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St. Benedict's to hold book fair
     St. Benedict School will host its book fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Friday, Oct. 20 at the school, 3980 Main St. The fair will also be open after 5 p.m. Mass Saturday, Oct. 21 and from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22.
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Family support open house set
     The Family Support Services Council of the Western New York Developmental Disabilities Service Office will host an open house from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 at the University at Buffalo Center for Tomorrow on the corner of Maple and Flint roads. To register, call 877-1111 ext. 20.
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Meet the Candidates Day set Oct. 18
     The Western New York Independent Living Project Inc. will host the Nov. 14th election candidates in a Meet the Candidates day from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 3108 Main St. in Buffalo.
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Rotary Club to host Supervisor at meeting
     The Eastern Hills Sunrise Rotary Club will host Supervisor Satish Mohan of the Town of Amherst for a dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 at LaScala Ristorante, 9210 Transit Road in East Amherst. Call 881-3010 or visit www.ehsro tary. org.
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St. Leo the Great to hold open house
     St. Leo the Great will hold an open house from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 903 Sweet Home Road in Amherst. Learn about the pre-K through eighth grade program. For more information, call the school office at 832-6340.
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Rose Society to host meeting
     The Western New York Rose Society will be holding its October meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 at St. Stephens-Bethlehem UCC, 750 Wehrle Drive. For more information, contact Dave Swanka at 833-5549 or at sum mit95@usadatanet.net.
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Benefit to be held in memory of volunteer
     A gourmet cocktail party, Bouquets for Barbara, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 at Frog Grill Restaurant, 561 Main St. in Tonawanda. The silent auction will benefit Barbara Feuz, who lost her battle with cancer in Jan. 2006. Proceeds will benefit Feuz's Food Court at the Franklin Str
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Garden club to meet Oct. 19
     The Forest Stream Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 at the Forest Elementary School, 250 North Forest Road in Williamsville. A speaker from the Education Department of the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens will present a program on Victorian Gardening.
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Lecture to be taught at JCC
     "Literature You Can Eat" will be taught from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 at the Jewish Community Center, 2640 North Forest Road. The course has a nominal fee and is open to all Erie County residents 60 and older.
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JCC to host series of presentations
     The Jewish Community Center, 2640 North Forest Road will host a series of presentations by Buffalo area theatre artistic directors at 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, Oct. 19 and Nov. 9.
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Alterra to host holistic health night
     Alterra Clare Bridge of Williamsville will host a free seminar on holistic health from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 at 6076 Main St. Altera is an assisted living residents designed for people Alzheimer's disease and other forms of memory loss. For reservations, call 632-7123.
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Director of conservancy to speak at restaurant
     Jonathan Holifield, director of the Olmsted Parks Conservancy, will present "Challenges of Maintaining and Improving Buffalo's Olmsted Park System" to the League of Women Voters of Buffalo/ Niagara at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 20 at Scotch 'n Sirloin Restaurant on North Bailey Road at Maple Road. Call
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Social worker to start breast cancer group
     Christine Bylewski, a social worker, will start a monthly support group for women diagnosed with Stage IV Breast Cancer. The group will meet from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 21 at 180 Park Club Lane in Williamsville. Women with Stage IV Breast Cancer are asked to call Bylewski at 565-2092 for
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Homewood Theatre hosts family night
     The Homewood Theatre Company will stage an evening of family entertainment, "Autumn Leaves Jack-O-Lanterns and Ghost Stories" at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 and 21 at Ascension Lutheran Church, 4640 Main St. The event will raise funds for the Amherst Lions Club.
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Barbecue set to be held at church
     A chicken and ribs barbecue will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20 at the Amherst Community Church Child Care Center, 77 Washington Highway in Snyder. For tickets, call 834-9701.
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Museum to host Trick-or-Treat event
     The Amherst Museum will host a Halloween Trick-or-Treat event for children 3 to 10 Friday and Saturday, Oct. 20 and 21 at 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road in Amherst. The museum hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Church to hold spaghetti dinner
     St. Paul's Lutheran Church will host a spaghetti dinner from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 at 68 Eagle St. in Williamsville. The cost is $7 adults, $4 children and free for toddlers under 3. For information, call 634-2330.
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Film series to host puppet troupe
     Family Day featuring a selection of shorts will be held at disABILITIES film festival at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Market Arcade Theatre in Buffalo. The featured speakers will be from People Inc's Kids on the Block Educational Puppet Troupe.
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Crafters needed for show to be held Oct. 21
     Crafters are needed for a Holiday Craft Show which will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 at St. Stephens Bethlehem, 750 Wehrle Drive in Amherst. To rent a table for $15, call 632-4226. Proceeds benefit the church school.
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Craft fair seeks more crafters
     The Sweet Home Parent-Teacher Association is seeking crafters for its annual craft fair to be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 at Sweet Home High School, 1901 Sweet Home Road in Amherst. Proceeds will provide scholarships for graduating Sweet Home seniors and fund field trips for distri
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Mensa to hold testing day
     The Western New York Mensa Society will be holding a testing session on Mensa Test Day at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Reinstein Library, 2580 Harlem Road in Cheektowaga. Arrive 20 minutes early so the test can begin on time. For more information or to register, contact Dave Swanka at 833-5549 or
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School to hold annual Oktoberfest
     St. Mary's School in Swormville will hold its annual Oktoberfest Celebration from 6:30-11 p.m. Saturday October 21, in the Parish Center, 6919 Transit Road, East Amherst. Tickets are $25 per person and that includes German Cuisine, dessert, beer and wine. The Frankfurters will be the featured entert
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Theme tray auction set Oct. 21
     A Fall/Holiday Theme Tray Auction will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 at Friedens UCC and Friendship Lutheran Church, 1280 N. French Road in Amherst. The cost is $5. For more information, call 688-5431.
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Spaghetti dinner to be held at church
     An all you can eat spaghetti dinner will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 711 Niagara Falls Blvd. in Amherst. The cost is $6, $3 for children 7 to 10 and free for those 6 and under.
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St. Paul's to host spaghetti dinner
     St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church will host a spaghetti dinner and theme tray auction from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 at 68 Eagle St. in Williamsville. It will benefit Interfaith Hospitality Network, Friends of Night People, and Habitat for Humanity. For information and/or tickets, call 634-
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Society to sponsor lecture at JCC
     The Jewish Genealogical Society of Buffalo is sponsoring a lecture at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22 in the Lippman Lounge at the Jewish Community Center, Benderson Building, 2640 North Forest Road in Getzville.
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BFFM to present concert at meeting house
     Buffalo Friends of Folk Music Acoustic Concert Series presents Mustard's Retreat at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22 at the Village Meeting House, 5658 Main St. in Williamsville. The Cost is $15 general; $12 Member; $6 Student. For information, visit www.BFFM.org, or call 684-2362.
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Women to host monthly meeting Oct. 23
     The Amherst Republican Women will hold their monthly dinner meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23 at the Scotch N' Sirloin restaurant at 3999 Maple Road in Amherst a The Guest Speaker will be Kelly Dixon, an Immigration Legislation Specialist who will speak on current and pending legislative concerns. N
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Hadassah Book Club to discuss "Sarah"
     Buffalo Hadassah will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23 at Canterbury Woods to discuss "Sarah" by Marek Halter. Call 688-7083.
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Garden club to hold meeting at gardens
     The Amherst Garden Club will hold its Business Meeting at the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25.
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Osteoporosis group to meet Oct. 25
     Northtowns Osteoporosis Support Group will meet from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 2235 Millersport Highway. Call 862-2263.
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Fifth Sunday service set at Church of Christ
     A special fifth Sunday service of music and celebration of reformation Sunday and All Saints Day is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 29 at St. Stephen's United Church of Christ, 8520 Tonawanda Creek Road, East Amherst. Pre-service music will begin at 10:15 a.m. A potluck Halloween meal will fol
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Octoberfest dinner dance set Oct. 29
     A.J. Jurek Post #1672 will hold an Octoberfest dinner dance begginning at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29 at New and Smith roads in Swormville. The cost is $20. Dancing will be featured by The Auslanders from 3 to 6 p.m.
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Garden clubs to hold annual fall meeting
     Federated Garden Clubs of NYS, District VIII, will hold their annual Fall meeting at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 2 at the Brookfield Country Club. Morning speakers will be Walter Mayer and Melissa Brown of the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society. They will present "That Bloomin Exhibit" featurin
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Grover Cleveland celebrates 65th reunion
     The Grover Cleveland High School class of 1941 will celebrate its 65th reunion at noon Sunday, Oct. 29 at Cafe Banchetti Restaurant, 550 N. French Road in Amherst. For reservations, call 632-4136 or 639-7543.
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Beth Zion to host adult education courses
     Temple Beth Zion will host an adult education series Tuesdays, Oct. 24, 31, Nov. 7, 21, 28 and Dec. 5 at the Aaron and Bertha Broder Center for Jewish Education, 700 Sweet Home Road in Amherst. For information, call Mary Jankowski at 836-6565 ext. 12.
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Zonta Club to meet at Fanny's Restaurant
     Zonta Club of Amherst will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24 at Fanny's Restaurant 3500 Sheridan Drive in Amherst in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For reservations, call 626-4462.
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SEPSTA to sponsor presentation
     Williamsville SEPSTA will sponsor a "Building Positive Friendships" presentation at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 at Forest Elementary School, 250 N. Forest Road. For reservations, email jeanstadelman@yahoo.com.
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Pumpkin carving contest planned for Oct. 26
     Spoth's Farm Market will hold a pumpkin carving contest for students from St. Mary's School in Swormville from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 at the market, 5757 Transit Road. Prizes will be awarded for best pumpkins in grade levels. The entries will be displayed at Dengler & Roberts Funeral Home fro
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Benefit to support medical missions
     The Lauren Canasta Foundation will host a 5K run to support medical missions scholarships at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at 500 Crosspoint Parkway in Getzville.
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Eastern Hills hosts M a l l - O - We e n
     The Eastern Hills Mall will host a free Mall-O-Ween "spooktacular" event from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29 at the mall, 4545 Transit Road.
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Benefit to raise funds for Disney marathon
     A benefit will be held from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 at the Village Glen Tennis and Fitness Club in Williamsville. The event will raise funds for Katie Weisser who will participate in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Disney World Marathon, which raises money for cancer research. For $20 tick
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Sisterhood to host annual Shabbat dinner
     The Sisterhood of Temple Shaarey Zedek will have its annual Sisterhood Shabbat and Dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 at 621 Getzville Road. The Shabbat Service and guest speaker will precede the traditional Shabbat dinner, prepared by TSZ Catering.
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Festival worship service set for Oct. 29
     People of all faiths are invited to a festival worship service celebrating the Reformation at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St., Eggertsville. International musician and composer Barbara Harbach will participate in the service and will also present a workshop entitl
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AAA offers insurance reduction program
     AAA Western and Central New York will sponsor a six-hour Driver Improvement Program course from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29 at the Activities Center at Montgomery Park, 6363 Transit Road in East Amherst. Participants receive a 10 percent insurance discount on collision and liability insuran
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Temple to bless pets during service
     Temple Shaarey Zedek will host a pet blessing at 12:15 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29 at 621 Getzville Road. A service of appreciation will be held and people are allowed to bring their pets on a leash or in a carrier. Attendees are asked to bring their own pooper scooper. The rain date is set for Sunday, Nov
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Reminder: call first
     The weekends snow storm took us all by surprise. For many, it cancelled long planned events including the high school's homecoming game and dance, local fund-raisers and spaghetti dinners. As we enter the clean-up phase, we at The Bee would like to encourage those residents who may be planning to at
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