On Wednesday, November 8th, I was one of several members of the Grand Island Conservation Advisory Board to join Kathleen McCormick of the Western New York Land Conservancy in walking through two town-owned pieces of property, which are maintained as “forever wild.” One of the properties was in the southern portion of Grand Island, and […]

Most of us think that the only people who wear costumes are performers on stage. I would disagree with that assessment. I think that we wear costumes that say who we are at any particular time or place. These costumes are called fashion. My concept of fashion is that it is all about personal style,

Eric Soehnlein Note: I was able to interview all of the candidates for Town Council and Town Justice. Unfortunately, I was unable to interview the highway superintendent candidate within the time frame that I had. The candidate stories turned out to be a much bigger project than I ever anticipated. It was, however, in my

On November 2nd, President Franklin D. Roosevelt (portrayed by Albert McFadyen of Lockport, N.Y.) came to a meeting of the Grand Island Historical Society to talk about the war years. Here are of the things that he mentioned about World War II, overseas and on the home front. wake island: President Roosevelt: Wake Island was

On November 2nd, President Franklin D. Roosevelt (portrayed by Albert McFadyen of Lockport, N.Y.) came to Grand Island to talk about the war years. He sat at a table in St. Stephen Roman Catholic “old” church, with a radio close at hand, and he carried his audience through the years of war. on war in

Today, I am sharing the stories of both town justice candidates: Republican candidate Mark Frentzel, 62,  and Democratic candidate Eric Soehnlein, 33. I interviewed them separately but, because the election is coming up soon, I am presenting them together. Please remember to vote on Tuesday, November 7th. Tell me about you. Mark: I grew up in

Today’s candidate interview is with Pete Marston, Jr., Republican candidate for Grand Island’s Town Council. Pete, who is in the business of repairing lawnmowers, took me along for the ride on his lawnmower pick up and delivery rounds. Pete, age 48, is running for one of two open seats on the Town Council. The incumbents,

Snow White and her dwarves were found at Huth Road Elementary School. The six (of seven) dwarves look happy. In fact, Grumpy is wearing a very uncharacteristic smile. All of a sudden, Grumpy reverted to character, and Sleepy was ready for a nap. Halloween is the day that fairy tale characters come to life. Notice

The book that’s really a cake! Five hundred years ago, an eyewitness said that he saw Martin Luther nailing 500 theses onto the door of All Saints Church in Wittenberg, Germany. This is the story that has been repeated over and over again. Apparently, it never happened.  Martin Luther’s theses, written in Latin, were published

The tasty: Yesterday morning, I went to Momma De’s Mixing Bowl on Whitehaven Road in Grand Island to participate in a cookie decorating class. The cutout cookies had already been baked, and participants in the class had the opportunity to decorate either one or two dozen cookies. There were both adults and children in the