The Lancaster Sun / Saturday, October 18, 2014 A-1

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Carrie Green, principal of John A. Sciole Elementary School, and Maureen Kuc-iewski, a teacher at Sciole, gave a presentation to the Lancaster School Board at this past meeting on tech-nology changes, and how they are affecting the class-room dynamic.

All the kids in Kuciews-ki’s fourth grade class-room got Chromebooks for schoolwork and research purposes, and as of Oct. 6 have “learned to log in us-ing their 900 number,” said Kuciewski.

In addition to learning basic keyboarding skills, students will also become familiar with Google Drive, Google Sandbox, and how

Chromebooks come to Sciole Elementary

to send messages through an app on the desktop. Although a lot of the kids seem to be pros already, Kuciewski joked, it’s an-other thing entirely to have them use their comput-ers in a classroom setting. They are learning these apps and programs, but in a way that makes it seem like play.

Robin Zahm, one of the three technology teachers for the district, set up the fi rst assignment students saw on their Chromebooks after logging in. A docu-ment was waiting for them in their Google Sandbox, with a list of questions like “What is your whole name?” and “What’s your favorite color?” Students were able to work at their own pace answering ques-tions, and then personal-

izing them with different fonts and colors. It was the kind of solitary work that was more about dis-covering than a pressure to answer within a certain timeframe. The kids took pride in their own chang-es, and became familiar with “adding information to a document,” remarked Kuciewski.

The new technology also helps with the writing pro-cess. Students are learn-ing to research a topic and write essays on it, and with Google Drive, for instance, the teacher can give advice as the essays are taking shape.

See “Sciole”on page 3

By Amy RobbTHE LANCASTER SUN REPORTER

By Jennifer LysiakTHE LANCASTER SUN EDITOR

In every communi ty there are always a few well-known restaurants, but what is it about them that makes them so allur-ing? For Mooney’s Sports Bar & Grill, 4628 Broad-way, in Depew, this neigh-borhood joint has become a gathering place that offers great food at affordable prices, luring both nearby residents and the occasion-al traveler.

A place known for its macaroni and cheese dish-es, customers can try the original cheddar macaroni and cheese topped with Panko bread crumbs; ba-con, cheeseburger mac and cheese; lobster mac and cheese; or fried bologna mac and cheese. There are a total of nine different styles to choose from.

The original Mooney’s, located on Military Road

in Kenmore, was where it all began for the restaurant and the claim to fame of macaroni and cheese grew. Mooney’s now has fi ve lo-

cations in Depew, Lancast-er, Tonawanda, Kenmore, and Leroy.

“The mac and cheese we started out with a small [se-

lection] and we gradually added different mac and cheeses to the menu. Peo-ple love them,” remarked co-owner of the Depew

John Dudziak, co-owner of the Depew and Lancaster Mooney’s Sports Barw & Grill, and Depew Mooney’s Manager, Kelly

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and Lancaster Mooney’s, John Dudziak. “We have a secret recipe and it’s all made to order with fresh ingredients.”

That being said, patrons must understand these dishes will take time to prepare, but it certainly seems well worth the wait, as one Mooney’s patron raved about his dish the next table over.

Dudziak added custom-ers can order a side or whole mac and cheese dish, however, a side maybe just enough to fi ll anyone up.

“Our s ides are enor-mous,” he said. “If you get a side you’re taking it home. You can’t eat it all.

It’s crazy.” Mooney’s is much more

than a pub as it is a place with a cozy, welcoming environment for all ages.

“It’s a sports bar with a twist,” said Dudziak, offer-ing not only the traditional pub food such as wings, chicken fi ngers, deep fried foods, but wraps, tacos, soups, salads, subs, burg-ers such as an A1 Burger, a stuffed pepper burger, and a PB&J bacon burger.

The menu also offers children selections of their own.

See “Mooney’s”on page 7

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John A. Sciole Elementary School students get a boost in technology.

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By Sallie Moppert THE LANCASTER SUN REPORTER

The students and staff at EduKids Early Childhood Learning Centers took part in a special celebration that took place on a chilly but sunny morning on Thurs-day, Oct. 9. EduKids was celebrating its 25 years of business with a special cer-emony to commemorate this special occasion.

The staff planted a sil-ver maple tree in honor of the center’s silver anniver-sary with the help of all of the students. This an-niversary celebration was hosted across 10 of the 13 EduKids locations in West-ern New York.

“The owner, Nancy Ware, came up with the idea to celebrate our big anniversa-ry back at the beginning of the school year,” explained Anitra Serafi ni, the director of the Lancaster EduKids. “We had a lot of fun help-ing the kids to help us plant the tree in the back of the center.”

The staff members gave some of the students min-iature shovels so that they could help to plant the tree by adding dirt to the ground around the tree. After the students poured some dirt onto the pile, they passed the shovel to one of their classmates so child could have a turn and participate in the ceremony. The chil-

Taking part in the tree planting ceremony from left to right is Anitra Serafi ni, Noah

Andrews, Olivia Mather, and Lily McCormick

dren cheered each other on as they waited for their turns to join into the fun. Once the tree was planted, the students and staff then enjoyed taking photos to-gether in front of the tree and the plaque commemo-rating the center’s anniver-sary.

EduKids came into exis-tence in 1989 when owner Ware was looking for a childcare center for her own children. Since the fi rst cen-ter, the business has grown to include 13 different centers across the Western

New York area. EduKids works with students rang-ing from 6 months to 12 years old. They are one of the handfuls of daycare centers that are accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

“We really strive to pro-vide a good education to our young children,” Se-rafini added. “They get to learn through play and discover that an everyday experience can become a learning experience.”

Parents are welcome

to enroll their students in the program at any time during the school year as long as there is room in the program. Anyone in-terested in having a child attend EduKids can contact Serafini to check program availability.

EduKids has an open door policy, which means that parents are allowed to stop in and see their chil-dren throughout the day.

“We have some parents that come in on their lunch breaks to have lunch with their kids,” Serafini said. “It’s great that many of our parents really like to get involved and the kids are always happy to see them.”

Parents that may not be able to visit their children throughout the day will also have the opportunity to help their kids with their edu-cation through EduKids’ “help us at home” program. This program gives parents ways to help their children connect to what they are learning in class at home.

“It’s a great opportunity for parents to work with their kids at home and the kids are always excited to share what they’re learning in school with their fami-lies,” said Serafi ni.

The Lancaster EduKids is located at 1767 Como Park Boulevard in Lancaster.

To enroll or for more in-formation, contact Serafi ni at 685-0729 or by email at aserafi ni@edukidsinc.com.

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By Maria PericozziTHE LANCASTER SUN INTERN

Everybody knows that one person that texts dur-i n g c l a s s e v e r y d a y, even though they aren’t supposed to be on their phones.

Lancaster High School has a free use cell phone policy that leaves the use of your cell phone during class, up to the teacher’s discretion. Lancaster was the fi rst district in the area

to introduce this policy in 2011.

Students at Lancaster High School are allowed to use their phones during study halls, lunches, and while walking in the hall-way in between classes. The teachers are allowed to decide whether the stu-dent’s phones have to be turned off and away, or whether they can be used during class for education-al purposes.

Administration says that

the amount of referrals written for inappropriate use of cell phones has gone down since the new policy has been put in place.

“I like being able to use phones during class be-cause they are a quick re-source to almost any in-formation you need,” says Ashley Gianni, senior at Lancaster High School. “They are so easy to use during class when trying to work on something. You have everything you could ever need at the touch of your fi ngertips.”

Other schools, like Or-chard Park High School, are using the policy of cell phones needing to be off from the time school starts, to the time that school ends.

“ I f o u r p o l i c y w a s changed, I think some stu-dents would be on their

Free use cell phone policy at Lancaster High phones all the time, de-pending on the student,” says Anna Cappello, a se-nior at Orchard Park High School.

Cappello believes that students should be able to use their phones dur-ing lunch, study halls, and other laid back classes, like Lancaster allows. Be-ing able to keep in touch with your parents about afterschool activities is something that should be allowed.

Other schools around Lancaster have started to follow in the administra-tions footsteps, and have started to allow students to use their phones while in lunch, and during study halls. Which school will be next?

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By Jennifer LysiakTHE LANCASTER SUN EDITOR

In May, the house, lo-cated at 18 Jonquille Court in Lancaster, was in the middle of construction, a wooden eggshell, so it was left up the imagination on how the house would look when fi nished, but one thing was for sure the sale of the house would benefi t a lot of people right here in Western New York.

With a few months of construction still ahead, it was announced last week that Marrano Homes has completed construction on the house. But what makes this house so different com-pared to others?

It is a part of Marrano Homes’s fourth “Raising the Roof for Roswell” proj-ect, a project that will bene-fi t groundbreaking research and patient care at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.

“We started ‘Raising the Roof for Roswell’ in 2006 to raise funds for the most important hospital in Buffalo,” said President of Marrano Homes Pat-rick Marrano. “We said, ‘Let’s get together with our trade partners, let’s see if

we can get everyone to pull together and put in some time and effort and labor, reduce costs, and make a contribution from the sale of the home.’ Here we are four homes later, and it’s been very effective, very successful. I see no stop-ping, everyone enjoys it.”

To date, Marrano has do-

nated more than $700,000 to Roswell Park and dur-ing an unveiling ceremony held Thursday, Oct. 2 of 18 Jonquille Court at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, Marrano presented $100,000 check to Roswell.

Dr. James Mohler, associ-ate director and senior-vice president for Translational

Research, said Marrano’s “Raising the Roof” is an innovative program.

“Today’s funds are going to contribute to the Clinical Sciences Center,” said Dr. Mohler, which is currently under construction. “That is part of a big development program here at Roswell Park, to make our center

Patrick A. Marrano (right) unveils the new homebuilder’s fourth, ‘Raising the Roof for Roswell’ home during a ceremony at Roswell Park Cancer Institute on Oct. 2. Also pictured, from left to right:

Dr. James Mohler, Kathleen Graim, and James Marrano.

more accessible for patients who are affl icted with pros-tate cancer.”

The 11-story Clinical Sci-ences Center will house a new breast center for breast cancer patients and offer screening mammography to the community. The cen-ter will also offer a state-of-the-art Chemotherapy Infu-sion Center where cancer patients will have improved waiting times for treatment. They will be able to receive treatment in comfortable, improved surroundings with space for even more loved ones to accompany them.

Other services include having patient education offices where patients can turn for personalized edu-cational support. Informa-tion specialists will assist patients and their families in taking control of their lives at a time when they are most vulnerable. Life after cancer can also have signifi cant challenges. The new Clinical Sciences Cen-ter will allow a strong sur-vivorship program to be built.

“The money that this company and you gentle-men have raised along with your associates, gives peo-

ple like me and the 31,000 other patients an opportu-nity to believe,” remarked Kathleen Graim, a patient at Roswell Park. “To be-lieve that there is going to be a cure someday, to be-lieve that we are going to fight this together and the belief that yes, we will fi nd that cure, and that nobody will have to go through this disease alone or struggle. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you.”

The new, single-family home is located in Mar-rano’s The Cove at Pleas-ant Meadows community in Lancaster. Donations to Raising the Roof can be made online at www.ro-swellpark.org/giving or by mailing checks to: Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, Attn: Raising the Roof, Elm & Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14623 (pay-able to: Roswell Park Alli-ance Foundation – Raising the Roof).

To purchase the home, visit Linda VanNortwick at the fully decorated model center in the Cove at Pleas-ant Meadows, located at 17 Jonquille Court, Lancaster, or call 809-8677.

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“Every time a student edits something, or chang-es something, I can see it,” said Kuciewski.

Instead of a whole mess of red corrections on a fi n-ished essay, small steps are taken at different stages, from outlining to draft-ing, that way what’s wrong doesn’t seem like a huge task. The teacher can take the time to explain why, say, a conclusion para-graph is needed, and how to start it, instead of simply saying it’s missing once the fi nished work is hand-ed in. Instructors can also keep track of those that haven’t started anything, lighting a fi re under those late night essay writers.

Science lessons have also “gone wireless,” said Kuciewski, with the fi rst task being to research a specifi c butterfl y using a link left in Google Drive,

and report back under the lesson plan: Investigate! Discover! Report! Stu-dents become familiar with copying and pasting a link into the browser, and click-ing through to discover what they need to in order to fi nish the assignment. As with the fi rst assign-ment, the butterfl y website provided a tool for learn-ing at a comfortable pace, promoting excitement in discovery instead of pres-sure to answer a question under a time constraint.

Overall, it seems that the introduction of Chrome-books in the classroom helps bring students and teachers together, provid-ing a sense of transparency and in-depth feedback that can help enrich the learn-ing experience while intro-ducing crucial computer skills at an early age.

Brandon Spikes, Buf-falo Bills linebacker, will make an appearance at the Lancaster NOCO Express, located at the corner of Walden and Pavement, to have a meet and greet with fans. Fans will be able to get Spikes’ autograph.

Spikes will be at the NOCO Express , 4221 Walden Ave., from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21.

As a family-owned and

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In addition, WGR 550’s “The John Murphy Show,” will be broadcasted live from 7 to 9 p.m. at the store, and will include an interview with Spikes. NOCO serves as the ti-tle sponsor for “The John Murphy Show.”

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The Sun EditorialThe Sun EditorialW W W. C P O W N Y . C O M

Plan to raise elected offi cials salaries not supportedRecently the Citizens

Salary Review Commis-sion released its report, calling for salary increases for the county executive, comptroller, sheriff and clerk. It was the fi rst report since 2004 and analyzed the fact that elected offi -cials’ salaries hadn’t been raised since 1996.

I think the Commission did a thorough job and I want to thank the members for the time they commit-ted to creating their rec-ommendations. The total increase would be $77,305 annually and the commis-sion said the increases would bring Erie County on par with comparable counties.

The following increases were recommended: coun-ty executive - $103,248 to $126,400, a 22 percent increase; sheriff - $79,092

to $102,400, a 29 percent increase; comptroller - $80,613 to $98,750, a 22 percent increase; and the clerk - $79,092 to $91,800, a 16 percent increase. It was recommended that the legislators’ salaries remain the same.

After the report was released, I joined my col-leagues in the Majority Caucus in issuing a state-ment that we opposed the recommendations and that we would vote against in-creases.

I believe that now is not the appropriate time to raise elected offi cials’ sal-aries. While I believe there is some merit to certain points made in the report, my decision to not raise the salaries is because of the taxpayers who would fund them.

I have met many fami-lies who are struggling,

making the same wage they have for years because our local economy is not strong. Businesses are fi ghting to stay open and as a result, workers are impacted. I have also met many resi-dents who were forced to switch jobs, start over and take a cut in pay just to fi nd work.

Right now, to raises the salaries of elected offi cials would be imprudent. We pay some of the highest tax-es in the country and Erie County’s economy contin-ues to struggle.

A recent report on poverty shows we have a long way to go to recover. Right now, elected offi cials should not receive a salary increase.

Many residents have reached out to me, voic-ing their opinion about this topic. To date, everyone I have heard from opposes the raises. The Legislature’s

Majority Caucus wants to ensure we provide ample opportunity for residents to weigh in before we vote. A public forum will be held soon to provide residents that platform.

As soon as the date and location are fi nalized, we will be announcing the de-tails.

wYou can also send your comments to me at ted.mor-ton@erie.gov or directly to the Clerk of the Legislature at 92 Franklin St., Buffalo, NY 14202, where they will be part of the offi cial record.

If you have any questions about the Citizens Salary Review Commission’s rec-ommendations or another county matter, please con-tact me at 858-8856.

Erie County LegislatorTed Morton

Superintendent column: Getting back in the swing of things

With just a little over one month of school be-hind us, the school build-ings and our classrooms are abuzz with activity and our students, faculty, and staff are back in the swing of things.

I hope everyone in-volved in the school com-munity has had the chance to experience at least one event, from open houses, various mixers, academy kick-offs, and dances, to music performances and athletic contests. It’s only October and we have al-ready seen seniors sign let-ters of intent to accept ath-letic scholarships; received the names of a record number of AP Scholars; accepted a banner from the New York Public School Athletic Association as a School of Distinction; and been recognized by the Western New York STEM Hub (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) as one of a handful of Emerg-ing School Systems.

One does not have to look far to witness the impressive things that take place in our school community. Lancaster Central School District has an amazing sense of community and this was refl ected in the way in which faculty, and staff, volunteers, parents, and friends all came together to help a family and class-mates cope with the grief and loss over one of our own. Over and over again during that diffi cult time,

I heard that our deeply rooted sense of family, of community, is what makes Lancaster truly the special place it is to live and learn.

At the forefront of mak-ing this school district special is a team of caring volunteers, your board of education. Board mem-bers receive no compen-sation and serve, during sometimes extraordinarily diffi cult times, to guide and support policy and di-rection for the school dis-trict. They are the unsung heroes of our organiza-tion and truly deserve our thanks and appreciation.

October 27-31 offi cially marks New York School Board Recognition Week, and I would like to take this time to publicly thank the community servants you elected to represent you on our board of edu-cation: Kenneth Graber, Esq., board president; Patrick Uhteg, board vice president; and trustees, Wendy Buchert, Bill Gal-lagher, Marie MacKay, Kim Nowak, and Michael Sage.

In addition to their tra-ditional roles, this year our school board members will be guiding us through the challenging task of reviewing options for a potential bond issue cam-paign as well as helping us maintain the delicate balance of fi scal prudency with exceptional educa-tional programming.

Please join me in thank-ing these remarkable in-

dividuals. They are your friends, neighbors, co-workers, and elected rep-resentatives. They are ev-er-present at school events and a gesture as simple as a handshake is often all that is needed for them to know that we, as a community, appreciate their tireless ef-forts on behalf of the chil-dren of this outstanding

Michael J. Vallely,Superintendent of Schools

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A Democrat supporting Ortt

Recently there has been a series of letters in several newspapers in support of Johnny Destino for State Senate. Their general theme has been guilt by association of Rob Ortt because he is a republican. The letters mention the “debacle in Lockport”, Steve Rich-ards, and George Maziarz’s resignation, yet they fail to mention the halting of the campaign investiga-tion of irregularities by the democrats Cuomo and Schneiderman.

The letters say they’re not “anti-Ortt”. Oh Well. The inference is that we should be suspicious and question Ortt’s integrity, yet they fail to mention Ortt’s military service to his country in defense of our freedom. Nor do they mention Destino’s change of party affi liation to suit his political aspirations.

In another letter some of the Republican Party’s chairmen mention the tax rate in North Tonawanda versus Lockport and Niagara Falls, but fail to compare the progress that has been made under Ortt’s leadership. Nor did they mention the life support the city of Niagara

Falls is on from the casino, or that Lockport needs to borrow money to provide standard civic services. One of the non-mentions is that Destino has never governed anything, as has Ortt, but they conveniently omit that. Another letter alludes to Destino’s support of education. While I’m sure that Destino is good man, I don’t know where it’s said that being a supporter of education is what qualifi es one for leadership at the state senate level.

Lastly, it would be totally naïve to think that if the democrats gain control of the senate, in addition to the assembly that they already basically own, that it won’t affect what upstate and Western New York receive in fi nancial assistance from state government.

I’m a life-long democrat, but this time I have to think of what I believe is best for my home and community, and that means supporting Rob Ortt for state senate.

Karl E. BauerNorth Tonawanda

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WNY75 Boxwood LaneCheektowaga, NY 14227

Embarrassing Lancaster Town BoardPlease understand I have

nothing against Tom Irish, but somehow he has been rewarded with an appointment to a town job that he doesn’t deserve, while at the same time, we taxpayers of this great town, shouldn’t have to fund this position.

I appeal to all the guilty par-ties here, known as our town board, and who had the audac-ity to vote this unbudgeted position into being, when it is pretty obvious the position is not needed.

Tell me how this body can justify in their own minds that a position that has been vacant for 27 of the last 33 months deserves taxpayer support? Where is the business sense to approve such a move? Where is the obligation to the taxpayer to approve such a move?

The more I read about this in all the news publications,

the sicker it made me. I can only ask Aquino, Stempniak, McCracken, and Komrek; how they could possibly support this? And with this reaching the Buffalo News, now everyone knows how dysfunctional the Lancaster Town Board really is.

Mr. Aquino thinks recusing himself absolves him from guilt, when in fact he was the obvious architect of this embarrassment. Don’t think for a minute he didn’t lobby his party board members well before recuse.

The other surprise here is his party board members saw nothing wrong with Aquino being legal counsel and the landlord of Mr. Irish. Isn’t it also obvious that if Mr. Irish doesn’t have a job, he can’t pay Mr. Aquino. What does this really say about the integrity of our town board?

I don’t know how our town

supervisor has kept things together working with this crew, but I give him kudos for being the only one thinking of us taxpayers. His appeal to the board to forget party lines and vote for what is right in this matter apparently shows you cannot reach this shallow bunch to even think of the

taxpayers. Hopefully Lancaster resi-

dents will remember this fi asco on future election days.

Thank you for listening,James R. Ahrens

Lancaster, NY

The Lancaster Market is extending condolences to the Schwab Family for the loss of their mother this past weekend. The Schwab Fam-ily Farm has been at the Lan-caster Market for four years. She passed a week after her 88th birthday celebration. The Schwab family regrets that they were unable to be at the market this past Sun-day. They intend to fi nish off the season coming the next two Sundays.

Thanks to Legislator Ted Morton for arranging Rite Aid to offer a fl ue clinic at the farmers market this past weekend.

Only two more weeks be-fore the end of the market and there is plenty of fresh vegetables, fruits, pastries, mums, and all the extras that make our market special.

We are having a Ball ap-preciation day this Sunday. We are cleaning out our Ball

products pick up coupons and giveaways. We are there to give tips on food saving and canning anytime. We have one two prizes from Ball this season, thanks for your participation.

October soup month is this Sunday and the last Sunday we will be serving the world famous breakfast sandwich at the market.

The Thursday market is located at Kate’s Country Cousins, located at 6148 Broadway, from 3 to 7 p.m. and Sundays at 4913 Tran-sit Road, in Lancaster, from 9a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Isn’t it disheartening that as the world falls apart all our elected leaders (both parties) from the top to the bottom have nothing to wor-ry about but getting elected or reelected to the jobs they haven’t done in the fi rst place.

The government agencies are in shambles with mis-management corruption and whatever while the rank and fi le sulter.

We’re to welcome who-ever wants to come to our country for whatever reason (a better lifestyle or destroy us from within) with no questions ask. We tell the world what and when we’re going to try and stop the hor-rifi c acts that are tearing he world down and then basi-cally don’t do anything.

While I support the Con-

stitution and all is stands for there comes a time when anyone who acts by word or deed to destroy our na-tion loses any and all rights the Constitution provides. At one time such action had only one penalty and it ap-pears it’s time to use that penalty again.

I know this will prob-ably fall on deaf ears but it’s time we wake up and look at what’s happening to us as a nation. It appears our elect-ed offi cials and big business can’t be bothered unless it’s to their benefi t.

What happened to the old adage, “love thy neighbor” and “to thine own self to be true?”

Frank MaddockLancaster, NY

Midterm elections

Lancaster Democrats hire Tom Irish as a full-time parks department la-borer aide. Mr. Irish took a part-time position as a dog control offi cer earlier this year. He never reported for training for that position or to work during a 3-month period.

How many private sec-tor companies’ HR depart-ments would recommend hiring someone who earlier in the year was employed in their company and nev-er showed up for work? It is certainly evident that his work ethic stinks.

In my opinion, depend-ability is one of the most important qualifi cations for any job. This quality is not found in Mr. Irish’s past work history with the Town of Lancaster.

It is unknown which job posting - November 2013 or April 2014- that Mr. Irish allegedly responded to. Since the latest posting was April 9 and letters of interest needed to be sub-mitted by April 29, why did it take at least 5 months to make an appointment if the position was of dire need?

Didn’t this position be-come a dire need only due to the release of the su-pervisor’s 2015 tentative budget on Sept. 29, which eliminated the position, which had been vacant for 27 of the last 33 months?

This whole thing stinks like a dead w****’s minge.

Thank you,Georgia Schlager

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Petit LarcenyAt 3:24 p.m., Oct. 3, patrol responded to Walmart, 4975

Transit Road, for a shoplifter in custody. The complainant watched the offender, Keith E. Hale, 22, of Cheektowaga, remove a tag from a pair of sneakers and put the sneakers on his feet.

Hale then went though check out and paid for other items. He left the store without paying for the sneakers. When Hale was stopped it was discovered that there were socks and a pair of fl annel pants that were located in a bag but were not paid for. Hale stated he did not take those items and he only took the sneakers. Hale was transported to the station. He was charged with petit larceny.

Leaving Scene of Property Damage

Only Accident At 9:39 a.m., Oct. 4, patrol was dispatched to a property

damage accident on Central Avenue, at Charlton Place, in the town. Upon arrival, patrol spoke to the complainant, who stated he was operating a black Volkswagen GTI south on Central Avenue, when he was being tailgated the entire time by the vehicle traveling behind him.

The complainant stated he began to slow down in order to make a left turn, with his turn signal on, onto Charlton Place when he was rear ended by a white GMC Acadia. The driver of the striking vehicle was described as a white male, in his 20’s, short with a scruffy beard, and wearing an orange colored hoodie. The unknown driver stated he was driving his girlfriend’s vehicle and that he was not on the insurance.

The unknown driver did not want to wait for police to ar-rive and told the complainant that he was late for a funeral. The unknown driver fl ed south on Central Avenue. Patrol responded to a residence on Livingston Avenue, where the owner of the vehicle lived, but patrol checked the area and residence with negative results.

Dispatch sent an attempt to locate message countywide. Patrol also noted that on Sept. 13, the vehicle was the subject of an attempt to locate by the City of Buffalo Police Depart-

ment. The vehicle was involved in a pursuit with the city police, after the vehicle left a high drug area with possible weapons in the vehicle.

Criminal Impersonation

At 9:56 a.m., Oct. 6, patrols were alerted to a white female registered at Motel 6, located at 52 Freeman Drive, who has an outstanding bench warrant from the Town of Lancaster for traffi c charges. Patrols responded to room #211, which was occupied by a white and black female.

The black female was identifi ed and there was a negative warrant check on her. The white female gave patrol her name and birthdate and stated this is to be her true identity. Patrols advised the female that it is unlawful to impersonate another person. The female still claimed to be whom she stated.

Later, the female provided patrols with her name, Jennifer D. Abrams, 23, of Rochester City. Abrams stated she gave patrols her sister’s name because she believes she has an outstanding warrant from Ontario County, N.Y., and she did not want to get arrested.

Patrol contacted the Ontario County Sheriff’s Offi ce who advised that there was no warrant for Abrams. As patrols removed the bed covers to arrest Abrams for criminal imper-sonation, there was an open black glasses case, which contained 11 hypodermic instruments. Abrams was taken into custody.

While still at the motel, a black Ford rental vehicle arrived to pick both females up. A 22-year-old female from Rochester City was operating the vehicle. There was a negative warrant check for her, but she was uncooperative with patrols. The department has had several contacts with the female at several of the hotels on Freeman Drive and it is believed she might be involved with prostitution. There was possible evidence of prostitution in the room, including several used condoms and multiple women’s outfi ts, as well as multiple empty glassine envelopes, which commonly contain narcotics. Abrams and the black female denied any involvement in prostitution.

Abrams was charged with criminal impersonation and pos-session of a hypodermic instrument. She was released on $100 bail with a court date at the end of October.

False Report Incident

At 2:59 p.m., Oct. 7, patrols responded to 4805 Transit Road for a 911 hang up call. The offender, Heidi L. Nizamoff, 44, of Lancaster, is deaf and uses a TYY line. Nizamoff called 911, via the TTY, and dispatchers responded telling her that this is 911 line and asking the nature of the emergency.

Nizamoff then hung up. Earlier on this date, at approxi-mately 10:09 a.m., Nizamoff called 911, intoxicated, and patrols responded. Nizamoff called 911 because maintenance had not repaired her broken window. Dispatch advised that Nizamoff called 911 twice the day before, while intoxicated, for non-emergencies.

At 11 a.m., Oct. 6, Nizamoff called twice to ask questions about her rent. At 8:15 p.m., she then called twice to ask about rent and repairing her broken window. During the previous calls, Nizamoff was intoxicated and advised by patrols not to call 911 unless it was an emergency.

On this date, patrol responded to the apartment and found Nizamoff passed out on the couch with a hair dryer running on her chest. Nizamoff was intoxicated and again had called to ask why her window had not been repaired. Patrol gave Nizamoff a preliminary breath test with a reading of .33 percent BAC.

Nizamoff was arrested for false reporting and was trans-ported to the station.

Burglary At 3:04 p.m., Oct. 8, patrol responded to Walmart, 4975

Transit Road, for a report of a theft in progress. The com-plainant, an asset protection manager for Walmart, stated there was a male inside returning stolen merchandise at the customer service desk.

Patrol apprehended the offender, Dennis M. Leli, 27, of Cheektowaga, as he exited the south doors of the store. Leli had a receipt in his hand from the Walmart in Cheektowaga that he had apparently found and used to return property that he had stolen for a cash refund in the amount of $62.27. Leli was transported to the station and charged with petit larceny and burglary in the third degree.

Warrant WatchWarrant WatchThe following person (s) are wanted by the Lancaster Police Department.

Do not approach these individuals on your own. Please contact Det. Lt. James Robinson at683-3120, ext. 37 or JNRobinson@police.lancasterny.gov with

current information regarding the whereabouts of these people. All persons listed are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

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Lancaster Police are cur-rently investigating a three-car crash that happened Wednesday evening, Oct. 8. According to police, a car was heading south on Transit Road toward Stras-mer Road, when it veered into oncoming traffic, hit-ting a truck head-on in the northbound lane. A third car driving behind the truck swerved to avoid the colli-sion but was still involved in the accident.

For five hours that eve-ning, Transit Road was blocked off from the inter-

section of Como Park Bou-levard and Transit Road to Strasmer and Transit roads. Demetrius Mack, the driver whose car collided with the truck, was pronounced dead on scene, and the other four individuals (one in the truck, three in the car behind it) involved sustained non-life threatening injuries.

Lancaster Police Chief Gerald J. Gill Jr. stated the “accident is still being ex-plored and there is no deter-mined cause as of yet.”

So far, mechanical mat-ters are being examined by police, and a pathologist ex-amination is forthcoming, according to Gill.

The amount of traffi c that

area of Transit Road gets, and the lack of stoplights, might be considered when determining the cause of the accident. Gill mentioned, “traffi c on Transit Road has increased considerably,” go-ing on to say the accident occurred at 5:20 p.m., right in the middle of rush hour traffi c.

Lancaster Town Super-visor Dino Fudoli added, “Nothing has been brought to the town board’s atten-tion as of yet,” but that “nor-mally, police would research and then present findings, as far as traffi c reports, and then go from there,” refer-ring to issues with this sec-tion of Transit Road.

Three car crash on Transit Road leaves one dead

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Mooney’s Sports Bar & Grill: Good food, good times

Mooney’s from Page 1

The Depew location was Dudziak’s fi rst time taking on the ownership of a res-taurant, but when Dudziak and his business partner, Kevin McFall, came to-gether they turned a run down, dilapidated building into something special.

The building was in fore-closure and then went to public auction, they de-cided to take a chance, re-vitalize the building, and bring some life back into it, said Dudziak, or as Dud-ziak said they like to call it, “Moon-i-fi ed it.”

“The place was bad. We gutted it and took every-thing out,” said Dudziak, adding that the restaurant opened in March of 2013. “We always try to seek buildings that are in need of repair.”

It was the same thing with the location in Lan-caster, which opened in May of 2014, and the other locations as well.

“This adds something to this neighborhood,” remarked Dudziak. “We turned an eyesore into something that people like to come to, I think.”

The exterior of Mooney’s provides a warm log cabin look and figurines of The Blues Brothers on the roof, gives it that extra little zest. The inside is fi lled with all sorts of memorabilia and some really unique features such as seats from the old Aud as a back wall center-piece for the bar and a huge 1939 scoreboard. There are six large flat screen TVs making it a perfect place to watch a Buffalo Bills or a Sabres game.

“We wanted to put some Buffalo nostalgia in it,” said Dudziak. “This place has been a tavern to my

knowledge for 50 years and it’s been all kind of names. It’s been a part of this neighborhood forever. It’s gone through different changes and we just wanted to bring something different to the area.”

“We didn’t know what to expect, he added. “We didn’t know if we were just going to be a shot in a beer joint, or if the food would take off. We opened up around Lent and peo-ple were very gracious and very supportive.”

To add to the Depew Mooney’s, Dudziak said they purchased the building next door for parking and it also gave them the oppor-tunity to offer customers a banquet hall for any special events. The hall is a bit on the smaller size, allowing up to 50 people, but it could make a great venue for a small bridal or baby shower

or special celebration. Dudziak, who is a lawyer

and many of us may know as the Lancaster Town at-torney and prosecutor, said he always has been interest-ed in the restaurant indus-try. Bartending in college and after law school, he en-joyed being around people, however, the food aspect of it is a completely different story than bartending.

“I had no idea what I was in for,” said Dudziak. “It was really kind of like bap-tism by fire. I thought it was completely different. It’s not easy, but it’s been a good education.”

Customers should also know that Mooney’s also offers a “Moses Chal-lenge,” which more than 100 people have tried, but only two individuals and Thor, an English mastiff, have been able to accom-plish to date. If you can

fi nish a 6-pound version of Mooney’s famous Moses Sub in 45 minutes with no help, your picture and name will go up on the “Wall of Fame,” you are not charged for the challenge, and you will also receive a T-shirt.

“We just want to give people a good bang for their buck,” said Dudziak. “We want to give them good food and we want them to come back.”

Mooney’s Sports Bar & Grill, located at 4628 Broadway in Depew, is open daily at 11 a.m. to mid-night with extended hours on the weekends if needed. To contact the restaurant call 681-2121 or for more information visit www.mooneysbroadway.com. The Lancaster location is located at 6513 Broadway and can be reached at 683-3333.

Richard L. DeLong, of Depew, passed away October 10, 2014

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DeLONG - Richard L. of Depew passed away October 10, 2014; beloved husband and soul mate of Ardel (Mayer); loving father of Shane DeLong; special daddy to Dusty; son of Rose DeLong and the late Lloyd (late Jackie); brother of Thomas (Joann); brother-in-law of Sharron Kryman, Diane (late Curtis) Snyder and Linda (Edward) Fisher; also survived by nieces and nephews. Family received relatives and friends at the Wendel & Loecher, Inc. Funeral Home, in Lancaster, Monday where services were held Tuesday morning. Richard was an avid motorcycle enthusiast and a Vietnam Marine Corps veteran. In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made to Home Sweet Home Animal Rescue, PO Box 1064, Cheektowaga, NY 14225.

Richard DeLong

HAND - Fred C. of Lancaster entered into rest October 12, 2014; beloved husband of the late Clara (nee Seufert) and the late Cassie (nee Burford); devoted father of Keith (Cindi) and Ken (Jen); stepfather of Debra (James) Mazurek, Mark (Nancy) Stonebraker; loving grandfather of Sarah Payne; great-grandfather of Mackenzie and Cameron; dear brother of Shirley (late Bob) Muellershoen, Wilfred (Terri), Patricia (Ed) Lipinski, Raymond (Maggie), Gerri (Jim) Greene and Earl (Phyllis); also survived by nieces and nephews. Visitations were held in the Cichon-Borgosz Funeral Home, Inc., in Depew, Wednesday, where funeral services were held Thursday. Hand was a member and past president of the Lancaster Lions Club, former commander of the Twin Village VFW Post #463 and a volunteer for Meals on Wheels.

Fred HandFred C. Handm of Lancaster, died October 12, 2014

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Buffalo acting veter-an Barbara Link LaRou will tackle the matriarch, Amanda, in Tennessee Wil l iams’ “The Glass Menagerie” at the Lan-caster Opera House, Nov. 7 through Nov. 16, with shows on Fridays and Sat-urdays at 7:30 p.m. and Thursday and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.

Pulitzer Prize-winning p laywr igh t Wi l l i ams’ fi rst, most autobiographi-cal smash hit, “The Glass Menagerie” is a searing drama in which a young man, Tom, (Will iams’ birth name), yearns to es-cape from his overbear-ing mother and his frag-ile sister. Now celebrat-ing its 70th anniversary, this beautiful story set in a vastly different time and place has as much power

and relevance as the day it premiered.

The opera house produc-tion is directed by Kevin Leary, who directed “Two by Two” last season and a lso features Adriano Gatto as Tom, Christopher Hatch as The Gentleman Caller, and newcomer Bri-anna Battista as Laura.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for students and seniors. The Lancaster Opera House Box Offi ce is open from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Fri-day, and one hour before curtain. The Lancaster Op-era House is located on the second floor of the Lan-caster Town Hall, 21 Cen-tral Ave., Lancaster. Tick-ets can also be purchased by calling 683-1776 or on the web at www.LancOp-era.org.

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Members of the Bow-mansville Volunteer Fire Association (BVFA) an-swered 53 alarms in the month of September, rais-ing the total number of alarms answered so far to 553 for 2014. BVFA members year to date have also completed more than 5,115 hours of training this year, participated in more than 5,123 hours of community events while compiling more than 5,777 hours in responding to emergency calls.

October will be another busy month, with dozens of Fire Prevention presen-tations being conducted throughout Lancaster.

BVFA will also be spon-soring a Haunted Hayride at its Station 1, located at 36 Main St., in Bow-mansville on Oct. 24 and 25 from 7 to 10 p.m. both nights.

A $3 donation per person will include the hayride, cider, coffee, hot chocolate and donuts. Unique to this event is that the hayride is the only know ADA ac-cessible in Western New York. Proceeds will be do-nated to Cradle Beach and the Franciscan Center. For more information, please visit their website at www.bvfa.com or Bowmans-ville Fire Haunted Hayride on Facebook.

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The educational program this month will be about “Working/Communicating with Different Styles and Per-sonality Types.”

The guest speaker will be Brandy McDonough, associ-ate dean of instruction at online education with Bryant & Stratton College.

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The Lancaster Sun / Saturday, October 18, 2014A-8

By Amy RobbTHE LANCASTER SUN REPORTER

Thomas P. Malecki, of Drescher & Malecki LLP, presented a financial re-port of the Lancaster Cen-tral School District to the school board at this past meeting Oct. 6. Products

of the audit include ba-sic financial statements, a management letter, auditor communications, and an extra classroom activity report.

Malecki stated their fi nd-ings “fairly represent the fi nancials of the school dis-trict,” and that “all in all you’re [the district] meet-

ing the requirements of the state.”

The audit found that $3.6 million was left over after expenditures were met, assuring the board that this surplus would be forwarded to the following school year if not used. Districts want to be un-der 4 percent in these left

Most recent audit shows LCSD is right where it needs to be

McGuire Group’s Har-ris Hill Nursing Facility resident Creola Jamesina (Farrell) Beaver will have a lot of candles to blow out this year on her cake, to be exact a 102 on Oct. 27.

She was born in 1912 in the Town of Collins to James and Coral (Stick-ney) Farrell. The name Creola means “American-born European,” which certainly fi ts since her fa-ther emigrated from Ire-land when he was 18. He made his living as a mason building fi replaces, cellars and sidewalks in Gowanda where Creola lived as a child. Creola’s mother was a homemaker. She had one sister, Eudora.

It’s hard for some of us to imagine living more than a century. Just think: Wood-row Wilson was president the year Creola was born, and he was still eight years away from giving women the vote. Later in her life, she saw a man walk on the moon and a woman run for president of the United States. She watched every-day life change immensely over time as one by one the inventions we take

for granted came into the homes of Americans.

These weren’t Creola’s concerns, however, when she was a girl growing up in Gowanda. She joined the Girl Scouts and played in the Girl Scout Bugle Corp. She learned to play the piano, performing many of the songs that are now sung during activ-ity programs at Harris Hill Nursing Facility where she resides.

When Creola graduated from high school she pre-pared herself for a pro-fession by attending and graduating from Bryant & Stratton College in the early 1930s. Her sister Eu-dora was a business teach-er in North Tonawanda. Creola learned to drive a car as a young woman and she continued to drive un-til she was 92 years old.

Creola worked for an attorney before her 1935 marriage to Wilford Bea-ver of North Collins. They both loved to dance and met on the dance floor. They honeymooned in New York City and lived for a while afterward in Gowanda before moving

to Buffalo. It was there they had their two chil-dren: James Wilford and Nancy Jane.

Wilford loved fi shing so

the family spent their va-cations in the Adirondacks and at Allegany State Park. Creola enjoyed knitting, crafting cooking, baking

Creola Beaver visits with Pearl the Pug.

and playing the piano. During the time she was married, she made beauti-ful ceramics, firing them herself with a kiln in her basement. She and Wilford still loved to dance, and they often danced on the Crystal Beach boat.

Creola and her daughter were close, and on Friday nights they would take the trolley down Humboldt to 99 Broadway or Sattlers. Creola liked to shop, and there were great stores in downtown Buffalo dur-ing those days; shops like Neisners, Keinhans, Bergners and AM&A’s. Every Friday night the family would get a fish fry (99 cents) and a Coke (15 cents) at Salambas, at the corner of Rodney and Filmore Avenue in the Central Park area.

Later, Creola worked in the payroll office at the Sample Shop on Hertel Avenue and ret ired at age 65 from the Ameri-can Steamship Company. Wilford worked for Rich Products until he retired.

In the 1970s they spent their winters in Braden-ton, Fla., and in the early

1980s, they bought a home in Braden Castle. They had fun playing in a kazoo band, shuffl e boarding and fishing from their small aluminum boat.

When Wilford’s health declined, they moved back to their home in Cheek-towaga. In 1998, they built a patio home in the Par-wood Community where Creola lived alone for sev-eral years after Wilford’s passing in 2001. Creola always loved animals and very much enjoyed dog-sitting for her grandson’s pug named Onyx, or On-nie, as she called him.

Presently she has two children, four grandchil-dren and 10 great grand-children. Creola’s extend-ed family at Harris Hill Nursing Facility is also excited to share in her spe-cial day.

Harris Hill Nursing Fa-cility provides 24-hour skilled nursing care, sub-acute and outpatient rehab, Journeys palliative care, memory care and respite/short-term care. For more information visit www.mcguiregroup.com.

Creola Farrell Beaver to celebrate her 102 birthday

overs, which Lancaster was at 3.7 percent from 2013 to 2014.

Malecki went over a chart detailing Revenues and Expenditures, which included transfers from 2009 to 2014. Fortunately, the line indicating expen-ditures and transfers out fell below the revenues and transfers in line at least up until midway between 2013 and 2014. At this point the lines cross and the expenditures go beyond revenues. With talk about a new field house being built for the high school, along with other changes proposed by LEAF, one would think this is where it is coming from.

Jamie Phillips, assistant superintendent for Busi-ness and Support Services, stated that this “has noth-

ing to do whatsoever with the LEAF project,” and that “it’s just a proposal at this point and has to be approved by voters,” when referring to LEAF’s build-ing project. Phillips stated that what we’re seeing here is “expenditures outpacing revenues,” and that the dif-ference will be transferred in from a restricted balance to ensure the expenditures equal revenues.

The restricted balance is saved for specifi c purposes, and approved according to state law. Such purposes include an “unemployment reserve, debt service, bus service…things like that,” said Phillips. Other denom-inations include Assigned Unrestricted Funds, which is often carried over to the next fiscal year in order to avoid levying any extra

expenditures in taxes, and Unassigned Unrestricted Funds, which is a “just in case” denomination.

An example of having to use the “just in case” money, according to Phil-lips, would be if state aid funding is cut mid-school year, especially since bud-get calculation is done in April. In the future, the dis-trict should be level or the same difference as it was for the past fi ve years. The audit is done every year, so those involved in calculat-ing the budget will be able to adjust predictions in a timely manner.

The Lancaster Central School District audit is public knowledge, and the report can be obtained on the school’s website: lan-casterschools.org.

Girl Scouts of WNY to host career exploration event for girls Nov. 8

Whether she wants to be a doctor, a lawyer, a reporter, a teacher, an accoun-tant – every girl has the right to not only dream, but to learn how she can achieve her goal of whatever career she aspires to. The “I Can Be” Career Day event hosted Saturday, Nov. 8 by Girl Scouts of West-ern New York will help girls do just that.

Approximately 30 female volunteers will lead sessions on various industries in-cluding health care, education, engineer-ing, journalism, law, social work, fi nance and more.

Girls who register will submit their top career paths prior to the event and, based on their preferences, will be put into workshops.

Girls will have the chance to go to four different workshops lasting approximate-ly 40 minutes to learn about different ca-reer paths.

In each workshop, girls will receive an introduction from the female leader. They’ll be able to participate in a hands-on activity that relates to the specifi c fi eld, and then time will be available for a ques-tion-and-answer session.

Girls who participate will receive a patch.

“We are honored that professional women volunteers will share their career journeys and conduct interactive modules with our girls, to inspire and educate them on how to make an informed choice about their future careers. Girls demand activi-ties that are experience based. They want to learn by doing, even when it relates to emotional issues that they can share with other girls, according to the Girl Scout Research Institute,” said Cindy L. Odom, chief executive offi cer of Girl Scouts of Western New York.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 at Villa Maria College in Buffalo.

The cost is $10 for registered Girl Scouts. Girls who are not yet registered may participate in this event by paying the $15 Girl Scout of the USA registration fee and the $10 program fee. The deadline to register is Thursday, Oct. 23.

For details or to register, visit gswny.org or call 1-888-837-6410.

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