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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 ...

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American Legion Post 59 notes upcoming events American Legion Post 59, 156 E. Main St., Fredonia, will hold a Weidner’s chicken barbecue on Sunday, Oct. 12 from noon to 4 p.m. or until sold out. The $15 meal includes one half chicken, dinner roll and two sides. Presale tickets can be purchased at the Post. It also will hold a flag retirement ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. at 161 Chautauqua St., Fredonia, weather permitting. United Church of Christ free community meal GOWANDA — The Trinity United Church, located at Erie Avenue and Park Street, will host a take-out ...

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Debate for county clerk is Oct. 14 JAMESTOWN — The League of Women Voters of Chautauqua County will host a Candidate Forum between Gregory Carlson and Gregory Krauza, candidates for Chautauqua County clerk. The forum will be held on Oct. 14 at 5 pm at the Robert H. Jackson Center on 305 E. Fourth St. All are invited to come to this event. Questions can be submitted to croxtonlwvchq@gmail.com or bring your questions with you. These written questions will be submitted to the candidates and read by the moderator. Author to visit Fredonia library Local romance author Joan Wahl will be ...

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Fall Fest takes place this weekend FORESTVILLE — The Forestville Fall Festival will be Saturday and Sunday at the Forestville High School. The committee has decorated the downtown area to welcome guests. Vendors will fill the gym and hallway. There will be food available outside. There will be baked goods, sweets, produce and a huge variety of crafts. There will be free activities for children. Everyone is welcome to take part in the Chili cook-off. Name your chili, enter by noon on Saturday. Minimum five-quart pot. Join the American Legion on Saturday evening at 7 for their ...

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Mission of Helping Hands seeks donations Kevin Weaver, Jack Herman, Roger Herron, and Sarah Lewis with Mission of Helping Hands will be going to Swannanoa Valley, North Carolina Oct. 12 to help in recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene. This will be the fourth time Weaver and others have visited North Carolina, doing recovery work. The team will be building homes, clearing land, etc. Donations are sought to buy supplies and materials needed to get families back in their homes. You can make checks out to Missions of Helping Hands and mail them to: 8345 Rte 380 Brocton, NY ...

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Fall colors reaching peak New York State’s first bursts of peak fall color are anticipated to arrive this weekend in some parts of the Adirondacks and Catskills, with near-peak and midpoint-of-change foliage spreading through much of the rest of those regions and in a few other areas of the state. This is according to the field reports from volunteer observers for the Empire State Development Division of Tourism’s I LOVE NY program. Locations with the most significant foliage change this weekend will include Benson, Old Forge, Lake Pleasant, Newcomb, Mt. Arab, Tupper Lake, ...