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How To Make Sure Prescriptions Are Filled

Senior News

Question: I want to be sure I can get my medications after the first of the year. What should I do? Answer: This last three months have been very intense for many of those with Medicare. There are many plans that were discontinued and therefore more than a third of the population in Western New York with Medicare had to find new insurance. That means a LOT of people have new insurance cards this month. All of that information needs to be communicated to providers when you go to the office. That also means that new information needs to be communicated at your pharmacy. All those records ...

The Secret World Beneath The Snow

Nature

On a cold winter day, it’s easy to think of the landscape as frozen, silent, and asleep. Snow covers our fields and forests, trails crunch underfoot, and most signs of life seem to disappear. But just beneath that snowy surface exists a hidden world, and this world is very much alive. ...

Suggestions For Senior Citizen’s Gifts

Senior News

Question: The holidays are here and I can’t imagine what to get my parents. They are starting to downsize and keep saying they don’t want anything. I don’t know what they need. What ideas do you have? Answer: Christmas time and the holiday season can be stressful. We want to be sure we remember to give gifts to everyone we love. But what to get them? What do they need. Also giving stuff just to give stuff, doesn’t really help anyone. So hopefully this helps. Our older family, neighbors, and friends rely on those that help them to make their life better. Sometimes this can be ...

Love School Surprises Cammarata Ahead Of Retirement

Focus On Schools

Adriana Cammarata’s winter break will last just a bit longer than her students’ or colleagues’ — after 30 years of service to S.G. Love Elementary School, the beloved teacher will conclude her career on Dec. 19. During the school’s Dec. 8 POP Assembly, Principal Michael Brown ...

JHS Penny Wars Benefits Schnars Family

Focus On Schools

Jamestown High School’s annual “Penny Wars” fundraiser is underway and this year will benefit a local family who recently lost a beloved father, brother, and son. All proceeds from the fundraiser — a month-long fundraising competition organized by JHS Student Organization — will ...

There Is Life Beneath The Snow

Nature

Snow. While it’s still early in the winter, here in Chautauqua County we are already feeling the freeze. The world has been blanketed with white, and it seems like that blanket is here to stay. While the snow does cause some inconveniences for us humans, for many animals it is one of ...