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Last year we were able to donate close to 100 Easter Baskets to St Lukes that were handed out to children when they came to the soup kitchen for their Easter dinner..With help from some of my amazing friends including C. August who rallied her girl scout troop to help.

This was all done in loving memory of my son James who passed away last year.

This Easter we are doing it again and I will tell you doing these projects is a great way to honor the memory your loved ones. As you will also be helping to put a smile on a childs face( Im sure everyone remembers how exciting it was to get an Easter basket and bite the ears off your chocolate bunny lol)

So please consider making a basket.  We are trying to keep them in the $10 to $12 range and ask that each one has the same amount/type items in them so each child will get an equal amount.

1 chocolate bunny
1 pair of socks
1 bag of jelly beans
1 small toy/stuffed animal..

My motto is “keep it simple”

We will be dropping them off on April 1st about 3-4pm and I invite everyone to meet us there or if you are unable to then contact me and we can make other arrangements.

Thank you!

Governor David A. Paterson today announced that he has appointed Kyle Andrews to serve as Niagara County Treasurer, filling a vacancy created when the prior county treasurer resigned earlier this year. Mr. Andrews previously served as a member of the Niagara County Legislature, a position he was elected to in January 2002. At that time, he was the youngest elected county official in New York State.

In addition to his service to Niagara County in the county legislature, Mr. Andrews is also in private legal practice, specializing in public finance, real estate transactions and estate planning.

Mr. Andrews is a Captain in the United States Army Reserve, currently serving in the 98th Division in Rochester as a member of the Judge Advocate General Corps.

Mr. Andrews is on the boards of directors of the Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation, the Niagara County Soil and Water Conservation District and is a member of the NIOGA Libraries Legislative Board. He is the president of the Wilson Historical Society and belongs to the Wilson Lions Club and Exley United Methodist Church.

Mr. Andrews earned a B.A. from Niagara University, summa cum laude, and a J.D. from the University at Buffalo School of Law. He lives in Wilson with his wife Jamie.

NIAGARA FALLS -- An 18-year-old Ferry Avenue man turned himself in this morning on charges of first-degree assault in connection with the shooting of a 20-year-old city man on Pine Avenue near 30th Street on Saturday.

Loraine O’Donnell with Ronn Tritto and Cheryl Unger from Make-A-Wish Foundation of WNY:

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Hosted by Pastor Tim Ayers of First Baptist Church of East Aurora:

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A look at convenience snacks and meals available plus easy, nutritious and tasty alternatives.  This show will offer tips on providing healthy snacks and meals, as well as look at vending machine choices.  What’s best and worst?  The show will provide tips for what to look for and avoid at the grocery store.  For this show, we will talk with Elisa Zied, a registered dietitian, national spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, and the author of three books about nutrition. 

Former Lancaster Police Officer Dale R. Horn today was ordered to serve a local jail term of up to two years for repeatedly violating the terms of the probation imposed after he ignored court orders to stay away from his ex-wife.

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At an age when most young people are trying to find their way, these teenagers already have distinguished themselves as scholars, achievers and leaders.

Now that the snow’s just about melted (until next winter, I hope!) we’re starting to once again see these old nuggets from the past, sitting in people’s yards, behind barns, and off the side of the road. This week’s find was spotted recently in Olean, N.Y., a not-too-bad looking 1956 Mercury Custom sport hardtop coupe (although [...]

A Buffalo man who lost control of his car while driving drunk on Amherst Street and struck two houses early today was arrested by Northwest District police.

This is a subtle beauty found at 346 Franklin Street.  It is so subtle that it is easy to ignore. This is partly because it is so minimal in its detailing tending toward plain. Also this stretch of street has been mostly decimated by parking lots.   Auto-centric landscapes tend to deaden our senses and lessen our interest in our surroundings so a building like this one can easily be thought of as an unimportant left over.  The building appears to be in great shape and there are still several other great buildings remaining along this stretch of Franklin, which is a gateway of sorts to Allentown. 

For these reasons I am confident that these few blocks will once again be a part of a vibrant urban neighborhood.  To accomplish that transformation, great buildings like this need to be recognized and cherished.  It was for buildings like this one that I published my book  www.buffbuildings.com . The media mostly pays attention to the major monuments so that in general the public thinks that it is only the monuments that count when talking preservation.  In reality, the everyday great buildings are what really count.  A city of monuments only is not a city at all. 

So why do I like this building?  I love its bold angular form.  It is very reminiscent of Chicago type of architecture.  I would not be surprised if this was designed at the hand of a Chicago architect.  I love the beautiful long Roman brick with its rich texture of color the incredible lacy brick cornice.  I love the way the first floor is very modern and open in contrast to the massiveness of the upper floors.  The first floor is almost all glass, supported on a series of stone columns.  Finally I love the quirky entry.  This is another element that is very Chicago.  Instead of the obvious grand central axis entry, we have here a single special column with the entry offset to the left.  This is a wonderfully subtle detail that is easy to miss. For years I passed this building without a second thought.  Once I noticed it I was blown away.