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Speaking of Muller Quaker Dairy, it was The Batavian the first news source to tell you that "Project Wave" was going to be a yogurt plant built by PepsiCo and a German company.
Over the years, we've brought you in-depth coverage that you rarely get anywhere else about Genesee County:
Consistly for more than five years, The Batavian has brought you more breaking news coverage and more in-depth coverage than any other local news source.
And we want to keep it going, which is one reason we need you to join The Batavian Club.
Right now, we're offering a free 8x12 canvas print of a Genesee County photography by Howard Owens to new members. See the slide show below for available choices.
Don't forget: Club members get gift certificates from local businesses worth more than $320.
The prints will be made by Vinylsticks, a Batavia business that creates all manner of signs, prints, decals and stickers.
Use the PayPal buttons below. After you complete your order, please e-mail howard@thebatavian.com with name of the picture you want (mouse over the photo in the slide show to see the name).
Or, you can phone in your credit card number and details to (585) 250-4118 during normal business hours, Monday thru Thursday.
To join by mail and pay by check or credit card, download this form and mail it to us. Be sure to specify on the form which picture you want. Titles are in the upper left.
To learn about the club, visit the club's new Web site.
Annual membership, no recurring payment, $60
(Use this button if you want to make a one-time payment through PayPal. You will be asked to renew again in a year.)
Annual membership with automatic recurring payment of $50 per year
(Use this button so your membership automatically renews each year and save $10 annually on your dues.)
Cooking is the leading cause of home fires in the United States, starting two out of every five fires. Heating is the second-highest cause, followed by intentional fires and electrical systems/lighting equipment. Smoking is the fifth highest cause, but is the leading cause of home fire deaths. Candles are also a significant cause and are responsible for approximately 35 home fires being reported every day.
Cooking Fires
To prevent a cooking fire, follow these tips from the National Fire Protection Association site, www.nfpa.org:
If a cooking fire starts:
Heating Equipment
To prevent a heating equipment fire:
Electrical Systems & Equipment
To prevent an electrical fire:
Note: According to the National Fire Protection Association, effective Jan. 1, 2008, the National Electric Code made AFCI installation a requirement in the majority of circuits in new residential construction.
Candles
Each year, candle fires account for hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage and hundreds of unnecessary injuries and deaths. To help protect your family, please observe these safety tips:
For more information, search for “candle safety tips” at www.nfpa.org.
Smoking
To prevent a smoking accident from causing a fire, the U.S. Fire Administration recommends that you:
Be prepared in case of fire
Plan escape routes:
Get the most protection out of your smoke alarm
Alarm type
Installation
Testing/Maintenance
Have a fire extinguisher handy
To operate a fire extinguisher, remember the word PASS:
Pull the pin. Hold the extinguisher with the nozzle pointing away from you, and release the locking mechanism.
Aim low. Point the extinguisher at the base of the fire.
Squeeze the lever slowly and evenly.
Sweep the nozzle from side to side.
Consider a home fire sprinkler system
Safety can be simple
Be sure to take the basic preventative steps outlined here, and file this sheet away for future reference. Just by being aware of common fire hazards and keeping an eye out for problems, you could save your home and possessions from serious damage.
For more information or insurance coverage: please call the Mark Lewis Agency at: (585) 343-4959 or stop by -- we're located at: 8331 Lewiston Road, Batavia, NY. Visit us online at: http://www.marklewisagency.com/
Join The Batavian Club today and receive a free vinyl print of a photograph by Howard Owens of Genesee County. See the slide show below for available choices.
The prints will be made by Vinylsticks, a Batavia business that creates all manner of signs, prints, decals and stickers.
Use the PayPal buttons below. After you complete your order, please e-mail howard@thebatavian.com with name of the picture you want (mouse over the photo in the slide show to see the name).
Or, you can phone in your credit card number and details to (585) 250-4118 during normal business hours, Monday thru Thursday.
To join by mail and pay by check or credit card, download this form and mail it to us. Be sure to specify on the form which picture you want. Titles are in the upper left.
To learn about the club, visit the club's new Web site.
Annual membership, no recurring payment, $60
Annual membership with automatic recurring payment of $50 per year
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Come celebrate the 1 year anniversary of City Slickers this Saturday with 1/2 price drinks & appetizers all night! The party starts at 9:30 p.m. and there is no cover charge! Fullblast Productions has confirmed there will be a few Buffalo Bills players at City Slickers for this event as well! For more info visit Facebook.com/CitySlickersBar.
West Main Wine & Spirits is our first local business to start using editable ads.
Editable ads allow a business owner to change the message of an ad any time right from his or her own computer or, even, smart phone.
For readers, it means more timely information about sales, special offers and promotions.
Watch the right column of ads for West Main Wine & Spirit's special messages and messages from other local businesses as they start using editable ads.
Business owners, for more information, contact Lisa Ace at (585) 250-4118.
Rock band Monster Johnson will be live rocking the stage at City Slickers tonight starting at 8 p.m! Stop by for great food and drinks!
Mark your calendars for June 21st as the Zac Brown Tribute Band takes over for a live concert at City Slickers!
B-Town Yellow Taxi Cab, Inc., serves Batavia and more! Have you ever wanted to make weekend plans to go out, but didn't have a designated driver? Well, B-Town Yellow Taxi Cab is the City of Batavia's only fully compliant taxi cab service at this time. So don't worry, give us a call anytime day or night and we will get you where you need to go.
General pricing for rides start out at $2.30 for the first 1/6 of a mile and then $3 per mile thereafter. That's only 50 cents per 6th of a mile. We provide flat rate airport transportation to the Buffalo and Rochester international airports from Batavia -- ask about our prices when you call.
Collage students, need to go shopping or catching the Greyhound Bus? Call B.T.Y.T.C special student discounts apply when comming or going from the campus/dorms. $10 one way per trip.
Also starting soon, we are going to be offering a "Safe Ride Home" special. $12 - 12 hours program! $12 takes you from the bar to your house (within city limits) then when you're sober (12 hours later) bring you to get your car. We want to encourage all, not to drink and drive, but to have a safe, fun night out with your friends.
Remember, we're open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, call 585-356-1881. Closed Christmas Day. Keep up to date with specials, Like us on Facebook or visit us online: http://www.btownyellowtaxi.com
Visit us online for more information: http://www.wnydtv.com
I meet a lot of people around the county who tell me they intend to join The Batavian Club but haven't yet.
Now would be a great time to do it.
We're extending the free T-shirt offer for new Members through the end of the May 1 (The Batavian's fifth anniversary).
If you use one of the PayPal buttons below, e-mail me (howard@thebatavian.com) your T-shirt size.
Or click here for the new member form to pay by credit card or check.
As always, members receive a membership card and $325 in gift certificates to local businesses.
Readers who aren't members can purchase the T-shirt for $16 each. Use the PayPal buttons below or to order by check or credit card, download this form.
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Includes membership card, bumper sticker, package of gift certificates to local businesses.
Annual membership, one payment of $60
Includes membership card, bumper sticker, package of gift certificates to local businesses.
We are pretty close to getting the new ad server running properly. There are some details to clear up today to make sure all the ads are displaying properly, but the main work is done.
This virus crisis was very stressful and I want to thank all of the readers and local business owners who were so patient and understanding over the past week. We didn't get a single angry phone call or e-mail; nobody accosted me in the street. Everywhere I went people were more curious than upset with the situation. Billie and Lisa and I are very thankful for that understanding response.
Added bonus: We now know we are using a more secure ad server, but here's a benefit I didn't anticipate -- the new ad server seems to be much, much faster. At least for me, even on my iPhone, the site seems to download much faster than it did with the previous ad server. I hope you're noticing a difference, too.
The other thing Billie and Lisa and I are very thankful for is the "Spirit of Downtown" award we received yesterday from the Downtown Improvement District. We're feeling very honored to be recognized by the BID for our work with The Batavian.
And thank you to Dan Fischer of WBTA for his kind words during yesterday's presentation.
As I said yesterday, we feel very fortunate to have been so warmly accepted by the people of Genesee County in just a few short years (The Batavian's fifth-year anniversary is Wednesday). Thank you all -- readers and local business owners -- for your support of The Batavian.
From the reports I'm getting from the people doing the work, we remain on track to have the new ad server up and running tomorrow.
Thank you to everybody for your patience and understanding during the past few days.
For readers, this is a great time for you to patronize our sponsors and let them know why you're there. I posted a list yesterday and there is a list on the left side of the page.
Here's a hint for sponsors of what's coming with the new server: If you choose the feature, you'll be able to modify your ad with your special deals in real time from your own computer and have the changes appear immediately on The Batavian.
So, we'll have not only a more secure ad server, but one that offers more services.
As it stands, we're still looking at Friday morning before we have our new ad server operational. If you missed the previous post about our old server being hacked, click here.
Below is a list of all our current sponsors. They are all being incredibily understanding of the situation. These are the local businesses that make The Batavian possible. If you enjoy The Batavian, please patronize these businesses and let them know you saw them mentioned on The Batavian.
Adam Miller Toy and Bicycle
Agri-Business Child Development
Alabama Hotel
Alberty Drug Store
Alex's Place
Alli's Cones & Dogs
Arctic Wholesale Refrigeration & Appliance
Baker's Frontier Kitchens
Barrett's Batavia Marine and Sporting Supplies
Batavia Downs
Batavia Gold Rush
Batavia Massage Therapy
Batavia Tailors & Cleaners
Bill Fox and Son Construction & Remodeling
Beds 'n' Bones Pet Lodge
Belhaven Kennels
Blue Pearl Yoga
Bob Adams Automotive
Bohn's Restaurant
Bontrager's Real Estate
Bourbon & Burger Co.
B-Town Yellow Taxi
CB Beach Mortuary
Cedar St. Sales and Rentals
Center Street Smokehouse
Charles Men's Shop
Chesley's Auto
The Color Salon
Concreations, LLC
Continental School of Beauty
Council Opticians
Crazy Cheap Cars
D'Tangles
D&R Depot Restaurant
Dan's Tire
Daphne's Restaurant & Lounge
Darien Auto Parts
Dave's Ice Cream
Deep Blue Pool & Spa
Derrick Monument Company
Detail Shop (Pellegrino's)
The Detail Shop
Don Carroll Toys for Kids Run & Fun Walk
Empire Tractor
The Enchanted Florist
Falcone Family Funeral & Cremation Service, Inc.
Fastec Automotive
Ficarella's Pizzeria
Ficarella's Backflow Testing
Fisher Sports
Foxprowl Collectibles
Floral Fantasies
Frankly Design
Gamzilla
Genesee Community College
Genesee County Emergency Services
Genesee Dental Group
Genesee Graphics
Genesee Orthopaedics
Gilmartin
Godfrey's Pond
Greenbaum Painting, Inc.
Greens of LeRoy
Greg'ry's Bakery
H.E. Turner & Co.
Hair Studio 25
Hardcor Audio
Haul-4-Less
High Voltage Tattoo
Hot Heads
I.R. Systems
The Insurance Center
JB Custom Interiors
J. Leonard McAndrew
Jagged Edges Salon
Jeremy Yasses
John's Service Station
Karen's Yarn Paper Scissors
Ken Barrett
KleenAll
Kreative Design Kitchen & Bath
L&L Transmission, Inc.
L.C. Mosman
Lamb Family Medicine
Lambert's Design Jewelers
Lathan Tree Service
LeRoy Counseling
Le Roy Country Club
Main St. Pizza Company
Making Memories of Travel
The Mane Attraction
The Manor House
Matteo & Mullen, CPA
Max Pies
Michael Tomaszewski
Millennium Computer
Next Level Fitness
Nothnagle - Nathan Shirk
Oakfield Fitness
O'Lacy's Irish Pub
Oliver's Candies
Optique
Paige's Bounce Houses
Palm Island Indoor Water Park
Pellegrino Auto Sales
Pembroke Family Medicine
Penny's Family Hair Care
Present Tense Books
R&D Outlet
RW Vapors
Sallome Heating & Cooling
Salsa & Curry
Santino's Pizza
Scofield Transfer & Recycling
Select Collision
Settler's Restaurant
Short Notice Handyman Services
Sloat's Tire
Southside Deli
Smokin' Eagle Brew & BBQ
Snowbirds & Vacationers
Spirits
Stafford Painters
Sweet Ecstasy Bakery
Terry Hills
T.F. Brown's
The Finishing Line
TIm Kabel Builders
Tomaszewski Funeral & Cremation Chapel
Trash Away
Turnbull Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
Valle Jewelers
Viking Valhalla/Rose Garden Bowl
West Main Wine & Spirits
Western Regional Off Track
William Kent, Inc.
WNY Fireplace Outlet
Woody's Deli
Yasses Construction
Yngodess Shop
YWCA
Zoom N Groom Dog Grooming
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