Calendar for the week of
August 29, 2010

Blood Drives

•American Red Cross Blood Drives open to the public: August 30 from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 38 South Lake Avenue, Bergen; August 30 from 1 to 6 p.m. at Greece Assembly of God, 750 Long Pond Road, Rochester; August 31 from 1 to 6 p.m. at First Bible Baptist Church, 990 Manitou Road, Hilton; August 31 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran School, 158 East Avenue, Hilton. Blood donors must be healthy, at least 17 years old (16 with a NYS parental permission slip) and must weigh a minimum of 110 pounds. Donors can donate blood every 56 days, and public participation is encouraged. For information, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or visit www.donatebloodnow.org.

Classes/Workshops

•Hunter Education classes offered in Orleans County on Wednesday, September 15 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., Friday, September 17 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., and Saturday, September 18 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Holley Rod and Gun Club, Pumping Station Road. Participants must pick up and read manual prior to the class. Pre-register in person at the club on Thursdays from 6 to 9 p.m. (other times if open by chance). To find another course if this one is full, call 585-226-2466 or 1-888-HUNT-ED2. If you are a person with a disability and this course is unable to accommodate your needs, contact the Region 8 Coordinator, Frank Phillips, at 585-226-5457. All courses are free. All new hunters, bowhunters and trappers must receive training before getting their first license. Students must attend all sessions, demonstrate proper attitude and safety, and pass the test.

Entertainment/Events

•Free Outdoor Concert with George DeMott on Tuesday, August 31 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at GrandeVille Senior Living Community, 555 Maiden Lane, Greece. Free. RSVP to 621-6160. Refreshments will be served. Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating.

•The Chili Art Group annual Barnes and Noble Art Show will take place from September 5 through 25 in the second floor Community Room at Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 3349 Monroe Avenue, Pittsford Plaza. There will be an Artists’ Reception on Saturday, September 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. with the Awards Presentation at 6 p.m. The public is welcome to attend.

•Take an eerie ride on the Erie Canal - a two-hour cruise starts Saturday, August 28 with Captain Cooper and his boat, the Rose Lummis, accompanied by Dawane, Denise and Patti of the Spirit Diggers Paranormal Investigation Groups. Hosts are settlers from the 19th century telling eerie stories of the Erie Canal while taking a cruise to the Adams Basin Inn, for an actual investigation. Cruises leave nightly at 8 p.m. from the Spencerport dock near the gazebo. For information and tickets, call Dawane at 210-6550 or Patti at 329-1723, or visit www.ectoplasym.com.

Fundraisers

•Buttonwood Twig will be selling ice cream and cookies at the Hamlin Antique Tractor and Equipment Show on September 4 and 5. Proceeds to benefit Lakeside Memorial Hospital.

•Lasagna Dinner on Saturday, September 11 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Exempts Home, 248 West Avenue, Brockport. Sponsored by Mary Jane Holmes #440 Order of the Eastern Star. Cost is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for children 10 and under. Take-outs available. Tickets available at the door, or in advance by calling Shirley at 637-9782 or Marie at 659-8475.

•Bread and Water Theatre will be holding auditions for “The Arsonist” by Max Frisch on September 6 and 7 from 7 to 10 p.m. at 243 Rosedale Street, Rochester. For information, call 585-271-5523 or visit www.breadandwatertheatre.org.

Government Meetings

•Legislator Robert Colby holds Community Office Hours at Riga Town Hall on Thursday, September 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the meeting room. He will introduce himself to the community, answer questions, and listen to constituents’ concerns. Area residents are invited to stop in.

•Brockport: Village Board meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Planning Board meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals meets the fourth Tuesday of the month only upon application. Historic Preservation Board meets the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Village Hall as needed.

•Chili: Conservation Board meets August 30 at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall Main Meeting Room. Town Board meets September 1 at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall Main Meeting Room. Traffic and Safety Committee meets September 2 at 7 p.m. at the Highway Department. Town Offices will be closed Monday, September 6 for Labor Day.

•Churchville: Planning Board meets Wednesday, September 1 at 7 p.m. at the Village Hall, 23 East Buffalo Street, Churchville.

•Clarkson: Town Board meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. Planning Board meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. Conservation Board meets the second Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m. Architectural Review Board meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. All meetings are held in the Town Hall. The Library Board meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Seymour Library, 161 East Avenue. Historical Society meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Clarkson Town Court. The Town Clerk’s Tuesday office hours have been extended to 6:30 p.m.

•Hamlin: Planning Board meets the first Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.; Town Board meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m.; Conservation Board meets fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m.; Zoning Board of Appeals meets the third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.; Recreation Commission meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. All meetings held at the Hamlin Town Hall, 1658 Lake Road, Hamlin. For information, call 964-7222.

•Hilton: Village Board meets the first Tuesday of the month at 5 p.m. Planning Board meets the second Tuesday of the month (September 14) at 6:30 p.m. Zoning Board meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.

•Kendall: Town Board meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m., and its conference sessions (workshops) on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.; Planning Board meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m., with optional work sessions held the second Tuesday at 7 p.m.; Zoning Board meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Kendall Town Hall, 1873 Kendall Road.

•Ogden: Town Board meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 7 p.m.; Work Sessions will be held on alternate Wednesdays at 5 p.m. as needed; Ogden Conservation Board meets the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 7 p.m.; Ogden Planning Board meets the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 7 p.m.; Ogden Zoning Board of Appeals meets the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. All meetings will be held at the Ogden Community Center, 269 Ogden Center Road, Spencerport, and are open to the public.

•Parma: Town Board meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.; Parma Conservation Board meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.; Planning Board meets the first Thursday and third Monday of each month at 7 p.m.; Zoning Board of Appeals meets the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. All meetings held at the Parma Town Hall, 1300 Hilton-Parma Corners Road, and are open to the public.

•Riga: Town Board meets every second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m.; Zoning Board of Appeals meets as needed on the first Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m.; Conservation Board meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7 p.m. All meetings are held at the Riga Town Hall, 6460 East Buffalo Road, Churchville, and are open to the public.

•Spencerport: Village Board meets the first Wednesday of every month (September 1); Planning and Architectural Review Board meets the first Tuesday of every month; and Zoning Board meets the third Thursday of every month. All meetings start at 7 p.m. at the Village Office, 27 West Avenue. The Board of Trustees also conducts meetings the second, third and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 4:30 p.m. at the Village Office.

•Sweden: Town of Sweden offices, 18 State Street, Brockport, are open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information, contact the Supervisor’s office at 637-7588.

Health/Help

•Addictions program Reformers Unanimous meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at 1425 Walker Lake Ontario Road. Free. For information, call 964-3470.

Historical

•The Greece Historical Museum, 595 Long Pond Road will be closed Sunday, September 5 so volunteers can enjoy the Labor Day weekend with their families. The museum is normally open Sundays from 2 to 4:30 p.m. For information about the Greece Historical Society and Museum call 225-7221 or visit http://www.greecehistoricalsociety.net.

Library Programs

•Programs at the Ogden Farmers’ Library, 269 Ogden Center Road, Spencerport, 617-6181: The library will be closed Monday, September 6.

Meetings

•Spencerport Rotary Club meets for dinner and community fellowship each Monday at 6:15 p.m. at Slayton Place Restaurant in Spencerport.

•Spencerport Lions Club meets the first and third Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m. at Pinewood Country Club. Call 544-2316 for information.

•Hilton Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each month at Carmestro’s Restaurant, 50 Canning Street, Hilton. For information, call Bob at 585-233-0403.

•Hilton Lioness Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month at Hilton Family Restaurant, 52 Hovey Street, Hilton. For information, call Mary at (585) 233-0402.

•Hilton Rotary Club meets every Thursday at 6:15 p.m. at Carmestro’s Restaurant, Canning Street, Hilton. Guests are welcome.

•Brockport Lions Club meets the first and third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Brockport area Vet’s Club on West Avenue. For information, contact Al Hammel at ahammel@rochester.rr.com.

Religion

•Jewish High Holiday Services: Rosh Hashanah - Wednesday, September 8 at 7:30 p.m., and Thursday, September 9 at 10 a.m.; Yom Kippur - Friday, September 17 at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, September 18 at 10 a.m. All services are held at The College at Brockport Seymour Union, Room 114. Free. For information email BkptJewishComm@aol.com or call 637-3520.

Seniors

•Lifespan presents “Elder Abuse Recognition and Prevention” on Tuesday, September 7 from noon to 1 p.m. at Crimson Ridge Meadows, 3 Treeline Drive (off Latta Road in Greece, near I-390), Rochester. This presentation will discuss how to recognize the signs of each type of abuse from emotional to physical. Discussion of effective prevention strategies. This program includes a complimentary lunch. Call 720-9330 to reserve a seat as space is limited.

Social & Professional

•Crafts, Community Service, Dinner and more with the Monroe County Home Bureau Cracked Pots (Spencerport area), the first and third Wednesdays at 10 a.m. from September through June. Meetings are held in members’ homes. Cost is $8.50 per year. Call 334-9348, or visit www.ggw.org/homebureau, for information.

•Kendall Garden Club meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Kendall Town Hall. All are welcome. Call Becky Charland at 659-8289 with questions.

•The Heart and Hand Quilt Guild meets the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Ingham Room at the Hilton Community Center on Henry Street, Hilton. Guests and new members are always welcome. Call Lois Ryan at 964-3060 for information.

•Westside Suburban Mothers of Twins Club meets the first Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Park Ridge Hospital Campus at Unity Health. Meet in the DeStephano Board Room. The meetings are for moms with multiples, and the club also does family events and children’s parties. Call president Karyn Audycki at 594-3081 for information about meetings.

•Chambers of Commerce on the western side of Monroe County will hold a joint networking event on Thursday, September 9 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Plantation Party House, 1875 North Union Street, Spencerport. The cost will be $10 for chamber members, $20 for non-members, and all are welcome to attend regardless of chamber membership. Chambers participating in the event include: Churchville, Hilton-Parma, Gates-Chili, Greece, Brockport and Spencerport. To sign up visit www.GreeceChamber.org and click “calendar,” or call the Greece Chamber at 227-7272.

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