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OLAF-FUB SEZ: According to the French poet and statesman Alphonse de Lamartine, born on this date in 1790, “The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.”
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WINNING COMBOS— You won’t have to go to Disney World to admire the talents of Mount St. Mary Academy’s award-winning Jazz Ensemble, Concert Band and Dance Team. They’re performing at 8 p. m. Saturday in the student auditorium at the school, 3756 Delaware Ave. Town of Tonawanda.
Tickets are $8 advance, $10 at the door, and help pay for the groups to travel in April to Disney World, where the Marching Band—the only all-girl marching band in New York State— will be featured in the showcase parade.
Before the concert, stop in the school cafeteria from 5 to 8 p. m. for the Italian dinner, an all-you-can-eat spaghetti and meatball meal, including salad, bread and butter, coffee, tea and lemonade. Beer, wine and pop can be purchased. For tickets, call 877-1358.
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BENEFIT—A benefit for Roxanne Moden, a mother of four who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, will be held from noon to 7 p. m. Sunday in Ridgeway Recreation Hall, located at the corner of Route 104 and Horan Road in Medina. There will be live music, auctions, a raffle, buffet dinner, bake sale and door prizes. There is a $10 donation for adults, $5 for children, and children under 5 are free. To donate or for other information, call Jennifer Martin, 940-8475.
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SPAGHETTI SEASON— Start working up your appetite. There is a multitude of pasta dinner fundraisers coming up this weekend. They include:
• Brighton Community Church, 1225 Brighton Road, Town of Tonawanda, hosts a Free Community Spaghetti Dinner from 4 to 7 p. m. Saturday. Also hayrides for all ages and a theme basket raffle with drawings at 7.
• The Sisters of St. Francis (Williamsville) benefit from a spaghetti dinner from 11 a. m. to 6 p. m. Sunday in Our Lady of Peace Church, 10950 Main St., Clarence. Tickets are $8 adults, $5 kids under 10. Also door prizes, theme baskets, auctions and “Nun-Sweeter” bake sale.
• The Holy Name Society of St. Stephen’s Church, 2080 Baseline Road, Grand Island, holds a Pasta Extravaganza from noon to 6 p. m. Sunday in the school cafeteria. In addition to spaghetti and meatballs, there’s pasta alfredo, pasta primavera and pasta supremo, with salad, bread, coffee, tea and dessert. Tickets are $7 adults, $6 seniors, $4 kids 6 to 12, youngsters 5 and under free. Also a basket raffle and bake sale.
• Hank Nowak Post 45, AM-VETS, 3071 Abbott Road, Orchard Park, is sponsoring an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 1 to 5 p. m. Sunday to support the Buffalo Veterans Court. Tickets are $7 adults, $3.50 kids under 12, under 3 free. Also a silent auction.
• The Brighton Place fifth annual spaghetti dinner from 1 to 6 p. m. Sunday in Rizzo’s Restaurant, 2763 Eggert Road, Town of Tonawanda. Tickets are $10 advance, $12 at the door. Also a silent auction and Night Out discount books. Proceeds benefit the Brighton Place library and community resource center.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY— Sariah Hakes, Aaron Goodwin, Ed Weishaupt, Rochelle Roustum, Amanda Campbell, Susie Wojciechowski, Billy Starzynski, Bruce Moser, Cheryl Potter Juda, Jim Barus, Veronica Spychalski, Kyle Zanelotti, Bryan Maury, Jason Wiepert, Nicole Lesinski, Sushil Amlami, Shakeel Ahmad, Jim Manning.
AND THURSDAY— Irene Decker, Mary Ellen Prell, Kay Meredith, Jenna Hassett, Marie O’Brien, Denise McGabe, Arlene Burgio, Kellie A. Rooth, Joe Mol, Jax Ratajczak, Gert Luther, Nelda Silva, Ken (Timo) Tomaka, Kim Greiner Hartnett, Donna Lalli, Maggie McLaughlin, Cathy Carfagna, Laurie Burgasser, Clara Geisendorfer, Shauna Stewart, Anthony Carducci, Clarissa Bamrick.
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