Local community theater program, GCYT, Inc. will present Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka Jr.” at Gananda Middle School on February 11th and 12th at 1pm.  Tickets will be $10 each and can be purchased at the door.   GCYT, Inc. is the Gananda Community Youth Theater held at the Gananda Middle School, where children from Gananda […]

A whisper, a quiet sigh, things that go BUMP in the night! All these things and more happen at Historic Palmyra Museums. During the summer of 2022, over the course of a week, Historic Palmyra was filmed by the Travel Channel for their paranormal show “Kindred Spirits”. Paranormal Investigators Amy Bruni and Adam Berry, along […]

The Lyons Main Street Program has announced their 2022 Lyons Citizen of the Year. The 2022 recipient is Alicia Linzy, an Art teacher at Lyons Central School District, long time Lyons resident and community volunteer/leader. Alicia has been a member of the Lyons Community Center Board for 1o years. She has served on the Pumpkinpalooza […]

Trail Works of Wayne County rang in the New Year with its annual First Day Hike at Beechwood State Park. The First Day Hike program began locally in Massachusetts in 1992, and then went nationwide in 2012 with the support of America’s State Parks alliance. These hikes provide a means for individuals and families to […]

The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation have announced  that twelve historic rehabilitation projects in rural Western New York will be supported by more than $470,000 in federal grants and local matching funds. Made under the Genesee Valley Rural Revitalization Grant Program (GVRR), this second round of funding will support such projects as structural […]

Wreaths Across America was      founded to be an annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester in 1992. The organization’s mission – Remember, Honor, Teach – is carried out in part each year by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington, as well as thousands of veterans’ cemeteries […]

A group of business students at the Pal-Mac High School just wrapped up an effort to help local students at a school 26 miles away. Students in Mr. Scheik’s class hopped on a bus Monday and dropped off six boxes worth of school supplies to the Helen Barrett Montgomery School No. 50 in the City […]

Another wonderful holiday music concert was performed by the incomparable Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra December 2nd in the Newark High School auditorium delighting more than 400 concert-goers at the beginning of this holiday season. The event was hosted by the Newark Central School District in conjunction with Wegmans, Lyons National Bank and the Greater Newark Chamber […]

On Saturday, November 26th the annual Holiday parade of lights and fireworks took place in front of the largest crowd ever (Estimated in the thousands). The parade saw 37 different participating Fire departments, businesses, community groups, and Santa Claus at the end.  The highlights of the Parade were Downbeat percussion, Savannah Cellar savers, and many […]

History Museum’s Holiday Boutique Returns LYONS, NY (December 2nd & 3rd, 2022) - The Museum of Wayne County History in Lyons, New York, is ringing in the holiday season with their beloved annual fundraiser, The Holiday Boutique on December 2nd and 3rd from 10 AM - 4 PM. The old jail and history museum will […]