Alice Gerard

Lynn Marston Dingey and John Whitney celebrate Relay for Life Today, I walked to Veterans Park to walk the first lap with Relay for Life. It’s supposed to be the first of a million laps walked by people all over the world who participate in Relay for Life. We will walk and walk and walk […]

A few years ago, I crocheted several afghans, using people’s scrap yarn, which I gave to people who were going through cancer treatment. I wanted to give them a colorful piece of comfort.  I received some nice thank you notes, so I was happy because the people who got the afghans were happy. Paying it

This is the second part of  a retrospective of my world in 2018. During this year, I have managed to take nearly 10,000 photographs! The images that I captured represent a mix of current events, nature, art, and various other things. In total, they are a reflection of life. Here is a selection from July through

Today and tomorrow, I am going to share a retrospective of my world in 2018. During this year, I have managed to take nearly 10,000 photographs! The images that I captured represent a mix of current events, nature, art, and various other things. In total, they are a reflection of life. Here is a selection from

Yesterday, my friend Diane and I went on a birdwatching hike to Niagara Falls. It was a chilly, snowy day, and rather foggy. As we were traveling down the Robert Moses Parkway toward Niagara Falls, it was impossible to see the other side of the Niagara River. It looked as if the water was stopped

On Saturday evening, my friend Joanna and I went to Niagara Falls to watch the Cascades of Fire competition. This is an international fireworks competition. This year, the competition was held in Niagara Falls, Ontario. This is the first time that Cascades of Fire has been presented in Niagara Falls. It’s fun to sit outside

Yesterday was a good day but it didn’t start out that way because of the wild blasts of cold air. As I started walking to the first adventure of the day, I asked myself if I had gone totally mad. Probably, I thought, but stubborn, too. It was the first day of the year that felt

You can find your beach dreams and taste treats at Nikki’s Eats, which opened on Wednesday, November 7th, in the Sandy Beach neighborhood of Grand Island. The building that it occupies also holds the McCarthy School of Irish Dance. In the past, the building has been home to a beauty parlor and to the Grand

Do I actually live in a democratic society? Does my voice matter? Do people with more money have the right to bigger voices and more influence? Is there anyone at all who will fight for the little people? These are questions that I ask myself every day for the past  two years. But, in the

 Today, I introduce Father Chris O’Connor, who is serving in the role of transition priest at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church in Grand Island. A transition priest serves a parish that is in the process of selecting a new rector. This is a process that could take anywhere from twelve to eighteen months to complete. Father