Button Show planned for Saturday

A Button Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Chautauqua Suites Hotel on West Lake Road in Mayville. There will be 12 new vendors plus a variety of buttons and crafts of all kinds — old and new. Call 716-581-3220 and ask for Molly Catalano for more information.

Brocton concert set for Thursday

BROCTON — The Ahira Hall Memorial Library in Brocton continues its Summer Concert series at Ryckman Park with The Swamp Yankees on Thursday beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Brocton Fire Department will be grilling hot dogs and hamburgers for donation. Raffle basket and 50-50 tickets supporting the Library will be available for purchase.

For more information, contact the Library (716) 792-9418

‘Under the Stars’ Gala set for Aug. 23

Northern Chautauqua Catholic School will be hosting its first fundraising gala on Aug. 23 at the lighthouse in Dunkirk. It will be offering a catered dinner, cocktails, a silent auction and entertainment.

Individual seats are $125, with a table of eight for $850. For sponsorship opportunities and for more information call Janie Villella-Sharon at (724) 372-5937 or email at nccsgala@gmail.com

‘Great Grape Hunt’ starts this week

SILVER CREEK — The children in the village will soon be on a mission of great importance to the upcoming Silver Creek Festival of Grapes.

The “Great Grape Hunt” will open for participation on Friday. Some of the businesses in Silver Creek will each have a clue to contribute to a “secret message” that the Festival needs the children to figure out and bring into Festival headquarters.

This scavenger hunt type game will be free of charge for all area children 13 and under (parents are allowed to accompany the kids of course). When a child has found all the clues and figured out the message, they should bring in their clue cards, attached together with their name and phone number for a drawing on opening night of the Festival, Friday Sept. 13. Prizes have been generously provided by the participating businesses.

Festival headquarters will have open hours prior to the Festival which will be posted, and entries can be brought in any day when headquarters is open. This is not a race, there will be plenty of time to collect clue cards.The festival is hoping this will be a fun activity for the kids and local businesses and stir up excitement and anticipation for the Silver Creek Festival of Grapes, coming Sept. 13-15.

Memorial Post plans Aug. 14 meeting

Dunkirk Memorial Post 62 Organizational Meeting will be on Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Legion, 211 Central Ave. All Legion, Auxiliary and S.A.L. members are invited and encouraged to attend this 2024-25 planning meeting.

United Seniors meet on Monday

United Senior Citizens met July 8 at the Kosciuszko Club in Dunkirk. where the lunch meeting was brought to order by President Evonne Hennebery.

The membership gave their Pledge of Allegiance followed by the excellent singing of God Bless America. Grace was then given and members enjoyed a smorgasbord of potluck foods, including, but not limited to: lasagne, corned beef and cabbage, pasta salads, vegetable salads, egg salad sandwiches, brownies, cupcakes. You get the picture!

The following birthdays were then announced and everyone sang to: Christina Galardo, Elaine Frederickson and Annette DeCosta. Guest speaker, Bridgett Paoletta, from Office For Aging Services, enlightened the group on Medicare.

Bingo was then called by Lucy Saeli and Rosemary Mancuso and much fun was had by the faithful bingo players who chose to stay and play.

The Aug. 12 meeting will be held at the Falcon Club, 341 Lake Shore Drive East, Dunkirk at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be baked chicken, Italian sausage, potato salad, asparagus or carrots, tossed salad, coffee and dessert. Members are asked to send their $15 check made out to United Senior Citizens and sent to: Evonne Hennebery, PO Box 706, Dunkirk, NY 1404.

United Senior Citizens, a very welcoming social senior group, meets the second Monday at 11:30 a.m. at the Falcon Club (a new transition) to enjoy camaraderie and great lunches. Membership is $5 and the more we welcome the merrier! For more information you may call Hennebery at 716-640-6943.