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Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fortney

Amber R. Grekalski was married Saturday, September 16, 2023 to Raymond M. Fortney at Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church in Jamestown, New York. The marriage was performed by Reverend Luke Fodor at 4 p.m. The bride is the daughter of Donna Grekalski and the late Paul Grekalski of Frewsburg, New ...

Abigail Dobek-Justin Love

James Dobek and Mary Dobek of Jamestown, New York, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Abigail M. Dobek, to Justin D. Love. Justin is the son of Charles Love and Daphane Shoenthel of Syracuse, New York, and is the father to his son, Jaxson Love, and daughter, Maliyah ...

Leave Your Leaves As Habitat, Fertilizer

We’ve come to that time of year when we must decide how to manage the leaves that are falling on our yards and grounds. We humans are the guests in our forest environment. The trees and wildlife preceded our disturbance and occupancy. Over time, we’ve learned that leaves provide valuable ...

Outdoor Play Is Essential

Unstructured outdoor play, once a defining feature of childhood, has significantly diminished over recent decades due to societal changes of debatable degrees of logic. This decline has serious implications for our kid’s physical, cognitive, and emotional development, and as with so many ...

Sorting Through The Deluge Of Insurance Mail

Question: I have been getting so much mail about insurance coverage and different plans. What is happening? Answer: There is so much insurance information flying around, it is hard to know what to pay attention to. What information is accurate and complete, and what is information just sent to you, so that you call and ask questions, so they can convince you to change your coverage? This question is similar to one I answered a couple weeks back, but a slightly different take on the issue. Each year between October 1 and December 7th everyone with Medicare gets slammed with mail from ...

Water Is A Precious Resource

Here at Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy, we protect the land that protects the water. Even though we are nestled on Chautauqua Lake, as a land trust, the lake is not our number one focus. There are so many ponds, creeks, streams, rivers, and even the headwaters of the Mississippi River in our ...