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Who Was Lillian G. Dickson?

Anyone traveling along Falconer Street in Jamestown, may have noticed the playground at the corner of Falconer and Sturges Street. This is the Lillian G. Dickson Playground. So why is there a playground there and who was Lillian G. Dickson? In 1892, a five room school house was built on that ...

How Can A Physical Therapist Help With Knee Osteoarthritis?

Your physical therapist will design an individualized treatment program specific to the exact nature of your condition and your goals. Range of Motion Often, abnormal motion of the knee joint can lead to a progression of OA when there is more contact between, and wear on, the bones. Your ...

The White Nights Of St. Petersburg

Our Baltics cruise began in Copenhagen, Denmark, with a two day stop in the city of “White Nights.” This profoundly Russian City of St. Petersburg was conceived by Czar Peter the Great or Peter I. His grandson, Peter III, subsequently married Catherine II or Catherine the Great. The ...

Give It Your Best Shot

A red picnic table is pictured along the Riverwalk near the Chadakoin River. Photo by Sandy Robison. Send us your ‘‘Best Shot’’ of unique moments in your family’s life. Write clearly your name and address on the back of the photo along with a few details, and mail to The Post-Journal, ...

Great Aunt Gladys — Rhapsody In Blue

My great aunt Gladys is a legend in our family, for the things we know and for those we don’t. She was a flapper, a beauty, the favorite of the family. Our great-grandfather Alfred called her “baby” as she was the youngest of the Johnson clan. She died at age 30 in 1933; within a year, ...

Look Around Your Table

Four years ago, I wrote a column just before Thanksgiving and several people thought to write and tell me that it had moved them. It was about appreciating the people in your life and never taking them for granted. Life is short, I pointed out, so I urged everyone to look around their table ...