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Silver Creek lists honor, merit rolls

SILVER CREEK --- Fourth quarter honor and merit rolls have been listed by Silver Creek Central Schools. Grade 12 Honor --- Kimberly Bauer, Auggie Boedo, Samuel Bowers, Lilly Carlson, Nathan Cross, Skyla Gates, Lio Hammer, Helle Havstrup, Irelynd Henry, Nathaniel Mays, Lucas Nosbisch, Alexandria Parks, Autumn Rice, Colton Rice, Anthony Richmond, Hailie Rybij, Haleigh Salisbury, Colin Shumaker, Gwendolyn Souter, Brian Stull Jr., Sophie Wickmark, Courtney Wolff and Sebastian Yaskow. Grade 12 Merit --- Eric Arnold, Meadow Azzarella, Bella Banach, Asyriah Cruz, Aaron Davis, Gavin DeLong, ...

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This great blue heron was spotted in Canadaway Creek near Forest Place. Residents there say the bird normally makes an annual appearance in the neighborhood.

Rewards of a walk: Finding friends, religion on The Way

Editor’s note: This is the third and final installment of the series. Experiencing the aches and pains of long distance hiking, and then thinking how many days to the end can easily lead to discouragement. A distance of 180 miles is a lot of miles. It is doable, but it really is a mental ...

Little Mice by Dunkirk's Caleb Spell

Don’t cancel village version of Must See TV

The OBSERVER headline of a Thursday, July 23, 2023 article by M.J.Stafford declares that Fredonia officials debate filmed workshops. In the article he quoted Trustee Paul Wandel as stating that “ I think the reasoning for the concerns for having on camera, there were some sensitive areas of information that we didn’t want publicized.” A village trustee stating as recorded on camera, that as an elected official, he was discussing matters of public concern that he/they didn’t want publicized. Obviously confidential information should not be discussed publicly at village board ...

Reach of Centaur Stride is greater than just this area

Sometimes, the true value of a person, a program, a business or even an organization depends on where it is located. Something that is overlooked in one place may be treasured in another. It depends on what is offered, the demand for it, and most importantly, finding the right audience. A familiar story illustrates this lesson well. A father gave his daughter an old car after she graduated with honors, but before telling her it was hers, he asked her to find out what it was worth. A used car dealer offered very little because of its age and appearance. A pawn shop valued it even less. ...