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Batavia Lions Club sponsoring raffle for home standby generator or $2K

By Billie Owens
Aug 6, 2010, 11:44am

The Batavia Lions Club is sponsoring a raffle for a Bryant HOME STANDBY GENERATOR (8/7 kW LPG/NG) or $2,000 in cash.

All proceeds will be used to help fund several current and future community projects.

Current include: Lions Night at the Ball Park; holiday decorations in downtown Batavia; Christmas dinner

Genesee County 4-H’ers participate in swine shows at NYS Fair

By Billie Owens
Aug 31, 2017, 12:45pm

Pictured from left are: Melissa Keller, Benjamin Kron, Becky Kron and Katelynn Rumsey.

Submitted photo and press release:

Youth from the Genesee County 4-H program represented their local 4-H Swine Club while at the Great New York State Fair.

Genesee County swine club members competed against youth from across the state

Schumer urges nominee to push Canada to reverse 'protectionist, restrictive' dairy trade policies

By Billie Owens
Aug 3, 2017, 1:46pm

Press release:

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer yesterday (Aug. 2) called Canadian Ambassador Nominee Kelly Knight-Craft and strongly urged her to work with Canadian officials to persuade them to reverse the protectionist and restrictive trade policies that are currently harming the Upstate New York milk industry and farmers

Batavians come together to answer hate and bigotry with calls for peace and unity

By Howard B. Owens
Aug 25, 2017, 4:06pm

More than 200 local residents came together Thursday night at the YWCA on North Street, Batavia, to share words of peace and unity in response to the message of hate and bigotry in Charlottesville, Va., two weeks ago.

Speakers expressed both hope that our society can learn to live in harmony

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