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THE Est. 2016
GOWANDA PRESS Dec. 23-29, 2016
Man pulled from Wednesday morning fire at 23 W. Main St.
Removing the excess
By Rich Place
Managing Editor
Press photo by Rich Place
Workers from the village’s Department of Public Works work at dawn Wednesday morning to remove snow from West Main Street in Gowanda.
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church to again host Christmas dinner
GOWANDA — While families are gathered cozily in their homes or on their way to a family dinner, a group of volunteers is spending part of its Christmas afternoon preparing a meal that gives back to the community. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Gowanda will again this year serve its annual Christmas dinner for the community. The feast — which includes ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, Brussels sprouts, bread, drinks and cookies — will begin at noon and
GOWANDA — A 56-year-old man was transported to Erie County Medical Center’s burn unit early Wednesday morning after being pulled from a structure fire on West Main Street. Gowanda Police Department officer-in-charge Steve Raiport said early Wednesday afternoon the victim, whose name was not released, was on life support around noon. “We hope for the best,” he said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.” The village’s police and fire departments were dispatched to the blaze at 1:10 a.m. at 23 W. Main St. Some members of the fire department were already on their way to the fire hall because of a carbon monoxide alarm See Fire, Page 21 continue until 2 p.m. “We have had families come in for Christmas dinner, and that is so nice,” said Marolie Harvey, one of the volunteers for the dinner. “Maybe you are visiting your parents and they do not cook anymore — well come on down to St. Mary’s and take the dinners home with you.” The dinners have been a recent tradition for St. Mary’s, which Harvey described as a “small church See Dinner, Page 20