Hocus Focus

BY HENRY BOLTINOFF

All Together Now – Summer Reading Summer isn’t over yet! Don’t forget to turn in your Summer Reading progress by August 18! Stop into the Library any time we are open to let us know the number of minutes you’ve read. e more you read, the more vinyl stickers you can collect!

Library Events

Check the Library’s online Calendar for details: https://owwl.libcal.com/calendar/DansvillePublicLibrary. Some programs may require pre-registration to ensure adequate space and materials; individual program registration is separate from the Summer Reading Challenge registration.

Summer Family Walking Club – Tuesdays @ 8:30am

Join Library Sta as we explore local areas of interest through August 15. We will meet in front of the library and will walk for about an hour each week. Bring your own water. Everyone is welcome!

Cra ing Corner: Family Cra ing Time – Diamond Art –

Tuesday, August 8 @ 11:00am

Join Ms. Mary Ellen for cra ing sessions perfect for the whole family. We will get creative this week with Diamond Art! Everyone is welcome! *Registration required.

Teen Summer Programs – Tuesday, August 8 @ 1:00pm

Join Ms. Mary Ellen for activities just for teens! Teen programs are for teens at least 13 years old through 18 years old. is week we will be creating Friendship Bracelets!

*Registration required.

Busy Bee Story Time Summer Session – Wednesday, August 9 @ 10:15am

Join Ms. Mary Ellen with this special story time of reading, singing, nger-play and more! A er story time, join in a hands-on activity. For ages 6 months to 3 years old. is is the nal story time of our summer session.

*Registration required.

Youth Summer Reading – All Together Now Magic with Steve Ingraham – Wednesday, August 9 @ 2:00pm

Enjoy a magic show for the whole family with magician Steve Ingraham. Get together at the Library on Wednesdays for some awesome programs!

Ravenous Readers: Adult Book Club – ursday, August 10 @ 6:30pm: e Girl in his Shadow by Audrey Blake e Ravenous Readers Book Club meets in the Reeve Room at the Library at 6:30pm on the second ursday of each month. New members welcome! Reading ahead? September’s title is: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson.

Milk Art – ursday, August 10 @ 1:00pm Join the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Livingston County for fun with color! We’ll use ordinary milk with food coloring‚ a touch of soap and watch the colors move!

*Registration required.

Cornell Cooperative Extension: Agriculture Classroom –Friday, August 11 @ 1:00pm

Explore the bare essentials of growing a seed with no soil in Test Tube Hydroponics, then try a tasty treat comparing apple varieties with the Apple Diversity experience!

*Registration required.

Looking Ahead:

• September is Library Card Sign up month! It’s never too late to get a library card!

• e Library will be closed on Monday, September 4th, in observance of Labor Day.

NATURAL GAS ALARM, 3” wide x 5” long. Battery powered. petert100@gmail.com

BANANA BOXES and other boxes. All in good condition. Must pick up, Phelps. 315-548-8372

MOTOROLA CABLE MODEM w/Wi-Fi. Spectrum compatible and new in the box. 1900 MBPS Wi-Fi. petert100@gmail.com

Box of RECIPES, a STAMP COLLECTION, and a RAND MCNALLY ROAD ATLAS 10th Anniversary (1976). 585-388-0318

ENCLOSURE FOR A VEGETABLE GARDEN – 2 metal gates, 9 wooden poles, 9 metal poles. You dismantle. jwissick@rochester.rr.com

MIKI TABLE MOUNTED ROUTER, assorted bits. 37” H x 36” L x 18” W. 585-394-7746

8-SIDED LOUVERED CUPOLA, 28” H x 22” W, grey roof shingles. 585-394-7746

TABLE MAT 80” x 60” x 20”. WOOD QUEEN BED FRAME w/headboard. New COMMODE w/Roho Cushion. Pick up, Naples. Kalind5592@gmail.com

Used NORDIC TRACK. Good condition. jwalnes@yahoo.com

WEIGHT BENCH and all the WEIGHTS that go with it. It is a complete set: 585-538-9508

Possibly a pig or other animal farm could use 200+ CANS OF EXPIRED FOOD 585-356-4315

UPRIGHT BALDWIN PIANO. Pick up in Rush. ermaperkins@me.com

MEDICAL SUPPLIES – bandages, saline solution, wound cleaner, body soap and lotions. 585-362-6906

MAPLE FIREWOOD in chunks on ground. Need chainsaw to cut to transport. Leave message. 585-237-5803

#1 CRUSHED WASHED STONE, 3-4 cu. yds. Bloomfield. You load & pick up. Please text 678-939-4378

ESQUIRE MAGAZINES 2008-2010. Good condition. 585-671-2598

1950s EZ SPIN WASHER. Poor condition. Good for collectors or scrap metal. You must remove from basement. Picture available. 585-671-2598

20-inch 2003 ENVISION TV. Good for gaming systems. Comes with plastic gaming center. 585-671-2598

4 qty rounded LANDSCAPING EDGING, brick. 2’ long by 3’ high pieces. Penfield: 585-820-9245

Two PLAYER PIANOS and a LOWREY HOME THEATRE. 585-323-1762 or 585-671-1996 (leave message)

POOL TABLE w/ balls, but no cue sticks. Particle Board. Warped, but good for kids to learn on. You remove from basement. msmalter2@gmail.com

OneTouch Blood GLUCOSE METER. sscott01@rochester.rr.com

CUSHIONS for the glider rocker picked up on Taylor Road in Mendon. 585-624-4647

Metal OFFICE DESK. Heavy duty. Measures 29” tall, 30” deep and 60” wide. Fairport. Donna, 585 943 -8487

Single mom of two kids in need of WORKING WASHING MACHINE penguinprincess73577@gmail.com

Small used SPINET PIANO in good condition for senior citizen in Dansville. 585-443-9974

VCR in good working condition. Wonder.ful.of.bread@theplate.com

GREENHOUSE and SUPPLIES needed for small startup. Any size and condition.

VINTAGE ELECTRONICS, RECORDS, and TOOLS. greg3151@ymail.com

Looking for TRAILER for a 4-wheeler to help a retired veteran be able to hunt this season. 585-337-8580

MAGAZINES, particularly food-centered, for collages. angela.m.kennelly@opwdd.ny.gov

5’ METAL FENCE STAKES. Text me. 585-260-3506

STOCKADE FENCING. Will remove. 585-358-6850

CROQUET SET, solid wood. Good/playable condition. Manufactured between 1950s - 1990s. Call/Text 585-764-9769

Lots of STYROFOAM EGG CARTONS needed for kids’ art camp. Webster/Penfield area. cmstudio@rochester.rr.com or 585-217-3397

LIONEL O-SCALE TRAINS, Locomotives, Rolling: stock, accessories, scenery, etc. For hobby and eventual layout. Got Bench-work? I will take it! 315-694-6197

Looking for a UTILITY TRAILER. Please call/text with pictures. 585-447-0201

TONNEAU COVER for 6.5’ bed. Call/text 585-447-0201 with info.

CELL PHONE. Used or unwanted. stan1k1@yahoo.com

Failing eyesight, need LARGE SCREEN TV for computer monitor. Also, will recycle your old computers. Terry: 336-247-3245

TRADING CARDS, Vintage or new. Sports, Buffalo Bills for my collection. Batavia/Elba area. Text 716-560-8840

FULL SIZE KAYAK. GOLD COLORED PICTURE FRAMES – all sizes. BIRD HOUSES –for outside decoration. Batavia/Elba area. Text 716-560-8840

Handicapped man needs a SAXOPHONE for his day music program. Text 585-305-0271

WOODEN BED SLATS, full size or queen size. Thanks in advance. doucette7@aol.com

FOLDABLE RAMP for a vehicle. 315-548-3872

Sturdy desk-type CHAIR on wheels. Will pick up within 10 miles of Geneseo. Call 585-382-3705

Looking for a BOX TRAILER. 585-323-1762 or 585-671-1996 (leave message)

MUSIC ALBUMS and 45s from the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. Call Bill 585-402-8870

NUTRIBULLET processor for veggies. stellaswirlery@yahoo.com

Lawn & garden TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT. 585-883-7387

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6th Annual Springwater Community Day

Sunday, August 13, 2023

Free Admission & Parking

Pancake & Egg Breakfast 8-11am • Eat in or take out

Church Service 10am @ Lighthouse Wesleyan Site

Area Services: WC UMC 9am, Nazarene Church 10:45am, SPW UMC 11am, Wayland UMC 10:45am

Chicken Bar-B-Que 11:30am till gone • To Go

Open Car Show 9am-3pm

Antique Tractor Pulls 9am-4pm

Food Available on Grounds

Springwater/Webster Crossing Historical Society Museum

Open 11am-2pm With Yard Sale

No coolers or containers allowed in park. No dogs or bicycles allowed in park.

LARRY J. CANUTE MEMORIAL PARK

Town of Springwater, NY on School Street

More information on www.townofspringwaterny.org

MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel

* On Aug. 5, 1914, the world’s first electric traffic signal is installed, in Cleveland, Ohio. It consisted of four pairs of red and green lights on corner posts. A gas traffic light, in 1860 in the U.K., exploded after being used for a month.