Jamestown Community College’s Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition is on display until Friday at the Weeks Gallery on the second floor of the Jamestown Campus Sheldon Center. The event is free, open to the public, and features student works from all JCC campus locations. ...
Funny Pages (Wednesday at 7 p.m.) is a coming-of-age story. When Robert, a high school student and aspiring cartoonist, rejects the comforts of suburban life, dropping out of school and leaving home, he finds an unwilling teacher and unwitting friend in Wallace — a former low-level comic ...
FREDONIA — The 50-member New Horizons Band of Western New York will present their Spring Concert at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The free concert will be in the Harry A. King Concert Hall on the SUNY Fredonia campus. The concert is dedicated to Janet Stout, co- founder of the New Horizons Band of ...
A sci-fi action adventure and the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the hero who inspired the toy, Lightyear will be shown Wednesday at 1 p.m., Friday at 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday as a sensory friendly showing. The filmi follows the legendary Space Ranger after he’s marooned on a ...
We have been traveling for 18 days on our uncharted, breakout trip to New England, after 16 months of staying close to home because of Covid-19 restrictions. We have seen breathtaking views, heard interesting stories, searched for eateries and overnight accommodations and happened upon crazy ...
After my husband, Fred, and I had had enough of staying close to home for over a year, we decided it was time to take to the road again. I would have been alarmed to see how close to comfortable we had become with the earlier situation, if not for our frequent drives on many back roads in ...
My husband and I decided it was past time to get on the road, therefore we left home on fairly short notice and have traveled through the Finger Lakes area, looked at a few locks and have happily wandered around Vermont and New Hampshire. All of this was done without a plan, other than to go ...
A very long period of staying relatively close to home, caused my spouse and me to break out for an impulse trip. Our only goal was to head toward New England. We planned to take the road less traveled and turn where we saw signs telling of something of interest ahead. We did a bit of ...
Picnics took on various purposes through the years. Sometimes we had picnics when the men were working. That meant that either my sister-in-law and her family traveled or we did. In those days we ran two farms together. When the men worked at the lower farm, the picnic was there. When they ...
Call it twenty-five years, two and a half decades, a quarter century or 9,132 days. Whatever you call it, the people of Koinonia Christian Fellowship are excited and ready to celebrate their church’s big anniversary in many ways. One of those ways is the creation of a cookbook. Church ...
Of all the things I’ve lost I miss my mind the most. I wish that old cliche were not so appropriate. I don’t know who said that first, but he or she was a perceptive genius, and definitely over sixty – the age when chronic forgetfulness moves in permanently. What are you saying to ...
One of my favorite projects that I had my students take part in. for maybe about the last ten years of my career, was our annual tribute to one of the symbols of our country, our Red, White and Blue, our Stars and Stripes, our Banner of Freedom, our American Flag. The idea of a Flag Day ...
When I arrive to work at the Nature Center each morning, one of the first things I do is check on the hundreds of other ladies in the building. They are usually already working by the time I get there. Some are cleaning while others build, work security, or gather and prepare food. There are ...
As the summer sun wanes and the cool, crisp nights of fall encroach, we all start thinking about pumpkins, cider, and beautiful fall foliage. But before you put those shovels and gardening gloves away and fall into pumpkin spice lattes, don’t forget that September is one of the best times of ...
The end of August is one of those liminal spaces where we seem to exist in two different seasons. According to the calendar, it will be summer for a few more weeks, and the daytime is still often warm and sunny enough to continue beach days and summer activities. However, the nights are ...
Summertime is wonderful in Chautauqua County! Residents and visitors to our area are well aware of the recreational opportunities that our lakes offer. Lake Erie, Chautauqua, Findley, Bear, and the Cassadaga Lakes each receive their share of boaters, fisher(wo)men, swimmers, and paddlers, and ...
Question: I know what my medications cost me this year, but how will I know how much it will be next year? Answer: Each year we have insurance, the cost structures change. It doesn’t matter if we have employee health insurance, retiree coverage, Medicare coverage or a Marketplace plan. ...
Question: I remember you did an article about cleaning out your wallet? Could you do that one again and help me with this wallet? Answer: I would love to update that information and let’s get into that wallet and see what interesting stuff is in there! This advice applies to BOTH men and ...
Question: I just got a letter from my Medicare Supplement Plan and the letter says the monthly premium rates are going up by 20%. Answer: Well, I have to say that I have heard this from a lot of people recently on this topic. Each year at about this time, the insurance companies send a letter ...
Question: My sister in law has a $0 premium HMO, and I have a PPO plan which costs a little bit more for the premium. She thinks I am getting ripped off because I have to pay the company money each month and she doesn’t. What do you say? Answer: I want to say right up front, that the price ...
Students and staff at Washington Middle School continue to make progress in a program designed to make their school a better place. In its second year, peer mediators at Washington are already making an impact on resolving conflicts at school. Peer mediators are neutral facilitators in a ...
Washington Middle School administrations and staff members are putting that “fun” into Fridays. Washington students have been taking part in a monthly “Fun Friday Activity Hour” as part of the schools’ PBIS (Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports) Tier 1 rewards system. ...
“Can you find the two bunny ears?” asked Sofia Isabella to students in her fourth grade music class at Fletcher Elementary School. The school’s music room looked like a sea of keyboards — indeed, Isabella wasn’t referring to rabbits. “Bunny ears” instead were references to ...
Michelle Trussalo knew early on that her goldendoodle, Dwight, was capable of bringing joy to anyone who encountered him. “Since I adopted Dwight, he’s always had such a gentle and loving temperament,” said Trussalo, assistant principal at Fletcher Elementary School. “I always tried ...
KNOPP - To Cortland and Emily Knopp (Davis) of Rochester on Aug. 17, 2024, a son, Owen James Knopp. Grandparents are John and Karen Davis of Frewsburg, N.Y., and James and Polly Knopp of Westfield, N.Y.
PAGE — To Mike and Julie Page of Busti, July 24, 2023, in UPMC Chautauqua, Jamestown, a daughter, Savannah Emerald Page. Grandparents are Joette Giambra and Pat and Rick Page.
KNOPP — To Cortland and Emily Knopp (Davis) of Rochester on Nov. 12, 2022, a daughter, Hazel Jean Knopp. Grandparents are John and Karen Davis of Frewsburg, N.Y., and James and Polly Knopp of Westfield, N.Y.
SAEGER — To Gregory and Cindy Saeger, of West Ellicott, Jamestown, born on Oct. 23, 2022, at Magee Woman’s Hospital in Erie Pa., a daughter, Adalynn Taylor Saeger.
Crystal and Brett Walters of Eagle Bridge, N.Y., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Kerrigan Lorraine to Johnathan Alan Burris. Johnathan is the son of Lisa and Rob White of Jamestown, N.Y., and John and Patty Burris of Sevierville, Tenn. Walters and Burris are both ...
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Turcotte of Ashville, New York announce the engagement of their daughter, Anna Christina Turcotte to Zachary Stinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stinson of Orlando, Florida. Anna is a senior event manager and Zachary is a senior producer, videographer and photographer. A ...
Mark and Cindy Lind Hanson of Jamestown joyfully announce the engagement of their daughter, Kirstie Lind Hanson, to Wilson Lockwood, son of Mark and Tammy Lockwood of Jamestown. Graduating from JHS, Kirstie attained her B.S. from Daemen University and her M.A. from St. Bonaventure ...
Crystal and Brett Walters of Eagle Bridge, N.Y., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Kerrigan Lorraine to Johnathan Alan Burris. Johnathan is the son of Lisa and Rob White of Jamestown, N.Y., and John and Patty Burris of Sevierville, Tenn. Walters and Burris are both ...
SHERMAN - Kristin Morse and Thomas Stearns exchanged wedding vows on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at Pine Junction in Sherman, N.Y. The bride is the daughter of Kevin and Lisa Morse of Jamestown, N.Y., and the granddaughter of the late Howard and Autumn Foster of Lakewood, N.Y. The groom is the ...
Olivia Minsker and Noah Simpson were married on October 6, 2023, at Mendakota Country Club in Eagan, Minnesota. The bride is the daughter of Barry and Jennifer Minsker, and the groom is the son of Matt and Tracy Simpson. The bride’s grandmother is Doris Landy of Ashville, who was in ...
Ashley Anne Martz and Michael Felix Muzza exchanged wedding vows on May 27, 2023, in the Rose Garden, located in Smale Riverfront Park, on the northern shore of the Ohio River, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Pastor Ron Sinclair performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Jeff and Melissa ...
Noah Phillips and Heather DeGolier of Frewsburg were married May 6, 2023, on the island at the Dens Adelsmans Klub in Gerry. The minister was Debrah Westcott. Their DJ was Sue Abers. The photographer Kortney Nixon. The bride is the daughter of William DeGolier Sr. and Tammy DeGolier and ...
Walter and Betty Abbott of Gerry celebrated their 71st anniversary on April 18. The couple were married in Bainbridge, Georgia in 1953. Walter retired after 43 years of service to SMFlickenger/Sysco Co as a truck driver, retiring in 1996. Betty was a department manager for JCPenney Co for 15 ...
Joseph and Beth Hamm are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with dinner in Salamanca. They were married March 16, 1974, at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Eggertsville, N.Y. They have three sons: Angelo, Joseph, and Andrew; four grandsons and a granddaughter.
The 50th wedding celebration for Janet and Jim Huntington began on Friday, Aug. 11, with a family and friend bon fire at the home of the Huntington’s daughter, Tara Smith of Napoli. In honor of the couple’s wedding night pizza and root beer were the foods of choice. This was attended by ...
David and Donna Nichols of Gerry joyfully celebrated 60 years of marriage on June 22, 2023. Their children, Holly Scrano of Tully Lake, N.Y.; Jill Ellis of Charlotte, N.C.; Jennifer Leidich of North Ridgeville, Ohio; Marty Nichols of Skaneateles, N.Y.; and Tonja Dodd of Westfield, N.Y., along ...