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LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - OCTOBER 25, 2020 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. THRIFT SHOP First Presbyterian Church Basement, Main &Clay St. LeRoy. Tuesday 10-12 & 4-6pm; Saturday 10-12. Household items, linens, tools, garden items etc. Donations accepted Mon, Wed, Thurs, 9-12 by phoning 768-8700. Or by appointment, 356-6362. No clothes, electronics, large furniture or appliances. LEROY ROTARY COMMUNITY KITCHEN Free dinner and groceries every second and fourth Tuesday of the month from 5:00 - 6:00PM 15 Bank Street. WOODWARD MEMORIAL LIBRARY OCTOBER VIRTUAL PROGRAMS Books & Beyond - Grades Pre K-2. Kit Pickup: 10/26 - 10/30. Video Posted Tues. 10/27 at 3.M. Listen to the story Froggy's Halloween by Jonathan London and learn how to make a Yarn SpiderWeb! Registration is required. Halloween Fun Program to Go - All Ages. Kit Pickup: 10/26- 10/30. Video Posted: Wed.10/28 at 6P.M. Pick up a Program to Go Kit, including 2 activites and 1 craft that are Halloween Themed! Registration is required. Kids Create - Quilled Jack O' Lantern. Grades 3 - 6. Kit Pickup: 10/26 - 10/30. Video posted: Thurs. 10/29 at 3P.M. During this program, learn basic quilling to make a Jack-o-Lantern. Quilling is the art of creatingimages using rolled paper. Registration is required. LeRotary Notes The Rotary Club of LeRoy held its weekly meeting on October 14, 2020, on the deck of the LeRoy Country Club. It was a beautiful fall day and President Mary Margaret Ripley brought the meeting to order with the Pledge, prayer and Four-Way-Test. Tracy Ford introduced her guests, Genesee County Sheriff William Sheron and Undersheriff Brad Mazur to the club. It should be noted that between in-person and the online Zoom option Rotary had 28 members in attendance. The zoom access continues to allow members to participate via video or phone. President Mary Margaret thanked Scott McCumiskey for his continued help facilitating this for members. President Mary Margaret asked for announcements from the club. Scott McCumiskey announced he had the Appliance Raffle Tickets available for members. There are 1000 tickets to be sold with 12 prizes and a chance for an additional door prize. There are 200 additional 50/50 tickets to sell. The 50/50 tickets are $25.00 each and give people an opportunity to win four, 50/50, and four wine or turkey raffles. Shannon Karcher announced a drive-thru spaghetti dinner on election night, (November 3, 2020). The event will occur at the American Legion with the goal of selling 200 dinners. Other announcements included a Rotary Board meeting on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. Randy Vink announced birthdays for the month of October. These included GerryAron, Bruce Baker, Jason Karcher, Scott McCumiskey, and Randy VInk. Fines were paid accordingly. Missed meetings were recognized by President Mary Margaret: Nan Chiulli, Erik Fix, Randy Vink, Bruce Baker, Lynne Belluscio, Bob Boyce, Carol Wolfe, and Jake Whiting. Some offered make-ups while others paid their fines. It should be noted that Jake Whiting “fessed up” on his missed meetings. P r e s i d e n t M a r y M a r g a r e t transitioned to fining. Nan Chiulli was fined for her on-going cat rescue. It was noted she has been fostering cats while the rescue secures a home for the kittens. Erik Fix was fined for all three of his boys being part of LeRoy Central School’s student government. Lynne Belluscio was fined for an article in the 1999 LeRoy Historical Society Newsletter which referenced a computer glitch occurring and affecting the membership drive. Larry Boylan was fined for a much quieter house since his daughter and her family went back home. He assured everyone that he had much less garbage to put to the curb this week and that the house would be full and loud again for Christmas. Maria Valencia was fined for the daunting task of sampling numerous wines at Farmer’s Creekside with the goal of creating a new wine list for the restaurant. Carol Wolfe was fined for her lunch at Silver Lake Country Club. When asked how lunch went she stated she had two martinis which made her memory a little foggy. Marcia McKenzie was fined for her two grandsons playing soccer this fall with the high school team. For the last fine for the day President Mary Margaret brought out a LeRoy Gazette from 1984. In it, she showed a picture of Mrs. Nancy Baker. Bruce fondly stated that was his lovely bride when she was running for LeRoy School Board. Bruce noted that Nancy had the honor of serving on the school board for many years. The day’s presentation was done by Sheriff Sheron and Undersheriff Mazur. They discussed some of the current happenings within Genesee County related to the sheriff’s department. Sheriff Sheron recalled the years he had the honor to work with Dr. Bruce Baker within the Genesee County Jail and when Bob Sullivan was a judge. The presentation touched on jail reform, the proposal of building a new jail facility, and school resource officers within Genesee County. It was also noted that Sheriff Sheron began the county drug task force in 1989. He has been in public service for 43 years. President Mary Margaret thanked everyone for attending and adjourned the meeting at 1:05 pm. Rotary Club of LeRoy is on Facebook at Rotary Club of LeRoy, NY or visit the club’s website at www. leroyrotary.org for more information.