It was Christmastime 1954 and Ryman Powell had been just released from the hospital after a long fight with Polio. He had been in an Iron Lung and then graduated to a rocking bed to help him breathe. He was only 42 years old, a husband with a young family, six children, Frank, Jesse, Josef, ...

Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation Lends Support to Adult Day Services Program Modification and Expansion Project A grant from the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation is making it possible for Adult Day Services to grow its program for clients at the non-profit’s Dunkirk ...

Despite the lack of a county fair this year, Chautauqua residents still clamored to the fairgrounds on what would have been the week of the fair for some good eats. Nancy’s Gyros and Pitas, Fain’s Sugar Waffles, Hick’s Steak Hoagies, Taylor’s Lemonade and Popcorn, Goode’s Beef on ...

The Fredonia High School Class of 1975 held their 45th + 1 reunion on July 9 and 10. The organizing committee for the reunion was: JoAnne Brown, Carol Kaminski Gotowka, Nancy Urban Napieralski, Joe Coughlin, Ross Sorci, Carol Broad Greetham, Janet Brown Harmon, Jim DeGolyer, Mary Beth ...

The Chadwick Bay Chapter of New York State Women Inc. met at Shorewood Country Club recently for the presentation of the chapter’s annual scholarships. Three scholarships were presented, as Victoria Howell of the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation, Terri Pacos and Joan Houck of the ...

In keeping with Literacy Volunteers of Chautauqua County’s policy of “engaging with the community,” the agency is promoting local artisans at The Next Chapter Bookstore. Local artisans will be able to display and sell their wares in the bookstore. Photographer Lisa Schultz is the ...