Villenova Burial Association Annual Fall Meeting

SOUTH DAYTON — The Annual Fall Meeting of the Villenova Burial Association will be Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Villenova Town Hall, 1094 Butcher Road.

This is a member meeting for anyone who owns a lot or has a family member buried in the Villenova Cemetery as a member, you are a part of the VBA and responsible for the Cemetery’s future operation and upkeep. The trustees of the association would greatly welcome your attendance at, and participation in this meeting as we work to preserve our 200-plus year-old cemetery.

CIAO planning limonchello

demonstration

Mark your calendars for Monday, Oct. 9 when the Chautauqua Italian American Organization is hosting a dinner and limonchello making demonstration. Dinner will take place at Our Lady of Mount Carmel beginning at 5:30. The three-course meal will be “catered” and include an appetizer, main course and dessert–all Italian type foods. Dinner will be served family style. The cost will $10 per person and limited to CIAO members. Please RSVP to Nance Ortolano at nortolano@stny.rr.com, or Sally Crisanti at sallycrisanti@gmail.com by Oct. 1. Your valid reservation really helps in food planning. Since it is an Italian meal, we want to be sure to have enough!

Following dinner will be a lemoncello making demonstration — and maybe even a little sampling. This will be early enough in the season, should anyone wish to make the Italian liquor treat to give as Christmas gifts to family and friends.

Sunday Family Breakfast returns

Forest Lodge 166 F&AM. will be starting back up with its monthly Sunday Family Breakfast this weekend from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m. This all-you-can-eat breakfast will consist of eggs made to order, pancakes or French toast, sausages, fruit cocktail, juice, milk, coffee and tea. Due to rising cost of food, adults and teenagers 13 and up will now be $11, Children 5-12 will remain $5. Those under 5 are always free.

This breakfast is open to the public, and everyone is welcome and cordially invited to attend. Anyone with interests in, or has questions about Free Masonry will be given a tour of the building at the asking. Forest Lodge is located at 321 East Main St., Fredonia.

Basket raffle

happening during tourney

CASSADAGA — On Friday from 3 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, residents can come and support the basket raffle at the Cassadaga Country Club on Frisbee Road. The raffle is held in addition to the annual Dr. John R. and Alona Forbes Memorial Golf Tournament. Supporters of the Camp are encouraged to stop and see the selection of baskets and gift cards.

Kids’ tent part of Grape Fest

SILVER CREEK — During this weekend’s Festival of Grapes, there will be a special Kids’ Activity Tent on Saturday afternoon from noon till 6 p.m. This was a new feature last year and it was well received, so even though there will be inflatables to play on and games in the ballpark area this year, the Kids’ tent will again include crafts, games and prizes, a coloring contest, and “The Great Grape Hunt” a scavenger game. The activities in the tent will be provided by the Grape Festival committee free of charge. Youth of all ages are invited.

Al-Anon meeting set for today

Beginning today and thereafter Al-Anon meetings, which are held at Harvest Chapel United Methodist Church, 39 Matteson St., Fredonia, are in Conference Room 6. Room 6 is just inside the double-doored canopy entrance, first room on the right. On Sept. 21, Meetings will begin at 6 and last until 7:15 p.m. The time change will end on April 4.

Bills Boosters

gather on Sunday

The Southern Tier Bills Booster Club will watch the Buffalo Bills vs. Las Vegas Raiders game on Sunday at the Moniuszko Club in Dunkirk. Roast beef sandwiches will be provided at halftime, members may bring a dish at pass.