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Reporters' Notebook: Dec. 16, 2024 - History lesson

By Dale Anderson

Reporters' Notebook: Dec. 16, 2024 - History lesson

OLAF FUB SEZ: It was Spanish-American philosopher and essayist George Santayana, born on this date in 1863, who famously said: "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

DINNER DATE - St. Stephens Bethlehem United Church of Christ, 750 Wehrle Drive at Union Road, Cheektowaga, offers a free community Christmas dinner with turkey, Italian sausage and salads at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Caroling follows in the sanctuary at 7. RSVP by emailing [email protected] or call or text 716-989-9255.

SWEET CHOICES - The Kenmore Mercy Hospital Auxiliary hosts Fully Dipped in the hospital atrium from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday with chocolate-dipped strawberries plus a variety of cookies, candy and Bills items. On Friday, Chrusciki's Bakery returns from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. with pastries and desserts.

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FLIGHT PATH - A Niagara Falls State Park naturalist presents a free program on birds and how they adapt to all kinds of environments at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the LaSalle Branch of the Niagara Falls Public Library, 8728 Buffalo Ave. For more info, call 716-283-8309.

HELP FOR HELPERS - Pinnacle Community Services, 57 Canal St., Lockport, is a new Niagara County location for a monthly support group for family members and caregivers living with an adult with mental illness. Sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Buffalo and Western New York, it meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. this Thursday and the third Thursday of every month. No preregistration needed.

NAMI family support groups also meet at 7 p.m. on third Wednesdays in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St., Eggertsville, and at 7 p.m. on third Thursdays in Revive Wesleyan Church, 4999 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg. For more info, call 716-226-6264 or visit namibuffalony.org.

INSPIRATIONS - Original artwork is being accepted through Jan. 31 for the 2025 poster for Garden Walk Buffalo. Artwork must reproduce well on a variety of mediums. Limit of five entries per artist. Winner receives a $1,000 honorarium. For more info, visit gardensbuffaloniagara.com/poster-contest.

TOGETHER AGAIN - The Bennett High School Alumni Association is looking for missing alumni to join in the gala celebration of the school's 100th anniversary on homecoming weekend next September. Any former student who is not receiving the Beacon newsletter should call Neil Lange at 716-308-5451 or visit bennettalumni.com/alumni-form.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Mary Muzyka, Kimberly Minkel, Dave Mik, Kate Grandits, Jim Jacobs, M. J. Toohey, Eddie Byrne, Sue Gentile, Shirley Speidel, Eric James Bratek, Mike Bombardier, John Caligiuri, Hannah Grace Panek, Axl "The Hammer" Howard and Jason Yormick.

AND TUESDAY - Grant Golden, Jonathan Amoia, Kurt Schneiderman, Cameron Bosworth, Alex Gehrke, Louis Zaretsky, Linda Clark, Colleen Liebel, Kevin Brady, Karen W. Giddings, Courtney Bobbett, Father Louis Klein, Sister Mary Virgilin Grabowski, Jeff Buczkowski, Marie Rohm, John Podkladek, Michael Forrest Case, Matthew Lucas Case and John Benton.

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