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Bridal Fair to be held at Eastern Hills Mall
      Eastern Hills Mall will hold its second annual "Beautiful Beginnings Bridal Fair" from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 20, at the mall, 4545 Transit Road. Highlights of the day will include a grand prize valued at over $1,000 and a bridal fashion show. as well as vendor giveaways and a complimentary gif...
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MusicalFare Theatre introduces renovation plan, new initiatives
      MusicalFare Theatre is at the brink of a major expansion and renovation project. The $190,000 plan announced on April 3 includes the construction of a new set shop more than twice the size of the current shop, a remodeled dressing room area, and the addition of a green room, a costume/laundry roo...
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MusicalFare Theatre's 2008-09 subscription season
      Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story - Sept. 10 to Oct. 12 Jamestown Gals: The Music of Lucille Ball and Peggy Lee - Nov. 5 to Dec. 7 2 Pianos 4 Hands - Jan. 7 to Feb.
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Kenmore couple honeymoon in Antigua
      Kelly M. Lankes married Bernie J. Daley in an evening, candlelight ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008, at St. Andrew's Church in Kenmore. The bride is the daughter of Lee Webber of Amherst and Michael Lankes of Tonawanda and Venice, Fla.
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Pair at home in Honolulu after local ceremony
      Robyn Washousky married Eric Burns in a late afternoon ceremony on Saturday, March 29, 2008, at Samuel's Grande Manor. Judge Robert Russell officiated. The bride is the daughter of Marcia and Richard Washousky of Clarence. The groom is the son of Connie Tower of Cheektowaga and Robert Burns of Gr...
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Kovach- Derk
      Mary Ann and Richard Kovach of West Akron announce the engagement of their daughter, Ann Kovach, to Michael Derk, son of Mary Derk-Weiss of West Seneca and the late Ronald Derk. He is the stepson of Dennis Weiss. Miss Kovach graduated from Copley High School in 1998 and Miami University of Ohio i...
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Allen- Brunetto
      Marlene and Robert Allen of Clarence announce the engagement of their daughter, Miriah Allen, to Bradley Brunetto, son of Jo Ann and Charles Brunetto of East Amherst. Miss Allen graduated from Clarence High School in 2001. She will receive a Master of Science degree in speech language pathology f...
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Danford- Osheroff
      Sandy and Scott Danford of Amherst announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristin Danford, to Samuel Osheroff, son of Carroll and Jonathan Otto of Chester, Vt. Miss Danford graduated from Amherst High School in 1998. She received a Master of Fine Arts degree in acting from Florida State Unive...
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Klein- Lillis
      Mary Louise Klein of Kenmore announces the engagement of her daughter, Nancy Ann Klein, to Kevin M. Lillis, son of Del Lillis of South Buffalo. She is also the daughter of the late Albert Klein, and he is the son of the late James. P. Lillis.
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Poyfair- Present
      Janine and Richard Poyfair of Scottsville, N.Y., announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Marie Poyfair, to Jess Patrick Present, son of Sharon and Jeffrey Present of Bemus Point, N.Y. Miss Poyfair graduated from Kenmore West High School. She graduated from the Rochester Institute of Dog G...
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Family celebrates anniversary
      Donna and Richard (Dick) Zawacki of Lancaster celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends at the Clarence Church of Christ on Saturday, April 12, 2008. Richard Zawacki married the former Donna Striegel on April 12, 1958 at St. Mary's on the Hill Church in Lancaster.
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Wedding announcement guidelines
      All engagement, wedding and anniversary announcements received by Bee Group Newspapers are published in all nine editions as a service to our readers. There is no charge. • The deadline for announcements is noon on the Tuesday before next week's publication.
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Bee Travel
Consider 'shoulder season' travel
      I'm always glad to see the last of those blackened piles of parking lot snow leak slowly away. It's a little game I plan - trying to spot the last pile, which parking lot it is in and what day it will finally vanish. Is it really gone? Or is the black coating fused atop hiding some small and cage...
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EARTH DAY
     EARTH DAY - Amherst High School students Jason Williams and Kat Wirth (foreground) and Bridget Whalen and Steve Bardo (background) celebrate Earth Day by raking leaves and picking up trash around the Main Street campus. Students filled more than 40 garbage bags with debris. Earth Day is April 22. T...
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Two Amherst families honored at SABAH awards banquet
      The Hopkins and McManus families, both of Amherst, received recognition awards from SABAH, Skating Athletes Bold at Heart, at the annual awards banquet held at Ilio DiPaolo's in Blasdell on March 31.
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Library News
      The following events will be held at Clearfield Library, 770 Hopkins Road, Williamsville. Registration is required for all programs. Call 688-4955. Preschool Story Time, ages 2-5, 10:30-11 a.m. Mondays. Wee Read, ages 6-23 months, 10:15-10:45 a.m. Tuesdays.
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Host families needed for exchange students
      ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is seeking host families for young people from a variety of countries. These students are 15-18 years old and coming to the Western New York area for the 2008-09 school year or semester.
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FUN 2B FIT
     FUN 2B FIT - Heritage Heights third-graders pose with their favorite healthy tool from Univera Healthcare's Fun 2B Fit program. From left are Kynnedi Coleman, Praneetha Bheemarasetty, Shannon Graziano, Rohan Ottman and Danica Eckert. Fun 2B Fit is a school-based healthy lifestyle initiative encoura...
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This spring, take a walk on the 'wildflower' side
      Springtime. Time to start thinking about your flower beds and curb appeal. If you're tired of the same old annuals, or too many choices leave you bewildered about where to begin, this spring consider thinking outside the planting box. Plant wildflowers. Lots of them.
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Bee Healthy
      Autism month looks to educate public April is Autism Awareness Month, and Autistic Services Inc., the only Western New York agency whose primary mission is to provide personalized services to individuals with autism spectrum disorders, will host a series of events that will help increase awarene...
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ALMOST SHOW TIME
     ALMOST SHOW TIME - Williamsville residents Betty Zavodny, left, and Jackie Rassel display their line of original stained glass that they'll be exhibiting at Springtime in the Country, from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 25, and 10 a.m to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27, at the Fairgrounds in...
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WNY Tae Kwon-Do school takes honors at tournament
      Master Gorino's Pil-Sung Tae Kwon-Do students competed in the 35th annual All Martial Open Tournament on March 8 in Charleston, W.Va. Students took top honors in forms, sparring and weapons.
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Museum to host quilt show
      "Garden of Quilts," the Amherst Museum Quilters Guild Biennial Quilt Show, will be held from April 25-27 at the museum, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road, corner of New Road, in Amherst. This year's theme, "Garden of Quilts," reflects the many aspects of today's art of quilting.
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