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Drake School PTA encourages community to annual support Theme Tray Raffle By Kori Sciandra

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Each year members of the PTA at Drake School, in North Tonawanda, work toward achieving their fundraising goals in order to help the students. Whether this means helping with the purchase of school supplies or fixing a broken pipe, like they have done in the past, all proceeds raised help better the experience of the students. This year, fundraising efforts are being put forth by a new group that has formed called Friends of Drake School. “We are raising funds

to get a new playground for the school. The one the school has is from the 1990s and is beginning to show it’s age to put it nicely,” said Karen Skoney, a member of Friends of Drake School. “Our goal is not only a new playground but a handicap accessible playgrounds, which is more costly. So far we have received donations from Ted’s Hot Dogs, Holiday Inn, Rainbow Rink, Matt’s Music, The Melting Pot, Mighty Taco, Disney World, Buffalo Bandits, Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Bills, UB Bulls Basketball and more are coming every day.” The Friends of Drake

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support us,” said Skoney. Drawings will begin at 8 p.m.. Tickets for the event are being sold pre-sale for $4 per sheet, $5 per sheet at the door. A sheet consists of 25 tickets, plus a door prize ticket. This price is for baskets only. Special tables featuring high value items will be on hand - $1 per tickets for items valued at $100 $200. There will be a special Disney Raffle, $5 per ticket. Prize includes a 4-1 Day Park Hopper Passes.

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Choral alumni invited to anniversary cabaret By Kaitlin Urban

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Maestro Dean Vallas from the North Tonawanda Choral Department is calling all of his former students to come participate in the 20th annual Cabaret. Vallas will be taking his students “back to the future” with this year’s anniversary performance. He already posted the idea on Facebook and received a great amount of support from alumni. Many from out of town even said they wanted to participate in some way if they could. “Many people have asked me to involve the alumni

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“I’m hoping to get a big screen that we can show footage or pictures from the past,” he said. For those who won’t be able to make it, Vallas hopes to show video messages on the screen as well. He currently has all past programs posted in his classroom, where students can choose which songs they want to sing. If a former student’s song isn’t chosen, they will have the opportunity to sing it themselves. “I think it’s cool for the kids now to see where [former students] are all now,” said Vallas.

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given the information at this time,” McKenna wrote in his summary of the prospective budget. The school is setting aside $600 for office supplies, $5,200 to help it implement the Common Core and other initiatives of the district and an allocation of $6.25 per student for books, as per Riverview. Finally, Tonawanda Middle and High School Principal Jessica Lyons said there will be projected 941 students, the same as this year, so “things haven’t really changed much.” Contractual costs for school improvement have increased by a slight amount, and equipment costs have been cut since the school “really doesn’t have a large amount of purchases,” so Lyons cut this amount in half. However, there will be increased costs due to supplies related to STEAM technology integration in the classroom, including the styluses, cameras, document cameras and microphones students will use, Lyons said. Library costs have gone up due to increased costs related to maintenance of the copy machine, as well as software licenses and subscriptions. Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Mary Beth Scullion said of her budget, “We looked at the board goals and spoke with the admin-

During its budget advisory team meeting on Tuesday, members of the Tonawanda School District’s Board of Education and administrators continued to discuss the prospective budget for the 2015-16 school year, moving on to focus on building costs, curriculum and instruction and debt services as the district prepares a tentative budget for next year. Overall, most of the budgets will go down due to projected decreasing student enrollment in the district. However, some costs, particularly related to supplies, will go up, since the district would like to buy more Acer Chromebook laptops, in response to many positive parent, community and teacher responses to having the computers made available for middle school students this year. The district also plans to put more money into programs, staff development and other supplies for its STEAM initiative. The budget for Riverview Elementary, as presented by Interim Principal Larry Badgley, has been reduced by $3,044 for the 2015-16 year. The amount allocated for office supplies is $500, which he referred to as a “fairly low amount” for a school with 20 staff members and 257 students. Next year, there will be a

net projected decrease of 13 students, which allows a reduction to be made, as each student costs the district a “basic rate” of $100 for student instruction. The total instruction cuts were $1,195. “We’re doing well in that code, so reducing it next year should not be a big area of need,” Badgley said. “The book code is an untouchable, because it’s based on a formula. Books are allocated $6.25 per pupil, and the projection is 257 children.” At Mullen Elementary, Principal Bradly Halgash said there is also a “slight reduction,” with no reduction made to the school’s office supply budget. Cuts are being made to “school improvement” and “instruction-contractual” components, and costs for the library supplies will go down because of a similar projected decrease in enrollment, Halgash said. According to Fletcher Elementary Principal Dr. John McKenna, the enrollment at his school will remain “pretty much the same.” The current enrollment is 248 students, and the projected total will be 247 next year. “We’re basically maintaining the exact same amount of kids, so our allocations really are not changing that much at all,” McKenna said. The school improvement budget for Fletcher Elementary is “the best estimate,

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The Herschell Carousel Factory Museum will be closed for the season from now 2 through April 2 (open for group tours). Spring hours (April 3 to June 14) noon to 4 p.m. WednesdaySunday, closed MondayTuesday. Summer hours (July 15 to Sept. 3) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. MondaySaturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. Fall hours (Sept. 4 to Dec. 30) noon to 4 p.m. WednesdaySunday, closed MondayTuesday. Closed Easter, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Hall Walking Program will be offered from 4-9 p.m. Monday-Friday at North Tonawanda Middle School. Program Dates: now to Feb. 27 and March 2 to April 17. $10 per session. Register: North Tonawanda Recreation Office, 500 Wheatfield St., North Tonawanda. Info: 695-8520. Winter Used Book Sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 7 at the North Tonawanda History Museum. “Genesis – Selling England by the Pound Album” begins at 8 p.m. Sat., Feb. 21 at the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda. Tickets are $39. Presented by Musical Box. Part of the Tribute to the Aud Concert Series. Info: 692-2413, www.RivieraTheatre.org or www.Facebook.com/ RivieraTheatre. “Genesis – FoxTrot Album” begins at 7 p.m. Sun., Feb. 22 at the Riviera Theatre,

67 Webster St., North Tonawanda. Tickets are $39. Presented by Musical Box. Part of the Tribute to the Aud Concert Series. Info: 692-2413, www. RivieraTheatre.org or www.Facebook.com/ RivieraTheatre. “The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience Presents Led Zeppelin Albums 1-4” at 8 p.m. Fri., March 6 at the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda. Tickets are $30. Presented by Zoso. Part of the Tribute to the Aud Concert Series. Info: 692-2413, www.RivieraTheatre.org or www.Facebook.com/ RivieraTheatre. “The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience Presents Led Zeppelin Albums 4-7” at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 7 at the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda. Tickets are $30. Presented by Zoso. Part of the Tribute to the Aud Concert Series. Info: 692-2413, www. RivieraTheatre.org or www.Facebook.com/ RivieraTheatre. “A Salute to the Eagles” begins at 8 p.m. Fri., May 8 at the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda. Tickets are $30. Presented by Hotel California. Part of the Tribute to the Aud Concert Series. Info: 692-2413, www. RivieraTheatre.org or www.Facebook.com/ RivieraTheatre. Spring Used Book Sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 9 at the North Tonawanda History Museum.

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Bible Study will be held now through June 7 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 453 Old Falls Blvd., North Tonawanda. “Faith Lessons” offered from 9:20-10:20 a.m. Sundays in the Upper Fellowship Hall, 8-9 p.m. Mondays, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. to noon Wednesdays. Enter through parking lot door for all classes. “The Story” meets from 9:2010:30 a.m. each Sunday in the Upper Education Building. All residents of our community are invited to attend. Info: 6923255.“The Marriage of Figaro” will be presented by Nickel City Opera Fri., June 26 to Sun., June 28 at the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. Includes a full set, costumes and a full orchestra and chorus. Summer Used Book Sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 1 at the North Tonawanda History Museum. Fall Used Book Sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 3 at the North Tonawanda History Museum. Grocery Shopping Program The North Tonawanda Senior Center offers transportation for North Tonawanda senior residents for grocery shopping at Tops and Budweys every Wednesday. Cost: $2. Also offering ride to NT Wal-Mart ($2), Boulevard Mall ($4) and The Christmas Tree Store ($4) once a month. Register: 695-8582.

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Town approves purchase of new snowplow trucks By Kimberlee Sabshin NT SUN CORRESPONDENT

During its regular meeting on Monday, the Tonawanda Town Board voted to approve the purchase of two tandem-axle snowplow trucks, at a cost of $220,000, for the town’s highway department. The cost will come from the highway equipment’s capital reserve fund. According to Highway Superintendent William Swanson, the trucks are necessary because some of the current fleet of vehicles are “getting pretty old,” dating back to 1990. “We’ve gotten 25 years out of them,” Swanson said of the trucks. “They’re past due, but unfortunately, we’re having a hard time getting parts for them. Actually, we had to go to a scrap yard just to get some last

week for one of them, so it’s time to replace a few of the vehicles.” Swanson also clarified the impact of a new state law, regarding the recycling of electronic equipment, on town residents. Effective Jan. 1, small to medium-sized electronic devices, including computers, televisions, DVD players and video game consoles, must be recycled. Swanson said since the devices cannot be put into a recycling tote, they should be left by the curb. “Right now, you still can put it out curbside,” Swanson said. “We’re negotiating – actually, we should have a contract with Erie County to pick up our electronic recycling, but right now, we don’t, so we’re just storing it in our building at the time. It just can’t go into a landfill. The state requires that you not put it into a landfill, which our stuff

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Clear your calendar from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21. The annual Mayor’s Snowflake Ball will be held at Knights of Columbus, 755 Erie Ave., North Tonawanda. The event features music, cocktails, and hors douvres, while all proceeds go directly to Niagara Community Action Program, Inc. This is the fifth year the Snowflake Ball will be held. It started during the Former North Tonawanda Mayor Robert Ortt’s administration under the guidance of his wife, Meghan Ortt. As newly appointed Mayor Art Pappas takes the helm, his wife Linda Pappas is chairing the event. “I believe it is a nice event that really does help these agencies,” Linda said. “We really need community support

this year with the shorter time frame.” Individual tickets cost $40 or $75 for a couple. Business sponsorships start at $250. “It’s been well attended in the past, so I’m hoping for at least past support or even better which will raise more money for the charity,” Linda explained. “Businesses usually step up, too. I hope they will continue to or start to help if they haven’t before.” With more people to assist and fewer resources coming in, agencies that directly help people in our community need support to stay afloat now more than ever. The mission of Niagara Community Action Program is to reduce poverty through self-sufficiency. Their services include emergency food, clothing, budget counseling, in-house weatherization, home repair, child

Winterfest concludes Monday, Jan. 19 with a studio-style “Family Feud” game at the Sheridan Parkside Community Center at 10 a.m., a free Town of Tonawanda Police Department skate at 2:45 p.m. at Lincoln Arena and a parent-child golf tournament at 5 p.m., held at the Paddock Chevrolet Golf Dome. Crangle said Monday the events will be suitable for the whole family. “There are a lot of activities for this weekend, if you’re in town and you want to stay close to home,” Crangle said. “I think we’re still going to have snow.”

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On Saturday, a variety of events will be taking place at Lincoln Arena, including a men’s outdoor softball tournament at 10 a.m., Thunder Select hockey games versus Coronation from 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. and free recreational skating in the arena from 2:154 p.m. A mini-mite hockey game will be held from 4:15-6:15 p.m., followed by recreational skating until 9 p.m. Additionally, the heated DFK Pavilion will feature children’s activities at 1 p.m., Mr. No the Balloon Guy at 3:30 p.m. and magician Robert Allen at 4:30 p.m. Local singer and song-

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to graduate at all without community service, but the Tonawanda City School District does not want to do this since they are already concerned about graduation rates. Instead, she suggested not allowing them to attend prom or senior picnic if they do not finish their requirements.

“We did talk about different activities,” Lyons said. “We were looking at it from a different viewpoint: as kids apply to college, they apply for scholarships and jobs, and more and more colleges and scholarships are looking for if these kids volunteered.”

year, since they will receive plenty of notice. Additionally, students at risk of not meeting the requirements would be notified the January before graduating, via their report card. Tonawanda Middle and High School Principal Jessica Lyons said many districts do not allow students

At Tuesday’s regular Board of Education meeting, the Tonawanda City School District debated the possibility of requiring Tonawanda High School students to complete a minimum of 20 community service hours to be eligible to walk across the stage at graduation, but were still undecided on some of the specifics of instituting such a policy in the future. Board members emphasized that this requirement, which students would be permitted to meet over four years of high school, would not keep students from graduating or receiving their diplomas, only from walking across the stage in June. The proposed plan was to have next year’s incoming freshmen, the class of 2019, be the first to be bound to this service requirement. Board Trustee Sharon Stuart said she supports community service, since the Board of Education members participate in a service project by sitting at board meetings when they are not paid to be there. However, she expressed concerns about the district “pushing” community service on the students, and said they may not appreciate work if they “have” to be there. She said there are instances where a student may have extenuating circumstances that could keep him or her from meeting the requirement. “I’m a huge proponent of community service,” Stuart said, “but we’re in an economic community where there are kids that work, that may not be able to go and get these hours because they’re helping support their families, or they’re home taking care of their siblings because there’s only one parent in the house and Mom’s not working, or Dad’s not working, or they don’t have a mom.

ganizations, or in situations could put minor students in unsafe situations. Board Vice President Danielle Opalinski said if an agency is not on the approved list, it can be added. As a mother, Opalinski engages her own children in community service activities. Many of her children do this because she feels it is good to volunteer, she commented, adding that even one of her children who does not like to volunteer admitted to having a good time doing so. “They’ve met the requirement to graduate. They’re still graduating. Walking across the stage isn’t their right, legally. It’s like a privilege,” Opalinski said, pointing out that she would be fine with her child not being able to walk across the stage at graduation if he or she knew about the requirement from their freshman

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Local sports Canisius basketball finishes strong, drops St. Joe’s

By Dave Ricci SPORTS REPORTER

It’s not how you start, but how you finish. And the Crusaders finished strong. Madut Ayiy and Stafford Trueheart joined forces to score 22 of Canisius’ 27 fourth-quarter points as the visiting Crusaders scored a 60-50 come-from-behind win over the Marauders in the first round of the Canisius/St. Joe’s basketball rivalry that was played on Jan. 10. The game was played before an estimated crowd of 1,000 fans that were not scared off by the poor weather conditions that had engulfed WNY. Knowing that their Delaware Avenue rivals had speed and athleticism on their side, the Marauders felt their best chance for victory was to throw a high-pressure, up-tempo, in-your-face style of defense at Canisius in hopes of getting

the Crusaders off their game. It worked, as strong play from Marcell Davis (13 points/ nine rebounds), Matt Fritz and Edward Tabone helped St. Joe’s take a 12-9 lead after the first quarter. The Marauders’ lead grew to a shocking 27-15 advantage at halftime. “They only had 15 points at halftime,” St. Joe’s coach Mark Simon said. “So you have to think what we tried to do had some kind of impact on them. So I was proud of the way our guys played. They played hard. We were aggressive.” “No excuses,” said Canisius coach Kyle Husband. “They did outwork us. That’s usually not a characteristic of one of our teams. They came out and they played hard and we didn’t in the entire first half. especially in the first quarter.” Lack of communication on the court hampered the Crusaders throughout the first half as the scrappy Marauders simply out-worked and outhustled Canisius. Poor foul shooting was also an issue for Canisius, as the team went just four of 12 from the line in the second quarter and missed a total of 17 free throws in the

first half. “We flowed better in the second half than in the first. We were kind of like scrambled in the first half. Not playing well,” said Ayiy. “But in the second half, coach (Husband) came to us, yelled at us, told us what we had to do.” The play of Josh Huffman (13 points/five rebounds/four steals) helped Canisius chip away at the St. Joe’s lead and the Crusaders closed the gap to 40-33 after the third. St. Joe’s sophomore Nas Jackson (seven points/two assists) hit the first bucket of the fourth,but a 10-0 run that culminated with a bucket by Ayiy put Canisius in the drivers seat, 43-42. From there it was all Ayiy (14 points/17 rebounds) and Trueheart (14 points) as St. Joe’s had no way to contain the 6-foot-7 Ayiy and 6-foot-6 Trueheart. Even in defeat, Simon was pleased by what he saw from point guard Nas Jackson, who did not back down in the face of more experienced opponents. “He’s a sophomore. He continues to grow,” Simon said. “The one thing about Nas is you put him on the court, something is going to happen.”

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St. Joe’s basketball player Matt Fritz helped the Marauders build a big halftime lead, but the team still lost to Canisius on Jan. 10.

SJCI grapplers compete at Eastern States, Jones breaks program record for career wins

• Richie Jones and Garrett Baugher competed in the Eastern States Classic Jan.

9-10. The Eastern States Classic is one of the toughest tournaments in the East. Baugher went 1-2 and performed well in each of his bouts. Jones finished 3-2 and placed seventh. He avenged his loss from the Spencerport tournament in the first round, defeated a sixth place

finisher at the 2014 state tournament and defeated a St. Francis wrestler in the seventh place match. The win was Jones’ 132nd at St. Joe’s, breaking Travis Berube’s school record for career wins. • Joe’s took nine wrestlers to the Lockport varsity tournament on Jan. 10 and placed

sixth out of 21 teams. The Marauders had a fine performance with five place-winners: Eesaa AbdurRahman (first place at 160 pounds); Dominic Caruso (third place, 120); Derek Penman (fourth place, 152); Jon Tabor (fourth place, 170); and Abraham Baker (fourth place, 195).

• On Jan. 6, the St. Joe’s varsity wrestling team defeated St. Mary’s of Lancaster, 76-3, to move to 2-0 in the Monsignor Martin Athletic Association. Joe’s JV team took on Depew and won 12 of 18 bouts. • Joe’s took on Canisius at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Canisius High School. Re-

sults weren’t available at press time. The Marauders will compete in the CHSAA Duals this weekend. They take on Archbishop Stepinac Saturday (Jan. 17) and Monsignor Farrell on Sunday. The JV team will compete at the Niagara Falls tournament on Saturday.

Town of Tonawanda Courier/ Friday, January 16, 2015

Local sports Milks focused on getting better each and every day

By Dave Ricci SPORTS REPORTER

Charlie Milks’ father, Jason, gave his son a sage bit of advice that Charlie carries with him everyday. “My dad always tells me try to get 1 percent better every day,” Milks said. “Every practice I try to work on something different or try to finish something else that I need to work on. So every day is important to me.” Knowing that his dad wants nothing but the best for him, Milks said that those words of advice struck a chord and made him realize how important it is to make

the most of each day and each opportunity on the mat. Judging by what he has done on the wrestling mat and football field for Kenmore West this season, Milks has indeed taken his dad’s words to heart. Sporting a 26-5 win/loss record as of Jan. 12, Milks said he has already exceeded some of his initial expectations. But while wins and placing at tournaments have been nice, Milks has bigger goals in mind. “Charlie, ever since day one of practice this year, he’s been committed. He’s probably the hardest working kid in our room,” said Kenmore West wrestling coach Bill Hineman. “He tries to get better every day, every match. Win or loss, he comes off and he learns from it. He’s a great kid to coach.” Now in his junior season, Milks was introduced to

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Charlie Milks (bottom) has a 26-5 win-loss record so far this season. the sport at age 10 when he joined Kids Club wrestling. Spending a few months out of the year with that program, as time went on, Milks discovered he had a

knack for the mat he began to immerse himself deeper and deeper into wrestling. Getting his first shot at varsity as an eighth grader, Charlie Milks smiles when he talks

about his debut match. “I got whooped my first varsity match,” he said. “It was against a returning state qualifier. Pretty sure I got leg scissored in the first minute. I didn’t even know who he was so I was like, ‘oh, I can go out and win this.’ I came off the mat and my coach told me, ‘he went to states.’ And I thought, ‘well that tells me how far I have to go to get to that level.’” Focused on making it to the state wrestling tournament, Milks is also coming off of a strong season on the gridiron. A defensive gem for the Blue Devils, he not only played a key role in Kenmore West capturing the Section VI Class AA North title, but he was also named the AA North Defensive Player of the Year. Though he was extremely flattered by the honor, Milks is very humble in his approach as he explained that, in his eyes,

just helping his team do well is reward enough. “I just want to go out and play,” he said, “so I guess it’s the same for wrestling. I just go out, do my work, walk off the mat on go on to my next match.” In a time when so many student-athletes act as if something is owed to them, Milks has the old-school mindset of ‘it’s a privilege to represent his school on the field of play.’ “What I’ve seen from Charlie, in every sport, not just wrestling, is he works hard and he earns everything he gets,” Hineman said. For Milks, participating in high school sports is about the love of the game. “Yeah,” Milks said. “I’ve been around both sports for so long that it’s kind of like second nature to me when I step onto the mat or onto the field. It’s my home away from home.”

Hemphill embraces increase in competition at O’Hara

By Dave Ricci SPORTS REPORTER

It’s no mystery, really. Summer Hemphill wants to be the best and wants to play alongside the best teammates possible. Hemphill, a junior, is currently enjoying her first season of varsity basketball with the Federation and Catholic state champion Cardinal O’Hara Lady Hawks. Starting her career with Buffa-

lo PerformingArts, the 5-foot-11 Hemphill saw success early as she rang up an astonishing 785 career points in just two seasons. But Hemphill wanted more than just lofty individual numbers. “After I heard how good they were, it just pushed me to want to join them,” Hemphill said. “O’Hara, as a school, I liked it. And all of my friends that I play AAU ball with, they all attend here. So I just thought it would be a fun experience to start something new.” Hemphill was huge for Arts during her two seasons. especially last year when she almost helped lift her team to victory over eventual Section VI Class B champion Tonawanda when

the two clubs met in the B1 semifinals at Sweet Home High School. While she enjoyed her time at Arts, Hemphill longed to test herself against the very best. So far, she has been up to that challenge as she has averaged 17 points and 11 rebounds per game. But Hemphill is quick to say the switch to the Monsignor Martin Athletic Association has been a challenging one, to say the least. “It is completely,” Hemphill said. “Playing in the Buffalo Public School district, it was completely different. This league is way more challenging and now that I’m playing for (O’Hara coach) Nick (O’Neil),

he has me doing a lot more than I was doing at my old school. So I’ve gotten better as a player.” Used almost exclusively as a center while at Buffalo Arts, Hemphill said O’Neil has given her a much more expanded role at O’Hara. “At Arts, basically all I did was play center,” Hemphill said. “Now I’m running more of a power forward. So I’m doing a lot more running and ball handling than I was before.” Knowing that squaring off night after night against teams like Nardin, Sacred Heart and Mount Mercy, Hemphill was prepared for tougher games. But she said that the daily practices with her Lady Hawks team-

mates have pushed her to up her game as well. In fact, Hemphill has experienced an overall transformation and is becoming a more complete student-athlete with each passing day. “Since she has come over her grades have improved,” said O’Neil. “Her attitude towards basketball has improved and her whole, total work ethic, growing into a young lady, has been great for her — and it’s been great for her school.” Not just facing adjustments on the court, Hemphill is finding herself dealing with a whole new world as a student. The O’Hara curriculum and its 40 hours of community service are all new to Hemphill, but she has embraced

every new challenge “Before I came to O’Hara, I actually thought it would be more difficult,” Hemphill said. “But now that I’m here, I’m just taking everything as it comes. The academics at O’Hara are better than where I was before and they push me harder to work on my school work.” Hemphill said that teammates like Cori Dickson, who is also a neighbor, have been a big part of making her transition to O’Hara a smooth one. “Cori is like a little sister to me,” she said. “I also play travel basketball with her, so I’m with her throughout the whole year playing basketball, basically. So we’realwaystogethertraveling”

Town of Tonawanada Courier /Friday, January 16, 2015

Buffalo-Niagara Partnership: Air Base, Brownfields top regional items Regional Agenda highlights to top Niagara County concerns Niagara County lawmakers are hailing several key items in the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s 2015 Regional Agenda, rolled out last week at a standing-room only press conference overlooking Downtown Buffalo’s Coca-Cola Field. Top priorities for the regional business advocacy group are extension of the Brownfield Cleanup Program, a longstanding state program put on ice when Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo vetoed it last month and support for the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station against federal base closure efforts. “The Niagara Falls Air

Base has always been a top concern for this County Legislature, and the longstanding and significant financial support we have provided to efforts like the Niagara Military Affairs Commission, or NIMAC, show our commitment,” Legislature Chairman William L. Ross, CWheatfield said in remarks following the Partnership’s Regional Agenda rollout. “We’re glad that the Partnership is working with us to protect the 3,000 jobs— held by citizens of Niagara and Erie counties—at the air base,” Ross said. That’s the stance county lawmakers have taken as succes-

sive Obama Administration Defense secretaries have announced plans to reduce and restructure U.S. military forces. The vice chairman of the Legislature’s Economic Development Committee concurred. “When you consider that economic statistics show the Niagara Falls Air Base has a $200 million impact on the local economy, this must remain a top priority,” Legislator Kathryn L. Lance, R-Wheatfield said. “Every one of the 3,000 men and women that work at the base represents a family that relies on that base for their

livelihoods: their homes, their cars, their kids’ college educations. We’re glad the Partnership is joining us in fighting for them.” Lance noted that, in addition to funding provided to NIMAC, the Legislature had also secured the services of the Arlington, Va.-based Principi Group, a consulting firm headed by former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Principi. The Brownfield program has also been a major concern for county lawmakers, particularly since Cuomo vetoed its extension Dec. 29. Partnership officials noted during the Regional Agenda

rollout that for every dollar in tax credits provided under the program, $10 in private investment has followed. Other top priorities identified by the Partnership were support for Liquefied Natural Gas storage, support for a Regional Workforce Advancement Center and Buffalo Manufacturing Works, enhancement of the Peace Bridge Cargo Pre-Inspection program, acquisition and reconstruction of the Bethlehem Steel site, and backing U.S. Department of Labor efforts to transition from the Workforce Investment Act to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

Locally, the Partnership also called on federal and state leaders to provide funding to construct a breakwater at Olcott Harbor to allow for future harbor development. Other local priorities identified included obtaining funding to devise a comprehensive marketing strategy for the Niagara Falls International Airport, to restore Lockport’s Flight of Five canal locks, as well as the renovation and improvements at Lockport’s Historic Palace Theatre and North Tonawanda’s Riviera Theatre.

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On Monday night, the Kenmore Village Improvement Society discussed some of its upcoming events for next month and appointed Elizabeth Hulley, CFP as the society’s financial advisor. In February, the society will hold its Groundhog Day celebration 7 a.m., Monday, Feb. 2, in the Village Green in front of the municipal building. It will also have a “VD Skating Party,” in honor of Valentine’s Day and new neighbors, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 14 in Mang Park. KVIS President Melissa Foster said her husband, Michael, and John Hulley, both KVIS members, started the Groundhog Day celebration several years ago. They made a handmade tree stump, with a door for a human “groundhog” to hide inside, to put in front of the

municipal building. Each year, a selected person dresses up as the groundhog, with the assistance of a rented costume, and hides inside the stump while Kenmore Mayor Patrick Mang and the Village Board give a presentation. The celebration includes music, groundhog-shaped donuts from Paula’s Donuts and the attendance of some of the local children, who have not yet arrived at school. “We had a naming contest to see what the name of our groundhog was going to be,” Foster said. “The children yell out, ‘Kenmore Kate, Kenmore Kate, come to prognosticate.’ The mayor comes to the door and knocks on the door of Kenmore Kate’s habitat.” After a short period of anticipation, “Kenmore Kate” comes out, stretches and points to a scroll, which she gives to the mayor, who reads the groundhog’s prognostication. This de-

termines if spring is just around the corner or the village will have six more weeks of winter. The last Groundhog Day celebration took place two years ago, since it fell on a Sunday last year. According to Foster, the Groundhog Day festivities are a lighthearted celebration of “great memories of being a kid in Kenmore,” while also being friendlier to groundhogs. “It’s for teaching a good lesson: let wild things be wild. We don’t need to keep a wild groundhog just to bring it out, drugged, for three minutes once a year,” Foster said. “Of course, the prognostication about the weather talks about the weather and environmental aspects and things like this, so it’s this whole wider topic. It’s a lot of fun.”

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NCCC hosts 18th annual Tech Wars Competition

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Tonawanda High School celebrates during Tech Wars. perfect event to get students excited about those fields of study while at the same time learning a great deal. Students spend weeks and even months preparing for the events, in hopes of placing in the top three in their competition. “This event affords the opportunity to have very tangible projects with very tangible goals, and the students are able to apply their engineering, technology and scientific knowledge toward these projects,” Voisinet said. While some of the competitions see hours of work destroyed in mere seconds (think bridges snapping under heavy weights as just one example), it’s evident all the kids simply enjoy being there. “Whether they win or lose doesn’t matter,” Voisinet said. “The fact that they’re here and competing – that’s

the win for every single one of these students. It’s nice if they win, but you see a smile on all of these kids.” Each individual competition named winners, but there were also overall winners as well. At the middle school level, Grand Island Middle School placed first, Clarence Middle School placed second, and Lasalle Prep placed third. At the high school level, Cleveland Hill High School was named the 2015 Tech War Champions with Grand Island High School placing second and Orchard Park and Tonawanda City High Schools finishing in a tie for third. For more information on NCCC’s Tech Wars, please visit www.wnytea.com. For more information on NCCC’s programs, please visit www. niagaraccc.edu.

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On Wednesday, Jan. 14, Niagara County Community College hosted its 18th annual Tech Wars Competition. Nearly 30 school districts from all over Western New York visited the campus to compete in 21 different engineering and technology events. The event was open to students in grades 6 through 12, with middle school and high school divisions in many of the competitions. Eighteen years ago when Tech Wars first began, there was one event with students from three schools. This year’s competition had around 700 students registered. There is a wide array of events, ranging from the amount of weight a wooden bridge can hold to robots building towers to windmill construction. One of the most anticipated ones is the Sumo Bot competition, which high school students build 20-pound robots to face off against each other. “These things are built from scratch by the students,” explained Mark Voisinet, an instructor at NCCC who has been involved with Tech Wars since 2000. “They’re starting with raw materials and doing everything from mechanical construction of it to all of the mounting of electronic components to all the programing and wiring that needs to be done in order to run the robots.” Another event that saw many participants was the Cardboard Boat Regatta. In this competition, students must construct a boat using only broken down cardboard, tape, glue and paint. They then must be able to row it from one end of NCCC’s pool to the other and back. The oars also can only be created with cardboard and duct tape. “That’s one of the competitions where you see a wide array of very well done and thought-out projects as compared to the occasional refrigerator box with some duct

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tape holding it together,” said Voisinet with a laugh. One of the teams that participated in the regatta was a team of four girls from Sweet Home High School, who wore squid hats and made a boat that looked like a whale. The girls’ team is made up of senior Allie Perfetto, freshman Alyssa Duffy, junior Madeline Bell, and her sister Alison, a freshman, and wound up finishing in third place. Voisinet found the all-girl team to be encouraging and follows the trend of more girls developing an interest in S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields. “We’re just starting to see a little more growth with women coming into our technology programs,” he explained. “There’s absolutely nothing in technology that a woman can’t do as well, if not better, than a man.” Gina Beam, NCCC’s director of public relations, believes that if schools and S.T.E.M. programs begin to target women at a younger age then they will continue to see an increase in female participants. “It’s really key to market at the middle school and high school levels,” she said. “There’s a trend nationally that says girls continue to have the capability to be as involved [in technology] and stay on pace with the boys in middle school, but they tend to get bored or go into other fields at the middle school. We have to continue to get them to stay involved at the middle school level.” Voisinet, who is the program coordinator of the Computer Aided Design and Drafting curriculum at NCCC, has found there are many jobs open in the S.T.E.M. fields right now, but many of the companies cannot find enough workers with the knowledge to work there. “There’s never a lack of jobs in the S.T.E.M. fields,” he said. “What we lack is graduates in those fields. Just as a society and as a country, we need more people to come into the S.T.E.M. fields.” NCCC’s Tech Wars is the

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