Congregation plans Sunday meeting

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua, located 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 June is Flourishing Together. Join us on Sunday for “Relationship Building in our Church Family” with members Leanna McMahon and Janey Wagner.

McMahon and Wagner of our Right Relations Team will share reflections, inspiration, and right relationship skill-building activities to strengthen our bonds with each other. We hope you’ll leave with a renewed sense of inner peace and understanding.

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 about us, visit our website at www.uucnc.org, like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/uucnc, or give us a call at 716-679-7944.

Group seeks volunteers for Point project

Revitalize Dunkirk is in the midst of Discovery Way at the Point Build Week and is sending out another call for volunteers.

On Wednesday, there were Dunkirk High School students working the trail. The students were “focused and their energy and young muscles are greatly needed and appreciated,” group members said.

The group’s goal is to finish by 3 p.m. Friday.

More volunteers are needed Thursday and Friday. Those who attend will be joined by members of Dunkirk High School, P-Tech, and Nestle Purina.

Those interested in volunteering for one or more Build Days must register and sign a liability waiver on KABOOM!’s on-line platform at https://bit.ly/4d4Ujv7.

If experiencing difficulty with this process, volunteers may register on-site before beginning work on their chosen day(s).

Note: while the site does not provide an option to sign up for less than a full day (8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.), volunteers may do so. Revitalize Dunkirk also recommends contacting Revitalize Dunkirk Trail Committee Chair Marybeth Muldowney (marybethmuldowney@gmail.com) to let her know the days and hours you wish to volunteer.

Fredonia native’s work to be featured at Patterson

WESTFIELD — Fredonia native Steven Swank is the featured artist from June 12 to July 10 at the Patterson Library Octagon Gallery, 40 South Portage St.

The opening reception for his exhibit of nature inspired twig stick sculptures and colorful bucket thumb drums will be Friday, June 12 from 5 to 7 p.m. Visit creativeimperatives.com for the full scope of Steve’s artistry, from cherry branch tables to photo collage prints.

As a visual artist Swank has exhibited locally in Western New York galleries as well as Bergen County, New Jersey. He is the author of three poetry books, “The Horse Knows,” “Unfold” and “Chance, Rhythm and Rhyme.”

Auxiliary names officers in Cassadaga

CASSADAGA — The Cassadaga Legion Auxiliary Unit 1280 held its monthly meeting at the Legion Post on May 12 with 11 senior members attending, all officers present. Chaplain Paula Pattison reported that we did a funeral luncheon for the family of Post 1280 Veteran, Kenneth Waite.

Membership chairperson Sally Lawson noted Unit 1280 membership is at 101.5% paid for the year. Discussion was held on the upcoming Sons of the Legion’s summertime Cruise-Nights that will be held the last Tuesday of the summer months, as Unit 1280 will be holding their famous Pie and Baked Goods Sales during these Cruise Nights.

The “Boots on the Ground” walk-a-thon went well, with all proceeds going to help Veterans and their programs statewide.

At this point of the Unit 1280 meeting, nominations for Unit 1280 2026-27 officers were taken. After some discussion, the slate of officers is: President, Ranee Kaus; 1st Vice President Charyle Tyler; Secretary, Carol Baker, Treasurer, Sue DeGolier; Chaplain Paula Pattison; Sgt-at-Arms, Lynn Moeller.

The next Unit meeting will be Tuesday, which includes the installation of the 2026-2027 officers, all Unit members are encouraged to attend. It was also noted that Unit 1280 will be holding the June County Auxiliary meeting, Thursday, June 11, it will be a dessert meeting. Members present voted to donate to the Blue Star Mothers.

Unit 1280 has corn brooms for sale at $18 each; and Unit 1280 continues to collect stamps, and “can tabs” for Troop support.