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Niagara Falls & Wheatfield Courier / Friday, January 9, 2015

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Skiscape 2015 raises $15,000 for KED

By Kori Sciandra

NORTH TONAWANDA SUN EDITOR

Last Sunday, Jan. 4, skiers and snow boarders had the opportunity to share their love for the hills with the Kids Escaping Drugs organization (KED) as they took part in Skiscape 2015.

The event is held annually at Holimont Ski Resort, in Ellicottville.

The day allows for a full day of skiing and snowboarding as participants get to take part in individual races and, of course, the firefighter races.

Despite the warm weather and limited snowfall, which caused poor skiing conditions, the day still welcomed almost half of the amount of people that normally attend the event both skiers and non-skiers.

“There weren’t as many people as we usually get, but people did still come to

Holimont Ski Resort hosted Skiscape 2015.

show support,” said Special Events Coordinator Christina Kruzer.

Skiscape began 16 years ago, during which KED paired with Holimont in order to help raise awareness and money for the KED Campaign that focuses on helping kids who are addicted to drugs.

For the past 25 years, the campaign has helped change the lives of kids throughout Western New York by offering early intervention and treatment.

Throughout the year, KED hosts a variety of different fund raising events, Skiscape being a rather profitable event each year.

The Skiscape event raised $15,000 for 2015 By participating in events such as Skiscape you are helping to fund a great cause.

As a result of limited skiers at the event, the downhill races were not held.

However, Kruzer noted

the organization still did well with the auction and it was still a good day.

“Thank you to everyone who came out and supported us, we hope the weather conditions are better for next year’s event,” said Kruzer.

Sponsors for Skiscape 2015 include Channel 2 News; West Herr; Eastern Hills Mall; SUNY ECC; Energy Mark; Mix 96; Rich’s; Ad Pro Sports; Jay McDonnell Acoustic Guitars and Vocals; 106.5 WYRK; Coca-Cola; First Student Charter Bus Rental; 92.9 Jack FM; Keller Bros. and Miller; Community Papers of WNY; WBLK 93.7; and Dina’s.

For more information about KED, visit ked. makeachangewny.org. By visiting the site you can also become a donor and aid to the cause.

Wheatfield Lions Club share goodwill, giving The Town of Wheatfield Lions Club, at their December meeting, voted to provide baskets for 16 needy families in the Town of Wheatfield as well as establishing a program

to provide Toys For Tots for the 2015 Christmas Season.

The Wheatfield Lions Club recognized members Debbie Carr, Paul Wilson, Ralph DeVantier, Walter

Garrow and Art Kroening for their exceptional dedication and service in projects carried out by the Wheatfield Lions. Nick Miano, Mike Morgante and Paul Wilson were

honored with Lion of the year recognitions.

A highlight of the annual holiday meeting was the inductions of three new members. Mike Buzulka, Jim Haake, and Justin

Higner who were guided through the ceremony

by Tom Witkowski the Zone Zone Chairman who covers the Grand Island, Pendleton and Wheatfield Lion Club areas.

The membership of the Wheatfield Lion Club wishes the Wheatfield Community a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Health New Year.

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Young musicians scholarship recognize exceptionally talented young people who are pursuing music in their future studies.

These scholarships are available to high school seniors from Erie and Niagara County, who will major in music at any

college or university in Fall 2015.

The due date for applications is Jan 15.

More info is available on www.bpo.org under education or by calling 759-6428.

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Armor Inn Tap Room Ellicottville is now open

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.

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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.

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Niagara Falls & Wheatfield Courier / Friday, January 9, 2015

Leg lamp gets replaced at local liquor store

Scholarship promotes commitment to human rights Housing Opportunities Made Equal, Inc. (HOME) is now accepting applications for the Joanne Champion Granger Scholarship, awarded each year to a college-bound high school senior in Erie or Niagara County who demonstrates high academic achievement along with a commitment to volunteerism and human rights.

Joanne Champion Granger was a high school science teacher whose roots in community activism and personal experience with housing discrimination in Buffalo gave her the determination to promote fair housing.

Both during her career and after her retirement from Mount St. Mary’s Academy, Mrs. Granger was an active member of HOME and other service and civil rights organizations. The scholarship was created in

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from there,” he said. “Afterwards, we popped the champagne and they were here for over an hour. It was a little party.”

Petrella even autographed the lamp for him and it now sits on display in the store’s front window.

All while the plans for this presentation were being made, Brennan actually received two smaller versions of the lamps that were generously donated.

They are now both autographed by Petrella and Brennan plans to raffle them off to benefit Meals on Wheels.

Although there has been a happy ending to the story, unfortunately the thief was never caught. Because

it was a gift to Brennan and he had it for many years, Lavey is encouraging the thief to return it.

“Let’s have a solid good ending to this story,” he said. He continued by saying the lamp could be returned, no questions asked, at Sweeney Hose Fire Hall at 499 Zimmerman St., North Tonawanda. It could be left between the two sets of doors.

“I don’t think there are any more like that out there,” Lavey continued. “That specific design hasn’t been around since [Brennan] got it.”

For Brennan, he would like to see the thief caught to prevent theft from any of his fellow local businesses.

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asked Brennan if he was available on Saturday.

“I’m sure he probably figured someone was bringing him a leg lamp to replace the one that was stolen,” said Lavey.

But Brennan and his wife had no idea Petrella would be the one delivering it.

“He and his wife are both huge fans of the movie,” Lavey said.

“When they saw [Petrella] walking through the door, bringing the crate on a dolly, their faces just dropped. You could tell they just had no clue this was happening.”

And Brennan was sure taken by surprise.

“They had Ian Petrella bring it in and it all went

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The story of the leg lamp thief had gone nationwide.

Yankee Spirits owner Gary Brennan was unhappy, to say the least, when he found out his leg lamp, similar to the one from the well-known holiday movie “A Christmas Story,” had been stolen from his store.

What he didn’t expect most, was what happened next. Calls, emails and text messages came in from throughout the country, regarding the theft.

“I got calls from all over the country and texts from people all over the country saying it was in their paper,” said Brennan. “It was insane.”

The news of the theft quickly spread on social media, which is where it caught the eye of Joe Lavey Jr., who happens to have a special connection to the movie, a friendship with one of the actors.

Ian Petrella, who played Randy in the movie, had seen Lavey’s post regarding the lamp on Facebook.

“I hit the share button and I’m friends with Ian Petrella and he was on tour when he saw it. He wrote on my Facebook that we needed to replace [Brennan’s] lamp,” said Lavey.

The money was raised to purchase a new lamp and Petrella flew in just for the occasion. Lavey made it a surprise and just

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The lamp had been given to Brennan 15 years ago by his wife as a Christmas gift.

“I was one of the few people that saw the movie 31 years ago in theaters,” he said. “I would search the paper to see when it was going to be on because I just love the movie.”

Understanding his love for the movie, his wife surprised him with his very own leg lamp one year.

After a few years, he decided to do “A Christmas Story” display in the front window of his store for the holidays. From then on it became a tradition.

“It became a staple of our front window here for the last 12 years,” said Brennan.

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Two early childhood exhibits to open at museum of science Two special early childhood exhibits, Curious George: Let’s Get Curious! and Science + You will both pay a visit to the Buffalo Museum of Science (BMS) February 7 through May 10, 2015.

Presented locally by GEICO with education support from Doodle Bugs Children Centers, both exhibits are included with general museum admission and free for BMS Members and children under two.

Curious George: Let’s Get Curious The insatiable curiosity of Curious George – the little monkey who has captured the imagination and hearts of millions of children and adults for almost 75 years – comes to life in Curious George: Let’s Get Curious! Sponsored nationally by 3M, the adorable exhibit introduces young children to Curious George’s world and leads visitors on a fun, meaningful interactive math, science and engineeringbased adventure.

Based on the familiar characters in H.A. and Margret Rey’s classic stories published

by Houghton Mifflin, the Curious George exhibit inspires young children’s natural curiosity as they explore early science, math and engineering through hands-on interactive play. The immersive exhibit environment takes place in the neighborhood where Curious George lives with his friend, The Man with the Yellow Hat. Visitors will recognize familiar characters and places featured in the classic stories and the new television series produced

by Imagine Entertainment, WGBH Boston and Universal Studios Family Productions on PBS KIDS. The exhibit’s content is based on educational standards developed by Minnesota Children’s Museum and an expert advisory panel to the PBS KIDS series, as well as national science and math standards for young children.

Designed, developed and built by Minnesota Children’s Museum in partnership with

Universal Studios Consumer Products Group, Curious George: Let’s Get Curious! began touring in September 2007.

Inside the Exhibit Apartment Building Operate wheels to move George on pulleys from window to window. Climb the fire escape and climb inside to play with color, light and shadow.

Sidewalk Produce Stand Play customer or salesperson and explore shape, sorting, weighing and counting with fruit and vegetables.

Construction Site Climb into the construction trailer and design a building, then make use of a bounty of building materials and get to work constructing different structures and using machines to move materials.

City Park Enjoy the urban green space: rest or give a hug to a full-size George and take a picture! Our youngest visitors will enjoy our busy wall activities for babies and toddlers.

Mini Golf Use pipes, ramps, funnels, turntables, bumpers and force to experiment with physics and engineering as you putt through three holes of mini golf.

Space Rocket Climb into the rocket Curious George took on his space adventure! Catch a glimpse of George in his space suit then take a picture from the control station and email it home.

Farm Take a vacation to the country and visit the farm.

Experience cause and effect and use wind power to move yard art like whirligigs, windmills, windsocks, and wind chimes. Build your own whirligig and care for the farm animals.

Museum Within the Museum Learn new things about George when you visit the Museum within the Museum.

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Two special early childhood exhibits, Curious George: Let’s Get Curious! and Science + You will both pay a visit to the Buffalo Museum of Science.

Rey’s work, the escape from France to safety during World War II that saved the Curious George manuscript, and Curious George throughout the years.

Science + You Sponsored by the AbbVie Foundation, the Science + You exhibit offers a child-sized laboratory where children can explore how scientists impact health and wellness.

Through hands-on, interactive machinery, processes and technology, Science + You demonstrates the role science plays in keeping the body healthy. A demonstration area of the exhibit also will allow visiting scientists and educators to perform fun and interactive scientific experiments appropriate for

young children.

The exhibit was created by Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago, located in Glenview, Illinois. Since its debut there in 2011, the exhibit has traveled to museums in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco, as well as internationally to Germany and Brazil.

“The Science + You exhibit is designed after research labs at AbbVie,” said Stephanie Bynum, vice president of programs at Kohl Children’s Museum. “We consulted with their scientists to find effective ways to communicate scientific discovery.”

“We are thrilled to be a part of this unique and exciting exhibit that allows children to become young scientists,” said Tracie

Haas, divisional vice president for corporate responsibility at AbbVie. “Using the hands-on tools, machines and processes in the exhibit will give them a better understanding of how scientists work, which will hopefully inspire an interest in science and the pursuit of future science careers.”

Entering the Exhibit Children will enter the exhibit as if entering a real-life laboratory. At the first station they can pretend to wash their hands, wipe their feet and shower before they put on their white lab coat and learn how important it is for scientists to work in a clean environment.

Antibodies Demonstrating how antibodies act in the body, this component of the exhibit offers children the opportunity to understand a complex process through play by transferring germs (magnetic balls) from the body to a “white blood cell” tube using a moveable antibody.

Glove Box Children can use a glovebox, a sealed container used by real-life scientists, with gloves built into the sides allowing one to manipulate objects safely. Demonstrating how scientists use a glovebox to contain materials as well as protect themselves, the children will wear thick gloves to measure substances using beakers, funnels and other lab equipment.

Mixing and Separating Test Lab Exploring how scientists use machines to mix liquids and solids, this component of the exhibit demonstrates how different types of equipment function. Children can see the machines in action and can also manually mix and separate liquids and solids themselves.

Magnification Area This exhibit features a specialized Wentzscope and video microscopes that magnify objects on a large video screen, allowing younger children to compare and contrast an array of natural

and man-made items up close.

Healthy Lifestyle Science has shown us that we need a balanced lifestyle to stay healthy. This exhibit component emphasizes the importance of nutrition, exercise and rest with an interactive activity. The exhibit features an outline of a human body with a hollow center.

Children place puzzle pieces representing various forms of nutrition, exercise and rest into a hollow outlined body.

When a healthy balance of all the components is achieved, children hear a congratulatory message.

Test Kitchen In the test kitchen children are challenged to make a ‘healthy soup’ choosing their own combination of appropriate ingredients.

Teaching children the importance of a balanced diet, this exhibit has stations with soup pots that can hold up to six ingredients. Children pick the ingredients from the five food groups. The burner under their soup pot lights up when they’ve selected the correct balance of healthy ingredients.

Science Reflection Children can share their scientific thoughts and reflections after experiencing in the exhibit. A variety of images, drawings and terminology from the exhibit is provided that children can use to create their own collage.

A display wall allows children to share their collage reflection with the public. Grease pencils will also be provided for children to write down their impressions.

Admission to both Curious George: Let’s Get Curious and Science + You are included with general museum admission ($10 adults, $9 seniors, $8 children 2-17).

Both exhibits will be open during normal museum hours of 10am to 4pm seven days a week. For more information on either exhibit, visit http://www. sciencebuff.org/exhibits/.

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Armor Inn Tap Room Ellicottville is now open 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

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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.

Live entertainment will fill the restaurant with music so you can dance the night away or relax by the fire place.

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.

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Local Sports Lockport girls best Niagara-Wheatfield at own game

By Nick Sabato SPORTS REPORTER

Many people know about the Niagara-Wheatfield girls basketball team’s 6-foot-2 center Allyson Czaja.

Not many people know about Lockport’s 6-foot-2 center Brooklyn Camarra.

That may not be the case anymore as Camarra stood toe-to-toe with Czaja and scored a career-high 14 points as the Lady Lions hung on to win 45-42 on Tuesday night (Jan. 6) in Niagara Frontier League play.

Entering the contest, the

junior center had only been averaging 5.8 points per game, but she had been looking forward to playing the Lady Falcons’ star pivot player.

“Not many teams have height this year,” said Camarra. “I knew going into this game that there was some as tall as me so I wanted to get to practice and have the ability to play with someone my height.”

Lockport raced out an early lead and held NiagaraWheatfield at bay for most of the game. Camarra was able to hold Czaja to just five points at halftime, while she scored 10 of her 14 points in the first half.

Midway through the third quarter, Camarra would pick up her third foul and leading rebounder Alyssa Wagner would get her fourth, sending

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Allyson Czaja had 17 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks in the Falcons’ loss to Lockport on Jan. 6. N-W fell to 1-2 in NFL action.

the talented pair to the bench for a long stretch.

Czaja would go to work with both of them out of the game, scoring eight of her team-high 17 points in the third quarter to help cut into the lead.

“It was definitely a factor,” said Lockport head coach Karen Catalano. “I’m curious to see the shot chart to see how many outside shots Niagara-Wheatfield had. I’m thinking it’s not going to be many. It was free throws off of fouls and layups.”

The Falcons would continue to dig into the lead, outscoring the Lady Lions 16-7 in the final frame, but a late three-pointer by Hailey Bechtold and clutch free throws from Wagner and Carissa DiTullio were enough to hold off the surge.

Gretta Dry had a strong

outing, despite going just 5 for 15 from the field, as she was able to score on two beautiful floaters in the fourth quarter. Dry finished with 11 points and nine steals in the game.

Wagner found a way to make an impact on the game despite foul trouble and also struggling to get buckets.

She would finish with eight points, nine rebounds and six steals.

Czaja finished with 17 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks, while Kyri Jackson added 12 points, eight boards and six steals for NiagaraWheatfield, which drops to 1-2 in league play and 2-4 overall.

After faltering early in the season with a difficult nonleague schedule, Lockport improves to 3-3 overall and 3-0 in the NFL.

Falvo gets out of own head, matures as Falcon grappler

By Nick Sabato SPORTS REPORTER

One measure of great athletes is how well they handle success and disappointment.

Do they rest on their laurels or strive to be even better? Do they pout when things don’t go their way or do they take disappointment and turn it into motivation to get better?

Niagara-Wheatfield wrestler Vinny Falvo is dipping

into two different pools, as he had a successful regular season a year ago, finishing second at the Niagara Frontier League Championships, but finished fifth in sectionals.

This season, the Falcons’ co-captain is striving to build upon his successes and trying to learn from his mistakes so that he can take the next step in his career.

“I want to do better than I did last year,” said Falvo. “I want to improve. I improved all last summer. I did a lot of wrestling in the offseason and I’ve done very well.”

Falvo has certainly shown that he has gotten better this season.

He’s taken third place in two major tournaments this

season, including the Matthew Marino Tournament at Webster Schroeder High School and the 49th Annual Teike/Bernabi Invitational at Spencerport High School.

Even Niagara-Wheatfield head coach Rick Sweney has seen the improvement Falvo has exhibited both on and off the mat.

“Just his attitude alone,” said Sweney. “A lot of guys can’t take losing and they beat themselves up mentally. He’s turned it around. He’s gotten more aggressive and more positive toward learning from losing. He’s matured a lot.”

One thing that Falvo has worked on since last year has been his mental approach to matches, but it may not be in

the way that you would think.

In the past, he has struggled with focusing too much on who he was or might be wrestling, causing him to overthink and often lose some matches.

“I have to keep my head straight,” said Falvo. “I can’t think about who I’m going to go against, just think of it as a normal match and just have confidence in myself.”

While overthinking opponents cost him matches last year, Falvo has turned his knowledge of opponents into an advantage this year.

Not many high school wrestlers are as astute as he is when it comes to knowing opponents from watching them at tournaments or scouring the internet daily to see how

his rivals performed the night before.

“He’s matured not only as a wrestler but as a young man, too,” said Sweney. “He moved from being a sophomore to a junior. He’s matured on the mat as well as an individual.”

On the mat the junior grappler continues to improve, also, becoming one of the most difficult wrestlers to take down in the NFL. Entering last weekend’s Niagara Frontier Wrestling Officials Classic, Falvo had only been taken down once all season and it was to a defending sectional champion.

“He’s real tough on his feet right now,” said Sweney.

“He’s hard to take down. He’s got good defense even when

they are snapping and trying to get around. He stops a lot of takedowns.”

While getting taken down is a rare occasion for Falvo, he has attempted to improve his skills on the mat when he does.

All summer he worked on being able to escape from precarious situations on the mat instead of letting his opponent get the advantage.

“I’ve worked on not getting broken down on the bottom,” said Falvo. “I’m trying to improve on getting back up to my base and then out.”

If Falvo can continue to improve on his mat skills, he could be very dangerous when the league and sectional tournaments roll around in the very near future.

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Local sports North Tonawanda’s Alvarado is a Lumberjack of many trades

By Dave Ricci SPORTS REPORTER

WilliamAlvarado will always remember his father’s words of wisdom while he was growing up. Victor Alvarado, trying to prepare his son for what can sometimes be a cold world, warned William that some people will look down on him because he was the product of a mixed marriage and that some people might think less of William because he is part Hispanic.

Thankfully, William said, he has never really had to face the kind of trouble his father warned him about. But just knowing that there were people out there who might think less of him sparked an incredible work ethic and drive in young William.

“When I was younger, my dad always told me, ‘people are gonna look down on you because you are part Hispanic,’” Alvarado said. “So he would tell me that and it would drive me to be the best that anyone has ever seen. I try to be the best friend to all of my friends. And I try to be the best in school.”

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William Alvarado has already qualified for the Class A championships with a score of 189. best he can be, Alvarado said he can deal with not always winning or being the absolute best because he feels his wide range of involvement makes him extremely well-rounded, which, in fact, is his ultimate goal.

A senior in his fourth season with the North Tonawanda Lumberjacks swimming/diving team,Alvarado is one of the most driven student-athletes in all of Western New York.

Along with being a key member of the Jacks swim/dive team, Alvarado holds down a part-time job at Roman Cafe on Payne, is near the top of his class academically, is on the NT track and field team,

and is a member of the North Tonawanda HS drama club where he won the male lead (Sonny Malone) in this year’s production of Xanadu.

Always heeding his father’s words, Alvarado was ready for the worst that people might say or think of him because of his Hispanic heritage.

“I always thought that it would never happen,” said Alvarado. “But I guess it was always in the back of my mind.

Like what (my dad) said, it affected me. I would always think about it but nobody is really judging me like that because it’s like a new age. And I feel bad for him because he grew up in an age where he was really

judged for it. It’s good to know that now there’s no judgment.

But like I said before, I had expected it, it never happened, but I expected it so much that I was ready for it.”

Doing everything at a high level, NT dive coach Chris Heyer, who also works with Alvarado during track season, said it’s tough to pinpoint exactly what William’s greatest talent truly is.

“His ability to manage his time is probably his best asset,” said Heyer. “He has a part-time job, he’s in the drama club, he’s in a few other clubs around school. His grades in school are up there and on top of that he’s a sectional qualifier for diving.”

Heyer tagged Alvarado as the team’s hybrid athlete who is not only a first-class diver, but someone who can also be counted on to swim in relays.

Seemingly always on the go, it seems like the most challenging aspect of Alvarado’s day is setting aside enough time to sleep each night.

“I got to sleep at 2 a.m. to 7 a.m.,” Alvarado said after a practice during holiday break.

“Five hours. That’s it.”

While sleep, on most nights, is at a premium for Alvarado, he said the pressure of getting things done and wondering if he can do everything sometimes feels like walls closing in on him. But at the same time, Al-

varado said maintaining such a demanding pace helps keep him focused on what he needs to get done from hour-to-hour.

But at the same time, Alvarado also knows when to step back and take that all-important breather.

“Yeah but then I just kind of go to bed after that,” he said.

“Like, if it’s really pressing and I’m just really exhausted from the day, I say, ‘you know what? I can take care of it tomorrow morning before I go to school.’”

While every day is a test of his time management skills, Alvarado said his mom, Diane, is always worried about him taking on more than he can handle. But William, who will be attending Princeton next year and is the Class of 2015 Salutatorian, said it’s worth all the extra work to be as wellrounded as possible.

Already qualifying for the Class A championship with a score of 189, Alvarado has his sights set on making his last run at sectionals and the state tournament. But with the new format of sectional qualifiers coming from top 24 finishers from the championship meets, Alvarado knows that his spot is not set in stone.

“It ‘s going to drive me to go hard and do better,” he said.

“Because I know that I’m second in (NFL) but I don’t know how any of the other league’s (divers) look.”

Stallions slowed in Ontario tourney, Gawron records shutout The Mite Major Clarence Stallions played in the Golden Horseshoe Tournament in Burlington,Ontario,fromDec.27-29.

The Stallions played four talented Ontario teams, initially

facing the Vaughan Rangers.

In this matchup, Stallions’ player Luke Marchant stole the puck in the neutral zone, went in on a breakaway, and scored.

However, Vaughan prevailed,

3-1. Stallions’ goaltender Josh Gawron made many saves to keep his team in the contest for the duration.

The Stallions subsequently lost games to the Brampton 45s, Port

CreditStorm,andOshawaMinor Generals.

••• Gawron recorded another shutout as Stallions blanked the Lakeview Hawks, 1-0 on Jan. 5.

Cameron Stadelmaier scored the game’s lone goal, assisted by Evan Becigneul and Marchant.

The one-goal game got even tighter toward the end of the third period as Clarence defensemen

took two penalties in succession and Hamburg pulled its goalie fora6-on-3skateradvantage,but Marchant took possession of the puckwith10secondsleftandiced it to finish the win for Clarence.

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NFADA AutoTech Competition organizers thankful

The annual NFADA Ron Smith Memorial High School AutoTech Competition, an annual event sponsored by the Niagara Frontier Automobile Dealers Association and Erie Community College, will take place on Saturday, Jan. 17.

Winners will be crowned in both the diagnostic skills and tire-changing competition, and thanks to the generosity of several sponsors, prizes and scholarships will be awarded to hard-working local students.

The competition will be held at the Erie Community College-Vehicle Technology Training Center at 5885 Big Tree Road in Orchard Park beginning at 9 a.m. and concluding with an awards ceremony at approximately 3 p.m. Highlights of the competition include a diagnostic skills competition for high school seniors and a tire-changing competition for juniors. Each team will consist of two competitors.

At stake in the local competition are trophies, prizes and college scholarship awards. More importantly, the top local team in the diagnostic skills competition will automatically qualify for the National Automotive Technology Competition held at the New York International Auto Show in April, where they will compete for over $3 million in prizes and scholarships!

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Pictured left to right are: Gabriella Parisi and Arianna Sidor.

Teams currently scheduled to compete include: Burgard High School, Ellicottville BOCES, Genesee Valley Career & Tech Center, Harkness Career Center, Hewes Educational Center, Kenton Career Center, LoGuidice Educational Center, Niagara Career & Tech Center, Orleans Career & Tech Center, Potter Career & Tech Center and WD Ormsby Career & Tech Center. be possible without the incredible support of our competition sponsors,” said NFADA President Paul Stasiak. “Their support helps our students continue their education in the automotive field and ensures a strong workforce right here in

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General Motors will serve as the vehicle sponsor for the event and will provide six 2015 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles for the students to compete on. The WNY Ford Dealers return as a competition contributor in

2015, sponsoring the front end alignment and electrical work stations and providing two display vehicles. Subaru is also sponsoring the front end alignment station and is providing a 2015 Subaru Forester to be worked on at the alignment station.

Faith-filled first graders The faith-filled first graders of St. John the Baptist School in Kenmore presented a brilliant Christmas prayer service for their school and parish community.

The little ones sang traditional carols, including “Oh Come All Ye Faithful” and “Immaculate Mary” as they recounted the events leading up to the birth of the Christ Jesus.

First grade teachers Jenn Mical and Jill Parrino incorporated prayers that the children had written into the service, including prayers of thanksgiving for family, faith, and warm homes.

Parent Amy Schraufstetter stated, “If these little loves don’t warm your heart and lift your Christmas spirit, I don’t know what will. I am grateful for the teachers for taking the time to let our kids be kids...these moments are priceless.”

As the students and families departed to commence their Christmas recess, faculty member Jen Kaminska commented, “That was quite simply the most wonderful prayer service I have ever attended. I was teary eyed the whole time.

Those first graders brought the joy to my Christmas.”

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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.

These billboards are help-

ing to usher in a new year of celebrations at the zoo, including an upcoming coloring contest (winners chosen at random)!

To kick off the celebration, CPOWNY is sponsoring a contest to win a stuffed baby giraffe, complete with a bandana with Sampson’s name. The first entry from each of the 25 community papers to correctly submit all

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.

To help you along, we will be providing clues each week to the locations of the billboards.

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

Good luck spotting Sampson!

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

Man falls of GI Bridge into Niagara River At approx. 1:40 a.m. a Town of Tonawanda Police officer, operating a marked patrol vehicle, became the target of an aggressive driver While the officer was patrolling Niagara Falls Boulevard, a vehicle began to tailgate the patrol vehicle – when the officer changed lanes, the vehicle would likewise do the same and aggressively/continually commit the same actions.

After several moments the officer was passed by the subject vehicle at a high Rate of speed – blaring the cars horn as it passed and accelerating quickly to unsafe speeds.

The officer followed the vehicle onto the I-290 West.

The erratic behavior of the vehicle continued. It accelerated to over 100mph, slowed down – would turn its hazards on and off – accelerate again. The officer attempted to pull the vehicle over; it didn’t yield to the officer.

Due to the weather conditions the pursuit was called

off by a supervisor. The pursuing officer disengaged and watched as the vehicle, in the distance, exited onto the 190-North.

Minutes after disengaging the pursuit, the Town of Tonawanda Police were contacted by CPS. They relayed that they received a call from a man who stated he was involved in a police chase and that he was going to ‘crash the car and kill himself’. It was presumed that this caller was the operator of the vehicle which was driving recklessly/erratically.

Town of Tonawanda Police searched the area of River Road and the I-190 in Tonawanda for signs of the car. It wasn’t located.

Several minutes later they were informed by an Erie County Sheriff’s deputy that a vehicle was parked at the top of the south Grand Island Bridge. The vehicle matched that which was observed in the Tonawanda incident. Upon responding to the top of the bridge they

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found the vehicle parked and a man perched on the outside of the railing; he was distraught. Negotiations were immediately commenced in close quarters to bring him to safety. The man let go of the railing and fell into the Niagara River. He is presumed dead. As of the authoring of this release no body has been recovered.

The vehicle that was parked at the top of the bridge is a stolen car from the Town of Tonawanda on 1-515. It was taken by a family member during a domestic dispute. The family involved is aware of the incident.

We are withholding the name of the presumed subject until positive identification is made.

The entire incident – from the first contact on Niagara Falls Boulevard to the fall from the bridge – lasted 20 minutes.

The New York State Police are investigating the (presumed) death from the bridge.

Bling, bake, boutique sale The Women’s Sodality of St. Paul RC Church in Kenmore is sponsoring a Bling, Bake and Boutique Sale in the Parish Hall, 47 Victoria Boulevard, Kenmore from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14.

Tables are $10.00 for 5 feet or $20.00 for 10 feet. No food vendors.

Interested Crafters, please call 875-2730 or 876-5813 to receive an application form.