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UBOEu Got a news tip? Something interesting going on in your community? Tell us by calling 25S-2252. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1996 Democrat and tfbrontrif ROCHESTER. NEW YORK bond CLOSE TO HOME Perinton board weighs views of camper, boat owners BRIGHTON night reaches a consensus on how to deal with the issue, the town will hold another hearing, hich could precede a vote to revise the law or rescind it. The law says only one boat or camper less than 20 feet long can be stored on private property per family. It requires that the boat or camper be parked in a driveway, rear yard, or no closer than 5 feet from a side property line.

If a boat or camper less than 20 feet long is parked in a side yard, it must be shielded from view by a hedge or fence. By BENNETT J. LOUDON STAFF WRITER PERINTON Perinton officials last night indefinitely postponed the effective date of a recreational vehicle storage law. About 140 opponents of the law turned out for the meeting. The Town Board also voted unanimously to create a committee of town officials and residents from both sides of the issue to discuss possible changes in the law or perhaps eliminate it.

Last month, the Town Board were not informed the law was being considered. On July 10, the board held a hearing on the la w. The hearing was advertised in a local newspaper June 26. Several supporters spoke at the meeting, but no opponents showed up. The law forbids the storage of campers and boats longer than 20 feet on private property without a permit from the Perinton Zoning Board of Appeals.

After the committee created last postponed the effective date of the law from Sept. 3 to Nov. 1 after receiving numerous complaints from owners of campers and boats. "We didn't have a hearing that enough people knew about so we could get a feeling of the whole town," Supervisor James Smith told the crowd in an impromptu meeting about a half hour before the rest of the Town Board arrived. 'It is an infringement on our rights as citizens and as residents of this town "one opponent said.

Supporters of the law say large boats and campers in residential neighborhoods hurt property ues and pose safety problems because they sometimes block the view of motorists backing out of driveways. Opponents of the law complain that it infringes on their property rights and will mean they might have to spend as much as 1 ,000 a year to store their vehicles. Opponents also complained they Police set safety lessons in wake of abduction tries Police will hold two presentations ut Town Court on safety for women. The court adjoins Town Hall, 2300 Elmwood Ave. The presentations will be held at 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 8 and Oct. 16. Anyone can attend the sessions. While police often hold such meetings to discuss safety tips and crime prevention methods, these presentations are being held to address residents' concerns in light of three recent attempted abductions reported near Loehmann's Plaza on South Clinton Avenue, said Police Chief Thomas Voelkl.

Forum on budget proposal draws only few residents The turnout was light last night for the first of two public hearings regarding the town's proposed $12.97 million budget for 1997. Just a handful of residents showed up for the hearing. Town taxes would increase by 2.5 percent Company helps make shopping sparkling, silent Gates Chili parents go back to school District tries to put families on right track Bv DOLORES ORA1AN STAFF WRITER GATES One of the Gates Chili School District's mottoes isr'Tamily support a. must for student success. 1 4 i On Saturday, district the titiJf.

fl hopes to show parents how to put those words to work. About 200 parents are expected to attend the district's first Parent University program at Gates Chili under the proposal, which emphasizes open space, infrastructure and restoring money to the town's reserve funds. The tax rate would increase from $4.91 to $5.03 per $1,000 of assessed property value, which translates to a hike of about 15.60 for the average home assessed at $130,000. HENRIETTA Leader of parents' group gets spot on school board Sylvia Perez-Hardy has been appointed to the Rush-Henrietta School Board to fill a vacancy. Perez-Hardy, chairwoman of the District Parent Advisory Council, fills a position that was created when Susan Warner resigned.

Perez-Hardy will complete Warner's term, which expires June 30. Perez-Hardy of Bailey Road will -MM Jt'tymf rirhm ,1 fry 11 1 High School, 910 Wegman Road, Gates. Barbara Chapman, district administrator for curriculum and staff development, said the program is: the result of the district's goal to provide more opportunities for parents to get involved. Chapman is chairwoman of the 12-member Parent Education Committee, an ad hoc group that is sponsoring the Parent University. Eight of the members are parents.

The university will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. It consists of 1 6 workshops on a variety of topics. Each workshop lasts an hour-and 15 minutes. The university format is divided into three sessions, so parents can choose to attend three different workshops.

The fee is $5 per person or $8 per couple. "We hope to offer awareness for parents in some of the important parenting issues as well as to encourage involvement in their child's resign from the District Parent Advisory Council. A replacement will be named soon. Monroe sheriff looks into' death of child in day care Authorities yesterday were investigating the sudden death of a 1-year-old baby at an in-home day care center in Henrietta. The name of the child and the JAMIE GERM.ANO staff photographer At top, Woody Cummings uses a high pressure water hose yesterday to clean shopping carts at Wegrnans Food Markets Inc.

at 2599 East Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Cummings works for Doctor Cart, a Buffalo business. Workers also adjust wheels to silence squeaks and bobbles, left, and keep a supply of spare parts, above, to make repairs in their specialized field. New carts cost grocery stores as much as $300. day care where he was staying were not released pending further investigation, said Lt.

Michael Brady of the Monroe County sheriffs' office. Brady said the baby's heart stopped at the center. The child was then taken to Strong Memorial Hospital and shortly thereafter was pronounced dead. The death is not considered suspicious, said Brady, who refused to comment on the possible cause. RIGA Ceremonies honor teacher school, Chapman said, explaining a committee goal for the Parent Uni-' versity to accomplish.

Chapman said these are among the most popular workshops: How to Talk So Kids Will Lis- ten and How to Listen So Kids Will Talk. Parenting Skills for the Weary lost in shuttle disaster License siospeoisiiom eBia BDeoDgedl Top court urged to hear DWI case pension was unfair. The court sided with the state attorney general's office, which had appealed the justice's decision. The case involves a state law that allows judges to automatically suspend the license of any driver who is arrested with a blood-alcohol content of 0.10 percent or higher, the legal standard for DWI. In November 1994, Michael Pringle of Wayne County was convicted of DWI after he was involved in an accident in Walworth.

Acting state Supreme Court Justice Stephen R. Sirkin ruled the law was unconstitutional on the grounds that it violates a person's right to due process. Fiandach said he expects to hear within a few months whether the Supreme Court will hear the case. constitutionality of promptly suspending a driver license after a drunken driving arrest. Edward L.

Fiandach yesterday mailed an appeal to the court, objecting to a state ruling that a suspension of a client's driver license after a DWI arrest is fair. In June, the state Court of Appeals reversed a state Supreme Court justice's ruling that the sus Bv MARY K. McCRANK STAFF WRJTKR The U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing from a Brighton lawyer in the next couple of days about the and Exhausted. Taking the Hassle Out of Homework.

Communication and Self-Im-' provement. Conflict Is a Natural Part of Everyone's Life. "I just want to see more parents get involved," said Peter Waughtel, co-chairman of the Parent Education Committee. Waughtel and his wife, Brenda, have two children at the district's Walt Disney Elementary School son, Jason, 9, a third-grader, and daughter, Melissa, 5, in kindergarten. Another purpose of the Parent University is "to enlighten them (parents) that they are not alone with some of the problems they face as parents in the school district," Waughtel said.

The Parent Education Committee was formed about a year ago "to try to get parents more educated on things pertaining to education in', the district," Waughtel said. They decided on the Parent University the project and began working on the program in February. The committee got good input from parents who had participated in similar programs in other school Grace Corrigan, mother of school teacher Christa McAuliffe who died in the space shuttle Challenger explosion, will be in the Rochester area today and tomorrow. She will be the featured guest during the dedication of the new Churchville-Chili Junior High School at 7 p.m. today in the commons area of the school, 137 Fairbanks Road.

The motto of the 'Churchville- Chili school district, "We Touch the Future" was inspired by McAuli-ffe's words, "I touch the future. I teach." During the ceremony, Corrigan will present a plaque to the junior high in memory of her daughter and will show a video of McAuliffe training for the Challenger mission and working with students. McAuliffe, a Concord, N.I high school teacher and the nation's first teacher in space, and six astronauts were killed when the space shuttle exploded shortly after takeoff from TV Fittsff ord boy stars on naftiona By ALAN MORRELL STAFF WRITKR Unsolved Mysteries' hired him to portray Geneva mans story; show airs tomorrow riTTSFORD David Anthony Vogel has appeared in local plays since he was 3. Cape Canaveral, la. on Jan.

18, 1986. Tomorrow, Corrigan will visit the Challenger Learning Center of Greater Rochester with sixth graders from the Churchville-Chili Middle School and will visit classrooms and talk to students at the junior high school. districts, such as Spencerport, Victor and Churchville-Chili, Waughtel said. Lights, camera, action David Anthony Vogel's segment will appear on Unsolved Mysteries at 8 p.m. tomorrow on WHEC-TV (Channel 10).

when he chucked the bottle into Cayuga Lake. David handled the pressure of TV production like a pro. "You just have to think you're just doing it all alone," David said. "I just put into my mind how fun it's going to be. I had to pretend that I am the real Kevin Reeder." The VCR will be rolling at the Vogel household tomorrow, the family said.

And to prepare for David's starring role, the Vogels bought a big-screen TV to catch all the action, Tomorrow night, he hits the big time when he's on the nationally televised show Unsolved Mysteries. The Vyear-old boy, a student at Winslow Elementary School in the Rush-Henrietta "It seemed like the idea was in He takes voice lessons, and he also has been in a talent show at the Monroe County Fair and had a small part in Damn Yankees in 1991, when he was just a toddler. But now that he's had a taste of the bright lights of TV, David is hoping for a movie career. "He wants be the next Macaulay Culkin," said his mother, Sandy. David heard about the casting call from a woman who knows his mother, a casting agent who took one look at David and thought he would be perfect for the part.

Reeder, who got word of the retrieved bottle in February, was 9 years old of Geneva. As a boy 18 years ago, Reeder tossed a bottle with a note into Cayuga Lake, and he got a response earlier this year from San Diego. David was chosen from hundreds of children who auditioned for the part at The Marketplace mall earlier this year. It took 10 hours to film the seven-minute segment. "I was pretty tired at the end," David said.

"One thing about television: It's got to be perfect. If I messed up just a little bit, you'd hear, Earlier this year, David acted in Oliver, The Garden and To Kill a Mockingbird in local productions. some peoples heads already, Waughtel said. "So we went with it, There wasn't a lot of brainstorm-' David ing" Whether the Parent University becomes an annual event, will de pend on the evaluation and feed News tips Have a news tip? Call us at 258-2353 or (800) 767-7539 outside Monroe County. school district, was filmed for the episode in June in Ovid, Seneca County, Duvid will depict Kevin Reeder back from Saturdays participants.

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