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Retrospective

Retrospective

Thirty years ago — 1992 Mrs. Harry (Ruth) Rosselot, a recently deceased longtime member of the Fredonia Garden Club, was remembered by fellow club members at a recent meeting.Members recalled Mrs. Rosselot’s love of entertaining and her dedication to conservation practice. It was agreed ...

Retrospective

Thirty years ago — 1992 The Chautauqua County Department of Social Services (DSS) recommended renting some 20,000 square feet of office space from Graf Realty Co. — virtually its entire two-story building at 1 Liberty Square on Central Avenue in Dunkirk — to consolidate its north county ...

Retrospective

Thirty years ago — 1992 Student of the Week is Mary Becker, daughter of Gaius and Oliver Becker of Colt Road, Brocton and a senior at Brocton Central School. An active student, she has played volleyball, basketball and softball. Mary is also a member of the school chorus, vice president of ...

Retrospective

Thirty years ago — 1992 An oil portrait of newly-retired state Supreme Court Justice Joseph Ricotta of Dunkirk was formally unveiled and hung at a ceremony that took place in the Supreme Courtroom of the Courthouse in Mayville on Jan. 24. The portrait, painted by George Palmer of Buffalo, ...

Retrospective

Thirty years ago — 1992 In an OBSERVER photo, Buffalo Jill Marci Mansfield of Westfield contemplates what might have been during the Buffalo Bills 37-24 Super Bowl loss to the Washington Redskins in Minneapolis. The AFC Champions have now lost the last two Super Bowl games. Forty years ...

Retrospective

Thirty years ago — 1992 Slowly but surely the Vineyards of Fredonia Townhouse Project seems to be falling through. Financing for the project has not been secured and the Fredonia Planning Board is not happy as members have put over two years of work into the project. If the necessary paper ...