Burdett Presbyterian Church will host its monthly "Soup n' Sandwich" luncheon Saturday, November, 21st, 11:30am to 1pm at the church, 3995 Church St. Burdett, NY. Homemade soups, made-to-order sandwiches, dessert and beverage. $6 per person. Eat-in or take-out.

Bring the whole family to the Seneca Meadows Environmental Education Center for some holiday fun with Audubon Naturalist, Camille Burns. Build a birdhouse for your feathered friends, then put your imagination to work creating some crazy critter ornaments! Holiday treats will be provided. 1:30 - 3:30 pm, For families, $5 per bird feeder

Everybody Rides Family Council announces a fundraising Square Dance at the Palmyra Community Center on Saturday, November 21 from 7-10 PM. The caller will be Mike Herne, a popular local square dance caller who promises to include line dances, the Electric Slide, and the ever-popular Chicken Dance! No experience needed; Mike will talk you through the steps. There will also be refreshments, Door Prizes and a Dutch Auction with varied and interesting items. All proceeds go to Everybody Rides Family Council, a nonprofit group dedicated to saving Everybody Rides Therapeutic Riding Center in Newark, NY, and providing horseback riding therapy for disabled and developmentally delayed children and adults. For more information, call Linda Kingsley at 315-986-9674. The Palmyra Community Center is at 424 Stafford Street, Palmyra. The admission price is $5 each with a family maximum of $20.

A clinic to administer H1N1 flu vaccine is scheduled for November 21, 2009 from 10am-1pm at the Waterloo High School 96 Stark Street Waterloo, NY. This clinic is open to the following high risk individuals who are recommended to receive the H1N1 flu vaccine. „X All Pregnant women „X All Household contacts and caregivers for children younger than 6 months of age „X All Health care and emergency medical services workers including fire and police „X All children from 6 months of age through 24 years of age „X Persons aged 25 through 64 years who have health conditions associated with higher risk of serious illness and medical complications from the flu. Please be patient and be prepared to wait in line and dress appropriately. We are recommending for those being vaccinated to wear a short-sleeved shirt under your coat and to dress according to the weather forecast. Once individuals in these priority groups have had a chance to get vaccinated, H1N1 flu vaccine will be more readily available to those who want it. For more information about this clinic or future H1N1 clinics please call the Seneca County Health Department at (315) 539-1920 or go to www.co.seneca.ny.us

St. Mary’s Church will hold their annual Christmas Bazaar and Craft Show on November 21 beginning at a new time of 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Parish Center (former school) located at 35 Center Street in Waterloo. Large baskets and gifts will be raffled along with a 50-50 raffle. The most ever (fifty-seven) crafters will display handmade quilt items, holiday crafts, jewelry, ceramics, painted glass & wood, dog beds & coats, wine bottle decorations, crochet and knitted items, tote bags & purses, etc. Free blood pressure tests will be available. There will be a Cookie Walk where homemade Christmas cookies will be sold by the quarter, half and full pound. A special lunch will be offered with homemade chicken soup, macaroni & cheese, stuffed cabbage and chili along with sandwiches and homemade pie sold by the slice. Coffee, soda, donuts and breakfast pastries will also be sold. A special room will be set up as a canteen, where friends can enjoy lunch. Food can also be taken out. . For more information on St. Mary’s annual Christmas Bazaar and Craft Show, please call Kathy Peters at 315-539-8006 or Judy Young at 539-9614.

You knew we couldn't close out 2009 without getting back to our "home away from home" Vonnie's Boathouse at least 1 more time. Join us for lots of old time acoustic rock and good friends from 8pm-12pm as we say good-bye to Fall while overlooking beautiful Seneca Lake. Vonnie's is on Route 14 just south of Geneva.

Come join the staff of the Seneca Falls School District as they take on the Harlem Wizards. This event will be held on Sunday, November 22, 2009 @ 2pm in the Seneca Falls Middle School gym located at the end of Mynderse Street in Seneca Falls. Pre-sale tickets are $8.00 for students/seniors and $10.00 for adults. Day of event tickets are $9.00 for students/seniors and $12.00 for adults. Tickets are available at both the Seneca Falls Rec Center, located on Water Street, and Woman Made Products, located on Fall Street, both in the town of Seneca Falls. This event is sponsored by the PTO of Cady Stanton Elementary and Seneca Falls Middle School. All proceeds go to school sponsored events. Hope to see you there!

Come join the faculty and staff of the Seneca Falls school district as they take on the Harlem Wizards. This event will be held on Sunday, November 22, 2009 @ 2pm in the Seneca Falls Middle School gym located at the end of Mynderse Street in Seneca Falls. Pre-sale tickets are $8.00 for students/seniors and $10.00 for adults. Day of event tickets are $9.00 for students/seniors and $12.00 for adults. Tickets are available at both the Seneca Falls Recreation Center, located on Water Street, and Woman Made Products, located on Fall Street, both in the town of Seneca Falls. This event is sponsored by the PTO of Cady Stanton Elementary and Seneca Falls Middle School. All proceeds go th school sponsored events. Hope to see you there!

Finger Lakes SPCA of CNY annual Pet / Family Photos with Santa at Dickman Farms Greenhouse in Auburn, NY. 12noon to 3pm; visit our website for more detail - www.flspca.org

Covering Thanksgiving, Christmas all the way through New Years. All you need to know to bring the right wine to your Holiday table. Another favorite at any Holiday gathering, New York’s Artisan Cheese, Yancey Fancy will be pairing their hand crafted favorites. 1-4pm For more information call (585)223-4210 or visit casalarga.com/calendar

7:30-9 PM. Bring the kids and family (or your inner child) to meet Dorothy and the Scarecrow as they present an evening of Wizard of Oz fun and games. Valerie Lapresi-Schmitz will share her large collection of Oz memorabilia, ornaments, games, facts and stories. Free. Refreshments. At Phelps historical Society howe house on 66 Main Street, Phelps NY 315.548.4940.

Workshop for new a entrepreneur or a business seeking funding. Speakers are Sherri Arnold of the Small Business Development Center and Brian Qualey of the Small Business Administration. Event is being held at Five Star Bank in Bath NY from 9-10:30 am. Pre-registration is required. Call 607-937-6861 or e-mail sbdc@corning-cc.edu

Burdett Presbyterian Church will host a FREE Thanksgiving Day Dinner Thursday, November 26th, noon to 2pm. The menu will include roast turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, green beans, escalloped corn, cranberry relish, rolls, dessert and beverage. Take-outs will be available. Free delivery in Burdett. All are Welcome!

Seneca County Workforce Development Employment and Training Counselors will offer help at the Seneca County Public Libraries. Lodi Whittier Public Library: East Seneca Street Monday, November 23rd 3:00 – 4:30pm To register call (607) 582-6218 Seneca Falls Public Library: Cayuga Street Tuesday, November 24th 3:00 – 4:30pm To register call (315) 568-8265 Topics will include resume development, job search advice, and job search databases. The libraries have computers and offer online job searching. For additional details call: (315) 539-1905.

Go to your assigned starting winery and begin a weekend of fun and festivities while sampling holiday wines and food tastings. The wineries are decorated for the holiday season. Over the two day weekend event, visit up to 33 wineries and enjoy a weekend of fun and relaxation. For more information: www.senecalakewine.com

This year's holiday season is about to be a little brighter, thanks to Operation Homefront's New York/New Jersey chapter. Beginning on Nov. 20, 2009, chapter volunteers, former NFL players and wounded warriors will be traveling the state in a large recreational vehicle, collecting toys for military children in need. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 - Carrabba's Italian Grill, Fayetteville, N.Y. 4-9 PM Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 - Carrabba's Italian Grill, Amherst, N.Y. 4-9 PM Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009 - Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, N.Y. 10-1 PM **Join us for a live broadcast with WEDG 103.3 at Ralph Wilson Stadium and get a free autograph from Ruben Brown, former NFL Buffalo Bills player**

Every Saturday and Sunday 9AM - 4PM. Starts Nov. 28th - Dec. 20th, 2009 at the Ontario Orchards Farm 15273 Sterling Center Road Sterling, NY 15273 For more information call 315-343-6328 or visit http://www.ontarioorchards.com/u-cutchristmastrees.htm

Corning Community College will host several Midday Concerts during the fall 2009 semester. Join us for an hour of beautiful music with Nolan DeSanto and friends on Thursday, November 5 at 12:30 p.m. in R004, Learning Center, Spencer Hill campus, Corning. DeSanto is a pianist and graduate student in Mansfield University’s new Collaborative Piano degree. He will perform musical selections with other musicians as duets or small ensembles. Additional performances will be held on: Thursday, November 19, 12:30 p.m., R004 Marimba Recital featuring Ithaca College graduate students Anthony DiBartolo and Elayne Harris as they perform pieces by Sammitt, Stout, Burritt, and Reich. Thursday, December 3, 12:30 p.m., R004 Suites, Sonatas and Standards by Peter Bloom and Mark Leighton includes the dazzling Grand Duo for Flute and Guitar by Mauro Giuliani, a colleague of Beethoven and Rossini in Vienna's golden age and a leading guitar virtuoso in 19th Century Europe. Other selections include music of Francis Poulenc, Jacques Ibert, and Heitor Villa-Lobos, along with treasures from the Great American Songbook by George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, and George Shearing. Peter H. Bloom is a soloist and ensemble flutist who tours internationally with classical and jazz ensembles and appears on 30 recordings from labels including Sony Classical, Newport Classic, Dorian, Leo Records and 9Winds. He has given recitals from Boston to Bangkok and performs with leading ensembles including Ensemble Chaconne, Olmsted Ensemble, and the New Mendelssohn Quintet Club. Winner of the American Musicological Society’s coveted Noah Greenberg Award; he is an acclaimed classical artist and a noted jazz player, now celebrating his 32nd season with the internationally renowned Aardvark Jazz Orchestra. The Boston Globe called his playing “a revelation for unforced sweetness and strength,” while Jazz Improv praised his “exquisite melody.” Bloom serves as historical performance consultant for The American Museum in Britain, The New-York Historical Society, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, where he has given numerous lecture-demonstrations and has recorded for the Museum’s audio tour of musical instruments. He is a board member of The James Pappoutsakis Flute Competition. Mark Leighton is a classical and jazz guitarist known for his wide-ranging repertoire. He has performed as a solo recitalist and ensemble player across New England, appearing at venues such as Colby College, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum, and Boston’s historic King’s Chapel, the Post Office Square concert series in Boston, the Thomas Crane Library in Quincy, and many others. Leighton is a regular member of Copley Chamber Players. He serves on the Applied Music Faculty at Colby College, teaches at Eastern Nazarene College, and served previously as Artistic Director of First Night Quincy. A graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, Leighton studied with noted guitarists Robert Sullivan, David Leisner and Sharon Isbin, among others. Thursday, December 10, 12:30 p.m., R004 “Celebrating 200 Years of Franz Joseph Haydn” - The performing ensembles of Corning Community College, under the direction of Loueda Bleiler and Melvin Williams, will present a concert of works featuring the music of Haydn. This performance will include excerpts from one of his choral masterworks, “The Creation”. Events are free and open to the public. For additional information, please contact Loueda Bleiler at (607) 962-9298.

What: Student Art Exhibit When: Through Dec. 15, regular hours Mon-Thur: 8-5; Fri.: 8-4; Sat.: 9:30-4; Sun.: 11-4 Where: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca Description: Each painting in this exhibit features a bird associated with the Cornell Lab’s research programs and citizen-science projects. The textured gel and paint works were created by seventh-through-tenth graders More information about the exhibit can be found at: www.birdsleuth.net/texturedart. The works are also for sale. Proceeds benefit education at the Cornell Lab and the school whose students produced the paintings. Admission: Free Contact: (800) 843-BIRD (2473); www.birds.cornell.edu

Sunday Night Football at the Common Ground Coffee House. Waterloo Shoppe Center on Main St. in Waterloo. 8pm -? Every Sunday night ALL SEASON LONG! come and watch the big game in 32" HD. Food, fun, football and fellowhip. No preaching, just a fun time watching football in a family and faith oriented atmosphere.

Wednesday mornings Adult Art Class Saturday mornings Child/Parent Class Thursday afternoons Middle and High School Art Class and/or Tuesdays after school Kids' Art Class All happening at the St. Peter's Community Arts Academy, 149 Genesee Street, Geneva, New York, 315-789-4910 or check out the website: www.StPetersArts.org

Free, guided weekend bird walks are continuing through the end of the year at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca. You'll be walking the wooded trails of Sapsucker Woods Sanctuary. Just meet at the front door of the Lab. Some binoculars are available for loan. Sept/Oct walks: 8:00 am, Saturday and Sunday Nov/Dec walks: 9:00 am, Saturday and Sunday Contact: (800) 843-BIRD (2473)

Is your business growing? Are you looking for skilled workers? Need financial assistance to help train the right person? Interested in an On the Job Training? We may be able to help. For more information contact Seneca County Workforce Development located at the Seneca County Office Bldg, 1 DiPronio Drive, Waterloo, NY 13165 or Dawn at 315-539-1902 (dmulheron@co.seneca.ny.us) to learn more about the OJT program. There is no cost to find out about this great service. First come first served basis.

We are here to help!! *Access to New York State Job Bank *Job postings for the local labor market *Newspapers *Information on area businesses *Trained Professionals to Serve You *A Reference/Lending Library *Video and Audio Library *Computer Access *Internet Access for: Job Search, Career Exploration, & Business Research We work with unemployed and underemployed and people in search of a career change. Have questions call us at (315)539-1905 or stop in to see us. We are located at 1 DiPronio Drive, Waterloo on the 1st floor of the county office building. Office hours are 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday through Friday & after hour appointments by request only. Auxiliary aides and services to individuals with disabilities are available

Career Group At 1 DiPronio Drive Waterloo, NY (DHS training room) Last Thursday of Every Month 1-2 pm Networking Is The Time-Honored Process Of Using Cordial Alliances And Information Referrals To Further One's Professional Advancement And Success. Networking Is A Two-Way Street. Members Call On Friends And Colleagues For Problem Solving, Information Gathering, Job Leads, Gaining Access To Role Models, And For General Support. In Turn, They Provide These Services To Peers And People On The Way Up. Come network with peers! Please register for this workshop at the reception desk or call 315-539-1902.