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Brush collection set for village The village of Fredonia will be picking up limbs and yard waste beginning Monday at 7 a.m. Collection will continue until every village street has been completed. Bags and brush are collected separately by different crews. All items for collection must be at the curb no later than 7 Monday morning. In no case will there be a repeat collection of areas completed. All yard waste must be bagged or in barrels. The village encourages residents to use biodegradable bags or barrels and all limbs and brush must be tied with twine. Limbs and brush must be ...

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SOAR meeting April 28 in city SOAR Chapter 4-1 will meet Tuesday at the USW Local 2693 Union Hall on Fourth Street in Dunkirk. The meeting will convene at noon with lunch to follow. All SOAR members and retirees are invited to attend for further information. Call at 716-366-1485. County agricultural protection board meets MAYVILLE — The Chautauqua County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board will be holding a meeting at 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 30. The meeting will be held in Room 331 of the Gerace Office Building, 3 North Erie St. This meeting is open to the public. The ...

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Trinity United Church of Christ sets free community meal GOWANDA — The Trinity United Church, located at Erie Avenue and Park Street, Gowanda, will host a take-out only free community meal at the Park Street entrance on Saturday, May 9 from 4 to 6 p.m. or gone. Drive East Main to Railroad Avenue and then down Park Street, following the signs, or walk up. The menu is burritos, yellow rice, corn, jello and cookies. Free will donations are appreciated but not necessary. All donations are used to help other organizations in the Gowanda community. Everyone is welcome. The next meal is ...

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Cemetery Association to meet May 20 FORESTVILLE — The Arkwright Summit Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. May 20 at the James Prince residence, 2070 Route 83, Forestville. All interested are welcome. For information call 716-467-0886. Parks Commission meeting this week The Chautauqua County Parks Commission will be meeting on Thursday at 10 a.m. It will meet at the Chautauqua County Airport in the conference room. The public is welcome to attend.

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Revitalize Dunkirk offers reminder on cleanup Can you help us? Revitalize Dunkirk invites members and the community to join in its annual trash and garden clean-up in conjunction with National Fuel’s Day of Doing. It will be held Tuesday from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. with a rain date of April 24. Bags, gloves, and some tools provided. Meet at the Dunkirk Pier prepared to get dirty and help spruce-up the city! Veteran, legion events are planned A pair of events involving the legions and veterans group are coming up. On Sunday at 10 a.m., the Chautauqua County Joint Veterans Council will ...

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Veterans 4 Christ brunch is Saturday BROCTON — Veterans 4 Christ will be holding a brunch on Saturday. Veterans, active duty military and their plus one are welcome. The brunch is held at Tri-Church Parish in Brocton at 10 a.m. Tri-Church Parish is handicap accessible with air conditioning. The food is homemade and delicious! Of course, we serve the famous Paula Donuts. We would like to thank Paula's Donuts for their generosity at providing the donuts each month. There is no cost for this brunch but donations are always accepted but never mandatory. At this time there is not a guest ...