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Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel has announced that WBBZ’s popular show, Polka Buzz, will return on Thursday, April 27th, bringing with them this time the 18-time grammy award-winning Jimmy Sturr and his Orchestra. Jimmy Sturr and his Orchestra have won 18 out of the 24 Grammy Awards given for Best Polka Album. Sturr's orchestra is on the Top Ten List of the All-Time Grammy Awards
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Church news • Christ Bearers Unite will sponsor a free online retreat at 2 p.m. Oct. 24 in honor of Judy Huber. There will be a slide show of Judy and pictures of past special needs retreats. The Rev. Larry Kiniry will be the speaker. Access information: Irene Perry, greenthumb103@gmail.com
The dining room of Poppy & Co. Café in downtown Philipsburg feels like the set of a TV show: restaurant owner Jenny Horton greets her regulars by name, often with a wink, some friendly teasing, and a hug. “It’s definitely family-oriented,” Horton says. “We yell at our customers – I think they like that. We give them a hard time, ask them where they’ve been if they haven’t been here for a while. We know everybody by heart. We have everybody’s phone number, just in case they’re not here for a couple of days; we worry about them. We call, we check on them, we take them dinners...