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Silver Creek Kiwanis charity golf tournament June 19

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On Friday, June 19, the Silver Creek Kiwanis Club will be holding its 31st Annual Charity Golf Tournament. It will be at Shorewood Country Club. The day includes golf, a tee gift, a continental breakfast, lunch at the turn, a buffet dinner, and prizes. Check-in is from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. Golf begins at 8:45 a.m. The format is a four-person scramble. For the past 89 years, the Kiwanis club has worked hard to support the children in the communities of Silver Creek, Sheridan, Forestville, Irving, and the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation. Its work is funded solely through fundraisers ...

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TUESDAY, JUNE 2 Forestville Chapter 247 Order of the Eastern Star chicken barbecue D & F Plaza, 1170 Central Ave., Dunkirk, 11:30 a.m. until sold out. $15 per dinner, $10 chicken only. Dunkirk Steam Station annual picnic Point Gratiot, 5 Point Drive W., Dunkirk, noon. Cassadaga American Legion weekly bingo Legion Post 1280, 228 Maple Ave., 1 p.m. Darwin R. Barker Library Book Sale 7 Day St., Fredonia, 1 to 6 p.m. Hardcovers $1, paperbacks 50 cents, DVDs $1, CDs 10 cents. Chautauqua County Planning Board meeting Gerace Office Building, room 331, 3 N. Erie St.., ...

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Sheridan plans memorial open house for Langworthy SHERIDAN — The Sheridan Historical Society is hosting a memorial open house in honor of Mary Langworthy on Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. Friends and family are invited to share memories of Langworthy beginning at 1 p.m. Some of her research into the town's early lake history will also be shared, including the story of the schooner Kingbird, which was built in Sheridan about 1815. Those interested will have ample time to view the society's displays, as well. She was active in the society for more than 25 years and remained a champion of ...

Lecture to explore Erie Rail Road’s impact on Dunkirk

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The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center will present the next program in its 2026 Here & There – Chautauqua County History, Travelers and Memories series on Thursday at 7 p.m. Presented in partnership with the Dunkirk Historical Society, the program will be The Erie Rail Road Comes to Dunkirk. The New York and Erie Rail Road was the first railroad to link the Atlantic and the Great Lakes; and when it opened in 1851 it was the longest railroad in the world.  Railroad historian William D. Burt will show how it happened — the choice of Dunkirk as the western ...

Top Brocton students honored for May

Sunday Lifestyles

BROCTON — Brocton Central Schools has named its top May students. Brocton Middle School is proud to recognize Brookelynn Hazelton, a seventh-grader from Portland. The daughter of Jessica Lamb, Brookelynn has demonstrated excellence and well-rounded involvement throughout her middle school ...

Healing with Horses: Bringing relief, hope to families

Sunday Lifestyles

What truly makes a difference in health and well-being? Too often, we focus only on symptoms while missing the deeper causes of stress, imbalance, and discomfort. Physical and mental health are not separate issues — they are deeply connected. When one suffers, the other often follows. ...