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Napoli Resident’s Love For Cooking Began On The Job

Irene Printup of Napoli began her love of cooking at a former Randolph restaurant and even though she no longer works away from home, she continues to create delicious dishes daily."When I first started cooking, I was waitressing at The Cottage Restaurant. A lovely lady named Lois Harrington introduced me to the deep fryers. I learned French fries, seafoods for the platters-shrimp, scallops, fish," she says. "I never forgot those chicken wings. There were four fryers. I could go through 2 quarts of lemonade like that. I learned to do prime rib, too.""When I got tired of doing nights and ...

Drug Addiction Awareness Walk Saturday

Alex G. Foulk was the poster child of the "All-American kid," said his mother, Kim Carlson.From his zeal for sports to his work as a youth counselor, Foulk, a lifelong Jamestown resident, was someone whose love of life was apparent to all who knew him."He was loved by everybody," Carlson said. "He was the best son a mom could ever want."Unfortunately, like so many young people around the country who've fallen prey to the rising tide of heroin, Foulk died of an overdose on Feb. 26.He was only 26 years old."(Alex's death) sent shock waves not only through our family but the entire ...

Stocking The Fenton Shelves

A few years ago, this column featured one of the grocery stores in Jamestown. It was in business under the name of Treat and Ogilvie from 1909 until just after World War II. It was mostly a wholesale fruit and produce business, but the storefront served the public as a grocery store as well. Daniel Ogilvie and Charles Treat, with experience in the grocery and produce business, became partners and began business at 208 Pine St.A recent donation to the Fenton History Center adds one more tidbit of history to that store and to the history of Jamestown. Besides the fresh produce, they ...

Lucille Ball Comedy Festival Draws Attendees From 41 States

National Comedy Center, Inc., the cultural institution developing the first national visitor experience dedicated entirely to the celebration of comedy, drew attendance from 41 states to Jamestown for its 2016 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival.The weekend included performances by "Daily Show" host Trevor Noah, the "king of the rant" Lewis Black, and one of this country's premiere comedians, Brian Regan, in addition to National Comedy Center dialogues with comedy writer-director Peter Farrelly, and the daughters of comedy legends Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor and George Carlin."The crowd was ...

The Endless Enigma (Part One)

Would I rather see it live, or listen to it in my car? This is often the dilemma I face when I must consider how best to consume my music.The introvert in me will always choose the latter. It's isolated, crystal clear and I can belt out my favorite songs while laying down my best beats upon my steering wheel in complete and utter privacy. Yes, jamming out in my car is one of my favorite past-times.But my personal experiences over the past few years have burst my bubble of self-isolation and exposed me to the sights and sounds of a live music event, whether they be pleasant or otherwise. ...

Creedence Clearwater Revisited Returns To Seneca Allegany Casino

SALAMANCA - For the second time since 2013, Creedence Clearwater Revisited came to Salamanca's Seneca Allegany Resort and Casino. With a new singer they sound, and look, even closer to the classic line up so many fans would love to see.How can you say that a band whose founders, still on stage after five decades, does not have the chops to take the stage for a 90-minute show and bring it to the fans in front of them? The good thing is that Stu Cook and Doug 'Cosmo' Clifford do not disappoint, and neither do their bandmates.From the time they kicked off the Aug. 6 performance with "Born ...