Thirty years ago — 1993 The first annual Brooks Hospital Charity Day proved to be a very successful event in helping the hospital better meet the health care needs of the northern Chautauqua County community. A total of $4,000 was raised to purchase much-needed equipment. Forty years ago ...

Thirty years ago — 1993 The outcome of the second annual OBSERVER Roster Contest came down to the tiebreaker. From among more than 200 entries, Frank Benamati and Chet Ball, both of Fredonia, came closest to selecting the Bills’ 45-game roster for their first game of the season against ...

Thirty years ago — 1993 Cheryl A. Catalano, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Catalano, 604 Roosevelt Ave., Dunkirk is serving an internship with CNN Business News in New York City. She is taking a leave of absence from her current position in corporate communications at Pitney Bowes World ...

Thirty years ago — 1993 In a touching OBSERVER photo by Charles Lewis, James Fisk Jr. hugs his daughter, Nicole, before leaving her in her kindergarten class in the new wing of Fredonia’s Wheelock School. Today marked the first day of school in Fredonia, while most other districts’ ...

Thirty years ago — 1993 The local “Share-A-Dream” effort, scheduled for Sept. 11, has taken off in gigantic proportions. About 100 tractortrailer trucks, supplied by local trucking companies and private owner/operators, will take part in the second annual caravan ride through Northern ...

Thirty years ago — 1993 Henry’s Hair Co. was recently recognized at an awards ceremony held at the Hilton in Buffalo as one of the top 35 Paul Mitchell Salons in the Western New York, Rochester and Erie, Pa., area. Owner Henry Pucciarelli and his employee Jennifer Mackowiak, were ...