Niagara Honor Roll
Achievers and achievements
• The Brickyard Pub & BBQ hosted the Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation’s Celebrity Bartending Fundraiser last month in Lewiston. The event featured more than 25 celebrity bartenders, including Buffalo Sabres Defenseman Nathan Paetsch, WGR 550 radio personality Dennis Williams and many other leaders from the local business community.
The event raised a record-breaking figure of nearly $15,000, an increase of 50 percent from last year, and will be used to help individuals with developmental disabilities across Niagara County.
The mission of the Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara Foundation is to provide a long-term source of financial support that ensures people with developmental disabilities have opportunities toward independence and integration within the community.
• KatherineL. Harrington, of Newfane, took part in an internship this summer through the Oswego State College Experience-Based Education Program.
Harrington, a senior broadcasting and mass communication major, interned at Citadel Communications in Buffalo. The Oswego program places students in internships and career awareness opportunities that allow them to earn college credits while garnering valuable “real life” experience.
• Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster recently presented a city proclamation to Susan Schoellkopf, honoring her for her contributions to the Greater Niagara Region as a longtime commissioner with the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and her leadership efforts in the restoration of Schoellkopf Park.
The mayor also cited Schoellkopf for her family’s dedication and extensive contributions to the city and Western New York throughout the region’s history. The presentation took place during the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s recent concert at Schoellkopf Park outside the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center campus.
• 2008 Lewiston Art Festival winners included:
Best Of Show — Jody Ziehm, “Premier” (Watercolor)
Painting: Oil & Acrylic Thomas Asklar, “Fragile” (acrylic), first place; Tony Mauro, “Dio Mio” (oil), second place; Laura Schmitz, “Feverstein” (acrylic), third place; Joan E. Shaw, “January Thaw” (oil), honorable mention.
Painting: Watercolor — Kathleen Dworak, “Sunny City Morning,” first place; Fritz Raiser, “3 Faces of Eve,” second place; Michael McMahon, “Youngstown Sail Boats,” third place; E. Jane Stoddard, “Jammin in Jackson Square,” honorable mention.
Photography — Bill Dziejman, “Window View,” first place; John Parascak, “At Rest,” second place; Clifford Burch, “Mesa Arch,” third place; Donna Bugdin, “Beach Grass,” honorable mention.
Graphic Arts & Drawing — Marian Howard, “The Worker” (watercolor/pencil), first place; Kathleen McDonnell, “Autumn Journey” (pastel), second place; Anne Vaclavik, “Mary’s Blue Pail” (pastel), third place; W. S. Mayo, “Sunrise on former Glory” (pastel), honorable mention.
Sculpture — Madaline Payne, “Faces of the World” (clay), first place; John Puccio, “Automia 7” (steel), second place; Michael Murawski, “Baby Sitting” (iron, stone, wood), third place.
Mixed Media — Don Cochron, “Fall Pond Adirondacks” (photo), first place; JoAnn Vanderheite, “Pierced & Carved Container” (Gourd), second place; Fernando and Durval Pinheiro, “Leopard Boy” (clay graffiti), third place; Marian Howard, “Young Girl with Wash” (watercolor), honorable mention.
Artistic craft: Jewelry — Valerie Masterman, “Sarcasm” (sterling onyx coral), first place; Geri Lynn Story, “Bracelet,” second place; Dale Bosworth, “Repression” (sterling), third place; Lia Harmon Stieff, “Rose Rhodonite fork bracelet” (antique silver), honorable mention; Betty Stephan, “Flower Garden” (beaded necklace), honorable mention.
Artistic Craft: other (ceramic, glass, wood, fiber, etc.) — Robert Thomas, “Serpentine Box” (wood), first place; Peter Valenti, “Raku Tile” (clay), second place; Yvonne Stoklosa, “New Fall” (glass), third place; Charles McCutcheon, “OneLeyed Titan” (clay), honorable mention.
2008 Western New York Chalk Walk Competition Winners — Lewiston-Porter Central School, first place; St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, second place; Kenmore East, third place; Niagara Falls High School, Chairman’s Award; St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, People’s Choice.
