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Dinner to raise money for local business owner
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Dinner to raise money for local business owner

A group of locals are gathering support for a Pittsford auto shop owner who cannot work due to his cancer treatments.  The group is hosting a spaghetti dinner fundraiser Oct. 8 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Pittsford High School. All proceeds will help cover medical expenses for Chuck French, owner of recently-closed Pittsford Collision. ...

Taking steps to be better: suicide prevention walk to take place Sunday
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Taking steps to be better: suicide prevention walk to take place Sunday

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is hosting a suicide prevention walk in Hillsdale County for the first time on Oct. 1. The walk is designed to give people courage to open up about their struggles with mental health and to cultivate communities that are smarter about mental health, according to the nonprofit’s website.  The...

Annual fair service to return on Sunday
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Annual fair service to return on Sunday

The Hillsdale County Fair will host a service on the first day of festivities. Collegian | Kaylee McGhee The Hillsdale Area Ministerial Association will host its annual non-denominational service on Sunday, kicking off the Hillsdale County Fair.  HAMA will hold the event at the fairgrounds in the Nichols Bandshell this year on the fair’s opening...

Lake Diane algal bloom tests negative for cyanotoxins
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Lake Diane algal bloom tests negative for cyanotoxins

An algal bloom in Lake Diane was tested for cyanotoxins. Courtesy | Facebook An algal bloom in Lake Diane in southern Hillsdale County is currently free of cyanotoxins, which can cause illness and in rare cases death, but the lake will still be monitored. A recent lab test revealed that samples taken from the lake...