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GIVE A LITTLE BIT
      Brownie Troop 1786 members (from left to right) Rachel Mead, McKenna Rushford, Cameron Zmuda and Lauren Calandra box the food donations they collected from neighbors on Saturday. The annual Spring Food Drive, organized by the Girl Scout Council of Buffalo and Erie County, w...
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GIVING BACK
      Girl Scout Troop 628 recently collected nonperishable items for the local food pantry in Eggertsville. Shown carrying bags of food (from left to right) are troop members Jessica Woods, Gabrielle Probst, Katrina Ralph, Jane Ricketts, Ariana Clouden and (kneeling) Allisa Perf...
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FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP-
      St. John Lutheran Church of Amherst members Laura Karchelmeyer, left, Steve Favale and Nicole Favale, prepare plates of spaghetti during a recent dinner held at the church. The dinner was part of the church's preparation for its 175th anniversary.
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Amherst Central presents Kaufman, Hart comedy
George WASHINGTON WA S H I N G T O N Slept Here'
      ired of city dwelling? Feeling a need to get back to a more basic way of living? That's how New Yorker Newton Fuller felt as he made the purchase of a quaint country home - unbeknownst to his wife, Annabelle.
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Reception held at The Mansion
      Cara Strzelczyk married Jason Schnelle in an afternoon ceremony on Saturday, April 14, 2007 in SS. Peter & Paul Church in Depew. The Rev. Stanley Nowak officiated. The bride is the daughter of Stephen Strzelczyk of Depew and the late Lucia Strzelczyk. The groom is the son o...
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Couple marry in afternoon ceremony
      Jill Kristin Miga married Dennis John Sitarek in an afternoon ceremony on Saturday, April 21, 2007 in Queen of Heaven Church in West Seneca. The Rev. Joseph Bayne officiated. The bride is the daughter of Kathleen and Lawrence Miga Jr. of West Seneca. The groom is the son of...
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D'Angelo - Noon
      Mary and Joseph D'Angelo of Williamsville announce the engagement of their daughter, Melanie E. D'Angelo, to Andrew Joseph Noon, son of Barbara and Norman Noon of Clarence. Miss D'Angelo graduated from Clarence High School in 2000 and received her Bachelor of Arts degree fr...
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Haggerty - Bridon
      Martha and Matthew Haggerty of Orchard Park announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Haggerty, to Nicholas Bridon, son of Debbie and Steven Bridon of West Seneca. The bride graduated from Orchard Park High School in 2004. She is studying finance at Erie Community C...
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Spara - Wa r d
      Susan and David Spara of Amherst announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Spara, to Jason Ward, son of Teresa and Alan Ward of Tonawanda. Miss Spara graduated from Nardin Academy in 2002. She received a nursing degree from the University at Buffalo. She is a regi...
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Braunscheidel - Smaczniak
      Susan and Joseph Braunscheidel of East Amherst announce the engagement of their daughter, Elaine Braunscheidel, to Chris Smaczniak, son of Grace and Joseph Smaczniak of West Seneca. Miss Braunscheidel graduated from Williamsville East High School in 1999. She has a degree i...
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Couple honeymoon in St. Lucia
      Pamela J. Mertowski married Christopher T. Domino on Saturday, April 14, 2007 in an afternoon ceremony at St. Gabriel's Church in Elma. The bride is the daughter of Sandra and Daniel Mertowski of Cheektowaga. The groom is the son of Corrine and Thomas Domino of Depew.
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Otto - Swiech
      Judith and Eugene Otto of West Seneca announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Otto, to Lukas Swiech, son of Susan Swiech of Lancaster and the late Kenneth Swiech. Miss Otto graduated from West Seneca West High School in 1999. She received a degree in business mana...
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Jackson- Stoffers
      Diane Jackson of Davenport, Iowa and Michael T. Jackson of Orchard Park announce the engagement of their daughter, Alicia Jackson, to Jonathon D. Stoffers, son of Sue and David Stoffers of Walcott, Iowa.
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On the Campus
      Matthew Bala has been inducted into Alpha Phi Sigma Epsilon Pi Chapter of the National Criminal Justice Honor Society at Brockport State College. He is the son of James and Sandra Bala and is a 2004 graduate of Amherst High School.
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Garden club to hold biennial luncheon, auction
      The Forest Stream Garden Club will hold "Through the Garden Gate," its biennial spring luncheon, Chinese auction and boutique at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 12 at Fox Valley Club, 6161 Genesee St., Lancaster. There will be Mother's Day gifts and plants.
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Cerquettis mark 55 years
      Clara and Ennio A. Cerquetti of West Seneca celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary. Ennio A. Cerquetti married the former Clara Cirocco on May 3, 1952 in Holy Cross Catholic Church in Buffalo. Ennio is retired from Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 45.
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BeeHealthy
Timely Hints for a Healthy Lifestyle
Adults should consider immunizations as well
      As many parents of young children know, there have been a tremendous number of changes to childhood immunization schedules over the last several years. However, many adults assume that they are still sufficiently protected by the vaccines they had as children.
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SENIORNEWS
      The following events will take place at the Amherst Center for Senior Services, 350 John James Audubon Parkway. Registration required. For more information, call 636-3059. Farmer's Market, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. every Tuesday in May.
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Make any day Arbor Day
by MATT CHANDLER
      It was no coincidence that former Vice President Al Gore was in Buffalo to present his "Inconvenient Truth" about global warming on Arbor Day.
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Mothers, daughters bond in kitchen
by ELIZABETH TAUFA Reporter
      Mothers and daughters have used cooking as a bonding experience for many years. That tradition will continue - just in time for Mother's Day - at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 12 at the Broadway Market, 999 Broadway Ave.
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Rocky mountain high
CHRISTINE HICKS- USTA Travel
      My husband comes from Turkey, a macrocosm of ancient cultures and "dag," Turkish for mountains. We haven't traveled extensively in the U.S. together, something we wish to rectify. Something he hasn't seen is our magnificent "dag" - the Rockies.
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Students awarded medals
      Piano students of Mary Handley won an unprecedented seven gold medals at the recent Stamford Kiwanis Music Festival in Niagara Falls, Ont. In addition to the seven gold medals, there were three second- place awards and nine third- place awards among Handley's students.
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Camperall accepting applications
      The Greater Niagara Frontier Council will present its Camperall, which includes over 30 midway events, Friday to Sunday, May 18 to 20, to celebrate 100 years of scouting.
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