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Exit 2 Golf Tournament to Raise Funds for SPCA

Submitted by Joe Kirchmyer
Monday, June 15th, 2015, 5:20pm
Exit 2 Golf Tournament to Raise Funds for SPCA

 

Exit 2 Bar & Grille will hold its first annual golf tournament to raise funds for the SPCA Serving Erie County on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Sheridan Park Golf Course in Tonawanda.

The tournament will feature a 10 a.m. shotgun start, contests and prizes on the course, lunch at the turn and a Southern BBQ cookout dinner with a three-hour call bar at Exit 2 following the event. The cost is $100 per person and the event is limited to 24 foursomes. Please visit www.exit2bar.com or contact the restaurant for more information.

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Bases Loaded to Host Marv Levy and Andre Reed for Autograph-signing Event

Submitted by Joe Kirchmyer
Friday, May 22nd, 2015, 4:29pm
Bases Loaded to Host Marv Levy and Andre Reed for Autograph-signing Event

 

Buffalo Bills legends and Pro Football Hall of Famers Marv Levy and Andre Reed will participate in an autograph-signing session from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 31, at Bases Loaded Sports Collectibles, 794 French Road, Cheektowaga.

Levy coached the Buffalo Bills from 1986-97 and also served briefly as the team’s general manager in 2006-07. He entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001. Reed played wide receiver for Buffalo from 1985-99 and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014.

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Release Party Set for Book on Boxing Legend Jimmy Slattery

Submitted by Joe Kirchmyer
Sunday, May 3rd, 2015, 11:29am
Release Party Set for Book on Boxing Legend Jimmy Slattery

 

No Frills Buffalo publishing company is proud to present its newest release, “Slats: The Legend and Life of Jimmy Slattery,” by Rich Blake. For the very first time, the incredible true story of Buffalo’s First Ward boxing legend is told!

A book release party for “Slats,” presented by No Frills Buffalo and Dog Ears Bookstore, will take place from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 8, at the Buffalo Irish Center, 245 Abbott Road, Buffalo.

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Annual No Frills Buffalo Golf Tournament to Benefit Hospice Foundation

Submitted by Joe Kirchmyer
Wednesday, April 29th, 2015, 9:22pm
Annual No Frills Buffalo Golf Tournament to Benefit Hospice Foundation

 

No Frills Buffalo publishing company’s seventh annual golf outing to benefit the Hospice Foundation will take place on Friday, July 10, at Chestnut Hill Country Club, 1330 Broadway, Darien Center.

Individual golfers, foursomes and sponsors are still being sought for the annual “Come Get Some” golf tournament. Registration and lunch begin at 12:30 p.m., followed by a 1:30 p.m. shotgun start.

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Amherst Proclamation Recognizes Daemen Basketball Teams

Submitted by Paula Witherell, Director of Institutional Communications
Thursday, April 9th, 2015, 3:53pm
Amherst Proclamation Recognizes Daemen Basketball Teams

The Town of Amherst Board has issued a proclamation in honor of the Daemen College men’s and women’s basketball teams, recognizing both teams’ victories in their respective United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division I National Championship tournaments. The proclamation was presented at the April 6 town board meeting.

The Daemen men’s team, led by tournament Most Valuable Player Gerald Beverly, entered this year's tournament as the top seed and went on to defeat No. 8 Indiana University-South Bend, No. 4 Concordia College (Ala.) and No. 3 Rochester College (Mich.) in Uniontown, Pa., to capture the program’s first-ever USCAA national title.

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Sports Collectors Expo to Bring 18 Sports Legends to Batavia

Submitted by Joe Kirchmyer
Monday, February 2nd, 2015, 8:58pm
Sports Collectors Expo to Bring 18 Sports Legends to Batavia

 

Eighteen stars from the NFL, NHL and Major League Baseball are scheduled to appear from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Sports Collectors Expo. The event is set to take place at Batavia Downs Gaming, located at 8315 Park Road, Batavia.

Kicking off the autograph signings from 11 a.m. to noon will be baseball greats Luis Tiant, Chris Chambliss and Joe Hesketh, along with former NFL stars George Rogers and Larry Brown. From noon to 1 p.m. are NFL greats Marv Levy, Jack Youngblood, Tom Mack and Vince Ferragamo. Signing from 1 to 2 p.m. will be NFL legend Rocky Bleier. 

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Come See the Cars — and the Stars — at the 2015 Buffalo Auto Show

Submitted by Joe Kirchmyer
Monday, January 19th, 2015, 3:53pm
Come See the Cars — and the Stars — at the 2015 Buffalo Auto Show

 

The Buffalo Auto Show, Western New York’s premier new vehicle automotive event, will take place from Feb. 5-8 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. In addition to seeing every brand new car sold in WNY on display, attendees will have a chance to meet and obtain autographs from some of Buffalo greatest star athletes!

Buffalo Bandits Ryan Benesch, Dhane Smith and Brandon Goodwin, along with some members of the Buffalo Bandettes, will visit the Buffalo Auto Show from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, for a free autograph session. Benesch and Smith are among the team’s leading scorers this year, while Goodwin is playing in his first NLL season.

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