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Bemus Point Bridge Reopens County Bridge 995 and Dutch Hollow Road are now open. The bridge closed earlier in August for repairs. St. Luke’s Thrift Shop Starting Summer Clearance Sale St. Luke’s Thrift Shop, 409 Pine St. between East Fourth and East Fifth streets, is starting its summer clothing clearance sale this week. All clothing in all departments is $1 or less. Included are lady’s shoes, purses, jewelry, and all items in the children’s department. The shop is open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds are used ...

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Rater Family Holds 100th Reunion MAYVILLE - On Aug. 3, descendants of Jesse and Lona Rater celebrated 100 years of gatherings with a reunion at the Mayville park. Jesse was born in 1882 and Lona was also. They had a son, Lee and 7 daughters, Gertie, Mabel, Mary, Velma, Bernice, Gladys, and Nora. The reunion was attended by 35 people. Games were played, jokes read, children received gifts and a large delicious tureen dinner was enjoyed by all. Highlights of the day were an auction with lots of hassling and laughs and also dozens of old pictures of relatives were viewed and good ...

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Jamestown School Board To Meet Tuesday The Jamestown Public Schools Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, in the boardroom of the administration building, 197 Martin Road, Jamestown. A public hearing on the District-Wide School Safety Plan will be held at 5:45 p.m., prior to the meeting. The public is welcome to attend. Ashville UMC To Host Food Bank Mobile Pantry Truck Tuesday ASHVILLE - The Mobile Pantry Truck from the Food Bank of WNY will be at the Ashville United Methodist Church on Tuesday, Aug. 26, from 10 a.m. to noon and 3 to 5 p.m. Those ...

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TEA Party Patriots Meet Tuesday The monthly meeting of the Southern Tier TEA Party Patriots will be on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at 1309 Norby Road, Jamestown. A representative from the Chautauqua Lake Property Owners Association (CLPOA) will be speaking about issues regarding the condition of the lake this season and the status in the legal process of the lawsuits that seek to overturn the state’s 2022 revisions to the Freshwater Wetlands Act. In addition, attendees will be asked to provide questions regarding program and policy changes, the ongoing budget process, and other federal level ...

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Ellington Library To Host Balloon Workshop Aug. 23 ELLINGTON - The Ellington Farman Library is hosting a professional balloon workshop, open to the community, on at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23. The workshop, titled “Cris Johnson’s Balloon Twisting Workshop,” is being used as part of the library’s efforts to encourage children to visit their local library during the summer and participate in all the events available to them. The library provides all of the materials for children and young adults to learn how to make several different balloon animals. The workshop ...

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Reg Lenna To Show Film Wednesday How to Train Your Dragon will be shown Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 2 p.m. at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts. The film is the live-action remake of the 2010 animated film. On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart. The inventive yet overlooked son of Chief Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler, reprising his voice role from the animated franchise), Hiccup defies centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of ...