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FRIDAY, JULY 3 Ellicottville Summer Music Festival Slopeside, Holiday Valley, 6657 Holiday Valley Road, Route 19. Hair Nation, Mr. Brightside. Great Blue Heron Music Festival Heron Farm and Event Center, 2361 Wait Corners Road, Sherman. Three days of music, dancing, camping, farm store, beach hours, kids’tent, teens’ tent Slyboots Circus. Various prices. Bemus Point Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market Village Park, 1 Lakeside Drive, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Local farmers, artisans, local wineries, breweries, flowers, baked goods, special activities. St. John’s Church hot dog ...

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Can drive planned July 11 The Blessed Mary Angela Holy Name Society will host a bottle and can drive on Saturday July 11 at the former St Hyacinth School, 296 Lake Shore Drive East starting at 9 a.m. All proceeds will go to support Parish needs. Bills Boosters set annual meeting The Southern Tier Bills Booster Club will hold its annual meeting and election of officers on Tuesday at the First Ward Falcon Club, starting at 7 p.m. Ripley school board meets Wednesday RIPLEY — The reorganizational meeting of the Board of Education of the Ripley Central School District will be on ...

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Brush pickup planned Monday in village The village of Fredonia will be picking up limbs and yard waste beginning Monday at 7 a.m. Collection will continue until every village street has been completed. Bags and brush are collected separately by different crews. All items for collection must be at the curb no later than 7 a.m. In no case will there be a repeat collection of areas completed. All yard waste must be bagged or in barrels. The village encourages the use of biodegradable bags or barrels and all limbs and brush must be tied with twine. Limbs and brush must be cut no ...

Democratic dinner to honor Kidder

Former New York State Assemblyman Rolland Kidder will be honored at the Annual Chautauqua County Democratic dinner on Thursday, July 16 at the Doubletree Hotel at 6 p.m. for his lifetime of public service. In 1970 as a Navy Lt. in charge of a Mekong River patrol boat, Kidder started a ...

Forest Lodge marks 50 year at site

On July 3, 1976, the members of Forest Lodge 166, F&AM, completed and dedicated their new building on East Main Street in Fredonia. For almost 100 years prior, they had called home the 4 story “Concert Hall”, located across from the Barker Common, which was destroyed in a devastating fire ...

Town of Dunkirk holds 250th celebration

Submitted Photos Town of Dunkirk holds 250th celebration The Town of Dunkirk held its 250th Celebration of the U.S. on Wednesday at the Town Hall. Part of the celebration effort was to enable residents of the Town of Dunkirk to bring their flags in need of retirement. Additionally, ...