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Community News

Jingle at the Rocks raises $1,400, Toys for Tots donations

The CHQ Professionals Group and the Dunkirk-Fredonia Rotary Club are reporting another successful Jingle at the Rocks fundraising event for Toys for Tots. The primary goal of this event, held at 64 on the Rocks in Fredonia on Dec. 4, was to raise funds and collect toys for the local Toys for ...

Community notebook

City lists holiday schedule Dunkirk City Hall will be closed on Wednesday for Christmas Eve and Thursday for Christmas Day. As per the 2025 Curbside Collection Schedule, Rubbish in the Wednesday collection zone (District C) will be picked up as per usual schedule, Wednesday. Rubbish in the ...

Silver Creek senior citizens meet

SILVER CREEK – The Silver Creek Seniors met on Dec. 16 with 13 members who came out on a snowy day. President Randy Nurmi opened the meeting with all saying the Pledge of Allegiance and singing God Bless America. The lunch was pizza and a large vegetable tray. Winners of the door prizes ...

Coming up …

MONDAY, DEC. 22 Sinclairville Library presents: Nighttime Story Hour 15 Main St., 6 p.m. “Polar Express…” Hot cocoa, cookies, paper craft. For ages birth +. Children encouraged to wear pajamas. Registration required. Call 716 962-5885. Holy Name meeting Lyceum, Pangolin Street, 6 ...

Cuthbert story collection earns acclaim

State University of New York at Fredonia Adjunct Lecturer Rebecca Cuthbert won a 2025 North American Book Award bronze medal for “Six O'Clock House & Other Strange Tales.” The story collection was published in January by Watertower Hill Publishing. According to the organization, ...

4-H member goes to leadership program

Chautauqua County 4-H teen Evie Woodis was one of 28 students from across New York and New England to be accepted into the state Animal and Agricultural Leadership Program through Cornell University. Youth will be introduced to all areas of animal science, gaining insights into the various ...