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Jul 26, 2019

Growing Peace and Freedom, One Flower At A Time - Spectrum News

About 30,000 cars travel down West Main Street in Batavia daily. There's a good chance those drivers and their passengers miss the flags and flowers.Turns out, there's a patriotic story to this landscaping along Tonawanda Creek. "To try and promote world peace," said Barb Toal, the vice president of the Batavia Peace Garden. The garden first started growing in 2012, to mark the bicentennial of the War of 1812. It's here in Batavia where those who lost everything in the burning of Buffalo fled. An arsenal was also built to keep the British out. It proved successful and Batavia became a place where people felt safe and welcome. Now the garden blooms as a way to remember those dark days by shedding light on our freedom, and something else, too. "It brings the community together and builds peace," Toal said. "You have to get along with each other." There's a butterfly bench and a globe that serves as a thank you to the military. "It shows that it's international, it's not just here in Batavia," Toal said. "If we can make peace in ou...

Sep 14, 2016

Sunday picks: Ozzy and the gang say goodbye to Chicago

Road, Wheaton. Guests are welcome to bring blankets and lawn chairs for seating. Free with paid $10 parking. cantigny.org. 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4 Batavia's Block Party A classic car show, a pie bake-off, live music, lawn games and bags, hula hoop activities, dancing, kids' activities and vmore are all part of the annual Taste of Batavia Block Party on North River Street and at the Riverwalk, 100 N. Island Ave., downtown Batavia. Drink specials and tastings are available for purchase. Free. downtownbatavia.com/currentevents/block-party/. 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4 img src="http://www.dailyherald.com/gfx/site/1x1.gif" data-src="/storyimage/DA/20160904/entlife/160909744/EP/1/3/EP-160909744.jpg&updated=201609021609&MaxW=800&maxH=800&noborder" alt="Everclear is one of four bands s... (Chicago Daily Herald)

May 3, 2016

Boys track: Friday, April 29 scoreboard

Pole vault: 1. Jazo (Lakes) 14-01, 2. Murphy (York) 13-07, 3. Loughran (Mnka) 13-03. * at Glenbard West Jim Arnold Invitational Team results Batavia 90; Oak Park-River Forest 81.5; Evanston 76; Glenbard West 73; Lake Park 65; Wheaton North 57; Lockport 45.5; Niles West 19; Morton 14; Glenbard South 13; Bloom Township 12; Bartlett 10; St. Rita 2 Individual results 3200 relay: OPRF (Lonergan, Staples, Loud, Johnson) 7:46.21; Batavia 8:18.39; Glenbard West 8:22.92; 400 relay: Evanston (Bangbose, Amarteifio, Daniels, Garron) 42.92; Glenbard West 43.46; Batavia 43.68; 3200: Neumann (GW) 9:37.34; Martinez (Mort) 9:40.73; Harper (OPRF) 9:41.05; 110 high hurdles: Amarteifio (Ev) 14.43; Spejcher (LP) 15.23; Stuttle (Bat) 15.41; 100: Kravas (GW) 10.98; Jones (OPRF) 11.25; Gravely (OPRF) 11.33; 800: Singer (Ev) 2:00.02; Monaghan (OPRF) 2:00.10; Santa (NW) 2:00.16; 800 relay: Glenbard West (Gibson, Divenere, Terrell, Gborie) 1:30.90; Lockport 1:32.75; Batavia 1:32.95; 400: Garron (Ev) 48.79; Davis (Blm) 48.96; Rodgers (Lock) 49.07; 300 int. hurdles: Amarteifio (Ev) 38.90; Akers (Bat) 40.59; Young (Bat) 41.43; 1600: Loud (OPRF) 4:21.87; Monaghan (OPRF) 4:30.48; Bastian (Bat) 4:31.41; 200: Garron (Ev) 22.25; Gborie (GW) 22.92; Birkhaug (Bat) 22.95; 1600 relay: Glenbard West (Andreasik, Gibson, Divenere, Terrell) 3:24.21; Batavia 3:24.84; OPRF 3:24.90; Long jump: Stuttle (Bat) 21-1.25; Jackson (WN) 20-11.75; Bernat (Bart) 20-6.75; High jump: Rudelich (Bat) 6-2; Pearson (WN) 6-0; Spjcher (LP) 5-10; Triple jump: Wilburn (Ev) 43-6; Wabommer (NW) 42-11.75; Howard (GS) 40-10.5; Shotput: Meyer (Lock) 62-0; Basso (LP) 58-0; Scheirich (LP) 54-6; Discus: Basso (LP) 185-06; Webber (WN) 182-05; Meyer (Lock) 173-07; Pole vault: Koval (LP) 15-2; Nelson (OPRF) 14-0; Brown (LP) 13-6. * at Hinsdale South Yavorski Hornet Invitational Team scores Hinsdale South 153; Bloomington 142; Benet 106; Glenbard East 76.5; Montini 56; Lemont 49.5 Individual results 3200 relay: Benet (Luwanja, O'Keefe, Engels, Giradot) 8:29.37; Hinsdale South 8;41.15; Bloomington 8:44.65; 400 relay: Montini (Smith, West, Foster, Walker) 43.04; Bloomington 44.01; Hinsdale South 44.55; 3200: Nodus (HS) 9:39.55; Kowalczyk (Ben) 10:15.57; Ramirez (HS) 10;21.92; 110 high hurdles: Person (Blm) 16.07; Welsh (Ben) 16.27; Bommarito (Blm) 16.51; 100: West (Mon) 10.99; Lockhart (Blm) 11.15; Boye (HS) 11.46; 800: Jordan (HS) 1:59.01; Schaefer (GE) 2:01.82; Towne (Ben) 2:09.35; 800 relay: Bloomington (Jones, Finley, Lyons, Lockhart) 1:30.93; Montini 1:33.78; Hinsdale South 1:35.57; 400: Mikel (GE) 49.37; Thompson (Lem) 50.56; Noble (HS) 51.21; 300 int. hurdles: Bommarito (Blm) 41.51; Lang (Ben) 41.71; Person (Blm) 42.00; 1600: Giradot (Ben) 4:40.17; Doud (Blm) 4:40.24; Joseph (HS) 4:42.70; 200: Boye (HS) 22.58; Mikel (GE) 22.96; Finley (Blm) 23.14; 1600 relay: Bloomington (Ferguson, Lyons, Bommarito, Jones) 3:31.26; Benet 3:31.30; Hinsdale South 3:33.66; Long jump: Steele (Lem) 19-8.75; Sniezko (Lem) 18-11; Schulze (GE) 18-... (Chicago Daily Herald)

Apr 22, 2016

Scott D. Harris

Betty (Ruffino) Harris of Oakfield. Scott was the founder and President of Millwork Solutions Inc., and owner of Harris Mill Street Properties LLC.of Batavia, New York. He was a lifelong resident of Oakfield, NY, A graduate of Oakfield/Alabama class of 1981 and Alfred State College class of 1983. Scott was a member of the Eagle Creek Yacht Club in Kendall, NY. He was an avid Hunter, Golfer, Snowmobiler, Sabre, Yankees, and Bills Fan. Scott’s family and friends are everything to him. Scott is survived by his loving wife of 31 years; Karen (Heitzhaus) Harris; sons Nicholas (Nina) Harris, Corey Harris, daughter McKenzie (Matthias Schuster) Harris; a grandson Tanner Scott Harris; in-laws James and Ellen Heitzhaus, sisters Suzanne (Tim) Schultz, Pamela (Ron) Bordinaro, Jacqueline Cole, brother–in-law and sister-in-law James E. Heitzhaus and Suzan (Dan Hencken) Mattson; along with many Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and Nieces and Nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on April 2, 2016 at 11 a.m. at St. Padre Pio Parish 56 Maple Ave. Oakfield, NY 14125. He will be laid to rest in St. Cecilia’s Cemetery in Oakfield. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Buffalo Hospice and Palliative Care of Buffalo 225 Como Park Blvd Cheektowaga, New York 14227. For more information please call 585-343-8260 or to leave a me... (The Daily News Online)

Feb 3, 2016

Karen Ann Shaw

ARTICLE OPTIONS Batavia - Karen Ann Shaw, 69, of Batavia, a nurse at the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center in Buffalo, died Sunday, January 31, 2016 at Batavia Health Care Center in Batavia. Mrs. Shaw was born August 15, 1946 in Batavia, the daughter of the late Norman and Monica A. (Merry) Shaw. She began her career in nursing as she graduated from Millard Fillmore School of Nursing. She received her Masters in Nursing from Medaille College and worked at the former Genesee Memorial Hospital and the VAMC in Batavia. She had been with the Veteran’s Administration for 31 years. She was a member of National Rifle Association, was an avid animal lover and supporter of various animal related charities. Surviving is her brother, Richard (Kathleen) Shaw of Batavia; a nephew, Steven (Claire) Shaw of Corfu; 2 nieces, Marilyn (Gary) Almeter-Milbrand of Attica and Lori Wright of NC; several great-nieces and great-nephews. She was predeceased by her niece, Beverly Shaw Miller. Friends may call on Friday fro... (The Daily News Online)

Feb 3, 2016

Thomas P. Zak Sr.

ARTICLE OPTIONS Thomas P. Zak Sr., 70, of Attica passed away Monday January 18, 2016 at Buffalo General Hospital. He was born September 16, 1945 in Batavia, New York to the late Michael (Agnes Pelton) Zak. He is preceded in death by his wife Patricia (Ingersoll) Zak; brother James Zak and father-in-law Niles Ingersoll. Thomas a United States Army Veteran served a tour in Vietnam and received a Vietnam Campaign Medal. After leaving the Army he worked at Doehler-jarvis Machine Shop in Batavia and went on to retire from the Batavia VA Medical Center. Thomas was a member of the Attica American Legion Post 734 and the Alexander VFW Post 6239. He loved his family, especially his grand and great-grandchildren. He will be missed dearly by all those who knew him. He is survived by his children Cheryl (Scott) Ash of Attica, Thomas (Suzanne) Zak Jr. of West Seneca, Steven (Elizabeth) Zak of Williamsville; sisters Mary (Rick) Smith of Batavia, Elaine Zak of Attica, Becky (Phil) Walker of Warsaw; mother-in-law Margaret Ingersoll; sister-in-law Cindy Zak of Warsaw; grandchildren Laura (Zachary) Signor, Kristin (Mitchell Selapack) Ash, Scotty Ash, Tyler Zak, J... (The Daily News Online)