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AFTER THOUGHTS His illustrations reflected our world

Gary Pinneo, whose art and prose captured the hearts of thousands over the years, was always positive about Penn Yan. More than 1,000 editorial and sports cartoons were published in The Chronicle-Express over a span of more than 23 years.
Gary died Sept. 30, 2018, just a few days before that year's Penn Yan Academy Athletic Hall of Fame induction celebration. Now, he is among the group that will be honored at next week's Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Although Gary hadn't been feeling well for a few days before his sudden death, he crafted what would be his final weekly "Positively Penn Yan" editorial cartoon for The Chronicle-Express. That cartoon was a lovely image of colorful autumn leaves. Back then, I imagined that might have been his final vision as he left this world. A vision of falling in love all over again with the natural beauty that surrounds us.
Gary Pinneo loved our community like no one else, and he was unapologetic about his patriotism. He could point out the faults in this community, but still put a positive spin on the overall picture. But he didn't just criticize. Often he would join in the effort to make improvements. Some of his visual messages still resonate today through his "Positively Penn Yan" and "Perfectly Penn Yan" editorial cartoons.
When it came to state, national, and world news, Gary found ways to help us respect the First Amendment and take a critical look at the bigger picture.
Born a country boy, Gary stayed true to his roots as he grew up in Benton, attending Penn Yan Schools, observing the evolution of the community over seven decades. He loved to talk about local history, railroads, and local lore. But mostly, Gary loved to talk about sports, and any connections he could make with Penn Yan.
His sports coverage over the years focused not only on the current athletes. He put much effort into sharing the stories of the athletic stars of yesteryear. He had a soft spot in his heart for the athletes who won on the football field and basketball court; but then soon found themselves fighting a real war in Europe and the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Like other successful editorial cartoonists, Gary's take on local and sometimes national events helped us put news into perspective. He reminded us of the better things in life and he cheered us up with reminders of community events, recollections of our local history, and observations of what makes this community a great place to live. He knew how to illustrate the emotions that come in the wake of tragedy or triumph. His pens drew the lines that connect us to the world.
Gary knew that a newspaper is a reflection of an entire community. Sometimes that reflection is not flattering, but most times it's a celebration of a friendly, supportive community full of hard-working people. Gary's home-grown talent to illustrate our community and our world is a treasure that Chronicle-Express readers should enjoy for several years.
Now, many of Gary's artworks are part of the collection at the Yates County History Center, where they will soon be digitized and preserved for future reference. I'm sure he would have something positive to say about that and his humble demeanor would prevail while he looked for his next subject.
The 2024 PYA Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 11 in the Penn Yan Academy auditorium. Admission is free for the ceremony, which will also honor Sarah Martini Eighmey, Don Shipman, Ted Griesinger, and the 2004 Girls Lacrosse State Championship team. A dinner will precede at 6 p.m. in the academy cafeteria. Reservations ($15 each) can be made by calling the Penn Yan Academy main office at 315-536-4408.

Do you have feedback on this or a suggestion for a future column? Feel free to email me at gchamberlain27@gmail.com.

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Rochester Folk Art Guild Open House and Apple Festival

MIDDLESEX - The artisans, gardeners and cooks of the Folk Art Guild invite the public to their beautiful farm on top of East Hill in Middlesex for a harvest celebration. On October 12 and 13, 11 to 5 both days, the workshops and studios will all be open with new crafts on display, a fresh farm lunch will be served, and sweet cider is being pressed in the yard. This whole-family event has activities for all. Young ones can compose a flower notecard with dried leaves and flowers. Pottery, weaving and woodworking exhibits intrigue the visitor to the studios, and the craftsmen and women are on site to speak about their new work. Organic apples, pears, and grapes are available to taste and take home. In the farmhouse a hot squash soup will be served, alongside numerous homemade desserts.
Augmenting the Guild attractions, artists and musicians from the Naples Valley Art Collective will share their talents with live music and entrancing displays. East Hill Gallery with an aggregation of natural fiber clothing, specially chosen books, and more of the Guild's acclaimed pottery can't be missed.
The fact that all the craft workshops are gathered in proximity on this unique site, with top quality output issuing from each one, has a particular effect on the visitor. Words are hard to find to describe this effect-- maybe marvel is close; whatever it is, it goes beyond appreciation.
The Folk Art Guild is located at 1445 Upper Hill Road, with signs to guide you: 30 minutes from Canandaigua, 15 minutes from Naples or Penn Yan, one turn off Route 364.

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SPORTS ROUNDUP PYA Girls Tennis are Finger Lakes West Champs!

GIRLS TENNIS

Sept. 30
Wayne 4, Marcus Whitman 1
Shaylynn Christler and Lili Romero won first doubles for Whitman 6-0, 6-1. Whitman was 2-6.

Oct. 1
Penn Yan 4, Newark 1
Penn Yan was 7-4 with a win. Anella Tillman and Aubrey Flores won first and second singles, respectively. Amanda Smith and Erin Clancy won first doubles 6-0, 6-2; Charlotte Saner and Annika Reinard won second doubles 6-1, 6-0.

Oct. 2
Penn Yan 4, Midlakes 1
PYA won in Midlakes, moving up to 8-4. Anella Tillman won first singles 6-3, 6-0 and Erin Clancy won third singles 6-2, 6-0. Penn Yan took both doubles sets. In first doubles, Amanda Smith and Annika Reinard came back after a first game loss of 6-4 to Hannah Minns and Ella Weykman to win the next two 6-2, 6-0. Second doubles belonged to Cadance Miller and Jordana Soyring, who won 6-0, 6-0 over Allison Deruyter and Penelope Swilk.

Mynderse 4, Marcus Whitman 1
Whitman was 2-7 with a loss to the Devils. Hailey Higgins won first singles for MW 6-1, 6-3.

Oct. 3
Penn Yan 5, Waterloo 0
The Mustangs finished their regular season with a sweep over Waterloo, once again locking up the Finger Lakes West championship. Anella Tillman, Aubrey Flores, and Erin Clancy all won their singles sets, while in doubles, Amanda Smith and Annika Reinard won 6-0, 6-0 and Charlotte Saner and Jordana Soyring won 6-0, 6-1.

FOOTBALL
Oct. 5
Penn Yan/Dundee 2, Clyde-Savannah 0
PY/D's fourth game of the season was downgraded to a "controlled scrimmage" as Clyde-Savannah didn't have enough players to play a full game. However, the scrimmage allowed Dundee to have their Homecoming game and proceed with their scheduled Homecoming events.

Marcus Whitman/Bloomfield 28, South Seneca/Romulus 0
Whitman/Bloomfield got their first win of the season with a sweep over SS/R. Both teams were 1-3 after the game.

BOYS SOCCER

Sept. 30
Dundee/Bradford 1, Penn Yan 0
The BraveScots took a one-goal sweep over the Mustangs. PYA goalie Nathaniel Chaffee made seven saves in the game. Dundee/Bradford was 9-2, while Penn Yan was 4-5-1 after the match.

Oct. 2
Naples 4, Honeoye 1
Naples won their fifth in a row, putting them at 9-1. Honeoye was 4-7 with the loss. Matt Lincoln led the Green with two goals. Connor Betrus and Oscar Austin scored one apiece, with Connor and Jake Betrus getting an assist each. CJ Fuller made four saves for Naples.

Oct. 3
Dundee/Bradford 3, Bloomfield 0
The BraveScots were up to eight in a row with their win against Bloomfield.

Oct. 4
Penn Yan 0, Bloomfield 0 (Tie, Double OT)
Penn Yan Academy and Bloomfield battled through four halves of soccer without a winner being decided. It was Penn Yan's second tie of the season, putting the Mustangs at 4-5-2. PYA goalie Nathaniel Chaffee made four saves, notching his sixth shutout of the fall.

Oct. 5
Pal-Mac 2, Penn Yan 0
Penn Yan and Pal-Mac's first meetup this season ended in a tie, but the Red Raiders took the win the second time around, shutting out the Mustangs by two. PY's Nathaniel Chaffee put up a good fight, making seven saves in the net.

Naples 5, Wayland-Cohocton 0
The Big Green Machines are living up to their name this season with eight of their ten wins being shutouts and just a single loss as the fall season heads toward Sectionals. Naples' five goals were scored by five different players, with Matt Lincoln, Jake Betrus, Oscar Austin, Connor Betrus, and Isaac Ward all finding the net. Assists were two for Lincoln and one each for Jake Betrus and Landon Gleichauf.

GIRLS SOCCER

Sept. 30
Avoca-Prattsburgh 2, Dundee/Bradford 0
A-P broke up Dundee/Bradford's five-game winning streak with a shutout. D/B was 6-3 with the loss.

Marcus Whitman 3, South Seneca/Romulus 1
Whitman beat SS/R two games in a row, improving to 5-3- after this last one.

Naples 3, Bloomfield 1

Oct. 1
Penn Yan 3, Geneva 0
Penn Yan Academy secured their third-straight shutout and sixth-straight win, improving to 9-2 on the season. Makenna Mullins and Cady Brady scored in the first half, while Maihue Miranda Wiltberger got a goal in the second. Rebecca Hayes, Gracie Lewis, and Kiera Castner each had an assist in the game.

Dundee/Bradford 4, South Seneca/Romulus 0
Dundee/Bradford swept SS/R to move up to 7-3; SS/R was 1-10. Mykayla Pavlina led the BraveScots with two goals and two assists, Riley Stinson had one goal and two assists, and Kendall Parker scored once, her 15th goal of the season. Ellie Fleet made three saves for D/B.

Oct. 3
Penn Yan 10, Honeoye 0
The Mustangs swept the Bulldogs by double digits, going up to 10-2 with their fourth-straight shutout and seventh-straight win. Maihue Miranda Wiltberger led Penn Yan with four goals and four assists; Kiera Castner had three goals; and Makenna Mullins, Mary D'Abbracci and Gracie Lewis each had a goal and an assist. It was the perfect Senior Night in Penn Yan, with the Mustangs' two lead scorers, Miranda Wiltberger and Castner, both being seniors.

Newark/Lyons 1, Marcus Whitman 0
The Whitman Wildcats fell in the first round of the annual Taylor Bliss Memorial Tournament to hosts Newark/Lyons. Sophia Delfs had the game's single goal. In the nets, Emma Thayer made six saves for N/L, while Sophia Snyder made eight for Whitman.

Naples 2, Notre Dame Batavia 0

Oct. 4
Dundee/Bradford 3, Honeoye 0
Kendall Parker scored all three goals for D/B, including her 75th career goal, in their second-straight shutout. Parker had assists from Madalyn Knapp, Riley Stinson, and Reese Simpson. Ellie Fleet made five saves in the BraveScot net.

VOLLEYBALL

Sept. 30
HAC 3, Dundee/Bradford 0

Oct. 2
Mynderse 3, Penn Yan 0
Mynderse Academy beat Penn Yan Academy in all three sets with scores of 25-14, 25-21, and 25-13. Kylee Kolbash led the Devils with eight kills, 15 digs, and six aces. For Penn Yan, Jenna Reynolds had one kill, one assist, and 11 digs, and Addison Yonts had three aces and nine digs.

Oct. 4
Bloomfield 3, Penn Yan 0
The Mustangs got swept for the second time in a row, dropping them into the red at 5-6.

GOLF

Sept. 30
Wayne 236, Penn Yan 245
Penn Yan 245, Newark 287
The Mustangs beat the Reds, but fell to the Eagles in an impromptu tri-match that happened due to a weather cancellation of an earlier game. PYA's Will Thompson was the overall medalist of the match, coming in with a score of 37 and a birdie on Lakeside's 13th hole (a par 5). It was a new personal best for Thompson and a new season best for Penn Yan. Also for Penn Yan, Colin Johnson shot a 47 and Josh Morse shot a 48. Wayne's Aiden LeStrange also birdied 13, coming in with a score of 38. Newark's top shooter of the match was Reed Haltiner, who came in with a 54.

Oct. 1
Mynderse 217, Naples 228
Naples had their second loss of the season, dropping to 9-2. Mynderse's Harrison Wirth was the match's medalist with a career-best 33 and three birdies in the match. Donovon Lincoln was Naples' best shooter with a 41.

Oct. 2
Naples 248, South Seneca/Romulus 265
SS/R's Sam Dufour was the match medalist with a 39 on the Par 36 Bonavista State G.C. Grady Grove topped Naples with a 42, including five pars, while Maddox Mannella got a 45.

Oct. 3
Pal-Mac 246, Penn Yan 278
Penn Yan Academy was 8-5 after a loss to Pal-Mac. Penn Yan's Will Thompson topped the match with a 42. Joe Hagan had the lowest score for Pal-Mac with a 47.

CROSS COUNTRY

Oct. 1
at Bloomfield/Naples (Geneva, HAC, Newark, Penn Yan Academy, Red Creek)

Girls - Top 5: Red Creek's Megan Perkins took 1st place (21:43), Bloomfield/Naples' Erica Reigelsperger took 2nd (22:35), HAC's Jessica Chapados took 3rd (23:20), HAC's Katie Chapados took 4th (23:44), and Penn Yan Academy's Ameina Samultalski took 5th (23:49). Evalyn Sullivan of Bloomfield/Naples finished 11th with a time of 25:18. Penn Yan's Emily Parish finished 16th (27:07), with teammate Madison Bishop right behind in 17th (27:08).

Boys - Top 5: Geneva's Griffin Brown took 1st (18:26), Bloomfield/Naples' Colin Kenney took 2nd (19:07), HAC's Dylan Mayall took 3rd (19:19), B/N's Oscar Fenster took 4th (19:32), and Penn Yan's Finn Tette took 5th (19:38).

Oct. 5
Marcus Whitman Invitational

Boys - Pittsford Sutherland's William Tempest took 1st place (15:47), while Alden's Gage and Evan Feider took 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Whitman's Desmond Hill finished 7th (16:39) and Lucas Hill finished 15th (17:50). Finn Tette was Penn Yan's top runner, finishing with a time of 19:00, while Dundee/Bradford's fastest time was a 23:53 from Braedyn Fisher.

Girls - The top two spots in the Girls division were taken by Pittsford Sutherland's Mallory Howe (19:49) and Merrick Bathgate (19:59). Maya Churchman of Arkport/Canaseraga took 3rd (20:10). Top runners for local teams included Hammondsport's Emmy O'Neill with a 22:09 (13th), Penn Yan's Ameina Samultalski with a 22:31 (17th), Whitman's Olivia Hill with a 23:34 (32nd), and Dundee/Bradford's Cheyanne Grandall with a 25:47 (54th).

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