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Chautauqua’s Got Talent gains momentum in week 2

The competition continues to build momentum as Chautauqua’s Got Talent completed its second round Monday, delivering another evening of standout performances and difficult decisions. With the field already narrowed after opening night, contestants returned to The Spire Theater (317 E. ...

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Chiavetta’s chicken barbecue is today The East Town of Dunkirk Fire Dept. Ladies’ Auxiliary, 10949 S. Roberts Road, Dunkirk, will hold a Chiavetta’s chicken barbecue today from 4 to 6 p.m. or until sold out. Dine in or drive-through options are available. The cost is $15 per dinner. Tickets can be purchased at Big Rick’s One Stop, 347 Lake Shore Drive E., Dunkirk or by calling Julie at 716-680-2729. Quilting group meets today Do you love the look of intricate quilt blocks but worry they’re not too difficult, time-consuming, or require a suitcase full of special tools? ...

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TUESDAY, APRIL 14 Dunkirk and Fredonia Fire Department Retirees breakfast Central Station Restaurant, 332 Central Ave., Dunkirk, 9 a.m. Robert H. Jackson Center presents: Living Voices ; “Within the Silence” 305 E. Fourth St., Jamestown, 9 to 10 a.m. Learn the impact of teenager Emiko’s experience of Japanese American imprisonment during WWII as racism and xenophobia changed the American teenager’s life after Pearl Harbor. For registration information, see the website roberthjackson.org or call 716 483-6646. Another performance 1 to 2 p.m. Ahira Hall Memorial Library ...

Birdathon supports Audubon scholarship, animal care

JAMESTOWN — Spring migration season is a great time to be outdoors looking for birds. Audubon Community Nature Center’s (ACNC) annual Birdathon combines birding with raising money for a cause. Each year, teams of birders raise money to fund the Ryan Exline Memorial Scholarship and to ...

Hewes CTE Spirit Week supports local food pantry

ASHVILLE - The Hewes Educational Center recently held its first-ever Career and Technical Education (CTE) Spirit Week, giving students and staff a chance to show off their programs while coming together for a good cause. The student-led effort highlighted CTE programs through Erie ...

Sherman teen wins national dairy award

Sherman teen Larsen Swan recently had a new calf delivered to his door from California as part of the Hellenbrand Lasting Legacy Award (HLLA). The purpose of the HLLA is to provide an aspiring and deserving high school dairy youth a chance to own and show a female cow who has never had a calf ...