By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 17 October 2023 at 11:04 am
ALBION – Zack Burgess, one of the youngest elected officials in Orleans County, resigned from the Albion Village Board on Monday after he moved out of the village.
Zack Burgess
Burgess, 34, was elected to a three-year term on the board in March 2021. He leaves about six months left on his term.
Mayor Angel Javier Jr. said the vacancy will be filled by a mayoral appointment, but he isn’t looking to fill the post immediately. He said he expects to fill the position with someone who intends to run for the position in the upcoming March election.
Burgess, in a Facebook post today, said he remains concerned about the vacant buildings in downtown Albion. He favors a law similar to the one in Medina. That village has a vacant building registry, with annual fees assessed for vacant buildings and a plan needed for how to utilize them.
Burgess has been active in the village, serving as co-chairman of the Rock the Park Music Festival at Bullard Park. He works as a sales representative at Bentley Brothers and also performs at many local venues with his band, the Zackstreet Boys.
“I’m grateful for the support over the course of my term as well as during my election campaign,” Burgess said in a Facebook post.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 17 October 2023 at 10:21 am
Aniyah CM. Hyde, age 14, has not been in contact with her family since running away on Oct. 12.
ALBION – An Albion teen has been reported missing after not being in contact with her family the past five days, the Albion Police Department said this morning.
Aniyah CM. Hyde, 14, is Black with brown eyes and hair. She is 5 foot, 2 inches and about 140 pounds.
The Albion PD said Aniyah’s family reports she ran away at about 9 a.m. on Oct. 12 and has not been in contact with her family since then. It is unknown what Aniyah could be wearing at this time.
Anyone with any information regarding Aniyah’s whereabouts is urged to contact APD at (585) 589-5627, or through the Orleans County Sheriff’s Dispatch at (585) 589-5527 or 911.
By Ginny Kropf, correspondent Posted 17 October 2023 at 9:18 am
Artist paints mementos on mirror to celebrate Betty Menz
Photos by Ginny Kropf: Betty Menz gets a hug from her nephew Dan Fuller, who found the mirror at his home and asked Darlene Witte if she would like to display it.
MEDINA – Betty Menz shared some highlights of her 55 years as a hairdresser in a surprise presentation Monday at Vision 2000 beauty salon on Salt Works Road.
It was July when Vision 2000 owner Darlene Witte got a call from Dan Fuller of Ridgeway, Menz’ nephew.
Betty Menz of Medina, a hairdresser for 55 years, stares at the mirror which hung in the studio at her home and which was painted with mementoes from her past. It now hangs in Darlene Witte’s Vision 2000 studio on Salt Works Road.
“He told me he was cleaning out a building to get rid of stuff and found this mirror that used to hang in his aunt’s studio at her home on Furness Parkway,” Witte said. “He wondered if I’d like it. I didn’t know what I’d do with it, but I told him if he brought it to me, I promised not to throw it away. I would find something to do with it.”
A few days later Fuller delivered the mirror and Witte hung it in a waiting area of her studio at 3930 Salt Works Rd.
“As the day went on, a strange thing happened,” Witte said. “I began to feel a connection to this mirror and a person I’d never met before. I realized some of my customers used to be Betty’s or relatives of her customers. An idea started coming to me and I called my husband Bruce, who refinishes antique furniture.”
Her first thought was to hang it on the wall and make it look like a window.
“Then it hit me,” Witte said. “We need to make it about Betty, and I reached out to artist Brandi Zavitz.”
Lo and behold, Witte’s first customer of the day was Menz’ neighbor, Barb Fox.
“I told her about my idea to make the mirror about Betty, but I knew nothing about Betty,” Witte said. “Then Barb started telling stories about her. There was the tree that was taken down in their yard and she kept it and made it into a sanctuary for birds and flowers, her late husband Bill’s dedication to veterans, her love of cats, the lilacs in her yard, the time her son brought home a baby pig from Dunham’s farm and she raised it, her bird houses, and love of the Bills.”
Then Witte shared these things with Zavitz, who began to paint those memories on the mirror. The project took her about three weeks. The finished product has them all – the pig named Arnold; a flag signifying Bill’s connection to veterans; Betty’s cats and parakeet; and up in the corner with her scissors, her writing with a black marker.
Menz was speechless at first when daughter Lynne Menz brought her through the door. There to share in her surprise was daughter Tammy and twin brother Tim, along with Zavitz, Fuller and Fox.
Those involved in Betty Menz, second from left, being reunited with the mirror which hung in the beauty parlor at her home are, from left, neighbor Barb Fox, who provided bits of information to be painted on the mirror; artist Brandi Zavitz who painted the mirror; and Vision 2000 owner Darlene Witte, who agreed to hang the mirror in her studio on Salt Works Road.
Betty couldn’t take her eyes off the mirror. She started talking about how she started working in a beauty parlor in Lockport shampooing hair while she was still in school. After graduation, she attended the Doyle Beauty School in Buffalo. She worked for several beauticians, but when family and friends knew she did hair, they started coming to her house and asking her to cut or curl their hair.
“I had no intention of opening a beauty parlor in my home,” Menz said. “But I couldn’t turn them away, and I was afraid I would get into trouble, so I got the necessary license and Bill built me a little studio in the laundry room. “
“I remember Mom would be giving a perm and she’d stop and go put supper in the oven,” Tammy said.
Menz had four children to care for, in addition to serving her customers.
“I was lucky to have the customers I did,” Menz said. “They were good people and they were good to me. A hairdresser is more than a beautician. She is a therapist and a friend. When you do someone’s hair week after week, they are not customers. They become family.”
Menz, who will be 91 next month, retired at the age of 70.
“My customers didn’t want me to,” she said. “They made me feel like I couldn’t be replaced. If someone couldn’t afford a haircut, I couldn’t turn them away, I’d do it anyway.”
“It was a good ride,” Tammy said.
Family and friends who gathered to share in Betty Menz’ surprise at seeing a long forgotten mirror which hung in her beauty parlor are, from left, nephew Dan Fuller, who had the mirror stored at his house; daughter Tammy; Menz; daughter Lynne Menz; son, Tim Menz; and sister Dottie Hellwig.
By Ginny Kropf, correspondent Posted 16 October 2023 at 9:55 pm
MEDINA – The committee planning this year’s Parade of Lights on Nov. 25 is offering a special incentive of $50 to the first 10 entries by Oct. 31.
It was 15 years ago when organizer Jim Hancock heard about the small community of Ada, Mich. hosting a successful Parade of Lights for almost 20 years (a community half the size of Medina), he thought, “If they can do it, so can Medina.”
In 2009, Medina hosted its first Parade of Lights with 18 entries and two marching bands. Last year, the parade had 38 creative and whimsical floats and four marching bands, including Medina’s very own Mustang Marching Band.
Keeping with tradition, this year’s celebration is Nov. 25, the first Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Thousands of people cozy up along Park Avenue and Main Street to partake in what has become a holiday tradition – an event reminiscent of a Hallmark movie scene, according to Lynne Menz, a member of the planning committee.
In 2020, the year of the Covid pandemic when many local parades and festivals were cancelled, the parade still went on in Medina. But instead of processing down the street, the floats were stationary throughout the Medina school campus, while visitors from far and wide drove past in their vehicles.
Medina Lions had this float in last year’s Parade of Lights. This year’s event is scheduled Nov. 25. To encourage early entries, the parade committee is offering $50 this year to the first 10 entries received before Oct. 31.
The parade caps off Medina’s annual Olde Tyme Christmas celebration, which has grown over the past 15 years to include a full day of activities leading up to the renowned Parade of Lights. This includes family friendly activities, a 5K run, food vendors, holiday shopping specials, performers and music throughout the historic downtown corridor.
The noon mini-parade featuring Pets on Parade ushers in Santa and Mrs. Claus, accompanied by members of the Mustang Marching Band. This parade has also grown with a record 25 entries in last year’s parade, featuring a variety of pets exhibiting the holiday spirit.
At 5:45 p.m., just before the big Parade of Lights sets out from the Olde Pickle Factory of Park Avenue, Young Explosives will once again set off a spectacular fireworks demonstration at the north end of downtown.
To be eligible for the $50 early incentive, an entry must be received by Oct. 31 and be in the Parade of Lights on Nov. 25.
The parade committee encourages individuals, businesses, organizations, fire companies and non-profits to enter a float or vehicle in this year’s parade for a chance to win a share of $4,000 in prize money. There is no fee to enter and no theme.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 16 October 2023 at 5:00 pm
Photo by Tom Rivers: Menzo Case, president and CEO of Generations Bank, speaks during a celebration on Oct. 1, 2018 at the former Medina Savings & Loan which was marking its first day of a merger with Generations Bank.
SENECA FALLS – The leader of Generations Bank, which merged with the former Medina Savings & Loan in 2018, has passed away on Friday evening, the bank announced this afternoon.
Menzo Case was president and CEO of generations Bank, which is based in Seneca Falls and includes 10 locations, including the site in Medina.
Case started at generations in 1999 and was president and CEO since 2008. Under his leadership, the bank grew from a single location in Seneca Falls with $85 million in assets, to 10 locations spanning four counties, with approximately $400 million in assets.
“Menzo was truly a man of action,” said Brad Jones, chairman of the Board of Directors of Generations Bank. “From his coworkers, friends, and most importantly, family, he was known as a brilliant leader, a willing community servant, and a devoted family man. His faith, alongside his tireless work ethic, allowed him to accomplish so very much in such a short period of time. His devotion to this company, his church, his community and his family are admirable. He truly cared and will be sorely missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him.”
Case active in the community in Seneca Falls. He served as a board member and volunteer with Habitat for Humanity of Seneca County – an organization that has now built over 30 homes for families in Seneca County; The REV Theater; Women’s Right to Run 19K; Finger Lakes Christian Fellowship; the National Women’s Hall of Fame; Northeast College of Health Sciences; the Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank New York; and served as Chairman of the Board for Finger Lakes Health.
In recognition of his commitment to the community, Case was the recipient of The George Bailey Award, the Seneca County Chamber of Commerce Person of the Year, the Good Samaritan designation and the Community Service Award alongside his wife, Susan Case.
Angela Krezmer, Generations Bank’s Senior Vice President & CFO, will serve as Generations Bank’s interim principal executive officer in addition to her current responsibilities.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 16 October 2023 at 2:58 pm
ALBION – The Elks Lodge is planning a fundraiser and activity for the community: a barbecue cook-out and jamboree on Saturday that will benefit the PAWS Animal Shelter.
The event that will be from 1 to 7 p.m. and will feature five local residents skilled at barbecue cooking. The cook-off will be judged by long-time Daily News columnist and report Scott DeSmit, Orleans County Undersheriff Don Draper, Medina Mayor Mike Sidari, County Legislator John Fitzak, and Bonnie Draper host band Bandera.
First prize in the cook-off includes three days in the Thousand Islands, $200 in second place and $100 for third place.
There will be five bands performing from 1 to 7 p.m. with Bandera the host band, and guest bands including Clueless, Eclipse, Double Image and Shotgun Pauly.
There is a $5 cover charge to hear the bands with food available to purchase at the Elks Lodge, 428 West State St.
Mike Jenks is helping coordinate the event for the Elks.
“There is going to be fun for everyone,” he said.
Depending not he weather, there will be a bounce house set up.
The Elks wanted an event that would entertain the community, and also support the PAWS Animal Shelter on Gaines Basin Road.
New to festival this year: ofrenda installations by Spanish class students from Medina and Kendall
(Left) Photo courtesy of T.C. Owens: Pictured form left include Xochitl Rosario, Lola Alvarado and Gladys Rosario in Dia de Muertos face paint during the 2019 Day of the Dead celebration. (Right) photo courtesy of Karen Canning: Porfiria Mijangos arranges fruit on the Oaxacan ofrenda at the 2022 Day of the Dead Celebration.
Press Release, Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council (GO Art!)
MEDINA – GO Art! is happy to invite you to our Mexican Día de los Muertos celebration, co-sponsored by the Orleans County YMCA, Mariachi de Oro Mexican Grill, and Maizal Mexican Kitchen.
Join us on Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Orleans County YMCA, 306 Pearl St., Medina, from 3 to 7 p.m. and learn about and enjoy this holiday that remembers ancestors, with free activities for the whole family.
The festivities will include Mexican crafts, face painting, dance and music performances, ofrenda displays, and special food tastings. All activities will continue throughout the day: a full schedule can be found at www.MedinaDoD.com.
The Mexican Day of the Dead Celebration is a time of joyful remembrance of deceased loved ones, filled with an array of colors, scents, sounds and stories. Centered around the observance of All Saints and All Souls Days on November 1 and 2, the celebration also includes images and ideas about the roles of ancestors in our lives that trace back to Mexico’s indigenous peoples. Tradition holds that this is the one time of the year when souls can return to earth for a day and commune with their families and friends.
“It’s wonderful to partner with the YMCA, along with the continuing support of local Medina businesses and community members” said Karen Canning, director of GLOW Traditions at GO Art!
Mexican celebrations of the holiday often include animated skeletons, colorfully decorated skulls (calaveras), and elaborately cut tissue paper banners, emphasizing life’s continuing vibrancy in the midst of mortality.
These attendees show off their sugar skulls during the 2022 Day of the Dead Celebration in Medina.
Local business owners and community groups are hosting workshops in such arts, including sugar skulls, paper flowers, flags, and banners, and paper masks. Hosts and volunteers include Della’s Chocolates, The Downtown Browsery, Oak Orchard Girl Scouts, and Medina High School students.
Canalside Tattoos will offer temporary tattoos, Case-Nic Cookies will have Day of the Dead themed cookies for sale, and vendors including Las Toxicas will feature Mexican jewelry and clothing for purchase. Far Out Faces will host face painting, and Mariachi de Oro will provide samples of Mexican hot chocolate and pan de muerto (bread of the dead), a typical food of the holiday. Maizal Mexican Kitchen will offer several items for sale, including tamales, fruit with tajin, and snacks.
Beautiful altars (ofrendas) in homes welcome the returning souls and feature candles, wild marigolds, incense, photographs, mementos and loved ones’ favorite foods like fruit, tortillas, tamales, chocolate, and bread. Members of the Rosario family will again create a large ofrenda at the YMCA in the style of their hometown in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Attendees can contribute to a community ofrenda, by placing a candle (electric, provided) and adding a remembrance of loved ones. New this year will be ofrenda installations created by Spanish class students from Medina and Kendall, as part of field trips to the YMCA prior to the event.
Photos courtesy of Karen Canning. Karla Alcala, left, with musicians and dancers from Alma de Mexico at the 2022 Day of the Dead Celebration.
Mexican dance and music performances will be presented at 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. by Alma de México, a group from Rochester led by Karla Alcalá. A former member of a folkloric dance group in Mexico, Karla now teaches community members traditional dance from a variety of regions. Live music will also be provided by La Marimba, a marimba band from Buffalo, led by Tiffany Nicely.
Everyone is invited to join in the fun, and feel free to come in Day of the Dead themed outfits.
We also welcome artists—Dan Butler, Ted Canning and Ruben Ornelas—from the GLOW Creatives collective, supported by a 2-year grant from Creatives Rebuild New York. They will assist with face painting, sound reinforcement, and community ofrendas, respectively.
MEDINA – The Medina Sandstone Trust is making several thousand dollars available in grants to community organizations and projects.
The grants generally range from $200 to $500 and are awarded to qualifying not-for-profit organizations and/or programs in the Medina, Ridgeway and Shelby region.
Funding is intended to help programs that clearly benefit the community and that have favorable tax and regulatory status.
To apply for a grant, organization leaders need to fill out a Sandstone Trust Applications form and mail to Sandstone Trust, Post Office Box 25, Medina, New York 14103 by the application deadline, Nov. 4.
Application forms can be obtained as follows:
In person at Michael Zelazny, CPA, 511 Main Street, Medina, NY 14103
By regular mail request sent to Sandstone Trust, PO Box 25, Medina, NY 14103
Questions may be sent by email at sandstonesociety@gmail.com or by calling Michael Zelazny, CPA at 585-798-1006.
Last year, the Sandstone Trust approved $500 grants to the following: Beds from Brian, Inc., Boxwood Cemetery Commission, Genesee Orleans Ministry of Concern, Joint Recreation Commission, OCALS Learning Services, YMCA, Orleans Renaissance Group, P.Raising Kids Child Care Center, Go Art! and Medina Historical Society.
Press Release, Orleans County Department of Social Services
ALBION – The Orleans County Department of Social Services announced that the 2023-2024 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) application window will open on Wednesday, Nov. 1.
Applications have already been sent to qualified individuals that received HEAP last year. HEAP assistance has a tentative end date of March 15, 2024.
Applications for furnace repair or replacement are being accepted now. Applications for an emergency other than your heating source will be accepted beginning Jan. 2 through March 15, 2024.
“The cold days are just around the corner and we know many families across the county rely on HEAP to help keep their homes warm,” said DSS Commissioner Holli Nenni. “That’s why we want to get the word out about how to apply for the program.”
According to Commissioner Nenni, if you received a benefit through a HEAP case last season you may apply now through www.myBenefits.ny.gov or submit your completed application along with necessary documentation to the Department of Social Services, 14016 Rt. 31 W. Albion, NY 14411.
If you are currently a public assistance or SNAP recipient you should automatically receive your HEAP benefit through your case. Please be sure your worker has accurate vendor and account information to prevent a delay of your HEAP grant.
For those applying for the first time, a phone interview is necessary which cannot be done until after Nov. 1. Applications will then be available in Albion at the County Office Building, PathStone, Community Action or Ministry of Concern, at the Community Center in Holley and at Lee-Weldon Memorial Library in Medina. People can also apply online at www.myBenefits.ny.gov.
For questions or to set up an appointment for after Nov. 1, please call 589-3182. If you are over age 60, please call the Office for the Aging at 589-3191.
Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C-Batavia) recently cosponsored a proposal in the state Assembly to simplify the purchasing process for firearm and ammunition sales.
The bill, A.8085, was introduced by Assemblyman Joseph Angelino (R,C-Norwich) and would allow those licensed to carry or possess a pistol, revolver or semi-automatic weapon and licensed hunters to purchase ammunition without contacting the statewide license and record database. Hawley believes this proposal is a step in the right direction for Second Amendment rights and will protect law-abiding gun owners.
“The Second Amendment is one of the foundations of our great nation,” Hawley said. “Unfortunately, time and time again we have seen the Majority in Albany pick away at that right piece by piece. My colleagues and I are fed up with this pattern and we are committed to standing up for the rights of law-abiding gun owners in western New York and across the state. It’s time to stop giving up our freedom to out-of-touch liberals and give it back to the people where it belongs.”
By Ginny Kropf, correspondent Posted 16 October 2023 at 9:22 am
Event will honor Twig Association for 70 years of service
Provided photo: Some of the committee members for Treasure Island include, from left, Pam Canham, Barb Jantzi, Cindy Hewitt and Gloria Brent. The event is scheduled Nov. 4 at White Birch Golf Course in Lyndonville.
LYNDONVILLE – The 29th annual Treasure Island fundraiser sponsored by Orleans Community Health Foundation is scheduled Nov. 4 at White Birth Golf Course in Lyndonville.
A special feature this year will be honoring the Twig Association for 70 years of dedication and volunteerism to support Medina Memorial Hospital. Twig donations topped more than $1 million before they announced the organization would dissolve in May.
Tickets for Treasure Island are $50 per person and can be purchased online or at Medina Memorial Hospital. (Click here for more information.)
The evening will feature a buffet dinner, open bar, impressive silent and live auctions, raffles and entertainment. This year, each guest will have the complimentary chance to win a treasure chest filled with prizes.
All auctions will be open to guests only, featuring paper bid sheets for the silent auction and automatic online checkout. The silent and live auction will offer many exciting items, including a stay in Myrtle Beach, a custom pantry and much more, according to Foundation director Megan Johnson.
The event committee organizing Treasure Island is chaired by Pam Canham, with members Ruth Bane, Gloria Brent, Lori Condo, Jeanne Crane, Nicole Goyette, Cindy Hewitt, Barb Jantzi, Megan Johnson, Dawn Meland, Agnes Recco, Marguerite Sherman, Kathy Vicknair and Sandra Walter.
Sponsors of the event are Seaway Insurance Association, Baxter Healthcare, Jr. Wilson Sportsmen’s Club, Orleans Community Health medical staff and Ridge Animal Hospital.
By Ginny Kropf, correspondent Posted 16 October 2023 at 8:55 am
MIDDLEPORT – A Middleport family’s passion for canoeing has led to an impressive win of the 40th prestigious 90-Miler Adirondack Canoe Classic race. Dan Vanderwalker and his son Todd are both avid canoeists who have participated multiple times in the 90-Miler.
Canoeing has been in Dan’s blood since he was 14 years old and went camping in the Adirondack Mountains with his dad. It is a passion now shared by son Todd, who also learned to love canoeing as a child visiting the mountains with his family.
Dan heard about the 90-miler Adirondack Canoe Classic race when it was started in 1983, and it was a challenge he couldn’t ignore. The race goes from Old Forge to Saranac Lake and encompasses three days. It is the first 90 miles of the 300-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail.
Dan entered the first three years of the race, winning first place all three years. His partners were Kurt Knisley in the first and third years and Greg Denzel the second year. Dan also entered and won several other area races during that time.
A handful of the 260 canoes entered in this year’s 90-Miler Adirondack Classic Canoe Race cross Long Lake on day two of the race.
Todd won his first race in 2019 with daughter FaithAnn. There was no race in 2020. He raced with his dad in 2021, winning first place. In 2022, father and son started the race, but Dan became ill and couldn’t finish. Todd had worked too hard to quit, so FaithAnn jumped in the canoe and finished with her dad. Although that disqualified them from winning, they did finish the race.
Dan and Todd’s win this year is the closest in the race’s history, a mere nine seconds.
A record 260 canoeists competed this year in the race which travels over 16 lakes, three rivers and a number of ponds. Canoeists are entered in 10 classes, based on the dimension of their canoe and ages. Dan, 69, and Todd, 42, compete in the C2 Masters, the class for those 40 and older.
Participants come from all over the Northeast, Canada and some from foreign countries. Last year, Dan said there were two teams from Norway.
Todd’s wife Alicia and children FaithAnn and David accompany them and follow their route the entire way. Although there are campgrounds for the two nights on the race, the Vanderwalkers stay in their camper. Alicia and the kids meet Dan and Todd at every portage (there are nine of them), and give them watermelon and energy gel and swap their bladder of energy drink in the canoe for a fresh one.
Dan and Todd Vanderwalker (tan canoe at rear) paddle through a marshy area in Brown’s Tract near the end of day one of the historic canoe race.
In one river, Alicia even waded knee-deep into the water to pass Todd an energy drink as they paddled by. Dan and Todd have long tubes which come from the bladder container of the drink through their jackets so they can get fluids by just bending their heads.
Even Dan and Todd are amazed at their impressive win. They finished in 15 hours, 36 minutes, and 0 seconds – 9 seconds in front of the second-place team and about a half hour before the third-place finishers.
Dan said he knew it was going to be close.
“One-quarter mile from the finish, Todd started picking up the pace,” Dan said. “His long arms mean longer strokes.”
“A win by nine seconds over three days is basically nine strokes of the paddle,” Todd said.
Their canoe is a P-2 stock boat made of Kevlar, the same material bullet-proof vests are made of. They do wax it for maximum speed, but the secret is just to maintain an even pace, like a marathon, so you don’t burn out, Todd said.
Dan and Todd practice several times a week all summer on the canal, putting in at the canoe launch between Middleport and Medina.
Todd and Alicia have long been active with Boy Scout Troop 28 in Medina, where Alicia is chaplain and Todd is an adult leader and canoe merit badge counselor.
Photo by Tom Rivers: The Medina Marching Band takes the field on Sept. 23 at their home show at Vets Park.
Information courtesy of Medina Band Boosters
VICTOR – The Medina Marching Band competed for the fifth time this season on Saturday at Victor.
The band arrived at Medina High School on Saturday morning and practiced until 3 p.m. when they loaded up their instruments, equipment and uniforms and headed for Victor. The weather was chilly but the rain stopped so the show was performed outdoors.
There were a total of 12 bands competing in their respective classes.
Small School 1: New Hartford in 1st with 89.20; East Irondequoit in 2nd with 87.35; Central Square in 3rd with 86.10; and Medina in 4th with 82.75.
Small School 3: Marcus Whitman in 1st with 76.0; Pioneer in 2nd with 74.3.
Large School 3: Greece in 1st with 81.05; Hilton in 2nd with 78.35; Rome Free Academy in 3rd with 73.95.
Large School 2: Orchard Park in 1st with 84.15; Jamestown in 2nd with 82.95.
National: Victor in 1st w/88.30
Medina’s next competition is Saturday in Central Square followed by the Championships at the Dome in Syracuse on Oct. 29.
The Dome starts at 8 a.m. through 10 p.m. when 53 high school marching bands will compete for a total of 14 hours. Ticket prices are $25, seniors 65 and older $18, students 18 and under are $18 at the door.
The SS1 class includes Medina and six other schools starting at 6:40 p.m. with Medina performing at 6:53 p.m. Additional details can be found at the NYSFBC website.
ALBION – The Orleans County Department of Social Services announced that the 2023-2024 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) application window will open on Wednesday, Nov. 1.
