Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (New York), May 24, 2006, Wednesday

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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (New York)

May 24, 2006 Wednesday

SECTION: OUR TOWNS; Pg. 2F

HEADLINE: AROUND THE TOWNS

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Avon
Get ready for Summer Fest at St. Agnes on June 16-17
St. Agnes Parish is sponsoring its Avon Summer Fest and 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. June 17 at the church, 108 Prospect St.
A rubber duck race, games, food, arts and crafts vendors, a 3-point shooting contest, live entertainment including a performance by Bob's Brothers Band and a raffle of more than 60 gift baskets will be among the festival highlights.
Admission is free.
The Battle of the Teen Bands will be held at 6 p.m. June 16 at the church. Admission is $2 per person.
Chili
Checkmate your partner at Chili Chess Club at library
The Chili Chess Club will meet 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Chili Public Library, 3333 Chili Ave.
For more information, call (585) 889-2200.
School to host ninth-grade awards ceremony May 31
The Churchville-Chili Central School District will host a junior high school ninth-grade awards ceremony at 7 p.m. May 31 at the high school, 5786 Buffalo Road.
Gates
Start Smart Baseball is for youths and their parents
The Gates Recreation and Parks Department is offering a Start Smart Baseball class for ages 3 through 5 on Mondays and Wednesdays from May 31 through June 21.
The classes, at Total Sports Experience, 880 Elmgrove Road, run from 4 to 5 p.m.
Start Smart, a program of the National Alliance for Youth Sports, also promotes quality bonding time between child and parent, and helps parents who don't have a sports background learn how to teach sports skills to their children.
Registration is required for the class, including paying $45 by today or $50 after today.
For more information, call the recreation office at (585) 247-6100, ext. 234.Internet class to help find Web sites and do research
The Gates Public Library, 1605 Buffalo Road, is hosting an intermediate Internet session from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. today. The session will help users practice more sophisticated methods for locating Web sites and doing Internet research. Prior experience using the mouse and keyboard is required.
For more information, call (585) 234-9190.
Middle school to perform in Spring Band Concert
The Gates Chili Middle School Spring Band Concert is today at 7 p.m. at the high school, 910 Wegman Road. For more information, call (585) 247-5050.
Geneseo
Sheriff's office promotes two to sergeant position
Two deputies in the Livingston County Sheriff's Office have been promoted to the rank of patrol sergeants.
They are Jeffrey Wisecrack and Chad Draper.
In announcing the promotions last week, Sheriff John M. York said the two men assumed their new ranks immediately as "first-line supervisors."
ork described the sergeant position as one of the most crucial within an agency. Patrol sergeants make immediate decisions as to what direction the agency takes, he said in a statement.
A Dansville resident, Wisecrack has been with the department since 1993. He started in the jail, and then moved to the patrol division. He had been a member of the emergency response team and an instructor at local academies.
Draper, a resident of York, has been with the department since 1999 as a member of the patrol division. He also has been a member of the emergency response team and also is a K-9 handler.
Museum to host talk about life as a Trappist monk
The life of a Trappist monk will be the topic of a program at 2:30 p.m. June 4 at the Livingston County Museum, 30 Center St.
The Rev. Jerome Machar of the Abbey of the Genesee will be the presenter.
Sponsored by the museum, the program is titled "55 Years in the Valley, What is a Trappist?"
For more information about the program, contact David W. Parish at (585) 243-9147.
Pancakes, flight simulator at Fly-in/Drive-in breakfast
The 1941 Historical Aircraft Group is sponsoring a Fly-in/Drive-in Pancake Breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. June 4 at the Geneseo Airport, 3489 Big Tree Lane, off Route 63.
The cost is $5 for adults and $2 for children 6 through 10 years old. Children 5 and younger can eat free.
Breakfast will be served in the large hangar, which has new doors. The museum, the office and other hangars will be open for tours.
Children will have an opportunity to operate airplane controls and enjoy the sense of flight in a flight simulator. The device is a plane with a computer installed in the cockpit.
A child-size wooden ride-on airplane also will be raffled off. The plane is recommended for children ages 2 and older. Raffle tickets will be on sale for $2 each. The drawing will be at noon.
For more information, call (585)243-2100 or go to the group's Web site at www.1941hag.org.
1940s USO Show to be held at Geneseo Airport June 17
Memories USO Show, sponsored by the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group, will be from 6 to 10 p.m. June 17 in the large hangar at Geneseo Airport, 3489 Big Tree Lane, off Route 63.
The Warsaw Barbershop Singers will perform and the Johnny Mack Band will play music of the 1940s.
Those planning to attend are encouraged to dress in 1940s attire, military and civilian.
The event also will include a cash bar.
Food will be for sale.
Tickets are $12 per person and can be purchased at the HAG office daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. before June 17 and at the door that day.
For more information, call (585) 243-2100 or go to the group's Web site at www.1941hag.org.
Red Cross will offer two courses for instructors
The Northern Livingston County Chapter of the American Red Cross is sponsoring two instructor courses in June.
Both will be conducted at the Livingston County Government Center, 6 Court St.
Fundamentals in Instructor Training will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 3. The class is required for anyone interested in becoming an instructor.
A Specialty Instructor Course in first aid and other topics will be from 1 to 3 p.m. June 3 and from 6 to 10 p.m. on June 5, 6, 7 and 8.
For details about the courses and fees, call the Red Cross office at (585) 243-7029 or send an e-mail to nlccross@frontiernet.net.
Rochester
City's Clean Sweep effort wraps up in northeast
The city's Clean Sweep effort is wrapping up this week in northeast Rochester, NET area F.
A major push is planned for Saturday.
Volunteers will gather at 9 a.m. at the Neighborhood Empowerment Team office at 500 Norton St., work from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., then end the day with a picnic.
Call (585) 428-5990 or go to www.cityofrochester.gov to volunteer.
Courses on lead-safe work practices filling up fast
Classes are filling quickly for free lead-safe work practices training offered by Monroe County and taught by Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
City regulations affecting rental properties take effect July 1.
Classes are offered twice monthly at the school's Rochester location, 16 W. Main St. To register for classes on July 11, July 25 or other dates, call (585) 262-4440.
Landmark's annual house tour focuses on Brighton
For the first time, the Landmark Society's annual House and Garden tour will take people inside homes in the neighborhood along Ambassador Drive to Pelham Road in Brighton.
Tickets for the 36th annual tour, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 3 and 4, are $20 for members and $25 for others. The tour sold out last year. An optional luncheon at Pomodoro Grill and Wine Bar, 1290 University Ave., is $15.
Tickets can be purchased at the Landmark Society, 133 S. Fitzhugh St., or online at www.landmarksociety.org. The Web site provides additional information about the tour and luncheon.
A free, pre-tour lecture and slide show on the neighborhood's history will be at 7:30 p.m. May 31 at the Baptist Temple, 1101 Clover St.
Woodworkers' group is seeking new members
The Rochester Woodworkers Society is inviting all woodworkers in the area, from beginners to professionals, to join the society, according to George Harvey, chairman of the group.
To join and for more details, call (585) 229-2944 or go to the Web site at www.rochester woodworkers.org.
Staff reports