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Fifth Annual George L. Barone Jr. Scholarship Fund Holiday Fair Is Saturday LAKEWOOD - The fifth annual George L. Barone Jr. Scholarship Fund Holiday Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at 185 E. Terrace Ave., Lakewood. Every child that attends will receive a free wrapped present while supplies last. There will be 13 local vendors showcasing their local handmade items as well as a basket giveaway from local businesses that 100% of the proceeds will go to the George L. Barone Jr. Scholarship Fund housed at the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation. The ...

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Sinclairville Library To Host Poetry Class SINCLAIRVILLE - The Sinclairville Library will host a poetry class and workshop from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, . John Brantingham, professor emeritus of creative writing, will lead a free poetry class and workshop. Brantingham will help those attending write poetry and publish it in magazines. Students have published in The New Yorker, McSweeneys, and The Paris Review among other places. The class is free. The class will be followed by a poetry reading with poet John Wheway at 6 p.m.. The public is welcome to attend. Both events are online ...

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Frewsburg School Board To Meet Thursday FREWSBURG - The Frewsburg Central Board of Education will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, Dec. 11, at 6:30 p.m. in the middle-high school library. The public is welcome to attend. Infinity To Hold Holiday Art Market Saturday Infinity Visual and Performing Arts will host its eighth annual Holiday Art Market on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at both the Infinity Center, 301 E. Second St., and the Pearl City Clay House, 220 E. Second St. In addition to vendors, inside the Infinity Center families can purchase activity ...

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First Lutheran Church Community Store Open Dec. 9, 11 The First Lutheran Community Store Christmas $3 clothing bag sale slated for Dec. 9, 11, 16, and 18 will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Educational Building. Enter through the awning door to access the elevator to the third floor. The public is welcome. Cassadaga Valley School Board To Meet SINCLAIRVILLE - The Cassadaga Valley Central School District Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, Sinclairville Elementary School cafeteria. The public is welcome to attend. ...

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Busti Old Fashioned Christmas Is Sunday BUSTI - The Busti Historical Society will once again hold its Old Fashioned Christmas in Busti from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Buy Christmas cookies and shop from the Country Store Holiday Market. There will also be candlelit self-guided tours of the Miller’s House and the Busti History Museum. Children’s activities include sending a letter to Santa from the original Busti Post Office inside the museum. Free crafts will be held in the meeting room. Make reindeer feed with grain ground here at the Busti Grist Mill. Admission is by donation. Free ...

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County Ethics Board To Meet Wednesday MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Ethics Board will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, in Room 333 of the Gerace Office Building, 3 N. Erie St., Mayville. Current members of the board are John Hamels, Diane Hannum, and Stephanie Stevens. For more information or a meeting agenda, call the Ethics Board Liaison at 716-753-4396 or visit chqgov.com/county-executive/Ethics-Board. County Parks Commission To Gather Dec. 4 The Chautauqua County Parks Commission will be meeting at the Chautauqua County Airport on Dec. 4 at 10 a.m. for the combined ...