Hats, horses, carriages, history, travel, dogs, family and friends — these are just a few of the things that put a smile on Denett Marcia Pimkowski’s face. Held in high esteem and with deep affection by colleagues and friends, Mrs. Pimkowski finally lost her courageous and zealous eight-year battle with cancer on Dec. 27, 2011, at the age of 56.
Ganondagan State Historic site manager and visual artist G. Peter Jemison (Seneca) was recently named one of six winners of the prestigious 2012 Jennifer Easton Community Spirit Award fellowship from the First Peoples Fund in Rapid City, S.D. Jemison received this national award for his accomplishments in fine art painting, mixed media.
One man’s World War II journey started in Pearl Harbor and ended with the atomic bomb.
Victor Little League Baseball joined forces with area leagues to support the Salvation Army Red Kettle Drive. Over 113 players of all ages rang bells and offered holiday greetings to shoppers at main entrances of Eastview Mall in Victor.
Time stood still while history moved last Wednesday in Farmington. For over three hours traffic was halted, power lines were rerouted, and several hundred people stood and watched in awe as the stately 1816 Quaker Meetinghouse was guided slowly across the intersection of County Road 8 and Sheldon Road.
Kicking off the 2011-2012 basketball season, Victor Hoops Unleashed will be held on Friday, Nov. 18, from 7-9 p.m. in the senior high gym. Leading off with a spaghetti dinner at 5 p.m. in the senior high cafe, the night will feature free contests and prizes, and a chance to meet the team, as well as travel and recreation players. The cost for dinner is $7 for adults and $5 for children 10 years and under.
The Victor Boys Basketball program will be the beneficiary of a chicken barbecue to be held at Victor Village Inn on Friday, Nov. 4, from 5-7 p.m. Tickets may be purchased for $8 from any Victor basketball player or coach, at Victor Village Inn, or by visiting victorballboysbasketball.com. Both eat-in and take-out options are available.
The town of Farmington winter no parking law will be in effect between November 1 and April 1. During that period residents are prohibited from parking any vehicle on any county or town highway, including streets dedicated to the Town of Farmington within subdivisions. Abiding by this law will assist the highway department in the snow removal process.
Families were out in full force at Mertensia Park in Farmington last Friday night as the town’s Recreation Department hosted its fall open house and Halloween party.
A judge has ruled in favor of the village of Victor in a lawsuit filed by the developers of Mead Square Commons regarding the village’s code prohibiting “fast food” restaurants in the central historic district.
Kevin and Anita Bruckner, developers of the proposed multi-use facility at 49 Main St. in Victor, had hoped to include a Subway franchise among the retailers in their new space. Their lawsuit claimed the village code was unlawful.
The parade was loud and proud at Victor Junior High School last Friday night. A seemingly endless array of students grade 6 and younger, costumed in their splashiest Halloween finery and grinning from ear to ear, marched past bleachers filled with cheering parents and grandparents.
While many area towns are giving the thumbs up to an override of New York state’s 2-percent property tax cap, the town of Victor may not be so quick to jump on the bandwagon.
It's time — finally! Tonight at Corbit Field in Victor, sportswriter Dan Enright will be blogging live from the Victor vs. Eastridge high school football game. It's Victor's homecoming. Both the Blue Devils are Lancers are 5-0. The winner becomes the Monroe County East A champion. The stakes could not get any bigger than this!
Visit this page beginning at 6:45 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7 for live, play-by-play updates from the game. And just so you don't forget, set an email reminder below.
Follow along during the game and even join the conversation as I bring to you live, play-by-play updates from Victor's homecoming game against Eastridge Friday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m.
The Blue Devils are doing their usual thing with a 5-0 record and are unbeaten in their last 25 regular season games against Section 5 opponents. They face the Lancers, who are currently unbeaten at 5-0, in Monroe County East A showdown of two undefeated squads.
Mark your calendars for this live blog — you won't want to miss it! You can also set an email reminder for this event.
CURE Childhood Cancer Association recently delivered a brand new 2011 Vespa scooter to Maryalice Keller of Fairport. Maryalice was this year’s winner in CURE’s 5th annual Vespa raffle, which raised over $12,500 in support of CURE’s programs.
The 5 foot, 9 inch and 185-pound junior running back rushed 25 times for a total of 307 yards and two touchdowns (91- and 77-yards). He also had three PAT’s in Victor’s 21-13 victory over Honeoye Falls-Lima.
Purcahse a copy of Thursday's Daily Messenger to see a complete list of Section 5's Week 4 Players of the Week.
The Western New York Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will host, in Rochester, one of 250 “Out of the Darkness Community Walks” nationwide. Raising millions of dollars for suicide prevention programs and research, these walks are also about raising awareness, building hope, and shedding light on the topic of suicide, which is often kept in the darkness.
Nineteen teams enter Week 3 still searching for their first victory of the season, and that dream will come true for at least two teams as there are two games featuring four winless squads. On the other side of the coin, 18 others will try to keep their undefeated season alive, but three will exit with their first loss since there are three games featuring six undefeated squads.
Both Pittsford (2-0) and Spencerport (1-1) host their own Homecoming games this weekend, and it is senior night for Lyons (2-0).
Thirty-eight days ago Ethan Mack was fairly certain football would not be something he’d be participating in his final year at Canandaigua Academy. In fact, just nine days before the first day of practice, “I’m thinking no” was Mack’s reply when asked if he’d be wearing cherry-and-gray this autumn.
Doubt existed for the simple reason that the last time Mack suited up with the Braves he exited Evans Field in the back of an ambulance. For the second-time in his young life, the then-junior team captain had endured a second concussion in a riveting 43-42 overtime victory, coincidentally, on Sept. 11.
Farmington residents interested in launching a community-wide, volunteer-driven Swap Shop appeared before the town board on July 26 to present their ideas. It was a harder sell than they may have expected.
