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Humane Society sets monthly general membership meeting The Lakeshore Humane Society will hold a monthly general membership meeting today at the Lakeshore Humane Society Adoption Center, 431 E. Chestnut St., Dunkirk at 6:30 p.m. The public is welcome. See www.lakeshorehumanesociety.org or call 716-672-1991 for information. Flour presentation set for Sunday JAMESTOWN — The final Hands-On Day of the 2026 season will be Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Busti Historical Society, 3443 Lawson Road, Jamestown. Take a step back in time as you learn about our historic 1839 grist mill and how ...

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Genealogical Society meets Oct. 21 Change of venue for the Oct. 21 meeting of the Chautauqua County Genealogical Society. The meeting will be held at Darwin. R. Barker Museum 7 Day St., Fredonia. The business meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. in the Steele Room. At 7 Max Walters, Curator of the Museum, will speak on the “Founding of the Fredonia Academy”, the most important history event in the Town of Pomfret. Max will use information from the “History of Chautauqua County, New York, 1894, compiled by Obed Edson and additional sources. According to Walters, Fredonia had some form ...

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Cemetery meeting set today The Willowbrook Park Cemetery monthly meeting will be today at 7 p.m. in the Mackowiak Funeral Home on Doughty Street in Dunkirk. All are welcome. Church celebrates 200 years Saturday SINCLAIRVILLE — The Sinclairville Baptist Church will be celebrating its 200th birthday on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the church. If you’re interested in celebrating with us, please RSVP at nancymain93@gmail.com. Library lists upcoming computer classes The Dunkirk Public Library, 536 Central Ave., has announced computer classes for October, including: Ancestry ...

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TUESDAY, OCT. 13 Dunkirk and Fredonia Fire Department Retirees breakfast Central Station Restaurant, 332 Central Ave., Dunkirk, 9 a.m. Reg Lenna Center for the Arts presents: Memory Cafe upcycle fall craft with Heather Felton Third floor media arts room, entrance at 108 E. Third St., Jamestown, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Elevator accessible. Free respite, arts program for those with forgetfulness, cognitive decline, families, caregivers. Music, crafts, light refreshments. Register at 716 484-7070. Donations suggested, not required. Cassadaga American Legion weekly bingo Legion Post 1280, ...

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Legion Auxiliary meeting Tuesday CASSADAGA — The Cassadaga Legion Auxiliary Unit 1280 will hold their October meeting on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Legion Hall. All members are encouraged to attend. The organization has events coming up that need your input and assistance. Gies to hold Sheridan town hall Aaron Gies, candidate for United States Congress, will hold a Town Hall meeting at the Sheridan Memorial VFW Post 6390 on Thursday at 6 p.m. The post is located at 2556 Route 20 in the town of Sheridan. This is one of his series of 100 town halls before the election. Gies will ...

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Choir plans dinner fundraiser Oct. 17 The Northern Chautauqua Community Choir is holding their fall fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 17 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Edwards Waterhouse Inn, 71 Central Ave., Fredonia. The Wiedner's chicken dinner will include a quarter chicken with baked beans, coleslaw and a roll. Apple crisp, pumpkin cake, and local honey from "Sweet Bee & The Fox" will be available for purchase while supplies last. Proceeds from this fundraiser will go toward the 2026-27 concert season. For news and updates, please follow Northern Chautauqua Community Choir on ...