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Niagara History Center Invites Students to Celebrate Apples on Columbus Day

Submitted by Doug Farley, Director of Development, Niagara County History Center
Friday, October 7th, 2011, 3:11pm
Niagara History Center Invites Students to Celebrate Apples on Columbus Day

Columbus Day is a day away from school, but don't stop learning! Celebrate Fall at the History Center of Niagara on Columbus Day and learn everything you ever wanted to know about apples.  Apple farmer and historian John Hall will be on hand to share some of his “apple wisdom.”  Participants will also be making applesauce, taste-testing apples, stenciling with apples, playing apple games, reading stories about apples and much more.  An apple related snack will be provided.  The program takes place at the History Center, 215 Niagara Street in Lockport on Monday, October 10th from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon. 

The program is open to children ages 7 through 12.  The cost of the program is $10.00 per child.    Reservations are not required.  Parents are encouraged to leave their children for the duration of the program.  Please call the History Center at 434-7433 for more information.

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Show Us Your Fall Colors

Submitted by Patrick Klinck, Community Web Producer
Friday, October 7th, 2011, 12:15pm
Show Us Your Fall Colors

Send Us Your Photos for Our Daybreak Show 
and a Chance to Win a Tim Horton’s Gift Card

When the leaves start changing, there’s no better place to be than Western New York.

From scenic views of the Niagara Gorge to Letchworth State Park, from pumpkin festivals to cider mills to your own backyard, our area really shows its colors in the fall season.

Use the entry form below to send us your best photo of Western New York’s fall colors, and then tune in to our Daybreak show to see if you’ve been selected as our Fall Foliage Fan of the Day. Each winner receives a $15 gift card to Tim Horton’s.

Come back to this site to see all the photos that have been received.

Tune in to Daybreak, 6-7 a.m., Monday through Friday, from Oct. 17 to Oct. 28 to see if you’ve won.

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Fall Foliage Fan of the Day

Submitted by Patrick Klinck, Community Web Producer
Friday, October 7th, 2011, 12:10pm
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The Public's Guide to the Preservation Conference

Submitted by Patrick Klinck, Community Web Producer
Friday, October 7th, 2011, 10:28am
The Public's Guide to the Preservation Conference

The National Preservation Conference will have an outstanding, almost overwhelming, array of activities for the public as well as registrants. This e-newsletter provides the suggestions of Preservation Buffalo Niagara on the multiple ways non-registered persons can enjoy and benefit from the conference.

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Sisters Hospital First in WNY to Perform Robotic Tubal Ligation Reversal

Submitted by Ann Schlifke on Friday, October 7th, 9:43 am
Sisters Hospital First in WNY to Perform Robotic Tubal Ligation Reversal

More than 650,000 women undergo tubal ligation in the United States annually, permanently ending their ability to have children. But what happens if circumstances change? Studies show that within five years of undergoing a tubal ligation, approximately six percent of women decide they want to reverse the procedure to have a baby.

 While this may seem like a small percentage overall, for the women affected, it represents a huge challenge.  Last month, Ali Ghomi, MD, a gynecologic surgeon at Sisters of Charity Hospital, performed the area’s first tubal reversal surgery (tubal reanastomosis) using the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System.

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Polonia District Kitchen: Making Naleśniki with Mary Lipinski

Submitted by Marty Biniasz, Press Release Buffalo
Friday, October 7th, 2011, 5:42am

Buffalo, New York Polonia District resident Mary Lipinski, 94 years old, makes a quick batch of Polish crepes known as Naleśniki. Featuring music of the Gene Wisniewski Orchestra. Historic & Hip....Forgotten Buffalo. Learn more at www.ForgottenBuffalo.com

 

 

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Help a Woman Fighting Cancer: Clean for a Reason

Submitted by Jackie Lewandowski, Community Web Producer
Thursday, October 6th, 2011, 4:50pm
Help a Woman Fighting Cancer: Clean for a Reason

Have you ever wondered how to best help a family member, friend or colleague battling cancer?

While simply being there for them as an emotional support system can often be enough, one national non-profit organization works to help make their home life easier by offering them help where they most need it.

Cleaning for a Reason was developed just a few years ago as a free professional cleaning outlet for women undergoing treatment for any type of cancer.  With 547 partners currently signed up to provide the service across both the United States and Canada, this non-profit organization is continuously expanding its reach to help more and more affected women.

To sign-up, all a woman needs is to do is have her doctor fax a note confirming the treatment of chemotherapy to the representatives at Cleaning for a Reason

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