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CAP cadets take orientation flight

 Three Civil Air Patrol cadets had their first orientation flight with Zach Allen recently. Jonas Bird, Ophelia March and Hadassah Emmott had the opportunity to fly the Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182 Skyhawk while aloft. The cadet orientation flight program shares with cadets the thrill of ...

Memories of past Veterans’ Day luncheons

There is, what has become a long-standing celebration at Jefferson Middle School in Jamestown, where Mrs. Gina Hess, and her class of fifth graders invite area veterans to join them in a brunch-type meal on a day before or after the actual calendar date of Veterans’ Day (as schools have the ...

Der Kobblers make donation to Roswell Park Alliance Foundation

The Der Kobblers Automobile Association recently presented a $2,000 donation to Roswell Park Alliance Foundation from the proceeds from the club’s 30th annual Labor Day Car Show at Midway State Park. Pictured in the front row left to right are Cindy Johnson, Sue Bloom, London Patane, ...

Westfield students lay wreath at Tomb of Unknown Soldier

 The Westfield Teachers Association sponsored a wreath for Westfield Academy and Central School eighth graders to lay at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., as part of their trip to Gettysburg and Washington, D.C., trip. The Tomb of the Unknown ...

County projects receive DEC funding

Two Chautauqua County projects are receiving state DEC funding that promotes forest resilience. The Native Forest Nursery was awarded $1,797,000 to support an increase in tree seedling production by increasing operational capacity and implementation of standardized production and traceability systems. Native Forest Nursery- New York was formed in 2025 as a venture between Chad Casselman and his brother Casey. Located in Jamestown, Native Forest Nursery-NY is growing trees that are acclimated to the specific climate of the Northeast. The company’s goal is to produce the same high ...