OLAF FUB SEZ: Advice from seductive film star Hedy Lamarr, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler on this date in 1914, “Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.”

Autumn

Cool nights and crackling fires,

Creature comforts one desires.

Chicken soup in a china bowl,

Piping hot to warm the soul.

Purple mums in gardens abound,

Golden leaves cover the ground.

Crunchy apples, popcorn popping,

Doorbells ringing, neighbors stopping.

Conversation, each sensation

Makes me wonder why I wished

Summer would linger. It’s hardly missed.

Every season brings its own zest,

But Fall is my favorite.

I love it best. —Diana Notaro

REUNION ALERT—The McKinley Vocational High School Alumni Association is hosting its All Alumni 100th Anniversary Christmas Celebration at 6:30 p. m. on Dec. 5 in Niagara Frontier Post 1041, American Legion, 533 Amherst St. Reservation deadline is Nov. 25. For info, call Otto Reinhardt at 945-2542 or 432-4943.

BORN TO SHOP—Worth checking out is the 30th annual Temple Beth Tzedek Sisterhood Rummage Sale for the next three days at 621 Getzville Road, Amherst. Featuring a special Designer Room, it’s open from noon to 7 p. m. today, noon to 4 p. m. Tuesday and noon to 7 p. m. Wednesday, which features Bag Day and a Half-Price Designer Room. Admission is 50 cents today only. Anything left over will be donated to City Mission and Cornerstone Manor.

FIRE BELL—Help your local fire department win a $10,000 grant from Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. just by answering some easy fire safety questions, then letting the company verify you via e-mail. The Buffalo Fire Department hopes city residents will answer the call by going to the Web site at www.befiresmart.com. Winners will be announced next month.

LENDING A HAND— Helping out their seven-year-old nephew Johnathan Dulkiewicz in Alabama are Nadine and Don Tomasulo of West Seneca. Johnathan suffers from Leigh’s Disease, a progressive disorder of the central nervous system that leaves him unable to even sit up by himself.

To help pay for hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatments to relieve his pain and seizures, the Tomasulos host a fundraiser from 6 to 10 p. m. Tuesday in Page’s Paradise Island, 4701 Transit Road, Depew. Tickets are $20 adults, $10 kids 15 and under, and include food, soda, auctions and raffles and music by Kiss 98.5’sDJ Anthony and Nik Stylez. Swimming, laser tag, rock climbing and such are extra. For info and donations, call Nadine at 868-8684.

MILITARY NOTES—Six Western New York cadets recently completed the Army ROTC leader development and assessment course at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash. They are:

BenjaminR. Hendrich, son of David G. Hendrich of Buffalo. A 2006 graduate of Orchard Park High School, he is a student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Ariz.

LandonT. Kamps, son of Larry G. and Laurel F. Kamps of Kenmore. A 2006 graduate of Kenmore West High School, he is a student at the University at Buffalo.

BrittanyE. Phillips, daughter of Clifford E. Phillips of Snyder and Elaine T. Renouf of Buffalo. A 2006 graduate of North Tonawanda High School, she is a student at Siena College.

MichaelP. Rozewicz, son of Paul R. and Diana M. Rozewicz of Silver Creek. A 2006 graduate of Silver Creek High School, he is a student at Canisius College.

PatrickJ. Schaus, sonof Richard M.and Mary T. Schaus of Williamsville. A 2006 graduate of Canisius High School, he is a student at Syracuse University.

KyleP. Zdrojewski, son of Donald and Deborah A. Zdrojewski of Hamburg. A 2004 graduate of Hamburg High School who earned a bachelor’s degree in 2008 from Niagara University, he is a student at Canisius College.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY— Brianna Hakes, Joe Paul, Patricia Muldrig, Pam Loomis, David Stypa, Clare Kelley, Taylor Mutton, Bob Ernest, Matthew Zakrzewski, Norm Racki, Hugh Bondanza, Elena Nikonova, Linda Shields, Michael John Loffredo, Emma Banach, Kenny Brown and Eleanor Wieleba.