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There are even pet peeves in baseball

It’s called America’s Game. It’s called the National Pastime. It’s played by the Boys of Summer. It’s a game of stories, a game of nicknames, a game of strategy, and a game of cat and mouse, and a game steeped in tradition. At least it used to be. Nowadays, it’s become a game of, ...

Brad Van Riper’s legacy honored through WCA Foundation endowment

The WCA Foundation is honoring the life and legacy of Brad Van Riper through the Brad and Becky Van Riper Digestive System Cancer Endowment Fund, which supports patients facing digestive system cancer. Van Riper died from a rare form of bile duct cancer, a disease that is often difficult to ...

Jamestown DAR hosts District 8 workshop

The Jamestown Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution hosted the District VIII Workshop including New York State officers and the Western New York members to a luncheon meeting recently at the Chautauqua Harbor Hotel. It was very well attended and a very informative meeting where the ...

Uncomfortable questions arise in Sandusky case

Dredging up the Sandusky trial and the allegations that led to his conviction is among the least comfortable things I’ve ever written about. More than two dozen men ultimately came forward claiming they had been abused as boys while under his care. When those stories surfaced in 2011, they ...

Mozart Club hosts Mecham brothers program

The Mozart Club and the Marvin House recently held a combined program and tea featuring the Mecham brothers titled “The Art of the Duo.” The twin brothers grew up in Jamestown and started their musical education at age 5 with the late pianist, Helga Hulse. In 2025, the twins graduated from the State University at Fredonia summa cum laude. Currently, they are students at Oberlin College specializing in Baroque violin, harpsichord and organ. On their two baroque violins, the twins performed the Partita # 6 by Czech - Austrian baroque composer, Heinrich Ignaz Frantz von Biber. A ...