|
Welcome Home
Loved ones greet troops returning from Afghanistan at the New York Army National Guard station in Jamestown on Sunday.
P-J photo by Dennis Phillips
January 5, 2009
As about 35 troops make their way off the bus and into the arms of their families, a feeling of relief sets in among the crowd Sunday at the New York Army National Guard station in Jamestown as soldiers returned home after a year away.
The soldiers spent two months training for their mission in Afghanistan at Fort Bragg in North Carolina and then 10 months training the Afghan National Army and police.
Prior to the troops’ arrival at around 1:30 p.m. with a police and fire truck escort, the crowd of about 70 family members and friends waited anxiously for the arrival
» Full Story
Blood Drive To Be Held In Boy’s Memory
January 5, 2009
FREWSBURG — Brian Suckow of Frewsburg would have been a senior in high school now had it not been for the cancer that claimed his life.
Brian was only 11 years old when he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer
» Full Story
Bands Gather To Help Victims Of Dec. 22 House Fire
January 5, 2009
The Christmas spirit of giving was still ongoing Sunday as several bands performed and area residents gathered to help victims of a house fire that occurred just before Christmas.
Just three days before Christmas, an electrical fire destr
» Full Story
Attacking The Medicaid Backlog
January 4, 2009
MAYVILLE — More people than ever before are qualifying for Medicaid, and patients and health care providers face delays as they wait for the county Department of Social Services to process the paperwork.
To remedy the problem, Steven Wick
» Full Story
Top Headline Poll
Have you ever donated blood?
Yes
62%
No
38%
Northern Chautauqua County
Blogs
The Hall Chronicles
Ray Hall
The Dean's List
Nick Dean
Views from the Copy Desk
Dave Emke
My Two Cents
Kristen Johnson
The Whitless Wonder
John Whittaker
Simon Being Simon
Simon Teska
The Mac Blog
Dave Hecei
CU Photo Tips
Dave Hecei
Close
|
Ray Hall
|
A CALL FOR SMALLER GOVERNMENT
Sat, January 3, 2009 @ 10:05PM
The call for smaller government has been a rallying cry for so long that it has become meaningless. The only problem is no one ever really knew what smaller government meant. In Chautauqua County and Jamestown people clamor that taxes are too high and that governments spend too much and that county and city employees make too much money. In all fairness, lawmakers are faced with a dilemma; taxes are too high, but people complain—not whether the streets are plowed, but plowed in a timely fashion. Well intentioned people, good citizens demand public order but do not want to pay for that law part and call for the elimination of road patrols by county deputies.
|
|
Close
|
Nick Dean
|
Q&A with Jeff Erickson
Fri, December 26, 2008 @ 3:01PM
Jeff Erickson's new band, Willoughby, will perform Saturday at at Mojo's with the Steve Johnson Band. The band, formerly Next Stop Willoughby, last played Forte at the end of summer as part of Local Music Showcase. Saturday's concert at Mojo's will be a celebration of the Steve Johnson Band's one year together as a band. What follows is the transcription of a phone interview with Jeff Erickson: NICK - You guys played Forte on Local Music Showcase night. Was that a first show for you guys? JEFF - We also played at the Jackson Center one time with Erik Andersen when he was here. NICK - So the band was set as Willoughby that far back? Or was that sort of the start of everything? JEFF - That was sort of the start of everything. NICK - So how did that first show come together
|
|
Close
|
Dave Emke
|
Dave is BLOGGING IS FUN!
Sat, December 27, 2008 @ 3:17PM
Warning: This blog is a complete stream-of-consciousness rant about a social networking site. Reader discretion is advised. Facebook. Pretty much everyone below the age of about 30 is on it, right? Because it is such a widespread phenomenon, I'm not going to waste a lot of time describing how it works. You sign up, you make a little profile page, you find a bunch of your friends on there, you all upload pictures of everyone acting like buffoons (pictures which will some day keep everyone from being elected to anything), and you all have a merry old time. That's social networking in a nutshell. One of the neato things on Facebook is the ability to post your "status." You can let all your friends know what you are doing at any given moment. But you probably already knew that. I mean, there's that iPhone commerical with some old guy standing the middle of Times Square saying you can use your fancy-pants iPhone to update y
|
|
Close
|
Kristen Johnson
|
Thanks, Mom and Dad
Wed, December 24, 2008 @ 1:09PM
Anyone who's ever purchased a house knows very well the feeling of total exhilaration that comes when you've finally got your very first house key in your hand. And anyone who's ever bought a house knows that feeling is almost immediately followed by the "Oh, crap, can I really afford this?" feeling -- even though you know full well that you can. I moved into my first house last weekend, with the help of my parents, my Uncle Rick and my brother-in-law, John. It was amazing to see a move go so smoothly. In years past, living in North Carolina by myself, it was always horribly difficult finding friends who would come help haul the sofa down two flights of stairs in a cramped apartment building and then haul it back up a flight in a new (but still cramped) apartment building. It took just five hours to move all of my junk from Frewsburg to a little house in Jamestown and my family members were practically falling over themselves with eagerness to help. "Start
|
|
Close
|
John Whittaker
|
An Apologetic Whitless Wonder Begs Your Forgiveness
Sat, January 3, 2009 @ 9:46PM
Who has two thumbs and hasn't had time to update his blog in a week? THIS GUY! The Whitless Wonder apologizes for the inactivity and promises to get back on the stick soon. The public might not see a city editor's name in the paper every day like they did when he was a reporter, but let me be the first to tell you the life of an editor is horrendous during the holidays. We publish seven days a week, and all but one reporter are off Christmas and New Year's Day. Plus, a lot of the people our reporters need to talk to are out of the office or not available for nearly two consecutive weeks. So, nearly our entire news staff loses one entire day of productive time (and how productive can you really be during the holidays?) and are also at the whims of their sources' vacation schedules. That means, visitors to our offices these last two weeks probably saw a short, pudgy, gray-haired guy sitting at his desk, brow
|
|
Close
|
Simon Teska
|
NFL Playoff Preview, Yankees Vs. The World & Top 10 WORST NFL Jersey Purchases
Tue, December 30, 2008 @ 11:43PM
In case I take another extended hiatus from updating this thing, I'll throw a bunch of blog-worthy items into one big messy conceptual thought. NFL Playoff Preview Week 17 was kind of a bitter sweet situation for me. The Patriots are out (bullseye!) the Cowboys are out (Horrible) and the Colts play the Chargers (Worried in Indy). Other than that...not a whole lot of surprises. Luckily for my Colts, they're playing the Chargers after they've been getting REALLY jacked up for big wins. How long can that continue? Ask the steelers in week 16. After a while, playing really good teams/important games catches up with you. Thats what I am banking on...that and a healthy lineup finally...and the NFL MVP. Segway -- If Peyton Manning isn't MVP, something is wrong. Matt Ryan? Rookie of the year is good enough. Other trendy MVP considerations should be Michael Turner, Adrian Peterson and...wait for it....keep waiting...Donovan McNabb. Scary thoug
|
|
Close
|
Dave Hecei
|
Nano iPhone?
Wed, December 31, 2008 @ 1:55PM
With the 2009 MacWorld Expo scheduled to start within a week, rumors are now flying fast and furiously on the Net. One that has started taking hold is a new iPhone model supposedly to be called the iPhone Nano. Like the iPod Nano, this should be a smaller, less expensive version of the iPhone rumored to be $99. First, do we need a smaller cheaper iPhone. Considering the price of the very first iPhone that miraculously dropped $200 just a few months after its release, the latest iPhone starts at $199. This price is pretty low for what it is and is insignificant compared to what the operating cost of the iPhone is for the required two year contract (plans start around $70/mo. unlimited texting adds another $20). For the 2-year contract you will likely have spent $2400. Now doesn't that pale to the price of the iPhone. Second, what will you loose with an iPhone Nano. Since this is only a rumor the form factor can only be guessed at. Would the screen be much smaller? For t
|
|
Close
|
Dave Hecei
|
Shooting Snow
Wed, December 31, 2008 @ 2:32PM
Tips for better Winter Snow pictures. 1. Set your white balance to manual. The super bright snow can mess with automatic white balance functions on many digital cameras. Most cameras have several presets you can choose from - daylight, overcast, cloudy, indoor, fluorescent, etc. If available, try the manual white balance. 2. Use fill-flash. On a bright day, the snow can cause very harsh lighting conditions. If you subject is backlit even by the slightest amount, fill flash can work wonders. Check out your user manual for proper fill flash technique. 3. Shoot the action. Winter is full of winter sports. Action photography needs lots of light to allow for faster shutter speed to stop motion. Luckily when there is lots of white snow there is plenty of light. Remember to make sure your shutter speeds are up in the 1/250th or faster. 4. Look for bright colors. While crisp white snow is beautiful to some, injecting some nice bright warm tones will make for a m
|
Calendars
|
« December 2008
|
Community Calendar
January 2009
|
February 2009 »
|
|
Close
|
|
|
|
Sunday
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5 TODAY
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
|
|
Old Sweden
Outside My Window
Outside My Window
Hockey