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 support and object to the plan may have set a record. More than an hour was spent listening to comments. Nine speakers supported the idea of turning abandoned railroad rights-of-way into multi-use trails and 20 spoke against it.

Forty years ago — 1984

Fredonia State Health Fair Coordinator Irene Talarico recently presented President Dallas K. Beal with a T-shirt in honor of “Go To Health” Day at the college. More than 30 health agencies in Chautauqua County and western New York set up their displays in the Campus Center for the Health Fair and the public was invited to stop by, pick up literature and participate in demonstrations and testing. The Health Fair was sponsored by the FSUC Employee Assistance Program.

Fifty years ago — 1974

Joseph Koshute, art director of the Patterson Library Art Gallery in Westfield, will conduct an eight-week oil painting course for beginners and advanced students.