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Photos: Easter Bunny at Oliver's

By Howard B. Owens
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The Easter Bunny photobombs Paisley Dieter, 18 months, and Emmaline Dieter, 5, while Ashley Russo gets a shot at Oliver's Candies on Saturday. Paisley was a little unsure about this Easter Bunny thing.
Photo by Howard Owens.
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Paisley Dieter and Emmaline Dieter.
Photo by Howard Owens.
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Mayle Fagan and Autumn Fagan, both 9, with the Easter Bunny and Kim Fagan.
Photo by Howard Owens.
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Photo by Howard Owens.

Photos: Santa and petting zoo at Oliver's Candies

By Howard B. Owens
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Ryker Dunham, 3, visits with Santa at Oliver's Candies in Batavia on Saturday.
Photo by Howard Owens.
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Landen Strathearn, 4, visits the petting zoo with his mother, Michelle.
Photo by Howard Owens.
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Avery Scofield,2, at the petting zoo with her mother, Ally.
Photo by Howard Owens.
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Girl Scouts were serving refreshments.
Photo by Howard Owens.

Jeremy and Sandy Liles to co-chair GCC Encore celebration

By Press Release

Press Release:

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Photo of Jeremy and Sandra Liles, the 2023 Encore co-chairs, courtesy of GCC.

The Genesee Community College Foundation will be celebrating its 31st season of Encore on Friday, December 15, with an elegant event of holiday music and fine dining. This annual gala fundraiser directly benefits the student scholarship program at Genesee Community College.

This year's co-chairs, Jeremy and Sandra Liles, are looking forward to presenting this year's Encore and celebrating the start of the holiday season. "We selected the theme "White Christmas" inspired by the 1954 classic film, which captures the essence of the holiday season and will feature a special holiday concert program choreographed by the Genesee Symphony Orchestra".

Jeremy Liles is a native of Genesee County, the owner of Oliver's Candies and Sweet Life Group, its parent organization, and has managed Oliver's Candies for over 20 years. Jeremy is actively involved in his local community and currently serves on the Genesee County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and has served on the Batavia Town Planning Board. Sandra is a New Hampshire native who moved to Genesee County in 2005. 

Sandra opened Sweet Life Country Store in Elba and has managed the operation for the past 5 years. She enjoys working with many different local product vendors and artisans to make their wares available to the public at this store, as well as partnering with other local businesses to benefit the community. Jeremy and Sandra reside in Batavia with Tahlia, the youngest of their three children.

"Both Sandra and I recognize the importance of education and supporting the Foundation Scholarship program at Genesee Community College. We are honored to be co-chairs of Encore 2023."

Proceeds from Encore support scholarships for students attending Genesee Community College. Sponsorship opportunities are critically important to the event. To become a 2023 Encore sponsor, purchase tickets, or for event information, please visit https://gccfoundationinc.org/encore/ or contact the Foundation Office directly at (585) 345-6809 or foundation@genesee.edu.

Photos: Easter Bunny visits Oliver's Candies

By Howard B. Owens

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Cambria Orbaker, 10, of Pavilion, and Audryana Schulman, 6, of Batavia, had fun seeing the Easter Bunny at Oliver's Candies on Saturday in Batavia, along with visiting the petting zoo.

Photos by Howard Owens.

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Noah Logsdon, 2 1/2, of Batavia, enjoyed feeding the animals in the petting zoo.

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Hazel is a baby kangaroo.

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Sponsored Post: Help Oliver's Candies celebrate 90th birthday on September 17th

By Lisa Ace


Oliver's Candies is celebrating 90 years in business! We will have food vendors (The Red Osier, Los Compadre's, Pub Hub Coffee), face paintings, kid's games, bounce house, wine tasting with Autumn Moon Winery, State Troopers, Genesee County Sheriff with K9 Unit, the Batavia Animal Shelter, table raffles and 50/50! Proceeds from our table and 50/50 raffles will be donated to the Batavia Animal Shelter! Click here for more information on the day's events.

*The first 150 in-store purchases will receive a FREE Oliver's Swag Bag*.

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  • Bounce House Of Batavia
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