Sunday Lifestyles

WACS lists middle school honor, merit rolls

Westfield Academy & Central Schools have announced merit and honor rolls. MERIT ROLL: Students earning an average of 85.00-89.499% are awarded recognition by having their names placed on the Merit Roll. Sixth Grade: Piper Burgess, Sophia Conley, Jon Robinson, Mason Smith, Harper Travis. Seventh Grade: Piper Atkins, Charlotte Babcock, Adalyn Conway, Conner Dalton. Eighth Grade: Madison Bouquin, Cathren Cettell, Aurora Cordero, Lucas Fuller, Katrina Landon, Kiara LaTorre, Kailee Polk, Stormy Raynor. HONOR ROLL: Students earning an average of 89.50-94.499% are awarded ...

Garden club hears from historian

The Bud ‘n Bloom Garden Club has had a very busy early summer this year. For their June meeting, members were entertained by co-president Nancy Kohler of Fredonia on Lake Erie. Arriving at her Parkview home, the members were delighted with displays of marigolds, lilies, hydrangea and a ...

Village water meeting remarks, moments and mindbenders

On Thursday, July 9, members of Save Our Reservoir and other interested and concerned citizens attended the Water Forum sponsored by the Village of Fredonia, The Chautauqua County Health Department and LaBella Engineering. The event was held at the yet to be renovated new location of Pomfret Town Hall. Observations, thoughts and lingering questions from this group of citizens and from me regarding this meeting and Fredonia’s water project are listed below. Driving to the future location of Pomfret Town Hall it was noticeable that there are no sidewalks which would allow for ...

Little Mice by Dunkirk’s Caleb Spell

A big thank you to the late Don Reinhoudt

Former World’s Strongest Man and legendary Power Lifter Don Reinhoudt died on July 3, 2023 at the age of 78 following a single vehicle crash in the town of Pomfret. It was reported that Don had just finished working out at a local gym and was heading home. The letter below was written to ...

Politics has a way of blurring truth

“I don’t know what to believe anymore.” These seven words are uttered so often these days that if given a beat and melody, they would be the hit song of the century. For many of us, the words reflect more than confusion and distrust in government. They reveal a deep seated fear that something major is changing in America, something beyond our reckoning. It’s becoming more and more difficult to think of ourselves as individuals who have a purpose in a world where Truth is irrelevant. As citizens, we are being deprived of moral agency and reduced to mere spectators. While all that ...