Press Release, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Office

 Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York has issued nearly $200 million in food assistance to more than 1.5 million low-income children as part of the new Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) program.

New York is sending $120 per child to eligible families to help pay for healthy meals. Some eligible families have already begun to receive this assistance and the benefits will continue to be sent in the coming weeks. Governor Hochul also highlighted that more assistance is available, and the State expects approximately 2 million children will qualify to receive this benefit. New Yorkers are encouraged to learn more about eligibility and apply before the Sept. 3 deadline.

“Having access to healthy, nutritious food is essential for children’s health and well-being,” Hochul said. “As New York continues putting money back in the pockets of working families, we’ve already begun sending food assistance to more than 1.5 million kids – and we’re going to keep delivering these benefits to more families in need.”

Summer EBT is a new federally funded program that supports efforts to address food insecurity among children from low-income families. Each state electing to opt into the Summer EBT program is responsible for distributing the $120-per-child benefits to eligible families, as well as covering half of the administrative costs involved in distributing the funds. Governor Hochul ensured that New York would participate in this program and secured $13 million in the State’s FY 2025 Enacted Budget to support Summer EBT distribution efforts throughout the State.

Eligible children are receiving Summer EBT food benefits on an EBT card that their families can use just like Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Summer EBT food benefits can be used to buy food like fruits, vegetables, meat, whole grains, and dairy at authorized retail food stores, farmers markets, and anywhere else SNAP is accepted.

Most children who are eligible – including recipients of SNAP, Temporary Assistance, or Medicaid – will automatically receive Summer EBT and do not need to do anything to apply. These families were sent a letter this summer letting them know that their child is eligible.

In addition to those who are automatically receiving benefits, other eligible families may apply to receive benefits for their children. To be eligible, a child must attend a school that participates in the National School Lunch Program and meet the income requirements for free/reduced-price school meals.

To learn more about eligibility and apply, visit ny.gov/SummerEBT. Applications for Summer 2024 benefits must be submitted by Sept. 3, 2024.

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer said, “No child should ever go hungry, which is why I fought to secure federal funding for the Summer EBT program. Summer is often the time of year when food insecurity is highest for children and this assistance for families comes just in the nick of time for New Yorkers. I’m grateful for Governor Hochul’s work ensuring that federal dollars are being put to good use addressing food insecurity and helping feed children across New York State.”

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said, “This nearly $200 million will provide a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of families statewide. Thanks to the Summer EBT program, children across the state can have access to healthy, nutritious meals year-round. I’m proud to have helped deliver this funding and I applaud Governor Hochul for her commitment to addressing food insecurity across New York State.”

Provided photo: Pictured from left include Orleans County Legislators John Fitzak and Skip Draper; Niagara County EMS Director Jonathan Schultz; Orleans County EMO Deputy Director Scott Buffin; Orleans County EMO Director Justin Niederhofer; Niagara County Legislature Chairman Becky Wydysh; Niagara County Legislators Randy Bradt and David Godfrey; and Niagara County EMS Manager Tom Eggert.

Press Release, Orleans County Legislature

LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Legislature on Tuesday passed on a resolution authorizing the county to enter into an inter-municipal agreement to transfer a surplus ambulance to Orleans County.

The 2010 Ford EC4 Road Rescue vehicle was used by Niagara County when its ambulance service launched last year until its current ambulance fleet arrived earlier this year.  Orleans County is in the process of launching its own staffed ambulance service in 2025 and this ambulance will be put into service immediately with a Basic Life Support (BLS) function to supplement current ambulance service in the county.

Orleans County Legislator John Fitzak attended the Niagara County Legislature meeting with Legislator Skip Draper, Emergency Management Director Justin Niederhofer and Deputy Director Scott Buffin.

“Orleans and Niagara County have a great history of working together and we very much appreciate Niagara County helping our efforts to support of volunteer ambulance services,” Fitzak said. “Communities across New York State all face the dual problems of a declining number of volunteer firefighters coupled with more regulatory demands on those same volunteers. This results in longer response times for citizens who need help. Today is a step forward for Orleans County in addressing these issues, with much more to be done in the coming months.”

“This is another great example of collaboration and shared services between Niagara and Orleans counties to better meet the needs of our residents,” said Niagara County Legislature David Godfrey, co-chair of the Niagara Orleans Regional Alliance. “Because we have mutual aid in place between the counties for emergency response, not only are we helping our friends in Orleans County with the transfer of this ambulance, we are increasing capacity in the region that could help our eastern Niagara towns in time of need.”

Editor’s Note:

The ambulance from Niagara County will not be put into service this year, said Justin Niederhofer, the EMO director for Orleans County. The unit doesn’t have any equipment. The County Emergency Management Office is seeking a grant to put in equipment and will be working to set up relationships with Medicare and Medicaid for billing.

Niederhofer said no new staff is expected to work on the ambulance this year or in 2025.

The current EMO staff will staff the ambulance for some backup calls when other providers are busy or for calls when a standby ambulance is needed at an emergency scene, such as a fire.

Niederhofer and Audra Fisher, EMO secretary, are both emergency medical technicians, and Scott Buffin, the EMO deputy director, is a paramedic.

Photos by Tom Rivers

BATAVIA – Lindsey Almeter, an Albion elementary music teacher, directs the Batavia Cadet Band on Tuesday at Centennial Park in Batavia.

Many students from Albion and Orleans County schools were in the cadet band, which performed “Some Nights” and music from “Moana.”

These cadet band members perform in the concert which was the finale of the 100^th anniversary season for the Batavia Concert Band.

The cadets joined the Batavia Concert Band for some of the concert, playing highlights from Frozen and “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”

John Bailey, a former Lyndonville teacher who now works at the Pembroke school district, directs the Batavia Concert Band on Tuesday. Many Orleans County residents are part of the group.

The band on Tuesday did a world premiere of “Centennial Overture” by Laurence Tallman.

These cadet trumpet players were part of a concert attended by about 500 people.

Dr. Craig Lamb, who started as president of Genesee Community College on Aug. 1, addresses the crowd at the concert.

The band highlighted key supporters and GCC provides space for the band to rehearse and also is an indoor option for the concerts when it is raining.

Lamb said GCC, like the concert band, is very community-focused.

Photos by Tom Rivers

ALFRED – I was in Allegany County on Tuesday and imagine my delight to see an ox statue leading into Alfred State College.

The college in 2018 announced it picked an ox as the official school mascot to help promote the athletic program and build school pride.

“Big Blue” is very popular at Alfred with the ox on college apparel and all kinds of merchandise.

I’m on the Orleans County Bicentennial Committee. I think celebrating the ox during our 200th anniversary next year not only pays tribute to the pioneer settlers who had to tame a rough terrain, but also gives us a symbol of strength to rally around.

An ox statue was painted by artist Stacey Kirby Steward during the Orleans County Fair last month. We’d like to do more for the bicentennial and need to work out a plan for getting them paid for, the different themes on the oxen and where to place them around the county.

Alfred has “Pioneers” for a nickname. Previously the college used human depictions such as “Pioneer Pete” or “Orvis the Pioneer.”

A committee at Alfred in 2018 determined that an animal mascot is more inclusive and inviting. The goal is to provide athletes, students, alumni, and fans with a loveable animal mascot, the college stated in 2018 when the ox was introduced.

“Pioneers both from history and today are known for forging ahead, leading others, and mastering skills to succeed,” former Alfred State President Dr. Skip Sullivan said in 2018 when the ox was introduced as the new mascot. “The Pioneers nickname is perfect for our college. When we asked our students, they overwhelmingly recognized the importance of an ox for helping the pioneers. We will once again rely on input from our students this fall as we vote on a name for this friend of the pioneers.”

Photo from Alfred State: The college picked “Big Blue” for the name and the mascot appears at many athletic events and campus celebrations.

In announcing the ox for a mascot, Alfred State officials said the ox is a team player for getting work done. “As strong as an ox” is an expression that has endured for centuries because of the solid and hard-working attitude of the animal, Alfred State said in announcing the new mascot.

“The mascot choice is also appropriate for a college that started as an agricultural school in 1908 and has grown to offer more than 70 majors,” according to the press release in July 2018, announcing the ox as the official mascot.

Provided photos

MEDINA – About 450 people attended the Orleans County national Night Out on Tuesday at Medina’s Clifford Wise Intermediate School. The event went on despite rain and drizzle for most of the day.

The top photo shows Medina Fire Chief Matt Jackson sitting in the dunk tank.

Jess Marciano, a Medina village trustee and NNO committee member, plunges into the water after a kid tossed a bass at hit the bull’s eye.

Medina firefighter Steve Miller assists a kid in spraying water at a target.

The public had a chance to meet firefighters and law enforcement officers, while also enjoying free activities and refreshments.

A representative from Gov. Hochul’s office JW Cook, second from right, and Assemblyman Steve Hawley present a proclamation from the state to committee members who organized the NNO.

From left in NNO shirts include Heather Jackson, Jess Marciano, Medina Police Chief Todd Draper and Diana Baker.

This team of four competes in the Battle of the Belts, where they sat in a seat and fasten the seat belt, and then rotated to the other three seats. The fastest team to go in all four seats and fasten the seat belts won the competition.

A group of friends from Medina High School with a passion for biking have added another prestigious ride to their repertoire.

Jeff and Bronwyn Green, Dave Maiorana and his companion Pam Brown Muscato, Kate Dydo Eaton and a family friend Amy Forbush of Indiana just completed a seven-day ride in the 51st Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. Tom Walders of Medina accompanied the cyclists driving a support vehicle – Maiorana’s RV he named “Lola.”

Maiorana, Jeff and Walders graduated in 1981; Bronwyn and Eaton in 1982; and Muscato in 1983.

Jeff and Bronwyn started cycling during the first year of Covid in 2020, she said. Jeff had just had a total knee replacement in 2018 and his surgeon said cycling was a safe sport for him to try.

“He’s never looked back,” Bronwyn said.

They have cycled across America, including twice on the Cycle the Erie Canal ride from Buffalo to Albany; the Gravel Grinder, a 38.4 mile ride in the Adirondacks. They are in the Adirondacks riding this week, and plan to ride the Sun Road in Glacier National Park and the Gap Trail from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, Md.

Friends from Medina High School and a friend from Indiana pose with a Medina Mustang banner near the Mississippi River, after completing a seven-day ride across Iowa. Standing from left are Tom Walders, who was the riders’ support person; Jeff Green; Dave Maiorana; Kate Dydo Eaton and Amy Forbush. Kneeling are Bronwyn Green and Pam Brown Muscato.

The recent RAGBRAI, as the Iowa race is known, was one of the most challenging, Bronwyn said. It was also the first time they have ridden with Maiorana, who has a reputation as a world traveler since his retirement. He and the Greens planned for the RAGBRAI for a year.

The ride is the hilliest they have ever done, encompassing almost 20,000 feet of elevation, Bronwyn said. Where the Cycle the Erie Canal ride has 650 to 750 riders, RAGBRI had more than 18,000, making it the largest bike ride in the world.

“There was a river of bikes,” Bronwyn said. “The weather was perfect – in the 80s, and we were on the road most mornings between 5:30 and 6 a.m. “

The shortest day was 40 miles and the longest was 84 with an option to do 100. Jeff, Bronwyn and Forbush did the 100 miles.

The towns they passed through were all ready to welcome the riders with drinks, port-a-johns, snacks and bike repairs.

One van who followed the riders was pink and called “Pork Chop.” They cooked pork chops along the way and at a stop, each rider was handed a pork chop.

Maiorana and Muscato are next heading to Europe at the end of August to tour Italy and Spain for a month.

Bronwyn said they owe credit to Maiorana and Eaton for starting the wheel turning for the RAGBRAI trip to Iowa.

“We had all kept in contact after a Celebration of Champions get-together a couple of years ago,” Bronwyn said. “We all had cycling in common, and the trip, thanks to Dave as team leader, became a reality.”

The Greens plan to do the Virginia Creeper ride in September and may join Eaton and Forbush in Indiana to ride the Hilly Hundred in October.

Medina man says he intends to file lawsuit against county

ALBION – A higher court has dismissed the charges against a Medina man, siding with his claims that a special prosecutor was improperly appointed.

Dino Callara, 56, of Medina was convicted of a jury of grand larceny in the fourth degree and two counts of petit larceny on Feb. 22, 2022.

He served 24 months of incarceration in the county jail and state prison.

However, he contended the special prosecutor, Anthony Bruce, did not have jurisdiction in the case because Bruce does not live in the county or have an office in an adjacent county.

The Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department issued a decision on July 26, agreeing with Callara and his attorney, Kerry A. Conner, that the case should be dismissed.

Callara was in Orleans County Court this morning before Judge Sanford Church, who held off on dismissing the case today but said he would likely do so on Friday.

Conner said it is “routine” for county court judges to dismiss cases after decisions from the Fourth Judicial Department in favor of a dismissal.

Bruce spoke at court today and said he doesn’t agree with the Fourth Judicial Department decision. He asked Church to hold off on dismissing the indictment, with Bruce saying the decision was made “with prejudice.”

Church said it would be “double jeopardy” to bring the charges again after Callara’s case already went before a jury.

Bruce said he wanted more time to state his argument for objecting to the decision. Bruce, a long-time federal prosecutor, lives in Orchard Park and lists 39 Ellicott St. in Batavia as an office in Genesee County, which is contiguous to Orleans.

Callara said after court that he intends to sue the District Attorney’s Office and County Court for its handling of his case. His attorney tried to argue Bruce didn’t have jurisdiction because his office in Batavia wasn’t set up or being used at the time of Callara’s court case.

Conner, an attorney with the Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, said the defense should be the one to seek a stay to argue an appeal, not the prosecution.

“The Fourth Department’s decision is equivalent to an acquittal,” Conner said in court. “There is no reason not to dismiss.”

Judge Church acknowledged he hasn’t faced this issue yet as a judge, with a decision from the Fourth Judicial Department to dismiss the indictment. He said he will do more research and expects to dismiss the case in a written decision on Friday.

Senator says I-90 Thruway corridor strategically positioned for semiconductor industry

Photos by Tom Rivers

BASOM – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer holds a photo of a finished factory for Edwards Vacuum during a celebration Tuesday in front of the company’s manufacturing facility that has been under construction since April.

Edwards Vacuum will be making a $319 million investment in the site and will hire 280 workers in 2025 and 2026, with expectations of 600 employees when the facility is at full capacity.

“What a historic day,” Schumer said Tuesday at the STAMP manufacturing site, where Edwards is building a new facility. “There is a four-letter word that makes us so happy with this project: J-O-B-S.”

Edwards leaders said the new facility at the STAMP will produce about 10,000 dry pumps a year for the semiconductor industry as part of phase one of the site. Edwards plans to eventually double the capacity to 20,000 dry pumps and have 600 employees at the site.

“Today we are not just breaking ground,” said Geert Follens, president of the Vacuum Technique Business Area for Edwards Vacuum’s parent company, Atlas Copco Group, which is headquartered in Sweden. “We are building the future.”

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer joins Genesee County leaders, officials from Edwards Vacuum and economic development leaders in a grand breaking celebration Tuesday at Edwards Vacuum in Basom.

Follens noted the facility will be emission free and carbon neutral, powered by hydroelectricity and certified by LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).

Follens said Schumer called him about 18 months ago, pitching STAMP as a site for Edwards to manufacture the dry pumps for the semiconductor industry. Schumer gave him his personal phone number and touted the site’s proximity to hydro-power, water, a skilled workforce and the incentives through the CHIPS and Science Law. Follens also said Schumer promised his clout as the Senate Majority leader in supporting the project and the semiconductor industry, especially for the I-90 corridor.

Schumer said upstate communities have witnessed the pain of seeing many factories and businesses close in recent decades.

“Now the reverse will be true,” he said. “Parents will be moving their kids in other parts of the country as their kids come to upstate New York.”

He proclaimed a new era for Upstate New York. “We’re back! We’re back!”

Schumer hailed the CHIPS and Science Law, which he pushed in the Senate to become law for providing critical incentives for companies in semiconductor manufacturing. The incentives from the federal government have resulted in companies making major investments in the semiconductor industry, including Micron’s more than $100 billion megafab project in Central New York, and GlobalFoundries’ $11.6 billion expansion in Malta, Saratoga County.

Schumer said the investments are in upstate New York, and he expects more to follow. The Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse region received a Tech Hub designation through his CHIPS & Science Law and last month secured a $40 million investment to implement the Tech Hub’s work with companies like Edwards. Schumer said 25 percent of microchips will be produced in the U.S. in the I-90 corridor, providing a huge boost to the upstate economy and protecting national security.

The shortage of microchips was a crisis in the automobile industry and other sectors during the manufacturing slowdown during the Covid pandemic, Schumer said. Baxter in Medina struggled to get chips for manufacturing medical infusion pumps, just one of many businesses that were disrupted due to the chip shortage.

Shelley Stein, chairwoman of the Genesee County Legislature, welcomed Edwards Vacuum to the STAMP site. She praised the many partners locally and at the state and federal levels for working with Edwards and to develop STAMP off Route 63 in the Town of Alabama.

She said economic development is a marathon and communities need to “stay the course.” Stein praised Schumer for a “laser-like focus” in advocating for STAMP and upstate.

Rob Crossen, the Alabama town supervisor, said STAMP brings much-needed jobs to a community where many family farms have gone out of business over the years.

“This is about jobs, and it’s good-paying jobs,” Crossen said. “We’re going to see license plates from other states coming here.”

Crossen said Edwards has an outstanding reputation in the communities where it has facilities. That includes seven in the United States. STAMP is the fifth new site developed by Edwards.

“They pay very well,” Crossen said. “These are middle-class jobs that people can rely on and raise a family on.”

Hope Knight, president and CEO of Empire State Development, addressed the crowd, including Sen. Schumer under a tent during the celebration on Tuesday.

“New York is the future of America’s semiconductor resurgence,” she said.

Other economic development officials also spoke, including Mark Masse, president of the Genesee County Economic Development Center, and Matt Hurlbutt, president and CEO of the Greater Rochester Enterprise.

STAMP is a regional and state-wide asset as a mega-site with access to hydroelectricity and the workforce in Buffalo and Rochester and communities in the middle, the officials said.

“STAMP is a strategic site that can compete with any mega-site in the nation and world,” Masse said.

He stressed that attracting a company and project like the new site for Edwards Vacuum is very competitive. The CHIPS & Science Law and the new Tech Hub designation “have put upstate on the map,” Masse said.

“It takes cooperation at all levels to make economic development a reality,” he said.

Hurlbutt said the Rochester economic development officials are behind STAMP as an important asset for the region. The Edwards Vacuum project was known as “King Fisher” in a code while the officials tried to sway the company to come to STAMP.

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Schumer’s support of the semiconductor industry bodes well for upstate, Western New York and STAMP, Hurlbutt said.

“We look forward to filling up the STAMP site,” he said.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer shakes hands with Kent Stobbart, vice president of operations for the semiconductor division of Edwards Vacuum and its parent company, Atlas Copco Group.

The STAMP sewer discharge has been controversial with Orleans County suing to block a pipeline from bringing treated sewer water from STAMP to the Oak Orchard Creek. A lawsuit from Orleans County was dismissed in court, but project has been blocked after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service terminated the permit for horizontal drilling.

The Genesee County Economic Development Center is proposing a different open-construction method and is seeking a permit to continue the pipeline along Route 63 to the Oak Orchard. With that unsettled, GCEDC is working to have STAMP sewer go to the Village of Oakfield. Sewer water also could be hauled by truck in the short term.

GCEDC said it will be working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Tonawanda Seneca Nation on the Route 63 pipeline, which is needed for a larger buildout of STAMP, a 1,250-acre manufacturing mega-site.

Volunteers reset stones at historic cemetery as part of event

Photos by Ginny Kropf: Jonathan Appell, owner of Atlas Preservation, helps prepare the site for resetting a broken stone in Boxwood Cemetery. Appell’s visit to Boxwood Cemetery is one of only two in New York state and is part of his “48 States Tour: Saving America’s Graveyards.”

MEDINA – Boxwood Cemetery was a beehive of activity on Tuesday, thanks to a visit by Jonathan Appell with his company, Atlas Preservation. His visit was part of a “48 States Tour: Saving America’s Graveyards,” and was one of only two stops in New York state.

The visit was arranged by Medina historian and member of Friends of Boxwood, Todd Bensley.

“We buy products from Atlas and I saw the tour and applied to be one of the sites they stopped at,” Bensley said.

An unexpected 61 volunteers and interested onlookers showed up to watch the resetting of stones in the section of Boxwood Cemetery with the graves which were dug up from Gwinn Street and relocated to Boxwood in the 1890s, Bensley said.

Bensley said resetting broken stones is an unending job.

“I work with Dale Short and we’ve done 33 this year,” he said.

Rob Klino, president of Friends of Boxwood, said the attendance far exceeded their expectations.

“This event has put Boxwood Cemetery on the map,” he said.

Volunteers came from all over, including Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Wolf Island, Ontario, Canada.

One volunteer was Steve Hayes from Bemus Point, a stone preservation volunteer.

“I clean stones mostly for graves of veterans, and also family and friends,” he said. “I saw this event online and decided to follow along. I’m excited to learn how to reset a stone. And I love what I’ve seen of Medina.”

This was his first visit to Medina, and he marveled over the sandstone buildings and how well kept they were.

(Left) Teri Strait, a DAR member from Lancaster, cleans a headstone which will be reset during a graveyard preservation event at Boxwood Cemetery on Tuesday, led by Atlas Preservation. (Right) Two volunteers dig dirt and pieces of stones away from a broken headstone at Boxwood Cemetery, to make way for a new base. Sixty-one people showed up to watch or volunteer at the event.

ALBION – Voters in both the towns of Albion and Gaines approved a joint fire district in a referendum today.

The turnout was low, and both towns passed the district by about a 2-to-1 margin. Albion voted 125 yes, 61 no, while the results in Gaines were 70 yes, 43 no.

In Albion, 186 voted out of 3,798 registered voters or 4.9 percent. In Gaines, 5.4 percent voted or 113 out of 2,083 eligible.

The new fire district should become official on Jan. 1, with the Albion Fire Department moving out of the village budget and into its own governing structure with five commissioners. The district will also have its own tax rate that will be in the town and county tax bills.

Five commissioners will be appointed to the district until there is an election in December. The Albion Village Board has one commissioner to appoint, while the Town Boards in Albion and Gianes each have two appointments.

The Village Board has appointed Dave Buczek, a former village trustee, to be the village representative. The Albion and Gaines tow boards are expected to discuss their appointments for commissioner during their board meetings on Monday.

Albion and Gaines follow Lyndonville and Yates, and Fancher-Hulberton-Murray and Holley which have moved their fire protection to fire districts.

Albion and Gaines officials say the district will allow commissioners to be focused on the needs for fire protection while also being directly responsible to taxpayers. Right now the Village Board sets the fire department budget as part of the village budget, with the two towns paying a fire protection contract to the village.

MEDINA – A bike helmet safety event held at the YMCA on Friday was considered a success by sponsors, in spite of a rainy day.

The event, sponsored by Orleans Community Health in collaboration with the Orleans County YMCA and Medina Area Partnership had to be canceled in early July because of weather and was rescheduled for Aug. 2 at the YMCA. In spite of rain that day also, 15 children did show up for the event which took place inside.

“It wasn’t what we were hoping for, but it was well worth it,” said Scott Robinson, director of Marketing, Communication and Outreach at Orleans Community Health. “It’s something we intend to do again in the spring.”

All the children were provided with information on bike and helmet safety, Robinson said. These safety tips included hand signals, what to wear, the importance of riding with others and a variety of other useful pieces of information.”

The event was designed to promote bicycle safety and the overall importance of wearing helmets during certain activities. Members of the community donated bicycle, skateboarding and even snowboarding helmets to the effort, Robinson said.

“A large thank you goes out to members of the community, supporting organizations and the YMCA for hosting this event,” Robinson said. “Any time we can come together to promote health and safety activities, we’re helping to create positive change. Thanks also goes to the Medina Police Department for stopping by and speaking with the children.”

The event included an indoor course, bicycle décor, helmets and safety tips for young riders. Helmets not handed out that day will be donated to the Medina Police Department for National Night Out this evening and future bike safety activities.

Due to the weather and very wet field conditions, the Oak Orchard Neighborhood Association (OONA) Concert Committee has decided to reschedule the “Who Dats” concert yet again to next week, Aug 13 – same time and place.

OONA Concert Committee
Frank Panczyszyn