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Letter

Thank you for senior picnic help

I would like to thank everyone who helped with the senior picnic on Sunday at the Methodist Church Pavilion.

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Letter

Methodists planning family yard sale

All during the summer, members bring items they wish to donate to the church, where they are priced, sorted, and then stored away until the night before the big sale.

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Valley Horses
Linda Walnes and her horse, “True Valor.”

Walneses earn top honors in inaugural Career2 program

Horses and the best laid plans being what they are, Jack and Linda Walnes were unable to take part in the Career2 Championships event at Millbrook last weekend.

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Commentary
This microsite by Archer Communications works with VisitRochester to promote the region in southern Ontario. The annual campaign also consists of an insert in the Toronto Star, radio advertising and internet marketing.

Bienvenue! The Finger Lakes region is marketed well in Canada

Overwhelmingly, I was told that Canadian visitation is up. Our own Letchworth State Park and the Geneseo Air Show can show respectable percentages of visitors from Canada.

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Wiffle Ball
Recently constructed Belcoda Park in Caledonia was the site of the Washburn Wiffle Ball League All-Star Game.

Wiffle Ball mania

Caledonia plays host to America’s favorite backyard game.

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Commentary

DA’s claims about prosecuting prison cases was misleading

Without citing a specific source, statistic or fact, Greg McCaffrey said his policy on prison cases was in contrast to previous administrations.

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Editorial

A ‘free press’ is driven by your support

You’ll be seeing fire department recruitment ads on television and on the Internet, and hearing spots on radio stations. Where you won’t them is in your hometown newspaper.

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On the road
A musical trip to the Golden Gate city

A musical trip to the Golden Gate city

Seven local singers traveled to San Francisco to perform at the Davies Symphony Hall, home of the San Francisco Symphony, on Aug. 5.

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Gillibrand supports ban on incandescent light bulbs

Gillibrand says that a repeal of the ban would hurt U.S. manufacturers who have invested significant sums of money developing bulbs that comply with the order.

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…AND ONE MORE THING
Farmers Holly and John Moore spoke to the recent GVEP and GCC "Agri-business Academy" tour, offering to share their love of organic farming with local youth.

Agriculture curriculum needs room to grow

Today's young students need to know that farming means more than "hard labor." It's a technical field with many exciting facets.

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SCHOOL BUDGETS

Some districts face harsh cuts to bridge budget gaps

The 10 school districts with territory fully or partially within Livingston County will have budget votes and school board elections on Tuesday. The vote in many districts include board of education seats and additional propositions for bus purchases, staffing changes and capital projects.

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SCHOOL BOARDS

School board election roundup

In addition to deciding on school budgets, voters in area districts will also decide who will serve on their school's board of education. Several districts are facing contested elections for board of education seats.

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SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS

Voter ID policy among election issues in Mount Morris

A trio of incumbents elected to the Mount Morris Central School Board three years ago — Tad Rowley, Amanda Lonsberry and Ann Hunt — are touting successful on-track reform as they face two challengers — David DiPasquale and Peter Privitera. The challengers are claiming administrative overload, lack of transparency, poor student performance, and a need for a student resource officer, and are also bemoaning a newly enacted policy for school voter identification documentation.

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BUDGET VOTE

Small library asking for increase in Wayland

Wayland Library Director Karen Deutsch said the board of directors decided to ask for additional $10,000 to bring the budget up to $115,000. The rate hike will come before the taxpayers during the school budget vote on May 21.

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BOOKS
The "Little Library" created by Calvin Lathan matches a fall-size barn on his property on Frances Way in Livonia. Visitors are encouraged to "take a book-leave a book."

Livonia’s ‘Little Library’ offers reading respite

Persons strolling in the neighborhood of North Street and Frances Way in Livonia will encounter a “Little Library” as they pass the home of Calvin and Joyce Lathan.

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VALLEY HORSES
Kentucky Derby jockey Rosie Napravnik competed in our Genesee Valley Hunt Races in 2001.

Familiar Valley names run at Kentucky Derby

There were a few interesting Valley connections to this year’s Kentucky Derby.

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