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Celebrated each year from December 26-January 1, Kwanzaa (meaning “first fruits” in Swahili) celebrates African heritage and brings people together for feasts, gift-giving, and the celebration of family, community, and culture.

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AI-assisted scams against seniors It’s not that scammers are getting smarter, but they have a new tool now: AI, artificial intelligence. For our own protection, we need to learn about AI and how to avoid becoming a victim of fraud.

If you’ve posted any pictures on social media, take them down.

Make it your task for January to remove any photos you’ve put up, especially if -- heaven forbid -- there are snaps of your children and grandchildren.

If you routinely attach photos in emails to friends and family, and if they tend to post those on their own social media, ask them to remove the pictures. If they don’t comply, stop sending them photos. I know, that’s harsh. But you have to protect yourself and those dear to you.

Photos are the tip of the iceberg, however. Consider what scammers can do with innocent information about a vacation you took. They can personalize their scam against you and pretend to have met you on that trip. If you’ve posted the names of family members, or even the name of your dog, they can pretend to actually know you. It will sound so innocent if they then ask for your home address or the correct spelling of your name so they can send you a souvenir.

It gets worse: Scammers can clone voice samples they find online. If you’ve posted a video of a teen grandchild, scammers can convert that into a fake video call wherein the child appears to be upset and asks for help, which is another version of the grandparent scam.

One of the best sites I’ve found to learn about AI scams is McAfee’s Guide to Deepfake Scams and AI Voice Spoofing at www.mcafee. com/learn/a-guide-to-deepfake-scams-and-ai-voice-spoofing.

Also go online and search for “how scammers use AI against seniors.”

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• Mt. Carmel House, LLC: Opportunities for kind, compassionate individuals willing to support and/or care for members of the community in their final stage of life’s journey. All training provided. Teens to adults welcome. Email: volunteermtch@gmail.com • Pet Adoption Network: https://www.petadoptionnetwork.org/ volunteer: foster homes needed, caregivers for fosters residing on premises, staff open house shifts, PR/event planner. Email info@ petadoptionnetwork.org or call 585-338-9175 • The Vincent House Inc.: Vincent House is currently looking for resident care aides and fundraising volunteers. You will be given all the training you will need! Email: vhvolunteer@frontier.com • Lifespan of Greater Rochester: We train volunteers to go into the homes of people who are 60+ and help them with budgeting, bill pay, and balancing statements. Email ddodge@lifespan-roch.org or call 585-776-4378 • Tool Thrift Shop: Volunteer/donation based storefront in Fairport that provides reuse of tools/hardware, flexible Volunteer times with roles from Cashier to Tool Preparation with profits benefiting Senior programs in our Community. Email toolthriftshop@gmail.com to become part of our family.

• Girl Scouts: Co-leaders for troops, resource people, businesses able to give tours. Email fniteowl33@gmail.com • Patrick Place - A Comfort Care Home Inc.: Patrick Place is seeking volunteers for resident care, fundraising, community outreach, buildings maintenance and landscaping/gardening. Email: directorpatrickplace@ gmail.com • UR Noyes Health (Spice Box Gift Shop): Join our team of Spice Box Gift Shop volunteers! All profits from purchases go right back into the community, supporting Noyes Health, our patients and community. Email christa_barrows@urmc.rochester.edu or call 585-335-4358 • Heritage Christian Stables: Volunteer at HCS in Webster and make a difference. Support riders as they build strength and confidence through equine-assisted services. Help by side-walking, leading horses, or assisting with barn tasks, all while joining a kind, compassionate, and welcoming community. Email: stablesvolunteer@heritagechristianstables.org • Hospeace House, INC: Do you have 4 hours a month to volunteer at a Comfort Care Home located in Naples? Email: kathymincer@ hospeacehouse.org • Friends of Batavia: We sell hot dogs every Friday next to the Holland Land office & we could use a couple of extra hands. We use $$ to keep the Peace Garden looking beautiful & the flags hanging! Email: btcsdepot@aol.com • Serenity House of Victor: We are a two-bed comfort care home seeking caregiver, grounds, and fundraising volunteers. No experience necessary.

We provide training. Share your most valuable gift - yourself! Come join our team. Email serenityhousevictor@gmail.com or call 585-924-5840 • Geneseo Groveland Emergency Food Pantry: Help with Foodlink deliveries on the occasional Monday morning (every 4 - 6 weeks). Help us unload the truck and stock the pantry. Takes less than an hour. Call 585991-8220 or email ggefoodpantry@gmail.com.

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Thank you to everyone who donates to local food pantries. Your generosity and community spirit is appreciated now more than ever. Please also consider donating dog and cat food as hungry families also often have hungry pets. If the food pantry in your area doesn't accept pet food, please donate it to Lollypop Farm in Fairport or Rochester Animal Services downtown. Both have pet food pantries that help families continue to care for and keep their pets.

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BRINGING MYSTERY TO LIFE:

Sophie Houseman’s Immersive Shows Captivate Batavia B Y S O P H I A KO VAT C H

In early November, a cast of literary characters came to life in an interactive murder mystery show at the Richmond Memorial Library. Lady Macbeth, Sherlock Holmes, Alice from Wonderland, and other famous figures from classic books found themselves embroiled in a murder mystery after encountering a magical book that can alter stories. The show, entitled Murder in the Library, was written and directed by Batavia resident, Sophie Houseman.

Houseman moved to Batavia after graduating from SUNY Geneseo with a degree in communications and musical theater. Originally from the United Kingdom, she came to Western New York to study at Monroe Community College. She’s been an active part of the local theater scene ever since, participating in numerous productions with the Batavia Players, an entirely volunteer theater group based in the Main St. 56 Theater. Murder in the Library is the third murder mystery show written and directed by Houseman.

“There’s plenty of opportunities for people to do theater. There’s also a lot of opportunity for people to come and see high quality theater.”

SOPHIE HOUSEMAN

In a murder mystery production, the audience watches a few scenes on a centralized stage, during which the crime takes place. Then, audience members take on the role of detective, interrogating the characters considered suspects and deciding who they think the murderer is before the killer is revealed in a concluding scene. The result is an immersive, interactive theater experience like no other.

Houseman’s first murder mystery, Murder at the Carnival, began at the Main St. 56 Theater and sent the audience out to nearby local businesses and organizations to interrogate the characters. For her second, Murder at the Café, Houseman wrote a show that could take place in the Eden Café while about 25 guests ate dinner courses between each scene. To accommodate the smaller venue, the cast was just three characters. The show quickly sold out of tickets for the single planned performance, so they added two more nights.

Due to the success of her first two shows, the Richmond Memorial Library initially approached Houseman to create a show specifically for the library space. For Murder in the Library, Houseman had to consider how to make the best use of the space. “The cast is moving in and around the audience, they come up the aisle, they enter from the back of the room,” Houseman said. “We’re using every inch of that room that we can.” The library itself became the set Houseman had to work with. “There’s no special lighting or sound effects beyond what we can create at the library,” she said. “We’re not bringing the theater to the library. The library is becoming the theater.”

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Houseman will write and direct another murder mystery in 2026, which will start at the Main St. 56 Theater and move to local businesses. She also hopes to write more interactive shows for unique community spaces and see more people enjoying theater in Batavia. “There’s plenty of opportunities for people to do theater,” Houseman said. “There’s also a lot of opportunity for people to come and see high quality theater. A lot of people think you have to go to Buffalo or Rochester for that, but it’s right here in Batavia too.”

For information on Houseman’s future shows, as well as shows in the Batavia Players 2026 season, follow Batavia Players on Facebook or visit bataviaplayers.org.

Murder mysteries are challenging to write because the audience is invited to pick apart every line to determine a character’s potential motives for the murder. “You have to make sure every character has a motive and every character can be viewed as a suspect,” Houseman said. “But then you also have to make sure you’re not pointing everyone in the direction of the obvious murderer.” For Murder in the Library, Houseman had the additional challenge of keeping each character true to their original works while also making sense in the context of her show.

While Houseman always hopes at least a few people solve it, part of the fun is for it to be a true mystery that stumps at least some of the audience. It can be hard to see her work analyzed so deeply, but at the same time, it’s a kind of feedback few writers get from their audience. “It’s interesting to see how people interpret text so differently, which I don’t think you get when people watch a regular play,” Houseman said. “You might hear a couple of comments afterward about what they thought and how it was done, but murder mysteries really invite people to talk about how they view it differently.”

It’s not just the audience who engages more deeply with the script, but the cast does too, which is also a big part of the fun for Houseman, who says, “They dive into the words they are saying on an even deeper level than I ever intended them to be. They’re finding things that enhance the motive that I just intended as a funny little quip. The collaborative effort is amazing.”

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hometown events PARMA PUBLIC LIBRARY: Shrinky Dink Keychains: Monday, December 29, 1:00 to 2:00p: Dropin, 5 & up; no registration.

Design a Book Journal: Tuesday, December 30, 6:30p to 7:30p: Get inspiration and start your own!

Registration required.

Noon Year’s Eve: Wednesday, December 31, 11:00 to 12:00p: Crafts, confetti, and countdown to noon! All ages; no registration.

Library Closes at 5pm: Wednesday, December 31 Library Closed: Thursday, January 1

There’s so much happening at your local libraries!

Hamlin Public Library 1680 Lake Road, Hamlin 585-964-2320 • hamlinlibraryny.org M & W 10-6; Tu & Th 10-8; F 10-4; Sa 10-2

Hoag Library 134 S. Main St., Albion • 585-589-4246 Visit our website for hours:

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Holley Community Free Library 86 Public Square, Holley 585-638-6987 • holleylibrary.org M & W 10-8; Tu, Th & F 10-5 Sa 10-2 Sept.-June (closed Sa during summer)

Seymour Library 161 East Ave., Brockport • 585-637-1050 www.seymourlibraryweb.org M-Th 10-8; F 10-6; Sa 10-3

BROCKPORT Free Soup & Salad Lunch starting January 15, 2026. Join us at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at 14 State St., Brockport from noon-1:00 pm.

Every 3rd Thursday of the month serving from noon-1:00 pm, first come, first served. Sorry, no take outs provided, must eat in.

January’s soup will be ham, potatoes and green bean soup, salad with dressing, bread & butter with coffee, water, or milk. Children under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian. For more information contact Sandy at 585-409-1361.

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Assemblyman Steve Hawley is holding mobile office hours on Monday, December 29, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Seymour Library, 161 East Avenue, Brockport.

Members of his staff will attend to any constituent needs.

HAMLIN First Day Hike at Hamlin Beach State Park - Thursday January 1st, 2026, 10am and 1 pm. Celebrate the New Year in the outdoors with your family and friends at Hamlin Beach State Park. Two guided hikes will be offered and led by Hamlin Beach’s Environmental Educator at 10 am and 1 pm. Meet at Shelter 3 and your Friends of Hamlin Beach State Park will welcome you with a warm fire and a hot beverage. All are welcome

Blood Drive on December 30 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Brockport Firemen’s Exempt Club, 248 West Avenue, Brockport. Schedule an appointment by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800RED CROSS, or using the Red Cross Blood Donor App. See RedCrossBlood.org/Gifts for details about current donation incentives.

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Parma Hilton Historical Society Join us on Monday January 12th at 7pm for a presentation about the Fraser Department Store by Parma and Hilton Historian Dave Crumb.

From 1875 to 1941 brothers Allan and Evan Fraser, operated a store in Hilton (then called North Parma until 1895). The first store began as a small general store in the old Tennison Block on the corner of Main Street and South Avenue.

Presentations are held at the Hilton Community Center’s Ingham Room. Located at 59 Henry Street in Hilton. Presentations are free and open to the public.

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A BIG PERSONALITY IN A SMALL PACKAGE Typical bird care: Parrotlets, like other small birds, should stay in an environment with a consistent temperature and away from drafts. Cages should not be placed in direct sunlight, and the birds do better in square or rectangular cages. Seed for small birds as well as fresh vegetable and fruit offerings are tolerated. Check with a veterinarian or bird expert as to which fresh foods are acceptable.

Ruby & Dean Ruby and Dean are 10-month-old Scottish Fold cats who are excited for their first Christmas. While they are already spoiled, they are hoping Santa brings them more springs to play with because they hide them so well no one can find them. When they aren’t playing, they are either snuggling up with their human sisters or “keeping watch” in their tower.

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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: This is the first Christmas for my puppy “Max,” who is 5 months old. My mom always has a lot of activities and decorates the house all over, and I’m worried that Max will eat decorations or food. How can I keep him safe? -- Jayde S., Brooklyn DEAR JAYDE: Excellent job keeping Max’s safety first and foremost in your mind! The holidays can be a perilous time for curious puppies. Here are a few ways to maximize his safety while celebrating.

Talk to your family. Sit down with them and explain that decorations, food and treats need to be placed out of your dog’s reach.

Reinforce basic obedience skills. Work with Max on recall commands and behavioral training.

Stay on schedule. The holidays are super busy, but it is important to keep Max on his regular daily schedule of walks, feeding and training.

Store dog food and treats securely. The pantry often sits open during holiday preparations. Make sure Max can’t get into his dog food and overeat, causing serious complications like bloat.

Create a “safe room” for Max during holiday events. Parties, dinners and the fun of unwrapping gifts can all overstimulate a young dog. During the height of festivities, place Max in a quiet room with his favorite toys and bedding. When the wrapping paper is cleaned up, bring Max out to greet everyone.

Note behavioral patterns for later. Keep an eye on how Max behaves during this strange, exciting time of year. Is he reactive toward strangers or shiny, unfamiliar things? Do you have a difficult time getting him to obey commands? Resolve to work with Max on these issues after the holidays.

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 79-year-old female who is currently on biannual infusions for osteoporosis and high cholesterol. In 2018, I was diagnosed with Lynch syndrome with an MSH6 deviation. The genetic testing was done after I had breast cancer, endometrial cancer, and a colectomy for three years in a row. Yearly colonoscopies have been included in my preventive care.

In 2022, during my colonoscopy, I experienced excessive vagal tone and needed atropine to restore my heart beat. Since this time, I have been given Robinul prior to the procedure, which has prevented another incident of bradycardia. My gastroenterologist isn’t recommending any more colonoscopies due to this cardiac issue and my age.

I have always been told that colonoscopies are necessary to prevent cancerous polyps from occurring. Is the risk of a colonoscopy under these circumstances greater than the risk of my getting colon cancer due to Lynch syndrome? -- F.M. ANSWER: People with Lynch syndrome are at an increased risk for a variety of cancers, especially of the colon but also other parts of the gastrointestinal tract (stomach, small intestine, pancreas and bile duct). People with Lynch syndrome are also at an increased risk for endometrial and ovarian cancer (in women), prostate cancer (in men), and other cancers including skin and brain cancer. Gastroenterologists know that cancer of the colon can arise without a polyp.

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For people with Lynch syndrome, a genetic analysis is recommended.

The exact gene may help determine the optimal beginning time and frequency of a colonoscopy. The decision of when to discontinue screening via a colonoscopy is not agreed upon by experts, but clearly when the risk of performing a colonoscopy is greater than the expected benefit, it’s time to stop. This is less about reaching a certain age than it is about underlying medical conditions.

You have a slow heart rate during sedation for the colonoscopy, and it sounds as though your doctors have found a way to do the colonoscopy safely. Your lifetime risk of colon cancer, given your MSH carrier status, is estimated to be 20%, but at age 79, you have outlived much of your risk.

Most cases of colon cancer in Lynch syndrome occur before age 80.

In my opinion, both the risks of a colonoscopy and the risk of developing colon cancer are low, which means that it is difficult to make a recommendation as to which way you should go. Stopping is reasonable, but if you feel strongly that you want to continue, this is also reasonable. __________ Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual questions, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu. © 2025 King Features Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2025