A raised-bed garden project outside at Gowanda Middle School is causing pride to blossom on and off campus. The agricultural project is the result of a brainstorm between a few educators looking for a way to create a collaborative project to give students a hands-on opportunity in understanding how food is grown and where it […]
Community News
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Update
Saturday, October 4, 2025, at 6pm, The Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 12557 Route 438 Irving, NY 14081 will be hosting a viewing of the film, The Forge. With Free Popcorn and Snacks! The Forge is a faith-filled, inspirational, and heartfelt motion picture you won’t want to miss! Isaiah Wright recently graduated high school […]
An Everlasting Brave Journey: Grief Support Group
Join us in October this fall for an evening of instructional painting. As ever changing are our seasons, so are are lives. Thursday, October 9, 2025 starting at 5pm at the Four Corners United Methodist Church, located at 1586 Route, 438, Irving, NY 14081. For more information, contact Franchesca Jones at 716-708-0180.
Native American Heritage Month Speakers Series at Anderson-Lee Library
Anderson-Lee Library, located at 43 Main Street in Silver Creek, will hold their annual Native American Heritage Month Speakers Series in November. Please join us for the following speakers! More information will be forthcoming, and updates may be found at www.andersonleelibray.org, or by calling the library at716-934-3468. Saturday, November 1 at noon: Whitney Nephew (children’s […]
Seneca Filmmaker Caleb Abrams Premier’s The Burning of My Coldspring Home
at Ray Evan’s Theater By Norah Stevens, Reporter With the upcoming premiere of “The Burning of My Coldspring Home” – a film Directed and Produced by Caleb G. Abrams at the Ray Evans Seneca Theater (10 Main St., Salamanca, NY 14779) on September 19, 2025, SNI Newsletter reached out for an interview. Caleb G. Abrams, […]
A Legacy That Lives On: Marcella LeBeau Elementary Opens Its Doors
By Sharon LeBeau Francis “It was the greatest honor of my life to serve.” These words, attributed to my grandmother Marcella LeBeau, feel like the essence of who she was. Whether spoken aloud or simply lived through her actions, they reflect the heart of a woman who dedicated much of her life to her community, […]
Gowanda Shop n’ Save Storefront Features Artwork by Carson Waterman
September 1, 2025 | Repost from Gowanda Mural Project FB It’s finally installation day for the reproductions of Carson Waterman’s artwork at Shop ‘n Save. Carson and lovely wife Deb came over from Salamanca to hang out with us. (The top section of this mural took a collective 176 hours w/volunteer painters and over 3 […]
Silver Creek hires new Seneca Language & Culture Teacher
August 26, 2025 | By Braden Carmen | observertoday.com Above – OBSERVER Photo by Braden Carmen Seneca Language and Culture Teacher Jordan Cooke Sr., left, is pictured with Silver Creek Superintendent Dr. Katie Ralston. SILVER CREEK — The increased focus on Native American education programming at Silver Creek Central Schools has been a source of […]
News From The Four Corners United Methodist Church
Rte. 438 and Versailles Plank Road, Cattaraugus TerritoryPO Box 182, Versailles, NY 14168 Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven”. Fall is here and we can enjoy picking apples and/or grapes, carving pumpkins, raking leaves, putting away our summer furniture, cheering at football games, etc. […]
NYS Fair Haudenosaunee Village – Cattaraugus Society Fall Meeting
September 28, 2025, at 6pm at the Stanley Huff Heritage Center Agenda: Review 2025 Fair – Review Society Rules Fundraising; Financial Report – Ribbon winners pay-out Update on Upcoming Name Change for 2026 – & 100 Year Celebration Other Light refreshments will be served.










