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. XLIV ISSUE No. 27 • Thursday, July 4, 2013 Brothers Benefit After Taste of Buffalo Becoming Eagle Scouts Celebrates 30 Years! With today’s busy fam- zens and potentially grow ily schedules, parents need into leadership roles in their to choose the best way to community. What do astro- spend their time & select naut Neil Armstrong, for- the best mix of activities for mer President Gerald Ford, their kids. Sports & music film maker Steven Spiel- lessons & school & regular berg & news anchor Walter playtime are usual items Cronkite have in common? on the list. But Boy Scouts should be one of the top choices. For youth, advan- tages of scouting in- clude making new friends, learning new skills, building confidence through achievement, hav- ing fun at camporees & summer camp Photo courtesy“Taste of Buffalo presented by TOPS” Photo courtesy“Taste Dan and Tim Van Oss The Taste of Buffalo again will circle around Niagara Square and up Delaware Avenue. & klondikes (that’s The Taste of Buffalo cele- enjoy complimentary birth- of items individually or for winter camping). You get to They all earned the rank of brates its Thirtyith birthday day cupcakes and Birthday the entire family. wear a cool uniform & earn Eagle Scout. Although only this summer and everyone Cake Oreos beginning at 1 Wine enthusiasts can en- patches & badges for all 2% of boys who participate is invited to the two-day cu- p.m. Saturday and Sunday, joy a variety of delicious kinds of things. in scouting achieve that linary party. while supplies last. vintages. New this year, With over 130 merit badg- lofty goal, since 1929 when Expect a birthday party Throughout the weekend, two beer tent locations will es to choose from, boys can Parkside Lutheran Church like no other, complete with include a winery, making it focus on water sports like became a charter organiza- delicious cupcakes, cookies, easy to relax with a glass of rowing/canoeing/kayaking/ tion, 71 Troop 5 scouts have chocolate and ice cream, as wine and beer in one loca- small boat sailing/swim- become Eagles. well as a large smorgasbord tion. ming/whitewater rafting Scouting can give boys the of the region’s most scrump- “Since 1984, the Taste has or physical skills like pio- tools & training to help them tious culinary delights in- grown into one of the many neering/wilderness sur- be successful in school & in cluding barbecue, seafood, sample the diverse array of great outdoor festivals in vival/camping/orienteering. their careers. For instance, Asian and vegetarian, that more than 200 food items our city, drawing thousands Scouts can also earn badges recently Troop 5 had 3 sets have become favorites of from restaurants across the of residents and visitors to in topics that may point of brothers who were highly the country’s largest annual Queen City and surrounding downtown Buffalo each year, the way to a future career, motivated, becoming role two-day food festival. Western New York commu- while enhancing the quality from aviation to space ex- models for younger scouts: The summer event, which nities. No single food item of life that adds to the great ploration to medicine, not to Sean & David Pegado, Tim attracts approximately is over $4, making it afford- progress that’s underway in mention drafting/surveying/ and Dan Van Oss, Bene- 450,000 hungry folks annu- able to try a large sampling our city.” engineering. dict & Simon Wolfling. All ally, returns Saturday, July For parents, scouting 6 brothers in turn became 13 from 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. and should be considered a build- Senior Patrol Leader and all Sunday, July 14 from 11 a.m. ing block for developing sons earned the prestigious rank – 7 p.m. along Delaware Av- into responsible, competent of Eagle Scout. All of these enue and Niagara Square in adults who will be good citi- Continued on Page 4 downtown Buffalo. This year’s Taste features 50 restaurants, three food HNBBA To Hold trucks and seven wineries as well as a culinary stage, Monthly Meeting musical entertainment, The Hertel North Buffalo Hertel Avenue starting and plenty of special offer- Business Association will promptly at 6:00 pm. All ings from a host of national hold their next monthly are invited and welcome to and local sponsors. take Photo courtesy“Taste of Buffalo presented by TOPS” meeting on Tuesday, July These three young ladies stopped for an ice cream break dur- attend. your picture popping out of 9th, in their office at 1510 Taste’s oversized cake, and ing last year's Taste of Buffalo. THURSDAY, JULY 4 FRIDAY, JULY 5 SATURDAY, JULY 6 SUNDAY, JULY 7 MONDAY, JULY 8 TUESDAY, JULY 9 WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 Scattered T-Storms Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Isolated T-Storms Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny Scattered T-Storm High 79° High 78° High 80° High 81° High 81° High 79° High 78° Low 68° Low 66° Low 67° Low 68° Low 67° Low 66° Low 63° PAGE 2 BUFFALO ROCKET ISSUE 27 WEEK OF THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 APARTMENTS FOR RENT The Adventures of... already in the circle is WINGATE MANAGEMENT IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING going. APPLICATIONS FOR 3 & 4 BEDROOM APARTMENTS. 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