Jamestown Gazette

Article Contributed by United Way of Southern Chautauqua County On Saturday, March 11, United Way of Southern Chautauqua County partnered with United Way of Buffalo & Erie County to host a Western New York Girls in Sports event at the Jefferson Middle School fieldhouse. Girls ages 9-12 were given the ... read more

Article Contributed by Maple Grove Jr./Sr. High Maple Grove presents Newsies on March 24th and 25th at 7PM and 26th at 2PM. Tickets are $8 for adults or $6 for students, and they may be purchased at the door or online at www.ticketpeak.co/maplegrove Newsies features Jake Wozniak as “Jack Kelly,” ... read more

Article Contributed by Audubon Community Nature Center Audubon Community Nature Center is lighting up 2023’s early spring weekend nights with a breathtaking half-mile trail of lights through the woods and around the ponds. This year the popular Audubon Lights happens Friday and Saturday nights from March 24 through April 8. ... read more

Contributing Writer Steve Sorensen “Gimme a break, Sorensen. There you go with the big words.” Despite the fact that ten-dollar words never hurt anyone, I try to use ten-cent words as much as I can. After all, we should not be using words to obfuscate (make something unclear), but to ... read more

Contributing Writer Joan V. Cusimano Lindquist In honor of Women’s History month, my thoughts turned to the women in the Jamestown area who served in WW II alongside the men who bravely fought in that conflict. To aid me in my search, I turned to one of the Fenton History ... read more

Contributing Writer Walt Pickut They say the longest journey begins with a single step–even if it’s across a tropical sea and nearly 2,000 miles as the crow flies. But it’s not too big a step if the other name for your destination is Falconer, New York—and the woman you love ... read more

Contributing Writer Pastor Mark Swanson First Lutheran Church Daylight Saving Time has arrived and this week announces the first day of Spring. On March 21, day and night are of equal length. With each passing day after that, until June 21, every day grows longer. I look forward to sunnier ... read more

Article Contributed by Rotary Club of Jamestown The Noon Rotary Club of Jamestown recently welcomed Dr. Lillian Ney who spoke about Wellness and Stress as it relates to everyday wellbeing, longevity, quality of life, and its disproportionate effects on the poor, racially disadvantaged individuals and families facing hardships. Dr. Ney, ... read more

Article Contributed by Katelyn Walley-Stoll Cornell Cooperative Extension Farm Business Management Specialist Chautauqua County is home to over 1,200 farms that produce high quality, safe, and nutritious foods for us all to enjoy! Agriculture is one of the largest economic drivers of our region, and the productive, rural landscape ... read more

Contributing Editor Walter W. Pickut As a matter of fact, it’s pretty hard to imagine not doing it. And if you stopped doing it, you wouldn’t even be here to say so. It’s kind of like the old joke that says – “If your grandparents didn’t have any children, then ... read more

March 5 Patricia A. Bailey, 70, of Cherry Creek DiStasio Funeral Home Clifford L. Gilbert, 90 of Sinclairville Jordan Funeral Home March 6 Randall W. Johnson, 71, of Jamestown Lind Funeral Home Jackson W. “Jack” Knowlton, 81, of Lakewood Lind Funeral Home Larry A. Kobojek, 62, of Russell Donald ... read more

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Article Contributed by Jamestown Kiwanis Club Brookdale Lakewood and the Jamestown Kiwanis Club will hold a Chicken and Biscuits Dinner on Sunday March 26, 2023 from 12:30 to 2:30 PM for Dine-in at Brookdale Lakewood, 220 Southwestern Drive, Lakewood, NY. Takeouts are available from 12:00 to 2:30 PM. Chef Mark ... read more

Article Contributed by SUNY Jamestown Community College SUNY Jamestown Community College welcomed John B. King, State University of New York chancellor and former U.S. Secretary of Education, to campus on Monday. The chancellor was appointed by the SUNY Board of Trustees earlier this year. His visit is part of an ... read more

Article Contributed by The Relief Zone The Relief Zone (TRZ) Will be hosting its annual Golf Tournament Saturday May 13th at Blueberry Hill Golf Course in Russell PA. Interested participants can register online at www.thereliefzone.org or can call TRZ at (716)569-2614. The cost is $300 per 4-person team with prizes ... read more

Article Contributed by Audubon Community Nature Center You don’t know how to paint, but you’ve always wanted to give it a try? Come to Audubon Community Nature Center (ACNC) on Wednesday, March 22, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., for a Nature Paint Night, where you will be provided with everything ... read more

Article Contributed by SUNY Jamestown Community College SUNY Jamestown Community College Uncommoners will present a reimagining of Shakespeare’s most tragic love story, Romeo and Juliet, on the Jamestown Campus later this month. Seating is limited as the production will be performed in the round at 7:30 p.m. on March ... read more

Article Contributed by Martz-Kohl Observatory The Martz-Kohl Observatory Lecture Series continues on March 15, 2023 at 7:30pm. The topic is “Science on Artemis Missions,” presented by Tim Horvath, Deputy Manager of the NASA Gateway Program’s Mission Integration & Utilization Office. Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo and goddess ... read more

Article Contributed by Jane Conroe Chair, Chautauqua-Conewango Consortium, a Waterkeeper Alliance Affiliate Question: When is a lake not just a lake? Answer: When it is an ecosystem. And make no mistake about it, when it comes to effectively managing a complex ecosystem such as Chautauqua Lake, you definitely want to ... read more

Contributing Writer Vicki McGraw Elegant Edibles Catering Happy St Patrick’s Day!! Because I married into a part Irish family, I feel justified in starting my wearing of the green a bit early! There are so many reasons to love St Patrick’s Day…the celebration of St. Patrick, the fact that spring ... read more

Contributing Writer Dr. Mary Ann Spanos Director of Office for Aging Services New government data shows that scammers are making more money per episode. Close to 2.4 million people this year reported losses from fraud or scams totaling close to $9 BILLION dollars!!! Older adults are especially vulnerable to scams ... read more

Contributing Writer The Rev. Laura A. Csellak, Chaplain Lutheran-Jamestown Some of you may recall the American science fantasy comedy TV series It’s About Time that aired on CBS for one season in 1966–1967. The situation was that astronauts Mac McKenzie (Frank Aletter) and Hector Canfield (Jack Mullaney) travelled faster than ... read more

Contributing Writer Darlene Brace Russ and Heather Spunaugle decided they wanted to open a removal business. Sometimes a removal service is needed when a home has a fire, or when people must remove everything from their home when they move. The Spunaugles realized that there were many people in the ... read more

Article Contributed by Pearl City Clay House Deb Eck, director of the Pearl City Clay House, spoke to the Greater Jamestown Rotary Club members recently about the newest project by the Infinity Visual and Performing Arts organization in Jamestown. The public is invited to visit pearlcityclayhouse.org and follow the ... read more

Contributing Writer Walter W. Pickut “All I wanted to do,” long-time Warren resident, Terry Pearson, told the Gazette last week, “was to start a fire.” That was 10 years ago. But the fire in Terry’s fireplace needed some kindling, and the closest thing at hand was an old copy ... read more

Contributing Editor Walter W. Pickut The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn. Ralph Waldo Emerson It’s an old saying that just about everybody knows, but it’s hard to do much with it. If you want to get into the lumber harvesting business, for example, you’ll need ... read more

February 26 Alvin F. Howard, 86, of Leon VanRensselaer & Son FuneQral Home Dew Ann O’Mahen (nee Moore), formerly of Cherry Creek DiStasio Funeral Home James L. Pullan, 85, of Jamestown Lind Funeral Home February 27 Robert Mahoney, 89, of Jamestown Lind Funeral Home ... read more

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