BPU Announces Holiday Schedules

Jamestown BPU Customer Service and offices will be closed for the Christmas holiday on Wednesday, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve, and on Thursday, Dec. 25, Christmas Day. For New Year’s, offices will be closed on Wednesday, Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve, and on Thursday, Jan. 1, New Year’s Day. Garbage and recycling for Dec. 22-27 and Dec. 29-Jan. 3 will be delayed by one day, starting with Christmas Day and New Year’s Day when Thursday collections occur on Fridays. Friday pick-ups will be moved to Saturdays for those two weeks. Recycling for the week of December 22-December 27 is paper. Recyclables from December 29 to January 3 are cardboard and boxboard. Customers who need to pay bills after hours may leave checks or money orders in drop-off boxes located down the BPU’s “D” driveway, in the parking lot at 92 Steele Street, outside City Hall on Tracy Plaza, and inside the vestibule of the Jamestown Police Department entrance on Second Street. Payments made after hours in drop boxes should be by check or money order only. Customers also may pay bills twenty-four hours a day by credit or debit card online or by calling 716-661-1660, option 3. For reports of trouble in any BPU division when Customer Service is closed, customers may call 716-661-1640 at any time.

UPMC Chautauqua To Host Blood Drive Tuesday

The Community Blood Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania and Western New York will host a blood drive from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Dec. 23, at UPMC Chautauqua, 207 Foote Ave., Jamestown. “As we close out the year, we want to remind everyone that there’s no better way to give back than by giving blood,” said Megan Solensky, Community Relations Specialist at the Community Blood Bank. “December is a busy time filled with shopping, travel, and celebrations–but patients in our local hospitals continue to need blood every single day. This is a perfect opportunity to end the year with an act of generosity that truly saves lives.” The Community Blood Bank is highlighting the ongoing need for blood donations during the winter months, when collections often decline due to holiday schedules and weather. Appointments can be made by calling 814-456-4206 and are encouraged to reduce wait times though they aren’t required. Walk-ins will be taken as space allows.

Busti Five Corners Church Sets Christmas Eve Service

BUSTI – The Busti Five Corners Community Church, formerly Busti Federated Church, will host a candlelight service at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24. The public is welcome to attend.

Kiantone

Congregational Church To Host Christmas Eve Service

KIANTONE – Kiantone Congregational Church, 646 Kiantone Road, will hold its annual Christmas Eve service at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24. Pastor Mel McGinnis will give the message “Prepare for the Suddenly.” The Ensemble and Men’s Trio will provide special music. Lighting of candles to singing Silent Night will conclude the service. All are welcomed.