Queen City, Gowanda choir to perform Saturday

GOWANDA – Queen City will be performing Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Gowanda Historic Hollywood Theater, 39 Main St. Joining Queen City will be the Gowanda High School chamber Choir. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.

Tickets are $20 and are available at Jesse’s Home and Gifts, McCormack’s Hardware, Brenda at Community Bank, Honks Grape & Grain or online at www.gowandahollywoodtheater.com. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Congregation plans Sunday service

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua at 222 Temple St. in Fredonia, holds a Sunday Worship Service at 11 a.m., both at their physical location and on Zoom. For those wishing to join us virtually, please visit https://tinyurl.com/caluucnc.

Click on “Worship Service” on the date you are attending and scroll down for the Zoom link. For those attending the in-person service, please follow the driveway and park in the lower lot behind the building. Handicapped parking is located between the two buildings and directly behind the second building.

The theme for April is Interdependence. On Sunday, the Rev. Ron Skowronski will share a sermon called “The Long Loneliness.” John Donne once wrote, “No man is an island unto himself.”

Is he correct? The current global awareness seems almost obsessed with egocentric behavior. Are we hard-wired to be individualists or do we really fare better when we express unity? This reflection on interdependence might just surprise you as to where you stand.

After the worship service, a stewardship campaign will begin with a pancake brunch provided by the Generous Life Team.

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua strives to be a vibrant, welcoming, multigenerational, diverse community enlivened by the power of radical love. For more information, visit the website at www.uucnc.org or call at 716-679-7944.

Gowanda to host virtual town hall April 24

The final virtual “Town Hall”-style meeting of Gowanda Central School District’s 2023-2024 academic year is scheduled Wednesday, April 24, 2024, via Facebook Live from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Superintendent Dr. Robert B. Anderson is hosting this inclusive, online communication opportunity for residents to get an update on topics such as goals, strategic planning, equity, student achievement and more. The meeting will end with a question-and-answer session.

Follow the district on Facebook @gowandacentralschool to participate.

Those unable to participate in real time are encouraged to submit questions or topics for discussion in advance via email to district clerk Kathy Ferneza at msferneza@gcslearn.org or at 716-532-3325, ext. 6300. Deadline to submit questions is 12 p.m. on April 24.

Shop hours changed for Rural Ministry

The Chautauqua County Rural Ministry Bookshop and Muriel’s Closet is now open every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Bookshop, located at 319 Washington Ave., Dunkirk is currently open every Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the first Saturday of each month.

The Bookshop will also offer a “book” bag sale on the first Saturday of the month, beginning May 4. Customers can fill a plastic grocery bag of books for $5. All Bookshop books are in excellent condition and offered for a nominal cost, 75 cents for adult hardcover and 50 cents for paperbacks. There is a large selection of children’s books for twenty-five cents each.

Both donations of books and volunteers are appreciated. Please contact Sherry Lantz at 366-1787 for more information.

Equipment group meets April 23

The Chautauqua County Antique Equipment Association will hold its monthly meeting on April 23 at 7 p.m. at The Laona Church. All members are encouraged to attend.