Tri-Cities briefs

Batavia '95 reunionA reunion for the Batavia High School Class of 1995 is today and Saturday. It will include attending a Bulldogs football game, a golf outing, and a party at The RendezVu. For details, contact the reunion committee at bhs15yearreunion@gmail.com.Holmstad bazaar SaturdayThe Holmstad Retirement Community, at Fabyan Parkway and Route 31 in Batavia, will be holding its 33rd annual bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. There will be a raffle for a handmade quilt. Featured will be antiques, collectibles, jewelry, crafts, bakery goods, homemade candy, artwork, books, plants, 'This 'n' That', plus many other miscellaneous items. The Home Store (gently used furniture) will be open and a shuttle will be available between the Home Store and Town Center. Call (630) 879-4444.Shop for schoolsThe "Viva Geneva" shopping fundraiser for the Geneva Academic Foundation is from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Proceeds go toward grants for all Geneva public schools. The $50 tickets include a coupon book for downtown merchants and $25 in Geneva Chamber of Commerce gift certificates. There will also be a 5K fun run and youth mile run at 10 a.m. To purchase tickets, visit genevagaf.org or send an e-mail to gafaware1@sbcglobal.net.Tree sale for abbeyPoplar Farms is holding a landscaping tree auction at 9 a.m. Saturday at Marmion Academy's tennis courts, 1000 Butterfield Road. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Marmion Abbey. Call (815) 264-8877.Western Avenue workResurfacing of Western Avenue, from Fabyan Parkway to McKee Street in Batavia is under way and is expected to be finished by the end of October. Beginning Monday the road will be closed. For more information on the project, visit cityofbatavia.net/projects, under "Public Improvement Projects Western Avenue," or by calling the city's Street Program Hotline at (630) 454-2770.United Way driveThe United Way of Central Kane County has a goal of $450,000 for its 2010-11 campaign. The money helps support 25 local service agencies. For more information, call Paula Yensen at (630) 377-1930 or e-mail stcuw@yahoo.com. Donations can be made at unitedwayofcentralkanecounty.org.Blizzard photos soughtThe Geneva History Center is seeking photos of the Blizzard of 1967 for a program about natural disasters and how they have affected Geneva. If you have materials to lend, contact archivist Ron Rawson at the center, 113 S. Third St., (630) 232-4951.