Submitted information and photos. The Genesee SnoPackers Snowmobile Club was named Snowmobile Club of the Year at the annual meeting of the New York State Snowmobile Association last weekend in Lake Placid. The Oakfield-based club, which provides support, educational classes, and camaraderie to local snowmobilers while also grooming trails in the county, was recognized both
Genesee Snopackers held the group's annual Bikini Rally at its clubhouse in Oakfield on Saturday, raising $17,859 for the Pink Fund, to fight breast cancer. More than a dozen young women, despite single-digit temperatures, participated. Photos by Louis J Scafetta III, L3Photographs. For more photos, click here.
Today's annual awards at the Sheriff's Office recognized a wide range of contributions and good police work throughout the department, but the vast majority of awards were generated by one event: Winter Storm Elliott. The extra effort to save lives went well beyond just a few individuals. Photos by Howard Owens. Top photo: Nate Fix and Anthony Johnston of Genesee SnoPackers
Nathan Fix and Tony Johnston of Genesee SnoPackers were among dozens of people recognized for their efforts to save lives during Winter Storm Elliott today in a ceremony in Buffalo. Many of those recognized received certificates. Fix and Johnston received from Gov. Kathy Hochul The Governor's Medal of Public Service. He said he and Johnston have been volunteer firefighters for
Heading out on one of his search and rescue missions during the blizzard on Friday, Joshua Finn said he had two fears. That they would find somebody dead in a car. Or that he wouldn't make it home, himself. He came close to both tragic outcomes, he thought, around 1 a.m. on Saturday when he and another volunteer firefighter from Oakfield came across a pickup truck stuck on