Erie Canal Recreationway Commission member Ken DeRoller and County Historian Catherine Cooper. Bower, Cooper and DeRoller are all members of the county’s bicentennial committee.
Photos by Tom Rivers: This group are among the dedicated members of the VFW in Holley. Pictured from left include Mark Morreall, the acting commander; Greg Miller; Will Silpoch, the quarter master; and Dave Rearick, the adjutant and a leader in the district.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 22 April 2025 at 11:33 am
Small band of active members says the VFW provides important community service, camaraderie
HOLLEY – It was nearly 53 years ago when the VFW established a post in Holley with 36 charter members.
The group took over a former railroad freight station and created a safe haven for veterans of foreign wars to share in camaraderie and community service.
The post only has a small core of active members, and those who remain the backbone of the local VFW say they need a new generation to join and keep the post going.
“It’s very worthwhile,” Mark Morreall, the acting commander, said about the local VFW post. “We’d like to pass the torch.”
The VFW’s current commander, Todd Klatt, is a younger veteran who is deployed to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Klatt is a mechanic in the National Guard.
The VFW hosts a number of fundraisers – chicken barbecues, raffles and other events – to raise money to keep up the hall and give to veterans.
About three or four times a year Morreall goes to the NYS Veterans Home in Batavia distributing gift cards, pizza, chocolate and other presents for the veterans. He usually goes around Christmas, the Super Bowl, Memorial Day and Veterans Day.
Morreall, age 69, joined the VFW 14 years ago when there were several members who were World War II veterans and others who served in Korea and Vietnam. But Morreall said many of those members have since passed away, and veterans from more recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan haven’t been joining the post.
“Our numbers are thing, very thin,” he said during an interview last week at the post at 8 Veterans Drive, just south of the railroad tracks off South Main Street. “It’s not just here. It’s the Legion, too.”
The Holley VFW Post includes a memorial by the front door to the nine soldiers from the Holley community who were killed during the Vietnam War. Those young men include: John P. Davis, age 30: David Duane Case, 20; Ronald P. Sisson, 23; Howard L. Bowen, 20; Gary E. Bullock, 24; Gary Lee Stymus, 26; George Warren Fischer Jr., 23; Paul Scott Mandracchia, 18; and David States, 21.
Dave Rearick, 78, has been active in the district leadership for the VFW, including as a commander. The district includes Orleans, Livingston, Wyoming, Genesee and Niagara counties. It has seen 10 posts close, going from 29 to the current 19, Rearick said.
“It’s happening all over New York State and the country,” Rearick said about posts struggling to have enough active members.
Membership at the post costs $30 a year and an application can be picked up by stopping by the VFW. The organization has 120 people on its membership rolls, but a small group of less than 10 does most of the work keeping the post going.
Will Silpoch, 72, has been the quartermaster for more than three decades, handling the duties of treasurer. He also served a two-year stint as commander of the post.
He said the organization needs more fundraisers to keep the finances in the right direction. The VFW has a chicken barbecue planned for June 14.
Mark Morreall, left, and Greg Miller check on a Vietnam era tank that has been outside the post since 2009. Shells around the perimeter need to be repainted and the site needs some landscaping. Morreall said it is getting more difficult for the aging members to keep up with all the work at the post. A plaque by the tank states “In memory of our brothers so they are not forgotten” and lists the nine young men from Holley killed in the Vietnam War.
Greg Miller, age 67, recently became more active at VFW and assists at many of the fundraisers and also in part of the honor guard that attends funerals for veterans including Tuesdays at the National Cemetery in Pembroke.
“I’m the youngest guy on the honor guard,” Miller said. “We’re trying to get a younger generation.”
Miller served 22 years in the navy, enlisted at the end of Vietnam. He also worked with Kodak and Gleason Works, jobs that took him all over the world.
He said he formed stronger bonds with his friends in the military than those at Kodak and Gleason Works.
“There is a certain camaraderie that you get in the service that you don’t get in the civilian world,” he said.
A display inside the VFW includes rifles used in war from the Civil War, World War I, World War II to Korea.
The post was established April 23, 1972 with founding members Charles R. Aldrich, David F. Arnold Jr., John E. Baker, Lewis B. Bowen, Edward F. Carlo, Anthony C. Fallato, Thomas J. Finnefrock, Donald C. Gaines, Charles L. Gunter, Raymond J. Hampson, Kenneth A, Ioannone,
Ivan S. Johnson, Roy S. Kerstetter, Peter P. Korn, Nicholas Mastramano, John V. McAllister, Robt. J. McAllister, Samuel S. McMillion, Frederick J. Newton, John A. Pera, David W. Perrier, Wayne C. Porter, George J. Robertson, Albert J. Sailus,
Roger E. Sargent, Frederick A. Smith, Ralph L. Smith, Dominick Tiberio, Donald J. Lavender, Richard E. Weader, William P. Rase, Harold M. Pratt, Jack W. Wilcox, George H. Bartlett, John W. Wilcox and John P. Bowen.
The VFW and two of the former Marine Corps League members are shown inside the hall at the VFW, which can be rented for $125 for events. From left in front include Ray Madigan Jr. and Tom Sietman from the Marine Corps League, and VFW leaders Mark Morreall and Dave Rearick. In back are Will Silpoch and Greg Miller.
One veterans’ organization based in Holley turned in its charter last year. The Marine Corps League was also based at the VFW. That group started about 20 years ago with 15 members but was down to three.
Ray Madigan Jr. and Tom Sietman, two of the last members, said the group wasn’t able to bring in new members to keep the organization going. Madigan said it became too difficult for the few members to keep up with all the tasks of running the organization, especially now that they’re older.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 17 April 2025 at 6:21 pm
Former joint fire district chairman also served on Village Board, School Board
Photo by Tom Rivers: The turnout gear for Mark Porter is set outside the Holley fire hall as a tribute to the long-time volunteer firefighter who passed away on Tuesday at the fire hall on Thomas Street. Porter also was active in the community with prior roles as chairman of the Murray Joint Fire District, a member of Holley Board of Education, and a village trustee.
HOLLEY – The Holley community and firefighters throughout the Orleans County are mourning the death of Mark Porter, a former Holley fire chief who was a commissioner for the Murray Joint Fire District.
Porter, 54, was found deceased in the fire hall on Tuesday. Porter spent many hours a week at the fire hall on Thomas Street.
“He was dedicated to everything he did, whether sports or the fire service,” said Kevin Dann, captain with the Murray Joint Fire District.
Porter retired in 2023 after 30 years with Monroe Ambulance as an EMT/dispatcher. He is a past fire chief for the Holley Fire Department and was elected commissioner of the Murray Joint Fire District, serving as its chairman. He also served as a Holley village trustee and a member of the Holley Board of Education.
Porter also was a wrestling and baseball coach, and was sports coordinator/director for Joint Youth Recreation in 2012.
“Mark gave so much of himself to this community with respect to his selfless service as a firefighter for many years,” Holley Mayor Mark Bower and Murray Town Supervisor Gerry Rightmyer said in a statement.
They noted his service on the Joint Youth Recreation, as a village trustee and Board of Education.
“As supervisor and mayor and on behalf of our two boards, we acknowledge what a loss this is to our community, to the fire district, and the Holley Volunteer Fire Department,” Bower and Rightmyer said. “Let us all take time to remember Mark and his many positive contributions to Murray and Holley.”
Photo by Tom Rivers: Murray Joint Fire District Chief Rick Cary, left, and Mark Porter, the fire district chairman at the time, are shown with the district’s new fire engine in this photo from January 2024. The fire district picked a white color for the truck, instead of red as part of an rebranding effort for the joint district, which includes the former Holley and Fancher-Hulberton-Murray districts.
Justin Niederhofer, the Orleans County Emergency Management director, noted zporter was the current EMS lieutenant and commissioner with the Murray Joint Fire District and a retired captain with Monroe Ambulance.
“Mark was a dedicated public servant who gave selflessly to his community through decades of leadership, compassion and commitment,” Niederhofer said. “His service touched countless lives, and his loss will be felt deeply across the first responder community. We honor his memory, his legacy, and his unwavering dedication to protecting and serving others.”
Porter was a proud graduate of Kendall Central School and served on the alumni committee.
He battled a serious case of Covid in 2021 that left him in a coma for 100 days. He rebounded and pushed hard to be home in time for Christmas Eve in 2021 to see a new grandchild.
“He would do anything for you, whether you were family or a friend,” said his niece, Shannon McMillion. “If he didn’t have an answer, he’d find it.”
Porter is survived by his wife Rose, three children and five grandchildren.
There are calling hours at the Christopher Mitchell Funeral Home in Holley on Saturday, April 26, from 3 to 7 p.m. with his funeral service on Sunday, April 27, at 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 8 April 2025 at 7:44 pm
HOLLEY – The Village of Holley will plant a tree on April 25 in the Public Square in celebration of the bicentennial for both the Erie Canal and Orleans County.
The village will have a commemoration at 10:30 a.m. and will share about the 200th anniversaries of both the county and the canal in a ceremony expected to last 15-20 minutes.
Mayor Mark Bower welcomes the community to the event which is also on Arbor Day.
