Tri-Cities briefs
Pizza benefit:The Geneva Academic Foundation is having a fundraiser today at California Pizza Kitchen at the Geneva Commons shopping center on Randall Road. Bring in an event flier and the restaurant will donate a percentage of your bill to GAF. Download a flier from gafgeneva.org.ECC's 'Welcome Wednesdays':Elgin Community College offers Welcome Wednesdays the first Wednesday of each month. The sessions include an overview of the college's programs and services, a tour and an opportunity to talk with the recruitment staff. The program is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and begins in the college's Visual and Performing Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Call (847) 214-7385 or go to elgin.edu/visitecc.Suicide group to meet:The Attempters of Suicide support group meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Stone Manor, 528 S. Batavia Ave. (Route 31), Batavia. It is sponsored by Suicide Prevention Services. Call (630) 482-9696, or visit spsfv.org.Senior fun in Elburn:The Elburn Seniors club meets at 11:30 a.m. 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.Kaneland 302 testing:Preschool screening for Kaneland students who may qualify for special education services is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Friday. To schedule an appointment, call the special education office at (630) 365-5111, ext. 158.Oil painting show:Yellow House Artists will present "Nothing Could Be Finer," Sept. 10 to Oct. 9 at the Fine Line Creative Arts Center, 6N158 Crane Road, St. Charles. The show will feature the original oil pastel and oil stick paintings of 19 artists. For show hours, visit yellowhouseartists.com.School files available:The temporary files for all students in the Geneva High School Class of 2004 will be destroyed the week of Sept. 13. Temporary records are maintained for five years following graduation, transfer or permanent withdrawal from a school district at which point they may be destroyed. Under state law, a student's record belongs to the student at age 18. Students who wish to pick up their file must do so in person and present a photo ID, or provide a parent with written permission and a photocopy of an ID. Records can be picked up at the school's counseling office, 416 McKinley Ave. For details, call Debbie Hanson at (630) 463-3830, ext. 3838.