🌱 How two Irondequoit coaches built a Special Olympics legacy

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• How two Irondequoit coaches built a Special Olympics legacy

Also on today's calendar: Regular Town Board Meeting and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 65 and low of 52 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 73, low: 64.
• Thursday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bright Spot: Couple honored for decades of Special Olympics coaching (13wham.com) — In Irondequoit, longtime Special Olympics coaches Stan and Annette VanSavage were honored countywide for more than three decades of work with local athletes, including their Great Tigers training club. Monroe County Executive Adam Bello proclaimed Sept. 28 in their honor, recognizing how their volunteer coaching has helped hundreds of athletes grow and feel supported.
   

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Tuesday September 29
• Historic Preservation Commission Meeting →
  Broderick Room - Irondequoit Town Hall, 1280 Titus Avenue, Rochester
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Wednesday September 30
• 5th Wednesday Social Event @ Don's Original
  Rotary Club of Irondequoit Don's Original
  6:30 pm
• Regular Town Board Meeting →
  Broderick Room - Irondequoit Town Hall, 1280 Titus Avenue, Rochester
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Saturday October 3
• Deaf Culture Awareness Day at the Zoo 2026
  Seneca Park Zoo 2222 St Paul St, Rochester, NY 14621
  10:00 am
• KinderZoo Amazing Armadillos
  Seneca Park Zoo 2222 St Paul St, Rochester, NY 14621
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  Seneca Park Zoo 2222 St Paul St, Rochester, NY 14621
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• ZooBrew on Tour: Backwoods
  Seneca Park Zoo Backwoods, 7215 Pittsford Palmyra Rd, Fairport, New York, 14450, United States
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Tuesday September 29
• Gentle Yoga w Susan →
  BCCR, 1048 University Avenue, Rochester
  10:00 am
• Rochester Walk-in Tuesdays →
  Heritage Christian Services Corporate Office, 275 Kenneth Drive, Suite 100, Rochester
  11:00 am
• Stroller Walkabouts at Seneca Park Zoo →
  Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St Paul St, Rochester
  2:00 pm
• Rochester Mini Career Fair →
  Rochester Career Center, 276 Waring Road, Rochester
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🗞 Nearby News

Rochester

• Rochester weekly gas prices: Not much change from last week (whec.com)
• The Strathallan to Host 'United in Service' Fundraiser Benefiting Rochester Police Foundation (greaterrochesterchamber.com)
• Cugini di Roc Will Host Fourth Italian Heritage Day At the Public Market (minorityreporter.net)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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