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What It Takes To Besocially Acceptable in Gananda / AT a party I recently attended, I aqproached a very well-dressed, elegant woman, standing alone, looking rather aloof. \Gee I said, \This is great, I'm finally getting out and meetingpeople in the community.\ She glanced coldly in my direction and whispered a polite \Yes isn'tthat quaint.\ Feeling a bit humbled and a bit put off by her attitude, I could feel my face turn red with utter embarassment. The striking woman, feeling a bit sorry for my situation, and really having no one /else to talk to for the moment, smiled cutely at me and said, \Look Mr., uh. . Mr. . .\ \Holdraker I replied. '-'I'm the editor of the new Gananda Times newspaper.\ I explained. Her smile turned to a whisp of disconcern. Again, I was taken aback by her attitude. \So she said, \Do you really think that makes you one of the socially accepted in Gananda?\ Hokey Smoke!, I thought, I didn't even know we had a class distinction here. My mind whirled anxiously. What would it take to impress this lady,of obvious distinction? A Porche? . . . perhaps a luxurious'home in the Woodlands like~ick and ~arh Simmonds? . . . a membership in the golf club like Phil and Deb Williamson?. . . that I-knew the Leenhouts family personally? :. . Maybe I could-tell her that I was Norman Leenhouts, Yes; that' wouId do it! Before I could stutter a single line, however, she cooly took a sip of her obviously dry martini and imparted a shocking bit of news! \Look darling, Mr. Whatever, I'll tell you what it takes to make it socially in Gananda.\ My heart raced with anticipation. . . a new pool membership ?-. . . being mentioned by Brother Wease on the morning show on WCMF radio, like Tom Middlebrook? . . . my mind flashed with the possibilities. '\A dip,\she said. \A dip?\ I recanted. \Yes a dip in the Wilkins'hot tub,\ she replied. \Rick and Joanne Wilkins'hot tub? You mean all I have to do is get invited to take a dip in Doc Wilkins' hot tub to be a socizh monarch?\ She smiled courtly, winked and walked away. So, the secret was out at last. The \in-crowd\ simply had to be invited to the Wilkins7 house for a dip in their hot tub. \Easy enouih,\ I thought. \he lost the better part of my entertainment budget to Doctor Wilkins over a late night card game. This should be easy.\ a Noticing Rick &anding in a group with Sam and Liz Pennacchio, Dick and Mary Ellen Reese, Sue and Dave Lombard, Ben and Judy Soscia and other prominent Ganandians, I waltzed over and blurted out \Hey Rick, what do you say we go over to your place later for a dip.\ A deathly silence fell over the crowd. Dr. Wilkins, politely stopped sipping his Dewars on the rocks. He put his arm around my shoulder in a fatherly fashion, and explained, \Not now, Ron, you're not ready yet.\ \Not ready yet?\ I exclaimed! He smiled and said, e ell you what, Ron, why don't you come over tomorrow and I'll let you look at the hot tub.\ A shiver went up my spine. This is it, perhaps this is my first step toward social acceptance in the community. He turned away, leaving me with my hopes and dreams, then turned back for a moment and said wryly, \By the way, Ron, it wouldn't hurt to lose that pink flowered tie and those white socks!\ ***'****** OK, enough with the funnies . . . Patti and I would like to thank the hundreds of people who, without even seeing what the Gananda-Times was all about, subscribed to it. hank you to the advertisers who, without an issue in their hands, had the foresight to make a commitment. (Tell them thanks . . . you saw it in.the GT). Hats off to our very first subscriber, Mrs. C. M. Huntley of Walworth Palmyra Road, Walworth. Patti and I look forward to meeting you! Thank you el son Leenhouts and his staff, especially Mark Ward, for making our research in this and future issues so much easier. Thank you Walworth Town Clerk, Marcia Englert, Trooper Tim Bour, Bobbie Camp, Wade Holdraker, the list goes on and on. . . The ~ananda Timeslooks forward to serving the communication needs of the community, the whole community. We plan to cover as much of Macedon, Gananda, Walworth news as humanly possible. Please bear with us through out growing pains, we are only human. Both Patti and myself will try to cover as many meetings, events, subscriber stories, and advertisers needs as time allows. We understand that per-haps the name \Gananda Times,\will at first, alienate our fellow community members. With time and dedication, we hope to show everyone that the soul and content of this newspaper is not in a name. In future issues of the Gananda Times, stories, community concerns, and opinions will be addressed that may not always be easy to digest by all concerns. Think only of the Gananda Times in terms of.-the :messenger'. The time of community involvement inour daily lives has arrived. We hope that you accept the Gananda Times as a part of that community-inv~lvement. hank you. GANANDA TIMES P.O. Box 406, Walworth, New York 14568 > d (71 6) 248-9200 or (315) 986-5770 Published weekly (52 weeks per year). Subscription rate - $12.00/year Advertising and Story Deadline is Thursday - Noon . Distributed the following Tuesday. EDITORS: Ron and Patti Holdraker , - We are responsible for typographical errors in ad copy only to the cost of advertising space used - In May of 1977, our company, Home ~eisin~ Corporation, acquired the 1500 acre community known as Gananda. At that time, there was not much activity in Gananda. While nature, in the form of the Palmyra glacier, had been active 10,000 years earlier in creating an incredibly beautiful land, the most significant activity in 1977 was taking place at Gananda Central School. There, 140 students attended grades one through six, and the Class of 1989 would soon begin the first Gade. Today, there are more than 700 students in the Gananda school system and more than 500 families live here. The range of activities is enormous, from golfing at Blue Heron Hills and swimming in the community pools to community-wide garage sales. We can thank Mother Nature and the thoughtful planning of the original developers of this community for much of our success. As many of you probably know, the development of Gananda was begun in 197 1 by leaders in the Rochester community, including Joseph Wilson, then chairman of Xerox Corporation. With financial help from the federal and state governments and a goal of creating a planned community where families could live and grow in harmony with nature, the original developers spent more than 40 million dollars on land acquisition, planning, roads, lakes, utility systems and the cons'truction of the school system. Financial difficulties forced development to cease in 1974. When my brother and I purchased the land, we knew that Gananda was a wonderful and challenging opportunity. We have invested a good share of our time, our energy and our financial re- sources in Gananda. As developers, we understood the commitment. What we did not expect was how closely ,we would come to know and love the area. I moved to ~ananda in July of last year. Nelson Leenhouts By the end of this year, most of our family, including Norman, myself, four , of our children and five of our grand- children, will be living here. , 1 - We enjoy the fresh water wetlands, i lakes and wo~dlands. As you might guess, many of us enjoy golfing. I es- . -- pecially enjoy planting trees. As one of the new residents of .Gananda, I can attest to the warmth of the community. It is a great place to live, work and play. We are grateful for themany people. , who have contributed to Gananda's success. Each family that has chosen Gananda for their home and oGr nearby neighbors .in Walworth and Macedon who have welcomed us so graciously, all -- ' deserve a special thank you. The Gananda Times will make this an even better place, providing another opportunity for neighbors to communi- cate and to spread the word about what's happening in Gananda., Thank you, Ron and Patti Holdraker. NELSON LEENHOUTS . 1200 Fai~way 18 * Macedon, New York Editor's note: Next week the Gananda Times will feature a one-on-one interview with Mr. Leenhouts, concerning future development plans in Gananda. lhank You, Neighbors! My husband and I would like to thank the following Gananda residents for their kindness and generosity: The Cogans, O'Briens, Remeins, Zimmers, Bilinskis, Rudds, _ Watsons, Shons, Thomas's and Ciceros of Woods Edge; the ' ~tadmillers; Rolands, Bakers and Fiduccias of Waterford Road; the McDonalds, Rileys and Smorols of Beech Drive; The Wyants of Pineview Drive; and the Traceys of Evergreen Circle. For the past nine. weeks, I have been confined- to bedrest due to preg- - nancy complications. During this entire time, these people have sacrificed their time to bring us meals. \ ' We thankyou very much! It's people like yourselves that make this a special community! . FRAN AND MIKE LUNN 3217 Woods Edge Gananda The Gananda Timesis totally receptive to all reader concerns and comments. Letters to the editor will be published, and when possible, reader response on . opposing viewpoints will be sought. Absolutely NO letters to the editor will be published without a signature. Letters must be submitted no later than the ~hursda~ preceding publication date. Send your letters to: . GANANDA TIMES P.O. BOX 406 , WALWORTH, NEW YORK 14568 to th.e Gananda Times!\ - ONLY $12.00 for 52 Weekly Issues 248-9200 (days) or 980-5770 (evenings ti1 9) -
