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Buffalo-Niagara Honor Flight Announces First All-Female Mission - January 2025
Buffalo, NY - Buffalo-Niagara Honor Flight (BNHF) is pleased to announce its first All-Female Mission. Slated for October 2025*, 40 women veterans and their female guardians from Western New York and Bradford, PA will land in Washington, D.C. for a two-day trip. They will visit service memorials for all military branches erected in their honor along with laying of a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery, special recognition at the Military Women’s Memorial and more. Accompanying them will be an entirely female BNHF support staff, medical professionals, airline personnel, tour guides, etc. Veterans pay no cost for trip and all BNHF staff are volunteers.The goal is two-fold: To seek, thank and acknowledge women veterans from WWII, the Korean and Vietnam wars before it’s too late. These veterans are given top priority along with veterans with terminal illnesses. Applications will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications are available on-line at www.buffaloniagarahonorflight.org or by calling Mary Piekart at (716) 430-0634.
To have the Mission supported and funded primarily by women, whether they be business owners, business and foundation executives, female-led organizations or individual women donors. Sponsor opportunities to salute the women and make the trip a reality for these often-camouflaged veterans are available at www.buffaloniagarahonorflight.org or by calling Donna Quigley at (716) 812-3471 to discuss. *Pending Southwest flight schedule release date on February 6, 2025.
Buffalo-Niagara Honor Flight is an all-volunteer organization taking WWII, Korean, and Vietnam Veterans on all expenses paid trips to Washington D.C. to view monuments erected in their honor. The mission is urgent as BNHF has over 200 Vietnam Veterans on its waiting list with new applications coming in daily. These unacknowledged heroes deserve to be honored for their service and sacrifices.
National Fuel Winter Safety Tips - January 2025
(Jan. 21, 2025) WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. National Fuel advises homeowners to be prepared and safe
this winter and pay attention to outdoor gas meters, furnaces and vents. Snow, ice and extreme
cold temperatures can pose a variety of issues for heating systems. See Press Release.
GIHS New Mascot Fundraiser - January 2025
American Legion Post 1346 and VFW Charles N. DeGlopper Post 9249 are having a raffle to fundraise for a new mascot uniform for Grand Island High School.
Your $20 donation buys you a chance at 13 cash prizes. Drawing held March 22, 2025 at VFW Post 9249, 2121 Grand Island Blvd. FLYER.
Town/County Tax Bills - January 2025
Town Clerk Patricia Frentzel announced that the 2025 Town/County Tax Bills have been mailed. If you have changed banks, have paid off your mortgage or do not have an escrow account and did not receive a tax bill, please contact the Town Clerk’s office at 773-9600 ext. 620 or 600. The office will be open extras hours:
Friday, February 14 – 8:30am – 6:00pm; Saturday, February 15 – 9:00am – 12:00pm; Monday, February 17 – CLOSED; Tuesday, February 18 – 8:30am – 6:00pm.Checks should be made payable to Town Clerk. The last day to pay without penalty is February 18. Envelopes must show a legible postmark of February 18 to be accepted on time. Taxpayers should call the office for correct amounts for payments made February 19 and later. Payments can be made until June 30, 2025. After this date, payments must be sent to the County. ONLINE TAX RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS - SERVICE FEES APPLY www.grandislandny.us. DEBIT AND CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED AT COUNTER, SERVICE FEES APPLY.
Seniors Stuff Tax Bills - January 2025
From left, back row: Sue Magro, Liz Wilbert, Linda Clark, Town Clerk- Pattie Frentzel, Lorraine Mangan. Front row: Lorraine Wilcox, Suzanne Muller, Jerri Benzing.
This is the 21st year a group of seniors from the Golden Age Center have stuffed tax bills for Town Clerk Pattie Frentzel. It used to be called the "Hank and Nonny Crew" after the husband-and-wife team of the late Hank & Nonny Carroll, who started the tradition. The seniors spend the day stuffing envelopes and get treated for lunch. Town/County tax collection will begin January 21, 2025.
Deadly Drug Reported - January 2025
ERIE COUNTY, NY – The Erie County Department of Health is alerting the community that recent toxicology testing detected carfentanil in the local unregulated drug supply. As a fentanyl analogue – which means it is a substance that has a similar chemical structure to fentanyl – carfentanil is a synthetic opioid that is up to 100 times more potent than fentanyl. That stronger potency means that a small dose of carfentanil can cause immediate and severe adverse reactions including overdose or death. Full press release.
Wreaths Provided by Correctional Facility - January 2025
Pictured left to right in the greenhouse are Erie County Sheriff Deputies Matt Dils, Jason Puleo and Nick Hendel, John Fisher and Jim Linenfelser.
For the tenth year, the inmates at the Erie County Correctional Facility made Christmas wreaths to decorate doors on various Town of Grand Island buildings. Representing the Town, retired Supervisor Mary Cooke and Town Hall Caretaker Jim Linenfelser visited the Alden Correctional Facility in December and received ten wreaths that were delivered to the Town Hall, Library, Highway Department, Golden Age Center, Recreation Office, and Parks Department. The Correctional Facility’s horticulture program operates out of a barn and two greenhouses and John Fisher is the Training Supervisor for the inmates. Erie County Sheriff John Garcia appoints deputies to oversee the operation. The wreath pictured is at the entrance of the Golden Age Center at the Nike Base on Whitehaven Road.State Parks to provide seasonal dock permits along West River Shoreline Trail - January 2025
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation will issue seasonal dock permits along the West River Shoreline Trail on a first-come, first-served basis for the 2025 season. Permit applications will be distributed at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 1, in the main parking lot (No. 1) inside Beaver Island State Park. A vehicle queuing lane will be established when the park opens at dawn. At 9 a.m., a park representative will arrive to distribute information packets. Participants are asked to remain in line and in their vehicles for safety and convenience. After the lottery concludes, remaining interested parties are welcome to stop by the office during the week or call anytime. All inquiries and messages will be handled in order, and a waitlist will be started if all permits are used.As a reminder, the park opens for patrons at dawn, and there is no overnight parking. Additionally, participants may apply for a permit or serve as a proxy, not both. Further information is available online at www.parks.ny.gov/parks/56/details.aspx, by calling the Beaver Island State Park Office at 716-773-3271, or by emailing beaverisland@parks.ny.gov.
