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Thumbs up to the Clymer Central School mixed chorus and the entire Clymer-area community. Today, the 44-member chorus, made up of students in seventh through 12th grades, will be the opening act for the Radio City Rockettes. The Clymer students will perform a Pentatonix arrangement of “Hark, The Herald Angels Sing.” After the performance, the singers will sit in the audience and watch the Christmas Spectacular starring the Radio City Rockettes. In addition to the performance, the group will tour the Bryant Park Christmas village, the Top of the Rock observation deck on the NBC building, take a backstage tour of Radio City, Macy’s, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Rockefeller Center, Times Square and after the show a drive by of Ground Zero. It is sure to be an unforgettable experience for a talented group of students. But, the trip wouldn’t be possible without the community’s support. Dozens of local businesses, alumni and community members have donated money for the chorus to take the trip. Thumbs up to the students, teachers and community for making this trip possible.

Thumbs down to a decrease in the number of people interested in working for the Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany county sheriff’s departments. Sheriff Joe Gerace told The Post-Journal recently that training for the departments has decreased from 80 to 100 applications to about 30. Gerace said there have also been fewer people interested in becoming a corrections officer. There are many possible reasons for the decline — a booming economy that is pushing people into other occupations, the nature of the work or the fact that academy applicants have to pay for their own training. Whatever the reason, it’s a situation worth watching for county legislators and incoming Sheriff Jim Quattrone.

Thumbs up to a shared refueling facility for the village of Lakewood and Southwestern Central School District at 5 Packard Ave., Lakewood. The shared facility means the two entities will no longer have separate fueling facilities and will help alleviate the rising costs of petroleum. A new 10,000-gallon tank replaces the two 1,000-gallon tanks previously used, with the facility holding 7,000 gallons of diesel fuel and 3,000 gallons of unleaded fuel. For the village and school district combined, a total of 91 vehicles will use the new tank. Shared services aren’t always big ticket items, but the village and school district will save taxpayers money with a relatively simple decision.

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