Buffalo Rocket COMMUNITY NEWS Distributing to North Buffalo, West Side and Riverside • Established in 1969 www.buffalorocket.com Publishers of North Buffalo Rocket, West Side Times & Riverside Times Vol. XLVII ISSUE No. 25 • Thursday, June 23, 2016 19th Annual EPIC Story Time Parkside Garden Tour Series Begins EPIC - Every Person In- the first Story Time of the fluences Children, Inc. will series is Laughter & Yoga, kick off its story time pro- with a special appearance gramming at by Sabretooth from the on Wednesday, Buffalo Sabres. June 29th, A desperate and from 10 am increasing to noon. need for EPIC will l a u g h t e r offer 10 and play- weeks of f u l n e s s free story exists in time pro- c h i l d r e n gramming of all ages to- to young chil- day. Laughter dren and fami- can help chil- lies throughout dren to cope with the summer. stress and also A proud Parkside gardener gives a final inspection of his work before the The Summer Series replace some of the play Garden Tours on Sunday. There will be two guided tours along with maps aims to create a positive and laughter time that for those who want to go at their own pace. and fun environment for they are losing to formal- Tour the local gardens day, June 26th from 10 am the Darwin Martin House families and young chil- ized educational systems nestled between the beau- to 4 pm. complex. A full color map dren (up to age 8), promot- and changes in lifestyle. tiful homes of the Parkside The tour begins in the and garden directory will ing reading and a healthy Through the Laughter & neighborhood, the suburb heart of the Parkside com- be available for $5 on the lifestyle, all while learn- Yoga themed Storytime, designed by Olmsted in munity, outside of the his- day of the tour. The maps ing valuable life lessons EPIC hopes to introduce 1870, during the 19th An- toric Church of the Good will direct you to the high- together as a family. The more laughter into chil- nual Parkside Garden and Shepherd, 96 Jewett Park- lighted gardens and “Park- Story Time events incor- dren’s lives. Architecture Tour on Sun- way, across the street from Continued on page 5 porate educational themes For more information and include a book reading please contact 332-4130 and corresponding family or visit epicforchildren. Taste of Buffalo in July activities. The theme of org. The Taste of Buffalo Beer Tent until 11 pm on trucks, six New York State presented by Tops Mar- Saturday. This year’s Taste wineries, and the new Taste of Diversity kets, celebrates 33 years offers a record-breaking Hometown Beer Tent. Festival on Saturday of showcasing culinary de- 62 restaurants and food Continued on page 5 lights from all over West- Buffalo’s 14th an- the cultural heritage ern New York this summer. nual Taste of Diver- of Buffalo’s West Side The country’s largest an- sity Festival will take community. nual two-day food festival, place Saturday, June There is always lots which draws approximate- 25th from 11:00 am of delicious food, great ly 450,0000 hungry food through 7:00 pm on vendors and wonderful lovers each year, returns Grant Street, between live music all day long, to Delaware Avenue and Lafayette and Auburn all on Grant Street - the in down- Avenues. heart of one of Buffalo’s town Buffalo on Saturday, The Taste of Diver- fastest growing busi- July 9th from 11 am - 9 sity Festival showcases ness districts and most pm and Sunday, July 10th local restaurants, ven- diverse neighborhoods. from 11 am - 7 pm. dors, musicians and Admission is free.

The Taste also includes of Buffalo Taste Photo: dancers from around Food tickets will be live music on the Tops With a wide variety of selections there is sure to be the world, representing available for purchase. Stage at the Niagara East something to please even the pickiest of palates.

Thursday, june 23 Friday, june 24 Saturday, june 25 SUNDAY, june 26 monday, june 27 tuesDAY, june 28 wednesDAY, june 29 Clouds/Sun Sunny Sunny Mostly Sunny AM T-Storms Scattered T-Storms Partly Cloudy High 80° High 85° High 90° High 94° High 90° High 79° High 81° Low 53° Low 58° Low 65° Low 70° Low 65° Low 57° Low 60° PAGE  BUFFALO ROCKET ISSUE 25 Week of THURSDAY, june 23, 2016 Hambridge Headlines Music Festival SHOWTIMES AND DATES VARY; CALL OR VISIT WWW.NORTHPARKTHEATRE.ORG FOR DETAILS The Sportsmen’s Amer- falo. Mayor Brown said, Nashville. That’s the kind maggie’s plan Rated R • 98 mins ican Music Foundation “Our city is proud of Tom’s of company we’ll be keep- phantom of the paradise Rated PG • 92 mins will present the 1st Annu- achievements and we ing with Tom Hambridge Rated R al Tom Hambridge Ameri- thank him for his contin- and the SAM Foundation the untouchables 119 mins cana Music Festival at ued commitment and de- at the helm.” megamind Rated PG • 95 mins Riverside Park in Buffalo votion to the arts which Joining Tom Ham- de palma Rated R • 107 mins on June 25th from 3 pm help shape the heart of bridge and the Rattle- to 9:30 pm and June 26th our society, a city’s qual- snakes on the bill on June scarface Rated R • 170 mins _____ from 2 pm to 8 pm Tom ity of life and play a key 25th will be all-stars and 1428 Hertel Ave Buffalo, NY 14216 Hambridge will headline role in spurring economic founders of the Americana 716-836-7411 the event on Saturday and growth”. genre, Bill Kirchen and Americanarama takes the “We’re very proud that Too Much Fun and the stage on Sunday. Tom Hambridge has cho- Commander Cody Band. Tom is a Grammy sen his hometown and the Opening the festival will award-winning producer Sportsmen’s Americana be two incredibly talent- and five-time Grammy Music Foundation to host ed bands from Buffalo, nominated singer/song- his 1st Annual Americana The Willies and Ten Cent writer/drummer who Music Festival” said one Howl. On Sunday June is from Buffalo. On De- of the foundation’s repre- 26th, the best of WNY’s cember 28, 2015, Buffalo sentatives. “Just think regional Americana talent Mayor Byron Brown of- of the Austin City Limits will be featured. ficially proclaimed, “Tom Festival and the Ameri- For more information Hambridge Day” in Buf- cana Music Festival in visit sportsmensamf.org.

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Don’t look now but the next time you make your way to grab that hot dog or bottled water, you’ll discover two memorial stones laid in a circular flower bed in tribute to two leaders in North Buffalo Sports who have since left us. They are Salvatore (Sam) Chianta and Robert (Bob) M. Ryan. In the 60 years that this league has been in existence, both men devoted their lives to helping boys and girls in this community through baseball and football in Shoshone Park. Chi- anta passed away in 1992 but was present when the league dedicated its “head- Solution on page 7 quarters” to him just a year earlier. Both are truly missed. PAGE  BUFFALO ROCKET ISSUE 25 Week of THURSDAY, june 23, 2016

The Downtown Cen- tral Library, 1 Lafay- ette Square, Buffalo, is This Week’s Featured Friend: offering a free exhibi- tion on esteemed English playwright, poet and ac- tank tor William Shakespeare. Tank is an approximately 6 year old bully breed mix who came to the shelter from a not so great Featuring the Library’s situation. Tank doesn’t let his past get him down. complete set of Shake- He is a happy, goofy boy who is looking to live life to the fullest. He is super affectionate, loves Buffalo City Swim The North Buffalo speare’s four Folios, and to snuggle on your lap and gives kisses like it’s Racers host their third Community Center will works that may have in- his job. He enjoys his walks and does a lovely job of staying right by your side. He would be a great annual Water Safety be having a Summer Fun fluenced him, the exhibit companion for someone who enjoys hiking and Festival this Saturday, Club Program for children is up now through Janu- running. He also seems to know some basic obe- dience and will sit patiently for a treat. Tank always June 25th, at City Hon- ages 5 to 12 years old, ary 2017. has a smile on his face and plays in the yard with true abandon. He has also done ors School, 186 E. North starting on June 27th and Celebrating 400 Years well with the dogs he has met so far. But he does better with dogs his size or larger. Street. ending August 19th, Mon- Tank is already neutered and ready for his forever home.If you’re looking to add a of Shakespeare: Reflect- little bit of fun and happiness to your life, come meet Tank today. The Festival continues day to Friday from 9:00 ing on the Life of the Bard with the organization’s am to 4:00 pm. The cost is is a component of “Buffalo goals to educate the Buf- $50.00 per week, per child Bard 2016,” the multi-or- 716-851-5694 falo community on ways to for the eight week pro- ganization collaboration interact with water in the gram. Additional hours taking place throughout safest, most enjoyable way for before and after child Buffalo all this year, mark- possible. The Water Safety care will be available for a ing the anniversary of 400 Visit Us Online! Festival is from 11 am un- minimal fee. years since Shakespeare’s til 2 pm and will include Arts & Crafts, cooking, death in 1616. education for families on gym games, gameroom ac- For more information water safety, an introduc- tivities, movies and much visit www.BuffaloLib.org tion to CPR by City of Buf- more is all part of the or call 858-8900. falo Fire Department and program. The program more. The event is free is limited to 75 children. www.buffalorocket.com and open to the public. Program applications may FREE PIZZA: M. Polster, 203 Lovering Ave. be picked up at the Center The 14th Annual or call 874-6133, Ext. 18 Jalana Palma Benefit for further information. Motorcycle Run will be held Sunday, August 7th. Sign-up is at 8:45 am in the Panera Bread park- Old Fort Niagara an- ing lot on Sheridan and nounces its largest re- Delaware Rd. Run starts Are Your Auto Rates Going Up? enactment of the year, at 10:00 am, rain or shine, the French and Indian and ends at the Milton War Encampment, July J. Brounshidle Post 205 Save $ with 2nd - 4th when the Na- American Legion, 3354 tional Historic Landmark Delaware Ave., Kenmore, will portray the 1759 where the benefit will be Siege of Fort Niagara in held from 2:00 to 6:00 pm. new and interactive ways Tickets are $25 and all are for the public. Hundreds welcome. For tickets or of French, British and more information contact Native re-enactors will Sandy at 471-4797. gather at Old Fort Niag- ara to realistically depict the events of July 1759, when British and provin- The 2016 Walk to Re- cial forces, alongside their member, presented by Native allies, laid siege to the Father Joe Moreno Fort Niagara for 19 days. Memorial Foundation, will The event also features a be held Saturday, August large camp of 18th century 13th at 8:00 am in Dela- merchants and artisans. ware Park. Registration is For more information visit $30. For more information www.oldfortniagara.org. email frjoefoundation@ho- tmail.com. Submit Your The Charter School of Community Event Inquiry Board of Trust- ees will hold its annual to Meeting to Elect Officers and regular monthly busi- ness meeting on Tuesday, July 7th, starting at 4:45 pm at Charter School of Inquiry 404 Edison Street, Buffalo. Call 833-3250 or editor.buffalorocket email [email protected] @gmail.com for further information. Week of THURSDAY, june 23, 2016 BUFFALO ROCKET ISSUE 25 PAGE 

We are a SNAP & Parkside Garden Tour DUFB authorized From page 1 up on the day of the Tour attest to the importance of Farmers Market! side Architecture Notes” for this limited enrollment cut flowers and flowering will be posted throughout tour for $10, on a first- plants to Mrs. Martin. the neighborhood, point- come, first-served basis. Volunteers as well as ing to design elements of On the day of the tour, the Horticulturist, Nel- the homes. you can also explore the lie Gardner, will be on For those wishing to site of the future gardens hand to answer questions. further explore this his- of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Historic photos will be toric Fredrick Law Olmst- prairie-style architectural displayed in the Visitors ed-designed neighborhood, masterpiece, the Darwin Center and there will be there will be guided walk- Martin House, where plans free tours of the Conser- ing tours highlighting ar- are underway to restore vatory. chitectural styles and ele- the once extensive Wright Finally, there will be with a DISPLAY AD in the ROCKET ments interspersed with designed landscape. Rem- food trucks and James’ Ice Starting at $10 per week! local Gilded Age residents’ nants of the historic green- Cream Cycles throughout Call at history and folklore. Sign house are still visible and the neighborhood. Barbara Gilboy 873-2594 Taste of Buffalo in July From page 1 dependable renewable en- and streetscapes that en- In celebration of the ergy through the biological hance the quality of our tenth anniversary of the process of anaerobic diges- neighborhoods citywide. Taste’s participation in tion at its farm-based di- Buffalo’s great festivals, the “Healthy Options” pro- gester in Pavilion, NY. including the Taste of Buf- gram, which requires all “The Taste of Buffalo is falo, have a way of lifting participating restaurants about a weekend of food but up our community and to offer a healthy menu it’s also about the culture creating permanent ben- item, Independent Health of Buffalo,” said Mayor By- efits economically for our FREE PIZZA: T. Murphy, 108 Taunton Pl. Foundation is bringing the ron Brown, City of Buffalo. residents. We are proud to world’s first kale eating “Thousands of people will partner with the Taste of competition to the Taste. come to our city and taste Buffalo on one of our city’s Come watch professional great food, hear a diverse best summer festivals.” eaters consume massive array of music from our The complete list of res- quantities of raw kale on city’s talented musicians, taurants and food trucks, Saturday at 2 pm on the see historic buildings that along with 2016 menu steps of City Hall. Indepen- are newly renovated, as items, is now available at dent Health Foundation is well as improved streets tasteofbuffalo.com. also providing free trays to help festival goers easily carry and enjoy their food. Pick one up, while they last, at their tent located on the inner ring of Ni- agara Square near Court Street. In partnership with the City of Buffalo, the Taste is also proud to offer re- cycling stations through- out the event. Recycling Rangers will be present to help you place items in the right bins and learn more about the City’s recycling programs. For the first time, restaurants and fes- tivalgoers can also recycle their food waste. The Taste has partnered with Natu- ral Upcycling, Western New York’s premier food scraps/organics recycling collection company. Each recycling station at the event will have an orange Natural Upcycling tote for guests to place their food scraps in, and every Taste restaurant will be recy- cling their food scraps all weekend long as well. Nat- ural Upcycling will utilize this food waste to create PAGE  BUFFALO ROCKET ISSUE 25 Week of THURSDAY, june 23, 2016

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an all-Catholic and all- while bicycling to train for Western New York football a triathlon, he crashed into player. At Cornell Univer- a barricade along the Buf- sity, where he earned a de- falo waterfront and frac- gree in industrial and la- tured his spine. He was bor relations, he captured paralyzed from the waist all-Ivy League honors as a down.He spent nearly a center and linebacker. year in rehabilitation. He served in the Navy He was a contributing from 1965 to 1969 and political columnist for the spent 17 months in Viet- Buffalo Rocket in the late nam as a diving team com- 1970’s and early 1980’s. mander, mainly in the Me- Mayor Anthony Masi- kong Delta area. He earned ello appointed him as com- Joseph E. Ryan, March the Bronze Star and rose munity development com- 30, 1943 - June 11, 2016 to the rank of lieutenant. missioner in 1998. During Returning from service, his 4½ years as the city’s Joseph E. Ryan, a for- Mr. Ryan was co-owner of planning chief, he worked mer Buffalo city planning Ryan’s New Federal Pub at to develop a comprehen- chief and veterans advo- Elmwood Avenue and Cary sive plan to revitalize cate who made an inspi- Street and was working as neighborhoods and create rational comeback from an engineering consultant a citywide strategy to en- an accident that left him in 1971 when Mayor Frank courage business. paralyzed, died June 11 Sedita named him execu- Mr. Ryan received nu- in Hospice Buffalo Wells tive director of his Citizens merous awards. Named a House, Beechwood Cam- Advisory Committee. He Buffalo News Citizen of the pus, Getzville. He was 73. held the post until 1975, Year in 1986, He received Born in Buffalo, the eldest helping to set up the com- the D’Youville College of 10 children, he was a munity development block Community Service Award 1961 graduate of St. Jo- grant program and foster- in 1986 and was given the seph’s Collegiate Institute, ing the growth of nonprofit Clarkson Center’s Cour- where he was president of neighborhood groups. age to Come Back Award his graduating class and Then, in August 1985, in 1995.

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Board of Education Board of Education Buffalo City School District 12’ TRAMPOLINE and steel flex NORTH BUFFALO - 2 apartments Buffalo, New York Buffalo, New York Advertisement for Bids enclosure combo set. You must for rent. 3 bedroom upper and lower. Division of Purchase Division of Purchase come and dismantle. $100. Call Near Hertel, off street parking, oak 716-816-3585 716-816-3585 Sealed proposals for the following 948-0347 24-25 kitchen cabinets, dishwasher, yard. project will be received at the Of- Avail. July 1st. Lower $875+ upper **Sealed proposals will be received **Sealed proposals will be received fice of Plant Services, 403 City Hall, $825+. No dogs. 716-559-3001, in Room 816 City Hall in Room 816 City Hall Buffalo, NY 14202. On Thursday, estate SALES leave contact info. 24-26 July 14, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., pro- On: Friday, July 1, 2016 at 11:00 Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 11:00 posals will be publicly opened and ESTATE SALE - 30 WYNNWOOD A.M. for RFP #15-16- 144 A.M. for BID #17-0617E3-001 read aloud for the following GEN- AVE., Tonawanda. Thursday, 6/23; WANTED HVAC EQUIPMENT SERVICE Buffalo Public School’s Elemen- ERAL contract: Friday, 6/24; Saturday, 6/25; 9 am - tary Science Kit Project 4 pm ALL DAYS. Near Brighton and LETTERPRESS On: Friday, July 1, 2016 at 11:30 PROJECT 0304-019 NF Blvd. Housewares, antiques, PRINTING EQUIPMENT A.M. for RFP #15-16- 145 Specifications and bid forms are P.S. 304 Hutch. Tech. H.S. Steubenville dish set, vintage gas stove, Victoria lams and figurines, - WANTED - HVAC PREVENTATIVE MAINTE- available at www.buffaloschools. Exterior Reconstruction, Phase II Anything Related to NANCE & SERVICE AGREEMENT org/PurchaseDept.cfm 256 South Elmwood Avenue glassware, mid-century collectibles furniture, yard/garden, appliances, Letterpress Printing FOR DISTRICT DATA CENTERS Buffalo, NY 14201 and more. 25 Call Dave 866-6825 Michael S. Yeates On: Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Director of Purchase 25 Beginning Monday, June 20, 2016, 11:00 A.M. for BID #15-16- 148 bidding document packages may PRINTING COMMON CORE MATH Burke Family Holdings LLC Ar- be viewed and purchased through help wanted MODULES - SPANISH ticles of Organization filed with the Avalon Document Services online Secretary of State of New York on Planroom website at www.avalon- On: Monday, July 11, 2016 at 11:00 2/15/16, Office in Erie County. SSNY buff-planroom.com, under “Public A.M. for BID #17-0617E3- 004 is the designated agent of LLC upon Jobs,” or ordered by phone at 716- WEBSITE SUPPORT SPECIALIST whom process against it may be 995-7777. Owner can assume no served. SSNY shall mail copy of responsibility for errors, omissions, Specifications and bid forms are process to 11 West Royal Hill Rd., or other misinformation obtained available at www.buffaloschools. Orchard Park NY 14127. Purpose: via other bid document distribution org/PurchaseDept.cfm any lawful business purpose. 24-29 resources.

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