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New JRC official looks to future of downtown

Michael Edwards, the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation’s new director of downtown revitalization, has been on the job for just over a month, and in that time his focus has been on learning about the assets of downtown Jamestown and looking towards downtown’s future. Edwards has been ...

Move Over Bemus! Lakewood has “The Ave” and live summer concerts

Bemus, you know we love you, but here’s a vote to start calling Chautauqua Avenue in Lakewood “The Ave.” It’s a natural shortening that catches on when one avenue becomes the cultural heart of a community. I’ve been truly enamored with the transformation of storefronts, new businesses, and the diversity of services. If you haven’t walked The Ave lately, I highly recommend you do—on a Saturday, say, around lunchtime. And if you haven’t sat on our hill at one of the Rock the Lake concerts in Hartley Park, well, you can’t really call it summer anymore. Take a walk with ...

Grape program to hold sprayer technology demonstration

PORTLAND - On Aug. 12, the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program is hosting a Sprayer Technology Demo Day at the Cornell Lake Erie Research & Extension Laboratory (CLEREL), 6592 W Main St., Portland. The event will feature in-person demonstrations of spraying technology currently available and in development for future use. Demonstrations will include drones, autonomous sprayers and traditional vineyard equipment. Speakers include Dr. Michael Reinke of Michigan State University, Gwen Hoheise of Washington State University and Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie of Cornell University, with topics ...

First Lutheran to host former pastor Sunday

The Rev. Charles (Rusty) D. May and his daughter, the Rev. Jennifer May Kopacz, will be pulpit guests and celebrant, at First Lutheran Church on Sunday, Aug. 9, at both the 9 a.m. contemporary service and the 10:30 a.m. traditional worship services. Holy Communion will be observed at both ...