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February 4, 2018
Issue No. 5
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Seymour Library celebrates Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day by Kristina Gabalski
Joe Bullis sits in his new motorized scooter flanked by Ken Robertson, Vice-President of the Hilton Lions Club, and Mayor Joe Lee, President of the Hilton Lions Club. The scooter was donated by the Lions Club with the help of several people in the community. Joe Bullis is a well-known Hiltonite; he sold the morning newspaper at the corner of South Avenue and Main Street for over 20 years. Joe recently retired from that job and now will be able to enjoy traveling around the village in his new vehicle. Photo by Walter Horylev.
Spencerport High School hosts Evening of Jazz Don’t miss the 20th annual Spencerport High School Evening of Jazz on Saturday, February 10, 6:30 p.m. in the HS West Cafeteria, with performances by the Spencerport High School Jazz Ensemble, Spencerport High School Friday Jazz Band, Cosgrove Jazz Ensemble and the jazz ensembles from Fairport High School, Hilton High School and School of the Arts. Conrad Herwig, a Grammy-nominated trombonist, will make a special guest appearance. Tickets cost $13 for adults, $10 for students and senior citizens, and are available at the door or in advance at the HS Main Office, Ogden Farmers’ Library, and the Spencerport Federal Credit Union. The evening will also include desserts from Rachel’s Cookies and More, and a silent auction will also be offered. Provided information
The last Monday in January is designated as Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day in honor of the air-filled bubbly packing material, and Natalie Burch, Children’s Services Librarian at Seymour Library in Brockport, said she decided the library should host a Bubble Wrap Dance Party in honor of the event. “I thought it would be fun,” she explained. A number of young community residents thought the same and joined Burch for the party Monday evening, January 29, at the library. Burch taped rolls of Bubble Wrap to the floor and young participants enjoyed running, stomping and rolling over it, as well as puncturing the air pockets with their fingers, while fun music played in the background. Sean Paul of Brockport brought his family. “My nine-year-old-son heard about the Bubble Wrap party and wanted to bring a friend ... they had a ‘date’ and went out to dinner first,” Paul said. According to holidayinsights.com, Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day had its start at a radio station in Bloomington, Indiana, after Bubble Wrap popping was accidentally broadcast over the air while a shipment of new microphones was being unwrapped and set up. Sealedair.com, the website of the company which makes Bubble Wrap, says the packing material was invented more than 60 years ago as a new style of wall covering. The Bubble Wrap wallpaper never caught on, but its inventors realized the light-weight material had insulating properties and it was first used as greenhouse insulation before becoming packing material.
Participants in the first Bubble Wrap Dance Party at Seymour Library in Brockport enjoyed making some noise January 29. Photo by K. Gabalski. “We know and love that you have a special relationship with Bubble Wrap,” the website states, whether you are using it for packaging or, “popping it for stress relief.” This was the first year Seymour Library has hosted a Bubble Wrap Appreciation event and Library Director Carl Gouveia says libraries across the state are seeing rising attendance at their programs. “From date nights for parents and their children to a Book Club at The Stoneyard, or from Teen Improv to tonight’s program, my staff try to meet these demands by developing unique programming experiences - sometimes they work, and sometimes they don’t,” Gouveia says. “If one of these programs attracts someone who might not otherwise visit the library, I would consider it to be an added benefit.”
Lodge at Sweden Town Park available for rental The new Lodge at the Sweden Town Park on Redman Road is now available for rental. The year-round facility can accommodate 99 persons indoors and another 50 on the covered portico. Amenities include a full kitchen, accessible restrooms and a gas fireplace. Reservations are taken at the Community Center, 4927 Lake Road (call 431-0090 for more information). Weekend dates are filling up fast. The Lodge was made possible by grants from NYS Parks and Recreation and Senator Robert Ortt. Look for a grand opening celebration to be held in the spring.
Running and rolling were popular ways to pop the Bubble Wrap air pockets. Photo by K. Gabalski.
The floor covered with Bubble Wrap proved to be an inviting play space. Photo by K. Gabalski.