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July 31, 2026

FRIDAY, JULY 31 Sherman Day Mill Street, weekend includes vendors, chicken barbecue, family events, live music, more. Also bonfire, cornhole tournament., Bemus Point Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market Village Park, 1 Lakeside Drive, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Local farmers, artisans, local wineries, breweries, flowers, baked goods, special activities. Revolutionary Spies and Lies Midway State Park, 4859 Route 43, Bemus Point, 10 to 10:45 a.m. Fun, educational program. Learn how spies, code helped win the war, why New York was so important. Darwin R. Barker Library, Penn Dixie Fossil ...

Silver Creek plans yard sales on Saturday

July 31, 2026

SILVER CREEK — The Silver Creek Village Wide Yard Sales take place on Saturday. The village and its surrounding area will be full of shoppers looking for that special antique, collectible, appliance, back to school clothes or that “just gotta have it” item. Participants received a grape poster to be displayed in a prominent location the day of the sale. Those homes have properly registered and paid a nominal fee. The Village requests the shoppers make a special effort to patronize those sales as their registration money will be supporting scholarships for two local ...

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July 28, 2026

TUESDAY, JULY 28 NYSOH Marketplace insurance advice Ahira Hall Memorial Library, 37 W. Main St., Brocton, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Health Insurance Navigator Ashley will offer free assistance with questions about health insurance including enrollment help. Call 716 525-0908. Patterson Library presents: Wellness workshop with Sarah Khan 40 S. Portage St., Westfield, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. SOAR Chapter 4-1 meeting USW Local Union Hall, Fourth Street, Dunkirk, noon, lunch follows. All SOAR members, retirees welcome. For details, call 716 680-0502. Cassadaga American Legion weekly ...

Silver Creek Senior Citizens meet

July 27, 2026

SILVER CREEK – The Silver Creek Seniors met on July 21 with 20 people in attendance. President Randy Nurmi then opened the meeting with all saying the Pledge of Allegiance and singing God Bless America. Chaplain Pauline Flitt offered a blessing on the members and food. Attendees enjoyed three different kinds of sandwiches, pasta salad and ice cream cones. The “sign in” winners were Don Munch, Earl Sheeler and Dixie Carlson. The 50-50 winners were John Czuba (twice) and Jeanne Blakely. Wheel of fortune lucky winners included Judy Hahn (twice), Earl, Harry Suski, and Jay Clark. ...

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July 27, 2026

MONDAY, JULY 27 Sheridan Historical Society Trustees meeting 2702 Route 20, open house 12 to 3 p.m. Meeting at 3 p.m. Dunkirk Public Library presents: Building Healthy Habits #3 536 Central Ave., 2 to 3 p.m. Call 716 366-2511. Robert H. Jackson Lecture on the U.S. Supreme Court: Michael R. Dreeben Chautauqua Institution, Route 394, 3:30 p.m. Gate pass or single ticket required. Dreeben was counselor to Special Counselor Robert S. Mueller III in the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and to Special Counsel Jack Smith in Trump v. United ...

Area libraries announce events

July 25, 2026

Below are weekly events at local libraries. Check each library’s website for details. Monday: Velociraptors going into PreK to going into second grade at Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia, 10:30 a.m. OR Tuesday at 2 p.m. Tuesday: Velociraptors going into PreK to going into second grade at Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia, OR Monday at 10:30 a.m.; Storytime, craft at Dunkirk Library, 536 Central Ave., 11 a.m.; Mahjong Club at Anderson-Lee Library, 43 Main St., Silver Creek at 1 p.m.; Cozy Crafters at Patterson Library, 40 S. Portage St., Westfield, 1 p.m. Wednesday: ...