Several years ago, I interned at an outdoor school in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. Like much of California, it tended to be dry for most of the year, with a somewhat wetter late winter and early spring. While there, I spent most of my time as an educator leading ...
In conjunction with Smith Memorial Library, The Friends of Chautauqua Writers’ Center (FCWC) is proud to announce a new weekly summer program – Locals at the Library. Every Thursday from noon to 1 p.m., local authors will be on the library’s front porch with their books to sell and sign. “This program is a great opportunity for authors and readers to meet informally without the pressure of a book reading and at a place where lovers of literature naturally go,” said Fred Zirm, FCWC president. From poetry to novels to cookbooks, a rotating mix of genres means readers can ...
CASSADAGA — The Cassadaga Legion Auxiliary Unit 1280 held its monthly meeting at the Legion Post, June 9 with 11 senior members attending. Chaplain Paula Pattison reported we held one funeral luncheon for the family and friends of Post 1280 World War II veteran Robert Kennelly; and she ...
SUNY sponsors two ‘Great Wednesdays’ The State University of New York at Fredonia will be sponsoring two of the “8 Great Wednesdays in the Park” put on by Festivals Fredonia. The free, family-friendly concert series will run every Wednesday in Barker Common from July 1 through Aug. 19. Preshow activities will start at 5:30 p.m. and the music will be on from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. SUNY Fredonia, which is celebrating 200 years, is sponsoring the July 8 Americana Night with Unknown Legends night and Blues Night with Jeff Fetterman on Aug. 19. Each week will feature pre-show ...
The new officers of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks for 2026-27. From left to right, in front: Karen Payne - Esteemed Leading Knight, Robert E Dando Jr. - Exalted Ruler. Middle row: Myra Thomas - Past Exalted Ruler; Scott Bonafede - Chaplain; Barnard Payne - Esquire. Back row: ...
Pictured from left to right AHN Westfield Memorial Hospital Administrator Dr. Rodney J. Buchanan and Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation Executive Director Patricia Gaughan DiPalma accept a $2,030 check from Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation (NCCF) Executive Director Diane Hannum and NCCF Community Impact Assistant Nathaniel Clark as part of its spring Community Grants Program. The grant will support the purchase of maintenance equipment needed at AHN Westfield Hospital.
