The Rev. David and Kathy Nelson of Brocton announce the engagement of their daughter, Aryn Nelson of North Tonawanda, to Anthony Nalbone of Grand Island. Aryn Nelson is a homeschool graduate who earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Alfred State and presently attends D'Youville ...
This is the year of the Fire Horse, time to pull out all stops and make the most of life. This column gives us a chance to make others aware of all we have done before, what worked and didn’t work, maybe the why’s, and with community support, try again. Fundraisers are always key to ...
The most intimate relationships I’ve had in my life have been with dentists. And I’ve had more of them than I’ve had teeth, from Western New York to Colorado. Unfortunately, they have been one-sided relationships in which I have had little input. They say “open” and I comply. The doctors do all the talking, and typically they try to keep the conversation light. They pride themselves with being able to do small talk while leaning over my prostrate body with their headlight frying my iris. Sometimes they ask me questions while my mouth full of cotton or tubes (I think there is ...
The OBSERVER editor has assured me that I can use this column to write about whatever I like. And while it may be a bit risky for some writers to pen a column criticizing their employer, I’m not all that worried about it. I do not get paid to write these articles. The OBSERVER gets to print these priceless and entertaining words of wisdom absolutely free of charge. I realize the difficulties that must come with managing print media in this day and age of electronic communication. I understand that headlines are meant to be attention grabbing and the language used in articles is ...
From experiencing new sports and building confidence to fostering connection, United Way of Chautauqua County’s annual Girls in Sports event welcomed 124 girls from five school districts to Steele Hall Fieldhouse at SUNY Fredonia in early February. Presented in partnership with Chautauqua ...
The Chautauqua County Municipal Clerks held a raffle during their December meeting. Proceeds from the raffle were donated to 5&2 Ministry in Clymer. Pictured with the donation check from left are Cindy Capestrani, CCMCA Secretary, Sherrie Tanner, retired Town of Mina Clerk, Sue Peacock, ...
