Boy Scout Troop 23 Bottle and Can Drive

       Boy Scout Troop 23 will be holding their semi-annual Can and Bottle drive on February 13th from 9am-1pm at the Scout House(located next to Holy Cross Lutheran Church).  Drop off your returnable cans and bottles and help support your local Boy Scout Troop.  All funds raised, help Boy Scouts pay for Summer Camp and also equipment for the Troop.  

Stop by the Winterfest in the little “Italian Kitchen”

     Are you and your family looking for something to do during this  long winter? Maedl’s Woodcrafts invites you to attend the first Winterfest event to be held on Sat. Feb. 6 at the Royalton Hartland Elementary School from 11 until 4 p.m. and you can  stop in the cafeteria to have some great Italian food prepared by the Barge Canal Art Center, just one of several vendors, and have a bite to eat.

   The BCAC, sponsored by Maedl’s Woodcrafts, will be serving meatball subs, creampuffs/eclairs and water in their little “Italian Kitchen”. Proceeds from the sale go to scholarships for art and music given out each year by the Art Center. There are lots of activities during the event so beat the winter blues and spend the day having fun at Winterfest, organized and sponsored by the Royalton Hartland Business & Professional Association and Absolut Care of Gasport.

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Middleport Area Tourism and Beautification Committee

February is here and Middleport Area Tourism and Beautification Committee are having their annual February Fund Drive.

 

Donations can be sent to MATABC,  P. O. Box 63, Middleport, New York 14105.  These funds are used to improve, update and beautify our friendly community.  We sincerely appreciate your participation and support of our efforts

to help make Middleport the best it can be.

Winterfest 2010 in Gasport

Get ready for the Town of Royalton Winterfest 2010 on February 6 at the Royalton Hartland Elementary School. This family friendly event will offer activities for children/families both inside the school and outside (weather permitting) on the school grounds. Indoor activities include Chinese auction and raffles, bounce house and games, -Child ID kits, craft fair, vendors, clowns, musical entertainment, a magician and food. Outdoor (snow) activities include Snogusta Mini Golf, snowshoeing and Sno-saic. Admission is $3 for anyone 10 years of age and over (price includes 25 Chinese Auction tickets) and includes all activities. Children under 10 are free. Parking will be available in the school lots and at Hartland Bible Church (shuttle service from the church lot will be provided).  They’re looking for volunteers for the event; contact Helen Feron at 725-1834. Any business or individual wishing to donate a basket/gift certificate for the Chinese auction should contact Heather MacDonald at Serenity Hair Design, 735-7700 or serenityhairdesign@verizon.net.  This event is sponsored by Sigma Motors, Middleport Family Health Center, Absolut Care of Gasport, The Royalton-Hartland Business and Professional Association and the Lockport-Union Sun and Journal. Pockets the Clown will have tickets to the upcoming Exchange Club Circus and you can enter a drawing to win a family pack of tickets for the February 26-27 circus!

Royalton-Hartland Elementary School PTA Chocolate Fundraiser

            The Royalton-Hartland Elementary School PTA is running their 2010 Niagara Chocolate Fundraiser.  This is a great opportunity to get an early start on your Easter candy purchases. The funds raised will be used for PTA activities, equipment, field trips, etc. The fundraiser kicked off on Jan 15 and will run through February 5. Pick up of chocolate orders will be on March 18 at the Royalton-Hartland Elementary School.  If you have any question or would like to place an order, please contact Kim Emmert at 439-0008.

Mr Ed’s Super Bowl Day Race in Middleport NY

                            Mr. Ed’s 5K Walk/Race on Super Bowl Sunday begins with registration starting at 9 a.m. The Middleport rade will start with a 5K Walk at 10:30 a.m. and a 1 Mile Fun Run at 11 a.m. The Mr. Ed’s 5 K race begins at 11:30 a.m. Pre Race registration is $20; age 14 and under is $10. The cost to register on the day of the race is $25 so sign up early. There is a post race party planned at the Middleport Fire Hall with a T-shirt for participants and special prizes for different categories. Call Bill at 772-7560 with any questions.

Honor Flight Rochester Inc.

Marty Ulrich contacted the Partyline this week with a special message, “Clute-Phillips American Legion Auxiliary Unit 938 in Middleport would like to thank all the local veterans for their honorable, unselfish service in protecting the freedoms of our country. As a token of our appreciation, we have made a $500 donation to Honor Flight Rochester, Inc. in honor of all the veterans from the Royalton-Hartland community. This wonderful program has been designed to transport veterans, free of charge, to Washington, D.C. to pay tribute to their appropriate war memorial. Currently they are accepting applications from World War II veterans and soon will be accepting Korean War and Vietnam veterans. We are privileged to have applications for the honor flight and would like to encourage you to apply for this rewarding experience. If you are interested in an application, please contact Marty Ulrich at 434-8622. God Bless our veterans and God Bless America!”

Beast of Burden Winter 100 and 24 Hour Marathon Race in Middleport NY

     Are you a marathon runner? How about running 100 miles on the Erie Canal, in the snow! Check out the information for the Beast of Burden Winter 100 and 24 Hour Ultra Marathon Race set for February 27. The race will go from Wide Waters in Lockport to Middleport. Then these cold but dedicated athletes will turn around and back and forth until they have completed the challenge. All runners need to show proof of completing a 50 mile event. Read all about the race or how you can volunteer to help at www.Winter100.com. Race director Sam Pasceri is a local Ultra-distance athlete and his idea for the first winter race on the Historic Erie Canal is taking shape. Learn more about Sam and his running at www.SamPasceri.com  Check back into the Partyline for more news about the first Winter race in our area. Join the race fans and athletes on their Facebook group and the Winter100 is also on Twitter.

www.Winter100.com

http://www.sampasceri.com/

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http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/niagaracounty/story/945264.html

Chocolate Event in Middleport

        The Middleport Friends of the Library Chocolate Event will be held from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wed, Feb 10, 2010 in the St. Stephen’s Church Hall at the corner or Park Ave and Vernon St. Middleport,

  Your $5 donation entitles you to one trip to the tasting table and one plate of chocolate goodies to go.  Raffle basket tickets for chocolate and Valentine’s Day themed baskets are available at the Library and at the Event.  

  If you are a fan of chocolate, get your tickets now.  Chocolate Event tickets may be purchased from any Friends of the Library member, at the Middleport Library, the Middleport Village Hall, or at the Library table during the Winterfest on Saturday, February 6^th in Gasport Gym.

Middleport Community Choir performs a Winter Concert

         The Middleport Community Choir will be performing a Winter Concert  Sunday, January 31st at 3:00pm at St. Stephen’s RC Church on Vernon St.  in Middleport.

   The event titled “Sing to the Lord” is free but they
will accept nonperishable food items to be donated to the Middleport
Food Pantry.

To read more about the group check out www.Middleportcommunitychoir.com.