Tri-Cities briefs

Senior fun in Elburn:The Elburn Seniors club meets at 11:30 a.m. today (the first Thursday of the month) at the Elburn Lions Club, 400 S. Filmore St. You do not have to live in Elburn to participate. Bring a dish to pass and your own table service. Coffee, iced tea and lemonade are provided. Cards, bingo and other games are played. Dues are $15 per year. Call (630) 879-7898.Quarry Beach input:The Batavia Park District has scheduled more meetings for residents to discuss what should be done with Hall Quarry Beach. The meetings are all at the beach, 400 S. Water St.; if it rains, they will move to the Civic Center, 327 W. Wilson St. The meetings are at 6 tonight, Tuesday, Aug. 12 and 24; and at noon Sunday and Aug. 18.Scam prevention program:State Sen. John Millner of Carol Stream and the Attorney's General Office will co-host a scam and identity-theft prevention program from 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the Hunt Club Village, 200 Hunt Club Drive, St. Charles. The free program will teach participants how to protect themselves from financial exploitation in health care fraud, debt settlement and consolidation traps, check-cashing scams, fraudulent businesses and what their rights are under new credit card rules. The seminar is part of The Silver Beat program from the Attorney's General Office, designed to give senior citizens knowledge and tools to avoid being targets of a wide range of fraud. For more information, contact Millner's office at (630) 351-9340.Recycle computer stuff:ArgusBCS will accept old computer equipment for recycling from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 12 at 117 Flinn St., Batavia. Computers, disks, drives and tapes should be clear of all data. For details, visit argusbcs.com/greenthursday.asp.Raddant Road work:Resurfacing work started last week on Raddant Road in Batavia, from Wilson to Pine streets. It is part of the street improvement program. Pavement patching on other roads will take place throughout the month. A list of streets scheduled for patching is available on the city's website, cityofbatavia.net. There is also a street program hotline at (630) 454-2770.Art festival seeks help:Volunteers are needed for the Art in Your Eye Festival Aug. 14 and 15 at the Batavia Riverwalk. Fill out a form at aratinyoureye.com., or call Kristina at Batavia MainStreet at (630) 761-3528. Jobs include setup, teardown, providing information and hospitality for the visiting artists, parking and traffic management, and children's art activity assistance.