As another school year begins I am always reminded of my first-grade year and my teacher Mrs. Toni Harris. I believe that my education started at the tail end of a very unique era in American education. I learned to read from primers that described Spot, Dick, Jack and Jane engaged in ...
By the time a rider climbs into the saddle at Centaur Stride, dozens of people, countless hours of work, and a whole lot of hay have already made that moment possible. Have you ever thought about getting a horse? Maybe you've even dreamed about starting a therapeutic riding center. It is easy to understand why. Horses have an extraordinary ability to connect with people, and the benefits of being around them can be profound. But what isn't always visible from the saddle is everything that happens behind the scenes. At Centaur Stride, a therapeutic riding center in Westfield, the ...
It’s no secret that people read less today. It’s a slow process, and we live in a fast world. There might be, however, a growing appetite for shorter readings. The following is an example of the genre called flash fiction — stories of less than a thousand words. It’s a parody of a classic children’s story. Location is everything, and the troll who lived under the wooden footbridge was shrewdly aware of that fact. On hot days, fish lollygagged there in the shaded waters, easy prey for his quick, thorny hands. At night, he slithered up the creek banks where he hunched in the ...
At their recent meeting, the Auxiliary to the Silver Creek Samuel Cimino Post 6472 VFW honored its outgoing President Deanna Borrello. The auxiliary appreciates her many years of service to the organization, including the last nine years as its president. She is pictured on the right receiving ...
The Benjamin Prescott Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution held their annual "Picnic in the Cemetery with Founder, Jennie Prescott" on Aug. 26 at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Fredonia. Eight members were gathered at the grave of Prescott. The group brought ...
Brocton Central School Class of 1966 recently celebrated a three-day reunion with lots of laughter. On July 17, an informal gathering at a classmate’s lakeside home was held with 19 classmates and six guests in attendance. Beautifully displayed charcuterie boards made by a classmate with ...
