The Exchange Club of the Tri-Cities
ACE Award winners

Countless teens in the Tri-Cities will don their caps and gowns as they graduate from high school this summer. They leave behind high school years filled with homework, classes, friends and activities. Many will be lauded, deservedly so, for their academic and athletic accomplishments. For some, however, simply reaching graduation is alone a cause for celebration. Each year, the Tri-Cities Exchange club recognizes those individuals who have achieved the significant achievement of high school graduation by overcoming huge odds

For over 30 years, the Tri-Cities Exchange Club has embraced their primary mission of preventing child abuse, promoting patriotism, and recognizing student achievements. As a part of their goal to recognize student achievement, the Exchange Club hosts the Accepting the Challenge of Excellence (ACE) Awards each year. The ACE Award is unique in that it honors high school seniors who may not necessarily be the top performers in the traditional sense, through academics or athletics. Rather, an ACE Award winner is a child who has faced and overcome various financial, physical or emotional obstacles in order to reach his or her academic goals. These students are almost always under the radar; however, their accomplishments are no less noteworthy.

Meet the four Batavia area teens who are this year’s winners.

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Enjoy Batavia’s restaurants and support the Sky Show

Seven Batavia restaurants will donate a portion of your bill to the fireworks fund when you visit on designated days. Plus HOSTAMANIA is coming. Find out all about it here.

Cocktails has a new location

Cocktails on Clark is will move to the Riverwalk. Plus the best Green Walk ever is scheduled for June 15. See what else is happening downtown here.

Batavia celebrates National Bike Month

Find all the activities here. Plus updates on the Wilson Street Streetscape project.

To retire with confidence, have a plan

Setting goals that make sense can give you confidence.

The 2013 Chamber Golf Classic is coming up

Make your reservations early for a day of fun and golf at Eagle Brook Country Club.

Summer reading will take you places

See the world with books this summer. Have Books—Will Travel begins June 8.

Key positions filled at Batavia Public Shools

Meet the new principal of Batavia High School and the new Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources for BPS101.

Hot Dog Din Din

In honor of May and Mental Health Awareness Month, TriCity Family Services is hosting a “Hot Dog Din Din” Thurs., May 16 4–7pm at the agency, 1120 Randall Ct., Geneva. Join the staff of TriCity Family Services for hot dogs and hospitality at this free community event. All supporters, neighbors, and friends of the agency are welcome. Drop in for a hot dog or just to say hello. www.tricityfamilyservices.org 630-232-1070

Travel with the Prize Patrol

The Batavia Foundation for Educational Excellence funded seven grants this spring. Help them make many more by attending the annual golf outing June 24.

West Main Disc Golf Course plans a grand opening

Try it yourself and plan to take part in all the grand opening activities. Read all about it here plus get your Hall Quarry Beach passes now.

Sorting through data

Getting an accurate picture of the worle.

Celebrating Batavia’s natural areas

A message from Mayor Schielke.

Plant sale abound

The Batavia Dirt Gardeners are holding their annual sale. Read all about it in Around the Block.

Township Trustees elected

Read all the township news here.