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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.

There will be a spaghetti dinner and raffles to benefit the Ireland family from 6 to 9 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 29, at St. Brigid Church Hall in Bergen.

The church is located at 18 Gibson St.

Cost is $12 for adults, $5 for children, and children under 2 pay nothing. Cost per family is $30. Contact Jan Bausch for tickets and reservations, including the number of diners, at 315-2717.

Checks should be made payable to Patty Ireland, P.O. Box 81, Bergen, NY 14416.

Teachers, caregivers and librarians are invited to a workshop conducted by Betsy Zahniser, creator of "The Music Box: Songs, Rhymes and Games for Young Children."

It will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 at Richmond Memorial Library, located at 19 Ross St. in the City of Batavia. Phone 343-9550.

Oakfield United Methodist Church will host its annual Pork Dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29.

Menu: Pork, dressing, potatoes, sauerkraut, carrots, dessert and drink.

Adults - $9. Kids under 5 - $4. Eat in or take out. Call 948-5550 for tickets or info.

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On Oct. 15, St. Joseph’s School will hosting the 52nd Annual Popcorn Ball. This year’s event will feature dinner from D & R Depot of Le Roy.

Cocktail hour starts at 6 p.m. with dinner being served at 7 p.m. Dinner will include sliced turkey, beef burgundy tips, a mashed potato bar, pasta and other great sides.

Feeding the birds is a rewarding and enjoyable hobby in the midst of chilly winter weather. Join our expert birding Master Gardener on Oct. 12 as she shares backyard feeding tips and shows you the birds that may visit your yard this winter.

The class will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Genesee County, 420 E. Main St., Batavia.

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Students in grades 7-12 and their parents are invited to discover career opportunities in the skilled trades from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13 at the Genesee Valley Career & Technical Center, 8250 State St. Road, Batavia.

The Genesee County Business/Education Alliance and the Genesee Valley Educational Partnership (a BOCES organization) are co-sponsoring the Skilled Trades Fair/Open House in collaboration with several area employers.

Local author Miranda Fix will be signing copies of her book 'Calling All Angels' from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8 at Coffee Culture in Batavia. It is located at the corner of Evans and Ellicott in the City of Batavia.

The book is a collection of inspirational stories and poetry in memory of family and the patients Fix took care of during her nursing career. A portion of all proceeds go to the Lupus Foundation of Genesee Valley.

The second annual Farm to Table picnic hosted by the Genesee County Democratic Committee will be held from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 9 at Emery Park, located on Route 5 in Stafford. (In case of inclement weather event is being relocated to Stafford Fire Hall.)

Each year the Democrats choose a public servant to honor and dedicate the event to. It is part of recognizing homegrown public servants. Doug Call is the honoree for the 2011 Farm to Table picnic. And he's about as homegrown as they come.

On Saturday, Oct. 15, Genesee Community College’s on-campus housing, College Village, will sponsor a benefit for senior resident assistant, friend and colleague, Pubudu Pattiyage. This benefit, “Love for Pubudu,” will raise vital funds for Pubudu who was hospitalized throughout the month of September in the Neuro ICU of Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital in Buffalo with a brain hemorrhage.

The Genesee Country Stompers line-dance group is holding a fundraiser dance from 7 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Salvation Army Gym, located at 529 E. Main St., Batavia.

This will be a family affair and a great time to learn square dancing and line dancing. Line dance instruction will be given by Diane Winters.

Admission for dancers is $7 and for spectators $4. No admission is charged for students under age 16. There will also be a Chinese auction, and refreshments will be available.