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PENN YAN - Every Year, members of the Penn Yan Police Department select one officer to receive PYPD’s Officer of the Year Award. “Each member of the department votes on who they feel has exceeded the duty requirements of his or her position and has demonstrated a distinct pattern of community service, coupled with professional achievement,” explains PYPD Chief Thomas Dunham. “Officers may also consider specific acts of heroism or incidents where an officer went above and beyond the call of duty. This year, I am proud to announce Officer COREY GRACE was selected by his fellow officers as the 2022 Officer of the Year.”

As many schools have in recent years, with factors including decreased participation, facilities considerations and in the wake of the COVID pandemic, Penn Yan Academy and Dundee Central School combined their football programs, with the Penn Yan/Dundee team on the third year of their merger in 2023.

Liam is a 2-year-old pitty mix. He is a very sweet-tempered boy who loves to run.

The Chronicle-Express: Consolidation, January 1, 1926, of the Yates County Chronicle (1824) and the Penn Yan Express (1866); the Rushville Chronicle (1905) and the Gorham New Age (1902) The Yates County History Center’s volunteers have gleaned these entries for your enjoyment from their digitized newspapers. You can access them at the free site www.nyshistoricnewspapers.com. For more information about the YCHC, visit www.yatespast.org.

Wikipedia has an elegant definition for abstract art; “art that uses a visual language of shape, form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world.” The Webster’s Dictionary definition is somewhat less prosaic: “art not representing things realistically.”

SENECA LAKE – Whether you’re a fan of Valentine’s Day or not, you will surely enjoy these wonderful, themed events and experiences happening along the Seneca Lake Wine Trail. Valentine’s Wine Dinner at Fox Run Vineyards.

BRUNO is an 11-month-old American Bulldog mix. This sweet playful guy is very social and loves other dogs.

The next meeting for the United Women of Faith will be Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 10:30 a.m.