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Sunday Lifestyles

988 Scholarship fundraiser set for May 2

The fifth annual fundraiser for the “988 Scholarship Fund” will be held on May 2 at the Brocton American Legion Post 434 from 1 to 4 pm. The public is welcome to come and enjoy the day that will include a basket raffle, food and entertainment provided by Buffalo Music Hall of Fame inductee, ...

New era of task masters never tire

The biggest problem with slavery, and you can ask anyone who worked for the Pharaohs back in the day, is that slaves will at some point in time cop an attitude. This causes a problem for both parties. The rulers, in their occasional tender moments, might have looked upon those sweaty, ...

Natural wonders: SUNY Earth Day event touches on awareness

Earth Day began more than 50 years ago with a goal of protecting the planet and raising environmental awareness. Dr. Tracy Marafiote, an associate professor in the Department of Communication at the State University of New York at Fredonia, thinks this initiative has only grown more important ...

A lesson for the Sneeches of America

I teach Faith Formation to 19 awesome eighth-graders who are members of The Lord’s Vineyard Family of Parishes. In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, I wore my Cat in the Hat tie to Sunday school on March 1. Seuss’ birthday is March 2. I polled the class. Every student knew of at least a ...

Healing with horses: Continued steps make an ‘impact’

“Not my child, not my problem,” I overheard someone say this week. On Friday, our first day of our new E.A.S.E.Growth Program (Equine Assisted Social Emotional Growth) in collaboration with the Mental Health Association of Chautauqua County, a mother of a 10-year-old boy with Autism ...

Brocton lists top students for April

BROCTON — Students of the month have been announced for April by the Brocton Central School district. Brocton Middle School is proud to recognize Aria Donato, a seventh-grade student from Pomfret. Aria's parents, Stephanie Pati and Michael Donato, share in this well-deserved honor. Aria ...