Our end of season celebration is Friday, November 15, 6-9 p.m., at Tewksbury Lodge - Buffalo Riverfest Park, 249 Ohio Street in Buffalo. Per person charge $25. Cash bar with plenty of free parking. You can pay online here, or send a check payable to NFBC c/o Jennifer Adolf, 32 Carter Street, Lancaster, NY 14086. Cash payments will be accepted at the Fall General Meeting on Sunday, October 27, in the Como Lake Park Casino.

Enjoy casual dinner, cash bar, club awards for mileage and service, and endless camaraderie.

Menu: Fresh Veggie Platter, Assorted Cheese & Crackers, Meatballs (Swedish, BBQ and Teriyaki), Assorted Pinwheels (turkey, ham and roast beef served on assorted wraps with cheese, Horseradish mayo, Webber's mustard and raspberry mayo), Spanakopita (spinach and cheese), and a Pasta Station with three types of noodles, choice of three sauces, meatballs and Italian sausage. If you would like to bring a dessert to share, please feel free to do so.

The deadline to reserve your place is Tuesday, November 5.

Mark your calendar for the NFBC awards gala, Friday, November 15 from six to nine, Tewksbury Lodge at Buffalo Riverfest Park, 249 Ohio Street in Buffalo. Casual dinner, cash bar, club awards for mileage and service, and endless camaraderie, bonhomie, and shenanigans all for the low-low price of $25 per person. Details to reserve your dinner will be forthcoming soon.

Mark your calendar for our fall general meeting to be held Sunday, October 27 following our traditional end-of-season "Cider Rides." Three routes, three distances are offered. Roll out is 10 a.m. Meeting will follow at 1 p.m. in the Como Lake Park Casino, just north of the main parking lot.

The big item on the agenda is the election of officers and board members. Watch this space and your NFBC e-mail for information on nominations and for other topics to be added to the agenda. We will arrange some lunch, as well.

In case of bad weather -- rain, sleet, snow, gale force winds -- the meeting will proceed as scheduled. In case of a county-wide driving ban, the meeting will be rescheduled.