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These Birds Make Chicken Seem Smart

I enjoy the antics of our three dozen barnyard chickens. I chuckle at the truths behind the "chicken" expressions in our language: "Chickens come home .... You're too chicken to do that ... Don't count your chickens before they're hatched."Today's column is not about chickens. It is about guinea fowl.Guinea fowl are rounder, goofier cousins of chickens. They eat ticks. My poor wife's tick-borne Lyme disease has not fully responded to antibiotic treatment. She suffers. So she is thrilled at the idea of tick-eating fowl.We decided to experiment. We got 16 newborn guinea fowl in spring.I ...

Great Jamestown Chalk Walk Slated For Saturday

''Rain, rain, go away. Come again some other day,'' will be a popular tune among those who want to participate in the Great Jamestown Chalk Walk this weekend.The fifth annual Chalk Walk is slated to start at 8 a.m. Saturday if it isn't raining, said Michael Dykeman, Jamestown Now spokesperson. Dykeman said the event is typically a last moment decision for participants because they cannot create beautiful and unique designs if it is raining.''It cannot be done with any rain at all,'' he said. ''If the sidewalks are wet, it won't work.''Despite being weather dependent, Dykeman said the ...

Take Heart, Dear Friends

I don't know how my mother has survived all these years as she listens to me blather on the phone. I really have no idea.Thank you, mom, for the collective hours you have spent listening to me ramble.I call to tell her about my day, about what is weighing down on me, about the problem I have with x, y or z and a full laundry list of other things.If you look at her cellphone history, I'm sure 90 percent of it is me calling her.The other day, we had a conversation about some disheartening information I'd come across, and how I was having a hard time with it. She has this amazing way of ...

Jamestown Schools Keep Buildings And Grounds In Tip-Top Shape Through Capital Projects

A newly renovated elementary school, districtwide technology upgrades and improving infrastructure at schools are just some of the capital projects that have been completed, and are still in progress, in the Jamestown Public Schools.In 2011, Jamestown voters approved a $68 million capital project authorization. The projects on this page are part of this 2011 public approval. Jamestown Public Schools will receive 98 percent state aid for eligible costs for the $68 million capital project. Along with the 98 percent state aid for eligible costs, the district is also eligible for Excel Aid, ...

JPS Technology Takes A Step Forward With Districtwide Update

Jamestown Public Schools knows that technology is a crucial component to a child's education in the 21st Century. Ensuring that the district's instructional technology infrastructure is up-to-date has been a priority as part of the $68 million capital project authorized by the public in 2011."The use of technology in the classroom and across the district is an important part of our five-year Strategic Plan," said JPS Superintendent Tim O. Mains. "All of the technology upgrades and improvements put into place have one goal, to benefit our students and staff."As part of the districtwide ...

Love Elementary School Ready To Welcome Students Back To Renovated Building

Love Elementary School is ready to welcome back students and their families for the 2016-17 school year after a year of capital improvement projects."We appreciated the hospitality of both Lincoln Elementary School and Washington Middle School. The staff at both schools were such a great help in housing our students last year while Love School was closed for renovations and providing a really positive experience for our students, staff and families," said Love Elementary School Principal Renee Hartling. "However, we are very excited to get our entire school back together and thrilled ...