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Out of the Past 125 Years Ago Feb. 22, 1883 Last Friday as a man named Fritz was driving Mr. George Hartman's team, attached to a sleigh loaded with mill feed, he met with a bad scare and what might have been a serious accident. More ...
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor NASCAR with Beethoven, lite beer with Puccini, and a classically trained violinist performing rock n' roll - the makings of an interesting show. Worlds will collide on the University at Buffalo's Center for the Arts main stage during the Three Redneck Tenors' performance on Wednesday, Feb. 27. More ... Workshop set for parents of students with disabilities Williamsville Special Education Parent Teacher Student Association is hosting a workshop on Parent Advocacy in Action at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 at the Williamsville School District offices, 105 Casey Road, East Amherst. Questions to be addressed include, "Do you know how to effectually advocate... More ...
BRIDGING THE GAP - Sandra Moore, a resident at Canterbury Woods, is interviewed by Nabeel Rahman, a pupil from Maple East Elementary School, as part of Canterbury Woods' recent participation in an intergenerational program with the Maple East Elementary Shared Decision Making Team. Nabeel was one o... More ...
Benefit to help paramedic's son by JILL SCHMELZER Ken-Ton Editor Twin City Paramedic Jon Cinelli received the worst possible news this past December when doctors diagnosed his 6-year-old son, Jon Jon, with intrinsic pontillar glioma. Jon Jon began experiencing debilitating headaches and double vision this past fall, but it wasn't until his left eye fixated tow... More ...
STUDENTS HELP KIDS 'MAKE-A-WISH' - The Amherst High School Student Council recently donated $390 to Make-A-Wish Foundation after holding several fundraisers, including a "Kids Night Out" in December, a penny war among the grades and a Winterfest. The check was presented on Feb. More ... Funds to be used to create military robots Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds, R-Amherst, has delivered $500,000 in federal investments to Lithos Robotics Corporation to develop robotics software. This funding was secured through the fiscal year 2008 Department of Defense appropriations bill that was recently signed into law by President George W. Bu... More ... Student environmental competition open to first through eighth-graders The deadline has been set for the 17th annual I*MA*GREEN*NATION Celebration, a statewide competition that encourages student awareness of environmental issues. Schools participating in the competition must register by March 7, and the entry deadline is March 30. More ... HEAP guidelines changed Erie County Legislator Edward Rath III, R-15th District, said the income guidelines for the Home Energy Assistance Program have changed. "Please check the new guidelines to see if your family is eligible," he said. "Additionally, if you are in need of a second emergency payment due to a shutoff n... More ...
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor Amherst Lions Club member Herb M. Wilber likes what he does, so much that he has done it for 25 years. He was honored in the fall for his milestone but to him, volunteering is just something he was taught to do and not for recognition. More ...
Danielle Arthur, a junior at Sacred Heart Academy, was one of 26 high school students from Western New York chosen to design and produce an hour-long original television production for WNED-TV, titled, "Our City: Buffalo. More ... Brompton Heights celebrates Youth Art Month In recognition of National Youth Art Month, Brompton Heights Assisted Living Community in Amherst and the Lancaster School District are hosting an art exhibit during the month of February. The fourth annual event features artworks from talented students in the Lancaster School District and is on ... More ...
by LISA A. JOHNSON Lancaster/Depew Editor A Lancaster High School hockey player is taking a shot at raising money for families of soldiers who have died in Iraq. Johnathon Lumadue, 16, a junior who plays on the schools' hockey team and for the Buffalo Regals Hockey Club, has been named the campaign director in the Western New York area f... More ...
CHORUS IN CANADA - Amherst residents, back row, left to right, Elizabeth Utkin, Karen Martin and front row, left to right, Kaylah Warda and Christa Ponticelli will perform with the Vivace Choir of Bel Canto in the International Invitational Choral Festival and Concert in Mississauga, Ontario, Canad... More ...
WORLD AND WORD SPECIALISTS - SS. Peter and Paul School's Geography Bee winner was fifth-grader John Noe, pictured with Joanna Mehnert. The Spelling Bee winners, right photo, were seventh-grader Valerie Quebral, left, who won second place, and eighth-grader Victoria Erdman, who placed first, winning... More ... Carrabba's holds contest If there is no love more sincere than the love of food, what food do you sincerely love? That is the question Carrabba's Italian Grill co-founders Johnny Carrabba and Damian Mandola began posing to consumers nationwide on Valentine's Day. More ... North High School names honor roll The Williamsville North High School named the following students to the honor roll for the second quarter of the 2007-08 school year: Grade 9 Ahern, Alexis; Ali, Murad; Aloisio, Scott; Altman-Gajowka, Danielle; Apter, Jennifer; Atkins, Nicole; Attea, Rachel; Baird, Ryan; Baranyi, Andrew; Barton... More ...
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor For actors and actresses there is no one better to draw inspiration from than the person who wrote the production. That is the opportunity students at Buffalo State College had earlier this month. James Rado, author of "Hair - The American Tribal Love Rock Musical," attended rehearsal at the col... More ... Holy Angels Academy posts honor roll Holy Angels Academy has announced the following residents of the Amherst Bee area have achieved honor grades for the second quarter of the 2007-2008 school year: Grade 9 Maria Barone, Sarah Broxup, Margaret Christ, Courtney Dennee, Hope Edgington, Alexandra Roat, More ... |
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