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• 5:30pm - PARADE LINE-UP
• 6pm - 4-H Beef Show & Showmanship
• 6:30pm GENESEE CO. FAIR GRAND PARADE through the Fairgrounds
• 7:30pm - 4H Dog Show
• 8pm - Fair Queen Part 1
• 8pm - KARAOKE
• 8pm - MONSTER TRUCK THRILL SHOW
• 10pm - EXHIBIT HALLS & BUILDINGS CLOSE

• 5pm - MIDWAY Re-OPENS
• 5pm - Draft Horse Show Hitch Classes
• 6pm - 4-H & Open Swine Breeds & Showmanship
• 7pm - Beer Tent Opens
• 7-11pm - Monster Johnson
• 8pm - Fair Queen Crowning
• 10pm - EXHIBIT HALLS & BUILDINGS CLOSE

• 5:30-7pm - 4-H Market Animal Auction Buyers Dinner
• 6pm - RACEWAY 5 SPECIAL STOCK CAR RACES Grandstand
• 6:30pm - “Genesee’s Got Talent” Talent Showcase
• 7 pm - 4-H Market Animal Auction
• 8 pm - Beer Tent Opens
• 8-11pm - Barnstorm – Country Band
• 10pm - EXHIBIT HALLS & BUILDINGS CLOSE

• 5:30pm - 4-H Tractor Driving Contest - Via Pre Registratio
• 6pm - NIOGA Jr. Showmanship
• 6pm - 4-H Dog Show
• 7pm - COUNTY FAIR GRAND DEMOLITION DERBY
• 7pm - Beer Tent Opens
• 8-11pm - Paul Cumming’s & Friends – Local Country Music Artist
• 10pm - EXHIBIT HALLS AND BUILDINGS CLOSE

• 6:30 pm Empire State Pullers Tractor Pulls. Immediately following ESP are Semi Trucks & Stock Pick Up Trucks
• 8pm - Beer Tent Openst
• 8pm - 12am - “Savage Cabbage” band
• 8pm - 4-H Dairy Animals released
• 8:30pm - 4-H Horse released
• 9pm - 4-H Non-market auction animals — Sheep, Beef released
• 10pm - Kennedy, Merton & Exhibition Buildings open for pick up of entries
• 11pm - MIDWAY CLOSES
• 12am - Beer Tent CLOSES

SPLASH! Ten-year-old Aaron jumps into the water, rejoining the game of pass-the-ball. While many of Aaron’s friends back home have had to wait out the hot weather, Aaron has been having a blast swimming in the pool, boating on Silver Lake, and playing many other games. Since he came to YMCA Camp Hough last week, he’s made a tie-dye shirt, tried archery for the first time, and befriended all the other boys in his cabin. As Aaron resurfaces out of the water, he laughs and tosses the ball over a roaring counselor, just getting it to his new best friend.

Aaron is one of many boys and girls spending part of his summer at YMCA Camp Hough on the shores of Silver Lake. Camp Hough hosts week long resident camps for children ages 6 to 14. A day camp bus leaves each morning from the Wyoming County YMCA in Warsaw. Most campers come from the GLOW region, though others travel quite a ways for the experience. Some parents send their kids to camp to help them grow to be independent, and some parents like the focus on YMCA values at a kid-accessible level. Other parents will send their children to spend time outside, knowing that they will have so much fun. Counselors also value the time spent mentoring the kids outdoors.

“It can be an incredible experience to help challenge a child and watch them grow over the week,” says Aquatics Director William Ferriby. “Whether it is helping a day camper practice swimming for the first time or teaching a group of 13-year-olds learn to work together with kindness and respect, it is an incredibly rewarding experience.”

Aaron is out of the water now, putting on more sunscreen for his next activity hour. He doesn’t think as much about becoming independent or learning responsibility. Aaron is more interested street hockey. No matter what, both Aaron and his family are excited about all that he is trying and learning, out of the indoors and under the sun at YMCA Camp Hough. For information on how your child can have the same magical experiences as Aaron contact, YMCA Camp Hough at 585-201-3495 or visit www.camphough.org

Four weeks ago, we put up a request for people to join The Batavian Club and got a good response. We're about to send out a batch of membership kits and want to give you a chance to join before we do.

Reader support is critically important to us. We appreciate your membership.

Membership is important because:

• It provides another avenue to support local businesses (you get more than $300 in gift certificates to local businesses);
• It's a way for The Batavian to reward our loyal readers;
• The financial support helps us sustain our community news coverage of Genesee County.

So many people every day tell me how much they love The Batavian. All we're asking is for those loyal fans to make a small financial contribution to help support and sustain our news coverage and in exchange we'll send you valuable gift certificates that far exceed the price of the membership.

TO JOIN: Use PayPal buttons below, or to pay by check (annual only) or credit card, click here to download form; Or call (585) 250-4118 to pay by credit card.

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Monthly Single Membership - $5 per month
Includes membership card and bumper sticker, one package of gift certificates to local businesses.

Monthly Household Membership - $10 per month
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Annual Single Membership - $50 per year
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You have helped us reach 25% of our goal. $1000 has been donated by Joe Parmenter Inc. to the Truth Ministries of Batavia!

A little about the organization: Truth ministries is a nonprofit program that began in Batavia in 2011. Steve and Mona Doyon saw a need to help the local lower-income youths in need of practical hygiene items as well as to offer spiritual guidance. Since creating the program they have helped more than 150 families a month year-round. The youths they help range from ages to 10 to 18.

The Doyons found that because some hygiene products are not covered under Food Stamps, many of the families did not have shampoo, soap, feminine products and other items that are necessities for a healthy life. This is the cornerstone of their donations, but clothing and food are also given. These items make the children feel more confident and increase their attendance in school.

A faith-based non-denominational recovery program was also developed for youths to support with issues such as drug, alcohol, and physical abuse that they have been exposed to or are going through themselves.

If you would like to make a donation to Truth Ministries, you can e-mail truthministriesjohn146@hotmail.com.

Items can also be dropped off at Parmenter Tire and Auto, 4531 W. Saile Drive, Batavia.