Breaking News

‘8 Great Wednesdays’ fills village park

Festivals Fredonia completed another successful adventure. Every Wednesday from July 1 until Aug. 19, the community was offered our unique version of music in the park, renamed to “8 Great Wednesdays in the Park.” As well as providing a mixture of entertainment, the committee ...

September events listed at Anderson-Lee Library

SILVER CREEK — Anderson-Lee Library, located at 43 Main St., has announced programming for the month of September. Programs are free and open to the public. Registration is required unless stated otherwise, to ensure enough seating and materials for all patrons attending the program. To register for programs, call the library at 716-934-3468, stop by 43 Main St., or visit www.andersonleelibrary.org and click on our events tab for easy online registration. You can also sign up for email/text reminders when you register online! The library will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7 for ...

Office of Aging plans annual public hearing Sept. 8

MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua County Office for Aging Services will hold its annual public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 8 to gather community input on its proposed 2026-27 Annual Update to the Four-Year Plan. The public hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. and provides older adults, caregivers, service providers, health care partners, community organizations, volunteers, elected officials and residents an opportunity to share ideas about the needs and priorities of older adults in Chautauqua County. “Our annual public hearing is an important opportunity for us to listen directly to the people ...

Club visits Arkwright ‘retreat,’ city gardens

On a cloudy, rain-predicted day in July, members of the Bud ‘n Bloom Garden Club and friends traveled to the country and Miller Road farm in Fredonia of Diane and Mike Rafan. The group had capooled and drove past 20-year-old full-grown evergreen trees that their hosts had planted along two ...

Coming up …

FRIDAY, AUG. 28 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. Busti Historic Society campus open house 3443 Lawson Road, Jamestown, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. See 1836 mill, 1846 Miller’s house, museum. Admission by donation. Roger Tory Peterson Day Roger Tory Peterson Institute, 311 Curtis St., Jamestown, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission day. Slide show, archives tour at 1 p.m., birthday cupcakes 2 p.m. Rural Mobile Medical Unit Health & ...

Dunkirk Senior Center celebrates July birthdays

Many birthdays were celebrated for July at the Dunkirk Senior Center located at 45 Cliffstar Drive in Dunkirk. In the first photo, row one, from left: Nancy Hayden, Pat Tripp, Fred McClelland, Debbie Kuczynski, Mary Woelfle. Row two: Mary Ann Town, Carter Town, Leah Libby, Shelly Bull. In the ...