Billy Martin’s Cole All-Star Circus made its 43rd annual visit to Salamanca last Thursday, Jan. 9, offering a wide variety of acts for a packed audience at the Allegany Community Center. Among the featured performers were the Olate Dogs, Sasha the Russian foot juggler, Ivan and his Cyr Wheel…
The city of Salamanca Youth Bureau, Salamanca Police Department and Seneca Nation Marshals have once again teamed up for their annual Shop with a Cop event. Each year, sponsors from around the area donate to the cause, giving local police the opportunity to introduce themselves and be a posi…
The Pay It Forward group was out delivering food items and toys for area families in need Saturday, Dec. 21. The volunteers were generously assisted by firemen from the city of Salamanca, Seneca Fire Allegany Territory and Little Valley and Cattaraugus volunteer fire departments. This year’s…
The third annual Silver Bells Christmas Parade was held Dec. 6 in Salamanca with plenty of decorated and holiday-themed floats and units riding and marching their way down Main Street to Jefferson Street Park and the tree-lighting ceremony.
On Dec. 2, local families and friends gathered at the Little Valley VFW to commemorate the lives of loved ones lost at the HomeCare & Hospice Tree of Life ceremony.
Hundreds of community members once again attended the fourth free Community Thanksgiving Dinner hosted by the Salamanca City Central School District and Key Club on Nov. 25 at the high school.
Legendary blues guitarist Buddy Guy came to Salamanca Saturday for a high-energy, late-night blues concert at the Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino. Playing to a sold-out events center, Buddy performed many blues classics and interacted with the audience throughout the night. Opening the s…
Scenes from this year's Salamanca Seneca Falling Leaves Festival, held Oct. 4-6 at Jefferson Street Park and the surrounding Main Street area in downtown Salamanca.
Allegany State Park and Friends of Allegany State Park hosted National Public Lands Day, Sept. 28. Approximately 65 volunteers and park staff took part in the event held annually on the fourth Saturday in September. Volunteers were assigned to designated work sites around the Quaker area. Pr…
Pumpkinville's 51st season is underway in Great Valley when the seasonal pumpkin patch farm and attraction opened its gates for the next six weeks on Saturday, Sept. 14.
The Seneca Nation welcomed a national and international audience to Salamanca to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Marvin “Joe” Curry Veterans Powwow, July 19-21. Said to be one of the grandest celebrations of Native American culture and billed as North America’s biggest Smoke Dance cont…
The sounds of country music filled the Seneca Allegany Events Center when Chase Bryant performed Saturday night in Salamanca. Bryant was the special guest opening for LANCO, who performed their own country setlist for the crowd later in the evening.
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…
