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JESSICA FINCH Associate Editor + ONCE IN A LIFETIME - I have taken the past week to reflect on The Amherst Bee's coverage of the Dalai Lama featured in the Sept. 20 edition. Thanks to some publication extensions we were able to get our articles and photographs More ... THE DALAI LAMA EXPERIENCE by JILL SCHMELZER Reporter - For the past six weeks, The Dalai Lama's visit to the University at Buffalo pretty much consumed my life. I learned about Buddhism, Tibet and The Dalai Lama. I listened intently to speakers and read books and passages on the Internet about these issues. I interviewed students who studied with him More ... JUST WORDS by DAVID F. SHERMAN Managing Editor Members of the Sweet Home Central Board of Education last week discussed resources designed to build vocabulary. Students should develop a repertoire of more than 7,000 words, they were told by Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Tony Day. Shortly thereafter, Superintendent Geoff Hicks describ More ... Out of the Past More ... New vendors added to Univera Healthcare's 2Smart 2Start Program Univera Healthcare's 2Smart 2Start youth smoking prevention program will be adding two new vendors to their list of local business who provide discounts to Western New York students who sign their smoke-free pledge: Book Outlet with five locations throughout WNY, and Xtreme Wheels Indoor Skate Park More ... Re-vote on rezoning criticized by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor The majority of the Amherst Town Board stood strong against their decision to down zone sections of Millersport Highway. More ... Sweeney looks to add signs at village crosswalks by JILL SCHMELZER Reporter The crosswalks at School and Academy streets and Glen and Howard avenues do not have stop signs at the crosswalks, which could be hazardous to pedestrians. More ... State Senators, Assembly members to attend meeting The Independent Insurance Agents' Association of WNY, Inc. will hold a meeting to meet legislative members. More ...
Members of John Cardinal O'Hara Council Knights of Columbus banded together offering Tootsie Rolls for donations to the Special Olympics. Donations received from Nativity's Men's Group, customers of the Clarence Farm Market, and Pixley's ShurFine Foodmart in Akron, totaled $511. Handing out the can More ... People Inc. receives grant for housing project Rep. Thomas Reynolds, R-Amherst, has secured funding that he says will help People Inc. provide comfortable and affordable living for more Western New York seniors. More ... Junior Achievement given Platinum Summit Award Junior Achievement of Western New York, Inc. was recently awarded a Platinum Summit Award from Junior Achievement's Worldwide Headquarters. More ...
Morgan Brown, left and counterclockwise, Shaunna McLeod, Emma Swanson, Emmy Wolfe and Katie Wolfe, members of Girl Scout Troop 139 from the Dodge Service Unit, created peace flags for the visit of the Dalai Lama held last week at the University at Buffalo campus. The flags were hung around the camp More ...
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor The way that Sharon Flamino's hollyhock flower is growing, one could think it is trying for an American or world record. More ... ECC offers 15-week training sequence set to begin on Oct. 10 at the north campus As a result of enormous demand, Erie Community College will offer another CNC Machining and Programming 15-week training sequence beginning Tuesday, Oct. 10 at ECC's North Campus, 6205 Main St., Williamsville. More ...
Dr. Peter E. Demmin will receive the Amherst Central Alumni Foundation's 2006 Educator Emeritus Award at a dinner buffet and reception at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27 at Marinaccio's Italian Ristorante, 5877 Main St. in Williamsville. More ... Announcements Squeaky Wheel will hold an open house along with its first Silent/Sound Screening of local and nationally made films and videos starting at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, inside 712 Main St., Buffalo. Screening includes "Portraits of Main Street," a documentary made by Buffalo Youth Media Institute. At More ...
Katherine Tramposch, 15, of East Amherst donated more than 10 inches of her hair to Locks of Love. She is a sophomore at the Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart in Amherst. Locks of Love is a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 18 sufferi More ... Government News Editor's note: All meetings take place at Village Hall, 5565 Main More ... Flu, pneumonia shots to be given in Clarence Flu and pneumonia shots will be administered from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Oct. 5 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6 at the Clarence Senior Center, 4600 Thompson Road in Clarence. More ... Aging in Place seminar set for Oct. 14 The Clarence Senior Center will host an "Aging in Place" Resource Fair from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 at the center located at 4600 Thompson Road, Clarence. There will be free health screenings, exhibit areas, educational seminars, prize giveaways, refreshments and entertainment. Event o More ... |
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