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Water district seeks more village users

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The North County Water District has its eyes on more of Fredonia’s water customers. Eric Wies of CPL, the district’s engineers, first told their November board meeting that a recent switchover of customers east and south of the Routes 20 and 60 roundabout to NCWD water is “looking good so far.” He then discussed preliminaries regarding a switchover north of the roundabout. Wies spoke of running a line north of the roundabout to eventually connect with the town of Dunkirk water infrastructure near the Thruway. The town of Dunkirk is a member of the NCWD, which is solely ...

Community Notebook

Community Notebook

VFW Auxiliary planning ahead SHERIDAN — The Sheridan VFW Auxiliary Post 6390, met Nov. 9 at the post. It had a very successful bake sale on Nov. 6. The people who set up the flea market and customers love the baked goods! We will be having it Dec. 4 beginning at 4 p.m. At the meeting the group discussed having a St. Patrick's Day bingo in March with possible dates being March 7 or 14. The next meeting will be our Christmas party at 6 p.m. on Dec. 12. Each attendee is to bring a gift to exchange. Spaghetti dinner celebrates 125 years The Gymnastic Society of Polish Falcons, aka, ...

Sales include bowling alley, former church

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A north county bowling establishment has a new owner. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Aug. 27-31. The county does not provide transaction information, but real estate documents are ...

Museum opens exhibit on U.S. Army in 1970s

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The Dunkirk Historical Museum has announced the opening of a new display in honor of our local veterans. The specter of the Cold War provided an intense backdrop for life and politics on home soil, and the public is invited to come learn about the experience of members of the U.S. Army on the inner German border in the 1970s. The display features uniforms and equipment of service members on both sides of the conflict, as well as original objects from the Fulda Gap and behind the Iron Curtain. Open to the public through Jan. 8. The museum's main display, "That '70s Exhibit," will ...

Officials honor, remember Kubera

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Officials in both Dunkirk and Fredonia honored Madylon Kubera this week. Kubera, the first female mayor of Dunkirk and a longtime Dunkirk Board of Education member, died Nov. 3 at age 89. Fredonia Trustee Christine Cruz Keefe called Kubera “one of my role models” during a Village Board ...

PVCS principal takes new role with P-TECH

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The Pine Valley Central School District Junior/Senior High School Principal Kourtney Almeida has accepted an appointment as the new Director of CTE, P-TECH, and Program Innovation at Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES. Principal Almeida’s final day with the district will be Nov. 27. “While her departure represents a significant loss for the Pine Valley community given her extensive tenure as a district administrator and seven-year term as principal, there is no one better suited for this leadership opportunity,” the district said in a news release. “E2CCB will welcome a ...