Photos by Tom Rivers

EAST SHELBY – Nic Culver, right, is presented with the “Firefighter of the Year” award from Fire Chief Andy Beach on Saturday during the annual awards and installation banquet for the East Shelby Volunteer Fire Company.

“He’s always eager to learn,” Beach said about Culver. “It doesn’t matter what it is or where it is, he is always ready to do what needs to be done.”

Beach also presented a Fire Chief Award to Dan Culver, Nic’s father, for “going above and beyond” in his duties as an officer for the Fire Company.

The East Shelby Volunteer Fire Company celebrates its 65th anniversary next month. Fire Company officials presented several awards while also swearing in officers on Saturday.

David Green, a long-time member of the Fire Company, presents a Steward Award to Judy Allen in appreciation for her 45 years of service as an active member of the Ladies Auxiliary.

Gordon Reigle was recognized with a President’s Award for all of his work for the Fire Company. Jackie Barton, the president, also praised David Green for his service. “I don’t know what I would do without them,” she said.

Jeff Taylor and Karen Bracey both received certificates and citations for 25 years of service to East Shelby. They are joined by State Assembly Mike Norris, back left, and State Sen. Rob Ortt.

Other firefighters recognized for milestone anniversaries include: Ryan McPherson, 5 years; Paul Gray, 10 years; Joe Newton and Herb Oberther Sr., 30 years; Charles Allen, Sr. and Mike Fuller, 45 years; and LaVerne Green Jr., 65 years (an original member of the Fire Company).

Ladies Auxiliary members recognized for milestone anniversaries include: Paige Green, 5 years; Lisa Russo and Sawyer Green, 10 years; Rose Allen, 25 years; Judy Allen, 45 years; Jessie Green, 55 years; and Jeannie Reckahn, 60 years.

Jackie Barton (right), president, and other officers take the oath of office.

Other officers for 2018 include: Mike Fuller, vice president; Karen Bracey, secretary; Allen Turner, treasurer; Ken Printup, Dave Allen, Gordon Reigle and Walter Dingman, trustees; David Green, steward; Andy Beach, chief; Devin Taylor, first assistant chief; Deb Taylor, second assistant chief; Dennis MacDonald, third assistant chief; Jeff Taylor, captain; Julie Taylor, lieutenant; Laura Fields, fire police chief; and Sue Behrend and Mike Fuller, EMS officer.

The officers for the Ladies Auxiliary also took the oath of office, including Shirley Printup, president (right), and Bronwyn Green, vice president (center). Other officers include: Deb Green, secretary; Carol Lonnen, treasurer; Jessie Green, Elaine Newton and Sawyer Green, trustees; and Rose Allen, chaplain.

State Sen. Robert Ortt and Assemblyman Michael Norris highlighted legislation in Albany affecting firefighters and departments.

Two local state legislators also went over recent state legislation that has helped volunteer firefighters and fire companies.

A new state law recently went into effect allowing volunteer firefighters who develop certain types of cancers to receive health benefits and coverage for their treatments.

The state also has amended a law in relation to the sale of raffle tickets for bona fide charitable organizations. The changes through the Charitable Gaming Act allow non-profit groups to sell raffle tickets via the internet and provide for additional payment options for raffles and other fundraising activities.

Ortt said he is working to change one state law that went into effect last year that bans anyone the age of 18 from playing bingo in a gaming hall. Previously, there was no lower age limit for children to join in at bingo halls as long as they were accompanied by adults. The New York State Gaming Commission says the law was changed to bring bingo’s minimum age in line with other forms of legal gambling.

Ortt is the chief sponsor of a bill to stop the bingo ban for people under 18.

He also said he would work to help fire departments for funding with some of their equipment costs. He was praised for securing $12,500 for East Shelby to purchase air packs.

“You’re always fighting in Albany to bring your tax dollars back to your communities,” Ortt said.

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Photos courtesy of Stacey Benz

SHELBY – The Shelby Volunteer Fire Company held its annual installation banquet on Saturday and presented several awards, including a citation for Dave Hellert in recognition of his 50 years of service as a Shelby firefighter. Hellert, center, is pictured with Fire Chief Andy Benz, left, and President Tim Petry, right.

Hellert also received citations from the US House of Representatives, State Senate, State Assembly, County Legisature, Town of Shelby and the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York.

Other honorees at the banquet include Zach Petry with the Chief’s Award and Jason Watts, who received the President’s Award.

The 2018 officers were installed by past Chief Howard Watts.

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Photos courtesy of Darlene Rich

SHELBY – Skip Draper, center, was the focus of a celebration on Friday for his 24 years of service as town supervisor. Draper didn’t seek re-election in November to town supervisor. He instead ran unopposed for a county legislator position. He starts as legislator on Jan. 1.

Draper is pictured with several local and state elected officials at the Town Hall, including from left: County Legislator Bill Eick (a former Shelby town councilman); Assemblyman Steve Hawley (whose district used to include Shelby), Assemblyman Michael Norris (whose district includes Shelby); Skip Draper; State Sen. Robert Ortt; Michael Kracker, deputy chief of staff for Congressman Chris Collins; and John DeFilipps, chairman of the Orleans County Legislature.

Draper received several certificates of appreciation and citations. Bill Eick and John DeFilipps presented Draper with a certificate from the County Legislature.

Draper was praised for working to establish new water districts in the town and pushing through infrastructure projects that assisted with economic development, especially along Maple Ridge Road and Bates Road. Draper is a member of the board of directors for the Orleans Economic Development Agency.

He also supported the effort to move the town hall to a former Niagara Mohawk building on Salt Works Road. That building is also used for some Medina Village Board meetings and has a satellite office for the Orleans EDA.

Draper is pictured with his mother, Barb, during the celebration on Friday.

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Photos by Tom Rivers: Shelby Town Supervisor Merle “Skip” Draper said the town has made some revision to the overlay district after getting more feedback from residents.

SHELBY – The Town Board unanimously approved a revised Wildlife Refuge Protection Overlay District on Monday following a public hearing where the board heard support and opposition for the district.

The town in June had approved a 3,000-foot buffer north of the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. That buffer is now 2,000.

Town Supervisor Merle “Skip” Draper said the town has received more feedback from residents who wanted a reduced buffer. The revised district also includes more uses that were originally prohibited in the district.

Frontier Stone has a state permit to open a mine in Shelby near the refuge. The new overlay district also prohibits mining.

If there wasn’t an overlay district, Frontier wouldn’t have a green light on the project, anyway, Draper said after the hearing. Shelby doesn’t allow mining in a residential/agricultural district. Frontier would need a variance or change in zoning to operate a 215-acre quarry on Fletcher Chapel Road. The land is owned by  Zelazny Family Enterprises, LLC – Chester, Jim and Ed Zelazny.

Frontier last month filed an Article 78, a legal challenge against the town with a focus on the overlay district. The company cited many procedural errors by Shelby in passing the overlay district in June. The town failed to get opinions from the Town and County Planning Boards on the district, and also didn’t properly notify neighboring municipalities about the district, according to the lawsuit.

Joe Piccotti, an attorney for Frontier Stone, said the company has satisfied the state Department of Environmental Conservation after a nine-year application process for a mining permit.

Frontier also says the town didn’t properly account for the positives with the proposed quarry, including supplying water to the refuge during a drought and other mitigation efforts that would help the refuge.

Joe Piccotti, an attorney for Frontier, spoke during the public hearing on Monday. He said the overlay district violates the town zoning law and comprehensive plan.

He said Frontier has worked tirelessly on the project to meet the state’s standards for a mining permit. That application took nine years.

“The DEC’s findings couldn’t be clearer: the mine will not result in a significant negative impact,” Piccotti said during the hearing.

The town is violating the state law by proposing an additional mining setback, he said. He also criticized Shelby for having the public hearing on a Monday at 5 p.m., just a few days after Thanksgiving. That didn’t allow for adequate review from the public, he said.

Dan Spitzer, a land use attorney working for Shelby, didn’t agree that the town had been deficient in the procedural shortcomings cited by Frontier. But rather than duke those issues out in court, Spitzer said it’s easier to redo some of the notifications and send the overlay district to the Planning Boards for their input. (Both the Town and County Planning Boards approved resolutions supporting the revised overlay district.)

Dan Spitzer (left), an attorney for Shelby, said the town is well within its right to restrict land uses. Town Councilman Dale Stalker is at right.

Spitzer said a town is well within its right to set restrictions on land use and to pinpoint locations in towns for those restrictions.

Two residents voiced their concern that the town is headed for an expensive legal fight.

“It was inevitable that litigation would be the result of this local law,” said Todd Roberts, a farmer with land in the overlay district. “Is that really the best use of our tax dollars in the Town of Shelby?”

Roberts was also concerned the district would restrict his rights as a farmer and reduce his property values.

Thurston Dale tells the Shelby Town Board he worries the overlay district will result in protracted and costly litigation for the town.

The overlay district will prohibit “incompatible” uses with a refuge, such as mining, blasting for non-agricultural purposes, junkyards, telecommunication facilities, airports and airstrips, motor vehicle repair shops that aren’t home businesses and some other uses, according to the town.

Spitzer said the overlay district doesn’t put any restrictions on farming activities. He said keeping away a quarry should improve property values.

“This is about protecting the agricultural land and open space,” Spitzer said.

The overlay district will allow blasting if it is for an agricultural purpose, and will allow motor vehicle repair shops if they are home businesses. The overlay district also has been amended to allow motels/hotels if they have 24 units or less. The amended district will also allow commercial campground and recreational vehicle parks if they do not exceed 10 acres.

Three uses that had been prohibited in the overlay district – agricultural product processing facilities, agricultural product distribution centers, and kennels – have been removed and will be allowed uses in the amended district.

Local resident Thurston Dale chastised the Shelby officials for doing the process “a– backwards.”

“The lawyers will have a picnic,” he said. “I for one don’t want to pay for it.”

Karen Jones, a member of Citizens for Shelby Preservation, said she supports the town’s efforts to keep a quarry from opening near the wildlife refuge.

Other residents thanked the Town Board for pushing forward with the overlay district and seeking to protect the wildlife refuge and quiet neighborhood for residents near the refuge.

“We all knew the time would come when the Town Board would have to stand strong, listen to their attorneys and their constituents, and do the right thing for the residents of Shelby and for the Wildlife Refuge,” said Karen Jones, a member of Citizens for Shelby Preservation. “In this effort, we wholeheartedly support you, and trust you will continue to protect the valuable asset that is the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge.”

Brian McCarty of Dunlap Road said a quarry in that area would be very disruptive to residents.

“We’re not just protecting the wildlife refuge,” he said. “We’re protecting the people who live in those areas. I didn’t move out here to be near a quarry.”

The Town Board also approved a negative declaration for the State Environmental Quality Review Act, saying the overlay district would not have a negative impact on the environment. The lack of a SEQRA declaration was one of the issues cited by Frontier in the Article 78.

The SEQRA vote and the establishment of the overlay district were both unanimous votes by Town Supervisor Merle “Skip Draper, and board members Steve Seitz Sr., Dale Stalker, William Bacon and Ken Schaal.

Shelby and Frontier have their first court date for the Article 78 proceeding on Dec. 15 in State Supreme Court.

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SHELBY – Firefighters from the Shelby Volunteer Fire Company rescue a dog from the swamp along Route 63 at about 12:15 p.m. today.

Firefighters were dispatched at about 11:45 a.m. when a motorist saw the beagle in the swamp. Firefighters put on wets suits in went into the swap to get the dog.

The photo shows Zach Petry, Crystal Petry and Captain Scott Perry. Crystal is the one holding the dog.

The are shown in the swamp just south of Oak Orchard Ridge Road. The dog’s owner is from Rochester and was heading to Shelby to get the beagle, said Tim Petry, president of the fire company.

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SHELBY – As a show of appreciation for the community, the Shelby Volunteer Fire Company will have an open house with activities on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The event will be at the fire hall at 4677 South Gravel Rd. and includes the county’s new fire prevention trailer, which has a focus on developing a fire escape plan for families.

Shelby firefighters will also do an extrication demonstration cutting up cars with tools.

“We want to spotlight our fire company and also say thank you to the community,” said Tim Petry, president of the Shelby Volunteer Fire Company. “Everybody donates year-round to us so this is a thank you.”

The open house includes a bounce house, an obstacle course for children, a chance to take a ride in a fire truck, tour the fire station, meet some of the firefighters, and receive helmets and goodie bags for kids.

There will also be food, refreshments and a basket raffle.

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Shelby, however, created overlay district near refuge that bans mining

SHELBY – The State Department of Environmental Conservation has approved a final environmental impact statement for a proposed quarry on Fletcher Chapel Road near the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge.

Frontier Stone has now resolved all DEC concerns with the dolomite/limestone project, and is expected to receive a mining permit soon from the state, the company said.

Frontier, however, still needs to satisfy the Shelby Town Board, which on June 19 created the Wildlife Protection Overlay District. That establishes a 2,000-foot buffer from the refuge that doesn’t allow mining and other uses “consistent with other wildlife refuges around the country.”

Frontier filed an Article 78 against Shelby on Tuesday and the town was served today. Frontier is challenging the overlay district. If the district is stricken, Frontier would go before the Shelby Planning Board which would make a recommendation to the Town Board on the project, said Andina Barone, spokeswoman for the company.

The DEC has been the lead agency on the environmental review of the proposed project. Scott Sheeley, regional permit administrator for the DEC, notified Frontier on Oct. 3 that the company had satisfied the DEC on a range of issues, including blasting and vibration, mining setbacks, cultural resources and Indian nation consultation, mine dewatering and off-site discharges, transportation and other potential impacts.

The DEC accepted the draft environmental impact statement on March 28, 2014. Frontier then did additional work to address some environmental concerns with the project, a 215-acre quarry on the south side of Fletcher Chapel Road, on land owned by  Zelazny Family Enterprises, LLC – Chester, Jim and Ed Zelazny.

Frontier applied for a mining permit with the DEC on March 10, 2006, and has worked almost 12 years to get to this point, having the FEIS accepted by the DEC.

Frontier wants to excavate 172 acres over 75 years, with the mining divided into four phases. Quarrying would be done by standard drill and blast technology with front-end loaders and excavators feeding a primary crusher with shot rock, according to the Frontier application.

Mining will go below the water table and includes a maximum water withdrawal of 554,264 gallons a day (and approximately 280,000 gallons daily during drier months). That water would be discharged to the southwest corner of the site to a drainage ditch. Frontier’s reclamation plan includes open space with two lakes for recreation and wildlife habitat. The lakes would be 35 acres and 156 acres.

Regarding the blasting, Frontier completed studies about the potential impact of the vibrations on the STAMP project, an industrial manufacturing site 4.5 miles away in the Town of Alabama. Frontier’s studies were acceptable to the low-ground vibration standards for STAMP, as well as to wildlife and neighbors, the DEC said.

Frontier has proposed accessing the site from Sour Springs Road, about a 1/3 mile from Fletcher Chapel. Trucks would reach the quarry by using Route 63, which already carries heavy truck traffic, the DEC said. From Route 63, trucks would use Fletcher Chapel Road as the primary access.

(Editor’s Note: This article was updated from an earlier version which stated truck traffic would be on Sour Springs and Oak Orchard Ridge Road. Fletcher Chapel Road is the primary access to the quarry. The land for the quarry is also owned by Zelazny Family Enterprises, LLC. The earlier version of the article said Frontier today filed an Article 78 proceeding against Shelby. That was filed on Tuesday.)

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Photos by Tom Rivers

EAST SHELBY – Alex Ledger, 8, of Albion rides one of the ponies today during Old Tyme Day at the East Shelby Community Bible Church, an annual event where activities and food are offered for a penny. About 2,000 people attend the event.

Abby Allen and Ethan Leonard, center, are part of a group doing a reel dance.

These suffragists promoted women’s right to vote. The suffrage movement is marking the 100th anniversary of women securing the right to vote in New York. Amy Joyner, left, and Shawna Baldwin were both “Citizens for Civility” and “Sister Suffragists.”

Eli Pask and Evan Allen play their instruments to “When the Saints Go Marching In” as part of a parade through West Jackson Corners, a hamlet created by the church.

The old-fashioned fun included foot races. Logan Monska, William Trembley and Evan London were among the competitors.

Jahbari Laurence, 6, of Buffalo makes a candle at one of the activity stops at Olde Tyme Day.

Jeff Thomas of Holley and his son Zachary, 8, have fun with woodworking.

Nathaniel Trembley is Dr. Roberts, the showman of the popular Flea Circus.

Gavin McNerney,8, of Greece peers through a cutout of a strongman.

Charlie Silvernail was elected mayor of Jackson Corners today. He also demonstrated a corn sheller from more than a century ago.

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Photos by Tom Rivers

SHELBY – Karen Mix, a member of the East Shelby Community Bible Church, serves up a plate of spaghetti during a benefit today at the Shelby fire hall for John Seefeldt.

More than 500 people attended the dinner and basket raffle to benefit Seefeldt, who is battling a rare lung condition known as CTEPH, or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

Seefeldt, 42, missed the benefit because he is in Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. He is hoping he can go to a hospital in San Diego to be treated for the rare condition.

The benefit for Seefeldt was put on by the Shelby Volunteer Fire Company, the East Shelby Community Bible Church and the Masonic Lodge in Gasport. Seefeldt is a member of all three organizations.

“This is amazing,” said Amy Seefeldt, John’s wife. “It’s overwhelming.”

Her husband was diagnosed with CTEPH in 2010. “He’s a fighter,” Mrs. Seefeldt said about her husband. “We take it one day at a time, sometimes one hour at a time, but we get through it.”

There were about 200 baskets and items up for raffle. Bob Kelly, Seefeldt’s uncle and a member of the Masonic lodge in Gasport, calls out the winning tickets in the raffle.

Rob Robinson plays the keyboards for the crowd at the Shelby fire hall. Robinson in 2014 started “A” Blues Band. Robinson at the time was fighting cancer. The Medina resident lined up four bands for today’s benefit. Besides his band, the Boone’s Farm Band from Spencerport, the Dave Viterna Group from Medina and Creative Spirit all performed.

This group performs “I’ll Fly Away.” The bass guitarist is Nick Goodwin from Medina, a member of “A” Blues Band, and John and Carol Ralicki of Olcott, members of Creative Spirit.

Many local businesses contributed to the basket raffle.

Tim Petry, president of the Shelby Volunteer Fire Company, was pleased to see so many people come out on a rainy day.

He said Seefeldt, a life member of the Fire Company, is well liked by many in the community.

“Anytime a fireman has an issue, people step up,” Petry said. “John also has support from his church and the Masons.”

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Courtesy Orleans County Department of Planning and Development: This zoning map shows the 25 properties that Shelby seeks to change from the hamlet zoning district to general business.

ALBION – The Town of Shelby has the Orleans County Planning Board’s support to rezone the hamlet zoning district on Route 63, at the triangle and at neighboring properties leading into the Village of Medina.

Shelby wants to rezone the land to general business, which will allow more commerical uses for the properties.

“This is the gateway coming in on 63 into Medina,” Kirk Myhill, the Planning Board chairman in Shelby, told the County Planning Board members at Thursday’s board meeting. “Hopefully by rezoning this we may be able to entice more businesses to come in.”

The 25 properties to be rezoned are on the triangle and adjacent properties on South Gravel Road (Route 63), West Avenue Extension, and a portion of Maples Ridge Road. The area represents 17.43 acres and is contiguous to an existing general business district.

The Orleans County Planning Board unanimously backed the zoning revision on Thursday, recommending that Shelby make the change.

• In another referral, the County Panning Board supported the Town of Murray’s request for a six-month moratorium on applications for commercial solar energy projects.

The moratorium doesn’t apply to residential projects. Ron Vendetti, the Murray code enforcement officer, said there have been four recent residential projects. He hasn’t heard any concerns from the community with those projects.

The moratorium on larger commercial projects will give the town time to draft an ordinance that includes setbacks, visual mitigation, decommissioning and other issues.

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File photo by Tom Rivers: Shelby Town Supervisor Skip Draper leads a public hearing on Sept. 7 about a proposed overlay district near the wildlife refuge that would ban a quarry and many other uses viewed by town officials as incompatible with the wildlife refuge. Shelby Town Clerk Darlene Rich is at left and attorney Dan Spitzer is at right.

SHELBY – Town Supervisor Skip Draper said the Town Board “will take a deeper look” at a proposed overlay district that borders the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge.

The Town Board held a public hearing on the district on Sept. 7 and many residents objected to the district’s ban on uses the town viewed as incompatible with the refuge.

The proposed overlay district would establish a 3,000-foot buffer north of the refuge and ban quarries, junk yards, kennels, airports, motor vehicle repair shops, outdoor commercial recreation areas and telecommunication facilities.

The Town Board proposed the overlay district after Frontier Stone LLC cleared a hurdle with the state Department of Environmental Conservation for a quarry. Frontier wants to use 215 acres of land on Fletcher Chapel Road owned by the Zelazny family for a proposed quarry that would be established in four phases, over 75 years, with 11.6 acres mined in the first 11 years.

David Mahar, president of Frontier, and the Zelazny family say the overlay district is discriminatory, targeting the quarry and other businesses.

Many farmers and other landowners, representing more than two thirds of the property in a proposed Wildlife Refuge Protection District, filed a protest petition last month with the Town of Shelby, saying the proposed law would restrict their ability to use their property.

Residents had until Oct. 1 to submit written comments about the proposed district. Draper said on Tuesday evening that the Town Board will review those comments and decide the next steps.

“It may be too restrictive,” Draper said about the proposal that would affect 3,821 acres in town.

In other action during Tuesday’s board meeting:

• The board set a public hearing for 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 7 at the Town Hall to override the tax cap. The tax cap in 2017 allows for no more than a 0.68 percent tax increase in Shelby. (The Town Board can override the tax cap.)

The Town Board and town department heads are working on the budget.

“It’s absolutely too early to say (if the town will need to override the cap),” Draper said.

But to have the option, the town needs to have a public hearing about the tax cap.

• The board usually meets the second Tuesday each month, but in November will meet the first Monday on Nov. 7 due to the election falling on the second Tuesday, Nov. 8.

• The board will have budget workshops at 6 p.m. on Oct. 17, Oct. 19, and Oct. 20 and it set 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 10 as the budget hearing.

• The board will have a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Oct. 18 to award the bid for Water District No. 12.

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Photos by Tom Rivers

EAST SHELBY – About 200 people walked or ran a 5-kilometer course for the 28th annual event on Saturday to benefit the Knights-Kaderli Memorial Fund. Kelly Schrader Hurrell of Medina, fourth from left, was joined by many friends at the walk.

Hurrell was diagnosed with breast cancer in March. She works for the Job Development Agency for the county. Hurrell’s friends wore pink tie-dyed shirts with a pink ribbon. There were at least 30 people wearing those shirts on Saturday, in a nice surprise for Hurrell.

“We just want to support her while she fights cancer,” said Patty Carpenter, one of her friends since elementary school.

Anita Weese of Medina, left, and Mary Nemcik of Middleport pick out a Knights-Kaderli shirt inside the East Shelby Fire Hall, which has hosted the event since it started. Karen Curtin, left, volunteered along with Mary (Kaderli) Zelazny and Curtin’s daughter Kalie Curtin.

Zelazny is one of the leaders of the Knights-Kaderli Memorial Fund. It provides about $50,000 annually to Orleans County residents and their families battling cancer. Knights-Kaderli helps about 50 families a year pay for out-of-pocket expenses, co-pays, transportation and other bills. A recipient must be undergoing a cancer treatment and must be an Orleans County resident. “The money all stays local,” Zelazny said.

Knights-Kaderli also tries to connect people with local advocates who have faced cancer. Darlene Rich, a breast cancer survivor, has volunteered as an advocate for the past five-six years. She provides a listening ear and tells people cancer can be beaten.

“Early detection is the key,” she said. “When yu have cancer there is hope.”

Runners are lined up ready for the start of the race. The were also about 100 gift baskets for a raffle inside the fire hall. The event Saturday typically raises about $20,000 for Knights-Kaderli. A golf tournament in memory of David Millis of Albion also nets about $15,000, while a wine-tasting organized by the Zinkievich family in November raises $10,000.

About 50 people formed “The Mac Pack” and walked or ran in memory of Elaine McPherson of Medina who passed away from cancer on Sept. 27. She had been a long-time participant of the Knights-Kaderli annual walk. This photo shows people gathered for prayer before the start of the walk/run.

One of the Mac Pack members includes Tom Dujenski. He will give a talk on Monday to discuss his 500-mile walk along el Camino de Santiago (“The Way of St. James”). Dujenski walked in honor of Paul and Elaine McPherson to benefit the Knights-Kaderli Memorial Fund. His presentation will be 4 p.m. at Holy Family Parish, 100 Eagle St.

Stacey Knights Pellicano welcomes the walkers and runners. After a drizzly morning, the rain stopped just before the race and walk at 11 a.m.

Carolina Ochoa, left, and Sue Sloper volunteered at the table where people could buy sweatshirts. Sloper was named after her grandmother, Sue Kaderli.

Runners and walkers head down East Shelby Road at the start of Saturday’s annual Knights-Kaderli run/walk.

For more on the Knights-Kaderli fund, click here.

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