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Beautiful Ocean View

My husband and I are on our way to South America, after traveling by our personal vehicle to Pompano Beach, Fla, with stops in Washington, D.C., Charlotte, N.C. and in an Uber to the cruise port in Miami. We have just set sail on a cruise ship, having experienced a few minor glitches on a ...

Grandmother, Grandson Enjoy Cooking Together

RANDOLPH — A return visit to retired teacher Judy Stevens home found her baking an Upside-Down Apple Pie with her grandson, Wesley Sluga, who was home for a break from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. “I enjoy cooking with Grandma,” says the college senior who is studying ...

Trip Begins Long Before Travelers Make It To The Cruise Ship

My husband, Fred Rowland, and I recently took a trip to South America via a cruise ship, a plane, a taxi and other modes of transportation. The plan was to visit his cousin, Noel and his wife Christine in Cuenca, Ecuador. We set out from home in the same Chrysler Town and Country mini-van ...

Genealogical Investigators Conduct An Evening Of Research

Have you ever pondered over your family lineage? Perhaps about the when and where they arrived in North America? The what it was that they did, and the who it was that they were? Locals and members of the Fenton History Center piled in the Fenton’s Research Center for the 11-hour sixth ...

Doing What She Loves

When Meg Lilja’s youngest child went to school in 2005, she began a business using her passion for sewing. “It just kind of took off,” she says. “It’s been a nice business. My favorite thing about it is, it’s so flexible. I can set my own hours.” She makes all things ...

Softly, As I Leave You

A few days ago, my friend Henry died. He was 90 years old, and he’d lived a good, long life. I became acquainted with Henry at karaoke nights at the Village Casino in Bemus Point in Western New York. In those years before we moved to the area, we’d head to Chautauqua Lake from Delaware ...