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WBA announces scholarship recipients

Mon, Jul 1st 2024 04:25 pm

Popular magicians named Business of the Year

The Wheatfield Business Association announced its 2024 scholarship recipients: Ava Vera Anastasi, a Starpoint graduate; Molly Graham, a Niagara Wheatfield graduate; Ella Casullo, a Starpoint graduate; and Joseph Gavacs, a Niagara Wheatfield graduate.

2024 scholarship awards were presented in honor of recently passed members: Dan O’Farrel, Bill O’Farrel, the Rev. Bob Heisner; and Glenwood Maerten, one of the original establishing members.

Business of the Year

The WBA also announced Rob & Carol Allen Entertainers as Business of the Year.

It shared the husband and wife have been working together for 53 years. Early in their career, they spent time on cruise ships traveling to the Caribbean and South America, while also working extensively throughout the U.S. and Canada, in night clubs, theaters, and as an opening act for celebrities.

For the past 48 years, the duo has teamed with the Western New York Dairy Farmers to present a nutrition-themed magic show in schools in five counties across Western New York. Rob & Carol Allen currently hold the record for the longest-running, continuously sponsored show in the world.

Locally, they have appeared at Shea's Buffalo Theater, Kleinhans Music Hall, The Riviera Theater, the Palace Theater, the Chautauqua Institute and Melody Fair. They are appearing this summer at the Carousel Park in Olcott every day the site is open.

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