Thirty years ago — 1994 Fredonia High School’s Mike Heary was recently selected to the New York State Sportswriters Association’s Class B First Team All-State basketball team. A 6-6 guard/forward, he finished as the all-time leading scorer in Chautauqua County history, third in western ...

Thrity years ago — 1994 Forestville Central School was recently announced as a first place local winner of the third annual “Make a Difference Day” sponsored by USA WEEKEND. The school is one of 15 others in the state and the only one in Chautauqua County to receive this honor and will ...

Thirty years ago — 1994 The Gowanda Nursing Home will be expanding with the addition of a 40-bed wing. The project is slated for mid-May construction. The wing will be built off the front of the existing facility into what is now parking space. Gowanda Village Board members unanimously ...

Thirty years ago — 1994 Chautauqua County will not seek federal funding to help make the “Rails to Trails” project a reality as the legislature voted 14-11 against the funding. The vote brought cheers and applause from some 75 opponents of the plan. The number of people on hand to both ...

Thirty years ago — 1994 Welch’s will reintroduce a new collector series of jam and jelly glasses. The firm, which is based in Concord, Mass., and has a local plant in Westfield, will produce jellies and jams in collectible glasses featuring Looney Tunes characters. The products will be on ...

Twenty years ago — 1994 Robert and Rose Reisman of Fredonia were honored with the Fredonia Kiwanis Club Elder Salute Award for the month of April. Mr. and Mrs. Reisman are the first married couple to receive the award. In making the presentation, program chairman Mac McCoy said the couple ...