150 Years

• Aug. 19, 1875: (LITTLE VALLEY —) Prof. Sands gave a sleight-of-hand exhibition in Masonic Hall Tuesday evening (Aug. 17). The exhibition was a very clever and entertaining one, the Professor being a master of the magic art. He will give exhibitions on the Fair grounds during the County Fair.
• Aug. 19, 1875: FARMERS’ CLUB — The August meeting of the Cattaraugus County Farmers’ Club will be held at New Albion on Friday of next week (Aug. 27). The question for discussion will be, “The average amount of Cattaraugus land necessary to keep a cow profitably, and the best manner of keeping cows.” Hon. H.C. Young will prepare the essay. A large attendance of farmers of New Albion, and neighboring towns is desired.
• Aug. 19, 1875: CAMP MEETING — The Free Methodists will hold a Camp Meeting in the grove of Mr. Seobie, two miles north of Great Valley Station, commencing Wednesday evening, Aug. 25th. Parties coming to spend the day will bring their own refreshments as none will be sold on the grounds. Particular notice is given to all whom it may concern that no huckstering will be allowed within the limits of the law.

100 Years

• Aug. 15, 1925: (SALAMANCA —) It was definitively decided not to close the schools during the Little Valley Fair. Last year, only 10 or 15 percent of the pupils went to the fair the day the schools were closed, Superintendent Place said, and it was not thought wise to turn 1,900 pupils out of school for the benefit of the comparative few.
• Aug. 18, 1925: (SALAMANCA —) Installation of a new flashlight signal in the center of the Erie railroad crossing on Center street, West End, was authorized by the City Council at its meeting last evening, at which a wide range of routine business came up. The Erie R.R., in a letter to the council, said the Public Service Commission had recommended this type of danger signal whenever possible.

50 Years

• Aug. 16, 1975: (LITTLE VALLEY —) “It’s our home, our responsibility and we pay for it,” said Trustee George Smith in explaining the endurance of the Whig St. Community Church, which Sunday (Aug. 17) celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. The present church was dedicated Sunday, Aug. 2, 1925. Built by its members and pastor, the church continues today in the same spirit of self-reliance.
• Aug. 19, 1975: (SALAMANCA —) “I’m looking forward to the season, and I’m hoping we’ll do well.” With that optimistic outlook, Pete Weishan, former standout Cattaraugus High School basketball player, will be taking over the reins as head basketball coach at Salamanca High School. One of almost 90 applicants for the position, Weishan was named to the Salamanca faculty as a physical education instructor in addition to taking over as head basketball coach.
• Aug. 16, 1975: The City of Salamanca today completed purchase of the former Loblaw store on Wildwood Ave., clearing the way for renovation of the building as a community information center. Thomas Sharbaugh, director of Salamanca Public Library, said the library board of trustees voted at a special meeting late Tuesday (Aug. 15) to meet the price asked. The building was purchased at a cost of $50,000.

25 Years

• Aug. 14, 2000: SALAMANCA — The Center for Family Unity will be following some of its neighbors at the Salamanca HealthCare Complex in moving to the Southern Tier West Center for Regional Excellence on Route 219 on Oct. 1. The Center, like all the other tenants in the former hospital on Parkway Drive, has been forced to find a new home. Officials learned the cost of removing asbestos from the main building would be prohibitive.
• Aug. 17, 2000: CATTARAUGUS — Construction is set to be completed Friday (Aug. 18) on a wing of temporary classrooms at the Cattaraugus campus of the Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School. The temporary wing was added to handle an influx of students in grades 7 through 12. The additional students will be coming in from the former Little Valley Central School.
• Aug. 18, 2000: SALAMANCA — E. Adell Peters, who taught kindergarten for many years at local schools, celebrated her 90th birthday Thursday (Aug. 17) and her family treated her to a limousine ride. The afternoon ride included a tour of several sites where Miss Peters taught, including Chipmunk, Red House, State Park Avenue and the original Prospect Avenue School.

10 Years

• Aug. 20, 2015: SALAMANCA — The city has tapped three structures for demolition out of its blight removal fund, including 40 School St. Council directed Urban Engineers, engineering firm for the city, to draw up specifications and plans for the removal of the old Ward 1 School; as well as 99 Washington St., a former church, and 96 Broad St., a dilapidated home. In an April meeting, Council President Luke Stewart (R-Ward 5) sponsored a resolution allocating $100,000 for blight removal in the city. The funds would be taken out of casino revenue earmarked for economic development.
• Aug. 20, 2015: LITTLE VALLEY — Years after the former Little Valley Central School building on Rock City Street hosted its final class, students of a different variety are now taking advantage of the mostly vacant space there. The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office and Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District have agreed to terms to allow the Sheriff’s Office to use a classroom and gymnasium in the building. The agreement, approved by the school board at its Aug. 11 meeting, allows the Sheriff’s Office to use a classroom and the gymnasium in the school building for the next year for $2,200.