Hometown Events

BATAVIA

The Great Batavia Train Show For 50 years the Great Batavia Train Show has been one of the premier hobby events in Western New York. Our move to the Richard C. Call arena has allowed us to grow the event in a state-of-the-art facility. Our April 3rd event marks our 100th train show! All forms of model railroad and train-related merchandise will be available. Modeling demonstrations, and a limited number of portable layouts, will be part of the fun. Free parking. Genesee Community College Richard C Call Arena, One College Rd., Batavia. $6 adults, $3 under 18, free for children under 13. http://gsme.org Zonta Club of Batavia - Genesee County - 30th ANNUAL LUCKY NUMBER LUNCHEON SAINT PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION: Saturday - March 19, 2022 at the Batavia Downs - Batavia. Tickets $30 (PreSale Only) Deadline March 3rd. F o r T i c k e t s c o n t a c t : L i s a a t l i s a p k h a n 1 @ g m a i l . c o m o r “Venmo” 585-297-0682. Doors open at 10:30am, Lunch at Noon, Auction Starts at 1pm. All proceeds benefit our Scholarship and Local Service Projects. Spaghetti Dinner - The Polish Falcon’s Nest 493 is holding a Spaghetti Dinner on February 26th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM. Cut off for ordering is February 22nd. Call 585-343-4088 or 585-343-0225. Polish Falcons NEST 493, 123 South Swan St., Batavia. Black History Service - Black history church service. Our youth will help us learn about black history. We will then have a tradition African American potluck dinner and a craft for the kids. February 27, 11-1pm, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 516 Ellicott St., Batavia. Dine Out Fundraiser for the Down Syndrome Parent Support Group of Genesee County. Join us on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 from 4pm to 9pm at the Miss Batavia Diner, 566 East Main St., Batavia. Mention the fundraiser to the Waitress. Show your support 30% of your bill is donated. Java with Joe E.: Michael Eula “Too Often Overlooked: Female Slaves & Poor Women in Genesee County” - Join us Thursday, February 24th at 9 am at the Holland Land Office Museum (131 W Main St., Batavia) as we welcome Genesee County Historian, Michael Eula as he presents “Too Often Overlooked: Female Slaves & Poor Women in Genesee County.” The event is free to the public. Please c o n t a c t t h e m u s e u m a t 5 8 5 - 3 4 3 - 4 7 2 7 o r hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you would like to attend. Masks are required by all in attendance.

Museum Quilt Guild is hosting a members’ quilt exhibit at Richmond Library Gallery Room for February. Twenty-one small quilts are displayed with this year’s annual challenge theme of “Rock, Paper, Scissors”. The public can vote for their “Viewer’s Choice” on white ballots. The categories which get the most votes, will determine the winner to the ultimate game of Rock, Paper, Scissors! Meet some of the quilters on Saturday, February 19, noon-2pm at the library for an informal “meet and greet”. The Guild meets at the Batavia VA every third Saturday at 9:30am. Masks are required. Guests are welcome. Annual dues are $20. Information is available at our show.

HLOM Trivia Night @ the Museum: Albert Einstein: Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum on Thursday, March 10 at 7 pm for the next edition of Trivia Night at the Museum. This month’s topic is Albert Einstein as we celebrate the theoretical physicist’s birthday. Admission is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. All in attendance are required to wear face coverings. Please contact the museum if you would like to attend at 5 8 5 - 3 4 3 - 4 7 2 7 o r hollandlandoffice@gmail.com. You can also join via Zoom by following the links below. The event is also available via Zoom. The links can be found on the museum’s Facebook p a g e a n d w e b s i t e w w w . hollandlandoffice.com.

Urgent Annual Meeting

East Pembroke Cemetery Association (Hill-side Cemetery, Angling Road) to be held Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 2pm. Meeting and election of officers and trustees will be held at the Cornerstone Church, 2383 Main Rd., East Pembroke. All lot owners are welcome to attend or send correspondence to East Pembroke Cemetery Association, PO Box 50, East Pembroke, NY 14056.

Irish Music Night with No Blarney! Get in the St. Patrick’s Day spirit at the Holland Land Office Museum with Batavia natives No Blarney! as they get us off our feet and dancing to traditional Irish music. The concert is Friday, March 11 from 7 pm-8 pm. Tickets $5 per person and $4 for museum members. Please R.S.V.P. to the museum by email at hollandlandoffice@ gmail.com or call the museum to R.S.V.P. at 585-343-4727. Seating is limited to 30 people. Masks are r e q u i r e d . h t t p : / / w w w . hollandlandoffice.com

Notre Dame’s First Annual Running with the Irish 5K Run/Walk to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and support the school and the GLOW ARC. March 12th. Race begins 10AM at Notre Dame High School, 73 Union St, Batavia. T-shirts are given with $25 early registration (before March 5th). After that tshirt sizes will be limited and the price will go up to $30. Prizes available for winners in male/ female age categories. Also, the local school with the most runners/ walkers will receive the ND Irish Trophy! Winners announced at TF Brown’s after the race where we can eat, drink and be merry! Come dress up and run or walk! Registration: www.ndhsbatavia.com

HLOM Guest Speaker Series: D o n a l d D r u i t t , “ F r e d e r i c k Douglass- The Slave, a Freed Man, and Abolitionist”: Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum on Friday, February 25th at 7 pm as we welcome our next presenter in our Guest Speaker Series. Donald Druitt, an avid Frederick Douglass reenactor, will be visiting virtually as we take in a rendition of his one-man play “Frederick DouglassThe Slave, a Freed Man, and Abolitionist”. Admission is $3/$2 for museum members. Masks are required. The program will also be available via Zoom. You can find t h e l i n k s o n t h e m u s e u m ’ s Facebook page and website, www. hollandlandoffice.com.

BYRON

Weight Loss Support Group Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS). Join us for support and tips to help take off unwanted pounds! We meet Wednesday evenings at 5:30 at the Byron First Presbyterian Church, 6293 Main Street, Byron. Yearly membership is $32 and weekly dues are $1.

GREECE

Greece Arcadia 50th Reunion! GREECE ARCADIA CLASS OF 1972 CLASSMATES, PLUS TEACHERS AND STAFF WHO GUIDED US FROM 1968-1972: SAVE THESE DATES!! The 50th Reunion of the Class of 1972 is 8/26/2022 8/27/2022! Please contact Nancy Tripp at 352-509-5700 or email at GAHSClassof1972@gmail.com so we can plan for your attendance. Weekend Highlights: Friday: Arcadia tour and Memorial Service for departed classmates. Saturday: Celebrations at Greece Canal Park. We’d love to see you there!!

ROCHESTER

Gates-Chili High School 50th Reunion: Gates-Chili High School Class of 1972 will hold it’s 50th Reunion August 12-14, 2022 at the Barnard Restaurant and Party House, 360 Maiden Lane in Rochester. Tickets - $35/person. After July 1 - $45/person. Friday night Meet and Greet with hors d’oeuvres. Saturday - Buffet dinner with door prizes and special guests. Sunday - High School Tour. For information and tickets call Clark Godshall at 716-523-1730 or email cgodshall@onboces.org

STRANGE BUT TRUE

By Lucie Winborne * OMG, the popular acronym for “Oh my God,” was fi rst used in writing in a letter to Winston Churchill in 1917, by John Arbuthnot Fisher, a retired Admiral of the British Navy, who said, “I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis, O.M.G. (Oh! My God!).”

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