🌱 What’s new at this year’s Albion Strawberry Festival downtown?

Good day Albion! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What’s new at this year’s Albion Strawberry Festival downtown?
• How Albion honored a PE teacher shaping generations of local students

Also on today's calendar: Classic Design Luncheon & Lecture: Beyond Blue and White with Genevieve Wheeler-Brown and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 60.
• Friday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Albion Strawberry Festival (iloveny.com) — Albion’s beloved Strawberry Festival is back June 12–13, filling downtown and the Erie Canal area with food vendors, live music, crafts, and family attractions. Residents can look forward to a big parade, Cruise-In car show, kids’ fun center, church chicken BBQ, strawberry shortcake, and even the popular Turtle Race on the canal bridge.
   

• Elementary PE teacher named Albion's Educator of the Year (orleanshub.com) — An Albion elementary physical education teacher, Don Adams, has been named the district’s Educator of the Year for his joyful, student-centered work in PE, coaching, and summer swim lessons. Adams, who’s taught in Albion since 1993, was praised for his kindness, integrity, and lasting impact on students, colleagues, and the wider community.
   

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📸 Around Albion

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Albion

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday June 17

• Classic Design Luncheon & Lecture: Beyond Blue and White with Genevieve Wheeler-Brown →
  Jay Heritage Center, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Friday June 5

• HS Senior Prom at White Birch
  Albion CSD Albion, NY 14411

Sunday June 7

• Baccalaureate
  Albion CSD Albion, NY 14411
  7:00 pm

Tuesday June 9

• HS New Regents Exams
  Albion CSD Albion, NY 14411

Wednesday June 10

• Mandala Art Exhibit Opening - Lounge
  Hoag Library 134 South Main Street, Albion, NY 14411
  6:30 pm

Thursday June 11

• Excel Intermediate w/ Nioga Mobile - Kirby Room *AR
  Hoag Library 134 South Main Street, Albion, NY 14411
  2:00 pm
• Home Health Care Informational Session - Pilon Room
  Hoag Library 134 South Main Street, Albion, NY 14411
  5:45 pm
• HS Chorus Spring Concert
  Albion CSD Albion, NY 14411
  7:00 pm

Friday June 19

• Barn Sale →
  15264 Ridge Rd W, Albion
  10:00 am
• Barn & Yard Sale →
  Velvet Ridge Farm & Market,LLC, 15264 Ridge Rd W, Albion
  10:00 am

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📣 Albion Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• OO Faculty Meeting #4
  Medina Csd Medina, NY 14103
  2:50 pm
• Library Board Meeting →
  Hamlin Public Library, 1680 Lake Rd N, Hamlin
  6:00 pm
• Holley-Kendall Marching Band Showcase & Awards
  Holley Csd Hawk Stadium
  6:30 pm

Thursday June 4

• NHS Memorial Walk →
  Kendall Csd Kendall Junior/Senior High School
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• B & B Maintenance, Inc. posted a job opening for Bank Office Cleaner in Albion. Apply here.
• Saint-Gobain S.A. posted a job opening for Machine Operator in Albion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Albion here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Holley

• Historian's column: Loss of Holley's Gary Bullock in Vietnam shows human cost of war (orleanshub.com)
• Heron Falls asks Clarendon to create sewer district serving mobile home park (orleanshub.com)

Kendall

• Constantino Financial Monday Baseball Wrap: Kendall rallies to win, Haverling and Webster Schroeder advance (pickinsplinters.com)
• State budget gives local municipalities slight bump in aid (orleanshub.com)

Medina

• Ox mascot riding hydrobike in Medina among photo winners in state-wide contest (orleanshub.com)
• 24 young musicians debuted with Medina's new Mini Mustang Band (orleanshub.com)

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Ok Albion! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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