Finger Lakes Times | FLTimes.com | Local News | Geneva, NY (2024)

SODUS — The body of an Ontario County man was found Monday night in Sodus Bay, a day after he and a woman were tossed from a speedboat.

The band Chicago is returning to Upstate New York again this week and will perform at the Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center July 25.

This year’s Saturday night championship was won by Jamie St. Mary, from Malone in Franklin County, while local upstart Ray Jones won the 30-plus car four-cylinder chain-and-bang feature, topping his longtime friend Michael Soler.

CANANDAIGUA — Help could be coming for Ontario County and 14 others that suffered damage from last week’s severe storms that included multiple tornadoes, one of which hit Canandaigua.

GENEVA — Kelley Monson is the new president of the City School District’s Board of Education.

LYONS — Normally, the Wayne County Board of Supervisors doesn’t spend much time debating legislation at its monthly meetings. That usually happens at the committee level.

SODUS — As of Monday morning, police and other responders were continuing to search for a man ejected from a speedboat Sunday on Sodus Bay.

PHELPS — The town has been awarded a $1 million grant to replace a culvert on Melvin Hill Road that carries water from a tributary to the Canandaigua Lake Outlet.

NEWARK — The village has received a nearly $1.3 million state grant for the reconstruction of what officials called a “critical culvert” on East Maple Avenue.

KEUKA PARK — Nearly 200 wellness enthusiasts gathered at Keuka College on the weekend of July 12-14 for presentations, activities, entertainment, and healthy meals — all centered around a whole food, plant-based lifestyle.

GENEVA — Hobart and William Smith Colleges have announced its newest major: environmental science, offered as a bachelor of science.

VICTOR — Law enforcement is looking for a town resident last seen leaving his East Victor Road apartment July 15.

I wrote the above headline because the photo alone wasn’t going to draw in readers. But I think many will find this week’s “Bigger Picture” content worth a look.

Lake Ontario cooperated during the 2024 Sodus Pro-Am. In past years, the normal conditions out in the “Big O” would give the teams one good day…then one blow-off day. The lake was flat on July 13 and 14 … both…

PALMYRA — Why not?

GORHAM — A Rushville man was killed early Friday morning in a motorcycle accident in this Ontario County town.

Winning is just in the blood of Mckenna Davis and Abbey Herod.

The cases of Karl Karlsen, the former Seneca County resident convicted of killing his first wife and son in separate incidents, were the subject of several television shows, including the ABC News program “20/20” and “Dateline NBC.”

ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Liberty League football conference will get a major tech upgrade this fall season with the addition of GoRout.

PENN YAN — Finger Lakes wineries, headed by Weis Vineyards near Hammondsport, Steuben County, dominated the 38th annual New York Wine Classic, which highlights the best of the state’s wine industry.

A product of the Lyons school system, and other area schools, Elijah Felix now writes and publishes his own children’s books. “Craig and the Worries” is taken from his own experiences growing up, he tells Sunday Editor Louise Hoffman Broach.…

MASON, Mich. — Athletes and teams representing 456 high schools from across the nation participated at the 2024 USA High School Clay Target League National Championship last weekend in Michigan.

FAYETTE — State police said a 1-year-old child died in an accident Tuesday at a residence on Aunkst Road.

LYONS — If there is ever a rebirth in the nuclear power industry, Wayne County supervisors would like to be a part of it.

LYONS — The sixth annual Wayne County Pitch offers a grand prize of $20,000 to KickStart a new business. Deadline to submit an application is Sept. 27.

ALTON — Taylor, a leading regional commercial general contractor from East Rochester, is nearing completion on an expansion project for VanDeWalle Fruit Farms.

Waterloo Athletics conducted its 58th annual Varsity Club Sports Banquet on June 20 at Club 86 in Geneva.

GENEVA — Directors and cast members of Geneva Light Opera’s “The Merry Widow” assembled from distant spots — Minneapolis, New York City, Syracuse, New Jersey, and Buffalo — last Wednesday to begin rehearsals of Lehar’s popular operetta, despite steaming heat…

PENN YAN — There’s no place like home.

BRANCHPORT — The Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival will close its season with a concert at 6:30 p.m. July 26 at Hunt Country Vineyards.

LYONS — The slow pace of Wayne County’s broadband expansion project is drawing concern among some officials.

STARKEY — A renewable energy company has taken legal action against this Yates County town and its Planning Board, claiming the board should not have rejected part of a solar power project.

CANANDAIGUA — The National Weather Service has determined that a weak tornado caused the July 15 damage along Eastern Boulevard in the city, but much stronger straight-line winds of nearly 100 mph were responsible for the destruction at and near…

FARMINGTON — Pandagate won the 51st renewal of the $159,000 New York Derby at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack for 3-year-old New York-breds on Monday, July 15.

CANANDAIGUA — A local resident will direct the curriculum for the 2024-25 Leadership Ontario program that begins in September.

WATERLOO — The state and federal governments have reduced funding for the Small Business Administration, which is expected to cause a 2025 fiscal year deficit for the SBA Development Center that serves Seneca County.

WATERLOO — The AKC-registered name of Samantha and Andrew Sciolino’s 4-year-old Belgian Malinois is Valhalla’s Lullaby — an homage to the songs “Whiskey Lullaby” and Metallica’s “Enter Sandman.”

CANANDAIGUA — The Town Board has scheduled three public hearings for 6 p.m. July 22 at Town Hall.

(Ed. note: As the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump unfolded Saturday evening, heroes emerged. One of them was Jim Sweetland, a retired doctor from the DuBois, Pa., area. The DuBois Courier Express is a sister paper of the…

PENN YAN — The Penn Yan Community Chorus is next up in the Yates Summer Concert Series, with their performance scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on the lawn by the county courthouse.

CANANDAIGUA — Ontario County Clerk Jean Chrisman said her office received approval from the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Passport Affairs recently as a passport acceptance facility.

SENECA COUNTY — The Seneca County Arts Council named two high school seniors this year for a $500 college scholarship each. Each year, one scholarship is awarded. This year, due to quality of work and a generous $500 donation from…

GENEVA — Three students who recently earned the College Experience Certificate during Commencement at Hobart & William Smith Colleges reflected on their involvement in the program.

CANANDAIGUA — The swimming area at Kershaw Park was closed July 16 after storms that tore through the area on the previous afternoon downed numerous trees at the park.

Accolades

Stewart Friesen banked the Hall of Fame 100, putting a “less is more” strategy on full display as he motored to the Super DIRTcar Series win at Weedsport Speedway Sunday night.

SENECA FALLS — Cycle the Erie provided the three Wheeler brothers with an opportunity to display their entrepreneurial spirit.

ROMULUS — The next step in the redevelopment of the closed Willard Drug Treatment Campus was announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul late last week.

Baseball is one of the staples of the summer in this area. The Geneva Red Wings, part of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball league, offer high-level collegiate baseball entertainment 5-6 days a week. In addition to the game and concessions,…

OVID — While a funnel cloud was seen in the area, the National Weather Service has determined that microburst winds destroyed a structure last week in this Seneca County town.