Thirty years ago — 1992 A Mass was celebrated recently in anticipation of the birth of the Infant Jesus in the barn at the home of Alphonse and Irene Tarnowski on South Roberts Road in Dunkirk. Bundled against the winter cold, families gathered to pray, receive Holy Communion and sing the ...

Thirty years ago — 1992 Student of the Week is Jennifer J. Halas, a senior at Westfield Academy and Central School. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Halas of Westfield, she is the secretary- treasurer of the National Honor Society, a four-year member of chorus, and a cheerleader and ...

Thirty years ago — 1992 The state education commissioner says he will recommend about 150 school districts that should consider merging with neighbors in order to cut costs. Education Commissioner Thomas Sobel is also recommending that the Legislature give him the power to order school ...

Thirty years ago — 1992 Cassadaga native Roxanne (Ulrich) Pulitzer and boat racer John Haggin, wed only 48 days ago, have filed for divorce in West Palm Beach, Fla. The couple wed on a weekend in Las Vegas after dating less than two months, and he has been disinherited from the family’s ...

Thirty years ago — 1992 Student of the Week is Carla McCutcheon, daughter of John and Marie McCutcheon of East Main Road, Ripley. Asenior at Ripley Central School, she is an accomplished dancer in her 15th year of dance instruction. Carla is treasurer of her class and the National Honor ...

Thirty years ago — 1992 Three Dunkirk High School teachers have been included in the second edition of “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 1992.” The teachers are Donald Ball, a seven-year science teacher currently teaching chemistry; Linda DeAngelo, chairwoman of the English ...