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High Standards

If there was a report card that covered Carl Raineir’s lifespan, he would have straight A’s in every area. Born to parents who immigrated from Italy, he came by his grateful attitude naturally. “They never felt entitled. They were honored to be in America to work hard for a ...

Changes For The Future

Originally started in 1991, Chautauqua County Rails To Trails has been working to provide means of natural conservation for the community. At the same time, the group also tries to preserve trails that once served as crucial points of infrastructure on railroad networks in the United ...

Pampering

FREDONIA — I can now say I have been greeted by a cat wearing a necktie. Actually, there were seven laid-back, happy male felines wearing ties on my recent visit to 9 Lives Holistic in Fredonia. Owners Lynda Sandoval and Niner Baxter have put a lot of time and thought into their business ...

Bygone Memories

When Joe Triscari was just eight years old, he started his first job as a shoeshine boy. Although he changed vocations, he continued to work until he was 83, never turning down an opportunity to serve the public. Triscari was born in WCA Hospital on Dec. 20, 1926. He has fond memories of ...

To New Albion

Kim and Mark Burkhard live in a cozy home on a three-acre plot in New Albion. She grew up in Albion, and her husband lived in Cheektowaga until his family moved to Ellicottville in his senior year of high school. They met at HoliMont Ski Resort where Mark has worked since he was 18. ...

A Great Age

“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, ...