OLAF FUB SEZ: According to playwright Tom



Stoppard, born on this date in 1937, “Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.”



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All Praise to the Servicemen



We praise all the men of the red, white and blue—



To the great U. S. A. they will ever be true.



Their power and strength comes from above,



Their hearts are strong and their power is love.



They heartily protect us from anguish and woe—



In gratitude willingly face evil foe.



Their life is the lifeline that keeps us from harm



And the forces of evil they bravely disarm. —Doris V. Neumann



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MILITARY REUNIONS —The U. S. Army 196th Light Infantry Brigade Association will hold a reunion July 23-26 in the Adam’s Mark Hotel here. Any soldier, active or retired or an honorably discharged veteran who served with or was attached to the 196th is invited. Activities include a fishing event and American and Canadian tours. There also will be a banquet July 25. For information, visit www.196th.org or e-mail grunt196@comcast.net .



The 82nd Airborne Division Association wants to locate veterans who served in the 82nd, the most decorated military division, to record their deeds for future generations. Contact Shirley R. Gossett, national membership chairwoman, at (937) 898-5977 or e-mailsrgabn@aol.com .



The association holds its 63rd national convention Aug. 19-22 in Indianapolis.



The Patrol Gunboat Reunion Association, which represents 17 Vietnam era gunboats of the Ashville-Tacoma Class, is holding a reunion for tenders and staffs Aug. 12-16 in Virginia Beach, Va. Contact Terry W. McManuels at (757) 479-2261 or e-mail macs@visi.net .



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CENTURY MARK—Celebrating her 100th birthday at a party Sunday in Ellicott Creek Park is Carmela Trippi of North Buffalo. Born before women had the right to vote, she has been devoted to politics ever since she circulated nominating petitions on behalf of Franklin D. Roosevelt.



Honored with a proclamation last week by the Erie County Legislature, she lives independently and is the mother of four, with 15 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.



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TIMELY EXHIBIT— Want to have a look at what was inside the Memorial Auditorium time capsule when they opened it this week? The contents are on display in the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society museum, 25 Nottingham Court at Elmwood Avenue.



Inside the copper time capsule was a blueprint for the Aud, newspapers, photos, letters, coins, pins and city documents. The museum also is exhibiting a piece of the Aud wall. The display is included in general admission. Call 873-9644 or visit www.buffalohistory.org.



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HAPPY BIRTHDAY— Dorothy Kelley, Ava Hooley, Millie Collins, Betty Safe, Joe Amorosi, Evie Gibb, Kelsey Bishop, Rosemarie Kuminski, Joe Granat, Ann Kilmurray, Amy Hartmann Gilbert, Danielle Szymkowiak, Denise Jewell Gee, Victoria T. Sutton, Don Angelo, Teppo Numminen, Jim Mabry, Cooper Panek, Jeanne Rusek, Juan Renn, Helen Marien, Shelley Shafer and Pat O’Byrne.



SATURDAY—Lydia Naylor, Mike Cerny, Marty Cerny, Bruce Mitchell, Josephine Zachowicz, Ron Cincinelli, Barbara Wood, Lucy Tobias, Ed Whitney, James Seney, Diane Weber, Sally Lipsius Kilgore, Richard Manns, John Lempke, Donna Milks, Joan Weissman, Monique Apen, Satish Mohan, Dorothy Kaczmarek, Jerry Lyons, Louie Laurent, Amy Weber, Molly Stachowiak and Daniel J. Herberger.



AND SUNDAY—Geraldine Thompson, Brian Beale, Marge Rizzo, Ross Guarino IV, Janice Kuczmarski, Don Mack, Kristie Mack, David Dissette, Darren Evans, Jim Read, Liora Ziv, Rick Lancellotti, Joyce A. Baldi, Sister Jane Marie Kupniewski, Tina Kaczmarek, John Gangloff, Barbara Guyett, Elizabeth Sands and Lenny Stachowiak Jr.