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Retrospective

Retrospective

Forty years ago — 1984 Local ice skating used to be an outdoor sport which depended on the cooperation of the weather. Now, thanks to the Fredonia State field house, it has become an indoor sport with many local participants. Joining the locals on the ice recently were two Buffalo Jills ...

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Thirty years ago — 1994 From Just between us ... On Feb. 20, while paternal grandmother Mrs. Joseph Farrell of Harrysbourg was hosting a baby shower in their honor, Barbara Farrell and daughter Alexandria Marie (born Feb. 19) were resting at Westfield Hospital. So new father James ...

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Forty years ago — 1984 Traci Hopkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elton Hopkins of Irving, has been named Student of the Week at Silver Creek High School. A senior, she is a member of the National Honor Society and was a commended student in the National Merit Scholarship Competition. An ...

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Thirty years ago — 1994 Dr. Michael J. Pietrusik recently received notification from the American Board of Podiatric Surgery that he had been granted diplomat status following written and oral examinations in Chicago. By obtaining his board certification/diplomat status, Dr. Pietrusik has ...

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Thirty years ago — 1994 Gov. Mario Cuomo presented the ninth annual Governor’s Productivity Awards to seven state employees for their exemplary achievement in improving state services, increasing productivity and saving taxpayers’ money. Timothy M. Byrne of Gowanda, a maintenance ...

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Thirty years ago — 1994 Three hundred grape growers from New York and Pennsylvania attended the second annual Lake Erie Regional Grape Program, a day-long event sponsored by the Cornell and Penn State Cooperative Extension. The late Marty Martin of Chapin Road, Sheridan was honored ...