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Avon Free Library

143 Genesee Street • Avon (585) 226-8461 Fax: 226-6615 www.avonfreelibrary.org Mon. & Thurs. 10-8; Tues & Wed 10-6; Fri. 10-5; Sat.10-3 Lima Public Library

1872 Genesee St., Lima (585) 582-1311 Mon. 10-noon & 1-8; Tues. & Thurs. 1-8; Wed. 10-noon & 1-5; Fri. 1-5; Sat. (Oct.-May) 9-noon Livonia Public Library

2 Washington St., Livonia (585) 346-3450 • Fax: 346-5911 facebook.com/LivoniaPublicLibrary livonialibrary.org Mon.-Thurs. 10-8; Fri. 10-6; Sat. 10-3 Wadsworth Library

24 Center St., Geneseo (585) 243-0440 • Fax: 243-0429 www.wadslib.com Mon.-Thurs. 10-8; Fri. 1:30-6; Sat.10-3 Here’s what’s happening at your local library…

Wadsworth Library: Book Chat - Monday, February 14 at 6:30 pm Join this virtual book club via Zoom. The group will discuss the book, In the Woods by Tana French. Meetings are held the second Monday of the month. Register at https://wadslib. libcal.com/calendar/15139/bookchat

Go to https://wadslib.com to find the list of books we will be reading for 2022. The Next Chapter - Thursday, February 17 from 3:30-4:30 pm We’ll enjoy picture books, chapter books, literacy, art, and STEM activities, all for the school age crowd. Open to children in K-5th grades. Please register online at https:// wadslib.com/calendar Teen Movie: Cruella - Thursday, February 24 from 2-5 pm Hey teens! Looking for something fun to do over February break? Join us for our Teen Advisory Board meeting at 2 pm followed by a viewing of Disney’s Cruella at 2:30 pm. Students in grades 6-12 welcome. Snacks will be provided! Register at https://wadslib. libcal.com/event/8607455 Livonia Public Library: The Livonia Library is pleased to announce starting Jan 3, 2022 we are FINE FREE! Please join us for INPERSON EVENTS! Masks required. Please join us for Small Fry Fun, ages 2 - 5, from 10:30am - 11:00am. Homeschool Makerspace, Ages 5-11. Tuesdays from 1 - 2pm. K - 2 Maker Crew Tuesdays from 3:30 - 4:30pm. 3rd - 5th grade Maker Brigade, Wednesdays from 3:30-5:00pm. Mini Maker Time. Ages 2 - 5yrs. Thursdays from 10:30 - 11:00am. Tween Makerspace, Grades 6-8, Thursdays from 3:30-5:00 PM. Teen Advisory Board - 3rd Tuesdays of the Month, 6:00-7:30 pm for ages 13-18 Making Mittens Knitting Class Monday 2/7 form 6:00pm - 7:30pm. Basic Knitting Class Monday 2/9 from 6:00pm 7:30pm.. Go to livonialibrary.org for more information! Check the library’s Event Calendar to register for programs and Facebook for more info! Lima Public Library: Crossroads Crafters’ Circle (Knit, crochet, craft of your choice) on Saturday mornings 9:30 AM-12:00 PM. Saturday 2/19 11 AM-2PM Adios: History of South Lima - Author Discussion by Rob R. Thompson. Presented by the Friends of the Lima Public Library. Let’s Visit China (Kids - All) on Saturday 2/12/22 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. Presented by the Friends of the Lima Public Library. Make Pie Dough for Pi Day Kids’ Program CCE Nutrition Educator Lucille Tang on Saturday 3/12 10:30 AM-12 PM. Register at the library so we have enough supplies on hand. Presented by the Friends of the Lima Public Library. Game Night for Adults - Mexican Train Dominoes - Monday 3/14 6:30-8:30 PM. Join us for a game and to have some pie on Pi Day. Register at the library. Brought to you by the Friends of the Lima Public Library. For more, visit lima.owwl.org Avon Free Library: Registration is required for events, contact library or visit avonfreelibrary. org and Facebook for details. Knitting Needles: Friday 2/4 & 2/18 at 11 AM and Thursday 2/10 at 6:00 PM, Book Discussion of “The Kitchen House” by Kathleen Grissom on Wednesday 2/23 at 2:00 PM, Adult & Teen Craft on Thursday 2/24 at 6:00 PM, StoryTimes *most* Tuesdays & Fridays at 10:30AM. The Friends of the Avon Free Library are looking for new members. Please join their meeting on Thursday 1/6/22 at 6:30 PM in the Library’s meeting room.

More: Access OWWL2Go for e-books, eaudio books, and Ancestry.com. Access our wifi inside & outside the building. Request up to 20 items from any library in the 4 county system. Spaces available for study and one-onone meetings.

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AVON

Girl Scout Cookie Sale - Girl Scouts from Avon and Caledonia are now selling their cookies to help fund projects for this year. Our delicious new flavor is Adventurefuls, a brownie caramel cookie. The old favorites Thin Mints, Peanut Butter patties and Lemonades and just a few of the 9 varieties. Still have our gluten free selection also. $5 a box. Sale runs thru February, if a girl doesn’t stop please call Jeanne to place an order at 226-6434. T h e A v o n P r e s e r v a t i o n & Historical Society Museum is open Sundays from 1pm-4pm. Please stop in and see our displays. Located at 23 Genesee Street, Avon. All are welcome to visit!

Avon Preservation & Historical Society - Monday, February 7th. The AP & HS Annual Meeting will be held from 6pm-6:15pm and the Regular Meeting will be held 6:157:15pm. All AP & HS members are encouraged to attend. Join us at 23 Genesee Street, Avon. All are welcome.

4 Fridays of February Euchre Tournament - Four Fridays of February Euchre Tournament begins February 4 at the Avon American Legion Veterans Hall. All skill levels welcome. $7 entry, no bumps. Doors open at 11:30. Hots, Hamburgers, Fries or Rings will be available through the afternoon. Tournament starts at 12:30 sharp. Come for one, or all 4 weeks. 585-746-2608.

BATAVIA

The Great Batavia Train Show For 50 years the Great Batavia Train Show has been one of the premier hobby events in Western New York. Our move to the Richard C. Call arena has allowed us to grow the event in a state-of-the-art facility. Our April 3rd event marks our 100th train show! All forms of model railroad and train-related merchandise will be available. Modeling demonstrations, and a limited number of portable layouts, will be part of the fun. Free parking. Genesee Community College Richard C Call Arena, One College Rd., Batavia. $6 adults, $3 under 18, free for children under 13. http://gsme.org

If you live in the LIVONIA FIRE DISTRICT

We are currently updating our Handicapped List of anyone who lives in the Livonia Fire District who might have a problem getting out of their house in case of a re- especially at night! is information will be compiled into a le which each piece of apparatus will carry and have available if there is an emergency at that address. e info will also be shared with the Sheri ’s o ce, who will advise us at the time of dispatch of any possible problem! If you have a family member or friend who lives in our District and feel this might be of assistance to them, please call Past Chief Dave Peck at 585-519-2360! Leave a message with your name and phone number if there is no answer and I will get back to you ASAP.

BLISS

Girl Scout Dine-In or Take Out Chicken & Biscuit Dinner and Basket Raffle! Happy Valentine’s Day! We are celebrating Saturday, February 12 at St. Isidore’s Social Center, 3473 East Main St., Bliss. Dinner 4pm-6:30pm (or sold out). Basket Raffle: $5 a sheet & drawing is at 6:30pm. Postal Stamp Presentation at 6pm for the winner. Price: $12 for adults, $5 for children and under the age of 5 is free. Dinner includes: chicken and h o m e s t y l e b i s c u i t s , s t u f f i n g , vegetables, applesauce, and dessert. Please call 585-322-7252 to pre-order or for questions. Please help support Girl Scout Troop 93030. Thank you!

GENESEO

Huge Clothing Giveaway - Huge Clothing Give away every Wednesday morning 9:30-11:30 at the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, 4631 Lakeville Rd, Geneseo. Quality new and used clothes and shoes all sizes, men, women, children, babies, maternity. Call 243-0130 for questions or emergency needs.

Young at Heart of Geneseo Young At Heart will be holding a dessert meeting on February 6th at the United Methodist Church. Time is 1:30 PM. Program will feature Stacey Robertson S.U.N.Y. provost who will speak on Modern Day Slavery. Refreshments will be served.

LAKEVILLE

By Protecting the Land, We’re Protecting the Lake - Matt Halladay, of the Genesee Valley Conservancy, will be sharing how the GVC protects and improves lake habitat and water quality by working with private landowners in reducing erosion, limiting development, and restoring landscapes. Attend this FREE program in person or online Thursday, February 17 at 6:30 pm, the Watershed Education Center, Vitale Park, Big Tree Street, Lakeville. Sign up by going to conesuslake.org Backyard Birdwatching! Learn basic bird identification with 4-H Educator, Renee Hopkins as she shares tools and tips on getting started with birdwatching. Our area is rich in diverse habitats for birding. Your own backyard is a great place to start. End the evening by making a birdseed wreath that you can hang at home and watch the birds flock to your yard. February 8th at 6:30pm at The Chip Holt Nature Center, Vitale Park, Big Tree St., Lakeville. Great f o r f a m i l i e s . h t t p : / / w w w . chipholtnaturecenter.org LIVONIA

Take-out Spaghetti Dinner at the U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h o f Livonia, 21 Summer St, Livonia on Wednesday, February 9, 4:306:00PM (or until sold out). Spaghetti, sauce, meatballs, undressed salad, and garlic bread. Donations accepted. Please follow signs in church parking lot for drivethrough instructions. MIDDLESEX

Potter Volunteer Fire Dept. Breakfasts! Sunday, February 20, 8AM to Noon and Sunday, March 20th, 8AM to Noon. Join us at the Potter Fire House, 1225 Phelps Road, Potter. We will be serving: Breakfast sandwiches, pancakes, eggs, toast, sausage patties and links, home fries, as well as orange juice, hot cocoa, milk, coffee and hot tea.

FACTS ABOUT FEBRUARY

February was the last month of the year for around 200 years, until the Gregorian calendar designated January the start of the new year.

NAPLES

Explore a Bristol Hills Ghost Town - February 19, 1pm, Cumming Nature Center, 6472 Gulick Road, Naples. The director of an ambitious archaeological research project investigating a local “ghost town” will give a public lecture on what researchers have found so far and what is planned for 2022. Dr. Alexander Smith of SUNY Brockport will give a report on Frost Town Archaeology, which since 2019 has been examining the site of Frost Town, one of the region’s earliest industrial logging communities and probably the oldest “ghost town” in the Bristol Hills. https://bristolhillshistory.org/events/ d i g g i n g - i n t o - t h e - h i s t o r y - o f - t h e bristol-hills-frost-town-ghost-town

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W. BLOOMFIELD

Breakfast Buffet - Sunday, February 13th, 7:30-11:00 AM. Lima American Legion Post 282, 2475 State Route 65, West Bloomfield. $10.00 Adults; $6.00 Ages 8-12, 7 and under Free. Sausage gravy & biscuits, scrambled eggs, home fries, French toast, bacon, sausage, pastries, fruit, juice and coffee. Takeout available. Everyone welcome.

YORK

York-Leicester Towners Cancellation - ATTENTION YORKLEICESTER TOWNERS: Effective immediately, our monthly meetings will be CANCELLED until further notice! If anyone needs further clarification and/or any help, please feel free to contact your group’s President. You will be contacted when meetings will resume. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.

GUIDELINES FOR HOMETOWN EVENTS:

Events should occur on a specifi c date at a specifi c time. Due to the increasing number of submissions, we will no longer be able to publish the following items: • Businesses/schools seeking registration for classes or program • Organizations seeking crafters or vendor • Organizations seeking donations of items Genesee Valley Penny Saver reserves the right to approve/reject events for publication. Events are published as space allows. Event deadline is Monday, 2 weeks prior to publication date R E G I S T E R A N D S U B M I T Y O U R E V E N T O N L I N E AT Log in to your account or register on our website to start submitting your events today! www.gvpennysaver.com under ‘Share With Us’ Events may also be submitted at: 1471 Route 15, Avon, NY 14414

Veterans Ice Fishing Clinic - The lake is Frozen! Calling all Veterans and their families, The Chip Holt Nature Center (Vitale Park, Big Tree St., Lakeville) is offering an opportunity to try out ice fishing on Saturday, February 19, 9am-12. Learn the basics of ice fishing and try it out on Conesus Lake. All equipment and bait will be provided. No fishing license is needed. This is a DEC Free Fishing Day. This event is for all Veterans and their families. Please register by emailing chipholtnaturecenter@yahoo.com. Lunch will be provided.

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EXPLORE THE HISTORY AND FACTS OF CROSSWORD PUZZLES

Even though a type of word puzzle was found inscribed on the wall of an ancient Egyptian tomb, the fi rst known crossword puzzles are credited to journalist Arthur Wynne, who designed his “word-cross” in 1913. Wynne’s puzzle appeared in a Sunday newspaper called New York World. Since its inception, the crossword puzzle has become one of the world’s most recognizable puzzles, attracting enthusiasts from all over the world, and now appearing in virtually all newspapers. Crossword puzzles are word games in which the answers correspond to numbered clues. The words are put into a grid of horizontal and vertical squares to form completed, intersecting words. When all of the words are supplied correctly, the puzzle is complete. In North America and Great Britain, crossword grids traditionally have 180-degree rotational symmetry. The diagram, or placement of black squares within the grid, must be symmetric diagonally. This means that the pattern of the puzzle will appear the same if the puzzle is turned upside down. American crossword puzzles conform to a set of established rules made popular by publisher Simon & Schuster, the original crossword puzzle publisher. The standard puzzle grid size is 15x15. However, 17x17, 19x19 and 21x21 also are used. Smaller 13x13 also are accepted. Many crossword puzzles do not use two-letter words, and three-letter words are kept to a minimum. In addition, every letter square must be part of both an Across and a Down word. Crossword rules are different in other parts of the world. For example, in Japan, the corner squares of a crossword puzzle must be white. Despite once publishing a statement describing crosswords as a “sinful waste in the utterly futile fi nding of words the letters of which will fi t into a prearranged pattern” in 1924, The New York Times routinely produces what many consider to be the world’s most challenging crossword puzzles. Stanley Newman is credited with completing a New York Times crossword faster than anyone in history. In 1996, Newman completed a crossword in two minutes, 14 seconds. Crossword puzzles appear in newspapers, magazines and kids’ activity books and are even used in school lessons to supplement vocabulary lessons. Doing these puzzles also may be good for one’s health. According to a University of California at Berkeley study, crossword puzzles may help in the fi ght against Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found that the more often someone engaged in mentally stimulating activities such as crosswords, the less buildup of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain, which are hallmarks of the disease. Doing crossword puzzles also may offer a distraction that helps people reduce stress. Crossword puzzles have a storied history. They are completed recreationally and in competitions, and cruciverbalists look forward to new puzzles in their newspapers every week.