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Saluting auxiliary service

At their recent meeting, the Auxiliary to the Silver Creek Samuel Cimino Post 6472 VFW honored its outgoing President Deanna Borrello. The auxiliary appreciates her many years of service to the organization, including the last nine years as its president. She is pictured on the right receiving ...

DAR chapter picnics in cemetery

The Benjamin Prescott Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution held their annual "Picnic in the Cemetery with Founder, Jennie Prescott" on Aug. 26 at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Fredonia. Eight members were gathered at the grave of Prescott. The group brought ...

Brocton Class of 1966 celebrates 60th reunion

Brocton Central School Class of 1966 recently celebrated a three-day reunion with lots of laughter. On July 17, an informal gathering at a classmate’s lakeside home was held with 19 classmates and six guests in attendance. Beautifully displayed charcuterie boards made by a classmate with ...

Camp Gross nearing 100 years, plans golf tourney

Camp Gross will celebrate an incredible milestone in 2029 — 100 years of existence! In 1929, Robert Gross of Dunkirk generously donated the property to the Lake Shore Council of the Boy Scouts of America, which later became the Allegheny Highlands Council. His vision was for the property to be used as a camp for Boy Scouts. In 1988, the Allegheny Highlands Council was no longer able to maintain the property. A not-for-profit corporation was then established, and the Camp Gross Foundation was incorporated to preserve Camp Gross as a camp for youth. Over the years, Camp Gross has ...

Painting proves to often be a tall order

As a part-time writer, musician and non-tenured teacher, I might qualify as a struggling artist (as if there were any other kind). The struggle has been real, and throughout my life I’ve periodically relied on house painting to make ends meet and facilitate my other, sometimes less lucrative ...

Warm welcome to region

A 16-year-old student from southwestern France has arrived in Fredonia to spend the 2026-27 school year experiencing American life, making new friends and becoming part of the local community through the Rotary Youth Exchange program. Pia Derreumaux, of Anglet, a town of 43,00 in southwest ...