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The North Tonawanda Sun / Saturday, November 22, 2014

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2014

‘Winter Storm Knife’ hits Western New York

By Jennifer Lysiak

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Although, winter officially begins Dec. 21, Lancaster and Depew residents got more than a taste of the wintery season this week. The first major snowfall of the season resulted in some areas of Lancaster accumulating 60 inches of snow and parts of Depew got hit with 42 inches. With travel bans in effect and a state of emergency declared throughout Erie County, Lancaster and Depew were pummeled with snow in a short amount of time. This caused impassable roads, schools and businesses to close, and left some people stranded in the blistering cold. Through the use of Facebook, the Lancaster Police Department urged residents, on Wednesday, to stay off the roads and be patient. The significant amount of snow that had fallen made the removal process difficult and keeping motorists off the roadways was crucial. From Nov. 17 to Nov. 19, police assisted 36 motorists who had disabled/ stuck vehicles, which included responding to a report of two males fighting outside a vehicle that veered off the roadway on Genesee Street. Patrols transported or oth-

erwise assisted 11 persons who were stranded. Lancaster dispatchers handled more than 100 calls involving blocked furnace vents, carbon monoxide detector activations, odors of natural gas inside residences, fire alarms and other fire department related calls. Police also responded to three complaints on Broadway that involved windows shattering in homes as a result of snow that was thrown by a passing state plow truck. “A couple of minutes before 7 a.m. today [Wednesday] we heard a crash and tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,” explained Betsy Moll, a Broadway resident. “We finally realized that it was a broken window in our dining room - storm window and interior window. There was a chunk of ice on the floor beginning to melt.” Moll continued to say she then got a phone call from the second floor tenant in their four family apartment building next door. “He was sitting in the living room watching TV and was soon surrounded by broken glass,” she said. After calling the police and later the Department of Transportation (DOT), it was discovered it was a state plow heading east, taking out windows throughout the Village of Lancaster on the South side of Broadway.

Jeremy Adolf, Jason Adolf, and Robert King shoveling oﬀ snow on the roof in Depew. Moll said the window has an 8-inch or so hole, so they removed the storm window and taped cardboard over the interior window hole. “We’ll get them repaired, probably one at a time,” Moll said. “In our apartment next door the big fixed pane window is damaged. That too is patched, but we won’t be able to repair it probably until a thaw - maybe even spring.” Even though, this happen, Moll said it was re-

ally not so bad compared to what others went through. “It was just startling and will require what will be probably be many hours of attention. We are enormously grateful that we had no power loss issues. The October storm taught us about that sort of situation,” Moll said. “Because we grew up here and have lived here many years we’ve been in prolonged snow events before - inconvenient, excitement followed

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

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The North Tonawanda Sun / Saturday, November 22, 2014

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At its regular meeting on Tuesday night, members of the City of Tonawanda Common Council voted, by a slight majority of three to two, to adopt the general fund, water fund and sewer fund operating budgets for the 2015 budget year, amidst controversy over where money can be taken from in order to ensure the city avoids having to go into debt in the future. The council passed a general fund budget with a property tax levy of $10.68 million, taxable assessment of $638.86 million and a property tax rate of $16.72 percent per $1,000 of assessed home value. The total water fund budget is $141,873 and the total sewer fund budget is $2.35 million. Second Ward Councilwoman Jackie Smilinich, who voted “no” to passing the budget as is, said before the council’s vote, “When I talked to the people of Tonawanda prior to deciding to run for this office, they told me they did not feel their interests were represented.” “I just wanted people to

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da to increase the sewer user rate from $4.73 to $5.44 per 1,000 gallons, effective Jan. 1, with a minimum annual charge for sewer consumption of $217.60, or 40,000 gallons. Mayor Rick Davis also pointed that whatever the city does not address this year will be added to next year’s figures, which will likely turn into more money it will have to make up in the 2016 budget. “This is the harder of the two scenarios,” he said. “Whatever we don’t do this year is going to be added to next year. Next year, as it stands now, it’s been seven to eight percent. If you add another one and a half, that’s an almost 10 percent levy increase. That’s not acceptable.” As the council tried to decide where to cut costs, Gilbert warned the other members to avoid cutting for the sake of cutting. “You get to the point where if you just keep trying to cut, you’re just cutting your nose off to spite your face,” he said. “I’d rather go with what we have and keep a long-term view rather than just cutting so next year we’re in a worse position, so that’s kind of where I am now.”

the first and second semesters of the school year. The not for profit organization was established in 2006 in memory of Ryan A. Bertini who passed away in 2005. “Your struggles were many. Your accomplishments well earned. You taught us to celebrate Life’s corners we turn,” reads a verse of a poem dedicated to Ryan in the Ohio Elementary School 2006 yearbook. The third grade student who struggled with his health his entire life found much enjoyment in music. “Ryan’s favorite activities in and out of school revolved around music and art,” said Ryan’s Grandfather John George to a local paper shortly after he established the foundation in memory of his grandson. Ryan’s memory preserved by a special plaque at the North Tonawanda Botanical Gardens along with the hundreds of children each year that participate in mu-

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The North Tonawanda Sun / Saturday, November 22, 2014

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A 2011 Mount St. Mary Academy graduate and current Niagara University student recently spoke about her experiences with Anderson’s Frozen Custard’s holiday toy drive, from Nov. 1 until Dec. 8, which grew from a project she began in 2007 as a way to give back to the community and help ensure area children are able to celebrate Christmas with toys each holiday season. For the second consecutive year, Michaela Kowalick and Anderson’s are partnering to collect donations of new toys for children 12 and under at six Anderson’s locations: Niagara Falls Boulevard in Amherst, Sheridan Drive in Kenmore, Main Street in Williamsville, Union Road in Cheektowaga, Delaware Avenue in North Buffalo and Transit Road in Lancaster. All proceeds from this year’s drive will go to WNY Heroes to help the families of veterans, both living and deceased, in Western New York, and each toy donor will receive a complimentary Anderson’s Dessert Dollar certificate. “I was a freshman in high school when I started it, and it just was something I wanted to do,” Kowalick, who is now 21 and a senior at NU, commented Monday. “The holidays have always been a really special time in my family, and some of my fondest childhood memories are around Christmastime, so thinking of all the young children not having similar experiences as I did was one of those heartbreaking things. I wanted to do as much as I could to give back.” Kowalick said she began partnering with Anderson’s last year, but before then, she was living in a new develop-

ment and as new houses were being built each year, toy drives continued to get a little bigger. “I’d go door-to-door dropping off flyers, and that was how it was for the first six years,” she said. From there, she has been able to make it bigger with the help of Anderson’s. Last year, the toy drive was able to donate about 700 toys, and different charities have been chosen. “If it gets even bigger this year, that would be exciting,” Kowalick said. “I had been choosing a different charity each year, and last year was the first year I worked with WNY Heroes. It was one of the first charities I was able to speak to the founder and CEO, Chris Krieger, and I was able to really learn about the families who were going to receive the gifts, and the children who would benefit.” Kreiger, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq until he was wounded in combat, continues to work on behalf of other veterans in spite of continuing treatment for his own injuries, and U.S. Congresswoman Louise Slaughter presented him with a Purple Heart on Veterans Day 2011. Today, WNY Heroes, a non-profit organization, continues to help veterans re-adjust to civilian life and provides their families with a variety of resources to help those who have bravely served their country. “It was such a big help in that [WNY Heroes] was able to give a lot of families a Christmas they wouldn’t have had previously, so I wanted to help them again,” Kowalick added. “We’ve been blessed my whole entire life growing up to have a nice Christmas and having gifts underneath the tree…thinking of another child not having that experience and going downstairs

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Michaela Kowalick is pictured with a selection of toys and her niece, Isabella, and nephew, Braeden. and seeing that Santa may have forgotten their house is just heartbreaking to think about.” Lisa Sorrentino, promotions director for Anderson’s, also said on Monday, “We have, from Mr. and Mrs. Anderson in the early days, learned how important it is to give back to our community, and so to have someone on our team express that not only at work, but in her own time…is such an important thing to show her support, and show the kids in the community support.”

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Thanksgiving – A time to give thanks As we once again approach Thanksgiving in this country, many people ask, “What do we have to be thankful for?” They cite unemployment, inflation and high interest rates. They say that things have gone far beyond our control and that politicians are not doing their job to make things better.

Well, overall, we must disagree with these people. We live in a free country and we can do something to make things better. Think of the many aspects of life that we take for granted, yet are not found in other nations. But no matter how good the past now seems, life has never been easy.

As we gather around the Thanksgiving table this year, let us take some time to reflect on the personal success in our lives. While everything may not be perfect, a quick look around should convince us that we have much to celebrate for. Today, as with generations past, we take this special day to think about

our loving families, devoted friends, good health, comfortable homes, secure jobs, our democratic country and the world’s abundant resources. If we take a moment, we all can certainly find many personal reasons for which to give thanks. After all that is the true meaning of Thanksgiving; not just to

eat turkey, watch football or get ready for the Christmas shopping season. Now is the time to reflect on those things we should be grateful for and most of all to offer thanks to the Almighty. Let each of us also think ahead to ensure that our children and grandchildren will also be thankful for

these treasures that are so near and dear to the human heart. Let’s work together to preserve them for future Thanksgivings and let’s pray for peace. Richard M. Moleski Retired Town Clerk Town of Cheektowaga

Two long standing North Tonawanda traditions: Football and the North Tonawanda Football Hall of Fame Living in North Tonawanda for 28 years I have come to realize two things. The first thing that you need to know is that we are a football town. The second, there is no better booster club in the world, than the North Tonawanda Football Hall of Fame. Did you know that the “TNT” Game is one of the longest running rivalries in the entire country? This will be our 105th game. If you ever want to experience the long, sacred tradition you should pay a visit to the Hall of Fame building on Goundry Street. The walls are filled with history, and memorabilia that dates back decaes. I have become somewhat of an expert in football over the many years that I have been a proud, loyal Foot-

ball Mom. My son like many young boys in NT started in NTAA, as a Timber Wolf. As most young players do, he worked hard to hone his skills with one goal in sight, to one day wear a Lumberjack Football Jersey. The ultimate success, and highlight of his career was realized in 2009, when the Jacks had an undefeated season and went on to win the New York State Championship. With us every step of the way was the North Tonawanda Football Hall of Fame. Our weekly spaghetti dinners were legendary. You see, these dinners are so much more than pasta, and parmesan. They are a bonding experience and a lesson in respect; A bonding between parent and child, between teammates,

between football fans. A lesson in respect and honor; respect for adults, respect for the community, respect for the game. I have been a proud member of the HOF for years now, and continue to help out at the spaghetti dinners because it is such a rewarding experience. While I help with an occasional dinner, it pales in comparison to the thousands of hours that the HOF dedicates each year, all for the love of the game and the support of our kids. The list of things that this selfless organization provides is long, and meaningful. Every year two scholarships are awarded, weekly spaghetti dinners the night before a game are served, end of the year banquet, T-shirts, special awards to

three- and four- year lettermen, warm up jackets for varsity players at the start of every season, the list is endless. On many occasions they paid the fees for kids to attend football camp over the summer in Indiana, who otherwise would not have been able to attend due to financial hardships. You see the HOF firmly believes that children should not be denied, and they happily provide financial assistance for these kids, whenever needed, no questions asked. Did I mention that the HOF is present at all games selling JACKS gear, 50/50 tickets, and other items to raise money for our boys? What is that you ask? Who films all of the games, no matter what the weather so that

the coaches have this vital tool to use to enable the team to better themselves? Why the HOF of course.. When our team won the State Championship fundraising went into overdrive to allow them to purchase rings for our boys. The culmination of this historic event was the Ring Presentation Ceremony at the Riviera Theater. All of us were always so grateful for everything that was provided for our boys. They never had to ask for money, or fundraise for themselves, because the HOF was there for everything, always going above and beyond. The only thing the kids had to worry about was playing safe, having fun, and enjoying the game. After all that’s the way it’s supposed to be. I would like to thank

the HOF from the bottom of my heart for giving my son, and thousands of others, memories to last a lifetime, and for instilling respect and honor in the youth of North Tonawanda. The HOF was, is, and always will be about the kids, and the love of the game. Don’t ever let anyone tell you differently. You will forever have my unrelenting respect, support, and gratitude. Remember, you can’t beat NT. Maureen Charsley is a North Tonawanda resident, Special Education Teacher, and a proud member of the North Tonawanda Football Hall of Fame. Maureen Charsley

Ex-oﬃcio Trustees with deep family roots in NT’s history take over governance nominating role on behalf of history museum’s board of trustees Because we have had a perennial problem at the Board of Trustees level of missing a number of key skills and experience levels, including being able to develop active participation as liaisons with the committees under which and around which the entire History Museum has developed, I recently asked for assistance from some of our Ex-officio Trustees and Advisory Committee members who have taken the time needed to know what we are all about and have shown

their total support of our mission and vision. You all know that, for eleven years now, I have worn a number of hats in carrying out my responsibilities to our members, supporters and volunteers, and to the Board of Regents of the State University of New York who chartered us and to the Internal Revenue Service which gave us tax-exempt status. As the Corporate Secretary/Trustee since we created a Board of Trustees on October 9, 2003, charged with

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The North Tonawanda Sun / Saturday, November 22, 2014

Community documents a historic event Lake Eﬀect • from front

Depew resident Jennifer King, who lives on South Kokomo Street, said on Thursday she did not feel like Depew was prepared for the winter storm. She explained it was around 9 p.m. Monday, and the streets were only being salted, not plowed. Fortunately, King and her family made it through safely, but they were not as prepared as they should have been. King said they knew the snow was coming, but they only thought 1 to 2 feet of snow was going to fall. “Shoveling was so horrible,” said King, adding they spent most their time outside trying to unbury their house and cars. “I would say between going in and out of garage to snow blow and shovel [we were out there] at least a dozen times.” Through this whole experience, King said the worst part was trying to make food last. They even walked to the store, which had no food. There were very limited resources. Also due to the amount of the snow that fell, King was one of many residents in Depew and Lancaster, who sustained some damage to their homes. For King the snow bowed

her home’s roof over the back deck and caused new cracks in walls of the garage. When asked to describe what is was like going through this winter storm, King remarked, “Imagine shoveling 38,000 pounds of snow off your roof to then shovel the same amount off the driveway.” Only one word can really describe that, horrible, which many residents probably can agree with. As of Thursday evening, crews are continuously cleaning up the roadways, residents were urged to stay off the roadways, and driving bans were still in effect for Lancaster and Depew. “This is an historic event. When all is said and done, this snowstorm will break all sorts of records, and that’s saying something in Western New York and Buffalo,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a visit to the city. The Town of Elma, Town of Alden, Village of Alden, Town of Marilla, Town of Orchard Park, Town of West Seneca, City of Lackawanna, and the City of Buffalo (South Buffalo only) were the other Erie County areas affected by the storm named, “Knife.”

The storm also closed down many main roads, including the NYS Thruway (I-90) from Exit 46 near Rochester to Exit 61 in Ripley; I-290 from Exit 6 (Sheridan Drive) to the Thruway (I-90); I-190 Niagara Thruway from exit 1 (South Ogden Street, near Thruway mainline exit 53) to exit 16 (I-290, near South Grand Island Bridge); Route 219 south from I-90 in West Seneca to Route 39 in Springville; Route 219 north from Route 242 in Ellicottville to I-90 in West Seneca; Route 5 from Route 179 in the Village of Blasdell to I-190 in Buffalo; Route 400 N/S between I-90 to Olean Road; Ramp I-290 west to I-190 south in Erie County; NY Route 277 Union Road from Losson Rd to US Rte 20; Route 78 Transit Road from Como Park Blvd to Rehm Road in the Village of Depew; Walden Ave. from Genesee St. in the town of Alden to Route 277 in the Village of Depew; and Route 33 (Genesee Street) remained closed in both directions (EB/WB) between Walden Avenue and the Wyoming County Line in the Town of Alden, Erie County.

Town adds ‘no parking’ signs near Brighton fire hall By Kimberlee Sabshin NT SUN CORRESPONDENT

At its regular meeting on Monday, the Tonawanda Town Board voted to install “no parking” signs on the south side of Braxmar Road, between Somerville Avenue and Parker Boulevard, in response to concerns about cars lining the street too adjacent to Brighton Fire Company headquarters. Police Chief Anthony Palombo said the proposal came about as the result of consultations between the Brighton fire chief and Lieutenant Nicholas Bado of the Town of Tonawanda Police Department’s traffic division. Palombo called the concerns about this area a longtime issue. “It really addresses what we feel is a longtime safety issue of keeping that roadway open so the fire trucks can get from the fire hall out into the community, especially during times when there’s a lot of snow, because the parking on both sides makes it problematic for the trucks to get down there on a regular basis,” Palombo told the members of the board. In response, Salvatore Bagarozzi, a Parker resident who lives at the corner in question, said he has lived at this address for 20 years. “I’m questioning why this has now become an issue,” he said,

adding that he will need to walk a longer distance from his parked car to his house, as will his elderly mother when she visits, especially since there is a fire hydrant directly in front of his house. “The fire trucks go by there whenever they need to. I’ve never seen a problem with them getting by – I’ve never seen them have to stop,” Bagarozzi said. “I basically feel as if they’re discriminating against my house, because we’re talking about a three-house stretch from Somerville to Parker. If it’s a real issue, I don’t see why they’re not going from Jamaica, where the fire hall starts, all the way down to Niagara Falls Boulevard.” Councilman Joseph Emminger, who said he lives in that neighborhood in the town, responded, “To the naked eye, there seem to be more cars parked on both sides of the street, in the last five years, than there ever has been. I don’t know the reason for that, and as the chief indicated, the main concern is during the winter months when there is snow buildup. I think you’ll agree that getting fire trucks to a fire emergency is of upmost importance to everyone.” Bagarozzi agreed, but questioned why the fire trucks need to come down his street when they also have the option of going down Brighton,

since the fire hall is closer to Brighton than it is to Braxmar. “They’ve got a four-lane highway, as wide as can be. They’ve got sirens,” Bagarozzi said. “They put them on and they can go through red lights; everybody else pulls over.” According to Councilman Daniel Crangle, who formerly worked as a firefighter at the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport, having cars parked on either side of the street makes it more difficult for a firefighter to maneuver a large truck through a residential area. He also noted that 20 years ago, there were fewer cars per household than there are today, so when Bagarozzi moved into his house, fewer cars were parked on the street than the firefighters now encounter. “I don’t care how much experience you have – you’re actually slowing down, and there’s caution every second. When you get an emergency call, 30 seconds, a minute, a minute and a half can determine life or death, so if there’s a way that these fire trucks can get down there quicker to get to a call,” Crangle said. “I’m not saying these firefighters are going to be putting the pedal to the metal, but if there’s less obstacles when they leave that fire hall, I think that’s a good thing.”

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The North Tonawanda Sun / Saturday, November 22, 2014

Lake eﬀect snow storms leave Southtowns in disarray By Kimberly Snickles

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Imagine waking up to a pile of snow so enormous outside that you can barely open your front door. That’s the predicament Western New Yorkers were faced with Tuesday as some cities like West Seneca and Elma received up to five feet of snow. “I’ve been out here since 2 a.m.,” said John Gullo, West Seneca Emergency Disaster Coordinator. “I had to dig

myself out and it took me a few hours to get out of my own driveway. I got lucky enough to maneuver my way to town hall and the emergency operations center with the help of school plows.” Gullo and volunteers from the West Seneca Emergency Operations Center worked diligently the last few days to help those who were stranded and needing assistance from the storm. He explained many individuals had nothing but a T-shirt on and were without food or water in their

vehicles for several hours. “We will be up 24/7 until we can get everyone taken care of as best as possible,” he said. “Some of the places that we’re getting even a snowmobile can’t get to, so we make phone calls and reach out to see how they’re doing.” The Town of West Seneca put a state of emergency and driving ban into effect early Tuesday morning to alert residents of the danger of going outside. Not only were vehicles getting stuck, several

snow plows couldn’t make their way out of the snow either. The town reached out to Erie County and local residents for assistance with snowmobiles and four-quad vehicles. “It’s a very difficult process,” said Gullo. “It wasn’t predicted the way it was and there’s so many things out of my control.” Gullo emphasized the importance of staying off the roads during this time, not only for safety, but also so the snowplows can do their

job of clearing the roads. He suggested that residents check their high efficiency furnaces to ensure they are not blocked with snow. “It’s just the nature of Buffalo, we need to stay indoors and keep our heads clear,” he said. And some West Seneca residents did just that. “Our only concern has been too much snow buildup on the roof, so we’ve been going out a couple times a day to clear the roof with our roof rake, and clear

space in front of the garage for our dog,” said Alison Roy-Russo, resident. “We’ve been doing a lot of baking, making crafts, and watching movies.” “I have been stuck in my apartment, but even if I dig out my car, the parking lot would not allow me to drive to the street,” said John Rizzo, resident. “My spaghetti was still good even though I only had pizza sauce and I’ve played a lot of Nintendo Wii.”

Mayor delivers State of Village address By Kimberlee Sabshin NT SUN CORRESPONDENT

Last Thursday, Nov. 13, Kenmore Mayor Patrick Mang gave his annual State of the Village address during a gathering at Jovi’s Restaurant, sponsored by the Kenmore Merchants Association, during which he told merchants, community members and dignitaries of the latest happenings. While praising the work of the village’s departments, Mang said a property tax freeze is making it more difficult for the village to raise much-needed funds. He also emphasized the need to replace some older Department of Public Works vehicles to ensure residents receive the quality of service they expect. Although the village has a shared service agreement with the Town of Tonawanda and has gotten new vehicles, including a road salter and a trash truck, other vehicles are up to

18 years old. “They need replacement, but we have some budget constraints, so we try to replace as many as we can, one or two a year,” Mang said. “This coming year is the first the village will be under the New York State property tax freeze. We have so much to be proud of in this village, but the…tax freeze is making it increasingly more difficult to run the government and provide the services needed by this community. The cap forces us to keep our rate under 1.48 percent.” Although the tax rates remain low, it causes problems with the budget, the mayor said. The majority of the rising costs are out of the village’s control and are due to pensions and increased costs of health insurance, and these restrict its ability to finish street improvements. The price of road salt has also gone up 29 percent from last year, resulting in an increase of $60,000.

“As a result, we don’t have a way of addressing these additional costs, but by being prudent in finding ways to raise money,” Mang said. The village, and other municipalities, plans to ask for the cap requirements to be adjusted to allow exemptions for capital improvements, since large projects such as fixing roads and repairing bridges would not otherwise be possible. At the same time, Mang emphasized Kenmore’s selection last month as one of the state’s “Top 20 Cities on the Rise” by NerdWallet, a financial website that has been in publications such as the New York Times and the Washington Post. This was especially important because most of the other ranked areas were in the affluent Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island, the mayor said. “We were actually ranked number 15 in the fastest-growing communities,” Mang said.

“NerdWallet is a nationally-recognized finance website that has based its ranking on income, economic, employment and other growth factors, so it’s nice to be recognized by someone other than locally, but were recognized by downstate and in the Wall Street Journal,” Mang added. The village also maintains an “A” rating from Moody’s and is in a strong financial position. Mang said the village has been working on updating its municipal code, which was last updated in 1959. The process will begin by examining the village’s zoning codes, which the mayor said affects everyone in the village. The village board will be able to consider specific needs of residents in different areas of the vil-

lage via the planned unit development legislation it has created. The mayor also thanked Kenmore Police Chief Peter Breitnauer for the work his department has done, adding that the village is proud of the chief and “the character of the police officers we have.” One lieutenant retired and two new officers were recently hired, bringing the total of sworn officers to 25, a sum the village had not reached in the last four years, the mayor said. This year, Kenmore police officers collectively logged 13,409 calls and filed 1,609 reports, 213 of which were domestic incident reports. Additionally, they issued 4,709 vehicle and traffic summons and 3,164 parking tickets in

the line of duty. They made 46 felony arrests, 403 misdemeanor arrests, 99 violation arrests, 146 accident reports and 302 accident investigations. The fire department has the fastest response time in Erie County, and Kenmore firefighters logged 5,373 volunteer hours and responded to 1,400 calls, including 997 EMS calls and 250 air alarms. “I’ve been a lifelong resident of Kenmore, and I believe in this village,” Mang said. “I’m proud to be the mayor, and I’m proud to be the mayor at this time. I think great things are going to happen in this village, and I think we have a great basis with the Kenmore merchants and their involvement, and we’re going to grow this community.”

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Board schedules public hearing for veteran’s tax By Sallie Moppert NT SUN CORRESPONDENT

With the passing of Veteran’s Day not long ago, the men and women that have fought for this country have been on the minds of many people throughout the community lately. The same was true for the members of the Niagara Wheatfield Board of Education on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The Alternative Veteran’s Tax Exemption was the topic of discussion amongst the board members once again as they worked toward trying to make a decision on whether or not to implement the tax exemption into the school district. Before the members of the board take action on the matter, the board is required to hold a public hearing in which the members of the community would have the opportunity to express their support or opposition for the potential adoption of the tax exemption in the district. The Alternative Veteran’s Tax Exemption offers US veterans a limited exemption from real property taxes as long as their property falls within the requirements that have been put forth by the law.

The board has changed its meeting schedule in December to accommodate the public hearing. Instead of two meetings next month, the public hearing is expected to be held beginning at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The regular board of education meeting will follow the public hearing and is expected to begin at 7 p.m. There was a public hearing on the veteran’s tax that was held back in April of this year. The result from that public hearing was support for the implementation of the tax hands down. The initial public hearing on the tax if the percentage were to be set at the state recommended maximum amount. However, the board of education members wanted more information before deciding on whether or not to move forward with the tax in the district. The board members wanted to know specifically how the tax exemption would affect both veterans and nonveterans. One of the biggest issues that the board members wanted the public to be aware of before the decision is made on the veteran’s tax is the potential for their taxes to go up. “I am very passionate

[about this] because I have always been a big advocate for the veterans, so this tax exemption is very important to me,” board member Gina Terbot stated. “I have been struggling with this decision because I know that I, personally, can afford to take on the extra increase in my taxes but I don’t know if my neighbors are able to do the same.” In addition to this concern on behalf of the board, board member Christopher Peters explained that the veterans were concerned about the impact that this tax exemption would have on the nonveterans. “We had leaders of all of the different veterans’ organizations come and talk to us. They were all really nice people and they did bring a lot of these issues up to us.” Peters explained. “They had a concern about the [impact on the nonveterans] as well.” The Niagara Wheatfield Board of Education meetings are held in the Adult Learning Center at the Niagara Wheatfield High School on Saunders Settlement Road. For more information, visit www. nwcsd.k12. ny.us.

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The following persons are wanted on a warrant by the City of Tonawanda Police Department. If you know of their whereabouts, contact Cpt. Fred Foels at 692-2121, ext 304 or by email at ffoels@tonawandacitypd.com.

Justin E. Bukoski, 25, is wanted on a warrant for grand larceny. His last known address is 9394 LakeShore Road, Hamburg .

William T. Bergeron, 28, is wanted on a warrant for aggravated unlicensed in the third degree. His last known address is 97 Delaware St., Tonawanda.

Michael J. Kausner, 42, is wanted on a warrant for suspended registration. His last known address is 10770 Stage Road, Clarence.

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Local women ‘Knit it Forward’ for Roswell By Jennifer Lysiak THE LANCASTER SUN EDITOR

Embracing the opportunity to get together and sew, knit and crochet a group of women who reside in Woodland Place Apartments in Depew are keeping the yarn ball rolling for a good cause, more specifically the patients at Roswell Park Institute. Sharing a common goal to do something worthwhile for others, for the last five years, about 15 residents o f t h e Wo o d l a n d P l a c e have been meeting every Wednesday evening to knit afghan squares for Roswell. This all started because of Cheryl Wainwright, 66, who lives at Woodland Place Apartments, who was diagnosed with cancer. “One day I was waiting in the waiting room at Roswell and there was this table with a big basket full of yarn and needles, and it had a little thing in it that said ‘Knit it Forward,’” explained Wainwright. With baskets of yarn, needles, and crochet hooks placed throughout Roswell waiting areas and instructions given for the number of stitches to be cast on and how large to make a square, Wainwright loved the idea that the squares would be combined with OPEN YEAR ROUND

others to make an afghan for a cancer patient. “They’re great,” Wainwright said speaking of Roswell. “I don’t know what I would have done without that place.” Wa i n w r i g h t l o s t t w o brothers, a sister, her mother and father to cancer and they were all young. Her sister was 57, her brothers were 61, her mom was 68 and her dad was 69. Wainwright brought the idea back to Woodland Place and she explained what she saw at Roswell, and the ladies came together for the first time making five bags of squares. The squares are then given to Embraceable Ewe Yarn Shop in Hamburg who sews them together for the final blanket. “[Our group] started off with the fact that I have cancer and all these ladies are good friends,” said Wainwright. “This is a big thing to them that they’re able to do things and help out.” But it didn’t stop there for this group of ladies, who range in age from 60 to 96, they also made four bags of shawls. From there the ideas skyrocketed. The women started making hats, scarves, girl and boy pillows, heart shaped pillows, doll pillows, teddy bears, and prayer shawls. “When you’re making the shawls you pray,” explained

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Wainwright, which are either knitted or crocheted by the group. “Then we give them to the sick people, they put them on their shoulders, and just knowing that somebody made it and prayed while making it. It is very special.” Wainwright added one member of the group, Marie Buckley, was in the process of making smaller squares, but she never finished. So, she gave the squares to Cheryl Weigel, and she made a pillow out of the squares. Rose Nowack, a member

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them pajama dolls. I wanted the kids to be able to love something. A lot of the kids like to put their arms around stuff that they can relate too.” Both Nowack and Hanes said they “Knit it Forward” because they want to help people and kids, and at the end of the day they feel good that they accomplished that. “They devote their time to come and do this and I think it’s unbelievably amazing,” said Wainwright. “I’m amazed. These women are

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so talented for their age.” The Knit it Forward group also includes: Madeline Porto, Pat Horton, Kay Werner, Terry Davis, Mildred Welker, Florence Williams, Paulene Kane, Ceil Nowak, Rita Kenny, Terry Keifan, Cris Rizzuto, and Melody Simon. The group is also seeking donations as everything they work with is donated. Fabric, and yarn is always appreciated, but stuffing and children’s fabric is a need currently. If you would like to donate, call Wainwright at 675-6781.

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Jean A. Jawor Beloved wife of the late Henry C. Jawor; dearest mother of Thomas (Debra) Jawor, Nancy E. Jawor and the late Susan J. Yehl; loving grandmother of Sara (Bill) Devlieger, Gretchen Yehl, Kyle Jawor and Kim-

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Robert G. Sanko 90, of Tonawanda Rovert G. Sanko, 90, of Tonawanda passed away Nov. 14, 2014. Beloved husband of 68 years to Helen E. (nee Richards) Sanko; loving father of Glenn R., Carol M. Sanko and Gail K. (Charles) Quirin; cherished grandfather of Christopher

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Block another Starpoint diamond star headed to Canisius for college By Nick Sabato

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By Dave Ricci Another Starpoint diamond star has signed to play at Canisius College. Last year, Alex O’Donnell signed to play baseball for the Golden Griffins, and the latest signing is Lady Spartans’ star Allison Block. Block has been dominant in the first three seasons of her high school career and after looking at several local schools, she has decided to continue her career at Canisius starting in 2015-2016. “I wanted to stay local,” said Block. “There are a lot of local schools I was thinking about going to but when I went to Canisius for my unofficial visit, I loved the school. The underground tunnels are super cool, they have a good education program and all of the girls were nice.” One of the big drawing points in her decision was the family atmosphere surrounding the Canisius softball program. Mike Rappl, who retired as head coach of the Griffs following the 2013-2014 season, started her recruitment during her sophomore season and former assistant-turned-head coach Kim Griffin came along to help with the retirement transition. With Griffin co-recruiting her, it never swayed her decision to maintain the verbal commitment she made last December after Rappl stepped down. “Coach Rappl actually called me the day before he announced it to everyone,” said Block. “I knew he was going to retire and I didn’t know what was going to happen but then he called me

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Allison Block, center, officially signed her letter of intent to play softball for Canisius next year. and then Coach Griffin called me the day after to say I still had my scholarship and that everything was going to be okay.” Block has been a standout since her freshman year at Starpoint, being named second team All-ECIC that year, but her game has improved each of the last two years as she has earned first team All-ECIC as a sophomore and junior. After breaking out with a 1.54 ERA and 117 strikeouts as a pitcher and a .390 average with 32 hits and 19 RBIs as a hitter during her sophomore season, Block stepped her game up even more last year, posting a .70 ERA with 132 strikeouts and hitting .446 with 29 hits and 23 RBIs while helping lead Starpoint reach the sectional finals. Even though she has secured a Division I scholarship, it hasn’t

stopped her from continuing to work hard to improve her game for her senior season and beyond. “I do a lot of training,” said Block. “I do strength training and working out that [Canisius] wants me to keep up with. For pitchers, it’s lower body and explosive stuff to push off the mound. I started rock climbing with my dad, which is really fun, but that’s more upper body. It will help a lot.” Another factor that helped Block lead to choosing Canisius was the fact that she has the potential to earn playing time immediately. After seeing Taylor Becker start at catcher as a freshman last year, Block knew that if she put in the time and hard work that she would see the field right away if she was talented enough to do so.

“I’ve been watching them,” said Block. “You think that because you’re a freshman you’re not going to play, but their freshman catcher started because she was good so it’s not political or anything like that. You play if you’re good so I hope that I play.” Block had been looking into schools such as Buffalo State, Niagara University and University at Buffalo, but she was just drawn to Canisius. Not only did it provide her the opportunity to play Division I, but her love for the school and the academic program that she desired were among reasons that she signed with the Griffs. “I really wanted to play D-I,” said Block. “After I went to Canisius the first time, I didn’t really look because that was the first school I looked at. I did research on schools like UB,

Buff State, Niagara University but I went to Canisius and I really liked that school so I was hoping that they picked me.” One of the major perks of signing so long before the start of softball season is that Block no longer has to endure that familiar process that all high school seniors have to go through in terms of choosing a college. She no longer has to play the waiting game or wonder where she will be going to college as graduation approaches and it also means that she can play her final season without worry. “It’s very not-stressful,” said Block. “You work your whole life to go to a good college and now that I know, it’s really nice to know that. I’m always going to work hard but it’s nice to know that they aren’t going to hate me if I mess up in a game.”

Joe Wilkie is looking forward to the 2014-15 swim/diving season. Not only because it will be his first season as head coach of the North Tonawanda Lumberjacks. But because of what this team is capable of. Wilkie, who spent last season as the Jacks Junior Varsity coach, said he is excited for the opportunity to guide the program as the varsity coach. A program where kids know him and his expectations. “That respect factor, too.” Wilkie said during a recent practice. “Last year I built that respect factor. Now they kind of trust me a little bit and they understand what my goals are. What I expect from them. Coming in I can already have a platform. I don’t really have to change anything.” Wilkie said that having already built a relationship with the boys to one degree or another it will allow him to not only be demanding but more importantly they will understand that the reason Wilkie will demand so much from each swimmer is because he believes in each one. And he wants them to believe in themselves and each other, too. “Absolutely,” Wilkie said. “Swimming is so individualized. Yes, it is a ‘team.’But we can also push ourselves individually and I try to say that.

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“It’s our tournament. Our house. We want it.” That is the mind set the Tonawanda Warriors wrestling team will take with it when it hosts the 16th Annual Tonawanda Team Tournament Dec.5-6. The eight-team, two-day JEFFREY T. BARNES event will feature some of the best teams and wrestlers Cody McGregor, second from the right, poses in Western New York. with the plaque he received for becoming North Tonawanda replaces Wilson in the lineup of teams Tonawanda’s all-time wins leader last season. that will include longtime regulars Lackawanna, Williamsville South, Kenmore and 2013 team winner NewSee “Grapplers” East, Lyndonville, Amherst, fane. on page 11

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Stallions earn silver bracket championship in Rochester The Clarence Mite Major Stallions were the champions of the silver bracket at the Rochester Invitational Hockey Tournament. On Nov. 14, in the first game, Clarence faced the Lakeshore Lightning. Goals were had by Evan Becigneul (North Tonawanda), Nic Zivis, Finn Graham, Liam Graham and Cameron Stadelmaier (Wheatfield). Two assists were had by Luke Marchant. Josh Gawron was strong in net. The Stallions won, 5-1. In game two, the Stallions played the Syracuse Cadets and went up 2-1. However, Syracuse roared back and won 8-4. Miles Santa Maria had two goals and an assist. Marchant and Zivis each had a goal. Liam Graham had two assists and Alex Fulfaro had one. In game three, on Nov. 15, the Stallions suffered a lopsided loss to the powerful

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Mite Major Clarence Stallions. Front row: Josh Gawron. Second row: Liam Graham, Xavier Thomann, Finn Graham, Nic Zivis, Luke Marchant, Miles Santa Maria. Third row: Cameron Stadelmaier, Tucker Schoen, Drew Idzik, Evan Becigneul, Alex Fulfaro, Max Henning, Owen McIntyre. Fourth row (coaches): Scott Marchant, Dennis Gawron, Jim Graham, Paul Becigneul.

‘Legends Rise’ at Lockport’s Kenan By Nick Sabato SPORTS REPORTER

It was billed as Legends Rise. The event held at Lockport’s Kenan Center by Lace Up Promotions lived up to the billing in just about every way possible. From the local legends on hand such as boxing great Tommy Hicks to the title victory by Lockport native Joe “Son of a Legend” Taylor and of course the appearance by “Iron” Mike Tyson. It was a rare opportunity to see local dignitaries, global stars and tremendous kickboxing, put together by Lace Up Promotions founder Amer Abdallah. “It gives us the reassurance of the community,” said Abdallah. “It’s humbling and it allows us to continue to raise the bar for each and every show.” It was a stacked card of up and coming kickboxing stars that culminated in Taylor winning the World Kickboxing and Karate Association Heavyweight Northeastern Title. However, it was Kevin VanNostrand of Liverpool, NY that caught the eye of many fans in the crowd and his performance got the seal

of approval for the former Heavyweight boxing champion Tyson. “Mike Tyson came to Lockport,” said Abdallah. “He was very impressed with Kevin VanNostrand. We were sitting in the car afterwards and he said we have a great fan base and a great thing going here.” While of course Taylor was the headliner on the car, the performances of VanNostrand and Luay Ashkar (Liverpool, NY) showed that Lace Up is not a brand of just one fighter. Abdallah, who is also the second ranked kickboxer in the world, knows that his brand has incredible potential going forward after the show that drew a capacity crowd at the Kenan Center. “We are very blessed to have several athletes in our stable,” said Abdallah. “Joe has all the potential in the world. These kinds of fights help him become a better professional but our brand isn’t based on just one guy.” In the final fight of the evening, Taylor in just the eighth fight of his career took on Martello Jones who was competing in his 22nd career bout out of Toronto. Jones tested Taylor, as the fight went a full five rounds for the first time in the fighter’s young career, but he was able

to come out on top via a judge’s decision. “He’s the toughest guy I’ve ever fought,” said Taylor. “It was my first time going five rounds and I’m going against a guy that has 22 fights in and I have eight. He was more experienced.” Taylor improved to 8-0 in his brief career that has already seen him win the IKF tournament in Florida over the summer and has now won the WKA Heavyweight Northeastern championship. One of the big factors in the match was that the crowd was undoubtedly in his favor as the hometown hero. “I thank my supporters in the crowd,” said Taylor. “Without them I don’t think I would have made it the full five rounds.” The night was the highlight of Taylor’s career, as the headline of a major fight in his home city with several local celebrities on hand such as former boxing star “Baby” Joe Mesi. Taylor came out to a roaring ovation, led by several local youths and friends within the Lockport Rampage semi pro football organization. “I appreciate all of my supporters,” said Taylor. “I appreciate everybody that came out and cheered for me. That’s my motivation right there.”

With the success of the evening, it is only natural for local fans to want to see Lace Up put on more frequent shows. Abdallah, however, is content with having only two big shows in Lockport per year in order to keep the fans excited and willing to fill the arena on every fight night. “We are looking to dabble into a different market,” said Abdallah. “When you have too many shows it can decrease the excitement. We are looking into a different kind of show to go along with the kickboxing and Muay Thai.” The night’s card went as follows: Alex Bennett (Toronto, ON) def. Scott Skinner (Buffalo, NY); Dom Collella (Seneca Falls, NY) def. David Poole, Jr. (Lockport, NY); Ayanna Tremont (Buffalo, NY) def. Teryn Hallatt (Lockport, NY); Jason Rowe (Rochester, NY) def. Tyler Mesi (Buffalo, NY); Luay Ashkar (Liverpool, NY) def. Joe Tipping (Toronto, ON); Janice Lynn (Toronto, ON) def. Theodora Pistiolis (Toronto, ON); Kevin VanNostrand (Liverpool, NY) def. Aaron Castellvi (Toronto, ON); Joe Taylor (Lockport, NY) def. Martello Jones (Toronto, ON) for the WKA Heavyweight Northeastern Title.

Starpoint swim smaller than some, still one of Section VI’s best “It’s been like this for the past seven or eight years,” said Lopardi. “Every year it seems like we lose seniors and those next guys like the sophomores and juniors step up and fill that role to be leaders. They take over that spot and actually step up to the challenge to and make those final meets to move us on to those championship meets.” One swimmer that they believe will go to states is Smith in the 100 Fly, after narrowly missing the event last year as a sophomore. Smith has worked hard on his technique in the offseason as he has made it his goal to not only make states but to have a time under 50 seconds. “ I t ’s a l w a y s b e e n a goal since freshman year,” said Smith. “My coaches have helped me

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get there and I’ve really been working hard in the offseason. I have really been trying to perfect my fly, especially my turns. I’d like to be at 50 seconds by the end of the year.” Another swimmer that they believe will make some big waves is Luckman, who was so determined to get to states last season, that his parents drove him up to watch after just missing in the Individual Medley. That kind of mindset is how Starpoint has become such a power in Section VI, not only with coaching, but swimmers recognizing the success of those before them and wanting to work to get to that same level. “I think a lot of has been instilled with coaching,” said Lopardi. “But Marc used to be one of our

swimmers here and his family has a tradition of championship athletes along with a bunch of the other guys that have left here. “ These younger guys that have come up through the ranks see that and it has almost been engrained in their mindset and it has almost been instilled in them that they do what they need to do because it’s a Starpoint tradition.” While swimming can be considered a team sport, but for the most part, when you are in the pool it’s all on you. The Starpoint program has taught them to have the will to want to win and that has carried them to three straight sectional titles. “ We h a v e a s m a l l e r team than some schools,” said Lopardi. “I think a lot of swim has a lot to

do with the mental aspect and the outlook that they have. It’s a team sport, but in reality it’s an individual sport because it’s not only you against the other guy but it’s you against the clock. It comes down to heart, desire and how bad you want it.” Even though there is no dominant swimmer like Starpoint has had in the past, if they can get some guys to step up, don’t be surprised to see them back in contention for an ECIC and sectional title. The coaches are quick to say that it’s not always the first place finisher that counts. “It’s not always the first place finish that counts,” said Toth. “It’s the second, third and fourth place finishers that help bring points to the team.”

Port Credit (Ontario) Storm, placing the Stallions in the silver (consolation) bracket, and requiring that the Stallions win their next three games in order to take home a trophy. Next, the Stallions played the TC Jets. Stallions’ defensemen Maximus Henning, Owen McIntyre, Drew Idzik (NorthTonawanda) and Tucker Schoen clamped down hard, allowing very few shots on net. Liam Graham had two goals for the Stallions while Santa Maria had a goal and three assists, Zivis had a goal and two assists, and Marchant had a goal and one assist. Idzik and Becigneul each had a goal for the Stallions, who won 7-2. On Nov. 16 in the semifinals, the Stallions faced the Rochester Grizzlies, who had beaten the Stallions in league play a few weeks earlier, 3-1. The Stallions built a 3-0 lead, but the Grizzlies clawed back with three quick goals late in the third, tying the game.

Idzik scored two goals and Marchant scored one, Santa Maria had two assists, and Liam Graham and Becigneul each had one assist. Overtime yielded no goals. In a shootout, Santa Maria and Marchant scored. Gawron, who had made a multitude of saves to keep the Stallions in the game, including stopping a third-period penalty shot, then blanked the Grizzlies in the shootout and the Stallions won. In the silver bracket finals, tight defense by Henning, McIntyre, Idzik and Schoen, and goaltending by Gawron, were central to the recipe for success. Marchant had a hat trick and an assist, Santa Maria had two goals and an assist, Zivis had a goal, Schoen and Becigneul each had two assists, and Fulfaro and Henning each had assists. The Stallions prevailed 6-4 and took home the silver bracket championship trophy.

Mallone, Alvarado to lead Jacks “Jacks” from page 10 “We might not win the meet, but we can get some PR’s.” Wilkie will have a strong staff by his side as longtime boys and girls diving coach Chris Heyer returns, as does Leah Villari who just completed her first season as the girls varsity swim coach. Leading the way for the Jacks this season will be senior co-captains Nick Mallone and Will Alvarado. Mallone will swim the 50 and 100 free as well as relays. Alvarado, meanwhile will swim in the free, fly and relays. Alvarado will also join junior Logan St. Cyr and eighth grader Jason Bronschidle as the Jacks divers. “Me and Will have defi-

nitely gotten a lot stronger this year,” said St. Cyr. “And we’ve got (Jason) and he’s doing real good. Coming in strong early.” Having a core of three solid divers from different grades will also be a plus for NT. As two of the veterans St.Cyr and Alvarado know it will be up to them to help set the tone everyday. And pushing each other to be the best will only help the team be better as a whole. “We try to have mini meets during a practice and see who can do better,” said St. Cyr. Sophomores Dan Piazza (I.M.), Chris LaBonte (I.M.) and Tyler Brochey (backstroke) are part of a cast of 10 returning swimmers.

THS heavyweight numbers up “Grapplers” from page 10 Tonawanda varsity coach Dave Nedell said one of the things that makes the Tonawanda Tournament special is, unlike other meets, this is formatted to where kids can get up to seven matches. “Every weight class gets seven matches so I can get a lot of my kids five matches, six matches, seven matches,” said Nedell. “So we can get them a lot of experience in two short days.” The Warriors will be led by senior Cody McGregor (145/138/132) who is Tonawanda’s all-time leader in wins. McGregor, a multiple sectional champ and state qualifier, is closing in on his 200th career win. Also back for Tonawanda are Josh Bukowski (138/145/132), Jake Logan (145/152), Dylan Meyer (145/138) and Zach Braddell (99/106). To n a w a n d a w i l l b e searching for its first team title in the tournament since winning it all in 2001. While the Warriors historically always produce some of the best and toughest grapplers in all of

WNY, the lack of numbers across the board has hurt their chances of winning this event as a team. Now, with an increased roster, the Warriors can fill a lineup card without giving up any spaces to forfeits. “Yeah, we have a full lineup,” said Josh Bukowski. “Last year we barely had a full lineup and we were still beating good teams. Now we have a full lineup and we’re all ready to go. We’re ready to win.” Tonawanda will have added numbers in the heavyweights with Rick Tardick at 189 pounds, Wisdom DeValle at 189/220 and newcomer Brandon Geercken at 220/285. Kellen Devlin of Amherst and NT’s Troy Keller lead the cast of opposing wrestlers to keep an eye on during the tournament. Matches will run 4:30-10 p.m. Friday, then resume again at about 9:30 a.m. Saturday. A concession stand with sandwiches, pizza, mac and cheese, fresh fruit, drinks, baked good and more will be operating both days of the tournament.

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Jackson family shows support for D3 athlete with cancer By Tom Gallagher SPORTS EDITOR

Bills running back Fred Jackson stood at his locker Nov. 17 at One Bills Drive wearing a gray t-shirt that read “D3 Nation” across the chest. D3 Nation, of course, is the organization Jackson created to help “strengthen bonds and foster pride among Division III athletes,” according to D3Nation.com. Having played football for a D-III program at Coe College, from where he graduated in 2003, Jackson has long been connected to to Division III athletics. That connection factored into his decision to visit Mount St. Joseph University during the Bills’ bye week a few weeks ago. Jackson, along with his wife, Danielle, and their four children, visited the Division III school to see women’s basketball player Lauren Hill play her very first game at the collegiate level. Hill, a freshman for the Lions, has inoperable brain cancer. And on Nov. 2 — almost an entire year after she was diagnosed and told she’d

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Bills running back Fred Jackson visited Mount St. Joseph women’s basketball player Lauren Hill, who has cancer, during a game on Nov. 2. have two years to live — Jackson was in Cincinnati to see her score four points in a Mount St. Joseph victory. The ninth-year NFL veteran said that he admired the passion that Hill exhibited for the game in carrying out her dream despite her condition. “For her, all she wanted to do was be a competitor and play basketball,” Jackson said. “I know how that feels, to just

want a chance to do it. That’s all she wanted and it was something that I respected. “We heard her story and the bye week was perfect that we were able to go. So we decided to go down and show our support.” While in Ohio, the Jackson family got a chance to meet Hill, who wears the same number as Fred — 22. And it turned out that she shared more

than just a number with him. Both know what it means to overcome adversity and long odds to live out their dreams. Jackson said it was inspiring to meet her. “She’s a fighter. A competitor,” Jackson said. “She’s someone who just wants to be out there. I was extremely excited to meet her and her family. “She can inspire not only people in Buffalo, but a lot of people. She’s just that kind of person. She wants to live her dream, and who doesn’t?” Jackson, who heard of Hill’s story through Twitter, Facebook and just “being a Division III athlete” himself, couldn’t take all of the credit for the Jackson family’s trip to see Hill. He said that his wife deserved much of the credit for organizing the trip and setting up the meeting. The Jackson family has never shied away from giving back to the Buffalo community, and Fred said that extending their reach beyond the borders of Western New York is something they’ve wanted to do. “We have an opportunity as professional athletes, we can reach a lot of people and

that’s something I always want to do,” he said. “[Hill’s] story was one that I wanted to put out there, not for myself, but for everybody to hear about different people that are going through different struggles.” The Associated Press reported on Nov. 18 that Hill was unlikely to play in another basketball game. So far, a Layup4Lauren challenge has raised more than $324,000 for research of the cancer that will shorten Hill’s life. Jackson said he and his family plan to add to that total. ••• Having dropped each of their past two games since the bye week, the Bills’ playoff hopes have taken a bit of a hit recently. They’re looking to end their two-game skid and improve to 6-5 when they take on the New York Jets Monday (Nov. 24). The game was originally slated to be played Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium, but the inclement weather Western New Yorkers have faced of late forced officials’ hands in postponing the game to Monday at Ford Field in Detroit, where the Bills won a 17-14 decision against the Lions back on Oct. 5.

The Bills beat the Jets (28) in a 43-23 shellacking in which they had six takeaways back on Oct. 26 — their last win. But they’ve since fallen to third place in the AFC East after losses to Kansas City and Miami. Jackson said he and his teammates aren’t going to mail it in despite their fall in the standings. “The season’s not over, but we have to play better to get to where we want to be,” he said. “Plain and simple. If we don’t do that, we’re going to be looking at another season wondering what happened.” Improving in the standings means getting by not just the Jets, but fellow AFC opponents Cleveland (6-4) on Nov. 30 and Denver (7-3) on Dec. 7 over the next few weeks. The Bills also have games remaining against Green Bay, New England and Oakland. “We still have six games left. We’re not going to come in here and [mail] it in. We can’t do that. The guys in the locker room will not allow ourselves to do that.” Kickoff is at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on CBS.

Rod, Gun & Game: Chilly opening day for WNY deer season By Forrest Fisher OUTDOOR COLUMNIST

Last Saturday, opening day of big game firearm season in NYS, temperatures in the southern tier hills of Western New York fell far below the freezing mark as they hit 18 and 19 degrees. In valley areas, the northwest wind of 10 to 20 miles per hour brought out the hand warmers, long johns and pull-over hats in high visibility orange color as standard gear for several hundred thousand hunters that take to the NYS woods every year on opening day. For some that came less than well-prepared with “keepwarm” gear, the walk into the woods and back to the car or deer camp cabin did not take very long. I hunted in Wildlife Management Unit 9W near Friendship, New York, with my 13 year-old grandson alongside sharing in the heritage of the opening day hunting experience. We whispered back and forth to each other, trying to not think about just exactly how cold the chill factor actually was, but I was shivering after 3 hours. We were in an elevated tree stand (weather-unprotected), safely tethered to a sturdy hickory tree, so we were experiencing the full brunt of the frigid breeze. With four inches of crunchy snow on the ground helping the visibility for all opening day hunters, we counted about a half-dozen gunshot sounds before the official sunrise moment to underscore the easy

viewing. Then from sunrise through 8:00 a.m., we noted about 40 or 50 more shots in the distances from our location. At least some folks were seeing deer! When your tree stand happens to be in a non-deer location, the cold seems colder, the wind seems windier and the time seems to pass very slowly, but there are other things about nature to take stock in. Hunting is not really all about killing deer, it’s also about sharing time with friends and family, watching nature at work, understanding heritage and history, home cooked meals, camp coffee and honest time away from the e-link we all have these days. We watched three flocks of snow geese soar high above as they flew past our tree stand heading southward, a while later we watched several black squirrels scamper about in their treasure hunt for a breakfast of beech nuts and white oak acorns, and there were blue jays, partridge, and an assortment of other small birds that are wintering over with us, working their way through the day to stay warm and comfortable. There was a wonderful ambience of harmony among wildlife in the woods. At our camp, nine hunters from as far away as Florida (Jeff Liebler), joined bantering friendship forces on this opening weekend. None of us was lucky enough to see or score on a deer. Other nearby deer camp groups did harvest deer, as their location was perfect for the moving deer when opening day sunrise occurred.

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Opening weekend for deer season in WNY was successful for happy hunter, Dieter Voss, an East Aurora resident, who braved the chilly weather to find this handsome 8-point buck in the hills near Colden. Yes, there is some degree of location luck to be sure! Hot locations are largely based on available food sources for the doe deer (females), and when the rut is peaking - like it did this past weekend, the bucks will be near the does that are near the prime available food sources. Food plot hunters scored big. Dieter Voss, an East Aurora resident, hunted from his 16-

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

deer twice during the archery season and admitted, “My heart was pounding so fast, I was not sure I could get the fingers in my two-layer gloves ready to take an effective shot in time when the deer stopped in my narrow shooting lane. I was able to regain my calm to make a good shot, but right after that, I think my heart rate must have been wild! The deer fell only a

few yards away. I waited 30 minutes before going down and suddenly, I was not cold anymore!” The big buck was only the second deer that Voss has taken with a firearm in his eight years of firearm hunting, he scored on a doe last year in the same approximate location, but he says, “I really enjoy the warmer weather of archery season.” Voss has scored on three deer with his bow, adding, “Hunting for deer, especially with a bow, is so relaxing. Just getting out there to see the wildlife we always can watch even when the deer don’t show up is great.” Voss teaches high school in Tonawanda. A short trip to the NYSDEC Deer Check Station in Holland provided much information about the deer, including that it was 3-1/2 years old and weighed approximately 190 pounds field dressed. DEC wildlife biologist, Emilio Rende, said the deer had also sustained several old wounds on his neck from fighting other bucks earlier in the season. In his always friendly and jovial voice tone, Rende added, “We collected data on about 75 deer for opening day Saturday and about that same number for Sunday, making it a typical and successful opening day weekend for WNY.” One thing for everyone in the community to remember, deer hunters make our roadways safer for travel for all of us every hunting season. Not everyone can do it. Thank a deer hunter today!

NCCC girls basketball off to blazing start to 2014-15 By Dave Ricci SPORTS REPORTER

“Be Great” is the motto the Niagara County Community College women’s basketball team is living by in 2014-15. It’s working for them so far as the Thunderwolves have opened the new season with a seven game win streak. NCCC is coming off of a strong season that saw it post a 25-5 record and win the regular season conference (Western New York Athletic Conference) title before see-

ing their season come to a close in the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association regional semifinals. The season was sparked by an impressive 21-game winning streak to start the year. “Last year was a really good season,” said head coach Nate Beutel. “I’m very proud of those things that we accomplished. We’ll always be able to look back on it with a whole lot of pride. At the same time, we want to be better than that. We want to be great. We want to take that next step and take this program to another level.

The returning girls that I have along with a really focused group of freshman have bought into that and have done a nice job so far getting us off to a 7-0 start and pointing us in the direction that we want to go, which is onward and upward.” Leading the way for the Thunderwolves are core returnees Jesse DeWaters, Jaclyn Welch and Tanisha Moyer. DeWaters, a second team All-Region selection, is the Wolves’ point guard and is key in her team’s four-guard

offensive scheme that also features freshman Breyanna Cason as a “driver.” While Welch, a second team NJCAA All-American, and freshman Merrick Rowland are the “shooters.” Moyer, who was NCCC’s sixth girl last season, is the Thunderwolves’ starting post player. She is coming off of a dominating 33-point/15rebound performance in a 77-70 win over Cuyahoga C.C. on Nov.14. Erick Thompson, another freshman, has also been key early on starting in four of

NCCC’s first seven games. Beutel said the challenge of coaching a two-year school means that you have to accelerate the learning process in every facet of the game at the college level. Though it can be tough on the players, at times Beutel feels it also speeds up the maturation process as well, and helps his girls grow as people as well as players. “This is a difficult thing at our level. You only get kids for two years,” said Beutel. “So you have to mold your kids quickly and get them to buy into your beliefs. Your

thought process in a relatively quick manner and we’ve been doing that the last two years.” Beutel said multiple things have factored into the team’s success. Most notably is that as a group, they haven’t allowed complacency to set in. A seven-game win streak to start the year isn’t a nice surprised. it’s expected. “We talk about it every single day in practice,” said Beutel. “We can’t be satisfied and we wont be satisfied until we get the end goal of getting this program its first regional title.”

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$ 99

$48 MIR On 12 Bottles 750 ML.

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$24 MIR On 6 Bottles 750 ML.

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$ 99

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Southern Comfort

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$14.99 - $5.00 MIR

$26.99 - $7.00 MIR

$ 49

1.75 L.

NET AFTER REBATE

$ 99

1.75 L.

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1.75 L.

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1.5 L.

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