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Barbecue, can drive set for Jan. 24 The Blessed Mary Angela Holy Name society will be hosting a Weidner's drive-through chicken BBQ and can drive on Wednesday, Jan. 24 in the Blessed Mary Angela Social Center at 324 Townsend Street in Dunkirk from 4 to 6 p.m. The dinner will include a 1/2 grilled chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, a roll and butter. The Holy Name Society will also be accepting your deposit cans and bottles, just drive around the back of the social center and we will be glad to unload your vehicle. The donation for the dinner is $15 and tickets are ...

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Dunkirk notes closings, reminders due to storm In anticipation of the extreme high winds and winter weather event, Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz, the city’s Police & Fire Department as well as the Department of Public Works has issued the following announcements and reminders. -- The City Pier as well as Point Gratiot closed at 12:30 p.m. Friday in expectation of the storm. Lakefront Boulevard will remain closed and residents are reminded to please not go around any barricades that have been put in place for their safety. -- Residents are asked to move vehicles at 5 p.m. as per ...

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Congregation to discuss ‘Relations’ The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua (UUCNC), located at 222 Temple Street in Fredonia, holds a Sunday Worship Service at 11 a.m., both at their physical location and on Zoom. For those wishing to join virtually, visit https://tinyurl.com/caluucnc. Click on “Worship Service” on the date you are attending and scroll down for the Zoom link. For those attending the in-person service, please follow the driveway and park in the lower lot behind the building. Handicapped parking is located between the two buildings ...

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Coffee Club meets Friday The Roblin Steel Coffee Club will meet at 8:30 a.m. Friday at Demetris in Dunkirk. Area teams battle in High School Bowl Warren Area High School defeated Fredonia Central School 60-52 in a recent Media One High School Bowl match at SUNY Jamestown Community College. In another match, Chautauqua Lake Central School topped Kane Area High School 73-23. Ben Feit of Fredonia, Ben Scott of Warren, and Lydia Kushmaul and Lincoln Smith of Chautauqua Lake earned Player of the Match honors. Fredonia (1-1) team members were Feit, Rebecca Lash, Ray Dai, Abby Lauer, ...

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Outage impacts city school Friday A partial power outage impacted the Dunkirk City School District on Friday. In a note posted on Facebook, the district said it was implementing the emergency go-home procedure at the secondary school on Friday afternoon. Students who were transported by bus were provided transportation at the usual dismissal time. King luncheon slated for Jan. 15 The Northern Chautauqua County Juneteenth Celebration Committee is planning the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Luncheon to be at the Clarion Hotel, 30 Lake Shore Drive East, Dunkirk on Monday, Jan. ...

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Bills Booster Club to see game The Southern Tier Bills Booster Club will watch the New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills game on Sunday at the Moniuszko Club in Dunkirk. BBQ hamburgers will be provided at halftime. Members may bring a dish to pass. Game time is 1 p.m. Al Tech tirees to meet The Al Tech / Dunkirk Specialty Steel Retirees will meet for breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 8:30 a.m. at Demitri’s Restaurant, Lake Shore Dr. W. in Dunkirk. All retirees are invited to attend. Willbrook Park Cemetery meeting set The monthly meeting of Willowbrook Park Cemetery ...