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Library announces memorial books

Dunkirk Public Library has announced memorial book donations for July. MEMORIALS In memory of Miguel A. Alvalle (children’s bilingual) Maisy’s Animals, Cousins The Pool, Bluey The Gift of Family 1,2,3 What do You See?, Rockridge Press The Three Little Pigs, Orihuela Spanish-English Picture Dictionary, Bruzzone My Big Barefoot Spanish & English Words, Fatus In memory of Larry R. Bell Lethal Prey, Sanford Why We Love Baseball, Posnanski In memory of James Bickhart Buddy’s War, Lehman Against All Odds, Kershaw Resist, Gratz Fourteen Pairs of Boots, ...

Area Lions Club awards scholarship winners

The Dunkirk Fredonia Lions Club has awarded its scholarships for the 2025 year. The program was open to 5 schools: Dunkirk, Fredonia, Brocton, Silver Creek, and Forestville. Each school was eligible to have one $500 winner. Since 1917 Lions Clubs have been committed to working in their ...

Scholarships announced

The First Ward Falcon Club recently announced their 2025 scholarship winners. They are, from left, Thomas Shaffer Jr., Mackenzie Curry, Brooke Szymczak and Dylan Bankoski. Thomas is attending Finger Lakes Community, Mackenzie and Brooke are both attending UPMC School of Radiology, and Dylan is ...

4-H Sheep Show a ‘shear’ success

4-H Youth worked hard to bring their sheep to the Chautauqua County Fair. The youth showed their sheep at the 4-H Sheep Show on July 16. Sheep program participants raised their market lambs for at least 85 days, but many have owned their breeding animals for multiple years. There were 28 ...

Village treading water on key questions

Over the year and a half since the village of Fredonia opted to draw down the Fredonia reservoir and switch to buying water from Dunkirk, a lot has happened. Between a lawsuit, constant conflict between village officials and SOR (Save Our Reservoir) members, the new engineering report ...

Italy trip highlights mission, art

Niagara University students — including a Fredonia resident — had the unique opportunity to learn more about the university’s mission and identity by studying and visiting the artistic masterpieces in Rome. The annual program was developed in 2017 by professor of religious studies Dr. ...