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Tailor the reception menu to the weather. A large, heavy meal may not be what guests are hoping for when temperatures are especially hot. In such situations, provide some cool, light fare, such as chilled salads or cold soups, as first courses. Sorbet can be a cool palate cleanser, and grilled meats and vegetables will make for a satisfying, light main course. Ice cream cake may be a decadent option in lieu of more traditional wedding cake.
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• Two SNOW TIRES 245/70R17. Henrietta. Text 585-451-0999
• TECHNIQUE OF THE SAXOPHONE, Joseph Viola, 3 volume set, Berklee Press. Scale, Chord and rhythm studies. Shortsville. frankbiff@protonmail.com
• BOOKS - Economics, Organizations, History, Politics, Science, Art, Biography, Philosophy. Can deliver. Old Nat Geo Magazines. Scottsville. 585-507-6802
• WOODEN SWING SET - 2 swings, slide and still rings. You disassemble. Good condition. Newark. 315-483-6847
• Old WOODEN STOCKADE FENCE for firewood. Already dismantled. Pick up, Dansville. 585-245-4869
• Four green resin ADIRONDACK CHAIRS and two BLUEBIRD HOUSES. Batavia. dlbivt2@yahoo.com
• 40-inch Samsung TV in working condition. Pittsford. 585-247-6900
• DOG CRATE - Heavy duty, large 24”x24”x36” metal tray front door entry/exit. It can be disassembled for travel or storage. Honeoye Falls. 585-260-8951
• 39” Samsung TV. Very good condition. Pick up, Batavia. 585-343-6994
• 220-gallon SOFT TUB (T-220). Well used. 10 yrs. old. Needs some loving care. 585-394-8189
• KIDS SWIMMING POOL. 10’ x 30” deep. Complete with filter and ladder. 8-person TENT with rain fly. No leaks. Lima. 585-233-6793
• POSTAGE STAMPS: Two President Ford (1961) and President Kennedy. Honeoye. 585-229-2186
• STYROFOAM PIECES: 1” thick. Various sizes. 10” square to larger. Clean. Must take all. Avon. 585-226-3073
• Many good TIRES, sizes from 14“ TO 17“ (Some like New!) Henrietta. 585-272-7830
• Foreman Electric INDOOR/OUTDOOR GRILL on a pedestal. Never used. Comes off pedestal to bring inside. With manual and cover. jclare01@rochester.rr.com
• Sharp Room AIR CONDITIONER in working condition. Instruction booklet and remote. Pick up in Honeoye. mel5450@hotmail.com
• TIGER LILIES & ROSE OF SHARON. 315-584-3626
• 5’ tall UPRIGHT FREEZER. Victor. 585-398-7041
• CROSS-STITCH FLOSS/THREAD and AIDA CLOTH. Rush, Henrietta, Lima, Honeoye, Victor/Canandaigua area for pick up please. sohill15@gmail.com
• WATERPROOF POPUP CANOPY for camping. In good condition. 585-498-6013
• YARD SIGN STAKES. kwallin14414@gmail.com
• FAX MACHINE or COPIER/FAX COMBINATION. 585-554-6747
• ROCKS, baseball size to football size. For landscaping. May need delivery help. Shortsville. merrileeann@verizon.net
• MOVING BOXES and any packing BUBBLE WRAP or newspaper to wrap breakable items. Holtzey68@aol.com/or text 585-224-6622
• Adult size BICYCLE for a 6’2 man that is in good working condition. Ok if needs tubes. Holtzey68@aol.com or text 585-224-6622
• GREEN WIRE MESH ROLLED FENCE – 2’x2’ or 2’x4’ by 48” tall and 5’ or longer. 585-733-1090
• AIR CONDITIONER in good working condition. murry585@gmail.com
• Any leftover/unwanted GARAGE SALE ITEMS. 585-415-8513
• WEBER GRILLS, gas, or charcoal. Call or text Matt 315-576-1278
• PET ITEMS: Dog Food, Cat Food, Cat Litter, Advantage or Frontline. 585-747-9989
• PACK-N-PLAY or small PLAYPEN in good condition. 585-392-0099
• Any broken/not running DEHUMIDIFIERS, looking for parts units. 585-370-0613
• Grass and weed STRING TRIMMER. Handheld electric or battery. 585-503-7938
• Looking for a working ELECTRIC WASHER AND DRYER. 585-704-1624
• SCREEN DOOR for 35”x80” door. 585-554-6747
• ATV or DIRT BIKE. Gas powered, running or not. Call or text Matt at 315-576-1278
• TRUMPET for budding musician. Text 585-820-8018
• Four 26-inch BICYCLE RIMS for garden project. Just need rims, not tires or tubes. holdfort@rochester.rr.com
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Lighting: Outdoor stringed lighting adds ambiance and safety to a space. However, you also may want to consider using some solar-powered staked lights on the ground to map out aisles and make it easier for guests to navigate the yard in the dark.
Consider fencing. Fencing can make an outdoor living space more private and safe. Local laws may mandate that pools be enclosed with fencing, but even living spaces without pools can be made safer with the installation of a fence. Firepits are wildly popular, as more than 35 percent of homeowners who responded to the ICFA survey acknowledged their intention to purchase new firepits in 2021. Adding fencing around areas with firepits establishes boundaries, which is a must for homeowners with small children. Fencing also makes it harder for local wildlife to gain access to a property, which can decrease residents’ risk for tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease.
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Auction for the Estate of Mike Mathews
Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 10:00am 15 Hall Road, Cayuta, NY 14824
Restored & Custom Classic Vehicles: 1935 Dodge, 3.50 Chevy turbo transmission, rat rod; 1951 Willy’s Jeep pickup, 1985 blazer chassis, 350 Chevy turbo transmission; 1969 Chevy Blazer, custom rod, 350 turbo transmission; 1968 Chevy custom pickup, custom extended cab, 350 truck 4-speed transmission; 1968 GMC custom pickup, dually bed, 350 truck 4-speed transmission; Other Vehicles: 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, runs good, 153,000 miles; 1999 Jeep Cherokee Sport, runs good, 233,000 miles; 1957 Chevy, 2-door sedan, restoration project; Also lots of shop tools, misc. auto parts & restoration projects! Go to DannAuctioneers.com for the full listing and photos! Terms: ID for bidder number. No buyer’s premium for cash or honorable check. Credit cards accepted with 3% fee.
Other Upcoming Auctions: Wednesday, 8/6 at 10:00am - Pageant of Steam Consignment Auction, 3349 Gehan Road, Canandaigua, NY 14424. Now accepting consignments of any make/model, including antique & modern farm and construction equipment, steam & gas engines, signs, toys, literature, tools, lawn & garden and memorabilia! Let us know what you are selling so that we can advertise your items! Email dannauctioneers@gmail.com or call 585-233-9570.
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Have beverage tables. Keep canisters of cold beverages at the ready so guests can easily quench their thirst. Fresh lemonade, iced tea and water with a few sprigs of mint can help guests ward off dehydration.
hometown events
There’s so much happening at your local libraries!
Rush Public Library
5977 East Henrietta Rd., Rush 585-533-1370
www.libraryweb.org/rush
M, W, F 1-8; Tu & Th 11-8; Sa 10-2; Su Closed
Henrietta Public Library
625 Calkins Rd., Rochester, NY 14623 585-359-7092 • www.hpl.org
M-Th 9-9; F 9-5; Sa 10-5 Henrietta Public Library currently provides curbside pickup and in-building services. Hours are subject to change. Please call (585) 359-7092 for hours before visiting.
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Loud Muffler
To the owner of the silver extended cab pickup truck. Please fix your muffler. 2-3 times a day you pass and no matter where I am in the house, I can hear you coming and going. It is loud and annoying.
On July 1st, my neighbor had smoke pouring out of the basement, so another neighbor and I went to see. My neighbor Valorie tore into the house and within 15 seconds, had Mom, the little ones, and both dogs safely outside. While I was still on the call to 911, the fire siren sounded, and in less than a minute, the property was filled with FD volunteers and the trucks came shortly afterwards. They said there were volunteers from other towns there (working hard) as well. Shout out to our brave firemen and our brave neighbor Valorie!
Many anks
I would like to thank the very caring woman who helped me in Target on June 23, 2025. You assisted me with my dog and I failed to get your name, but you don’t know how much I appreciated what you did for us!
Also, a special thank you to Guest Service team member, Colton! I was having a very hard day and your assistance was very much appreciated!
Birthday
On July 1st we were at Lakeville Diner and a customer in a booth next to ours overheard it was my birthday and when my daughter got the bill she was told that the lady had paid half of it in honor of my birthday. Thank you to this lady and we will pay it forward.
Defecating Dogs
Our neighbors walk their BIG dog(s) and allow them to defecate on our front lawn. This is usually close to our mailbox, which is why we cannot miss the mess. Rather than cause a problem, I have chosen to clean up the mess myself and hope that the neighbor realizes this is wrong. I do not understand why they do not walk the dog on the other side of the road where there are no houses. This is a country road with no steady traffic! The family on the other side of their house has put up a stockade fence to keep them out of their yard. Frankly, I am hesitant to approach the neighbors to complain about this defecating problem. The homeowner is a ‘hot head.’. We have heard him screaming and swearing at his family. I know this is against the law in the city. What about lawns on country roads? Please! Please! Please! If you are walking your dog and the dog defecates, no matter where it is - CLEAN IT UP! Be a good neighbor.
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Student Kathryn Arbegast Debuts with Infected
“About a month into creating Infected, I wondered if I would have begun writing if I’d known how much work it would be. Apparently, the answer is yes.”
– Kathryn Arbegast
BY CHELSIE WELLS
While many college students spend their free time unwinding or catching up on sleep, Henrietta-based RIT illustration major Kathryn Arbegast spent hers building a full-blown zombie outbreak.
A2023graduateofRush-Henrietta,Arbegastisentering her third year at Rochester Institute of Technology. A er starting college in 3D Digital Design, she recently switched to Illustration, a decision she’s very happy with. Outside of class, she is a student animator for RIT’s Marketing and Communications department, takes oil portrait commissions, and even goes to local farmers markets to draw quick portraits of visitors. She also enjoys playing piano, producing music, and running. She nearly made it to Nationals her first year on RIT’s cross-country team and aims to make it there this year. A er graduation, she plans to move to the Netherlands and continue pursuing a creative career.
e author recently published her debut novel, Infected, which began as part of an online writing challenge. Released on Kindle in May under the pen name K. Arbegast, the novel follows Noah and his friends as they find a strange artifact and begin turning into something eerily zombie-like.
“If I had to pin down a single concept from which the entire story unfolded,” Arbegast says, “I think it would be the idea of going to the doctor’s office with a totally new and strange illness.” at premise, she explains, was fun to explore in a fictional world already hit by one contagion, setting the stage for a population wary of anything medically unusual. She says, “ is creates some very fun opportunities to explore what individual and large-scale reactions to what’s essentially a zombie virus could look like.”
ough Arbegast had written short stories and once attempted a novel in high school, Infected is her first completed and published book. e spark came in fall 2024, when she joined an online writing challenge on the platform Royal Road. e goal: 55,555 words in 55 days. Arbegast joined nearly a week late and hit the ground running.
KATHRYN ARBEGAST WITH HER NOVEL
“I was not planning on writing a book or participating in the contest at all until the night before I wrote the first chapter,” she says. From then on, she wrote between classes, on the bus, and in hotel rooms at cross country meets. “I was more motivated to write this book than I’ve ever been to do anything,” she says.
By the end of the challenge, she had surpassed 60,000 words but was only halfway through the plot. She kept writing for another month, finishing the final chapter in January. She later polished and published the full version on Kindle. e result is a fast-paced story with unpredictable twists and the kind of scenes Arbegast describes as “just plain fun to read.”
She aimed to keep the book relentlessly entertaining, saying, “I figured nobody would be picking up a book with a zombie on the cover to
gain insights into the nature of the universe. So instead of forcing pithiness (which I can’t stand in literature), I tried to make every single scene as interesting and entertaining as it is necessary to the storyline.” at fast-paced approach doesn’t mean the book lacks depth. One of her favorite elements was exploring the main character’s deteriorating mental state as the virus takes its toll.
Arbegast created the cover art herself, first making a temporary version, then replacing it with the final version a er finishing the manuscript. She says, “I had never made an official book cover before, but it was a ton of fun. It took over a month. I went through about a dozen versions, each one essentially cropping closer and closer to the two main figures and adjusting lighting and details.”
A third character, Leah, originally appeared in the image, but was eventually cut from the frame.
ough Infected was her first completed novel, it won’t be her last, Arbegast says. “About a month into creating Infected, I wondered if I would have begun writing if I’d known how much work it would be. Apparently, the answer is yes.” She’s currently outlining a new story that she expects will span two or three volumes.
For young writers considering writing or publishing, Arbegast emphasizes the value of momentum and simplicity, saying, “In my experience, the longer you intend your book to be, the more important it is that you prioritize just getting thoughts out over creating beautiful prose from the get-go. You’ll be more willing to make important revisions and just overall more likely to finish if you don’t burn out trying to make every line beautiful from the beginning.”
Infected will be available at the Henrietta Public Library by early August and is currently available online. You can reach Arbegast at arbegast.art@ gmail.com.
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Summer health and beauty guidelines
Get a healthier glow. Many people equate health and vitality to tan skin. However, spending time outdoors in the sun or using indoor tanning beds that expose you to UV rays can increase your risk of skin cancer, including dangerous melanoma. The American Cancer Society says melanoma will account for more than 73,000 cases of invasive skin cancer in 2015. Melanoma accounts for more than 9,900 of the roughly 13,000 skin cancer deaths each year. Sunless tanners and bronzers can give skin that sun-kissed look without the downside of exposure to UV rays. Those who must go out in the sun should wear a wide-brimmed hat and limit their exposure between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when the sun’s rays are at their strongest.
By Keith Roach, M.D.
Man Attempts To Slow Progression Toward Kidney Failure
Q.Level: Advanced
A.DEAR DR. ROACH: Recently I almost experienced kidney failure from a probable infection. I am a male, age 68. My glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ranges from 44-50, and my weight is 132 pounds. My blood pressure is 110/60 mm Hg, and I enjoy various endurance sports. Besides limiting my protein, salt and saturated fat intake, as well as getting adequate hydration, do you have additional recommendations on how to help my kidneys recover or get the rest they need to slow their progress toward kidney failure? -- D. ANSWER: You’ve done most of my work for me, but I do want to say that I have seen people overly restrict their protein intake. The expert recommendation is to stay between 0.8-1 gram of protein per kilogram of body mass. So, for you, it would be 48-60 grams or about 2 ounces of protein a day.
You want as much polyunsaturated fat (mostly vegetable and seed oils) and saturated fat (mostly meat and tropical oils like coconut and palm) as possible. Your blood pressure is close to perfect, and a sodium intake of less than 2 grams will help keep it there.
Dependingonmoreexactdetailsofyourkidneyfunction(especially whether you are losing protein in your urine), medications such as ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, and SGLT2 inhibitors may have a role in slowing down your progression -- if your nephrologist agrees.
The other issue I caution you on is over-the-counter medicines and their dosing. You should avoid anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, naproxen, or their prescription counterparts.
Finally, many people who participate in endurance sports do get their volumes depleted during exercise, so you need to be meticulous about replacing fluid, which needs to be the right kind at the right amount.
Roach regrets that he is unable
answer individual questions, but will incorporate them in the column whenever
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STRANGE BUT TRUE
By Lucie Winborne
* Out at sea, a tsunami is only about 3 feet high, and could pass a boat without being noticed. WORLD MONTH
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Evolving from croquet and then a lawn tennis championship with a crowd of 200 in 1870, Wimbledon is a unifying global sport. Which of this year’s storylines from Wimbledon 2025 stood out most to you?
- Jannik Sinner winning his first Wimbledom title
- Iga Swiatek’s 6-0, 6-0 final shutout
- Defending champion Alcaraz being dethroned
- Djokovic’s first Wimbledon final miss since 2017
- Amanda Anisimova reaching the final as the first American since Serena
Poll ends 07-22-2025
Poll ended 07-15-2025
With research data showing growing dissatisfaction and disaffiliation within the US, what do you think drives people, especially younger voters, away from the two major political parties?
13.0% Both parties are more focused on fighting each other than solving problems
4.3% The influence of money and lobbyists makes both parties untrustworthy
8.7% The parties feel outdated and disconnected from real life
60.9% All of the above
13.0% None of the above
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