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Lake effect snow hits Lancaster, Depew

By Jennifer Lysiak

THE LANCASTER SUN EDITOR

Although, winter officially begins on Dec. 21, Lancaster and Depew residents got more than a taste of the wintery season this week.

The first major snowfall of the season resulted in some areas of Lancaster accumulating 60 inches of snow and parts of Depew got hit with 42 inches.

With travel bans in effect and a state of emergency declared, as well as in other surrounding communities, Lancaster and Depew were pummeled with snow in a short amount of time. This caused roads to become impassable, local schools and businesses to close, and leaving some people stranded in the blistering cold.

Through the use of Facebook, the Lancaster Police Department urged residents, on Wednesday, to stay off the roads and be patient. The significant amount of snow that had fallen made the removal process difficult and

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From Nov. 17 to Nov. 19, police assisted 36 motorists who had disabled/stuck vehicles, which included responding to a report of two males fighting outside a vehicle that veered off the roadway on Genesee Street.

Patrols transported or otherwise assisted 11 persons who were stranded. Lancaster dispatchers handled

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fore 7 a.m. today [Wednesday] we heard a crash and tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,” explained Betsy Moll, a Broadway resident. “We finally realized that it was a broken window in our dining room - storm window and interior window. There was a chunk of ice on the floor beginning to melt.”

Moll continued to say she then got a phone call from the second floor tenant in

their four family apartment building next door.

“He was sitting in the living room watching TV and was soon surrounded by broken glass,” she said.

After calling the police and later the Department of Transportation (DOT), it was discovered it was a state plow heading east, taking out windows throughout the Village of Lancaster on the south side of Broadway.

Moll said the window has an 8-inch or so hole, so they

removed the storm window and taped cardboard over the interior window hole.

“We’ll get them repaired, probably one at a time,” Moll said. “In our apartment next door the big fixed pane window is damaged. That too is patched, but we won’t be able to repair it probably until a thaw - maybe even spring.”

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more than 100 calls involving blocked furnace vents, carbon monoxide detector activations, odors of natural gas inside residences, fire alarms and other fire department related calls.

Police also responded to three complaints on Broadway after their house windows were shattered from snow being thrown by a passing state plow truck.

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Lancaster and Depew residents get an early taste of the winter season.

By Amy Robb

THE LANCASTER SUN REPORTER

At the most recent school board meeting Nov. 17, it was announced that an amendment was signed into law Dec. 18, 2013 regarding school tax exemptions for veterans. The original statute enacted in 1984 granted veterans exemption amounts for county, city, town, and village taxes, but with a specified cap amount and only for certain types of veterans.

The amendment (RPTL 458 – a) was designed to include exemptions for alternate and pro-rata/eligible fund veterans, and to extend the exemption cap for

the 2015-16 tax year. The exemption cap discussed includes Erie County, the Town and Village of Lancaster, Town of Cheektowaga, and Town of Elma.

Non-combat vets are eligible for $18,000, combat veterans can get up to an additional $12,000 for a total of $30,000, and disabled vets are eligible for up to $60,000. Only pro-rata veterans will have to apply for the exemption, since it will automatically be applied for all other veteran classifications.

The amendment includes those who served in the Persian Gulf conflict, Vietnam, the Korean War, and World War II, while those who served in the Cold War

are eligible under a separate amendment (RPTL 458 – B). Those who received an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, or a Navy, Marine Corps, or Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal are also eligible.

Former school board member Robert Szatkowski, a veteran himself, spoke to the audience praising the amendment.

“Vets should get this.

Wives are left without much money. This would help tremendously,” he said.

Other board members expressed how happy they were to help veterans in this way, especially since the majority of them knew family members in the service.

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“We should honor each and every one of them,” she said, after a tearful speech.

Jamie Phillips, assistant superintendent for Business and Support Services, said taxes are “going to be redistributed to those without the exemption.”

The district will continue to levy a total of $47,789,584 for residents, and the exemption will be taken before STAR savings.

For the Lancaster Township in particular, there will be a change of 1.74 percent, but the increase is also based

on home value. Residences assessed for $100,000 will have taxes increase $29 per $1,000, $200,000 assessments will see an increase of $58, and $300,000 can expect $87 more per $1,000.

Property assessments will also affect how much of an exemption each veteran is getting, since the amount being deducted will be calculated based off home values.

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The Lancaster Sun / Saturday, November 22, 2014

Christmas Tea at the Hull Family Home & Farmstead

By Sallie Moppert

THE LANCASTER SUN REPORTER

The holiday season is quickly approaching and the Hull Family Home & Farmstead is getting into the holiday spirit this December.

On Sunday, Dec. 7, the annual Christmas Tea and Open House will be returning to the Hull Home for its third year. The tea will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will consist of a luncheon with various holiday treats. There will also be many different types of teas available for the attendees to enjoy.

“The idea came from some of our staff member’s love of going to tea rooms,” explained Jeanette Dickinson, a Hull H o m e v o l u n t e e r. “ We started with the Mother’s Day tea over five years ago and then decided to start a Christmas tea event to have something fun to do in the holiday season.”

Seating for this event is

limited so anyone interested in attending is encouraged to RSVP as soon as possible. Once the tables are filled, there will be a waiting list in case there are any cancellations.

The Hull Home will be decorated for the holidays and attendees will have the opportunity to tour the home either before or after the tea and luncheon. For those who have toured the house before, Dickinson believes that they will be pleased with the renovations and updates that the house has received so far.

“We have made many changes to the house that just look amazing. The pantry is finished and we’ve finished the plastering and painting.” Dickinson said. “Even if you’ve been to the house before, it is worth it to come through again to see all of the wonderful changes and renovations that have been made so far.”

The luncheon will consist of various foods, including sandwiches,

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home was built. There will also be a table favor that each attendee will receive for coming to the event. In years past, the table favors have included items such as snowflake ornaments

and lavender sachets.

The teas, sandwiches and desserts will be served on an array of china. The dishes, tea pots and cups will all be of various styles and designs to make the

décor especially fun and aesthetically pleasing to the guests.

Father Christmas will also be making a special appearance during the luncheon and will be delivering candy canes to all of the tables.

This will be the last event of 2014 for the Hull Family Home & Farmstead. Next year, there will be many events, including the return of some of the community favorites, such as the Mother’s Day Tea in May and the Pig n’ Pint in July.

“This is just such a fun event. It is a nice way to spend some time with family and friends during this holiday season.” Dickinson added.

Tickets for the event are pre-sale only. They are $20 for adults and $15 for children 8 to 12 years old.

For reservations, contact Barbara from the Hull Family Home & Farmstead at 741-7032.

Morton appointed to Legislature’s Budget Committee Erie County Legislator Ted Morton has been appointed to the Erie County Legislature’s Budget Committee, which oversees Legislative hearings and discussions pertaining to the proposed 2015 budget.

As a member of the committee, Morton will vote on any amendments to the budget before a package is sent to the full Legislature for consideration.

“The key responsibility of the Legislature is to approve a balanced budget that delivers quality services and is mindful of

taxpayers. The Legislature received the proposed 2015 budget in mid-October and began to review that plan, which includes $40 million in new spending. I think we need to look at all options to make cuts before adopting the final budget. In early November, the committee will be holding budget hearings and hopefully identifying areas where we can save.

My goal during this process is to deliver a tax decrease to taxpayers,” said Morton.

The Legislative budget

hearings with the county’s departments will be held Nov. 17 to Nov. 20. The public will have the opportunity to comment on the budget during the public hearing being held at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24 in Legislature Chambers, 92 Franklin St., Fourth Floor, Buffalo.

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The Lancaster Sun / Saturday, November 22, 2014

Community documents a historic event Snow from Page 1

Even though, this happen, Moll said it was really not so bad compared to what others went through.

“It was just startling and will require what will be probably be many hours of attention. We are enormously grateful that we had no power loss issues. The October storm taught us about that sort of situation,” Moll said.

“Because we grew up here and have lived here many years we’ve been in prolonged snow events before - inconvenient, excitement followed by boredom tinged with danger,” added Moll. “What is really different about this storm is how isolated we are in our experience.”

For instance, Moll explained her tennis friends wanted to know where she was Tuesday morning when she didn’t show up at the Village Glen.

“Our experiences are worlds apart despite the fact that we live within 10 miles of one another. Ah - lake effect,” said Moll, adding she did feel like Lancaster was prepared for the storm.

In addition, Moll is also the volunteer director at the Trinity Food Pantry in Lancaster and on Wednesday the pantry was closed, which is something she can’t remember ever doing before.

Depew resident Jennifer King, who lives on South Kokomo Street, said on Thursday she did not feel like Depew was prepared for the winter storm. She explained it was around 9 p.m. Monday, and the streets were only being salted, not plowed.

Fortunately, King and her family made it through safely, but they were not as prepared as they should have been. King said they knew the snow was coming, but they only thought 1 to 2 feet of snow was going to fall.

“Shoveling was so horrible,” said King, adding they spent most their time outside trying to unbury their house and cars. “I would say between going in and out of garage to snow blow and shovel [we were out there] at least a dozen times.”

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perience, King said the worst part was trying to make food last. They even walked to the store, which had no food. There were very limited resources.

Also due to the amount of the snow that fell, King was one of many residents in Depew and Lancaster, who sustained some damage to their homes.

For King the snow bowed her home’s roof over the back deck and caused new cracks in walls of the garage.

When asked to describe what is was like going through this winter storm, King remarked, “Imagine shoveling 38,000 pounds of snow off your roof to then shovel the same amount off the driveway.”

Only one word can really describe that, horrible, which many residents probably can agree with.

As of Thursday evening, crews are continuously cleaning up the roadways, residents were urged to

Morton asks Lt. Gov. Duffy to support investigation into gas prices Erie County Legislator Ted Morton has contacted New York State Lt. Governor Robert Duffy asking for his support to appeal to the NYS Attorney General to do a full investigation into why gas prices in Erie County drop at a far slower rate than across New York State and the United States.

“Lt. Governor Duffy was recently asked by the media why he thought our gas prices were higher and slow to drop, and he said he wasn’t sure. I am hoping that he agrees with me how serious this matter is and that answers are critical for the residents of Erie

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As a result of the investigation, Legislator Morton wants to see corrective action taken and county residents provided relief at the gas pump in a timely manner.

For additional information, please contact Legislator Morton at 858-8856 or e-mail ted.morton@ erie.gov.

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stay off the roadways, and driving bans were still in effect for Lancaster and Depew.

“This is an historic event.

When all is said and done, this snowstorm will break all sorts of records, and that’s saying something in Western New York and Buffalo,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a visit to the city.

The Town of Elma, Town of Alden, Village of Alden, Town of Marilla, Town of Orchard Park, Town of West Seneca, City of Lackawanna, and the City of Buffalo (South Buffalo only) were the other Erie County areas affected by the storm named, “Knife.”

The storm also closed down many main roads, including the NYS Thruway (I-90) from Exit 46 near Rochester to Exit 61 in Ripley; I-290 from Exit 6 (Sheridan Drive) to the Thruway (I-90); I-190 Niagara Thruway from exit 1 (South Ogden Street,

near Thruway mainline exit 53) to exit 16 (I-290, near South Grand Island Bridge); Route 219 south from I-90 in West Seneca to Route 39 in Springville; Route 219 north from Route 242 in Ellicottville to I-90 in West Seneca; Route 5 from Route 179 in the Village of Blasdell to I-190 in Buffalo; Route 400 N/S between I-90 to Olean Road; Ramp I-290 west to I-190 south in Erie County; NY Route 277 Union Road from Losson Rd to US Rte 20; Route 78 Transit Road from Como Park Blvd to Rehm Road in the Village of Depew; Walden Ave. from Genesee St. in the town of Alden to Route 277 in the Village of Depew; and Route 33 (Genesee Street) remained closed in both directions (EB/WB) between Walden Avenue and the Wyoming County Line in the Town of Alden, Erie County.

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The Sun Editorial & Letters W W W. C P O W N Y . C O M

Jacobs issues reminders to WNY motorists Be prepared, stay safe during winter driving months Every start to the winter season, you promise yourself that this year will be different, that you’ll be ready for whatever blizzard Mother Nature sends us. We all know that winter driving can be a test for even expert drivers and you need to be prepared at all times. Before the storm hits, take a moment to review a few simple winter driving tips and doublecheck that you have the proper emergency gear in your vehicle to ensure your safety.

Not all drivers are prepared for winter driving conditions, so take it slow when driving on snowy or icy roadways. Drive as the environment warrants, stay alert and reduce your speed. Due to poor visibility and/or bad road condi-

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Brake early and slowly give yourself time to stop and react safely.

Keep a full tank of gas along with dry gas in your vehicle at all times. Before pulling onto the road, be sure to completely clear snow and ice from your car windows, mirrors, lights, hood and roof. Don’t use cruise control in inclement weather as the slightest touch of your brakes to deactivate can cause loss of vehicle control.

Take extra precaution when entering and exiting ramps and bridges as they can be extremely slippery.

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Make sure your car is properly maintained – the better shape your car is in, the safer you are on the road. Have your battery and ignition system checked, along with your brakes, transmission and tires.

All fluids in your vehicle should be checked and topped off: de-icing washer fluid, oil, power steering and anti-freeze. Change or adjust spark plugs, air, fuel and emission filters.

Check your headlights, brake and tail lights, blinkers and emergency flashers.

If you ever get stuck in the winter season, be prepared by keeping these emergency items handy in your vehicle: a spare tire, wheel wrench, jack,

shovel, jumper cables, tow and tire chains, salt or cat litter, working flashlight with extra batteries, bright cloth, first aid kit, ice scraper and snow brush.

Extra clothing such as gloves, socks and hats, a blanket, a 12 volt charger for a cell phone, as well as non-perishable foods and bottles of water or juice are vital should you become stranded.

Being prepared is the best offense against winter driving. Take it slow, be safe and buckle up. Additional safe driving tips can be found on the Erie County Clerk’s website www.erie.gov/clerk.

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Well, welcome to the Lancaster Sun “Letter to the Editor” page.

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Any topic that you feel is important, I would like to hear about it. All I ask is the

Applications for regular Home Energy Assistance Program (“HEAP”) benefits are currently being accepted and Erie County’s Department of Social Services (“DSS”) anticipates receiving more than 20,000 HEAP applications by the end of December.

To expedite the application process and to prevent

letter be well written and you include your name and address in the letter.

Please refrain from using any profanity or name calling. The letter to the editor is strictly a constructive way for members of the community to voice their opinions on matters and have it be published for our readers.

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Residents encouraged to avoid lines, apply online for HEAP

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Residents with their heat service currently on and without a shutoff notice are advised to apply online at www.myBenefits.ny.gov or by calling the HEAP Application Request Line at 858-1969.

Regular HEAP eligibility and benefits are based on income, household size, the

primary heating source and the presence of a vulnerable household member who is under age 6, is age 60 or older, or is permanently disabled. An eligible household may receive one regular HEAP benefit per program year. Households currently receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (“TANF”) and/or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”) benefits may qualify for an automatic basic HEAP benefit and would not be required to file a separate application. Households may ascertain the status of an AutoPay by calling the HEAP Hotline at 858-7644.

Last season, more than 100,000 HEAP benefits were authorized to Erie County households. In order to qualify

for a regular HEAP benefit, the members of the household must be citizens of the United States or qualified aliens with gross monthly income at or below the amount per household size listed at www.2.erie. gov Applicants will be required to provide their DD Form 214 to prove eligibility for this program.

The season for applying for regular HEAP benefits runs through December 31st. HEAP Emergency Benefits for households whose main source of heat is natural gas or electricity can be applied for beginning Jan. 2, 2015.

For more information: On the Erie County Department of Social Services, visit http://www2.erie.gov/ socialservices/

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The Lancaster Sun / Saturday, November 22, 2014

Bowmansville, Millgrove Residents voice Firefighters conduct opinions on Lake Avenue joint MCI Training road striping

By Sallie Moppert

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Members of the Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association (BVFA) and Millgrove Fire Departments gathered together on Oct. 27 to train together on responding to a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI).

A MCI is generally defined as any incident in which emergency first responder and medical resources, such as personnel and equipment, are overwhelmed by the number and severity of both injuries and casualties.

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drill, including the use of live people with simulated injuries to enhance the realism of the training.

BVFA and Millgrove firefighters worked together in treating and extricating the victims, as they have countless times before in real accidents.

The fire chiefs from both departments later commented on how well the MCI Drill operated, noting that both fire departments enhanced their skills and are well prepared to respond to any future MCI incidents.

collapse, bus and train collisions, and natural disasters, such as an earthquake are usually categorized as an MCI. Both Lancaster and Alden have major roadways, including the NYS Thruway, which are protected

by BVFA and the Millgrove Fire Department.

With a large number of busses traveling these roads, the MCI drill was designed to simulate a collision between an SUV and a school bus. Both fire departments worked together in preparing the

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The Village of Lancaster Board held a public hearing on Monday to discuss the current status of the road striping on Lake Avenue and Aurora Street.

Many residents from both Lake Avenue and Aurora Street, as well as residents that have relatives or businesses on those two particulars roads, were given the opportunity to address the village board with their questions, comments and concerns regarding the situation.

The board members also took advantage of the public hearing to inform the public of some of the possible solutions to the striping issue.

There are four solutions being considered by the board, with suggestions by the public also being taken into consideration.

The four choices included: putting the stripes back to where they were; remove the stripes altogether and leave the road without them; leave the stripes where they are currently located; or to ban all parking on Lake Avenue and Aurora Street.

“We all believe in safety and so we want to work with everyone on this issue because it is very sensitive and very important,” Village of Lancaster Mayor Paul Maute stated.

The majority of residents that addressed the board agreed that the most favorable option would be to move the stripes back to their original location.

Some of the residents stated that moving the stripes would make it fairer to the businesses, apartments and houses in the area because other solutions, such as banning all parking, could create more problems.

Another issue pointed out about the current state of the road striping included dangers to pedestrians and, more specifically, to children.

Wi t h w i n t e r a r r i v i n g sooner than planned, it was also mentioned that drivers will need to be extra cautious to account for the snowy conditions, the earlier nightfall, the slick roads and the haphazard parking caused by snow covering up the boundaries of the road.

Erie County Legislator Ted Morton also attended the hearing and spoke to the board on the matter.

He explained that when the company came to take care of the restriping, there was most likely a miscommunication between the Department of Public Works (DPW) and the company on where the road striping should be placed. Morton added that the majority of road striping is placed down the middle of the street.

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Morton added he has been keeping up to date on the situation and will continue to help the board to resolve the situation.

Based on the majority support for returning the stripes to their original location, Village of Lancaster Trustee Russell Sugg asked Cansdale if it would be possible to move the stripes this year, which Cansdale replied that it would, in fact be possible.

Lancaster Village Fire Chief Joseph Ligammare also spoke at the meeting, expressing his thoughts from a fireman’s perspective, focusing on the removal of the stripes if it is still a viable option.

“In my opinion, leaving the stripes and removing the stripes would be equally as dangerous but removing the stripes would make drivers use more caution while driving on both sides of the road.” Ligammare said. “There are pros and cons to all of the options and there is no right or wrong answer.”

The board will be taking the input of the residents, as well as the petition signed by the residents to move the stripes back to their original location, into their consideration as they decide which option would be the best for the village.

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Four Lancaster student-athletes officially sign with Division I athletics programs

By William Wilczewski SPORTS REPORTER

The road from high school ball to Division I Canisius College didn’t come easy for Redskins baseball player Joe Preziuso.

The youngster had some obstacles put in his path in the form of injuries—a broken leg and torn ACL—while playing shortstop for Lancaster High, but that didn’t stop him from fulfilling one of his dreams.

That dream became a reality recently when the senior ceremoniously signed his letter of intent Friday morning (Nov. 14) to play for the Griffins next season. He was one of four Redskins to ink their future plans.

“It’s an amazing feeling,” Preziuso said. “I’ve been dreaming about this since I was little, and I’ve seen friends and teammates sign, so I’ve just always wanted to follow in their footsteps—and thanks to everyone that’s here today, I’ve been given the opportunity to do that.”

It also didn’t hurt that Lancaster won two Section VI titles in his three varsity seasons. The Redskins have also been on Canisius’ radar, with last year’s standout third baseman Ryan Stekl now playing for the Griffs.

“He’s told me great things about the program, so now I can’t wait to join him up there,” said Preziuso, who has a 4.0 GPAat Lancaster and is looking to perhaps major in computer science and minor in physics.

“He worked hard to get back to where he is now, so it’s pretty impressive for us to see him do that,” his father, John, said.

“We’re proud of him for his brain more than his body.”

His mother, Beth, agreed— but also knows how much her son put into his diamond dreams.

WILLIAM WILCZEWSKI

From left, Lancaster seniors Joe Preziuso, Grace Gabriel, Marissa DiRienzo and Chelsea Dantonio. All four signed letters of intent to continue their standout playing careers in college — and at the Division I level.

“He’s doing something he’s always loved to do,” she said.

“Since he was 4 years old, it’s always been baseball, baseball, baseball.

“The years of travel across the country have been worth it,” she added, “so it’s been interesting to see him advance and get better. It’s exciting for us.”

Preziuso’s progress, though, can’t stop now. In fact, he knows he has to turn it up a notch.

“In college, everyone’s the same if not better talent-wise

than you, so you have to work just as hard to beat them out if you want any playing time,” he said, “so I plan to get with the coaches and other players, and use them as learning guides, plus using my skill and my passion to get some playing time.”

Lancaster lacrosse player Grace Gabriel will also be looking for some playing time next season at Marquette University, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

“If I work hard and stay focused, I think I have a good

chance of starting (right away),” the senior said. “It’s all about my mentality and if I show up to play. The coach made me very aware to that.”

What likely drew the eye of the Marquette coach was the fact that Gabriel was a 2014AllAmerican and has been playing at the varsity level at Lancaster since she was an eighth-grader.

Last season, she also led the team in goals with 63, and is third in school history with 167.

She’s also sixth in school history

in assists with 65.

“It was a lot of hard work and going to the gym,” she said. “I’ve put in a lot more reps than other people, and just tried to work harder than the next person. I just constantly push myself.”

“It’s a dream come true.

This is all we’ve ever wanted for Grace,” her father Craig added. “As an athlete when I was young, I would have loved to have had this moment, so it’s awesome for her. So, anything

we had to do as a family to get here is just part of being a parent.”

Lady Redskin Chelsea Dantonio’s parents have also made sacrifices over the years to help their daughter along the way— and that way is now pointed to Rock Hill, S.C., where the golfer will hit the links next season at Winthrop University.

See “Signing” on page 7

SIGNING CENTRAL

Other area athletes sign national letters of intent

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Depew senior Alyssa Kling signed a letter of intent with Mercyhurst College for volleyball. Seated are Kling with her parents, John and Heather Kling.

Second row: Principal Carol Townsend, grandCONTRIBUTED PHOTO parents John and Bonnie Kling, Depew volleyball St. Mary’s volleyball standout Leah Meyer official- coach Jeff Addesa and AD Brian Wilson. Top row: brother John Kling. ly signed with Duke University on Friday, Nov. 14.

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St. Mary’s Matthew Schnieder signed to play baseball at Mercyhurst next season.

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The Lancaster Sun / Saturday, November 22, 2014

Goomba’s taking small steps in boxing’s revival

By William Wilczewski SPORTS REPORTER

With her hand cupped over her open mouth, Ana Leon Rodriguez feverishly paced back and forth—always in the very back row of onlookers—holding her breath in a strange mix of fright and excitement that only a mother can muster.

She could barely stand to watch, and would only exhale at the end of every exhausting two minutes. But—after each one-minute break was over— there would be Ana, returning to her anxious caged-cat routine at Goomba’s Boxing Club in Lancaster, where a mere feet away her 15-year-old son Samuel was being born into a world that Ana knows all too well.

You see, Ana’s cousin Carlos “Sugar” de Leon was a four-time cruiserweight champion of the world back in the 1980s, so she’s familiar with the sweet science— it’s just a different kind of sweet when it’s your flesh and blood in the ring for the first time against a foe that’s already dominated a few opponents inside that vicious squared circle.

For Sammy, on Saturday (Nov. 15), that opponent was 13-yearold Judah Barnum from the Albion-based Platt Boxing Club.

Barnum was also testing out his skills for the very first time like all the others in the round-robin format, exhibition sparring session that was put on that day by Goomba’s owner Joe Skurbis, who held a similar exhibition in September, and now is planning one every other month in his back alleyway gym off Main Street.

“In Buffalo, boxing is dwindling down, and we’re trying to regrow the sport,” the 27-yearyoung boxing lifer said. “These kids get a hell of a workout in the clubs, but it does need to go beyond that, and they need to

“Those that want to compete,” showing.

“He’s a tough kid, with a lot he said, “they’re cut from a difof heart and determination,” ferent cloth.

“Right here and right here,” Barnum’s trainer Doug Platt said. “It’s great for both of them he added, pointing to his heart and their amateur careers.To go a and his head, “is what we know, solid two minutes like that is not and this is what we feel we have easy, so to get that in will help to do. This sport’s in us. It’s our them and give them a chance to lifestyle.”

It’s also one that Ana—who learn more as they progress.”

And progress is what the duo was born in Puerto Rico and look to do in a very big way, if moved to the west side of Buftheir first taste was any indica- falo for a while before re-staking tion. Ana might also progress her tent again in Lancaster three in terms of handling her nerves years ago—is glad her son has when her son steps in the ring— chosen to take up.

“I thought it was a really good and Nov. 15 proved to be the first thing for him to get into,” she baby step in that process.

“I didn’t come to see him be- said. “I know (the dangers) it fore when he was working out,” entails but, at the same time, I WILLIAM WILCZEWSKI she explained. “This is my very like it because boxing brings you first time, but I like what I see, discipline and keeps you healthy.

Goomba’s boxing student Sammy Rodriguez working out at the gym.

And I always say ‘your body is so I’m very happy.

“It was tough, especially with your temple and you gotta take the waiting,” she added. “I’ve care of it’—and with boxing taste other styles and other kids ‘em up with Barnum. “I’m a from his now-hardened baby been pacing around because that’s what you do.

“He’s been dedicated and because the sparring around little nervous, but once I get in face. “I learned that perseverance I really can’t sit still, but I’m working out six days a week,” here is just repetitive stuff; same that ring, the focus is on that other is the way to go; just keep on feeling good now.”

The same can be said for Skur- she added. “He’s putting his fighting and fighting.” people, some style. You know guy, nobody else.

Those words would have bis— a former boxer himself work in, and now it shows, “Just getting here is tough by what they’re going to do, so it’s like you’re walking in the park itself,” he added, “so seeing certainly made the day’s referee that began fighting at age 11 in you know? So I’m very proud every day. So we gotta break those other fighters and seeing proud, if Al Gibbs had heard Lackawana—who now knows and very happy. I’m hoping he that comfort zone to get them what they’ve learned is going them. After all, the man-in-the- that he’s found yet another continues, because I like this.” middle was a sparring partner for disciple. prepared for these upcoming to be great.”

When the bell rang for round the great Muhammad himself, fights.”

Skurbis was talking about the one, Sammy put his money plus Joe Frazier and Ken Norton. card slated for Nov. 22 at the Rev. where his mouth was. The two The hulk of human was also an Dr. Bennett W. Smith Sr. Family squared off like pair of regular acquaintance of Floyd PatterLife Center in downtown Buf- ol’ pros—drawing the attention son—all names that Ana knows falo at 2 p.m.—one of the reasons and cheers from the wide-eyed well from her background in the boxing biz; the same experience he arranged Nov. 15’s exhibition, crowd.

Left and rights went flying that helped her attempt to shape and invited a handful of clubs from the region to his spacious like poetic prose off the pen of an impartial judgment of her son’s performance. facility that looks to have once T.S. Elliot.

“I’m happy with what I see. He Jabs and uppercuts connected been a warehouse that hustled and bustled with sweaty labor- like ink on the paper of Walter looks good,” Ana said after her baby was more-than-safe and ers. Now it hustles and bustles Whitman.

Both danced like butterflies out of harm’s way. “When I saw with a different kind of gritty work—the kind that Ana and and stung like bees—like the that other kid fighting earlier, I Sammy, who began training just greatest poet of all … Muham- was like, ooohhhh my God, but when I saw (Sammy) coming in two months prior, just couldn’t mad Ali. “I felt great; real good, real on him, I said, ‘I like it, I like it!’” seem to get enough of.

Ana, though—likely with the “I’ve been working hard. I’m good,” Sammy machine-gunned WILLIAM WILCZEWSKI lovin’ it,” said Sammy, also a out of his mouth, still trying to slight prejudice of any mama sophomore baseball player at catch his breath when it was over; bear—wasn’t the only one im- Referee and trainer Al Gibbs, right, instructs a young Lancaster High, before lacing tiny beads of sweat still dripping pressed with Sammy’s smooth

women at Goomba’s.

COLUMN: If you can find it, you can find yourself, too, at Goomba’s

By William Wilczewski SPORTS REPORTER

If you weren’t looking for it, you’d most-certainly miss it—despite the fact, that is, that it sits right off Main Street, which is named accordingly in Everytown, U.S.A., for a certain reason.

Goomba’s Boxing Club (at 11 W. Main St.) in the heart of downtown Lancaster, though, should not be this kind of wellkept secret.

It should have a bright big neon sign with a Batman-style Bat-signal piercing the day and night sky for everyone to see.

Instead, it sits down a side alleyway with a tiny thigh-high, homemade wooden sign, which leans against a beat-up old wall, but just might get blown over from time to time in our oh-sobeautiful Buffalo winter winds.

And while one side of my brain says this joint definitely deserves better, the other side says it’s exactly that, a joint; so it’s just right. Perfect. As it should be, in a poetic kind of way.

That’s because boxing has

never been a glamour sport to begin with. After all, how many sane people fight because they WANT to?

No, most people get into the squared-circle because they HAVE to.

They have a special skill-set that can get them off the street, put clothes on their back and food in their children’s mouths.

That’s the traditional case, at least, in the sport of sports—also known as the sweet science.

It doesn’t have to be, though, as seen last weekend when Goomba’s owner Joe Skurbis opened his doors on Saturday (Nov. 15) to showcase his—and the area’s other talented prospects—to the general public for a day of exhibition, round robin style sparring.

One of the day’s shining stars was 15-year-old Lancaster High sophomore Samuel Rodriguez, WILLIAM WILCZEWSKI who also plays baseball for the Redskins, but decided to forego Goomba’s is located at 11 W. Main St. in Lancaster. football to concentrate on a new, less-traditional passion for any teenager—the poetic sport of next John Elway on the football I have seen him—and the kid Make no mistake about, pugilism. fi eld, but I haven’t seen him on however, the sport that Sammy looks more at home than a cat And if Saturday was any inthe gridiron. has chosen to dedicate himself in a hat, a mouse in a house or dication, Rodriguez made the In the ring, on the other hand, to is not kid’s play. It asks for a frog on a log. right choice. Sure, he may be the

respect, and a certain amount of hard work, dedication and a commitment to yourself and those in your corner that most kids aren’t asked to give.

That, however, is what makes Sammy different.

It makes him unique.

It makes him stand out from his peers, because, “Those that want to compete (in the sport of boxing), they’re cut from a different cloth,” Skurbis said.

“I thought it was a really good thing for him to get into,” added his mother Ana. “I know (the dangers) it entails but, at the same time, I like it because boxing brings you discipline and keeps you healthy. And I always say ‘your body is your temple and you gotta take care of it’—and with boxing that’s what you do.”

With boxing, you also run the risk of taking a fair share of lumps that most people don’t.

Even those lumps, however, build character. They instill pride. They help you learn about yourself in ways that most people will never understand.

If—and only if, that is—you can find the place.

DiRienzo’s road to Canisius began at the age of 5 “Signing” from page 6 “It’s something she’s worked so hard for, for probably the last seven years,” said Chelsea’s father Chris, who grew up on a golf course himself. “I help her, but where she gets most of her help is with Cindy and Alan Miller; they’re local pros here. They’re the ones that have gotten her to this point. We trust them and she trusts them, so it’s a fantastic relationship.”

That relationship has helped

the youngster rise to plus-.4 handicap on the links, and be a top finisher in some national tournaments in the past three years—which help catch the eye of those at Winthrop.

“Everything that I’ve worked for is finally paying off, so that’s a good feeling,” said Chelsea, who has a 3.95 GPA and plans to study healthcare management. “Practice is key. You can’t go a week without it … for multiple

hours, hitting multiple balls.”

Now, those balls will be hit in South Carolina, which will be an adjustment for her folks.

“That’s going to be tough, but we’re going to try to see her as much as we can,” Chris said.

“We’re all a little nervous but, obviously, a little excited too.”

The same can be said for Lancaster swimmer Marissa DiRienzo, who will hit the pool for Canisius College next season after she competes in

the 400-yard freestyle relay at the state swim meet in Ithaca Nov. 21-22.

“It’s great. I mean, I’ve really been working hard for the past five years, so it’s just overwhelming to finally see my hard work pay off,” said DiRienzo, whose relay team took third place in a state qualifying—and school record—time of 3 minutes, 41.62 seconds during the Section VI Championships

on Nov. 8.

The road there, however, began when DiRienzo was 5, when she started swimming competitively.

“At that point, we never thought it would come to this, but she loved it and she was a natural from the time she was a child,” her mother Kim said.

“It’s a culmination of a long, hard career that she’s put in a lot of hours for,” her father Carlos added. “It’s been a lot

of training that she’s done to get here.”

Once Marissa heads off to college, though, the DiRienzos won’t be done with the wide world of sports. In fact, they will just shift gears to football and lacrosse—two sports that 15-year-old brother C.J. DiRienzo plays, so “now we can focus our attention more on the other one at this point,” Carlos said with a chuckle. “He should be fun to watch, too.”

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The Lancaster Sun / Saturday, November 22, 2014

Jackson family shows support for D3 athlete with cancer

By Tom Gallagher SPORTS EDITOR

Bills running back Fred Jackson stood at his locker Nov. 17 at One Bills Drive wearing a gray t-shirt that read “D3 Nation” across the chest.

D3 Nation, of course, is the organization Jackson created to help “strengthen bonds and foster pride among Division III athletes,” according to D3Nation.com.

Having played football for a D-III program at Coe College, from where he graduated in 2003, Jackson has long been connected to to Division III athletics.

That connection factored into his decision to visit Mount St. Joseph University during the Bills’ bye week a few weeks ago.

Jackson, along with his wife, Danielle, and their four children, visited the Division III school to see women’s basketball player Lauren Hill play her very first game at the collegiate level.

Hill, a freshman for the Lions, has inoperable brain cancer. And on Nov. 2 — almost an entire year after she was diagnosed and told she’d

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Bills running back Fred Jackson visited Mount St. Joseph women’s basketball player Lauren Hill, who has cancer, during a game on Nov. 2. have two years to live — Jackson was in Cincinnati to see her score four points in a Mount St. Joseph victory.

The ninth-year NFL veteran said that he admired the passion that Hill exhibited for the game in carrying out her dream despite her condition.

“For her, all she wanted to do was be a competitor and play basketball,” Jackson said.

“I know how that feels, to just

want a chance to do it. That’s all she wanted and it was something that I respected.

“We heard her story and the bye week was perfect that we were able to go. So we decided to go down and show our support.”

While in Ohio, the Jackson family got a chance to meet Hill, who wears the same number as Fred — 22. And it turned out that she shared more

than just a number with him.

Both know what it means to overcome adversity and long odds to live out their dreams.

Jackson said it was inspiring to meet her.

“She’s a fighter. A competitor,” Jackson said.

“She’s someone who just wants to be out there. I was extremely excited to meet her and her family.

“She can inspire not only people in Buffalo, but a lot of people. She’s just that kind of person. She wants to live her dream, and who doesn’t?”

Jackson, who heard of Hill’s story through Twitter, Facebook and just “being a Division III athlete” himself, couldn’t take all of the credit for the Jackson family’s trip to see Hill. He said that his wife deserved much of the credit for organizing the trip and setting up the meeting.

The Jackson family has never shied away from giving back to the Buffalo community, and Fred said that extending their reach beyond the borders of Western New York is something they’ve wanted to do.

“We have an opportunity as professional athletes, we can reach a lot of people and

that’s something I always want to do,” he said. “[Hill’s] story was one that I wanted to put out there, not for myself, but for everybody to hear about different people that are going through different struggles.”

The Associated Press reported on Nov. 18 that Hill was unlikely to play in another basketball game. So far, a Layup4Lauren challenge has raised more than $324,000 for research of the cancer that will shorten Hill’s life. Jackson said he and his family plan to add to that total.

••• Having dropped each of their past two games since the bye week, the Bills’ playoff hopes have taken a bit of a hit recently. They’re looking to end their two-game skid and improve to 6-5 when they take on the New York Jets Monday (Nov. 24).

The game was originally slated to be played Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium, but the inclement weather Western New Yorkers have faced of late forced officials’ hands in postponing the game to Monday at Ford Field in Detroit, where the Bills won a 17-14 decision against the Lions back on Oct. 5.

The Bills beat the Jets (28) in a 43-23 shellacking in which they had six takeaways back on Oct. 26 — their last win. But they’ve since fallen to third place in the AFC East after losses to Kansas City and Miami.

Jackson said he and his teammates aren’t going to mail it in despite their fall in the standings.

“The season’s not over, but we have to play better to get to where we want to be,” he said. “Plain and simple. If we don’t do that, we’re going to be looking at another season wondering what happened.”

Improving in the standings means getting by not just the Jets, but fellow AFC opponents Cleveland (6-4) on Nov. 30 and Denver (7-3) on Dec. 7 over the next few weeks. The Bills also have games remaining against Green Bay, New England and Oakland.

“We still have six games left. We’re not going to come in here and [mail] it in. We can’t do that. The guys in the locker room will not allow ourselves to do that.”

Kickoff is at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on CBS.

Rod, Gun & Game: Chilly opening day for WNY deer season

By Forrest Fisher OUTDOOR COLUMNIST

Last Saturday, opening day of big game firearm season in NYS, temperatures in the southern tier hills of Western New York fell far below the freezing mark as they hit 18 and 19 degrees. In valley areas, the northwest wind of 10 to 20 miles per hour brought out the hand warmers, long johns and pull-over hats in high visibility orange color as standard gear for several hundred thousand hunters that take to the NYS woods every year on opening day.

For some that came less than well-prepared with “keepwarm” gear, the walk into the woods and back to the car or deer camp cabin did not take very long.

I hunted in Wildlife Management Unit 9W near Friendship, New York, with my 13 year-old grandson alongside sharing in the heritage of the opening day hunting experience. We whispered back and forth to each other, trying to not think about just exactly how cold the chill factor actually was, but I was shivering after 3 hours.

We were in an elevated tree stand (weather-unprotected), safely tethered to a sturdy hickory tree, so we were experiencing the full brunt of the frigid breeze.

With four inches of crunchy snow on the ground helping the visibility for all opening day hunters, we counted about a half-dozen gunshot sounds before the official sunrise moment to underscore the easy

viewing. Then from sunrise through 8:00 a.m., we noted about 40 or 50 more shots in the distances from our location. At least some folks were seeing deer!

When your tree stand happens to be in a non-deer location, the cold seems colder, the wind seems windier and the time seems to pass very slowly, but there are other things about nature to take stock in. Hunting is not really all about killing deer, it’s also about sharing time with friends and family, watching nature at work, understanding heritage and history, home cooked meals, camp coffee and honest time away from the e-link we all have these days.

We watched three flocks of snow geese soar high above as they flew past our tree stand heading southward, a while later we watched several black squirrels scamper about in their treasure hunt for a breakfast of beech nuts and white oak acorns, and there were blue jays, partridge, and an assortment of other small birds that are wintering over with us, working their way through the day to stay warm and comfortable. There was a wonderful ambience of harmony among wildlife in the woods.

At our camp, nine hunters from as far away as Florida (Jeff Liebler), joined bantering friendship forces on this opening weekend. None of us was lucky enough to see or score on a deer. Other nearby deer camp groups did harvest deer, as their location was perfect for the moving deer when opening day sunrise occurred.

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Opening weekend for deer season in WNY was successful for happy hunter, Dieter Voss, an East Aurora resident, who braved the chilly weather to find this handsome 8-point buck in the hills near Colden.

Yes, there is some degree of location luck to be sure! Hot locations are largely based on available food sources for the doe deer (females), and when the rut is peaking - like it did this past weekend, the bucks will be near the does that are near the prime available food sources. Food plot hunters scored big.

Dieter Voss, an East Aurora resident, hunted from his 16-

foot fixed tree stand in the Colden hills near a familiar deer trail with access to a large, cold-weather food plot, and was among the successful scores of NYS deer hunters. Voss used a 12-guage Remington 870 shotgun and old-style, non-sabotted, foster slugs, to down a handsome 8-point buck at only about 20 yards.

Voss had seen this same

deer twice during the archery season and admitted, “My heart was pounding so fast, I was not sure I could get the fingers in my two-layer gloves ready to take an effective shot in time when the deer stopped in my narrow shooting lane.

I was able to regain my calm to make a good shot, but right after that, I think my heart rate must have been wild! The deer fell only a

few yards away. I waited 30 minutes before going down and suddenly, I was not cold anymore!”

The big buck was only the second deer that Voss has taken with a firearm in his eight years of firearm hunting, he scored on a doe last year in the same approximate location, but he says, “I really enjoy the warmer weather of archery season.” Voss has scored on three deer with his bow, adding, “Hunting for deer, especially with a bow, is so relaxing. Just getting out there to see the wildlife we always can watch even when the deer don’t show up is great.” Voss teaches high school in Tonawanda.

A short trip to the NYSDEC Deer Check Station in Holland provided much information about the deer, including that it was 3-1/2 years old and weighed approximately 190 pounds field dressed. DEC wildlife biologist, Emilio Rende, said the deer had also sustained several old wounds on his neck from fighting other bucks earlier in the season. In his always friendly and jovial voice tone, Rende added, “We collected data on about 75 deer for opening day Saturday and about that same number for Sunday, making it a typical and successful opening day weekend for WNY.” One thing for everyone in the community to remember, deer hunters make our roadways safer for travel for all of us every hunting season. Not everyone can do it. Thank a deer hunter today!

NCCC girls basketball off to blazing start to 2014-15

By Dave Ricci SPORTS REPORTER

“Be Great” is the motto the Niagara County Community College women’s basketball team is living by in 2014-15.

It’s working for them so far as the Thunderwolves have opened the new season with a seven game win streak.

NCCC is coming off of a strong season that saw it post a 25-5 record and win the regular season conference (Western New York Athletic Conference) title before see-

ing their season come to a close in the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association regional semifinals. The season was sparked by an impressive 21-game winning streak to start the year.

“Last year was a really good season,” said head coach Nate Beutel. “I’m very proud of those things that we accomplished. We’ll always be able to look back on it with a whole lot of pride. At the same time, we want to be better than that.

We want to be great. We want to take that next step and take this program to another level.

The returning girls that I have along with a really focused group of freshman have bought into that and have done a nice job so far getting us off to a 7-0 start and pointing us in the direction that we want to go, which is onward and upward.”

Leading the way for the Thunderwolves are core returnees Jesse DeWaters, Jaclyn Welch and Tanisha Moyer.

DeWaters, a second team All-Region selection, is the Wolves’ point guard and is key in her team’s four-guard

offensive scheme that also features freshman Breyanna Cason as a “driver.” While Welch, a second team NJCAA All-American, and freshman Merrick Rowland are the “shooters.”

Moyer, who was NCCC’s sixth girl last season, is the Thunderwolves’ starting post player. She is coming off of a dominating 33-point/15rebound performance in a 77-70 win over Cuyahoga C.C. on Nov.14.

Erick Thompson, another freshman, has also been key early on starting in four of

NCCC’s first seven games.

Beutel said the challenge of coaching a two-year school means that you have to accelerate the learning process in every facet of the game at the college level. Though it can be tough on the players, at times Beutel feels it also speeds up the maturation process as well, and helps his girls grow as people as well as players.

“This is a difficult thing at our level. You only get kids for two years,” said Beutel.

“So you have to mold your kids quickly and get them to buy into your beliefs. Your

thought process in a relatively quick manner and we’ve been doing that the last two years.”

Beutel said multiple things have factored into the team’s success. Most notably is that as a group, they haven’t allowed complacency to set in. A seven-game win streak to start the year isn’t a nice surprised. it’s expected.

“We talk about it every single day in practice,” said Beutel. “We can’t be satisfied and we wont be satisfied until we get the end goal of getting this program its first regional title.”

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Guitarist Jason Drabek is an asset to Performing Arts

By Amy Robb

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Performing Arts, located at 5334 Transit Road in Depew, has recently accepted a new guitar instructor, Western New York native Jason Drabek.

Known to many as “Tall Jay,” standing at 6 feet 5 inches, will be running various clinics for Performing Arts, while teaching guitar to students of all ages and levels.

Drabek studied with Buffalo Hall of Fame inductee Tony Scozzaro for six years, and has performed more than 600 shows for the masses with Buffalo jam band Sweatin’ Like Nixon, composing and recording three of their four records. Most recently, he started performing with The Guilty Party throughout the area.

With all of Drabek’s performing history, and technical knowledge, joining the team at Performing Arts seems like the perfect fit. The ‘hybrid’ facility is one part retail, one part music instruction, and one part creative outlet for youth in the area, and those young at heart. The space allows teachers sound proof

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Jason Drabek practice spaces, as well as an area to “perform and gather in-house for recitals and instructional clinics,” said Sam Marabella, owner of Performing Arts.

As a teacher, Drabek is a chameleon. He tries to get those light bulbs to go off, no matter how old his student is, or at what level they’re at with guitar. His teaching itinerary is constantly changing based on the student, learning as much from them as they are from him.

Another clinic in the works headed by Drabek centers around solos, or licks, providing a chance for the guitarist to go off and create something totally original, the kind of thing other youngsters on guitar will try to imitate.

You would think that this is something one would figure out just messing around, but there’s actually a structural foundation behind it, or rather pieces put together to make the solo. Little stylistic things put together in a specific way to make it your own.

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from there. Drabek goes on to say that your sound is a part of your instrument, and a part of your style. The workshop gives you the chance to try out different pedals, the mainstream ones, and figure out which sound they like the most without having to pay for an entire effects package. On top of that, certain guitars with certain effects might sound perfect, while other don’t work out. Drabek’s clinic explores all these variables in a small intimate setting, so he is able to focus on each person and pinpoint how each might get the most out of the workshop.

“It’s structured to a point, but there are a lot of ways to the same end on a guitar...some people have their own way, or they want to go their own way, you know.

But you don’t want people playing sloppy and having sloppy technique,” remarked Drabek.

An ability to approach a problem from multiple angles, coupled with a lot of patience, helps Drabek bring his students into their own.

Clinics Drabek will be bringing to the table are gui-

tar specific, one focusing on guitar effects pedals.

“Once a guitarist gets into playing, they’ll have a pedal board, where they have different effects pedals. And if you go online there’s thousands of pedals, thousands of choices. It’ll drive you crazy.

It’s such a big, talked about thing,” said Drabek.

The pedal workshop helps alleviate some of that pressure to make the right choice, because it’s about experimenting with the effects specific to a genre, and going

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