Thirty years ago — 1993 The beauty and pageantry of the annual Rose Bowl Parade will long be remembered by Andrew and Virginia (Soule) Nichols of Fredonia, who traveled to Pasadena, Calif., with University of Michigan alumni for the New Year’s Day spectacular and the Michigan ...

Thirty years ago — 1993 The Dunkirk-Fredonia area will end up with two new Quality Markets under a deal approved recently regarding the sale of stores owned by the bankrupt Peter J. Schmitt (PJS) Co. The Bells Market on East Fourth Street in Dunkirk along with the Freshmart Store in ...

Thirty years ago — 1993 A front page photo shows quarterback Frank Reich celebrating with Mark Pike and Steve Christie after Christie’s 32-year field goal in overtime completed the greatest comeback in NFL history — a 41-38 victory by the Bills in the AFC wild card game at Rich Stadium. ...

Thirty years ago — 1993 Bridget Henderson showed a knack for basketball as early as the fifth grade. That’s when the Dunkirk native won a hoop shot contest sponsored by the local Elks Club. The rest is history. Today, Bridget is a sophomore at St. John Fisher College in suburban ...

Thirty years ago — 1992 Ronald “Pudge” Miller, Fredonia-based station commander and sergeant with the New York State Police, is retiring this January after a 31-year career. Stationed at Fredonia’s “Troop A” for the past 10 years, he has worked at several other troops throughout ...

Thirty years ago — 1992 Student of the Week is Richard Walker, a senior at Fredonia Central School and the son of Richard A. Walker of Forestville and Linda Walker of Fredonia. He ranks second in his class. Active in Student Council, he has the distinction of being the school’s only ...