The third annual Celebrate Salamanca was held on Main Street and the downtown area Saturday, July 13, with food, craft vendors, activities, demonstrations and entertainment providing for an afternoon full of good fun and company.
The West Valley Central School District held its annual commencement ceremony for the graduating class of 2019 on Saturday, June 29.
The Salamanca City Central School District held its annual commencement ceremony for the graduating class of 2019 on Friday, June 28.
The Randolph Central School District held its annual commencement ceremony for the graduating class of 2019 on Friday, June 28.
The Ellicottville Central School District held its annual commencement ceremony for the graduating class of 2019 on Friday, June 28.
The Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District held its annual commencement ceremony for the graduating class of 2019 on Friday, June 28.
The Seneca Nation of Indians hosted its third annual Heritage Day event June 8 at the Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center and Seneca-Iroquois National Museum. Visitors enjoyed a full-day of live performances, singing, vendors, food, stories, children’s activities, 50/50 drawings and traditional sp…
Students who attend Prospect Elementary School and their families visited the high school last week for the annual Prospect Fun Day. Students could take part in several carnival-style games, including a bag toss, a drone obstacle course, mini golf, bowling and more. Music was provided by hig…
The Salamanca City Central School District held a ceremonial "groundbreaking" at Prospect Elementary School Wednesday, June 5 to mark the beginning of construction work at the school for the current capital project. During the ceremony, elementary school students donned hard hats and safety …
Art lovers from all over Cattaraugus County were happy to see the return of the Routes to Art Studio Tour last weekend after a several-year hiatus. Sponsored by the Tri-County Arts Council, this self-guided tour took visitors on a road trip on May 18 and 19 throughout the county’s picturesqu…
The Friends of Allegany State Park on May 4 hosted the eighth annual I Love My Park Day at Allegany State Park. Volunteers participated in several projects in the Red House Lake area, including clearing brush along the biking and walking trail, cleaning up the garden area behind the Administ…
Regatta participants float down Great Valley Creek as they approach the first stop, tie off along the banks and re-launch on May 4 during the annual Great Valley Regatta.
The annual Easter Egg hunt held at the Salamanca Youth Center drew a good crowd of area families under a picture-perfect blue sky. In addition to hunting eggs, there were games and prizes and baby animals to interact with, thanks to Mike Morton's traveling petting zoo. Youngsters also enjoye…
The inaugural Southern Tier’s Got Talent show concluded Saturday night at the Ray Evans Seneca Theater in Salamanca. The 10 finalists each performed one song followed by the judges announcing the top three finishers. In first place was Samantha Farner, in second was Tim Hollamby and in third…
The Seneca Allegany Resort and Casino hosted its annual premiere Sportsman Show March 2 and 3, 2019. Presented by York Penn Shows out of Frewsburg, the show featured over 350 tables and 40 booths containing hunting and outdoors items for everyone.
The National Honor Society added seven new members to the organization’s Salamanca chapter at its induction ceremony Thursday at the high school. The new inductees are Kohl Ambuske, Justin Blakesslee, Dennis Cogley, Emma Fiske, Aly Hill, Jordan Ray and Dylan Wheeler. Current members include …
The first night of the Ellicottville Winter Music Jam festival, which ended Saturday, kicked off Friday night with seven bands performing within a four-block section of downtown Ellicottville. Some of the featured bands included Mick Hayes at Madigans, PA Line at Ellicottville Brewing Compan…
Professional, amateur and youth snowmobilers from across the country gathered Friday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Seneca Allegany Resort and Casino for the seventh annual AMSOIL Championship Snocross races in Salamanca.
Bret Michaels performs songs by Poison as well as songs he released as a solo artist at his “Bret Michaels Songs & Stories World Tour” at the Seneca Allegany Events Center the night of Saturday, Jan. 19.
The weekend, which extended from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon was the first event in 2019 sponsored by the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce.
Salamanca Police Department officers and Seneca Nation Marshals, as well as some volunteers, spent one evening last week in Walmart helping youth from the Salamanca area shop for Christmas presents with a year’s worth of fundraising and donations in the annual Shop with a Cop event. On Satur…
Myers Steakhouse & Inn held their annual Breakfast with Santa on Saturday as part of the Chamber of Commerce's Silver Bells in the City Festival. Kids got to decorate their own pancakes and eat as many as they wanted, got a special visit from Santa at their tables and could go sit on San…
The Silver Bells Festival in Salamanca celebrated the beginning of the season with a parade down Main Street followed by a tree light-up night in Jefferson Street Park with music, treats and pictures with Santa.
The Kiwanis Club-sponsored Key Club held its 3rd annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Monday at the Salamanca High School. Hosted by the school district, nearly a thousand people were expected to attend. School, Kiwanis and area officials spoke in a brief welcoming ceremony, some of whom …
The Salamanca City Central School District held a groundbreaking ceremony for its ongoing capital project last Friday out on the high school tennis courts. The $27 million project will include several construction additions and renovations at the high school, Seneca Intermediate School and P…
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, Veterans Day ceremonies took place on Wildwood Avenue in Salamanca in front of the Hughes-Skiba American Legion Post and the John F. Ahrens VFW. Under the direction of music teacher, Mona Lungershausen, 6th through 9th graders play…
