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Who Was Clinton V. Bush?

 Clinton V. Bush served as the fifth superintendent of the Jamestown Public Schools from 1938 to 1946. Born in Kennedy, Bush biked from his home in the village east of Falconer to attend the original Jamestown High School. After graduating from JHS in 1905, he attended Rochester Mechanics ...

Bush Elementary School main office team keeps school running smoothly

From welcoming families and monitoring attendance to caring for sick or injured students, the main office of any elementary school is at the center of nearly every part of the school day. At Bush Elementary School, school secretary Tracey Goldstein, health and attendance clerk Madi Lines, ...

Here’s to the ones we’ve lost

Back in the fourth grade, our daughter Chasity began learning and playing violin in the Jamestown School District, something she continued until her graduation from Jamestown High School. Now, I love music. I love playing “Who Sang This” with Sally when songs from the 50s through the ...

The five Italian good-byes, and more

All people of all ethnic backgrounds seem to have some kind of “traditions” that happened in their homes during their times spent together as a family. If you talk to others who share the same heritage as you, you and them will probably find that your “traditions” are very similar, ...

For the love of wine, have a glass

I have an urgent request: please drink a glass of wine this week. Share a bottle with your wife, your roommate or your Uncle Randy. It’s your duty as a citizen of the world. The wine industry in California and around the world is suffering, and I find it heartbreaking that something so ...

How to divide garden perennials for better blooming

If your spring and early-summer perennials are overgrowing their spaces, blooming less, producing smaller flowers or flopping over (possibly with a hole in their centers), they're telling you they want to be divided. Crowded plants often struggle because they must compete for limited water, ...