Provided by: William Stoklosa

Technology is not the answer! That's what Wes Jackson, president of the Land Institute, argued in his lecture this past Friday at the Chautauqua Institution. Jackson tried to convince the audience that only by copying nature's methods could we hope to feed the world and protect the environment in the future. The lecture on Friday was part of Chautauqua's week-long pr...
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Provided by: uknown

Annual Ukrainian Festival will be held on Sunday, September 7, noon-8:00 p.m at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church located at 3275 Elmwood Ave, Kenmore, NY to celebrate rich cultural heritage. The family friendly event include Ukrainian Dance Groups, popular songs and music, ethnic food and drinks, baked goods, raffles, children activities, church tou...
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Provided by: David Willett

Come to North Collins and visit historic Schoolhouse #8 History Center & Museum. Take a step back in time in this one room schoolhouse that has been restored to circa 1900 and populated with period appropriate furniture and over 850 artifacts and other memorabilia that show what the educational environment was like in rural America over 100 years ago. Admission is f...
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Provided by: David Willett

This spring 199 students and faculty from North Collins Central visited Schoolhouse #8 in North Collins which has been restored and furnished circa 1900. These students, from various grade levels, were exposed to the learning environment that many of their Grandparents found themselves in as they received their first eight grades of education. Although the programs ...
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Provided by: Gina Browning, YourSPCA.org

SPCA TO OPEN ADOPTION CENTER IN WALDEN GALLERIA MALL The SPCA Serving Erie County ( http://YourSPCA.org ) will open a temporary adoption center in the Walden Galleria Mall in Cheektowaga, NY Thursday, August 21 through Tuesday, September 30. Much of the funding for the center, which will focus on feline adoptions, was donated by The Talking Phone Book Pr...
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