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Investing, caring for our animals

All animals deserve proper care. At Centaur Stride, we teach horsemanship, which includes caring for the horses. Each lesson has a component of grooming and tacking. Our programs all have a different focus depending on the needs of the client or the group. When we have field trips or ...

There is a magic in sounds of yesterday

This essay is a more serious take on the sounds of summer, a topic I wrote about recently. It comes in response to friends who chimed in via Facebook with some precious memories from their past here in northern Chautauqua County. I feel obliged (happily) to share those memories and to recollect summers of my life at a time when the world was a bit quieter. Don Stachowiak recalls “the evening bark” of neighborhood dogs participating in a “group chat.” Ned Divine remembers how his “Shep” used to sing in the “doggy choir” that really took off with the sirens of ...

Global perspectives: SUNY business conference offers insight on data

Whether we realize it, today’s world is data-driven. Successful businesses put a lot of time, effort, and money into analyzing us and their own operations. This helps them make better-informed decisions and gain a competitive advantage. Our world moves so fast now that everyone needs to ...

Message in PVCS art

Students at Pine Valley Junior and Senior High School continued observing Mental Health Awareness Month with some alfresco chalk art. In a meaningful and creative activity facilitated by the Counseling Department, they gathered outdoors to draw pictures and write messages of affirmation on the ...

Lake Shore First-Grader Provides Inspiration At Bald For Bucks Fundraiser

For more than 20 years, Lake Shore Central School has played host to Bald for Bucks to assist Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. The district’s mission to raise money for cancer research and patient care took on an even greater meaning during its most recent fundraiser at John T. ...

Gowanda plants trees for Arbor Day

Gowanda observed Arbor Day on April 30 by planting 10 trees in residential areas across the village. The village recently was awarded Tree City USA designation for the 22nd straight year. To date, more than 1,000 trees have been planted since the Re-Leaf Gowanda program began in 2001. ...