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Qwister To Perform Final Southern Tier Brewery Show Of 2016 Aug. 27

For local band Qwister, the dwindling days of summer bring with them a new lineup and a refreshing take on the group's musical direction moving forward.On Saturday, Aug. 27, the Jamestown based reggae-jam rock band will give its last performance of the 2016 season at one of its favorite venues: the Southern Tier Brewing Company.Having performed at the Lakewood brewery a handful of times during the past few months, Qwister will take the stage at the Empty Pint for the last time this year with a new face on lead guitar and a fresh take on some of its older and more recently-penned ...

The Granddog, The Cats, The Old Dogs

Marty came to visit. He is a granddog. We have two granddogs, plus an in-law dog. They coexist with our pair of Lab-sized mutts on occasion.Marty trundles between the house and the barn, trailing a woven 20-foot-long orange "lead," a leash without a loop that gun dog trainers use to limit their pups' range.Marty is near to the ground, just a smidgen higher than those pot-bellied pigs whose races delighted us at last month's Jefferson County Fair. His pedigree crosses Jack Russell terrier with dachshund, yielding a light brown "wiener dog" on steroids.Marty has two trundle speeds. One is ...

What I Can Do: Pinterest And Failure

I am not a Pinterest mom.No matter how hard I try, I can't take an old dresser and used coffee filters, and turn them into 50 different time-saving objects. I can't make my own paper out of leaf clippings, painting anything other than stick figures and flowers is out of the question and I certainly cannot use a hot glue gun without burning myself.Despite that, I tried to reorganize my house yesterday, dear friends.I sorted through all the papers, found little boxes to put the important ones in and threw out a whole bunch of others.I took my kid's toys, put them in little baskets and got ...

Chautauqua Institution Presents ‘War And Its Warriors’

Week Eight at Chautauqua Institution helps to provide support for veterans, features David H. Petraeus, Wes Moore, Phil Klay, Kayla WilliamsChautauqua Institution is proud to announce a special donation drive alongside its program lineup for Week Eight of its 2016 season, a week on veterans and war. For every purchase of a day, morning or afternoon pass, the Institution has pledged to donate $1 to the Chautauqua County Veterans Endowment Fund to provide financial assistance to local veterans. Renowned guests featured at Chautauqua this week include retired four-star general of the U.S. ...

Be True To Your School

In some states schools are back in session. Around here, back to school deals are being advertised by local stores, parents are checking over those school supply lists sent home with students at the end of the last school year, and stocking up on some/all of those items, a little or a lot at a time, and despite what kids are dreading about there being only about three weeks of summer vacation left. My old K-8 school, St James Parochial School, is planning a huge school reunion this October, my JHS graduating class just held its 45th reunion, and Sally and her schoolmates at Sherman ...

That Red Flower

Mid-July. The flower is back.In a world that's mostly greens (so many wonderful shades of green) with some tans (I do try to overlook the early reds), the tall crimson spikes stand out sharply, even if across the lake.It took a kayak (or was it still a canoe?) trip back then to get to see this magnificent flower up close. Two to five feet in height with scarlet flowers over an inch long (and plenty of those) ("corolla 1 1/2" long, 2-lipped, upper corolla lip 2-lobed, split between lobes; lower corolla lip 3-lobed" if you want to be precise), this is absolutely (thanks to the Audubon ...