• Jamestown Coin Club Spring Show is Sunday, March 24 at Celoron Legion
    Article Contributed by Jamestown Coin Club Coin dealers from western New York and northwest Pennsylvania will be at the Jamestown Coin Club Spring Show, Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. They will be buying, selling, and offering free appraisals of United States, ancient, and foreign coins. Coin ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-19
  • Local Mayville Businesses Partnering Up for Earth Week Clean-up
    Article Contributed by Handcrafted From the Heart For a week in April, the Village of Mayville will see a community grass-roots event taking place for the 4th consecutive year. Three local businesses – Evergreen Outfitters, Handcrafted From the Heart, and The Mayberry Jungle – are partnering up once again to ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-19
  • SUNY JCC Enters Battle to Name New York’s Favorite College Mascot
    Article Contributed by SUNY Jamestown Community College SUNY Jamestown Community College is competing in “Mascot Madness,” an annual tradition that brings SUNY mascots together in a decade-old competition to find out who is crowned the fan favorite in all of New York. Similar to the annual NCAA March Madness basketball ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-18
  • Annual Pinewood Derby 2024
    Article Contributed by Cub Scout Pack 115 Jamestown’s Cub Scout Pack 115 announces 2024 Pinewood Derby winners: 1st place: Michael Colburn 2nd place: Kian Drury 3rd place: Jacob Weimer Michael Colburn1st place Pack 115 meets at Kidder Memorial Church on Thursday evenings from 6-7 p.m. The scouts ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-18
  • Finding Springtime
    Contributing Writer Pastor Dan Prewitt First Baptist Church Mayville Every spring at my house in Mayville, two things happen without fail – a trashed yard and a bunch of beautiful flowers. My family has two good sized dogs, one of which might have a little bit of hippopotamus in ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-18
  • Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce Presents Jamestown Salute to the Finest Awards
    Article Contributed by Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce The Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce presented its Jamestown Salute to the Finest Awards at the DoubleTree by Hilton on March 4. Pictured (L-R) are: Audrey Ralston, Chautauqua Soap Company, Rising Business of the Year; Pam and David Pelow, Lafayette Corners Furniture, ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-18
  • Thank You, Miss Ophelia
    Original Article by Rachel Brown Article and photos printed with full permission from Making Women’s History in Southwestern New York State (womenmakehistory.net) by Traci Langworthy, a professor of history at SUNY JCC. It was a warm June day in the year 1874 when Ophelia Griffith stood with hands planted ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-18
  • Chamber Corner: March 18, 2024
    Article Contributed by Daniel J. Heitzenrater President and CEO of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce Chamber to Host Award-Winning Filmmaker for Workshop The Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce a special guest presenter for our next Business Builder Workshop coming up in July. Travis Carlson is ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-18
  • Our County Seat’s Founding History
    Article Contributed by Devon Taylor Village of Mayville Historian Seneca Indians gave up their claim to most of this area in the Big Tree Treaty on September 15, 1797. The land soon became the property of six Dutch banking houses “known as the Holland Land Company.” The company began surveying ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-18
  • Celebrate Women’s History Month
    Women-Powered Village Rejuvenation Contributing Editor Katrina Fuller March is Women’s History Month, and Mayville is no stranger to women’s empowerment. From historic involvement in the suffragette movement to the current day, the lakeside village has strong roots in this area. According to the Western New York Heritage, Anthony started her ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-18
  • Set Sail for Mayville
    Owner & Publisher Lori Cornell As I walked the streets of our historic county seat in preparation for this week’s third “community showcase,” feelings of nostalgia, pride and wonder drew me in. Why nostalgia? I met my husband, Chuck, working for then County Executive Mark Thomas twenty-five (yes, time flies!!!) ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-18
  • Mayville Trivia
    Published on 2024-03-18
  • Fun Around Town – March 18, 2024
    Published on 2024-03-18
  • Obituary – March 18, 2024
    March 6 Jackie A. Darling, 86 of Frewsburg Peterson Funeral Home March 7 Beth C. Glenn, 67 of Bemus Point Hubert Funeral Home Brunilda Rivera, 67 of Jamestown Lind Funeral Home March 8 Mark J. Backstrom, 73 of Warren Peterson-Blick Funeral Home Edward (Ed) Charles Kyle, 64 of Lakewood Hubert ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-18
  • Read This Week’s Issue – March 18, 2024
    Published on 2024-03-18
  • NYS Maple Weekend 2024
    Maple Becoming a Cooking Favorite Article Contributed by Western New York Maple Producers Association The sap is already boiling into syrup for Maple Weekend. And one of the hottest trends in cooking is using that syrup and related products in so many recipes. Maple’s versatility has made it one of ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-13
  • Lake Shore Savings Renews its Sponsorship of TRC Golf Classic
    Article Contributed by The Resource Center Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc., the holding company of Lake Shore Savings Bank, announced that its Board of Directors has renewed an agreement to have Lake Shore Savings serve as the presenting sponsor of the TRC Golf Classic for three more years. The TRC ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-13
  • CHRIC Receives Funding for Two Home Repair Programs
    Article Contributed by Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation and Improvement Corporation Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation and Improvement Corporation (CHRIC) has been awarded funding by the New York State Office of Community Renewal for three home repair programs designed to assist: 1) seniors who have emergency repair needs, 2) people with health or age-related ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-12
  • Is Your Home Weatherized?
    Contributing Writer Dana Corwin Office for Aging Services Deputy Director Maintaining your home can be challenging, especially when it comes to managing energy costs and ensuring indoor comfort with heating and cooling. However, you can reduce the amount of energy used in your home through a weatherization program. And, ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-12
  • What You May Not Know About Maple Syrup!
    Article Contributed by Paul Steward Maple Producers of the Chautauqua Region As winter changes over to Spring, everyone in Western New York is familiar with the sight of galvanized buckets hanging on maple trees collecting the slightly sweet sap as it makes its way up and down the trunk of ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-12
  • 9th Annual Ag Literacy Week Thanks to Generous Donors
    Ag Literacy Week to be held March 18-22 Article Contributed by Cornell Cooperative Extension Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s Agriculture Program is continually working to increase public awareness of the great things happening in agriculture. As part of this effort, CCE-Chautauqua is proud to facilitate the Agricultural Literacy Week ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-12
  • About Those Banished Snakes
    Contributing Writer Paul Leone Far be it for me to meddle with whimsical folk belief, I, who am more than inclined to suspend disbelief even to the most whimsical of observations, and against my better judgment to leave the matter alone, nevertheless, hereby assume to quibble concerning Patrick’s deserveable ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-12
  • Kidder Farm Market, Offering Fresh Local Produce and Much More!
    Contributing Writer Pat Locke  Kidder Farm Market owned and operated by Tara Cotter is a relatively new business in Lakewood, New York at 4374 W. Fairmount Avenue providing customers with delicious produce and meals made on the premises since July 2021. The selections are featured each week with photos ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-11
  • “Emma” by Kate Hamill to Open at Lucille Ball Little Theatre on March 15
    Article Contributed by Lucille Ball Little Theatre of Jamestown The Lucille Ball Little Theatre, located at 18 East 2nd Street, is set to perform Emma by Kate Hamill. This adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel promises to be a delightful treat for theatre enthusiasts and Austen fans alike. Opening, Friday, ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-11
  • Local Resident to Perform “My Name is Rachel Corrie”
    Article Contributed by St. Luke’s Episcopal Church When local resident Jessica Frederick was in her early 20s, she never thought her career choice would change the way she experienced world news – and transform the trajectory of her life. “It is haunting, every time I hear reports from a ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-11
  • Author Wendy Lewellen Releases New Book to Benefit Chautauqua Rails to Trails
    Article Contributed by Audubon Community Nature Center Wendy Lewellen writes about the amazing folks behind the local Rails to Trails effort and the organization itself in her new book, Good Soles: Chautauqua Rails to Trails Namesakes and Trailblazers. Lewellen’s book profiles the people for whom the local trail segments ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-11
  • Chamber Corner: March 11, 2024
    Article Contributed by Daniel J. Heitzenrater President and CEO of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce Eclipse Countdown: Less Than a Month The Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce has held two workshops, one in November and one this past week, on the eclipse and what it can mean for local ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-11
  • The Perfect Corned Beef
    Contributing Writer Vicki McGraw Elegant Edibles Catering There are so many reasons to love St. Patrick’s Day. The celebration of St. Patrick, the fact that spring is just around the corner, the days are getting longer, the crocuses are blooming, the snow piles have melted away, and best ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-11
  • St. Patrick’s
    Contributing Writer Milton “Skip” Svetanics Chautauqua Family of Catholic Churches In 1988, when I was between high school and college, my dad wrote me a letter of encouragement based on his life experiences. He was a man of great faith so this letter contained many references to the Catholic church ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-11
  • Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
    Coughlan’s, The Pub, and 4 Below Serve up the Green Contributing Writer J.W. Nicholson Spring in Western New York is here. Usually this would be the time of year we would collectively and bitterly lament the inaccurate prognostications of Punxsutawney Phil, enjoy weekly fish fries, and play a perpetual ... read more
    Published on 2024-03-11

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