The Winifred Crawford Dibert Boys & Girls Club board recently celebrated the service of two retiring board members by naming them lifelong honorary board members. Charles DeAngelo grew up at the club and has been a dedicated supporter of the club for many years. He served as a board member ...
A New York Post article published Monday revealed a Congressional candidate’s brother-in-law with a troubled past was part of a campaign plunge that took place after Christmas. The Post reported Aaron Gies, who’s running as a Democrat against incumbent Nick Langworthy for District 23, was assisted by Christopher Nathan White. White is a former North Carolina teacher convicted on rape and sex offense charges involving two teen students – who allegedly shot video at a winter “Polar Plunge” event. “He was there,” Gies said in The Post of the Dec. 26 event. “Chris is not ...
MAYVILLE – Chautauqua County Historian Norman Carlson will present “Before 1776: The French in Chautauqua County” Thursday, July 16 at 7 p.m., in the Chautauqua Town Hall meeting room, 2 Academy St, Mayville. The program will be hosted by the Chautauqua Town Historical Society. ...
DUNKIRK - The Lakeshore Humane Society's 22nd annual giant yard sale will be held Friday, Aug. 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., a day of early bird shopping, with a $3 entrance fee; Saturday, Aug. 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Floral Hall at the Chautauqua County Fairgrounds, 1089 Central Ave., Dunkirk. The sale is the Lakeshore Humane Society’s biggest fundraiser of the year. All three days of the event, there will also be a bake sale, basket drawings, special drawings for two chairs hand-painted by local artist Janie Wagner and hot dogs and ...
Several Southwestern Middle School students have received awards and honors before the end of the school year. They are: Kendal Bouckhuyt and Parker Colburn are Southwestern Middle School’s recipients for this year’s Triple “C” award. The faculty nominates students who have shown “Character, Courage, and Commitment” throughout their middle school years. These students were honored at the middle school awards assembly on June 17. Kendal has shown strong commitment to academic success through hard work, dedication, and a positive attitude in the classroom. Along with ...
The WNY Forward Fund, a group of local funders who joined together to support the Western New York community and the local nonprofit sector, is accepting grants through July 24 at 4 p.m. has announced its second round of grant opportunities for the exploration of strategic realignment and nonprofit resiliency in the WNY area. Grant awards, intended to spur reimagining of service delivery and innovation within the nonprofit sector, will be between $2,500 and $25,000 and will be awarded in early fall. Nonprofits in the eight counties of Western New York (Allegany, Cattaraugus, ...
