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The Orchard Park & East Aurora Sun / Saturday, October 18, 2014
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East Aurora resident organizes Chief Pacholec Whisker Fest for area pet shelter gives second State
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By Pamela Cyran ORCHARD PARK SUN CORRESPONDENT
Her apartment is filled with American Girl dolls, an iPod, Nook, flat screen TV and other electronics, a Keurig coffee machine and other kitchen gadgets, toys, blankets, arts and crafts sets…And it’s all for the cats and dogs. For the past four years Lauren Lattimore of East Aurora has been organizing Whisker Fest, an annual fundraiser for Buffalo Paws and Claws Animal Shelter. “We usually don’t get people to take on an event by themselves. It’s very time consuming and it costs money,” said Kristy Cordova from East Aurora, founder of Buffalo Paws and Claws. Saturday, Nov. 1 will be the fourth Whisker Fest. It will be held at the Assembly of God Church on Maple Road in East Aurora. Lattimore collects donated gifts for a raffle. Often, Lattimore will use her own money to purchase gifts as well. Other prizes for this year include various themed baskets, such as “make your own movie night” that comes with movies and popcorn, and “a rainy day” basket that comes with soup, tea, and a mug.
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Lauren Lattimore spent four years organizing Whisker Fest. Lattimore and her small team of volunteers put the baskets together inside her apartment, where she has pets of her own and also fosters cats for the shelter. “We get a system going and crank out the baskets, tissue paper and cellophane paper just flies everywhere,” said Lattimore.
“It’s the cats favorite day,” said Michelle Collins of Elma. Collins has been with Lattimore since the first Whisker Fest. “Lauren and I are best friends,” said Collins. “I said, ‘tell me what you need and when you need it.’” All the proceeds go directly
to Buffalo Paws and Claws, a volunteer-run shelter and rescue group. Though they do provide a physical shelter for cats and dogs, many volunteers like Lattimore, take on foster pets.
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By Christopher Treacy The time has come for a food co-op in East Aurora. The membership application pamphlets are stamped with the slogan, “The Time is Ripe,” and it’s true: according to folks on the East Aurora Cooperative Market’s Board of Directors, the store will likely be open before Summer 2015. “On average, it takes 3-5 yrs to get a co-op up and running, so were actually very typical with our timeline,” said Events and Outreach Coordinator, Peg Potter. Potter was one in a handful of co-op representatives at the Craft Tap House on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 14, helping spread the word about the developing food outlet and encourage new membership. Potter has helped launch cooperative markets in other locations in the past and has a keen understanding of the
“Policing has really changed, and is going to continue to change,” said Councilman Mike Sherry at the conclusion of the Orchard Park Town Board meeting on Wednesday, October 15. Sherry was commenting on Police Chief Mark F. Pacholec’s State of the Orchard Park Police Department Address from earlier in the meeting, and he urged those in attendance to keep watch for two forthcoming papers from the OPPD which will be followed by a pair of public input sessions, Saturday, Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Municipal Center Court room. Chief Pacholec’s informative presentation, made with the help from Assistant Police Chief Joe Wehrfritz, was informative and made a good case for the town’s spending increase on public safety without directly discussing the budget. They began with a short video captured by Officer Sheppard on one of the departments new “body cameras,” portable clip-on devices that allow the police to film their interactions with the public. The video demonstrated not only the remarkable amount of attitude the officer endured during a routine traffic stop, but also the way that the cameras automatically film in infrared when outside at night. Pacholec clarified that the body cameras would likely become a requirement of policing in time, but that they’re well worth the expense if they cut on lawsuits and increase conviction rates. The Chief also brought a hand-held FLIR camera (Forward Looking Infrared), which he said the department purchased with drug seizure money. He recalled that the very first time the department used the device it delivered results, allowing police to track and arrest a potentially dangerous individual. Additionally, the FLIR device is a useful aid in the search for people who are lost or missing.
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