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MONDAY, MAY 18 Prevention Works presents: Empowered health consciousness workshop Falconer office, 1 E. Main St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Define, assess health consciousness; work a daily exercise; identify healthy alternatives; implement healthy options to help selves, others at risks; reduce prescription drug misuse. Free interactive training. Call 716 664-3608 to register. TLV Grief Support Group TLV Center, 296 Lake Shore Drive E., Dunkirk, room 104, 10:30 a.m. Six sessions: April 6, 20, May 4, 18, June 1, 15. Contact TLV office, 716 366-2306. Northern Chautauqua Catholic School ...

Silver Creek Senior Citizens meet

SILVER CREEK – The Silver Creek Seniors met on May 12 with 24 people in attendance. President Randy Nurmi opened the meeting with all saying the Pledge of Allegiance and singing God Bless America. He then welcomed back Pauline Flitt and new members Tammy Haley and Helen Brock. The group dined on bag lunches which were brought from home. Winners of the door prizes were Elaine Hotelling, Anna Griem and Earl Sheeler. 50-50 winners were Pauline, Janice Snyder and Earl. Wheel of fortune lucky winners included Carol Struwe, Earl, Pauline, Dixie Carlson and Lorrie Newman. Lorrie called ...

Library events set for the week

Weekly events at local libraries have been announced. Check each library’s website for details — Monday: Preschool Storytime at Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia, 10:30 a.m. — Tuesday: Little Adventurers babies, toddlers, preschoolers with grown-ups at Ahira Hall Library, 37 W. Main St., 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.; Storytime, take-home craft kit ages 2 to 5 at Dunkirk Library, 536 Central Ave., 11 a.m.; Cozy Crafters at Patterson Library, 40 S. Portage St., Westfield, 1 p.m.; Mahjong Club at Anderson-Lee Library, 43 Main St., Silver Creek at 1 p.m., Imaginarium elementary ...

Area author releases ‘Lost Gold of Chautauqua’

“The Lost Gold of Chautauqua: The Treasure of the Future Lies in the Mystery of the Past”
by T.F. Herr, a Chautauqua County resident, is the latest book release from NFB Publishing of Buffalo. For more than two centuries, whispers of lost gold have haunted the rugged depths of Chautauqua Creek Gorge. In the turmoil of the French and Indian War, a military payroll vanished into the wilderness — and into legend. When George Evans IV discovers a 200-year-old journal penned by his own ancestor, he becomes the heir to a mystery that has shadowed the Button-Evans family for ...

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SATURDAY, MAY 16 Audubon Community Nature Center bird banding 1600 Riverside Road, Jamestown, pavilion on west side of ACNC property, drop by during the time period of 7 to 11 a.m. Watch how they capture migrating and resident birds, fit them with identification bands, measure, weigh and then release them. If the weather is too harsh for the safety of the birds, the nets won’t be opened. No reservations required. Clymer Tulip Festival Wooden Shoe 5K run/walk registration at 7:30 a.m., begins 9 a.m. for walkers/runners, 9:30 a.m. kids’ run at Clymer Central School track. $20. ...

Department of Mental Hygiene partners with Chautauqua Institution

The Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene (CCDMH) has announced a new partnership with Chautauqua Institution to strengthen mental health awareness and support across the Institution’s campus. This collaborative initiative will equip staff across all departments with the knowledge and confidence to recognize and respond to individuals experiencing mental health challenges. Through Youth and Adult Mental Health First Aid and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), employees will learn practical strategies to support individuals in crisis as well as those showing ...