Thirty years ago — 1992

Brooks Memorial Hospital recently established a primary care center in the former Pearce Auto Building at 51 East Third St., Dunkirk. The center has been established to help meet the primary health care needs of the medically underserved adult population in the Dunkirk-Fredonia area.

In addition, the mission of the primary care center is to service the migrant population and other residents of the nearby community, especially those who do not have a family physician.

Forty years ago — 1982

A “Just Between Us …” item notes that Robert and Tara Halicki Glasier of Holmes Place, Fredonia have returned from California and the West Coast premiere of her brother, H.B. “Toby” Halicki’s movie, “The Junkman.”

Fifty years ago — 1972

Former World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali will speak this weekend during a special visit to the Fredonia State college campus. The college’s Black Student Union is sponsoring his visit to the local college.