Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Haase Sr. celebrated their 60th anniversary with Mass and renewing their vows and a brunch with family and friends at the Clarion Hotel. The former Patricia Raths and Mr. Haase were married Oct. 3, 1959 in St. Mary's Church, Dunkirk, with the Rev. Leo J. Gorman, CP ...

John and Melinda Bell of Fredonia celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday Oct. 26. The couple along with their children threw a Halloween Bash to celebrate this milestone. Melinda also celebrated her 70th birthday. Great food and dancing were enjoyed by all. Family and friends ...

John and Jeri Wiedenhofer were married 50 years ago on Sept. 29, 1969 in Covington, Kentucky, while he was stationed right over the border at his base in Wilmington, Ohio. John was sent to Vietnam in late June, 1970. Nearly three weeks later, he was shot and seriously wounded, spending a year ...

Happy 60th wedding anniversary to Barbara and Michael Luffred of Gowanda. Enjoy your day, fondly, your loving children.

WNY P-TECH STEM College and Career Academy, a multi-year program that prepares students for careers in advanced manufacturing, is proud to announce its second quarter honor/merit roll. High Honor Chase Cooper, Gowanda; Erik Mettler, Jamestown; Iann Ramirez, Dunkirk; and Hope Smith, ...

Editor's note: The OBSERVER is not running the community calendar without confirmation of events. Organizations that are still meeting are invited to contact the OBSERVER and we will again run the calendar as events are confirmed. Closed until further notice The 1891 Fredonia Opera House ...

The recently established Mike and Laura Bysiek Memorial Fund, managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, made possible a total of $1,000 in grants to six organizations in the fund's inaugural year. This year's grants included a $500 grant to Joyful Rescues to be utilized for ...

Editor's note: The OBSERVER is not running the Community Calendar without confirmation of events. Organizations that are still meeting are invited to contact the OBSERVER and we will again run the calendar as events are confirmed. Closed until further notice All Collins 50 Plus Senior ...

Submitted Photo At a recent morning assembly, Dunkirk Elementary School 5 honored its Students of the Month for January. Principal, Mr Dave Boyda, presented certificates to the students. A special recognition was given to Caleb who was honored at a recent Board of Education meeting for being ...

OBSERVER Photo by Natasha Matteliano Boy Scout Troop 252 visited the Silver Creek Village Board meeting earlier this month. They are working on earning their Citizenship in the Community merit badge. In the photo is the troop with village Trustees Stephen Romanik and Marv Cummings.

This spring marks the sixth consecutive year of the hanging flower basket program initiated by Revitalize Dunkirk to decorate the city’s downtown. Paid for through the fundraising efforts of the organization’s Beautification Committee, 55 colorfully planted baskets will once again grace ...

Fredonia native Brigham Pratt has been named the recipient of the 2020 Lanford Presidential Prize from the Oscar and Esther Lanford Endowment of the Fredonia College Foundation. The award, generously created and endowed by the late President Emeritus Oscar E. Lanford and Mrs. Lanford, ...

Submitted Photo At a recent morning assembly, Dunkirk Elementary School 5 honored its Students of the Month for January. Principal, Mr Dave Boyda, presented certificates to the students. A special recognition was given to Caleb who was honored at a recent Board of Education meeting for being ...

Fredonia native Brigham Pratt has been named the recipient of the 2020 Lanford Presidential Prize from the Oscar and Esther Lanford Endowment of the Fredonia College Foundation. The award, generously created and endowed by the late President Emeritus Oscar E. Lanford and Mrs. Lanford, ...

The Dunkirk City School Board of Education recently celebrated seven high school graduates, who are now off to their future. The students officially earned their degree in January. Sylvia Root, interim superintendent of Dunkirk schools congratulated the graduating students at a recent ...

Submitted Photo Front row: Logan Deane, Symphony Rivera, Mario Jimenez, Bentley Cortes, Jaydeen Pabon, Julissa Vazquez-Hernandez. Middle row: Joel DeJesus, Tiana Hough, Jamiee Kelsey, Isabella Ortiz, Shania Jemison, Icesys Brooks, Savannah Goldsborough. Top row: Ismael Santiago, Zaira Cooper, ...

Dominic Jay Gill was born Sunday Jan. 26, 2020 to Jordan Gill and Robin Fancher of Dunkirk at Brooks Memorial Hospital. Proud siblings are Jaylynn Fancher and Xzavier Boland. Proud grandparents are the late Regina Richmond watching over him in heaven, Norman Gill of Amherst, Lloyd and Lisa ...

A daughter, Macy Cassandra Lorraine, was born to Ashley and Tyler Dotson of Marietta, Georgia on June 1, 2019. Ashley is the daughter of Barbara (Rusch) and Kevin Kane of Marietta, Georgia. Macy is the great-granddaughter of Barbara Kane of Dunkirk and Lorraine and David Rusch of Ocala, Florida.

Benjamin “Benji” Zachary Travis was born April 26, 2019 at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo. His weight was 7 pounds, 10 ounces and he was 20.5 inches long at birth. His parents are Brooks and Tiffany Travis of Westfield. His siblings are Big Brother Harper and Big Sister Georgianna.

Bradley “B.J.” Jordan Monacelli and Genevieve Elizabeth Barbara Monacelli (Beichner) of Cassadaga are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Viviana Genevieve Monacelli. Vivi, as she is fondly called, was born on January 22, 2019 at the Buffalo Birthing Center in Buffalo. ...

Samantha Lotte VerHague and Adam David Bigelow, together with their families are pleased to announce their engagement. The Bride is the daughter of Lisa and Darryl VerHague of Fredonia and the mother of beautiful 2-year-old Madelyn Rose. The Bride attended Fredonia Central Schools (2008) and ...

John and Aimee Rogers of Forestville and Jean and Yvenie Pierre-Louis of Philadelphia are pleased to announce the engagement of their children, John G. Rogers III to Yvreene Pierre-Louis. John, a 2009 graduate of Children of Mary Homeschooling Group, earned a BA degree in English from SUNY ...

Michael and Dianne Ferguson of Fredonia are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Andrew Sam Ferguson to Chelsey Marie Duda. Andy, a 2005 graduate of Fredonia High School, earned a BA degree in Communication from Bluffton University, Bluffton, OH in 2009. He is the entertainment ...

Nicholas Berdyck and Emily Means announce their engagement. Nick is the son of Keith and Debbie Panek of Dunkirk. He is a graduate of Fredonia High School and earned his Bachelors in Business Administration from Jamestown Business College in 2017. He currently works in Quality Assurance at ...

Catholic Charities of Buffalo is here to help as always, and the human service organization that serves the eight counties of Western New York is continuing to help those most in need with the most essential services, especially during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some ways we are ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will celebrate Holy Week ceremonies in the confines of Vatican City, including a Good Friday Way of the Cross service on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica instead of at Rome’s Colosseum as customary. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vatican on ...

Only God knows how long we will continue in our presence situation. We already have faced cancelled plans, interrupted routines and the curtailing of much social interaction. At the worst we are hearing we may be dealing with the virus threat for months. Even in that time our situation is going ...

Ways to worship The OBSERVER is not running its weekly church page during the current COVID-19 pandemic. If your church is holding activities, whether on line, the radio, or some other way, please let the OBSERVER know and we will run them Saturdays moving forward. Please email ...

Rebecca L. Tibbetts and Henry J. Hamm, III were married Sunday, March 15, 2020 at the Lakeside Inn in Mount Dora, Florida in a beautiful lakeside ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Larry and Rosemary Tibbetts of Zellwood, Florida. The groom is the son of Joseph Hamm, Sr. of East ...

Richard W. Burlett Sr. and Rosemarie (Dolly) Lemanski were married in St. Joseph Church in Fredonia on Aug. 14, 1948. They will be celebrating their 72nd anniversary.

On Saturday, Aug. 22, 1970, John Francis Sipos Jr. and Susan Lynn Washington were married at 4 p.m. The marriage ceremony took place at the Cassadaga Community Baptist Church in Cassadaga and was performed by Rev. David P. Foulk. Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the White Inn in ...

Arlene Rae Erick, daughter of Rayman and Beatrice Erick, and granddaughter of Floyd and Lottie Ross was united in marriage to Robert M. Miller son of Henry and Mae Miller on Oct. 14, 1950. Maid of honor was Alberta Richter, bridesmaids, Nancy Schifferli and a cousin of the groom, Joyce ...

Silver Creek Seniors The Silver Creek Seniors have postponed meetings at their Silver Creek Senior Center until further notice. Dunkirk Senior Center From 10 a.m. to noon today and March 27, the Dunkirk Senior Center will be open to allow participants to pick up books and puzzles. The ...

Share & Care Tuesday’s Best, March 10 1. Donna Nickerson 636 2. Heather Sinclair 625 3. Rose Cerrie 624 4. Nance Szymanowicz 606 5. James Sinclair 592 peanuts: Kathy Kamery Birdie’s Bidders, March 12 1. Donna Nickerson 624 2. Lynn DiPalma 605 3. tie: ...

Silver Creek Seniors The March 10 meeting opened on a typical windy, rainy day. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited and “God Bless America” was sung with homage. Chaplain Pauline Flitt invoked the blessings, giving thanks for those who prepared the food we are about to share and praying ...

Sheridan Happy Seniors The Sheridan Happy Seniors will have their first meeting of the year on March 13, after being off for the winter. It will be at the Silver Creek Senior Center on Route 5. The meeting will be at noon. United Senior Citizens The next meeting of The United Seniors is ...

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center announced Tuesday that in light of recent state and federal mandates surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, it will remain closed through April 30. All events and screenings scheduled between now and Apr. 30 are either cancelled outright or are ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The spreading coronavirus canceled several touring performances from A-list musical artists, but those acts have found a new venue to sing: their living rooms. John Legend, Bono, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Pink, John Mayer, Keith Urban and more have held virtual concerts ...

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center announced Tuesday it will close effective immediately through April 17, in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The move comes a day after NYS Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement that prohibits gatherings of 50 or more people and mandates ...

JAMESTOWN — The National Comedy Center, the nation’s official museum and cultural institution dedicated to comedy, has added a second Jeff Foxworthy show to the 2020 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival. The second show will take place at 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, following the 7 p.m. show that ...

MAYVILLE — The Mayville Bluegrass Festival took place from 2002 to 2009 at Lakeside Park in Mayville. The Festival is being resurrected in 2019 at Big Inlet Brewing in a one-day, all day format on Saturday, Aug. 17. Tickets are only $20 for admission and are available on line at ...

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House will present acclaimed comedian Tammy Pescatelli on Friday, Sept. 14, at 7:30 p.m. Arguably one of the hardest working women in comedy today, Tammy Pescatelli brings brassy sexiness with a female voice of witty sarcasm to her audiences, holding her own on topics ...

French chamber music, featuring contemporary violinist Yuki Numata Resnick and two State University of New York at Fredonia School of Music faculty — pianist Eliran Avni, assistant professor, and cellist Natasha Farny, associate professor — will be presented on Saturday at 8 p.m., in Rosch ...

JAMESTOWN — The Infinity Visual and Performing Arts Center is looking forward to a night full of music and fun in downtown Jamestown during the 15th Annual Local Music Showcase! Local Music Showcase will be held on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. in downtown Jamestown. For only ...