It isn’t unusual for the Monroe County Office of Traffic Safety to present safe driving seminars in area schools.

What may be unusual is the stance taken at Webster’s two public high schools this year.
In order for high school students to obtain a parking permit or space at either of the Webster School District’s two high schools, Thomas and Schroeder, they must first participate in the district's safety seminar. The two-hour program, titled “Truth and Consequences,” was presented three mornings last week, before school opens next week.

“We want them (students) to graduate and be here in June,” said Neil Flood, supervisor of security, safety, and emergency planning for the district, as he watched one of the programs Wednesday, Aug. 24, at Thomas. “We have to continually get the message out to them ...

Henderson Ford is asking customers and the community to focus on reading and help them fill a Ford Focus with books. The books will be donated to students at Rochester City School Number 52, Frank Fowler Dow Elementary School. 

Have a lot of emply bottles and cans left over from your summer picnic and gatherings? If so, the members of the 2011-2012 Webster Marching Band will be out in the Webster community collecting bottles and can.

If you live in Webster and received a flyer, all you need to do is bag your bottles and cans and leave them on your porch or driveway on Saturday. If you did not receive a flyer, you can drop off your bottles and cans at Schroeder High School between the hours of 9 am and 4 pm on Saturday. You can also contact the community relations office at 216-0030 and request a pick-up.