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Thirty years ago — 1994 The Fredonia Rotary Club named David G. Dawson a Paul Harris Fellow. This prestigious award, named for the founder of Rotary, is the highest honor Rotary can bestow on an individual. Mr. Dawson, the director of the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, is planning to retire in February. Fredonia Rotary president Jefferson Westwood presented Mr. Dawson with the award and certificate at the recent Rotary meeting at the White Inn. Forty years ago — 1984 Shawna Herman, a 10-year-old South Dayton girl who attends a class for the multiple handicapped ...

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Thirty years ago — 1994 Dunkirk High School senior Michelle Gornikiewicz has been selected as “Student of the Week.” Currently ranked first in her graduating class, she is a member of the National Honor Society and listed in “Who’s Who Among American High School Students.” Michele has been a class officer all four years, an active staff member of the school newspaper, “The Citizen,” and serves as host of the WDOE “High School Highlights” radio show. An accomplished athlete, she has played volleyball, basketball and softball for four years. The daughter of Timothy ...

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Thirty years ago — 1994 One of Fredonia’s own will be on national television. Fredonia native and singer Kate Kelly is scheduled to appear with the Tom Limbaugh Band on the syndicated television program, “Hard Copy.” Ms. Kelly, formerly of East Main Street, Fredonia and her musician husband, Tom Limbaugh, taped a segment for the tabloid TV show Jan. 6. The band made some waves after recording its new album, “Dear Uncle Rush,” which caught the eye of the “Hard Copy” producers. Tom Limbaugh’s cousin is Rush Limbaugh, of radio talk show fame. Forty years ago — ...

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Thirty years ago — 1994 Niagara Mohawk announced that it plans to eliminate another 143 jobs in an on-going streamlining operation that originally targeted 1,400 jobs to be cut by 1995. At the NiMo steam station in Dunkirk, the latest round of cuts could cost the plant two jobs. About 13 of the plant’s 188 jobs were lost as a result of the cuts announced last year. Forty years ago — 1984 The eighth-grade students at Dunkirk Middle School recently participated in a “Math-a-Thon” for the benefit of terminally ill children at St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. ...

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Thirty years ago — 1994 The city of Dunkirk’s new handicapped accessible crosstown bus is in full operation. Purchased by the city, with aid from the state Department of Transportation and federal government grants, the 20-seat bus cost about $28,000. Shown with the bus in an OBSERVER photo are Public Works Director Randy Woodbury and Thomas Tucker, the city’s main dispatcher. Forty years ago — 1984 A recent report by the state’s Job Development Authority shows that, in its first seven years of existence, the AL Tech Trust Fund appears to have been an unqualified success. ...

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Thirty years ago — 1994 Barbie, the world’s favorite doll, will celebrate her 35th anniversary this year and to mark the occasion, Mattel Inc. will contribute $1 million from 1994 sales of a new Dr. Barbie doll and other Barbie products. The donation will support access to quality health care for America’s children. Forty years ago — 1984 Preston Zarlock has been named winner of the annual Bausch & Lomb Science Award at Fredonia High School. He was presented with the bronze medal which recognizes the senior student at Fredonia High who has attained the highest scholastic ...