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The Lancaster Sun / Saturday, January 10, 2015

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Therapy dogs lend their furry paws to those who need it most

By Amy Robb

LANCASTER SUN CORRESPONDENT

Therapy Dogs International (TDI), is a non-profit organization founded in New Jersey that has been helping communities since 1976. TDI registers all dog breeds, and some even go on to be rescue dogs instead of helping in hospitals and nursing homes, among other institutions; it depends largely on the dog’s overall temperament. As of 2012, 24,750 dog/handler teams are registered with TDI in all 50 States, in addition to a few in Canada.

Joanie Kumiega, a therapy dog handler in Lancaster certified through TDI, had been visiting Hospice on Como Park Boulevard every Monday with her

Toy Yorkshire Terrier, Ferrari.

“I wanted a dog, and my husband wanted a sports car,” said Kumiega of her lovable pup’s name. “There are certain patients that wait for her to come. One patient, Tom, even kept a little jar of dog treats by his bed.”

Just the dog’s presence can make all the difference, not only for the patients but for the families and faculty there.

“They light up when she walks into the room…it’s just such a refreshing, happy thing,” she added.

In addition to Hospice, the pair also visits nursing homes like Greenfields Continuing Care Community at 5949 Broadway in Lancaster, but upon request.

Four-year-old Ferrari

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Toy Yorkshire Terrier, Ferrari.

got her certification as a therapy dog three years ago, since dogs need to be at least a year old before they can be tested. Only 10 months into having Ferrari, Kumiega noticed her Yorkshire Terrier had a very sweet, calm disposition, something not normally found in small breeds. Her quiet nature, along with her small size, makes her ideal for visiting bedridden patients.

“She’s small enough that she can climb in the bed with the patient,” Kumiega said, adding that the patients find delight in Ferrari bustling over the bedspread to cuddle alongside the patient or give kisses. “At Hospice, patients aren’t there all that long, some are only there a week. But there’s some hope in that, just the thought of her com-

ing back again.”

Kumiega recalls going to a center in Tonawanda for Ferrari’s certification, noting that there were about 45 other dogs there too, ranging from the most common therapy dog, the golden retriever, to smaller breeds liker her Ferrari.

Along with temperament, the dogs were tested for acute separation anxiety, where the dog is led behind a wall for a short time, out of sight of the owner.

Ferrari was also exposed to loud noises and foul smells to see if there would be a negative reaction.

“Our evaluator kept her clothing at a nursing home,” remarked Kumiega.

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With the start of a new year the Lancaster Town Board held its annual organizational meeting on Monday where they adopted salaries, allocated budget appropriations, adopted policies, and authorized the attendance of various town officials at seminars/ meetings and mileage reimbursement for 2015.

The board also conducted multiple appointments to various positions, boards, and commissions.

At the meeting, Lancaster Town Supervisor Dino Fudoli asked his fellow board members to amend this resolution, saying it “disturbed him.”

While there were numerous appointments to be made, Fudoli only had concerns with two appoint-

ments and he did not receive any support from the other board members when he asked for a second to his motion.

A now former member of the Lancaster Town Industrial Development Agency (IDA), Frank Fialkiewicz will no longer serve on the IDA as Kenneth Graber, president of the Lancaster Central School District School Board, has been appointed.

“We are putting in individuals that are under qualified or not qualified,” remarked Fudoli. “In the Lancaster Industrial Development Agency where we had a member, Frank Fialkiewicz,…, he has 20 years in the banking business and the board puts someone here that doesn’t know the first thing about business.”

Sponsoring this resolution, Lancaster Town

Council Member Donna Stempniak was asked by Fudoli why Graber would be put into this position when he has no experience in business?

In her response, Stempniak explained Fudoli seemed upset last year when a banker was put into that position.

“I also believe that it is a good idea to put someone on the IDA who has some knowledge of school budget, so that they would understand how an IDA would affect schools taxes,” said Stempniak.

Fudoli said the “IDA is not a playing ground” and it is not a place for a school board member.

“We have given the Lancaster School District $6 million since I have been supervisor and to my knowledge school taxes have gone up every year,” remarked Fudoli. “The

IDA has never produced a single project that has produced a single student.

So we’re putting someone on there that is head of the school board, that’s been given $6 million from our businesses, and yet has raised our taxes every year without a single service being provided for that $6 million. I think that is quite irresponsible.”

Furthermore, Fudoli did not agree with the appointment of Daniel Beutler to serve on the Lancaster Zoning Board of Appeals and instead made a motion to amend the resolution once again to have Robert Thill, whose term expired, continue to serve on the board.

Thill has been a member of the zoning board for 15 years and he submitted an application and resume to continue his service on the board.

“I just believe Mr. Thill is more qualified,” said Fudoli, adding he did not receive a resume from Beutler and if he had he probably would have considered his appointment.

Beutler, who previously served on the Village of Depew Zoning Board of Appeals, apologized for not getting a resume to Fudoli, however, he stated he submitted his application several times to serve on the board.

In a 3 to 2 vote, the resolution passed. Fudoli voted “no” and Lancaster Town Council Member Ronald Ruffino voted “no” as well.

Ruffino said he is not in favor of one of the appointments.

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Firefighter museum highlights local history

By Amy Robb

LANCASTER SUN CORRESPONDENT

The Greater Lancaster Museum of Firefighting, located at 6 West Main St., in Lancaster, has been a wealth of historical knowledge for the community since it’s opening in July 2007. The roughly 2,400 square foot museum is handicapped accessible, and is free to the public.

The Lancaster location works with the two other museums in Western New York: Fireman’s Memorial Exhibit Center in West Seneca, and Buffalo Fireman’s Historical Society in South Buffalo.

“We meet once a month and go over helping each other and preserving local fire history ‘before it goes up in smoke,’” said Greater Lancaster Museum of Firefighting President, Jerry Enser.

The three museums even strive to do joint events, seeing themselves as advocates for each other. Just one example of this camaraderie is the 7th Annual Christmas Parade, where fire trucks from seven counties are decorated with holiday lights.

The museum uses the

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Pictured: Jerry Enser, with his wife Ann, and their daughter Marissa. term “greater” because not only does it incorporate the Town and Village of Lancaster, but also Depew, Townline, Alden, Twin District, Bowmansville, Crittenden, and Milgrove fire departments. It contains the history of an entire area. Twenty-five volunteers help out at the site, including some past chiefs of the different depart-

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Enser is proud of the museum’s assortment of antique equipment and record books dating back multiple generations.

Enser works in the same building, along with Vice President Tom Trzepacz and often has time to respond to and meet people looking to have a piece of their family history shown in the museum. An 1890 hose cart, or Handcart, was brought in recently that had never been restored, thanks to Norb Adolf ’s family who got it from the Dresser Plant in Depew.

For being in its original condition, the 125-yearold vintage piece looks well-worn but not dilapidated.

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In a letter sent to the Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Jacobs urged the governor to work with the State Legislature to amend the current law to increase the sharing percentage.

Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs is advocating for an equitable share of the fee revenue generated at the local auto bureaus.

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museum’s entrance; $100 gets you or your family’s name engraved into the stone. The museum would like to thank the community for their support to preserve local history and for events like the Christmas Fire Truck Parade.

The museum has no website as of yet, but updates can be seen on their Facebook page, under Greater Lancaster Museum of Firefighting.

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Jacobs is president of the Western Region County Clerk’s Association, representing the eight counties in Western New York, who have passed a unanimous resolution calling on the State to change the sharing formula to make it more equitable and reflective of employees who do the majority of the work.

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In addition to displayed equipment, the museum has record books dating back multiple generations.

People have been known to either start at the museum, or end up there, tracing their family line.

“One guy flew in from California to see the connection with his greatgreat-grandfathers that were a part of the Lancaster Firefighters,” recalled Enser. “If a family is looking to research their ancestors we have record books and can help them research.”

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Guest Artist Concert rescheduled for Jan. 12 “I always enjoy having conductors and musicians come in, always learning… how to play pieces a certain way, always learning from these guest musicians,” remarked Goss.

Gourlay seems to be a perfect fit for the Lancaster Band community, dabbling in teaching himself. In addition to his work in Pittsburgh and performances, Gourlay travels the globe giving presentations at clinics, participating in lectures and workshops. It’s a rare treat to find someone so talented who is also able to pass on what they know to others.

Gourlay will be playing two solos, play in a quartet, and will be conducting two pieces. Given Gourlay’s Scottish heritage, selections will include Scottish and British folksongs, like Carl Strommen’s “Glengarry Way.” One of Gourlay’s solos, “Gabriel’s Oboe” by Ennio Morricone, will be a featured treat.

“It’s a really impressive piece, something you wouldn’t expect a tuba player to perform,” said Goss.

Tickets can be purchased at the door, $3 for adults and $2 for students. The concert will be in the Lancaster High School Auditorium, One Forton Drive. Tickets purchased for the original concert date will be honored Jan. 12.

Those interested in learning more can call the Lancaster High School Music Department at 686-3255 ext. 9831.

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LANCASTER SUN CORRESPONDENT

The Lancaster High School Bands will welcome James Gourlay, internationally acclaimed tuba soloist and conductor, at the annual Guest Artist Concert at 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 12.

The concert was meant to be held on Nov. 18, but it was cancelled due to the snowstorm. Gourlay graciously accepted to come back for the rescheduled concert.

Born in Scotland, Gourlay learned to play and appreciate music, volunteering in the local school brass band. His talent and perseverance led to recognition as the Scottish National solo champion at junior and senior levels, and soon after high school he studied tuba performance at the Royal College of music in London. After a short stay at the college, Gourlay accepted a full time position in the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, on tuba of course, and three years later he was appointed principal tuba for the BBC Symphony Orchestra in London.

Gourlay also expanded his work from live performances to the film industry, playing on sound tracks for Superman II and III, as well as Batman and Robin. After his film work, Gourlay once again made his way into live performances, playing as solo tubist with the Zurich Opera

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Today, Gourlay lives in the United States as conductor and artistic director of the River City Brass Band in Pittsburgh, Pa. Richard Goss, director for the Lancaster High School Bands, took his students to Pittsburgh on a marching band trip in November of 2010, and saw Gourlay’s band perform while there.

Students in the three bands, Concert, Wind Ensemble and Symphonic, worked with Goulay, learning from him and hearing about his experiences as a professional musi-

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“The students really enjoyed working with him and performing with him, while learning how to approach music professionally,” said Goss.

The kids at William Street School were able to meet Gourlay too, although the lessons were more generic, meant to get them excited about music. “[The kids] can ask him questions, about living in Europe, and performing,” added Goss.

And it’s a treat for the teachers too.

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Service to town ends after 53 years To my beloved citizenry of the Town of Lancaster, the Village of Lancaster, the Village of Depew.

I say to you, “Thank You.” “Thank you” for allowing me to serve you for the past 53 years - two years as a life guard at the Stanley J. Keysa pool during my college years, then 36 years as your elected town clerk, then 15 years as a member of the zoning board of appeals.

It is my desire to share with you the closing words of my farewell address to

the town.

“May God Bless my beloved of Lancaster”, and “While the storm clouds gather far across the sea, let us swear allegiance to a land that’s free. Let us be faithful for a land so fair, as we raise a voices in a solemn prayer. God, bless America, land that I love, stand beside her, and guide her, through the night with a light from above.”

Robert P. Thill Lancaster, NY

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Highlights of the Lancaster Chamber’s upcoming year The Lancaster Area Chamber of Commerce will be placing a high priority in 2015 on community leadership. The chamber is uniquely positioned to build a strong collaboration between their membership (aka the private sector), government, schools and other service organizations.

Here’s what the chamber will be emphasizing in 2015: Community Leaders – Building a better community begins with the people

ECC community rallies together for annual holiday drive The holiday season is a time for communities to come together. For Erie Community College’s community, it’s a time to lift up fellow students pursuing a better future one class at a time.

In a drive that was extended because of November’s “Winter Storm Knife,” ECC administration, faculty and students collaborated with the college’s Board of Trustees to collect and package offerings throughout their three campuses for their annual President’s Holiday Food Drive, which culminated at Williamsville’s North Campus on December 12.

The student-led collection of non-perishable food items and/or gift cards—which is now in its seventh year—will aid over 137 families within the college’s community,

comprised of working students and their families who need an extra hand this holiday season.

ECC President Jack Quinn and his staff have organized these efforts every year since he arrived at ECC in 2008.

According to Quinn, it’s an effort that’s indicative of the altruism evident throughout the community college’s campuses.

“This drive is a true reflection of the holiday hearts within our hallways,” said Quinn. “We have our entire ECC family joining to give what they can to help our students. That’s school spirit, and it’s alive and well around here all year, but especially at this time of year.”

Donations have been forthcoming since before Thanksgiving. The final

offerings collected at North Campus—which consisted of more than 35 gift cards and enough food donations to fill over one hundred holiday care packages—will be distributed to families through ECC’s Student Services Office before Christmas. And since 2010, ECC’s Student Government Association (SGA) has teamed a separate toy drive with the President’s Office drive to form a collective initiative even more able to aid ECC students fraught with economic hardships.

“The selfless nature of our college’s community has never ceased to amaze me,” said Quinn. “I’m not only thankful, but humbled to be a part of it.”

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Overall, TDI and local handler Kumiega want to stress that they can always use more therapy dogs out there creating smiles, shining a light in the hearts of those that have already gone through so much in life.

“It’s a blessing to be a blessing,” said Kumiega, of her experience as a handler.

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Armor Inn Tap Room Rzeszutek named postmaster of Lancaster Ellicottville is now open Norbert J. Rzeszutek, a 27-year postal veteran, has been selected as postmaster of the Lancaster New York Post Office.

In 1988, he began his career as a letter carrier at the Buffalo New York Post Office.

Postmaster Rzeszutek began his supervisory career in1996 at the West Seneca New York Post Office. He was promoted to the position of operations support specialist working on Delivery Point Letter Automation. From August 1998 to September 1999, he worked at Postal Service Headquarters in Washington DC developing the Electronic Signature Capture process.

After that he returned to Western New York as an operations support specialist. In 2003 Rzeszutek was promoted to the manager, delivery and customer service programs for the Western New York District. In 2005, he did a 9 month tour as the officer in charge at the Jamestown New York Post Office and was selected as postmaster of North Tonawanda.

He has also served as the postal service emergency manager for the Western New York District.

A s P o s t m a s t e r, R z eszutek is responsible for the entire postal delivery operations for Lancaster

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Rzeszutek was born in Buffalo and raised in West Seneca, he currently resides in Lancaster with his wife Pam. He and his wife have two sons, Todd, and his wife Melissa, son Kyle and two grandchildren, Giada and Rocco.

Rzeszutek is a volunteer firefighter and captain with the Depew Hook and Ladder Company No. 1.

Highlights of the Lancaster Chamber’s upcoming year The Lancaster Area Chamber of Commerce will be placing a high priority in 2015 on community leadership. The chamber is uniquely positioned to build a strong collaboration between their membership (aka the private sector), government, schools and other service organizations.

Here’s what the chamber will be emphasizing in 2015: Community Leaders – Building a better community begins with the people who “Make Good Things Happen.� We are currently known as a very good place to live, work and grow a business. We

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Residents of Ellicottville should prepare themselves for a new lip-smacking Barbecue restaurant in town.

Owner of the Armor Inn Tap Room, JC Seneca opened his newest establishments doors on Friday December 19, 2014. This will be the second location opening for the Armor Inn Tap Room, which is located right in the “heart of town� across the street from the Wingate

by Wyndham Hotel in Ellicottville, NY. The Armor Inn Tap Room offers family friendly casual dining, specializing in mouth-watering Barbecue.

They will be open 7 days a week starting at 7a.m. for breakfast, lunch, dinner and at 10p.m. a late night menu will be available. We will continue serving your favorite items including the Signature Smoked Wings and BBQ Nachos.

We have also added new items including the entire breakfast menu, home-made pizza logs and BBQ Tacos.

The restaurant will also feature a Happy Hour Monday through Friday from 11am-6pm and Thursday Wing Night, Fish Fry Fridays, Saturday Prime Rib Dinner Special and Sunday Kids Eat Free. Bring the family in and enjoy a great dining experience and a great scenic view of Ellicottville.

Along with delicious food the Armor Inn will also feature a fun and entertaining nightlife. There is a full service bar with a wide variety of taps with brands and styles of beer to choose from for all beer enthusiasts. /LYH HQWHUWDLQPHQW ZLOO ÀOO the restaurant with music so you can dance the night away RU UHOD[ E\ WKH ÀUH SODFH Live music will be performed Friday and Saturday nights of all genres. This weekend we will feature the best Blues acts during Ellicottville’s

Winter Blues Weekend, Jan. 9 we will have JJ White & the All Nighters and Jan. 10 we will host Dive House Union bot starting at 9pm.

Later in the month, on Jan. 27 the newest, award winning blues sensation and National recording artist the Selwyn Birchwood band will be performing in the restaurant.

Mr. Seneca said, “I am very excited to open a new restaurant in such a great and thriving community like Ellicottville, NY. I am very thankful to all of the business RZQHUV HOHFWHG RIĂ€FLDOV DQG community members for being so welcoming.â€?

Seneca has assembled a team to run the Armor Inn comprised of greatly experienced people from WNY. From wait staff to management, the very best will represent the newest Armor Inn location. Seneca’s management team consists of Matthew Brunner as the Director of Food & Beverage

for all his restaurants including Native Pride Diner, and both Armor Inn Tap Room locations, Kirstin Knowles as the restaurants General Manager, Michele -DFREVRQ ZLOO EH WKH à RRU EDU & catering manager and Troy Skowronski is the Executive Chef. Together they will make every family’s dining experience in Ellicottville a special one.

We would like to thank Bill Paladino of Ellicott Development and all of the contractors and employees who helped us with every stage of the building process.

Mr. Seneca’s Director of Development, Mark 7XÀOODUR DQG KLV WHDP KDYH worked very hard renovating this space to become a beautiful restaurant.

We also look forward to our partnership with Ellicott Hospitality and The Wingate by Wyndham Hotel in Ellicottville coming in January 2015.

together About Lancaster Area Chamber of Commerce The Lancaster Area Chamber of Commerce actively supports business, industry, institutions, organizations and individuals in a joint effort to enhance the quality of life for the business community and the residents of Lancaster, Depew and Elma.

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St. Mary’s High School announces first quarter honor students St. Mary’s High School in Lancaster recently announced the students who have achieved first and second honor Roll for the first quarter of the 2014-2015 school year: Senior First Honors Paul Bargnesi from Lancaster; Andrew Blaszak from Cheektowaga; Lonnie Bowlds from Depew; Paige Burkard from Lancaster; Kayle Cassel from Clarence; Theresa Cometto from Alden; Teresa Cronmiller from Elma; Nicolas DeSanto from Williamsville; Ashley Drzymala from West Seneca; Jennifer Dudzinski from Buffalo; Nicholas Federico from Cheektowaga; David Filion from Lancaster; Jonathon Fontaine from Darien Center; Katie Grabski from Attica; Hannah Gresham from Orchard Park; Xinyue Chloe Guan from Lancaster; Hannah Hapeman from Williamsville; Danielle Hockwater from Cheektowaga; Rebecca Hojna from Buffalo; Zachary Ineson from Alden; Katrina Kenneweg from Cheektowaga; Michael Kruse from Cheektowaga; Victoria Kwitowski from West Seneca; Magdalene Manuel from West Seneca; RiverLeigh Martinez from Depew; Leah Meyer from Williamsville; Jessica Michalski from Lancaster; Agatha Milholland from Lackawanna; Kayla Murphy from Williamsville; Marc O’Neill from Holland; Tia Piotrowski from West Seneca; Ryan Ratajczak from Cheektowaga; William Ros-

kopf from Lockport; Gillian Sacco from Lancaster; Matthew Schneider from Buffalo; Kaitlyn Schott from West Seneca; Jacob Shepard from Lancaster; Mason Smith from Alden; Julie Sobczynski from Cheektowaga; Shelby Strausbaugh from Alden; Alexandria Szpila from Buffalo; Zachary Szpila from Buffalo; Mariah Troidl from Depew; Kaitlyn Tytka from Lancaster; Matthew Wierzbicki from Cheektowaga; Michael Wierzbicki from Cheektowaga; Amber Wilk from Buffalo; Sean Wilson from East Aurora; Alyssa Yebernetsky from Cheektowaga; Alexandra Zelazny from Amherst; and Alyssa Ziobro from Lackawanna.

Senior Second Honors Emily Bellet from Cheektowaga; Seth Bromund from Cheektowaga; Joseph Coleman from West Seneca; Jacob Concannon from Lancaster; Mary Eddy from Cheektowaga; Samuel Freeman from Darien Center; Nicole Giardina from Lancaster; Brittany Gorny from Cheektowaga; Joseph Hamilton from Lancaster; Nicholas Heigl from Buffalo; Zailiang Jian from Lancaster; Austin Klink from Depew; Sydney Kozminski from Depew; Nicholas Lukasik from Depew; Brianna Poules from Cheektowaga; John Propis from Lancaster; Anthony Stitt from Buffalo; Benjamin Tobolski from Cheektowaga; Jacob Tomaszewski from Cheektowaga; Qiuyang Wang from

Junior Second Honors Jennifer Baran from Lancaster; Bradley Berchou from Depew; Anna DiDomenico from Elma; Joseph DiGesare from Lancaster; Mitchell DiPirro from Lancaster; Bailey Dolegowski from East Aurora; Allyson Fischer from Lancaster; Lisa Gali from Cheektowaga; Victoria Gorny from Cheektowaga; Alexander Hokaj from Lancaster; Maddisen Irish from Lancaster; Jessica Kranz from Depew; Kaila MacKay from Buffalo; Gabrielle Mauro from Lancaster; Erica Michalski from Cheektowaga; David Owczarczak from East Aurora; Caliegh Passucci from Lancaster; Jessica Ratigan from Cheektowaga; Jonathan Rowe from Holland; Allison Rusinski from Cheektowaga; Nicholas Samson from Buffalo; Emily Thomas from Cheektowaga; Isabel Van Remmen from East Aurora; Genevieve Zajac from Lancaster; and Evan Zaprzal from Lancaster.

Sophomore First Honors Asia Alexander from Buffalo; Charles Bristol from Sloan; Daniel Cress from Lancaster; Mark Cronmiller from Elma; Grace Fuller from Alden; Anna Heerdt from Lancaster; Victoria Jankowski from Alden; Marissa Loniewski from Lancaster; Caitlyn Meyer from Williamsville; Faith Meyers from Cheektowaga; Savannah Meyers from Cheektowaga; Alex Paul from Lancaster; Kristi Smith from West

Lancaster; Yu Wang from Orchard Park; and Zhaoyu Zhang from East Aurora.

Junior First Honors Garrett Braniecki from Cheektowaga; Austin Calkins from Cheektowaga; Olivia Carl from Buffalo; Joelle Cianciosa from Lancaster; Kendra Ciezki from Lancaster; Marissa Dantonio from Cheektowaga; Madison Fermo from Cheektowaga; Helen Gibson from Clarence; Christopher Gresham from Orchard Park; Jia Wei Gu from Lancaster; Ann Hamilton from Clarence; Jack Hathaway from East Aurora; Bridget Herod from West Seneca; Carolyn Kidder from Lancaster; Nicholas Kobis from Depew; Leah May from Alden; Mikala McCartney from Elma; Brendan McKeating from Orchard Park; Katherine Netti from Cheektowaga; Nina O’Scier from Cheektowaga; Julie Pijacki from Cheektowaga; Jennifer Piskor from Lancaster; Victoria Powell from Cheektowaga; Kayla Prentki from Hamburg; Grace Pyszczek from Elma; James Roetzer from Akron; Veronica Rozler from Lancaster; Andrew Salamone from Lancaster; Joseph Stoj from Depew; Hanna Strek from Lancaster; Megan Vogel from West Seneca; Regan Weiss from Lancaster; Emma Winiarski from Cheektowaga; Madeline Wnuk from Lancaster; Alyssa Zirnheld from Cheektowaga; and Kevin Zolnowski from Cheektowaga.

Seneca; Alexander Stegmeier from Lancaster; William Story from Holland; Collin Tytka from Lancaster; Kathryn Vogl from West Seneca; and Sai Frida Zheng from Lancaster.

Sophomore Second Honors James Ando from Lancaster; Elizabeth Bakeman from Lancaster; Joseph Barberio from Lancaster; Alexander Bish from Lancaster; John Connolly from Lockport; Jenna Erwin from Sloan; Joshua Fontaine from Darien Center; Grace Freeman from Darien Center; Samantha Grabski from Attica; Jill Greene from Lancaster; Stephanie Hossenlopp from Clarence Center; Hannah Pufpaff from Cheektowaga; Andrea Seeloff from Lockport; Brittany Wachowski from Buffalo; Nathan Waley from Lancaster; Haley Wipperman from Depew; Sydney Zajac from Lancaster; and Maya Zelazny from Amherst.

Freshman First Honors Shae Antonicelli from Lancaster; Stephanie Baran from Lancaster; Kristen Barczykowski from Cheektowaga; Emily Bookmiller from Lancaster; Eric Brown from Lancaster; Gabrielle Burkard from Lancaster; Victoria Camillo from Cheektowaga; Rachel Cichocki from Lancaster; Jacob Fay from Depew; Christina Federico from Cheektowaga; Maria Fontaine from Darien Center; Heather Gotro from West Seneca; Ander Jankowski from Cheektowaga; John Kandler from

Lancaster; Zackary Laistner from Lancaster; Sophie May from Cheektowaga; Shannon Murty from Depew; Danielle Norton from Lancaster; Chelsea Okon from Lancaster; Kyle Schaffstall from West Seneca; Summer Slade from Lancaster; Ryan Tytka from Lancaster; Jacob Was from Depew; and Madeline Was from Depew.

Freshman Second Honors Kelsie Allen from Depew; Scott Brown from Williamsville; Matthew Ciezki from Lancaster; Lucas Cousins from Cheektowaga; Erin DiPirro from Lancaster; Onalee Duane from Lancaster; Blake English from Lockport; Joseph Flading from Lancaster; Daniel Hatfield from Bowmansville; Chloe Isbrandt from Cheektowaga; Jessica Kozminski from Depew; Nicole Kruse from Cheektowaga; Veronica LaPort from Lockport; Antonino Marino from Lancaster; Benjamin Mazurowski from Williamsville; Alicia Pacer from Depew; Marysia Paradis from Depew; Emily Pijacki from Cheektowaga; Jeffrey Rosner from Cheektowaga; Julia Soluri from Depew; Jessa Syracuse from West Seneca; Christian Szablewski from Lancaster; Jillian Vitale from Cheektowaga; Kylie Wagner from Williamsville; Andrew Wargo from Lancaster; Jacob Winiarski from Cheektowaga; and Shala Wright from Buffalo.

Board discusses new ladder truck proposal, storm critique

By Sallie Moppert

LANCASTER SUN CORRESPONDENT

The Village of Lancaster Board had two topics up for discussion during its special meeting held on Monday, Jan. 5. The two items that were on the table were a proposal for the Village of Lancaster Volunteer Fire Department to purchase a new ladder truck, as well as a review of the critique that was done in regards to the performance of the village services during the November snow storm.

The fire department is looking to replace its current fire truck. The fire truck that is in use at the present time has served the department well for quite a few numbers of years but, while the truck still passes all of its inspections, the fire department could benefit from having a newer model. The members of the board were in agreement that a new fire truck would help the department in its work but wanted to determine what the best avenue would be for the fire department to purchase the new ladder truck in a financial sense.

“There needs to be a compromise for the greater good of the community,” explained Fire Chief Joseph Ligammare. “While the cost for the truck may not seem like much, the fire depart-

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On Monday, Dec. 29, the Lancaster Lions, in memory of Lion George M. Colvin, Jr., donated 146 books, mostly large print books, to the Lancaster Library. With this recent donation, more than 300 books have been donated to the library by the Lions in the past two years. Commemorating this donation was Lion Irene Colvin, George’s wife; District Governor, Lion Mike Lawkowski and the head of the Lancaster Library, Jim Stezle.

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ment must be willing to make some sort of sacrifice so as to not overburden the taxpayers to foot the bill.”

Village of Lancaster Mayor Paul Maute commended Ligammare for his willingness to go above and beyond his duties to secure a financial plan to help purchase the new ladder truck without expecting the village or the taxpayers to take care of the cost.

To determine the financial situation of the village in regards to the fire truck purchase, the board is planning on having auditors address them at a special meeting, which is expected to take place during the middle of January.

In addition to the discussion on the potential fire truck purchase, the board also reviewed the critique that was done on the performance of its services during the major snow storm that took place back in November. The goal of the critique was to evaluate the performance of the services during the storm to identify the strengths and what could be improved in the future.

Vi l l a g e o f L a n c a s t e r Trustee Kenneth O’Brien summarized the general view of the board and the community. “ We c a n n o t b e m o r e proud of the availability and dedication of our services as well as the community involvement,” O’Brien said.

“It was just amazing and seems to keep getting better and better every year.”

O ff i c e o f E m e rg e n c y Management Director Scott Kuhlmey explained the emergency services and village services worked well and efficiently overall.

From the moment the snow began to fall and the conditions became hazardous, the emergency services were working together to ensure the safety of the community as well as a fast and efficient cleanup of the snow. The services were proactive in their approach to handling the storm, working hard to get accurate information out to the public and each other.

There were two major problems identified during the storm. One problem was created when members of emergency services were stranded or snowed in and could not connect with other members of the team.

The other issue was caused by people going out on the roads after the mayor issued a driving ban in the village.

People got stuck on the roads, which caused emergency services members to get stuck, thus creating a large safety hazard.

The board would also be interested in working with emergency services to hold annual drills or training sessions to prepare for future storms.

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Redskins start new year strong with big win over Clarence

By William ‘Ski’ Wilczewski SPORTS REPORTER

Prior to the New Year break, Lancaster High head hockey coach Kevin Miller was kept lamenting that his team was having a hard time putting the puck in the net.

It resulted in a 2-5 record and being outscored 23-13.

When the new hockey year rung in, however, the Redskins celebrated with a 7-3 whooping of Clarence on Saturday, Jan. 3, when they scored four—yes, four!—power play goals on the struggling Devils.

“Yeah, we’ve been working on our power play a lot in practice, trying to toughen that up, because last game we had a lot of power play opportunities that we didn’t cash in on, so we did a lot of power play work,” Lancaster captain Josh Hendel said.

“We also changed up the lines a little bit and it seems to be going good. We’ve been working hard in practice and we’ve just got to keep that up, and we’ll go from there; hopefully we’ll get more wins.”

This win upped the Redskins to 3-5, despite a trend of being down early.

On Jan. 3, that happened when Clarence’s Anthony Lunetta netted one about two minutes into the contest.

A neat little shorthanded hustle play by Brandon Fox, though, finally put Lancaster on the board with about three minutes left in the initial frame.

“For us to get that kind of energy going was huge,” Redskins skipper Kevin Miller said. “Our one guy, Fox, was able to fore-check and he found a lucky bounce and it slid past, and that was enough to open up the flood gates.”

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Middle quarters help Redskin hoops past West

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losing streak for Lancaster, which fell to Orchard Park, plus McQuaid and Hamburg in tournament play, prior to that.

“It’s always tough to come back from a couple losses like that, but I think we did a pretty good job of it,” Hendel said.

What began as a competitive game turned into a 66-35 route real quick on Tuesday, Jan. 6 when West Seneca West traveled to Lancaster High to face the Redskins.

The high point for the Indians was when they tied the game at 13 with a three-point shot to end the first quarter, then went up 15-13 with 6:13 left in the second.

That, however, would be the last point they would score for quite some time, while Lancaster tied the game about halfway through the frame, and went on a 14-0 run from there to head into the break with a commanding 29-15 lead.

The wheels had officially fallen off for the Indians, which were outscored 19-7 in the third stanza, leaving West Seneca skipper Dan Chavanne beside himself.

“We played selfishly and started playing by ourselves,” he said after his club dropped to 1-7.

“We started playing playground basketball and we imploded, alright. They had a 16-2 run because we wouldn’t play together.

“We needed to play better defensively and give a better effort,” he added. “We needed to block out on the boards and do a lot of things better, but we just didn’t.”

Lancaster, on the other hand, did—and with a purpose in mind.

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Mike Walker and the Lancaster hockey team improved to 3-5 (3-4 Federation Division 1) with a big 7-3 victory over Clarence Saturday, Jan. 3. period goal by Clarence’s Eric Grupp and a late netter from Matt Zaffram with 12 ticks left on the clock, the night belonged Lancaster, which got a pair of goals from Jordan Hussar, who scored on two power plays in the second and third periods.

Teammate Mike Walker also knocked in two on the night—one which deflected in off a blast from Anthony

Cottrell to give them a 3-2 edge. The next was five minutes later to put them up 4-2 to end the second stanza.

Zach Fischer and Mathieu Rachiele also joined in on the fun in the third—finally putting a symbolic smile on the face of Miller.

Clarence “had quite a few more penalties than we did (10-5) and, fortunately, we were able to find the back of the net because of it,”

he said. “We were kind of struggling in that regard. We had a lot of close chances but it’s nice to see the boys are cashing in—and it’s not just one or two. It’s a good array of boys that are scoring.”

“We were hitting open guys more,” Hendel added, “and we were looking for better scoring opportunities and got them, which is always pretty good.”

It snapped a three-game

Lady Lancers win Depew’s inaugural tournament

By William ‘Ski’ Wilczewski SPORTS REPORTER

It wasn’t easy but the St. Mary’s Lady Lancers grinded their way to winning the inaugural Wildcat Basketball Tournament in Depew on Monday, Dec. 29.

The 44-49 title win came against the host Lady Wildcats in a game that saw Kayla Prentki sink a game-high 15 points. It helped her earn tournament MVP honors.

“It feels good,” the junior center said, “and it feels good to play with these girls, so it’s the whole team effort no matter what.”

In fact, teammates Annie Hamilton and Kaitlyn Kowalewski combined for 17 points in the cause, including two 3-pointers

from Hamilton.

“This was a knock-down drag-out,” Lady Lancer skipper Keith Junik said.

“I wasn’t sure what this tournament was going to be when we first got into it, but it was so great to play two teams that just push and shove around, but we stepped up. I thought we were the tougher team both times, and that hasn’t been our calling card.”

Junik was referring to his club’s 44-40 victory over Lancaster in first round that also saw Depew bash City Honors 57-15. That win for the Lady Wildcats, though, came at cost when senior point guard Idalis Santiago sprained her ankle and was available for the title match.

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(From left to right) Depew’s Sarah Federowicz, St. Mary’s’ Annie Hamilton and Depew’s Brianna Dotterweich battle for the ball on Monday, Dec. 29.

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St. Mary’s breaks from doldrums with 5-2 win over Lockport

By William ‘Ski’ Wilczewski SPORTS REPORTER

With a pair of goals, St. Mary’s senior forward Stephen Wisniewski helped his Lancers to their second straight victory with a 5-2 win over Lockport on Sunday, Jan. 4 at the Northtown Center in Amherst.

The upperclassman wasn’t the only bright spot for St. Mary’s, though, because goalkeeper Alex Paul—a sophomore—also made his mark with the first varsity victory of his career that night.

The pair helped the Lancaster-based squad win its first back-to-back games of the season after losing four straight prior to topping Sweet Home 4-2 before the New Year break.

“It’s just good to get back

in it,” Wisniewski said.

“The larger ice surface really helped us out, I think.

We’re really a speed team, so the larger surface makes it easier on us.

“There’s more room,” he added, “and you can take a couple extra cross-overs when you’re trying to go around someone. If you make a move, you have more ice to use with it, so it just helps the entire team.”

On Jan. 4, it also helped Branden Bova and Michael Wierzbicki, plus David Filion who got an empty netter with 12 seconds left in the show.

Lockport’s goals were scored by Dom Morreale to cut his team’s deficit to 2-1, and Matt Scott to make it 3-2 in favor of St. Mary’s with 11:35 left in the final stanza. That, however, is when Lancer skipper Rich Ineson got a little nervous.

“We talked about the third period being tough; that they were going to be coming,” the coach said. “We always say a two-goal lead is the worst

JEFFREY T. BARNES

Steve Wisniewski scored twice and St. Mary’s defeated Lockport, 5-2, on Jan. 4 at Northtown Center in Amherst. It was the Lancers’ second straight win.

lead in hockey—and it was.

You give up one goal and it’s 3-2, and they’re right back in it because that momentum shifts. And the momentum shifted. They took it to us that third period, but we held on and were able to get the win.”

It upped St. Mary’s to 3-4, while dropping Lockport to 0-4 in Division III. It also gave Wisniewski his first goals of the season, although he’d had two assists heading into the game.

“It’s always good to have something to build off of,” the 5-foot-10, 160-pounder said, “and a couple wins just gives us a little bit of motivation and confidence that we can compete with the bigger schools.”

Ineson, on the other hand, was just glad his Lancers have started to put up some bigger numbers as of late.

“We were only getting one or two goals a game, and in the last two now we came up with four and five, so goal-scoring is coming a little easier,” he said, “so it’s been good.”

Konst, Castillo lead charge St. Mary’s moves to 7-4 on off the bench for Lancaster year, Depew drops to 4-5 “Lancaster” from page 7

WILLIAM ‘SKI’ WILCZEWSKI

Lancaster’s Alex Konst drops in a layup on Tuesday, Jan. 6 during a 66-35 win over West Seneca West.

“We knew we had to make a statement to all of Section VI, so we just picked it up in the second quarter and hopefully that’s a good statement to everybody out there,” said Redskin junior forward Alex Damiani, whose team advanced to 6-3 with the victory.

Damiani led the charge early when he and guardAndy Fellner each netted six points by half-

time. That inside-outside duo finished with a combined 14, but guard Alex Konst and forward L.G. Castillo picked up where they left off and finished with 15 and 13 points, respectively.

Most of those buckets came in the second half when Lancaster head coach John Otto was also able to get his bench a little more playing time.

“I have no problem going

“Lancers” from page 7 to my bench at any time,” Otto said. “The guys compete hard in practice every day and we’re a very deep team even though sometimes we use a lot of the same people for a lot of minutes.”

“It is nice, because we have a lot of depth,” Damiani added.

“It means we can get inside and get some easy buckets, but when people start crashing, we can get it out because we’re confident out there, too. It’s nice to have a good array of skills on this team.”

It’s also nice to have a defense like Lancaster had against the Indians, which was led by Austin Bushen’s 12 points.

The problem for West Seneca, though, was the fact that most of those came in the fourth quarter after they had averaged just 4.5 points per frame in the middle of the game.

“Defensively we picked it up,” Otto said. “I kind of called them out … saying that we can’t have a first quarter like that again. Hopefully we can carry that over.”

“We used a lot of help defense,” Damiani added. “We preach that every day in practice.

If one man gets beat, we’ve got to help him out—and everyone’s helping, so that helps us limit other teams.”

Miller hopes momentum gained carries Redskins “It was a lot of little things,” Miller added. “The passes were on target. There were good tip-ins, plus we did a good job fore-checking and keeping the puck in their end rather than our own.”

After the Clarence game, the Redskins had still been outscored 26-20 on the season, but Miller was hoping his boys would use the momentum as a springboard for the second half of the 2014-15 campaign.

“Every game we go into we really feel we’ve got a legitimate shot of winning,” he said, “and it’s whatever team makes the least amount of mistakes and whatever team capitalizes on their own opportunities; that team’s going to win.

“Fortunately we got a lot of power play goals and the shorty out there today, so it

WILLIAM ‘SKI’ WILCZEWSKI

Depew’s Brianna Dotterweich (25) tries to steal the ball from St. Mary’s’ Kayla Prentki. Pentki ended the night with a game-high 15 points, plus won tournament MVP honors after her Lady Lancers beat Depew 49-44 in the title game of the inaugural Wildcat Tournament.

“That doesn’t help, but everybody else stepped up.

That’s why it was a close game,” Depew head coach Charlie Guay said. “But it is what it is. We had foul trouble and stuff like that, plus we were down a girl, “Puck” from page 7 but I tell you, they played their hearts out. I couldn’t ask for any more.”

With Santiago sidelined, Guay still had 6-foot-1 center Tess Borgosz to rely on. The sophomore didn’t disappoint with a team-high 12 points, but it could have been much worse if St. Mary’s hadn’t double-teamed her most of the contest.

“Tess is good, but we didn’t back off and we weren’t scared of her,” Junik said. “We surrounded WILLIAM ‘SKI’ WILCZEWSKI her and sandwiched her The Redskins celebrate one of their goals against and said that if we’re going to lose, we’re going to Clarence on Jan. 3. lose to someone besides her.”

Depew’s Brianna Dotwas good to see,” he added. two games so it was good terweich tried to pick up “We kind of needed this, to see the boys rebound the slack with 10 points because we had a tourna- with a win today. We need on the night for the Lady ment recently where we lost to continue it.”

Wildcats, while Sarah

Federowicz and Brooke Whalen combined for 17, but it just wasn’t enough in a tight contest that saw St. Mary’s with the lead most of the contest.

Depew, however, broke through midway through the third quarter when a Federowicz free throw put them up by one.

St. Mary’s, though, reclaimed the lead quickly on a Prentki bucket and never really looked back.

They advanced to 7-4 on the season, while dropping Depew to 5-4.

Depew, however, was not the only team without its starting point guard, because St. Mary’s’ Hannah Pufpaff was at a club soccer tournament—giving her teammates even more reason to step up.

“I feel like I came out with a better attitude,” Prentki said. “Our coach talked about ‘next man up,’ and since one of our best players wasn’t here today, I thought why not?

So, I stepped up and the team stepped up, and they

really came together and I just helped out.

“We all have amazing skills,” she added, “and our coach just told us that we’ve got to play to our best abilities; be you, and if you do that, there’s no one that can stop you— and it happened.”

N o w, J u n i k ’s s q u a d plans to benefit from the experience.

“Now we got more experience for these guys, and they learned how to win and play, so it’s great to see this progression,” he said. “We were just having a great time playing a really good team that was really physical, but I go back to our progression.

I’m very excited to see it happen so soon, right before the league play starts.

“Our confidence is just growing and growing,” he added, “so fingers crossed that we can keep that up.”

In Dec. 29’s consolation game, Lancaster also easily glided past City Honors 38-8 to earn the bronze.

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Kubik leads OP as Lady Redskins fall hard to Quakers

By William ‘Ski’ Wilczewski SPORTS REPORTER

Offense.

Defense.

Transition game.

Rebounding.

The list could go on, but suffice to say that Orchard Park had it all on Monday, Jan. 5 when it paid a visit to Lancaster to face the Lady Redskins on the hardwood.

In fact, Lady Quaker Sarah Kubik almost outscored the home team herself when the forward netted a game-high 18 points in her team’s 53-20 road victory.

“I was more mentally in the

game,” Kubik said. “I felt I was more aggressive and just posted up more, I guess.

“We’ve had trouble with turnovers before so we’ve worked on taking those out of our game,” the senior added, “so we had less turnovers and better passing, which helped … but less turnovers means less points for them.”

It dropped the young Lancaster team to 3-6 on the season after only playing two tournament games between Dec. 18 and Jan. 5.

Orchard Park, which upped its record to 4-3, also played just a pair of tourney games in that span but adjusted back to action much more smoothly.

“We were definitely ready to go,” Lady Quaker skipper Joshua Dannecker said.

“It was an important league game for us, and we were able to come out to a quick

lead at halftime. It didn’t get any better for Lancaster, either, when Christie Witkowski came out in the third quarter with a pair of threepointers that helped her team take a 43-15 lead after three frames.

“I think it’s one of those things where you’re just kind of on, and tonight was one of those nights when we were playing well,” Dannecker said. “I expect they’ll be tougher next time, but we chalk this one up as a good night for us and we move on.

WILLIAM ‘SKI’ WILCZEWSKI “Lancaster always plays us tough,” he added. “They’re Lancaster’s Kara Paradowski drives to the well-coached and they play hoop on Monday, Jan. 5 against Orchard Park. good defense. We just hapAfter being held scoreless in the first quarter, pened to be hitting our shots tonight, so that’s what gave Lancaster lost 53-20. us the advantage. I would suspect they’ll fix whatever start and that helps in setting ment considering OP held went on tonight and they’ll the tone for the night.”

Lancaster scoreless in the be tougher for the next one.”

Kubik was also surprised That was an understate- first quarter and held a 20-5

how flat Lancaster came out, but was not surprised with her club, which has “been more focused in practices and taking it more seriously,” she said.

“Especially coming off the bench tonight, she played really tough,” Dannecker added of his high-scorer, “and you love to see a kid step up like that and have their best game of the season.

That’s a great statementgame for her and hopefully she’ll continue it.”

Also adding to the OP’s tally against Lancaster was Penny Lenard, who had nine points on the night. Teammates Witkowski and Abbie Probst also combined for 16.

As for Lancaster, lone senior Emily Czechowski led the way with seven points, while Kara Paradowski and Hannah Wozniak combined for nine.

Lancaster Parks and Rec Youth Basketball results

A pair of undefeated teams squared off in the Girls Bantam Conference in Week 3 of the Lancaster Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department’s Youth Basketball League, and the game between the Bears and Spartans went down to the wire before it was decided.

Ella Stoldt hit one of two free throws to give the Bears a one-point lead with 10 seconds to play, but Grace Harrington drove the length of the floor and hit a shot with three seconds left to win it for the Spartans, 22-21.

Harrington finished with six points to lead a balanced scoring attacked that included four points each from Brooke Bauer, Sheridan Olsen and Grace Pyc, and a bucket apiece from Riley Hebeler

and Laurel Favata.

Willie Weidman led the Bears’ equally balanced scoring attack with six points, aided by Bridget Brown’s four, Kayla Wagner’s four, two points each from Ciarra Dunne, Karen Favata and Morgan Molino, and Stoldt’s one.

In the other game on the girls’ slate, the Bulldogs built a comfortable 16-point halftime lead and coasted to victory, 44-20 over the Huskies.

McKenna Corcoran, Molly Mescall and Rachel Turner all ripped the nets in double-digit fashion, scoring 16, 14 and 10 points, respectively. Laine Miklas chipped in with four points of her own to round out the Bulldogs’ scoring.

For the Huskies, Mattea

Gill and Annabella Persico split 12 points and got help from Abby Ceisner, Haylee Gunsher, Rachel Kamrowski and Samantha Stinson, all of whom scored two.

In the Boys Midget Conference, the Bulls and Spurs geared up for a Week 4 showdown, both winning to remain undefeated. The Bulls won a hard-fought game over the Celtics, 46-37, as Harald Rehm led the way with 18 points.

Matt Jandzinski tallied six points to go along with four points each from Angelo Cravatta, Chris Martin and Dean Wendel and a bucket from Ryan Klein. Michael Marcezin kept the Celtics close, finishing with 17 points, and got help from the Brothers Merz, Ryan and Ben, who

finished with eight and four points, respectively. A basket apiece from Jared Rupp, Eric Frys, Jacob Molino and Jackson Tulley rounded out the Celtic scoring.

The Spurs, meanwhile, put on an offensive show in handing the Clippers their second loss of the young season, 5435. Ryan Taylor poured in a season-high 24 points and received ample support in the form of Adam Bagley’s 12 points, Christopher Wargo’s 10 and eight from Andrew Caligiuri.

The Clippers kept it close for a while, but in the end could not match the firepower of the Spurs. Evan Schaefer lead the team with 10 points, followed by nine from Jacob Elias, six from Travis Bauer, four from Matt Bauer and a

bucket each from Zachary Brudz, Adam Gabryszak and Jason Mendola.

In another Midget Conference game, the Grizzlies improved to 2-1 as they took down the Lakers, 39-20. Jack Harrington and Jeffrey Burgess combined for 25 points, to go with eight from Adam Devic and six from Joe Harrington, as the Grizzlies built a commanding first-half lead and never looked back.

Carter Tadusz provided a spark on both the offensive and defensive ends of the court in helping the Grizzlies to victory. The Lakers, who played much-improved basketball in the second half, got their scoring from Braden Callahan and Troy Zamrok, who split 16 points, and a bucket apiece from Cole

Kwiatkowski and Andrew Williams.

The final game on the boys’ docket was a seesaw battle between the Braves and Knicks.

The Knicks took a 22-18 lead into the locker room at halftime, but couldn’t hold it as the Braves charged back behind 18 points from Josh Jelonek to win 36-35.

Michael Wolski had his best game of the season, finishing with 12 points, to go with six markers from Richie Kamats, as the Braves hit the “W” column for the first time.

For the Knicks, who lost for the first time, Evan Meuller scored 10, Ethan Westfield seven, Ryan Corcoran six, Ryan Andolina and William Meuller four each and Nate Stojanovski and Tyler Derkovitz two apiece.

Lancaster, Depew LHS boys, girls track finish strong hockey to play for at WNY Relays, divisional meet seventh DavisMiller Cup

The Lancaster boys indoor track team stayed busy during the holidays with two competitions.

The boys team finished second among 14 large schools in the WNY Relays meet last It will be friend against of their respective school Tuesday. Although they only friend, neighbor against programs in the early 1980s. had one first place finisher, neighbor, as the 2014-15 Another interesting side note the boys team scored top six edition of the Davis-Miller is that Pat Davis coached at places in 11 of 13 events, Cup will be played on Jan. Lancaster last year before which speaks to the team’s 13 at the Depew Ice Pavilion moving back to Depew this overall depth. year. on Gould Ave. First place went to the This year’s meeting will see That evening will see the double four-lap relay of Convarsity club hockey teams of Lancaster put the trophy on nor Fuller, Steve George, Cal Lancaster High School and the line as it has held it since Hoag and Tyler Landahl with Depew High School compete its inception in 2010. The a time of 2:48.3. The distance for the Davis-Miller Cup for brainchild of Tom Paradowski medley relay of Brad Bedell, of Depew Hockey and Bob the sixth time.

Jesse Hucewicz, Dave Krull This year will see history Giroux of Lancaster Hockey and Steve Neumaier reset made as Dean Miller will has seen Lancaster dominate the school record in a time coach the Lancaster squad, the series. Lancaster is 6-0-0 of 11:12.6, good for second while Pat Davis and his father against Depew in the years place.

Bob will coach Depew. The the cup has been played for.

Jake Valley and Cal Hoag The game starts at 9 p.m. trophy is named after Dean bagged a pair of second place and Bob, who were instru- Admission is $3 for adults, $2 finishes in the long jump and mental in the development for students and youth.

triple jump relays.

Overall, the boys scored 55 1/2 points.

Last Saturday, the boys team had five first places at a tri-divisional meet at Fredonia State. Neumaier won the 1000-meter (2:43) and doubled back in the 4x800meter relay with Krull, Zach Kellerman and Matt Skakal to win in 8:59.6.

George continued his dominance in the 55-meter dash in a time of 6.62. He also was part of the winning 4x200meter relay team of Fuller, Hoag and Kucewicz in a time of 1:38.9.

Colin Blair won the shotput with a toss of 51 feet, 5 inches. Krull was second in the 1600-meter run (4:48.7) and Valley was second in the long jump with a leap of 20 feet, 5 3/4 inches.

The Lancaster girls team

had similar success with a third place finish among 11 teams at the WNY Relays, scoring 58 points.

The race walk relay of Kelsey Barrett (8:02) and Katy Jargiello (8:52) won easily. The double four-lap relay of Allie Mazur, Morgan Foster, Jenna Grazen and Isabelle Licata won in a time of 3:10.9, less than a second off the school record.

The 4x200-meter relay of Mazur, Foster, Grazen and Olivia Gervan also won in a time of 1:53.0. The 55-meter hurdle relay of Grazen (9.41) and Winter Barry (9.77) took second place, as did the high jump relay of Gervan (5 feet, 3 inches) and Grazen (4 feet, 4 inchs).

The girls team also displayed its versatility by scoring points in 10 of 13 events.

The girls team also did well at the tri-divisional meet, posting two wins.

Gervan put herself in the top five in New York State with a winning jump of 5 feet, 4 inchs. The 4x200-meter relay team of Mazor, Molly Scarpello, Tiffany Cycon and Jenna Grazen won in a very fast time of 1:49.4.

Taking second place finishes were Kim Grazen in the 55-meter hurdles (9.42), Molly Scarpello in the 55-meter dash (7.54), Sarah Folster in the 1500-meter race walk (9:08), Cycon in the 300-meter (43.8), and the 4x400-meter relay team of Emily Brigman, Maria Wild, Morgan Foster and Jenna Neumaier (4:38.3).

Lancaster took its talent to the Dartmouth College Relays in Hanover, New Hampshire Jan. 10-11.

LANCASTER SUN LEAGUE STANDINGS AS OF GAMES PLAYED BEFORE JAN. 8 BOYS BASKETBALL

ECIC I Frontier ........................... 3-0 Jamestown....................... 2-0 Will North ....................... 2-0 Lancaster ................ 2-1 Clarence .......................... 0-2 Orchard Park .................. 0-3 W. Sen. West .................... 0-3 ECIC III Amherst........................... 3-0 Depew ........................ 2-0 Maryvale ......................... 1-1 Cheektowaga ................... 1-1 Pioneer ............................ 1-1 Springville ....................... 0-2 East Aurora ..................... 0-3

MSGR. MARTIN Timon .............................. 1-0 Canisius .......................... 1-0 Park ................................. 1-0 St. Joe’s ............................ 1-0 Walsh ............................... 1-0

GIRLS BASKETBALL

O’Hara............................. 0-1 Nia. Catholic ................... 0-1 Nichols ............................ 0-1

St. Mary’s................ 0-1

BOYS FED HOCKEY

ECIC I Will North ....................... 3-0 Jamestown....................... 2-1 Orchard Park .................. 2-1 Clarence .......................... 2-1 Lancaster ................ 2-2 Frontier ........................... 1-2 W. Sen. West .................... 0-5

O’Hara............................. 2-0

St. Mary’s................ 1-1

Nia.-Wheatfield ......... 2-1-0-1

ECIC III East Aurora ..................... 3-0 Amherst........................... 3-0 Springville ....................... 3-0 Cheektowaga ................... 1-2 Depew ........................ 1-2 Pioneer ............................ 0-3 Maryvale ......................... 0-4

Buffalo Seminary ............ 0-0

Will North ................. 2-2-0-0

Walsh ............................... 0-0

Timon ........................ 1-2-2-0

St. Francis ....................... 1-1 Walsh ............................... 1-0

MSGR. MARTIN

Immaculata ..................... 2-0

Division I

Sacred Heart ................... 2-0

Orchard Park ............ 5-1-0-0

Nardin ............................. 4-2

Frontier ..................... 3-2-0-0

Christian Central ............ 2-1

Lancaster .......... 3-4-0-0

Mount Mercy................... 2-1

Nichols ............................ 1-2 Park ................................. 0-2 Nia. Catholic ................... 0-3 Mount St. Mary ............... 0-4

Clarence .................... 1-2-1-1 St. Joe’s ...................... 1-1-0-0 Canisius .................... 0-1-1-0

Division III Nia. Falls ................... 6-1-0-0 St. Francis ................. 5-0-0-1 North Tonawanda ..... 5-2-0-0 Lew-Port.................... 4-2-0-0 St. Mary’s.......... 3-4-0-0 Sweet Home .............. 2-3-0-2 Amherst..................... 1-6-0-1 Lockport.................... 1-5-0-0

GIRLS FED HOCKEY OP/Frontier ............... 6-2-1-0 Lancaster/Iroq .. 6-3-0-0 Msgr. Martin ............. 5-2-0-0 Williamsville ............. 4-1-1-1 Kenmore ................... 3-2-2-0 Amh/Sweet Home ..... 1-6-0-0 WS/Hamb. ................. 0-6-0-2

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Never forget where you came from: WNY native signs with Bills his time at JFK. As such, he had his sights set on competCPOWNY SPORTS EDITOR ing as a thrower collegiately.

Upon graduating from Corey Knox has always Kennedy, Knox reached been inspired by Tim Russert. out to UB throws coach Knox, a 2007 graduate of Jim Garnham about joining John F. Kennedy High School the Bulls for his freshman in Cheektowaga, didn’t know season. Knox’s inquiry, the late Buffalo native and however, didn’t go very well.

“I wanted to go to UB “Meet the Press” host personout of high school, but I ally. But when he was in high school, someone important didn’t have good enough to Knox bought him a t-shirt distances to go there,” Knox on which a famous Russert recalled. “[Garnham], he’s a quote — one that resonated great man, he shot me pretty with him as soon as he read straight and told me, ‘You’re not a D1 athlete right now.’ it — is printed.

“I took that as a chip on “The quote is, ‘No matter my shoulder.” where you go or what you do, “You could see the potennever forget where you came from,’” the 25-year-old said tial in Corey,” Garnham said.

“But he was only 195 pounds by phone on Tuesday.

Knox has long been fueled at the time. He was a 45-foot by those words. They’ve shot putter in high school.”

Not long after, Knox pushed him to excel in nearly enrolled and competed as every athletic endeavor he’s a thrower at Midland Unitackled and they’ve served as a reminder to him to stay versity, an NAIA program humble and remember his in Fremont, Nebraska. And he took Garnham’s words roots.

And there’s no doubt that with him.

After a strong season as he’s done both of those a freshman there — one things. in which he was besting Last week, Knox’s lifelong most of UB’s top throwers’ dream was realized and his hard work validated when he distances, Knox said — he inked a reserve/future con- gave Garnham a call. “‘I called him and said, tract with the Buffalo Bills.

‘I’m beating the heck out A lengthy phone conversation with the newly signed of your guys,’” Knox said.

NFL fullback revealed that “‘Can I get a workout over not only does he remember the summer?’”

Knox returned home that where he came from — the city for which he now plays summer never to return to football professionally — but Midland. He worked hard he remembers and is thankful and earned a scholarship for the people who’ve influ- to throw for UB, where he’d major in architectural enced him along the way.

Even after Knox had al- studies.

“I gave him a shot,” ready thanked a host of family Garnham said. “We put him members, friends, teammates and former coaches, he was in the weight room and he sending text messages to add just went after it. He has a to what had become a laundry drive that few people have. list of people he’s grateful to Those are the people that make it. He had the determihave been helped by.

“I never ventured too far nation to become something and I always try to remember not many people thought he where I came from,” Knox could be.

“He’s worked so hard. said. “I’ve had so much He’s the first person I know support along the way, no from track and field that has question. It’s been crazy, the taken architectural studies, amount of messages, calls, and emails I’ve been getting gotten a degree and continfrom teachers, coaches, fam- ued to compete at the D1 level. ily. …It’s wonderful.”

“One time, he came to Perhaps just as supportive — albeit unintentionally — practice and he looked like as Knox’s family, friends, death. I asked him how long teachers and coaches, how- he’d been up for and he said, ever, is a contingent of people ‘48 hours.’ I told him to go who told Knox he wasn’t home. He’d been up because good enough over the years. he had studio, weight room, “Thank you to the people he’d go back to the studio to who told me ‘I couldn’t’ maintain his grades, but he’d through the years,” Knox still show up for practice. I said. “They have been just as love the kid.”

By the end of his colleimportant in my mind as all giate track and field career, who have been supportive.

They’ve fueled unbelievable Knox had finished with four Mid-American Conference motivation.”

That motivation was put medals, two bronze and two to the test very early in his silver. Additionally, he made it to the first round of the college career.

NCAA nationals in both shot and discus his senior year.

“You’re not a D1 But something was missathlete” While football has always ing. been Knox’s sport of choice, Love of the game he was heralded more as a While Knox undoubtedly track and field athlete during saw a great deal of success in

Never forget where you came from

By Tom Gallagher

PAUL HOKANSON/UB ATHLETICS

Corey Knox, a graduate of JFK High School and UB, signed with the Bills on Dec. 30. track and field, his favorite sport was and always has been football.

Knox drew up memories of watching football games with his brother, Ryan, at Rich Stadium while their father, Rich Knox, worked as a bartender in the HSBC box there.

He remembered playing football with lifelong friends Adam Bartoszek — who passed away a few years ago — Mike Bartoszek, and Dave Niedbala in a lot near Knox’s grandmother’s house on Willowlawn Parkway and at the Value plaza on Rossler in Cheektowaga.

“I always knew I wanted to play football,” Knox said.

So he took action. Having grown to about 240 pounds — he started college “right around 200 pounds,” he said — Knox tried to walk on to UB’s football team as a junior.

But there was a problem.

He hadn’t played in a while.

“They couldn’t find a spot for me as a junior,” Knox recalled. “I went to their office every day. They didn’t want to waste a spot on a guy who hadn’t played football in four years.”

But Knox didn’t sulk — he loved football too much for that. Instead, he worked harder.

He maintained a strict diet. He continued to train and work as a strength and conditioning coach at Absolute Performance inside the Eastern Hills Mall. He trained under UB strength and conditioning coach Paul Childress, who, as a competitive powerlifter, owns world records in the squat at the 308-pound weight class.

Knox was up to 250 pounds by the time the fall 2011 came around. And his hard work paid off when he eventually landed a meeting with Jeff Quinn.

Knox outlined for the former UB coach what he was willing to bring to the Bulls and “he finally gave me a walk-on position,” said Knox, who forfeited his partial track scholarship in search of a spot on the football roster.

“From there, during camp I busted my butt, I threw my body at everybody that moved and I became the starting fullback by the end of camp and earned a full scholarship.”

Knox said that he started every game at fullback his senior season. Not bad for someone who hadn’t played since high school.

Little experience, few pro prospects After graduating from the UB School of Architecture and Planning in 2012, Knox aspired to turn pro. But just like when he first reached out to UB about throwing for its track team and just like when he first tried to walk on to the Bulls’ football team, he encountered some resistance.

“Unfortunately, with just one year of college football experience, there weren’t many pro teams that were willing to give me a shot,” Knox said.

In his head and in his heart, giving up wasn’t an option. He’d been told ‘no’ before. Naysayers had been consistently present while he was in college and he’d beaten the odds before.

With his dream very much alive, he continued to work at Absolute Performance after college while doing what he could to get scouted by pro organizations. He attended three CFL scouting combines and two NFL scouting combines. No teams expressed interest.

“I didn’t get any calls back,” Knox said. “That’s how this thing works. Lots of

great football players aren’t playing right now.”

His fortunes changed a few months ago.

Turning point About four months ago, Knox was contacted by the offensive coordinator of an Arena Football team in San Jose, California. The coordinator, Knox said, had seen some of the fullback’s film and was impressed.

Not long after, Knox signed with the San Jose Sabercats. Meanwhile, fellow local Chris Manhertz — a former Canisius College basketball player who Knox said had worked out with the Bills a few months earlier but was told by team officials that he needed to hone his football skills a bit more and to return a few months later — had started working out with Knox at Absolute Performance.

The two keyed on football drills for several months, and that’s when “the gears started turning in my head,” Knox said.

“I had just gotten signed to a team,” Knox recalled thinking. “Basically, I ended up talking to [Manhertz’s] agent and he was able to get me a workout [with the Bills] at the same time as [Manhertz].

“We tested really well, they liked us both and here we are.”

Knox joined Manhertz in signing a reserves/future contract on Dec. 30. He called putting pen to paper “a crazy feeling.”

“At some points I was shocked. At some points I felt that it was just a dream come true,” Knox said. “I couldn’t believe it was happening, but then part of me said, ‘Hey, you’re supposed to be here. You’ve worked your butt off. You know you’re good enough, now it’s time to prove it.”

While Knox tries to prove it, though, he’ll remember where he came from. He’ll remember who helped him get to this point.

He’s got his father, Rich Knox, and his brother, Ryan, who wasn’t able to play football past the age of 15 due to spinal meningitis and was an inspiration to Corey.

“He wanted to play football more than anybody and I know he would have been great if he did get to play,” Corey said, adding that both Rich and Ryan “toughened him up” physically over the years.

“He came to all my games and got me jacked up before I took the field. He’s always been on my mind and given me strength when I play.”

There’s his mother, Lillette Daley, his grandparents, Pat and Ron Knox, other family members like his uncles, Al Watroba and the late John Bobowicz, and family friends like Ronnie Morcio.

He’s got his girlfriend, Erin Burr, “who has been incredibly supportive,” Knox said.

There’s a host of his coaches at JFK — people like Jim and Jeff Rogowski, Tony Krupski, Brian Hondzinski, and Pete Szymanski — and even Nichols gridiron skipper Colin Brinson, a JFK teacher that never formally coached Knox at JFK. There are teammates like Jacob Madonia, a fellow UB track competitor who has battled cancer since his second year of college and is a source of inspiration for Knox, and Garnham, who is “behind Corey 100 percent.”

Then there’s training partners like Paul Miller, Matt Knotts and Tom Corradino, and a group of friends, including Dan Gund and Dave Dombrowski There is a countless number of others who’ve influenced Knox along the way. He won’t forget any of them much like he won’t forget where he came from.

It’s how he’s wired (by way of Tim Russert).

Not dreaming small Knox is unquestionably thrilled to have signed with the Bills — and rightfully so. But he has visions far more grandiose than merely signing a contract.

“I don’t want it to just be this,” Knox said. “My goal is to be the best fullback in the league. I have visions of that. I don’t want to dream too small here.”

He knows he has everything to prove with the Bills. But no matter what he achieves, he won’t be doing it for just himself.

“I want to stress that anything I’ve done or will do in the future,” Knox said, “is as much — if not more — for the city, the team, and my family, as it is for myself.”

USA-Canada rivalry highlights women’s hockey tourney in Buffalo

By Mike Haim COLUMNIST

For years, one of the most civilized cross-border relationships has been the one involving the United States and Canada.

Sure, there are those times when the Boorish Chapter of Toronto Maple Leafs fans coopts the city of Buffalo, and then there are those “shopping weekends” which inevitably lead staff at local restaurants to lament the tipping habits of our northern neighbors.

To be fair, though, Canadians haven’t cornered the market on unsociable behavior; I’ve seen equally questionable actions by ornery Buffalonians

who trek to Toronto for Blue Jays-Yankees games.

Outside of those extreme examples, however, the USCanada dynamic is generally cordial, tolerant, and fairminded. That is, until the countries face each other on a frozen sheet of ice. Then the air of superiority wafts in both directions.

That is being proven again this week as Harborcenter hosts the eighth annual Under-18 Women’s World Championship. When it comes to women’s internati0nal hockey, the only two countries with any sort of pedigree are the ones which flank the Niagara River. The European squads are steadily getting better, but it would be a major shock to see anyone but

the USA and Canada in next Monday’s gold medal game.

Thankfully this year, there was no need to wait for a USA-Canada game, as the two countries kicked off the event Monday night in their first-ever meeting in the preliminary round of the tournament. The programs are no strangers to each other in the U18 event: they’ve been the only representatives in the previous seven Gold Medal games (Canada has won four of seven, including the last three).

The 2-1 shootout win by the United States before a sellout crowd was an electrifying contest. The USA used an early goal and clinged to a 1-0 lead until Canada got the equalizer midway through

the third period from Sarah Potomak, the leading scorer in last year’s tournament in Budapest.

The Americans got their first shootout goal from Jincy Dunne, who was named best defender in the 2014 tourney, then clinched the game when Abby Roque roofed her shot past Canadian netminder Marlene Boissonnault.

Any credit for the drama and intensity seen Monday night has to go the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which oversees the sport’s global competitions. The IIHF rejiggered the tournament’s groupings and placed the top four finishers from last year in one group, enabling the early battle between the perennial powerhouses.

The lofty status of the USA and Canada in the women’s hockey world was perhaps best proven by the modest number of tickets sold for the other three games played Monday. SwedenJapan drew 186 spectators, the Russia-Czech Republic game attracted a crowd of 341, and the Finland-Switzerland game a mere 227.

On a smaller scale, it really isn’t much different than what we saw here four years ago when Buffalo hosted the men’s World Junior tournament. Back then, if a game didn’t feature the USA or Canada, it wasn’t really much of a draw. And those games involved future NHL talent.

In reality, this tournament is the perfect event at the perfect

time. Harborcenter is ideally suited for this competition.

The main rink holds a maximum of 1,800 spectators and I’d be shocked if most of the US and Canadian players ever skated before a larger crowd. The last two gold medal games attracted 813 (in Finland in 2013) and 940 last year.

In addition, many fans attending this week are being set up to become return customers: next year’s tournament is hosted by nearby St. Catharines, Ontario.

There’s really no better way this week to embrace that cross-border warmth. Even when the flags come out. www.twitter.com/mikehaim

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“I think it’s our responsibility to put people in those positions who will deal with the public professionally. I don’t think he has that attribute, remarked Ruffino,” referring to the appointment of Beutler.

During the regularly scheduled meeting, Thill addressed the board with a farewell speech, saying he accepts the board’s decision “without anger, without hostility, and without vengeance.” He also said Beutler is a “good choice” as his replacement and he thanked various people throughout his service to the town.

Thill added he is aware of the reason his service to the town as been terminated, a reason he called a “political mortal sin,” a “Democratic reaching out to a Republican.” Noting the time he reached out to Fudoli, when he was elected to office, to help him in his new position and attending the oath of office ceremonies of Republicans Town Justices Anthony Cervi and Jeremy Colby.

“These nefarious acts of attendance at these celebrations serve a legitimate municipal purpose,” said Thill. “My presence speaks loudly to the citizens a

clear message. ‘I hear you.’

‘You have chosen this person to serve you.’ ‘I accept your choice.’ ‘I honor your choice and this person with my presence.’”

Lastly, Thill said the actions this evening do not hurt him and he bears no malice.

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The next Town of Lancaster Board meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19, in the town hall, 21 Central Ave., in Lancaster.

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F o r t h o s e t h a t d o n ’t want the holidays to end, Blessed Trinity and Our Lady of Pompeii Churches will be presenting “Christmas Re-Gifted,” two postholiday concerts combining the choirs.

The first concert will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11 at the Blessed Trinity Church, 317 Leroy Ave., in Buffalo.The second concert will be 7 p.m. Friday Jan. 16 at Our Lady of Pompeii Church, 158 Laverack Ave., in Lancaster.

This is the first time the churches are getting together to present “Christmas Re-Gifted,” mostly out of a need to keep spreading that holiday cheer when people need it most.

“We figured that, like most church choirs, we spend a lot of time preparing for Christmas concerts,

and then all of a sudden it’s over…so we decided to extend the season a little bit,” said Judy Casassa of Blessed Trinity.

The concert’s unique name was tossed up at Blessed Trinity’s music committee meeting over the summer, and since they knew there would be two performances, and it would be after Christmas, the term “re-gifted” fit perfectly. The post-Christmas date was chosen due to a scheduling conflict with other holiday concerts, particularly the Freudig Singers performing their annual concert at Blessed Trinity. The later date actually worked out better for each church, falling close to the Feast of the Epiphany, or “Little Christmas,” which marks when the three kings arrive for the birth of Jesus.

Music Directors Nick DelBello and Peter Gonicarz will be accompanying

the choirs as well as directing, on trumpet and organ respectively. In addition to his work with the choirs, DelBello also directs the Buffalo Brass Concert.

Gonicarcz, a musical peer, is considered a “phenomenal organist,” according to Casassa. Like the choirs, this will be the first time these two directors are playing together too.

Both concerts will be the same program, with popular songs like “Hark, The Herald Angels Sing,” along with more harmonious pieces like “Christmas Hath a Darkness.”

Each choir will sing six songs on their own, and the choirs will combine for two pieces at the beginning of the program and three to finish it off.

“The audience can join in on some of the wellknown Christmas carols too,” added Casassa.

A suggested donation for each concert is $10.

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The Maria M. Love Convalescent Fund announces that grant applications are now available on our website www. marialovefund.org.

Submissions will be accepted from Erie Country non-profit organizations. Grant requests may range in amounts from $1,000 to $15,000.

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The Maria Love Convalescent Fund is named for its founder, Maria M. Love, who worked tirelessly on behalf of those less fortunate in the Buffalo community in the early part of the 20th century.

Deadline is 5:00 p.m. Jan. 27.

More Clues To Help You Spot Sampson Have you spotted Sampson yet? Community Papers of WNY and LAMAR Outdoor Advertising have joined together to welcome Sampson to his hometown. The Buffalo Zoo’s newest baby giraffe can be seen in a series of eight billboards throughout the Buffalo metropolitan area, through February 1, 2015.

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eight routes and cross-street billboard locations, will win the collectible giraffe. After spotting all eight billboards, fill out the entry form on this page, and mail it to Community Papers of WNY, Attn: Sampson Billboard Contest, PO Box 790, Cheektowaga, NY 14225. All eight locations must be included and identified to be eligible; only one entry per person; one winner chosen per paper.

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Clue #1 Look for a billboard by the Edward Saunders Unity Center

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Clue #2 A billboard can be found near St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute

Keep your eyes open, as you travel around WNY, for these special Sampson billboards. If you missed any previous clues given last week, check prior newspaper delivery week. Contest entries due by February 6