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$500 donation to CantcerPartnership W o m e n iri C r im in a l Justice', an organization of about 3 0 0 criminal justice ,professionals from across the region, chose the C a n c e r S c r e e n in g P a r t n e r s h ip o f W a y rie C o r inty as*a recipient of a $500 donation. 1 - ; The money will help .provide .free mammograms. Pap tests and colorectal screenings to women with no medical-insurance or inadequate medical insurance. Laurene Jones, member of Wbrhen in Criminal Justice, present ed the check. These hinds were raised at the an nual criminal justice training day through donations made by criminal justice professionals from the eight correctional facilities within Wayne, Seneca, Cayuga and Chemung Coun ties (the Elmira Hub of the New York State Department of Correctional Services), as well as from the New York State Police, the Division of Parole, and Other agencies. Every year these professionals come together to share ideas, experiences and attend workshops on vari ous health and career related topics. Although not ex clusive to women, the training day is designed to motivate, support and inspire Women who work in vari ous capacities in the criminal justice field. • In 2007, the group chose to focus on helping wom en who do not have access to health care because they have no medical insurance. Besides making a donation to the Cancer Screening Partnership of Wayne County, similar donations were made to the Cayuga, Chemung and Seneca County Partnerships. All Partnerships throughout NYS provide FREE breast, cervical and col orectal cancer screening, diagnostic and treatment ser vices to men and women who are uninsured or underinsured. If you don’t have medical insurance or are under-in sured, call for information or to set-up an appointment - 315.332.2255 or 1.800.854.8439. C o t i n f y A d m i n i s t r a t o r t a n s b e e n n a m e d 0 By John Zornow After over two years without an administrator, the Wayne County Board of' Supervisors voted Friday to hire James J. Marquette, 52, of Poughkeepsie, to fill the position at a salary of $110,000. His contract expires Dec. 31, 2009. (Photo courtesy o f Poughkeepsie Journal) In March, Marquette was offered a similar job in Oswego County; but a last- minute effort, including a pay raise in Poughkeepsie, kept Marquette there. Marquette had been a finalist in early 2007 fpr a $120,000 city manager’s job in Middletown, Ohio. He starts his duties in Wayne County on January 9, and; will oversee a budget of $165 million and more than 900 employees. In other business: The board approved salaries for several county officers. The amounts are as follows with last year’s salary schedule in brackets. County Treasurer - $66,592 ($66,653); Clerk - $68,232 ($65,608); Coroner - $36,197 ($35,143) Commissioner of Social Services $79,093 ($79,093) County Administrator - $110,000 ($95,000) County Attorney - $87,520 ($85,154) Public Defender - $82,258 ($79,863) Fire Coordinator - $26,386 ($25,618) Dir. of Real Property Tax Service - $58,000 ($65,608) Personnel Officer - $66,607 ($64,667) Supt. of Highways - $72,341 ($70,234) Sheriff - $83,988 ($81,542) The board will meet January 2, at 9 a.m. in the Supervisors Chambers. The board will appoint a, Clerk, Deputy Clerk, Budget Officer of the Board, County Attorney, and other appointments required by law. Defense contractor places order with Ultralife Batteries Ultralife Batteries received an order worth $40 million from a U.S. defense contractor to supply advanced communications systems. This order is a follow-on to the $62 million or der the company announced on December 17. Deliveries will be in 2008 with delivery schedules to be agreed upon between Ultralife and the cus tomer. For customer confidentiality reasons, Ultralife is not able to disclose either the customer's name or details about this order. “We are pleased by this customer's recognition of Ultralife’s engineering capabilities in awarding us a total of over $ 1 0 0 million worth of orders for advanced communications systems,\ said John D Kavazanjian, Ultralife’s president and chief exec utive officer. Ultralife is a global provider of high-energy power solutions and communications accessories for diverse applications. The company develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of non- rechargeable and rechargeable batteries, charging systems and accessories for markets including de fense, commercial and consumer portable elec tronics. Through its portfolio of standard products and engineered solutions, Ultralife is at the forefront of providing the next generation of power sys tems and accessories. Defense, commercial and retail customers include: General Dynamics, Ray theon, Philips Medical Systems, General Motors, Energizer, Kidde Safety, Lowe's, Radio Shack and the national defense agencies of the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and New Zealand, among others. Reception Saturday at Council for the Arts Wayne County Council for the Arts is having a Hol iday Reception for members, volunteers and other friends of art. The event is Saturday, Dec 29 from 1-4 p m. at the Gallery, 108 W. Miller Street, Newark '331 4593). The year began with the Wayne County High School Art Student exhibit and ends with the Holiday Show and Sale of works by artists arid vrjftspeople. M u s e u m c l o s e d u n t i l J a n . 1 5 The Museum of Wayne Countv Histvr. m Lyons will be dosed until January 15. Saturday tours can be made by appointment by call ing 946 6686 or emailing laeuans<- uuyndmiory org Museum staff and any volunteers that like to paint can come to the Museum any day durug the week of January 7 at 9 a m., when the \Shenff s Of:Yc \ will be renovated The Museum of Wayne County Hntor, located at 21 Butternut Street Check out the wcIim:, u u icw a y - nehistory org or call 946.4943 Blood drive Jan. 8 The Auxiliary of Clifton Springs f lospital at Clinic is holding a Community Blood Drive on TuesJav. Jan. 8, from 2 to 7 in the Auditorium of the Hospital, 2 Coult er Road. Any healthy person age 17 or older, weighing at least 110 pounds, and who has not donated since No vember 13, 2007. is eligible to give blood. Walk-ins are welcome, or you may call the American Red Cross office at 315.789.1522 to schedule an appointment. 1 6 1 s t YEAR - NO. 52 NEWARK, NEW YORK Friday, December 28, 2007 1 2 PA G E S 5 0 CENTS M u s e u m r e c e i v e s g r a n t f o r b a s e m e n t r e v i t a l i z a t i o n The Museum of Wayne County History has re ceived a grant from the Augustus & Jennie Hoffman Foundation. The grant is for $4250 and will be used for renovating'the basement exhibition space. Oyer the last two years, 65 percent of the museum has been renovated. Attendees to the Museum of Wayne County History tell Museum Staff that they are amazed at how wonderful everything looks as they move through the different rooms on the first and sec ond floors. Museum Executive Director Larry Ann Evans said that since the basement Is usually the last floor atten dees visit, they leave less enthusiastic than when they were visiting the rest of the museum and historic jail. “Something had to be done,” said Evans. Earlier this year the Museum received a grant from the Stuart Foundation for $750. “We plan to use that to completely re-light the base ment exhibition area,” said Evans. “The false ceiling wifl be taken down to give the new lighting room and restore the original look to the two exhibition rooms, this grant from the Hoffman Foundation will be used to repair and. paint the walls and refinish and repaint the concrete floors.” Work oh the basement will commence iri the sum mer, when artifacts can be nfioved to the bam exhibi tion area. The Museum of Wayne County History is located at 21 Butternut Street, Lyons; 946.4943 or check out the website, www.waynehistory.org Smith commissioned Naval Officer December 21, Brian Smith of Newark Was tm jij^^ibned as - - Ensign in th e ’tjhited States J a z z C h o r a l e s i n g s f o r R o t a r y m e e t i n g Troopers deploy defibrillators Now an annual holiday tradition, the Newark f ligh School Vocal Jazz Chorale from Newark 1 ligh School sang December 20 at the Holiday Rotary Luncheon Directed by Jean Bendix, the Chorale performed severed traditional favorites and led a sing along with Rotary members. Pictured - student teacher Justine Stienblok directed the Vocal Jazz Group. At the January 17 Rotary meeting, a food collection will be conducted to benefit the Newark Food Pantry. The second ‘Winter Wine & Food Affair” - with a Spanish theme - will take place at Vintage Gardens Bad & _______________________________________ Breakfast, 310 High Street Tickets for this fundraiser will be available from any Rotarian far $20. Coming soon - Rotary Spelliua Bee, February 9 at Eastview Mall an Newport, Rhode Island, He is the fori.o|from and Deb bie Smith of Newark. He is a 2001 graduate pf Newark High School and a 2005 graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, where he majored in Aeronautical Science: Naval Officers Candidate School is a coriiprehensive 12-week program put on by the Navy and Marine Corps. Cadets receive intensive physical and leadership training, and leam Navy laws and protocol. Of the 53 cadets who entered the Navy OCS class in September, 13 made it to graduation. Ensign Smith was se lected by the Navy to en ter flight training. He reports to Pensacola, Florida in January, to be gin a minimum of two years of trainfiiig as as Navy Pilot. The New York State Police Tropp “E”, which covers Monroe, Ontario livingston, Steuben, Chemung, Schuyler, Yates, Wayne, Cayuga and Seneca counties, has deployed 180 Automatic External Defibrillators as of December 17. All marked State Police cars, along with all State Po lice installations are now equipped with AEDs. All State Police employees, both sworn and civilian, have been trained and certified in CPR and the use of the AEDs. These life-saving devices have been put in the troop cars to assist in medical emergencies, as troopers are often first on the scene. Early intervention in cases of cardiac arrest has been proven tp increase the chance of survival for the person who has. been stricken. With this training and equipment, troopers can now provide rapid intervention in cases of cardiac arrest. This program is part of a statewide effort to equip all marked State Police cars and all NYSP installafforis with AEDs. For sober safety Thruway Authority Executive Director Michael Fleischer and Donna Kopec, executive director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), have kicked off the Tie One On For Safety campaign The campaign reminds people of the dangers of drinking and driving and will run now through January Educating travelers about the serious dangers of drinking and driving is a long standing tradition and part of the Thruways effort to maintain excellent safety standards. State Police Troop T, whose members patrol the Thruway exclusively, will be out in full force to keep a close watch for intoxicated drivers. However, law en forcement should not be the only deterrent against drunk driving. Motorists - do NOT get behind the wheel after con suming alcohol. V o l u n t e e r s n e e d e d f o r r e s c u e s q u a d s Volunteers are needed at your Ambulance or Rescue Squad and free training is available to those who quai- ify- .The spring semester is now starting and if you are willing to help your neighbors in need, the Finger Lakes Regional EMS Council is sponsoring five Basic EMT Original courses. Basic EMT courses will be held in Newark, Ovid, Ge neva, North Rose and Port Gibson, The class in Gene va is a daytime course. There will be refresher courses in Fort Gibson, Wa terloo, Geneva, and Lyons. There will also be Para medic and Paramedic refresher courses in Geneva. For further info on these classes and core recertifica tion classes, call 1.800.357.3672 or 315.789.0108 or check the web site at firentsc.org D o N o t C a ll The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 3541 . The Do-Kot CaU Imyrouexnent Act of 2007. co-sponsored by Congressman JiihT^/alsh. The bill amends federal law to no longer require in dividuals to re-register telephone numbers every five years on the Federal Tt ide Cornn .issioiiS National Do- Not Call Registry. . f The legislation also ptohibits the FTC from remov ing telephone numbers from the National Do-Not-Call list, except under certain conditions sUch as discon nected or reassigned numbers The Do Not-Call Re^-tr, created by Congress in 2003, and about 1 N million phorie numbers have been registered, making it one of the most popular government programs. To register home or mobile phone numbers, go to uww.donotcall.goi .< vail 1 888 382.1222. Wayne Historians have lunch (John Zornow pho to) The Wayne Historians Organization (WHO) meets several times a year and is comprised of town historians, historical socie ties, and receives techni cal support of the Wayne County Historian Peter Evans and his office. The group met last Wednesday at the Mu seum of Wayrie County History in Lyons ancKen- joyed a catered holiday lunch 'Each town and his torical society represerita five gave a report of activities in their area Joining the group were • representatives from the museum’s board, and the. Wayne County Board of Supervisors. t
