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Johnson's musings are a must-read for area golfers

Upon pulling into the parking lot at Conewango Valley Country Club in North Warren, Pennsylvania for the 36th annual Riggs Memorial Champions last Sunday morning, I was greeted by, arguably, the area’s most passionate golf historian. To suggest that Scott M. Johnson LOVES the ...

Ellicott clerk named state clerks association treasurer

Amy Bellardo, Ellicott town clerk, has been officially sworn in as treasurer of the New York State Town Clerks Association. Bellardo has served as a district director for the association for the past four years, representing Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Erie and Niagara counties. In that ...

County Youth Bureau makes grants available

The Chautauqua County Youth Bureau has funding available to support programs that promote positive youth development for young people under the age of 21. The funding is provided by the state Office for Children and Family Services and administered through the county Department of Mental Hygiene and Social Services. Youth development programs that could receive funding include, but are not limited to, the following: - Citizenship and civic engagement activities including youth leadership, cultural competency and race equity; - Community activities that include youth activism, ...

DAR Member has multiple connections to American Revolution

It only takes one ancestor for someone to be eligible to join the Daughters of the American Revolution, but DAR member Loretta Smith actually has four or five ancestors that had a prominent connection to the Revolution and would be considered patriots. The main ancestor that Smith chose for her DAR membership was Reverend William Wait. Born in Rhode Island, Wait came to Cambridge, N.Y., in 1774 and established a Baptist Church there in a small town called White Creek. “We’ve actually been there, it’s in Washington County which is in East New York, along the border with ...

JJC founder to receive Unitarian Social Justice Award on Sunday

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Jamestown is presenting its 2026 T. Richard Parker Award for Social Justice to Justin Hubbard. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, June 21, at 10:30 a.m., at the church at 1255 Prendergast Ave., Jamestown. All are welcome to the service and ...

JCC Residence Life director to lead statewide organization

Tyler Silagyi, director of residence life at Jamestown Community College, will assume the role of president of the State University of New York Residence Life and Housing Administrators organization in September. Silagyi, who has served as president-elect since June 2025, will serve a ...