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Audubon birdseed sale deadline is Jan. 18

Give your feathered friends a treat and help them through the winter, while you stock up on their favorite birdseed at a special price. Sunday, Jan. 18 is the deadline for orders from Audubon Community Nature Center’s (ACNC) Winter Birdseed Sale, your opportunity to save while you support ...

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Fredonia Ukulele gathering on Saturday Fredonia Ukulele will hold a uke jam at Domus Fare in Fredonia on Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. No experience is necessary! We’ll have you playing the uke along with your favorite tunes in no time! Questions? Email reese@fredonia.edu. Sons of Legion meets Tuesday BROCTON — The Sons of the American Legion, Squad 434, will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday. The meeting is at the Brocton Legion headquarters starting at 7 p.m. Dues for 2026 can be paid for at the Legion during business hours. Congregation sets Sunday service The Unitarian ...

Jackson Center to host free speech talk Thursday

The Robert H. Jackson Center will be kicking off the theme for the 2026 year with a special event that will see the discussion of free speech. With a special guest speaker, the discussion will analyze the topic of free speech narratives today, and draw connections to Jackson’s legacy. With questions pertaining to free speech becoming some of the most prominent modernly, organizers hope to see a greater amount of thought and discussion directed toward these issues in the community. The event will contain special guest speaker Aaron Saykin. Saykin was formerly an investigative ...

Jackson Center to host free speech talk Thursday

The Northern Chautauqua County Juneteenth Celebration Committee is planning the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Luncheon to be held at the State University of New York Williams Center, 280 Central Ave., Fredonia, on Monday, Jan. 19 at 11:45 a.m. The theme for the luncheon is “Different Roads, Shared Dreams.” The committee will also be presenting the Janice D. Slaton, Esq. scholarship. In addition to the scholarship presentation, the Committee is continuing with the “See Me” Literacy Drive that began in 2021 due to COVID-19. Attendees should feel free to bring a book to ...

Thule Lodge celebration notes completion of 118th year

FALCONER — The Thule Lodge is the Swedish organization formed 118 years ago in the Jamestown-Falconer area to help the Swedish immigrants when they settled in the U.S. Thule Lodge served to help the Swedish immigrants with housing, employment and schooling. Many of the Swedish people ...

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7 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. TOPS NY #1094 of Brocton meeting Tri-Church, 35 E. Main St., Brocton. Weigh-ins at 2 p.m., meeting at 2:30 p.m. All are welcome to visit with new friends and get help losing weight. For details, contact Kathy at 716 792-4226. Alzheimer’s Association presentation: Understanding dementia Heritage Meeting Room, Smith Memorial Library, Chautauqua ...