Thirty years ago — 1993 The real Elvis wasn’t spotted, but people lined up at the Dunkirk and Fredonia post offices to pick up a piece of history. The long-awaited commemorative stamp of the king of rock ‘n roll went on sale at noon on Jan. 9 and people began lining up as early as 11 ...

Thirty years ago — 1993 Timothy Plyler, 17, a senior at Brocton Central School, has been chosen as Student of the Week. He ranks in the upper third of his class and is a member of the National Honor Society and Business Club. Tim has participated in varsity baseball and football and the ...

Thirty years ago — 1993 Press Box Trading Cards, now in its second year of business, has grown to carry the largest selection of trading cards, both sport and non-sport, in the lakeshore area. Owner Dick Clarke’s intention is to accomplish the same in his newest area, which is comic books ...

Thirty years ago — 1993 A “Do You Remember?” photo reveals that Nial Hadden operated a business at 6 Center St. to support Fredonia’s growing natural gas business at the turn of the century. He advertised “Everything for Natural Gas — Power Burners a Specialty.” The photo was ...

Thirty years ago — 1993 Four sponsors have been found so far to each donate $1,000 for the “Welcome To Dunkirk” signs the city plans to build at all major entrances to the city. The donors are Lake Shore Savings and Loan, Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Quality Markets ...

Thirty years ago — 1993 The Dunkirk Local Development Corporation has approved a $50,000 loan that will be used to help the owners of Johnson’s Central Service renovate two existing garage bays into a mini-mart food store operation. The total project costs about $150,000 with the rest ...