2022-07-13

Lane Closures Continue on Route 400 for New Roundabout

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For the rest of this week and all of next week, Route 400 will continue to be in a single lane from Route 20A to South Wales in both directions as roundabout construction continues.

Letter to the Editor: There is a Price to Freedom

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Dear Editor, I hope you had a memorable holiday, honoring our nation’s freedoms. But not as memorable as it was for some.  Like the old man our nation has become, Uncle Sam is showing his age over his once revered freedoms. His senility was on full display this Fourth of July as he confused liberty with subjugation, proclaimed murder as […]

Obituary: William J. Bierl, Cherished Husband, Loving “Grumpy Grampy,” and Elma Fire Chief 

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William J. Bierl William J. Bierl, an Elma resident known to all as Bill, died on Sunday, June 12. Mr. Bierl was a past Chief of Jamison Road Vol. Fire Dept., life member of the Elma Conservation Club and a retired Chief Lineman for NYSEG.  Mr. Bierl was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Lucille (nee Hiller) Bierl […]

Obituary: Russell L. Holmes, Talented Contractor, Beloved Family Man

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Russell L. Holmes April 19, 1929-July 9, 2022 Russell L. Holmes of East Aurora died peacefully on Saturday, July 09. Born April 19, 1929, he was 93. Mr. Holmes is survived by his longtime companion and friend Joanie Edwards; children Celeste Holmes (Kenneth) Michel and Garnet Holmes (Jay) Stevenson; grandchildren Jourdan (Thomas Barrett) Stevenson, Aubrey (Daniel) Meyer and Brooke (Jordan) […]

Column: The Advertiser Garden: Imperfectly Perfect

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Last month we talked about the Moon and our plans to put everyone’s carefully chosen contributions into the ground in just the right order for optimal growing. While I have planted many gardens in this manner, I’m sorry to say that this particular garden will not be one of them.  This morning I laid the last two rows in our […]

Listen to Your Mom and Take Your Medicine…Then What?

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Does this sound familiar? For some of you, it was an order from a long time ago. For the ones who have to go pretty long back in Memory Lane, having been obedient, you find yourself with a respectable amount of empty pill bottles, right? Even if you only had a few prescriptions in your life.  The reason for this […]

Letter to the Editor: Pie Sale Joint Effort Between Churches

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Dear Editor, Thanks to the ubiquitous Marty Wangelin for the picture from the Third of July pie sale!  To set the record straight, the effort was a joint one with the First Baptist Church and EA Christian Church. The income was four figures and our portion will be split between FeedMoreWNY and Compass House.  I think this qualifies as a […]

Letter to the Editor: Thanks for Supporting Wheelchair Football

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Dear Editor, I would like to thank everyone who came out to see the premiere of Jake Cimperman’s documentary, Concrete Gridiron: The Story of Buffalo’s First Wheelchair Football Team at the Aurora Theatre on June 28. I coached Jake when he played for my Blue Devils team in 2009, and it is extremely gratifying to see him develop his skills […]

2022-07-13 E-Edition