Island Dispatch, 2007-06-15

              Island Dispatch Niagara Frontier Publications proud publishers of Island Dispatch Lewiston-Porter Sentinel Grand Island Penny Saver Niagara-Wheatfield Tribune. www.wnypapers.com For Home Delivery of the Island Dispatch Catt775~7676 Vol. 63 No. 13 June 15, 2007 20 Pages 773-7676 $1.00 Top Notch Students at St. Stephen page 3 Kaegebein Shows How to Master Math page 9 Bugs Munch Loosestrife for Lunch page 13 Relay For Life lights the way by Donna M. Webb Before the Relay For life's opening ceremony began last Friday, there was a storm, complete with high winds, pelting rain and lightning. The weather seemed a metaphor for the struggle of those faced with'cancer. As the honorary survivor Beth Dommer spoke, the sun came out once again - its golden glow a reminder of hope for a brighter day. Grand Island showed once again it is a community that cares enough to go the extra mile to help fight cancer. Earlier in the week, Relay Co-Chair Mary Dunbar-Daluisio estimated that funds raised hit the $125,000 mark," if not better." A number of the tents that the Relay For Life teams had set up behind Grand Island High School were damaged or destroyed in the storm. Senior Scan McDermott said that while his team, the Spotlighters Drama Club, was doing its presentation, the call was made for everyone to get inside the school. "It was almost pitch black," he said. Tent poles were bent or broken; one or two tents even flew over the fence. The opening ceremony of the Relay took place only half an hour later than scheduled. When the storm subsided, team members came out to fix up their tents* if they could, and reassemble the booths where they would sell items to benefit the American Cancer Society. After the VFWs honor guard presented the colors, Cancer survivors take part in the survivors' lap around the track behind Grand Island High School, {photo by Fred Claus) Scenes from the Relay include, clockwise from left, Blake Kenney, 4, one of the Relay's youngest cancer survivors. Patriotism had a place, too. (photos by Fred Claus) Huth Road teacher Beth Boron went through hoops to raise funds for the Relay, (photo by William Worthy) Kaegebein School raised $6,200 through its Mini- Relay, (photo by Fred Claus) SEE'RELAY, continued on page 2 Monday Madness LARGE CHEESE PIZZA $g5G 2131 Grand Island Blvd. Kutzboch B^^H 628-1719  773-2573 iy« Q; Do you need to buy or sell a home? £i* Call Linda KutzJbach, she knows how and would love to help you! Eachofficeindependentlyi™  owned & opeiated i? NOftu