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St. Susan Center to host cooking competition fundraiser

Local News August 11, 2026

The St. Susan Center will host a cooking competition with a new twist starting in September. The center will host Battle of the Badges: The Ladle Showdown, as a sequel to St. Susan Center’s “So You Think You Can Cook” competition. The four-week culinary showdown will feature police, fire and EMS teams from across Chautauqua County while raising money for a much-needed walk-in freezer for St. Susan Center. The competition will be held Sept. 3, 10 and 17 and conclude with a championship finale on September 24 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Teams will prepare a signature soup for ...

Area libraries receive Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation grants

Local News August 11, 2026

Several area libraries are among those receiving grants from the Ralph C. Wilson Foundation’s Rural Library Grants Program. Each region in the foundation’s service areas will receive $1.5 million over the three-year period, distributed in amounts of $500,000 annually. The inaugural year of funding is going to more than 30 libraries across both regions. Through the program, libraries were invited to propose projects that respond to needs identified by their communities while aligning with the foundation’s focus areas. Chautauqua County libraries receiving money include the ...

Taxing Talk

Local News August 10, 2026

The Lakewood Cinema 8 theater is asking the state Supreme Court to decrease its taxable assessment by a little more than 50%. Attorneys filed the request in late July in state Supreme Court in Mayville. The theater is currently assessed at $2.5 million and is requesting a reduction to ...

CHRIC golf tournament fundraiser is Aug. 29

Community August 10, 2026

CHAUTAUQUA - The Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation & Improvement Corporation will host its 11th annual CHRIC Classic Golf Tournament on Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Chautauqua Golf Club, Lake Course, 4731 West Lake Road, Chautauqua. This year the tournament will be followed by an awards reception, raffles and luncheon being held immediately following the tournament at the Chautauqua Golf Club. All proceeds go to helping low- to moderate-income families in Chautauqua County. The tournament is open to the public. Registration and morning refreshments begin at 8 a.m. with a 9 a.m. shotgun ...

United Way adds Leslie Wille as director of growth, engagement

Community August 10, 2026

Leslie Wille has been hired as United Way of Chautauqua County’s director of growth and engagement, a new position created to strengthen relationships with donors and to increase organizational impact. The role reflects United Way’s commitment to engaging its supporters beyond each year’s fundraising campaign. By connecting individuals with the agency’s impact, the director of growth and engagement will demonstrate how donors are a part of the stories of the lives changed here in Chautauqua County. “Every gift to United Way represents someone who believes in this ...