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Thirty years ago — 1993 Andrew J. Landis, M.D., has joined the medical staff at Brooks Memorial Hospital in Dunkirk, specializing in internal medicine. Dr. Landis received his doctor of medicine degree in 1987 from the Aristotelion University of Thessaloniki in Greece. He is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University of Teaneck, N.J., where he received a bachelor of science degree in biochemistry. His office is located at 614 Central Ave., Dunkirk. Forty years ago — 1983 The only known copy of the Laona Times, a newspaper published in the 1840s, is on loan to the Historical ...

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Thirty years ago — 1993 The search for a city of Dunkirk police chief took a new twist when the two leading candidates, Lts. Sam Campese and James Vandevelde, did not make the civil service list for the position. Only two of the seven police department veterans who took the test passed - Officer Roy Marvin was ranked second with a score of 76 and Officer Mark Czekanski was ranked fifth with a 70. Ranked number one on the list was Diane Willard of Hamburg with a rating of 86. Fredonia Police Sgt. Wade Weatherlow was third with a 75 rating. Campese had been Mayor Margaret Wuerstle’s ...

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Thirty years ago — 1993 The Pepsi-Cola Co., which has about a third of the domestic soft-drink market, launched a media blitz today with newspaper ads to reassure consumers that its needle- in-the-can scare is over. The company declared complaints of objects such as hypodermic needles, syringes, a crack cocaine vial, screws and a bullet being found in Diet Pepsi cans to be a hoax. Meanwhile, police arrested people all over the country for falsely claiming they had found dangerous objects in their drinks. Forty years ago — 1983 At a recent Brocton-Portland Civic Association ...

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Thirty years ago — 1993 The Barcelona Harbor Commission recently held discussions concerning a memorial to be placed at the Dan Reed Pier in memory of former member Tom Nundy. The memorial, which will be purchased with donations, will consist of an engraved bronze plaque mounted in stone. A flowering crabtree will also be planted in the pier area. Mr. Nundy was a well-known local businessman and a longtime active member of the commission. Forty years ago — 1983 Debi Ivett, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Ivett, RD 3, Forestville is the Calendar Girl for the Month of July. A ...

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Thirty years ago — 1993 A “Do You Remember?” photo shows the old Dunkirk High School field house on the athletic field on West Sixth Street that was last used in the fall of 1954. Students started tearing it down the day after the last football game. The building contained locker rooms for both teams in football and track and was heated by two pot-bellied stoves. Forty years ago — 1983 Ask Librarian Mary Jane Covley what’s new at the Dunkirk Free Library and she will tell you, “Plenty, including a new computer.” The library joined the computer age last month with the ...

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Thirty years ago — 1993 Dunkirk Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 89 was awarded first place for Moose International Community Service (1992- 1993) at the 105th international convention. The convention was held in Chicago over the Memorial Day weekend and 2,200 lodges competed for the honor. The Dunkirk Moose Lodge Community Service Program is active throughout Chautauqua County. Forty years ago — 1983 Robert Nixon is retiring after a 26-year career as a school bus driver for the Brocton Central School District. A Brocton native, he has operated a dairy and grape farm. He has driven ...