WINNER! Pet of the Year

“Hi, I am Claude Hopper. At the end of July I went to my current home as a foster through Headed For Furever. When my human Papa met me, that was it. I was not going anywhere. I now live with 3 cat sisters and my humans. My favorite things to do are to go for stroller rides and walking outside.”

Claude Hopper will have $50 donated to a local animal shelter in his name.

Thanks to our sponsors and all who voted! Claude Hopper received 56% of the Votes! Sponsored by these local businesses!

Older properties tend to have a sense of charm that newly built homes may lack. Perhaps it’s their lived-in feel or design elements that remind homeowners of yesteryear that make older homes so popular among home buyers. What older homes have in character they may lack in modern amenities. For example, whereas many homes are now built with energy efficiency in mind, older homes may not be so eco-friendly. Fortunately, there are many ways for homeowners who love their older homes to keep that love going strong while making their homes more energy efficient at the same time.

Pathstone Corporation Is Offering Free Home Energy Improvements

The PathStone Weatherization Assistance Program is available for income-eligible households in Monroe County located outside of the city limits.

HEAP Recipients

www.pathstoneenergyinfo.org

Automatically Eligible Income guidelines are:

Family of 1: $34,224

Family of 2: $44,760

Family of 3: $55,296

Family of 4: $65,820

Funded by: NYS Homes and Community Renewal

Storing Tools Properly Reduces Injury Risk And Promotes Organization

Whether homeowners have a handful of tools or an entire collection of equipment, proper storage of these items means the difference between staying organized and safe or having to waste time looking for tools and running the risk of injury.

Tools often gravitate to other rooms of the house or become misplaced. When they’re brought out for use, tools may not be returned to the toolbox or shed, taking up residence in drawers or closets or just being left out in the open.

Improper storage of tools also may create safety risks for the persons doing the renovation and other members of the household. The Consumer Product Safety Commission warns that hundreds of thousands of injuries treated at emergency rooms are related to power tools and workshop equipment. While the majority of these injuries occur while using the tools, improper tool storage can still cause injury.

By taking care of tools and keeping them orderly, homeowners can lengthen the life expectancy of their tools and reduce the likelihood of tool-related injury.

By Fifi Rodriguez

1. MUSIC: Which band sang the theme song to TV’s “Friends”?

2. ANATOMY: What is the only bone in the human body that isn’t attached to another bone nearby?

3. LITERATURE: What is the setting for the “Anne of Green Gables” novel series?

4. TELEVISION: Who plays the lead role in the sitcom “Mr. Mayor”?

5. GEOGRAPHY: Where are the Spanish Steps located?

6. HISTORY: How long did the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin, orbit the planet?

7. AD SLOGANS: Which restaurant chain advises customers to “eat fresh”?

8. SCIENCE: What is the only form of energy that can be seen with the human eye?

9. ANIMAL KINGDOM: With which animal do humans share 98.8% of their DNA?

10. “The Sixth Sense” (1999).

9. Chimpanzee.

8. Light.

7. Subway Restaurants.

6. 108 minutes.

5. Rome, Italy.

4. Ted Danson.

3. Prince Edward Island.

2. The hyoid bone.

1. The Rembrandts (“I’ll Be There for You”).

10. MOVIES: Which movie features the famous line, “I see dead people”? Answers

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Choose a theme. The right style allows hardscaping and softscaping materials to work together. For example, homeowners may want to give theiryardsaneasternfeel,completewithakoipondanddecorativebridge or trellis. A formal English garden, however, may include manicured paths withsteppingstonesandornatetopiaries.Mixingtoomanystylestogether can take away from the overall appeal.

The pros suggest looking at the overall plan of the design, even if all of the work can’t be completed at once. This way the eventual finished project wil be cohesive.

Consider the many special delights a lawn affords: soft mattress for a creeping baby; worm hatchery for a robin; croquet or badminton court; baseball diamond; restful green perspectives leading the eye to a background of flower beds, shrubs, or hedge; green shadows - “This lawn, a carpet all alive/With shadows flung from leaves’ - as changing and as spellbinding as the waves of the sea, whether flecked with sunlight under trees of light foliage, like elm and locust, or deep, dark, solid shade, moving slowly as the tide, under maple and oak. This carpet! - Katharine S. White, Onward and Upward in the Garden, 1979

Strange But True

By Lucie Winborne

* The human brain would be able to perform 38 quadrillion (38 thousand trillion) operations per second if it were a computer.

* Pope Francis was once a nightclub bouncer in his native Argentina.

* “Psycho” was the first movie to show a toilet flushing.

* As part of standard convention, pilots and co-pilots do not eat the same food before a flight in case of food poisoning (or worse). If one of the pilots is incapacitated (in other words, unable to leave the bathroom), the other pilot can take over.

Vunte s

Needed

• House of John: e House of John is a 2-bedroom Comfort Care Home located in Cli on Springs. We provide end-of-life care to those unable to be cared for at home at no cost to the resident. We are looking for caring, reliable people willing to share 4-8 hrs. a month to assist with resident care. No caregiving experience required. All training is provided free of charge. If interested, please call or email the House at 315-462-5646 or house@houseo ohn.org

• Perinton Ambulance: Seeking volunteers for general o ce/administrative work as well as building & grounds. Hours and tasks vary based on ability and availability. Email volunteer@pvac.org

• Catholic Charities of Bu alo: e Home Visitation Program needs Friendly Home Visitors, age 21+ to volunteer one hour each week through in person visits or calls to a 60+ older adult in Genesee County who is living independently and has expressed feelings of loneliness. You can be the bright spot in their week by providing a smile and laughter that brings increased socialization and a feeling of community connection. Call Lisa Wittmeyer at 716-341-6751 to learn more about volunteering with us.

• Light Hill, of Canandaigua Comfort Care Home Inc.: A two-bed end of life care home. We are always seeking volunteers for hands-on care, home & garden maintenance, light housekeeping and/or fundraising support! Contact us today or ll out an application on our website at lighthillhome. org. We would be so honored to add YOU to our extended family! Email us at mk@lighthillhome.org or call 585-393-1311.

• Charlotte House Comfort Care: Resident care help needed. We would love to bring new volunteers into our family. It is a rewarding experience and a great way to spend time with friends or make new friends. Email charlottehouseinc.@gmail.com

• Webster Comfort Care Home: We use volunteers to handle every aspect of resident care. We are a two person home for the terminally ill and we rely on community volunteers to o er round the clock care to our residents. We are also looking for volunteers with graphic skills, writing skills and strong social media skills. Email VolunteerCoord@ webstercomfortcare.org

• Genesee County 4-H Program, 4-H Teen Club Leader: Coordinate monthly meetings and projects for youth age 13-18. Call 585-343-3040 or email genesee4h@cornell.edu

• Serenity House of Victor: A two-bed comfort care home serving residents with end-of-life care. Serenity House needs volunteers to share their time & talent through providing resident care, building & grounds maintenance, or fundraising support. Come join our team! Share your most valuable gi – yourself ! Please contact the Director at serenityhousevictor@gmail.com or call 585-729-7617.

• Wayland Food Pantry at Lighthouse: Looking for volunteers on two Wednesday mornings each month to help unload orders from the food truck. Usually two Wednesday mornings monthly. Email Waylandfoodpantry@gmail.com or call 585-736-7586.

• PAX - Program of Academic Exchange: Seeking host families for the 2022-2023 academic year (or “welcome families” for 6-8 weeks). Share YOUR America with an exchange student. Contact me with questions at emilypelkowski@gmail.com or 315-576-2326.

• Geneseo Groveland Emergency Food Pantry: Needs your help! Email ggefoodpantry@gmail.com

• Wood Library: Shelving books and other materials, ful lling hold requests, special library events, straightening shelves. Call 585-394-1381 or email stoomey@pls-net.org

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