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Ray & Ella Jimerson Family Reunion

Save the Date: Saturday, August 3rd at the Saylor Building from 12-5pm Join in the Merry Holiday-themed family fun! Dress festive! Play reindeer games! Win gifts! Bring a dish to pass or festive cookies/dessert. *BBQ meats provided. For more information call (716) 984-6784.

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Longtime Gowanda School Board Member is Recognized

June 16, 2024 | observertoday.com Mark Nephew, a longtime member of the Board of Education at Gowanda Central School District, was honored at the 46th Annual Erie County Association of School Boards awards dinner and annual meeting held Thursday, June 6 at Kloc’s in West Seneca. He was recognized with a 2024 Erie County Association […]

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Grief Support Group

Join us the second Thursday of each month at 5pm, at the Four Corners United Methodist Church. We will be covering Grief & Coping, Resources, Tools & Support for families. There are many benefits to a support group such as emotional support, validation of your grief and feelings, education, learning coping strategies, a safe space […]

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News From The Four Corners United Methodist Church

Route 438 and Versailles Plank Road, Cattaraugus Territory Submitted by Marilyn Anderson June is coming to an end and the memories of sweet, juicy strawberries picked fresh in the field will carry us through until next year. June also was filled with celebrations: Father’s Day, Kindergarten and high school graduations. Father’s Day celebrates the lives […]

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Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Update

12557 Route 438, Irving, NY Submitted by Kathy Bloom Freedom is a wonderful thing to celebrate! This time of year finds us commemorating with picnics, gatherings, and fireworks. Let us not forget the freedom we can have through our relationship with Jesus Christ which lasts forever! Romans 8:2 – “For the law of the Spirit […]

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AFS had Visitors from the Western Door!

Repost from Friends of the Akwesasne Freedom School Language learners, teachers and even Sandy Dowdy of the Faithkeepers School from the Seneca Nation. It was an honor to give them a tour of the AFS and the new building site. Niawen to all the visitors, it was great to meet new and old friends again.

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Salamanca Summer Fest

Save the Date: July 13, 2024 Stop down to Salamanca’s Main Street on Saturday, July 13th from 11am-5pm for a day filled with fun, food, music, culture, and much more! Are you interested in being a vendor or participating in the event? If so, please contact Mayor Sandy Magiera at 716-945-3110 or SMagiera@salmun.com. For more […]

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School of Education Receives Gift to Fund Indigenous Teacher Preparation Scholarships

June 6, 2024 | soe.syr.edu An anonymous benefactor has given $150,000 to the Syracuse University School of Education to provide scholarships for Native American students preparing to become inclusive education teachers. The School of Education Indigenous Teacher Preparation Fund will provide scholarships to at least seven undergraduate students in its first cohort, which will matriculate […]

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Embracing the Indian, Centering Indigenous Voices

Geva Theatre, in association with Friends of Ganondagan and NTID and in affiliation with Native Voices presents Embracing the Indian, Centering Indigenous Voices, a free two-day event June 27 and June 28, 2024. June 27 – The Mush Hole, a dance theatre performance about truths of Canada’s first Indian Residential School, with free performances at […]