tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28616680680897681072024-03-13T06:34:43.216-04:00Silver Lake Daily Newsletter.comSilverLakeDailyNewsletter publishes News, events, concert dates and photos for residents and friends at this Western NY finger lake--minutes west of Letchworth State Park. Appreciation to all who submit dates, highlights, and family news. The Rev. Greg Franklin, former pastor at First Church, 35 Covington in Perry, came to this project from a rich background in print journalism. Contact Greg (even during off-season) at<br>716 346 3567, by email: gfranklin.silverlake@gmail.com, or FB Messenger.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6389125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-43638517367699079542023-03-24T20:54:00.000-04:002023-03-24T20:54:29.458-04:00<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 25.3333px;"><u>Friday 3/24 Update:</u></span></span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32pt; line-height: 0.95;">Epworth Hall Committee Announces Early Spring Progress Report on Floor</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-color: black; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.7;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16pt; text-align: justify;">Removal of the old Epworth Hall floor and the refinishing of the original floor underneath has been a dream of Epworth Hall lovers for several decades and became posible with the latest historical preservation funds received for that express purpose.<br>"The entire Epworth Hall floor has been sanded, the warn and damaged boards replaced, and the refinishing has begun. Most damage was located in front of the stage," reports Sharon Pratt, Chairperson. The Communications Committee of the Trustees request that everyone stay out of the building until the work is completed and the equipment and workers have left.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejPI1DmrFiqhw0qvze8m3ZRcsa88iwOYhuG-VSUxpK1SsFdyzzTpSk2BipeSktnCtuv4IHSrm72wXBB5IRzzyxcoJWWoETA5f4aE_JnqbF6catC7BsXiv8ME3QuvhqTf83Q0oiTxRMfTkeClZZHXJEFw846MNsAN7-cwWVDmI8ZhAEH-Cm4nLdZDm/s640/Resized_20230323_082658%281%29.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejPI1DmrFiqhw0qvze8m3ZRcsa88iwOYhuG-VSUxpK1SsFdyzzTpSk2BipeSktnCtuv4IHSrm72wXBB5IRzzyxcoJWWoETA5f4aE_JnqbF6catC7BsXiv8ME3QuvhqTf83Q0oiTxRMfTkeClZZHXJEFw846MNsAN7-cwWVDmI8ZhAEH-Cm4nLdZDm/s400/Resized_20230323_082658%281%29.jpeg"/></a><center>Epworth Hall March 24, 2023</center></div></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-39340148503874838722023-03-23T04:06:00.006-04:002023-03-24T14:10:48.304-04:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 1; font-size: 19pt;"><u>Friday 3/24 Update:</u></span><br><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 32pt;">Fish Fry Delivered is Now Weekly Event</span><br><br><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 18pt;">Here's a late discovery that I just had to get published: Large piece of fish with a side of tarter sauce, baked potato or french fries, cold slaw or larger-than-usual side salad with choice of salad dressing and dinner roll available for $15.99. Includes the three remaining Fridays in Lent (March 24, 31, April 7) and continuing on as part of the regular Friday Menu. Eat-In or optional free delivery to Village of Perry. Delivery also available to surrounding areas including Silver Lake. Call Daryl's Pizzeria at (585) 237-2113.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-32963043873773217622023-03-21T20:37:00.003-04:002023-03-21T22:08:45.698-04:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 1; font-size: 19pt;"><u></u></span><br><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 32pt;">Silver Lake News Briefs</span><br><br><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 18pt;"><b>THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING AT SILVER LAKE TODAY </b>was sun-filled but cool depending upon your location in Western New York. Some were as warm as 52 while others were as cool as 46. The Silver Lake basin remained in the 40s but no one seemed to be complaining. The streets are dry, the lawns remained covered with snow, and the Lake is free of ice.<br><br>
<b>TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, IS OPENING DAY AT THE CHARCOAL CORRAL --</b> The Restaurant will be the first section to open, while the Drive-Ins will open April 7th. Most Silver Lake area people consider this the true opening of Spring! Fresh Fish Fry begins March 24; Italian Night starts Wednesday, March 29; Cruise Nights start Thursday, May 11; Pirdy's Birdies Outdoor BBQ is Saturday, May 27; Easter Breakfast Buffet is Sunday, April 9.<br><br>
<b>RESIDENTS OF THE SILVER LAKE INSTITUTE COMMUNITY</b> have informally decided to encourage a write-in campaign to our State Representative, to remind him that it has been four years since SLI was first approved for an historical grant to help replace the roof on Epworth Hall. If you would like to help in this effort, please contact Glynne Schultz at your earliest convenience.</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-42649681745266934822023-03-14T17:49:00.003-04:002023-03-14T17:49:37.748-04:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 1; font-size: 19pt;"><u>First Comes Spring, then...</u></span><br><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 32pt;">Charcoal Corral Opens Wed., March 22!</span><br><br><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 18pt;">"Thumbs Up to Spring! Our Crew has been preparing to bring another fantastic season in 2023. We look forward to serving up some great food and family friendly entertainment starting on Wednesday, March 22nd!" announced the Corral's Facebook Page. "Movies Under the Stars" begins April 7th at the Twin Drive-In Theatres! Sunday, April 9th is the Easter Sunday Breakfast Cafe - don't miss it! We'll be ready for you.
</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-12493430273210498442023-03-07T13:46:00.009-05:002023-03-07T14:02:58.914-05:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 1; font-size: 19pt;"><u></u></span><br><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 32pt;">In Memoriam</span><br><br><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 18pt;">Kathy Hennig passed away yesterday (Monday, March 6). She was a long time summer resident of the Silver Lake Institute and one of the original Silver Lake Experience members. This ray of sunshine will be sadly missed. You can offer words of kindness and support to Ken Hennig at the calling hours which are scheduled for Friday (March 10) at Wedekindt's, 3290 Delaware Avenue from 4 to 7 pm. You can call Kathy Schaefer or Greg Franklin for Ken's address if you would like to send a card.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-77589790668000785622023-02-26T17:16:00.012-05:002023-02-26T18:34:46.373-05:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 1; font-size: 19pt;"><u></u></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 32pt;">News Briefs</span><br><br><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 18pt;"<b><b>A BEAUTIFUL, SUN-SHINY DAY</b> filled the Silver Lake basin and surrounding areas making the still-cold temperatures feel considerably milder. The upcoming week is forecast to bring somewhat warmer temperatures, although still slated for the 40's.<br><br>
<b>IN AUGUST OF 2022,</b> four-year-old Aurora Putney of Perry lost her battle with a rare form of leukemia. On January 16th, Aurora would have celebrated her 5th birthday. Aurora’s family has been thinking of a way to give back to those who were so giving to them during her fight. Aurora was diagnosed in March of 2019.... “We have decided to collect toys and gifts cards/cash whatever people would like to donate to the CURE Childhood Cancer Association,” says Crystal Putney, Aurora’s Mom. “They help all families like us. They give us parking vouchers, so we do not have to worry about paying for parking, food vouchers, gas cards, gifts/toys for the kids who are diagnosed, along with siblings, and they help families with Christmas gifts as well. Whatever we needed, they help where help is needed.”
</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-5133121648432571292023-02-21T18:29:00.000-05:002023-02-21T18:29:25.088-05:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 1; font-size: 19pt;"><u>Lent--Earliest Hint of Spring:</u></span><br><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 32pt;">'Fat Tuesday,' Preceeds Ash Wednesday</span><br><br><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 18pt;">Ash Wednesday 2023 is tomorrow. We know this because today is the last day of Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday, but the season actually begins on King's Day (12th Night of Christmas, January 6th, just like the Feast of the Epiphany), and extends until midnight before Ash Wednesday. There is no "official" Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is a holiday, just like Christmas and Easter. It belongs to everyone. In some parts of the country, official organizations control their Mardi Gras celebration, but this is not true in New Orleans. The Carnival season always begins on Jan. 6. Mardi Gras day (Fat Tuesday), however, is on a different day each year. Fat Tuesday changes every year because Easter Sunday is never on the same Sunday each year. Fat Tuesday is always the day before Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday kicks off Lent--the season observed by mainline Christianity as a time of personal sacrifice, contemplation and meditation in preparation for Holy Week and Easter. Lent is observed in the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, United Methodist, Moravian, Oriental Orthodox, Persian, United Protestant and Roman Catholic traditions.
</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-26954881159078394322023-02-18T14:24:00.002-05:002023-02-18T14:38:20.559-05:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 1; font-size: 19pt;"><u>Temperature at 2 pm is 38°:</u></span><br><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 32pt;">Flip Flop Weekend Weather</span><br><br><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 18pt;">Gorgeous sunny day today (Saturday) throughout the Silver Lake basin but temperatures will remain in the upper 30s. Sunday will be goegeous in temperature with a high of 50° but the sky will be cloudy. Most of the coating of snow we had early this morning is mostly gone.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-91993053337823672322023-02-16T21:00:00.007-05:002023-02-16T21:20:43.944-05:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 1; font-size: 19pt;"><u>Thursday, February 16, 2023:</u></span><br><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 32pt;">News Briefs</span><br><br><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 18pt;"><b>THE SILVER LAKE SKY</b> was filled with black smoke Wednesday afternoon on West Lake Road as a large barn fire spread to two other large barns, one small barn and a shed. The small barn and shed were saved but several heifers and calves were lost in the fire. There were no other injuries. The fire started when sparks from a maple syrup arch accidentally blew onto a pile of straw inside the first large barn at Silver Meadows Farms located at 4136 West Lake Road. Twenty-one Fire Departments reponded to the six-and-a-half hour battle along with Castile, Perry, and Perry Center.<br><br>
<b>THE HOLE IN THE WALL WILL BE REOPENING</b> "after they transform it into an arcade and lounge, offering wood-fired pizzas and more," announced Lorraine Sturm, publisher of the <i>Perry Herald this week,</i> saying "That's big for Perry and Castile--and Wyoming County." The timeline has not yet been announced. Jacki and Travis Barlow, owners of the Hole in the Wall, are also owners of the Ration Wine Bar on Main St. downtown. They are also the relatively new owners of the Lumberyard Restaurant and have also decided to adventure into two new businesses: Lumberyard Hospitality and Lumberyard Realty. They will have these two LLC's soon if not already. <br><br>
</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-33150276565588903062023-02-15T09:54:00.003-05:002023-02-15T17:15:15.532-05:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 1; font-size: 19pt;"><u>Wednesday, February 15, 2023:</u></span><br><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 32pt;">News Briefs</span><br><br><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 18pt;"><b>THE RANCH HOUSE</b> at 6994 Camp Road, between Thompson and Janes Avenues, is no longer a part of a junk yard and the house itself has been rehabbed and looking quite attractive and inviting. It is now a pleasure passing it as one transits down Camp Road toward the Institute entrance at Perry Ave. It remains vacant since its completion late in 2022. It is listed for $249,000 through Hanna Real Estate in Geneseo. Although it has three bedrooms, it only has one bath and only a total of 960 square feet of living space. However, it sits on a half acre lot to its credit. If you're looking for a solid view of Silver Lake, this is not the one for you. The lot, however, appears even larger since a portion of the old Institute property sits between the house lot and Camp Road. That SLI property used to be part of the tree-lined Grand Entrance to SLI back in its early days beginning with its purchase in 1872 and its first Camp Meeting in 1873.<br><br>
<b>HIGH WIND GUSTS</b> of up to 50 mph will draw in warm air from the south which will allow temperatures to reach as high as 60 degrees during the afternoon today.<br><br>
<b>LONG TIME ADVOCATE & HARD WORKER</b> for Epworth Hall, Rev. Roger Covell was invited on Sunday by Chairperson of the Epworth Hall Committee, Mrs. Sharon Pratt, to check out the original wood floor which is now made visible by the total removal of the old tile floor last Fall. The plan now is to professionally refinish the original floor so its beauty can be fully enjoyed. This will add a new dynamic to the upcoming season.<br><br>
<b>NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY OF PERRY</b> is one of several WNY towns, villages, and cities which have received State of NY grants for $10 million dollars for their downtown revitalization, it was announced yesterday over channel 7 TV News. Perry is looking into new housing and business opportunities.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-56769044942165479222023-02-13T21:25:00.001-05:002023-02-13T21:28:49.263-05:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 1; font-size: 19pt;"><u>February 13, 2023:</u></span><br><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 32pt;">Silver Lake Showing First Signs of Thaw</span><br><br><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 18pt;">February is almost half over and it is apparent that the up and down trend of the weather's mild days changing quickly to windy and cold days seems to be continuing. It's difficult to say that anyone could get bored when each new day alternates so freely between sunshine and winter warmth verses cold winds and snow flurries. So far the variety in 2023 has been bountiful. This week has been forecast to be warmish until Friday when the wind and flurries return at least for a day or two. After touring each of the Institute's streets, I can report that our heaviest wind gusts have not damaged any of the SLI trees and we've received no reports of damage in the Lake's other tracts. Even so, we are anxious for Spring and the joy of the company that our snowbirds will bring as they return to their summer homes at Silver Lake.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-22139627664810521452023-02-11T20:42:00.003-05:002023-02-11T20:45:11.561-05:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 1; font-size: 19pt;"><u>February 11, 2023:</u></span><br><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 32pt;">Recent West Seneca Earthquake, and this week's High Wind Warning leaves Silver Lake Unaffected</span><br><br><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.95; font-size: 18pt;">Some say they felt the mild earthquake in the early morning hours of last week, others awoke and didn't know why, while still others simply slept through it. The story faded rather quickly in light of the serious earthquakes in Turkey and Seria. Silver Lake was, however, affected by the High Wind Warning and our trees could be seen swaying in the occasional 48 mph gusts. A few of the remaining locals have not noticed any downed trees or large branches as of this writing. The forecast is calling for above average temperatures with an occasional day of seasonable temps.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-38774281454613205622023-02-03T18:45:00.000-05:002023-02-03T18:45:14.281-05:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19pt; line-height: 1;"><u>Friday Evening Update:</u></span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32pt; line-height: 0.95;">Silver Lake Overnight Temperature Might Hit Wind Chill of -15; Saturday Morning 'Warms Up' into the +20s</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;">Sunday's temperature could possibly double into the upper 40s. Sunday evening slated to turn back to seasonal norms.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-71377134562704736442023-02-03T11:00:00.007-05:002023-02-03T14:36:11.756-05:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19pt; line-height: 1;"><u>Dangerous to Humans and Pets Alike:</u></span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32pt; line-height: 0.95;">Bitter Cold Enters the Northeast Beginning this Morning after 2" of Snow Overnight; </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 32pt;">High of 48 Sunday</span><div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">A temperature of 9 was recorded this morning at 9:40 a.m. at the intersection of Haven Ave. and the Ames Ave. Walkway in the Silver Lake Institute at Silver Lake, NY. The temperature was taken while brief sunshine and filtered sunshine shown between the mostly cloudy skies. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">The official temperature at the Weather Bureau for Silver Lake at 10:56 am under totally cloudy skies was 3. The temperature will continue to drop hourly according to the Bureau until reaching minus 16 (-16F). No further snow is anticipated.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b>UPDATE:</b> The Weather Service is indicating that the bulk of the massive cold air system has already passed through the Western New York area and is now pushing on to the Eastern New York and New England areas. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">Consistent sunshine over the Silver Lake Basin has enabled the temperature to rise from an early temperature of 3 in the late morning, up to 15 (at 2:30 pm) at the outdoor temperature recorder at Haven and Ames. No word yet on which trend will continue overnight with no sun.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-32021252046274404792022-08-26T17:56:00.013-04:002022-12-17T02:24:18.289-05:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19pt; line-height: 1.3;"><u>Tonight at SLI's Blue Dock:</u></span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32pt; line-height: 0.95;">Grizzwoode closed out the SLI Season of 2022 outdoor concerts; Next Friday is Benefit Concert at Epworth at 7 pm</span><div><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Video Unavailable.</div><br /><span style="color: red;"><i>Video and Story lost in the equipment breakdown of August 30, 2022.</i></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-11118406356936379202022-08-26T17:56:00.006-04:002022-08-26T18:00:47.547-04:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19pt; line-height: 1.3;"><u>Reminder for SLI Residents:</u></span><br /><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 34pt; line-height: 0.95;">Saturday Morning Breakfast Cafe</span></span><div><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 42.6667px;">8:30-10:00 am at Stoody Hall</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-20134197528708270922022-08-26T12:05:00.001-04:002022-08-26T18:02:41.572-04:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19pt; line-height: 1;"><u>Update for the Clarks on Wesley Avenue:</u></span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32pt; line-height: 0.95;">No available rehab. room in Warsaw</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;">Fay Clark has been taken to the Le Roy Village Green for rehabilitation. They were hoping for Warsaw for convenience of travel but were told there were no available rooms. It was reported Wednesday that Fay also, at that point, had a case of pneumonia. Sarah would very much appreciate your prayers.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-49928515410543362542022-08-25T22:02:00.004-04:002022-08-25T22:19:43.142-04:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 1.3;"><u><span style="font-size: 19pt;">GLOW Region News</span><span style="font-size: 25.3333px;">—</span><span style="font-size: 19pt;">Byron-Bergen:</span></u></span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32pt; line-height: 0.95;">B-B senior participates in Boys’ State<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hCqVwGLoKBQtyvKhZf8jUrdzdo5_hXU7LYQd0pGEVjq4Hw_lH_rNOubBjoVB25oOyazRcpc1l3NI9UhQzp7id-bjyxZdZknRKvzLRljvbfCKHB9LiJ3t1fAJTgx-89WcYqsRlGnKf3buA-ciE5_Px0n_Xq5_OZ5RzoVf-ccRM88QT2OTIae64DYX/s581/Joshua%20Tardy%20-%20Boys%20State.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="433" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hCqVwGLoKBQtyvKhZf8jUrdzdo5_hXU7LYQd0pGEVjq4Hw_lH_rNOubBjoVB25oOyazRcpc1l3NI9UhQzp7id-bjyxZdZknRKvzLRljvbfCKHB9LiJ3t1fAJTgx-89WcYqsRlGnKf3buA-ciE5_Px0n_Xq5_OZ5RzoVf-ccRM88QT2OTIae64DYX/s320/Joshua%20Tardy%20-%20Boys%20State.jpg" width="238" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">JOSHUA TARDY</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="subscriber-preview" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">
Joshua Tardy, who was then a junior at Byron-Bergen Junior-Senior High School, was called to the principal’s office one day during the spring semester.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">He was not in trouble, though. He was called to the office so that the principal could inform Joshua that he had qualified to apply to Boys’ State, an American Legion leadership and citizenship program for high school juniors, which focuses on exploring American government and politics.</p></div><div class="tncms-region hidden-print" id="tncms-region-article_instory_top" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Though initially unfamiliar with the program, Joshua did some research and decided to contact the Bergen American Legion Post for an interview. He was selected to attend the week-long event at SUNY Morrisville along with three other representatives from Genesee County.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Founded in 1935, Boys’ State is an annual leadership camp designed to introduce high school boys to the democratic system of government and military-style discipline. In June, Tardy and 500 of his peers showed up to Boys’ State and in doing so, joined the ranks of Boys’ State alumni that include former President Bill Clinton, Neil Armstrong, Michael Jordan and Bruce Springsteen.</span></p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Joshua would later learn that showing up is the hardest part.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Along with learning to march, chant, follow directions, and make a bed with military precision, each participant chose an area of interest on which to focus.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Joshua chose media, specifically newspaper reporting. His project was to report on an aspect of Boys’ State and his inspiration came from one of the guest speakers.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">“Showing up is the hardest part,” said New York State Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt, R-New Windsor, who attended Boys’ State as a student in 2007. Schmitt shared with the current attendees his almost immediate desire to leave. He contrasted this urge against the values and connections he gained through the experience and his gratitude for how Boys’ State shaped him as a leader.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Joshua gravitated to Schmitt’s speech because the assemblyman’s sentiments mirrored his own. After the first night, he also felt ready to go home.</p></div><div class="tncms-region hidden-print" id="tncms-region-article_instory_middle" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">“The hardest part was waking up super early and doing PT (physical training). It was fun at first, but then it was such a big change that I wanted to go home,” said Joshua, who will be a senior at Byron-Bergen when school returns in September. “It wasn’t until halfway through the week that I was like, ‘I’m going to actually miss this.’ ”</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Despite the bumpy start, Joshua kept showing up. He showed up to march, to chant, to make connections, to write his article and eventually to enjoy himself as part of the Boys’ State community.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">“Definitely meeting people from all around New York state was the best part,” said Joshua. “Now (that Boys’ State is complete) I’m able to see how much their lives are different from mine.”</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Although Joshua had already planned to attend college or join the military after he graduates in June 2023, he credits Boys’ State with inspiring him to explore options further from home.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Joshua’s advice to the students who qualify to apply in the future is, show up.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">“It really is fun,” he said. “The food is great. You’ll meet a lot of fun people, and the experience is cool to have.”</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px; text-align: right;"><i>Gretchen Spittler Photo</i></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-27244692042164076002022-08-25T21:28:00.006-04:002022-08-25T22:16:44.729-04:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: 1.3;"><u><span style="font-size: 19pt;">GLOW Region News </span><span style="font-size: 25.3333px;">— </span><span style="font-size: 19pt;">A Call For Change:</span></u></span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32pt; line-height: 0.95;">Petition urges safety improvements at East Avon intersection after latest crash</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheU5y2EmXQ8htzr9g1-5whGYe5FRA_RqKQL3lnCHdDGix_m0TIz2n8HZUi4-wy5yK-yMsMbzzns2WgrmKiXWNAe5TsN08HBEMtPdR98mmZFFPIw8uL7xhYVRrw3QLH5wDKt7d8soEukJAnGClju-NSgvVhKmpWE7tBnT8nrOCHPQTI0U3x9b44_sWg/s895/East%20Avon%20CRASH.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="895" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheU5y2EmXQ8htzr9g1-5whGYe5FRA_RqKQL3lnCHdDGix_m0TIz2n8HZUi4-wy5yK-yMsMbzzns2WgrmKiXWNAe5TsN08HBEMtPdR98mmZFFPIw8uL7xhYVRrw3QLH5wDKt7d8soEukJAnGClju-NSgvVhKmpWE7tBnT8nrOCHPQTI0U3x9b44_sWg/w674-h393/East%20Avon%20CRASH.jpg" width="674" /></i></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95;">
Injuries were reported to five people following this August 14th accident at Lakeville (Route 15) and Sutton Roads in East Avon. A petition is calling for safety improvements to be made at the intersection. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>--East Avon Fire Dept. Photograph</i></div></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><div class="subscriber-preview" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">
Greg Norry has had enough. The Sutton Road resident <a href="https://www.change.org/p/improve-safety-sutton-lake-rd-and-nys-rt15-intersection?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=227801c0-1d51-11ed-a931-b33c4e7db497&share_bandit_exp=initial-34195997-en-US&utm_content=fht-34195997-de-de%3A1&fbclid=IwAR2Fvi6TwJ02fOgWI3fCg2T2TxGhT3F6_IyGQB-SkYT3-ahzJwHfuK047wY" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0066cc; text-decoration-line: none;">has started an online petition</a> at <a href="http://change.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0066cc; text-decoration-line: none;">change.org</a> calling for safety improvements at the Lakeville (Route 15) and Sutton and Lake roads intersection.</p></div><div class="tncms-region hidden-print" id="tncms-region-article_instory_top" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Norry, who lives on Sutton Road three homes away from the intersection, took action after a two-vehicle crash on Aug. 14 sent five people, including two young children, to Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester. One young woman suffered significant injuries and was flown to the hospital by Mercy Flight Central.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Norry was among several neighbors who joined first responders in helping at the scene after the crash.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">“I held a 4-year-old in my arm. I had her blood down my arm, on my shirt and my pants as I tried to console her,” Norry told The Livingston County News on Monday. “I knew she wasn’t hurt bad, but then I saw her sister being carried and she was like a limp rag.”</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Norry, in his petition, is asking for consideration of either a four-way stop sign, a full traffic light or lowering the speed limit along Route 15.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Others have joined in his call for changes. More than 700 people <a href="https://www.change.org/p/improve-safety-sutton-lake-rd-and-nys-rt15-intersection?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=227801c0-1d51-11ed-a931-b33c4e7db497&share_bandit_exp=initial-34195997-en-US&utm_content=fht-34195997-de-de%3A1&fbclid=IwAR2Fvi6TwJ02fOgWI3fCg2T2TxGhT3F6_IyGQB-SkYT3-ahzJwHfuK047wY" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0066cc; text-decoration-line: none;">had signed the petition</a> as of Aug. 24.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">About 40 people have also left comments, with many saying they were adding their name in hopes that the petition could help save a life. Those commenting recalled seeing accidents, having close calls of their own at the intersection, and generally feeling nervous when approaching the intersection.</span></p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">“I hold my breath every time I have to pull onto Route 15,” wrote Marsha Fitzgerald, who said she travels the road daily.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Several writers noted a hill crest and dip in the road that can limit visibility, factors that Norry also noted in his petition.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">“If you live in this area you just know how dangerous this intersection (is). I never approach it without a measure of anxiety and trepidation,” wrote Lynne Mignemi, who was among the first to comment. “I agree with other comments that at minimum there should be a traffic study.”</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Mignemi said in a telephone interview that she often travels around Livingston County for work and “I feel sick every time I approach this intersection.”</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">While Mignemi said she didn’t know what the best solution was for the Route 15 intersection, she was hopeful that one was possible. She cited changes at the Route 63 and Court Street intersection in Geneseo where a roundabout opened in 2020. She said she has seen a difference and an improvement at the intersection and no longer feels nervous driving through there.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">“I have seen the improvements at that one intersection, so I know that something can be done. I think that is at the heart of the matter why I decided to speak up” with the petition, Mignemi said.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">“I think there can be a solution that will see a reduction in the number of accidents and fatalities (on Route 15) and that would be good for everyone,” she said.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">The state Department of Transportation told The Livingston County News (LCN) on Monday that “upon formal submission of a letter of concern or submission of the petition” it would begin a review of State Route 15 and Lake/Sutton Road.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">“Once received, NYSDOT will study crash history and the physical characteristics/roadway design at this intersection. NYSDOT will provide a response with the review’s findings upon completion,” the statement said.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">A petition on its own would not trigger a NYSDOT review, but a formal letter sent to the regional office would be flagged by regional staff and begin a formal review process.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">“We don’t have a lot of accidents, but when they happen, they’re bad,” said Norry, who has lived on Sutton Road the past 21 years.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">“I’m not talking fender benders. I’m talking about high speed T-Bone accidents,” he wrote in the petition.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office, which continues to investigate the crash, said the intersection has had eight motor vehicle crashes since Jan. 1, 2018.</p></div><div class="tncms-region hidden-print" id="tncms-region-article_instory_middle" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">The most recent crash came the evening of Aug. 14 and sent multiple people to the hospital, including one with serious injuries who was flown to Strong.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Livingston County Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty said a preliminary investigation into the crash reveals that the driver of one vehicle – with four occupants – was traveling westbound on Sutton Road and failed to stop for a stop sign at Route 15. The vehicle failed to yield right of way to a second vehicle that was traveling southbound on Route 15, he said.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Both vehicles came to a rest off of Lakeville Road on the Lake Road side near the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Dougherty said Vehicle and Traffic Law charges are pending.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Firefighters from East Avon and Lima Fire departments responded. When they arrived, one person was unconscious and trapped in a vehicle that was on its side, according to a Facebook post by the East Avon Fire Department.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">East Avon firefighters stabilized the vehicle using rescue struts and the winch on East Avon’s Engine 274. They then began performing a roof roll, which allowed the patient to be removed quickly to waiting emergency medical services crews, the fire department said.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">A total of five people were injured. Four in one vehicle included a male, female and two children. A single male in the second vehicle was also injured, according to the Sheriff’s Office.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">A 19-year-old female suffered significant injuries and was flown from the scene to Strong. The woman has since been discharged from the hospital, Dougherty said.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">The others, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, include two 29-year-old males, a 3-year-old female and a 5-year-old female</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Norry, in his petition, provided a chilling narrative as he detailed helping getting two little girls out through a smashed windshield. One of the girls “was not responsive or breathing until the EMTs got there.”</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Norry said he remembered seeing the westbound vehicle’s brake lights activate as it approached the intersection. He had watched the vehicle as it drove past his home, exchanging a wave with the occupants. He said he didn’t see the crash happen, but heard it and when he looked up “saw both cars spinning down into the yard” of the Jehovah’s Witness property.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Norry said something needs to be done to make the intersection safer. His petition suggests three things be considered for the intersection: make it a four-way stop, give it a full traffic light, or lower the speed limit.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">A flashing light, Norry wrote, “will do NO good because you still can’t see oncoming traffic.”</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">He suggested conditions near the intersection such as the crest of a hill, a dip in the road, and shadows can hamper visibility of oncoming traffic. He said the day after the accident he measured distances at the intersection using a range finder used for hunting and found:</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">n</em> From Sutton Road looking north, it’s 75 yards to where you can first see a car crest the hill on Route 15, where the speed limit is 55 mph. “That comes out to 4 seconds of time before impact,” he wrote in his petition.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">In the interview with the LCN, Norry said he determined the time based on a car traveling at 55 mph covering 80 feet per second.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">n</em> Looking to the south, “there is a dip in the road that is 90 yards away and with shadows from trees, cars can disappear,” he wrote, estimating there is about 5 seconds before a potential impact.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Norry suggested that lowering the speed limit to 40 mph from Routes 5&20 to the town of Lakeville – a total distance of about 6 miles – where the speed limit decreases to 30 would benefit “multiple bad intersections south of Sutton Road.” Those intersections include a Route 390 ramp, Triphammer Road, Quicklee’s gas station and Route 256.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Norry said he planned to reach out to NYSDOT when the petition was closer to its goal of 1,000 signatures – it had 716 as of noon Wednesday – and had already been in contact with state police and the traffic safety coordinator for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Livingston County in hopes of finding a solution.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Norry acknowledged that a four-way stop or a light are probably the least likely to happen. And, he said, while reducing the speed limit may not solve the problem “if it makes people go a little slower, then maybe there will be a little more time to get through the intersection and it can still save lives.”</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><b>–––</b></p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px;">Find Greg Norry’s petition online at <a href="https://tinyurl.com/yckps689" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0066cc; text-decoration-line: none;">https://tinyurl.com/yckps689</a>.</p></div></span></div></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-83695021678368478672022-08-25T12:48:00.002-04:002022-08-25T13:15:10.961-04:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19pt; line-height: 1.3;"><u>With the Unique Tremolos of the Hammond/Leslie Organ:</u></span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32pt; line-height: 0.95;">Grizzwoode Band with their unique sound returns to the SLI Dock Friday</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTHgSJp0svHdsr3ZxKtAL-JwIT12RJ9ybBFo0OzUZsThhWUbllwdocH7yFjxiCOt2ZnILDogey3hYHxGjEtvayB6PH_rVB1bShkQHCtqY1I7XSkw2iQhqvtljfa4nIn5pZV1hQaLKhEx3bWpO1Xe1f2MPkyzhLg5y9tPw5rIqUOcT1IVqnHS0y--w/s895/GRIZZWOODE%202021%20Dock%20Closeup.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="895" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTHgSJp0svHdsr3ZxKtAL-JwIT12RJ9ybBFo0OzUZsThhWUbllwdocH7yFjxiCOt2ZnILDogey3hYHxGjEtvayB6PH_rVB1bShkQHCtqY1I7XSkw2iQhqvtljfa4nIn5pZV1hQaLKhEx3bWpO1Xe1f2MPkyzhLg5y9tPw5rIqUOcT1IVqnHS0y--w/w675-h460/GRIZZWOODE%202021%20Dock%20Closeup.jpg" width="675" /></a></div><br />This three piece band has been asked to return more than once not only because of their unique sound, but also their mix of classic and contemporary rock with some alternative music sprinkled in. You'll want to hum or sing along.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;">Those who are connoisseurs of the Hammond and Leslie tones, will once again enjoy the blend of the new digital organ as it is enhanced by the spinning speakers of the Leslie tone box. The dual guitars round out the musical background for the male vocalists. Don't miss it ... Friday at 7 pm.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-64817722954197292042022-08-24T23:27:00.000-04:002022-08-24T23:27:23.972-04:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19pt; line-height: 1;"><u>Hand Made Quilts were on Display in Hoag:</u></span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32pt; line-height: 0.95;">Second Last 'Dessert on the Dock' </span><div><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32pt; line-height: 0.95;">has Season's highest attendance, 25</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;">A very comfortable evening and one that invited Lake residents to view the beautiful quilts that the Piecemakers had created throughout the summer, may have enhanced the attendance. Thirty quilts were displayed at Hoag Gallery's first floor, but ten additional quilts will be added to the thirty displayed this evening and delivered to those who most need them.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;">Next Summer you are invited to join the Piecemakers every Wednesday morning at Hoag. You can learn to make a quilt or simply help others who will be happy to show you how to help.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;">There is one more 'Dessert on the Dock' remaining for the Season at 7 pm next Wednesday.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-19447818575870665942022-08-24T23:05:00.003-04:002022-08-25T22:33:17.604-04:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19pt; line-height: 1.3;"><u>Perry FD First with Sufficient Personnel on the Scene:</u></span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32pt; line-height: 0.95;">Three on roof rescued by Neighbors </span><div><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32pt; line-height: 0.95;">in Silver Springs fire Tuesday morning</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcS2u2R6GMfOMFcJ9QkzmsyBMtvJr0RlGX-P7wxDTyYNC5CGzuqlltXwZ16pNAKdk5Xh2LGrFyCTIWCD6Yhf5yGEY990IwprFWz0XXVgstpEQgn6aSwjkvUw8uAd9vn93V2jBn_Bz-NWt-F9dleXPSpClZnpYzoESaS3dG8_lLm1Ujl_dUsjiNU3dr/s1007/SILVER%20SPRINGS%20FIRE%20ladder%20truck.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="1007" height="453" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcS2u2R6GMfOMFcJ9QkzmsyBMtvJr0RlGX-P7wxDTyYNC5CGzuqlltXwZ16pNAKdk5Xh2LGrFyCTIWCD6Yhf5yGEY990IwprFWz0XXVgstpEQgn6aSwjkvUw8uAd9vn93V2jBn_Bz-NWt-F9dleXPSpClZnpYzoESaS3dG8_lLm1Ujl_dUsjiNU3dr/w711-h453/SILVER%20SPRINGS%20FIRE%20ladder%20truck.jpg" width="711" /></a></div><i>Photo by Mark Gutman of the Daily News - Perry Fire Dept. personnel respond to the morning fire.</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul class="list-inline" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: -5px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;"><span class="tnt-byline" itemprop="author" style="box-sizing: border-box;">By BRIAN QUINN, bquinn@batavianews.com</span></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; text-align: start;">Three people had to be rescued from a roof Tuesday morning after a fire started at a Maple Street home, Wyoming County Emergency Services reported. Several fire departments responded to a house fire called in at 6:49 a.m. Tuesday at 18 Maple St. The two-story residence, owned by Kyle Burger, was destroyed.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 16pt; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px; text-align: justify;">“Two adults and a baby had to exit the home through a second-floor bedroom window onto a porch roof. A neighbor assisted the individuals with a ladder in removing them from the roof to the ground,” county Emergency Services said.</p></div><div class="tncms-region hidden-print" id="tncms-region-article_instory_top" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px; text-align: justify;">The Red Cross is assisting the family. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation, the county said this morning.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px; text-align: justify;">The fire departments responding to the scene were Silver Springs, Castile, Gainesville, Perry, Perry Center, Warsaw, Wyoming, Pike, Nunda and Wyoming Correctional. Responders were at the scene for about four hours.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181b24; font-family: "Crimson Text"; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 0.95; margin: 0px 0px 24px; text-align: justify;">Assisting at the scene were Wyoming County Emergency Services, Wyoming County Sheriff’s Department, Silver Springs Department of Public Works, National Fuel and the Red Cross. Standing by were the Gainesville, Nunda and Mount Morris fire departments.</p></div></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-40980835387455005832022-08-24T17:14:00.007-04:002022-08-24T22:01:47.147-04:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 25.3333px;">The SLI Spiritual Life Committee is </span><u style="font-size: 25.3333px;">Collecting School Supplies</u><span style="font-size: 25.3333px;">. If you can't make it to the Lakewide Lakeside Community Worship on Sunday at 10:30 am at the SLI Dock, School Supplies may be dropped off on the front porch (facing the Lake) of the first house on Wesley Ave. (south side, which is the opposite side of the road from Hoag Gallery; Larry & Barb's).</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-6479178449427572012022-08-24T14:20:00.008-04:002022-08-24T14:51:42.450-04:00<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19pt; line-height: 1.3;"><u>A Silver Lake Newsletter Special:</u></span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 32pt; line-height: 0.95;">Episode 4 - Epworth Hall</span><div><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 42.6667px;">by the WNY Landmark Society<br /></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><center><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8L3247mj41k" title="Living Landmarks - Epworth Hall" width="596"></iframe></center><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">We hope you have enjoyed watching this WNY video with scenes from Silver Lake, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Epworth Hall, Silver Lake Institute and Downtown Perry, NY.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861668068089768107.post-29789786088995618542022-08-24T12:01:00.001-04:002022-08-24T12:02:57.120-04:00<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 32pt;">In Memoriam</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large; line-height: 0.95;">Tim Woodworth</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;">of Thompson Avenue, Silver Lake</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;">passed on Tuesday, August 23, 2022</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 0.95;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 0.95;"><i>More Information to Follow.</i></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0