Two Le Roy wrestlers came away from the Section V tournament on Saturday with championship titles.
Brock Flint won at 160 pounds and Joey Brennan won at 162 pounds.
Coming in second at 138 pounds, Cole Rauscher, and at 152 pounds, Nate Andrews.
Photos by Tim McArdle.
Brock Flint
Joey Brennan
SUNY Morrisville recently announced those students who were named to the dean's list for the Fall 2020 semester. To be named to the dean's list, a student must achieve a 3.0 to 3.99 grade-point average for the semester and complete 12 credit hours.
Jason Doemling, of Le Roy, majoring in Automotive Management -- BBA
Braeden Zimmerman, of Bergen, majoring in Autobody Technology -- AAS
SUNY Morrisville's curricula are enriched with applied learning and pave the way for opportunity at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. An action-oriented, interactive learning lab, the college is a national leader in technology and has been lauded for its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs.
The college was ranked among the Best Regional Colleges in the North by U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2021 issue and was also recognized in the Top Public Schools, Regional Colleges North in the 2021 Best Colleges rankings. For more information about SUNY Morrisville, visit or connect with us at: www.morrisville.edu.
Le Roy Central School District kindergarten registration for the 2021-22 academic year begins Wednesday, March 10.
Pick up a registration packet at the Wolcott Street School Main Office, located at 2 Trigon Park in the Village of Le Roy, on Wednesday between the hours of 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. AND 4 to 6 p.m., OR Thursday, March 11, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
A working horse barn fire is reported at 7147 Thwing Road, Le Roy, between West Bergen and Warner roads. Le Roy Fire Department is responding, along with a ladder truck from Bergen, a city engine and Le Roy EMS.
UPDATE 3:18 p.m.: Command reports fire is out. Holding responders to Le Roy apparatus only.
UPDATE 3:20 p.m.: National Grid is called to the scene.
UPDATE 3:25 p.m.: An emergency coordinator is called to investigate.
UPDATE 3:36 p.m.: Thwing Road was closed in the vicinity of the barn, but is being reopened.
More than 200 students transferred to SUNY Canton for the Spring 2021 semester.
The college's Director of Admissions Melissa J. Evans said, "We pride ourselves on our ability to provide the right programs and services for our transfer students."
In addition to traditional college freshmen and transfer populations, Evans said the college's current recruiting strategy includes reaching students who attended college but never completed a degree.
"We are able to walk people through the process of applying to college whether they've been away for a few months or 10 years," she said. "We can help evaluate transcripts before beginning the application process."
Among the students who transferred are:
As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs, SUNY Canton delivers quality hands-on programs in digital design, engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. As SUNY's leader in online education, SUNY Canton Online offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 22 online degree programs. The college placed first in 14 categories in a SUNY-Wide Student Opinion Survey, most notably in career services, tutoring, library resources, and classroom facilities. The SUNY Canton Kangaroos 15 traditional athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. SUNY Canton also features varsity esports and cheerleading.
Jennifer D. Abrams and Tarus O. Fluitt are indicted for third-degree burglary, a Class D felony. It is alleged that on Sept. 16 in the Town of Le Roy that the defendants unlawfully entered the Kwik Fill on West Main Street Road intending to commit a crime. In count two, they are accused of third-degree criminal mischief for alllegedly intentionally damaging the property of another person in an amount exceeding $250 -- the front glass door of the Kwik Fill. In count three, Abrams and Fluitt are accused of fifth-degree conspiracy, a Class A misdemeanor, for allegedly intentionally agreeing to engage in conduct that constituted a felony.
Alex S. Dumbleton is indicted for the crime of first-degree criminal contempt, a Class E felony. It is alleged that on Dec. 11 Dumbleton violated an order of protection while at a residence on Pearl Street in the City of Batavia. It is alleged that on that day he acted to intentionally harass, annoy, threaten or alarm a person protected from him by a court order and did this by striking, kicking, shoving or subjecting the victim to physical contact, or threatening to do so. In count two, the defendant is accused of second-degree criminal contempt, a Class A misdemeanor. It is alleged in count two that Dumbleton intentionally disobeyed an order of protection issued on April 26 by Batavia City Court. In count three, he is accused of endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly acting that day in a manner likely to be injurious to the physical, mental or moral welfare of a child under age 17. In count four, Dumbleton is accused of fourth-degree attempted criminal mischief, a Class B misdemeanor. It is alleged in count four that the defendant attempted to damage another person's property -- the driver's side door of the victim's vehicle. In count five, Dumbleton is accused of second-degree harassment for allegedly intentionally harassing, annoying or alarming another person by striking, shoving, kicking or otherwise subjecting a person to physical contact.
Cody A. Bush is indicted for the crime of third-degree assault, a Class A misdemeanor. On Feb. 14 in the City of Batavia he accused of intentionally causing physical injury to a person. In counts two and three, Bush is accused of fourth-degree criminal mischief, for allegedly intentionally damaging another person's property -- a bedroom door and a cell phone, respectively. In count four, the defendant is accused of fourth-degree grand larceny, a Class E felony, for allegedly taking a cell phone from a person. In count five, he is accused of a third count of fourth-degree criminal mischief for allegedly intentionally damaging an entryway door. In count six, he is accused of first-degree burglary, a Class B violent felony, for entering a dwelling with the intent to commit a crime and then allegedly causing physical injury to a second victim. In count seven, Bush is accused of third-degree assault, a Class A misdemeanor, for allegedly intentionally causing physical injury to the second victim.
Warren D. Post is indicted for the crime of aggravated unlicensed operation in the first degree, a Class E felony. It is alleged that on May 24 in the Town of Batavia that Post drove a 2003 Chevrolet on Pearl Street while his license to drive was suspended or revoked by authorities and while he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. In Special Information filed by District Attorney Lawrence Friedman, Post is accused of having been convicted of driving while ability impaired by consumption of alcohol on June 18, 2018 in Town of Coxsackie Court. That conviction forms the basis for the license revocation referred to in count one of the current indictment.
Roy A. Newton is indicted for the crime of driving while intoxicated, a Class E felony. It is alleged that on Oct. 30 in the Village of Le Roy that Newton drove a 2009 Hyundai on Main Street while intoxicated. In count two, he is accused of DWI, per se, also a Class E felony, for having a BAC of .08 percent or more at the time. In Special Information filed by District Attorney Lawrence Friedman, Newton is accused of having been convicted of driving while ability impaired by drugs, as a misdemeanor, on Nov. 22, 2017 in Town of Perry Court. The convicted was within 10 years of the crimes alleged in the current indictment.
Interview with Merritt Holly, superintendent, Le Roy Central schools, about going back to full-time in-class teaching and the school's capital project.
Both Bryn Luckey and Jillian Curtis did their part Thursday night in Le Roy but it wasn't enough for the Lady Knights to overcome Haverling.
Haverling won 60-45.
Luckey scored 23 points and Curtis scored 13 and pulled in 12 rebounds. Goose Dunn had nine rebounds.
In other girls basketball:
Photos by Tim McArdle.
On Senior Night, Le Roy beat Letchworth 61-30.
Jillian Curtis scored 22 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and knocked back five shots. Bryn Luckey scored 25 points and snatched four steals. Zharia Newton scored eight points and had seven rebounds. Jen Pullyblank scored 10 points.
Also in girls basketball, Pavilion beat Cal-Mum 50 to 18.
Photos by Tim McArdle.
A gas line has reportedly broken and is leaking gas at 111 Lake St., Le Roy.
Le Roy fire dispatched.
UPDATE 1:05 p.m.: Ice fell on the line.
UPDATE 1:30 p.m.: Le Roy cleared the scene and the residents are awaiting a repair crew from RG&E.
Ta-Da!
Cherry bumped off Raspberry to win the first virtual poll of favorite flavors hosted by the world's only Jell-O Gallery Museum, located in Le Roy.
This year, 530 people picked a flavor they found most toothsome in honor of Le Roy's first celebration of National Jell-O Week.
The final tallies were totaled up on Saturday. And it was the votes counted last -- from fourth-graders at Wolcott Street School -- who shook things up.
There were 458 voters from 40 of the 50 U.S. states, including Hawaii. Missing were votes from: North and South Dakota, Idaho, Kentucky, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming. They also had voters in Canada, England, Italy and Scotland.
Then 72 fourth-grade students at Wolcott Street School weighed in with their choices.
Early results forecast Lime in a slight lead over Cherry, followed by third-place Raspberry. Then when the bulk of votes were added up, Raspberry was just jiggling past Lime -- 104 to 100.
Here are the tallies before and after the kids had their say (as denoted by the number after the addition sign):
Lynne Belluscio, director of the Le Roy Historical Society, Village Historian, and museum director, was gobsmacked.
"Lime and Raspberry are now tied at 110!" she says, and then here comes "Cherry climbing to first at 113!"
Orange was out in front of Strawberry by one vote, now they, too, are tied for third-place honors at 75.
"It was too close to count," Belluscio said drolly. "Have had a demand for a recount. LOL."
(Couldn't hurt, right?)
Things got a little complicated when factoring in numerous "write-in ballots."
Some people couldn't choose just one and voted for “all.” Some people, likely contrarians, voted against a flavor -- Lime). Some people voted for pudding. (Jell-O makes pudding but it's not a gelatin dessert -- hello!)
Other flavors mentioned, honorable all (with the possible exception of Celery, of course), were:
So when adding on 31 votes for "random" flavors, pudding, votes for "all flavors," and even ballots cast stating "I hate jello" (sic), the total vote count was higher than the 530 votes for standard flavors.
In all 561 voters had their say.
Belluscio initiated the virtual voting campaign because the museum has been closed most of the past year due to COVID-19.
Thousands of visitors who would normally vote throughout the year could not do so, so she began accepting votes through different Facebook pages.
The polls remained open through Feb. 21, the last day of National Jell-O Week. Le Roy celebrated it for the first time this year -- and a week early at that.
And as always, people from all over voted, just as they do in person. In fact until 2020, the Gallery recorded votes with Zip Codes from all 50 states.
"So that is the count through Jell-O Week, but we will continue to take votes and zip codes through the year," Belluscio said. "We expect to reopen the last weekend in March and anticipate going to a Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday schedule in April.
Previously: The jig is up: Le Roy 'jumped the gun' to celebrate National Jell-O Week early
Two members of the Ice Devils, the hockey team that represents Batavia, Le Roy, Alexander, Elba, and Oakfield-Alabama, tested positive for COVID-19, meaning all players and coaches must quarantine at home until Feb. 24.
Three regular-season games have been canceled and won't be rescheduled.
Batavia Athletic Director Michael Bromley said one person tested positive last week and after consulting with the health department and the school's medical director, they would quarantine the team if a second person tested positive. That positive test came in on Tuesday.
This is only the second time a Batavia-affiliated team has been required to quarantine during the regular season. It happened previously with the Alpine Ski team.
Bromley said he can't emphasize enough how important it is for a parent to keep a child home from practice and games if a player is showing any symptoms because it can affect the whole team.
The Ice Devils were 0-4 on the season. The three missed games will be counted as "no contest." There will be five games left in the regular season once the team returns to the ice. Bromley said it will take multiple wins in those final five games for the team to reach the playoffs.
Le Roy sustained another close loss Thursday night, dropping a hoops match to Hornell 57-52.
Cody Lytle scored 17 points and had 12 rebounds. Andrew Loftus, 12 points and 10 rebounds, Mitch Hockey 11 points, and Zach Vanderhoof scored 10 and had six rebounds.
The 1-2 Knights play the next five games on the road.
Also in boys basketball, Pavilion beat Mount Morris 47-38.
Photos and info submitted by Tim McArdle.
A fully involved car fire is reported near a structure at 73 W. Main St., Le Roy.
Le Roy fire is on scene.
Fire police are closing Route 5 between Royal Drive and Gilbert Street.
UPDATE 6:31 p.m.: Fire is knocked down.
The following local residents made the dean's list at Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2020 Fall Semester.
Undergraduate students are eligible for Dean's List if their GPA is greater than or equal to 3.40 for nine credit hours of traditionally graded coursework; they do not have any grades of "Incomplete," NE, D, or F; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.
Nicholas Kelly, of Byron, who is in the Software Engineering program.
Celia Mercovich, of Bergen, who is in the Physics program.
Erik Scharlau, of Alexander, who is in the Physician Assistant program.
Andrew Pickard, of Batavia, who is in the Software Engineering program.
Ava Vescovi, of Le Roy, who is in the Business Administration-Marketing program.
Bethany Zwolinski, of Corfu, who is in the Biomedical Sciences program.
Sophia Zwolinski, of Corfu, who is in the Mechanical Engineering program.
Tyler Henry, of Bergen, who is in the Illustration program.
Haley Scripp, of Le Roy, who is in the Mechanical Engineering Technology program.
Taylor Schofield, of Pavilion, who is in the biomedical engineering program.
Lauren Burke, of Bergen, who is in the applied mathematics program.
Amelia Pestillo, of Batavia, who is in the management information systems program.
Maddi Howard, of Elba, who is in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program.
Cambria Kinkelaar, of Bergen, who is in the Mechanical Engineering program.
Alex Warren, of Corfu, who is in the Computer Science program.
Alex Rosse, of Byron, who is in the Computing Security program.
Grace Vogler, of Corfu, who is in the Business Administration-Management program.
Lily Mercovich, of Bergen, who is in the Film and Animation program.
Charlie Stevens, of Le Roy, who is in the Mechanical Engineering Technology program.
Melissa Mountain, of Batavia, who is in the Interior Design program.
David Lapierre, of Oakfield, who is in the Mechanical Engineering Technology program.
Rachel Schauf, of Batavia, who is in the Applied Arts and Sciences Program.
Brett Lubberts, of Linwood, who is in the Computer Science program.
Ella Frank-Doyle, of Batavia, who is in the Medical Illustration program.
Molly Huber, of Batavia, who is in the Robotics and Manufacturing Engineering Technology program.
Will Palmer, of Batavia, who is in the New Media Design program.
John Mercovich, of Bergen, who is in the Mechanical Engineering program.
Chase Roth, of Alexander, who is in the Mobile App Development program.
Charles Carroll, of Oakfield, who is in the Chemistry program.
Ethan Stone, of Batavia, who is in the Computer Engineering program.
Colin Hunt, of Batavia, who is in the Packaging Science program.
Matthew Pencille, of Le Roy, who is in the Biomedical Engineering program.
Rochester Institute of Technology is home to leading creators, entrepreneurs, innovators and researchers. Founded in 1829, RIT enrolls about 18,600 students in more than 200 career-oriented and professional programs, making it among the largest private universities in the U.S.
The university is internationally recognized and ranked for academic leadership in business, computing, engineering, imaging science, liberal arts, sustainability, and fine and applied arts. RIT also offers unparalleled support services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The cooperative education programis one of the oldest and largest in the nation. Global partnerships include campuses in China, Croatia, Dubai and Kosovo.
The Knights dropped to 1-1 on the season losing at home Tuesday night to Livonia 58-48.
Mitch Hockey scored 10 points for Le Roy. Cody Lytle scored nine and had seven rebounds. Merritt Holly scored eight points.
In other boys basketball:
In girls basketball:
Photos and info of Le Roy game submitted by Tim McArdle.
Even with four grapplers winning their matches, Le Roy's wrestling team couldn't hold on for a win in its first meet of the season on Tueday night at Cal-Mum, losing 36-16.
Winners for Le Roy:
Photos and information submitted by Tim McArdle.
The Byron-Bergen/Le Roy girls swim team won the Genesee Regional Championship over the weekend, placing first out of seven teams at the meet.
The team scored 492 points. Notre Dame/Batavia finished second with 419 points.
Swim Coach Sara Stockwell said it has been 10 years since Byron-Bergen won the league championship meet.
Senior Alaura Rehwaldt won the 100-meter butterfly and broke her own school record with a time of 1:03.59.
Alaura Rehwaldt, Jorie Strzelecki, Peyton Koukides and Natalee Shepard won the 200-meter freestyle relay and also broke their own school record with a time of 1:46.36.
Information and photo submitted by Sara Stockwell.
Le Roy won its season opening-boys basketball game Friday night at home beating Haverling 53-51.
Andrew Loftus scored 19 points and had 13 rebounds. Cody Lytle scored 16 points and Mitchel Hockey scored 12 points.
Also in boys basketball on Friday, Batavia beat Honeoye Falls 62-57.
Photos and game information for Le Roy submitted by Tim McArdle.
Press release:
As this week comes to a close in Le Roy, folks are still talking about all the fun things that happened during Le Roy’s first celebration of National Jell-O Week.
Plans for the event were a last minute idea of Lynne Belluscio, director of the Le Roy Historical Society and Village Historian, who also serves as the director of the world’s one and only Jell-O Museum.
For those people who aren’t acquainted with Jell-O history, Jell-O was introduced in LeRoy in 1897 by a carpenter, Pearle Bixby Wait. Belluscio is quick to point out, that Jell-O wasn’t really invented in Le Roy.
Dishing Up the Right Name
For hundreds of years, people had been making flavored gelatins, which were called “jellies” but in the 1800s, several gelatin products were developed and sold in stores. The names of these jellies weren’t too appetizing. Who would want to eat "Bromongelon," or "Tryphosa." Wait bought powdered gelatin, sugar, flavoring and coloring. Mixed it together and. according to the Wait family history, his wife, May, came up with the name: J E L L hyphen O – and it has to have the hyphen.
Wait didn’t patent his new product. He trademarked the name. For two years he tried to find interested customers to buy Jell-O but was discouraged.
In 1899, he sold the rights to Jell-O to a businessman in Le Roy, Orator Woodward for $450. By 1907, a year after Woodward died, Jell-O was a million dollar a year industry in Le Roy. And the rest is Jell-O history, which is on display, of course, at the Jell-O Gallery.
The history of National Jell-O Week began in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2001 when the students of Brigham Young University petitioned the state legislature to declare Jell-O the state food. The state legislature agreed and Jell-O became the official Utah State Snack. This is because the people of Utah consume more Jell-O than another other state, and for a curious reason, they also eat more lime Jell-O than any other state. (Iowans give them a run for their money though.*)
Celebration Time -- the Second Week in February
It seems that the students at Brigham Young decided that National Jell-O Week would be the second full week in February (and one declared nationwide was in 2009**). which in 2021 would be from Feb. 14 through the 21.
This year, the second week in Februaryt runs from the 14th to the 21st. As Belluscio explained, that posed a problem in Le Roy, because the plans included Jell-O week at the school, and school would be closed for Presidents’ Holiday, so she decided that Le Roy would jump the gun and start the celebration a week early.
Le Roy’s Jell-O Week included activities in the fourth-grade classes. Virtual tours of the Jell-O Gallery were organized by the Mrs. Bertrand, the technology coach at the school.
These tours were followed up with new Hands-On-History booklets written and printed by the Historical Society and given to each student in the fourth grade. All the teachers sported new Jell-O t-shirts for the week, and students performed several Jell-O science experiments.
Probably the most surprising experiment took place on Monday when student attempted to build structures that would survive an earthquake. The structures were built on a large plate of Jell-O and the “earthquake” would occur when the Jell-O was shaken. Much to their surprise, early the next morning, a 2.2 earthquake occurred just north of Le Roy in Byron!
Students at the high school participated in Jell-O box stacking and a variety of other challenges.
In the meantime, Jell-O Days were declared at the Le Roy Village Green nursing home.
On Thursday, Ruth Harvie, a former employee at the Jell-O Gallery, and a recent resident at the Village Green, was recognized for her dedication to America’s Most Famous Dessert, and was crowned the “Jell-O Queen” in a special coronation ceremony. Special Jell-O displays were installed at the nursing home and at the Woodward Memorial Library.
The D & R Depot had a special Jell-O dessert on the menu this week (and today's the last day to get it, according to restaurant co-owner Sean Valdes. It's a dark and delicious Mandarine orange treat***).
Vote for Your Favorite Flavor
Belluscio also initiated a “Vote for Your Favorite Flavor” campaign. Usually, several thousand visitors would come to the Jell-O Gallery and vote for their favorite flavor, but the museum has been closed most of the year because of the pandemic, so the Gallery is accepting votes through a variety of facebook sites.
Hundreds of votes have been cast, and the polls will remain open through Feb. 21, the last day of National Jell-O Week.
At this time, Belluscio reports that lime has a slight lead over cherry, followed by raspberry. The Gallery is also asking that people share their zip code, as if they had visited the Gallery. Each year, until 2020, the Gallery would record votes from almost all of the 50 states. This year, votes have been received from 40 of the 50 states -- including Hawaii.
The last part of Le Roy’s 2021 celebration has been the construction of the largest paper Jell-O Jigglers barn quilt. A 4 x 4 barn quilt, in a colorful pattern named Jell-O Jigglers, has been on display at the entrance of the Jell-O Gallery since 2011.
This unique pattern, was duplicated on the back page of the Le Roy Pennysaver this past week, and folks are instructed to color in the appropriate pieces and to drop off their quilt squares at the Le Roy House. All of the squares will be assembled into a large quilt and put on display at the Jell-O Gallery this year.
Belluscio also mentioned that a large 8-foot wooden barn quilt was painted last year, and when the weather allows, it will be placed on the Le Roy Town Highway garage on Asbury Road.
Plans for Le Roy’s National Jell-O Week in 2022 are already underway.
* / ** / ***(Editor's notes) (Plus here's a link to 36 old-school Jell-O recipes.)
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