Orleans/Niagara BOCES students at the Newfane Learning Center got to monkey around in class with a project with Human Services teacher Vicki Bashaw.  Ms. Bashaw worked with Jim Ciraolo’s class on some sewing skills all year and was impressed how well the students did with the projects.  “I found the students really responded well to hands-on stuff.  They worked in basic skills like threading, tying knots, stitching and learning proper names of basic sewing techniques.  They all found that they had strengths in certain areas and helped those in their class that weren’t as good as they are.  It was nice to see them work together as a team.” 

Even if you have been to this little known park on Lake Ontario, a return visit guarantees it won't look the same.

Chimney Bluffs State Park is one of New York's most unique landscapes, and it's very nature keeps it in a state of constant change. The towering bluffs were carved by erosion both past and present. The hills, known as "drumlins" were initially formed by receding glaciers over 12,000 years ago, and continue to be sculpted under Mother Nature's hand.

Joe Keeler is the park's manager. "When the wind and the waves and rain and snow all wear on the face of these drumlin hills, then this is what you get, is these type of structures, these pinnacles and spires."