Though not from the region, Ken Soney has an emotional Dunkirk connection. A member of the U.S. Marine Corps, Soney was a best friend and served with Harry L. Kaus Jr. of Dunkirk. Kaus was the first Western New Yorker to be killed in action during the Vietnam War. “Dunkirk is a very ...

Two boys sit rocking back and forth, As bands play marching tunes. They laugh. “That man don’t have no legs,” they say. And creamy pink buds of dogwood trees Are swept away by the breeze. The boys get up and race through grassy fields To where their mother sits and ...

For my generation, which was the largest class of the past century, the Baby Boomers, determining our heroes, was quite simple. We turned to the new device that claimed space in the living room called the television. We tuned in to shows like Combat, Rat Patrol, Bah Bah Black Sheep and even the ...

Last month, members of Fredonia Presbyterian Church made their way to Fredonia Place. Their mission, to spread joy by sharing their musical talents. Lily Li, who is the Music Director at FPC and piano teacher, arranged a musical performance featuring not only her own remarkable talent, but ...

For the seventh year, the Fredonia High School student newspaper, The Spectator, was presented multiple awards at the New York Press Association (NYPA) conference at the Saratoga Springs Hilton on April 23 and 24. Editors Ray Dai, Katherine Fortna, Elizabeth Joy and co-adviser Lisa ...

Dunkirk School 7 announced its Students of the Month for March. In the front row were Javiel Lizcano, Scarlett Cody, Korra Edwards, Eddyenel Santiago Rodriguez, Thor Texidor, Legend Samuels (Board of Education Rep) and Leia Hochstine. In back are Nikael Negron Gonzalez, Antonio Corraliza ...