She keeps inn true to Roycroft spirit
For almost 18 years, Martha B. Augat has managed the historic Roycroft Inn in East Aurora, overseeing a 28-room inn, 200-seat restaurant and banquet facility.
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Finding the words to fit the occasion
As vice president of Great Arrow Graphics, Lisa Samar works daily to produce greeting cards sold throughout the country. These are not your typical cards, she said. They are hand-screened in Buffalo, color by color -- a process that takes four days.
Leap of faith put him in the driver's seat
Chris Duquin bought Steven's Driving School in 2005. The business that started on the city's East Side to teach European immigrants was failing and needed a fresh start.
For pups, pampering and primping
Penny Lanich runs a day care spa for dogs, providing socialization and grooming for dogs of all sizes. She and her staff at Paw Prints for Penny cut and color hair. They care for teeth. "I've always loved dogs," she says.
He's a guardian of Buffalo's trees
As a municipal arborist for Olmsted Parks Conservancy, Shane F.M. Daley, 29, looks after the 12,000 trees growing on Buffalo's Olmsted parks.
Dogged detective always gets his guy
Senior Detective Alan Rozansky has investigated many drug cases during 41 years with the Erie County Sheriff's Office. He volunteers with Little League and is dedicated to his family. But it's law enforcement that ignites this Columbo kind of cop.
From the driver's seat to the pulpit
As a bus driver for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, Tommy C. Seay Sr. gets people to their destinations on time. He credits his mother with pushing him along the road to evangelism.
Up at dawn, with coffee on the run
Laurie Rosputni, 39, has driven a coffee truck for Pine Hill Food Service since the late 1990s. She prides herself on punctuality and personality, and considers herself a waitress on wheels.
Time for love and injured wildlife
As a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, Marianne Hites helps sick, injured or orphaned animals. Each year, Hites and the other volunteers at Messinger Woods Wildlife Care and Education Center in Holland rescue and release as many as 2,000 birds and mammals.
Keeping the St. Patrick's paradegoers happy
As a member of the United Irish American Association, Thomas Patrick Young has helped plan Buffalo's St. Patrick's Day parade for 22 years.
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