“I’m at a great age.” Helen Gilbert of Jamestown says enthusiastically, “I’m in my nineties and I’m fortunate that I’m still doing creative things.” Although she was born in Rochester, she spent most of her childhood in Buffalo and Randolph. Her father, Lance Zavitz, ...

Gabriel Hrysenko saw biotechnology in her future while she was studying math and science at Jamestown Community College and SUNY Fredonia. She ended up doing what she loves, but not exactly what she had planned. Not even close. The Westfield woman grew up in New Jersey with her mother ...

Shortly after beginning a visit to the Little Valley home of Chuck Huntington, I knew I had met a good man. It was clear he was a good father and grandfather, respected his fellow man, took care of the creatures in nature and was a hard worker. “I was born in my mother’s bedroom on ...

The sun is out, clover runs wild, and bees of all sizes buzz about as I gaze around my lawn. A sight that may be a disagreeable for some is a pleasant one for me. In part from anthropogenic causes and in part from climate change, native and managed bee populations have been in steep ...

Some people think Becky Van Valkenburg is a cook extraordinaire, including the person who recommended Becky should be featured on this page. “I love to cook. Sometimes I don’t think I get enough opportunity to do that. My family will tell you I am involved in too much stuff,” she ...

St. Augustine described the world as a book and that failure to travel means only reading one page. For over a decade, a Jamestown couple has been enjoying retirement internationally from the Americas to Zimbabwe, reading many pages to do so. Bob and Kathy Barber worked at Jamestown ...