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Masks are far from perfect in protection

By GEORGE BURNS The topic of ‘masks” has become one of the biggest aspects of our lives for close to two years. Most accept that wearing a mask will provide some benefit in navigating the current crisis. After all, a common image of doctors or nurses is one where a cloth face covering is part of their daily work attire. Some type of barrier must provide some benefit ... right? Well, unfortunately it’s not as easy as that. Firefighters, hazardous response personnel, industrial workers, and veterans who received Nuclear, Biological Chemical defense training have a good ...

Imagine Forestville quilt raffle

Submitted Photo Carmen Wappman created the quilt for the Imagine Forestville raffle. She began quilting more than 30 years ago, after her daughter graduated from high school. She said the biggest challenge making this quilt was deciding how to put the many colors together – and the result ...

Working alongside Santa

When I was a young flight attendant for American Airlines, I actually enjoyed working Christmas Day. Passenger loads were always light, and it was fun having time to really talk to people. In most service industries, employees with seniority don’t usually have to work Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. They’ve been there, done that. There is, however, one senior employee who always works Christmas Eve. The chubby guy in the red suit and cap can always be counted on to work the biggest holiday eve of the year. No overtime. No time and a half. And he never complains. In fact, ...

Gary P. Kaus

Gary P. Kaus, 63, of Cassadaga, died unexpectedly, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, at home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced in the Tuesday Observer. Arrangements are by the R. Mackowiak Funeral Home Inc.

High school bowl competitions underway

Warren Area High School defeated Clymer Central School 62-39 in a recent Media One High School Bowl match at Jamestown Community College. In another match, Cassadaga Central School topped Fredonia Central School 74-41 Kaden Kelly-Pojar of Warren and Nicholas Denslow of Cassadaga Valley earned Player of the Match honors Warren was represented by Kelly-Pojar, Devin Stover, Lydia Balas, and Ashley Plank. The Clymer team included Ian Dunnewald, Nataly Boozel, Jacob Murphy, and Michael TeWinkle. Denslow, Alex Kahle, Jonathan Zybert, and Paige Zybert competed for Cassadaga ...

Thruway ban on certain vehicles ends at 4 a.m. Sunday

The New York State Thruway Authority announced a ban empty tractor trailers and high-profile vehicles, and empty tandems from portions of the New York State Thruway system in the Western New York and the Finger Lakes Regions due to high wind warnings and high wind watches will end early ...