Mobile Pantry At Ashville Food Pantry Closed Today

ASHVILLE – The Mobile Pantry at Ashville Food Pantry will be closed today, Jan. 27, due to the weather. Feedmore of WNY was closed Monday and unable to get the food to the pantry in time.

War Vets

Recreation Club To Host Annual Meeting

Thursday

The War Veterans Recreation Inc. is having its annual membership meeting on Thursday, Jan. 28, at 3431 Fluvanna Ave., Jamestown. The meeting, which was scheduled for Jan. 15, was canceled due to inclement weather. The meeting is for paid veterans only and will start at 6:30 p.m.No one will be admitted after that. The meeting will take place in the Terry Woodfield room at the club. Those attending must bring their paid membership card.

INVESTU Program Accepting Registration Through Friday

Applications for the next INVESTU series of classes are being accepted through Friday, Jan. 30. INVESTU is a 16-week program designed to support people in building resources to create better lives for themselves and their families. In three-hour weekly group sessions, participants learn from one another and investigate their own experiences of poverty. A free meal is provided at each session, and participants receive gift cards for the work they do each week. INVESTU is operated by The Resource Center, with support from the United Way of Chautauqua County. The program is based on the book, “Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’-by World” by Phil Devol. The first local INVESTU workshop was held in 2021, and since then 31 people have graduated from the program. “This is a great opportunity for anyone who is tired of living paycheck to paycheck or not having enough at the end of the month, and wants to make sustainable changes,” said Beth Jermain, The Resource Center’s support option administrator, who serves as one of the INVESTU facilitators. “It’s not just about how they got where they are now. It is also about what comes next to build the life they want, learning how to build positive resources and relationships in order to move themselves toward a thriving, more stable life.” Workshop classes will begin in February and will run until June. People can apply online at resourcecenter.org/investu-application. For more information, phone Jermain at 716-490-4635.

Busti Historical Society To Host Lecture Saturday

BUSTI – The Busti Historical Society will host its first history lecture of 2026, “The Sensational History of Chautauqua County: Legends, Rumors, Panics, Ghosts, Crimes and Hoaxes” presented by Chautauqua County Historian Norman Carlson. The lecture is a mishmash of some of the most peculiar, puzzling, and fascinating incidents of the last 200 years. The lecture will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, in the meeting room at the Busti Historical Society, 3443 Lawson Road, Busti. Admission is free, donations are accepted. Free parking is available in the lot by the mill.