Most of you are familiar with the song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas”. People have tried to calculate what it would cost to give these gifts today, but have had little success since some of them are no longer possible to give. Years ago, I heard a radio announcer talk about the origin ...
I have always thought that one of the great moments in the history of sports was that day in 1939 in Yankee Stadium when Lou Gehrig addressed a crowd who knew that he was retiring because of a fatal disease. He said to them: “I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the ...
Congratulations to the Clymer/Sherman/Panama Wolfpack for winning a third state championship in seven seasons. A lot of things had to go right over the past decade to have the type of success C/S/P has enjoyed since the three rural schools made the decision to merge football teams. There’s ...
With plenty of buzz surrounding President-elect Donald Trump’s planned nominees for cabinet positions, it is understandable for opinions to form early. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was right, then, to suggest the candidates named should be given a chance. “He’s got to appoint the ...
Let’s pick up where we left off three weeks ago. With an eye toward restarting good commercial-air service at the Chautauqua County Airport, Chautauqua County government conducted a study to support taking part in the federal government’s Essential Air Services program. Chautauqua ...
America’s shopping evolution began with bustling downtowns in the 1940s and ‘50s where residents would congregate — especially on weekends during the holiday season — to celebrate the season while Christmas shopping. Those fond days spark memories of longtime residents from Dunkirk to ...