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Thirty years ago — 1992 Two alumni from Fredonia State University College received Outstanding Achievement Awards from the Alumni Association during the October homecoming festivities. Honored were actress Mary McDonnell (1974), currently the sole female cast member in the Robert Redford film “Sneakers” and best known for her role in the movie “Dances With Wolves,” and 82-year-old Ray Fadden, for his lifelong work on behalf of Native Americans. Forty years ago — 1982 “Please Write To Me, Joe” written by Pete Harris of Center Street, Fredonia has been given honorable ...

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Thirty years ago — 1992 Several hundred persons are participating today in Dunkirk’s Community Challenge Conference at Dunkirk High School. The program began at 8:30 a.m. and lasts until 4:30 p.m. The conference is a community forum dedicated to identifying local problems and offering practical solutions to solve them. Forty years ago — 1982 A brick shell is all that stands after flames raged through the Blubird Restaurant at 24 Howard St. in Silver Creek. Flames ripped through the roof of the two-story structure, nearly reaching firefighters who battled the fire on aerial ...

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Thirty years ago — 1992 The demolition of the old Grand Theater building located in Westfield at the intersection of Route 394 and Main Street is becoming close to a reality with donations of $21,677 toward purchase of the building by private individuals and businesses. The original concept, once the theater was demolished, was to make the site into a small park after demolishing two other buildings. Other alternatives are also being explored at this time. Forty years ago — 1982 The Murraymen Drum and Bugle Corps traveled to Buffalo recently to march in the Pulaski Day Parade. ...

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Thirty years ago — 1992 State Sen. Jess J. Present (R-Bemus Point) announced that Chautauqua County has been recognized by the New York Wine and Grape Foundation as one of the nation’s leading grape-growing regions. The Concord grape is the most widelyplanted native grape variety in the country and Chautauqua County is known in the grape and wine industry for growing the nation’s largest concentration of this grape variety. Chautauqua County has been called the “grape juice capital of the world.” Forty years ago — 1982 Calendar Girl for the Month of October is Brenda ...

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Thirty years ago — 1992 Nelson Capital Development Inc. invites the public to the grand opening of the Collins Manor at West Main Street in Ripley. The Collins Manor is a New York State-subsidized elderly housing complex to serve independent, low-income persons 62 years old or older. The two-story building consists of 24 apartment units. Forty years ago — 1982 The new bridge on the Versailles Plank Road has been completed and is in use by local traffic. It is expected to be opened officially within a month after all guard rails are installed. The new bridge replaces a ...

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Thirty years ago — 1992 A Bob Evans restaurant may soon be joining Kmart as the newest residents of the town of Dunkirk. A Bob Evans representative confirmed this morning that the company is “in contract” for one of the Kmart outlots. He added, “We are very excited about coming to the Dunkirk- Fredonia area.” A purchase agreement has already been signed by both parties, contingent on obtaining the permits. Forty years ago — 1982 A brass tray, inlaid with silver and copper wires and fused by mallet is estimated to be over 300 years old and worth $5,000. Donated to the ...