Niagara University's College of Business Administration will honor three businesses, two current students and an alumnus at its 21st Annual Business Appreciation and Accounting Banquet on April 19.

For the sixth year in a row, students from Tuscarora Indian School were busy collecting pennies during the month of February for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

More than 60 people assembled at Niagara University's Castellani Art Museum on March 11 or a mid-day screening of a new documentary by a non-profit activist group that endeavors to raise awareness and funds for children forced into slavery as child soldiers.

This is the third year that Orleans/Niagara BOCES has run its job-coaching program. The program is the result of collaborative planning and is part of the transition services that are offered by the special education department at BOCES.

The grand opening of Monkey'N Around Music & More, a new children's music and creative arts studio in the Town of Niagara, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 2.

The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo will present "Imagination Movers - Live!" on Tuesday, May 3, at 7 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, located at the Center for the Arts (UB North Campus).

Niagara Catholic High School, in conjunction with Presti Karate Center's 11th annual Kids Tournament Kick-A-Thon and Chinese Basket Auction, will host a Chiavetta's chicken dinner and bake sale, from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 2.

Errick Road Elementary School students in Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District went on an odyssey recently, an Odyssey of the Mind, that is. They took second place in regional competition against 36 other student teams representing 10 local school districts at Medina High School.

Niagara Catholic High School's senior sociology students recently had a chance to explore Indian culture.

The Starpoint High School Student Council is sponsoring its annual Senior Citizens Breakfast for residents of the Starpoint district at 8 a.m. Tuesday, April 12, in the high school cafeteria.

The Niagara-Wheatfield Board of Education will hold an open board meeting session at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30.

The fourth grade students at St. Christopher School have been working at making replicas of historical buildings and areas.

On Monday, March 28, the Emmy Award-winning syndicated series "The Doctors" (check local listings) highlights the heartache of "medical" bullying, after learning about the plight of 12-year-old Brooke, who was teased at school because of to her medical condition.

The Classes of 1961 of Bishop Duffy High School, Madonna High School and Stella Niagara High School will celebrate their 50th Reunion Weekend on Aug. 5 to 7.

The Rotary Club of Niagara County Central is now seeking applications from area high school seniors for its 2011 college scholarships.

Niagara University's recreation department is now accepting registrations for its popular Summer Youth Camp, which will be held on campus from July 5 to Aug. 19.

A last-minute decision to put a Corporate Bowl team together turned into a $3,000 profit for four Grand Island High School students.

At 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, Kelsey L. Wright was reported missing by her mother. The 15-year-old was last seen in the Wheatfield/North-Tonawanda area at about 5 p.m. on Monday, March 14. She was wearing a dark-hooded sweatshirt and a pair of jeans.

For the second straight year, the Club Managers Association of America's Student Chapter of the Year resides on Monteagle Ridge. Niagara University's student chapter of the CMAA topped more than 50 other colleges and universities from throughout the country to receive the prestigious annual award at the association's National Conference in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 25. Niagara's chapter also was presented with the Club of the Future Award during the event.

Filmmaker Carvin Eison will present his film, "Shadows of the Lynching Tree," at Niagara University on Wednesday, March 30, at 6:30 p.m. in Dunleavy Hall Room 127.

The Castellani Art Museum presents 'Through Polish-American Eyes: The Art of Alice Wadowski-Bak." The event takes place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 27, on the Niagara University campus. It includes traditional foods and music.

Eddie Friel, an expert-in-residence in Niagara University's College of Hospitality & Tourism Management, will be a keynote speaker during the 64th annual Canadian Museums Association Conference taking place April 11-15 in London, Ontario.

The Lewiston-Porter School District is facing a 4.2 percent increase in its 2011-12 budget that in normal times would not be a major problem. However with New York state calling for a reduction in state aid to Lew-Port of $2.3 million, the increase will have to be made up within the district. Lew-Port's proposed budget for 2011-12 is $41,779,619, up $1,684,961 from 2010-11.

The National Children's Alliance has awarded a $27,620 grant to the Child Advocacy Center of Niagara to enhance the quality of investigations into alleged child abuse and child neglect.

Nine preliminary round matches were held Tuesday night in the 2011 Grand Island Corporate Bowl.

Actually, I'm a dog person. But I love "Cats."

Pre-K students at Lutheran Church of the Messiah, 915 Oneida St., in the Village of Lewiston, recently came to school dressed in pajamas in memory of "Kids with Cancer," part of the project "Jammin for Cancer Research."

The Rotary Club of Niagara County Central informs it is now seeking applications from area high school seniors for its 2011 college scholarships.

The following area residents have been recognized as dean's list students by their respective colleges.

The Youngstown Free Library is now accepting applications for the Ruby Carey Memorial Scholarship.

Dawn M. Riggie, principal of Mount St. Mary Academy, has announced the following area students have achieved academic honors for the second quarter:

Stella Niagara Education Park has announced the following students have been named to its honor roll for the second quarter of the 2010-11 academic year.

Jeannine Alsous earned a presidential scholarship, an academic competitiveness grant and other merit-based awards from her efforts as an honors student at Lewiston-Porter High School. To help pay her way through college, she lives at home with her single mother, works between 30 and 40 hours a week, and takes out approximately $5,000 in Stafford Loans.

Planning is now under way to honor this year's class of distinguished Lewiston-Porter High School graduates, and the Lewiston-Porter Alumni Association is seeking nominations for its third annual induction ceremony to be held on Oct. 5.

Lewiston resident Keith M. Fox announced his intention this week to run for a seat on the Lewiston-Porter Board of Education in the May 17 elections. Fox, a former Lew-Port School Board member and board president, bowed out of running in the Lew-Port board elections last year, citing health reasons.

Air National Guard Airman Danette C. Kilmer graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.

Lewiston-Porter High School invites area residents to partake in a Krolick's fish fry Friday, March 18, from 3:30 to 7 p.m. in the Lewiston-Porter High School cafeteria.

Stella Niagara Education Park has announced the following students have been named to its honor roll for the second quarter of the 2010-11 academic year.

Niagara University's recreation department is now accepting registrations for its popular summer youth camp, which will be held on campus from July 5 to Aug. 19.

Spring is on its way, and it's time to dance! The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University presents "Dance Local! Dance Global!" on Friday, March 18, from 5 to 8 p.m.