Community Focus Spring 2017, Town of West Bloomfield by Featured Media

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Spring 2017

Supervisor’s Update Todd D. Campbell

THE INSIDE NEWS Town Supervisor................... 1 Highway Superintendent..................... 2 Welcome to West Bloomfield................... 2 Millers Corners Cemetery.............................. 3 Fire Marshal/ Building Inspector................ 3 Lima Legion......................... 4 West Bloomfield Volunteer Fire Dept............. 4 Ionia Vol. Fire Dept. ............ 5 Ionia Women’s Club............. 5 Cub Scouts / Boy Scouts............5 West Bloomfield Historical Society................. 6 Town Historian.................... 7 Ionia United Methodist Church................ 7 West Bloomfield Congregational Church........... 8 Bloomfield Rotary................ 8 North Bloomfield Cemetery.............................. 8 North Bloomfield Community Association....... 8 Bloomfield Public Library....................... 9 Allens Hill Free Library..... 10 Community Happenings.... 10 Editor's Note...................... 10 Wild Hill Farm.................. 11 Bloomfield Lions Club....... 11 Help Wanted...................... 11 Town Information.............. 12

Happy Spring! As of this writing, it appears that Spring is actually here — hopefully Mother Nature won’t throw another curve ball at us this year. The Town Board has approved the repair/replacement of the Highway Garage roof — we anticipate the bid opening in June with work to be completed over the summer. This will be the first step in major maintenance to our existing facilities. The trailer that houses the existing Town Hall is nearly at the end of its useful life and will require some serious repair/renovation if we are to stay here. The costs to stay in our existing facility are nearing the costs of a new Town Hall. We have again been working with several groups of engineering students from RIT to pursue design options for a Town Hall at a different location — both the Legion property and at Prouty Park. These efforts allow us to establish some current construction cost estimates and also to review potential design alternatives. We are looking at a very basic facility to keep the costs at a minimum. Please let me know (send me an e-mail or letter) or attend a Town Board meeting if you have any thoughts on the issue. We will provide a more detailed update in the next edition of the Community Focus. Ontario County is beginning to work on its plan based on the Governor’s newly enacted Shared Services Initiative. I will be on the panel working with the County Administrator, Town Supervisors, School District Superintendents and others. The County has a long history of shared services that dates back to 1959, so we are well positioned to respond to this initiative. We are also continuing our efforts on the Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP) and how it impacts the individual municipalities across the County — for West Bloomfield that means we will begin to see some funding from the SWMP and be able to make some improvements to our transfer facility and possibly provide some additional services to our residents. We are always looking for residents to assist us (please see the announcement elsewhere in this edition) on our Boards and also for potential committees. We currently have openings on the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning Board--the best way to get involved is to submit your name and interests. I will be happy to meet with you and discuss what the roles are and how you can help. Thank you to everyone who has attended our Town Board meetings over the last couple of months — your feedback is important to me and the Board as we work on the Town’s business My door is open when I am in the office - stop in and visit if you have the chance. I can be reached at my office (585) 624-2461, via e-mail tcampbell@ townofwestbloomfield.org, and also on Twitter and Facebook.

Welcome to West Bloomfield! Moving to a new home is an exciting and stressful experience. It takes some time to become acclimated to a new town. If you are new to West Bloomfield, or have a neighbor who is new to our town, please call Leslie Giering, (585) 624-3622, Judy Del Vecchio (585) 624-9772, or Sue Linder (585) 657-4715. We have some information that may be helpful to our most welcome newcomers. West Bloomfield is a town of just over 2,500 people. Like all towns there are many jobs that rely on citizen volunteers. Because of our size, your contribution can make a big difference. Won’t you consider a position on the Zoning Board of Appeals, Planning Board or Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee? If you have questions ask any Town Board Member or feel free to call the Supervisor. Letters of interest and resumes can be sent to the Town of West Bloomfield, PO Box 87, West Bloomfield, NY 14585.

Highway Superintendent’s Update Jim Powers The winter of 2016 – 2017 was a calm one overall, with a couple of events that may have taken many of us back to what winters used to be. I am not complaining and much rather prefer a calm winter as your Highway Superintendent. The best effect of the calm winter is the reduced costs! Less salt used, less fuel, less wear and tear on the machinery, and less overtime paid - to the chagrin of the highway gang! With the lower costs of the winter I will be working with the Town Board to possibly use some of these dollars to put into doing more road maintenance. On some other financial news, in my last article I mentioned that the Highway Superintendents across New York State gather in Albany for a one day event to solicit our Senate and Assembly for increased funding for our CHIPS program, called Advocacy Day. I am very pleased to inform you that in this year’s State budget they did approve increasing the CHIPS funding. We will be getting an additional $12,000.00+ which will be going toward culvert replacements and road rehab work!! Hats off to Senator Rich Funke and Assemblyman Brian Kolb for their support on this! Without them advocating for our local roads we would not have seen this increase. We have done our annual grinding of the brush pile at our Transfer Station and we do have wood chips available for West Bloomfield residents. To get some, give me a call to schedule a pick up and if you have a vehicle we can load with our loader we will do so. We have taken delivery of our replacement pickup and one ton plow/dump truck. The one ton truck is a very versatile tool for us. We use it in the winter to plow and salt snow blow outs and our parking lot. In the summer, we haul loads of debris or materials where needed when our larger trucks are not warranted. With the summer months upon us road work begins, so please be watchful of our and others' work zones and most important the people within them. Also, be patient if you are asked to wait by a flag person. We are out there to improve our roadways. If you have any questions or concerns concerning highway matters, please feel free to contact me at – email: jpowers@townofwestbloomfield.org or office: (585) 624-2900.

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Fire Marshal / Building Inspector Joel Richter When planning a party with family or friends this summer, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends you consider these summer fire safety tips. The NFPA wants to remind everyone that grills, fire pits and campfires pose an increased risk for burn injuries and fires that are uncontrolled. 1. Don’t let children play near grills, fire pits or campfires. Keep children and pets at least three feet away from grills, fire pits and campfires. 2. Don’t leave the grill, fire pit or campfire unattended.

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3. Use propane and charcoal grills only outdoors.

Wayne Parrish

4. Wear short sleeves when cooking on a grill or over open flame. Clothing can catch fire.

SAVE THE DATE: The annual Memorial Day ceremony will be held on Monday, May 29th at 8:30 AM.

5. Position and use grills in an open area well away from buildings, including doors, windows, siding and railings. Do not use on covered porches, under eaves, or under overhanging branches.

Highlights of the business conducted at our annual meeting:

6. Always make sure the lid on a gas grill is open before igniting. 7. If you smell gas while cooking, immediately move away from the grill and call the fire department. Do not move the grill. 8. If flames go out for any reason, turn the grill and the fuel tank off and wait at least 15 minutes before re-lighting it. 9. Keep charcoal starter fluid and flammable liquids, such as gasoline, diesel fuel and kerosene, well away from grills, fire pits and campfires. 10. Never add charcoal starter fluid or other flammable liquids when a fire has already been ignited. Fuel vapors can ignite causing severe burns. 11. Make sure the fire is out. For charcoal fire, fire pit or campfire, allow fuel to burn to ash. Pour lots of water on it and stir ashes and material to extinguish all embers. Ash and all embers should be wet and cold to the touch. Source: National Fire Protection Association Please feel free to contact the Fire Marshal’s Office, located in the Town Hall at 2560 County Road 37, (585) 624-2942 or firemarshal@townofwestbloomfield.org.

• The repairs needed to the roof of the vault will be completed this summer. • The utility building will be repainted this summer. • The following officers were re-elected: Pres. - Lynn Parrish, Vice Pres. - Randy O'Brien, Secretary - Marna Evans, Treasurer - Wayne Parrish, Superintendent Larry Evans. • Gary Evans and John Bennett were re-elected to three - year terms as Trustees. • Lot and interment prices will remain unchanged for the coming year. • The bid from William Boldt was accepted for lawn mowing this season. • Low interest rates continue to significantly reduce the income to the cemetery. REMINDER: This spring when placing flowers and plants on the graves, they must be potted. Any items permanently planted in the ground will be removed as allowed by NYS Cemetery Law. Also, by local policy, memorial lights are NOT allowed at any time in the cemetery. If you wish to purchase a lot, or schedule the installation of a monument, please contact the Superintendent, Larry Evans, at (585) 624-4993.

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Lima Legion West Bloomfield Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. John MacKenzie, President We are always looking for new members! We supply all protective equipment, training and answer any questions you may have. We are available any Monday evening at 7:00pm usually at the Fire house or around town doing training classes or truck checks.

Frances M. Dalton, Post 282 Located at 2475 State Route 65, in the old West Bloomfield Union School. REGULAR MEETINGS: • Legion - 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 PM (excluding July & August) • Auxiliary - 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 PM (excluding July & August) • Sons of American Legion - 1st Sunday of each month at 12 Noon • Legion Riders - 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM • Breakfast – 2nd Sunday of the month. Serve 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM May 21st Flag Retirement Ceremony: 12 noon Please bring any of your worn flags to the Post prior to the date. We will be disposing of the flags in a ceremony with the organizations/members of the 7th district. We encourage everyone to attend. May 29th / Memorial Day - parade in Lima with a luncheon to follow at Post. July 22nd is the Poker Run - anyone can join in on a day of fun. Watch sign for details. August 26th is the annual Steak/Cash Raffle. Tickets will be out soon. Thank you to all the community that supported out Friday nite Fish Fry. This was a great success thank you to Bob & Margo Richardson for encouraging the Post to try this new venture. We may continue this later in the year. Stay tuned. If you or anyone you know would like to join the American Legion and/or the other organizations, stop in Tuesday Friday after 3:00 p.m. or Saturday and Sunday after noon. Please check the sign out front for upcoming events!

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CUB SCOUTS / BOY SCOUTS Pack/Troop 56 News Editor’s note: The boys of Pack and Troop 56 were so busy having fun and getting out in the community that they didn’t have time to submit anything for this edition of the Focus – keep an eye out in the next edition as they share their adventures! For more information, you can contact: Tim Schiefen, Troop & Pack 56 Committee Chairman (585) 624-4420

Ionia Volunteer Fire Department Wayne Parrish It has been a busy spring for us. • Despite the NYS burn ban on residential burning from March 16th to May 14th there have been several calls that we have had to respond to with West Bloomfield. • The heavy spring rains and snow runoff resulted in several calls to pump basements with West Bloomfield. • We had our annual physicals along with the West Bloomfield and East Bloomfield-Holcomb firefighters at the East Bloomfield fire station. • We attended our annual refresher training for blood borne pathogens, hazardous materials, and scene safety with the West Bloomfield and East Bloomfield-Holcomb firefighters at the East Bloomfield fire station. The Ontario County EMS office provided the training. As for the status of our fire station, there is not much to report once again. Selective Insurance, the carrier, turned down our request to demolish the building. There is going to be some type of mediation process to come up with a settlement amount and they want the mediator to have access to the burned structure. However, we are moving forward with the Planning Board to develop a site plan for the new fire station. This process can take several months. So, when we receive a settlement, we will be able to move forward with construction. Thus, the waiting process continues.

Town Historian If anyone is interested in writing an article for a future issue of the Community Focus, or to request we cover a specific topic, please feel free to contact Pat Talley at pwtdmthillock@aol.com.

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Cam Whitmore: Scoutmaster (585) 747-5181 Heather Dora: Cubmaster (585) 303-1063 Boy Scouts meet every Tuesday night at 7 pm at Welch Hall located next to the Town of West Bloomfield Highway department. Any boy from 11-17 is welcome to come and see what we are all about - parents and siblings are welcome as well.

Ionia Women’s Club Mary Twardokus The Ionia Women’s Club welcomes all women living in the Ionia area to their meetings held on the third Wednesday of each month in a member’s home at 7 PM. This group began many decades ago (probably in the 1940’s) as a Home Bureau Cooperative Extension group. The basic purpose of the club has remained the same – to share friendships, homemaking skills, cooking and crafts, to keep abreast on the current trends, community action, and to give back to the community in the form of a scholarship each year. For information on joining in on the gatherings, call Kay Bennett, (585) 657-7483. Besides donating a scholarship to a graduating senior at Bloomfield High School each June, the group collects General Mills “box tops” for area schools, so if you have any to donate, give them to a club member. The group will meet on Wednesday, May 17th and visit the East Bloomfield Historical Society together. June 21st will be our fun annual White Elephant fundraiser and the election of our officers for next year at the home of Kelly Ward. 5

West Bloomfield Historical Society Sue Washburn, President The Society is open for the 2017 season! Visit us at 8966 Rt. 5 and 20 now through mid-October. Open House is normally the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Public Programs take place the 1st Tuesday of the month. Or request a tour by appointment. You’ll learn a lot about earlier times in West Bloomfield, North Bloomfield, and Ionia. For contact information and programs, see our website, www.wbhsny.com.

Tuesday, June 6, 6:30 pm: Members’ Picnic at the Society. Bring a dish to pass and place settings.

COMING UP:

Please note that we are unable to accept televisions, computers, or clothing.

Tuesday, May 16, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Public Open House with displays and guests from West Bloomfield restaurants of the past. If you were an employee or customer of Locust Lawn, the Veranda, the Maplehurst, or another local eatery, join us for a night of reminiscing and reunion. You can also hear the story of the famous Ayers milk shakes directly from Mr. Ayers’ descendants. All are welcome.

June-July Donation Days for the Community Yard Sale: Items accepted Mondays, June 5, 12, 19, and 26 (6:30–8pm) Items accepted Monday, July 3, and Wednesday to Friday, July 5, 6, and 7 (6:30 pm to dusk)

Closed on July 4.

The Community Yard Sale is Saturday, July 8, 9 AM – 4 PM, and we really need you! The sale is our primary fund raiser for the year and we are most grateful for your donations and any volunteer help you can provide. Contact (585) 657-7060 or our website for more information. Tuesday, July 18, 6:30 – 8 pm: Public Open House featuring handwork. Try your hand at tatting, see spinners in action, and enjoy the fiber arts.

Members and guests at our April tribute to farmers. 6 townofwestbloomfield.org

Your Historical Society is at your service all year round. For information about West Bloomfield people and places of the past, contact Historian Pat Talley, (585) 703-8961 or through our website, www.wbhsny.com. If you wish to join the Society for this calendar year, a membership form is below.

We invite you to join us.

2017 West Bloomfield Historical Society Membership Application: Name:________________________________________________________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________________________________________________ Email:________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone:________________________________________________________________________________________ Membership Categories: Single $12

Family $15

Individual Senior (age 62+) $10

Junior/Student $8

Business $25

Circle a category above and make your check payable to: West Bloomfield Historical Society. Mail the form and check to: WBHS, PO Box 173, West Bloomfield, NY 14585. Thank you!

Ionia United Methodist Church Mary Twardokus The Ionia United Methodist Church Sunday Worship is held at 9:00 AM at 2120 Elton Road with a “Coffee/ Fellowship Time” held after the service. The first Sunday of each month, our church family holds a Pot-Luck Brunch after our worship service, with good food and fellowship. All are welcome to come, worship, and fellowship with us! A Nursery is provided for preschool children during the worship service every Sunday. Sunday morning DVD Bible Study with Ray Vander Laan is held each Sunday at 10:30AM. Other Bible Studies or Study Groups are held throughout the year on Wednesdays. On the 2nd Monday of each month, the church continues the mission of preparing & delivering dinner to the Veterans’ Club outreach house on Foster Street in Canandaigua. Our Food Cupboard continues to furnish food and holiday dinners to area people in need. Drop off your recyclable pop cans & bottles into the crate behind the church. The money will be used for our church’s missions! Some of our members will be traveling to the Virginia coast after Easter to repair and/or rebuild after the hurricane damage there last year – ministry in action! Visit our website www.ioniaumc.org for more information about our events, newsletters, calendars, history, and other information. Spring 2017

Mark our upcoming events on your calendar: • Rummage Sale in Friday and Saturday, May 19th and 20th - Save your “treasures” while cleaning out your attics and consider donating them to our sale. Drop off for sale items will the week before the sale. • Strawberry Social: Thursday, June 15th, 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM, to be held at the church, with hot dogs, hamburgers, sausage, salads, & strawberry desserts. • Raspberry Social: Thursday, July 20th, 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM, to be held at the church, with hot dogs, hamburgers, sausage, salads, & fruit desserts. • 20th Annual Fall Festival – all day Saturday, September 16th – with Tractor Parade, breakfast, music, Chow Hut, BBQ, Cake Wheel, games, vendors, door prizes, hayrides, and more for some good fun in the country! • Holiday Fair Craft Show: Saturday, November 18th at the Bloomfield Elementary School - Applications will be available after July 1st on our website at www.ioniaumc.org 7

West Bloomfield Congregational Church Sarah Williams • Service 10am. • Sunday School for kindergarten through 5th grade during service. • Middle school youth group (6th - 8th grade) meets during service on the 1st and 2nd Sunday. • High School youth group (9th -12th grade) meets 4th Sunday during service. • Adult Bible Study Monday at 6:30 pm. Nursery care available. Fellowship following service each week. West Bloomfield UCC is located at 9035 RTs 5 & 20 W. Bloomfield. We are wheelchair accessible. Find us on Facebook "West Bloomfield UCC," www.wbccucc.org, (585) 624-1313 for more information.

Bloomfield Rotary Patricia Overmoyer The Bloomfield Rotary Club meets most Monday mornings from 7:30-8:30 AM at Veterans Park in Bloomfield. The 4th week of every month we meet on Tuesday evening at 7:30 PM, instead of Monday morning. The general public is invited to all meetings, and new members are always welcome. The Bloomfield Rotary supports such causes as Camp Onseyawa (for youth with disabilities), ARC home, Serenity House, the Blessing Room food cupboard, Boy Scout Troop 55, American Heritage Girls Troop NY0024, Arbor Day trees, literacy programs, international exchange students, BCS students of the month, summer concerts in the park, international aid projects, BCS scholarships, BCS all-night grad party, and many more community needs. Bloomfield Rotary’s “Savor the Flavor” Fundraiser Tastings, Farm Market & Silent Auction. Saturday, May 20, 2017 from 4:30-7:30 PM at St. Bridget’s Parish Hall, 15 Church St. in Bloomfield. Taste local wines, coffees, chocolates and mustards. Also enjoy a baked potato bar, delicious hors d’oeuvres and desserts while browsing local farmers' products and taking part in a silent auction. Sponsored by Parkside Pizza & Subs, Stan Steele Agency, Crescent Septic Service, Canandaigua National Bank, Grounded by Yoga, Ramor Estate Cellars, Shivers Shakes & Cones, Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub, Mustard Seed ‘N’ More, and Wegmans. Admission is $15 per person, and all proceeds support many worthy local and international causes. For more information, call Bonnie at (585) 367-8622.

North Bloomfield Community Association Doreen Haller Dues are $10 per family and are used for both building upkeep and paying the electric bill. Checks are payable to North Bloomfield Community Association and can be mailed/dropped off to Doreen Haller at 1891 State Route 65. We make every effort to keep everyone informed about our community. We can keep everyone informed on a timelier basis, up-to-date and our costs down if we have your email address. This list will not be sold or marketed to anyone other than for North Bloomfield Community Association business. Please send your email address to: doreen@treeskiers.com. Our notecards for the North Bloomfield area are still available for $5. You will get 6 cards/envelopes which are blank inside. These have been a big hit, so make sure you get yours today! They can be purchased from Community Association members or at the Memorial Day parade. Monies raised from this will be used towards our continuing maintenance of, and building improvements to, the Chapel.

North Bloomfield Cemetery Debbie Jahn

** REMINDER** Please keep your cemetery in mind when you are making out your wills. Death notices can be put in the paper with contributions directed to: The North Bloomfield Cemetery Assoc.

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News From The Bloomfield Public Library The best way to find out what is going on at the library is to visit our website at: www.bloomfieldpubliclibrary.org. You can find all the most up-to-date information and you can contact us from there as well! Access the library catalog at www.OWWL.org 24/7 from any internet device, or stop in and we are happy to help! For our downloadable audiobooks and for ebooks, visit our digital catalog at https://owwl.overdrive.com. Need help with downloadable audiobooks or ebooks? Visit https://owwl.overdrive.com and scroll to the bottom to find “support." You can now communicate with an expert and get the information you need when you need it! Summer Reading 2017 – Build a Better World – begins at the end of June. We will have programs for all ages throughout July and August. As always, we will be tracking

the number of minutes read by the students in Bloomfield so please stop in and let us know what you are reading and how much you are reading. Do you love genealogy? Are you curious about your relatives? The Library continues to offer access to Ancestry. com’s Library Edition for no charge in the Library. You can use your own device on our wi-fi or you can use one of our public computers. We are happy to help people get started on this comprehensive resource for research and fun! On the Helpful Links tab on our website you will find access to Zinio where you can set up an account to get free digital magazines and you will find access to Mango Languages where you can set up an account to learn any of 70+ languages! We continue to collect email addresses from people who would like to receive occasional updates about library news and events. Stop in or call us if you would like to be on the email list!

Library Hours Mondays & Wednesdays 2:30 PM – 8:00 PM Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:00 AM – Noon 2:30 PM – 8:00 PM Friday 2:30 PM – 6:30 PM Saturday 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

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Allens Hill Free Library News Dorothy Graziano The Allens Hill Free Library, located at 3818 Allens Hill Road, Bloomfield, is offering many new activities during the next few months. Please call 229-5636 to ask questions or to reserve a spot. On the last Saturday of the month, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM, the Robotics Club meets for children ages 5 and up. Each meeting there is a different type of robot to use. On April 30th, there is the first meeting of the Homesteader's club from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM. Come and learn about soap making, canning, dyeing yarn, etc. at the meetings. Then on Saturday, May 6th there will be an Open House to showcase our new children's books and to thank Matthew Green for building the bench in memory of Linda Mollow and for his work on the flower beds and fence last year as his Eagle Scout project. Celeste Arlie and Derrick Gentry will talk about worm composting on Sunday, May 7th. The library will be having its own composting worm bin.

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS “Hands of Hope” Kitchen

Free noon meal every Wednesday at the East Bloomfield Firehouse.

Editor’s Note We would love to hear from anyone in the West Bloomfield community who has town information, happenings, or historical information to share. Please don’t hesitate to send your article submissions and photos! Submission dates are January 15th, April 15th, July 15th, and October 15th; and all submissions can be emailed to me at kjbarker@ netacc.net. I look forward to hearing from you! Please check out the West Bloomfield Community Focus on Facebook – it’s a work in progress but it’s active. Please feel free to message any upcoming dates for posting to the page! SAVE THE DATE: Submissions due date for the next edition of the Focus is July 15, 2017!

If you are interested in learning how to plant and grow herbs, contact the library to find out the date. Until we see how the weather is we can't give an exact date, but it should be around May 21st. On June 3rd and September 9th, there will be bottle/ can drives at the Honeoye Valley Redemption Center from 9:00AM until noon. Please feel free to drop off donations at the library or donate them on those days. Please remember that the library will not be open on Sundays until October. The regular hours are Tuesday 2:00 to 5:30 PM, Wednesday 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Friday 2:30PM to 8:00PM, and Saturday 1:00 PM to 4:00PM. Drop in to see our newest materials or to suggest materials or activities you would like to see at the library. Check our website, http://allenshillfreelibrary.com/, or call (585) 229-5636 for more information on our offerings! 10 townofwestbloomfield.org

Bloomfield Lions Club The Lions are currently looking for New Members who want to volunteer their service to our community. If you are interested please contact Bob Knopf at (585) 919-7592. Our primary dedication is to helping the sight and hearing impaired, but all forms of community service are included in what we do. The Lion motto is……

Wild Hill Farm Erin Bullock Wild Hill Farm will be having THREE barn dances this summer, with local bluegrass/country/string bands. Get these dates on your calendar for a rockin' time. Familyfriendly, open to CSA members as well as non-members. More info at www.wildhillfarm.com.

Bloomfield Garden Club Kathy Monrad The Bloomfield Garden Club's plant sale will be held on Friday, May 19th from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Saturday, May 20th from 9:00 AM – 12 Noon at the Bloomfield Historical Academy Building, 8 South Avenue, Bloomfield. The sale features annuals, herbs, vegetables, hanging baskets, home grown perennials, and raffle items. The proceeds support our many charitable and garden projects. The public is invited. For more information, please call (585) 657-4489.

June 30th, 7:00 PM: The Crooked North September 1st, 7:00 PM: Mt. Pleasant String Band October 7th, 7:00 PM: Ritchie and Rosie Location: Wild Hill Farm, 2176 Elton Road, Bloomfield, NY Wild Hill Farm is still accepting new members, offering weekly picked and washed pesticide-free veggies June-Oct, and free (for members) U-Pick flowers, herbs, and more. www.wildhillfarm.com.

HELP WANTED Town of West Bloomfield Notice is hereby given that the West Bloomfield Town Board is accepting applications for the following positions:

• Zoning Board of Appeals • Planning Board Interested parties should submit resume and/or letter of interest to the West Bloomfield Town Board, PO Box 87, West Bloomfield, NY 14585. Spring 2017

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TOWN INFORMATION Town Meetings • Town Board Regular Meeting: 2nd Wednesday at 7:00 PM • Town Board Workshop: 4th Wednesday at 7:00 PM • Planning Board: 3rd Wednesday at 7:30 PM • Zoning Board: 3rd Tuesday at 7:00 PM • Town Court: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Mondays at 4:00 PM

Town Clerk Hours • Monday 9:00 AM – Noon / 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM • Tuesday 9:00 AM – Noon / 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM • Wednesday 9:00 AM – Noon / 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM • Thursday 9:00 AM – Noon / 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM • Friday 9:00 AM – Noon

Court Clerk Hours • Monday 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM • Thursday 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM • Friday 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM • Zoning/Code Enforcement Officer: Tuesday and Thursday mornings, Wednesday afternoon • Building Inspector/Fire Marshal: Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings **The above are "typical" hours however they may be out of the office performing reviews and/or inspections

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