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Missing Sodus We were so lucky Hurricane Isabel had run out of steam before it got up here. My kids kept watching the news, hoping once again their school would be added to the list of school cancellations. Ground Breaking at the Zoo. Ground was broken last Thursday at Seneca Park Zoo for the Animal Health and Education Complex. The building will house an expanded animal hospital as well as classrooms, offices and exhibit space. The new facility will allow the public to view some medical procedures and learn more about our animal care process. The facility helps the zoo meet the USDA and American Zoo and Aquarium Association requirements for hospital facilities as well as educational programming. The education space within this new building will allow the Zoo Society to continue to meet the needs of over 40,000 children from a nine-county radius. We will be able to offer multiple age programs at the same time with the additional classroom space. The zoo serves as an extremely important resource for the entire community, by educating young and old alike about the environment and the imperative conservation efforts locally, nationally and internationally. A brick campaign has been launched to raise money to support the educational messages within the building and to purchase exhibit and classroom furnishings. Your brick purchase is 100% tax deductible. If you sign up to purchase a brick by February 15, your brick will be in the ground on opening day. There is also naming opportunities for both floors of the two story building and the entire building. Fun at the Kraft Shack: BEGINNERS WATER COLOR PAINTING CLASS - Weds., Oct., 8, 6:30-9 p.m. Learn how to watercolor paint with Jim Ryan. $20 includes all. FALL WREATH - Weds., Oct. 9, 6:30 to 9. Time to decorate for fall. Enjoy making this fall wreath from grapevine, dried and silk flowers, pumpkins and gourds, and ribbons. $39.00 includes all. Please pre-register for all programs. Every weekend Long Acres Farms has many fun things to do to celebrate the fall season. Pumpkin Harvest Weekends - Grilled food available, pumpkins for sale, Corn Stalk Bundles, Halloween decos, and more. October, 4, 5, 11, 12 and 19. Fall Foliage Train Rides - Don't forget to pick up your tickets, sounds like a fun way to spend a couple of hours on the weekend. Board at Rotterdam Rd., Sodus, for two-hour ride to Newark and back. Fun for the whole family! Depart at noon and 2:15.Tickets purchased before or by September 20 are $1.00 discount. Purchase tickets only at Wegmans. Trains have snacks and restroom facilities. There will be two departures a day. You should be a half hour early to the train ride. Enjoy a trip back in time! October 11 - 12 ... Vermont and Massachusetts shopping/fall foliage ... we will be visiting some Vermont country stores, Basketville, Craft Faire, Yankee Candle and more. If anyone is interested, they could call Amy Toye at her office, 315.483.8747.Vermont is gorgeous in the fall and those bridges are so quaint this time of year ... and from what I've heard the Yankee Candle factory is a lot of fun to tour. You could check for their website. If you have any fun information or news you'd like to share please contact me at mgoodcooke@yahoo.com I look forward to hearing from you.. Enjoy your week, fall is officially over this week. Copyright
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