About 15 months ago, I wrote an article on the passing of my wife, Karen, on March 29, 2024. During this time, many people have called me, stopped me in Tops or Walmart and asked if I would ever reprint it. Also, during this period many husbands, wives and parents have expressed their pain ...
The Chautauqua Italian America Organization, better known as CIAO, held its annual picnic on August 16, 2025, in Silver Creek. About 40 members attended the event. Plans for events for the balance of this year and next year were discussed with suggestions of going to the Italian Cultural ...
It was a warm afternoon on Saturday, Aug. 9, when several organizations joined together at South Napoli Cemetery to mark the grave and honor the life of War of 1812 veteran Thomas Buchanan. SAR member and Jamestown resident Paul R. Johnson spoke about his fourth great-grandfather, Sgt. ...
The 118th Annual Prince Family reunion took place on Aug. 2. Descendants of Job Prince, 1751/2 and Rhoda Kibbe, 1770-1827, were hosted by Sandy and Kevin Geisling at their home. Approximately 50 people attended. Job and Rhoda had 10 children. Nine of the 10 children spent at least some time in WNY. Son Jonathan married twice, and had a total of twenty children. Of those twenty children, nineteen lived to adulthood. Eighteen married and had families. Many descendants still live in the area. A cleanup date of Aug. 30, for the Milks Cemetery, in Persia, was set up. Anyone wishing to help ...
On Aug. 3, descendants of Jesse and Lona Rater celebrated 100 years of gatherings with a reunion at the Mayville park. Jesse was born in 1882 and Lona was also. They had a son, Lee and 7 daughters, Gertie, Mabel, Mary, Velma, Bernice, Gladys, and Nora. The reunion was attended by 35 people. Games were played, jokes read, children received gifts and a large delicious tureen dinner was enjoyed by all. Highlights of the day were an auction with lots of hassling and laughs and also dozens of old pictures of relatives were viewed and good times.
As late summer sets in, it is the perfect time to go outside and look for butterflies and moths. Butterflies can be found in open areas fluttering around near flowers. Worldwide there are an estimated 180,000 butterfly and moth species but even here at Audubon you can find a wide diversity of ...
