Photos by Diane Chodan Students in the bilingual second grade at School 5 happily welcomed community readers last month, at right. Longtime Library Aide Connie Glasier, left, plans the Community Reader Day and Dr. Seuss’ birthday celebration each year. Community Readers enjoy refreshments ...

Gowanda Elementary School's February Students of the Month for Physical Education are kindergartner Marigold Birdtail, first-grader Jethro Janiga, second-grader Zander Putnam, third-grader Blayne Morrison, fourth-grader Karter John, and multi-age student Ivan White. These students demonstrated ...

Recently several students from Dunkirk's Primary School 5 were selected as February Students of the Month. Each one was presented a certificate in recognition. Also, Morgan Hurley was selected as Overall Student of the Month and honored at a recent Board of Education meeting. Pictured are, ...

The Fredonia Shakespeare Club held its 16th meeting of the 2024-25 season at the home of Judi Lutz Woods on Feb. 13. Under new business, the incoming officers conducted a vote on the theme for the 2025-26 season. The group selected World Heritage Sites as the subject for their papers next ...

Opening my windows when the temperature climbs up just enough to be comfortable brings more than just fresh air into the rooms that have been locked down against the outside for months. It also brings a return of familiar spring noises, and occasionally some novel ones depending on whether the ...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the publication of Markus Zusak’s novel “The Book Thief.” It is a powerful story that gives us a unique perspective regarding WWII. “The Book Thief” isn’t about the great battles and heroic soldiers. It isn’t about the somber and momentous ...