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Celebration of the Arts honors set for Sunday

Chautauqua County artists and organizations are being honored at the Celebration of the Arts at the Palmer Opera House in Cuba on Sunday. Debra Eck of Chautauqua County is the winner of the Excellence in Arts Education. This award honors an arts educator from each county for their work in ...

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FRIDAY, AUG. 9 Findley Lake’s Bicentennial Celebration Findley Lake, 2745 Shadyside Drive. Weekend includes displays, games, vintage parade, kayak poker paddle, fireworks, more. Hole out for Hospice Chautauqua Golf Course, 4731 W. Lake Road, Chautauqua, registration 8 a.m., event at 9. ...

County history today

August 9: —1825: The Holland Land Company donated 25 acres each to the Kiantone Congregational Church and Jamestown Methodist Church, supporting local religious institutions. — 1841: The fire and sinking of the steamboat Erie off Silver Creek resulted in the loss of 240 lives, the worst ...

Rabies prevention bait drops to be deployed starting Sunday

MAYVILLE – A rabies prevention campaign will kick off in Western New York including areas of northern Chautauqua County the week of Aug. 11-17. Small baits containing rabies vaccine will be deployed from fixed wing planes. The strategy, overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is ...

County history today

August 9: —1825: The Holland Land Company donated 25 acres each to the Kiantone Congregational Church and Jamestown Methodist Church, supporting local religious institutions. — 1841: The fire and sinking of the steamboat Erie off Silver Creek resulted in the loss of 240 lives, the worst ...

Marker ceremony Sunday for War of 1812 general

CHERRY CREEK — The local Celea Sampson Cole Chapter 507 of the United States Daughters of 1812, will hold a War of 1812 cemetery marker ceremony for General Putnam Farrington. Farrington was originally from Massachusetts and served with the 13 Reg. New York Militia during the War of 1812. ...