Tri-Cities briefs
Learn how to fight bullyingJodee Blanco, author and speaker about bullying, will speak to parents at 7 tonight at Geneva High School, 416 McKinley Ave.Kindergarten readinessBatavia public schools will have kindergarten screening Wednesday and Thursday. Students who expect to enter kindergarten in the fall will participate in group activities, while being observed by teachers, to see their fine motor, cognitive, speech and language skills. To find out what school to attend, call the district office at (630) 937-8800.Sensitive childrenThe Geneva's Enrichment and Acceleraton Resource and Support group meets at 7 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Geneva's west campus, Peck and Keslinger roads. The speaker will discuss "The Highly Sensitive Child." For details, visit genevagears.org.'Wizard of Oz' on stageChristian Youth Theater, a program for students ages 4 to 18 from throughout the area - including, Cook, DuPage and Kane counties - presents "The Wizard of Oz" Friday through Sunday at Oswego East High School, 1525 Harvey Road. Shows are at 9:30 a.m., 11:45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, and 2 and 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $8 to $11 in advance and $10 to $13 at the door. Call (847) 516-2298, ext. 218.Railroad wayside hornsThere will be a demonstration of railroad crossing wayside horns at two locations in Kane County Saturday. The first will be at 9 a.m. at the La Fox Road crossing, one-quarter mile north of Keslinger Road. The second will be at 12:30 p.m. at Rhodes Road crossing, one block south of Route 30 in Big Rock. Wayside horns are a system of crossing gate mounted horns that eliminate the need for trains to sound their horns at railroad crossings. Kane County Board member Drew Frasz has been working to secure funds for the installation of several of these systems at crossings in western Kane County. For more information, contact Frasz at (630) 514-2153.Batavia bags tournamentThe Batavia Parks Foundation and Baggo Inc. are hosting "Toss for a Cause" bags tournament for those 21 and older at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Eastside Community Center, 14 N. Van Buren St. Two-person teams will play at least three games. Cost is $50 per team. There are cash prizes; refreshments including beer and wine; child care for children ages 5 to 11. Register at the center or the Civic Center, 327 W. Wilson St. Visit bataviaparks.org.