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Class of 1966 celebrates 60th reunion

Pictured are members of the Dunkirk High School Class of 1966 celebrating their 60th reunion in August. The weekend event was filled with laughter, memories, music and dancing as friendships were reconnected. The committee received positive feedback from the attendees and thank those who ...

Atrocious bridge Troll was finally won over

It’s no secret that people read less today. It’s a slow process, and we live in a fast world. There might be, however, a growing appetite for shorter readings. The following is an example of the genre called flash fiction — stories of less than a thousand words. It’s a parody of a classic children’s story. Location is everything, and the troll who lived under the wooden footbridge was shrewdly aware of that fact. On hot days, fish lollygagged there in the shaded waters, easy prey for his quick, thorny hands. At night, he slithered up the creek banks where he hunched in the ...

Westfield Hospital Foundation welcomes new board member

The Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation recently welcomed Nancy Scriven to its Board of Directors. A lifelong resident of Westfield, Scriven brings extensive professional, community, and fundraising experience to the hospital Foundation. She spent 28 years as a secretary at Welch Foods ...

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SATURDAY. SEPT. 19 Spirit of Gowanda Village of Gowanda, details TBA. Dr. John R. and Alona Forbes Golf Tournament, basket raffle to support Camp Gross Cassadaga Country Club, 55 Frisbee Road, registration at 8 a.m. 18 hole, 2-person scramble. Call 716 595-3003 for details, registration. Raffle ticket available at Country Club Friday 4 p.m. to dusk, Saturday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Northern Chautauqua Community Fund Flapjack Fundraiser, basket raffle Applebee’s, 3908 Vineyard Drive, Dunkirk, 8 to 10 a.m. $10 breakfast. Supports NCCF Service Learning Grant Program involving 7 school ...

Area libraries list coming events

Weekly events at local libraries have been announced. Check each library’s website for details — Monday: Preschool Storytime at Darwin R. Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia, 10:30 a.m. — Tuesday: Little Adventurers for ages 0 to 7 and their grown-up at Ahira Hall Memorial Library, 37 W. Main St., Brocton, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.; Storytime, take-home craft kit ages 2 to 5 at Dunkirk Public Library, 536 Central Ave., 11 a.m.; Cozy Crafters at Patterson Library, 40 S. Portage St., Westfield, 1 p.m.; Imaginarium after school elementary program at Ahira Hall Memorial Library, 37 W. ...

SUNY presents free concert with Army Field Band & Soldiers Chorus

The State University of New York at Fredonia will host a free concert this October with an ensemble once known as the United States Army’s “Million Dollar Band.” The U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus perform on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. in King Concert Hall on the Fredonia ...