School Board To Meet In Ripley RIPLEY — The Ripley Central School Board will meet Thursday, Aug. 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the IRLA library. The public is welcome to attend. Annual Picnic At Bergman Park Former employees of Manor Oak Skilled Nursing Facility are planning their annual picnic to ...

Driving Course To Be Held Aug. 12 FREWSBURG — A five-hour pre-licensing driving course will be held at Frewsburg High School on Monday, Aug. 12, from 5-10 p.m. The cost is $25. Preregister by calling the guidance office at 569-7026 between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday. When ...

Registration Ends Friday For ‘Battle’ Registration for the Jamestown Area YMCA’s 32nd annual Battle of Businesses to run Sept. 7 through Sept. 14 ends this Friday. Sponsor representatives are BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York and Greater Chautauqua Federal Credit Union. A new ...

Express To Be At Morning Service The Harmony Express will be at the Kiantone Congregational Church, 646 Kiantone Road, on Sunday, Aug. 4, at 11 a.m. for the morning worship service. The local group with a classic barbershop sound and harmony will sing many favorite hymns and well-known songs ...

Senior Council Dinner Slated All county seniors are invited to the United Senior Council of Chautauqua County’s dinner social to be held Wednesday, Aug. 14, at the Ashville Fire Hall on Stow Road in Stow. Registration begins at 3 p.m., appetizers are served at 4 p.m. with dinner following at ...

Dates For Firemen Convention Set ELMA — The South Western Association of Volunteer Firemen has announced its annual business meeting to coincide with its annual convention July 31 through Aug. 3. The meeting and convention will be hosted by the Wales Center Fire Company in Erie County. The ...

Poland Center Road Will Close POLAND — Railroad crews will be making repairs to the Western New York and Pennsylvania railroad crossing at Poland Center Road. The road will be closed to all traffic at the Western New York and Pennsylvania railroad crossing beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday until ...

Garden Tours To Be Held Saturday Garden tours will be held Saturday featuring 10 gardens in Findley Lake, French Creek and Clymer. The fundraiser will assist the Community Support Group of Southwestern New York’s Summer Recreation Program, which includes transportation and swim lessons at ...

Seniors Invited To Dinner Social STOW — All county seniors are invited to the United Senior Council of Chautauqua County’s dinner social to be held on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at the Ashville Fire Hall on Stow Road in Stow. This event will include a full dinner including appetizers and dessert. ...

Church Offering Driving Class BROCTON — The Fellowship Church, 148 W. Main St., Brocton, is offering an AARP driver safety class Aug. 12 and 13 from 9 a.m. to noon. Participants must attend both days and class size is limited. To register for the driver safety driving class, call 224-3280. ...

Celoron Village Board To Meet CELORON — The Celoron Village Board will hold a special meeting on Monday at 6 p.m. in the Celoron Community Center, 47 Dunham Ave., Celoron, to discuss and take possible action on a Consolidated Funding Grant Application. The public is welcome to attend. Craft ...

Smart Driving Class Dates Set St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Jamestown, is sponsoring a two-day AARP Smart Driving Class, Monday and Tuesday, July 29 and 30, 5:30-8:30 p.m. The cost is $20 for AARP members and $25 for non-members, payable in advance by check. Pre-registration is required by ...

Historical Society Meeting Saturday Members of the Allegany State Park Historical Society welcome the public to their next monthly meeting on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the conference room in the Quaker Lake Bathhouse. After a brief business meeting, guest speaker Jay Whopperer will lead a short ...

Patterson Library Book Sale Set WESTFIELD — Patterson Library will hold its annual book sale, “Books-N-More Galore,” taking place Thursday through Saturday during the library’s normal business hours. The sale will feature fiction, non-fiction, children’s and teen materials in hard ...

School Board To Meet Today SALAMANCA — The Salamanca City Central School District Board of Education will hold a special meeting today at 4 p.m. in the high school large group instruction room. This meeting will be an executive session for the purpose of litigation and contracts. Psychic ...

Cookie Contest Planned Saturday Do you make the best pepparkokar cookies in the area? The traditional Christmas cookies, good any time of the year, will be judged by a team of Swedes as part of the upcoming Scandinavian Folk Festival. The best cookie will receive $50 and the second best $25. ...

Fenton Offering Research Hours The Fenton History Center is offering evening research hours at the Hall House from 4 to 8 p.m. Mondays. The public is welcome to visit. There is no charge for members of the support group and Fenton History Center members. The cost is $10 for the general public ...

Summer Concerts Set For Davis Park Concerts have been announced for the 30th Year of Summer concerts taking place Thursday nights in Davis Park in the village of Falconer. Concerts are scheduled from 7-9 p.m., and are sponsored by the Falconer Public Library and the Chautauqua Region Community ...

Sheriff Warns Of Phone Scam LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning to local residents Wednesday of a phone scam. “The person is claiming to be a representative of National Grid,” the Sheriff’s Office reported. “The two area codes of reported calls ...

Legion To Host Blue Grass Night The Herman Kent Post Legion will host Blue Grass night today at 6:30 pm. There will be good available. The public is welcome to attend. Reunion Dates Set July 19, 20 The Jamestown High School Class of 1964 will be celebrating its 55th reunion. The union is ...