Thirty years ago — 1991 Three employees were honored at the recent OBSERVER Christmas party held at the Sheraton Harborfront Inn. Tina Reilly of Dunkirk, an advertising representative, was named the “Employee of the Year.” Lowell Whitehead, a Fredonia resident, was honored upon his ...

Thirty years ago — 1991 William C. Berg was named the new superintendent of schools for the Gowanda School District for a five-year term beginning July 1, 1992. He replaces Dr. J. Warren Adair. Berg, the junior-senior high school principal at Gowanda, is a resident of Van Buren Point. He ...

Thirty years ago — 1991 As of Dec. 18, the Old Collins Center Fire Hall at 3459 Main St., now the home of the Tom Locicero family, is considered a total loss after a fire ripped through the wooden structure. Collins Center Firemen celebrated their 100th anniversary of the fire company in ...

Thirty years ago — 1991 In an OBSERVER photo, Minnie Civilette shows 3-year-old Jillian Petrella how to mix batter for applesauce muffins. Baking day is one of the many activities planned in “intergenerational” programming at the Lake Shore Health Care Center in Irving. Young children ...

Thirty years ago — 1991 Dunkirk Radiator Corp., which is the nation’s third-largest maker of residential boilers, plans to start selling its home heating units to the Russians next spring. An agreement has already been inked with a large company in Moscow to sell and service the boilers ...

Thirty years ago — 1991 Dunkirk Mayor-elect Margaret Wuerstle has announced she will appoint Susan Pupenbroke to the position of city clerk when she takes office on Jan. 1. Ms. Pupenbroke, who served as Ms. Wuerstle’s campaign treasurer, is a sales agent with Midtown Realty and a ...