Can and bottle drive Oct. 11

The Blessed Mary Angela Holy Name Society will sponsor a can and bottle drive on Saturday Oct. 11 at the Lord’s Vineyard Center, 296 Lake Shore Drive east, the former St. Hyacinth School in Dunkirk from 9 a.m. to noon.Funds raised will be used for the purchase of audio/visual equipment for the Lord’s Vineyard children in Faith Formation. The Society will also accept any donations to help pay for the equipment, checks should be made payable to the Blessed Mary Angela Holy Name Society.

Roblin Steel group gathers

Roblin Steel Coffee club will be gathering at Demetri’s Restaurant,Dunkirk, at 9 a.m. Friday. All former employees/family/friends are always invited to attend.

Meat raffle planned Oct. 11

SHERIDAN — The Dunkirk Lakeshore Bowling Association will be sponsoring a meat raffle Saturday Oct. 11 at the Sheridan Memorial VFW Post on Rte. 20 in Sheridan. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the first spin at 7. The $5 admission includes beer, pop, and a chance to win a chest freezer. There will also be 50-50 raffles and a lottery tree raffle. For any additional information contact 716-680-2064 or s_dando@live.com

Lecture set for America’s 250th year

JAMESTOWN — The Fenton History Center will present the last lecture of the year on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Chautauqua County Historian Norman Carlson will speak on Chautauqua County’s part in the 250th Commemoration of the American Revolution.

The years 2024 to 2033 have been declared the American Revolution semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War. New Yorkers are being encouraged to observe and celebrate.

The Association of Public Historians of New York State (APHNYS) and the Office of State History at the New York State Museum are the main coordinators of the celebration in New York. Many other historical, patriotic, and lineage organizations will be participating. Two high level national commissions also have been established to promote the observance. Locally, the Chautauqua County Chapter, National Society Sons of the American Revolution has been off to a good start with a vigorous program of installing historical markers for Revolutionary War veterans at local cemeteries where they are buried.

Carlson says “although Chautauqua County was effectively uninhabited when the war was going on and no battles were fought here, it is not true that we have no direct connections to the war. He has begun highlighting about half a dozen of them.”

Carlson will also briefly mention local interest in the 1876 national Centennial and the 1976 Bicentennial that sparked interest in American history in general and resulted in the formation of many of the local town historical societies and festivals that still exist.

The lecture is free and open to all. For more information visit www.fentonhistorycenter.org or call 716-664-6256.