From the Daily News (Wednesday):
- Genesee County's YWCA will hold a domestic violence volunteer training session from 9:00am to noon on June 28 at its facility at 301 North St. Application and registration must be completed by June 20. Call (585) 343-5808 for more information. Read reporter Joanne Beck's article for a well-written inside look at one crisis counselor's experience.
- Leadership Genesee will host its fifth annual golf tournament at 11:00am on June 16 at Stafford Country Club. Teams of four can register before June 9. A $115 per-person ticket includes green fee, golf cart, lunch and a buffet dinner. Dinner-only tickets are $30. Proceeds will benefit Leadership Genesee, "a year-long leadership program of Cornell Cooperative Extension Genesee County." Call (585) 343-3040 ext. 118 for more information.
- Staff writer Virginia Kropf has a fun feature in the paper today on the history of aprons. Check it out.
- Reporter Paul Mrozek writes: "Twenty-three bars, restaurants and stores in Genesee County failed age-compliance checks this year when they sold alcohol to individuals less than 21 years old, the Genesee County Drug Free Communities Coalition was told Tuesday." That was the second highest rate since the program began in 2001. The article did not reveal which businesses failed the checks.
- A letter to the editor by Daniel Jones was featured on the opinion page of the paper today. The same letter was posted here on The Batavian last week.
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