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Beah Discussion Cancelled
Ishmael Beah’s discussion at the Robert H. Jackson Center scheduled for Tuesday evening has been canceled.
Veterans Council To Issue IDs
HINSDALE – The Cattaraugus-Allegany Counties Joint Veterans Council will be issuing identification cards through the Veterans I.D. Program on Saturday, March 9 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Hinsdale American Legion Post, Route 16, Hinsdale. Any honorably discharged veteran from Cattaraugus or Allegany counties can bring their DD-214 discharge to the location and walk away with a picture identification card. For more information, contact the Veterans Service Agency at 701-3298.
Jump Rope Event Set For March 21
FALCONER – Harvey C. Fenner Elementary School students in the Falconer Central School District will host their 25th annual Jump Rope for Heart event Thursday, March 21. Students are jumping at a chance to help fight heart disease and stroke. Over the past 24 years, the Falconer Central School district has raised more than $210,000. Students will be collecting sponsorship pledges in the coming days. The donations will be given to the American Heart Association while the students earn the pledge by performing jump rope skills and tricks in small teams for 40 minutes. Donations can be made directly to American Heart Association with the school’s name in the memo or to the Falconer PTO. For more information, contact Darin Kennedy at 665-6627, ext. 3156, fax 665-6668 or email dkennedy@falcon.wnyric.org
Ice Pick Contest Continues
BEMUS POINT – The Chautauqua Lake Ice Pick contest continues to raise more money. Peter Sullivan, event organizer, said $10,000 has been raised, which was the initial goal. Because there is more cold weather predicted in the forecast, the contest has been extended to March 10. For information on the contest or to place a bet, visit clakeicepick.com. The first contest was in 2011, when $8,000 was raised for the Chautauqua Lake Association. In 2012, because of unseasonably warmer temperatures, the contest was not held. For this year’s contest, 50 percent of the money raised will be given to the Chautauqua Lake Association. The other 50 percent will be given to those who most accurately predict when the ice breaks, which will cause the pick to fall into the lake. The winner of the contest will receive 25 percent of the money raised. The next five closest guesses will split the remaining 25 percent.
Sewer Board To Meet Tuesday
CELORON – The South and Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer District Administrative Board will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Water Pollution Control Facility, Celoron. The public is welcome to attend.
Prophecy Meeting Begins Wednesday
The Prophecy Conference, led by Lance Anderson, will be presented at the Martin Road Christian Fellowship at 6:30 p.m. on March 6, 13 and 20.
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Luncheon Set For Wednesday
SALAMANCA – A pot luck luncheon will be enjoyed by members of the Salamanca AARP Chapter 844 at their next meeting on Wednesday, March 6, at noon at the Salamanca Senior Center, 18 Main St., Salamanca. Place settings will be provided. Special guests will include John Sheehan, executive director, and Jenny Ingrao, director of membership events of the Seneca Salamanca Chamber of Commerce. Members are urged to make reservations with Rosetta Quattrone, 945-1843, for the next board meeting, which will be held on March 20 at noon at the Pyramid Inn.
Library Board
To Meet Monday
The monthly board meeting of the Fluvanna Free Library will be held Monday at 6 p.m. in the library. The library will now be open on the first Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and all other Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Frewsburg Board To Meet Monday
FREWSBURG – The Frewsburg Central School Board of Education will hold a special board meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the superintendent’s office. The public is welcome to attend. The board will discuss a $208,500 bid by H.H. Rauh Contracting Co. for a building project at Robert H. Jackson Elementary School.
After-Prom
Meeting Is Today
FALCONER – Parents of Falconer Central School juniors and seniors will meet at 6 p.m. today in the seventh grade project room for an after-prom meeting. The group needs as many parents as possible to attend to make decisions on the party for this year. Also, all junior and senior parents should send in pictures for the collages. They can be brought to Rosie Digirolamo in the school’s health office. Parents of underclassman are invited to participate.
County Planning To Meet Tuesday
WESTFIELD – The next meeting of the Chautauqua County Planning Board has been scheduled for Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the Westfield Village Hall, 23 Elm St., Westfield. If you should have questions regarding this meeting, please contact the Chautauqua County Planning Department at 661-8900.
Workshop Set For Wednesday
ASHVILLE – A homeowner education workshop on septic systems will be held from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, at the Hewes BOCES Center, Building A, Route 394, Ashville. Presentations will include speakers from the Chautauqua Lake Management Commission, Chautauqua County Health Department and Onsite Engineering LLC. The event is sponsored by Cornell University, Chautauqua County Planning Department, Chautauqua County Health Department and the Chautauqua Lake Management Commission. For more information, call Jeff Diers, county watershed coordinator, at 661-8915 or Sri Vedachalam of Cornell University at 607-254-7163.
Board Of
Health To Meet
The next meeting of the Cattaraugus County Board of Health has been scheduled for Wednesday, March 6, at noon. The meeting will be held at the St. Bonaventure Clubhouse Restaurant, Route 417, Allegany.
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District Directors To Hold Meetings
The Chautauqua County Soil & Water Conservation District directors will hold their regular meeting Thursday at 9 a.m. at the district office, 3542 Turner Road, Jamestown.
Randolph Church To Hold Dinner
The Randolph United Presbyterian Church will host a beef on weck dinner at noon on Sunday following morning worship. The public is invited. Take outs are available. The menu includes a beef on weck sandwich, potato or macaroni salad, Jello salad, chips, beverages and dessert. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for children ages 5-12. Children under 5 are free. To pre-order, call the church at 358-4255.
Fundraiser Set For Thursday
The parsonage committee of Emmanuel Baptist Church, 53 W. 23 St., Jamestown, will hold a pancake dinner fundraiser from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday. The cost is $5 per dinner. Take outs will be available.
Library To Host E-Reader Class
BEMUS POINT – The Bemus Point Library, 13 Main St., Bemus Point, will host an e-reader workshop at 2 p.m. Wednesday for users of Kindle, Nook, IPad and other devices. The workshop will also teach how to download system library books to a device. Attendees should have an Amazon account and a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System card. They should also bring their e-reader. To register, call 386-2274.
Board Changes Meeting Times
The Town of Kiantone Planning Board has changed its meeting times. The board will now meet at the Kiantone Community Building, 1521 Peck Settlement Road, Jamestown, on the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. except July and August.
County Taxes Due March 31
LITTLE VALLEY – Cattaraugus County taxpayers have until March 31 to pay their taxes at the local collector’s office. After that, they will be returned to the county Treasurer’s Office for collection and a 5 percent fee will be added to the bill in addition to 1 percent interest added at the end of each month. Any taxpayer who purchased property in the county after March 1, 2012 and didn’t receive a tax bill in January, should contact the local collector to find out how much they owe. For more information, contact the county treasurer at 938-9111.
Plant Workshops Begin March 1
The benefits of using native plants in garden and landscape designs will be explored in four workshops March 1 at Jamestown Community College. Open to novice and expert gardeners alike, Native Landscapes & Gardens Day will be from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Carnahan Center. The $40 registration fee includes lunch. Keynote speaker Sally Cunningham will discuss “Ecofriendly Landscapes and Gardens: Why? How?” Workshops will focus on how to obtain and integrate native plants. The program is cosponsored by JCC, the Chautauqua County Master Gardeners and the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy. To register, call 338-1005.
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Ballroom Event
Is Wednesday
CELORON – The Jamestown Musical Association Local 134 is holding a live entertainment ballroom dance event in support of live entertainment featuring the Bemus Bay Pops Dance Band on Wednesday from 8-10 p.m. at the Celoron American Legion. The public is invited to attend.
JCC To
Host Webinar
Jamestown Community College will host a live webinar Wednesday as part of the Second Nature Security and Sustainability Forum on the Findings of the National Climate Assessment. The program, which is open to the public, will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Lenna Theatre in the Hultquist Library building. The draft assessment, which was released in January by the U.S. Global Change Research Program for public review, is assembled from data provided by academic, government, non-profit and private sector experts. The assessment is prepared every four years. Several members of the National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee will discuss findings from the report and answer questions from the audience. For more information, call Tom Meara, JCC’s sustainability program coordinator, at 338-1194.
Auto Club To Meet Wednesday
The Chautauqua Lake Region Antique Automobile Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Fluvanna War Vets. Guests are welcome to attend. The club is open to anyone interested in antique and classic automobiles. For more information, call Al Oag at 483-6287.
Planning Group To Meet Tuesday
The Jamestown Planning Commission will meet at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the mayor’s fourth floor conference room in Jamestown City Hall, 200 E. Third St., Jamestown. The public is welcome to attend.
Jean Donations Being Accepted
Jefferson Middle School will be collecting jeans for the homeless through the “Teens for Jeans” sponsored by Aeropostale. The school will collect gently used, but in good condition, jeans in any size from the community and students until Friday. Jefferson’s donations to Aeropostale will then given to local homeless shelters. Jefferson will be adding its own community service element by allowing certain students to choose jeans from the donations. Those students will receive an invite and have an opportunity to pick a pair of jeans before Jefferson sends them to Aeropostale.
Pistol Exemption Form Is Available
Current pistol permit holders who would like to remove their names and addresses from the public record of pistol permit holders may do so by completing an exemption form and mailing to the Pistol Permit office at 3 N. Erie St., Mayville, NY 14757. Forms are available to be downloaded at www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/departments/clerk.
Ripley Board To Meet Thursday
RIPLEY – A regular meeting of the Ripley Central School Board of Education will be held Thursday at 6:30 p.m., in the cafeteria of the school, for the purpose of any and all items that come before the board.
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Treasure Hunt Medallion Found
The 2013 Winter Festival Treasure Hunt Medallion has been found. Congratulations go out to the winner of the event, who found the medallion at the Russell E. Diethrick Jr. Park in Jamestown in an urn. The prizes, $100 cash plus a weekend stay at The Maple Inn, Chautauqua Institution, will be announced at the festival this weekend. Taylor Lehman of Jamestown, a student at SUNY Fredonia and employed at Northwest Savings Bank in Mayville, and her grandmother, Janet Henderson of Busti wrote the treasure hunt clues this year.
Outdoor Club
To Hike Sunday
On Sunday, the Allegheny Outdoor Club will ski or hike the trails at Brush Hollow Cross-Country Ski/Hiking Area off Route 948, 10 miles north of Ridgway, Pa. Participants will meet at Howe’s True Value at 1:30 p.m. or at the trailhead at 2 p.m. For more information, call Bob Gregersen at 814-723-9607 or 814-779-3631.
Busti Auxiliary
To Meet Tuesday
The Busti Fire Department Auxiliary will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the fire hall. Discussion will be on assisting the firemen with their Daytona 500 party, the annual banquet in March and ideas for future fundraising. All members are encouraged to attend this meeting. New members are welcome.
Historical Society To Meet Monday
FREWSBURG – The Carroll Historical Society will hold its first meeting of the year on Monday at 7 p.m. Jay Glarner of Frewsburg, who has offered to make a video of the history of Frewsburg and Carroll, will be the guest. The society is also presenting recent renovations to meeting rooms and discussing plans for an open house in May honoring Robert H. Jackson. The public is invited to attend the meeting at 5 Main St., Frewsburg, in the building behind the Carroll Town Hall.
Donations Now Being Accepted
The First Lutheran Church Community Outreach Center, corner of Chandler and Center streets, is currently accepting donations of small household items and clothing, in good condition. Items should be dropped off during regular center hours, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Railroaders
To Meet Friday
Independent Railroaders will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Friday in the First Lutheran Church, 120 Chandler St., Jamestown. A presentation and booksigning by Chuck Spinner, author of ”The Tragedy at the Lomis Street Crossing,” will be at 7 p.m. For more information, contact Dave Shaw at 763-6211.
Thule Lodge To Meet Saturday
BEMUS POINT – The Thule Lodge, located at 4123 Pancake Hill Road, will meet Saturday at 2 p.m. for the monthly meeting and refreshments. All members are encouraged to attend. Thule Lodge, now into its 106th year, serves to preserve the Swedish heritage through events and activities. New members are always welcome.
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Fundraiser Dinner Set For Thursday
A spaghetti dinner to benefit the Maple Grove boys basketball team will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday in the Maple Grove Junior-Senior High School cafeteria. Tickets are $8 at the door and include dinner, salad, a drink and dessert. Children 10 and under are $5. Following the dinner, the team will have its senior night game against Westfield.
Mina Reschedules Board Meeting
The regularly scheduled Mina Town Board meeting has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. at the Mina-Findley Lake Community Center Building.
Library To Host Valentine’s Event
FREWSBURG – The Myers Memorial Library will host a pre-school Valentine program at 3 p.m. on Thursday. Featured will be stories, songs and flannelgraphs.
Senior Report
To Talk Sailing
Senior Report with Reed Powers will have Chris Flanders and Peachy Wagner as the guests on the Saturday television program. Flanders and Wagner will talk about sailing the oceans in a small boat. The live, call-in program airs from 9-10 a.m. on Saturday morning. Individuals may call 753-5225 during that time with questions or comments. The program is rebroadcast each day at 2 and 8 p.m. for some communities. Reed Powers, host of Senior Report, has been producing the television program since 1995. The series highlights senior citizen club news for 15 minutes with the remainder of the hour-long program devoted to the featured guest. The guest is subject to change. Senior Report is shown live on Saturday mornings on Time Warner cable systems covering the following communities: Brocton, Cassadaga, Chautauqua, Fredonia, Mayville, North Harmony, Portland, Ripley, Sherman, Stockton and Westfield on Channel 5. In Dunkirk, Falconer, Forestville, Hanover, Irving, Jamestown, Lakewood and Silver Creek the program is on channel 19. The show originates at the Access Channel 5 studio in Mayville.
Church School Accepting Kids
Jamestown Seventh-day Adventist Church School is now accepting applications. For more information, contact the principal, Daisy Nieman, at 484-2065. For more information, visit jamestownschool.org and find Jamestown Seventh-day Adventist Church School on Facebook.
Legion To Have Karaoke Friday
LAKEWOOD – Lakewood American Legion Post 1286 will host Jules R Us karaoke from 6-9 p.m. Friday. Dinners will be served from 5-9 p.m. Prime rib is the special. All members and guests are welcome.
Cemetery Meeting Is Saturday
SOUTH VALLEY – St. Mary’s Cemetery, Gurnsey Hollow Road, South Valley, will hold a committee meeting at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Horseshoe Inn, West Perimeter Road, South Valley. Anyone interested in helping restore the cemetery, or the history of the cemetery, are welcome to attend. For more information, call 763-6105.
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Ice Medallion Hunt Clue 7
The following clue is for the Presidents Day Weekend Winter Festival Medallion Treasure Hunt:
This place can boast not just one college but two. So for advanced education these will help you through.
One is on the city’s east side. The other can be found on the west in your guide.
Ash Wednesday Service At Noon
The First Presbyterian Church, 509 Prendergast Ave., Jamestown will hold an Ash Wednesday service with the imposition of ashes and open communion at noon on Wednesday in the Bellinger Chapel. The Rev. Donald Ray will preach. Lunch will be offered following the service. Services will held at noon the next five Wednesdays during Lent. The series title is “Pilgrimage: Past, Present, Onward!” Five members will speak on past spiritual leaders and how they can guide us in the present and into the future.
Auxiliary To Host Holiday Brunch
The AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary 726 will host a Valentine’s Day brunch from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday in the ILS Veterans Club, Fluvanna Avenue. The menu includes breakfast casseroles, fruit and homemade breads, or a choice of pancakes with sausage. The cost is $7 for adults; $4 for ages 4 through 12; children under age 4, free. Proceeds will benefit auxiliary programs for veterans and the community.
Frewsburg Board To Meet Thursday
FREWSBURG – The Frewsburg Central School Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the middle/high school library. The public is welcome to attend.
Sinclairville Seniors To Meet Today
SINCLAIRVILLE – The Sinclairville Senior Citizens will meet today at the Sinclairville Firehall dining room for their monthly luncheon and program. The luncheon begins at noon, and those attending are asked to bring a dish of food to pass and their own table service. The program will be a musical program by Susan Castor, who will entertain the group with a sing along. She is a lifetime vocalist, who is active in Music Ministries. New members are always welcome.
Free Workshop Set For Saturday
The Master Gardener Program of Chautauqua County will hold a free horticultural workshop, “Building Your Pruning Skills,” from 9-11 a.m. Saturday. The workshop will include an indoor presentation covering the basics of pruning tools, timing and techniques for ornamental trees and shrubs. The workshop will be taught by certified arborist Andy Post who specializes in preservation and maintenance practices. The location of the workshop will be the Frank W. Bratt Agricultural Center, 3542 Turner Road, Jamestown. Space is limited. Registration is required by calling Betsy Burgeson at 664-9502, ext. 204, or emailing emh92@cornell.edu. The mission of the Master Gardener Program is to educate and serve the community, utilizing university and research-based horticultural information. This program is administered through Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County.