City of Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz announced last week that Parker Bohn, an outstanding Dunkirk High School student and the top P-TECH student who graduated with honors after his junior year, has earned the 2025 Frank Gawronski Democratic Memorial Scholarship. Brilliance runs in his family as ...
As John and Jill Keating celebrated their wedding anniversary Sept. 6, the Mayville couple recalled a whirlwind of 50 memorable years. A chance meeting on a bridge in Pittsburgh brought together a journalism student from Bradford, Pennsylvania and a ballerina from Ann Arbor, Michigan. John ...
Day of Caring 2025 proved that when individuals, business teams, schools and community agencies come together with the United Way of Chautauqua County, powerful things can happen. Held on Friday, August 15, UWCHQ’s inaugural Day of Caring mobilized volunteers to complete projects at sites ...
I frequently drive up and down Central Avenue from Dunkirk to Fredonia and back. It is during those drives that I make these observations. And it’s this cultural experience that provides the impetus for the kinds of social reform I propose here. I am plotting a peaceful protest in Dunkirk. I’m looking for a hundred volunteers to participate in a tailgate/slow-drive, traveling up and down Central Avenue while never stopping for those stupid red lights at Willowbrook and Lucas. The cops wouldn’t have enough jail cells for all of us, and even if you get arrested, the time in jail ...
What Is Happiness, Really? Is it just a feeling? For me, happiness is Centaur Stride. It’s the sound of hooves in rhythm with the heartbeat of joy. It’s the sparkle in a rider’s eyes, the quiet bond between human and horse, and the laughter shared between volunteers and staff. It’s ...
GOWANDA – United in sorrow over the sudden loss of a beloved therapy dog, students and staff at Gowanda Central School District are channeling their grief into making a difference in the community. Approved at a recent meeting of the Village of Gowanda board meeting, the Dog Stick Library ...
