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Drake School PTA encourages community to annual support Theme Tray Raffle

By Kori Sciandra

NORTH TONAWANDA SUN EDITOR

Each year members of the PTA at Drake School, in North Tonawanda, work toward achieving their fundraising goals in order to help the students.

Whether this means helping with the purchase of school supplies or fixing a broken pipe, like they have done in the past, all proceeds raised help better the experience of the students.

This year, fundraising efforts are being put forth by a new group that has formed called Friends of Drake School.

“We are raising funds to get a new playground for the school. The one the school has is from the 1990s and is beginning to show it’s age to put it nicely,” said Karen Skoney, a member of Friends of Drake School. “Our goal is not only a new playground but a handicap accessible playgrounds, which is more costly. So far we have received donations from Ted’s Hot Dogs, Holiday Inn, Rainbow Rink, Matt’s Music, The Melting Pot, Mighty Taco, Disney World, Buffalo Bandits, Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Bills, UB Bulls Basketball and more are coming every day.”

The Friends of Drake

School are looking to the community for support and help raising funds to build the new playground.

“Right now the only purpose of Friends of Drake School is to raise funds for the playground. Once the new playground is in, we will begin looking at other needs of the school and working on raising funds to assist with those needs.

The playground is used constantly by our teachers and I have personally seen parents with smaller children using it as well. So for the sake of our students and the community in general, we really want to see this happen. We have started to look into replacing it and have found that it can cost $50,000 for the playground alone and then we need to have it installed.

Needless to say, this is a huge goal but one the students and community need to have happen,” said Skoney.

The PTA will host a Theme Tray Raffle Friday, Feb. 6 with doors opening at 6 p.m., at 380 Drake Drive, North Tonawanda.

“I would really just like to invite the community to come to the raffle to help support us,” said Skoney.

Drawings will begin at 8 p.m.. Tickets for the event are being sold pre-sale for $4 per sheet, $5 per sheet at the door. A sheet con-

Pictured above are residents from the community who came out to enjoy last years fundraising event in support of Drake School. sists of 25 tickets, plus a door prize ticket. This price is for baskets only.

Special tables featuring high value items will be on hand - $1 per tickets

for items valued at $100 $200. There will be a special Disney Raffle, $5 per ticket. Prize includes a 4-1 Day Park Hopper Passes.

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than $500.

Friends of Drake School are still in need of basket donations as well and they can email us to make arrangements for someone

to pick up their donation or drop it off.

To reserve tickets or for more information, contact friendsofdrakeschool@ gmail.com.

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Learning about alternative forms of energy is a gas for conservation program The Conservation students at the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center recently spent a day at Western New York Energy. The company is located in Medina, New York and produces renewable energy in the form of ethanol. Teachers Paul Dewey and Brandon Lindke say that the visit was great for their students, who are interested in natural resources and how to preserve the environment. “Ethanol is a high octane enhancer and oxygenate that reduces air pollution.

This plant is the first of its kind in the northeast of the United States,” says Mr. Dewey. “On an annual basis the process 20 million bushels

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Students first saw a video about how the plant produces the products and had a talk with the Controller Tim Winters and then got to see each of the buildings up close and personal. “I think the students were astounded by the sheer size of the facility and the equipment,” says Mr. Lindke. “It was fascinating to see how they take the corn and turn into ethanol. We are very appreciative of the time they spent with the students and allowing them to see this process.”

(LtoR) Joshua Kelly (Niagara Wheatfield), RJ Tantillo (Niagara Falls), teachers Paul Dewey and Brandon Lindke and Math teacher Julie Roloff.

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After a short deliberation, the KVIS board appointed Elizabeth Hulley to serve as the society’s financial advisor, having worked in her field for 30 years. She has served on boards and participated in organizations including the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Professional Businesswomen of Polonia and the Response to Love Center in the City of Buffalo.

“I’ve been a Kenmore resident since 1993, for 21 years,” Hulley said during the meeting. “When I found out about KVIS, it must have been an article in the paper. Of course, once you meet Melissa, you’re hooked. I love Kenmore. I talk to people about Kenmore. My husband’s business moved to Kenmore.

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On Monday night, the Kenmore Village Improvement Society discussed some of its upcoming events for next month and appointed Elizabeth Hulley, CFP as the society’s financial advisor.

In February, the society will hold its Groundhog Day celebration 7 a.m., Monday, Feb. 2, in the Village Green in front of the municipal building. It will also have a “VD Skating Party,” in honor of Valentine’s Day and new neighbors, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 14 in Mang Park.

KVIS President Melissa Foster said her husband, Michael, and John Hulley, both KVIS members, started the Groundhog Day celebration several years ago.

They made a handmade tree stump, with a door for a human “groundhog” to hide inside, to put in front of the municipal building.

Each year, a selected person dresses up as the groundhog, with the assistance of a rented costume, and hides inside the stump

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while also being friendlier to groundhogs.

“It’s for teaching a good lesson: let wild things be wild. We don’t need to keep a wild groundhog just to bring it out, drugged, for three minutes once a year,” Foster said. “Of course, the prognostication about the weather talks about the weather and environmental aspects and things like this, so it’s this whole wider topic. It’s a lot of fun.”

Foster said the VD Skating Party is weather permitting, with some festivities also held inside. The shelter will have music, games, crafts and treats. They also hope to have food trucks.

If the weather is too warm, only the indoor events will take place. It is also a time for KVIS to welcome any new neighbors who may have moved into the village in the last two years.

“There will be booklets welcoming them to Kenmore, and information from businesses, churches and everything that’s a part of Kenmore,” Foster said. “We

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while Kenmore Mayor Patrick Mang and the Village Board give a presentation.

The celebration includes music, groundhog-shaped donuts from Paula’s Donuts and the attendance of some of the local children, who have not yet arrived at school.

“We had a naming contest to see what the name of our groundhog was going to be,” Foster said. “The children yell out, ‘Kenmore Kate, Kenmore Kate, come to prognosticate.’ The mayor comes to the door and knocks on the door of Kenmore Kate’s habitat.”

After a short period of anticipation, “Kenmore Kate” comes out, stretches and points to a scroll, which she gives to the mayor, who reads the groundhog’s prognostication. This determines if spring is just around the corner or the village will have six more weeks of winter. The last Groundhog Day celebration took place two years ago, since it fell on a Sunday last year.

According to Foster, the Groundhog Day festivities are a lighthearted celebration of “great memories of being a kid in Kenmore,”

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City of Tonawanda Courier /Friday, January 16, 2015

Town approves purchase of new snowplow trucks

By Kimberlee Sabshin NT SUN CORRESPONDENT

During its regular meeting on Monday, the Tonawanda Town Board voted to approve the purchase of two tandem-axle snowplow trucks, at a cost of $220,000, for the town’s highway department.

The cost will come from the highway equipment’s capital reserve fund. According to Highway Superintendent William Swanson, the trucks are necessary because some of the current fleet of vehicles are “getting pretty old,” dating back to 1990.

“We’ve gotten 25 years out of them,” Swanson said of the trucks. “They’re past due, but unfortunately, we’re having a hard time getting parts for them. Actually, we had to go to a scrap yard just to get some last week for one of them, so it’s time to replace a few of the vehicles.”

Swanson also clarified the impact of a new state law, regarding the recycling of electronic equipment, on town residents. Effective Jan. 1, small to mediumsized electronic devices, including computers, televisions, DVD players and video game consoles, must be recycled. Swanson said since the devices cannot be put into a recycling tote, they should be left by the curb.

“Right now, you still can put it out curbside,” Swanson said. “We’re negotiating – actually, we should

have a contract with Erie County to pick up our electronic recycling, but right now, we don’t, so we’re just storing it in our building at the time. It just can’t go into a landfill. The state requires that you not put it into a landfill, which our stuff hasn’t for years.”

Although the town does not currently have a contract to remove the recycled electronics from the town, it is negotiating one, as other Erie County municipalities have already done.

“I think the bids open in the next couple of days, and then we’ll know where we stand, and what avenue we’re going to use to get rid of the stuff,” added Swanson.

Also on Monday, Councilman Daniel Crangle, who is also chairman of the Youth, Parks and Recreation Department, reminded residents that the town’s annual Winterfest, which began on Thursday, will be continuing through the weekend, concluding Monday, Jan. 19.

On Saturday, a variety of events will be taking place at Lincoln Arena, including a men’s outdoor softball tournament at 10 a.m., Thunder Select hockey games versus Coronation from 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. and free recreational skating in the arena from 2:154 p.m. A mini-mite hockey game will be held from 4:15-6:15 p.m., followed by recreational skating until 9 p.m.

Additionally, the heated

DFK Pavilion will feature children’s activities at 1 p.m., Mr. No the Balloon Guy at 3:30 p.m. and magician Robert Allen at 4:30 p.m. Local singer and songwriter Kevin McCarthy will play an acoustic show inside the pavilion at 7 p.m.

On Sunday, Jan. 18, there will be a co-ed softball tournament at noon, along with the annual charity Winterfest Classic hockey game, held between the Town of Tonawanda Police Department and the firefighters of the Ellwood Fire Company, at noon in Lincoln Arena. This year, it will benefit Amherst Police Officer Corey Brown, who was injured on the job last November. The yearly Kenmore East versus Kenmore West federation hockey game will take place 4-6 p.m., also in the arena.

Winterfest concludes Monday, Jan. 19 with a studio-style “Family Feud” game at the Sheridan Parkside Community Center at 10 a.m., a free Town of Tonawanda Police Department skate at 2:45 p.m. at Lincoln Arena and a parent-child golf tournament at 5 p.m., held at the Paddock Chevrolet Golf Dome.

Crangle said Monday the events will be suitable for the whole family.

“There are a lot of activities for this weekend, if you’re in town and you want to stay close to home,” Crangle said. “I think we’re still going to have snow.”

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Snowflake Ball in NT will carry on

By Joanne DalPorto NT SUN CORRESPONDENT

Clear your calendar from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21. The annual Mayor’s Snowflake Ball will be held at Knights of Columbus, 755 Erie Ave., North Tonawanda. The event features music, cocktails, and hors douvres, while all proceeds go directly to Niagara Community Action Program, Inc. This is the fifth year the Snowflake Ball will be held. It started during the Former North Tonawanda Mayor Robert Ortt’s administration under the guidance of his wife, Meghan Ortt. As newly appointed Mayor Art Pappas takes the helm, his wife Linda Pappas is chairing the event.

“I believe it is a nice event that really does help these agencies,” Linda said. “We really need community support this year with the shorter time

frame.”

Individual tickets cost $40 or $75 for a couple.

Business sponsorships start at $250.

“It’s been well attended in the past, so I’m hoping for at least past support or even better which will raise more money for the charity,” Linda explained.

“Businesses usually step up, too. I hope they will continue to or start to help if they haven’t before.”

With more people to assist and fewer resources coming in, agencies that directly help people in our community need support to stay afloat now more than ever.

The mission of Niagara Community Action Program is to reduce poverty through self-sufficiency.

Their services include emergency food, clothing, budget counseling, in-house weatherization, home repair, child care referral, training, registration, meal reimbursement for children, health and

safety start-up items, nutrition outreach, education and advocacy, on-the-job training, fair housing, back rent/mortgage/utility payments, landlord/tenant resolution and asset management. They can be reached by telephone at their North Tonawanda neighborhood center at 694-9727 or found on the web at niagaracap.org.

Past charities that have benefited from the ball are Greater Niagara Frontier Council Boy Scouts of America, YWCA of the Tonawandas, Salvation Army, and Twin Cities Community Outreach (TCCO.) For more information about this year’s Snowflake Ball, call the mayor’s office at 695-8540. To purchase tickets or make a donation, checks can be made out to “Niagara Community Action Program, Inc.” and sent to: Snowflake Ball, P.O. Box 24, North Tonawanda, NY 14120.

Hola to Seifert Lauren Seifert recently joined the faculty at St. John the Baptist School in Kenmore as the Spanish teacher. Seifert comes from St. Francis of Assisi School in North Tonawanda where she previously taught for two years.

A graduate of Niagara University, she studied Spanish as an undergraduate and received her Master’s in English as a Second Language (ESL).

Seifert was excited to hear the position at St. John the Baptist School had opened after the previous teacher’s family accepted an unexpected out-of-town transfer.

“It’s very uncommon for positions such as this to open up at this time of the year,”

Seifert explains. “I was thrilled at the prospects of working at St. John’s. When St. Francis closed last June, it was so difficult to say good-bye to the families. On my first day at St. John’s, I was greeted by so many of the children from St. Francis that I had taught last year. Kaitlyn Annunziata was one of my former St. Francis students who is now at St. John’s. When she said, ‘I’m having a great school year, Miss Siefert…it’s been amazing here. And now it’s even more amazing because you’re my teacher again.’

Who can’t love that kind of welcome?”

Seifert believes her methods are closely aligned to St. John’s philosophy.

“When I taught in

Thailand, I was working with Kindergarten students who were learning English as their second language; they start foreign language instruction at a very early age,” said Seifert. “At St. John’s, I will be able to offer an after-school enrichment class to students from Kindergarten to Grade 3 in Spanish. Their formal Spanish program then begins in fourthh grade and upon graduating in eighth grade, students are able to advance into an accelerated language program. I am elated to be working at St. John’s with these children—including many of my former St. Francis students—with a warm, friendly faculty at a school that values foreign language instruction.”

City of Tonawanda Courier/ Friday, January 16, 2015

Choral alumni invited to anniversary cabaret

By Kaitlin Urban

NT SUN CORRESPONDENT

Maestro Dean Vallas from the North Tonawanda Choral Department is calling all of his former students to come participate in the 20th annual Cabaret. Vallas will be taking his students “back to the future” with this year’s anniversary performance.

He already posted the idea on Facebook and received a great amount of support from alumni.

Many from out of town even said they wanted to participate in some way if they could.

“Many people have asked me to involve the alumni when they come back to help and I figured we did it at 10, we could do it again at 20,” said Vallas.

The 10-year anniversary attracted many former

students, and he believes even more would be interested in this event.

“We’re trying to get more people involved,” said Vallas. “So many people have said they’d like to come back.”

Current students will audition with songs that have been performed in past cabarets. Vallas hopes to have the former student who originally performed the song, introduce the current student on stage.

“I’m hoping to get a big screen that we can show footage or pictures from the past,” he said.

For those who won’t be able to make it, Vallas hopes to show video messages on the screen as well.

He currently has all past programs posted in his classroom, where students can choose which songs they want to sing.

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Buffalo-Niagara Partnership: Air Base, Brownfields top regional items Regional Agenda highlights to top Niagara County concerns Base has always been a top concern for this County Legislature, and the longstanding and significant financial support we have provided to efforts like the Niagara Military Affairs Commission, or NIMAC, show our commitment,” Legislature Chairman William L. Ross, CWheatfield said in remarks following the Partnership’s Regional Agenda rollout.

“We’re glad that the Partnership is working with us to protect the 3,000 jobs— held by citizens of Niagara and Erie counties—at the air base,” Ross said. That’s the stance county lawmakers have taken as succes-

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Niagara County lawmakers are hailing several key items in the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s 2015 Regional Agenda, rolled out last week at a standing-room only press conference overlooking Downtown Buffalo’s Coca-Cola Field.

Top priorities for the regional business advocacy group are extension of the Brownfield Cleanup Program, a longstanding state program put on ice when Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo vetoed it last month and support for the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station against federal base closure efforts.

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The vice chairman of the Legislature’s Economic Development Committee concurred.

“When you consider that economic statistics show the Niagara Falls Air Base has a $200 million impact on the local economy, this must remain a top priority,” Legislator Kathryn L. Lance, R-Wheatfield said.

“Every one of the 3,000 men and women that work at the base represents a family that relies on that base for their

livelihoods: their homes, their cars, their kids’ college educations. We’re glad the Partnership is joining us in fighting for them.”

Lance noted that, in addition to funding provided to NIMAC, the Legislature had also secured the services of the Arlington, Va.-based Principi Group, a consulting firm headed by former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Principi.

The Brownfield program has also been a major concern for county lawmakers, particularly since Cuomo vetoed its extension Dec. 29.

Partnership officials noted during the Regional Agenda

rollout that for every dollar in tax credits provided under the program, $10 in private investment has followed.

Other top priorities identified by the Partnership were support for Liquefied Natural Gas storage, support for a Regional Workforce Advancement Center and Buffalo Manufacturing Works, enhancement of the Peace Bridge Cargo Pre-Inspection program, acquisition and reconstruction of the Bethlehem Steel site, and backing U.S. Department of Labor efforts to transition from the Workforce Investment Act to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

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School board undecided on adding community service requirement

The Sunshine Boys at Ellicott Creek Playhouse

By Joanne DalPorto NT SUN CORRESPONDENT

If you’re looking for a diversion from the wintry weather, some live theater could really fill the bill.

Neil Simon’s comedy “The Sunshine Boys” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings and 3 p.m. on Sundays beginning Feb. 6 and running through Feb. 22.

The Ellicott Creek Playhouse, 530 Ellicott Creek Road, Tonawanda is home to the Niagara Regional Theatre Guild (formerly Niagara Falls Little Theatre). With seating for 200, the playhouse has been remodeled from the former sanctuary of St. Edmund Parish into an intimate, comfortable performing arts center with high-end technical capabilities.

Directed by Joe Fratello, and starring Paul Bene and Steve Jakiel, the play

tells the story of two old vaudeville comedians whose act broke up stormily years earlier. Having no contact for over a decade, the men are asked to reunite for a television show highlighting the history of comedy. The combination of blustery temperaments, personality quirks, and witty insults will keep you laughing until the spring if all goes well.

In the 1975 film “The Sunshine Boys,” George Burns and Walter Matthau brought the characters of Al Lewis and Willy Clark to the screen so successfully the movie won several Academy and Golden Globe Awards including the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.

Tickets are $16 general, $15 for senior citizens, and $14 pre-sale. For reservations or more information call 260-2319 or visit www.niagaratheatre. com.

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At Tuesday’s regular Board of Education meeting, the Tonawanda City School District debated the possibility of requiring Tonawanda High School students to complete a minimum of 20 community service hours to be eligible to walk across the stage at graduation, but were still undecided on some of the specifics of instituting such a policy in the future.

Board members emphasized that this requirement, which students would be permitted to meet over four years of high school, would not keep students from graduating or receiving their diplomas, only from walking across the stage in June. The proposed plan was to have next year’s incoming freshmen, the class of 2019, be the first to be bound to this service requirement.

Board Trustee Sharon Stuart said she supports community service, since the Board of Education members participate in a service project by sitting at board meetings when they are not paid to be there. However, she expressed concerns about the district “pushing” community service on the students, and said they may not appreciate work if they “have” to be there. She said there are instances where a

student may have extenuating circumstances that could keep him or her from meeting the requirement.

“I’m a huge proponent of community service,” Stuart said, “but we’re in an economic community where there are kids that work, that may not be able to go and get these hours because they’re helping support their families, or they’re home taking care of their siblings because there’s only one parent in the house and Mom’s not working, or Dad’s not working, or they don’t have a mom.

There are so many scenarios that could be built into this, where we would be punishing a student whose hands were tied.”

In response, Board President Jennifer Mysliwy said punishment is not intended to be the end goal of the service requirement. She said she does not have an issue with how the district gets students involved in community service, as long as they do it, so “everyone gets a taste of what it is like to help your community and be part of something greater,” she added.

Stuart also asked the board if community service at a church counts, and whether said church would be included in the district’s working list of permitted agencies.

The district is proposing having a list of approved organizations and agencies to

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Board Vice President Danielle Opalinski said if an agency is not on the approved list, it can be added.

As a mother, Opalinski engages her own children in community service activities. Many of her children do this because she feels it is good to volunteer, she commented, adding that even one of her children who does not like to volunteer admitted to having a good time doing so.

“They’ve met the requirement to graduate. They’re still graduating. Walking across the stage isn’t their right, legally. It’s like a privilege,” Opalinski said, pointing out that she would be fine with her child not being able to walk across the stage at graduation if he or she knew about the requirement from their freshman

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Tonawanda Middle and High School Principal Jessica Lyons said many districts do not allow students to graduate at all without community service, but the Tonawanda City School District does not want to do this since they are already concerned about graduation rates. Instead, she suggested not allowing them to attend prom or senior picnic if they do not finish their requirements.

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Two teachers become board certified at Franklin Middle The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has announced that two teachers from Franklin Middle School in the Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District were among only eight in Western New York to earn National Board Certification during the 2013-14 school year.

Kathleen Reiser, an eighthgrade ELA and academic intervention services teacher at Franklin Middle School, and Jeanette Yoder, a sixthgrade reading teacher at Franklin Middle School, successfully completed the year-long certification process, both on their first try, after initiating the process in September 2013. They each had to design, implement and videotape lessons and submit detailed reflections on evidence that demonstrated their students’ learning. They

also had to demonstrate their contributions to the community and teaching profession.

“It was a huge challenge, but I enjoyed working together with my students to improve my teaching,” Reiser said. “I also look forward to sharing what I have learned with other teachers, especially about meeting students’ learning needs.”

“The support of the KenTon district and the Kenmore Teachers Association was critical to being able to achieve this milestone,” Yoder said. “I feel I am a stronger, more reflective reading teacher. The process renewed my commitment to impact student learning with positive and effective practices.”

In the spring, both teachers will be recognized and honored by the Kenmore

Teachers Association for their achievement.

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In all, 4,000 teachers nationwide and 106 in New York state were certified, but only eight in Western New York. In addition to Reiser and Yoder, certified teachers were Robert Alt, Daniela Hager-Carbonara and Rebecca Zuch from Buffalo, Jessica MancusoHunger from West Seneca,

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Local sports Harrison handling larger role for THS girls basketball

By Dave Ricci

SPORTS REPORTER

It has, to say the least, been a very interesting, sometimes surreal year for Dahnea Harrison.

Last March, the Tonawanda High School junior, who is in her second season of varsity basketball, came off the bench to spark a second-half comeback that helped the Class B1 Lady Warriors shock B2 champion Wilson for the overall Section VI Class B crown, giving Tonawanda its first-ever trip to the Far West Regionals.

Scoring eight of her nine points in the fourth quarter, Harrison was the catalyst of Tonawanda’s 43-41 OT win.

It was a night that still makes Harrison shake her head in disbelief.

“That’s still crazy,” she said.

“It’s still always in the back of my head no matter what. It’s

definitely cool and the leaders last year definitely supported me. It helps a lot and also it just felt cool to be that person.

It was just nice to know that coach (Jay Hall) kinda had faith in me to even put me in.

He was like, ‘Dee, get in there,’ real quick.”

But that wasn’t Harrison’s first brush with greatness. Just a few weeks earlier Harrison shutdown Holland’s top scoring threat, Olivia Schmidt, to help the Warriors win a key ECIC IV game.

But time marches forward.

Last year’s captains Kalyn Compeau, Savanna Baughman and Alanna Herne have graduated. So Harrison is now seen as one the of the team’s veterans and as a player who is not only expected, but needed, to shoulder more of the load.

“I still look up to the seniors and they help me each game and keep me under control,” Harrison said. “But I look at myself as a leader, too, with the younger people on the team and the rookies.”

Harrison said that being not that far removed from when she was a rookie herself helps her relate to younger teammates who are working hard to

improve and make their mark on the team, so she tries to help them as much as possible.

Harrison is a good ball handler and has one of the best outside shots in ECIC IV. But as the season has worn on, she has also learned the downside of making a name for herself.

No longer flying under the radar, Harrison is now the target of the gamesmanship of jersey pulling, elbows and whatever else her opponents can think of to derail her.

Harrison learned that lesson the hard way on Dec.22 against Holland.AHolland player was doing her best to get under Harrison’s skin by repeatedly pulling on Dahnea’s jersey.

Harrison took the bait. She pushed the opposing player.

When the official called the foul, Harrison pleaded her case with no luck. When it fell on deaf ears, a frustrated Harrison threw the ball at the opposing player, received a technical foul and was ejected.

“Yeah, that was (a message) of, ‘ok, now I’ve got to keep my mind straight and not be so hot-headed all the time,’” Harrison confessed. “My JV year, when it was kind of like that too, I was definitely hot-

headed and had a very bad temper. I kind of progressed with it, but I didn’t face it at all last year. So I mean this year, teams are probably going to be more out for me. So I’ve just got to keep myself under control.”

Coach Jay Hall said he loves the passion that Harrison shows, but after that incident, they had a long talk about how she has to channel her emotions in a more productive fashion.

“Being like that is great. We do want emotional people out there who can spark the team and get them going,” Hall said.

“But we need to know when to do it and how to control it. Last year, she was a role player who came on at the end and it’s a learning process for her. She’s handling it well and I think she’s learning every day.”

To her credit Harrison took a big step forward in her maturation process by admitting that her actions were unacceptable and that she hopes her teammates learned, as she did, from her error.

“You’ve just got to take it as a positive,” Harrison explained. “You can’t do that again. You’ve got to keep your

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Dahnea Harrison helped Tonawanda to a Section VI Class B title last year. head on straight and think positive about it. It’s a learning process.”

Just by reading Harrison’s body language and actions on the court, you can tell she has that desire to be an impact player and to make a difference.

“That’s the kind of player you want,” said Hall. “If it’s a go-to time at the end, she’s not going to be afraid to take the shot, bring the ball up;

whatever she has to do. That’s the kind of player you need.”

The emotions that sparked Harrison’s outburst are tied to the passion that drives her to be a force. But Harrison now knows how to better balance those emotions to be a better player for her team.

“I’m definitely passionate about it,” Harrison smiled. “I get aggressive sometimes...

But I’ve been pretty chill lately.”

SJCI grapplers compete at Eastern States, Jones breaks program record for career wins

• Richie Jones and Garrett Baugher competed in the Eastern States Classic Jan.

9-10. The Eastern States Classic is one of the toughest tournaments in the East.

Baugher went 1-2 and performed well in each of his bouts.

Jones finished 3-2 and placed seventh. He avenged his loss from the Spencerport tournament in the first round, defeated a sixth place

finisher at the 2014 state tournament and defeated a St. Francis wrestler in the seventh place match.

The win was Jones’ 132nd at St. Joe’s, breaking Travis Berube’s school record for career wins.

• Joe’s took nine wrestlers to the Lockport varsity tournament on Jan. 10 and placed

sixth out of 21 teams.

The Marauders had a fine performance with five place-winners: Eesaa AbdurRahman (first place at 160 pounds); Dominic Caruso (third place, 120); Derek Penman (fourth place, 152); Jon Tabor (fourth place, 170); and Abraham Baker (fourth place, 195).

• On Jan. 6, the St. Joe’s varsity wrestling team defeated St. Mary’s of Lancaster, 76-3, to move to 2-0 in the Monsignor Martin Athletic Association. Joe’s JV team took on Depew and won 12 of 18 bouts.

• Joe’s took on Canisius at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Canisius High School. Re-

sults weren’t available at press time.

The Marauders will compete in the CHSAA Duals this weekend. They take on Archbishop Stepinac Saturday (Jan. 17) and Monsignor Farrell on Sunday.

The JV team will compete at the Niagara Falls tournament on Saturday.

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Local sports Hemphill embraces increase in competition at O’Hara

By Dave Ricci

SPORTS REPORTER

It’s no mystery, really.

Summer Hemphill wants to be the best and wants to play alongside the best teammates possible.

Hemphill, a junior, is currently enjoying her first season of varsity basketball with the Federation and Catholic state champion Cardinal O’Hara Lady Hawks.

Starting her career with Buffalo Performing Arts, the 5-foot-11 Hemphill saw success early as she rang up an astonishing 785 career points in just two seasons. But Hemphill wanted more than just lofty individual numbers.

“After I heard how good they were, it just pushed me to want to join them,” Hemphill said. “O’Hara, as a school, I liked it. And all of my friends that I play AAU ball with, they all attend here.

So I just thought it would be a fun experience to start something new.”

Hemphill was huge for

Arts during her two seasons. especially last year when she almost helped lift her team to victory over eventual Section VI Class B champion Tonawanda when the two clubs met in the B1 semifinals at Sweet Home High School.

While she enjoyed her time at Arts, Hemphill longed to test herself against the very best. So far, she has been up to that challenge as she has averaged 17 points and 11 rebounds per game. But Hemphill is quick to say the switch to the Monsignor Martin Athletic Association has been a challenging one, to say the least.

“It is completely,” Hemphill said. “Playing in the Buffalo Public School district, it was completely different. This league is way more challenging and now that I’m playing for (O’Hara coach) Nick (O’Neil), he has me doing a lot more than I was doing at my old school. So I’ve gotten better as a player.”

Used almost exclusively as a center while at Buffalo Arts, Hemphill said O’Neil has given her a much more expanded role at O’Hara.

“At Arts, basically all I did was play center,” Hemphill said. “Now I’m running more of a power forward. So I’m

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Knowing that squaring off night after night against teams like Nardin, Sacred Heart and Mount Mercy,

Hemphill was prepared for tougher games. But she said that the daily practices with her Lady Hawks teammates have pushed her to up her game as well. In fact, Hemphill has experienced

an overall transformation and is becoming a more complete student-athlete with each passing day.

“Since she has come over her grades have improved,” said O’Neil. “Her attitude

towards basketball has improved and her whole, total work ethic, growing into a young lady, has been great for her — and it’s been great for her school.”

Not just facing adjustments on the court, Hemphill is finding herself dealing with a whole new world as a student. The O’Hara curriculum and its 40 hours of community service are all new to Hemphill, but she has embraced every new challenge “Before I came to O’Hara, I actually thought it would be more difficult,” Hemphill said. “But now that I’m here, I’m just taking everything as it comes.

The academics at O’Hara are better than where I was before and they push me harder to work on my school work.”

Hemphill said that teammates like Cori Dickson, who is also a neighbor, have been a big part of making her transition to O’Hara a smooth one.

“Cori is like a little sister to me,” she said. “I also play travel basketball with her, so I’m with her throughout the whole year playing basketball, basically. So we’re always together traveling”

Stallions rout Regals, edge out Rochester Perkovich named head On Jan. 11, Miles Santa Maria of the Mite Major Clarence Stallions — who are comprised of boys from the Tonawandas, Wheatfield, Clarence and Amherst — recorded a third-period natural hat trick as the Stallions defeated the Buffalo Regals, 7-1.

Also for Clarence, Nic Zivis

had a beautiful first-period goal that beat the Regals’ goaltender on the short side.

Evan Becigneul, Cameron Stadelmaier, and Drew Idzik also scored for Clarence, and assists were had by Alex Fulfaro (two), Maximus Henning (two), Xavier Thomann, Becigneul, and Stadelmaier.

••• On Jan. 10, Fulfaro led the Stallions with a goal and an assist as the team defeated the Rochester Grizzlies, 2-1.

Finn Graham had the other goal for the Stallions while Stadelmaier assisted on Fulfaro’s goal.

As has become common of the Stallion defensemen

Tucker Schoen, Owen McIntyre, Henning and Idzik, they were successful in limiting both the number and quality of shots reaching goaltender Josh Gawron.

Gawron likewise remained solid, including on a number of challenging shots, allowing only a single goal by Rochester.

coach at Susquehanna Tom Perkovich, a 1999 graduate of Tonawanda High School and a Canisius College alumnus, was introduced as the head football coach at Susquehanna University on Tuesday.

Perkovich was a 2012 THS

Athletics Wall of Fame inductee. He had spent 11 seasons on the coaching staff at Muhlenberg College prior to accepting the position at Susquehanna.

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District analyzes building, curriculum and instruction budgets

By Kimberlee Sabshin NT SUN CORRESPONDENT

During its budget advisory team meeting on Tuesday, members of the Tonawanda School District’s Board of Education and administrators continued to discuss the prospective budget for the 2015-16 school year, moving on to focus on building costs, curriculum and instruction and debt services as the district prepares a tentative budget for next year.

Overall, most of the budgets will go down due to projected decreasing student enrollment in the district.

However, some costs, particularly related to supplies, will go up, since the district would like to buy more Acer Chromebook laptops, in response to many positive parent, community and teacher responses to having the computers made available for middle school students

this year. The district also plans to put more money into programs, staff development and other supplies for its STEAM initiative.

The budget for Riverview Elementary, as presented by Interim Principal Larry Badgley, has been reduced by $3,044 for the 2015-16 year. The amount allocated for office supplies is $500, which he referred to as a “fairly low amount” for a school with 20 staff members and 257 students.

Next year, there will be a net projected decrease of 13 students, which allows a reduction to be made, as each student costs the district a “basic rate” of $100 for student instruction. The total instruction cuts were $1,195.

“We’re doing well in that code, so reducing it next year should not be a big area of need,” Badgley said. “The book code is an untouchable, because it’s

based on a formula. Books are allocated $6.25 per pupil, and the projection is 257 children.”

At Mullen Elementary, Principal Bradly Halgash said there is also a “slight reduction,” with no reduction made to the school’s office supply budget. Cuts are being made to “school improvement” and “instruction-contractual” components, and costs for the library supplies will go down because of a similar projected decrease in enrollment, Halgash said.

According to Fletcher Elementary Principal Dr. John McKenna, the enrollment at his school will remain “pretty much the same.” The current enrollment is 248 students, and the projected total will be 247 next year.

“We’re basically maintaining the exact same amount of kids, so our allocations really are not changing that much at all,” McKenna said.

The school improvement budget for Fletcher Elementary is “the best estimate, given the information at this time,” McKenna wrote in his summary of the prospective budget. The school is setting aside $600 for office supplies, $5,200 to help it implement the Common Core and other initiatives of the district and an allocation of $6.25 per student for books, as per Riverview.

Finally, Tonawanda Middle and High School Principal Jessica Lyons said there will be projected 941 students, the same as this year, so “things haven’t really changed much.” Contractual costs for school improvement have increased by a slight amount, and equipment costs have been cut since the school “really doesn’t have a large amount of purchases,” so Lyons cut this amount in half.

However, there will be increased costs due to supplies

related to STEAM technology integration in the classroom, including the styluses, cameras, document cameras and microphones students will use, Lyons said. Library costs have gone up due to increased costs related to maintenance of the copy machine, as well as software licenses and subscriptions.

Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Mary Beth Scullion said of her budget, “We looked at the board goals and spoke with the administrators about the different initiatives, and how we would have the money to support everything that is taking place.” She said the curriculum budget has a “little bit of a decrease,” which included an allocation for a grant writer.

Most of the changes are related to the new Common Core learning standards, staff development, the dis-

trict’s “Leader in Me” program and the Olweus AntiBullying program. Budget allocations were made so the district can buy 300 more Acer Chromebooks, since faculty and staff have expressed interest in having more available. Scullion would like to have a one-to-one initiative, where each student has his or her own laptop. The district is currently piloting a program where the sixth-graders take them home.

“We’re still going to be training,” Scullion said of the Olweus program. “The costs are for the training and staff development time.”

Lyons said she approves of continuing Olweus, with the goal of having in-class meetings by next September for the middle school students, followed by the high school students, in response to concerns about continuing bullying.

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Hall Walking Program will be offered from 4-9 p.m. Monday-Friday at North Tonawanda Middle School. Program Dates: now to Feb. 27 and March 2 to April 17. $10 per session.

Register: North Tonawanda Recreation Office, 500 Wheatfield St., North Tonawanda. Info: 695-8520.

Winter Used Book Sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 7 at the North Tonawanda History Museum.

“Genesis – Selling England by the Pound Album” begins at 8 p.m.

Sat., Feb. 21 at the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda. Tickets are $39. Presented by Musical Box. Part of the Tribute to the Aud Concert Series. Info: 692-2413, www.RivieraTheatre.org or www.Facebook.com/ RivieraTheatre.

“Genesis – FoxTrot Album” begins at 7 p.m.

Sun., Feb. 22 at the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda. Tickets are $39. Presented by Musical Box. Part of the Tribute to the Aud Concert Series. Info: 692-2413, www.RivieraTheatre.org or www.Facebook.com/ RivieraTheatre.

“The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience Presents Led Zeppelin Albums 1-4” at 8 p.m.

Fri., March 6 at the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda. Tickets are $30. Presented by Zoso.

Part of the Tribute to the Aud Concert Series. Info: 6922413, www.RivieraTheatre. org or www.Facebook.com/ RivieraTheatre.

“The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience Presents Led Zeppelin Albums 4-7” at 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 7 at the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda.

Tickets are $30. Presented

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“A Salute to the Eagles” begins at 8 p.m. Fri., May 8 at the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda. Tickets are $30. Presented by Hotel California. Part of the Tribute to the Aud Concert Series. Info: 692-2413, www.RivieraTheatre.org or www.Facebook.com/ RivieraTheatre.

Spring Used Book Sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 9 at the North Tonawanda History Museum.

Bible Study will be held now through June 7 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 453 Old Falls Blvd., North Tonawanda. “Faith Lessons” offered from 9:2010:20 a.m. Sundays in the Upper Fellowship Hall, 8-9 p.m. Mondays, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. to noon Wednesdays.

Enter through parking lot door for all classes. “The Story” meets from 9:2010:30 a.m. each Sunday in the Upper Education Building. All residents of our community are invited to attend. Info: 692-3255.“The Marriage of Figaro” will be presented by Nickel City Opera Fri., June 26 to Sun., June 28 at the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. Includes a full set, costumes and a full orchestra and chorus.Summer Used Book Sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 1 at the North Tonawanda History Museum. Fall Used Book Sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 3 at the North Tonawanda History Museum. Grocery Shopping Program The North Tonawanda Senior

Center offers transportation for North Tonawanda senior residents for grocery shopping at Tops and Budweys every Wednesday.

Cost: $2. Also offering ride to NT Wal-Mart ($2), Boulevard Mall ($4) and The Christmas Tree Store ($4) once a month. Register: 695-8582.The Conrad F. Kania Marine Corps League is looking for a few good men and women to join our detachment. If you have honorably served in the U. S. Marine Corps and would like to learn more about us, come to one of our detachment meetings.

We meet at 8 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at the Amvets Post, 600 Ward Rd., North Tonawanda. Info: Joan Schuster at 695-8480.

Support the NonProfit Riviera Theatre Restoration and preservation of the Historic 1926 Riviera Theatre and Mighty WurliTzer Pipe Organ continues. Generous taxdeductible donations are needed. Visit: www.rivieratheatre.org/support-us to make a generous donation today, or make checks payable to: Rivera Theatre.

North Tonawanda Citizens on Patrol meetings are held at 7 p.m. every second Thursday of the month at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 265 Falconer St., North Tonawanda. Help make our neighborhoods safer.

Ideal Weight Shape up with the help of Ideal Weight class, conducted by weightloss specialist Ida Shapiro, who has over 46 years of experience. Classes begin at 6:15 p.m. every Tuesday at Zion United Church of Christ, Koenig and Parker, Tonawanda; and at 6:15 p.m. every Thursday at St. Gregory the Great School, Maple Road, Williamsville.

The classes offer help on achieving weight-loss goals through personal touch, visualization, guest speakers and strong group support. First class free during the month of December.

For further information, call 636-3698.

Donations Sought The Disabled American Veterans Chapter 120 is accepting donations of paper products including toilet paper and napkins, coffee, toiletries, canned food and ladies personal products. All donations can be dropped off at Post 120 Commander Gerald Tidd’s home at 460 North Ave., North Tonawanda. Donations will be transported to the homeless veterans shelter to help low-income and homeless veterans. There, items will be separated accordingly.

Info: call Tidd at 310-2004.

Headway of WNY Support Groups to provide support for survivors of brain injury. Peer Support at Headway 6:30-8 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 2635 Delaware Ave., Buffalo (enter at Suite B). Peer Support in Rural Communities 6:30-8 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at DeGraff Hospital, 445 Tremont St., North Tonawanda. Women’s Peer Support at Headway 1-2:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at 2635 Delaware Ave., Buffalo (enter at Suite B). Caregiver’s Support Group 6:30-8 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at 2635 Delaware Ave., Buffalo (enter at Suite B).

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (T.O.P.S.) weight loss support meets at 9:30 a.m. every Tuesday morning at Blessed Sacrament Church, Tonawanda. Info: 835-4944.

The Conrad F. Kania Marine Corps League is looking for a few good men and women to join our

detachment. If you have served in the U.S. Marine Corps and would like to learn more about us, please come to our detachment meetings.

We meet at 8 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at the Amvets post, 600 Ward Rd., North Tonawanda. Call Joan Schuster at 695-8480 for more information.

Widow’s Support Group at the YWCA Tonawandas for widowed women of all ages meets from 1:30 to 3 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month in the living room at the YWCA Tonawandas, located at 49 Tremont St. in North Tonawanda. Meet other women that are experiencing the loss of a husband or companion. Join us to learn, listen and help each other.

There is no fee and light refreshments are available.

Contact YWCA Program Director Nicole Ennett at 692-5580 to register.

The North Tonawanda Interchurch Food Pantry wishes to thank the public for all of their donations. If you are interested in donating please contact Bonnie, 692-8552. The pantry is open from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Monday – Friday.

Westinghouse Retirees Club meeting noon first Mon. of every month at the VFW Post No. 7275, 3741 Walden Ave., Lancaster.

Info: Club President Ed Weglarski at 685-2005.

Donate Blood American Red Cross 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Mon., Tues., 8 a.m.

– 1 p.m. Fri., 7 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sat. first and third of every month, North Ton. Center, 301 Meadow Dr. Info: 1-800-GIVE-BLOOD, donatebloodnow.org.

Alanon Group Meetings will be held at 12:30 p.m., every Tuesday at Free Methodist Church, 958 Nash Road, North Tonawanda.

Widows Support Group For All Ages will be held

from 1:30 – 3 p.m., the first Wed. of each month, YWCA Tonawandas, 49 Tremont St., North Tonawanda. No fee; will be meeting in the living room. Info: Susie Sheron, 692-5580.

American Legion Seeks New Members Attend Tuesday night BINGO at 60 Main St., City of Tonawanda or call Bill Poole, 694-0026.

G.M. Salaried Retirees Club invites new members to join. Events include luncheons, cruises, summer activities, and more. Info: Harold Kern, 741-4461.

Gamblers Anonymous Meetings will be held at the following locations: 7 – 10 p.m, Sundays, 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and 7 – 9 p.m. on Saturdays, Lutheran Redeemer Church, 265 Falconer St.; Info: 1-888-GAHELPS or 1-888424-3577.

Renaissance Italian Club of NT invites everyone to come have spaghetti and homemade sauce from 5-8 p.m. every Thursday.

Free refills upon request.

Info: 695-6129.

Conrad F. Kania Marine Corps. League is looking for a few good men and women to join our detachment. We meet at 8 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at the Amvets post, 600 Ward Rd., North Tonawanda.

Info: Joan at 695-8480.

SOS-Save Our Selves a 12-step alternative or complementary support group for recovery. Leave a message at 636-4869 ext. 318, or visit www.sos-nys.org for schedules.

Orleans/Niagara BOCES North Tonawanda ESL Program will be held from 9 a.m. – noon, Mon. – Fri., Grant Street Elementary, 35 Grant St. You can join classes any time. Info: 523-1742.

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‘Crunch ‘n munch math’ Middle school students are “crunching numbers” as they “munch on snacks” during “Crunch ‘n Munch Math” at St. John the Baptist School in Kenmore.

Middle school math teacher Sarah Brach hosts the afterschool program three days a week for students to hone in on their math skills. Brach states, “The new Common Core curriculum requires students to integrate multiple math concepts and apply them to the solving problem process.

Crunch ‘n Munch offers them the opportunity to collaborate in small groups and to ask questions in a relaxed, informal setting.”

St. John’s middle school has excelled in math over the past years, earning the “Excellence in Mathematics” distinction from NYS for seven consecutive years.

Their philosophy is to immerse students in the STEM/ STREAM curriculum in an

Robotics is the rage at St. John’s in Kenmore

Robotics is the rage at St. John the Baptist School in Kenmore.

Science Chairperson Miss Katie Cooke launched a Robotics Club for her middle school students. Robotics is part of the school’s STEM/STREAM initiative that incorporates Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, along with religion and the arts, into its curriculum.

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Pictured left to right: Anna Stang and Noah VanValkinburgh. do their very best. Although St. Greg’s in Williamsville won the competition, I was very pleased to have both our teams finish in the top five spots. Considering this was our inaugural year, I couldn’t have been prouder of our teams.”

Teams were awarded a “Lego-like” robotic trophy.

Cooke says she plans to continue with Robotics and is thrilled that so many students share her enthusiasm and passion for Science.