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The Buffalo Aim sSi xday July 2033 Niagara Community News NC5 Arrrgh matey: time for Olcott Pirate estival By Teresa Sh arp NEWS CORRESPONDENT OLCOTT Dig up that eye patch and prop a parrot on your shoulder the annual Pirate estival is scheduled riday Saturday and next Sunday in Krull Park Things kick off at 6 pm riday with carnival rides live music from Hair Nation various vendors food and a beer tent (for ages 21 and older) run ning until midnight The parade gets started at noon Saturday with partici pants and spectators encouraged to wear pirate themed costumes Rides live music vendors food and drink continue until midnight live music lineup includes Jim Sansone from 1 to 4 pm the Diva Show Band from 4 to 7:30 and the Teasers from 8 to midnight The event also runs from noon to 6 pm Sunday featuring Jonesie and the Pirates from 1 to 5 pm Admission and parking are free have quite a few new vendors this year said Robert Horanburg who is the event chairman for the Ol cott ire Company which sponsors the event have vendors selling sun glasses shirts crafts leather items and pirate type things for example We also have information booths and pony rides for the kids we have Ye Pyrate Brother hood he said dress up like pirates and put on plays and pretend to fight and interact with the kids and with the adults Ye Pyrate Brotherhood formed a decade ago and travels along the East Coast bringing historical education and theatrical entertainment to people in the form of 17th century re enact ment Its members depict buccaneers privateers and pirates according to its website wwwyepyratebrotherhood com In addition the Pirate estival Car Show runs from 10 am to 4 pm Sat urday Awards will be given to the top show cars music will provided by DJ the Dee Jay and 5050 raffles will be offered Preregistration for cars is $10 or $12 the day of the show A portion of the proceeds goes to the fire company There is free admission for spectators Participants may register their cars at wwwPirateAutoShowcom This is the third year for the car show with the storm we had last year we still had 150 to 160 cars which was pretty said one of the car show organizers Ray Catanesi give a portion of the proceeds to the Ol cott ire Company to help them give out 100 awards at the auto he added is growing ev ery year and I think have a real good show this year if we have a nice The Pirate estival is a major fund raiser for the volunteer fire company saving for a new rescue truck and that will cost us around $230000 or said Horanburg has been an ongoing project for the past five to seven years We set aside funds for new equipment and been fortunate to get quite a few grants for things like monitors and fuel for our boat But a new rescue truck is a big chunk and just a small Horanburg said been with the company whole life My dad was fire chief my grandfather was chief I was an assistant chief and the boat chief and been the committee chairman for the festival for almost 10 years This is definitely a fam ily he said something the whole family can also a chance to bring people down to the lakefront to patronize the local businesses and restaurants he added as well as the nearby board walk and Olcott Beach Carousel Park King Harvest honors in moonlight By Teresa Sharp NEWS CORRESPONDENT OLCOTT Get ready for some in the Moon as King Harvest plans a concert July 19 at the Olcott Beach Carousel Park with Ol cott native Ron Altbach and friends King Harvest reunited for the first time in 40 years last summer and drew more than 3000 to this quiet lakeside community This con cert planned for 8:30 pm will be held in a more intimate set ting on the carousel park stage and there will be a fee Tire $25 admission fee en titles concert goers to an eve ning of live music a 40th anni versary show commemorative shirt concert DVD and two drinks Only 200 tickets will be sold and all will be presale Keyboardist Altbach formed King Harvest with three others while living in Paris in 1970 They met while attending Cor nell University and also in cluded David Robinson on lead vocals bass and key boards Eddie Tuleja on guitar and Rod Novak on saxophone in the was King biggest hit reaching No 13 on the Bill board Hot 100 list in 1973 This concert will be according to Altbach who said Robinson passed away in December at age 66 will be playing a new song been working on and all of us will be contributing to called said Altbach was an unstoppable char acter Every day was a show for him He was a bigger than life character looking forward to this concert but the closer we get to it the more we miss our KL Bfeil" 1 aa lbw'5 i 4 il IHH 'Ww' The members of King Harvest reunited for the fi rst time in 40 years last summer in Olcott rom left: Rod Novak Ron Altbach Eddie Tuleja and David Robinson who passed away in December Novak Altbach and Tuleja will reunite again on July 19 for a concert at Olcott Beach Carousel Park They will play new song called in memory he added Altbach said Tuleja who now lives in Tasmania is cur rently in New Jersey with No vak preparing for the concert which will also include local guitarist and singer Dave Stoll whom known for 30 years Altbach is a classically trained pianist who now lives in New York City where he serves as president of Regenera tion Capital Group LLC But he maintains a summer home in Olcott ollowing the dissolu tion of King Harvest in the mid he toured for a while with the Beach Boys and with Mike band Celebration After the group finally dis banded and the musicians went their separate ways Altbach continued to write music but know' the others were do ingthesame wrote lots of songs and be playing five or six of them and Rod has worked on a couple that well play as well as one or two of Alt bach said "The format of the show will be a little different because have a screen to show some videos and pictures so it just be a concert be reminiscing a little Tickets are available at: the Olcott Beach Carousel Park ticket booth Images of the Past Landing Park Place Restaurant and Light house Grill Spirits in Olcott Pizza Shop in New fane and Newfane Town Hall office) Winery and Vineyard in Burt and Restaurant and WLVL in Lockport The rain site is Olcott ire Hall Around Town Niagara County meetings and hearings this week Barker The Village Board will meet at 7 pm Monday in Village Hall 8708 Main St Cambria The Town Board will meet at 8 pm Thursday in Town Hall 4160 Upper Mountain Road Sanborn Hartland The Town Board will meet at 7:30 pm Thursday in Town Hall 8942 Ridge Road Gasport Lewiston Tire Towm Board will meet at 6 pm Monday in Town Hall 1375 Ridge Road Lockport Tire Town Board will meet at 1 pm Monday for a work session and 7:30 pm Wednesday for a formal meeting both in Town Hall 6560 Dysinger Road Also this week: The towm Planning Board wall meet for a work session at 4 pm Tuesday in Towm Hall The Common Council wall meet for a w'ork session at 5 pm Wednesday in the Municipal Building One Locks Plaza The School Board will hold an executive session at 6 pm Wednesday in the Board of Education building 130 Beattie Ave A regular session begins at 7 Town IDA will meet at 8 am Thursday in the Town Hall annex 6560 Dysinger Road Niagara County All meetings are canceled except the Economic Develop ment Committee at 6 pm Wednesday in the Center for Economic Development 6311 Inducon Corporate Drive Wheatfield Niagara alls USA Niagara Develop ment Corp will meet at 3 pm Monday in its seventh floor offices in the Giacomo hotel 222 irst St Also this week: The City Council will hold a 5 pm w'ork session Monday followed by a regular meeting at 6 in City Hall 745 Main St The Planning Board will meet at 6 pm Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall North Tonawanda The Common Council will hold a work session at 6:30 pm Tuesday in City I lall 216 Payne Ave Also this week: The School Board will meet at 6:30 pm Tuesday in the Administration Building 175 Humphrey St The public portion of the meeting will begin at approximately 7:30 Pendleton The Starpoint School Board will meet at 7:20 pm Monday in the board confer ence room at Starpoint Middle School 4363 Mapleton Road Porter The Town Board will meet at 7 pm Monday in Town Hall 3265 Creek Road Royalton The Town Board will meet at 7 pm Monday in Towm Hall 5316 Royalton Center Road Middleport Somerset The Town Board will meet at 7 pm Tuesday in Town Hall 8700 Haight Road Also this week: Also this week the Plan ning Board will meet at 7:30 pm Wednesday in Town Hall Wlieatfield The Niagara Wheatfield School Board will meet at 7 pm Wednesday in the Adult Learning Center at the high school 2292 Saunders Settle ment Road Also this week: The Town Board will meet at 7 pm Monday in Town Hall 2800 Church Road Wilson The School Board will meet at 7:30 pm Tuesday in the middlehigh school auditorium on the Lake Street campus July 7 14 Niagara County faith related events Monday PRAYER? The Healing Rooms of Buffalo Niagara is open to pray for anyone who needs physical emotional or spiritual healing 7 to 9 pm Potters House Christian Community Church 723 Seventh St Niagara alls No appointment or fee necessary or more information call 884 0048 Tuesday RECOVERY GROUP: 7:30 pm Wheatfield Community Church 3571 Niagara alls Blvd Addiction Conquer ors will offer a I Jfe Recovery Group every week to those who are victims of any addiction The Rex' Pat Lavery co founder of the group will lead or information call 553 3794 or visit www wfaeatfieldcommunitychurchorg Wednesday DEVOTIONAL GROUP MEETING: St George Antiochian Orthodox Church 1073 Saunders Settlement Road Lewiston Upper Room discussion and devotional at 1 pm Vespers at 6:30 and a meeting designed for those wishing to convert or learn more about the Orthodox faith at 7 All are welcome or information call 297 2668 or email saintgeorgeorthodox yahoocom If you would like your event included send the information two weeks in advance to: Niagara Community Calendar co The Buffalo News PO Box 100 Byffalo NY 14240 fax to: 856 5150 or email to: niagaranewsbuffnewscom Alexa oundation plans annual dinner at alls Country Club By Teresa Sharp MAGARA CORRESPONDENT LEWISTON The Hap pened to oundation will hold its 11th annual dinner Aug 2 at Niagara alls Country Club The only one of its kind in the nation the Lewiston based foundation provides financial emotional and advocacy assis tance to victims of sexual at tacks who prosecute ounded by Tom and Stacey Branchini the foundation hon ors the courage of their daugh ter Alexa who survived the rape by a stranger who broke into her college dormitory the second w'eek of her freshman year In the 11 years since it was established the foundation has offered support to hundreds of victims of sexual assault and their families aiding US citi zens in 43 states and 15 for eign countries The foundation assists rape victims and their families by helping offset travel expenses during the litigation process The annual fundraiser atthe country club will feature a bas ket auction and entertainment by a local band sponsored by Hops and Vines Keith Rad ford will host the event which will honor two people in the victim advocate field one from Niagara County and one from Erie County as chosen by their peers The foundation started an educational outreach program a few years ago and hired a part time educational outreachvic tim support advocate Sandra Lahrache last fall Lahrache is a licensed victim advocate and crisis service counselor and is available to present a program on preventing date rape called which is based on a national program The foun dation established this pro gram as a response to the statis tic that one in three adolescents is a victim of dating abuse County has lost most of its funding for the Safe Dates program but we have so many requests for the educa tional said Ellen Au gello executive director of the foundation fact we may have to hire another part time person Much of the proceeds from the Lewiston dinner will go to this effort All the schools want this and are required to include it in their Lahrache also recently start ed a Safe Dates program for special needs students who are especially vulnerable Augello said new program has been very very well Next year the foundation will launch a Mount Kiliman jaro fundraising climb that will include a seven day trek with a base camp set up by a five star resort to include gourmet meals and world renowned tour guides Events to benefit the organization are also held each year in Palm Beach la Boston and Houston The Al exa oundation has attracted a great deal of national attention in the past decade with cover age on the show CNN the Montel Williams Show and on the actor nu merous times It has also been covered in Digest and People magazine Tickets for the Aug 2 din ner are $150 each or $1500 for a table of 10 or more informa tion visit wwwithappenedtoal exaorg iPmuiif Serving 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