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Silver Creek Senior Citizens meet

SILVER CREEK – The Silver Creek Seniors met on Sept. 29 with 20 members present. President Randy Nurmi opened the meeting with all saying the Pledge of Allegiance and singing God Bless America. Chaplain Pauline Flitt read “In the quiet hush of morning” and offered a prayer for the members and the lunch of hot dogs, salads and desserts. Thank you to Earl and Jeff for manning the grill. The “sign in” winners were Jay Clark, Janice Snyder and Annette Hoeber. The 50-50 winners were Ruth Sheeler, Harry Suski and Ginny Chesbro. Wheel of fortune lucky winners included Pauline, John ...

Senior Center celebrates birthdays

Dunkirk Senior Center recently celebrated August birthdays, serving Beef on Weck, potato salad and cake. Birthday members were, sitting: Carol Lajewski, Kathy Bradley, Bina Loftus, Kathy Chandler, Alba Salgado, Richard Earle. Standing: Frank Flitt, Chuck Miller, Kathy Kricheldorf, Tom DeJoe, ...

Silver Creek Senior Citizens meet

SILVER CREEK – The Silver Creek Seniors met on Sept. 8 with 21 members present. President Randy Nurmi opened the meeting with all saying the Pledge of Allegiance and singing God Bless America. Chaplain Pauline Flitt read “Thank God for the Morning” and offered a prayer for the members and the lunch of hot dogs, salads and desserts. The “sign in” winners were Elaine Hotelling, Jeff Struwe and Jeanne Blakely. 50-50 winners were John Czuba and Jeanne (twice). Wheel of fortune lucky winners included John, Judy Hahn, Elaine, Joan Suski and Wayne Hotelling. Lorrie Newman called ...

Brocton Portland Seniors celebrate birthdays

BROCTON — Brocton Portland Seniors met Aug. 25 at the Brocton Legion with Vice President Tom DeJoe opening the meeting for 52 members. Pastor Clara Wilder gave a prayer of gratitude and Laurel Giambra led the Pledge of Allegiance. Committee members thanked for setting up tables were Jim and Duane Hemmis, Becky Dalziel and Chip Winchell and Brian Stanton. August is the club's every member's birthday month, and a wrapped gift for everyone was given in celebration from the committee. They did the tables decorated with balloons and sunflower centerpieces. Three kinds of cake ...

Office of Aging plans annual public hearing Sept. 8

MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua County Office for Aging Services will hold its annual public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 8 to gather community input on its proposed 2026-27 Annual Update to the Four-Year Plan. The public hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. and provides older adults, caregivers, service providers, health care partners, community organizations, volunteers, elected officials and residents an opportunity to share ideas about the needs and priorities of older adults in Chautauqua County. “Our annual public hearing is an important opportunity for us to listen directly to the people ...

Dunkirk Senior Center celebrates July birthdays

Many birthdays were celebrated for July at the Dunkirk Senior Center located at 45 Cliffstar Drive in Dunkirk. In the first photo, row one, from left: Nancy Hayden, Pat Tripp, Fred McClelland, Debbie Kuczynski, Mary Woelfle. Row two: Mary Ann Town, Carter Town, Leah Libby, Shelly Bull. In the ...