Aurora Reaches Plowing Agreement for Knox Farm

Aurora Reaches Plowing Agreement for Knox Farm
At its Jan. 24 meeting, the Aurora Town Board approved an agreement between the town and New York State regarding the plowing of Knox Farm State Park. The town will continue to plow the driveway and parking lot at the park.
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Aurora Republicans will Honor Volker
The Aurora Republican Committee will honor retired State Senator Dale M. Volker at a testimonial dinner on Sat., March 5 at the East Aurora Country Club. The event is part of a continuing program and series highlighting the careers of political leaders who have served the Republican Party with distinction through the years. Prior award winners include retired Aurora town supervisors Henry J …
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The Youngs and the North Star Tavern: An Ebenezer-Elma Connection
Sometime in the early 1820s, a man named Georgious Jung emigrated from Baden Wurtemburg, Germany, to the community of Langford in western New York State. Here he purchased a modest farm and, along with his wife Katherina, raised seven children. The middle child, born in 1854, was named Alexander, and about that time their name was changed to Young.
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