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LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - OCTOBER 30, 2022 Le Roy's Best Advertising Medium EDITOR/PUBLISHER David J. Grayson editor@leroyny.com CIRCULATION editor@leroyny.com HOW TO CONTACT US STREET ADDRESS 1 Church St. Le Roy, NY 14482 TELEPHONE (585) 768-2201 FAX (585) 768-6334 WEBSITE www.leroyny.com CLASSIFIEDS office@leroyny.com COMMUNITY CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS calendar@leroyny.com EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS editor@leroyny.com DISPLAY AD SUBMISSIONS office@leroyny.com ALL SUBMISSIONS Due by Wednesday at 12pm The Le Roy Pennysaver will not knowingly accept or publish advertising which is fraudulent or misleading in nature. The publisher reserves the right to reject or cancel any advertising. The Le Roy Pennysaver assumes no financial responsibility for typographical errors in advertisements, but if at fault, will reprint the portion of the ad in which the error appears. Style, size of type and location of advertisement are left to the, discretion of the publisher. The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the publisher. We cannot guarantee the return of photographs. © 2022 Le Roy Pennysaver Providing full funeral and cremation services. 111 Wolcott Street, LeRoy, NY 14482 (585) 768-6800 www.leroyfuneralhome.com cameronfuneralhome@yahoo.com Jeff Deragon Funeral Director/Owner Benjamin Deragon Funeral Director New Homes • Additions • Garages • Pole Barns CUSTOM CARPENTRY LLC. Todd Carli • Phone 703-0964 Todd's Decks • Windows • Doors Kitchens • Baths Ceramic Tile Basement Finishing Custom Shelves/Built-Ins Siding • Remodeling Roofing • Snow Plowing FULLY INSURED Teleflora's Autumn Acorn Bouquet T22T205A $59.95 + tax & del November Is Here ! ! Now taking orders for ... Cemetery Wreaths & Window Swags Custom made Baskets For The Hard To Buy For (Christmas is not that far away!) Gourmet Gift Baskets Candy • Cookies • Cheese • Fruit Sausage • Snack Items • Crackers Thank you for thinking ahead ... Door Wreaths The Holidays Are Just Around The Corner... Look at our WEBSITE for lots of ideas! www.lakestreetflorist.com Lakestreet Florist & Gift Shoppe We Deliver To: LE ROY, Byron, Bergen, Caledonia, Mumford, Pavilion, Wyoming, Stafford & Batavia Teleflora Wire Service For Family & Friends Out of Town 585-768-7720 110 Lake St., Le Roy COOK'S LANDSCAPING - 330-3819 Like Us On Facebook Lakestreet Florist 8352 HOURS: Mon. - Thurs. 9-5:30· Fri. 9-6:00· Sat. 9-2:00 Pointing, Foundation Walls & Steps Call 585-589-9429 by Greg “Porp” Rogers Halloween festivities will be on Main St. 2-4 on Saturday and Village wide trick or treat Monday night starting at 5:30PM. Please use extra caution driving and watch for people moving around. Leaf season is also upon us please leave the leaves on the terrace and not in the street, when it comes down to it leaves in the street will be the last ones picked up. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation. The November sewer bills will be arriving soon. This will be a large increase. A couple things to consider. This is a quarterly utility bill so the increase looks huge. The rate has not gone up in seven years. We have gotten 3.25 million dollars in grants and 0% interest on all financing. The board and myself know this is a very big jump. We will constantly be trying to lower your bill in any way we can, but for now this is where we feel we have to be. If you have an issue and want to voice your displeasure, please come to a board meeting or write a letter to the board. The ladies at the village hall only sent out the bills and are in no way responsible for the increase. While it may make you feel better to address it with them, PLEASE DON’T, they did not make this decision. We do feel the action taken will allow us to go another substantial time before another increase and we will look for other ways to reduce the cost. It is now sectional time, so hopefully we hear the hero’s welcome often for all the sports teams, band and cheerleaders. “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift of god, that’s why we call it the present” Bill Keane Mayor's Corner
LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - OCTOBER 30, 2022 651 E. Main St. ph: 585*343*7830 Batavia, NY 14020 fax: 585-343-0875 Store Hrs: Mon.-Fri. 8:30AM-5:30PM Sat. 8:30AM-2PM Closed Sun. The Carpet One Difference. LOCALLY OWNED · COMPETITIVE PRICES · EXCLUSIVE BRANDS · FLOORING EXPERTS · COMMUNITY FOCUSED Mike Darby Interior Painting & More 585-768-7737 8700 Lake Rd. LeRoy, NY 14482 (585) 768-2400 www.falconefuneralhome.com Vern C. Falcone Jenna M. Falcone Brooks Director / Owner Funeral Director FALCONE FAMILY Funeral & Cremation Service, Inc. Vern C. Falcone Director/Owner PO Box 187 8700 Lake Road LeRoy, NY 14482 (585) 768-2400 vern.fffcs@yahoo.com “A LOCAL FAMILY CARING FOR LOCAL FAMILIES” Lawrence A (Bud) Hyde formally of LeRoy and Livonia passed away October 9 at the age of 85 in Florida, where he had been residing for the past 30 years. Born January 5, 1937 in Wellsboro, PA, to Ronald and Emily Hyde. Along with his parents he was predeceased in death by daughter Teresa Smith and son Michael Hyde. Survived by sons Jerome Hyde, Donald (Janice) Hyde, daughter Christine Hyde and sister Marian Sprague as well as many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Burial will be private. The ONE store for your perfect floor. SAVE! "Once & Done" $1.00 OFF A QUART $2.00 OFF A 1/2 GALLON $3.00 OFF A GALLON "Once & Done" NO RINSE VINYL TILE & LAMINATE CLEANER www.willscarpetonebatavia.com Visit ourWebsite for Current Hours Professional Installation Available • Free Estimates Financing Available to Qualified Customers Fry Cake Final e October 29 & 30 Apple Season is Winding down! 20 oz Northern Spy Red Cortlands Crispin Jonamac Pumpkins • Mums • Winter Squash WE ALSO HAVE Apple Cider Apple Pies Pumpkin Pies Baked Goods Local Cheeses maple & honey Oatka Trail · LeRoy 585-768-7094 Fri 9-6PM Sat & Sun 9-5PM mcphersonorchards.com
LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - OCTOBER 30, 2022 When you shop with any of our advertisers, tell them "I saw it in the " WANTED... WANTED Village of LeRoy HOMES I have 2 pre-qualified Non Contingent Buyers waiting to buy your home. PLEASE CALL ME TODAY! Ask me about the 100% Money Back Guarantee! NOW is the BEST time to BUY with the interest rates at their lowest! Don't wait to BUY! Call Linda Beaumont for all your real estate needs. Linda Beaumont Cell (716) 474-0040 Licensed Real Estate Salesperson Multi-MillionDollar Producer 570 East Main Batavia, NY 14020 GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION INSTITUTION GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE AC ION I STITUTION AT OUR FALL '22 OPEN HOUSE WARM UP TO SUNY GCC Join us for the biggest weekend of the fall semester: • Meet the professors • Tour the campus • Learn about the admissions process, financial aid, transfer services, student services, and more • Enjoy our continental breakfast and complimentary hot cocoa bar • Sign-up at: www.genesee.edu/visit Saturday 9:00 am-12:00 Noon Batavia Campus 1 College Road Batavia, NY 14020 NOV 12 Academic Open House NancyM.Crocker Lic. Real Estate Salesperson Cell: (585) 314-7982 crocker@rochester.rr.com 7133 W. Main Road LeRoy, NY 14482 Office: (585) 502-5250 Main Office: 2112 Empire Blvd - Webster, NY 14580 Public Notice: • (1) 2005 Ford Excursion w/Blizzard snowplow • (3) 2016 Dodge Caravans • (1) Combi Oven • (1) Combi Steamer • (1) Ice Cream freezer - portable • (1) Chest Freezer • (1) 6’ stainless steel prep table • (1) stainless steel salad bar • (1 lot) 114 Dell Chromebooks • (1) Mill machine • (4) Kitchen aid mixers • (1) 44” x 47” observation window All items must be bid through the auction company website located at: www.AuctionsInternational.com by scrolling to find the Le Roy Central School auction page Bidding ends November 8, 2022 The LeRoy Rotary Club donated music lesson books to all students who started playing an instrument as a beginner in the 2022-2023 school year. This program, known as R.A.M.P. (Rotary Assistance Music Program) began in the spring of 2010 and has run for 13 school years, distributing approximately 800 lesson books! The Le Roy Music Department would like to thank the Rotary for their continued support of music education in our schools! Rotary Assistance Music Program (RAMP) Continues for a Thirteenth Year The LeRoy Central School District has placed the following items up for public auction.
LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - OCTOBER 30, 2022 by Lynne Belluscio The biggest event ever to take place in LeRoy occurred ninetyfour years ago, over the weekend of October 12. It was reported that over 60,000 people crowded the roads leading to the new D.W. Airport on Asbury Road. In anticipation of the crowd, the Town of LeRoy paved the road from Route 5 to the airport and the entire Wiss Hotel was reserved for visiting pilots. Donald Woodward, the youngest son of Orator Woodward who had made Jell-O a million-dollar business, had built one of the finest airports in the United States and he had acquired one of the most famous airplanes of the day - -a tri-motor Fokker, known as the Friendship. It was in this plane that Amelia Earhart had been a passenger when she flew across the Atlantic, becoming the first woman to accomplish this feat. She became known as “Lady Lindy,” and although she was not at the airport during that auspicious weekend, she did eventually come to LeRoy on January 24, 1929, while on a promotional trip to Rochester. Don Woodward had sent a car into Rochester to bring her to LeRoy to visit the Friendship. A local boy was so impressed with the Friendship, that he went home and built a three-foot model of the huge flying machine. The model has survived for over 90 years. The story of theWoodwardAirport was chronicled in a book, “Wings Over LeRoy,” written by Brian Duddy in 2008. Brian grew up in LeRoy and graduated from LeRoy High School in 1979. He earned his pilots’ license while still in high school. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Air War College and served 24 years in the United States Air Force. He retired in 2007 as a Lieutenant Colonel and continues to write articles for a variety of publications. He is a life member of the Historical Society and now lives in Ohio. Plans to build the airport were undertaken by Russ Holderman, who came to LeRoy from Florida. Russ’s wife, Dorothy, had sold Donald Woodward, his first airplane. Although Don was interested in aviation, he never received his pilot’s license. Russ was a pioneer in aviation, and had been an instructor during World War I. He had 150 acres designated for the airport which included four runways. The east-west runway was the longest – 3300 feet. The north-south runway was 2800 feet and the two intersecting runways were 2600 feet. Work on the airport began onMay 26, 1928. Earnest Button, who was Don Woodward’s farm supervisor was in charge of clearing the land and installing 37,000 feet of drainage tile. The runways were constructed with 32,000 tons of crushed stone which came from the nearby quarry owned by LeRoy Lime and Crushed Stone Corporation. An interesting note: When the airport was decommissioned, all of the crushed stone was removed, and the runways were returned to agricultural fields. The huge hangar was designed by Nathaniel Bowie using a sketch provided by Holderman. John B. Pike Construction Company of Rochester began work in June. Local contractors were hired for additional work. Plumbing and heating was completed by George Green; Russell W. Call installed oil- burning heaters; J.W. Carmichael completed the electrical work; rugs and window shades were purchased from Olsen’s of LeRoy and the lounge furniture – including special expensive red leather chairs were purchased with the help of Sam Spiller. The hangar was 80 by 140 feet and the rolling doors were 74 feet wide. It could accommodate 15 airplanes and there was a 20-foot extension on the west side that provided classrooms and repair workshops. This extension had a flat roof which provided roof-top seating for 300 spectators. The 3-story tower provided a business office on the main floor and a ladies’ lounge and facilities for pilots and passengers on the second floor. The third floor had observation windows on all sides and a pilots’ club room. The roof of the hangar was painted in huge letters, “LEROY” and there were two beacon lights to illuminate the runways at night. For two years before the pandemic, the Historical Society sponsored an event at the airport, and held a “Wings Over LeRoy” chicken wing contest. There were exhibits about the airport, model airplanes, an exhibit by Zonta Club, band music and kite flying. There are plans to have the airport hangar placed on the National Register of Historic Places, but it will take at least a year to write the nomination and have it edited and submitted for review. It certainly deserves to be recognized. Brian Duddy writes of the last years of the airport: “The hangar and tower structure still remain on Asbury Road as mute monuments to the Golden Age of Aviation. They now serve as a storage facility for highway maintenance vehicles. . . The colorful ships are gone. The flyers have almost all passed. But if you stand in front of the old hangar and close your eyes, you can still imagine the scene—the sound of the engines, the roar of the crowd, the music from the bands and the feel of excitement in the air at ‘Finest Airport in America.” The D.W. Airport
LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - OCTOBER 30, 2022 ANNUAL TURKEY RAFFLE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH Knights of Columbus Hall Doors open at 6:45 pm 15 West Main St. (behind Save-A-Lot) FREE ADMISSION O P E N T O T H E P U B L I C DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR DOLLAR BILLS SNACKS 50/50 DRAWING DOOR PRIZES BASKET OF CHANCE REFRESHMENTS Le Roy Fire Dept. Auxiliary 7:00 PM Annual Halloween Parade Monday, October 31st 6 pm Meet in the Bank Street parking lot behind the Tompkins Bank at 5:45pm Parade will start at 6:00pm with a walk up Main Street to the LeRoy Fire Department for cider and doughnuts! Sponsored by the LeRoy Business Council
LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - OCTOBER 30, 2022 LEROY COMMUNITY KITCHEN - Serving dinner every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month starting at 4:30 until 5:45. Our Lady of Mercy Parish, 44 Lake St. THRIFT SHOP - At the First Presbyterian Church basement. Main & Clay St. LeRoy. Tuesdays 10-noon, & 4-5:30 pm, Saturdays 10-noon. Stop by to browse, many nice items. Donations accepted by phoning 768-8700 or by appointment 356-6362 TOPS (TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY) - Meets every Monday at 5:00 at the First Presbyterian Church in LeRoy. Call 585-768-8611 for more information. LEROY FOOD PANTRY - 10AM - 12PM. Monday - Thursday in the basement of the LeRoy Town Hall. LEROY-STAFFORD SENIOR CITIZENS Luncheon will be on the thirdWednesday of each month at 12:30 at K of C. Lunch/dessert provided for a small donation. Bring your own beverage. RESERVATIONS CALL Rosemary #506-5233, Lucy #721-6073 or Sue #861-0422. TURKEY RAFFLE - Saturday, November 5th at Byron Fire Hall (Rt. 262). Doors open at 3:00pm, first raffle at 5:00pm, free meal at 5:30pm. GRACE'S CLOSET - A clothing giveaway at LeRoy United Methodist Church, 10 Trigon Park, LeRoy NY. Clothing for all ages infants through adults. Tuesday 5:00-630p & Thursday's 9:3011:30a. Contact 768-8980. Use rear entrance on West side of building. “COMMUNITY FOR UNDERSTANDING” Will meet onWednesday, November 9 at 7:00 pm at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1 East Main St., LeRoy. E-mail stmarksleroy@gmail.com with questions. Rent To Own 4 Mobile Home Units available at Oatka Creek MHP - 2 Black Creek MHP - 2 Call (585) 738-0953 for details C L A S S I F I E D S O B I T U A R I E S Donald Leslie Derrick, 91, LeRoy, passed away October 20, 2022. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Disabled American Veterans or the Hope Center of LeRoy. Helen Z. Klinkbeil, 96, LeRoy, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 23, 2022, in Rochester, NY, in the loving presence of her family. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Hildebrandt Hospice Center, 2652 Ridgeway Ave., Rochester, NY 14626. Darlene S. Sztaba, 75, Bergen, passed away early Tuesday morning (Oct. 25, 2022) at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia surrounded by her loving family. She will be missed by her family and friends. Angela M. “Angie” Filio, 82, LeRoy, passed away early October 25, 2022 at Highland Hospital in Rochester. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Wilmot Cancer Center. Janine F. Torcello, 69, LeRoy, passed away unexpectedly Saturday evening Oct. 15th, 2022 at Strong Memorial Hospital. She will be missed by her family and friends. Jean L. Sackett, 89, Byron, passed away on October 21, 2022. She will be missed by her family and friends.
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