Recently, as a guest performer at the Sportsmen’s Tavern in Buffalo, I was introduced to the audience as a songwriter and a middle school English teacher. The welcoming response was mostly about the teaching part, as one patron shouted “Oh no!” and another, “God Bless you!” Middle ...

What if your parents weren't really your parents? What if someone you loved kept a deep, dark secret from you for your entire life? What if your real family was right next door all along? In 2022, Jill Krzyzanowicz — who writes under the pen name Margo Reilly — published her first ...

The Chautauqua County Humane Society recently visited with students enrolled in the Small Animal Science and Criminal Justice programs at the LoGuidice Educational Center. Juniors and seniors in both Career & Technical Education programs heard from Amanda Sublett, clinic coordinator at the ...

The Silver Creek-Irving Heritage Fund (SCIHF), a Community Donor Advised Fund of the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation, recently awarded grants to two local organizations. The Anderson-Lee Library received a grant for $1,500 for the Forestville Book Locker Project and the village of ...

Sixty years ago, the popular TV show The Jetsons amused audiences by cartooning a futuristic society. The light-hearted show featured a likable family – George, Judy, Jane, and Elroy – along with a host of tentacled gadgets (including the robot maid Rosy) that served to make life easier for ...

Charlotte Couchman, 16-year-old senior at Cassadaga Valley, secured her second national title in Louisville, Ky., this month at the Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup. Charlotte took the National title for Public Speaking with her speech, “Do You Have a License For That?” looking at ...