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. LI ISSUE No. 45 • Thursday, November 5, 2020 Remembering Our Veterans Memories From the Buffalo Rocket archives Veterans day is the day of celebration on which we pay tribute to our military Taken in the 90’s, the Alfieri brothers of the Stuffed armed forces, troops or veterans. Mushroom on Main. On November 11, many morial Day, and some more President Woodrow Wilson Americans will have a day Veterans Day facts that declared that day “Armi- off of work and school to Americans might not know stice Day.” In 1926, Con- honor the individuals who about this celebratory day. gress passed a resolution have served in our mili- Veterans Day wasn’t to make it an annual occur- tary. With approximately always called that—and rence. It wasn’t until 1938 18 million military veter- it has to do with how the that it actually became a ans living in the United holiday got started. Vet- federal holiday, and until States, it’s important not erans Day can trace its 1954 that it got the name Re-Tree Resumes to think of it as “just an- origins back to November we know it by today. Presi- Re-Tree volunteers will owner Eric Fox will be re- other holiday.” Here’s why 11, 1919, the one-year an- dent Dwight D. Eisenhow- be planting in several ar- foresting the area around we celebrate Veterans Day, niversary of the armistice er changed it to Veterans eas throughout the City the William/Bailey rail- how it’s different than Me- that ended World War I. Continued on page three. of Buffalo this Friday, No- road right of-way near vember 6 and Saturday, the United Parcel Service November 7. warehouse. This planting of sixty The Re-Tree plantings North Buffalo Knights trees by the Re-Tree The continue, since the first Some boys and girls District People of Uni- plantings in April, 2007 playing in the Hertel versity Heights will take as a response to the West- North Park Youth Base- place Saturday starting ern New York surprise ball League were still able at 9am. William Gaiter October 12, 2006 snow- to play games this summer Parkway (right near the storm which felled 57,000 despite the covid-19 pan- Kensington Expressway trees in the public areas demic. The North Buffalo overpass) all the way to of Greater Buffalo. Knights, a 14 and under East Delavan. The Re-Tree project boys team battled it out Stephanie Berghash, is a program of the not- on area diamonds against a stalwart re-tree volun- for-profit Buffalo Green some formidable teams in teer, will once again be Fund. Shoshone Park and else- leading a team of volun- Although the storm where, to finish 17-3 on the teers in the neighborhood re-plantings were com- season. of Kleinhans Music Hall. pleted in April, 2019, the The feat was quite an Her plantings will be: 375 group continues to plant Photo credit: Bill Snyder accomplishment for these Pennsylvania –Honey and steward trees. The Back Row from Left to Right: Ty Graczyk, Brendon North Buffalo boys who Locust, 44 Orton Place – need is still great, in-par- Parker, Tamias Ramsey, Nathaniel Gilbert, Jaylin had to end team practices Honey Locust, Kleinhans ticular in the City of Buf- Johnson, Jordan Passero, Coach Michael Gilbert, in March due to an oppo- Music Hall - October Glo- falo, which continues to Coach Steve Schenk. Front Row from Left to Right: nent no one thought they ry Maple, Delaware at need trees to replace from Coach Michael Vishion, Johnathan Black, Col- would have to face ever. Barker (Barker Side) – other storms, drought, lin France, Xavier Mann, Michael Vishion, Zane This season, 2020 will be Honey Locust and natural die-off over Schenk, Coach Michael Mann. Missing from photo: remembered for a cancelled In addition, Fox Tire the years. Henry Chambers. Continued on page two. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Cloudy Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny Sunny Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Showers High 61° High 58° High 61° High 65° High 69° High 68° High 61° Low 53° Low 51° Low 47° Low 53° Low 60° Low 59° Low 40° PAGE 2 BUFFALO ROCKET ISSUE 45 WEEK OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020 season candidate for the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year befors an injury sidelined him for 15 games. He finished seventh in the Calder Cup vote for rookie of the year honors and was selected to the leagues all rookie team Olofsson set an NHL re- Sabres Sign Olaffson cord in becoming the first The Buffalo Sabres for four seasons and came to player to score his first sev- signed restricted free training camp in Buffalo in en goals on the power play. agent (RFA) forward Vic- 2018 where he was assigned His 20 goals and 42 points tor Olofsson to a two-year, to play for their AHL devel- both ranked third on the $6.1 million contract last opment team in Rochester. team despite the fact that Thursday. This avoided a Oloffson had a success- he only played 54 games. November 4th arbitra- Signing Reinhart and tion hearing. The Sa- Olafsson kept the Sa- bres avoided arbitra- bres corps of scoring tion for al three of their forwards together as RFA’s having previous- the team added for- ly signed forward Sam mer league MVP Tay- Reinhart and goalten- lor Hall and veterans der Linus Ullmark. Erik Stall and Cody This was important Eakin. This represents for the Sabres because a good summer’s work they are close to the for rookie GM Kevyn salary cap and did not Adams who seeks to want to take the risk of improve the Sabres an outsize arbitration and lift them out of award pushing them to the NHL’s longest non close to the cap. playoff streak which Olofsson at age 25 stands at at nine years. is a late bloomer. He Victor Olafsson Buffalo Sabres. If the team misses the was selected by Buffa- playoffs in the next sea- lo in the 2014 NHL Entry ful rookie NHL season in son, whenever that sea- Draft, 181 st overall in sev- 2019-20 with 20 goals and son may take place, it will enth round. He played in 22 assists for 42 points in match a league record for the Swedish Elite League 54 games. He was an early non playoff futility. FREE PIZZA: C. Kennon, 62 Rugby Rd., 14216 North Buffalo Knights NORTH PARK THEATRE From page one. this team together to a the guys first ahead of ev- STARTING FRIDAY baseball and softball sea- winning season. erything else. He is an out- son for area children in “The highlight of our standing representative TENET (2020) North Buffalo Baseball. season would have been for Hertel North Park.” TENET (2020) “I was very proud of playing in a Buckeye Elite Xavier Mann, Mike’s 14 Fri 10/30: (1:00), (4:15), 7:30 our players,” said Michael Tournament in Ohio,” said year old son, said his dad Mann, the Knights team Mann recently. “When we isn’t really mean. Even Sat 10/31: (11:30 am), (2:40), (5:50), 9:00 manager and longtime got the call to resume play though he yells at us so Sun 11/1: (11:30 am), (2:40), (5:50), 9:00 board member of Hertel in July, we decided to fore- much, doesn’t mean he’s North Park (HNP). “We go the tournament games upset. “He just wants us Mon 11/2: (1:00), (4:15), 7:30 had several team meetings and play single and dou- to do well.” The Sopho- Tue 11/3: (1:00), (4:15), 7:30 on zoom, if we couldn’t get bleheader games instead.” more at City Honors had together and kept in touch. Two wins that high- a .667 batting average as Wed 11/4: (1:00), (4:15), 7:30 Most of them continued to lighted the Knights season both a pitcher and short- Thur 11/5: (1:00), (4:15), 7:30 work out on their own to was a 10-8 victory over the stop for the Knights. He keep their skills sharp and Academy Stars, a tough had 23 hits at the plate 1428 Hertel Ave., Buffalo, NY 14216, (716) 836-7411 be ready whenever we got opponent always and a 6-4 and struck out 13 as both the OK to resume activi- decision over the Clarence a starter and reliever. His ties” Rebels, North Buffalo’s teammate, Brendon Park- If your name is found in the BUFFALO ROCKET to win a FREE PIZZA, The team played well to- area rival in youth sports. er also pitched and played gether under Manns direc- Jim Daley, another long- centerfield. He had 26 hits take proof of identification to BOB & JOHN‘S LA HACIENDA at 1545 Her- tion from the dugout. Five time coach and board mem- and struck out 20 batters tel Avenue to pick up your FREE PIZZA (Takeout only, must be redeemed players had already been ber of (HNP) commented on the mound. Both are within one week). If your name is listed for NORTH PARK THEATRE playing for coach Mike in recently about the success named as the teams Most North Buffalo house and of the Knights this season.