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Sunday Lifestyles July 25, 2026

Owen Ward of South Dayton was named to the Dean's List at Wilkes University for the spring 2026 semester. To be named to the Dean's List, students must obtain a minimum 3.5 grade point average and carry at least 12 credits. … SUNY New Paltz is proud to congratulate Grayson Osborne-Coy of Fredonia, for being named to the Dean's List for the spring 2026 semester. … The Dean's List at the University at Albany recognizes the outstanding academic achievements of full-time undergraduate students. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a grade point average (GPA) of 3.25 or ...

WACS lists high school honor, merit students

Sunday Lifestyles July 25, 2026

Westfield Academy & Central Schools has announced the fourth quarter honor and merit rolls for the high school. MERIT ROLL: Students earning an average of 85.00-89.499% are awarded recognition by having their names placed on the Merit Roll. Ninth Grade: Garrett Black, Addison Close, Milyn Cooney, Nevaeh Dulmus. Tenth Grade: Ella Atkins, Annabelle Caraballo, Tyler Jaynes, Raegan Luce, Claire Schofield, Robert Schofield, Reagan Weingart. Eleventh Grade: Nahlia Douglas, Parker Gambino, Avery Smith, Isabella Sorrento, Noah Tuah, Seth Zielinski. Twelfth Grade: Nataleigh ...

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Community News July 25, 2026

SATURDAY, JULY 25 Chautauqua Lake Bassmasters Prendergast Boat Launch, 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Team/Solo Open Bass Tournament. $100. Call 716 499-0747. White Perch Tournament Fish anywhere from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Chautauqua Lake, bring catch to Chautauqua Reel Outdoors for 1 p.m. weigh-in. Entry $20. Kids 12, under fish free. Small Town Cruisin’ North East, PA Summer Nature, Wellness Weekend Heron Farm, Event Center, 2361 Waits Corner Road, Panama. 3 day weekend - mindfulness, movement, workshops, family friendly, potluck. Donations - recommended $10 to $20 per person. Camping, ...

Area libraries announce events

Community News July 25, 2026

Below are weekly events at local libraries. Check each library’s website for details. Monday: Velociraptors going into PreK to going into second grade at Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia, 10:30 a.m. OR Tuesday at 2 p.m. Tuesday: Velociraptors going into PreK to going into second grade at Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia, OR Monday at 10:30 a.m.; Storytime, craft at Dunkirk Library, 536 Central Ave., 11 a.m.; Mahjong Club at Anderson-Lee Library, 43 Main St., Silver Creek at 1 p.m.; Cozy Crafters at Patterson Library, 40 S. Portage St., Westfield, 1 p.m. Wednesday: ...

Discovering a herd of tree cattle

Community News July 25, 2026

Nature Educator and Animal Care Specialist We are in the midst of summer camp season here at Audubon, and with camp comes a plethora of discoveries. While campers are exploring the woods, ponds, and fields, they often find strange and wonderful things—things that even our seasoned staff ...

Why we were chosen

Sunday Lifestyles July 25, 2026

In Tuesday’s OBSERVER of July 14, Mr. Roland Kidder made a great point about human beings being “creatures of habit.” Unfortunately, the field that my friends and myself were chosen for had much irrational thinking and negative behavior in it. The fact in the field of chemical dependency is that people who wanted to become CD counselors usually were not turned away. It’s a hard field and, as Tom Hanks told Dottie in “A League of Their Own,” when she wanted to quit because playing professional softball was “too hard,” Coach Hanks said, “It’s supposed to be hard, ...