Find true love at Hawk Creek Wildlife Center! Feathered and furry wildlife in need want to become your Valentine this February. Buy the perfect gift and help save a life by adopting one of more than 80 resident animals at Hawk Creek like Canyon the handsome golden eagle, Laguna, the gorgeous ocelot, Alfalfa, the loveable but not huggable porcupine… and many more! Log-on to www.hawkcreek.org to adopt your Wild Valentine today and help support the nonprofit mission of Hawk Creek Wildlife Center in East Aurora!

Winter Wonderland in the Woods
Saturday, January 28
1:00 to 4:00 PM
Discover the woods in winter! Call 716-683-5959 for more information. No registration required for this event.

• Enjoy SPCA wildlife department presentations with live birds at 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00 PM
• Take a guided winter nature walk at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 PM
• Listen to winter nature stories at 1:45, 2:45 and 3:45 PM
• Kids can make winter nature crafts, such as pinecone bird feeders, snowglobes and track pictures
• Test out snowshoes or cross-country skis for free in our demonstration area
• Rent snowshoes and take a longer walk on the trails
• Create snow sculptures around the Education Center
• Try out the energy bike, and learn how to go "green" in the winter
• Learn about ice fishing and winter survival techniques
• Enjoy hot drinks and snacks for sale.

 

Express Employment Professionals, which has operations in Amherst on Sheridan Drive,  has been named the No. 1 staffing franchise in the U.S. by Entrepreneur Magazine as part of the magazine’s thirty-third annual Franchise 500 list. Express also ranked in the top 100 on the magazine’s Top Global Franchises list in America.

“We’re proud to be recognized as a leader not only in the franchising industry, but also in the staffing industry,” said John Swanson, franchise owner of the Express Amherst office. “This list has a lot of great companies on it, and for us to be ranked No. 1 among staffing companies is a tremendous honor.”