Maker Faire set for Saturday in Hamburg

HAMBURG — The highly anticipated Maker Faire is this Saturday at Big Tree Elementary School, 4460 Bayview Road. It is a celebration of the Maker Movement, a family-friendly event open to all, which showcases invention, creativity, and resourcefulness. It brings together curious people who enjoy learning and love sharing science, artisan, and Maker skills. The Faire gathers adult and child tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, artisans, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors.

A complete listing and informative descriptions of the nearly 50 Makers may be found at: https://wnyregion.makerfaire.com/makers-exhibits

The Western New York Regional Maker Faire is a community-organized, family-friendly celebration featuring local do-it-yourself science, art, rockets, robots, crafts, technology, music, hands-on activities, and more. It’s an event where people show what they are making and share what they are learning. April’s Maker Faire’s goal is to represent the best of makers from the eight counties of Western New York, the State of New York, and around the world.

Makers are parents, students, scientists, and garage tinkerers. They are young, they are old, but all share a profound love for innovation and inspiring others to make something– to make anything–as long as it sparks creativity in people!

Please visit wnyregion.makerfaire.com for more information, email makewny@gmail.com or call Maker Faire Chairman, Douglas Borzynski at (716) 253-1293.

Club Associates meet in Forestville

FORESTVILLE — The Northern Chautauqua County Club Associates recently held their regular monthly meeting at the J. Carter Knapp Post, Cedar Street The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a moment of silence for deceased members, and for the victims of the war in Ukraine.

Post Commander Tom Halicki, welcomed the group. Roll call of officers, and clubs were taken. Secretary Jim Pryll read the minutes of the previous meeting, and treasurer Halicki gave the financial report.

Discussions included where we are now in the COVID situation, and more of the specifics of the “drinks to go” law.

The next meeting will be at the Silver Creek Overseas Veterans Post, Main Street, in Silver Creek. It will be the last regular meeting until September.

Membership drive starts at library

SILVER CREEK — The Friends of Silver Creek’s Anderson-Lee Library is an organization whose mission is to help support and promote the library. There already are so many great supporters who recently renewed their memberships during the annual membership drive and many who have become new members. There is always room for more.

The funds that are raised from the membership drive, and other fundraising, efforts are used to support the many programs that the library offers each year. The Friends also supports the Library with new books and furniture and fixtures each year.

The pandemic caused a pause on a few of the fundraising events over the last two years and the Friends are excited to get back to the events that the Library relies on such as the annual book sale, annual bake sale and Christmas raffle. Current dues-paying members enjoy an exclusive preview to the annual book sale. That means getting first dibs on the best books!

Membership due are nominal and are tax deductible. Individual membership is $10 per year, family is $15 per year, business is $25 per year and a lifetime membership is $400. Membership forms are available at the Library or you can email friendsofandersonleelibrary@gmail.com.

United Senior Council meets May 12

STOW — The United Senior Council of Chautauqua County will have its next meeting on Thursday, May 12, at the North Harmony Senior Center in Stow. The meeting will include the group’s annual trivia contest that will begin promptly at 1 p.m. Registration is at 12:30 p.m. Dennis Webster from Media One will be the moderator. There will be prizes for the first, second and third place winners. Refreshments will be provided. All seniors from Chautauqua County are welcome to attend the monthly meetings. For more information, call Ellen Coffaro at 716-763-1012 or Cecile Wilson at 716-483-010.

Planning Board gathers Tuesday

MAYVILLE — The Chautauqua County Planning Board will hold capital projects review meetings on May 3 from 1 to 5 p.m. and May 17 from 1 to 5:05 p.m. Both meetings will be held at the Gerace Office Building, 3 N. Erie St., Mayville. The May 3 meeting will be held in the Legislative Chambers Room, and the May 17 meeting will be held in Room 331. For more information, call Courtney Domst at the Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Development at 716-363-3623 or email domstc@chqgov.com.

Alzheimer’s group meets on Sunday

WESTFIELD — The Alzheimer’s Association is hosting a coffee on Sunday at 11:45 a.m. in the fellowship hall located at First United Methodist Church of Westfield, 101 East Main St. Stop in and hear about the monthly respite program and other services the association has to offer.

Fredonia-Pomfret Democrats meet Tuesday

The Fredonia-Pomfret Democratic Association’s monthly meeting will take place on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Upper Pavilion at Russell Joy Park in Fredonia. All local Democrats are invited to join us. News of upcoming events as well as a discussion on village of Fredonia Grants Program will be the topics for the meeting.