Lakewood Beach To Reopen

The Lakewood beach will be open for the season on Friday, June 30, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will be open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. There is no charge to attend.

East Otto

Historical

Museum To Be Open Every

Sunday For July

The East Otto Historical Museum will be open from 1:00 to 3:00 pm (or longer if needed) every Sunday during the month of July 2023. Appointments for other days can be arranged with the Historical Group by calling (716) 257-0654. Items in the museum tell the story of people and businesses that once were a part of East Otto. They include pictures of people and houses, small farm tools, in the kitchen, old obituary clippings, wooden voting booths, and much more. The museum is housed in one of the oldest buildings in town, originally built in 1833 -34 as a Baptist church east of town. Later it was moved to the “Corners,” which is now considered the center of town. A larger church replaced it and the town purchased and moved the building to its present location. It became the town’s first Town Hall.  In 1972, after the Town Hall relocated to its present location on East Otto Springville Rd., the E.O. Historical Group was given permission to use it as a museum. Cattaraugus County Historian believes it could be the oldest building in Cattaraugus County. The museum is located next to the Fire Hall at 8982 Reed Hill Road, East Otto.

Ross Grange Members Hear From Libraries

Following lunch at the Falcon’s Nest, Mary Jane Griffith introduced representatives of local libraries to those attending the recent Ross Grange meeting. Laurie Becker and Steve Swanson represented Falconer Free Library; Katheen McGough Johnson, Dawn Swanson, Shannon Barnhart and Steve Kimball represented Kennedy Free Library; Beth Hadley came from Sinclairville Free Library; Lynn Gunnstrom, from Fluvvanna Free Library, and Judith Whittaker, as well as Griffith represented Ellington Farman Library. Ellington shared a schedule of activities and have used a grant to purchase a stand-by generator. Falconer has a newsletter and is involved with the 6th grade “Our Town” program. This will be their 76th annual book sale and 33rd year to sponsor band concerts. Fluvanna was included in the school budget for funding which was passed. They also have a summer reading program. Kennedy is asking community groups to give presentations. Sinclairville’s theme is “All together Now” and they take books to the community. There is a “Road Trip” map with library information for anyone interested to participate. This is available at all libraries. All libraries have some form of fundraising to help with activities. Each library was given a donation from Ross Grange.

SWCS Class Of 1961 To Hold Reunion

The Southwestern Central School Class of 1961 will hold its 62nd class reunion on July 15. The event will be held at Olive Garden in Lakewood. A gathering will start at 2 p.m. with dinner to follow. Reservations should be made by July 6 by calling Judy Lee Rhodes at 716-488-0561.