MACEDON: Died Saturday June 23, 2018. Interment, Falls Cemetery.
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Heath D. Baker
NEWARK: Heath David Baker, 32, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, in the ED of Newark Wayne Community Hospital. Heath was born the son of the late David and Debra (Kuhlman) Baker on Thursday, November 7, 1985, in Newark, NY. He spent his life in the Newark area and graduated from Midlakes High School class of 2003. Heath was employed at Tallmadge Tire Service in Waterloo. He truly enjoyed working there and going out on the road to change tires for individuals. He had a heart of gold and was always available to help others. Heath always attended and practiced lacrosse and soccer with his children. Talking was big in Heath’s life, he loved to visit with family and friends. Heath was a member of the Newark Rod and Gun Club, and a competitive skeet shooter there; this past Saturday; he shot his first perfect score. He had a nickname which everyone knew him by, “Mr. Incredible.” Heath will be remembered by the Lady of his life, Heather Parsons; son, Cameron Baker; daughter, Gabby Baker; brothers, Officer (IPD) Jason (Kelley) Allen, US Army Major. Klint (Lindsay) Kuhlman of Ft. Knox, Thor Baker, Cree Baker and John (Laura) Baker; many, nieces and nephews; father-in-law, Craig Parsons (Nancy Coluzzi); mother-in-law, Kim (Dan) Vandewalle; sister-in-law, Kelly (Brent) Coling; uncles, Tom (Barb) Kuhlman, David Horton; aunt, Kim (Dale) Kuhlman. Heath was predeceased by his grandparents, Dean and Yvonne Kuhlman; aunts, Lori Kuhlman-Horton, and Carol McNeilly. Family will greet friends Saturday (June 30) from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Norman L. Waterman Funeral Home, Inc., 124 W. Miller St, Newark. A Funeral Service will be held Sunday (July 1) at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Newark Cemetery, N. Main St. A reception will follow at Pheasant Golf Club, 1475 Sandy Hill Rd, Shortsville, NY. In memory of Heath, in lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Heath’s family OR American Cancer Society, 1120 S. Goodman St, Rochester, 14620. You may write a memory or condolence to the family by visiting watermanfuneralhome.com
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Hall, Lawrence G. Jr.
SODUS: Entered into rest on (Tuesday) June 26, 2018 at age 74. Predeceased by great grandson: Oliver Reese Caraballo; mother: Virginia Curran. Survived by his wife: Ethel Hall; children: Margurite (Burton) Putman, Rebecca and Pauline (Orlando Osorio) and Wesley (Michelle) Hall; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; brother: Patrick Curran; many extended family members and dear friends. A celebration of life will be held at the convenience of the family. Online condolences can be expressed at youngfuneralhomeny.com
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Mostipak, Michael J.
WEBSTER/SODUS: Age 98, passed away on June 27th, 2018 at Rochester General Hospital. He is survived by his 2 children, Darlene Krenzer and Michael (Barbara); 4 grandchildren, Christopher (Diana) Krenzer, Jason (Diana) Krenzer, Jesse Mostipak and Michael Mostipak; 7 great grandchildren; 1 great-great granddaughter; his extended family; Nancy Orbaker, Virginia Mossgraber, James & Camilla Mossgraber and their children. Michael was predeceased by companion of 37 years, Evelyn Mossgraber and his grandson, Stephen Krenzer. Michael proudly served his country in the US Army and was a WWII Veteran. He was a retiree of the Local 46, Sheet Metal Union, Rochester, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10am, Monday, July 2nd, 2018 at Holy Trinity Church, 1460 Ridge Rd., Webster, NY 14580. Interment will be in Sodus Rural Cemetery with full military honors. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to: HOPE House, 1450 Ridge Rd., Webster, NY 14580. Condolences may be expressed at hsnorton.com
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Robenolt, Lois E.
SENECA FALLS/NEWARK: Age 72 of Stuerwald Ave. Newark passed away Wednesday June 27, 2018 at the Pathway Home in Seneca Falls. Lois was born in Seneca Falls the daughter of Stanley and Josephine Vaughn. She married Kenneth L. Robenolt, Jr. on May 14, 1966 and just celebrated their 52 nd anniversary. They have lived the past 40 years in Newark. She worked for the Finger Lakes D.D. S.O. for several years retiring in 2001. Surviving besides her husband Kenneth are two sons: Edward J. Robenolt of Newark and Kevin A. (Sherry) Robenolt of Clay, NY. Brother, Herbert (Mary) Vaughn and sisters: Clara (Sam) Cuff, Joan Bisbee and Carol Bond. Seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The family wishes to thank the staff at Life Time Care and the Pathway Home. Friends are invited to calling hours Friday July 6, 2018 from 2 until 3 pm at the Sanderson-Moore Funeral Home, Inc. 32 State St. Seneca Falls. A Memorial service will follow at 3 pm with Chaplin Dorothy Barber officiating. Interment will be in Springbrook Cemetery, Seneca Falls. Kindly consider contributions to Pathway Home, 1529 Rt. 414 Seneca Falls, NY 13148 in memory of Lois.
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Seneca Foods to shut down Can plant in Marion, 45 jobs lost
It was announced on Thursday (6/28) that Seneca Foods would be shutting down can-making operations, located at 3736 South Main Street in the Town of Marion; closing it down completely by the end of the calendar year. The New York State Department of Labor was sent notice on June 25, with affected employees notified in early June.
The plant employs about 45 people, according to the company’s Chief Financial officer Tim Benjamin. He added that the company is trying to find other opportunities within the company to locate the Marion workers.
The company packages and markets a wide variety of foods, from applesauce to dried beans to canned corn, under the Libby’s, Aunt Nellie’s and other labels.
Production plants in Geneva, Ontario County, and Leicester, Livingston County, will remain open. The company currently has 28 plants in 11 states.
Benjamin was quoted as saying that “Canned vegetables have been in steady decline in consumption over the years,” he said. “Because of the volume shrinkageover time, we have to
consolidate that for economic reasons.” This change in buying patterns is least partially do to consumer preference for readily available produce year-round.
The Company’s can production is being shifted to a plant in Wisconsin. The plant was purchased by Seneca Foods from the Marion canning Company in 1970.Benjamin said that the Company will retain its headquarters, employing about 75 people, in the same compound where the can Marion Town Supervisor, Nick Deming, stated on Friday morning that the Town had not been notified of the Seneca Foods plans. “Although the Town of Marion has not yet been officially notice of any closing at the plant or downsizing, we would not anticipate any change to property taxes, due to the increase or decrease in employees. We also would not expect any impact on the sewer rates for this fiscal year. We will look into any changes next year during the budget process, and town wide, we would make any adjustments with minimal impact onour residents.”
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Sodus Town Historical Society and Sodus Village Plan for Centennial
The first settler in what is now the village of Sodus was John Holcomb, who built a home there in 1809 as part of the great Revolutionary postwar migration. The present village of Sodus was first used as a location for a town meeting in 1815 and has remained the center of the town since that time. Historians have mentioned that Sodus Village originally was called East Ridge and it was on December 17, 1833 that the name was changed to Sodus. In 1918, the men, (since women couldn’t vote) did a special election to decide upon the incorporation of the village. In a landslide result two hundred seventy- eight ballots were cast, two hundred thirteen being in favor, sixty-four against and one void.
To commemorate 100 years of incorporation, the Village and to Sodus Town Historical Society have planned a series of events on August 11, 2018 starting at 10:00 am in the village. Some of the activities planned are the historical tours around the village via wagons and tours of the cemeteries
located within the village. St John’s Episcopal church, Sodus United Third Methodist, Sodus First Presbyterian Church, and the Dutch Reform will all be open for tours and lectures.
There will be music and food starting with the Cellar Savers from Savannah playing from 3 to 5, and Shameless Henry playing from 6 to 10. There also will be Children activities throughout the day. The Sodus Fire Department will hold chicken BBQ from 3 to 5 and the Masons will be doing hots and hamburgers. Imprint Coffee will be there as well as other food vendors with everything to cotton candy to popsicles.
Parking will be available at the Village parking lot, the Methodist church, and at the Reformed church on Maple Ave. There are other plans in the making so stayed tuned. More information may be found on Village of Sodus, NY facebook page as well the www.sodusvillage. org website plus townofsodushistoricalsociety. org/
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Survey: Exercise and obesity are both rising in US
by Mike Stobbe
AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) It may seem like a contradiction, but more adults in the U.S. say they are exercising at the same time more of them are becoming obese.
About 24 percent of adults last year said they exercise enough each week to meet government recommendations for both muscle strengthening and aerobic exercise, according to a large annual health survey. That was up from 21 percent in 2015.
The same survey says 31 percent of adults indicated they were obese last year, up slightly. Another, more rigorous government study has also found adult obesity is inching up.
So if more Americans are exercising, how can more also be getting fatter? Some experts think the findings may reflect two sets of people, the haves and have-nots of physical fitness, so to speak.
“It’s possible the people becoming more active are already normal weight,” said John Jakicic, director of the University of Pittsburgh’s Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center.
The numbers come from an inperson annual national survey that for more than 60 years has been an important gauge of U.S. health trends. Roughly 35,000 adults answer the survey every year, including questions about how often, how long and how vigorously they exercise in their leisure time.
The survey gives a good sense of trends, but it’s not perfect. People generally overstate how much they exercise, just as they overstate their height and lowball their weight, Jakicic said.
Ten-year-old federal recommendations say adults should do weightlifting or other muscle-strengthening exercise at least twice a week. They also advise adults to do at least 75 minutes a week of high-intensity aerobic activity, such as running, or 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise, such as brisk walking, or a combination of the two.
In a report being released Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at survey responses from 2010 through 2015 and found that level of leisure-time exercise was more common in some states than others.
Nearly a third of non-elderly adults in Colorado, Idaho, and New Hampshire met exercise guidelines. Only about one-seventh in Mississippi, Kentucky and South Carolina did.
Higher levels of exercise were more common in people who were working than those who weren’t, the study also found.
Nationally, exercise levels were flat during the years covered by the CDC report. But more recent data show more adults said they were exercising at recommended levels in 2016 and 2017.
It’s not clear why, said Jena Shaw Tronieri, a University of Pennsylvania weight-loss expert.
One possibility: Many adults exercise to manage stress, and the last two years have seen increasing political and social turmoil.
“I don’t know if that will explain the increase recently, but we know those situational factors are part of the context,” she said.
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Career Night With New York Super Stock Driver Zach Willis
By Shylo Fuchs
Local Racing Contributor
Zach Willis of Williamson, alongside his #75 Super Stock and head mechanic Sam Sherwin, visited the First Baptist Church of Macedon’s Career Night on Friday June 22nd. Zach who runs his #75 Monte Carlo on both the New York Super Stocks tour and the Race of Champions Super Stock Series explained to the crowd gathered what it takes to be a race car driver. Zach said “It’s a hobby and we eat, sleep and breath it.” He told the group of kids ranging in age from youngsters to teens that he started his career in a 4 cylinder and after getting comfortable and winning a track championship it was time to move up into the Super Stock division.
Zach and Sam told about everything from chassis to safety equipment. Questions were asked about how you build a race car from the beginning and they told how some competitors start from nothing and fabricate everything themselves but, there are options to buy say, an engine from an engine builder and a chassis from a chassis builder. Their new engine
that was just installed and hasn’t even hit the track yet took them 9 months to build themselves because racing is a hobby that they tend to around their normal work schedules.
They told of highlights from the last 9 years as well as scary incidents involving safety crews and fire. The kids were especially interested in how comfortable the seat is and how safe racing actually is. Zach said his goal for the year is to “win a couple races, have a good points season and keep the car in one piece.” Thank you was offered and then it was time to get some visitors in the drivers seat of the #75. This was definitely an opportunity several of the kids were overjoyed to have. Sam answered multiple questions about the inside of the car and how things work from the cockpit. Smiles were endless on the faces of every child who entered.
Zach Willis and his #75 team can be seen running at our local Spencer Speedway all season.
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Column: Halfway Through the Year
Accountability is important. So, given that the sports calendar is at the halfway point, let’s see what The Times got right (…Ahem! OK, THIS writer…), got wrong, and what still awaits us.
The Times had 18 sports predictions for 2018 back in December.
* The Buffalo Bills will be back to missing the playoffs.
RESULT: Safe. Very safe. Look at the roster. Then look at the quarterbacks. Then look at everyone else’s.
Bingo!
* The Buffalo Sabres fire Phil Housley.
RESULT: If Rasmus Dahlin isn’t playing to rookie expectations and the Sabres are not even in playoff contention in December, they will hire their fifth head coach since Lindy Ruff. Heck, maybe it’ll be Lindy Ruff. #Kidding * The Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago Cubs in the World Series.
RESULT: Could happen, but there are much better teams in baseball right now. Deadline should be interesting.
* Syracuse’s football team plays in a meaningful bowl game.
RESULT: Gosh, let’s hope so. Our friend, Pat Stark, is ready to take over himself if Dino Babers can’t get it done!
* Warriors-Cavs IV in the Finals. Is the NBA even worth watching anymore? Warriors in seven.
RESULT: Off by three games. Whoops.
* LeBron leaves Cleveland–for Philadelphia????
RESULT: We’ll learn soon. Right now, it’s either LA or Stay. But, Philly would be fun, to Celtics fans’ dismay.
* The Cleveland Browns trade No. 1 overall pick, Josh Rosen.
RESULT: They out-Browned themselves and took Baker Mayfield. Sorry. Can you predict the Browns?
* Local NASCAR King, “Racin’ Randy” Salerno of Newark wins at Watkins Glen after each remaining driver retires or gets concussed and he’s pulled from the stands to race himself.
RESULT: Oh, this will definitely happen.
* Bill Belichick won’t be coaching the Patriots. Right. This paper to God’s
mailbox. But, it was written here first last week. Consider it doubled-down.
RESULT: Here’s to hope, right?
* Frank Reich makes his return to Buffalo, but as the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts.
RESULT: Thanks, Pats, for your help with this one. #WinkWink * John Gruden returns…to Monday Night Football.
RESULT: He will be there in Week One and Week 16. Look it up. See?
* The Winter Olympics will be it’s lowest-rated in history.
RESULT: Yup, by seven percent.
* Connor MacGregor will box again, and saps will pay to watch it. Again.
RESULT: He may have to. He’s reportedly running out of money.
* Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton combine for 100 home runs, but a rotation of twos, threes and fives and inexperienced game management keeps the Yankees from a shot at No. 28.
RESULT: The pair are on-pace for about 80, but given the dearth of young arms available in the trade market, Brian Cashman isn’t likely to give up any prospects for aged rentals. In other words, he’s not going to sacrifice the future for 2018. And, good for him. He’s right.
* The Bills announce their plans for a new stadium, built in the Jerry Jones model that brings training camp back to Buffalo as well.
RESULT: Just the opposite. They’re nowhere near that.
* OJ Simpson and the Kardashians have a televised, bank-breaking sitdown that backfires and sinks the latter’s “careers” once and for all.
RESULT: Oddly enough, OJ’s been pretty quiet, other than an interview with former Buffalo News writer, Tim Graham. And the Kardashians probably won’t need Uncle Juice until they lose numbers.
And finally…
* The New England Patriots beat the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl 52, giving Brady and Belichick their sixth and final rings.
RESULT: Things are even worse in Foxboro(ugh) than we initially thought. But, come football season, it’s all business, even for the prickly Pats.
See you in December.
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Hard to do: Businesses may need to break up with customers
By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) It’s not me, it’s you: Though it can be painful, sometimes, a business owner needs to break up with a customer.
When Gil Gildner’s big client started paying more slowly and stopped communicating well, cash flow was at stake.
“The payments became a week late, two weeks, a month late and then the final month it never came,” says Gildner, co-founder of Discosloth, a marketing company in Little Rock, Arkansas. “We decided, you’re not even invested in this project. We have to cut this off.”
Letting go of customers is something most small business owners do at some point. Sometimes the survival of the business could be at stake, or it may be a client who cannot be satisfied and becomes an emotional drain on everyone. Even if it’s a big account, it may not be worth the risk of unhappy employees quitting.
Gildner found a silver lining: “Within the first month, we found that jettisoning the client gave us enough bandwidth to pick up new clients who ended up giving us even more revenue.”
Many times, the problem is a frustrating customer. Steve Cooper, cofounder of Excella, an information technology firm in Arlington, Virginia, recalls a project in which he couldn’t speak with top executives, only with lower-level managers. Cooper’s staffers did the work only to be repeatedly told to redo it.
“Eventually, we recognized that our employees’ satisfaction and well-being were more important to us in the long term than investing in this futile relationship,” Cooper says.
It can be especially hard to drop a big corporation. But Nancy Cramer found that big companies dictated payment terms that didn’t work for her, and felt she wasn’t treated with respect. Cramer, a leadership consultant in Dallas, was told, “If you want to play with the big boys, you have to wait in line.”
After working with the client for 15 months, Cramer gave up, saying, “Some customers are not worth having.”
Lawyers may not be able to end client relationships. If they’re in the midst of litigation, they must ask for court permission to withdraw, and a judge may say no. But when the attorney- client relationship is about routine business matters like reviewing contracts, there’s more leeway. Bob Horst, an attorney with Timoney Knox in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, has stopped working with business clients when they “want to achieve something that’s unreasonable or highly impractical.” Or when they fall behind in payments.
“No one likes to see a promising relationship end, but it’s a hard reality,” Horst says.
The breakup itself should be handled diplomatically and without rancor, owners say.
“I typically make an excuse, such as, we aren’t able to handle that project at this time, or we raise our prices,” says VeronicaKirin, who owned a Grand Rapids, Michigan, website design company until earlier this year. “You don’t want to burn a bridge and you don’t want to
hurt your company’s name.”
Usually the problem was an impossible- to-please customer, but Kirin also stopped working with clients who made inappropriate comments about a new female staffer.
“I’m protective of my team, and don’t want to work with someone whose first reaction is about the looks of one of my employees,” says Kirin, who now has a business coaching and speaking company.
Complaints from a customer don’t have to mean ending a relationship. They can be valuable feedback, says Paige NeJame, who has a CertaPro painting franchise.
“A picky customer often points out our weaknesses to us in a way from which we can grow and get better. There is a big difference between `picky’ and `intolerable,”’ says Ne-Jame, whose company serves the Boston area.
But NeJame recalls one customer who complained after his house was pressure-washed to prepare for a painting, and a ladder flattened a small part of his lawn, unavoidable and not permanently damaging. NeJame told the homeowner, “We don’t think we can make you happy. You don’t have to pay, and we’ll find you another contractor.”
Owners who want to drop some clients also worry about negative reviews online. Greg Shepard, who owns Dallas Maids, a cleaning service, begins by saying, “I really want to keep you as a customer,” and outlines what he and the person need to do to keep working together. But he isn’t sorry when an unhappy customer chooses to move on.
Shepard recalls a time when a staffer was in a car accident en route to a job, and her replacement couldn’t arrive until three hours later. The angry homeowner demanded that Shepard promise it would never happen again.
“We’re going to make every effort, but if something out of our control happens, we can’t do that,” he told the customer. She decided to find another cleaning service.
At Greenpal, which matches homeowners with lawn care companies, cofounder Zach Hendrix has learned not all customers are a good fit and that a small percentage of unhappy customers can monopolize staffers’ time.
An impossible-to-please customer can be referred to a business that will make them happy.
“We keep a private Rolodex in the 30 cities where we operate,” Hendrix says.
It’s hard for Jonathan Marsh, who’s in the business of caring for people, to break up with customers. But Marsh, who owns a Home Helpers senior care franchise in Bradenton, Florida, has stopped working with clients who didn’t pay or were abusive to his employees.
“The job satisfaction of my staff is very important. Without great caregivers, who are hard to come by, it is difficult to provide only the best care for our clients,” he says.
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Assault breaks the silence at Wolcott Library
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest on Tuesday (6/26) at 8 p.m. of a 19-year-old Village of Wolcott women.
Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Kaitlynn N. Wollek, of Jefferson Street in the Village of Wolcott for Assault 2nd Degree, Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Harassment 2nd Degree.
The arrest stems from an altercation that occurred at the Wolcott Library on June 25th. It’s alleged that Wollek punched another female in the face with a cell phone causing a swollen lip and a laceration to the inside of the lip that required stitches. She also sustained a chipped tooth. It is alleged that Wollek also punched a 15-yearold juvenile during the altercation.
Wollek was arraigned in the Village of Wolcott Court by the Honorable Judge Krasucki and was released on her own recognizance to reappear on July 5th to answer the charges
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NRW Festival of the Arts Showcases Student Talents
North Rose-Wolcott High School recently hosted a Festival of the Arts showcasing musical and artistic talents of students.
Paintings, sculptures and photographs lined the hallways, many accompanied by award-winning ribbons selected by a panel of judges.
An instrumental showcase filled the cafeteria featuring solos from flutists, trumpeters and even a string quartet. Vocalists were featured in the smallcafeteria as well.
North Rose-Wolcott offers numerous creative classes and opportunities for students including studio art, digital photography, computer art, glass fusing, ceramics, woodworking and more.
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Becoming, being a Drug Recognition Expert
If New York adopts recreational marijuana, the role of the DRE may be pushed more to the forefront
Is New York State on the verge of legalizing recreational marijuana? The short answer–probably.
A Siena College poll showed that 56 percent of New York voters surveyed support the legalization of marijuana.
With the State legislative session over, it will not occur this year, but a study ordered by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recommends that the state legalize and regulate marijuana for recreational, adult use.
State Trooper, Drug Recognition Expert Derik Plaisted
After flip-flopping on the issue, the governor has gone from calling marijuana a “gateway” drug to “facts have changed” on marijuana and that, as a result, state policy may have to, as well.
This could leave police agencies in a lurch. Unlike alcohol and driving, there is no acceptable legal test in New York for determining marijuana intoxication in the blood.
This ‘gray’ area is where the DRE (Drug Recognition Expert) enters the picture. A DRE is a police officer trained to recognize impairment in drivers under the influence of drugs other than, or in addition to, alcohol.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) originated the program in the early 1970s when LAPD officers noticed that many of the individuals arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) had very low or zero alcohol concentrations. The officers reasonably suspected that the arrestees were under the influence of drugs, but lacked the knowledge and skills to support their suspicions. In response, two LAPD sergeants collaborated with various medical doctors, research psychologists, and other medical professionals to develop a simple, standardized procedure for recognizing drug influence and impairment. Their efforts culminated in the development of a multistep protocol and the first DRE program. The LAPD formally recognized the program in 1979.
The LAPD DRE program attracted national attention in the early 1980s. Over the years studies demonstrated that a properly trained DRE can successfully identify drug impairment and accurately determine the category of drugs causing such impairment.
In 1987, pilot programs in Arizona, Colorado, New York and Virginia were initiated. The states of Utah, California, and Indiana were added in 1988. Beginning in 1989, the program expanded across the country. Currently, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, and several other countries around the world participated in the program.
In 1992, the governing board of the International Association of Chiefs of Police approved the creation of the Drug Recognition Section.
High standards for admission and training to become a DRE allowed courts to accept the expertly trained officers testimony and became a bane to the tactics of defense attorneys.
Last week the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee and the Department of Motor Vehicles recognized 22 law enforcement officers from across New York State who recently completed extensive training and are now nationally- certified Drug Recognition Experts. A graduation ceremony honoring the graduates was held in Genesee County. With this graduating class, New York, with 66,000 police officers, now has 277 certified DREs across the state.
One of the select few to go through the training was Gananda resident/ State Trooper, Derik Plaisted. The 17 year veteran of the force adds the DRE accreditation to his resume of Fire Arms Instructor, Standardized Field Sobriety Specialist, Radar and Speed Test Instructor and Aviation Spotter.
“I wanted this school,” said Derik, who previously served in 8 year-active military police.
The process begins, not only with an impressive resume, but an exhaustive interview at the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office, with Regional DRE head Undersheriff, Greg Walker, four DRE instructors and a representative from the Governor’s Office.
The hour long interview is plagued with rapid questions from Board members that Plaisted described as the toughest – over
military and State Police he has ever encountered. “It was very stressful.”
Between 45-60 applicants are whittled down to a class of 22. The first week held at the Genesee County facility is all about basics in identifying intoxicated drivers.
The second week delves into the actual DRE schooling, with daily testing, quizzes, matrix and the seven categories of drugs, including clinical indicators, body responses, pupil reactions, pulse rates and physiological reactions. Classes also teach how chemical breakdowns affect the body.
In addition, studying how new drugs affect the body, court cases, new laws and combative questioning by defense attorneys is all covered.
Plaisted commented that although it is not uncommon for 1-2 students to wash-out of the program, all 22 of his class completed the training.
The 22 participants are then shipped down to Jacksonville, Florida, not for any semblance of vacation, but for extensive training with actual, various drug addicts at a drug counseling and placement center.
Here, the future DREs will be exposed to 13 evaluations of various scenarios and drug intoxication and expected to get everyone of the evaluations correct.
Finally, a test is given that includes essay questions to get a final DRE certification. “This, without a doubt is the most intensive half semester slammed into three weeks I have ever experienced,” recalled Plaisted.
Of course the training is only the precursor of what is to come for the DRE. They are on-call 24/7 for all agencies, ready to ply their extensive training at the site of a traffic stop. There, they must paint a picture for the court on why the person under scrutiny should not be operating a motor vehicle. Applying a 12 step process that includes observation, talking to the person, establishing a physiological and physical profile, possibly ruling in or out any alcohol, is all a part of the process. Vital signs and a darkroom observation is done. “A person under the influence cannot control their eyes, their body will display the signs of drugs, they simply cannot fight it,” said Derik.
The DRE also must be aware that some drugs have a short life in the body and recognize that fact.
Blood and urine samples are requested. Signs of injections are searched. A thorough report, that Derik describes as writing a full term paper, is prepared for the court.
Sometimes the DRE cannot confirm the presence of drugs in a person. In those cases only the testimony of the arresting police officer is presented in court. There have been cases where a DRE has determined the person is experiencing a medical condition/issue and in one case locally, a person’s life was saved due to the DREs observations.
As for marijuana being possibly recognized as a recreational? “There is a big misconception out there. Studies have shown that a person impaired by marijuana is 25 times more likely to be involved in an accident than an alcohol intoxicated driver,” stated Derik.
The training for a DRE does not stop once the gruelling training classes end and the diploma handed out. Every two years a DRE must take an eight hour class on case law and new drugs popping up, followed by a test required to keep the DRE certification.
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Jasmine Harlee admits money was reason mother was murdered
On Friday (6/220 Jasmine Harlee, age 22, appeared in Wayne County Court for a pre-trail hearing and pled guilty to Murder in the Second Degree.
Harlee was set to begin a jury trial on Friday, July 13, for the death of her mother, Julie Martin, age 52, back on February 1, 2017.
Harlee admitted her role to enlist and conspire with her then boyfriend,Knowledge Couser,
age 21, Malquan Drayton, age 19 and Couser’s brother,
Davontae Devine, age 18, in a plot to kill Martin and collect a $30,000 life insurance policy.
Harlee agreed to transport the men to and from the Martin home on Jonathan Lane in the Town of Ontario. Investigators said Devine and Drayton hid in a closet and when Martin returned home, they jumped out, scaring her. When she fell to the ground Devine allegedly “held a pillow over her face…until she stopped moving.”.
After meeting with Martin family members, it was decided to accept the Harlee plea with conditions she would serve 20 years to life in prison and waive any appeal. She will be formally sentenced August 23rd.
The trial for Davonte is set to begin Friday, July 27 and Knowledge’s trail is set for September 10. Drayton pled guilty to Robbery in the First Degree and is awaiting sentencing.
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Hollingsworth, Michelle M. (Johnson/McConnell)
PENFIELD: Formerly of Marion, Williamson and Lakeland, FL. With deep sadness in our hearts we have to announce the unexpected passing of our loving Mother/Grandmother. After an unexpected cardiac arrest, Michelle spent 6 nights at Strong Hospital and passed away peacefully with her family by her side on June 26, 2018 at age 68. Predeceased by her, parents; sister; husband, Roy and 1st Grandson. Survived by her heartbroken Children, Jamie (Jeremy) Francis, Ryan (Delilah) Johnson, Robin (Lindsay) and Jared (Michelle) Hollingsworth; Grandchildren, Elias, Perry, Jonathan, Lilyanna, Hannah, Kaitlin, Kelsey and Anastasia; her first husband, Larry (Liz) Johnson; her dear friend, Michele and many other extended family and friends. Born June 17, 1950 in Queens, NY, where Michelle lived for a while before moving to Lakeland FL. She graduated from Florida Southern College and married her first husband Larry Johnson. Michelle and Larry moved to Wayne County, NY, where Jamie & Ryan were born. Many years later they were both remarried. On June 7, 2003, Michelle married Roy, bringing together and adding more children and grandchildren into their family to love. On March 20, 2012 she was widowed and completely heartbroken. She continued through life spending as much time as she could with her children, grandchildren & friends cherishing every moment. Life was an uphill battle for Michelle in many ways, but she persevered and kept going every day. She is now reunited in heaven with her loved ones & Jesus. We will miss you so very much. Please come join us to celebrate her life and tell your stories about our Mom/Grandma. We would so greatly appreciate them. Calling hours will be held from 4-7 PM on Thursday (July 5) Murphy Funeral & Cremation Chapels, 1040 Route 31, Macedon, NY 14502, where Michelle’s funeral service will be held on Friday (July 6) at 11 AM. Interment in Palmyra Village Cemetery, 272 Vienna St. Palmyra, NY 14522. A gathering will be held after to share food and good times.
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Nolan, Peter C.
PALMYRA: Died June 25, 2018. Burial in the Palmyra Cemetery.
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Pierson, Mark D.
WOLCOTT: Passed away peacefully of cancer on Saturday, June 30, 2018, age 53. Interment at Webster Rural Cemetery.
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Dikiy, Ann J. (Turner)
WILLIAMSON: Entered into rest on (Sunday) June 17, 2018 at age 75. She was born the daughter to the late Miles and Gertrude (Davids) Turner on March 25, 1943 in Geneva, NY. Ann worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse in several healthcare organizations and finished her nursing career working for Hamilton Manor in Greece, NY. Survived by her two sons: Nicholas and Christopher Dikiy; grandsons: Chris, James, and Luke Dikiy; sister: Bonnie Ellis and nephew: Scott (Nga) Ellis. No calling hours or services will be held. Private entombment in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Online condolences can be expressed at youngfuneralhomeny.com
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Kerr, Romana
LYONS: Age 89, passed away on Monday, July 2, 2018 at DeMay Living Center in Newark. She is survived by her 2 sons, Michael (Sally) Kerr of Phelps, NY and Alan Kerr of La Mesa, California; 2 granddaughters, Emily (Jim) Wishart and Heather (Terry) Rooze; 2 great-grandchildren, Alex (Jennah) Rooze and Alyssa Wishart; 2 great-great grandchildren, Levi Miller and Braelyn Rooze; and her beloved kitty, Mollie. She was pre-deceased by a son, James Kerr in 1994. Romana was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico to Dionisio and Magdalena Ulibarri. She was the last surviving sibling of 12 brothers and sisters. Romana was a communicant of St. Michael’s parish in Lyons, NY and worked for Wayne County Social Services, retiring in 1991. She dedicated and succeeded in providing the best home for her children and was generous with her time and talents.
Calling hours are Thursday, (July 5) from 4 – 7 PM at Weeks – Keysor Funeral Home, 5 Phelps St., Lyons, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday (July 6) 10 am, at St. Michaels Church, Phelps St., Lyons, NY. Burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Wayne County Humane Society, 1475 County House Rd., Lyons, 14489, St. Michael’s Church or a charity of your choice. keysorfuneralhomes.com
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