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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 ...

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Lakewood-Busti Golden Agers To Gather Today LAKEWOOD - The Lakewood-Busti Golden Agers will meet at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the Lakewood American Legion Post 1286. This meeting is the group’s chicken barbecue lunch. The cost of the lunch is $8 and should have been paid for at the July meeting. Jamestown Local Development Corp. To Meet Aug. 20 The Jamestown Local Development Corp. will meet at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 20 in the mayor’s fourth floor conference room in City Hall. Items on the agenda include a loan request from Ramsey Agriculture and a loan request from Shift ...

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Cassadaga Valley School Board To Meet Today SINCLAIRVILLE - The Cassadaga Valley Central School Board of Education will meet at 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, in the district office conference room. The public is welcome to attend. Bridge Closings Begin This Evening The New York State Department of Transportation is advising motorists that the bridge carrying Interstate 86 over Chautauqua Lake between the towns of North Harmony and Ellery, Chautauqua County, will be closed to traffic in both directions from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. nightly beginning today and ...

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City Business Hosting Backpack Party, Anniversary Party Saturday The Porter-Blair Cleaning & Co. LLC will host a back to school event from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at 701 W. Eighth St., Jamestown. The event will be held rain or shine, with supplies given away on a first-come, first-served basis. The giveaway is part of the company’s celebration of its fifth year in business. Vegetarian/Vegan Society To Meet Aug. 17 WESTFIELD - The August meeting of the Chautauqua Vegetarian/Vegan Society will take place on Sunday, Aug. 17, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the YWCA in Westfield. ...

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Ellery Bridge Closure Begins Today County Bridge 995 on Dutch Hollow Road in Ellery, between Pancake Hill Road and Route 430, will be closed to all traffic starting today while the bridge is repaired. The closure is expected to last two weeks until the repairs are completed and the road is reopened. An offsite detour will be posted. Busti Gazebo Concert Series Continues Saturday BUSTI - The Rustic Ramblers, a traditional country music band, will perform at the Busti Gazebo Concert Series from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16. Members of the band are Howard Buck of Fredonia on ...