| St. Ann's Offers Palliative Care
State Roar is now in action for a new season.
• Girl Falls Down Gorge A day out at a Rochester park ended with a trip to the hospital for a young girl Saturday.
• NYS Fair Focuses on Fire Safety An exhibit at the New York State Fair has fire safety at colleges in mind.
• FLCC Students Welcome New Dorms Three hundred fifty Finger Lakes Community College students moved on campus for the first time Saturday morning.
• Local Colleges Look at Security Labor Day marks the unofficial end to summer which means it's the beginning of another school year. College security is a big issue this year after a report released last week criticized Virginia Tech's handling of the shootings last school year.
• Forum Will Help Farmers Find Grants The Cornell Cooperative Extension in Ontario County wants to give New York farmers an edge when it comes to trying new things.
O'Fallon Homecoming set to start Friday
For more than eight decades, the people of O'Fallon have gathered in Community Park for the benefit of that park -- and it will happen again as the 88th annual Homecoming Fall Festival is celebrated from Friday to Sunday.The event began as a welcome home for the veterans of World War I and was first held on Memorial Day of 1919.Three years later, the celebration evolved into a fund-raiser in support of recreational space within the city limits. In 1924, the core portion of what is now the O'Fallon Community Park was purchased for the sum $10,000. Since then, the park has been expanded and improved with the help of funds raised by the Homecoming Association. Money from the annual event has also helped purchase and outfit additional parks, such as Thoman Park, Hesse Park, St. Ellen Park and Rock Springs Park.
High School Football Returns
Friday night football is back. Livonia opened up the season at home against East Rochester/Gananda. It didn't take long for the Bombers to assert themselves. The first play from scrimmage, Neal Dotterer hit Nick Fisher for 61 yards and a 7-0 lead. At the beginning of the second quarter, East Rochester drives the length of the field and Dave Vosburgh takes the option pitch six yards for a 14-0 lead. Dotterer threw for 270 yards and two scores in the bombers victory. Eastridge opened its season at home against Victor. Blue Devils quarterback Chris Rose gets picked off by Lancer defensive back Wayne Washington and he's off 55 yards down the sideline and in for the touchdown. Eastridge with the ball and Kemar Burton takes the handoff and races 48 yards for the touchdown.
Communities mourn the loss of Michael Zapletal
Hundreds of people attended the Requiem Mass for Michael Zapletal at the Saint John Vianney Church in Maple Hill Saturday. And though his body hasn't been found, mourners are glad to know that Michael is in a better place. There were songs of grief - and words of distress... “We cannot say that there is no sorrow in the death of Michael, there is sorrow indeed. There is a great sorrow. There's a great loss," said Father Angelo VanderPutten during the service. .
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