Dan and Debbie Fischer sure know how to throw a party.
There was plenty of food and laughs tonight at 113 E. Main St., in the studio of Batavia's WBTA.
The radio station hosted the Chamber's monthly mixer and made sure all guests were quite entertained.
Below, Dan received a certificate of recognition from the Chamber for hosting the event.
I spotted this mural on Swan Street in Batavia a few days ago and was taken by the idea that it was probably painted prior to 9/11, and it's still there -- on what is otherwise a pretty run-down old building. The mural, which consists of two panels of the New York City skyline, is signed "John Howard."
Everybody loves a good auction, and at this time of year, an auction can be a great way to pick up an interesting present.
Batavia's WBTA is holding another of its periodic auctions this Saturday. For rules, information and a list of the items up for grabs, visit WBTA1490.com.
Among the many interesting items:
Buffalo Pundit links to a story about the economic hard times in Detroit and draws a comparison with Western New York.
From the Time.com story:
When a state lives with a story line of decline for so long, it doesn’t just affect the mood. It becomes part of the culture. Whereas America’s history has been one of expanding horizons, yours has become funnel-shaped. Much like the postbellum South, Rust Belt culture looks backward at an idealized past–a nostalgia not for plantations but for three-bedroom houses paid up on blue collar salaries. (See pictures of the remains of Detroit.)
“It used to be you could get a job at one of those factories, even without an education, and make a decent living to support your family,” says letter carrier Dina Schueller, 33, of Saranac. Now her husband has been laid off from his construction job, and her brother moved to Maryland for work. Like many left-behind Michiganders, she’ll be seeing fewer family members this season.
We've had discussions about the future of Western New York before, and I know some people are skeptical that the local economy can ever grow again, but when you look at efforts to bring new manufacturing businesses to Batavia and Alabama, for example, then it's hard not to be hopeful that renewed growth is a real possibility.
WNY has a lot going for it, such as natural resources, open spaces, an available work force, affordable housing. There's no reason there can't be a renaissance of sorts.
Philip visited the Genesee County Economic Development Council today and is working on a post now about some of the things GCEDC is doing to help expand business opportunities in the county.
Here's one of the more interesting free classifieds placed on The Batavian yet:
I am will to trade charges from the Batavia Police for the return of the brown box that was stolen from my truck on Friday night.
Here's to hoping Richard Clark of Alexandar is able to make the swap.
For any of our readers who stopped by our booth at Christmas in the City and answered the question on video of "What Christmas means to you?" and you're wondering why we haven't posted that video ... truth is, I lost it.
I remember just before leaving the office, I stuck the tape in my jacket poket, but didn't have it the next afternoon when I went to edit the video. I was afraid, or hoped, I left in my truck, which I took in for service Saturday morning and didn't get back until last night.
It wasn't in the truck.
So I double checked the office.
Today, I stopped in at Sunny's, where Hilly and I went for dinner that night, to see if it fell out of my pocket there -- no luck.
Well, there's always next year ...
A double-occupancy residence at the corner of Elm and Fisher Park was gutted in a fire that was reported at 7:40 a.m.
Both families evacuated themselves without incident according to Batavia Fire Chief Thomas Dillon, who said the fire was a hard one to fight because of the age of the building.
No injuries, either to the families or firefighters, were reported.
We'll have a video interview with the chief posted within an hour. (as you can see, video now up) The Daily News has three photos posted, but no additional information.
UPDATE: Here's a Google Street view of the location.
UPDATE II: Photo of the aftermath:
After months of "we'll have a web site soon" -- some tell us years -- the Batavia Daily News finally does.
The site launched some time in the past two hours.
The site, hosted by Town News, which is a favorite content management system used by many small publishers, is rather basic. The platform offers limited ability for big news packages or posting breaking news.
But the daily will offer comments on stories, at least for now. However, the registration process is rather lengthy and submissions are held in a moderation queue pending approval, a process often used by papers on Town News, but tends to inhibit community conversation.
We'll see if the comment I just left on a Joanne Beck story gets posted!
Of course, Daily News staffers are always welcome to leave comments on The Batavian.
Many people have asked me what the launch of the Daily News site means for The Batavian. To me, it only bodes well. The Daily is going to help create more community interest in local online news, which means many, many more people will find The Batavian and like the different way we handle news.
Go take a look at the site and let us know what you think of it.
UPDATE: They did publish my comment ... at least for now.
Naomi Silver, CEO and chair of the Rochester Red Wings was named minor league executive of the year by Baseball America, the leading publication on minor league and college baseball.
Prior to the 2008 season, the Red Wings assumed operations of the Batavia Muckdogs. The Muckdogs won the New York-Penn League championship this season.
Her father, Morrie Silver, organized the fund drive to form Rochester Community Baseball and purchase the Red Wings from the St. Louis Cardinals in the winter of 1956-57. He was a long-time president of the team and his business savvy and dedication helped keep the franchise viable during some difficult times.
“I’m very appreciative of this honor and proud to be recognized by my peers,” Naomi Silver said today. “We had a tremendous year in every way. We started slowly on the field but came on strong and we’ll finish in the black (for fiscal 2008) despite challenging economic times.
One of our periodic reminders about how The Batavian works.
At The Batavian, we work hard to gather news and keep area residents up to date with what's going on around Genesee County, but we also make the site available to any community member who has something interesting to share with his or her friends and neighbors.
Thomas Wommack submitted this photo. He said he shot the scene Galloway Road.
Our previous posts:
We continue to welcome reader pictures of this fire (or anything interesting you've photographed). The best way to submit photos is to create a new blog post and upload your photos. Here's a tutorial to help.
UPDATE: Here's a satallite photo via Google Maps of the farm. The barn that was destroyed is the large one to the right of the photo. The gymnasium forms the lower part of the T, pointing toward Lewiston Road.
The fire has also become a topic of discussion in the Ag-Talk Forum.
We've got the stranged problem with the site at the moment, and it won't be fixed until tomorrow some time -- from the home page, and only the home page, you can't click on the "Sports" tab or the "Announcements" tab.
For Sports: Click Here.
For Announcements: Click Here.
Sometimes we don't even need to leave the office to see some thing interesting. We lean out the window.
Most likely, you've seen this old black and white cruising around town before, but it caught my eye as I turned onto Center Street, so I stopped to snap a pic.
Nope, Adam-12 didn't suddenly turn up in town.
It belongs to Center Street Smokehouse.
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