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Joseph and Elizabeth Meyer

Joseph and Elizabeth (Pattie) Meyer celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on Dec. 10, 2023, with a dinner at the Colony House, in Irving. The couple’s two sons, Jared (Amy) Meyer and Matthew (Ali) Meyer joined the couple, along with their five grandchildren, Elizabeth, Joseph, Alyssa, ...

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rozen

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph (Janet) Rozen recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Hyacinth’s Church, where they were married on June 23, 1973. The Mass was celebrated by Father Robert Owczarczak, assisted by Deacon Dan Tyler and altar server Tony ...

Bill and Judy Parks

Former Fredonia residents Bill and Judy (Barnes) Parks recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Married at St Hyacinth’s church in Dunkirk on July 4,1963, they have three children, seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. They live in Hershey, Pa.

Kay and William Rickard

Kay and William Rickard were married on June 15, 1963, in Butler, Pa. Their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren gathered together on Saturday, June 17 to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. The day started out with a family photo and later followed with a dinner ...

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Letter-Perfect Harmony: Letter-Perfect Harmony

SOUTH DAYTON – The students of Pine Valley Jr.Sr. High School have been rehearsing for months to bring “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” musical to the community. The cast of two dozen Panthers from eighth through 12th grade is looking forward to entertaining the public at ...

Eclipse Fest: Future eclipse event so bright

The city of Dunkirk is preparing for their Eclipse Fest event on Monday, April 8 at the Clarion Hotel/Steelbound Brewery in Dunkirk from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Complimentary eclipse eyeglasses are available starting Wednesday for all Dunkirk residents at no cost. Pick-up locations include the city ...

Community notebook

Family breakfast is Sunday Forest Lodge 166 F&AM will be holding its monthly Sunday Family Breakfast on St. Patrick’s Day from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This all-you-can-eat breakfast will consist of eggs made to order, pancakes or French Toast, sausages, fruit cocktail, juice, milk, ...

Coming up…

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 TOPS NY 890 meeting First United Presbyterian Church, 35 Park Place, Silver Creek. Weigh-ins begin at 8:45 a.m., meeting starts at 9:35 a.m. All are welcome. Use the Main Street entrance. For details, call 716 680-0313. Chautauqua County Land Bank monthly Board ...

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WACS High lists honor, merit rolls

Westfield Academy and Central Schools have announced the honor and merit rolls for the second marking period at the high school. MERIT ROLL: Students earning an average of 85.00-89.499% are awarded recognition by having their names placed on the Merit Roll. The following high school ...

Saletta service award presented to Gominiak

Rhonda Gominiak, who helped put the Administrative Awards for Outstanding Service at the State University of New York at Fredonia back on track after they were derailed in 2020 by the COVID pandemic, has received the 2024 Barbara Saletta Meritorious Service Award. A member of the ...

Sorority celebrates member

Members of the Brocton Preceptor Beta Epsilon Sorority and their guests met last month for their annual Valentine Dinner at the Colony Restaurant in Irving. Chosen as their 2024 Valentine Queen was 52-year member Judy Travis. She was crowned by last year’s Queen, Dana Haskin who presented her ...

The common starlings around us

You can find birds living just about anywhere if you stop to look around for a bit, but in most cases the actual breakdown of species is going to look different in an urban area than it is in a nature preserve, rural area, or even a park and green space with forest or field habitats. There are ...

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St. Francis names area honor students

HAMBURG — St. Francis High School, a Roman Catholic, Franciscan, private, college preparatory school for young men in Western New York has announced its first and second honors for the third quarter of the 2022-23 school year. Area students who made the list are as follows: ANGOLA First ...

Full-time JCC students from region named to Dean’s List

The following students from Jamestown Community College were placed on the Dean’s List for academic excellence during the fall 2022 semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must achieve a minimum GPA of 3.50 during the semester while enrolled in at least 12 degree ...

NCCS lists honor recipients

Honor and merit roll students have been listed by Northern Chautauqua Catholic School for the second-marking period. First honors Fourth grade: Madeline Woelfle, Turner Morris, Cain Palmer, Kara Harrington, Avery Brown, Henry Congdon, Maddison Mackowiak, Violet Zappie, Avareigh Rivera, ...

Top School 3 students named

The November Students of the Month were named at Dunkirk School 3. In row one, from left, are: Owen Ni, Natalie Wise, represented School 3 at the December Board of Education meeting; Charlotte Trippy and Vivianna Lockett. In row two are: Kisun Peters, principal, School 3, Ishtar Gautier ...

Births | VIEW ALL

Atlee Steven Roam Golem

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

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 ...

Birth: Bodhi Robert Adamowicz

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.

Connor Brooks Kies

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.

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Karen Siragusa and Steven Brandenburg

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Siragusa of Fredonia are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Karen Siragusa, to Steven Brandenburg, son of the late Alfred and Esther Brandenburg of Catawba Island, Ohio. An October 2024 wedding is being planned.

Darcy Fisher and Simeon Schauman

Rick and Diane Fisher of Kane, Pa., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Darcy Fisher, to Simeon Schauman, son of Gary and Deborah Schauman of Cassadaga. A June 2024 wedding is being planned.

Nathan Delcamp and Alyssa Crandall

Dean and Jerri Crandall announce the engagement of their daughter, Alyssa Crandall, to Nathan Delcamp, the son of Kevin Delcamp and the late Janice Delcamp. Delcamp is a 2015 graduate of Silver Creek Central School and currently works as an equipment operator for Falcone Farms in Forestville. ...

Kelsey George and Nicholas Spratt

Together with their families, Kelsey George and Nicholas Spratt have announced their engagement. Kelsey is the daughter of Karen George and the late Jeffery George of Fredonia. She is a graduate of Fredonia High School class of 2013, and Alfred State with a degree in interior design in 2015. ...

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Church names new director

Kingsley Woods is the new assistant youth pastor and ministry director at Christ Chapel Wesleyan Church in Silver Creek. She studied Youth Ministry and Music at Houghton University. She continues to teach voice and piano lessons to school-aged children. She is passionate about youth ministry ...

‘Back to Church’ event is Sunday

“Back to Church Sunday,” part of a national movement of churches across America, will be held at First Baptist Church in Dunkirk at 10 a.m. Sunday. All are welcome to join us. Since it started as a call to action and invitation for the church in 2009, the National Back to Church Sunday ...

State council warning of Medicare card scam

In the past Medicare beneficiaries used their Social Security number as their Medicare number. In 2018, as a result of some changes instituted by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) each Medicare beneficiary received a new card with a uniquely assigned combination of letters ...

Chautauqua Institution names religious life leaders

CHAUTAUQUA — Chautauqua Institution has appointed two new religious leaders. Melissa Spas, acting director of the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, has been named the institution’s new vice president of religion. The ...

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Wedding

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 ...

Mr. and Mrs. Jose Medina

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 ...

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Gould

Darra Kubera and Brian Gould were married at 4:30 p.m. on June 24, 2023, in the courtyard at The Mansion on Delaware, Buffalo, in a ceremony officiated by Colin Peterson, cousin of the groom. Guests gathered inside The Mansion for a reception. The bride, daughter of Tracey Kubera of Dunkirk ...

Wedding: Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Wise

Ryan Wise and Eileen Rodriquez exchanged wedding vows on April 3, 2023 at the Tropicana Resort Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas with their parents present. Eileen, daughter of Ivan and Tausha Rodriquez of Fredonia, is a 2015 Dunkirk High School graduate. She is currently employed at DaVita in ...

Senior News | VIEW ALL

Silver Creek Seniors met Tuesday, February 20

SILVER CREEK – The Silver Creek Seniors met on Tuesday, Feb. 20 with 26 members present. President Janice Snyder opened the meeting with the Pledge to the flag and all singing God Bless America. Chaplain Pauline Flitt read a “Sharing” and offered a prayer for the members. The group ...

Dunkirk Senior Center list coming events, birthdays

The Dunkirk Senior Center will be having a soup, sandwich and a movie on Tuesday. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. with lunch served at noon. The cost is $5. Sign up in the Senior Center Office. The Senior Center will be sponsoring a fish dinner on Friday, March 22. Sign up in the office starting ...

Perfect match: Adult Day Care praises 20-year worker

Lisa Sheldon laughed as she recalled “I had been working for my mom at her home-based daycare and I decided to look for something else. I saw an advertisement in the Penny Saver for a part time Program Assistant at the Chautauqua Adult Day Care, Centers Inc. Dunkirk location. I went for an ...

Three questions to ask before beginning a new fitness regimen

Exercise is widely recognized as a vital component of a healthy lifestyle. Despite that, a recent analysis of data from the 2020 National Health Interview Survey found that more than two-thirds of individuals are not getting enough exercise. Though the survey was conducted amid the onset of the ...

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Church hosts event featuring renowned Czech pianist

A very special musical event will be at St. John's United Church of Christ, 733 Central Ave., Dunkirk, on Saturday, March 30 at 3 p.m. The church will host a solo recital by Jiri Pazour, renowned Czech pianist, composer, improviser, and teacher. All are welcome. This recital will follow ...

Lecture series to feature “Dunkirk Then and Now”

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center kicks off the spring installment of its Chautauqua County History Lecture Series on Thursday at 7 p.m., with Dunkirk Then and Now: Three Critical Streets. The program’s speaker, Dunkirk City Historian Diane Andrasik, will discuss a new ...

Award-winning artist to give lecture as part of SUNY Fredonia exhibition

A renowned artist whose work is currently on display in the Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery will be at the State University of New York at Fredonia on March 22 for a public lecture. Laylah Ali, whose drawings are featured in the current exhibition “Is Anything the Matter: Drawings of ...

Live at Met features ‘La Forza del Destino’

Live at the Met, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live, high definition (HD) opera transmissions to theaters around the world, continues at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center at noon Saturday with Giuseppe Verdi’s La Forza del Destino. Music Director ...

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School of Music to celebrate the 90th birthday of composer

“The Music of Donald Bohlen: 90th Birthday Celebration,” a retrospective concert encapsulating the musical career of the State University of New York at Fredonia School of Music professor emeritus, will be presented on Saturday, March 23. Performers will include SUNY Fredonia faculty, ...

Cinema Series features ‘The Boy and the Heron’

The Cinema Series at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center continues with the “The Boy and the Heron.” Nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar, it will be screened on Saturday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. From the legendary Studio Ghibli and Academy Award-winning director ...

Dance Ensemble concert to feature works by alumni

Works created by two Dance alumni will be among the many highlights of the 2024 Fredonia Dance Ensemble concert at the State University of New York at Fredonia. Fredonia Dance Ensemble 2024 opens on Friday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Robert W. Marvel Theatre and continues with performances ...

Lecture series to feature “Dunkirk Then and Now”

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center kicks off the spring installment of its Chautauqua County History Lecture Series on Thursday at 7 p.m., with Dunkirk Then and Now: Three Critical Streets. The program’s speaker, Dunkirk City Historian Diane Andrasik, will discuss a new ...