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Before saddling up, there's work to be done

By the time a rider climbs into the saddle at Centaur Stride, dozens of people, countless hours of work, and a whole lot of hay have already made that moment possible. Have you ever thought about getting a horse? Maybe you've even dreamed about starting a therapeutic riding center. It is easy to understand why. Horses have an extraordinary ability to connect with people, and the benefits of being around them can be profound. But what isn't always visible from the saddle is everything that happens behind the scenes. At Centaur Stride, a therapeutic riding center in Westfield, the ...

Readers helping preserve area farm, industrial history

Since the OBSERVER published the first two parts of this story, something remarkable has happened. Readers, former employees and local families have begun filling in pieces of northern Chautauqua County's agricultural and industrial history that might otherwise have been lost. What began as ...

Lions sponsor ‘Tame Your Mane’ event

The Dunkirk Fredonia Lions Club participated in the Dunkirk City Back to School Bash on Aug. 25 by sponsoring a “Tame Your Mane” event which offered free back-to-school haircuts for children. Local barber and stylists Joshua Cave, Kat Buchanan and Maya Lapp volunteered their services, ...

School year's start brings trip down memory lane

As another school year begins I am always reminded of my first-grade year and my teacher Mrs. Toni Harris. I believe that my education started at the tail end of a very unique era in American education. I learned to read from primers that described Spot, Dick, Jack and Jane engaged in ...

Little Mice by Dunkirk's Caleb Spell

SCFCU donates $15,000 to The Resource Center

Southern Chautauqua Federal Credit Union (SCFCU) recently announced it had made a $15,000 corporate sponsorship contribution to The Resource Center and Filling the Gap, Inc., a Jamestown-based non-profit organization that works with The Resource Center to support people with disabilities and ...