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Scholarship available to seniors seeking culinary, hospitality careers

The Taste of Buffalo is offering area high school seniors pursuing higher education in the food service and hospitality industries an annual scholarship of $1,000. The...

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Business brief

The New York State Higher Education Services Corporation is encouraging students and families to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Financial aid information...

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Events

Canisius to host social media business summit read more

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Wegmans to celebrate anniversary

Thirty-five years ago, Wegmans planned to open its first store in Western New York. Suddenly the famed “Blizzard of ’77” hit and delayed those plans for a few...

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Chamber plans events for February

The Lancaster Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its weekly Morning Business Exchange Networking meetings at 8 a.m. every Wednesday at Olive Tree Family Restaurant, 5420 Broadway,...

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Lancaster DECA class places in competition

Fifty-eight Lancaster High School DECA students participated in a regional competition at Lewiston-Porter High School Jan. 8. They competed against DECA members from 14 other high...

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Kuechle-Stachowiak

Suzanne and Gary Kuechle of Williamsville announce the engagement of their daughter, Melanie G. Kuechle, to Matthew Stachowiak, son of Margaret and Kenneth Stachowiak of Depew. A...

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Art

ongoing: now-Feb. 10. Rumsey Award Recipients —UB Department of Visual Studies Exhibition, on display now through Friday, Feb.10 at UB’s Center for the Arts, UB...

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Special Events

fri. 10 . Love is a Crime — Couples, singles and groups can become crime scene investigators and step into the world of cutting-edge forensic science. Why not replace...

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Concerts

sat. 11.Gold lame, leather jackets andpompadours will be rockin’ as classic fiftiesgroup, Sha Na Na, takes the stage 3 & 8p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at Seneca NiagaraCasino...

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Dance

thurs. 9. Swing Dance Thursdays — Takelessons, 6:30 p.m. and then let loose on thedance floor, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 atthe Polish Falcons Hall, 445 ColumbiaAve., Depew:...

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Family Activities

thurs. 9. After-School Escape — Children, grades K-5, are invited to enjoy a one-hourprogram for kids featuring a different, fun, outdoor activity each week, 4:30 p.m....

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Symphonic

sat. 11. Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto— Join the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestraand pianist Barry Douglas under the batonof JoAnn Falletta.read more

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Auditions

thurs. 9 . Royal Serenaders — The all male chorus will hold walk-in auditions, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 at Pilgrim-St. Luke’s United Church of Christ, 335 Richmond...

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Performance

tues. 14. The Pink Floyd Experience —Without question, Pink Floyd remains oneof the most influential rock bands of alltime.read more

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Theater

mon. 9. Frankenstein — Starry NightTheatre Inc. will present a world premiereadaptation of Mary Shelley’s gothic classic.Performances: Opening night 7 p.m.Monday, Feb....

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Literature

thurs. 9.Spit at Spot — Open mic poetrynight hosted by Brown Sugar, 7 p.m.Thursday, Feb. 9 at Spot Coffee, 227Delaware Ave., Buffalo; Free. 818-3739mon.read more

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Announcements .

MEETING — The Western New York Rose Societywill have its monthly meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15at St. Stephens-Bethlehem UCC, 750 Wehrle Drive,Amherst in the lower...

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On the campus

Roberts Wesleyan College named Jessica Scheer of Lancaster to its dean’s list for the fall 2011 semester. Courtney Connors of Lancaster was named to the fall 2011...

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Senior News

All events (except where indicated) are held at the Town of Lancaster Senior Citizens Center, 100 Oxford Ave. To use the center, Lancaster residents need to have photo...

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Library News

Teen Gaming — Get off the couch and “exergame” with friends. Play Wii, board games and more. Light snacks provided. Fridays at 3 p.m. Toddler Time for 2- to...

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Public Notices

— LEGAL NOTICE — NOTICE OF FORMATIONread more

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‘Thoroughly Modern’ and amusing

by JOLENE ZANGHI Reporter Pearls, fringe, glitz, glamour and a small-town girl

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What's Going On

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Winter Pool League

ResultsThe Pub I 10, IV Stallions 5Shakey’s 8, GDI II 7Longneckers II 9, Falcons 6 7Dee’s I 9, Longneckers I 6The Pub Regulators 8, Elks I 7GDI I 8, Ellicott I 7Elks...

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Lady Redskins take second at Team Challenge

The Lancaster girls indoor track team finished second among 30 teams at the Team Challenge at Fredonia State last weekend. Lancaster tallied 56 points, largely by scoring five...

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Sports briefs

The Hilbert College baseball team will host a Spring Baseball Clinic on Saturday, Feb. 11. The clinic, held at Hilbert’s Hamburg campus, will be offered in two age-based...

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Blazers hand Bulls first loss in Midget Hoops

The Lancaster Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department’s Midget Boys Basketball Conference Blazers ended an early season four-game losing streak last Saturday as they...

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Emma, track stars claim Athlete of Week honors

Basketball player Danny Emma, and indoor track stars Jenny Thill and McKenzie Kuehlewind have been named the Block L Athletes of the Week for their performances during the week of...

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Hornets remain in first after win over Pistons

Justin Zolnowski with a game high 18 points led the Hornets (4-0) to a 54-44 victory over the winless Pistons (0-4) in the Depew Recreation Department Basketball Program at the...

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Lancaster’s Jones earns Empire 8 All-Star honors at Alfred

Marcellus Jones, a 2008 graduate of Lancaster High School, was recently named a First Team Empire 8 All-Star recipient at Alfred University.read more

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Team Steinel stays strong to begin month of February

After three months of play in the Lancaster Parks and Recreation adult volleyball leagues, the dog days of February are here. This month will see the pretenders separate from the...

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Bench sparks St. Mary’s in back-to-back wins

by MIKE MIGLIORE Reporter Following a loss to Archbishop Walsh on the last day of January, the St. Mary’s Lancers

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Redskins take four titles at Class AA meet

by MIKE MIGLIORE Reporter The first weekend in February turned out to be a pretty good one for the Lancaster High School wrestling team. The Redskins went down...

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High School Sports Scoreboard

Wednesday, Feb. 1Girls Basketball — Nichols def. St. Mary’s 55-46.Boys Hockey — Canisius def. St. Mary’s, 11-2. Club: Depew def. St. Francis,6-3.Girls...

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Lancaster swimmers post best times at ECICs

by MIKE MIGLIORE Reporter The Lancaster Redskins brought 14 swimmers to the ECIC Class AA Championships at Sweet Home High School this past weekend and got the...

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Bee Heard

.I hope the Lancaster School Board will seriously look at a zero increase for the 2012-13 school year. When you do your new budget, we had a huge increase last year, and we...

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Spindle items

Lancaster/ Depew Editor FRIENDS — I received a lovely note from Edwin

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Out of the Past

125 Years Ago Feb. 10, 1887 Town meeting day is drawing near. Get your town meeting ballots at this office. Easter Sunday comes on the 10th of April this year. A slippery...

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Younger audience left in the cold in Sabres broadcasting standoff

Managing Editor Thanks to a financial dispute between two cable media giants, the younger generation in Western New

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Oil spill might damage aquifer

I thought David Sherman’s column (on the Keystone XL pipeline) was very interesting. I was wondering about the value of the pipeline since it will be traveling over a large...

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NFTA reductions going undetected

Are people aware that 216 bus lines are threatened with being cut by the elite powers to be connected with the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority? This includes buses that...

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Column does not offer whole story

In last week’s edition, Dave Sherman’s column on President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline gave one side of the story. It’s quite obvious...

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Corrections

The West Seneca Chamber of Commerce submitted inaccurate information for the 2012 Community Outlook section. The A+ Learning Center is a tutoring facility that caters to students...

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Three primary days would prove costly to taxpayers

NewCountyYork StateLegislatorSenator A s your new Erie County legislator representing Lancaster, Depew, South Cheektowaga

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Theft of televisions leads to larceny charge

Depew Monday, Jan. 23 Police charged a driver on George Urban Boulevard after he crossed over the lines. His license had been revoked because of a 2008 Driving While Intoxicated...

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Death Notice

GARFIELD, Harriett E. (nee Swanson), of Fort Worth, Texas, formerly of Lancaster, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. Mrs. Garfield is survived by one son, John; two daughters, Phyllis...

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