The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is upon us.  It seems that time flies now that we've made it to December, and before you know it, you'll be waking up on Christmas morning.  The calender loads up with plenty to do in a short time. Here's some things to get you in the spirit this wknd:

>> The Amerks hit the ice against Toronto with two games starting Fri. night at the Blue Cross Arena at 7:05. After the game, the boys hit the bus and head north to play the Marlies again Sat. night in TO.

>> College sports are in the spotlight this wknd. with the Wendy's Basketball Classic in town. The men play the semi-final round Fri. night with Hobart taking on Nazareth and St. John Fisher battling the U of R.  The winners play in the final Sat. night at the Palestra following the 5:30 womens championship game between my alma mater Geneseo and the host UR Yellowjackets.  In college football, Hobart travels to Minnesota to take on St. Thomas in the Div. III Championship quarter-finals Sat. at 1p. There will be viewing parties in Geneva at Ronnies Cedar Inn on Lenox St. off routes 5&20 and the Timeout sports bar on Hamilton St.  No need to stress about the Bills this wknd. as their home game agaist Jacksonville is blacked out on local TV. If you wanna make the trip west, there's about 15,000 tickets left to share with your friends, family, strangers.......

>> Fairport has it's annual Holiday Celebration at Kennelley Park Sat. with Santa arriving at 4p, followed by the lighting of the Christmas tree at 5p.  There's wagon rides for the kids along with free hot chocalate and cookies.

>> And in the city, the Liberty Pole will be lit for the holidays Sat. at 4:30, followed by a parade to Manahattan Square Park for free ice skating starting at 5:30.  Happy Holidays to all!