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Dole, Denef expected to host NYE event tivities with Greg Dole and Larry Denef. NORTH TONAWANDA SUN EDITOR Dole and Denef plan to host the North Tonawanda/ Members of the North Tonawanda Ball Drop event Tonawanda Common Coun- again this year. The pair succil met Tuesday for their cessfully hosted their first biweekly workshop, during New Year’s Eve event last which they discussed the up- year, which occurred with coming New Year’s Eve fes- little to no interruptions. By Kori Sciandra
The council hopes to officially vote on the event at next week’s common council meeting, all council members seemed to be in favor Tuesday, pending final adjustments are submitted to city hall prior to next week’s meeting. In addition to the New
Year’s Eve item, the council plans to add an agreement between the City of North Tonawanda and Lumber City Development Corporation to the agenda.
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CPOWNY and 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 Zoo-born baby in some time: A baby giraffe. The male calf arrived in the middle of the night 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 Dec. 15, announcing the still-anonymous baby’s name, as well as the reasoning behind its new moniker. The newspaper group 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 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
A new edition at the Buffalo Zoo. Jeffrey Barnes/Staff photographer. drawing template included in all community papers. A winner will be selected from each of CPOWNY’s 25 community newspapers by random 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 cross-street billboard locations will receive the collectible baby giraffe. Outdoor billboards will be in place for six weeks, starting Dec. 15. 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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District leadership proves to be effective Kori Sciandra
NORTH TONAWANDA SUN EDITOR
Last year, representatives from the North Tonawanda School District, specifically Superintendent Greg Woytila and Director of Personnel Services, Laurie Burger applied for and received the STLE (Strengthening Teacher and Leaders Effectiveness) Grant. The grant allowed the district to implement initiatives throughout the district in order to determine the best teaching methods to use for each subject and/or grade level. Beginning in 2013, 17 teachers had the privilege of participating in this leadership program. The grant secured funding in the amount of $350,000, specifically geared toward strengthening leadership in teachers. Those 17 teachers were then able to enroll in teacher leadership courses, offered at Niagara University throughout the summer months. “Rather than sending teachers to a one-time ‘sit and get’ conference, the professional developer is across the hall,” said Woytila. Since the beginning of the school year, once per week, participating teachers leave their classrooms and head to another building where they work with other teachers to discuss and determine the effectiveness of methods currently in place within the district. The initiatives the district focuses on are specified below: •Elementary Schools are focused on Early Literacy and K-2 Reading • Grades 3-6 focus on best practice protocols with the module New York State has mandated. Additionally, the district held a Family Math Night for grades 3-6, which allowed parents to learn how to solve math problems the same way students are learning to solve math problems in class. This is intended to make it easier for parents to assist students with homework. •Secondary schools are focused on ELA and Math, during which the focus is based in grades 6 through 12. “In North Tonawanda, we have sixth graders in the elementary, middle school for 7,8 and then high school 9 through 12. So the math department is 6 through 12 now, which makes a connection through all the grades,” said Woytila. “All three buildings have been meeting, looking at the shifts through Mathematics, and making sure we are aligned with what the state is looking for and there is no duplication in teaching going on.” The funding provided by the STLE Grant has allowed this to occur. The allotted funding covers the cost of substitute teachers needed while teachers in the leadership program leave the room during school hours. Earlier this week, New York State representatives, including Chancellor Emeritus, Robert Bennett; Deputy Commissioner, John D’Agati; Assistant Commissioner, Julia Rafal-Baer; Project Coordinator, Courtney Jablonski; and APPR Support and Monitoring Team, Alexander Trikalinos visited North Tonawanda schools and observed Teacher Leaders in their classrooms and took notice of what those teachers have been working on for the past 3 to 4 months throughout the entire district.
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“We found out about the grant in May of last year and that was considered a fiscal year. So, we really had May, June, and July to get it up and running. We then started the school year, in our eyes, as the first full year of the grant,” said Woytila. “We (Woytila and Burger) did the grant work where we worked with the students, the teachers in this case, to develop their in service programs and worked with each building to work with Personal Learning Communities (PLC’s).” When state representatives arrived this week, the district was prepared. “They were very pleased with the Early Literacy and our Parent Night. They
said we were light years ahead of other districts in how we were approaching that,” said Woytila. “They were very enthused with our whole Parent Night presentation...They thought that would be a great model for other school districts to look at.” He continued, “...They were impressed with our ability to do focus walks. When you walk into the classroom, you aren’t necessarily walking into the classroom. You are listening and looking for evidence in the students work that they’ve moved or they are able to describe the work in a different way.” The district was pleased with the outcome of the
Stay up to date, you could be the next big winner Zoo • from front The Buffalo Zoo will be releasing its calendar for the year, including special events to celebrate the new baby giraffe’s arrival, and CPOWNY will also be sharing the calf’s milestones with its family of readers. “We’ll be a big part of this baby’s first year of life,” Gane concluded, about the efforts. “He’s part of our family now, too.” For more information about the Buffalo Zoo’s newest little one, keep an eye on The North To n a w a n d a S u n a n d keep checking back for news, clues, events and promotions surrounding the latest addition to the Zoo’s, and community papers’, growing family.
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Hairdresser by day, rock star by night By Lauren Kirchmyer
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The Board of Education of the Niagara Wheatfield Central School District finally made a decision on a long standing issue that has been up for discussion during multiple board meetings throughout the course of the school year. That topic was whether or not to pass the Alternative Veterans Tax Exemption in the school district. After a public hearing and much discussion amongst the board members, the board ultimately decided to pass the tax exemption unanimously, with one board member abstaining from the vote. A public hearing was held prior to the regular board meeting so the public would have the opportunity to express their support or opposition for the tax exemption. Multiple veterans spoke, expressing their gratefulness to the district for even considering implementing the tax exemption in the district. Of the people that addressed the board, all were in favor of the tax exemption. However, the board members did state that a letter was sent to them that expressed
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concerns of those who were not in favor of the tax. Board president Steve Sabo read the letter aloud so the members of the community in attendance and the online viewers could hear some of the concerns that people had with the possible implementation of the exemption. One of the biggest issues addressed in the letter was that fear of standing up at the public hearing and opposing the tax exemption. The author of the letter, who wished to remain anonymous, expressed that they do not want the community to become divided over differences in opinions on issues like the tax exemption. In addition, the letter pointed out that some people in the community may not be able to afford the increase in taxes and that the primary focus of the school district should be on the education of the children and not on debating tax exemptions. The board members understood the impact that this decision would have on the school district. “I don’t want to appear unpatriotic, but we really need to examine the impact that this would have on the nonveterans in our district,” board member Richard Sirianni stated.
Board member Darren Sneed, a veteran himself, stated that, while he would like for there to be a unanimous decision amongst the community members and the board members, compromise was the best decision in this case. The compromise was to pass the veterans tax exemption at the lowest rate, which would allow for some relief to veterans while not over burdening the nonveteran taxpayers of the school district. With the passage of the veterans tax exemption, Sneed now urged the veterans who lobbied for this cause, to use that momentum to help the district in other ways. “I challenge all of the veterans now to continue to lobby for the students, for the funds that have been kept from the district, and to keep the pressure up for other issues,” Sneed said. Sneed’s challenge was echoed by fellow board member Gina Terbot. “I also challenge the veterans to give back to their community by supporting the kids and the budget for the children of our district,” Terbot added. The Alternative Veterans Tax Exemption will not go into effect until March of 2015.
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Town board approves auto service School board finds continue facility permit, bond increase trend of enrollment decreases
By Kimberlee Sabshin NT SUN CORRESPONDENT
At its regular meeting on Monday, the Tonawanda Town Board voted to approve a special use permit to R&M Towing, Inc., to move its services from its current location in the northeastern part of the town to a new one that will open at 2845 Elmwood Ave., in the Village of Kenmore. Supervising Code Enforcement Officer Carl Heimiller spoke before the board members to explain that the property in question on Elmwood had “historically been an auto service facility,” but since it had been abandoned for six months, it required a special use permit for similar use. The board approved a resolution to grant this permit with 11 specified conditions for use. “The applicant, R&M Towing, currently operates a facility at Eggert Road and Somerville Avenue in the town, and I believe their intent is to move their operation fully over here. The planning board has made a recommendation that it be approved, with conditions,” Heimiller said. The town also approved a bond increase of $1.25 million, from a previous $4.55 million, for a project to build a town road at the North Youngmann Commerce Center. Town Engineer Jim Jones said the
town already authorized a bond of $3.3 million, but needed to increase it as construction in that area continues. First Source, a food and beverage distributor formerly Wythe Will Tzetzo, LLC, bought one parcel of land, while insulation contractor Unifrax also plans to build there. “At the time, that amount of money covered a certain length of road to be built. In the past year and a half, things have developed out there where we have sold about 52 acres so far. We have to extend the road further to accommodate those new buyers, and we’re going to extend the road another 820 feet,” Jones said. “We have to include additional grating and storm water management and extension of the road, and certain provisions for green infrastructure.” Also on Monday, members of the board recognized the collective effort town workers put into helping neighboring communities with the recent winter storm, which occurred since the last Town Board meeting on Nov. 17. Councilman Joseph Emminger said although the Town of Tonawanda did not get much snow then, a resident praised the town’s response. Emminger thanked Highway Superintendent William Swanson and Michael Kessler, director of water resources. “I had a resident come up to me last week. He said
he was traveling in an area he shouldn’t have been in, but that’s neither here nor there. When he got into this area in West Seneca and he was driving down the street, he sees these yellow trucks coming at him,” Emminger said. “He said, and this is a quote: ‘I’ve never been so proud to be a Town of Tonawanda resident, than when I saw those trucks from our town helping out.’” Emminger said although the storm did not actually hit the town itself, the storm ended up costing the town over $200,000 for the aid they gave to other communities. “That’s the impact it had on our budget - hopefully we’ll get reimbursed,” Emminger said, chuckling. “But we did it because it had to be done. It’s not about whether or not we get reimbursed.” Similarly, Town Supervisor Anthony Caruana, who said he used to work in the Depew and Lancaster areas, added that some of that area’s residents sent him a thank-you letter. “We had some of our police officers working, protecting the ramps onto the 290 and the 190. We also had firefighters, some of whom are town employees, who went down on their own to volunteer. We’re glad it didn’t hit here, but we’re very happy and fortunate that we were able to assist those in the other communities.”
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At Tuesday’s KenmoreTonawanda Board of Education meeting, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Robin Zymroz gave a PowerPoint presentation to the board and members of the public on a projected decline in enrollment for upcoming years, underscoring a trend that led the district to decide to close three of its schools in the 2016-17 year. Zymroz told the board the total enrollment in Ken-Ton schools has gone down by 10.53 percent across all grade levels, from kindergarten through 12th grade. Additionally, there is a 2.33 percent decrease from the 2013-14 year to the 2014-15 school year. Zymroz said this also paves the way into a future discussion on how the findings will impact staffing. In 2016-17, Hamilton Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary and Kenmore Middle Schools will be closing, as per the district’s consolidation plan. In January, a select group of fifth-grade students at Hamilton and Edison will be offered an option letter to attend sixth grade at Franklin Middle instead of going to Hoover, because after 2016-17 when district restructuring takes effect, the redistricting of zones
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would mean those students would need to attend three different schools in three different years. This averts such a scenario. In these instances, parents should receive the letters after they are sent out on Jan. 15. “I think we’re trying to be mindful of all of the individual family situations, so mindful that we’re dealing with three students at Hoover that we will give an opportunity for an option,” Zymroz said. “If you hear of a specific situation that affects a family, we’d like to believe we’ve found them all, but maybe we haven’t. We want to be aware, so we have the opportunity to address it.” The families of students who will be affected by closings or redistricting will be given a few weeks to make their choice. Board President Bob Dana said one of the main complaints he receives from parents is that they do not receive letters with important information until just before school starts. Zymroz said there will be a transitional committee assigned to help those students who will have to transition to another school in the near future, and this also includes parent information nights. In completing enrollment projections, a newly hired company, DecisionInSite, used two projection stud-
ies: a conservative one more suitable for budgeting, and a moderate one that is more suitable for facilities planning. Zymroz said in order to have a more accurate idea of future enrollment, the district chose to use the moderate one to give itself some additional flexibility. “The historical trends that we have seen in the past include our decreasing kindergarten enrollment, our continuing decreasing enrollment in kindergarten through grade 12 enrollment, the losses between the graduating cohort and the incoming kindergarten and first grade cohorts, and the slight losses that are affected from year to year,” added Zymroz. The birth rates have continued to decline in Erie County, and fell from a total of 10,667 per year in 2002 to 9,612 in 2013. According to Zymroz, the declining enrollment is due to declining birth rate and families moving out of the district, but in some cases, it is also due to parents transferring their children to private schools. Zymroz said the district provides exit surveys for parents of children who leave the district’s schools, but the majority of the parents who receive them do not return them to the district. In the future, Zymroz said she hopes the district will follow up more on these surveys.
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District releases evaluation of staff development program By Kimberlee Sabshin NT SUN CORRESPONDENT
On Tuesday, the Kenmore-Tonawanda Board of Education heard an update from Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Robin Zymroz and Staff Development Center Director Elaine Altman on the district’s professional development, in response to a request the board made in October in response to concerns about teacher training and evaluation in the district’s schools. “As per your request, we wanted to look at two things: we wanted to look at the professional development that is being offered through the district, through its looking at student work days, superintendent’s conference days and any of the workshops, the kinds of things that we are supporting, as well as
what the staff development center is also offering,” Zymroz told the board. Zymroz and Altman said the staff is being evaluated and held to a standard of “evidence of impact,” which does not measure how hard the teachers are working toward a goal, but rather how they have achieved that goal in an outcomebased manner. “We are very concerned about making sure everything we do results in school improvement, which is the improvement of instructional teaching practices, as well as increased student learning. You can’t have one without the other,” Zymroz said. Zymroz promoted the idea of “productive struggle,” meaning that it is okay for students to struggle with some things, but they should have an op-
portunity instead of “lecturing at them” about that struggle. Teachers are also dealing with the ELA and math modules associated with the new Common Core learning standards, and the Common Core is “at the forefront of everything we do.” For staff development, full-time teachers must complete a minimum of 20 credit hours per year. In the 2013-14 school year, 668 teachers, including teacher assistants, enrolled in specialized workshops. 452 teachers, or 68 percent, took more than 20 hours. 216 teachers took the minimum amount, Altman said. Teachers receive training in fields such as literacy, math and instructional strategies. “The model that we use when we’re trying to promote quality adult learning is similar to what
we talked about with students, because just as we have to further engage students in the learning process, we have to follow that learning model for adults,” said Altman. “What our aim is, is that we want sustainable learning. Instead of sitting and getting information, we require our participants to interact with it, to take it back to their classrooms and utilize it, then come back for a follow-up for further discussion.” Faculty and staff enrolled in the workshops also included administrators, teachers, support staff and substitute teachers. Altman said of the different subjects the workshops offered, the largest number attended the literacy and social, emotional and behavioral workshops, which include training on cyberbullying, student stress and other issues students commonly face.
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want to make sure that they’re getting it. A lot of teachers don’t seem wellprepared…I’m drawing a conclusion that we need to do a better job helping them.” In response, Zymroz suggested having teachers work in groups to unpack the individual modules, rather than leaving them on their own to do the work. “Rather than one teacher out there unpacking a module, which is a lot of work, if we could get teachers of a similar grade level or similar discipline together, we could support that, so it’s not all falling to each teacher separately,” she said. “What I do in my position is I look at the actual data,” Altman said. “We’re not an island. We collaborate with the district and we want things to be good not just for our staff, but for our students.”
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agenda next week is the possible announcement of the next mayor of the City of North Tonawanda. Council members went into executive session, Tuesday, after the workshop in order to conduct intervews with the top three candidates. The candidates, who were narrowed down from 10, were John Tylec, a former Niagara County Legislator; David Burgio, former North Tonawanda Mayor 2002-2005; and Art Pappas, former North Tonawanda School Board Member and recently appointed Alderman At Large for the City
of North Tonawanda Common Council. As a mayoral candidate, Pappas did not participate in the other candidates interviews, as a member of the council, so that all candidates were given fair and equal treatment. In the event Pappas is appointed as the new mayor his seat on the counci, as Alderman At Large, will become vacant again. Alderman At large Mal Needler stated if Pappas were to be appointed as mayor, the council would focus on filling Pappas’ seat after the first of the year.
Board increases pay for support staff substitutes By Sallie Moppert
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The Niagara Wheatfield Central School District Board of Education decided to approve a pay raise for its staff members that work as substitutes throughout the district. The resolution to increase the pay rate for the substitutes was spurred on from a few different reasons, including the increase in minimum wage, which will be enacted this December. Another reason for the increase in pay stems from the lack of substitutes available to the district. “After an analysis of our substitute positions and our difficulty in getting substitutes for our buildings and grounds positions, our cafeteria positions, and transportation, I am making a recommendation that we move beyond the minimum wage increase… to allow us the opportunity to have more substitutes apply for positions and be appointed,” explained District Superintendent Dr. Lynn Marie Fusco. “We find that this is one of the issues that we have in these three depart-
ments and we are hopeful that increasing the hourly wage a bit beyond the minimum wage, we will attract more individuals to apply and then fill those vacancies.” The pay rate for substitutes in the district is currently above the minimum wage for New York State. However, with the coming increase in minimum wage, the district is looking to stay at least fifty cents above the wage hike for its hourly rate for substitutes. As discussed by Fusco, the district is having issues filling positions for staff members that work in the building and grounds, cafeteria and transportation departments. One of the reasons cited for the difficulty the district is facing in securing substitutes to fill positions is that the district is considered to be on the lower end for substitute pay rates. Board member Richard Sirianni added that the pay rate may not be the only reason for the lack of available substitutes in the district. “What has happened, by no fault of anyone economically, is that we’ve devastated our lower ranks because we’ve
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McDonald’s workers win big for MONOPOLY By Mary Mazur
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Lynn Shadden was holding back tears when her name was drawn among 10 other McDonalds workers to receive an all-expense paid, three-day vacation to meet NASCAR driver, Jamie McMurray. “I don’t even win a scratch off. When I opened it up I just stared at it. I was like ‘am I looking at this right,� said Shadden who also said her husband who works at the airport was going to be absolutely thrilled because he has not been on vacation in 15 years. Shadden, who has worked for McDonalds for 30 years, is currently the assistant manager at a McDonald’s in North Tonawanda that won first prize in the nation for distributing more MONOPOLY game pieces than over 14,000 other McDonald’s stores. As a reward for its dedication and hard work, 10 of the store’s most val-
ued members received an Xbox One console and one lucky winner won the grand prize from the corporate McDonald Prize Patrol that pulled into 315 Meadow Drive last week. Store owner, Henry Schatmeyer, explained why he thought the store did so well in the national arena compared to other McDonalds, “I think it’s because Jeff Gerber who is the store manager started out as a crew person and worked his way up. He is from North Tonawanda and has lived here his whole life. He went to NT High School and he has really weaved himself into the fabric of the community here.� Schatmeyer explained Gerber has hosted more than 13 McTeachers Nights for local North Tonawanda elementary schools. “Local elementary schools send their teachers in to work behind the counter and for the three hours that they work actually learning McDonald’s sta-
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Lynn Shadden is centered around all the employees that got video games. Photo by Mary Mazur that winning had a lot to do with the items that McDonald’s Corporation was promoting. Filet-OFish and Big Macs are two items that North Tonawa-
nda loves: “When I saw that the game pieces were going to be on these items I knew that Jeff had a chance at winning this award, but it
still blows me away that out of 1,400 McDonalds they were able to win. So I’m pretty humbled by it and proud of his success,� said Schatmeyer.
KVIS holds holiday party, gives back to community By Kimberlee Sabshin NT SUN CORRESPONDENT
On Monday, the Kenmore Village Improvement Society held its annual Christmas party and meeting at the Kenmore Community Center, with fruit, vegetable and cheese platters, refreshments, good company and fresh bundles of greens for the society’s “Greens for Seniorsâ€? initiative, ready to be delivered to senior residents of the village. Earlier that day, KVIS members prepared a total of 200 of the bundles of greenery, each one complete with a candy cane, bow and small card with a Christmas greeting, to be brought to residents of the senior apartments at Kenmore Avenue and Colvin Boulevard. KVIS President Melissa Foster commented that this year’s bundles were completed in record time, about two hours. They were scheduled to be distributed to the recipients the next day, on Tuesday. “We had plenty of volunteers, people who came and helped. We were so fortunate because the Paul Bunyan Christmas tree seller at Anderson’s Frozen Custard on Sheridan Drive gave us all the greens for free,â€? Foster said before Monday’s meeting. “It’s a Christmas tree grower who leases that space every year‌we had plenty to be able to do nice, full swags.â€? As they prepared the bundles at the community center, Foster said the KVIS members “felt like elves,â€? and as they completed the project to give back to their neighbors, the fulfilling sense of community contributed to a “real sense of merriment.â€? She said everyone felt very merry, there was laughter the whole time and as KVIS members arrived, they got straight to their work. “I think everyone’s very pleased that we were able to get 200 of
Happy Holidays. Photo by Kimberlee Sabshin. them done,� Foster said. “I think it’s just the camaraderie. You have this wonderful, fresh smell of the pine that really helps to trap memories, and so for us, we really felt like we were standing here, putting these together with such care and such love for the seniors, but then that wonderful sense of care of loving amongst all of us as we were creating this memory, something we’ll cherish for years to come.� According to Foster, one KVIS member, who has been with the organization since its inception in 2008, will be moving away soon. With this in mind, Foster said when the society loses a member, “we really feel it and we mourn that loss,� but all of the society’s members were able to
get together earlier this week and share a holiday memory over some light drinks and snacks. When asked what the Christmas party on Monday meant to her as the president of KVIS and a resident of the village, Foster said, “We work so hard. Our calendar‌we have something every single month. We do so much. It’s an all-volunteer group, and frankly, it’s very fatigue-making at times.â€? Additionally, Foster said a community organization like the KVIS does need money to operate, but what is more important importantly is the gift of personal philanthropy, which is someone giving of themselves. She used the example of Dog Days of Kenmore, a canine celebration held in June.
Even if someone is not necessarily a dog person, they may still be able to volunteer their time to help make the event happen, or there may be a different event with which they can help. “You can find something. Maybe you have a talent, a skill, an ability or an interest, or something you’d like to get better at. You can find something on the KVIS calendar to be able to participate in, to help you and to help us,â€? Foster said. “In giving of yourself in that way, it really becomes part of who you are‌this is so important to a community. Without people who are willing to give of themselves, and give of their time freely for a community, we can never be a successful community.â€?
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Jordan Bunker was known as the guy who made sure he gathered his friends together when they were all home for the holidays. Being a Second Lieutenant in the Army, and having many friends go away for college, he knew this was one of the few times during the year they would all be home. “Jordan was known for always getting his friends together around the holidays,” said his sister Andrea Bunker. “Even the Christmas before he passed, he had about 20 of his friends at our house. He liked to get everyone together.” That was five years ago. Soon after that gathering, Dec. 26, 2009, Jordan was involved in a tragic car accident that claimed his life. He was a well-loved son and brother, a dear friend to many, and a soldier preparing for deployment in January, but his life was cut short at the young age of 24. A year later, the Bunker family was approached by a friend with the suggestion of hosting a holiday party and fundraiser. This is what sparked the idea of the Good Things Holiday Party. Andrea described when her brother would write home while he was in basic training. He would sign his letters “Good Things, Jordan.” “It kind of stuck with us,” said Andrea. “It was a different way for him to sign his name. It was kind of his tag line.” And so began the tradition of the annual Good Things Holiday Party. Friends and family gather each year, the week
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Making wishes for Santa By Mary Mazur
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Macey Gabel wants a puppy and a bow and arrow for Christmas from Santa Claus this year. Gable and the rest of her first grade class wrote letters to Santa last week as a part of a fundraiser for Make-A-Wish foundation that local North Tonawanda elementary schools participated in. The fundraiser was
sponsored by Macy’s. “Make-A-Wish is very lucky to have a great partnership with Macy’s ... The district has come together to write letters to Santa and they will get delivered to one of our local Macy’s mailboxes and for each letter that gets dropped in the mailbox it is one dollar for Make-AWish,” explained Mary Hazzel, a foundation representative.
While younger students were just thrilled to tell Santa what they wanted for Christmas, older students really took the meaning to heart because Make-A-Wish foundation recently granted a wish for one of their own. Stella Usiakm a Meadow Elementary sixth grader, was recently granted a trip to Disney World by the Make- AWish foundation. Stella has been battling acute Lympho-
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a wall of stars marks students and families that have donated to her cause. “I put up two stars for her,” said Kasey Mercer a Meado\w student, as she pointed to her name on the wall. Kasey who just came back from chorus is one of many students that are trying to make a difference for Stella. “We have stars on the wall. We have four or five different fund-raising campaigns. The students are selling smencils, smens, smanimals and bracelets. People are making ornaments. We have students that are telling their parents that they don’t want
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Licata looks to lead Lady Jacks back to win column
By Dave Ricci SPORTS REPORTER
At the end of the day, you might beat us on the score board. But there is absolutely now way you are going to out work us. Not ever. That is the mindset Michael Licata brings with him as he takes over as the new head coach of the North Tonawanda Lady Jacks basketball team. “I’m very, very excited,” said Licata. “The group that’s here seems to be buying in so far. I’m very excited about the buy in. The people who are here seem to understand what it is that we are trying to do. How we are trying to approach changing the culture here.” The Jacks took some positive steps forward under previous coach Luke Vogel, who did a fantastic job of instilling fundamentals and good work habits into the girls that are returning. Licata is hopeful that he can build off of what the girls already know and instill the secret ingredient of some Blue Devil grit. Playing varsity at Kenmore West, Licata truly cut his basketball teeth watching his father, the legendary Mike Licata who was at the helm of the Lady Blue Devils program for 28 years. Under the elder Licata, the Blue Devils were the most physical, tenacious team in the Niagara Frontier League. You simply did not want to
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The North Tonawanda Lady Jacks basketball team enters the 2014-15 season under the direction of new coach Mike Licata. play them. Licata’s goal is to take what the Lady Jacks already do well and mold it with an infusion of the Blue Devil helter-skelter defense and willingness to pay the price physically to win games. The Lady Jacks return a core group of girls that can definitely adapt to the style
Licata is trying to teach. Leading the way will be juniors Elizabeth Costanzo and Liz Wildt, and seniors Kayla Barone, Sara Bunker, Megan Weaver and Natalie Ringler. Wildt, a 5-foot-9 forward, really came into her own last season under Vogel. Though working with a new coach is
obviously a transition for all of the NT girls, if Wildt can remain confident and trust the talents that helped her blossom last year, she will no doubt flourish even more this year.
TEAM: North Tonawanda Lady Jacks
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2013-14 RECORD: 2-17
ROSTER: Kayla Barone Sara Bunker Lindsey Piotrowski Elizabeth Costanzo Taylor Benton Natalie Ringler Tori Malamas Megan Weaver Jeslyn Zakes Liz Wildt Desiree Doucette Savanah Haner
HEAD COACH: Mike Licata
Augustino’s aim is to add stability to N-W girls hoops program
By Nick Sabato SPORTS REPORTER
Niagara-Wheatfield has been anything but stable over the past couple of seasons as it ushers in its third coach in three seasons. The latest hire is Randon TEAM: Niagara-Wheatfield Lady Falcons HEAD COACH: JEFFREY T. BARNES
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Augustino, who was promoted from the head coaching job on JV, and he will look to provide the program with some muchneeded stability. Augustino will be looking to his veterans to help ease through the transition period as they adjust to his coaching style and philosophy this season. “It’s tough for the girls,” said Augustino. “This is their third different coach in three years. There are a lot of different concepts that they are used to and three different styles. ROSTER: Madison Kildonas Emma Falter Lori Lachowski Emma Carrier Brenda Moore Alyssa Ward Brooke DeVantier Taylor Trunzo Angela Coulter Hannah Sosenko Kyri Jackson Allyson Czaja
There has definitely been a period of adjustment here at the beginning in understanding the way we want to do things and the way we want to run our program. We lost a ton of experience so it’s definitely an adjustment period so we are trying to lean on girls who have been on varsity for a couple of years to help show the way.” One of the new concepts that Augustino is attempting to implement is establishing an identity for the program. He wants the Lady Falcons to become a defense-oriented team and he wants his girls to buy into becoming a hardnosed grind-it-out style of team. “One big thing for us is to establish an identity,” said Augustino. “We want to be a defensive team. We want to have a defensive mindset but getting girls to buy into that concept is not always
easy, especially having all of those different coaches the last couple of years. “ One piece of the puzzle that will help ease the transition not only with experience, but as a tremendous defensive presence is Allyson Czaja. As a junior, the 6-foot-1 center averaged 10.1 points, 11.1 rebounds and two blocks per game before her season was derailed due to a knee injury. Czaja will be the focal point of the team this season, as she will be one of the most dominant forces in the Niagara Frontier League. “I had a personal trainer over the summer,” said Czaja. “So I worked on my knees all summer. I have a positive outlook. I worked on my foul shots and just shooting around.”
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Lady Jacks ‘ready to win’ under new coach, direction “Lady Jacks” from page B1
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The Lady Jacks have a strong blend of newcomers and varsity veterans this season.
“The structure that we have this year,” was Sara Bunker’s answer when asked what she likes early on. “I think the positioning that we are doing is going to help us. We’re all ready to play.” More than anything, the girls who have been around for a few years are hungry. The rebuilding is over. They want to win now. “Yeah we’re ready,” said Bunker. “We’re definitely ready. We’re looking to improve.” Bunker, though not the most vocal girl on the floor, will no doubt lead by example with her grit. Freshmen guards Lindsey Piotrowski and Taylor Benton are two of the program’s young studs that can help turn things around now and going forward. Piotrowski has a fiery competitive edge and carries herself with the account-
ability that will serve as an example to every girl on what it means to work hard and demand the best from yourself everyday. Benton, meanwhile, has leap frogged from modified over JV and will in all likelihood start on varsity. Most of all, Licata is happy that he has a nice blend of all grades. Instead of inheriting a senior-heavy team, then having to start all over again next year, he has some veterans leaders, but also a strong core of youth that can grow together. Without the presence of a true big girl, the Jacks could find the going a bit choppy when they face teams with a solid post presence. Their best hope is to counter with strong, in-your-face defense. Savanah Haner, Desiree Doucette, Jeslyn Zakes, and Tori Malamas complete the NT line up.
Lady Falcons’ opponents will focus on Czaja’s presence “N-W” from page B1 Czaja’s play will be crucial this year as she lost her partner in the post from last year in Kristen Klettke, so height will be at a premium for NiagaraWheatfield. If opposing teams weren’t going to focus their defensive schemes around stopping her before, that changed after Czaja went for 23 points, 19 rebounds, eight blocks and three steals in the season opener. “She’s definitely going to be a big part of our offense,” said Augustino. “At the same time she’s going to be a big part of every other team’s scouting report so the emphasis is going to be on stopping her.” While Czaja will be one of
the most imposing forces in the post, she will get some help from one of the best athletes in the NFL in Kyri Jackson. Jackson, a phenomenal track and field performer, averaged 7.4 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game last year. She has the versatility to play in the paint as a forward, as a ball handler or on the wing, which will be crucial for a team that will attempt to push the ball at every opportunity. “I like running,” said Jackson. “Running is a part of basketball so it’s something to I need to do. It’s hard work but at the end it feels great.” Augustino will be relying on two juniors that he coached on the JV team since they
are familiar with his system in guard Taylor Trunzo and forward Brooke DeVantier. Meanwhile they will go with an older starting backcourt in senior Angela Coulter and senior Emma Falter, who will be the primary point guard for the Lady Falcons. Three younger players in sophomores Madison Kildonas and Alyssa Ward, along with freshman Emma Carrier will play prominent roles for Niagara-Wheatfield. Kildonas was a member of the varsity team last year and could be looking to have a breakout season. Niagara-Wheatfield dropped its season opener to Cleveland Hill 69-47 on Dec. 8.
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Niagara-Wheatfield dropped its season opener to Cleveland Hill on Dec. 8.
O’Bryant believes Falcons North Tonawanda boys are on right track to success enter season focused on
By Dave Ricci SPORTS REPORTER
It has been a tough road for much of the last three seasons for Niagara-Wheatfield. The Falcons have a total record of 13-46 in the past three years, including going just 2-18 last season. Fortunately, however, it looks that they have the correct man at the helm to right the ship, as Erik O’Bryant is no stranger to reclamation projects. O’Bryant took NorthTonawanda from the basement to the top of the Niagara Frontier League before taking over at NiagaraWheatfield, and he believes that his program is on the right track to success. “I’m confident that it’s going to help us that we took our lumps last year,” said O’Bryant. “We had a plan. We knew what we were doing. We sometimes TEAM: Niagara-Wheatfield Falcons HEAD COACH: Erik O’Bryant 2013-14 RECORD: 2-18
started four sophomores at a time. We took our lumps. I’ve done it before. I did it at North Tonawanda for five years and I turned it around and we are going to do it here. It just takes time.” The Falcons will rely heavily on their front line, which will be one of the biggest in the NFL, as they start three players over 6-foot-4. The key to success will the guard play, as Niagara-Wheatfield is not as experienced in the backcourt as some of the more athletic teams in the league. “We have all our core guys from our rotation back,” said O’Bryant. “We are going to rely heavily on our forwards. We are big. Our guards control our destiny because the NFL is an extremely athletic league.” One of the forwards that the Falcons will be relying on is center Nathan Williams, who is entering his third year of varsity basketball. Not only does the senior stand 6-foot-4, but he is well over 200 pounds and has the ability and athleticism to control the paint from the foul line to the rim. Williams will be joined up front by 6-foot-4 swingman Ty Parmentier.Niagara-Wheatfield ROSTER: Denzel Fuller Preston Miller Justin Eaton Ty Parmentier Tommy Watroba Nathan Nielsen Seth Ferguson Austin Wangler Brandon Funderbunk Charles Hayes Ken Camidge Nathan Williams
also has a player that has the ability to be a dominant presence in the future in Denzel Fuller. At 6-foot-5, the junior didn’t begin his basketball career until he was a freshman so he is beginning to transition from a tall post player into a guy that is beginning to develop basketball skills that allow him to play inside and on the wing. “Denzel started at the end of the season last year as a sophomore,” said O’Bryant. “He is still learning how to play the game. He didn’t start playing until he was a freshman. The light hasn’t gone on yet but it’s starting to. I think it’s going to be surprising to a lot of people when it does.” The backcourt again will be the place to watch for the Falcons, as they are relatively inexperienced in that regard. Nathan Nielsen has been a varsity player since he was a freshman, and started last year as a sophomore, but the lefty doesn’t have much experience beside him. Brandon Funderburk, who transferred from St. Joe’s last year, will be called upon to play the point and he has the IQ to play the position but needs some game action. Austin Wangler, Justin Eaton and Preston Miller will provide some punch off of the bench for Niagara-Wheatfield, which believes that the hard work that they’ve put in over the summer and preseason will help them improve this season. “We are working a lot harder,” said Parmentier. “We are pushing each other in practice. We work hard every day.”
teamwork, selflessness TEAM: North Tonawanda Lumberjacks
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2013-14 RECORD: 13-7
ROSTER: Ryan Gilbert Nicholas Kraus Andrew Krantz Colby Moultrie Jacob Lemke Donovan Book James Garavaglia Alex Quinn Ryan McDonough Chris Woodard Adam McNeill Brandon Casterline
Team. Unselfish. However you want to say it, whatever motto you want to use to describe it. At the end of the day, the North Tonawanda boys basketball team has come into the new season with the simple, unspoiled mind set of doing everything for each other. The Lumberjacks opened with a statement win over rival Tonawanda on Dec. 2, before moving on to beat Oracle Charter in the third-place game of the Amherst Tournament that was played Dec. 5-6. The Jacks opened the tournament by dropping a 55-53 heartbreaker to Clarence. Drawing on the positives and learning from the set backs of all three games, the Jacks moved forward as they look to make a serious run at the Niagara Frontier League title. Leading the way will be a strong core of seniors in Chris Woodard and Donovan Book, both 6-foot-4, and 6-foot-9 senior Adam McNeill, who will play center. Also back are fellow seniors
Ryan Gilbert, Drew Krantz, Ryan McDonough and James Garavaglia. “I like the way we’re playing team defense. We’re communicating, we’re talking,” said McNeill. “Our ball movement, we’re sharing the ball and everybody is scoring.” Though Woodard is the only true returning starter, McNeill and Book, who are both in year three of varsity as well, are expected to step up and play major roles. Book can score inside and out. McNeill, simply by virtue of his size and reach, will be key to helping the Jacks get second and third looks at the rim on just about every possession. Gilbert is a dangerous outside shooter and McDonough should be one of the most tenacious lock down defenders in the NFL. With a strong core of their seniors having experience playing together as far back as fifth grade in youth league and over the summer in Gus Macker, the Jacks’ upper-
classmen really do bring an uncommon bond that will certainly have a positive ripple effect on everyone. “We’ve been looking forward to it for a while, but we’re trying not to get ahead of ourselves,” said Woodard. “Just go one day at a time.” As in years past, the Jacks will once again pride themselves on their defense. “I think defense is the heart of our program,” said Woodard. NT coach Ryan Mountain said that without question, defense will once again be a big aspect of his team this season. “Defense has always been the backbone of our program,” said Mountain. “Going back to when Coach O’Bryan was the head coach. And that’s never gonna change.” Colby Moultrie, Alex Quinn, Jacob Lemke, Nick Kraus and Brandon Casterline are all up from JV. “Nobody cares who gets the credit,” said McNeill. “We just look to score, beat team and wins games.”
HEAD COACH: Ryan Mountain By Dave Ricci
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Tonawanda knows it’s a target after sectional title victory By Dave Ricci SPORTS REPORTER
The culture of winning is there. But now, so is the target on their backs. Tonawanda Lady Warriors enter the new season riding the program’s biggest wave of success. Winning back-to-back ECIC IV championships in 2012 and 2013, the Warriors made school history when they captured the 2013-14 Section VI Class B championship. But as the calender flips to a new season, Tonawanda moves forward without six members from last year’s team. Most notably, starters Kalyn Compeau, Alanna Herne and Savanna Baughman all graduated. The onus of leadership now falls on the shoulders of returnees Haley Snyder, Paige Hill and Haley Slater. All seniors, they are looking to take the lessons learned from last year’s six seniors and do their best to lead this year’s team. “We come, we work hard in practice,” said Haley Snyder. “We tried to do what Alanna, Kalyn and Savanna did last year. We’re just try-
ing to take their places (as leaders) but in our own way.” With a solid core of six returnees and an infusion of six new faces, Snyder added that it’s up to the veterans to show the younger girls what it takes to win. “I hope they understand how hard it is to get to where we were last year,” said Snyder. “I can tell everybody here is learning and trying hard with plays and everything. They’re asking, ‘can we go over this because I’m not sure?’ Because they want to play. They want to be in the game. They want to work just as hard as we did.” Snyder and Dahnea Harrison will take turns running the point. Harrison came on big last season and was key in the second half of the Class B title game against Wilson. They will be key to running the offense, the way Herne and Compeau did. Hill brings a hardworking never-say-die mindset. Alicia Farrell returns and is looking to step into the role of rebounding and scoring
that Baughman did so well. Slater is also coming off of a breakout season and will once again be needed to provide offense. “I have all the confidence the guards can do the job,” said coach Jay Hall. “We’re obviously going to look for Alicia, Haley (Slater) and Paige inside a little more.” The Warriors inside game took a hit when 6-foot center Haley Schoelerman sustained an injury in a 4846 loss to Nichols in the title game of the Roy-Hart Tournament on Dec. 6. She is expected to be out 4-6 weeks. But the Warriors responded with a 36-25 win over Depew in their Dec. 8 home opener. Varsity newcomers Anna Hess, Sydney Taylor, Gabby Krajewski, Ciara Wooden, Hannah Strassburg and Kiele Gabioud are all looking to make an impact. The Warriors unveiled two championship banners on Dec. 8 to commemorate the sectional and league titles.
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ROSTER: Gabby Krajewski Kiele Gabioud Haley Snyder Sydney Taylor Anna Hess Haley Schoelerman Alicia Farrell Shana Johnson Paige Hill Haley Slater Dahnea Harrison Ciara Woodin
Tonawanda Lady Warriors HEAD COACH: Jay Hall 2013-14 RECORD: 17-6 Section VI Class C champs
Tonawanda boys set to enter season of transition By Dave Ricci SPORTS REPORTER
Tonawanda Warriors basketball coach Hank Hughes wasn’t being coy. He wasn’t dodging the question. He was honestly unsure of how to sum up what it would be like for the program to come into the season without a Stich brother running the point. Three seasons of Steven Stich then another three years with Ben Stich gave the Warriors a six-year run in which they knew this vital position was in the hands of a capable young man who could get the job done. Factor in the loss of leading rebounder/inside threat, 6-foot-5 Connor Pumm, 6-foot-7 Bill Galley and gritty Paul Palladino, and this is definitely a transition year for Tonawanda. “This is the first time I can’t really give you good answers. I don’t know what the future holds here. I think we can be anywhere from good to bad,” said Hughes. “The expectations are set pretty high now. We’ve been to Buff State three out of four years. Had four winning seasons in a row. For here, that’s unheard of and unbelievable. Expectations are set high and these guys have got to realize you’ve got to work. Big shoes to fill.” Leading the way will be co-captains Larenz Jefferson TEAM: Tonawanda Warriors HEAD COACH: Hank Hughes 2013-14 RECORD: 12-8 ROSTER: Tristan Boling Tyler Gomez
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Tristan Boling will be a key player for the Warriors. and Tristan Boling. “Ben was the point guard for three years, he ran the show. Connor was a good vocal leader, scored a lot of buckets,” said Jefferson. “Coach came out first day of practice, made me and Tristan the captains. We’ve been here since sophomore year so I think we’re ready to step into the leadership role and give our team a good start to the season.” Hughes feels Jefferson, Boling and Frye showed improvement during summer league and lead by example. But there is still the need for a vocal leader. Adrian Hall came into the season as the front runner Zach Stapf Dakota Harvey Brandon Frye Bryce Pieszala Jordan Ulette Cody Diaz Tyler Stapf Mike Desantis Alex Gehm Collin Smith Adrian Hall Larenz Jefferson
to take over the job of point guard. “He was doing a fabulous job (in camp),” said Hughes. “When he was bringing the ball up nobody could take it from him.” Zach Stapf and Boling will also be options at the point. Hughes said returning junior Cody Diaz and Frye must hit threes on a consistent basis. Eyes will also be on Tyler Stapf, who made a strong accounting of himself in the summer. Alex Gehm, Tyler Gomez, Charlie Moore, Mike Desantis, Collin Smith, Jordan Ulett, Dakota Harvey and Bryce Pieszala complete the lineup. Having made trips to Buff State for the sectional semifinals in three of the last four years, the Warriors know expectations are high. “Coach Hughes has been doing a real good job since he’s been coaching here,” said Jefferson. “The expectations are set high but we try not to let the pressure get to us or stop us from what we’re trying to do here.”
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Alanna Herne, who graduated, was one of the Tonawanda girls basketball team’s top players last season.
Gleason’s gymnasts compete in Syracuse Gleason’s Gymnastics Level 7 gymnastics team competed this past weekend in Syracuse at the Pinky Stone Invitational. In the junior division, Kendall Sobczyk, a fi fth grader at Errick Road Elementary school, finished fourth all-around with a score of 36.950. A 9.5 landed her in second place on bars. She tied for third on vault with a 9.3. Emily King, a fifth grader at West Street Elementary, finished in 10th place with a 36.325 all-around. She came in first on beam with a 9.575 and also placed fourth on floor with a score of 9.425. In the senior division, Jenna Peterson, an eighth grader at Edward Town Middle School, placed sixth on vault with a 9.250. She also came in 12th on beam with an 8.2. All the girls obtained scores high enough to qualify them for states to be held in early April. The team placed second at the meet. Gleason’s Gymnastics Level 8 Team also competed at the Invitational.
The Level 8 team earned fourth place. Allison House, a ninth grader at North Tonawanda High School, placed eighth all around in the senior division with a score of 34.8. She placed sixth on the bars with a 9.0 and placed seventh on the beam with a 9.05. She also scored an 8.55 on the floor and an 8.2 on the vault. Allison Murchison, a ninth grader from Starpoint High School, had an allaround score of 29.95. Her high score of the day was an 8.85 on the floor. She earned a 6.0 on the vault, a 7.85 on the bars, and a 7.25 on the beam. Gleason’s Level 6 team also competed in Syracuse. In the 10- and 11-year-old division, Isabel Konopka, a fifth grader at Holy Ghost Lutheran School, placed 12th on floor with a score of 9.2 and 13th on beam with also a 9.20. Her overall score was 35.250. Piper Reed, a fifth grader at Ohio School, placed ninth on the vault and seventh on bars.Her overall score was a 35.650, earning her 11th
place overall. In the 12- and 13-yearold junior division, Hannah Evert, a seventh grader at Edward Town Middle School, placed 10th on beam with a 9.150. Her overall score was 34.475. Erica Beyer, an eighth grader at Edward Town Middle School, placed eighth on vault and fourth on bars. Her overall score was a 35.00, earning her 11th place. In the 14- and 15-yearold senior division, Olivia Chlebowy, a ninth grader at North Tonawanda High School, placed third on vault, third on bars, second on beam with an impressive score of 9.60 and fourth on floor. Her overall score of 36.875 earned her second place overall. Kelsey Sciandra, a ninth grader at North Tonawanda High School, finished with an overall score of 34.425. Her best event was the beam placing her in 13th place with an 8.800. Maddison Walton, a 10th grader at Niagara-Wheatfield High School, placed fifth on beam with an impressive score of 9.250.
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Gleason’s gymnasts, from left to right, include: Jenna Peterson, Paige Nowak, Emily King, Elaina Page, Kendall Sobczyk and Sam Peterson.
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Starpoint’s unorthodox structure doesn’t matter to seniors
By Nick Sabato SPORTS REPORTER
The structure of any high school basketball team is almost always clearly defined. Seniors and juniors usually are the leaders of the team and any underclassmen are often used as role players until their bodies and games mature. That was not the case for Starpoint last year as the young guns were the primary scoring options while the upperclassmen were used as role players. Christian Nodine, Brock Koenig and Ben Walters were top three scorers as sophomores last season, and with them coming back with a year of experience under their belts and a group of seniors that are willing to play specific, the Spartans have high expectations this year. “It’s nice to have those three guys back for us,” said Starpoint head coach Ben Scaffidi. “Of our top six guys, almost all of them were getting minutes every game last year. They have all been through the experience of playing varsity for a year and that should be helpful for us moving forward. We are hoping to improve on what we did last year.”
The Spartans have a plethora of experience not only in basketball, but as overall athletes. Eric Yaeger is coming off of a strong season as the quarterback and leader of the football team, while guard Ian Emerick has been a four-year member of the varsity basketball team. It wouldn’t be uncommon for an upperclassman to resent the fact that younger players were putting up the big numbers and getting all of the accolades, but not this group of seniors. They are willing to do whatever they need to do to earn victories, especially for a program that hasn’t experienced a winning season in nearly 10 years. “It doesn’t really matter to us,” saidYaeger. “We are just one big happy family. It doesn’t matter who scores, who rebounds the most, who plays the defense the best, just as long as we win. It doesn’t really matter to us.” One of those younger stars is Nodine, who led the team in scoring with 13.3 points TEAM: Starpoint Spartans HEAD COACH: Ben Scaffidi 2013-14 RECORD: 7-12
Buff State women’s basketball surges past Oswego, 86-84 OSWEGO, NY—Buffalo State (3-3/1-1) erased a 16-point first-half deficit and knocked down 5 of 6 free throws in the final 30 seconds to claim an 86-84 victory at Oswego (2-4/11) today in a SUNYAC contest. Ashley Wallace (Lockport/Starpoint) led B u ff a l o S t a t e w i t h a career-best 28 points to go with seven rebounds. Hillary Kollar (Johnstown/Johnstown) also set a new career-mark with 19 points, and pulled down eight rebounds. Olivia Luciani (E. Syracuse/E. Syracuse-Minoa) chipped in 15 points, and Brittnee P e r r y ( B u ff a l o / H u t c h Te c h ) h a d a d o u b l e double with 12 points and 12 boards. Buffalo State trailed by as many as 16 in the first half, but scored the final six points of the opening period to trail 47-37 going into the intermission. After the Lakers scored first in the second half, the Bengals answered with a 16-0 run to take their first lead since the early going
at 51-50 with 15 minutes remaining. The lead traded backand-forth several times down the stretch, and Oswego took an 82-81 lead with just 36 seconds remaining. Wallace hit a pair of free throws with 29 ticks left to push the Bengals ahead, and they would not relinquish the lead. Luciani hit two more free throws to push the lead to three with 15 seconds remaining. Oswego settled for a layup with just two seconds left, and Kollar made 1 of 2 free throws at the other end to complete the scoring. B u ff a l o S t a t e s h o t 37-percent from the field, compared to 46-percent by the Lakers, but the Bengals dominated the glass, outrebounding Oswego 58-45. The Bengals converted that advantage into 32 second-chance points, compared to just 10 by Oswego. Buffalo State will next host RIT in a non-conference game next Saturday at 4 p.m.
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Starpoint finished 7-12 last season. per game to go along with 6.8 rebounds. At 6-foot-3, Nodine is a matchup nightmare for many ROSTER: Adam Lasal Josh Arnold Noah Day Eric Yaeger Chad Lang Ian Emerick Christian Nodine Mike Chase Hudson Earl Dennis Held Ben Walters Victor Bugenhagen Brock Koenig
Wo m e n ’s b a s k e t b a l l forward Ashley Wallace (Lockport/Starpoint) was named the Buffalo State Athlete of the Week after leading Buffalo State to a road split to open SUNYAC play this past weekend. The senior childhood education major averaged 22.0 points and 11.5 rebounds in a pair of games. Wallace netted a career-high 28 points
to go with 14 rebounds and four steals in an 86-84 victory at Oswego on Saturday. She added 16 points and nine boards in a loss at Cortland on Friday. Wallace leads the Bengals this season, averaging 14.5 points and 8.5 reboundsper-game. Buffalo State (3-3/1-1) will next play a nonconference game at Hamilton on Friday at 5:30 p.m.
2014-15 Boys Schedule Dec. 9 vs. Grand Island Won 58-48
Dec. 12 at W. Sen. East, 7:30 p.m.* Dec. 17 at Clarence, 7:30 p.m.*
Dec. 20 vs. Olean Walsh, 1:15 p.m. at St. Joe’s
Dec. 22 at Sweet Home, 6:30 p.m.* Dec. 30 vs. Lockport, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 6 vs. Hamburg, 7 p.m.* Jan. 8 vs. Iroquois, 7 p.m.*
Jan. 13 at Lake Shore, 6:30 p.m.* Jan. 14 vs. St. Joe’s, 7 p.m.*
Jan. 16 at Will East, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 20 vs. Will South, 7 p.m.*
Jan. 22 vs. W. Sen. East, 7 p.m.*
Jan. 30 vs. Sweet Home, 7 p.m.* Feb. 3 at Hamburg, 7:30 p.m.* Feb. 5 at Iroquois, 6:30 p.m.*
Feb. 10 vs. Lake Shore, 7 p.m.* Feb. 13 vs. Will East, 7 p.m.*
Feb. 18 at Will South, 7:30 p.m.* *=league game
A league championship is the goal for many Spartans, considering they haven’t won a title since they were part of the Niagara-Orleans League in 2003-2004. “If you’re looking up at the banners, you don’t see many for basketball,” said Emerick. “Especially in the past 10 years. It’s definitely our goal to be league champions.” Starpoint won its opening game over Grand Island 58-48 on Dec. 9.
Starpoint Lady Spartans have high expectations after banner season
By Nick Sabato SPORTS REPORTER
Last season was a banner year for the Starpoint girl’s basketball team. The Lady Spartans finished atop of the Erie County Interscholastic Conference Division II last year before falling to eventual Class A1 champ i o n s Wi l l i a m s v i l l e South in the sectional semifinals. Expectations are high for Starpoint as it heads into the 2014-2015 season as it returns four 2014-15 Girls Schedule Dec. 5 vs. Cheektowaga Won 62-52 Dec. 9 at Ken East Won 53-41 Dec. 12 vs. W. Sen. East, 7 p.m.* Dec. 15 vs. Sweet Home, 7 p.m.* Dec. 18 at Hamburg, 7:30 p.m.*
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opponents as he can play in the paint or he can play on the wing. He will be looking to expand his game even further this year. “I really trained all summer,” said Nodine. “I had a couple of personal trainers, one for basketball and one for strength training, which really improved my game. I’ve gotten stronger and put on some size so I’m hoping that will make a difference this season.” Koenig, another junior, was second on the team in scoring with 11.4 points per game and he was also the leading rebounder with 7.6 boards per
night. As a center, he is much quicker than his opponents inside, but Koenig has also worked hard at adding an outside element to his game to make him one of the most complete big men in the ECIC. Ben Walters is the third member of the trio who averaged nine points per game last year and led them team with 2.1 steals. He may see more time as a ball handler this year, not only as a penetrator, but as a distributor on the offensive end. Starpoint will pair the triplets with a group of upperclassmen in Emerick, Yaeger, Mike Chase, Josh Arnold and Dennis Held, who have all had success in other sports. Yaeger will provide versatility at 6-foot-3, while Emerick can do a variety of things both offensive and defensively. Chase, Arnold and sophomore Adam Lasal will provide backcourt depth and Held and junior Chad Lang will be valuable reserves in the frontcourt. “They may not have to be the leading scorer, but they do a lot of important things for us,” said Scaffidi. “They play defense, rebound and score for us when necessary. They’ve all been around for the last four years and we know that they are high-quality character guys.” It is easy to be unselfish when you have not had a winning season in your varsity career, and the program hasn’t won a sectional game since 2008.
Dec. 22 vs. Clarence, 12 p.m. Dec. 23 vs. O’Hara, 7 p.m. Jan. 7 at Iroquois, 12 p.m.* Jan. 12 vs. Will East, 7 p.m.* Jan. 15 vs. Will South, 7 p.m.* Jan. 20 at W. Sen. East, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 23 at Sweet Home, 6:30 p.m.* Jan. 29 vs. Lake Shore, 7 p.m.* Feb. 3 vs. Hamburg, 7 p.m.* Feb. 6 vs. Iroquois, 7 p.m.* Feb. 9 at Lake Shore, 6:30 p.m.* Feb. 12 at Will East, 6:30 p.m.* Feb. 20 vs. Grand Island, 7 p.m.
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starters, including its two leading scorers in Erica Bradley and Jenna Faulkner. “There are four starters coming back and good leadership out of them is going to be key to us,” said Starpoint head coach Megan Rumschik. “We are always focusing on defense and with our height this year; we don’t have what we had last year.” The Lady Spartans lost two front-court players that were over 5-foot-11, so they will be concentrating more on ball pressure from their guards defensively and pushing the tempo on the offensive end of the floor. With a guard-dominated roster, they will undoubtedly have a tremendous amount of success if they can force the other team into playing their style of game. “We don’t have quite the experience that we did last year so this year will be focused on defense, high energy and making sure everyone is going 100 percent on the defensive end,” said Rumschik. “The girls are learning that it’s going to have to be a fast-paced game for us, pushing the ball up the floor, making sure we stop the other team and making them feel uncomfortable when they have the ball.” Faulkner will be one of those players that is best suited to play an up-tempo style on both offense and defense. Known as a shooter, she was second on the team in scoring with 11.3 points per game and she was a ball-hawk on defense with 3.8 steals per game. She also averaged 5.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest. The senior is excited to have a roster of players that are able to play the
TEAM: Starpoint Lady Spartans HEAD COACH: Megan Rumschik 2013-14 RECORD: 15-4 ECIC II champs same style of basketball that she is able to thrive in. “I think we are upping are defense,” said Faulkner. “We are quicker and we condition a lot more because we don’t have a lot of size so we are trying to be quicker. Faulkner will be joined by junior center Erica Bradley, who led Starpoint in both scoring (13.6 points per game) and rebounding (8.5 rebounds per game). This season, Bradley is looking to add an outside element to her game to go along with the strong inside scoring touch that she played with last year. “The difference is that we lost the height advantage,” said Bradley. “Jess [Wilson] has been doing a great job playing forward and coming down with us and we have multiple guards that can shoot the ball.” S e n i o r J e s s Wi l s o n will be asked to step into that front-court as an undersized forward after playing all over the court last year as the first player off the bench. Her hard work and willingness to be a role player will be huge for the Lady Spartans this year. “She played a big role last year off the bench,” said Rumschik. “She’ll come in and put her points on the board but she has work ethic and
ROSTER: Sierra Belkota Jasmine Mott Karen Kreppenneck Jenna Faulkner Megan Welsh Allison Cooper Ali Binga Elizabeth Bradley Amanda Kazmarek Jess Wilson Maddy Buffalino Erica Bradley a determination to make her teammates better around her.” Karen Kreppenneck is back to play the point for Starpoint and will be looking to expand her game as a senior, particularly as a potentially lethal outside shooter to open things up for Bradley inside and to draw defenders way from Faulkner. Another senior, Sierra Belkota, will play a big role this year after missing a chunk of her junior season with an injury. She will be used as a defensive stopper. The bench is where the Lady Spartans will be inexperienced, as they bring in a whole new rotation of reserves starting with sophomores Jasmine Mott and Allison Cooper at the guard position, along with junior Ali Binga. Perhaps a player to watch out for in the future is Erica’s younger sister, Elizabeth Bradley, who will see a ton of minutes as an eighth grader that can play both guard positions. “She will be a very key player,” said Rumschik. “She can play the point or the wing and she has no fear taking it to the older girls and that’s what I like.” Starpoint opened up the season with a win over Cheektowaga on Dec. 5.
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Oxygen seeks cast for new docu-series By Lauren Kirchmyer
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Did you grow up in a fatherless home? Have you ever wondered who your biological father is, but don’t know how to find him? Help is on the way. The Oxygen Network is now casting men and women for their new docu-series “Finding My Father.” Asylum Entertainment, the company involved in casting the new series, is not casting just anyone who falls into this category; they’re looking for men and women who have overcome the statistics of growing up without a father. “We want people that are inspirational, people
North Tonawanda History Museum announces campaign The North Tonawanda History Museum has announced its “John F. Kopczynski Memorial Future of our Past” campaign. The campaign is for long-term renovations to the permanent home of the history museum at 54-60 Webster St. (and 5961 Manhattan St.) in North Tonawanda. The North Tonawanda History Museum Board of Trustees recently announced their success in negotiating a $373,750 indebtedness totally discharged by HSBC Bank. The board of trustees anticipates being free of all indebtedness on the building in the near future. Details of the renovations and the timeline for completion, an anticipated three to five year period, will be released soon. Renovations, however, will include a total roof replacement; a new HVAC system for the entire
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The North Tonawanda Sun / Saturday, December 13, 2014
Opera house craft show is a holiday treat for the community
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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.
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