OLAF FUB SEZ: According to poet, physician and essayist Oliver Wendell Holmes, born on this date in 1809, “Controversy equalizes fools and wise men – and the fools know it.”
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ALL ABOARD – The last call has been issued for anyone who wants to ride on the next Penn Dixie Nature Cruise and Buffalo Lighthouse Tour on Sept. 8. Space on the boat is running out. Tickets are $25 for adults, $22 for children if you’re Penn Dixie members, $3 more if you’re not. For info, call 627-4560 or visit www.penndixie.org.
The three-hour Saturday cruise, which boards at 8:30 a.m. from Erie Basin Marina and departs at 9, will feature tour guides explaining what’s behind all the sights – how the Great Lakes and Niagara River were formed, aquatic biology, birds and historic points of interest. Back on shore, there will be a rare opportunity to visit the historic Buffalo Lighthouse.
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LIVING MEMORIES – Hundreds of fascinating folks have found their final resting place in Forest Lawn and to ensure they’re not forgotten, the cemetery is hosting trolley tours focusing on two different groups of notables next month.
The African American History Trolley Tour at 1 p.m. on Sept. 8 includes visits to the grave sites of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, musician Pete Johnson and 14 African-American Civil War soldiers, among others.
The tour will be led by historian Barbara Nevergold, retired Buffalo and Erie County Public Library systems administrator Sharon Holley, and teacher and family historian Sonia Walker. Tickets are $15. For reservations, call the Forest Lawn office at 885-1600.
A series of three Women’s History Trolley Tours will take place at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 16, providing insights into women artists, writers, architects, doctors and social activists who made their mark at the local, national and international levels. Tickets are $25.
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CREATIVE SPARKS – The Songwriters Universe, a six-session song-writing workshop with Alan Whitney, who has written songs for Dwight Yoakam, among others, will begin Sept. 10 in Dog Ears Bookstore, 688 Abbott Road.
Held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Monday evenings through Oct. 15, the class is open to a maximum of 10 participants. . To register, call 823-2665.
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SEMINARY SOIREE – The 21st annual Farewell to Summer evening to benefit the SS. Cyril & Methodius Seminary of Orchard Lake, Mich., will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Sept. 6 in the Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga. Invited to attend are Bishop Richard Malone, retired Bishop Edward U. Kmiec and Auxiliary Bishop Edward Grosz.
The evening includes a dinner, chance auction and split club raffle. Proceeds are used to prepare men for the priesthood at the seminary, including several from Poland who plan to serve in American parishes after ordination.
Tickets are $30 and are available by mail. Checks payable to Orchard Lake Seminary should be sent with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Farewell to Summer Evening, c/o Edward J. Reska, 4654 Kingswood Lane, Hamburg, NY 14075. Deadline for reservations is Saturday. For info, call 648-0370.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY – Christopher Toepfer, Joe Mihalich, Stu Shapiro, Annette Henninger, Betty Burke, Tom Dooney, Pat Higgins, Hanah Buczkowski, Vince Edbauer, Ray Vienik Jr., Autumn Abramo, Joe Meegan, Joe Patterson, Matthew Whalen, Betty Vail, John Vaccaro, Tom Sicignano, Ron Sicignano, Jessica Tennant and Renee Josefiak.
AND THURSDAY – Bridget S. Martin, Dorothy Gossel, Jerry Sullivan, Celine Murray, Cindy Monaco, Joe Hastreiter, Sister Mary Susanne Dziedzic, Jerry Ciambor Jr., Theresa Coffta, Rose Tomaka, Roseline Dufresne, Davis Podkulski, Judy Gorlewski, Garrett Graham, Eleanor Senchoway, Paul Ziolkowski, Mary Matlock, Rosemary Vaughn, Walter Tomaka, Norm Stoj, Mary Smith, Ruth Wachowicz, Bob Young, Rich Pietrykowski, Rachel Matecki, Tori Zimmerman, Jay Zimmerman, Charmaine Hearn, Gary Kreiger, and Davis Podkulski.

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