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An adult Cecropia moth’s sole function is to mate and lay eggs before dying in a very brief two-week lifespan, as the baby caterpillar is born and feeds on leaves before creating a silken cocoon for the metamorphosis stage of evolving into an intricately designed moth. And the process repeats again and again.
It was that process in Mother Nature, and watching the development of those art-laden wings that captured Robert Alan “Bob” Olmstead’s attention and heart for years until he died at 69 in January 2022. Now, his collection will be able to capture some well-deserved recognition in return.
“He lived in Jamestown an went to 4-H and someone started him with a collection, and he won a ribbon at the Chautauqua Fair in Dunkirk … so he just took off from since he was 5 years old, collecting specimens, trading, purchasing them, he even sold cocoons to people who needed them for their schools. He really enjoyed doing that,” his wife Arlene Olmstead said. “And he didn’t think he was a professional, but he was a perfectionist. They said that he did an excellent job at Colgate with his collection. He’s taught many people how to do the specimens.”
Olmstead amassed a vast specimen collection of more than 75 boxes, most of which were donated to Colgate University’s Biology and Environmental Studies Department. Student James Millmore, Class of 2027, worked on the collection and plans to speak about “the inspiration and creation” of the display at 3:30 p.m. May 2 in the atrium of Olin Hall at Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton. The event is open to the public.
Millmore’s studies include exploring the role of collectors such as Olmstead in the scientific world.
“Especially how he helped to connect his community to the natural world and the value of contributions like his collection to modern science,” Millmore said in an email. “In recent years, the development of nature identification apps has opened up the practice of amateur collecting and observation of the natural world to a much wider audience.
“The practice is being called citizen science, as the data generated contributes directly to research,” he said. “The exhibit would trace the evolution from early naturalists and collectors into the modern day, with an emphasis placed on encouraging viewers take up the practice and interact with their local environments.”
Arlene and some of her family, which includes three sons and two stepsons, plan on attending the college event. After all, these collections have been part of their lives as well. Bob raised two types of moths every year (the Luna and Cecropia moths). He raised the cocoons and refrigerated them in one special section.
“Everybody knew they couldn’t touch them,” Arlene said. “Then in the spring he would put them in boxes to hatch.”
They adjusted to moth cocoons in the fridge and an ongoing ritual of watching Dad, often with Mom’s help, meticulously clean and change the leaves every day for the caterpillars to feed on. His passion drew her in as a fellow entomologist.
“We shook the leaves and the trees to get all the junk off of the leaves, and we’d inspect the leaves to see if they were any good because sometimes the leaves have something on there that could kill the caterpillars. And so he would just put the sleeves over it and tie it up, and we made a lot of caterpillars, a lot of moths that were able to be in the process for those two weeks to stay alive for weeks without somebody killing it. You know, the cars kill them, the trucks, the squirrels, some mice, and any little insect could kill them, and the birds,” she said. “So they have a short life, you know. And so Bob really preserved them to get as many caterpillar moths mating so we can let them live for two full weeks. And he enjoyed working with those two moths, and they were easy to do, but it was a lot of work because the caterpillars was growing so fast and big that they needed more leaves, you had to get more leaves all the time.”
A member of Boy Scout Troop #6031 in Bergen, Bob taught many children in both the Boy and Girl Scouts, as well as in schools and churches, Arlene said. He became more widely known for his love of moths, butterflies, and other types of bugs, coupled with a desire to teach what he knew, such as the cycle of life, how and what they ate, and how to catch them safely. Perhaps no surprise, he also taught groups about trees.
Given these creatures are caterpillars and moths that live extremely short lives, why did he enjoy this so much?
“Well, he enjoyed the whole process of all the insects, the moths, and the butterflies, and the beauty of them. Some of these caterpillars and moths have two different colors and designs on each side; they’re gorgeous, they’re really gorgeous,” Arlene said. “He really enjoyed once the caterpillars reached maturity, they spun into large brown cocoons. And he enjoyed that process, the two weeks that the moths live. After they mate, they die. And then there’s the little eggs, and then they hatch into little tiny caterpillars. And then we put them in little jars, and when they start eating more and more, we have to get bigger jars and make sure that they are clean inside and make sure they go through the process without dying.
“My husband loved the outdoors. He knew every tree, every plant, and every bird. He knew nature inside and out. And he could name off anything he could see, anything really, find things that he could see. He started that since he was 5 years old, and he just would walk the fields every time we'd drive down the road. It took us two or three times longer to get there because he could see something along the side of the road and take it off,” she said. “A lot of people don't see a lot of things on, even on the bushes … he just would pick up things and take care of them, let them live longer in life, in nature. And that's a great thing. I really appreciate my husband doing that.”
Photos submitted by Arlene Olmstead
Amy Smith was as sad as anybody about the Mogadore Hillton closing with her mother's retirement.
The bar and restaurant had been part of her life for 45 years. So, after much discussion with her husband, David Scroger, she decided to take the business over herself, with Scroger's help.
"It's just been a very family-oriented community, and in December, my mom decided to retire, and the community was very depressed because people come in as customers, then become friends, and then they really become family. So I could not close the doors on everyone," Smith said.
Smith and Scoger opened the doors under their ownership for the first time on Wednesday. With the restaurant closed, the couple worked a few months to renovate the kitchen and bar.
The Mog Bar & Grill, as its now called, has a long history. The building is 168 years old. It was originally a hotel for farmers who brought their grain to the mill on the other side of North Pembroke Road.
Smith's grandfather, Albert Smith, bought the building in 1971 and opened a bar. His daughter, Amy's mother, Linda Smith (Albert's daughter-in-law), took it over 10 years later and five years later added the restaurant.
"I did grow up in this business," Amy said. "My mother moved all three of her kids into the attached apartment. So I've grown up with this for about 45 years now. I've been helping my mom as a waitress and bartender for the past 20 years."
Amy teaches English as a new language in Le Roy, and Scroger is a car hauler. They're both keeping their full-time jobs. Linda is working four days a week and Amy's niece, Hannah, is helping out on the day shift.
"We had to hire outside the family for the first time ever," Smith said. "We have a new cook."
The menu classic country road bar fare -- soups and salads, pizza, wings and things, hamburgers, and on Friday, haddock and shrimp are on the menu.
What will you find when you visit The Mog? Amy says, "When you come, everyone is just so friendly. It's very country, very cozy. We have really good bar food. On Fridays, we have fish fries, and my mother makes a homemade special every Friday. So it's about friendship and community and bringing everyone together."
That's what The Mog means to her, Amy said. Family."
"The Mog means just family to me, honestly, because growing up here and all these people have seen me grow up since I was five years old. So I mean, they're kind of like my extended family. So yeah, The Mog honestly means family and friendship to me. I'm just excited to welcome back familiar faces and a lot of new faces who have come in today."
The Mog's grand opening is April 19.
The Mog Bar and Grill is at 8100 North Pembroke Road, Batavia. The phone number is 585-762-9917. Its hours are Wednesday from noon to 9 p.m., Thursday from 1 to 8 p.m., Friday from noon to 9 p.m., and Saturday from 1 to 8 p.m.; it is closed on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.
A citizen of Ecuador accused of re-entering the country after being deported was arrested in Elba on March 26 during a traffic stop following an investigation that began in Buffalo.
Luis Castro Mayancela, 24, is charged by criminal complaint with re-entry after prior removal, which carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
On the day of the arrest, agents of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement were conducting surveillance of a residence on Mill Street when a blue Chevrolet Silvarado pulled up to the house.
According to a criminal complaint filed by the arresting agent in federal court, the target of the surveillance was a person accused of entering the country illegally.
Two Hispanic males left the house and got into the vehicle.
Enforcement and Removal team members began a mobile surveillance.
Border Patrol agents conducted a vehicle stop on Ford Road, Elba, at 11:20 a.m. on March 26.
The complaint states that four people were in the vehicle, including Mayancela.
An immigration judge ordered Mayancela to leave the country on Dec. 13, 2019. He was placed on a flight to Ecuador, departing Alexandria International Airport in Louisiana, on Dec. 30, 2019.
The arresting agent stated that there was no evidence that Mayancela had been granted permission to be in the U.S. prior to his arrest.
He was processed at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Batavia. A fingerprint scan indicated that his fingerprints matched those previously obtained for Mayancela.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer ordered that Mayancela be detained pending further court proceedings.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sasha Mascarenhas and Andrew J. Henning are prosecuting the case.
Special Agent-in-Charge Erin Keegan and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement Removal Operations, under the direction of Acting Field Office Director Steven Kurzdorfer, supervised the investigation.
The newest vendor experience is back! Picker’s Paradise is an indoor Local Market Fair made to bring all makers and sellers together under one roof. There hasn't been much to do on Sundays until now! We’re creating a themed experience for our community every 1st Sunday of the month, May - August! Starting with Foodie Day! Of course everyone is welcome, but we’re showcasing all the great local food vendors around!
Visit The Batavian's booth at the Home Show this weekend & enter to win 2 VIP Pilot's Lounge tickets to the Wings Over Batavia Air Show!
HOME SHOW Special: Sign Up for Early Access pass before the end of April and get the first month of membership for only $1 or $8 off an annual membership. Visit my.thebatavian.com to sign up and use the coupon code HOME25.
The Genesee County Chamber of Commerce Home Show is this Friday from 5-9pm, Saturday 10-5pm, and Sunday 10-3pm.
Friends of Ascension are celebrating a win, albeit it’s uncertain for how long, with the Dicastry's decision to accept a second appeal from Ascension Parish to halt its closure in Batavia.
Longtime parish member Bill Brach dropped that second appeal to the Buffalo Diocese in the mail in mid-December. That action was another step in a relentless process of collecting petitions, sending out updates, encouraging participation, and ongoing financial support as a display that the Sacred Heart Church community wasn’t going away without a fight.
Member Nancy Brach had said at the time that it was one thing for a parish to lose its home based on legitimate underutilization, poor physical condition, and lack of financial viability; however, none of that was the case for Ascension.
“But to close healthy churches that are needed, cared for, and loved in their communities is another story,” she said in December. “It is clear that individual parishes are being closed due to the transgressions of the Diocese.”
Those transgressions were from sex abuse lawsuits filed against the Diocese and costly settlements resulting in church closures and merging assets to pay off the plaintiffs instead of the defendants paying directly, according to prior news articles.
Attorney Ilan Schard said, “If the diocese is going to survive as an entity, other parishes, even those without claims directly against them, can contribute to help fund a settlement. It’s been done in every other settlement across the country,” according to the Buffalo News.
Brach disagreed.
“While this may be legally correct, it is ethically wrong to punish people for the sins of others,” she said.
The parish was one of more than 10 “from all corners of our diocese” that received letters from the Nuncio in Washington notifying them that their appeals had been acknowledged and accepted for further review, the nonprofit group Save Our Buffalo Churches said.
“In addition, the letters mentioned that the decrees issued were suspended pending the review in Rome. Of note, the letters all mentioned that the Dicastry would be corresponding with Bishop Fisher on the matter,” the nonprofit said in an email to The Batavian. “Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik is the prefect. Most of the letters were written on 3/25, the feast of the Annunciation, when we celebrate the incarnation of our Lord Jesus in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, nine months before Christmas.
Also, our faith community is eager to learn about the status of the bankruptcy as well as the class action lawsuit. Since no settlement nor closure for either has been formally announced, we do not understand why the diocese is informing various parish and church offices to expect ‘bills’ for their share of the settlement,” it stated. “In the 2020 document issued by Bishop Scharfenberger entitled ReOrganizing for the Future Together, page 9 states: ‘The Diocese cannot use parish assets or property to settle claims.’ The document is linked from our webpage.”
Nonprofit members continue “to pray for abuse victims,” it states, as each parish community in the diocese continues to operate “as is,” celebrating Easter and other holy traditions and services, it stated.
“We continue to pray for the bishop, priests of our diocese as well as the faithful Catholics in our diocese as we complete the holy season of Lent,” it stated. “God bless you all.”
It's time for "Lights, Camera, Action" at Main St. 56 Theater in Batavia.
The Batavia Players are presenting a show tunes showcase, a cabaret, this weekend.
Show times are at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Tickets are $22 online and $24 at the door. Students and seniors pay $20/$22.
For more information or tickets, click here.
Photos by Howard Owens.
Press Release:
Emmanuel Baptist Church’s Community Garden is looking for green thumbs to come and grow! We have 20 raised 3x4 garden plots, along with water, tools, seeds, and fertilizer to help you get started.
We need gardeners!
Do you want to provide fresh veggies or flowers from the garden for your family? Come grow with us!
This year, we will be completely refilling our plots and working to keep the climbing bindweed out. We could really use some help with this project, which will begin as soon as it’s warm enough.
The cost is $15 per plot. For more information or to sign up, call 585-343-4905 or email ebcbatavia@gmail.com.
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The Law Street Yard Waste Station will open for the season on Monday, April 14, for City Residents.
The station will be open from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, until Daylight Savings Time in November when operating time will change to 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The station will be closed on the following dates:
- May 26 (Memorial Day)
- July 4 (Independence Day)
- September 1 (Labor Day)
- November 27th (Thanksgiving)
The Yard Waste Station will close for the season in early December.
City residents may bring yard waste material (grass, leaves and limbs) to the Law Street Yard Waste Station as there is no spring curb side pickup of these materials.
The following items cannot be accepted at the station:
- Tree stumps, building materials, rock, fill (soil and stone) other debris. Yard waste shall be free of trash (paper, plastic, bottles, cans...etc.), as this material cannot be processed.
Use Law Street entrance to enter and exit the City Yard Waste Station only.
Press Release:
The Batavia Muckdogs are excited to announce their next five signings for the 2025 season.
Some new faces join the Muckdogs as well as some local western NY talent. 1B – Connor Gibbs, LHP -Evin Hollandsworth, OF & Lockport Native – Brayden Hy, INF – Jackson Inman & INF – Grady Lacourciere join the Dogs this summer at Dwyer Stadium.
Connor Gibbs is a 6’3 first baseman from Helena, AL, currently playing at Bevill State Community College. A consistent presence at the plate, Connor delivered an impressive .316 batting average last season across 48 games and 155 at-bats.
Evin Hollandsworth is a 6’2 freshman pitcher at Saddleback College from Dana Point, CA. Before committing to baseball full-time, Evin was a standout dual-sport athlete while attending Dona Hill High School, excelling in both football and baseball.
Brayden Hy is a 5’9 freshman outfielder from Lockport, currently playing at Canisius University. Before joining the Golden Griffins, he was a standout player at Royalton Hartland High School, where he posted an impressive .417 batting average, recorded 108 hits, including 9 home runs, and 94 RBIs.
Jackson Inman is a 6’1 freshman infielder from Damascus, MD, making a strong impact in his debut collegiate season. He is currently hitting .346 on the season while adding power with three home runs with 25 RBIs.
Grady Lacourciere is a 6’2 freshman infielder from Lyme, CT, attending Hofstra University where he has started pitching. Bringing an impressive high school resume to the collegiate level, a standout athlete at Lyme-Old Lyme High School, he played four years of baseball and two years of football, showcasing his versatility and athleticism.
Opening Day is Saturday May 31 at 6:30 p.m. vs the Elmira Pioneers with free post-game fireworks. If you are someone you know has interest in sponsoring the Muckdogs, season ticket information, hosting a group event or picnic please contact General Manager Marc Witt (mwitt.canusa@gmail.com). The Muckdogs full schedule is available online at www.canusamuckdogs.com.
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To bring awareness to sex and labor trafficking, Genesee County Safe Harbour will host a “Sunrise Breakfast” on Wednesday, May 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Main Street 56 Theatre (City Centre, 56 Main St, Batavia).
This free event is open to the public and aims to enhance awareness and contribute to the prevention of sex and labor trafficking in our county.
Event Highlights:
- Free breakfast catered by Alabama Hotel
- Keynote Speakers: Kait Gannon- Survivor, Advocate, Podcaster, Medical Social Worker & Mother accompanied with Laurie Krull- LCSW-R Clinical Social Worker, Podcaster, & Healer.
- Kait & Laurie will discuss, “The Ugly Truth About the Girl Next Door”.
- Opening & Closing Remarks- Presented by the Genesee County Youth Bureau and the Genesee County Safe Harbour.
Registration:
This event is free to attend, and breakfast will be provided at no cost. Registration is required to attend as seating is limited. All RSVPs are due to the Genesee County Youth Bureau by Friday, April 25. To register, please contact Genesee County Youth Bureau at Genesee.Youthbureau@dfa.state.ny.us or 585-344-3960.
For additional information, contact Genesee County Youth Bureau at Genesee.Youthbureau@dfa.state.ny.us or (585)344-3960.
Oakfield-Alabama is starting off the 2025 baseball season strong, picking up a 9-0 win over Lyndonville on Monday.
The Hornets had eight total hits.
David Schnaufer went 6 1/3 innings, giving up only three hits and walking none while striking out 10, to pick up the win. He was also 1-3 at the plate with a sacrifice fly, two runs scored, three RBIs, and two stolen bases.
Jack Cianfrini got the final two outs, both on strikeouts. He was also 1-4 at the plat with a run scored and a stolen base.
Offensive stats:
Batavia defeated Brockport in Flag Football on Monday night, 52-12.
Quarterback Jaimin Macdonald was 14-24 passing for 81 yards, with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Macdonald added four carries for 33 yards and a rushing TD.
Nicole Doeringer scored three total touchdowns, two through the air and one on the ground. Kylee Brennan scored two touchdowns, one running and one receiving. Kaylynn Peyman added a 45-yard rushing touchdown.
Defensively, Nicole Doeringer led the Lady Devils with seven flag pulls, five for loss. Haiden Brooks recorded four flag pulls. Alyssa Turner returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown. Kylee Brennan and Kaylynn Peyman also grabbed interceptions.
The Lady Devils improve to 1-2 and travel to Greece Olympia/Odyssey on Thursday.
Although there are multiple agencies ready to help victims of crime in Genesee County, sometimes all it takes is that one person with a particular forte, Jess Marciano says.
“Having a Swiss Army knife is not always the most effective tool,” Marciano said during a Criminal Justice Day panel Monday at Grace Baptist Church in Batavia. “It might be better having somebody who is specialized … to have diversified experts. Knowing who to tap, that’s what makes this so incredibly helpful.”
Marciano represented GLOW OUT!, and was with five others — Batavia Police Youth Detective Eric Hill, Grace Baptist Church Associate Pastor Zack Dawson, Restore Sexual Assault Services Training Coordinator Bobbie Steinhauer, and Jacquelyn Wheeler and Samantha Rychlicki of YWCA, all who spoke about their local resources within the county that offered those specialized services to victims.
They were given a scenario of a mother and father that didn’t get along, and had a transgender child who was struggling with the turmoil and dad’s addiction and abusive behavior toward the mom.
How would each agency respond?
The police department would refer the family, dad in particular, to the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI), Hill said, plus the fire department and Genesee County Sheriff’s Office.
“You can come to us with those drug addiction problems, and we won’t arrest you,” he said. “That would be a case where we would not arrest you, but we would actually get you in touch with ConnectCare services and counseling services without any questions asked. So if we were called to the scene, or if this family came to our police department with these issues, that would be a potential avenue for them to go down.”
There’s a countywide Single Point of Access group (SPOA) for pulling multiple agencies together to discuss issues and needs; the Mental Health Department for counseling; YWCA’s domestic violence services and a safe house for mom and the child if needed; Family Court and orders of protection; Grace Baptist certified counselors; and the police department’s jurisdiction of making an arrest and getting an arraignment for the husband’s abusive actions to prevent further harm while the case goes to court.
Restore would probably focus first on mom and make sure that she had supports for the sexual assault history, and is connected with a counselor, Steinhauer said.
“Because, again, her services are all free, trying to get whatever support she needs. And because we've got counselors that serve Batavia, that would be one piece of the puzzle, and then to try to figure out what else is needed,” she said. “We have some resources for the queer community, for the parents and for the kids that just say, here's some books, here's some resources, so that you know that you're welcome here and might be supportive to what means this family have. And then always, always the hotline. Any time, any reason you wake up at 3 a.m. and because, for reasons that trauma likes to hit at 3 a.m. we have a full volunteer (schedule). These people learn to be volunteers. They work hard, and they show up at 3 a.m. for those calls, and that's why they're there.”
As for Dawson, he’d want people to show up at the church.
“I’d want them to find that church community, and life is better connected. We’re not meant to live life in isolation, and it sounds like that family is isolated,” he said. “They need relationship and they need to find safe people. One of the things that I'd encourage you to do is I know that there's safe people in the school, and teachers love the students that they have, and the way that I've tried to work is just to be a person that is known as a safe person.”
He likened a person to a four-legged chair, with each leg an extension of that being: the spiritual aspect, social aspect, emotional aspect and the physical. So if someone has suffered physical and/or sexual abuse, there’s damage that “as a church we would want to get that person out of that situation,” he said.
“We would work with dad’s addiction … it’s not just the flip of a switch. We need to walk alongside that man and help him navigate, what are the triggers for that? How can we walk alongside with you and have accountability to where we can help you be successful to conquer that?” he said. “And for the child, man, they’ve faced a lot of stuff. Some of it has been … because the parents are trying to figure out how to handle that. And so that child needs to know that they’re loved, that they’re cared for, and that blame that they might feel, that shame that they might feel, we need to help them navigate that. I want to help them see their identity isn’t just in sexuality or a gender, their identity is beyond that.”
“You’ve gotta walk with people, life is hard,” he said. “And so, you want to keep going with them for the long haul … as well as walking through what the Bible says.”
YW staff would consider it a domestic violence situation, Rychlicki said, and ask the mother to fill out an intake form, meet with a case manager and staff could serve as advocates during her time in court, offer food from the nonprofit’s pantry and help manage a safety plan.
“We’re going to meet them where they are,” Wheeler said, explaining that they wouldn’t dispense advice such as get a divorce. “We are there as a support. We’re not necessarily dictating or putting conditions on how they have to act in order to receive our services or engage with us.”
While it’s true that each agency has its own level of expertise, they do often collaborate on a case, which Hill often initiates as part of his job as coordinator, he said. A case may go before SPOA, and then to GLOW OUT! For one portion and to Restore for another need. He gave an example of when there’s an attempted suicide.
“There’s agencies that are automatically activated when certain things happen,” he said.
Trisha Reynolds, program coordinator of Justice for Children Advocacy Center, facilitated the panel and said it was a big help for all the key players to get to know one another to “make sure we’re coordinating services.” After all, the theme of the day for the more than 100 people in attendance was about healing the community through awareness.
“So that people in the community know what's out there for them. Everybody knows that there's mental health. Everybody knows about substance abuse treatment, UConnect. But then there's some other resources that we felt like maybe people wouldn't be so aware of … especially like youth detective. I mean, people hear police, they think they're just out to arrest, but they can offer so many other services and support groups and all kinds of things,” Reynolds said. “So I think we just wanted people in the community to be aware that if you find yourself as victim of a crime, there are a multitude of community agencies out there to help you.”
Joseph Robinson of the District Attorney’s Office had the job of summarizing all of the day’s presenters. Now in his sixth year with the office, he has handled domestic violence cases — “cases with people who are in the most vulnerable position in their life” — he said.
He wasn’t going to do that alone, and relied “heavily” on county agencies like those that were just up on stage, he said.
“Back then, I didn’t even know about all the other agencies involved with this, and they really helped me be able to connect with the victims, make sure the victims were heard, and that what the victims were looking for was something we took into consideration during these cases,” Robinson said. “Like the sheriff said earlier, a lot of the criminal justice system is focused on holding the offender accountable. But that’s not the only thing we do. We listen to the victims, and we make sure they’re heard in the courtroom, whether it be in the plea we offer or giving them the chance to speak at sentencing, so that they know their voice is heard, not just to us but to the courts.
“And when it comes to holding that person accountable. My job, without having the victim feel safe, feel like they can talk to us, we have no case,” he said. “These victims aren’t on their own. They don’t need to handle this on their own, there are numerous agencies out here to help them, the community is here to help them, and it really does take a village for these people to get thought he situation, to feel safe again.”
Photos by Howard Owens
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There will be over 5,000 eggs hidden in the park, spread out over three age groups, (0-3), (4-7), and (8-10). There will be 3 Golden Prize Eggs in every age group, where the lucky boy or girl who finds a Golden Egg will receive a large Oliver’s Chocolate Easter Bunny. The Easter Bunny will be making an appearance and available for photos.
In addition, an event that started a few years ago and continues to be a favorite with families is the daily hidden Golden Easter Egg at Centennial Park, starting this Friday, April 11, and running for 7 days until April 17.
Inside the Golden Egg are instructions on how to take the Golden Egg to the big Easter Egg Hunt on April 19 to claim a large Oliver’s Chocolate Easter Bunny. The Golden Egg will be hidden at different times each day over the course of the seven days to try and accommodate varying schedules for different families.
We ask that families that find the daily Golden Egg please message the Batavia Kiwanis Club on Facebook with a picture of their kid(s) that found the Golden Egg so we can post on our Facebook page and alert others that the Golden Egg has been found that day.
This is a fun, free, family event that gets everyone outside to enjoy the park and spend time together. There may be other Easter Egg Hunts in the area, but there aren’t any other daily Golden Easter Egg Hunts! Come on out and continue a tradition or make a new one!
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