Jon Pritikin has made it a career helping others find inner peace and inspiration. At schools, he talks about overcoming bullying as a child while on his way to setting two Guinness World Records for feats of strength. His nonprofit agency, Feel the Power, aims to help children and young ...

A few years ago, John D’Agostino of the Dunkirk OBSERVER gave me the green light to go out and get stories of local veterans for the In Honor or In Memory sections of the paper. I was given as much newspaper space to tell each veteran’s story, mostly starting from their first day ...

I recently attended a mini-conference for nonprofits run by The Capacity Lab. The keynote speaker was Dr. James Lemoine, a motivational speaker, expert psychologist of workplace dynamics. The topic was “How to Motivate the Unmotivated.” Listening to his statistical research and ...

Which would you rather be: rich and famous, rich but not famous, famous but broke, or neither rich nor famous nor broke? Being broke and famous does not paint a pretty picture. These are the relatively few famous folks who have fallen from the mountain of wealth – the victims of fraud, bad ...

Members of the Brocton Preceptor Beta Epsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi and their guests met at the White Inn in Fredonia on the evening of Feb. 11 to celebrate their annual Valentine dinner. Lori DePonceau was chosen as the chapter's 2025 Valentine Queen. DePonceau is pictured with the ...

Dozens of students achieved high honor, honor and merit roll status at Gowanda High School for the second quarter marking period of the 2024-25 academic year. HIGH HONOR ROLL (average of 95 and higher) Grade nine: Sophia Birtchnall, Jackson Cook, Colton Davis, Isabella Gill, Alexander ...