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Sath P. Dhanda

By Joshua Smith

EAST BETHANY - Sath P. Dhanda, 39, of East Bethany, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, (January 19, 2020).

Sath was born April 6, 1980, in Warsaw, a son of Ann M. (Mullen) Dhanda of East Bethany and the late Dr. S. Paul Dhanda.

He was an avid sports fan and golfer.  Sath greatly enjoyed cooking, trivia, watching Jeopardy, and spending time with his nieces and nephews.

Surviving along with his mother are his brothers, Vijay (fiance Jullian Messina) Dhanda of FL, and Shan Dhanda of East Bethany; a step-sister, Dr. Paula (John Clark) Dhanda of CA; an aunt, Mary A. "Meme" Mullen of Batavia, uncles, Robert (Laura) Mullen of Batavia, Richard (June) Mullen of Byron, and William (Joyce) Mullen of Brockport; several nieces and nephews including Vijay P. Dhanda, Jr., Kyla Dhanda, Izabella Fantz, Amber Dems, and Jasmin Clark; a dear friend, Janet Polzin of Akron.  Many cousins also survive.

Sath is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Robert and Mary Mullen; and a nephew, John Paul Clark,

Friends may call from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday at the H.E. Turner & Co. Funeral Home, 403 East Main Street in Batavia, where Prayers will be recited on Saturday at 9:30 a.m.  Sath's Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. from  St. Jospeph's Church, 303 East Main Street in Batavia with Rev. Thaddeus N. Bocianowski officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Batavia. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Sath's memory may be made to Notre Dame High School, 73 Union Street, Batavia, New York 14020. Please leave a condolence, share a story, or light a candle at www.bataviafuneralhomes.com.

A dog has reportedly fallen through the ice in Stafford

By Howard B. Owens

There's a report of a dog falling through the ice in the area of 5420 Horseshoe Lake Road, Stafford.

Stafford fire is responding.

UPDATE 1:36 p.m.: The city's Water Rescue team is called to provide mutual aid.

UPDATE 1:46 p.m.: A source on scene says the dog has been in

Video: How an otter eating a fish was mistaken for a dog falling through ice

By Howard B. Owens
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At about 1:30 p.m. today a Stafford resident thought he saw a dog fall through the ice at Horseshoe Lake and after the dog didn't reemerge from the water

ND conquers Arkport, wins Class DD Title

By Nick Sabato

It has been quite a week for Notre Dame senior Alec Covel.

On Thursday he signed to play for Division II Mansfield University, and the very next day, he pitched the Fighting Irish past Arkport 11-5 to win the Class DD Section V Championship.

“It’s a good way to go

Covel, ND shut out Fillmore to advance to DD semis

By Nick Sabato

Sometimes in sports a star player can get rolling and it’s hard to stop him.

That’s what happened as Alec Covel started off hot on the mound and never looked back as Notre Dame blanked Fillmore 5-0 in the Class DD quarterfinals at Dwyer Stadium.

Covel started out the game

Heather E. Coufal

By LaVern Falcone

Pavilion/Covington ~ Heather E. Coufal, age 46, of Perry Road, passed away Friday (May 23, 2014) at home after a 20 year battle with Multiple Sclerosis.

     Heather was born September 15, 1967 in Rochester, a daughter of the late Harold Coufal and Marian Adams Wilson.

     She will be remembered as a loving and compassionate person, with a “firecracker” personality at times. 

     She is survived by her loving mother and step-dad, Marian (Thomas N.) Wilson, with whom she resided, her children, Brian Bisig of Freedom, Rachael Mullen of Grinnel, Iowa and Morgan Jackson of Pavilion; grandchildren, James and Brooke; siblings, Wesley Coufal of Pavilion, Melissa Coufal of Buffalo, Rebecca (James) Robinson of Warsaw and Timothy (Lisa Taylor) Ruffin of Bergen; an uncle, Alan Adams of Las Vegas; special nephew caregivers, Andre, Jason, Joshua, Noah and Riley, along with many other nieces and nephews.

     The family would like to express their deepest appreciation to all the caregivers that have assisted with Heather’s care over the years.

     Family and friends may call on Sunday from 2 ~ 4 PM at the Falcone Family Funeral & Cremation Service Inc., 8700 Lake Rd. (Rt 19), LeRoy, where services will be held at 4 PM.  Interment will be at the convenience of the family.  Memorials are suggested to Heather’s family for distribution to charities of their choice.

     Your memories and condolences may be shared with Heather’s family at www.falconefuneralhome.com.

'Meeting of the Minds' - Scholastic Bowl opens its 32nd year

By Mike Pettinella

In the eyes of Cathy Preston, moderator of the Genesee Valley Educational Partnership-sponsored “Scholastic Bowl,” recognizing students for their academic ability is much more than a trivial pursuit.

Preston facilitated the questions and answers on Wednesday night as the high school competition opened its 32nd year at the television

Batavia clips Eagles as Scheuerlein tosses no-no

By Nick Sabato

In baseball, getting strong play from your pitcher is as important as a quarterback in football, and that was evident as Batavia topped Wayne 8-2 in the Class A quarterfinals at Dwyer Stadium.

The sixth-seeded Blue Devils got strong pitching from starter Jake Scheuerlein and reliever Greg Mruczek, while capitalizing

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