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Galassi’s Sub Shop hosts children’s book author Dr. Rick Batt. The picture book is the NT SUN CORRESPONDENT ideal gift for any child that likes dinosaurs. It’s packed Galassi’s Sub Shop locat- full of pictures that Batt ed at 452 Payne Ave. held drew himself, but when you a book signing last Friday, pick up the book, it does not Oct. 24 for the book “What say that. The book’s illusdo you mean, Dinosaurs trator is listed as Ope’ape’a’ don’t live in Hawai’i?” by Kanaka, which means BatBy Mary Mazur
man in Hawaiian. Batt has often referred to himself as Batman ever since he married his wife Robin. “I’ve drawn dinosaurs since I was 5 … I taught myself how to draw. My father used to dabble. I traced a lot when I was a kid ... I draw on the board when
I teach. I can draw one of those in a very short time,” said Batt pointing to a chalk board with a sketch of a big dinosaur in his office. Batt a geologist, teaches science along with his wife Dr. Robin Harris at Buffalo State College. He has more than 27 years of experience
McGinnis endorsed by both the Democratic, Working Families Parties By Kori Sciandra
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Having successfully served as clerk to the Niagara County Legislature in the early 90s; Niagara County Civil Service commissioner, (1995-1999); and Niagara County Personal Officer, (2001-2006), Jim McGinnis, of North Tonawanda, is in the running to serve as Alderman At Large for the North Tonawanda Common Council. “I have a passion for this city, while understanding the vision for today as well as seeing were we will have to go for tomorrow,” said McGinnis. McGinnis has experience with budgeting as a result of working closely with all 65 departments while at the county. While serving as clerk to the Niagara County Legislature he co-chaired the first Save the Base committee, which helped save the Niagara Falls Air Force Base from the first Brac commission (1993-94). From 2008-2012, McGinnis acted as Chief of Staff to Bishop Tommy Ried at the Full Gospel Tabernacle; in 2009, he co-chaired ABC Extreme Home Makeover Buffalo, which allowed for 29 projects of restoring homes, as the crew built a home for
the show. Mcginnis oversaw all the projects together with raising more than 94 tons of food. “While I think we have great servants on our council now, the vacant seat will allow me to bring a fresh approach to bringing services to our city,” said McGinnis. The vacant council seat, formerly occupied by the late Robert Clark, will require McGinnis to focus on city issues as a whole. McGinnis believes he is the right person for the job. If elected, he would like to continue to develop one extensive waterfront, not only the downtown area but also the Niagara River site. “We will need to set and direct a master plan for these projects so as when people leave office vision continues,” said McGinnis. McGinnis is the son of the late James A. McGinnis, who served as Mayor of North Tonawanda from 1993 to 1997. “The families of today need committed and proven representation from our elected officials,” McGinnis said. “My job when elected will be to carry the voices of working families to city hall and represent them with passion and loyalty to help make North Tonawanda a better place
teaching at the college level. His main areas of expertise include paleontology, plate tectonics, and geology. His interests in science and natural history began when he was a young boy who collected seashells. As he grew, it broadened to include dinosaurs, fossils,
rocks and minerals, plants and animals, and climate. Today his seashell collection includes more than 8,000 seashells from around the world.
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Tonawanda district begins budget planning for 2015-16 year KImberlee Sabshin NT SUN CORRESPONDENT
Jim McGinnis to live.” Following in his father’s footsteps, McGinnis is thankful for the lessons his father taught him and hopes to serve the people to the best of his ability. “Our dad taught us by example, to give back, to serve. He did that so well during his time, I look forward to continuing to serve our community as well,” McGinnis. He currently serves as
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At its first 2015-16 budget advisory team meeting Tuesday, the Tonawanda City School District’s Board of Education and administrative officials outlined its tentative budget development calendar for next year’s budget. They also received a “state of our schools” presentation, which Director of Business and Finance Rubie Harris and Superintendent Dr. James Newton gave. The budget advisory team tentatively plans to review enrollment numbers for 2014-15 and anticipated numbers for 2015-16 at next month’s meeting, and will also discuss the veterans’ tax exemption and the district tax levy limit. By March 10, they plan to have a working draft budget, which will then be subject to further review by the team, with updates to follow throughout the month. In April, the team plans to adopt its budget, which BOCES will then vote on by the end of the month. In April and May, the community will receive a presentation on the finalized budget, culminating in a budget hearing on May 12. In beginning to discuss plans for the district’s money, Harris outlined one of the major financial woes all state school districts face: the gap elimination adjustment, which she said has taken a total of $12.4 million from City of Tonawanda schools. Harris said the Erie County Association of School Boards issued a survey two months ago, asking all of Erie County to fill in as much information, dealing with loss of jobs and how much money, in dollar amounts, each district has lost as a direct result of the gap elimination adjustment. She presented the cumulative findings of the results for the Tonawanda City School District. “Though we have lost a tremendous amount of money because of the gap elimination adjustment, there are districts that have lost 80, 90, or 120 positions,” Harris said. “I think, through the efforts of the budget advisory team, the board and administrators, it has been tough, but a great deal has not been lost for us, which is a good thing. We’re hoping in the future, it gets better.”
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The Tonawanda News will close at the end of January after publishing as the north suburban Buffalo market’s community daily newspaper for 134 years, the paper announced today. Publisher Chris Voccio said economic conditions drove the decision. “Revenue from advertising and circulation simply could not sustain the operation,” Voccio said. “The company tried everything possible to stabilize and
grow the paper but it eventually became an impossible goal.” Voccio said the Tonawanda News would publish its last edition Saturday, Jan. 31. The paper’s website, www.tonawanda-news. com, will also shut down then. He said subscribers to the paper and website who paid in advance beyond the final edition will be issued refunds. Voccio said 20 employees are affected by the
closing. “This decision has nothing to do with the paper’s talented staff,” Voccio said. “They gave everything they had during unusually difficult times. For that, we are especially grateful.” The Tonawanda News was founded in 1880. It publishes five days a week, Wednesday through Sunday. The paper serves the Twin Cities of Tonawanda and North Tonawanda, the Town of Tonawanda, the
Town of Wheatfield and the Village of Kenmore. The Tonawanda News is part of Greater Niagara Newspapers group, a division of Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. The group also publishes the Niagara Gazette in Niagara Falls and the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal in the north suburban Buffalo market. Both of those papers will continue to serve their markets.
Higgins presents family with Bronze Star medal, other medals earned by PFC Samuel J. Insalaco Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) presented military medals and honors, including the Bronze Star, to the family of World War II Veteran Private First Class Samuel J. Insalaco. “For your father’s bravery, commitment and sacrifices, it is truly our honor to present you with these medals on behalf of a grateful nation,” Higgins said as he presented the service medals over to the Insalaco family. Born in Pennsylvania, Samuel J. Insalaco moved to Buffalo and bravely enlisted in the U.S. Army May 28, 1942, completed his infantry training in Camp Croft in South Carolina, and served with the 1st Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. The 1st Infantry Division led the fight against the Germans in the Invasion of Normandy June 6, 1944, the largest seaborne invasion ever, more than 70 years ago. The Unit fiercely fought the Germans and became the first to capture a major German City in WWII when they seized
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his memory in mind that I am requesting the assistance of your office in securing information regarding any and all service awards or medals that may have been awarded to my father for his years of service in the U.S. Army during WWII.” Soldiers like PFC Insalaco are recognized as heroes because it was their determination to not give up in key battles like the Invasion of Normandy, which helped to turn the tide of the war leading to a victory for the Allied Forces. It is also important that we reflect upon the sacrifices that were made. According to some estimates, the Allied Forces suffered more than 10,000 casualties and more than 4,000 lost their lives on D-Day. Like many veterans, PFC Sam Insalaco was in a hurry to get home when the war ended, so he never looked into whether he was eligible for any medals. He married Sophie and they raised a family on Buffalo’s West Side on 10th Street between Hudson and Maryland.
Sam’s sons also served in the military, Nick served in the U.S. Army Reserves during the Vietnam War and Tom served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Higgins worked to secure Insalaco’s medals and presented the family with the Bronze Star; Combat Infantryman Badge 1st Award; Presidential Unit Citation; European-African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 silver service star; World War II Victory Medal; Good Conduct Medal; and the Honorable Service Lapel Button WWII. The Bronze Star is the fourth highest individual award in the U.S. military awarded to members of the military for meritorious service in a combat zone. The silver service star on the European-African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal recognizes the five battles that PFC Samuel Insalaco fought in. The Presidential Unit Citation is awarded to units of the United States Armed Forces for the extraordinary heroism while fighting against an enemy.
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Community holds 10th annual run to cure childhood cancer By KImberlee Sabshin NT SUN CORRESPONDENT
This year, the City of Tonawanda will celebrate a decade of a local tradition for a good cause: helping to find a cure for childhood cancer. The 10th Annual Lindsay’s Legacy 5K Run takes place 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 8, and is named after Lindsay MacIver, a 2001 Tonawanda High School graduate who lost her battle with cancer at age 21, but whose legacy continues to live on. In March 2002, MacIver was diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a form of cancer that begins in soft tissue and leads to tumors in the muscle or fibrous tissue of the body. Although her cancer was advanced at the time of her diagnosis, she underwent chemotherapy, radiation treatment and surgery at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. This gave her nearly two and a half more years of life, until her death on July 21, 2004. Since then, her mother, Bonnie MacIver-Mariani, has served as the director of the Lindsay’s Legacy 5K Run each year, with proceeds going to Carly’s Club of Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Carly’s Club is a not-for-profit organization that seeks to better the lives of children diagnosed with cancer, and raises money to help Roswell Park find a cure for childhood cancer in all of its forms. The race route, which begins on Morgan Street between Clinton and Bouck Streets, enables the runners to pass by the home on Morgan Street where Lindsay lived. Runners then proceed onto Kohler Street
and onto Niagara Street alongside the Riverwalk, allowing runners a scenic view of Niawanda Park, the Niagara River and Veterans Park before ending at Clinton Park. Afterward, there will be a postrace party at the nearby American Legion Post 264 with food, raffles and local musicians. “We have an amazing turnout for our race each year, and are currently one of the top five 5K races in Western New York. We anticipate between 750 and 900 runners and walkers,” MacIver-Mariani said Tuesday. “We have an amazing and dedicated group of core volunteers, and likewise countless volunteers from the community at large, both here in the City of Tonawanda, including Lindsay’s alma mater, Tonawanda High School, and other high schools and colleges in the area. The last two weeks before the race are very hectic, but it is a labor of love.” Frank Mariani, MacIver-Mariani’s husband and Lindsay’s stepfather, said Tuesday that some of those who volunteer to help organize the race choose to remain anonymous. “We’ve had a really good start with getting this thing off the ground…we were really lucky to have a team with the necessary skillset to get going with this. It takes a few years to really figure it out.” “Bonnie’s been the face of the organization for a long time,” Mariani added. “It’s not just for runners, that’s one of the biggest things we want to stress. It’s a community event that a lot of people turn out for. We’ve had more people tell us, ‘It’s a great party; we’ll be back.’” When asked what it means to organize this event, MacIver-Mariani
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The On/Off Switch: A Low-Tech Solution to the High-Tech Problem of Computer Viruses? Computers are always getting more complex, a trend that is unlikely to stop. They get viruses, so antivirus services are needed. These services cost money, self renew (even after users don‚t want them anymore), and are not completely effective, so users still need to take their computers to technicians once in awhile and part with some bucks to clean their e-garbage up. And while the virus fighters get more sophisticated, so too do the hackers breaking into those systems. Where is this mess heading? Could this problem be
simplified? Let‚s consider how a computer works. A computer has a small short term memory for immediate use. It also has a large long term (permanent) memory, which is stored on something called a hard drive. A hard drive does two basic things: it reads (retrieves) information put there earlier (copying it into the immediate memory) and it writes new information (from the immediate memory) for later retrieval. (When writing, it also erases old information to make room for new information.)
I propose a simple solution for viruses: put an on/off switch on the hard drive‚s writing mechanism. Turning the switch „off‰ would render the computer temporarily incapable of writing anything on (or erasing anything from) the hard drive (though it could still read old information from that hard drive). Any viruses could be received, they just would never be recorded and retained. The user would only turn the switch „on‰ when specifically wanting to store information from a trusted source.
I feel my computer is like my house. When I leave my house for awhile, I lock the door. I do this because I don‚t want every nearby joker to come in and write graffiti on my walls, urinate on my floors, eat from my refrigerator, shoot drugs in my living room or have sex in my bed (all of which might happen if I left the door unlocked). I want to do the same thing with my computer. I want to lock that hard drive when I go on the internet to keep all those cyber jokers out, so they don‚t e-graffiti and eurinate in my computer‚s
circuitry. When was the on/off switch invented? Around 1803? In the early days of electricity experimentation, somebody first figured out how to send an electric current through a wire. Very shortly thereafter, that person discovered that if a disconnection were made somewhere in that wire, electricity stopped flowing--- hence the on/off switch was invented. On/ off switches come in many shapes and styles. We still use them today on our lights, our toasters, on all kinds of electric motors, on
our TVs. There is something inherently wrong a computer design, if anybody (who is not the computer‚s owner) can write stuff on the hard drive, without the owner‚s knowledge nor permission. Yes, it‚s a good idea to remove viruses from a hard drive, once they‚re there. But it‚s a better idea to prevent viruses from getting there in the first place. An on/off switch could do this.
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WANTED: One picture-perfect fall day – With no strings attached I’m not one to focus on the weather forecast, which is odd being the uptight, nosurprises, textbook Virgo that I am, but I had made it a point to study the recent weather report so I could pick the absolute best day possible for my daughter’s ‘senioryear photo shoot’ at Chestnut Ridge Park. You’re probably asking yourself, “What is a senior-year photo shoot?” I will preface this experience by telling you that the senioryear photo shoot occurs in addition to the senior picture that will be taken of your little darling that will appear in your little darling’s high school yearbook. Yes, I said in addition to. Trust me, I, too, had to ask what a senior-year photo shoot was when my daughter came home last year, a junior, throwing local photographers’ names at me with a barrage of “When can I have it done? Where can I have it done? What will I wear?” questions. I was clueless what this senior tradition entailed and had her explain to me exactly what a senior-year photo shoot was. I’m going to paraphrase since, at my age, a conversation of last year is the least of my worries, as well as the least of my retention. So, again, paraphrasing, “It’s a really super fun day where you hire a photographer to take pictures of me, I will dress up in really super fun outfits, I will look really super cute, OMG, I will have to buy hair extensions, but it will be a total deal <insert drum roll, and $200, here> because I will use them in addition to the photo shoot and all my friends are doing it, they already know what they are wearing and where they are doing it…” I’m probably forgetting a few other super fun things she told me that would help her seal this deal with me but, long story short,
how could I say ‘no’? Merchandisers who peddle yearbooks, school rings, prom dresses and now this senior-year photo shoot know when to ambush your kid and, ultimately, you. In a world today comprised of ‘I, me and selfie’, what better way to promote photography services than to target your kid with an ‘all about you’ photo shoot? She was still reeling from the excitement of having gone to her junior prom; initially she didn’t want to go but with prom talk abuzz, finding the perfect dress and having a date, she ultimately had a most memorable evening. I, too, was still reeling from her junior prom. My reeling was from a financial perspective. ‘An unforgettable evening – priceless’, said no parent ever at initial glance of the credit card statement after a prom. She was so excited to be a senior, ordering her yearbook, and now planning her senior-year photo shoot, I didn’t want to be a kill joy. Plus, let us not forget, it held promise of a super fun time. And I’ve saved the best for last. Probably her best tactical bait to get me to agree to this–she wanted our dogs in the photos. Done. Sold to the sap mom holding the smoldering Discover card. Well played, Girl Child, well played. So allow me to enlighten you. In prepping for this now must-do event, which has apparently gone viral, think another prom-like event. On not much of a smaller scale either, as far as cost and drama goes. Is there a ‘Repeat’ button to hit because I am talking the gauntlet of junior prom preparation all over again: hair, makeup, nails and attire but now add the expense of prepaid paparazzi. Sadly, there’s no fun ‘pre parties’ for us, the parents. With prom festivities, I at least had the fun of
a pre-prom party with snacks, drinks and opportunity to visit an unfamiliar neighborhood to scope out someone else’s décor and landscaping. Nope, not this time. There is no ‘pre-photo shoot party’. Fortunately, a savings for us, I have a dear friend who is a photographer and was willing to meet us at Chestnut Ridge Park to take the pictures of my daughter and our dogs. The big day dawned sunny and warm with the promise of a glorious, postcard-like fall day. I went to wake my daughter and, in doing so, I noticed our oldest dog chewing on something. Whatever she was eating, there was a string attached to it. I didn’t need to be a detective to crack this case. She had gotten into a new box of, ahem, you know, those female things. Yes, she was gnawing on a tampon. Yes, you may breathe again, I said new, as in unused. How she managed to gnaw through a box top, wrapper, apparatus, etc., I’ve not a clue. And, no, she doesn’t have thumbs. Of our two dogs, this one (who I now refer to as the ‘T’Totaler’) can get very nasty. Think of the Stephen King dog, Kujo, only in female form. We should have named her Kuja. Not wanting to do doggie battle so early in the day, I opted to run downstairs to grab a bribe to get her to drop her latest find. Good news, I was able to lure her out from under the bed quickly. Bad news, after an underthe-bed sweep, no mess was to be found. More bad news, I have heard horror stories of small dogs suffering horrendous bowel obstructions from ingesting these things, and she weighs just twelve pounds. Not a good start to our super fun day. I went to roust my daughter from her slumber, tripped
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GEA BUDGET PLAN • from front Harris said that although $12.4 million has been taken from state aid over the last five years, the state allowed the district to raise $7.9 million locally to make up this difference. However, the district was able to raise only $554,596. With reductions the district has made over this time, shifting this cost directly onto the City of Tonawanda taxpayers would have resulted in a cumulative tax levy increase of 114.3 percent, which Harris called “unimaginable.” When asked how much information Harris sent to the school board association, she said some districts were very detailed about how many staff members, how much money and how many programs they lost, but they were given a total of “five or six” questions to answer. “That was not how the survey was sent to us, so we just gave the information they asked for,” Harris said. “We are working on a spreadsheet showing the number of teachers that have been let go from 2009 to 2014: teachers, teaching assistants, clerical, custodial and administration,” Newton said. Newton said the district previously had a grant writer “four years ago” and it recently hired
another, but the person is not an employee of the district and does not receive additional benefits. Harris said the budget team will know next year’s allowable tax cap by the Nov. 25 budget meeting. The budget advisory team watched a short YouTube video on the gap elimination adjustment, a state aid reduction that former Governor David Paterson originally added in 2010 to help close New York State’s budget deficit of $10 billion dollars. The video likened the GEA, which has continued in every year’s budget since then, to a neighbor promising to pay another neighbor $50 for monthly yard work, but paying only $45 after the first month’s service has been completed. “The following month, he is still short and pays you only $43, then maybe you get $44 the following month, and so on. Since the GEA was introduced four years ago, New York schools have lost out on $7.7 billion in aid that was promised to them by law. That averages out to $2,895 per student over that period of time,” the video’s speaker said. The only two options for school districts to make up this lost money are to raise taxes or cut programs and services.
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The ultimate Michael Jackson tribute band is set to perform at the Riviera Theatre Nov. 7. Who’s Bad is not only the longest running Michael Jackson tribute band, but also the only tribute act that precedes Jackson’s death in 2009. The band, that has toured the world, consists of eight very talented well-seasoned musicians and performers. It started as a fun tribute project in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Band founder Vamsi Tadepalli just wanted to do something fun for friends and family, but his act was so well received that he decided to make it an official band. The group started performing locally, but their fame really took root after Jackson’s passing in 2009. “I can tell you because I was there. They literally became huge overnight,” said band publicist Jeff Schad, who described a crowd outside of a Washing D.C. venue that the band played back to back the nights after Jackson’s death. “A crowd of three thousand people swaying … it was the most overwhelming sight I’ve ever seen,” said Schad. Since fall of 2009 Who’s Bad has traveled the world and shared the stage with notable artist such as Aretha
Franklin, The Backstreet Boys, The Four Tops, Boys II Men, and Pitbull. Michael Jackson’s manager Frank DiLeo even proclaimed that “Michael would have been proud,” after he watched a Who’s Bad performance in Nashville, TN. The band consists of talented impersonators, musicians, dancers and choreographers: An original member of the Who’s Band, Taalib York, a Brooklyn born Arab-AfricanAmerican started performing at the age of seven, making his hero Michael Jackson. York studied music growing up, influenced by Arab artist such as Cheb Mami, Natasha Atlas and Nancy Ajram. He writes his own music and has choreographed award-winning dance teams. Singer/dancer/songwriter/ actor Joseph Bell has worked first hand with the lead choreographer of Michael Jackson’s “That Is It,” tour. Originally from Hartford Connecticut Bell’s first contract was with Walt Disney World and since then he has had over 25 collective years of stage performance around the world. Bell has also appeared in the TV movie “The Jacksons. An American Dream”, Ed McMahon’s Star Search, and on the silver screen in “What’s Love Got To Do With It.” Aspiring dancer, choreographer, and teacher from Colonia, NJ, Michael Esteban’s
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AUTHOR • from front Today he loves to travel in order to collaborate with science educators, present talks and workshops on dinosaurs to public school classes and teachers and of course explore geology, natural history, and culture. His travels include New Zealand, Australia Iceland, Alaska, Ecuador, the Galápagos Islands, Colorado, as well as several of the Hawaiian Islands. So why is this college science professor writing children’s books? The idea came to him several years ago when Batt and his wife were visiting the Hawaiian island of Kaua’i. A friend and fellow colleague expressed his disappointment that he was unable to show the professor dinosaurs during his visit. The question gave Batt who has been obsessed with dinosaurs since he was a little boy a marvelous idea. Why not write a children’s book explaining why you can’t find dinosaurs in Hawaii.
Rock Paper [Safety} Scissors Publishing, a local Buffalo publisher, finally published the book that has been in progress for years in September. The book is colorful and fun and dives into some pretty impressive scientific history and explanation. Batt hopes that his book will be used to inspire children about dinosaurs and science all over Western New York. And although it has only just been released it has already sparked interest in several local teachers’ classrooms. “I find the pictures to be very well done, as well as helpful with a great humorous vibe to them. I think that it has the right amount of information, with a nice bit of humor thrown in as well,” said Christine Weber a local high school earth science teacher. The book can be purchased online from Rock Paper [Safety} Scissors Publishing, LLC at www. rpsspublishing.com for $12.95
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passion for dance first developed dancing with FR3SH Dance Company, featured on MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew. Esteban has trained at the Broadway Dance Center and Peridance Capezio Center. His passion for dance is recognized by top performing artist in the field. Archie Logan started singing in church at age 8. Known as a “hard hitting pocket drummer who’s smokin grooves raise the level of excitement in any musical situation,” Logan has performed on stage with Roberta Flack, Morris Day and the Time, Vikki Winans, Jennifer Hudson, Charlie Wilson, Karen Clarke Sheard, Dorinda Clark Cole, Smoky Norful, Avant, Mario, Marvin Sapp, Rev Timothy Wright, Naughty By Nature, Malcolm Jamaal Warner and his band Milestone, Yahzarah, and Dirty Sol. He played at the Republican National committee Party with speaker George W. Bush Jr., the 2008 inauguration of President Barack Obama, and 2 Super Bowls. Justin “JC” Martin learned how to play guitar to impress a girl. Even though the girl and him never worked out the guitar playing did. He attended North Carolina Central University and became one of the most sought after guitarists in the state while studying jazz music. When he isn’t touring with the Who’s Bad he is working on record-
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ing his own original work. Ray McCall found his niche paying the trumpet but originally started playing the string bass at the age of 12. McCall studied at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. That is how he became a Who’s Bad original. Saxophonist for Who’s Bad, Aaron McCoy Jr. graduated from Shaw University in Raleigh, NC. McCoy, a music director at Mitchiner’s Grove Baptist Church in Franklinton, North Carolina has been is also a woodwind instructor at several high schools in North Carolina. Daniel Rychlec is a wellseasoned dancer who trained at Nutmeg Ballet in Torrington, Connecticut and toured for twelve years with the Broadway cast of Phantom of the Opera. Rychlec joined Who’s Bad when they were touring China in 2010 and has been with the band ever since. Band founder, Vamsi Tadepalli, was born and raised in North Carolina to Indian parents. Tadepalli, the first American-born member of his family, started studying piano at age 8. Tadepalli studied jazz at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he started the Who’s Bad band in 2003. He has been a manager, arranger, saxophonist, keyboardist and choreographer for the band for the past nine years.
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The North Tonawanda Sun / Saturday, November 01, 2014
A 2006 Niagara Falls High School graduate, September students Niagara Falls native, is serving with the U.S. Navy’s of the month
North Tonawanda High School continues to implement a Student of the Month Program. The criterion that the staff in the building uses to select students is based on the North Tonawanda High School Mission Statement. The mission states that through community unity, we cooperate to develop goals, believe in abilities, foster responsibilities, achieve dreams and demonstrate C.A.R.E., which stands for courage, accountability, respect and empathy. The following students were selected for the month of September:
•Grade 9: George Graban, Emily O’Bryan, Bridget Galus, Nina Marranca and Allison Kujawa •Grade 10: Maria Davis, Ryan Zimmerman, Alexander Scalzo, Jenna Krull, Ashley Zaino and Shelby Bartlett •Grade 11: Sean Lapham, Krista Seiberg, Katie Marra, Connor Groff, Charles Newton, Daniel Walter and Abi Chilton •Grade 12: Joshuah Conlon, Nathan Proefrock, Cameron Santmyer, Jason Swan, Jacqueline Bors, Jonah VerHague, Nicole Miller and Jim Whipple
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The new Tonawanda High School “Commemorative Wall” is near completion, this has been an ongoing project through out the summer. With the assistance of Prezioso & Sons, we had the footers dug and concrete poured, then Josh referred Don Arnts from Twin Lakes to finalize the building of the foundation and back structure. “It looks great,” said John
L. White, president of the Tonawanda High School Alumni Scholarship Fund Inc. The project was under the watch of Architect and former THS grad. Dave Kenyon from “Wendel Companies” The Foundation has 82 brick’s sold and completed and that is the next step, to have the engraved brick’s placed on the wall. There are three walls standing now,
the first will be finished this fall, we are in production of the next 82 for the second wall, which we anticipate erecting in the spring. The Commemorative Wall is for any student, teacher, athlete, band member, or just to place your parents, or grandparents name on the wall. For more Information, visit the web site at : http://. tonawandahsf.com.
“I wanted to say thank you to the Foundation Board for all the hard work that goes into a project like this. The beneficiaries will be students who want to continue their education, and require some financial assistance, in 2014 we gave four $500 scholarships, and look forward to continuing this for years to come,” said White
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NOCO raises more than $22,000 for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Throughout the month of September, NOCO, its customers, and employees, raised a total of $22,436 to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Western & Central New York Chapter. “After the success of last year’s month-long in-store fundraiser, which raised $12,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, we expanded our efforts,” said Michael Bradley, chief financial officer and senior vice president, NOCO. “In addition to our Express store campaign, our employees throughout our corporate offices and bulk plants also gave generously to support ongoing research and programs for members of our community affected by blood cancers.”
The fundraising campaign kicked off at the beginning of September when NOCO employees were on hand at four NOCO Express locations to pump gas and wash windows for customers for a donation. Throughout the month, customers could also make a $1 donation at any of NOCO Express’ 37 locations to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. In addition, NOCO employees at the company’s corporate offices and bulk plants also conducted dress down days and silent auctions to raise more funds. “We are so fortunate to have such a generous community. This was a tremendous success thanks to the incredible support offered by the customers, associates
and leadership of NOCO,” said Luann Burgio, deputy executive director of the local chapter. “Funds raised are spent in our community to support our patients, their families and blood cancers research.” The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Western & Central New York Chapter currently funds two blood cancer research projects in the region and serves more than 5,000 local patients who have been touched by the blood cancers leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma. Patients receive support through financial programs, support groups, peer counseling, educational programs, and many other patient services. For more information, visit lls.org.
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The North Tonawanda Sun / Saturday, November 01, 2014
False incident report charges filed against St. Joe’s student
By KImberlee Sabshin NT SUN CORRESPONDENT
Last Wednesday, Oct. 22, the Town of Tonawanda Police Department said charges have been filed against a St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute student for posting a false warning, via Twitter, that a Kenmore West High School student may commit gun violence. A police department spokesperson confirmed last week that the 16-year-old St. Joe’s student was charged with one count of falsely reporting an incident in the third degree, a class “A” misdemeanor. The incident took place last Sunday, Oct. 19, and town police were made aware of the tweet when Kenmore West Principal Dean Johnson reported
that kid was going to put that kind of a thing out there,” Carosi said. “It was a surprise to him when he read it.” The prank led the Kenmore-Tonawanda School District to issue a statement from Superintendent Dawn Mirand, which said both school district representatives and town police “responded to an allegation that a district high school student would initiate a violent act in the near future at Kenmore West High School.” The district said the threat was “made on social media by a student who resides within the school district, but attends a private school.” “Both families were contacted and a subsequent investigation revealed that the allegation was a prank. Police found that no
it to them, Captain Joseph Carosi of the town police department said last Wednesday. “An investigation was commenced and all relevant parties were investigated. The results of the investigation revealed that [name redacted], and the specific student he named, were friends,” Carosi said. [The student’s] tweet was meant to be a joke amongst their circle of friends, and not intended to cause any alarm.” Carosi said the male Kenmore West student, whose name the suspect typed in a “school shooter alert” on his Twitter, was not otherwise involved in the incident, and was not aware the suspect used his name in the prank until after the tweet was already online. “He had no idea that
students or staff were in danger and that there is no cause for alarm,” Mirand said Oct. 19. “We are grateful for the assistance we received from police, and we wish to remind everyone that all allegations and threats of violence, in any form, are taken seriously and will be investigated fully.” When contacted last Friday, a representative for St. Joe’s was unable to confirm whether or not the school has punished the boy in question, as the school does not release any details regarding disciplinary actions it levies against its students, she said. Carosi confirmed that the minor St. Joe’s student is being charged as an adult. He is scheduled to appear in Town of Tonawanda Court on Nov. 6 for arraignment.
Fundraiser to help after stem-cell transplant Friends and family are joining together to host a benefit fundraiser on Nov. 22, 2014 to support Tracy Zawistowski, a Tonawanda native, with a rare blood disease who recently underwent a stem-cell transplant on Aug. 26, 2014 in Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Zawistowski was diagnosed with a form of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), a rare blood disease
therapy. In Tracy’s case, doctors do not know how or why she got the disease. After several months of physical exams, blood transfusions and painful bone marrow tests, doctors determined that the only option for Zawistowski would be to undergo a stem-cell transplant. The event will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. Nov. 22, 2014 at the American Legion Post 264, 60 Main St.,
that affects the bone marrow and blood. Cancer treatment like chemotherapy and radiation are a common cause of MDS. In 2013, the public became more aware of MDS when Robyn Roberts of Good Morning America was diagnosed with the disease and brought her battle out in the public eye. In Robyn Roberts’s case, MDS was a result of being treated for breast cancer with chemo-
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Sportsplex facility by the City of North Tonawanda Fire Department, the following violations include, but are not limited to; a damaged and non-compliant fire suppression system that is in need of repairs, testing, and recertification, along with a damaged and disabled fire alarm system. Assistant Fire Prevention Chief Croop stated, “These violations have been well documented and are long standing. Our departments hope is that the repairs can be made as soon as possible and that this valuable recreational facility will be available for the communities use with all of its required safety features back in service.” Fire Chief Lapham stated, “There are significant issues that must be addressed before they can be allowed to admit the public, according to New York State Building and Occupancy Codes. We, as the City and the Fire Department, do not wish to inflict hardships on property owners, but only to lookout for everyone’s safety.”
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City of North Tonawanda officials are stating that Sportsplex, the indoor soccer and tennis complex on Ridge Road in North Tonawanda, will remain closed until the fire and sprinkler systems are up and running according to state code at the facility. Sportsplex has been closed since July 17 when city officials placarded the building due to the numerous amounts of violations and non-compliances at the facility. The city has been working with Joe Robinson, owner of the property, on the safety issues which needed to be addressed before the doors could be opened for public use. The main issues involved the repair of the roof, the electrical system, fire alarm system, heating system, and sprinkler system. While progress has been made to some of the various deficiencies, the fire and sprinkler systems need to be fixed before the city will open the doors for the safety of all occupants. During an inspection performed yesterday at the
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