Dunkirk News

Fred ''Art'' Washington died peacefully on July 8, 2014, surrounded by family and comforted by friends and family around the world.

During the Fly-in Breakfast, which is put on by the Rotary Club of Dunkirk, a dedication ceremony in honor of the late John J. Nalbone Sr. is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Dunkirk Airport.

The second reunion of the descendants of Felix and Helen Bialaszewski was held Saturday, July 5 at the home of Eugene and Jana Tarnowski on South Roberts Road in Dunkirk.

According to an audit done by Johnson Mackowiak and Associates, in 2013, the city's water and wastewater revenues decreased by more than $200,000.

William "Doc" Schmitz, a native of Dunkirk, was recently elected Commander of the Department of New York State, Veterans of Foreign Wars at the state convention in Syracuse.

Mary Elizabeth Chudzin-ski, age 91, formerly of Lin-coln Avenue, Dunkirk, NY died Friday evening at the Chautauqua County Home.

Anyone traveling the tolled expressway recently may have noticed the addition of wind turbines to the Dunkirk exit 59, Eden/Angola exit 57A, Silver Creek exit 58, Westfield exit 60 and the Ripley toll barrier of Interstate 90. The wind energy project began in 2011.

Dunkirk native Alayna Carlson, who was a member of the Mercyhurst North East softball team, was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All American team.

The city of Dunkirk's Finance Committee received the reports of its 2013 audit at its meeting Monday.

If you were out and about this weekend along the shores of Lake Erie, the city of Dunkirk was buzzing with activity.

TOWN OF SHERIDAN, NY On Saturday, New York State Police responded to a one car accident on Route 5 in the Town of Sheridan.

The Chautauqua Adult Day Care Centers Inc. held an Intergenerational Senior Prom at their Taft Center location in Jamestown with the theme of, "A Moment in Time."

MRB Group Business Development Director Diana Smith and Project Manager Connie Sowards shed some light on what makes the town so unique at a recent public hearing held at JCC North Campus Training Center.

Cars of all makes and models made the cruise to take part in the Annual Harbor Cruise Sunday afternoon at Point Gratiot in Dunkirk.

The Rev. Thomas J. Wopperer on Sunday celebrated 50 years in his priestly ministry during a Golden Jubilee Mass at the church he stewarded for 20 years, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in the city of Dunkirk.

Spann has been an attorney with a private law practice in Dunkirk since his admission to the New York State Bar in 1985 and has been admitted to practice in Washington, D.C. since 1986.

By TODD TRANUM - President & CEO of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce & Executive Director of the Manufacturers Association of the South Every year tens of thousands of people flock to Chautauqua County as a vacation destination.

Anyone traveling the tolled expressway recently will have noticed the addition of wind turbines to the Dunkirk exit 59, Eden/Angola exit 57A, Silver Creek exit 58, Westfield exit 60 and the Ripley toll barrier of Interstate 90. The wind energy project began in 2011.

Editor's note: Last week, the writer explained about how buyers can find good deals at yard sales.

Fredonia native Jenn Suhr won the Women's Pole Vaulting Championship June 27, at the U.S. outdoor track and field championships.