The Palmyra-Macedon Select Choir is excited to present the 11th annual virtual Jolly Roger  5K. Similar to last year, you can support the choir by running, jogging, or walking a 5K (3.1 miles) anywhere you want, before or on the date of the race- up to one week before the event date. Simply register, complete […]

The Barrie Fleegel Memorial Active Educator Grant is to honor Mr. Fleegel who was very active as a teacher and administrator in Marion Schools and became very active in his retirement in the county, zone, and state teachers’ retirement system.  He believed “to accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream, not […]

 The American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day® is a nationally rec-ognized trail awareness program that occurs annually on the first Sat-urday of June. It inspires the public to discover, learn about, and celebrate trails while participating in outdoor activities and trail stewardship projects. Locally, Trail Works of Wayne County held its celebration event at Huckleberry […]

The Ontario Fire Company has awarded the 2021 Murphy-Doyle Scholarships to two Wayne Central students.   Hannah Ruffell, a Senior at Wayne Central, carries a 95 of 100 G.P.A., while participating in National Honor Society, World Language Club (of which she was Vice-President), and Varsity Club. She also competed in Varsity Cross Country, Varsity Track, Varsity […]

The Sodus Farmers’ Market’s bell will ring open its 12th season on Wednesday June 16th and run on Wednesdays through October 13th with hours from 2:30 to 6 PM.  The SF Market provides an avenue for the community to shop and buy locally grown, nutritious food and to connect with the farmers who grow our […]

The Colonel William Prescott Chapter of the DAR gathered at the Lyons Rural Cemetery in the village of Lyons to honor Revolutionary War Soldiers Nicholas Feller, Benjamin Avery and Beriah Foote who rest in this cemetery. A simple ceremony was performed, and flags prepared by the DAR were left at each grave.DAR is an organization […]

On Wednesday, May 19, twelve members of the Newark Garden Club and two helpful young men planted red begonias and white superbenas in Newark’s Central Park.   Two members, Gail Chambers and Barb Wells helped Doug Townsend, Supervisor of Village Operations with the choice of flowers. The flowers planted in the Park before Memorial day […]

West Walworth was well represented when two Community Service Awards were presented by the Walworth Historical Society at its May 17 annual meeting held at Ginegaw Lodge. First to receive the award was Ray Welker, Jr., a 65+ year member of the West Walworth Fire Department. When presenting the award, Judy Markowski recalled the various […]

The Town of Ontario Historical & Landmark Preservation Society has  announced that Heritage Square Museum located at Brick Church Corners, 7147 Ontario Center Road, Ontario, NY  (Route 350 North) will reopen for tours on Saturday, June 5 from 1:30 - 4:00 and Sunday, June 6 from 1:30 – 4:00 (last tours start at 3:00).  The […]

Wayne County Nursing Home staff and residents recently celebrated Nursing Home Week May 10-14, 2021.   This was an opportunity to celebrate the joys of working with the elderly and to enjoy the camaraderie between residents and staff. The theme this year was “Board Games”. Each unit decorated their area like their favorite board game.  […]