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CIAO year finishes with upcoming Christmas party

Chautauqua Italian American Organization — CIAO — has been active this past year, with cooking classes, a trip to Buffalo to the Cultural Center, followed by dinner at Romeo and Juliet’s, Holy Cannoli dinner theatre in Erie harvest dinner, a dinner at Gumba’s, and concluding with our annual Christmas luncheon and party on Dec. 13 at the White Inn. The event will be at noon. As in the past, members are asked to bring single serve treats to fill Christmas stockings — packages of chips, cookies, crackers, large candy bars, candy canes and anything you may think a child would ...

Finding motivation in helping others

When I agreed to build Centaur Stride, a therapeutic horseback riding facility, part of my motivation was deeply personal. I wanted to create a place where teens felt safe and like they belonged. Centaur Stride was not created only as an adjunct to physical therapy for children with physical ...

Bouncing back: NCCS to host 22nd annual Noto-Smith Basketball Tournament

Northern Chautauqua Catholic School (NCCS) is proud to announce the 22nd annual Noto-Smith Basketball Tournament, a beloved regional tradition that brings together student-athletes, families, and supporters from across Western New York. This year’s tournament promises to be one of the most ...

Heavenly water brings life, memories

For kids, the idea of heaven comes with visions of winged angels, of billowing clouds forming mountains and canyons in the sky, and of the presence of a God in human form, typically a stern old grey man with a beard and long hair (kind of like an old hippie). Adults paint a more nuanced and dramatic picture, as reflected in many great works of art, including the “Assumption of the Virgin Mary,” “the Ascension,” and “The Glory of Heaven.” All seem to suggest that heaven is above us, somewhere up in the stratosphere and out of reach, at least for the time we spend here as ...

Milestone celebration

Lifetime area resident Lois Barris celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday, Oct. 17 at the White Inn in Fredonia. All her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were there to celebrate with many friends and relatives. “The party was amazing and so is she,” the family reported. ...

Witch Hazel comes to life in November

Once our fall foliage is past peak, there is a sense of inevitability. Winter will soon be here. The rainbow of leaves that blanketed the canopy now lay on the forest floor. But there is still one more show among nearly bare branches of the deciduous woods in late fall. For that is when Witch ...