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2018 Buffalo Rocket Issue 2 Week of Thursday, January 11,Page 2018 3 Buffalo RocketCOMMUNITY 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. XLIX ISSUE No. 2• Thursday, January 11, 2018 Buffalo Pond Hockey Donors Needed This January, Nation- using the free Blood Donor al Blood Donor Month, the App, visiting redcrossblood. American Red Cross has an org or calling 1-800-RED urgent need for blood plate- CROSS (1-800-733-2767). let donors of all blood types Donation appointments and to make an appointment to completion of a RapidPass give now and help address a are encouraged to help speed winter blood donation short- up the donation process. age. RapidPass lets donors com- Severe winter weather plete the pre-donation read- has had a tremendous im- ing and answer the health pact on blood donations al- history questionnaire online, ready this year, with more on the day of their donation, than 150 blood drives forced by visiting redcrossblood. to cancel causing over 5,500 org/rapidpass from the con- blood and platelet donations venience of a mobile device to go uncollected. This is in or computer, or through the addition to seasonal illness- Blood Donor App. Photo courtesy of Labatt USA es, such as the flu, and hectic Every two seconds, some- holiday schedules collective- one in the U.S. needs blood. ly contributing to more than Accident and burn victims, 28,000 fewer donations than heart surgery and organ what was needed in Novem- transplant patients, and pa- ber and December. tients receiving treatment “Even temporary disrup- for leukemia, cancer or sickle tions to blood and platelet cell disease may all require donations can diminish the blood to save their lives. availability for hospital pa- Upcoming blood donation The first puck will drop on February 11th for the 11th Annual Labatt Blue Buffalo tients,” said Patty Corvaia, opportunities through Janu- Pond Hockey Tournament. communications manager ary 31st in Buffalo: of the New York-Penn Red 1/17/2018: 10 am - 3 pm, This year‘s 11th annual The first tournament gins with 132 more teams, Cross Blood Services Region. WNY Chapter, 786 Delaware Labatt Blue Buffalo Pond will take place on Sunday, each competing in one game “It’s the blood on the shelves Avenue. Hockey Tournament now of- February 11th. Twenty-four during the week, and playing that helps save lives in an 1/25/2018: 12 pm - 5 pm, fers both a one-day tourna- teams will play three games their remaining games on emergency, and that’s why PUSH Buffalo, 271 Grant ment and a week long event in a round robin format, Saturday, February 17th or we’re asking eligible indi- Street. at Buffalo RiverWorks enter- with championship games Sunday, February 18th. The viduals to make an appoint- 1/30/2018: 10 am - 2 pm, tainment complex, 359 Gan- held that evening. Then, on new format allows approxi- ment to give blood or plate- Travelers Insurance, 60 son St, Buffalo, on February Tuesday, February 13th, a mately 20 more teams and lets today.” Lakefront Boulevard. 11th through the 18th. week long tournament be- Continued on page six. Eligible donors can find 1/30/2018: 10 am - 3 pm, a blood or platelet donation University at Buffalo South opportunity and schedule an Harriman Hall, 3435 Main West Side Post Office to appointment to donate by Street. Host Passport Event Annual Meeting The Westside Station Post tance fee; the adult passport Office, 465 Grant Street, will card is $30 plus a $25 pro- Set For January host a passport event on Sat- cessing fee. Both are good urday, January 27th from 9 for ten years. Customers The North Buffalo The purpose of the am to 1 pm. Customers have wanting both the passport Community Develop- meeting is to elect the the option of applying for a book and card are charged ment Corporation will Board of Directors for passport book, good for all only one processing fee. Pay- hold its annual meeting 2018 and present the international travel or the ments are accepted via cash on Thursday, January annual report to the passport card, which is less or check. Credit cards are 18th at 6:30 pm. The membership. The pub- expensive but good only for acceptable for processing meeting will be held lic is welcome. land and sea travel between and photo fees only. at the North Buffalo For more informa- the U.S. and Canada, Mexi- Travelers are encouraged Community Center, 203 tion, call the Center at co, the Caribbean region and adult passport book is $110 to apply for a passport sev- Sanders Road. 874-6133, Ext. 12 or 11. Bermuda. The cost for an plus a $25 processing/accep- Continued on page four. THURSDAY, JANUARY 11 FRIDAY,JANUARY 12 SATURDAY,JANUARY 13 SUNDAY, JANUARY 14 MONDAY, JANUARY 15 TUESDAY, JANUARY 16 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17 Showers Rain to Ice Snow Showers Mostly Cloudy Cloudy Snow Showers Cloudy High 52° High 52° High 15° High 17° High 22° High 20° High 17° Low 49° Low 13° Low 7° Low 8° Low 19° Low 10° Low 11° PAGE 2 BUFFALO ROCKET ISSUE 2 WEEK OF THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2018 son. The poor minus totals Sabres Hockey reflect that he gets lots of ice time on one of the worst teams in the league. It also SPORTS reflects his lack of defensive awareness. by George Kuhn Against Minnesota he was caught chasing the puck carrier when the more pru- dent course of action would Five Thoughts have been to anticipate 1. We begin the New Year dered the first goal. While and defend against a pass. 2018 with new hopes and a Robin Lehner entered the Against Winnipeg in Buffalo, five game losing streak. The game with a 2.01 GAA and he was trapped in his own 6-2 drubbing in Minnesota .935 save percentage on end for one minute and 45 on January 5th was a home- home ice this season, both seconds without being able coming for Phil Housley but the third best in the league. to clear the puck, eventually his players certainly made 4. Jack Eichel, Ryan surrendering the 4-1 goal. A FREE PIZZA: S. 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