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Indoor yard sale set for Saturday GOWANDA — On Saturday, the Slovenian Club will hold an Indoor Yard Sale and Basket Raffle from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Club located at 36 Palmer St. A variety will be available including Sterling Silver and costume Jewelry, house plants, guy stuff, homemade chocolate goodies, antiques, marbles and miscellaneous along with refreshments and lunch. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Club's Community Service projects. Fredonia plans brush pick up next week The village of Fredonia will be picking up limbs and yard waste beginning Monday, ...

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CLCS board meets April 9 Members of the Chautauqua Lake Central School board will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 9 in the Secondary Library at CLCS. Portland Fire Department meat raffle tonight PORTLAND — The Portland Fire Department, located at 6481 W. Main Road, will hold its second annual meat raffle at the Fire Hall this evening, Saturday, March 29 at 7 p.m. Hams, turkeys, steaks, shrimp, pork and more will be included. The event features free refreshments. Museum to screen ‘Qatar Stars’ Tuesday The Darwin R. Barker Museum is hosting a screening of a new ...

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NiMo, Grid retirees planning luncheon The Niagara Mohawk and National Grid retirees luncheon will be on Tuesday, April 8 at noon at The White Inn, 52 E. Main St. Fredonia. Reservations are required. Please call Dorothy Lawrence at 716-672-2682 or Fran Porpiglia at 716-672-9306 for reservations. Club Associates meet in Silver Creek SILVER CREEK — The Northern Chautauqua County Club Associates recently held their regular monthly meeting. Ed Fik, president of the Silver Creek Overseas Veterans Club, welcomed the members. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance followed ...

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W(h)ine time returns in village Village of Fredonia Trustee Jon Espersen has announced the return of his community engagement event known as W(h)ine Time. These events offer village residents the opportunity to engage in discussions on a variety of subjects and to have their pressing questions answered. Past events have proven to be extremely informative for all attendees. The White Inn has graciously agreed to host this event on Tuesday, April 29 beginning at 3 p.m. Hors d'oeuvres will be served. Don't pass up this opportunity to engage in civic discourse with your local elected ...

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Choir sets Sunday concert On Sunday, the Fredonia Community Choir will present their spring concert at 7:30 p.m. The featured work will be Requiem Novum by Swedish composer, Martin Jansson. They will be accompanied by a small chamber orchestra consisting of community players and music students at SUNY Fredonia. Dr. Jennifer Townsley will be soloist and a double quartet of choir members will be highlighted. This is a hauntingly beautiful piece in which the choir sings wonderful settings of the traditional Requiem Mass texts and the soloist offers hope and encouragement from ...

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CVCS plans three meetings Wednesday A special meeting for the Board of Education of the Cassadaga Valley Central School District will be held on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 6 p.m. in the Middle/High School Multi-Purpose Room and via Zoom https://zoom.us/j/95237387537. A Facilities Workshop will be held prior to the meeting beginning at 4 p.m. A budget workshop will be at 5 p.m. in the Middle/High School Multi-Purpose Room and via Zoom. Parks Commission to gather Thursday The Chautauqua County Parks Commission will be having their March meeting this coming Thursday at the Chautauqua ...