Erie County Legislator Lynne Dixon and Urban Valet Dry Cleaners announce that the 4th annual Prom Dress Drive Shopping Days will be held Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14 at Performing Arts Dance Academy, located at 206 Lake St., Hamburg.

Girls are invited to come and shop for a free dress from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. A large selection of colors, sizes and styles will be displayed for girls to look through. Dressing rooms will be provided to allow shoppers to try on three (3) dresses at a time.

“The shopping days are a lot of fun and help families handle the cost associated with preparing for the prom or other formal event. This year we have a large collection, featuring some truly amazing gowns,” said Legislator Dixon. “All local girls are invited to come and shop through the selection during one of the two shopping days.”

 County Clerk’s Office will now offer monthly outreach
 

Erie County, NY- As a service to Erie County residents, County Clerk Chris Jacobs announced that his office will be offering additional “Passports on the Move” outreach events the second Tuesday of every month. The first event will be held on Tuesday, April 9th, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Erie County Auto Bureau, located in the Northtown Plaza, 3095 Sheridan Drive in Amherst.

“The Clerk’s Office is pleased to make this service available in order to meet the growing demand for passports,” said County Clerk Jacobs. “I want to make County government more customer-centered, including offering convenient alternatives for our customers to obtain passports.”

Although it may not always seem like it, Spring is finally here and that means that life in the natural world is beginning is to reawaken.

All around us, subtle changes are taking place that signal the beginning of the season. Western NY, well known for dramatic swings in weather, is still displaying some striking contrasts. Portions of the region are snow free, while other areas are still laboring under winter's tyranny. The fickle weather, however doesn't fool the life around us. Plants and animals, living in tune with rhythms unseen to man, are slowly emerging from their long winters slumber. Mark Carra is the Naturalist In Residence at Beaver Meadow Audubon Center in North Java." Nature really does understand the whole process. We always assume that it has to be a specific day with a specific temperature, they feel the changes, they know the lighting changes and all that. You know, the trees and everything is in tune to it all."