www.buffalorocket.com Buffalo Rocket COMMUNITY NEWS Distributing to North Buffalo, West Side and Riverside • Established in 1969 Publishers of North Buffalo Rocket, West Side Times & Riverside Times Vol. XLIII ISSUE No. 01 • Thursday, January 5, 2012 PREPARE FOR WINTER •Case of water, which Attempting to push your also adds weight to the car, trying to jack it up car. or shoveling snow takes •12 volt charger for cell great effort in storm con- phone or electronic de- ditions and can cause in- vices. jury. Don’t work enough What to do if you be- to get hot and sweaty. come stranded . Wet clothing loses insu- •Stay in your vehicle lation making you more – walking in a storm can susceptible to the effects be very dangerous. You of hypothermia. can lose you way, wan- •Stay calm and think der out of reach, become •Keep fresh air in your exhausted, collapse. Your vehicle. It is better to be car can be a good shelter. chilly or cold and awake •Avoid overexertion. Continued on Pg. 4 TROOP V IN NORTH BUFFALO, TURNS OUT IT’S 67TH EAGLE SCOUT Alexander J. Elia, of North Buffalo resident Elson Turner of Tacoma Ave. prepares for work by warming his Boy Scout Troop V in car and brushing snow off the windows. North Buffalo, earned Eagle rank on Octo- The December 1-3, 2009 stay safe and keep your depth. ber 16, 2011, which is snowstorm left incred- vehicle in good working •Check the antifreeze the highest rank a boy ible images on all of us. order for winter driving. level and freeze line. scout can achieve. He Every time it snows, our •Get a Checkup – the •Have a tune up to en- will be celebrating his minds are filled with im- better shape your car is sure your best gas mile- Eagle Court of Honor ages of the hundreds of in, the safer you are. age, a quick start and on January 8th at Park- motorists left stranded •Have the ignition, a fast response. side Lutheran Church, on the New York Thru- brakes, wiring, hoses What to keep in your the chartered organiza- way. What if you were and fan belts checked. Trunk: tion for his troop. among those stranded, •Change and adjust •Spare tire, properly To attain this rank, ter for the homeless and would you have been pre- spark plugs. inflated, a wheel wrench boys must earn a mini- disadvantaged. pared? Would your car •Change the air, fuel and jack. mum of 21 merit badg- Alexander has served have been prepared? and emission filters and •Shovel. es, serve in positions of his troop in many lead- As the representative the PCV valve. •Jumper cables. leadership in their troop ership positions over for WNY motorists, I •Check the battery. •Tow and tire chains. and complete a project the years as a Boy would like to offer sim- •Check the tires for air, •Salt or cat litter. of benefit to their com- Scout. Since the earn- ple steps you can take to sidewall wear and tread •Tool kit. munity. His eagle proj- ing of his Eagle rank in •Working flashlight and ect was at the Matt Ur- October, Alexander has HNBBA ANNOUNCES batteries. ban Hope Center where turned 18 and is now •Brightly colored cloth. he totally revitalized attending Alfred State HOLIDAY PARTY •First aid kit. the exterior landscape College where he just The Hertel North Buf- complimentary food and •Ice scraper and snow by cleaning up existing completed his first se- falo Business will hold a cash bar. Come mingle brush. foliage, building stone mester with a 4.0. He is its Annual Holiday Party with local merchants and •Mittens, socks, a hat walkways and benches a resident of the Town on Tuesday, January 10th get information on our as- and blankets. along with bringing the of Tonawanda and a at 6:00 pm at Canvas sociation and our involve- •Wooden stick matches flagpole area back to life past graduate of Ken- 1206, 1206 Hertel Av- ment in our community. in a waterproof contain- with painting and ground more East Senior High enue. Members and po- For more information er. work. The Matt Urban School. He is proud to tential members of the call 877-1776 and leave •Non-perishable, high Hope Center, located on join his brother Mi- association are invited. a message. Someone will energy foods like unsalt- Paderewski Drive, is a chael, also an Eagle Admission is free with get back to you. ed canned nuts, dried community resource cen- Scout from Troop V. fruits and hard candy. 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