LeRoy Pennysaver & News

LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - MARCH 7, 2021 O B I T U A R I E S Julia Barniak, 82, of Pavilion, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mary Immaculate Parish, 5865 Ellicott St. Rd., E. Bethany, NY 14054. Gloria S. Stein, 82, of Bergen, passed away on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia. Memorials may be made to the Bergen Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 428, Bergen, NY 14416 or March of Dimes, Donation Processing Center, P.O. Box 18819, Atlanta, GA 31126. Jon N. Roblee, 45, of leRoy, passed away Monday afternoon March 1, 2021, at Buffalo General Medical Center. He was loved by his family and friends. Brian W. Kettle, 79, of LeRoy, passed away early March 1, 2021, at the LeRoy Village Green Nursing Home. He was loved by his family and friends. GRACE'S CLOSET : A clothing giveaway at LeRoy United Methodist Church, 10 Trigon Park, LeRoy NY clothing for all ages infants through adults. Donations may be left at the handicap entrance of the church and must be in plastic bags. Please no electronics, tv's, household items, large baby furniture. Hours: Tuesday's 5-6:30p & Thursday's 9:30-11:30am. Contact 768-8980 for questions. Adults only at this time. LEROY-STAFFORD SENIOR CITIZENS Will once again be resuming their monthly get together at a luncheon to be held onWednesday March 17th, at 12:30 PM at the Knights of Columbus. Due to the current circumstances, changes have been made. We no longer can bring a dish to pass or have drinks available. Therefore, the lunches will be catered for a small donation. You are required to bring your own silverware, plates and drinks. Please let your friends know. We look forward to seeing everyone again. Remember masks are required and social distancing will be observed. Any questions can be directed to: Rosemary Miller - 506-5233 LucyWilcox – 721-6073 Sue Carmichael – 861-0422 THRIFT SHOP FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BASEMENT Main & Clay St. will re-open May 4th 2021. Hrs: Tuesday 10-12 & 4-6:00 pm. Saturday 10-12. Donations are being accepted at the church Mon. Wed. Thurs. from 9-12:00 use Clay St. porch door. Please no clothes, paperback books, computers. Phone 768-8700 for any questions. DRIVE-THRU CHICKEN BBQ Sunday, March 14th at the Byron Fire Hall. Sales start at 11:30am until supplies run out! All proceeds benefit Byron Kiwanis. THE WOODWARD MEMORIAL LIBRARY Board of Trustees will be meeting onWednesday, March 10 at 5:00 pm in the Library. TURKEY DINNER AT RIGA CHURCH Turkey Dinner, March 27 at Riga Church, 7057 Chili-Riga Cntr. Rd. (Rt.33A@Rt.36). Drive thru and enjoy a scratch turkey dinner including stuffing, mashed w gravy, veggies, roll, cranberry and Pie. Serving begins at 4 PM until sold out. by Greg “Porp” Rogers Usually at this time a year the LeRoy Fire Department has their annual Banquet and I write about all of the awards given out. It is really a great night for my wife and I to spend with such dedicated men and women who unselfishly take care of the needs of LeRoy. I will reach out to new Chief Craig Johnson who is replacing Tom Wood as Fire Chief. Tom has done an excellent job running the department and is one of the cornerstones that keep us protected and has for decades. A HUGE thank you to Tom and his family for all the sacrifices they have made for our safety. We are lucky to have the torch passed on to Craig, the seamless transition into the hands of such a competent and devoted person. I have the upmost confidence in his ability and he will make a great chief, Congratulations Craig! This week we are working on the finances for the Wolcott St renovation project that will take place this summer. While it was really nice to have the village have no debt. Now it is time to take on smart debt, with low interest rates for a longer period of time in an effort to keep a stable tax rate. Our wastewater treatment staff won the Charles Walter Nichols award, this usually given to places who made great strides in their process, so it is extremely unlikely to get it 2 years in a row. Congratulations to Steve and his team. Three dedicated people who run our plant: Supervisor Steve Carroll, Andre Carmel and Rob Semmel who do a great job taking care of the whole process. Monday evening, a developer Eric Biscaro, was present at our board with plans for a senior development at the end of East Ave. The Village is very interested in having this project, but now comes the heavy lifting of developing the total plan. It will be reviewed by both our Planning Board and the counties. It would be nice the see residential growth in the village. “It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.” Terry Pratchett Mayor's Corner