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Victorian meets the future at Steampunk Fest

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 2 September 2013 at 12:00 am

Top hats, goggles and robotic arms among the accessories

Photos by Tom Rivers – Several hundred people attended the Steampunk Festival Saturday in Medina at Leonard Oakes Estate Winery. Many of the attendees wore Steampunk outfits, including this group, from left: Angela Loveland of Niagara Falls, and siblings Adam Cordell and Katie Cordell of Mercersburg, Pa.

Walter Quinn, a chef by trade, created a futuristic costume for Saturday’s Steampunk Festival.

MEDINA – The future met the Victorian past, a clash of cultures that mixes long, lacy dresses with robotic arm extensions.

Leonard Oakes Estate Winery hosted its third annual Steampunk Festival over the weekend, and hundreds of people attended the celebration of Victorian culture in a post-apocalyptic world.

“The nice thing about the Steampunk Festival is it takes a little imagination,” said Walter Quinn, one of about 150 participants in costume on Saturday.

Quinn, 55, of Kenmore used a shower head as a arm extension for his costume. He attached the hose from the shower around his boot. He had a flashlight protruding from his googles. At the end of the flashlight, he put in a ping pong ball that looked like an eyeball.

Quinn, a chef by trade, attended with his wife Bonnie in Victorian costume and their friends.

Gerry Szymanski of Rochester pulled out a top hat and pince nez glasses for the Steampunk Fest.

Gerry Szymanski of Rochester wore a top hat from the 1870s and a pair of pince nez glasses from the 1890s, similar to the style wore by Teddy Roosevelt, for the Steampunk Fest.

“Steampunk is a mix of the 19^th Century and the fantastic,” Szymanski said.

Leonard Oakes hosts the festival and promotes it with the winery’s hard cider. The business branded its alcoholic apple brew as “Steampunk Cider.” That brand taps a steampunk movement that has been growing in the past 10 years with some people embracing a world and culture that was powered by steam engines, which provided the power before the Industrial Revolution.

“It’s classy, cool and stylish,” said Adam Cordell, who drove to the Steampunk Fest from Mercersburg, Pa.

This group of friends from near Buffalo was among the crowd at Saturday’s Steampunk Festival at the Leonard Oakes Estate Winery in Medina. The group includes, from left: Dan Lelito of Orchard Park, Alyssa Barrett of Cheektowaga, and Bonnie and Walter Quinn of Kenmore.

Steampunk Fest features many daring feats

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 31 August 2013 at 12:00 am

Photos by Tom Rivers

Arlowe Price, a self-described fourth-generation “circus freak performer” from Buffalo, blows fire from a flame held by Riley Schilacci. Price also chewed broken glass, set a mouse trap on his ear and tongue, and performed other outrageous stunts during the Steampunk Festival tonight at Leonard Oakes Estate Winery on Route 104 in Medina.

Riley Schillaci of Rochester swallows a flame during the Steampunk Festival tonight.

Troupe Nisaa, a dance group based in Batavia, performs a dance that combines tribal and Egyptian styles as part of the Steampunk Festival.

Ridgeway ‘not interested’ in Medina’s dissolution plan

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 21 August 2013 at 12:00 am

MEDINA – The consulting firm that is working with Medina to prepare a dissolution plan for the village shouldn’t expect much assistance from the town of Ridgeway.

“We’re really not interested,” said Brian Napoli, the Ridgeway town supervisor. “We’ve never been consulted. They formed a committee and we were never asked or consulted.”

The village received a $50,000 state grant to work on a dissolution plan, a document that is required by law before the village can hold a public referendum on whether or not to dissolve the village government.

The plan would identify how village government functions could best be assumed by the towns of Ridgeway and Shelby, or perhaps through new special taxing districts or water and sewer authorities.

The Center for Governmental Research is working with Medina on the plan. CGR staff sent letters to Ridgeway and Shelby, requesting documents on budgets and town staffing and equipment resources. CGR would also like to interview staff and officials from the two towns to discuss how they could absorb some of the functions currently provided by the village.

Shelby said it is willing to meet with CGR, but Napoli turned down the organization’s initial request.

“This is a village project so why do we need to use town money and resources for it?” Napoli said. “We were never consulted, but now that they’re doing it, they expect us to jump in and solve it.”

Medina Mayor Andrew Meier said both towns knew for months that Medina applied for the dissolution grant. Napoli and Shelby Town Supervisor Skip Draper also have been part of a shared services discussion for the past couple years among the three municipalities.

Napoli said CGR can submit specific requests for information, and the town will comply, much as it has to with the Freedom of Information Act. But he doesn’t want open-ended requests that would send town employees on a time-consuming “fishing expedition.”

Meier said he wants the town feedback on the plan so the best options can be presented to voters and municipal leaders.

“There are a range of options,” he said. “It’s not one-size-fits-all.”

If the village puts a dissolution to a vote and its supported by village residents, Napoli said Ridgeway and Shelby don’t necessarily have to follow the plan. They can determine their own course of action for assuming village functions. Napoli thinks special taxing districts would be created for police, fire protection and village debt.

Medina’s sewer plant is in Ridgeway. Napoli doesn’t expect the town would just take over the plant in a village dissolution. He said a water and sewer authority could be created to own and manage those assets.

“If you dissolve the village, the only thing that goes away is the signs,” Napoli said. “The village debts have to stay with the village. A lot of the stuff provided by the village would stay with special taxing districts.”

Meier said a committee will complete a dissolution plan with CGR’s assistance. He wants to give residents a chance to remove one layer of local government, which he believes will reduce taxes for village residents, making the community more attractive for residents and businesses.

He would like Ridgeway to be an active participant in developing the plan.

“It’s in the best interests of their constituents that they (town officials) remain in contact throughout this process,” Meier said. “We’ve asked for their participation repeatedly.”

Medina officials expect the plan will take six to nine months to prepare. Dissolution should go to a public vote next year.

Ridgeway town supervisor gets chance to sound off on state policies

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 16 August 2013 at 12:00 am

Napoli will be speaker on state panel about ‘Fiscally Distressed Municipalities’

Photo by Tom Rivers – Brian Napoli, the town supervisor in Ridgeway, has been invited to speak at a state public hearing Thursday in Buffalo about fiscal challenges facing local governments.

RIDGEWAY – Many local officials often bemoan the impact of state regulations and mandates on budgets at the village, town, county and school levels. Officials may pass resolutions, stating their concerns about the state driving up costs.

Many officials will grouse about the state, casting blame on “downstate.”

In the town of Ridgeway, Brian Napoli will fire off letters to the state officials. He has developed a reputation locally and in state circles for some of his strident objections to state policies. On Thursday, the Ridgeway town supervisor gets a chance to speak directly to state officials during a public hearing in Buffalo at the City Hall.

Napoli has compiled “a short list and a long list – of all the things the state has done to us.” He will share a condensed version during a hearing on “Fiscally Distressed Municipalities: Preparing for and Preventing Municipal Bankruptcy in New York.” The State Senate’s Committee on Local Government is having the hearings around the state.

Napoli gets five minutes to speak at the hearing. He will also submit a written report, which so far totals 14 pages.

State legislators have passed policies that strained local governments, including the tax cap. The law limited local government to annual increases of about 2 percent in taxes. However, the state didn’t ease state mandated expenses, including pension contributions that typically exceed the 2 percent cap.

With the cap in place, municipalities can’t raise taxes enough to meet increased costs. That has forced local governments including schools to eat into their reserve funds and make staff and program reductions. Napoli worries about the long-range impact of the tax cap without meaningful reductions in state-mandated expenses.

Napoli won’t just launch an attack about state policies, including environmental regulations that have proven costly to Ridgeway. He wants to press the state to be an active partner in helping the rural economy. He said Ridgeway would be doing better economically if the state helped bring Broadband Internet to the community. High-speed Internet access is critical to attract and keep businesses.

The state also needs to allocate more funding to rural roads and bridges, especially the canal communities, Napoli said. Agriculture is the biggest business in town and some farmers have land on both sides of the canal. However, bridges may be closed or have weight restrictions.

“Our farmers can’t get across the bridges,” Napoli said. “It hinders ag development.”

Without adequate infrastructure for the Internet and big farm equipment, Napoli said the community won’t reach its potential.

Thursday’s public hearing at Buffalo City Hall begins at 11 a.m. in the Common Council Chambers on the 13^th floor.

High-energy sights and sounds at ‘Joseph’

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 2 August 2013 at 12:00 am

Cast from seven churches performs Broadway show

Photos by Tom Rivers – The Rev. Dan Thurber, pastor of Oak Orchard Assembly of God Church, portrays the Pharoah, who happens to do an Elvis impersonation, in tonight’s performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Curtis Follman is Jacob, who is in anguish after being told his son Joseph was killed.

MEDINA – Cast members from seven local churches joined for a high-energy performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Oak Orchard Assembly of God.

“You can’t beat being able to do a Broadway musical,” said director Trisha Stacey. “This is a way to use our gifts and deliver a Christian message.”

The church first did a full-scale musical two years ago with Godspell. Oak Orchard’s pastor Dan Thurber is a strong supporter of a drama ministry. His wife Diane directed many award-winning musicals at Lyndonville Central School. Mrs. Thurber was one of the singing narrators in Joseph.

The Rev. Thurber excited the crowd tonight when he performed as the Pharaoh, wearing an Elvis costume.

Joseph has been performed on Broadway and many secular stages. It is based on a Biblical story of Joseph and his “coat of many colors.” Joseph is in the Book of Genesis. Oak Orchard displayed several Scriptures on screens during the show.

Thurber said Joseph’s example is a life worth celebrating on stage.

“We want to entertain people, but we also want people to see how God used Joseph,” Thurber said. “We want people to come out and enjoy some good music but also get a spiritual message.”

Joseph Mangiola, 14, plays the lead of Joseph. Diane Thurber, right, is one of the narrators.

Bruce Landis portrays the Potiphar.

Vote on Medina dissolution unlikely for next village election in March

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 2 August 2013 at 12:00 am

Photo by Tom Rivers – A committee looking at developing a plan for the dissolution of the village of Medina met for the first time on Thursday at City Hall. A group of village residents is working with the Center for Governmental Research to develop the plan. The group includes, from lower left going clockwise: Paul Bishop and Scott Sittig of CGR, Medina Mayor Andrew Meier, Village Trustee Mark Irwin, Committee Chairman Don Colquhoun, and members Charlie Slack and Thurston Dale.

MEDINA – A public referendum about dissolving the village of Medina’s government probably won’t be ready in time for the March 2014 village elections due to a tight time frame to develop an orderly plan for the village’s dissolution.

“Let’s take our time to come up with a plan that we can all consider and accept,” Mayor Andrew Meier said during the Dissolution Committee’s first meeting Thursday. “I see no reason why to go through an expedited process.”

Medina is using a $50,000 state grant to hire the Center for Governmental Research in Rochester to help prepare the plan. There is a chance CGR and the committee could have the plan fall quickly into place, and possibly be ready for a public vote in March. But Meier and committee aren’t pushing for that as a time frame.

“We need to give the public time to chew it over,” said Don Colquhoun, chairman of the Dissolution Committee.

A public referendum can’t come sooner than about three months after the Village Board formally endorses a dissolution. That gives time for the public to study the plan and make an informed vote.

In order for the dissolution to be part of the March 18 village election, the Village Board would need to endorse a dissolution plan in December to allow for three months of public review before a vote.

Meier expects the village will call for a special election on the issue later in the year.

CGR has a lot of work to do with data collection and interviews with village officials and representatives from the towns of Shelby and Ridgeway. CGR needs to take an inventory of village assets and debts. The group will present a plan for how the debts will be paid if the village dissolves, and how current village services can best be folded into the two towns.

To pay off some debts, some village assets could be sold, including highway equipment and buildings, such as the historic but mostly underutilized City Hall.

Some services, such as police and fire, may continue with the formation of special taxing districts. The committee will look at which government entity would own the village’s water and sewer plants, and how those services can best be provided if the village dissolves.

Colquhoun, the committee chairman, said the group is determined to continue with the process, to look for ways to reduce the costs of government in the community while still maintaining services. The study may show it doesn’t make sense to dissolve Medina. He is going in with an open mind, not committed to dissolution.

“We don’t want to disrupt everyone’s lives,” he said. “But let’s see the data. I think people need to know the alternatives. Everyone complains about their taxes and says there’s nothing you can do about it. This is something we can do about it.”

If the issue goes to a public vote, only village residents will go to the polls. Residents in Shelby and Ridgeway, outside the village, don’t get a vote, but they can participate in the planning process.

Churches work together to stage musical

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 1 August 2013 at 12:00 am

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat debuts tonight

Photo courtesy of Bruce Landis – The cast and crew is pictured for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which has three shows at 7:30 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday.

MEDINA – Cast members from seven local churches are joining for a musical at the Oak Orchard Assembly of God, with 7:30 p.m. shows tonight, Friday and Saturday.

Admission to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is free. The church is located at 12111 Ridge Rd. The show is directed by Trisha Stacey, a Medina teacher.

While the show has been performed on Broadway and many secular stages, it is based on a Biblical story of Joseph and his “coat of many colors.” Joseph is in the Book of Genesis.

Medina’s dissolution committee meets for first time Thursday

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 31 July 2013 at 12:00 am

MEDINA A committee that has been tasked to develop a plan for the village’s dissolution will meet for the first time at 1 p.m. Thursday. The session will be in the main meeting room at City Hall, 600 Main St.

Mayor Andrew Meier is a member of the committee. He is hopeful a plan can be developed and presented to the public by next spring. A dissolution of the village would need approval by village residents.

Medina received a $50,000 state grant to prepare the plan. The village on July 8 voted to hire a consultant and formed a committee to develop a plan for the orderly dissolution of the village. Don Colquhoun, former executive director of the Arc of Orleans, is leading the committee.

Other committee members include Cindy Robinson, a Main Street business owner and president of the Medina Business Association and the Orleans County Chamber of Commerce; Charlie Slack of Slack Insurance; Thurston Dale, a retired veterinarian; Meier; and Village Trustee Mark Irwin.

The group will work with the Center for Governmental Research to develop a plan to dissolve the village and fold those government services and assets into the towns of Shelby and Ridgeway.

CGR will be paid $55,555 for its work. The organization assisted Medina and towns of Ridgeway and Shelby with a consolidation study about two years ago. That project showed the costs of providing services could be reduced by $200,000 to $400,000 with consolidation of services, plus the state would likely give the communities $600,000 annually as incentive aid for reducing layers of government.

Meier would like to have a plan developed in the next six to nine months. The Village Board could then accept the plan and schedule a referendum for village residents. Town residents outside the village don’t have a say at the polls on the village’s fate.

Meier believes dissolving the village and its layer of government will significantly reduce Median’s tax rate, making the community more desirable for residents and businesses. Medina has the highest combined tax rate – village, town, school and county – in the Finger Lakes region. That rate is about $54 per $1,000 of assessed property, with the village accounting for about $16 of that tax rate.

Kid power on display at the fair

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 30 July 2013 at 12:00 am

Brandon Christiaansen, 8, of Albion uses some pedal mite in today’s small fry tractor competition at the fair. Jason Quatro, 15, of Albion volunteers as a helper for the event. He attends the Old Paths Bible Baptist Church in Clarendon, which has been assisting with the tractor pull.

Luc Wagner, 6, of Lyndonville won tonight’s small fry tractor pull heat in the 66- to 85-pound group. He pulled a wagon with a 40-pound weight for a full pull – 45 feet in front of the fair office. He qualifies for the finals at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

The small fry tractor pull is a 23-year tradition at the Orleans County 4-H Fair. The competition is every weekday at 6:30 p.m., and 1:30 on Saturday with the winners competing in the finals on Saturday.

Thrice-sold sheep raises money for Hospice, 4-H program

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 30 July 2013 at 12:00 am

Meat auction topped $20,000 for 4-H’ers

Photo by Tom Rivers – Mandy Armer raised this sheep, named Coal, and donated the proceeds to Hospice of Orleans County. The sheep was sold three times on Saturday, raising money for Hospice and the 4-H program.

KNOWLESVILLE – Mandy Armer, 18, of Barre spent more than two months feeding, cleaning and caring for a sheep.

Her payoff could have come at the end of the Orleans County 4-H Fair at the meat auction. But Armer chose instead to donate proceeds from the sale, $531.30, to Hospice of Orleans.

Mandy has lost relatives to cancer. The long-time 4-H’er wanted to support an organization in Orleans County that assists cancer patients and other terminally ill residents.

“I wanted to do something that would help and support something that is local,” she said.

Panek Farms in Albion paid $454.30 for the sheep. The farm then decided to donate the animal back so it could be resold again. Former 4-H’er Robert Bannister of Point Breeze, who served as auctioneer of the meat auction, then paid $1 a pound – another $77 donation to Hospice, making $531.30 altogether for the agency.

Bannister, who now lives in Castlewood, SD, then donated the animal back so it could again be resold. This time Ed Rogger, a meat processor in Basom, paid $1 per pound or $77 and donated the money to the 4-H program.

The fourth annual 4-H animal meat auction netted $20,760 in sales. The sale included three steers, seven hogs, seven meat goats, five lambs, seven chickens, four turkeys and four rabbits.

The 4-H kids raised the animals and many of them connected with buyers for the auction. The 4-H’ers typically use the funds from the sale to invest in next year’s animals and to save for college, said Kerri McKenna, a 4-H community educator and auction coordinator.

“This program allows 4-H’ers to apply real world skills no matter what industry they’re going into,” McKenna said.

She praised the generous buyers, who paid well above the market price for the animals.

“The buyers want to support the youth,” she said.

Armer just finished her freshman year at Alfred. She had four other animals in the auction, two meat goats and two more sheep. She wanted to thank the other buyers: Bentley Brothers, A.L. Bennett and Sons, Tractor Supply and Domoy Farms.

One more from the fair

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 29 July 2013 at 12:00 am

Photo courtesy of Michael Karcz

KNOWLESVILLE – Michael Karcz shared this photo with Orleans Hub taken of the fireworks Friday night at the Orleans County 4-H Fair.

Karcz, 18, just graduated from Albion in June. He has been experimenting with photography. This photo actually represents several different images.

“The firework shots were taken individually, and the shot of the fair was taken after the fireworks,” Karcz said in an email. “I needed a higher vantage point, and the only place I could think of was on top of my van, so I climbed up and shot away. That’s the fun of photography.”

Karcz said he wants to continue to practice and hone his craft.

Fair bids a fond farewell

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 28 July 2013 at 12:00 am

Photos by Tom Rivers – Tyana Burroughs, 8, of Kendall soars into the sky at one of the fair rides.

The fair included a staple of forbidden foods, such as candy apples …

… and taffy.

KNOWLESVILLE – The Orleans County 4-H Fair completed its six-day run of fun on Saturday. Fair officials were pleased with the crowds, the great weather, and the quality of the rides, food vendors and 4-H exhibits.

Nevada, 5, of Barker enjoys a ride on the Merry Go Round.

Three generations of the Steier family in Albion enjoy I Got It at the fair. The group includes Karen, her mother Gail and Karen’s daughter Clarissa.

Fair officials praised Midway Rides of Utica for the quality of the rides and their cleanliness.

Grapplers stay grease pole champs

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 28 July 2013 at 12:00 am

Alex Graff, a Medina native who now lives in Rochester, may be covered in grease, but he is having a great time during the grease pole championships on Saturday to cap off the Orleans County 4-H Fair. Steven Papponetti is trying to climb of Graff’s shoulders. Graff and Papponetti are members of the Rough N Ready team. They weren’t able to reach the top of the pole on Saturday. They won on Wednesday to advance to the finals.

The Grease Grapplers once again won the grease pole championship, ascending the slippery telephone pole in 23.3 seconds. Andy Follman is on the bottom in this picture with Jesse Follman on his shoulders. Tyler Palmer, in black shirt, makes a move to climb to the top. Those three are all from Lyndonville. Five Guys and a Pole, a team new to the competition, came in second by climbing the pole in 30 seconds.

The Grease Partiers are close to climbing the slathered pole. Matthew Parker is on the bottom with Patrick Sewar on top. Tyler Thomas, middle, gets ready to climb on Sewar’s back. The three are all from Medina.

Tyler Thomas of Medina is thrilled to reach the top of the grease pole for the Grease Partiers.

The team called Merica works together to climb the grease pole. Nick Schroeder is in the yellow shirt and Dustin Wells is wearing the white shirt with red pants. They’re both from Medina.

Barry Flansburg has served as emcee of the grease pole climb each night for many fairs. A big crowd watched the finals on Saturday. State Assemblyman Steve Hawley, R-Batavia, and State Sen. George Maziarz, R-Newfane, both attended the event and addressed the crowd.

Janie Schutz wins grand master showman

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 27 July 2013 at 12:00 am

Waterport 4-H’er claims one of fair’s most prestigious titles

Photos by Tom Rivers – Janie Schutz poses with a steer after she won the grand master showman crown on Friday at the Orleans County 4-H Fair.

Jenny McKenna leads the showmen in the ring Friday with goats. Jenny took the grand master reserve title.

KNOWLESVILLE – The new grand master showman of the Orleans County 4-H Fair is a veteran in the show ring.

Janie Schutz, 17, of Waterport has showing animals at the fair since she was 8. She has experience with horses, beef cattle, pigs, meat goats and lambs.

On Friday she used her knowledge of all those animals, plus a steady composure, to win one of the fair’s most prestigious titles.

Janie is busy at the fair and for weeks and months leading up to annual event, tending to the animals and practicing with them. She has enjoyed working with different livestock mainly because it expanded her connections with so many 4-H’ers.

“You get more friends that way,” she said. “You meet more people.”

The grand master showman contest took the top showman from each of the larger animals, and pitted them all together, requiring the nine master showman to show all nine animals. (There were eight master showman in the competition because Jayne Bannister won two titles: swine and beef.)

Judge Steve Ledoux told the crowd he was impressed by the master showmen – all girls.

“They stepped out of their comfort zones,” he said. “They deserve a lot of credit for guts and determination.”

Schutz qualified by winning the sheep showman title. Other master showman include Bailey Flint, llama; Elise Slayton, Horses – English; Mandy Armer, dairy goat; Megan Blackburn, meat goat; Jayne Bannister, beef and swine; Jenny McKenna, dairy; and Haley Watkins, Horse – Western.

The master showmen ham it up for the cameras Friday after the competition to determine the grand master showman. Each person qualified for Friday’s event by winning the master showman for an animal. The group includes, from left: Bailey Flint, llama; Elise Slayton, Horses – English; Mandy Armer, dairy goat; Megan Blackburn, meat goat; Janie Schutz, sheep; Jayne Bannister, beef and swine; Jenny McKenna, dairy; and Haley Watkins, Horse – Western.

McKenna was the grand master showman reserve champion.

Schutz has one more year to show animals at the fair. She is planning to major in sociology in college with the goal to become a school guidance counselor.

“I still want to own my own farm at home,” she said.

The small animal grand master showman competition begins at noon today at the Wachob Pavilion.

Elise Slayton competes in the grand master showman competition on Friday, an event that took the top showman from nine animals. Elise qualified after winning the English horse showmanship title.

Today’s Fair Schedule

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 27 July 2013 at 12:00 am

Photos by Tom Rivers – The Fearless Flores perform south of Knights Building. They are on the schedule at 2:30, 4:30, 6:30 and 8:30.

Daily Feature: Midway Rides of Utica $18 unlimited ride wristband from 1 pm to 5 pm or 6 pm to10 pm. (Each wristband good for one session only)

Daily Feature: Orleans County 4-H Fair Dunk Tank, located across from the Senior Council stand

Daily Feature: Kids Love Trucks: Orleans Emergency, Fire Dept., Law Enforcement, and Ambulance Services from across the county

8 am: Senior Council Stand opens

9:30 am: Horse Games Day (Gymkhana) – Carlos Marcello Arena

10 am: All Buildings open

10 am: Little Britches Swine Show (open to the public) at Swine Pavilion

10:30 am: Goat Costume Contest – Knights Building

11 am: Vegetable Art Contest (open for all) at Education Center Lawn

11 am to 3 pm: 89.1 The Point Live broadcast

11 am to 2 pm: Kids Love Trucks: ORLEANS EMERGENCY, Fire Dept., Law Enforcement, and Ambulance Services from across the county – Education Center Parking Lot

11:10 am: Iron Chef 4-H Youth Activity Starts – Trolley Building

11:30 am: Sheep Costume Contest – Knights Building

12 pm: Small Animal Grand Master Showman Competition at Wachob Pavilion

12 pm: Leaders’ Pie Stand opens

12 pm to 8:30 pm: Master Gardener – Lawn of Education Center

12:10 pm: Iron Chef 4-H Youth Activity Judging – Trolley Building

1 pm: WNY Garden Tractor Pullers Association Tractor Pull at South West Lawn

1 pm: Registration ends for Small Fry Pedal Tractor Pull - Fair Office

1:30 pm: Small Fry Pedal Tractor Pull Pedal Tractor Course – Fair Office

2:30 pm: Dog Knowledge Bowl – Show Arena

Fried dough, candy apples, cotton candy and lots of other fair food staples are available.

2:30 pm: Fearless Flores – South of Knights Building

3 pm: Master Gardener Lecture – Education Center

3:30 pm: Market Animal Auction Preview – Show Arena

4 pm: Market Animal Auction – Show Arena

4 pm: Small Fry Pedal Tractor Pull – Pedal Tractor Course

4 pm: Chainsaw Chix – Log Cabin

4:30 pm: Fearless Flores – South of Knights Building

5 pm: Steak Dinner: Sponsored by Renovation Lodge #97 Grand Lodge F&AM of NY Cost $12 – Curtis Pavilion

6 pm: Set up for band at OrleansHub.com Stage

6 pm: Chainsaw Chix at Log Cabin

6:30 pm: Fearless Flores – South of Knights Building

7 pm: Timekeeper (Classic & Modern Rock) – OrleansHub.com Stage

7 pm: Master Gardener Lecture – Education Center

7 pm: Awards Ceremony and Crowning of Fair Royalty at Curtis Pavilion

8 pm: Chainsaw Chix – Log Cabin

8:30 pm: Fearless Flores – South of Knights Building

9 pm: 4-H Dairy Cow Bingo – Cattle Building

10 pm: Buildings close

10 pm: Greased Pole Climbing Contest, Final Qualifying Round (Teams Must Pre-

10:30 pm: Greased Pole Championship