Holiday Valley’s Winter Carnival weekend was packed full of family-fun and activities including the Costume Parade and the Dummy Downhill event. The resort’s biggest winter event of the season had a Retro Party theme giving participants a chance to break out their vintage ski attire.
The 2023-24 Salamanca Common Council was sworn in Sunday at 11 a.m. in the courtroom at the city municipal building by City Judge Matthew Swenson.
The city of Salamanca Youth Bureau and Police Department, Seneca Nation Marshals and Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office teamed up for their annual Shop with a Cop event Wednesday. Law enforcement could be seen pushing shopping carts through the aisles at Walmart in Allegany with students fr…
After two years off due to COVID-19 concerns, the Ellicottville Halloween parade was back on Monday. Busloads of Ellicottville Elementary School students and pre-schoolers marched along Monroe, Washington and Jefferson streets starting at 1 o’clock on an overcast afternoon. Their costumes br…
A parade of costumed movie and TV show characters, ghastly ghouls, wicked witches, vicious vampires and more made its way down Main Street in Salamanca Monday evening. The city’s second annual parade saw hundreds of people dress up and make the short trek from the Dudley Hotel to Jefferson S…
The words creepy, crawly and spooky will likely come to mind when people visit Mike Madison’s amazing Halloween display at 359 State Park Ave. in Salamanca. The State Park Avenue resident has steadily been adding to and expanding his annual Halloween display for years, making it a must-see f…
The 44th annual Salamanca Seneca Falling Leaves Festival kicked off Friday at noon and ran through Sunday afternoon. The three-day event held at Jefferson Street Park and the downtown area, featured live entertainment, tasty food, arts and crafts, carnival rides and the Grand Parade on Sunda…
Hundreds of area residents gathered along Main Street in Randolph on Saturday to show their pride and gratitude to local United States Military Veterans and active duty service members at the 6th annual Randolph Area Veterans Appreciation Day Parade. Marching units and spectators alike were …
Country singer/songwriter Walker Hayes performed Wednesday for a sold-out grandstand at the Cattaraugus County Fair. Hayes delivered a setlist of hits, personal compositions and a couple of new releases for an enthusiastic crowd that sang along to every song. Managing editor Kellen Quigley, …
Day three of the Cattaraugus County fair was full of activities ranging from judging of horses, dairy cattle, swine and rabbits to more fun on the midway.
The Broken B Rodeo gave spectators a taste of the Old West during Sunday night’s feature event at opening day of the 179th Cattaraugus County Fair. It showcased cowboys battling challenging bulls and skilled cowgirls and their horses demonstrating some of the best barrel racing around.
The 31st annual Marvin “Joe” Curry Veterans Powwow returned to Veterans Memorial Park in Salamanca last weekend. A number of dance, drum and singing competitions were featured with more than $36,000 in prizes awarded. More than 420 registered dancers competed in a kaleidoscope of beautiful c…
There are dozens upon dozens of photos in our archives that show the destruction and aftermath of the Flood of 1972 in Salamanca. Here is but a handful.
The Seneca Salamanca Chamber of Commerce presented its Chamberfest Beer & Wine Festival on Saturday at the Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino. The ticketed event gave people a chance to sample craft beers and wine as they also enjoyed local food, arts and crafts and music while supporti…
Officials from the Salamanca American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts welcomed hundreds to the war vets memorial outside Veterans Memorial Park for annual Memorial Day ceremonies Monday.
The Randolph Memorial Day Parade and ceremonies were held for the first time in two years. Spectators lined the parade route along Main Street on a beautiful day as parade units made their way up to the cemetery for services.
Although Earth Day is officially observed on April 22 each year, a group of volunteers made it their mission Saturday to cleanup Main Street and other areas of Salamanca. After their morning task, participants were treated to a pizza party at Marino’s.
About 50 people visited the Randolph Volunteer Fire Company during the annual RecruitNY statewide initiative with an open house on Saturday. Two dozen firefighters conducted tours of the station, answered questions and demonstrated fire rescue equipment. Three people signed up to become new …
Cold, wet weather didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of area anglers during opening day of trout season on Friday, April 1. Opening day is an annual tradition enjoyed by many families as they fish the waters stocked with fine trout by the Randolph Fish Hatchery. Angling was especially good in Litt…
Hundreds of people gathered on the sidewalks of Main Street Friday evening for the return of Salamanca's annual Silver Bells Christmas Parade. About a dozen units made their way to Jefferson Street Park dressed up in holiday decorations and colorful lights. At the end of the parade was Santa…
For the first time in many years, hundreds of kids and adults dressed as monsters, superheroes, animals, supernatural beings and more made their way down Main Street for the Salamanca Halloween Parade. Following the parade, participants and onlookers made their way to Jefferson Street Park t…
The 43rd annual Salamanca Seneca Falling Leaves Festival continued Saturday in downtown Salamanca with a car show, free carnival rides and live entertainment, dozens of vendors and more.
The 43rd annual Salamanca Seneca Falling Leaves Festival kicked off Friday at noon. The three-day event was held Oct. 1-3 in Jefferson Street Park and the downtown area featuring favorites from past years and new attractions this year. Kids enjoyed free carnival rides set up along Sycamore Avenue.
Salamanca Mayor Sandy Magiera presented Sally Marsh with a special proclamation from the city Sept. 2 at her last hootenanny of the season. It recognized her 50 years of leading the sing-a-long and proclaimed Sept. 2, 2021, as Hootenanny Day with Sally Marsh. What began as singing around a c…
Country music’s platinum-selling artist Justin Moore played to a thrilled audience Thursday night as the headlining act at the Cattaraugus County Fair. Opening for Moore were local favorites The Hootz, the band originally from Franklinville and Salamanca now based in Tennessee.
