Island Dispatch, 2000-06-30

              Island DISPATCH $2000 Raised page 5 Skater Excels page 15 Ist Grade Field Days page 17 Founded 1944 • Complete Community Coverage 56 Years As the Voice of Grand Island Award Winning Newspapers The Official Newspaper of the Town of Grand Island and the Grand Island School District 3 I JUNE 30, 2000 24 pages 65 c Vol. 56 No. 9 (716)773-7676 Tournament to Benefit Cancer Research The 13th Annual Keith's Classic Memorial Golf Tournament, sponsored by Sahlen Packing Co. Inc., will be held Monday, July 10, at River Oaks Golf Club, Grand Island, with proceeds to benefit pediatric and breast cancer research at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Keith's Classic is a memorial tribute to Keith Brewer, a six-yearold who lost his battle with cancer in 1987. Keith's parents, Jacqueline and Tim Mordaunt, are chairmen of this event, which over the past 12 years, has raised over $700,000 for cancer research,,at- Roswell Park. The morning tournament begins at 7 a.m. with a continental break- fast and concludes with a lunch reception and silent auction. Players will be grouped in four and the fee is $125 per player. The afternoon tournament begins at 11:30 a.m. with lunch and concludes with a dinner reception and live auction with Larry Norton from 97 Rock serving as the auctioneer. Participants will play in groups of five for a player fee of $175. Players may register as individuals or in complete groups. All participants have a chance to win a golf cart, automobiles, airline tickets, and much more. A new addition to this year's tournament is the raffling of a new Volkswagon Beetle. Dr. Philip McCarthy is the clinical director of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at Roswell Park. Late last year, he went to the Roswell Park Cafeteria for lunch, purchased a bottle of Ocean Spray crangrape juice from the case, and much to his surprise the lid revealed he was a winner of a brand new Volkswagon Beetle. The irony of all this is that the weekend before, he was with his wife, son, and daughter having lunch - they purchased a bottle of Ocean Spray and looked under the lid to find nothing. His daughter begged him to buy another bottle for a chance to win the car. He explained to her that the odds of winning are 1 in 1.4 million and that it's just a gimmick to make the consumer buy more juice. Although disappointed, . she understood. According to Dr. McCarthy's wife, Jane, "it will be hard for the kids to believe anything their dad says from her on in!" The best thing about the story is that in the true spirit of giving, Dr. McCarthy has donated the car to the Roswell Park Alliance Community Fundraising Board. The car will be raffled at Keith's Classic Memorial Golf Tournament at River Oaks Golf Club. Tickets are being sold for $5 each with proceeds to benefit cancer research at Roswell Park. To purchase a chance, or for more information about Keith's Classic, call Roswell Park at 845-8317. -■ Jacqueline and Tim Mordaunt Grand Island's Independence Day Celebration Headlining this year's 4th of July celebration is a firework extravaganza, the largest display in Western New York, with Fuccillo Chevrolet as the principal sponsor and Fujisawa Health Care Group, Inc. a significant contributor as well. Martin's Fantasy Island will once again host the spectacular show and admit Island residents free to the park after 5 p.m. The following restrictions should be noted in regard to the Grand Island fireworks display. No parking signs will be posted as follows: Grand Island Boulevard, both sides, Whitehaven Road to the KOA Campground; Whitehaven Road, both sides, Trinity Church to West Island Trucking; and new this year, Alvin Road. The northbound ramp to the 1-190 at Whitehaven Road and Whitehaven Road will be closed immediately prior to the start of the show (approximately 9 p.m.). Grand Island's 4th of July celebrationcelebration begins early with the Dick Bessel Independence Day Run, cosponsored by Tops Friendly Markets. The 2.3 mile race takes on new prestige this year since it celebrates its 25th running and is designated as .part of the Buffalo News Tire in the Sky' Facts Date: "lucmlui. .luh 4 < Rain Date: Wednesday, July 5) 'lime: Dusk Phut: \l_nin\ lantas\ Mand. 2400 Grand Island Blvd. Jwent: I'iu-Horko. out of ihi- largest in Western New York, -.pou-iorcd li\ l-iuTillu ( hevrolet, Fujisawa Health ( are (.roup. Int. and Martin's Fantasy Island Detail*: 1.515 total Opener: 3" salutes-report-, tapiil lire Display: 3" shclK individual!} find shells, including fancy and extra fancy shells, and shells fired in flights of three or six; 4" shells, individually fired shells, including fancy and extra fancy shells, and shells fired in special effect style; 5" shells, individually fired shells, including fancy and extra fancy shells: 6" shells, individually fired shells, including fancy and extra fancy shells. Finale: 3" shells, color; 3" shells, (salutes/reports) j Runner of the Year series. A larger than usual crowd is expected so get there early to get a seat. The race will start at 9:15 a.m. sharp, rain or shine. Immediately following the Independence Day Run will be the annual parade down Grand Island Boulevard. The parade, with the theme 'Celebrating the Millennium,' will be led by Honorary Parade Marshall, Youth Ambassador Kristina Tetkowski. Members of the Chamber of Commerce, will be judging the floats. Sponsored by.the Town of Grand Island, the parade promises to be a fun-filled event. After the parade, head over for a bite to eat and a cool drink at the 'Island Celebration' at the VFW Post 9249. Hot dogs, sausage, clams and burgers are enough to satisfy any appetite along with pop and spirits A bouncing room, dunk tank, chip putt green and music by Deno will provide fun for all until 5 p.m. The Republican Women's Pie Baking Contest will be decided at the Grand Island Golden Age Center with judging at 12:30 p.m. Once again, fireworks will begin at dusk on July 4 (rain date July 5) at Martin's Fantasy Island and consideration to parking and traffic regulations is appreciated. Occidental and Olin Form Partnership Occidental Petroleum Corp-oration that it and its chemical subsidiary, OxyChem, have signed a letter of intent with Olin Corporation to combine the companies' chlor-alkali- and related businesses in a joint venture with projected annual sales of approximately $1.2 billion. Dr. Ray R. Irani, Occidental's chairman and chief executive officer, said "The formation of this venture is part of our overall corporate strategy of focusing on core assets. This strategic action brings us one step closer to achieving our primary ■ goal for our chemicals business of becoming the lowestcost commodity chemicals producer."The joint venture, which will be based in Dallas, Texas, will have an annual capacity of 4 million tons of chlorine, 4.1 million tons of caustic soda and 425,000 tons of potassium hydroxide. OxyChem would own about 66 percent of the venture, with Olin owning the remaining 34 percent. The alliance will provide both OxyChem, and Olin customers with quality products and service while improving operational efficiency.The venture will be accomplishedaccomplished without incurring new debt and is expected to achieve cost savings of at least $60 million annually as a result of operating and supply-chain efficiencies and consolidation of administrative functions. Upon formation of this venture and the previously announced sale of certain chemical intermediate operations, OxyChem will manage three cost-competitive businesses: the aforementioned venture with Olin which produces chlor-alkali products for international and domestic markets; OxyVinyls (76 percent owned by Occidental), continued on page 19