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OLAF FUB SEZ: According to actress Deborah Kerr, born on this date in 1921: “Personally, I think if a woman hasn’t met the right man by the time she’s 24, she may be lucky.”
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RARE OCCASION—Today, the Historical Society of North German Settlements in Western New York is hosting a gathering of people who speak Plattdeutsch—otherwise known as Low German. As befits a small regional language, it happens only once in a blue moon, namely whenever there’s a fifth Wednesday of the month. The get-together is at 11:30 a. m. in the Wheatfield Community Center, 2790 Church Road. The public is invited, and visitors are welcome to bring along their lunches.
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FIRST IN LINE—Get a jump on other shoppers at the October Festival Used Book Sale at Holland Methodist Church on Partridge Road, next to the post office. Stop in at the members-only presale from 5 to 8 p. m. Thursday. Not a member? Not to worry. Memberships are available for $5. The sale continues from 1 to 8 p. m. Friday and during the festival from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. Saturday.
The festival includes activities for the entire family, including kids games and crafts, pumpkin painting and face painting, a bounce house, story hours, a bake sale, a silent auction, a soup cook-off and arts and crafts vendors. Proceeds benefit the Reading Center at the Boys and Girls Club of Holland.
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TIME OF NEED—After many years of hospital treatment, Linda Kreib of the City of Tonawanda lost her struggle for life at age 47 on Aug. 1, leaving her husband, Randy, with tremendous medical bills and other expenses. To help, family and friends are holding a benefit from 5 to 8 p. m. Saturday in the Blessed Sacrament Parish Center, 263 Claremont Ave., Town of Tonawanda. Donation is $20 and includes food, beer, pop and a deejay. For info and donations, call Jerry Quinn at 826-8546 or Debi Costanzo at 695-2725.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY— Jacob Patrick Concannon, Karen Sutton, Linda Porter, Jack Janisewski, Marci Blattenburger, Paul Sasiadek, Diane Grossman, Jim Pluta, Kathy Fendya, Elaine Johnson, Karen Sutton, the Rev. John Lutz, Amanda Peterson, Sister Mary Renee Kurczaba, Kelly Logel, Nancy Wilcox, Doris Pettitt, Susan Woyshner, Marian Kerwin, Carol Alagna, Robby Takac, Kerry S. Grant, Robert Braun, Kenny Sawyer, Earl Wickett, Jim Havernick Sr., Rick Coffta and Matthew Santoro.
AND THURSDAY— Maura J. Stillwell, Lou Cerny, Bryan Fiume, Georgene Stevanoff, Eileen Batt, Debbie Billoni, Christopher Ganci, Travis Piatek, Pauline Szabo, Lou Perry, Courtney Baldwin, James M. Beyers, Dora E. Wasielewski, Caitlin Marie Summers, Raymond C. Haines, Frank Butkowski, Kayla Liszewski, Myles Hunter, Karen Karaga, Anne Sprada, Mary Mulqueen, Patty Winters and Tony Billoni.
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