Penny and Jim Deakin Penny and Jim Deakin are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary. They were married Aug. 20, 1960, in the First Presbyterian Church of Westfield. Lifelong residents of Portland, this loving couple will celebrate their milestone with siblings, children, and grandchildren.
Mike and Louise Callahan celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 9. The couple were married in the Newman Center by the now Monsignor Patrick Kelleher on Aug. 9, 1985. She is the daughter of the late Samuel and Annette Leone. He is the son of the late John and Esther ...
Roger G. Chagnon, Jr. and Deborah (Bowen) Chagnon of Westfield joyfully celebrate 50 years of marriage on June 28, 2025. The couple were married at the First Presbyterian Church of Westfield on June 28, 1975. They are the parents of a daughter, Heather Chagnon Gruenbaum, with her husband, David ...
Richard and Dory Ward were married at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Silver Creek on May 1, 1965. On Thursday, they celebrate their 60-year anniversary. Family members Al, Mallory, Juliana, Annalise, Tammy, Dakota, Paige and Lincoln.
THURSDAY, MAY 7 CHQ Professionals coffee meetup Sacred Grounds Coffee House, 6 Cleveland Ave., Lily Dale, 8 to 9:30 a.m. Drop in any time within the hour for coffee, conversation, community connection. Thursday Knitting Group Trinity Episcopal Church, 11 Day St., Fredonia, 9:15 to 11:30 ...
ArtScape Jamestown has finalized its 2026 season, featuring a lineup of public art events. An opening reception will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 21, hosted collaboratively by Chautauqua Art Gallery and Pearl City Clay House. Now in its fourth year, ArtScape will display 59 ...
Stop by Audubon Community Nature Center’s 2026 Plant Sale on Saturday, May 16, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and pick out some new plants for your garden. There will be a large selection of native plants, as well as annuals, perennials, trees, and shrubs. Plants are from local greenhouses and ...
On Saturday, the Dunkirk Senior Center celebrated a combined Kentucky Derby Event along with a Cinco de Mayo event. With a total of 90 seniors, the group celebrated all afternoon starting with a Taco Bar, salsa and chips. They all enjoyed ice cream sundaes for dessert along with virgin Mint ...
SUNY Jamestown Community College welcomed more than 25 high school students to its Jamestown Campus on April 17 for the third Annual Health & Science Journalism Workshop. The full-day immersive experience connected students with professional journalists, media practitioners, and community ...
My earliest childhood memories are from the time that my family lived in Westerville, Ohio. Westerville is a suburb of Columbus. My father taught at Ohio State before we moved to Fredonia and he took a teaching position at FSUC. The name of the street was Oak Hill Drive. The subdivision that we ...
Every night before I go to bed I think about killing Harry. I could easily do it, as I have already killed many of his ilk. And I have the skillset, the weapons and the motivation to do so. Moreover, murder would be justifiable because he is ugly, hideous actually – with long, jaggedy legs, ...
SUNY Jamestown Community College is proud to announce that two of its students have been named recipients of the 2026 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. Alexandria Goodyear, a Nursing student from Hinsdale, and Mufaro Malungisa, a Computer Science ...
Third quarter honor and merit rolls have been announced by the Dunkirk Secondary School. HONOR ROLL Seventh Grade — Evan Abramowicz, Adelaide Allen, Anna Amidon, Yenziel Archilla Rodriguez, William Bautista Rojas, Amarion Buchanan Tyes, Cleon Clayton, Kenlianny Figueroa Norat, Taicheliz ...
The state Council of Social Studies has named Tina Richir of Cassadaga Valley Central School as the 2026 Outstanding Social Studies Supervisor. The award recognizes her leadership, commitment to education and contributions to social studies programs. The presentation was held at the ...
Fredonia High School has announced the second quarter honor and merit rolls. Twelfth Grade Honor Roll — Grant Abbey, Brooklyn Allnatt, Braedyn Ambrose, Madison Ambrose, Neshwan Arif, Olivia Balch, Ella Beach, Charlotte Caserta, Keiysha Colon, Alana Cook, Brady Crawford, Emily Creeley, Ray ...
Honor and merit roll students have been announced by the Cassadaga Valley Middle and High schools for the first quarter. Honor Roll Twelfth Grade – Gavin Blair, Danny Callentine IV, Summer Cieplinski, Mya Cusimano, Emma Daigle, Elizabeth Daughenbaugh, Jazmin Debo, Denza Fanara, Austin ...
On the morning of June 5, 2023, Evan and Eric Golem of Dunkirk welcomed their fifth child into the world. Atlee Steven Roam Golem was born at home, weighing 9 pounds and measuring 21.5 inches. Atlee has four older siblings: Lily, Ellis, Ayda and Zander Golem. The proud grandparents are Steven ...
Naomi Ray Steinhoff was born at 6:53 a.m. Friday, June 24, 2022. She weighed 2 pounds, one ounce and is 15 inches long. The parents are Quintina Steinhoff and Jacob Steinhoff of Stockton. Grandparents are LaVonne Carpenter and Michael Carpenter of Brocton and Alan Steinhoff and Valerie Higgs of ...
Bodhi Robert Adamowicz was born on Nov. 10, 2021, in Oishei Childrens Hospital to Colby and Nicole Adamowicz. He weighed 7 pounds and 1 ounce at 19 3/4 inches. Proud sister Harper Adamowicz. Grandparents are Brad Pachol, Amy Ricotta, Aaron Ricotta, Marv Cummings, Vicki Cummings and Cathy Cummings.
Philip and Shelby Kies welcomed an infant son, Connor Brooks Kies, on Dec. 14, 2020, at Magee Womens UPMC Hamot, in Erie, Pa. Grandparents are Tore and Beverly Arvidson of Bemus Point, Monika (Howard) Miller-Kies of Groveland, Fl, and John (Ahmed) Kies of Erie, Pa.
The Rev. David and Kathy Nelson of Brocton announce the engagement of their daughter, Aryn Nelson of North Tonawanda, to Anthony Nalbone of Grand Island. Aryn Nelson is a homeschool graduate who earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Alfred State and presently attends D'Youville ...
Ellen Calmus, whose organization supports Mexican families that have relatives in America, will give the final Brown Bag talk of the academic year at the State University of New York at Fredonia. The presentation, “Cross-Border and Mixed-Nationality Families in a Changing World: Potential ...
The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center announced today that the concert and master class with Broadway star Nick Adams, scheduled for Friday, April 4, has been postponed. “Sadly, Nick has had to postpone his planned concert here at the Opera House and his master class at ...
James Dobek and Mary Dobek of Jamestown have announced the engagement of their daughter, Abigail M. Dobek, to Justin D. Love. Love is the son of Charles Love and Daphane Shoenthel of Syracuse and is the wonderful father to his son, Jaxson Love, and daughter, Maliyah Stone. The couple met ...
Humor is healthy. That seems to be common knowledge. This is truly true when the humor is clean and God-honoring. That is one reason that the Chautauqua Lake Region Men of Integrity (CLRMI) is bringing comedian Jeff Allen to the Reg Lena Center for the Arts in Jamestown on Friday, May 15 for a ...
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 us virtually, please visit https://tinyurl.com/caluucnc. Click on ...
A series of four Power Reiki classes taught by Reiki Master Cara Seekings will be on Sundays April 19 and 26 and May 3 and 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua, located at 222 Temple St. in Fredonia. This Japanese technique for ...
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua (UUCNC), located at 222 Temple Street in Fredonia, holds a Sunday Worship Service at 11am, both at their physical location and on Zoom. For those wishing to join us virtually, please visit https://tinyurl.com/caluucnc. Click on ...
The wedding of Shaila Gorske and Sean Korzenski took place over the weekend of Sept. 20 with close friends and family on one of the last beautiful summer days of the year. Both are Dunkirk residents and the ceremony was held at a private residence on Route 5.
Stephanie Henderson and Alex Dodig were united in marriage on July 6, 2024 at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Brunswick, Ohio. The bride is the daughter of Mark and Kathy Henderson of Ohio and the granddaughter of Jane Henderson of Dunkirk. The groom is the son of Paul and Mary Jo Dodig, also of ...
Mr. and Mrs. John Quinn John M. Quinn and Lisa M. Halas were married on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in the city of Buffalo after a nine-month engagement. The bride is the daughter of Dennis Halas and Kim Seibert of Dunkirk. The groom is the son of Michael Quinn of Irvington and Emilia Lamme of ...
Ashley Dimmer and Jose Medina were united in marriage on June 17, 2023, in a Catholic Mass and ceremony at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Dunkirk. The wedding was officiated by Father Robert J. Owczarczak. The bride is the daughter of Paul and Mirna Dimmer of Maryland. The groom is the son ...
On Saturday, the Dunkirk Senior Center celebrated a combined Kentucky Derby Event along with a Cinco de Mayo event. With a total of 90 seniors, the group celebrated all afternoon starting with a Taco Bar, salsa and chips. They all enjoyed ice cream sundaes for dessert along with virgin Mint ...
SILVER CREEK – The Silver Creek Seniors met on April 28 with 23 members present. President Randy Nurmi opened the meeting with all saying the Pledge of Allegiance and singing God Bless America. He then welcomed Judy Hahn back. The lunch was three excellent soups, macaroni salad and several ...
SILVER CREEK – The Silver Creek Seniors met on April 21 with 16 members present. President Randy Nurmi opened the meeting with all saying the Pledge of Allegiance and singing God Bless America. The lunch was pizza, tossed salad and desserts. Winners of the door prizes were Dixie Carlson, ...
Submitted photo On Tuesday, March 31, the Brocton Portland Senior Citizens gathered for their monthly meeting at the American Legion J.W. Dill Post 434. Following a shared meal, the group enjoyed a special performance by members of the Brocton Central School District High School Band. Under ...
ArtScape Jamestown has finalized its 2026 season, featuring a lineup of public art events. An opening reception will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 21, hosted collaboratively by Chautauqua Art Gallery and Pearl City Clay House. Now in its fourth year, ArtScape will display 59 ...
Stop by Audubon Community Nature Center’s 2026 Plant Sale on Saturday, May 16, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and pick out some new plants for your garden. There will be a large selection of native plants, as well as annuals, perennials, trees, and shrubs. Plants are from local greenhouses and ...
The 1891 Fredonia Opera House will present Turner & Constable, a special cinematic exploration of two acclaimed British artists, on Sat., May 9, at 1 p.m. The screening is part of the Opera House’s Arts in the Afternoon series of events, sponsored by Dr. James M. & Marcia Merrins. ...
Dear Annie: My husband and I are raising a surprise baby at a stage in life when we thought our child-rearing years were mostly behind us. Our older children are already teenagers and young adults, and while we adore this little one, I would be lying if I said the large age gap has not brought ...
Humor is healthy. That seems to be common knowledge. This is truly true when the humor is clean and God-honoring. That is one reason that the Chautauqua Lake Region Men of Integrity (CLRMI) is bringing comedian Jeff Allen to the Reg Lena Center for the Arts in Jamestown on Friday, May 15 for a ...
The School of Music and the Western New York Chamber Orchestra come together for this season’s Masterworks Concert. “Reflections of Brahms” takes place Sunday at 3 p.m. in King Concert Hall at Rockefeller Arts Center. Featured are two works by the noted German composers: “Four ...
The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center will present a special free-admission recital featuring some of the most talented young students from the State University of New York at Fredonia’s School of Music on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Presented in partnership with School of Music ...
The Fredonia School of Music will present a choral concert on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall at the State University of New York at Fredonia. In addition to the Fredonia Chamber Choir and the Fredonia College Choir and three student con-ductors, the concert will feature guest choir ...