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Retrospective

Twenty years ago — 1997 Michael Sullivan of Fredonia was recently appointed to the College Council of Fredonia State University College by Gov. George Pataki. A lifelong Fredonia resident, Mr. Sullivan is an attorney who has maintained a full-time private practice since concluding eight years of service as deputy county attorney in 1992. A trustee for the village of Fredonia, he won a seat on the current village board for the third time in 1996. Mr. Sullivan has been active in the Salvation Army as vice chairman of the advisory board and as director of the Community Christmas Sharing with Children. He also is editor of “The Responder,” the official newsletter of the Chautauqua County Fire Service. Thirty years ago — 1987 Since April of this year, St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fredonia has been commemorating its centennial year through numerous displays of memorabilia relating to the history of the congregation. The anniversary celebration will culminate on Nov. 8 when a public Anniversary Celebration Service is planned. Though currently located at 334 Temple St., Fredonia, the church’s origins are tied to the city of Dunkirk, where the congregation was established in 1887 as St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. Initially consisting of only nine members, by December of that year the first church structure was erected on the corner property bounded by Lark and Eagle streets and dedicated on Dec. 4, 1887. St. Paul Lutheran Church was originally located at 316 Eagle St., Dunkirk. Forty years ago — 1977 The commercial building at the Chautauqua County Fairgrounds in Dunkirk is being razed by some Amish farmers for the salvage rights. The building, located west of the grandstand, has had extensive foundation and roofing problems. It will be replaced by a new, all-steel commercial building that will measure 60 by 150 feet and will be located just north of the present site. Construction on the new building could start either late this fall or early next spring to be ready for the 1978 County Fair. Fifty years ago — 1967 There is quite a bit of mystery surrounding the presence of a great deal of chunk coal that adorns the beach in the First Ward, very close to the bathing beach. The coal was not visible until the great storm of a week ago when record high waters covered the area. But as the storm subsided and the waters receded, the coal was revealed.

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