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Sunday Lifestyles

Time For Second Spring

Second Spring 1-2 While walking on Audubon’s trails, which I often do with a friend who is very familiar with mushrooms, she casually mentioned something that has changed my view on autumn. Crouched down on her knees getting a closer look at a growing mushroom, she said: “You know, this is ...

Democrats announce scholarship winner

City of Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz announced last week that Parker Bohn, an outstanding Dunkirk High School student and the top P-TECH student who graduated with honors after his junior year, has earned the 2025 Frank Gawronski Democratic Memorial Scholarship. Brilliance runs in his family as ...

Keatings celebrate 50th wedding anniversary

As John and Jill Keating celebrated their wedding anniversary Sept. 6, the Mayville couple recalled a whirlwind of 50 memorable years. A chance meeting on a bridge in Pittsburgh brought together a journalism student from Bradford, Pennsylvania and a ballerina from Ann Arbor, Michigan. John ...

Healing with horses: Finding the feeling of happiness with hooves

What Is Happiness, Really? Is it just a feeling? For me, happiness is Centaur Stride. It’s the sound of hooves in rhythm with the heartbeat of joy. It’s the sparkle in a rider’s eyes, the quiet bond between human and horse, and the laughter shared between volunteers and staff. It’s ...

Reasons to complain

I frequently drive up and down Central Avenue from Dunkirk to Fredonia and back. It is during those drives that I make these observations. And it’s this cultural experience that provides the impetus for the kinds of social reform I propose here. I am plotting a peaceful protest in Dunkirk. ...