LeRoy Pennysaver & News

LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - JULY 8, 2018 Oatka Festival News by Lynne Belluscio A few new things un- der the Historical Society tent this year at the Oatka Festi- val. First we’re making room for some lawn chairs. I’ll bet folks will enjoy having a com- fortable place to sit down and watch people go by and sit and chat with friends. It brought to mind my grandfather’s camp chairs. They were like the but- terfly chairs of today, only they were made of wood, not met- al. I remember them when we camped for the summer in the old huge army tent at Honeoye Lake in the early 50s. There were a couple of the wooden recliners, with the stripped can- vas. There were usually three or four indentations on the back part, so you could recline at different angles. As the canvas got old, you risked having the chair give way. I’m not sure when we bought our first alu- minum web chairs. We’d have to make room for them when we went camping. Sometimes we strapped them to the roof. I even rewebbed a couple. And then there was the macramé craze when folks wove their own designs on the frames. Suspect there are a few of them around. The old fashioned games will be under the tent and we hope to have a skittles cham- pion at the end of the week- end. And of course Crinkinole - - If you haven’t had a chance to play this game, stop by and we’ll be glad to give you some instructions. And if you haven’t tried some of the “other” checkers games, we’ll have those rules posted. I personally like Shut the Box and the solitaire game. There are plenty of puzzles and at least three marble racers. (Have your third graders tell you about inclined planes and fulcrums and levers.) Stop by and take a look at the plans for the World War I monument that will be dedi- cated on November 11 this fall. You can make a veterans poppy and make a donation toward the project. We also have the enam- el “Lest we Forget” pins for those who make a $20 donation. We have made room for a table for the new “Friends of Machpelah Cemetery” that will have information about how to clean gravestones, and other “Grave Matters” as well as membership information. Speaking of membership infor- mation, the Historical Society will have a membership table, with back copies of the newslet- ter and a few “Historysavers.” All new members who sign up at the Festival will receive a dis- count in the Gallery Shop. We also have a few Women’s Suf- frage T-Shirts and some chil- dren’s Statue of Liberty shirts. The LeRoy House will be open both days and if you ha- ven’t stopped by lately, you’ll have a chance to see the World War I exhibit. And if you need a little time away from the hus- tle and bustle, the back porch of LeRoy House has comfortable chairs in the shade. And of course the Jell-O Gallery is free both days, and the museum shop will be open. Because of the crowd, there will be no tours of the Gallery Sat- urday and Sunday, but the His- torical Society has just received four original Rose O’Neill illus- trations which will be on exhib- it. Rose drew over 100 differ- ent illustrations for Jell-O in the early 1900s. She is known for the “Kewpies” - little pixie-like elves, with little blue wings. They are truly a wonderful addi- tion to the collection. They were donated by David O’Neill, the great nephew of Rose O’Neill, who maintained the O’Neill Museum. He closed his muse- um last year and has decided to disperse the collection to muse- ums. We were taken by surprise of this wonderful addition to the collection. Just an update on the old Tillou House next door. We have been told that it was sold to a real estate agent in Roch- ester who will rehab the house and hopes to have apartments for rent this fall. If you bought a brick in the Jell-O Brick Road this last year, you can check it out. Scott Ripley will be putting all of them in before the Festival. You’ll want to check at LeRoy House, not the Jell-O Gallery, to find your brick. You can also put in an order for more bricks. They are $55 each. We’d also like to rec- ognize our business members this year to date. They make a difference not only to the His- torical Society, but also to this community. Contact the Histor- ical Society if you’d like to join and help bring history home. Cameron Funeral Home Falcone Family Funeral Home Lakestreet Florist Derrick Monument Bill Fox & Son Construction Gottogo Electric LeRoy Federal Credit Union Place Optical Mike Lauterborn Enterprise Terry Starowitz – CPA Bob Johnson Automotive Creekside Restaurant Dr. Gugino Yngoddess No Better Bed & Breakfast Red Osier Sococool & Schutt Boylan Law Office McDonalds of LeRoy Bubba’s Landscaping Stafford Painters Capish Restaurant Humphrey Electric Joe’s Place Barbershop LeRoy Plastics Copart Iroquois Design Weldeon Service & Repair Pizzaland McQuillen Ent. Pizzaland Bank of Castile SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ADVERTISERS! They help sponsor the local news section of the Le Roy Pennysaver. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Original Jell-O illustrations by Rose ONeill donated to the Historical Society