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Night for honors: Certificates, concerns at Dunkirk school meeting

It was a night of celebration at the Dunkirk Board of Education’s June meeting — with notes of concern injected at the end. District officials honored lengthy lists of scholar-athletes and employees at the meeting. The session was moved to the Dunkirk High School auditorium to ...

Heading for Girls State

The Cassadaga Legion Auxiliary Unit 1280 is pleased to announce their selection for Empire Girls State is Gabrielle Cunningham. Daughter of Mark and Erin Cunningham, and Tara Cunningham, she is a junior at Cassadaga Valley School where she excels in many things. She is a member of the Book ...

Importance of the flag and our fathers

Back in the 1950s, Memorial Day was truly a memorial. I recall vividly the annual parade attended by probably a thousand people — or more. From my grandparents’ front window over Bride’s Cigar Store, I watched the veterans in their uniforms, several two sizes too small, proudly march ...

Healing with Horses: Constant caregiving overload takes emotional toll

How much of caregiver burnout is from fighting the government bureaucracy or trying to find ways for their child (whatever age) to fit into some structured purposeful and enjoyable functional role? Parenting doesn’t come with instructions. But it is the goal of every parent to help ...

Positive energy: Chautauqua Children’s Gym meets needs of youth

In northern Chautauqua County, the story of community is about what happens when people come together to create something better. Through community funds and grants from the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation, that vision becomes reality for local organizations. At the Chautauqua ...

Course changes spark debate in Fredonia

Changes are coming to the Fredonia Elementary School course schedule. Most notably, the district is changing its special course rotation to remove library and computer classes from the schedule. Instead of library and computers being offered as special courses, the district is shifting to a ...