By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 14 May 2019 at 9:56 am
Teachers concerned because many staff have been diagnosed with breast cancer
ALBION – The Albion Teachers Association told the Board of Education the district is moving too slowly in addressing teachers’ concerns whether there is a high incident of breast cancer in the elementary school and if the environment in the school is a culprit with the cancer.
“We’ve been stonewalled,” Chris Keller, ATA president, told the board during its meeting on Monday. “We’re not going away until this building is inspected by an impartial third party.”
The Teachers Association said the district needs to have an independent environmental assessment of the school to ensure that it is safe for staff and students.
That assessment is scheduled to happen on Sept. 23 by Nellie Brown, director of the Workplace Health and Safety Program for Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. She was at a Jan. 31 meeting at Albion, and spoke for more than an hour, outlining numerous chemicals that can be potential causes of breast cancer or endocrine disrupters.
She met with district custodial and maintenance staff on April 12 for a “Tools for Schools” training and will be back on June 10 for a similar training that will be available for teachers and other staff. That training includes some air sampling but isn’t an extensive building investigation.
Keller, the ATA president, said teachers were upset they weren’t notified or welcome to be part of the April 12 training. Michael Bonnewell, the district superintendent, said Brown wants to do the training with small groups of up to six people at a time. The district first wanted to focus on custodial and maintenance staff for the training.
James Bowers, an epidemiologist who studies diseases for the state Department of Health, will likely be back in the fall to study if the elementary school shows a high rate of breast cancer. If the study shows that, Bowers said the report wouldn’t determine a “smoking gun” that would be the cause of the cancer.
Bonnewell was faulted by two board members, Elissa Nesbitt and Kathy Harling, for not at least letting the ATA know that Brown would be at the district on April 12 for the training.
Bonnewell apologized and said he would strive for better communication going forward. He said he has been pushing for the building investigation by Nellie Brown.
The district superintendent also has brought in James Bowers, an epidemiologist who studies diseases for the state Department of Health. He attended Monday’s board meeting and said he expects to start a study in the fall, looking at the history of people who have worked in the elementary school who were diagnosed with breast cancer or other serious health issues.
If that report shows a high incidence of breast cancer, Bowers cautioned the study wouldn’t be able to pinpoint a specific cause. He has completed many of these studies at other schools and communities.
“We can’t ever find a smoking gun,” he said.
His focus will be determining if there is a higher, lower or average rate of breast cancer at the elementary school compared to the rate in the community’s population.
Angie Wolfe, a kindergarten teacher who was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, said the preliminary data gathered by teachers shows there is a high incidence. The ATA has counted 25 teachers and staff who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. That includes cafeteria workers, clerical staff and teacher aides, as well as teachers.
The 25 cases is up from the 22 that were presented to the Board in January. Wolfe said more people have stepped forward.
The diagnosed cases include nine in the past five years and 16 in the past 10 years.
Wolfe said she is “disheartened and very discouraged” at the pace in finding answers about why there seems to be a high incidence of breast cancer.
“In presenting the information to the district office I was hoping compassion would be shown and action would be taken,” she told the board.
Margy Brown, the board president, said the district is committing to the environmental study and ensuring a safe school for students and staff. She said the board and administration want a good working relationship with the ATA as they pursue answers.
Keller wants to see the timeframe speeded up.
“We don’t have several years to wait to identify if we have a serious problem in the elementary school,” Keller told the board.
He would like to see the building assessment done before Sept. 23, the date scheduled with Nellie Brown.
Nesbitt and Harling, two of the board members, agreed the process “is taking a long time.”
“I am for doing whatever it takes to make this right,” Nesbitt said. “We owe it to our staff and our people.”
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 14 May 2019 at 9:02 am
ALBION – The vice president of the Albion Board of Education has resigned, citing a busy schedule that makes it difficult to devote time to the board.
Steve LaLonde
Steven LaLonde was elected three years ago. He leaves with two years remaining on the term.
“I am grateful for having had the opportunity to serve on the board of this fine organization for the past three years, and I offer my best wishes for its continued success,” LaLonde wrote in a May 8 resignation letter.
LaLonde was viewed as a likely successor to Margy Brown as president of the board.
LaLonde has a doctoral degree in statistics, measurement and evaluation from Syracuse University. He is retired as a professor at Rochester Institute of Technology. He and his late wife, Kathy, raised three children who graduated from Albion.
LaLonde has been busy in his retirement.
“I find myself traveling more and more often, and am less able to devote the proper attention and focus to the very important matters of the school board,” he wrote in his letter.
LaLonde’s resignation comes too late for the position to be on the ballot in the May 21 election.
There are four candidates – David Sidari, Joyce Riley, Gregg Boose Sr. and Linda Weller – running for two five-year seats on the board.
Sawicz thanks employees for their dedication and community for its support
Karen Sawicz is pictured with her husband, Paul
The Albion-Holley Pennysaver began in 1947 under Mr. Eugene Gallo. Allen and Herbert Lowman purchased it in 1958. Mr. Roger Strizel and my parents, Vince and Gwen St. John, bought the Pennysaver in 1960. A year later my parents became the sole owners. They changed its name to the Lake Country Pennnysaver in 1977.
I have worked at the Pennysaver almost continually since my parents first became owners with Mr. Strizel. Thirty years ago, in March, 1989, I took over ownership when my parents retired.
Through the years there have been numerous changes; one of the most noteworthy and recent being the birth of the Orleans Hub in April, 2013.
But there have been constants also. One great constant has been the many dedicated individuals who worked with us to produce the Pennysaver, printed products and the Hub. They have always been more like family than employees. Without each and every one of them, none of this would have been possible. We have always tried to provide quality products while serving the Orleans County community. My mom Gwen lived her entire life in Orleans County. She, I and my son Bill all graduated from Albion schools. My dad Vince taught me that the community of Orleans was our family and that we were to serve.
It’s time for me to spend much more time with my family, friends and husband Paul and for the Pennysaver and Hub to begin a new chapter under new owners. I wish them every success.
It’s very hard to say goodbye after having spent almost all of the past 59 years at the Pennysaver, so I will close simply by thanking the talented, wonderful and caring staff, both past and present, for your dedication and effort and by thanking the entire community for your support of our endeavor. The words “Thank You” hardly seem adequate because together all of you made it a joy to come to work every day. I have deep gratitude and respect for what all of you have given to my parents and me over all these years. May God bless you.
Photo courtesy of Assemblyman Steve Hawley: Lake Ontario crashes into the shoreline in Orleans County.
In light of water levels continuing to rise and historically adverse flooding conditions along Lake Ontario’s southern shoreline in recent years, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) personally toured the northern border of the lake on Sunday from the Yates to Kendall to inspect conditions firsthand.
Hawley, who was one of the first elected officials to tour flood related devastation along the shoreline in 2017, wrote to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell requesting immediate confirmation of newly appointed International Joint Commission (IJC) members so they can begin work regulating water levels and protecting residents and businesses who may soon face property damage in northern Orleans County.
“I am writing regarding the urgent need for the Senate to move forward and place the International Joint Commission nominees on the Senate calendar for confirmation votes…Water levels on Lake Ontario are at 246.86 feet, compared to the peak of 249.10 in 2017. The lake has risen 5 inches in the past 10 days. However, if this continues, the few residents who survived the flooding in 2017 with minimum damage may not this year,” Hawley wrote in the letter, dated April 24.
The IJC has six members, with Canada and the U.S. each having three representatives. The U.S. nominees for the board include former State Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, and Rob Sisson and Lance Yohe.
“Increased erosion will continue to decrease the assessed value of the shoreline properties and more homeowners will have the expense of installing destroyed break walls to protect homes,” Hawley wrote. “Local businesses that struggled through 2017 may not survive another year.”
Please contact Hawley’s District Office at (585) 589-5780 for assistance regarding flood related issues caused by Lake Ontario.
Today, Senator Rob Ortt (R,C,I,Ref-North Tonawanda) and his colleagues in the Senate passed Senate Bill 4741-A, known as “Stephen’s Law,” which will allow authorized guardians and caregivers to receive notifications when medical care or rehabilitation appointments are missed by individuals in recovery programs.
Introduced in December of 2018, Stephen’s Law is named after Stephen Canastraro, Jr. On the morning of August 24, 2018, the mother of Stephen Canastraro, Jr. went to wake him, only to find him cold and unresponsive. In the days prior to his death, Stephen demonstrated warning signs of relapse to his health providers including missed appointments and drug use.
Under the laws at the time, health providers were not required to inform authorized guardians of the relapse signs, and neither Stephen’s mother nor Save the Michaels, Stephen’s recovery assistance organization, were notified of his missed appointments or positive drug screens in the days before Stephen’s death.
“Although the passing of this law was too late to help Stephen, the lives that are saved because of it will be in memory of him,” said Ortt. “The advocacy by Stephen’s mother, Angela, and treatment programs like Save the Michaels should be commended for helping get this legislation passed. I want to thank Sen. Harckham for co-sponsoring this legislation and working with me to help save lives.”
Under this legislation, medical providers would be required to call a patient’s loved ones – individuals who already have the patient’s consent to access their medical information – and inform them of observations that could be warning signs of relapse. Advocates believe this change would enable patients’ support networks to intervene when an issue arises and help save lives.
By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 13 May 2019 at 4:34 pm
The final full week of the local high school baseball and softball regular season got off to a very soggy start as rain washed out a total of 13 diamond contests.
On the baseball diamond, the Akron vs. Medina, Newfane vs. Barker and Roy-Hart vs. Wilson Niagara-Orleans League games have been postponed as have the Notre Dame vs. Kendall and Holley vs. Attica Genesee Region League contests and the CG Finney vs. Lyndonville non league game.
In softball, the Akron vs. Medina, Wilson vs. Roy-Hart, Wilson vs. Albion and Barker vs. Newfane N-O games were postponed as were the Lyndonville vs. Attica, Notre Dame vs. Kendall and Oakfield-Alabama vs. Holley G-R contests.
In addition the Medina vs. Albion N-O tennis match was postponed.
MEDINA – Orleans County public safety dispatchers on Saturday at 7:24 p.m. alerted firefighters from the Medina, Shelby and Lyndonville fire departments for a possible house fire on Gwinn Street in Medina.
Medina firefighters of the 2nd Platoon under the command of Lieutenant Cooley arrived on location and requested a 2nd alarm with smoke coming from the first floor of a 2-story house. Crews forced entry into the home and found the fire in the living room. While engine crews extinguished the fire, other crews simultaneously searched the structure for fire extension and potential victims. No one was found to be home at the time of the fire but crews did rescue and provide medical care to two cats. The cats were taken by family members to an emergency veterinarian.
Fire damage was limited to the room of origin with the rest of the structure sustaining smoke damage. The fire is under investigation by Village of Medina fire investigators and does not appear suspicious in nature. The Red Cross is assisting the occupants.
The 2nd alarm brought the Ridgeway Fire Department to the scene and units from East Shelby, Middleport and COVA EMS to the Medina Firehouse for standby coverage.
We would like to thank the dispatchers, the Medina Police, all our mutual aid departments, the deputy coordinator as well as the Red Cross for their assistance.
We would be remiss not to thank local wildlife rehabilitator Wendi Pencille. Wendi donated several pet oxygen masks to us a year or so ago and we used masks off both of our engines. That donation allowed us to take better care of some four-legged loved ones. We can’t thank Wendi enough.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 13 May 2019 at 3:29 pm
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – Six people including two children have been taken by ambulance to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester after an accident this afternoon at the intersection of Albion-Eagle Harbor Road and Gaines Basin Road.
A deputy with the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office said no one was seriously injured in the accident. One of the drivers failed to yield at the intersection, causing the accident.
This intersection is the scene of many accidents in recent years. There isn’t a stop sign on Albion-Eagle Harbor Road at the intersection, while the stop signs are elevated on Gaines Basin to try to draw more attention to the intersection.
Albion firefighters and COVA Ambulance responded to the accident. They were dispatched to the scene at 2:36 p.m.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 13 May 2019 at 2:41 pm
ALBION – The Albion Ministerium W.A.L.K. program is cancelled for this evening at Mount Albion due to the forecast of rain.
The Ministerium has started a new program every Monday at 6 p.m. where people are welcome to gather for “prayerful walking” and fellowship, said Sue Thaine, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Albion.
W.A.L.K. will be back next Monday. People are encouraged to use the west entrance, and park and gather at the white pavilion for prayer and fellowship before walking.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 13 May 2019 at 12:00 pm
Photo by Tom Rivers: These three candidates are running together under the “Citizens for Change” party in Barre in the upcoming November election. From left include Kerri Richardson for town councilwoman, Jerry Solazzo for town supervisor and Cindy Burnside for town councilwoman.
BARRE – Three candidates for the Barre Town Board are running together under the independent “Citizens for Change” party with a goal to change the dynamics on the Town Board and keep out a proposed wind turbine project.
Jerry Solazzo, a former town zoning and code enforcement officer, will run as town supervisor against incumbent Sean Pogue, who has been endorsed by the Republican Party.
Kerri Richardson, leader of Clear Skies Above Barre, is running for town councilwoman along with Cindy Burnside, a local real estate agent.
The three candidates held an open house last week at Hoag Library. They stated their opposition to Apex Clean Energy’s proposal for 33 wind turbines in Barre. Heritage Wind would include turbines that peak at over 650 feet high.
“People feel it’s a done deal and it’s not,” Solazzo, a retired Medina technology teacher, said at the open house. “It’s going to be a long hard fight, but we’re up for it. We have good people running. We need to change the makeup of the board.”
Solazzo said many of the town officials have conflicts of interest with the project, either having a lease with Apex or having other family and friends that stand to benefit from leases.
Richardson, in her role with Clear Skies, has asked the state attorney general’s office to look into the issue to see if the town officials have conflicts of interest and should remove themselves from any discussion or review of the project.
The candidates said the Town Board needs to better communicate with residents, give them ample time to speak during meetings, and work on other pressing community issues, including the need for high-speed Internet.
“We want to make sure everybody knows what’s going on,” said Richardson, who works as an agriculture teacher in Batavia for the Genesee Valley Educational Partnership. “We’re running on better communication with the residents.”
Richardson also has been endorsed by the Conservative Party. Solazzo is a registered Democrat and Burnside is a registered Republican.
Richardson said the three candidates have put aside party differences for a focus on a better Barre.
Solazzo said he supports the Barre Fire Company’s push for a new firehall, which has been rejected three times in a public referendum. He believes the community would support the new firehall if they fully understood the challenges with the current firehall and the benefits of a new building. Barre residents last voted on the firehall on Sept. 12, 2017, with the Barre Fire District seeking permission to borrow $2.52 million for a new firehall with a community center on Route 98. The proposition was voted down, 217-212.
“Truthfully, I’m all in favor of it,” Solazzo said about the project. “It’s just a matter of working things out to get it.”
The candidates say Barre’s distinction with the highest town tax rate in Orleans County at $9.18 per $1,000 is a deterrent to attracting more residents, and strains the wallets of residents, especially elderly on fixed incomes.
Solazzo said he sees the large turbines as making the situation worse, depressing property values.
Burnside, the real estate agent, said she turned down a lease to have two turbines on her property. She said the rural landscape is an asset for many people who want to live in the country.
The town, however, needs to work to make the community more appealing for younger families, and she said high-speed Internet is needed.
While Richardson is opposed to the turbines, she said the town needs to negotiating for significant revenue with the project, with the majority of the funds going to Barre and not being diluted in a shared agreement with the school district and Orleans County.
Richardson said she opposes the state takeover of having the final say in large-scale turbine and solar projects. A state siting board will give the final decision. However, Richardson said Barre can pass its own local laws to ensure protections for residents and the environment.
“I truly love Barre and the right-to-farm environment we have,” she said.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 13 May 2019 at 10:24 am
ALBION –Two people were sentenced to state prison during Orleans County Court last Thursday.
Andrew Walch, 33, of Holley was sentenced to 1 to 3 years in prison for felony driving while intoxicated. He was charged on Sept. 21, 2018 when he was allegedly driving after using alcohol, cocaine and marijuana. He registered a Blood Alcohol Content of .10 percent.
Angela Fields of Syracuse was sentenced to 1 ½ to 3 years in state prison for promoting prison contraband in the first degree for allegedly bringing Buprenorphine and other pills to the Albion Correctional Facility on Sept. 1. She is a second felony offender.
A Niagara Falls woman pleaded guilty to one count of burglary in the third degree. Alberta Ellis and two co-defendants allegedly broke into two farm labor camps in Carlton and Yates on Oct. 11 and stole money, sneakers, a television and household items from farmworkers. Ellis will be sentenced on July 18.
Regina Russell of Niagara Falls is a codefendant in the case. She was arraigned on May 2 for two counts of burglary in the second degree and 10 counts of petit larceny. The other codefendant is a juvenile and that case is being handled in Family Court.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 13 May 2019 at 8:01 am
Photos courtesy of Jeff Andrews
EAST SHELBY – Eli Pask had his Court of Honor ceremony on April 27 when he was recognized as an Eagle Scout. Pask, a member of Troop 175 in West Barre, is pictured with his parents, Kevin and Heidi Pask, left. Mike Schreiner served as master of ceremonies. Karl Driesel, in back, is Scoutmaster for the troop.
The ceremony was held at the East Shelby Community Bible Church, where Eli’s grandfather, Erik Olsen, is the pastor.
For his Eagle project, Eli fixed gravestones at the East Shelby Cemetery that had toppled over. Eli led Scouts in digging to level out the ground so the gravestones could be reset. Some other gravestones from the 1830s didn’t have a concrete base. Eli made the concrete bases and set in the gravestones.
Eli, a sophomore at Albion High School, put down a brick patio area and made two concrete benches. He made the forms and poured in the concrete and then added the wooden slats. He also put a new roof on a cemetery outbuilding.
Frank Berger (right), an Eagle Scout and representative from the American Legion, recites the Eagle Scout Oath with his fellow Eagle Scouts.
State Assemblyman Steve Hawley also attended the ceremony and presented Eli with an Eagle Scout Citation on behalf of the New York State Assembly.
By Ginny Kropf, correspondent Posted 12 May 2019 at 9:31 pm
Aaron Grabowski received a standing ovation at the conclusion of his organ program Saturday at St. Mary’s Church in Medina. With him in the organ loft are his son Paul, who was his page turner. Grabowski is in the process of rebuilding the church’s organ, which was installed in 1913.
MEDINA – A Progressive Organ Concert and Dinner Saturday night was a repeat of a very successful event last year, with the debut in Albion.
This time nearly 100 people supported the Cobblestone Society by attending this year’s concert at three historic churches in Medina.
Local organist and organ builder Aaron Grabowski of Medina was featured on Trinity Lutheran Church’s 1968 Holtcamp pipe organ, St. Mary’s Church’s French baroque organ and St. John’s Episcopal Church’s Hook and Hastings pipe organ.
At Trinity Lutheran Church, visitors enjoyed hors d’oeuvres on the lawn prior to the concert, then traveled to St. Mary’s Church, where the concert there was followed by dinner by Zambistro in the school hall. The last leg of the concert was St. John’s where the evening concluded with the organ concert and dessert.
Grabowski said each organ lent a different flavor to what they tried to do.
“This is a rare opportunity for an organist to pursue the dream of playing and building an organ that represents a perfect combination of sounds,” said Grabowski, who is the church organist at St. Mary’s and is about one-fourth of the way through rebuilding the organ.
He explained a lot of work goes into building a pipe organ, as they are not mass-produced, but put together piece by piece. He also described the near perfect acoustics in St. Mary’s Church, which often makes it seem like the sound lingers a little bit. The organ at St. Mary’s is the largest of the three churches with a 16-foot façade. When done, the organ will have 57 ranks and will “rattle the pews,” Grabowski said.
Also at St. Mary’s, Grabowski played a harpsichord which has been permanently loaned to the church.
Walt and Jeanne Martillotta of Albion sample the hors d’oeuvres at Trinity Lutheran Church in Medina, the first stop of the progressive organ tour to benefit the Cobblestone Society.
Grabowski’s son Paul was his father’s page-turner for the evening. Paul played in the Mustang Marching Band from the time he was in sixth grade, but unlike his father, does not want to pursue a musical career. He instead is planning to be a medical technician in the Army.
At the final stop on the organ tour, Grabowski said St. John’s Hook and Hastings organ is a really good church organ, producing a little sweeter sound. Their organ has two keyboards and two manuals and is about one-third of the size of St. Mary’s organ and half the size of the Lutheran Church’s.
Museum leading bus tour to cobblestone sites in Monroe, Wayne counties on May 18
Cobblestone Society director Doug Farley said he was pleased with the success of the evening, and hopes for similar success of a Cobblestone Trail Bus tour May 18 to Monroe and Wayne counties. The stops along the way will be at attractions housed in cobblestone structures.
Assistant director Sue Bonafini will pick up fruit bread from a bakery in Brockport called Grinds Café. The bread will be sliced and individually wrapped for passengers to enjoy during the bus ride.
Next, they will drive to Webster Baptist church, the largest cobblestone building in the United States still being used for its original use since 1857.
After driving by Martin Harris farm in Palmyra to view the exterior of lake washed cobbles, a stop will be made at the Alling Coverlet Museum for a self-guided tour. The gift shop will be open.
Lunch will be at the Muddy Waters Café and Bistro overlooking the Erie Canal. After lunch, the tour continues at the Hoffman Clock Museum in the Newark Library. Curator Eric Hooker will share highlights of the collection of more than 300 watches, clocks and tools. The final stop before heading home will be at Starbucks in Victor, located in a repurposed cobblestone home built in the 1800s by Philip Bonesteel. It was rescued by Starbucks to prevent its destruction.
“It is my hope our group will not only enjoy learning some history about cobblestone structures outside of Orleans County, but find the stops at the museums to be equally educational and enjoyable,” Bonafini said.
The bus will leave the Cobblestone Museum at 9 a.m. and return about 4. Cost of the trip includes bus fare, lunch and admission to museums. Reservations must be made as soon as possible by calling 589-9013 or visiting the website at www.cobblestonemuseum.org.
Photo courtesy of Chris Busch: The crowd gives organist Aaron Grabowski a standing ovation at the conclusion of his program Saturday night at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Medina. With him is his son Paul, who served as the page turner. St. John’s was the final stop in the progressive organ concert to benefit the Cobblestone Society. The evening ended with dessert at the church.
By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 12 May 2019 at 2:43 pm
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Defending champion Roy-Hart made the Niagara-Orleans League baseball title race rally interesting by nipping front-running Medina 1-0 Saturday. Here Charlie Bruning, is shown getting congratulations from Rams Coach Mike Tarnowski as he rounds third base after hitting the game winning home run.
With just over a week to go in the regular season, the Niagara-Orleans League baseball and softball title races are heading into the stretch run.
On the baseball diamond, Roy-Hart’s exciting 1-0 nine inning win over front-running Medina on Saturday on a home run by Charlie Bruning really tightened up the title race.
Medina is now 7-2 while Roy-Hart and Wilson, which downed rival Newfane 4-2 Saturday, are both at 5-2 and even with the Mustangs in the all important loss column.
Medina next hosts Akron (5-3) on Monday while Roy-Hart visits Wilson in two huge contests.
The Mustangs will also host Wilson at 5 p.m. Saturday for the annual Jeff Evoy Memorial event which will also have Albion facing Pembroke at 2 p.m.
In softball, defending champion Roy-Hart remains undefeated at 7-0 and holds a two game lead in the loss column over Medina (6-2), Akron (4-2) and Wilson (5-2).
Medina will host Akron on Monday as Roy-Hart visits Wilson, also in two big contests. The Mustangs will also face the Lady Rams on Tuesday.
Because of the many weather related postponement this spring many teams face very busy week including the Lyndonville softball squad with six games and the Holley softball team with five.
Roy-Hart will host the annual N-O All-League track meet and the N-O tennis Doubles Tournament on Wednesday and Thursday.
Weekly Schedule Monday Baseball: Finney at Lyndonville, Holley at Attica, Notre Dame at Kendall, 4:30 p.m.; Medina at Akron, Newfane at Barker, Roy-Hart at Wilson, 4:45 p.m. Softball: Attica at Lyndonville, Holley at Oakfield-Alabama, Notre Dame at Kendall, Akron at Medina, 4:30 p.m.; Barker at Newfane, Wilson at Roy-Hart, 4:45 p.m.; Wilson at Albion, 6:30 p.m. Tennis: Medina at Albion, 4 p.m. Lacrosse: Medina at Akron, 5 p.m. Track: Lyndonville at Alexander, Kendall at Holley, 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday Baseball: Kendall vs. Byron-Bergen, 7 p.m. at Frontier Feld Softball: Alexander at Lyndonville, Holley at Notre Dame, Pembroke at Kendall, 4:30 p.m.; Medina at Roy-Hart, 4:45 p.m.; Newfane at Albion doubleheader 4:45 and 6:15 p.m. Tennis: Alexander at Kendall, Wilson at Roy-Hart, 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday Baseball: Kendall at Lyndonville, Elba at Holley, 4:30 p.m.; Akron at Wilson, Roy-Hart at Albion, Medina at Barker, 4:45 p.m. Softball: Lyndonville at Kendall, 4:30 p.m.; Holley at Attica doubleheader 3:30 and 5:30 p.m.; Wilson at Akron, Albion at Roy-Hart, Barker at Medina, 4:45 p.m. Tennis: Holley at Byron-Bergen, Elba at Kendall, N-O Doubles Tournament at Roy-Hart, 4 p.m. Lacrosse: Medina at Lockport, 5 p.m. Track: N-O All-League meet at Roy-Hart, 4 p.m.
Thursday Baseball: Lyndonville at Lima Christian, Holley at Kendall, 4:30 p.m.; Akron at Newfane, Albion at Wilson, 4:45 p.m. Softball: Elba at Lyndonville doubleheader 4:15 and 5:45 p.m.; Newfane at Roy-Hart, Medina t Wilson, Albion at Barker, 4:45 p.m. Tennis: Holley at Wheatland-Chili, N-O Doubles Tournament at Roy-Hart, 4 p.m. Track: N-O All-League meet at Roy-Hart, 4 p.m.
Friday Baseball: Holley vs. Alexander, 1 p.m. at Cooperstown; Lyndonville at Oakfeld-Alabama, 4:30 p.m.; Albion at Newfane, Barker at Roy-Hart ,4:45 p.m. Softball: Lyndonville at Notre Dame, Alexander at Holley, Elba at Kendall, 4:30 p.m.; Roy-Hart at Barker, 4:45 p.m.; Albion at Lake Placid Tournament Tennis: Notre Dame at Kendall, 4 p.m.
Saturday Baseball: Roy-Hart at Akron, 1 p.m.; Jeff Evoy Memorial (Pembroke vs. Albion at Vets Park, 2 p.m.; Wilson at Medina, 5 p.m.) Softball: Albion at Lake Placid Tournament Track: G-R All-League meet at Wheatland-Chili
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 12 May 2019 at 1:46 pm
Photos courtesy of Lindsay Fredendall
KENT – The Monroe County Bomb Squad was called to Orleans County on Saturday to remove a flare used by the Canadian Navy. The flare was found along the shore on West Jones Beach Drive.
Lindsay Fredendall and her children were visiting family when they found the flare at about 7 p.m. She called 911 and the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office responded along with the Bomb Squad.
The flare was packaged up and removed at about 9:30 p.m.
Mike Mele, chef deputy for the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office, said flares occasionally wash up along the shoreline in Orleans County.
The flares don’t always had a complete burn. In those cases, if they dry out, they could reignite. The one on Saturday was empty, Mele said.
“We want to warn lakeshore residents if you are out walking and see one, call 911,” Mele said today. “If you come across one, don’t touch it.”
Mele said three of the military flares washed up in Orleans County last year. The flares are contained in an 18 ½-inch aluminum cylinders.
Law enforcement removed the flare that was found along the shoreline in Carlton on Saturday.
