Parks Commission meets Thursday

The Chautauqua County Parks Commission will be having its July meeting on Thursday at Erlandson Park on Oak Hill Road in Frewsburg at 4 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.

Walk and Talk at Ashville

preserve July 27

ASHVILLE – The Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy and Western New York Partnership for Regional Invasive Species will be holding an educational “Walk and Talk” at the David & Margaret Naetzker Preserve located at 5036 Route. 474 on Saturday, July 27 from 10 a.m. to noon. Participants will get a guided tour of the preserve and learn about some of the invasive species encountered on the walk, including their impacts, management, and more. Register for the walk at https://bit.ly/2024walkandtalks or at www.wnyprism.org. More information including directions, parking, meeting location, and what to bring will be emailed to participants from WNY PRISM after they are registered. For questions, please contact wnyprism@buffalostate.edu.

Blood drive to take place

in Dunkirk July 30

Friendship Baptist Church is partnering with the American Red Cross to meet our country’s critical need for blood. This drive is vital to help overcome a 20,000 donation shortfall last month. Please come to donate on Tuesday, July 30 from noon to 5 p.m. held at the Fredonia CIED (formally the Fredonia Incubator) located at 214 Central, Dunkirk. You can schedule your appointment at www.redcrossblood.org, enter zip code 14048 and sign up for Fredonia CIED site. If you need help making an appointment, call (716) 366-7272.

Come give blood in July for a chance to win movie tickets or a 2024 Ram 1500 Big Horn.

St. Rose of Lima chicken

barbecue Aug. 4

St. Rose of Lima will hold its annual Weider Chicken Barbecue on Sunday, Aug. 4, beginning at 11:30 a.m. until sold out. Dine in or take out. Cost is $15 per dinner.