When I agreed to build Centaur Stride, a therapeutic horseback riding facility, part of my motivation was deeply personal. I wanted to create a place where teens felt safe and like they belonged. Centaur Stride was not created only as an adjunct to physical therapy for children with physical ...
Northern Chautauqua Catholic School (NCCS) is proud to announce the 22nd annual Noto-Smith Basketball Tournament, a beloved regional tradition that brings together student-athletes, families, and supporters from across Western New York. This year’s tournament promises to be one of the most ...
For kids, the idea of heaven comes with visions of winged angels, of billowing clouds forming mountains and canyons in the sky, and of the presence of a God in human form, typically a stern old grey man with a beard and long hair (kind of like an old hippie). Adults paint a more nuanced and dramatic picture, as reflected in many great works of art, including the “Assumption of the Virgin Mary,” “the Ascension,” and “The Glory of Heaven.” All seem to suggest that heaven is above us, somewhere up in the stratosphere and out of reach, at least for the time we spend here as ...
Lifetime area resident Lois Barris celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday, Oct. 17 at the White Inn in Fredonia. All her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were there to celebrate with many friends and relatives. “The party was amazing and so is she,” the family reported. ...
Once our fall foliage is past peak, there is a sense of inevitability. Winter will soon be here. The rainbow of leaves that blanketed the canopy now lay on the forest floor. But there is still one more show among nearly bare branches of the deciduous woods in late fall. For that is when Witch ...
The Student Council of Gowanda High School named eight outstanding Panthers as Students of the Month for October. Honorees are selected based on the following attributes – collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity – otherwise known as The Four C’s. These skills ...
