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Class of 1966 reunion plans underway The committees for the 1966 graduating classes from Dunkirk High School and Cardinal Mindzenty High School will be hosting a 60th reunion weekend. The festivities will begin on Friday, Aug. 7 with a combined DHS and CMHS reunion at the Clarion/Steelbound Pavillion in Dunkirk. On Saturday, Aug. 8, CMHS will hold a catered reunion at the Dunkirk Lighthouse Pavilion. Also on that day, the DHS reunion will be dinner and music at 64 On The Rocks in Fredonia. Fliers with more detailed information and a response form have already been sent out but we ...

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Jump in lake being replaced Saturday CASSADAGA – Due to the cold temperatures, in conjunction with the Chautauqua County Water Rescue Team, the Citizens for a Better Cassadaga has announced there will not be a jump in the lake on Saturday during the Winter Festival. Instead attendees will gather on the lake to make snow angels. All are welcome. The fun at the beach will still take place from noon to 2 p.m. with free hot chili, hot coffee from Tim Hortons and making s’mores over a fire. For the full Winter Festival schedule, which runs Friday to Sunday, visit the Facebook ...

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‘Love Remembered’ event is Feb. 7 SOUTH DAYTON — The Villenova Burial Association will be holding its ninth annual “Love Remembered” Bake Sale in the entryway of the South Dayton Supermarket on Saturday, Feb. 7 starting at 9 a.m. There will be dozens of homemade goodies, including pies, bread, cookies, candy, cupcakes, cakes. There will also be a donation box. The fundraiser theme, “Love Remembered”, is a symbol of remembering those held close in our hearts during this holiday celebrating love. All proceeds will help defray the maintenance and operating costs of the ...

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Silver Creek church moves service to Saturday SILVER CREEK — Trinity Lutheran Church has changed its Sunday service to Saturday mornings at 10 a.m. Pastor Matthew Schettler of St. Paul's in Fredonia is serving as our vacancy pastor. On Saturday morning following worship, the congregation leaves the church “refreshed and renewed by the vibrancy Schettler gives to his sermons. He gives us hope and a fresh out look on the daily trials we face each day,” a parishioner said. Club Associates plan Jan. 31 banquet The Northern Chautauqua County Club Associates will hold its ...

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Sons of Legion won’t meet this month The regularly scheduled meeting of the Sons of the Legion on Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Post 59 in Fredonia has been postponed. The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 24. Humane Society meets Thursday Lakeshore Humane Society's monthly General Membership meeting rescheduled Due to weather conditions on the original date of Jan. 15, the Lakeshore Humane Society's monthly General Membership Meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, Jan. 22 at 6:30 pm. It will be held at the Lakeshore Humane Society Adoption Center, 431 E. ...

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Stokes to speak at Epiphany Tea event On Sunday, Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. in Garland Hall behind Trinity Episcopal Church at 11 Day St., Fredonia, Patrick Stokes will be the guest speaker for the 93rd annual Trinity Episcopal Church Women’s Epiphany Tea. Stokes, a freelance photographer and a Fredonia High School and SUNY Fredonia graduate has volunteered and been a leader for several charity missions to help those in need in the war-torn areas of the Ukraine. He will be sharing the background of these groups, his part in their work, photos and artifacts. Following his sharing and ...