Thirty years ago – 1994

Officials from the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo have approved a proposal to move the Northern Chautauqua Catholic School to a new site by September. The school, currently located at the former Holy Trinity parish school on Central Avenue in Dunkirk, will move to the former St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish school on Washington Avenue in Dunkirk. The new site is twice as large and is needed to accommodate increased enrollment and the need for more and larger classrooms and other facilities. The current enrollment of 173 pupils is projected to reach 275 by 1996-97 because the demand for Catholic education in the Northern Chautauqua area is growing steadily.

Forty years ago – 1984

James Wolcott, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Wolcott of Highland Avenue, Brocton is Student of the Week. A Brocton Central School senior, he is a member of the National Honor Society, lettered in football, basketball and baseball and served as president of his sophomore class. He also represented the John W. Dill American Legion Post at Boys State. Following graduation, Jim hopes to pursue a career in computer science.

Fifty years ago – 1974

A Canadian company has expressed interest in securing four acres in the city of Dunkirk as a site for a $1.5 million artificial ice skating rink.