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An easy to follow formula for Fredonia’s NCWD project

Some concerning statements were quoted in the front page OBSERVER article of Sept. 15, "District in red, open to talks with the city." North County Water District Chairman Dan Pacos was quoted as saying that the NCWD has lost $150k in the fiscal year through August. Pacos was also quoted questioning SUNY Professor Peter Reinelt’s formula for calculating the water rates that Dunkirk charges the NCWD and that are then up-charged to water customers. This is not the first time that Pacos has questioned Reinelt’s calculations and cautioned that having a sole individual calculating water ...

Relationships, love can impact ‘recovery’

In his book, “The Road Less Traveled,” Scott Peck defines love as “The will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth.” He also states, “Love is the energy force for discipline.” During the 30-plus years that I was a chemical dependency counselor, the single greatest cause of relapses for clients was irrational relationships. Self-love also includes love for another. Since I am human and you are human, to love means to love myself as well as you. Some people may love their pets, but are incapable of showing the same kind ...

Readers helping preserve area farm, industrial history

Since the OBSERVER published the first two parts of this story, something remarkable has happened. Readers, former employees and local families have begun filling in pieces of northern Chautauqua County's agricultural and industrial history that might otherwise have been lost. What began as ...

Class of 1966 celebrates 60th reunion

Pictured are members of the Dunkirk High School Class of 1966 celebrating their 60th reunion in August. The weekend event was filled with laughter, memories, music and dancing as friendships were reconnected. The committee received positive feedback from the attendees and thank those who ...

SCFCU donates $15,000 to The Resource Center

Southern Chautauqua Federal Credit Union (SCFCU) recently announced it had made a $15,000 corporate sponsorship contribution to The Resource Center and Filling the Gap, Inc., a Jamestown-based non-profit organization that works with The Resource Center to support people with disabilities and ...

Lions sponsor ‘Tame Your Mane’ event

The Dunkirk Fredonia Lions Club participated in the Dunkirk City Back to School Bash on Aug. 25 by sponsoring a “Tame Your Mane” event which offered free back-to-school haircuts for children. Local barber and stylists Joshua Cave, Kat Buchanan and Maya Lapp volunteered their services, ...