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The Lancaster Sun / Saturday, December 13, 2014

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CPOWNY, Buffalo Zoo pair up to welcome giraffe calf

By Lizz Schumer THE SUN EDITOR

There is a new face at The Buffalo Zoo, and Community Papers of WNY Inc. is partnering with the Zoo to welcome its first Zooborn baby in some time: A baby giraffe. The male calf arrived in the middle of the night on Oct. 24, to first-time parents A.J, 5, and Moke, 3. Community Papers of WNY has planned a year of events and promotions, in conjunction with the Zoo, to welcome the newest addition to Western New York. A formal press release will be released by the Zoo and CPOWNY on Dec. 15, announcing the stillanonymous baby’s name, as well as the reasoning behind its new moniker. The newspaper group

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and the Zoo are working together to host a series of events and contests, to coincide with the calf’s first year of life, and CPOWNY readers will be the first to know, and participate in, these promotions. Baby giraffes tend to remain with their parents until they are around about 22 months old, so the organization has plenty of time to spend with the new little one. Special events will include a coloring contest, in which children in grades K-4 color a drawing of the baby giraffe and mother from a drawing template included in all community papers. A winner will be selected from each of CPOWNY’s 25 community newspapers by random

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According to CPOWNY Director of Marketing Dr. Janet Gane, the baby giraffe’s arrival will be heralded by a year-long calendar of events, distributed by the 25 papers, as well as WNY Health Magazine, with a article focused on conservation and preservation of the animals’ natural habitats. “There’s a real concern about poaching of giraffes, and other animals are also in danger,” Gane explained, “So, we want to make sure our readers are aware of that, as well as the first to know about this precious little one.”

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A formal press release will be released by the Zoo and CPOWNY on Dec. 15, announcing the still-anonymous baby’s name.

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drawing and each winner will receive a family pass for the Buffalo Zoo; two parents and two children. Next will be a contest for winning a named, baby giraffe plush animal, for sharp-eyed readers. A series of eight billboards by Lamar of Buffalo are located throughout the Buffalo metropolitan area that feature the photo and name of the new Buffalo Zoo baby giraffe. The first family from each of the 25 community papers to correctly submit all eight route and crossstreet billboard locations will receive the collectible baby giraffe. Outdoor billboards will be in place for six weeks, starting Dec. 15.

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After all their fundraising efforts, William Street School students should be proud for raising more than $10,000 to purchase books through the Scholastic “All for Books” program, a program that connects as many children as possible to receive and have access to books. The program encourages schools to raise money to purchase books from Scholastic to donate to a charity of the school’s choice. Taking part in the program for three years now, William Street School raised money by holding a week-long “coin a day collection,” which encouraged students to donate pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. More than $3,600 was collected in just coins. Students from the school’s Good Citizen’s Club, counted and rolled change, along with a fourth

The school also held a Scholastic Book Fair on Dec. 4 and Dec. 5, to raise money, which ended up putting the grand total raised over $10,000, and with this money more than 1,200 books were purchased. Molly Wilkowski, cochair of the school’s book fair and coin collection, said they chose to donate to the youth bureau, because it’s a way for the donations to stay in the community. “That’s where our heart is. We want to be able to help those people who live in Lancaster,” said Wilkowski. Working with William Street School Principal Jacqueline Bull and AssisPHOTO BY LANCASTER EDITOR JENNIFER LYSIAK tant Principal Janelle Finn, Wilkowski and William Street School students and staff give Wendy Buchert, who is the gift of reading to others this Christmas. also co-chair of the book fair and coin collection, and a member of the school The first year books were to the Lancaster Youth Bu- board, brought the idea to grade boy named Ethan, who donated his special donated to Women & Chil- reau for its Christmas Dis- them. coin collection, knowing dren’s Hospital. This is the tribution program, which See “Books” that the money would go to second year, the school do- will be held Thursday, Dec. Page 4 nated the books purchased 18. help others.

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The only thing on Rob Burgio’s mind growing up was music. As a child, he visited his father, a hairdresser, at work and helped him sweep the floors. Though hair was in his blood, he fell in love with music and exchanged his broom for a guitar when he was 12 years old. He joined his school’s band and found himself playing in bands with his friends during his spare time. After graduating high school, Burgio knew he wanted to continue in music, but didn’t know what he wanted to do for a professional career. He enrolled at Buffalo State, taking pre-requisite and music courses. Though he did well in his music courses and loved performing in the school’s jazz ensemble, he found himself struggling in his pre-requisites. It was during this time he found out his parents were getting divorced, and his father was moving to California. “I decided to spend the summer with my dad in California when I was 19 years old,” Burgio said. Just like his childhood, he joined his dad at the hair salon every day. He enjoyed the experience and realized what career path he wanted to pursue. As soon as Burgio returned to Buffalo, he enrolled in beauty school and, to his surprise, began his journey as a full-time hairdresser. One day while working at a salon, he was discussing ideas to open a new salon with fellow hairdresser, Dana. On Nov. 4, 1996, the pair opened

Salon La Moda, the official salon of the Buffalo Bandettes. Salon La Moda on Delaware Avenue in the Village Kenmore. As their salon grew larger, so did their love for one another. Burgio proposed to Dana, who said yes, and the salon moved to a larger location. The two are happily married and recently moved Salon La Moda to its third location, a brand-new stateof-the-art facility at 2180 Niagara Falls Blvd. in the Town of Tonawanda. Salon La Moda, the official salon of the Buffalo Bandettes, provides services such as hair cutting, waxing, customized hair coloring, hair extensions, eyelash extensions, pedicures and manicures. Burgio, Dana and their employees also continue taking classes so they can give each client the best service possible.

Moving to a new location allowed Dana to add a feature to the salon most salons don’t offer: customized wig fitting. “It started with having patients who were going through chemo treatments,” Burgio said. “We’re one of the only salons featuring that.” Though owning and working at a salon takes up a lot of time, Burgio finds a way to continue his music career. “I played bass guitar with Seven Day Faith,” Burgio said. “We had a few hit songs and played with Avril Lavigne. Hearing our songs on the airwaves was an amazing moment for me.” He has played in many bands since Seven Day Faith and currently plays with Leah Erin in the country/soul duo Beautiful Remedy. “We just put out a CD on iTunes. We’re going to Nash-

ville this summer to perform there and we’re working on signing a promotional deal out of AStar Promotions,” Burgio said. Though being a hairdresser and a musician are two different personas, Burgio couldn’t imagine his life without either. “Sometimes you need a different outlet other than what you’re doing on a regular basis,” he said. “They’re both so amazing and so different from each other. I would be miserable if I didn’t have both of them.” To learn more about Salon La Moda, visit www.salonlamoda.com. And to learn more about Burgio’s band Beautiful Remedy, visit beautifulremedy.com or www. facebook.com/thebeautifulrem.

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Students make a difference Books from Page 1

The idea took off from there and not only included students donating, but teachers and other staff members. “No matter how much they gave it all added up to make a difference,” said Wilkowski. A small ceremony was held on Tuesday at the school where the books were donated to the youth bureau. Lancaster Youth Bureau Social Worker and Coordinator of the bureau’s Christmas Distribution program, Karen Schanne said the program is wonderful. “It gets them [students] involved at a young age by doing something that helps others, a community, and that’s what the whole season is about, giving and sharing,” Schanne said.

Schanne added it is also a wonderful collaboration between the school and the Lancaster Youth Bureau. “We truly appreciate it. It is very heartwarming. We love to see this happen,” she added. And while community donations and other local schools always help to raise money for books or other needed items, William Street School students gave the largest donation of brand new books to the bureau for the Christmas Distribution this year. “We’re going to get them into the hands of children to encourage reading and to encourage parents to read with their children,” said Schanne. “It’s really a great, wonderful project.” Wilkowski and Buchert stressed none of this could have been possible without the generosity of the

students. “It’s a win-win for everybody,”said Buchert, adding that the school earns money through Scholastic, which can be used for school events such as having an author come to the school. In addition to the school’s donation, Scholastic matches the school’s donation dollar for dollar and gives to two designated National Children’s Organizations. “I’m new to the district and to come into such an amazing school where no matter what happens we work together is very heartwarming,” remarked Finn. “Our parents are fantastic and the staff and students just come together to create things like this whenever it is needed. It makes this community a great place.”

St. Mary’s principal accepts ‘Book It’ challenge

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Opera house craft show is a holiday treat for the community By Amy Robb

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The 28th annual Lancaster Opera House Craft Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 at Holy Mother of the Rosary Cathedral, 6298 Broadway. Admission is only $1, with proceeds going toward the Alma McNutt Performing Arts Scholarship as well as the opera house itself. The scholarship awards $1,000 to a high school senior who will be going on to build a career in the performing arts. “It’s great to hear stories of students that want to get into the performing arts, and if we can foster that talent we are going to do that,” said Lancaster Opera House Artistic Director, David Bondrow.

Updated criteria for the scholarship will be on the opera house’s website at www. lancopera.org, after the first of the year, with submissions starting in March. The craft show started in 1986 and has had the same chairwoman, Deborah Ervolina, all 28 years. Ervolina is known for picking stellar exhibitors, each year choosing carefully from hundreds of photo submissions. “Some vendors have displayed for over 20 years and say it is their best show,” added Ervolina. With last year attracting more than 1,000 guests, it’s easy to see why. Vendors pay a nominal fee to set up shop, and these proceeds go to the opera house directly, paying for things like seating, lighting, and new equipment for shows. Although the craft show

started at the opera house, its popularity meant the organizers had to find a bigger space to account for the traffic coming through for the holidays. “The number of vendors grew, beyond the size of the space,” said Bondrow. There’s also the fact that the opera house is on the second floor of the town hall building, making it difficult for vendors to lug merchandise up and down stairs. “People like the convenience of having it at street level,” Bondrow added. It’s not only the vendors that make the craft show a success; holiday, music, lighting, and decorations add to the ambience of the season. A café with baked goods, coffee and cocoa will be offered to warm up craft show goers, provided by the Lancaster Opera House Guild.

Local youth obtains Eagle Scout rank Jesse J. Norberg of Boy Scout Troop 160, chartered at Town Line Lutheran Church, recently attained the rank of Eagle Scout. The son of Gregory and Lorraine Norberg of Lancaster and a senior at Alden Central High School, Jesse began his Scouting career as a Bobcat Cub in Cub Scout Pack 160 in 2004 and reached the culmination of his Cub Scout experience by earning the highest award possible, the Arrow of Light, in 2008. He entered Boy Scout Troop 160 and started his trail to Eagle Scout. Along the trail, he was required to earn 21 merit badges, but earned 44. He is an Ordeal Member of the Order of the Arrow. He also has held the leadership positions of assistant senior patrol leader, troop guide, den chief, scribe, and quartermaster. Awards Jesse earned in his Boy Scout career include the World Conservation Award, G o o d Tu r n f o r A m e r i c a Award, 50 Miler Award, Historical Trails Award, and I Out Shot the Sheriff Award. For his Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project, the Alden/Marilla Food Pantry had a room to renovate. This room is where the volunteers and people go to pick up their food. Painting the room and shelves, installing carpet, and building a shelf for supplies took about four days to complete. The week after Jesse

Jesse J. Norberg held a food drive at the Top Friendly Markets in Alden to help replenish the food pantry’s shelves. Jesse thanks Scoutmaster James Heinrich, his parents, family, his grandparents, and friends for all the support and help they gave him through his journey in Boy Scouts that led him to become an

Eagle Scout. “The things that I have learned in Scouting, from first aid, emergency preparedness, camping, survival skills, importance of the community, and begin a good citizen, will stay with me for the rest of my life,” remarked Jesse.

Lancaster mourns loss of teacher By Maria Pericozzi

THE LANCASTER SUN INTERN

The Lancaster School District is currently mourning the loss of an active teacher in and outside of the classr o o m . Te r e s a E b e r h a r d passed away on Nov. 26, 2014, surrounded by her family. “She was one of those people that was going to be herself no matter what the students thought, and she loved life so much,” said former student, Ashley Gianni. Eberhard was a ninthgrade earth science teacher that impacted every student that walked through her door. Her love for teaching inspired every one of her students. “Mrs. Eberhard will be

missed by every single one of her students,” said Gianni. “I have never met a teacher that was so dedicated and passionate about what they taught.” She was a very involved teacher at Lancaster, and helped annually with Relay for Life. The student chair of Relay for Life, Lydia Hyla, said that Relay for Life this year, will not be the same without all of Eberhard’s contributions. “I would definitely like to have a moment of silence for her at the Relay for Life opening ceremonies, because she was so active in planning and organizing Relay for Life every year,” remarked Hyla. “It’s going to be hard not having her smiling face there, always happy to help. There are few adults

like that.” “Whenever you walked into her classroom in the morning, she always had this huge smile on her face. She was so enthusiastic to teach us that day,” said Ryan Blunt, a student. “Whenever I remember her, I will remember her smile and her eagerness when she got to do what she loved, teaching.” Gianni added, “Lancaster will never be the same without Mrs. Eberhard walking through the halls, smiling at every student she passed.” At 7:34 a.m. Dec. 9, all of Lancaster High School had a moment of silence for Eberhard and the recent losses throughout Lancaster. In lieu of flowers, the family wants all donations to be made to Roswell Park Cancer Institute.

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Police Blotter W W W. C P O W N Y . C O M

Petit Larceny

At 4:57 p.m., Nov. 28, patrols were dispatched to Walmart, 4975 Transit Road, for a report of a shoplifting incident that had just occurred. A Walmart loss prevention employee observed two offenders, Justin K. Dobbs, 29, of Buffalo and Jeremy A. Shipley, 27, of Depew, exit the store with three Xbox games that they had not purchased. The loss prevention employee was able to provide a physical description of the offenders, along with a vehicle description and plate number. Patrol was in the area and observed the vehicle west on Losson Road. The vehicle was stopped, both parties admitted to being at Walmart, and Shipley admitted that Dobbs took the items, however, Dobbs claimed Shipley took the merchandise. After a search of the vehicle, the games were located in back seat of the vehicle. Both offenders were charged with petit larceny and released on $100 bail.

Reckless Driving

A At 6:50 a.m., Nov. 29, patrol observed a 2003 Mercury and 2003 Saturn traveling south on Transit Road near William Street. The gray Saturn made several lane changes in an attempt to pass the Mercury, and the Mercury changed lanes in front of the Saturn several times in order to prevent it from passing. Finally, the Saturn was able to pass the Mercury in the passing lane, when the Mercury swerved into the Saturn, forcing it into the center median to avoid a collision. Patrol initiated a traffic stop on the Mercury and the vehicle stopped. The owner of the Saturn also stopped and the driver stated that she would sign a supporting deposition against the offender, Richard M. Maybach, 23, of Elma.

The complainant stated the males were standing near the south doors until the females had gotten close. Then the males exited the store at which point patrol could see them. They got into a vehicle and pulled up to the door. Moments later, the complainant indicated that the females were running out of the store. Patrol observed the females as they entered the vehicle and the vehicle began to make for the lot’s exit. Patrol blocked in the vehicle and made contact with the four offenders: Charles M. Jones, 18, of Buffalo; Anthony Lipscomb Jr., 19, of Cheektowaga; Tajaney R. Lott, 20, of Cheektowaga; and Hajah C. Quarles, 19, of Buffalo. All the offenders were taken into custody and transported to the station. The clothing items they had stolen were returned to Kohl’s. All four were charged with criminal facilitation, grand larceny, and criminal possession of stolen property. The offenders were arraigned by Judge Cervi. Lipscomb was released on his own recognizance; Jones has an outstanding warrant from Amherst, and Lott and Quarles were transported to the Erie County Holding Center on $500 cash/$1,000 bond.

Patrol made contact with Maybach and immediately placed him into custody for reckless endangerment, reckless driving, and moving from lane unsafely. He was transported to the station and released on $250 bail.

DWI

At 9:29 p.m., Nov. 30, dispatch received numerous calls of a vehicle striking a utility pole on Bowen Road. Upon arrival, patrol observed two damaged utility poles, downed wires, and a vehicle in the ditch. Patrol identified the driver as Eugene F. Grzybek, 53, of Lancaster. Grzybek stated he had been operating the vehicle and he was uninjured. He continued to say that he was driving home from the 711 Store and that he had slid off of the road, striking two mailboxes and two NYSEG utility pole. Patrol smelled an alcoholic beverage on Grzybek’s breath. He stated he had been drinking wine and beer at the Moose Club in Lancaster. Patrol gave Grzybek several standard field sobriety tests, which he failed. In addition, Grzybek was given a preliminary breath test with a reading of .17 percent BAC. Grzybek was arrested for DWI, moving from lane unsafely, and operation of a motor vehicle with .08 of 1 percent or more alcohol in blood. He was transported to the station.

Petit Larceny

At 4:54 p.m., Dec. 3, patrols responded to Walmart, 4975 Transit Road, for two shoplifters in custody. The complainant stated he observed Skyler J. Szymanski, 21, of Blasdell and Robert M. Kirkwood III, 21, of Buffalo, in the bicycle aisle. Szymanski opened the packaging to a speaker and then concealed it in his jacket pocket while Kirkwood watched for employees. Both offenders passed all points of sale without paying for the item. The complainant stopped them as they were exiting the store. Szymanski and Kirkwood were charged with petit larceny.

Grand Larceny

At 8:25 p.m., Dec. 1, patrol responded to Kohl’s Department Store, 4835 Transit Road, for a report of two females who were possibly shoplifting. Patrol arrived on the scene and was informed by the complainant that there were also two males in the store that he believed to be working with the females.

Morton announces funding for Plymouth Crossroads

Obituaries W W W. C P O W N Y . C O M

Kurt Schaefer

Erie County Legislator Ted Morton is pleased to announce that the Legislature has supported his request for funding for Plymouth Crossroads, located in Lancaster, in the 2015 Erie County budget. The Legislature approved $10,000 at today’s annual Budget Meeting to support Plymouth Crossroads’ efforts to help at-risk youths succeed by providing a safe place to live. “I want to thank my colleagues in the Legislature for supporting Plymouth Crossroads and providing critical funding to help the staff provide assistance to the young men residing there. This home is a unique organization that is dedicated to helping these teens succeed by offering counseling, job

Kurt C. Schaefer passed away November 15, 2014 SCHAEFER- Kurt C. passed away Nov. 15, 2014 at the age of 56 in North Las Vegas, Nevada, after a long illness. Formerly of Lancaster, he is survived by his beloved wife, Constance; and his loving mother, Dawnmarie Schaefer of Lancaster; and his brothers Karl (Elizabeth) Schaefer and Mark Schaefer. Also many friends and relatives. Services to be announced at a later date, possibly in April.

Jennifer Jones Jennifer L. Jones, of Depew, passed away December 4, 2014 JONES- Jennifer Lynn of Depew passed unexpectedly on December 4, 2014 at the age of 13. Beloved daughter of Brian T. and Maria E. (nee Deeb) Jones; loving sister of William (Lucy) Deeb, Michael and Jessica Jones; adored aunt of Will and Sidney Deeb; cherished granddaughter of Ned “Gido” and Maxine “Mimere” (nee Rivers) Deeb and Charles “Gary” and the late Dolores (nee Osieja) Jones; she will be sadly missed by many loving aunts, uncles, cousins, family and friends. The family was present on Monday at the (Harris Hill Chapel) Amigone Funeral Home, Inc. A service to celebrate the life of Jennifer was held on Tuesday at Love Joy Church, in Lancaster. Share condolences at www.AMIGONE.com.

and life skills training, and helping with educational enrollment and job placement. By providing these important tools now, we can help get these young men on the right track,” said Legislator Morton. “Funding will be used to support living expenses for homeless teens staying at Plymouth Crossroads, including housing, food, clothing, medical/dental, personal care, educational and employment skills training, counseling and other expenses. This gift will cover the shelter costs for several boys while they finish their education, gain employment skills and prepare for independence,” said Jennifer Thorpe, Program Director. The budgetary process allows the County Executive to

veto spending increases made by the Legislature, which then votes to override or accept the veto. Legislator Morton urges the County Executive to withhold his veto power and allow this important funding in next year’s budget. It is important to note that the funding was added into the 2015 budget without raising the bottom line, in fact the Legislature lowered the property tax rate. Legislator Morton encourages the County Executive to support the funding and the future of the young men residing at Plymouth Crossroads. For information or assistance, please contact Legislator Morton’s Legislative Office at 858-8856 or email ted.morton@erie.gov.

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St. Mary’s Elementary brings back Living Nativity scene recounting the history of the living nativity tradition with the Franciscans, and then ending outside in the pavilion adjacent to the church. “The children will go up to the altar, Mary and Joseph, and they will proceed out onto their journey outside. And it’s quite lovely. It’s quiet, and it goes through the whole entire story,” added Murkin. Last year, the living nativity took place in blustery 15 degree weather, but the community still came out to see it and support the students. “The show still went on, you know. They’re Buffalo kids. They stood out there in the cold and not one complaint out of them, and when they came in we had hot chocolate waiting for them,” remarked Murkin. Lakeview Animal Sanctuary, located in Pendleton, drove through a snow storm to drop off live animals for the nativity, providing more than were needed since the trailer had an excess of animals. The nativity ended up with five sheep, a llama, several goats, amongst other animals. Costumes were purchased for Mary, Joseph, the innkeepers, and the three kings, since the school that lent them costumes last year were having their nativity the 13th as well. Murkin thought it best they

By Amy Robb

THE LANCASTER SUN CORRESPONDENT

St. Mary’s Elementary School, at 2 St. Mary’s Hill in Lancaster, will be hosting a Living Nativity scene from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13. Principal of St. Mary’s Elementary, Lauren Murkin, Advancement Coordinator Sheila Kierejewski, and Youth Minister/Religious Instructor Rebecca Hoag, started the event last year, and after hearing many positive reviews hope to make it an annual holiday tradition. G i n a M c C a r t n e y, t h e school’s art teacher, provided backdrops for the nativity and crafted the angel Gabriel’s wings. After the nativity processions, the school’s show choir, led by Jennifer Abati, will entertain guests inside the parish center with Christmas classics, and the Ladies of Charity are providing cookies, cake and cocoa. Originally a Franciscan tradition, the living nativity scene reenacts “…the traveling and journey of Mary and Joseph when they had to find a place to give birth to the baby Jesus in the stables,” said Murkin. There will be two sessions for the community to enjoy, each starting in the church,

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Lancers aiming for title that eluded them last year By William ‘Ski’ Wilczewski SPORTS REPORTER

Paul Rath’s St. Mary’s High boys basketball team dominated the Monsignor Martin Athletic Association with a senior dominated team last season. In fact, in their last two campaigns, the Lancers have won the MMAA title and finished with identical 19-8 records, plus made it to the state finals at Fordham University a year ago. The juniors on that team didn’t get a whole lot of playing time back then, but that’s obviously going to change this time around when St. Mary’s begins its regular season on Thursday, Dec. 4 versus Depew at Daemen College at 7:15 p.m. “That’s going to be a good early test,” Rath said. “They’re a well-balanced team and well-coached.” To cut through the Wildcats’ balance—and everyone else’s—this season, the Lancers plan to have active styles of play on both ends of the court. They’re not sitting back and crying about all their lost seniors, either, because Rath is confident that this year’s group of upperclassmen can step up and take over for them without skipping a beat. But, they are “looking for total team chemistry to get us through,” said Rath, whose in his third season at the varsity helm. “We don’t have one go-to guy, but instead we’re going to have a few go-to guys.” That list starts with a core group of Lancer football players, like 6-foot-4 senior Sean Wilson, who “likes the outside,” for a big guy, according to Rath, who also sees senior Jake Concannon and juniors Takal Molson and Kayson Hill as legitimate threats in a run-and-gun offense and a defense that plans to press its opponent regularly and control the glass. That means being in tiptop shape for that opening

WILLIAM ‘SKI’ WILCZEWSKI

Takal Molson dunks during a St. Mary’s basketball practice a few weeks ago. Molson will be a key player for the Lancers. tip-off. “The season’s not far away, but we feel we’re in pretty good condition,” Molson said on Nov. 24. “Good enough to go and play fullcourt against anybody and a play a fast-paced tempo against everyone.” Senior Chris Peete, and juniors Cam Dunning and Joe Stoj, a St. Joseph’s transfer, will also be a part of the tempo that round out the top group of upperclassmen. “I was actually breaking a long tradition in my family,” Stoj explained of his move to Lancerville. “It’s been about 53 years, probably, that all the boys (in my family) going to St. Joe’s and all the

girls going to Sacred Heart, but St. Joe’s just wasn’t a good fit for me. And I have a lot of friends that go here and they all know that it’s a very family-based place … so it’s gone very smooth. They all welcomed me. The bonds were already forming during football, but now it’ll be a lot better on the basketball team.” Another new bond is being formed in Lancer Land with newcomer and freshman Eric Brown, who will likely be a younger surprise in the starting ranks.

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TEAM: St. Mary’s Lancers

2014-15 Boys Schedule

HEAD COACH: Paul Rath

Dec. 8 at W. Sen. West

Jan. 13 at St. Francis, 7 p.m.

Won 74-38

Jan. 15 vs. Cleve Hill, 7:30 p.m.

2013-14 RECORD: 19-8

Dec. 11 at Clarence, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 16 vs. O’Hara, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 12 vs. Iroquois, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 20 vs. Nia. Catholic, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 18 vs. Middle College, 4:30 p.m.

Jan. 23 at Park, 6:30 p.m.

ECIC/MMA Challenge at St. Joe’s

Jan. 26 vs. St. Joe’s, 7:30 p.m.

ROSTER: Marc O’Neill Sean Wilson Jake Concannon Chris Peete Austin Oakes Kayson Hill Tony Robinson Takal Molson Jordan MacKinnon Cam Dunning Joseph Stoj Daquan Hunt Eric Brown

Dec. 20 vs. Lancaster, 2:45 p.m.

Jan. 30 at Nichols, 6:30 p.m.

at Depew

Feb. 3 at Nia. Catholic, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 22 vs. TBA, time TBA

Feb. 4 vs. Park, 6:30 p.m.

at Depew

Feb. 10 vs. Walsh, 6:30 p.m.

Dec. 23 vs. Timon, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 11 vs. Fredonia, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 29 at Will North Tourney

Feb. 15 vs. Canisius, 4 p.m.

Dec. 30 at Will North Tourney Jan. 6 at Walsh, 6:30 p.m.

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Old, new faces will dominate hardwood for St. Mary’s By William ‘Ski’ Wilczewski SPORTS REPORTER

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The Lady Lancers practice dribbling drills during a recent practice at St. Mary’s.

The highlight of St. Mary’s High girls basketball coach Keith Junik’s eight-year tenure with the program just may be the 2010 and 2011 seasons when the Lady Lancers won back-to-back Class B state titles. The last couple years may not have been quite so successful, but the rest of the Monsignor Martin Athletic Association will want to stand up and take notice in 2014-15, because St. Mary’s might just be making a comeback run at teams like O’Hara, Sacred Heart and

Nardin, which have recently dominated the league. The team, however, only had four wins two seasons ago and an 8-17 slate last season, “so now we’re kinda hopin’ for a big kind of move this year,” said Junik, whose entering his ninth season at the helm, and has 104 wins under his belt, “because we’ve gotten some athletes back into playing.” In fact, there are three girls TEAM: St. Mary’s Lady Lancers HEAD COACH: Keith Junik 2013-14 RECORD: 8-17

from this past fall’s state champion volleyball team on the SMH hoops roster this season in Kayla Prentki, Caitlyn Meyer and Bailey Dolegowski, “so obviously having a winner around you is going to make you better,” Junik said. “They’re all very athletic, so we’re pretty excited.”

See “Ladies” on page A10 ROSTER: Haley Wipperman Bridget Herod Bailey Dolegowski Erica Michalski Kayla Prentki Annie Hamilton Caitlyn Meyer Hannah Pufpaff Kathryn Vogl Emma Winiarski Jena Zajac Kaitlyn Kowalewski

2014-15 Girls Schedule Dec. 6 at Rush-Henrietta Lost 58-23

Dec. 11 at Sacred Heart, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 16 vs. Grand Island, 6:30 p.m.* Dec. 17 vs. Wayne, 6 p.m. at Brockport College

Dec. 19 at N. Tonawanda, 7 p.m.*

Jan. 6 vs. Nia.-Wheatfield, 6:30 p.m.* Jan. 8 vs. Lew-Port, 6:30 p.m.*

Jan. 13 at Nia. Falls, 6:30 p.m.*

Jan. 16 vs. Ken West, 6:30 p.m.* Jan. 20 at Ken East, 7:30 p.m.*

Jan. 23 at Grand Island, 6:30 p.m.* Jan. 30 vs. N. Tonawanda, 6:30 p.m.*

Feb. 3 at Nia.-Wheatfield, 6:30 p.m.* Feb. 6 at Lew-Port, 7:30 p.m.*

Feb. 10 vs. Nia. Falls, 6:30 p.m.* Feb. 13 at Ken West, 7:30 p.m.*

Feb. 17 vs. Ken East, 6:30 p.m.* *=league game

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Redskins ready to end drought against Red Raiders By William ‘Ski’ Wilczewski SPORTS REPORTER

A gallon of gas cost $1.09. A dozen eggs, 86 cents. And, let’s not forget about O.J. Simpson fleeing police in his white Ford Bronco. The year was 1994—and it’s been at least that long since the Lancaster High boys basketball team beat league rival Jamestown on the hardwood. Yep, that’s a longtime—and it may be even longer, but that’s exactly why Redskins skipper John Otto has had the Red Raiders on his mind every day as he heads into preseason practice. “We think it’s something we can do,” he said on Monday (Nov. 17) about slaying his Goliath. “We have to work hard at it because they’re the elite team in our league, so that’s one of the things we’ve been working for in the offseason. “It’s in the back of everybody’s head,” he added, “so it’d be a great accomplishment if we did that because Ben Drake runs the program over there and he does a great job with it.” Otto, in his fourth season at the Redskin helm, is doing pretty good himself. His boys finished 12-8 last season. That, however, doesn’t mean anyone on 1 Forton Drive is satisfied. Actually quite far from it— especially when it comes to playing Jamestown. “It’s definitely a major goal this year,” said senior guard Joey Mescall, who will start 2014-15 on the injured reserve

after breaking his finger on the second day of official practice. “It’s tough because they’re always good; they’re always big, but this year we definitely have a better team, and have been playing together for years, so we have chemistry … so that should definitely help us.” Having three others aside from Mescall on the IR list, though, will make the start of the season challenging. That, and the loss of four players from last season to graduation—including starters Mike Spangler and Joe Jankowski, who combined for about 35 percent of Lancaster’s points a year ago—will keep Otto on his toes. Lucky for him, though, that he decided to keep 15 on the roster; a decision he’s now thankful for, considering the injuries. “But everybody seems to understand their roles,” he said. “I talked to them as individuals and as a team, and everyone seems to have the same mindset, so that’s what we’re going to go with. They’ve all worked really hard; the really did, so when it got down to the nittygritty, we rewarded them for their hard work.” That ethic won’t stop with the preseason, though, because as per Otto style, Lancaster is once again expected to run a TEAM: Lancaster Redskins HEAD COACH: John Otto 2013-14 RECORD: 12-8 ROSTER: Joseph Mescall Andy Fellner Tyler Lis

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Lancaster is looking to beat Jamestown for the first time since 1994. fast-paced offense this season, plus an unpredictable defense. “The less times we have to get into a set offense and run it, the better off we are,” he explained, “plus we like to change defenses a decent amount of time; make the other team think and see what we’re in.” The Redskins also used a lot of player rotations last season, and Otto said he’s still Collin Murray Brian Jandzinski Dan Speyer Alex Konst Mathew Devic Sean Gill Griffin O’Brien Joe Powers Joe Preziuso Alex Damiani Joe Biniasewski Leguime Castillo

fine-tuning those plans for the coming campaign. “To an extent, I think (rotating like we did) worked out well (last season),” he said. “I do think continuity may have not been the best because of that once we got around playoff time, but I’m still learning every year like these kids, so we’re still feeling that out.” And, after winning a home playoff game to Niagara Wheatfield but losing a close call to Clarence at the end of the 2013-14 season, Otto knows his boys still have much work to do. “But last year we really started to put it together,” he said, adding that local feeder programs like AAU ball, the boys club and town recreation leagues are starting to pay off. “And the next couple years that should happen even more so,” he said.

Lancaster Lady Redskins to have new look after losing standout Sabo

By William ‘Ski’ Wilczewski SPORTS REPORTER

After a .500 season last year that saw Lancaster High beat Orchard Park in round one of the playoffs, but fall in a narrow five-point loss to No. 1 seed Niagara Falls in round two, the Lady Redskins are going to be in a serious transition period this year. And that transition will likely be a lot more difficult than most clubs. The reason is simple: Most of Lancaster’s success in 2013-14 was based around 6-foot center Sarah Sabo, the school’s all-time leading 2014-15 Girls Schedule Dec. 9 vs. Cheektowgaa Lost 45-26 Dec. 12 vs. Frontier, 7:30 p.m.* Dec. 15 vs. Clarence, 12 p.m.* Dec. 18 at W. Sen. West, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 5 vs. Orchard Park, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 12 vs. Will North, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 15 at Jamestown, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 20 at Frontier, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 23 at Clarence, 7:30 p.m.* Feb. 3 vs. W. Sen. West, 7:30 p.m.* Feb. 6 at Orchard Park, 7:30 p.m.* Feb. 20 at Will East, 6:30 p.m TBD at Will North, 7:30 p.m.* TBD vs. Jamestown, time TBD* *=league game

scorer for boys and girls who graduated and is now playing at Daemen College after averaging around 25 points a contest in 2013-14. “So our offense last year ran through her, and the players I have returning never looked to score because it was always, ‘get the ball to Sarah first,’” Lady Redskin second-year skipper Marisa Gallo explained. “She was one of the best players I’ve ever coached, so now this year it’s going to be a totally different dynamic. But I’ve told the girls that can be a good thing because it’s easy to coach against one player.” Now, Lancaster’s opponents won’t have that luxury. Gallo, though, also won’t have the luxury of any go-to girls (which also included 6-foot center Megan Hardy last season), but will instead have to spread the wealth and look to five or six girls to score eight to 10 points each a night in order to find success. “But they’re not really offensive-minded yet,” Gallo explained at a preseason practice, “so that’s something that we’re really going to have to work on. “We’re a lot smaller,” she added, “but we’re more athletic and a lot faster, so we’re really going to try to feed off of our defense this year and create offense.” Helping the Lady Redskins do just that will be lone senior Emily Czechowski, who will be joined by five juniors, six sophomores and a pair of freshmen. “She’s a very quiet leader … but she’s a lockdown defender … and phenomenal athlete,” Gallo said of Czechowski. “I will put her on anyone defensively, and she really does spark things for us. “Last year, she wasn’t an offensive threat, but she started

to become more comfortable shooting the ball, so while I don’t see her being a huge offensive threat in terms of putting up big numbers, I think defensively—with her aggressiveness—it’ll spark our press … plus her practice ethics are really good for our young kids to see.” Those younger kids include sophomores Kara Paradowski, a point guard, and forward Kelly Felner, who’ve been on the varsity squad since eighth-grade and started last season. They will be joined by freshman point guard Hannah Wosniak, who is “really very poised on the court,” Gallo said. “But none of them were in a very prominent scoring role (last year), so we are reTEAM: Lancaster Lady Redskins HEAD COACH: Marisa Gallo 2013-14 RECORD: 10-10 ROSTER: Anna Orlando Hannah Nagowski ally going to be looking for an identity this year.” Finding that identity in the preseason had its roadblocks when Snowvember hit the area Nov. 17-21; closing schools and taking away practice time. “It’s definitely been frustrating, missing all the practices,” Czechowski said, “but we’ve been working really hard, keeping our heads up and giving it our all.” “We are an extremely young team,” Gallo added about the weather, “so I am concerned about it with us because a lot of the teams we’re going to play are going to have

some really strong veteran players.” Those teams include frontrunners Jamestown, Williamsville North and Frontier. “Jamestown is always the powerhouse,” Gallo said. “Then North is going to be tough to beat and Frontier, too. They have a lot of experience; a lot of size … but all the teams are going to be a challenge for us.” Helping meet that challenge for Lancaster this season will also be juniors Hannah Negowski and Anna Orlando, who have “really come out of their shell,” Gallo said. “I have a lot of athletes, and now it’s a matter of turning them into basketball players. Riley Lucarelli Kara Paradowski Kelly Fellner Emily Checkowski Alyssa Kranz Rachel Zak Molly Mahoney Haley Harrington Hannah Wozniak Alexia Kaplan Paige Harrington Stephanie Siresi “But this my kind of team,” she added. “As inexperienced as we are and as patient as I’m going to have to be with them, we’re going to press and run. Hopefully we’ll be able to score some easy buckets on those transitions.” “We’re going to have to be a lot quicker on defense and offense,” Paradowski said, “so we’re working on our fast breaks and just staying quick. I mean, we’ll be ready. We’re just real excited to get at it.” For the Lady Redskins, that’s slated to be on Dec. 9, when they’re on tap to host Cheektowaga at 7:30 p.m., in the regular season opener.

As for this season, proof of the feeder program success can be seen in Mescall, plus fellow senior Griffin O’Brien, a guard and small forward who was injured last season but healthy so far and ready to go in 2014. As one of the team leaders, O’Brien has a clear understanding of what needs to be done when his Redskins start the campaign in their four-team tip-off tournament, an event they won last year by defeating Nichols in the finals. “People just need to do their job. We all need to communicate and work together as a team if we’re going to be successful,” O’Brien said. “And being seniors, it’s obviously a big role of ours to be leaders out there and get on each other and make sure we’re in the right positions. “Winning it last year, I think it brings more energy to this

Dec. 3 vs. Dunkirk Won 63-42 Dec. 5 vs. Cleve Hill Won 63-46 Dec. 8 at Nichols Loss 76-68 Dec. 10 at St. Francis Won 69-55 Dec. 16 at Frontier, 7:30 p.m.* Dec. 19 at Clarencee, 7:30 p.m.* Dec. 20 vs. St. Mary’s, 2:45 p.m. at Depew Dec. 22 vs. TBD, 6 p.m. at Depew Jan. 6 vs. W. Sen. West, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 8 at Orchard Park, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 16 at Will North, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 20 vs. Jamestown, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 22 vs. Frontier, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 30 vs. Clarence, 7:30 p.m.* Feb. 3 at W. Sen. West, 7:30 p.m.* Feb. 5 vs. Orchard Park, 7:30 p.m.* Feb. 13 vs. Will North, 7:30 p.m.* Feb. 17 at Jamestown, 12 p.m.* Feb. 20 at Sweet Home, 7 p.m. *=league game

year’s (tournament),” O’Brien added, “so hopefully that’ll boost everyone’s confidence and we’ll get on it early in the season—and that will develop more throughout the season and bring more confidence.” This year, the three other teams in the tip-off tourney are Dunkirk, Cleveland Hill and Christian Central Academy. The squads are slated to play on Wednesday, Dec. 3 and Friday, Dec 5 before Lancaster begins its 19-game Division 1-AA regular season league schedule that includes Williamsville North, Orchard Park, Frontier, West Seneca West and Clarence. “We have some high expectations,” Otto said, “and we’re hoping to improve on last year’s win total, too.”

Lancaster Parks & Rec volleyball league results With the start of the Lancaster Parks & Recreation Department’s Co-Ed volleyball league on Dec. 4, all 51 teams of the Lancaster Parks & Recreation Departments adult volleyball league have now played. As in years past, the early week of the season sees teams slowly starting to gel as the long grind of the season starts. Men’s League Tuesday Night League: Fireside Inn-Tarpy is 6-0 after a 3-0 triumph over The Attack. Sal’s-Rudz is 5-1 after a 3-0 sweep of Frank’s. Green Buffalo Pub-Klock comes out firing with a 3-0 sweep of the Green Buffalo Pub-Wife Dodgers. Wednesday Night “A” League: Bradford Ale House starts the year with a 3-0 sweep of Team MJ. Delta Cappa takes two of three from the Free Agents. Wednesday Night “B” League: Good Tymes South-Griffin picked up a 2-1 win over Green Buffalo Pub-Kicak. ServesYou Right is 3-3 as they capture two of three from the Chucksters. Green Buffalo Pub-Nuwer is also 3-3 after a 2-1 conquest of Elma Towne Grille. Men’s Standings for Dec. 9-10, 2014 Tuesday Night League: Fireside Inn-Tarpy 6-0; Sal’s-Rudz 5-1; Green Buffalo Pub-Klock 4-2; Green Buffalo Pub-Batt 4-2; Frank’s-Payne 2-4; Green Buffalo Pub-Wife Dodgers 2-4; The Attack-Amey 1-5; 99 Brick Oven-Ziegler 0-6. Wendesday Night “A” League: Bradford Ale House 3-0; Delta Cappa 2-1; Free Agents 1-2; Team MJ 0-3. Wednesday Night “B” League: Good Tymes South-Griffin 4-2; Chucksters 3-3; Elma Towne Grille-Beltz 3-3; Green Buffalo Pub-Nuwer 3-3; Serves You Right 3-3; Green Buffalo Pub-Kicak 2-4. Women’s League Women’s “A” League: Mooney’s is a perfect 6-0 as they sweep Fireside Inn-Jansma 3-0.The Crusaders also pull out the brooms in a 3-0 win over Fireside Inn-Guari. Fassel’s Upholstering has a big evening in a 2-1 win over 99 Brick Oven. Women’s “B1” League: The Fireside Inn Funsters are in first at 5-1 after a 2-1 win over the Basil Ford Outlaws. The Thirsty Dog

gets into the win column with a 2-1 defeat of the Spinoffs. Good Tymes South-Schalberg goes to .500 for the year with a 3-0 sweep of Frank’s-Rudz. Fireside Inn-Hubert is 4-2 after a 2-1 win over The Girls. Women’s B2” League: Over the Top evens its record at 3-3 with a 2-1 win over the Frank’s Hot Saucies. The Side Out Sisters are also 3-3 as they take two from Smith’s Gun Shop. Women’s “C” League: The Caster Gurls are 6-0 after their 3-0 sweep of Serves You Right. Chicks that Hit are a solid 4-2 as they took two from the Villagers. Good Tymes South is 3-3 as they swept the Nite Crew 3-0. Women’s Standings for Dec. 10, 2014 Women’s “B2” League: Mooney’s-Mazurek 6-0; 99 Brick Oven-Weber 4-2; Fassel’s Upholstering 3-3; Crusaders 3-3; Fireside Inn-Guari 2-4; Fireside Inn Jansma 0-6. Women’s “B1” League: Fireside Inn Funsters 5-1; The Girls 4-2; Fireside Inn-Hubert 4-2; Frank’s-Rudz 3-3; Good Tymes South-Schalberg 3-3; Basil Ford Outlaws 2-4; Thirst Dog 2-4; Spinoffs 1-5. Women’s “B2” League: Volleydolls 2-1; Frank’s-Wohlrab 201; Frank’s Hot Saucies 3-3; Over the Top 3-3; Side Out Sisters 3-3; Smith’s Gun Shop 2-4. Women’s “C” League: Caster Gurls 6-0; Villagers 4-2; Chicks that Hit 4-2; Good Tymes South 3-3; Ball of Confusion 1-2; Serves You Right 0-3; Nite Crew 0-6. Co-ed League The co-ed league is the last league to start their season up. The Fireside Inn-Fury sweeps Wide Right 3-0. Good Tymes South also pulls out the early season brooms in a 3-0 defeat of Prime Time. Sal’s opens the season on a victorious note with a 2-1 win over Green Buffalo Pub-Wohlrab. Co-Ed Volleyball Standings for Dec. 11, 2014 Fireside Inn-Fury 3-0; Good Tymes 3-0; Sal’s 2-1; Green Buffalo Pub-Wohlrab 1-2; Prime Time 0-3; Wide Right 0-3.

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Rebuilding Lady Wildcats hope they can surprise By William ‘Ski’ Wilczewski SPORTS REPORTER

Ending last season with an 8-11 record was still a breakout year for a club that won a combined six games the three previous seasons and only one game in 2010-11. It will likely end there, though, for second-year skipper Charlie Guay, who refused to blow preseason smoke, and was instead content in the knowledge that a building year in 2014-15 will pay dividends down the road. “It’s a totally different year, but the philosophy’s the same,” he said. “There may be a different outcome, but this is a year we can learn a lot.” The key last year was a different philosophy—one the Lady Wildcats plan to still embrace this time around: a fast-paced, setup offense and a press defense to take advantage of speed—like the speed they had in 2013-14 with Brook Guay, Charlie’s graduated daughter and AllWNY softball player who also led the hardwood version of the Lady Wildcats in scoring from her guard position. With that speed, Depew had beaten teams it hadn’t topped TEAM: Depew Lady Wildcats HEAD COACH: Charlie Guay 2013-14 RECORD: 8-11

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Depew girls basketball players Sarah Federowicz and Tess Borgosz battle for a rebound during a recent practice. in at least a half dozen years. “That was heart-breaking and disappointing,” Guay said of losing his daughter and four other starters, plus his sixth girls in, which included Chelsea Buono, a shooting guard who followed Brook in top-point honors. This season, Guay has yet to see anyone that can really replace that big two, but he’s got a 6-foot-2 sophomore center and two senior guards that’re going to give it a good college try. That center is Tess Borgosz. “In the next three years, she’s going to be the most dominant player in the league,” Guay said of his sophomore sensation. “She’s got a lot of work to do, but ROSTER: Idalis Santiago Tess Borgosz Mikayla Hyman Morgan Grosch Brooke Whalen Sarah Federowicz Brittany Bobeck Brianna Dotterweich

when it’s all said and done, the stands are going to be full of scouts (for her).” Borgosz is aware of the expectations placed on her this season, but she’s keeping it in perspective. “There definitely is pressure, but my two forwards help me, and my point guards, because they can do more, so it’s not all on me,” she said, “but I’ve learned so much in the past year with my travel club (the Lady Lions of Lackawana) … so I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do.” The same can be said for senior returners Idalis Santiago and Sarah Federowicz, who Guay will be looking to as leaders for the Lady Wildcats this season. “It’s a young team this year. We just gotta work with it and do the best we can,” Santiago said. “Me and Sarah and Tess all have to step up, take those places and see what we can do. Some of the JV players are really good, too, and we’ll work with them; just work as a team. That’s all we can do.” “The girls we have on the team have great potential,” Federowicz added. “We have

speed, and height with Tess, and Idalis plays good defense, so we’re definitely gonna use everyone’s ability and put it to work.” That’s what the squad did last season when it beat City Honors in the Section VI quarterfinals before losing a razor-thin, one-point decision to Performing Arts in the semis. They were up by five points with 60 ticks left on the clock but couldn’t hang on. It won’t be easy this season, either, with the likes of always-tough East Aurora, Amherst and Cheektowaga, plus Maryvale, Springville and Pioneer on their Class B schedule. To have any success, though, Guay made the point clear that all the girls on the squad—three seniors and five sophomores—will need to play critical roles, so “I’m depending on all of them to develop at the same time,” he said, noting that his big three will just be leading the charge. Santiago is a “great defender and shooter,” he explained, while Federowicz “has speed on the outside, and is going to be our fast-breaker.” It won’t help, however, that the Lady Wildcat preseason was slowed to a halt Nov. 17-21 by Snowvember, when they didn’t practice much, if at all—a circumstance that impacted the fast-paced squad’s need for superior conditioning this season. “Because that happed so early in the preseason, we’ll have to start over,” Guay said by phone in the middle of the storm, after spending the day with a snowplow in his hands. “It’s not good for the girls or the program, but there’s nothing you can do about it. It’s just going to take a little longer now.” Guay did say, however, that he knew of at least two other teams in the league

that weren’t able to practice either during the blizzard, “so that’s good,” he added with a chuckle. Since the team got back to practice the following week, though, the Lady Wildcat leaders did what they could to step up and speed up the recovery process. And if anyone on the squad knows about recovering, it’s senior Morgan Grosch, who’s on the court again for the first time since her freshman year, because she underwent two soccer-related knee surgeries her sophomore and junior seasons. “I’ve never seen the girls actually work so hard. I’m very proud of them,” Grosch said. “It’s such a thrill (being back on the court) because I haven’t experienced this in a while. I’m so glad I can do it. “We are coming together a lot better than I thought we would,” she added. “We’re all as one united team.” Still, that team may struggle a bit while it’s so young this season. As they grow and mature, though, its opponents in Class B may not want to forget that they’re out there just waiting in the weeds. “But if we hold it together, we’re going to be tremendous, and a force to be reckoned with,” Guay said. “If we hang in there, we’ll be okay, but it’s going to be a learning year. As a young team, we may make some mistakes, but I’m okay with that so long as we learn from them. “They understand that,” he added, “because from junior varsity to varsity, the skilllevel is better and the game is faster; the fundamentals are tweaked more, so it’ll take a while to get into the right mode of operation, but as long as they work hard and with the right attitude, we’ll be okay. I’m just not going to let any frustration happen.”

Neither will the girls. “I’m still excited about this year … and to see where this can take us for our senior year,” Borgosz said, “because if we keep working like we are, it’s just going to solely progress; not so much this year because we’re young and playing on a varsity level is kind of hard … but we have girls on this team that have potential, it’s just about time.” “We might be a younger team,” Grosch added, “but we’re definitely going to show some teams that age doesn’t matter, and that we have some skill.” If that happens, Guay’s strong, final sentiment about the 2014-15 season may just come true, as well. “I think some other teams may see us as a W on their schedule already,” he said, “but we’ll see at the end of the game if that W sticks.” 2014-15 Girls Schedule Dec. 2 vs. Grand Island Won 56-39 Dec. 4 at W. Sen. West Won 51-35 Dec. 8 at Tonawanda Loss 36-25 Dec. 10 at Cleve Hill Loss 60-25 Dec.12 at East Aurora, 7:30 p.m.* Dec. 27 vs. TBD, 12 p.m. Jan. 6 vs. Springville, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 12 at Cheektowaga, 6:30 p.m.* Jan. 15 vs. Amherst, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 20 vs. East Aurora, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 23 at Maryvale, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 27 at Pioneer , 7 p.m.* Feb. 9 vs. Pioneer, 7:30 p.m.* Feb. 18 at Amherst, 6:30 p.m.* *=league game

Multisport athletes again lead Wildcats’ way By William ‘Ski’ Wilczewski SPORTS REPORTER

The Depew High athletic program has a strong tradition of multisport athletes—the shining example being Don Majkowski, the former Green Bay Packers quarterback who was also quite the basketball stud in his day. Similarly, the Sekuterski family has its own basketball traditions—and after five-year varsity starter Derrick Sekuterski led the Wildcats during his time in high school, younger brother Dylan realizes that the 2014-15 season is his time to 2014-15 Boys Schedule Dec. 4 vs. St. Mary’s Loss 61-45 Dec. 10 at Cleve Hill Loss 68-57 Dec. 12 vs. Maryvale, 7:30 p.m.* Dec. 16 vs. East Aurora, 7:30 p.m.* Dec. 18 vs. O’Hara, 6:15 p.m. at St. Joe’s Dec. 20 vs. City Honors, 4:30 p.m. Dec. 22 vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 8 at Springville, 6:30 p.m.* Jan. 13 vs. Pioneer, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 16 vs. Cheektowaga, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 20 at Amherst, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 22 at East Aurora, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 27 at Nia.-Wheat, 7 p.m. Jan. 30 at Maryvale, 7:30 p.m.* Feb. 5 vs. Springville, 7:30 p.m.* Feb. 10 at Pioneer, 7 p.m.* Feb. 13 at Cheektowaga, 6:30 p.m.* Feb. 18 vs. Amherst, 7:30 p.m.* Feb. 20 vs. Frontier, 7:30 p.m.* *=league game

take the reins after his brother graduated last season. “He ran everything, so without that it’s new this year,” said Dylan, a 5-foot-10, 180-pound senior point guard who’s no stranger to leadership roles. That’s because Dylan was the school’s gridiron quarterback, who led the Wildcat football team to a 6-2 record this past fall. On the hardwood, though, even the younger Sekuterski realizes he will wear those shoes differently than his older brother. “In tenth-grade I was still on (junior varsity), so I don’t think anyone has overly huge expectations for me,” he said, “but we’re expected to come in and be the leaders this year and control everything and be the example for everybody else.” The other part of Sekuterski’s “we” statement is fellow senior Colin Gemerek, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound guard who’s ready to fill the void left from four senior starters graduating last season—two of which we the leading scorers. “But we got guys that are ready to step up and fill their shoes,” said Gemerek, one of five seniors this time around. “Last year, we spread the ball around pretty good, and this year we got a lot of guys that do the little things well, so we should be okay. “We’re going to beat teams by rebounding,” he added, “and playing hard defense and limiting them.” The Wildcats will also be much, much smaller this season, and will have to play a different type of ball without their usual big-men in the middle—like another multisport athlete, 6-foot-6, 350-pound post-player Mike Lamb, who graduated last spring and went on to play Division I college football as a lineman for Robert Morris

University in Pittsburg. “He was a presence in the paint,” Sekuterski said, making the understatement of the century. “He wasn’t the most basketball-talented player, but he was a presence, you know.” “We’ve been very fortunate,” Depew head coach Larry Jones added. “In the last six years, we’ve had the biggest post kids in the area,” including Lamb and Jaden Cotton, who went on to play football at the University at Buffalo. “So we’ve been able to throw the ball inside and get some easy baskets, but we won’t find so many easy ones this year,” Jones said. “We’re going to have to work a little bit. But, because of that, we’re changing what we do a little bit … since the ball probably won’t go to the post as often.” Without the big-men, though, “Nobody’s going to feel sorry for us and say, ‘poor Depew,’” Jones said, “so we gotta reload somehow and find a way to win.” For Depew in the evertough ECIC-III, that means getting the better of teams like Amherst, Cheektowaga, Maryvale, East Aurora, Pioneer and Springville. Amherst is said to have not lost many—if any—seniors, so some pundits might consider the Tigers the favorites this season. “They’re going to be more talented and bigger than us,” Sekuterski said, “so we’re gonna have to work on fast breaks and have our defense make them work the ball for a while; hopefully get some turnovers.” It was that type of hard work that got Depew to last season’s Section VI Class B semifinals matchup against eventual state runner-up Olean at Buffalo State College. The Wildcats

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Depew coach Larry Jones talks things over with his players during practice. TEAM: Depew Wildcats HEAD COACH: Larry Jones 2013-14 RECORD: 10-11 beat City Honors and Medina to get there. Depew last won a Section VI title back in 2009 after going 21-2 in 2007. Since then, they’ve been in sectional final six of last eight years under Jones, who’s going into his 11th season as Wildcats’ head coach. With that kind of experience, though, adjusting to constant changes from one season to the next is nothing new to the skipper, who plans “a lot of different looks” this season. He says the Wildcats will also have to “play faster because we’ll be smaller.”

ROSTER: Tyler Anna Chad Biersbach Tyler Biersbach Robert Burns Collin Gemerek Jakob Grant Ryan Guay John Mietus Steven Nichy Matt Pablocki Kyle Ratajczak Dylan Sekuterski Matt VanHouten Depew, though, will get some size back come the New Year when another football player—6-foot-3, 240-pound lineman and linebacker Jakob Grant—returns from a leg injury suffered this fall on the gridiron. “He’ll be back for the bulk of our league schedule,” Jones explained, “so we’ll just be patient with him, but when he’s ready he’ll be helpful.” Until he returns, though, it’ll be small ball for Depew—and will include more faces than just Sekuterski and Gemerek, because junior Ryan Guay and freshman

Chad Biersbach have been impressing in the preseason. “He’s going to be a very, very good player for years to come, Jones said of Biersbach, “so we brought him up and said, ‘Let’s do it now. We’re not going to wait.’” “We’re going to need him to score for us, even though he’s only a freshman,” Sekuterski added. “He should get some minutes and some points during the season.” Depew will need those points to match wits with the likes of Amherst, who has T.C. Brown, a point guard that Jones says “is a tremendous player; a great shooter. He can really score. They also have a 6-7 kid inside, too, so Amherst is the team to beat. “Right now, we’re not sure where our points are going to come from,” he added. “We’re still searching. We’re a work in progress.” “It’s going to be more of working hard and doing everything right than beat people one-on-one,” Sekuterski said. “We’re not the most talented team; we’re not the tallest team, so we’re going to have to work hard on getting people open. We’re not going to beat someone off the ball. We gotta set good screens, roll and find open spots, plus rebounding is going to be a big thing.” The Wildcats will also look to Bob Burns, Tyler Anna and Kyle Ratajczak for more court time this season. “But hopefully they’ll be ready,” Jones said. “They’ve been in the program for six years and they understand the deal, so we’ll find out.” In fact, the Wildcats’ first test is slated for Dec. 4 at Daemen College against St. Mary’s. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

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LHS senior signs COLUMN: Stepping out of your comfort to play at Edinboro zone on Planet Sport can be a good thing By William ‘Ski’ Wilczewski SPORTS REPORTER

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Lancaster High senior outfielder Olivia “OJ” Jankowski recently signed to play softball next season for Edinboro University.

Lancaster track shows strong at Buff State The Lancaster girls indoor track team made an impressive debut last Friday (Dec. 5) at a tridivisional meet at Buffalo State. Lancaster posted five firstplace finishes in the nine-team competition. Molly Scarpello won the 55-meter dash in 7.71. Sophomore Olivia Gervan won the high jump with first-attempt clearances through 5 feet, 2 inches. Brianna McKenzie won the shotput with a toss of 31 feet, 1 inch. Gina Graziani broke 40 feet winning the 20-pound throw with a toss of 40 feet, 2 inches. Rounding out the scoring was the 4x200-meter relay team of Gervan, Morgan Foster, Scarpello and freshman Jenna Grazen with a winning time of 1:53.2. Placing second for Lancaster was the 4x400-meter relay team of Emily Brigman, Alissa Galenski, MariaWild and Jenna Neumaier in 4:40.1. Winter Barry was second in the long jump with a PR of 14 feet, 9 inches. Graziani was second in the shotput with a toss of 27

feet, 11 inches. The boys team also had a good day posting five wins. Senior Steve George had an explosive win in the 55-meter dash with a personal best time of 6.68. Equally impressive was Steve Neumaier winning the 600-meter run with a fast time of 1:28.4. Juniors Connor Strusienski (shotput — 48 feet, 10 1/2 inches) and Matt Faulise (25-pound — 46 feet) dominated the throws. Rounding out the scoring was the 4x200-meter relay team of Connor Fuller, George, Jake Valley and Carson Valley winning in a time of 1:41.1. Placing second for the boys were: Dave Krull (1,000-meter — 2:49.6), Dan Emerson (high jump — 5 feet, 8 inches), Faulise (shotput — 45 feet, 1 inch), and Strusienski (wgt — 34 feet). The 4x800-meter relay team of Brad Bedell, Krull, John DiPaolo and Nick Nowicki finished second in a time of 9:26.7. Lancaster is on the road this Saturday (Dec. 13) to the Ithaca College Invitational.

Now that I’ve finally settled into my seat here with the Lancaster Sun and Depew Courier, I thought it might be time to introduce myself to all our readers; a little inskiduction, if you will. What I mean by that, is like many Polacks I usually go by the nickname “Ski” within my friendly circles. It may not be the most unique of monikers, but it’s followed me throughout the years since my days at St. Mary’s High School, where I graduated from in what feels like eons ago. For the last 20 years, however, I’ve not been a resident of The Empire State—although the ebb and flow of life brought me back to its lake effect shores just in time to experience the recent Snowvember storm; one that gave me childhood flashbacks to the infamous Blizzard of ’77 that I told endless stories about in my travels over the last two decades. The destination of my life’s most recent geographic chapter saw me in the sunny state of Arizona—a place I

continue to hold dear in my heart for oh so many reason— one of which is not the state’s governor, but that’s a whole different story. Anyway, one of my missions in Arizona was to bring an appreciation for one of my favorite sports to its people; a sport that I found they had little clue about in those warm climes. Yes, I’m speaking of hockey. Sure, The Grand Canyon State has the Arizona (formerly Phoenix) Coyotes to root for, but that fact that its franchise currently has the third worst attendance in the NHL—and likely has been in that basement since the city got the team from Winnipeg in 1996—was a clear sign that the fine people from the southwest needed some enlightenment on a sport that dates back to the 1700s. For their eyes, I had written columns breaking things down to the lowest common denominator in hopes of opening those eyes. I often wrote that they should get “out of their cave” to experience one of the best, fast-paced, action sports known to planet earth.

The Orchard Park Gymsters were in Syracuse Dec. 5-7 for the prestigious PinkyStone Invitational. The Level 3 team beat out impressive teams from Binghamton, Syracuse and Utica to win the second place team trophy. Lancaster ’s Courtney Bondanza and Brooke Delaney both had standout performances for the Gymsters. Bondanza won thirdplace trophies on vault and

floor and placed seventh all-around in Level 10 competition. Meanwhile, Delaney took fourth on the vault, fifth on the floor and fifth all-around in the Level 9 Sr. division. The Level 3 team effort included: Sarah McLaughlin, who won bars (9.5), floor (9.7) and all-around (37.5). She was also third on vault and fifth on the beam. Madison Pede was close begind her with a fantastic meet, taking first

on vault (9.8), second on bars and all-around and t h i r d o n f l o o r. H a n n a Chmielowiec also medalled. In the 10-11 age group, J u l i a Va l t i n m e d a l l e d in three events and won a trophy for her beam performance and was third all-around. Hannah Ross won trophies for vault (second place), floor (third place) and sixth allaround. Megan Flanagan won a trophy and medalled

on beam (third) and allaround (eighth). Madeline Hayes was solid and medalled on all four events and was sixth all-around. Also winning medals were Sabrina Clancy, Madisyn Draper, Nicole Woroszylo, Gianna G a r r a , B r o o k e H a l t e r, Lauren Welsh, Elliot Stephenson and Lily Hays. Also contributing to the team win were Jerzi-Lynn Jurkiw, Melissa Reimann and Jayden Ecker.

Brown ‘the best freshman’ Molson has seen in a while “Lancers” from page A7

“Ladies” from page A7 though, they stand to do a lot of damage. “We’re real aggressive … and got a lot of speed, so I can see us going far this year,” Kowalewski said, adding that conditioning for their defensive plans after the first full week has been “way tougher than last year; that’s for sure.” St. Mary’s, however, is going to need that type of all-around play in order to compete in the always tough MMAA—which was dominated last season by a Cardinal O’Hara squad that not only won the MMAA but also secured the the Class B Catholic state championship before winning the Federation A title. “They graduated a ton, but from what I hear they have a good group of kids coming in this year, so they should be very strong,” Junik explained. “The league itself (which also includes Mercy-Mount St. Mary’s and Christian Central) is always strong, one though eight, so it’s always a grind in the Monsignor Martin. It’s the best league in Western New York year in and year out.” That, however, is something this season’s Lady Lancers are fully aware of, so Junik put together a very competitive non-league schedule to grease the runway, so to speak, “so it should be a good time,” he said. “The talent here is just growing and growing and growing, so it’s exciting. We’re on the uptick, so we

north is all bad … regardless of what those southern Civil War buffs say.” I drew some ire on certain occasions for the snide way I went about those columns, but sometimes if you don’t hit someone over the head with a heavy stick, they really don’t get the point. Some in Arizona might say I seldom had a point to my columns—especially the ones about hockey—but sometimes that’s the beauty of being a journalist. Someone agreeing with ALL THE TIME can get old, too, so it’s actually nice once in a while when people tell you they think you fell off your rocker or are a couple slices short of a loaf. In Arizona, that happened all the time. I hope the same holds true here. But at least here I won’t have to explain the beloved game of hockey to anyone. If anyone here, though, is interested in a game of cachibol (a Mexican sport similar to volleyball in which players are able to catch the ball, in addition to being able to volley it), let me know. I will be more than happy to explain it you.

Locals Bondanza, Delaney medal for Gymsters

Lady Lancers added speed, aggression on defense Junik’s also excited in the fact that he has two sophomores and a junior as captains for the coming campaign— and no seniors in the ranks. “But we kinda have all our pieces in place, and we’re pretty talented up front, and have two very good guards that I think kinda work well together,” he said. “We’re just trying to keep building on the momentum here, and try to get back to those winning ways.” Helping the Lady Lancers do that will not only be those guards but also a few bigger girls in the middle, changing up what the team had done traditionally over the years. “I feel like the philosophy changes year to year depending what kind of talent you have,” Junik explained, “and think this year we have a couple of dynamic guards, but I think where our bread and butter’s gonna be is with our inside game. So, it’s just going to be our job to figure out how to feed them the ball in positions where they’re able to score and succeed.” On defense, Junik says, “I foresee us being a man-toman team and really getting after it. We really have some length, both height and length, arm-wise, so I think that’s gonna help us to compete,” he said. “We’re a little thin at the guard, which makes me nervous, but we’ll see.” If those guards— Hannah Pufpaff and Kaitlyn Kowalewski—stay healthy,

At times, I even had to break down like this: The name of the sport is HO-C-K-E-Y (pronounced like the little person who sits on a horse during a race). I understand that ice doesn’t last too long in this neck of the woods, so most people may not have grown to love the sport yet, like us Yankees from up north. I told them to grab a piece of paper and a pencil and get ready for class to begin … Introduction to Hockey 101: I went on to give them the Random House College Dictionary definition of the sport, and tell them that it was listed under ice hockey; not to be confused with field hockey or lacrosse. I then went on to explain what ice was by telling them that it’s the thing that rarely builds up on Arizona’s streets in the “winter”— phenomenon that really doesn’t occur over there. I would then usually end by writing something like this: “Believe it or not, there are other sports out there besides baseball, football, basketball and soccer. Give it a shot sometime. You won’t regret it. Not everything from up

got a whole bunch to look forward to.” As for the past, St. Mary’s only graduated one senior starter in captainAllie Casillo. Junik, though, won’t have to worry about graduating anyone for a couple season’s now because the squad has no seniors, just sophomores and juniors this time around. It’s “fun and interesting at the same time,” he said, “because we’re certainly young … but it’s a group that I’m excited about because this group of 12 is going to play together now for two straight years. “And (we’ll have) none of the senior drama that ultimately every team goes through,” he added. “That’s a cool dynamic; the first time in my career that we’ve had that.” Junik also has those new faces on the team in the volleyball trio that was on the state title squad—something that he hopes will change the basketball program’s expectations. “So it should be a lot of fun in Lancerville, I hope,” he said. “We work really hard in practice,” added junior captain Annie Hamilton, “so hopefully it shows on the court.” St. Mary’s’ first real test this season is scheduled to come in the season opener, which is slated for Friday, Nov. 28 against Pembroke.

“We’re going to see how he works out early in the year,” Rath said of Brown. “He’s gonna be good coming off the bench,” Molson said. “He’s the best freshman I’ve seen in a while. It’s good for him to make the team, and I’m expecting good things in the future from him.” “He deserves it,” Stoj added. “Eric’s a very good player; a good kid; hard-working and never complains.” Brown, though, will not only need to adapt quickly to the speed of the high school and varsity levels, but also to the speed of Lancer-ball, which calls for a plenty trips up and down the court and an emphasis on defense. “I like the defensive end,” Rath explained, “so for us to be successful, we’re gonna to need to keep teams under 50 points and we’re gonna to need to rely on solid rebounding. We don’t have a whole lot of size, so we’ll need to rely on fundamentals. That’s going to be important.” It’s also going to be important that Molson improve on his defensive game from a year ago. “He was quite a contributor last year on offense,” Rath said. “On defense, he did pick it up, but that’s going to have to continue.” “(Coach) told me to work on it in the offseason, so I just got in gyms … played against older people; guarding them,” Molson added, “so I worked on my defense a lot in the offseason.”

The rest of the Lancers had better have, too, because the defensive rotations are expected to come fast and furious this year, with five-man platoons rotating in-and-out every few minutes—at least in the onset of the season. “We have that kind of athleticism,” Rath said, “so we’re going to take advantage of it.” The Lancers are also going to have to take advantage of their MMAA counterparts if they want to remain in the foreground of the league standings—a league that Rath calls “one of the best—if not the best—in Western New York.” Teams include Canisius, St. Joe’s, Nichols and Park, which Rath described as a “well-rounded” program that’s relatively new to the local scene. The others, on the other hand, have been around substantially longer, and always pose a threat—like reigning Manhattan Cup champion Nichols, which beat Canisius last season to earn that title. “We’ve had some knockdown, drag-out battles with them,” Rath said of Nichols, adding that Canisius “always has a ton of talent, too.” As for St. Joes, “They always find a way to regroup and be tough,” Rath said, “and they’re going to want payback (from being beaten last season).” Last season, though, St. Mary’s’ preseason wasn’t interrupted like it had been this year, thanks—in large part—to

Buffalo Blizzard 2014. “We had a year’s worth of snowfall in two days,” Rath recalled, “so that interrupts a lot.” To make matters even worse, the Lancers had a few other interruptions in the preseason, including a five-day senior trip to New York City, two days of court resurfacing and the annual Thanksgiving holiday. “Just the days that we actually have practice, we come out here and we work hard,” Stoj said. “Hard work pays off, and that’s how we make up for it.” “It’s affected our practice time to work on our chemistry and get the plays down,” Molson added, “plus we got a couple new people that need to learn the plays, but I think we’ll be good. We got some good leadership from the seniors that’re in New York City right now, but I think it’ll be good overall.” Rath expects the same. In fact, “I expect the rust to fall off quickly Dec. 4,” the skipper said, “because there won’t be a lot of time for practice after that. Once we get going, they’re going to have to adjust on the fly.” If they can, the St. Mary’s Lancers just might stand a chance of going one up on last season squad, and actually bringing home the state title that eluded them earlier in the year. “That’d be big,” Molson said. “It’d probably put the program back on the map a little bit, so that’s what we’re shooting for.”

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Board thanks community for support during storm, make special notices

By Sallie Moppert

THE LANCASTER SUN CORRESPONDENT

The snow storm that hit Buffalo just a few short weeks ago was considered by many to be one of the worst storms that had ever been seen. Schools and businesses were closed for multiple days, roads were closed and driving bans were in place. Despite the hardships that the weather caused the Lancaster Village, the board expressed its thanks to the community for coming together and helping one another to stay safe and warm during the storm. “Our community and our employees are by far the best that I’ve ever been associated with,” Village of Lancaster Trustee Kenneth O’Brien stated. “When push came to shove, people stepped up to help each other and keep each other safe.” In addition to the thanks out to the members of the community, the board also extended a special bid of gratitude to the Department of Public Works, the Village Fire Department, the Police Department, emergency

dispatchers, and the Office of Emergency Management. “We are thankful to the Department of Public Works for its good work and dedication in keeping the roads clear,” Village of Lancaster Trustee William Schroeder added. “All of the employees and volunteers were fantastic and were great at helping the people. It wasn’t just the employees and volunteers of the Department of Public Works, but the people from the fire department, police department, the emergency dispatchers, the Office of Emergency Management and more. The people definitely got their money’s worth and then some. This was one of the worst storms that I’ve seen and everyone took care of things very well. Mother Nature tried to get the best of us but she didn’t win.” The fire department will be holding a storm critique meeting this month to review its service during the snow storm. Discussions will focus on what worked well and what could use improvement in the future. In addition to the discussion on the recent snow

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storm, the Village of Lancaster board also passed a resolution to cancel the upcoming board meeting on Dec. 22. With the holidays just around the corner, the board members agreed to cancel the last meeting of the year so everyone would have a chance to enjoy the holidays with their families. The board also expressed interest in hiring substitute crossing guards for the village. The board is looking to hire up to five substitute crossing guards to help alleviate the holes that were created when people were reassigned to different positions or had to take time off due to weather or medical related conditions. Anyone interested in applying for these positions can submit an application to the Lancaster Village Clerk & Treasurer’s Office. The Clerk & Treasurer’s Office is located at 5423 Broadway in the Municipal Building in Lancaster. To submit an application or for more information contact the clerk & treasurer’s office at 683-2105 or visit www.lancastervillage.org.

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The Lancaster District PTO Council will be hosting its sixth annual Holiday Extravaganza Raffle Dec. 22, with ticket sales going up until Dec. 21. Tickets are $5 each, and can be purchased through any PTO member, or at the district office with Director of Communications, Pat Burgio. Those interested are also encouraged to call Jeannie Campese at 491-5972 or Debbie Belote at 380-8752 for tickets. Recently, flyers went out to families in the district as a reminder about the event. “They’re passed out at each building, some buildings pass them out backpack express to each student, which means it goes home in their folder and Mom and Dad get it,” explained Julie Kaska, member of the PTO for 6 years. As the kids get older, flyers and tickets are held in the front office for parents to pick up. The PTO distributes the funds based on where they’re needed the most in the district. Scholar-

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