by Janet Mlinar of Edinburgh St.

Spring Flowers in March

Spring heralds the anticipation of flowers that will be in bloom in the Corn Hill Neighborhood. This year we had a remarkable month in March. Many of our early Spring flowers blossomed earlier than expected.

The first early frost in March took it’s toll on a few Magnolia trees but thankfully not all of them. Other delicate plants were also effected; but most weathered the frost successfully.

Flora of Corn Hill Photo Gallery

To celebrate the Floral beauty of our neighborhood we have started another Gallery under Photos on the Corn Hill web site. It is “Flora of Corn Hill” In the next few months we will see some spectacular flowers in Gardens, in some very interesting alley-ways, and in our public spaces. The people who work diligently to provide theses displays are tenants and homeowners alike. We look forward to having neighbors send in their digital photos of Flowers. They will be displayed on the Flora of Corn Hill Gallery for all of our neighbors and visitors to the web site to enjoy.

Please Contribute Your Flora Photos

This is a project that will be ongoing through out the year. For the time being please send any digital large resolution images to janet14608@yahoo.com. Please, if possible, mention the name of the flower in the title of your e-mail.

Thanks to the web master Brian Bigda for providing this new Gallery.

You can visit the Flora of Corn Hill photo gallery, here.

On Saturday, April 14, the City of Rochester will offer free Citizen CPR and disaster preparedness training from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the 85 Adams Street Recreation Center (585) 428-7442.

This program is provided in conjunction with The Greater Rochester Chapter of the American Red Cross and Excellus Bluecross/Blueshield.

by Janet Mlinar of Edinburgh St.

The Corn Hill Photo Gallery has an exciting new section:

Birds of Corn Hill

It started with 15 bird photos, but will grow to many more as our neighborhood feathered friends are caught on camera. We have placeholders for their awaiting images and your contributions to this growing photo album are welcome. The entire list consists of Birds actually seen in the Corn Hill neighborhood in 2011, but other birds can definitely be added.

Add Your Bird Photos

This project is ongoing. We welcome Bird photos from anyone in the neighborhood. If you have digital photos that you would like to share with your neighbors and the guests who visit our web site, please email janet14608@rochester.rr.com.

Thanks

Special thanks go out to those who answered the call placed in the January-February Corn Hill Gazette and contributed to this collection of Bird images so far, Chris Penders, Steve Baldwin, Joe Arena, and Ira Srole.

Another thanks to Claudia Bly, avid Birder, who notified me when birds appeared at her feeders. To Brian Bigda who helped with the placement on the web site and Rob Goodling who encouraged this entire effort.

Thank you to Conan O’Neil, Corn Hill Gazette Editor,  for the Birding article, photos and continued interest in this topic. To the Gazette photographer who coordinated and contributed images to this new adventure.

Visit the Photo Album Often for Updates

Obviously, some of the listed birds have not made their way North yet, but they’ll be here soon. Again, any neighbor who is interested is encouraged to take some Bird photos and contribute to this project. It is an enjoyable and rewarding challenge.

View the current Birds of Corn Hill album here.

Thanks to a new “Navigation Pass” program, it is now possible to purchase unlimited cruises for the May through October 2012 canalling season on the Sam Patch and Mary Jemison boats! In addition to unlimited Erie Canal cruises for the primary card holder, Navigation Passes come with free guest passes, as well as discounts on additional ticket purchases and charters.

Navigation Passes range in price from $35 for a “Toe Dipper” pass, which entitles the primary card holder to unlimited cruises plus two free guest passes and a 25% discount on any additional guest tickets purchased; to $1,000 for a “Locktender” pass, which adds 25 free guest passes and a 25% discount on charter rates to the unlimited cruises of the primary card holder.

“As part of our mission to showcase the region’s celebrated waterways, the Navigation Pass program encourages people to cruise often – and to introduce friends to the experience.” explains Corn Hill Navigation President Victoria Schmitt. “We developed the program to enhance our service to area residents.”

Full details of Navigation Pass benefits are outlined on the attached document, and are available online at http://www.samandmary.org/index.php?cat=org&page=membership

Purchase Navigation Passes by:

• Telephone: 585-662-5748
• Email: info@samandmary.org
• Mail: CHN, P.O. Box 18417, Rochester NY 14618

Saturday April 28th, 9am until noon is Pick Up the Parks Day.

Join the Monroe County Department of Parks, Sunnking Electronics Recycling, and Cascades Recovery for “Pick Up the Parks.” This great parks stewardship event will help clean up our neighboring park at Genesee Valley.

Check monroecounty.gov/parks for additional details, meet-up locations, acceptable recycling items, proper attire and park information.

Bring your old, outdated, electronics to the Thank You Picnic, at Genesee Valley Park, starting at Noon. Sunnking will be there to collect items and give you a gift card good towards the purchase of refurbished electronics equipment at their retail store.

The Corn Hill Neighbors Association (CHNA) Philanthropy Committee recently provided funds for at least 40 city youths to ice skate at Manhattan Square Park during their President’s Week vacation. This grant made it possible for many with limited financial resources to enjoy a first time school break activity.

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The Rochester Police Department and members of Chief Sheppard’s Police and Citizen’s Interaction Committee are hosting a Youth Law Enforcement Career Fair.

Saturday, March 3rd

1pm to 3pm

Freddie Thomas High School
625 Scio St
Rochester, NY 14605

Corn Hill Neighbors are cordially invited to the Grand Opening of Exercise Express Spinning and Fitness Studio.

Saturday, March 10, 2012 @ 3pm-5pm

228 S.Plymouth Avenue, Rochester, NY 14608

585 – 967 – 4356

You will have an opportunity to see the studio, participate in demos and register for classes.

There will be food, fun and much more……..

Begin to Spin

30 minutes consisting of indoor cycling including warm-up, modified cycle ride, cool-down and stretch.

Spin and Tone

45 minutest consisting of wam-up, indoor cycling, incorporating fitness bands for toning, cool down and stretch.

Advanced Spinning

60 minutes consisting of warm-up, indoor cycling, cycle ride extreme terrain, cool down and stretch.

The 2012 Rochester Heart Walk will once again come through Corn Hill on April 28th, 2012 from 8am -12noon, and will begin at the Blue Cross Arena. The route will be the same as last year’s. Click here to view the 2012 Rochester Heart Walk map.

Below is more information on the Rochester Heart Walk.

Heart Walk Information

• Event Leadership: Todd Liebert, President of Clark Patterson Lee, Event Chair
• Date: April 28, 2012 – 8am to 12pm
• Location: Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial
• Description: 3 Mile non-competitive walk in downtown Rochester
• Website: WWW.ROCHESTERHEARTWALK.ORG

Heart Walk  Statistics

2012 Heart Walk Goals

• Number of Participating Companies 120
• Number of Participants 6,000
• Fundraising $600,000

2011 Heart Walk Highlights

• YMCA Kid Zone for Families
• Villages to educate, get active, celebrate and raise awareness
• Health screening
• Historical Tour of Cornhill neighborhood, with outdoor route rallies and finish line celebration

AHA Fundraising Benefits to the Rochester Community

• Research – Currently we are funding 4.8 million dollars in research in the Rochester area!
• Youth – In Rochester, Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops for Heart programs are in over 150 area schools and raised over $500,000!
• Advocacy – In Rochester, several key policy issues have been identified by the Advocacy Department as priorities for this fiscal year. These include obesity prevention, heart disease and stroke research and prevention funding, tobacco control, acute event programs, and healthcare initiatives.
• Awareness – Raises awareness for the benefits of physical activity as it relates to preventing cardiovascular disease and celebrates the success of our My Heart My Life initiative.
• Training – In Rochester, there are 12 centers for CPR and AED training. Last year, nearly 16,000 Rochesterians were trained by the American Heart Association.