events

St. James Episcopal Church is having a pasta dinner and basket raffle on Jan. 16 for a seventh-grader who has Hodgkins Lymphoma.

Brandon Johns attends Batavia Middle School and was diagnosed last October. He has gone through a series of powerful chemotherapy sessions and now radiation treatments, all at Strong Hospital in Rochester.

There are so many expenses that insurance does not pay for.

Richmond Memorial Library is offering an “eBook Open House” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28. Anyone interested in learning how to borrow and download library books for their eReader is invited to attend.

Several eReaders will be available for demonstrations. Registration is not required for this drop-in program. The library is located at 9 Ross St., Batavia. More information is available at the library by calling 343-9550, ext. 2. and at www.batavialibrary.org.

The Mystery Readers’ Mondays Book Discussion will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23 at Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross St., Batavia .

They will discuss “Open Season” by C. J. Box. Copies of the book are available at the library’s front desk. For more information, call the library at 343-9550, ext. 8, or log onto www.batavialibrary.org.

Oakfield-Alabama Central School District is hosting a “town hall style” meeting on bullying beginning at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 in the middle/high school auditorium. The purpose of the meeting is to educate and engage parents and community about the serious issue of bullying.

The community is invited to learn more about bullying, what our district is doing about it, and what they can do to help. The format of the meeting will consist of a presentation on bullying, current legislation, school programming, various local agencies that can assist, and a Q & A period.

The Adult Book Discussion Group will meet at Richmond Memorial Library on Wednesday, Jan. 11 to discuss "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins. Books are available at the front desk.

The meeting starts early -- at 7:45 a.m. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call the library at 343-9550, ext. 8, or log onto www.batavialibrary.org.

The library is located 19 Ross St. in the City of Batavia.

Breast cancer is a life-threatening opponent that has significantly impacted the rural community of Pembroke. As a result, a group of Pembroke High School athletes has decided to challenge the invasive disease by doing what they do best -- playing basketball.

Tonight at 7, the Pembroke High School Girls' Varsity Basketball Team will take to the court for a “Shooting for the Cure" benefit basketball game against Attica High School to raise money for breast cancer research.

The high school is located at 8750 Alleghany Road (Route 77) in Corfu.

John Lamond of WYRK will emcee the annual Corfu-Pembroke Community Winterfest. This year's focus is the Town of Pembroke's Bicentennial, hosted by Town historian Al Starkweather.

The event will be held from 1 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28 at the community center, 116 E. Main St. in Corfu.

Entertainment includes the musical talents of the Craig Wilkins Band and the local community band.

Free Spaghetti Dinner: Pasta for Peace

The third “Pasta for Peace” free spaghetti dinner, will be held on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 300 E. Main St., in Batavia. Former Sheriff Doug Call will be the featured speaker.

Call was recently honored by Genesee County Democratic Party leaders for his long commitment to public service.

Congresswoman Kathy Hochul today announced she will host four “Congress On Your Corners” in January, where she will meet with constituents to discuss issues that affect New York’s 26th Congressional District. One will be held in Genesee County, as follows:

Corfu

Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 1:30 p.m.

Pembroke Community Center 116 E. Main St. (Route 33)

If you would enjoy taking a walk in a winter wonderland, there is one planned in the evening on Saturday, Feb. 11 at Genesee County Park.

Using snowshoes, participants will be guided through a night hike at Genesee County Park and Forest under the full moon and finish at Pavilion A for refreshments and a warm fire. Snowshoes will be provided.

Time is from 6 to 8 p.m. Preregistration is required. Call 344-1122 to make reservations. Cost is $8 per person. Dress for cold weather.

High Voltage Tattoo & Piercing, 110 W. Main St., Batavia, will tattoo or pierce anybody who shows up at the door from 10 a.m. until there's nobody left to tattoo or pierce, and donate all of the proceeds to Community Action of Orleans and Genesee.

Tattoos are $25 and piercings are $15, with 100 percent of the fees going to Community Action.

Artists Lisa Vokes, Kevin Lockwood and Mark Fanara will apply the tattoos.

Santa Claus will make a special guest appearance at the Richmond Memorial Library in Batavia tonight (Dec. 7) at 6:30. No registration is required.

There will be stories, picture taking and merrymaking! Don’t forget to bring your camera so that you can capture this magical event. Children of all ages are welcomed.

For more information call the Richmond Memorial Library at 343-9550, ext. 4, or  stop by the Children's Room desk during library hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

REACT and The Salvation Army of Batavia is having another day of fun for Batavia youth in middle and high school. It's FREE of charge!

On Thursday, Dec. 29 there will be a Video Game Tournament sponsored by REACT and Game Players Unlimited of Batavia. Starts at 4 p.m. Prizes and fun galore!

It takes place at The Salvation Army worship and service center, located at 529 E. Main St. in Batavia. Phone is 343-6284.

REACT and The Salvation Army of Batavia is having two days of fun for Batavia youth in middle and high school. It's FREE of charge!

Tuesday, Dec. 27 is Youth Fun Night! Face-painting, magic tricks and animal balloon making by J Clown, karaoke, music and more! Starts at 6 p.m.

On Thursday, Dec. 29 there will be a Video Game Tournament sponsored by REACT and Game Players Unlimited of Batavia. Starts at 4 p.m. Prizes and fun galore!

Both events take place at The Salvation Army worship and service center, located at 529 E. Main St. in Batavia. Phone is 343-6284.

The Batavia High School Senior Class is hosting a Vendor Blender
fundraiser from 3 to 6 p.m. on Friday Dec. 2 in the cafeteria.

This is a great opportunity for holiday shopping!

Here are the participating vendors:

Tupperware, Team Apparel, Avon, Hollister, Uppercase Living, Longaberger, The Pampered Chef, Columbia Sportswear Company, Mary Kay, Cookie Lee, thirty-one, Scentsy, at home America, The North Face, Celebrating Home, Tastefully Simple.

From noon until 2 p.m. this Thursday, Nov. 3, there will be the annual Fall Nursing Job Fair at Genesee Community College. It will be held in the Forum, 1 College Road, Batavia.

More than 30 of the area's top health-care employers and four-year universities will attend to help people explore educational and career opportunities. This event is designed to introduce potential new employees to employers, and also provides health-care businesses an opportunity to present their trade and services to the local community.

The Le Roy Business Council is sponsoring a "Meet the Candidates Forum" tonight at 7 at The Greens of Le Roy. The retirement community is located at 1 West Ave. in Le Roy.

The candidates and their party affiliations are:

County Legislature: William Hogan (C) / Jackie Whiting (D) / Shelley Stein (R)

Supervisor: Steve Barbeau (C)(R) / Lew Schmidt (D)

New Hope Ministries proudly presents a Southern bluegrass group, "The Churchmen," beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5. All are welcome to attend. Suggested donation of $10 at the door.

The church is at 8052 Bank St. Road in Batavia.

Info: lschoenthal@rochester.rr.com or phone 762 – 9151.

The public is invited to hear the powerful and inspirational account of a Genesee Community College graduate's battle with a rare form of cancer.

"Life is Tough But I Am Tougher" is alumna Suzanne Smith's (Class of '09) story of the challenges she met and overcame following her diagnosis, which occurred shortly after she graduated from GCC as a nontraditional student.