Thirty years ago — 1994 More than 100 friends, community members, colleagues and relatives attended a dinner- dance honoring Judge Raul Figueroa, a former Dunkirk resident. The event was held at the Kosciuszko Club in Dunkirk and was hosted by Hispanics Organized for Progress and Education ...

Thirty years ago — 1994 The Chautauqua County Legislature recently approved a resolution “encouraging the use of protective bicycle helmets” after refusing to make such use mandatory for all ages. State law requires that children under 14 wear the headgear. A bicycle helmet education ...

Thirty years ago — 1994 Robert W. Lyczkowski, a chemical engineer in the Energy Systems Division of Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill., has been named a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Mr. Lyczkowski has authored 47 technical publications and holds two ...

Thirty years ago — 1994 Students in Lisa Forbes’ second-grade classroom at School 3 in Dunkirk won the READAmerica Classroom Project and received a computer recently at Midway Park in Maple Springs. Among the students who traveled to Maple Springs with Ms. Forbes were Alexis Carreras, ...

Thirty years ago—1994 A memorial garden has been dedicated in honor of the late Thomas M. Heary, former principal of Fredonia High School, by the FredoniaHigh School Parent Teacher Student Association. Mr. Heary, who died Jan. 16, 1993, had been principal since 1972. The garden is located ...

Thirty years ago — 1994 As a farewell gesture, students and staff filled the office of retiring Brocton Central School Superintendent Richard Gloss with various colored and signed balloons. As a memento of his years at Brocton, the Brocton School Board presented Mr. Gloss with a deacon’s ...