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. L ISSUE No. 3 • Thursday, January 17, 2019 Pet Adopt-A-Thon Healthy Buffalo Local animal rescues, stop shopping experience fostering networks, ani- to potential adopters look- mal shelters, and WNY’s ing to fall in love and bring pet loving community will home a new best friend. come together in partner- Every pet adopted will ship with the Erie Coun- receive a free microchip ty Health Department on and registration cour- Saturday, February 9th tesy of the Erie County from 10 am until 3 pm Health Department, and at the Pvt. Leonard Post, an adopter goodie bag. 2450 Walden Avenue in There are millions of Cheektowaga, to help dogs pets that will end up in and cats get adopted into shelters in North Amer- loving ica this homes. year. NEWS RELEASE A About collab- half of orative December 19, 2018 those effort pets will between be euth- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: local anized Tina Chaudhry shelters, animal groups, due to overpopulation. (716) 903-8462 rescues and foster net- Every pet adopted at this works, hosting a fun fes- event will mean two lives [email protected] tive atmosphere to adopt were saved. The pet that out a substantial number has been adopted and the Participates in the Beginners Hoops Camp are: Santana Haynes, Kya Banks, of animals in a limited one that will fill the space Randy Martin Jr., Ana Rodriguez, Aubrey Jones, Henry Tuohey,MEDIA Noah Lund ALERT- period of time. This event created for whether it be quist, Max Catalano, Sebastian Schmidbauer, Arthur Kirsch, Luke Kuwik, will take place in partner- at a local shelter, within a Ja‘Nel Lopez-Foster, Saleem Who:McGrath, MartinLocal animal Boyd, rescues, Avery fostering Alvira, networks, Javier animalship with shelters, the Erieand WNY’sCounty pet loving loving foster home or safe- Gonzalez, Bennett Faso, Chasen Frazier,community Jase Dullen, will comeChristian together Esposito, in partnership Health with theDepartment Erie County and Health ly Departmentin the hands of a res- Larry Palmer Jr., Cameron Dougherty, CJ Washburn. Instructors are Sean feature fun, family friend- cue. This event will build Tuohey on the left, Chas Kirsch on the right.to help dogs and cats get adopted into lovingly homes.activities, prizes and awareness to the plight of raffles. With the upcoming homeless pets and help to ily can get involved in. of all the kids, and your This will offer a one save lives. Kid‘s Day on January KidsWhat: ages 4 throughA collaborative 12 child effort will between be introduced local shelters, to animal groups, rescues and foster 26th at the Knights of Co- have the opportunitynetworks, to in a funhost festive of different atmosphere sports to adopt out a substantial number of animals in a lumbus, 1530 Kenmore participate in alimited variety period and of time.activities. This event It willis a take place in partnership with the Erie County Ave, Buffalo, Healthy of sports activities. There great opportunity for kids Emergency Need Buffalo is putting togeth- will be a team filmingHealth an Department of all different and feature ages fun to familyget friendly A donation activities, prizesshortfall and raffles.delayed.” Right now, the er an event that offers an exciting recap of the days out, be active, make some over the winter holidays Red Cross has less than a affordable and fun after- festivities,When: individual,Saturday, Februaryfriends, and 9, 2019take part in is prompting the Ameri- three-day supply of most noon that the whole fam- group and action10am shots - 3pm Continued on page three. can Red Cross to issue an blood types on hand, well emergency call for blood below the ideal five-day platelet donors to give supply needed to respond H.O.P.E. YouthWhere: Summit Pvt. Leonard Post Jr. #6251 now to prevent a blood to emergencies and dai- 2450 Walden Avenue shortage from continuing ly hospital needs. Blood The H.O.P. E. Youth a Kickoff from 10 am to Western New York, from products are currently be- Cheektowaga, NY 14225 throughout winter and af- Summit will be coming to 2 pm on January 26th at local college faculty and fecting patient care. ing distributed to hospi- Buffalo to provide youth Renovation Church, 567 business professionals, “Many people may not tals faster than donations education, career oppor- HertelHow: Avenue, WeBuffalo. have created such an as event Amazon where employ animal- shelters,realize rescues that andblood foster prod networks- are cancoming come in. “We hope tunity after High School, The Kickoff event will ees, who will also provide together under one roof to spotlight the adoptableucts are animals perishable, currently and in theirpeople care. can This resolve to save and the unique chance provide high school-aged resume assistance. In the only source of lifesav- lives now – when there is to help develop Buffalo’s will offer a oneaddition, stop shopping there experiencewill be to ingpotential blood adopters for patients looking is to anfall emergencyin love and need – as first youth coalition to bring home aentertainment new best friend. from Every local pet adoptedvolunteer will receiveblood donors,”a free microchip well as and throughout the promote positive commu- registration courtesytalents, ofsuch the Erieas CountyChris- Healthsaid Department,Cliff Numark, and senior an adopter year,” goodie added bag. Numark. nity change. tian Rapper Kyria and vice president, Red Cross Eligible donors can Erie County Restor- Poet Solomon Dixon, and Biomedical Services. find a blood or platelet ative Justice Coalition, Why: There are millionsthere ofwill pets also that bewill give end- up in“When shelters donations in North Americadecline thisdonation year. Aboutopportunity and West Side Youth Devel- half of thoseaways. pets will Admission be euthanized is free due to –overpopulation. as they did around Every the pet adoptedschedule at anthis appointment opment Coalition, West and breakfast and lunch event will mean two lives were saved. The petholidays that has and been may adopted further and to the donate one that by using the free Side Black Rock-River- youth throughout the will be provided. decline if severe winter Blood Donor App, visiting side Neighborhood Hous- area a unique tablingwe’ve createdex- a Thisspace summit for whether will itcon be -at a localweather shelter, and within flu aseason loving fosterRedCrossBlood.org home or or ing Service, and Reno- perience, where theysafely will in the tinuehands withof a rescue. four weeks With yourof help,pick thisup event– lifesaving will build med awareness- calling to 1-800-RED the CROSS vation Church will host learn about theplight diverse of homeless youth petseducation, and help in to part save- lives.ical treatments could be (1-800-733-2767). the event, starting with opportunities offered in Continued on page three. We would welcome your coverage! THURSDAY, JANUARY 17 FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 MONDAY, JANUARY 21 TUESDAY, JANUARY 22 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23 Cloudy Cloudy Snow Snow Showers Cloudy Cloudy Snow Showers High 29° High 31° High 20° High 13° High 10° High 27° High 31° Low 25° Low 18° Low 10° Low -2° Low 4° Low 24° Low 24° PAGE 2 BUFFALO ROCKET ISSUE 3 WEEK OF THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2019 for 21 games has rivaled last seasons last place finishers? The consensus seems to be that the real Sabres are somewhere in between those two exam- ples. But these last 21 games constitute a rather large sample size, 25% of the season. This is rather significant evidence that points to the Sabres be- Sabres Spiral Downward - ing a below average team with a lot of holes in the Season In Crisis Mode lineup. At that pace they The Sabres playoff press box Wednesday may barely win ten more prospects are diminishing night against the powerful games before the season is following a blowout 7-2 Calgary Flames. Calgary over. loss at Edmonton Mon- is second in the league After the debacle in Ed- day night although there standings and possess a monton there should be FREE PIZZA: K. Goodwin, 62 Tioga St. 14216 is a lot of time remaining high scoring offense fea- big lineup changes for the this season. The team has turing four players with game in Calgary includ- won only six of those 21 more points than Jack ing the breakup of the top games, a record of 6-15 (6- Eichel’s 49. And defen- line. Jack Eichel is now 11-4) since the ten game seman Mark Giordano pointless in five games. winning streak. That is has 48 points. (This paper He will break out of this the second lowest point to- goes to print before that slump eventually. Let him tal in the league over that game so we have no report do so with new wingers. time only better than the on it.) It’s time to shake up the last place New York Rang- The question has been team and put Jeff Skin- ers. asked repeatedly, which ner and Sam Rhinehart The Oilers are hardly is the real Sabres team? with Casey Mittlestadt to a league power and sat The team that went on give the team two scoring behind the Sabres in the the ten game winning lines. And then see what standing but torched the streak or the team which happens. Buffalo‘s porous defense and shaky goal tending for seven goals. The Sa- FREE MOVIE PASSES: E. Kossoff, 35 Lyndhurst Ave.14216 bres gift wrapped three goals for the Oilers. Ras- mus Ristolainen’s flubbed point shot gave Connor McDavid a 120 foot break- away.