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Thirty years ago — 1993 Dunkirk Land Surveyor Randy J. Woodbury, M.S., L.S., is serving as the1993 president of the Niagara Frontier Land Surveyors Association, the professional society of 80 licensed surveyors in the Buffalo and western New York region. Mr. Woodbury also serves on the 1993 board of directors of the New York State Society of Professional Land Surveyors, the statewide professional association of 700 licensed land surveyors. Forty years ago — 1983 Student of the Week is Marci Weaver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Weaver of Allegany Road, town of Hanover. A senior ...

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Thirty years ago — 1993 Chautauqua County Legislator Chet Tarnowski (D-Dunkirk) wants the record set straight. He said his answer to the OBSERVER survey of how many lawmakers shop in Pennsylvania was incorrectly reported. Chet said he personally does not shop in Erie, but his wife Joyce does. He added, “The trouble is, she pays for it (the shopping) with my Discover card; that means I have to discover how to pay for it.” With this confession, there is only one legislator left who doesn’t shop in Pennsylvania — Chairman Lance Spice (R-Falconer). Forty years ago — ...

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Thirty years ago — 1993 The village of Westfield now has the title and deed for the Grand Theater building and plans are under way for its demolition. Mayor Joseph Pagano said the possibility of holding an auction first is being explored. There are stacks of old tickets, about 100 new bricks in the theater basement, seats and other items that people may want as memorabilia. The mayor thought an auction would be a fun thing to do, particularly this time of year when there isn’t much going on. Forty years ago — 1983 From Just Between Us ... Bird of Paradise plants don’t bloom ...

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Thirty years ago — 1993 Dunkirk resident Lillian Halasinski, 79, held a press conference in Cheektowaga today to announce that she will be in Rome, Italy from April 13-22 and on April 18, she and her daughter Geraldine will be in St. Peter’s Basilica for the beatification of Mother Mary Angela Truszkowska, foundress of the Felician Sisters. The title of “Blessed” will be bestowed on Mother Angela due to Mrs. Halasinski’s testimony along with intensive investigation by medical experts who concluded that the miraculous healing of her leg was through the intercession of the ...

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Thirty years ago — 1993 Despite a local healthy sales climate, a 30-year staple of the local business community will begin to close its doors in less than 90 days. The Sears Catalog Store, located at 35 Water St. in the village of Fredonia, found itself in the middle of a nationwide restructuring of the company that will lead to massive changes in the nation’s third largest retail chain. “It was a total surprise,” store owner Thomas Murphy said. Forty years ago — 1983 The New York State Education Department has just approved an undergraduate degree for recombinant gene ...

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Thirty years ago — 1993 Dunkirk Cadette/Senior Troop 31, under the leadership of Mrs. Donna Brisky, recently toured Ellman’s Garage in Dunkirk. The tour was led by Jim Ellman Jr. and his associate, Jim Davis Jr. The girls, who are currently working on their auto maintenance badge, learned about the various parts of a car. Forty years ago — 1983 A new softball stadium for the city of Dunkirk is a possibility that is being looked at closely by the city’s Recreation Commission. Recreation Department Director Robert Patterson said the city could use another softball field, ...