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Mayville Food Pantry adds some Saturday hours

MAYVILLE – The Mayville Food Pantry (St. Paul’s Episcopal Food Pantry), located at 99 S. Erie St. in Mayville in the Cheryl Steinbach Outreach Center, is adding some additional open hours. The first Saturday hours will be held on Saturday, Sept. 19 and Saturday, Oct. 17 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Additional days may be available depending on need, beginning in November. These additional hours are being offered to assist those families who, because of work obligations, are unable to come to the Pantry during the regular Pantry open hours. The regular Pantry open days and hours ...

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 Cassadaga Labor Day weekend activities Cassadaga Man Triathlon at 8 a.m. 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike ride, 13.1 mile run. Register at www.coachmarkwilson.com. Vendor fair, bounce house, dunk tank, cornhole, more. Live music by Waiting for Jenna 5 to 7 p.m. at 86 Main St. Fireworks at Fessenden Ballpark on Maple Avenue. Labor Day Nature, Wellness Weekend Heron Farm, Event Center, 2361 Waits Corner Road, Panama. 3 day weekend - mindfulness, movement, workshops, family friendly, potluck. Donations - recommended $10 to $20 per person. Camping, lodging by ...

Sinclairville Baptist Church celebrates 200th anniversary

SINCLAIRVILLE - Celebrating the 200th anniversary of its founding is the Sinclairville Baptist Church. Founded on June 2, 1826, the church was organized by John McAllister and 11 others with the Rev. John Wilson as their pastor. By 1834, the men of the church had erected their building in ...

50th class reunion held for Dunkirk High School

The 1976 graduating class of Dunkirk High School celebrated its 50th reunion from Aug. 6 to 9. A half century of friendships and memories were relived with more than 115 classmates, spouses, and friends attending the weekend activities. Classmates came from across the country, 15 different ...

Activist, community organizer Skidmore to be honored

A community-based project will culminate in a music and art festival commemorating the legacy of Marion H. Skidmore. State University of New York at Fredonia Department of English faculty member Dr. Emily VanDette and undergraduate Monty Cooke of Hamburg, NY, who is majoring in English ...

Sales include Clymer farm, former deli building

A farm in the western end of the county has sold for more than a million dollars. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from June 22-30. The county does not provide transaction information, but real ...