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Class of 2015 to be Honored
Submitted by:
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Shane Conlan, three time NFL all-pro with the
Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Rams, will be
the honored guest and keynote speaker at this
year’s 34th annual Chautauqua Sports Hall
of Fame dinner on Monday, February 16 at
Lakewood’s Rod and Gun Club.
“We’ll have a real ‘home grown banquet’ this
year,” said Randy Anderson, Hall of Fame
president. “Even Shane is a Chautauqua County
native. He was a local high school superstar and
a 3-time Superbowl star.”
Playing for his hometown Frewsburg Bears,
Conlan was voted Western New York high
school Football Player of the Year for 1981. In
2014 he was elected to the College Football
Hall of Fame for his record breaking play at
Pennsylvania State University. The Buffalo Bills
No. 1 draft pick in the 1987 NFL Draft, Conlan
was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
by the Associated Press and went on to chalk up
many more awards throughout an outstanding
career.
“It’s incredible how much talent we have right
here in Chautauqua County,” Anderson said.
“From high school all-staters to Olympic
champions and world champion senior citizens,
we have it all right here.”
Randy Anderson, Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame president, proudly displays Shane Conlan’s
Penn State U. Class of 2014 College Football Hall of Fame trophy currently on public display
with many of Shane’s personal effects and trophies at the CSHoF headquarters in Jamestown.
Since its founding in 1981, the Chautauqua
Sports Hall of Fame Selection Committee has
chosen inductees from the ranks of outstanding
local athletes in the professional and amateur
ranks. Each year at least four are selected and
honored at the annual awards banquet. The Class
of 2015 includes 10: Jehuu Caulcrick, Chuck
Crist, Bill Davenport, Jack Keeney, Scrubby
Olson, Ramsey Riddell, Dan Stimson and Mel
Swanson plus two other special honorees.
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Melinda Centi
“Everyone’s been very nice. I love it here!” Kathleen
Eads stated happily.
As the sun glistened off the snow and reflected into
her office window, she sat at her desk discussing
with pride her recent one-year anniversary at
the Reg Lenna, as of January 4th. The fourth
generation California native has gracefully adapted
to the position of Executive Director for The Reg
Lenna Center for The Arts, and is pleased to call
Jamestown home.
While living in California, Eads discovered the
opportunity at the Reg Lenna through an online
navigation site for careers in the arts. Prior to
hearing about the opportunity that would draw
her to Jamestown, she had always lived in bigger
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Eads’ dream to direct and manage theater came a
few years later. “I was in seventh grade for a summer
theater performance. We showed up to yellow tape
around the stage due to a fire that had broken out.”
The show was cancelled and Eads was inspired to
make sure this mishap could be prevented in the
future. Eads thought, “Gosh, isn’t there someone
who should make sure this doesn’t happen?”
In addition to the eight Chautauqua Sports
Hall of Fame athlete inductees for 2015, two
other individuals will also be honored– making
this the biggest field Continued on Page 20
Kathleen Eads
Broadway Marketing Manager and also helped in
the creation of Baruch College’s Performing Arts
Center in New York, serving as its first General
Manager and Director.
cities and was unfamiliar with the area. Eads had
lived in Manhattan for half a decade in the past, but
had never heard of Western New York. Her first
visit to the area happened when she was invited
for an interview in October 2013. Three months
later, she became a Jamestown resident and the
newest member of the Reg Lenna Center for The
Arts team.
Theater and performing arts have always played a
major role in Eads’ life. She started taking ballet at
the age of five and has since had a passion for the
craft. Eads has many fond memories as a child
attending classical performances with her father at
University of the Pacific in Stockton. She has also
taken part onstage. Her first role was Gretel, in first
grade.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a finer mix of ages,
sports and champions,” said Sharon Robinson,
daughter of the legendary baseball star Jackie
Robinson, following last year’s Hall of Fame
dinner at which she was the keynote speaker. “I
go to a lot of these events,” she added, “but this
is one of the best I’ve seen.”
When Eads is not working, she enjoys local gallery
openings, going to the ballet, and attending the
Theater Concert Association Events with her
husband, Ron Orbach, himself a noted stage
actor, both contemporary and Shakespearean, and
a director. The two met at Sacramento Theater
Company. Kathleen was the Director of Marketing
and Ron was there to direct a play. They fell in love
with the arts, along with each other, and have been
married for more than 13 years.
Kathleen Eads
Eads earned her Bachelor of Arts in Theater
Management from San Jose State University and
was in the Graduate Program at Golden Gate
University. Eads has been working in theater and
performing arts for over 25 years, most recently
as Managing Director of the Antaeus Company
in North Hollywood, California. She has worked
for Disney Theatrical Productions as their Senior
Kathleen Eads is a refreshing addition to the area.
She has already brought many changes and new
beginnings for theater to Jamestown. She continues
to work hard finding the best entertainment to
attract people from all over the community. Eads’
passion for the arts is unmistakable and it is clear
how productive she has already been in attracting
more patrons and allowing them to discover all
there is to offer at The Reg Lenna Center for the
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What I love about Mayville:
I’ve lived in the area my whole life and have commuted to Jamestown for work
and social outings for many , many years. Yes we all like to travel to see the
bigger things out there but it’s always nice to come home from vacation to
our favorite local businesses, the lake, ice rink, brewery, restaurants, hot spots,
wineries, etc. Jamestown really supports our tight knit music and arts scene.
I’m proud to be part of our “live” support for
the music scene, local musicians and venues with
my business, Amplified Management. Our friends,
family, children and their friends visit every July 4th
just to be “home” again for a few days. My son in
Denver says, “I’ve always liked those dark, gloomy
snow days at home, there’s nothing like them!”
There’s no place like ...our hometown, Mayville,
New York.
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Pennies 4 Paws Campaign
to Kickoff in February
Article Contributed by
Chautauqua County
Humane Society
The Chautauqua County Humane Society
(CCHS) is excited to announce that the
tenth annual Pennies 4 Paws campaign will
begin February 12 and will run through
the end of April. This year’s campaign will
benefit CCHS’ ‘More Than a Shelter’ capital
campaign, which will include a 2,000 sq. ft
addition and multiple renovations to the
Strunk Road facility.
The Pennies 4 Paws campaign hopes to collect
17 million pennies, or $17,000, by the end
of the campaign. Sponsored by Media One
Group, CCHS encourages schools, social
organizations, individuals and businesses to
fundraise in a variety of ways, including bake
sales, school hat days, dress down days, pop
bottle/can drives and other special events.
Collection containers are also available if they
are needed by any fundraising group. Although
pennies are the most common, CCHS accepts
any and all monetary donations.
“With this year’s campaign supporting our
building and renovation project, every penny
truly counts,” said Hannah Braun, CCHS
Community Relations Coordinator. “CCHS
is making great strides in the rehabilitation
of the animals that enter our shelter. Our
community is the driving force behind this
success, so we are asking for their continued
assistance in reaching our goal.”
CCHS will break ground on the $750,000
two-phase building and renovation project
in late Spring. Phase one will involve canine
communal housing, which includes a formal
training area and four 15’X19’ spaces that
accommodate up to six dogs each. This will
double the canine capacity at the shelter and
will make lives for the dogs much happier and
healthier.
Phase two will involve multiple renovations
to the Strunk Road facility that when
completed will add an additional surgery
room, along with a larger prep and recovery
area. Redesigns will also include a new visitor
welcome area and three private adoption
stations. The remodel will use existing space
more efficiently which will increase the space
for community education and events.
“The greatest thing about this fundraiser is
that it is so versatile. There are a variety of
ways for you to get involved,” said Braun.
“It is also great because you know exactly
where your money is going and there will be
proof at the completion of the addition and
renovations.”
For more information on the Pennies 4 Paws
campaign, or to get involved, please visit
www.spcapets.com or contact Community
Relations Coordinator, Hannah Braun, at
716-665-2209 ext. 213 or hbraun@spcapets.
com.
The mission of the Chautauqua County
Humane Society is to promote the adoption
of animals, prevent all forms of animal cruelty
and neglect, shelter lost, abandoned and
homeless animals, and to provide education
about the humane treatment of animals.
Myers Library Activity
Article Contributed by
Myers Memorial Library
Celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day on Saturday, February 7 at Myers
Memorial Library from 10:00-12:30. We will show the movie The Boxtrolls at
10:00 AM and then make your own boxtroll using a paper grocery bag. All
activities will be held in the library’s community room. The library is located
on the corner of Ivory St. and Falconer St. in Frewsburg. No reservations
needed. The library’s phone number is (716) 569-5515.
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February 2, 2015
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It’s something we’ve all heard from
somebody trying to console us after we
came in somewhere back in the pack behind
the winner, whether it was on the athletic
field, in school work or even on the job.
Well, of course there can only be one First
Place and that’s the place to be, naturally.
But what’s Second Place like, or Third? Not
bad either. That’s why the Olympic podium
honors Gold, Silver and Bronze. So if it’s
not First Place you win, there’s still honor
to be had in a Top Place.
But even behind them is the heroic
Finisher. Consider the New York City or
Boston Marathons. The original Marathon
runner 2,500 years ago was a soldier who
ran 26 miles, 385 yards from Marathon to
Athens to announce a victory in battle. He
delivered his message and then died right
there of exhaustion. Finishing and winning
were the same that day. Today more than
500,000 runners complete a marathon race
somewhere in the USA every year. They are
the Finishers.
Sometimes just finishing feels like a miracle
and deserves respect. But even losing isn’t
always bad. It’s what you do with the loss
that really matters. Bear Bryant, University
of Alabama football coach and one of the
winningest coaches ever, once told a sports
reporter, “Losing does not make me want to
quit. It makes me want to fight that much
harder.”
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Editor................................................................. Walt Pickut
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Picking
Winners
“We can’t all be winners.”
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in congratulating the Chautauqua Sports
Hall of Fame’s 2015 class of inductees. No
champion ever wins all the time, but these
are the ones who came as close as they
could and closer than everybody else.
What they did most of all, though, and what
everyone who admires them can learn from
them is this: they never quit. It’s the quitting,
not the losing, that turns you into a loser.
Mike Ditka, college and Pro Football Hall
of Famer, told his players, “You’re never a
loser until you quit trying.”
So how do you pick a winner? It’s the same
way to be a winner yourself. At least be a
Finisher. Never be a loser, even when you
don’t win.
“The credit belongs to the man who is actually
in the arena; whose face is marred by sweat
and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and
comes short again and again because there
is no effort without error and shortcoming ;
who knows the great enthusiasms, the great
devotion, spends himself in a worthy cause;
who at best knows in the end the triumph of
high achievement; and who at worst, if he fails,
at least fails while daring greatly, so that his
place shall never be with those cold and timid
souls who have never tasted victory or defeat.”
President Theodore Roosevelt
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CHAUTAUQUA SPORTS
HALL OF FAME
15 W. Third Street • Jamestown, NY
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716.484.2272
FENTON HISTORICAL CENTER
67 Washington Street • Jamestown, NY
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716.664.6256
JAMES PRENDERGAST LIBRARY
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JAMESTOWN SAVINGS BANK ARENA
319 W. Third Street • Jamestown, NY
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LUCILLE BALL DESI ARNAZ MUSEUM
2 W. Main Street • Jamestown, NY
www.lucy-desi.com
716.484.0800
LUCILLE BALL LITTLE THEATER
18 E. Second Street • Jamestown, NY
www.lucilleballlittletheatre.org
716.483.1095
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ART:
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13-March 18
3rd on 3rd, Jamestown
116 E Third St., Jamestown
716-484-7070
The Warhol Effect Exhibition
Feb. 2-7, 9-21, 23-28 11am - 3pm
Jamestown Community College
525 Falconer St., Jamestown NY
716-338-1168
AUDUBON NATURE EVENTS:
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Feb. 7: Snowflakke Festival 10-4
Feb. 14: Little Explorers 10-Noon
Feb 15: The Art of making Maple
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Feb 16: Snow Camp 9-3
Feb 21: Ducks and Dinner 2pm
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BENEFIT EVENT:
Fire and Ice fundraiser
Sat., Feb. 7
Chautauqua Suites
215 W. Lake road, Mayville NY
(716) 269-7829
Spaghetti Lunch & Dinner
Saturday, Feb. 14 12-6pm
Chautauqua Lake Snowmobile Club
7239 Hannum Road, Mayville NY
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REG LENNA CIVIC CENTER
116 E. Third Street • Jamestown, NY
www.reglenna.com
716.484.7070
BINGO:
Fluvanna Fire Hall
716-483-8505
Every Tuesday Night 7-10pm
ROBERT H. JACKSON CENTER
305 E. Fourth Street • Jamestown, NY
www.roberthjackson.org
716.483.6646
Sinclairville Fire Hall
716-962-2025
Every Wednesday Night 7pm
THE ROGER TORY
PETERSON INSTITUTE
311 Curtis Street • Jamestown, NY
www.rtpi.org
716.665.2473
WEEKS GALLERY
JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
525 Falconer Street • Jamestown, NY
www.weeksgallery.sunyjcc.edu
716.338.1300
February 2, 2015
COMEDY:
Wits & Giggles
Stand Up Comedy
Feb. 7, Feb 21, 7:30pm
Jamestown Savings Bank Arena
Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum &
Center for Comedy:
An Evening of Comedy: Dinner,
Drinks and Laughs
Saturday Feb. 14
5:30pm 18+
Comedy Late Night
Tropicana Room
Saturday Feb. 14
9:30pm 18+
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HISTORY:
Fenton History Center
67 Washington St., Jmst
716-664-6256
MOVIES:
Movies at the Reg:
Feb 4 @ 7pm: Nightcrawler
Feb 7 & 8 @ 2pm: Big Hero 6
Feb 7 @ 8pm & 11 @ 7pm:
Citizenfour
Feb 14 @ 6pm: Casablanca & When
Harry Met Sally
Feb 15 @ 2pm: The Princess Bride
Feb 21 @ 8pm & 25 @ 7pm: The
Theory of Everything
116 E Third St, Jmst
716-664-2465
Roger Tory Peterson Institute
Presents: Banff Mountain Film
Festival World Tour
Wed. April 8, 7pm
116 E. 3rd St., Jamestown
716-484-7070
Dipson Theaters
Lakewood Cinema 8
Chautauqua Mall Cinema I & II
Warren Mall Cinema III
For information on movies and
times: www.dipsontheaters.com
MUSIC:
Back Room Radio Hour
with the host Bill Ward
February 5, 2015:
Infinity Show
Featured Service Organization:
Infinity Performing Arts, Inc.
Trinity Guitars
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HEALTH:
All About "U" Series
Feb 3 & 10, 7pm-8:30pm
JJamestown Community College
525 Falconer St., Jamestown NY
716-338-1168
SPORTS:
Snowmobile Trails Open-Conditions
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Snowshoe Hike
Sat.'s, 10am
Evergreen Outfitters
4845 Route 474, Ashville
716-763-2266
24 Hour Hockey
Feb. 27 & 28
Jamestown Savings bank Ice Arena
319 W. 3rd St. Jamestown, NY
(716) 484-2624
SEASONAL EVENTS:
Sleigh Rides at Chautauqua
Every Sat/Sun Now - March 1
Chautauqua Bookstore
Chautauqua Institution
10 Roberts St., Chautauqua
716-782-2871
2015 Presidents Day Weekend
Winter Festival
Fri. Feb 13-6pm thru Sun. Feb 15-4pm
Lakeside Park, Mayville
716-753-3113
SUPPORT GROUPS:
Bariatric Support Group
1st Mon. of each Mo.
James Prendergast Library
Conference Rm 2nd floor 6-7pm
509 Cherry St., Jamestown
716-244-0293
Caregiver Support Group
2nd Tuesday of the month 1pm
JAMA 15 S Main St, 2nd fl
3rd Thurs of the month 5:30pm
Fluvanna Community Church,
3363 Fluvanna, Ave. Ext., Jmst
Maggie Irwin • 716-483-5448
GriefShare
Jan 12 - April 6
Every Monday-3:15-4:45
Chaut. Mall
Heritage Ministries
Register by calling
716-763-5608
Miracle of Recovery Fellowship
Mondays & Wednesdays 7-8pm
Healing Words Ministries
1006 W. 3rd St. Jamestown, NY
(716) 483-3687
THEATER:
The Soul of Flamenco
By Flamenco VivoCarlota Santana-Director
Tue., Feb. 24, 7:30
Reg Lenna Center for the Arts
116 E Third St., Jmst
716-664-2465
THEATRE:
Struthers Library Theatre:
Sean Patrick McGraw
Fri., Feb. 6, 7pm
Arms and the Man
Feb. 19, 20, 21-8pm
Feb 22-2pm
The Last (Potluck) Supper
Sat. March 7, 8pm
302 West Third Ave.,
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814-723-7231
Lucille Ball Little Theater:
Driving Miss Daisy
Feb. 6-8, 13, 14
118 E 2nd St., Jamestown NY
716-483-1095
BINGO:
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Tuesday night Bingo
Doors open 4:30 PM
Pleasant Twp VFD
Every Thurs. Night 4pm
Warren Senior
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Doors open 4pm.
Smoke free game.
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GENEALOGY / DINING
February 2, 2015
GENEALOGY with JANET WAHLBERG
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Janet Wahlberg
This month I would like to share with you a great resource located at the Family
Search Website. It is the WIKI. The Family Search Website makes the following
statements about their Wiki. “The Family Search Wiki is not about finding the names
of your ancestors. It is not, in fact, about finding people at all. The Wiki is about
finding records that may have been generated about your ancestors and the places in
which the records might be found.”
You will start by going to the Family Search Website and clicking on Search and then
selecting Wiki from the drop down menu. This will open a page with a map on it as
well as three other sections titled New to Genealogy? New to the Wiki? and Want
Help?. All of these topics can be very useful. I would recommend that you go to New
to the Wiki and the select What is the Wiki? This will bring you to a page that offers
a very complete discussion of what the Wiki at Family Search is. It also has a link to a
lesson on Researching in the Family Search Wiki. I would recommend that you take
the time to complete this. It is an eight minute case study which helps to give you
specific examples of how to search. When this link opens, you will see an arrow that
you need to click on to run the lesson. This will open with a statement that tells you
that Silverlight needs your permission to run. Right click on this and the click on run
this plug-in.
When you have completed this task, I recommend that you go back to the page with
the map on it. Select a country that your ancestors may have immigrated from. As
my ancestors come from Scotland and Ireland, I selected Scotland first. On the Wiki
for Scotland, you will find a list of topics listed down the left hand side of the page as
well as a map of Scotland that allows you to select the specific county that you wish
to research in. If you type webinar in the box at the bottom of the page titled Search
Learning & How-to, you will find a long list of webinars that are either completed or
are in the works. I selected Online Webinars from the British Isles Team. This took
me to a lengthy list including a link to a webinar on Scotland’s old parish registershow to access use and interpret them. Armed with the information in this webinar,
I was able to look at birth, death and marriage records some of which were from the
17th century. While I didn’t find what I had hoped in the week that I was in Salt Lake
City, I did get some promising leads.
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states or counties in that country, research tools etc. In the Swedish Wiki there are
lists of Feast Days, a list of online historical dictionaries and much more. For those
with ancestors from Italy there are lists of research tools, lists of online records as well
as a list of Wiki articles describing online collections. This continues for just about
any country in the world.
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PUZZLES
February 2, 2015
Kathy Colby (third from left) winner of Chautauqua Leadership Network’s Season of
Sharing fundraiser, presents $500 in Wegmans gift cards to captains Kim and John
Merchant of the Salvation Army to provide items for its food pantry. Also in photo from
left, Joe Kourt, Wegmans’ front end manager and Christine Schuyler, CLN president.
CASAC’s Colby Wins Season
of Sharing Fundraiser
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This year’s winner of Chautauqua Leadership
Network’s Season of Sharing fundraiser is
Kathleen Colby, director of training at the
Chautauqua Alcoholism and Substance
Abuse Council and a member of CLN’s Class
of 2005. Colby picked the Salvation Army
food pantry in Jamestown to receive $500 in
Wegmans Grocery gift certificates.
According to Colby, “I heard a plea on the
local radio station that the Salvation Army
was down on donations over the Christmas
holiday. When I found out that I won, I knew
I wanted them to be the beneficiary of the
matching $500 in groceries.”
Captain John and Captain Kim Merchant of
the Salvation Army indicated that since the
Joint Neighborhood Project closed a few
years ago the need has grown significantly; the
number of families now served by the pantry
has grown from 400 to 1100, about 3700
individuals.
On December 19, radio personality Dennis
Webster drew Colby’s name on the air during
Jim Roselle’s WJTN Talk Radio Show. As the
winning ticket holder, Colby received $500 in
Wegmans gift cards for herself plus $500 in
gift cards to be donated to a community food
pantry of her choice.
Now in its sixth year, the CLN fundraiser
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Community-minded Wegmans generously
donates a $250 gift card toward the award.
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manager, “Feeding the hungry is a focus of
our Wegmans stores located in western New
York and Erie, Pennsylvania. Shortly, we will
be kicking off our annual “Check-out Hunger”
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February. Our Jamestown store has a goal of
raising $32,000 for the Food Bank of WNY.”
“Because Chautauqua Leadership Network’s
focus is community leadership for a better
Chautauqua County, what more appropriate
fundraiser than to give a portion of our
proceeds directly back to the community,”
said Pene Hutton, director of Chautauqua
Leadership Network.
“The Season of Sharing fundraiser is an
opportunity for CLN to actively demonstrate
the importance of stewardship in good
leadership. CLN is committed to our County
community and to nurturing regional
leaders who are also committed to making
Chautauqua County a better place for all,”
said CLN president Christine Schuyler.
The Salvation Army’s food pantry is open
Monday through Friday, 10 am to 12:30 pm
and 1:30 pm to 3 pm.
Believing the improvement of Chautauqua
County is directly linked to the quality of its
leadership, Chautauqua Leadership Network
helps members develop effective leadership
skills for both their place of employment as
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contest, a tally of my “points” for something or other, a
couple of coupons and codes for my item. It also thanked me
personally on behalf of the corporate CEO, delighted store manager
and the delightful checkout kid. Oh, there was also
a receipt buried in there someplace. The
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FAITH
February 2, 2015
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FaithMatters
By Myself with Daddy
be independent together.”
Contributing Writer
Pastor Scott Hannon
St. John Lutheran Church, Amhert, NY
For Molly’s third birthday we took
her sledding at Lake Chautauqua
Lutheran Center. At LCLC there
is an epic hill that ends at the lake.
In the summer, it’s a bear to walk
up and down. In the winter, it’s a
sledding paradise. The excitement
in Molly’s eyes was apparent as we
stood on the top of the hill looking
down toward the frozen water. She
knew what to do and couldn’t wait
to do it.
“I’m going by myself,” she boldly
declared as only three-year olds
can.
“Okay, Molly. Sit here and hold
on,” I replied as I placed her on the
sled. “Ready? One… Two…”
“NOOO!!! I’m going by myself
with Daddy!” (Cue my joy.)
This interaction at the top of a snowy
hill reminded me of two stories
(stick with me here, I am about to
get really nerdy). The first story is
from the Lord of the Rings. In the
LOTR, the main character, Frodo,
is entrusted with the responsibility
of taking the ring to Mordor (think
hell on earth) to destroy it. Early
on in his journey, already tired
and frustrated, he turns to his
friend, Samwise, and says, “Go
back, Sam. I’m going to Mordor
alone.” Sam replies, “Of course
you are! And I’m going with
you.” The other story is from the
classic Christmas movie, Rudolph
the Red Nosed Reindeer. In the
film, a character named Hermey
(the elf who wants to be a dentist)
runs away. In the wilderness he
bumps into Rudolph. They’re both
struggling with their uniqueness
and convince themselves that the
best thing for each of them is to be
independent. Upon crossing paths,
Hermey suggests to Rudolph,
“Hey… what do you say we both
We are not created to be by ourselves,
alone or, even, independent. In fact,
when God created the first human
and placed him in a perfect creation,
God looked at the situation and
said, “This is not good. Creation
is no longer perfect. It is not okay
for a human to be alone. I’m going
to make another.” (my paraphrase,
obviously. Read Genesis 2 for the
official transcript.)
God created us for community.
We are wired for relationships
and connectedness. It is not good
to be alone. We are created and
called to be “Samwise Christians”
– the sort of people who say to one
another, “Of course you’re going
alone, and I’m going with you.” In
this country where independence
and self-reliance are lauded as the
highest of ideals, we are invited
to remember that people need
people. It is not independence, but
interdependence that truly reflects
who God has created us to be.
Now, to continue down the path
of nerd-iness, allow me to quote
Peter Steinke who writes on
systems theory in congregations.
Steinke writes, “To be separate and
to be close are basic needs. One
is personal, the other relational.”
We are created to be by ourselves
with each other (Molly-Daddy).
We are called to go alone with one
another (Frodo-Samwise). We are
called to be independent together
(Hermey-Rudolph).
We are called to ride down the hill
of life with our kids. We are called
to walk toward Mordor with our
brothers and sisters. We are called
to be independent together across
the wilderness of this world. And
above all, remember, even when
you’re by yourself… you’re by
yourself with Daddy. God our
Father.
Westfield Quilters’ Guild
Quilters’ Guild Makes
Donation to Hospice
Chautauqua County
Article Contributed by
Hospice Chautauqua County
The Westfield Quilters’ Guild recently donated 17 handmade quilts to Hospice Chautauqua
County over the holiday season to be distributed to local Hospice patients. The Guild has
donated quilts to Hospice every year since 1996 and they are greatly appreciated by the families
under the agency’s care.
“In 2014 we donated over 100 quilts to charitable organizations including the Salvation Army,
Chautauqua County Rural Ministries, Child Advocacy Program, Court Appointed Advocates
for Children, the Chautauqua County Home and Teen Education And Motherhood,” said
Kathy Yaw, Community Service Committee Chair. “The families of those receiving Hospice
care are in our hearts and minds and we’re glad we can make their journey a little more loving.”
Andrew Dickson, Hospice’s Director of Community Engagement, attended the group’s January
meeting to thank the Guild for its donation.
“The more that our community becomes a part of our mission, the better our end-of-life care
and the better the quality of life in our community,” said Dickson. “It’s extremely rewarding and
helpful for our staff when the generosity others supports our work.”
The Quilters’ Guild is a group of nearly 100 artisans who share a love of quilting. They meet the
third Thursday of every month at the Westfield United Methodist Church to work on projects
and learn new techniques. Members also meet in smaller work groups to work on solo projects
and also make comfort quilts throughout the year with the intention of donating them to
organizations such as Hospice.
The Guild also sponsors a quilt show in alternate years to exhibit their creations and promote
their craft.
Charitable contributions, volunteerism and community support are important to Hospice in
delivering care and services for patients and their families in the community who are dealing
with life-limiting and terminal illnesses. It helps those individuals and caregivers live their lives
to the fullest extent possible and supports families in their bereavement. For more information
about their programs contact the Lakewood office at 716-338-0033.
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COMMUNITY
February 2, 2015
On Sunday afternoon, February 15, you can learn “The Art of Making Maple
Syrup” at the Audubon Nature Center, followed by a trip to Uncle Rick’s
Sugar House in Ashville, New York, in March. Here instructor Rick Rupprecht
is at the evaporator at Uncle Rick’s.
Jay Stevens
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Wits & Giggles Stand
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The Wits & Giggles Comedy Series is back on
Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday night will feature
comedian Jay Stevens’ first performance in
Jamestown, NY.
Jay Stevens, a Cleveland native, has been a
professional comedian since 2002 utilizing his
clean comedy style that reaches all audiences.
It was not until he gave his life to the Lord in
1997 that he felt the yearning to share this
“gift” of entertainment. His very first show
was at his home church in 1999. Since then,
he has been making people laugh from the
church to the comedy club. Stevens, with his
dignified voice, is currently broadening his
career into radio and acting.
Opening for Stevens is comedian DHawk.
Beginning his career in 2012, DHawk
skyrocketed to the top of the local
comedy circuit after winning several open
mic competitions utilizing his charm,
impersonations, and quick wit. DHawk has
hosted the monthly Cleveland Comedy Jam
as well as the annual Once Again Throwback
Artist Showcase in the Agora Theater. A true
humanitarian at heart, DHawk performs at
charity comedy shows and volunteers his time
to benefit those in need.
The final Wits & Giggles show of the season
will be on Feb. 21 and feature newcomer Stu
McCallister with Mary Santorum returning to
open.
The show will follow the final Southern Tier
Xpress home hockey game of the regular
season. The Xpress will take on the Metro
Jets at 5:00 p.m. on DFT Communications
Arena A and will provide a full night of
entertainment for the community.
The performances will be held upstairs
in the Bud Light Arena Club where food
and drinks will be available. Tickets for
the comedy shows will be $10 presale and
$12 day of show. Tickets can be purchased
online at jamestownarena.com, by phone at
716.484.2624, or at the Landmark Chevrolet
Box Office inside the arena.
PUZZLE SOLUTIONS
Learn the Art of Making
Maple Syrup at Audubon
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Audubon Nature Center
What could be sweeter? The Audubon
Nature Center is offering the opportunity
to learn the basic principles and procedures
to make maple syrup.
“The Art of Making Maple Syrup” will be
held on Sunday afternoon, February 15 at
the Nature Center, followed by a trip to
Uncle Rick’s Sugar House in Ashville, New
York, in March.
discovery walks, presents programs for
groups as an Audubon Ambassador, leads
the Elk Field Trip, and builds things from
wood for displays and exhibits, to name
just a few. The director of aviation and
professor of mathematics at Jamestown
Community College, he has been making
maple syrup for six years.
Participants are asked to dress for the
weather.
The fee is $22 or $18 for Friends of the
Nature Center.
The 1:30-3 p.m. program will begin in the
Nature Center’s multipurpose room, where
a slide show and lecture will describe what
it takes to make maple syrup. Instructor
Rick Rupprecht will bring samples of
the equipment he uses and talk about
alternatives that are available. A quick walk
outside will help you learn to look closely
at branches and bark to identify a sugar
maple from the other trees in the yard.
Reservations are requested by Monday,
February 9, 2015: call (716) 569-2345
to register and pay at the door or click on
“The Art of Making Maple Syrup” www.
jamestownaudubon.org. A minimum class
size of six is required by February 9; walkins accepted after that.
Each participant will receive a certificate
good for one visit in March to Uncle
Rick’s Sugar House: The Home of the
Happy Pancakes. Because cooking sap is
dependent on the weather, the visit cannot
be scheduled yet. Participants will be given
the number to call Rupprecht to set their
visit with him, when they will receive one
small bottle of fresh maple syrup. Anyone
who cannot schedule a trip can pick up
their syrup at the Center after March 20.
Nature Center education programs are
funded with support from the Carnahan
Jackson Foundation, Jessie Smith Darrah
Fund, Holmberg Foundation, Hultquist
Foundation, Johnson Foundation, and
Lenna Foundation.
As an Audubon volunteer, Rick Rupprecht
helps at festivals, leads children on
A minimum class size of 12 is required
by February 10; walk-ins will be accepted
after that.
The Audubon Nature Center is at 1600
Riverside Road, one-quarter mile east of
Route 62 between Jamestown, New York,
and Warren, Pennsylvania.
To learn more about Audubon and its
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Move, Dance and Fitness
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be as creative as I want with it.” During the
month of February, body blast attendees
will be doing a circuit workout.
“We’re basically just about getting people
to move, involved in fitness, in health, in
wellness, in Jamestown,” Leah Gustafson,
co-owner of Move, a dance and fitness
studio in downtown Jamestown, said.
Leah opened the studio with her partner
Rudi Andalora this past July. The studio
offers a variety of classes including zumba,
how to dance in heels, and personal fitness
training.
“I was always active…I was always
interested in fitness and nutrition,” Leah
remembered, describing how she got
started in fitness. “When I had my kids…
exercise was an outlet for me.” Her three
boys kept her busy, but she could have
some time to herself when she worked
out at the gym. Her passion soon grew
into the idea that she could teach others to
exercise and dance as well. She got her first
certification from the American Council
on Exercise for floor aerobics, and from
there her passion has only grown.
Leah and Rudi completely renovated the
building, located at 314 Cherry St, putting
in a beautiful dance floor and a wall of
mirrors. Although both work other jobs,
Rudi as a 3rd grade teacher, and Leah
as the Vice President of Filegar Cutting
Technologies, they are very passionate
about fitness, and about sharing their
passions with the community.
“When the community is healthy, in mind,
body and spirit, then the community itself
is a healthy place to live,” Leah asserted. “A
group of individuals who are focused on
their health and well-being will facilitate
other good things in the community that
they live in.”
Although they had several options of
where to open their studio, Rudi and Leah
specifically chose downtown Jamestown
to be the setting of Move. “Jamestown
is where we feel we can make the most
difference,” Leah said. Their mission
statement declares their intent to provide
“quality dance and fitness instruction in a
community focused environment,” and to
base their classes on the feedback of their
clients.
There are plenty of options to choose
from at Move. Some of the classes offered
include the ever popular zumba, as well
as zumba sentao, how to dance in heels, a
modern dance class for teens, body fusion
and blast fit. Blast fit is an intense class
designed to give a quick workout over the
lunch hour. Offered from 12:15-12:45
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, the
workout is always changing.
“It’s something that I made up, so it doesn’t
have a script to it,” Leah described. “I can
Leah is now certified as a personal trainer,
and offers her expertise to clients at Move.
They can call or email her to set up an
appointment. “I love personal training, I
love working one on one with someone
and helping them reach a fitness goal or a
weight loss goal,” Leah smiled.
Leah’s love of fitness complements Rudi’s
knowledge and joy of dancing. He has
studied and taught at a variety of locations,
including the Park Avenue Dance
Company in Rochester, NY, the National
Ballet of Toronto, and Visceral Dance
Center of Chicago. Previously he taught
dance at Infinity Visual and Performing
Arts, Inc.
“He started dance when he was in college
at St. Bonaventure,” Leah explained. “He
fell in love with dance and fell in love with
the theater.” His interest grew into a desire
to have his own dance company, and since
Leah wanted a personal training studio,
they decided to meld their talents together
and open Move.
“Rudy wants to build his dance company,
he wants to be a premier dance company
in Jamestown,” Leah said. “My goal is to
develop the personal training, get more
people fit in our town…And the zumba is
fun,” she added with a smile.
A complete list of prices and class schedules
can be found on their Facebook page, or by
calling 716-640-8225. They offer classes
Monday through Saturday, and have a
variety of packages that include classes and
training sessions. A single class is $7, and
the first class is always free.
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Chautauqua County
Visitors’ Bureau
Executive Director
Presents to JBC Students
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Executive Director of the Chautauqua
County Visitors’ Bureau, Mr. Andrew
Nixon, recently paid a visit to Mr. Melquist’s
Marketing Applications class at Jamestown
Business College. He provided great insight
to the students in the area of tourism in
Chautauqua County and the impact of the
Visitors’ Bureau’s marketing efforts. Mr.
Nixon delivered fantastic information and
statistics on the impact tourism has on the
local economy, stating that tourism has an
estimated “$253 million dollar impact.” His
discussion detailed how tourism leads to job
and revenue growth in several businesses such
as lodging, dining, and shopping (#1 leisure
activity in America), as well as gasoline and
convenience.
Mr. Nixon highlighted several target segments
that he and his staff identify as potential
consumers with the key target being women
between the ages of 29 and 50 years old.
He referenced a study that named this
demographic the top segment for the travel
industry. This group makes the majority of
the purchasing decisions within a household.
In reference to the county’s marketing
strategies, Mr. Nixon emphasized creating
awareness and developing relationships with
travelers to enhance the possibility of a return
or a word of mouth referral. It is all about the
customer experience; if a traveler enjoys their
stay, then they will share that information and
return to spend more of their travel dollars
here in Chautauqua county. Mr. Nixon shared
more key marketing tools that they utilize at
the Visitors’ Bureau. When speaking on the
organization’s use of the internet marketing,
he stressed the importance of search engine
optimization. Due to this strategy their
website is the number one result when
searching “Chautauqua Lake” online.
The presentation given by Mr. Nixon
touched on several topics that are discussed
in the course and was a wonderful first-hand
experience to share with the students focusing
on their marketing degrees.
Jamestown Business College offers businessfocused Associate and Bachelor degrees and
certificate programs that include targeted
professional development activities. For
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Time to Hunker Down
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Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardener,
Peggy Fitzgibbon highlights considerations for
selecting seeds for the vegetable garden.
If you are on the path to becoming a diehard
gardener like myself, now that the holidays are
over your thoughts are turning to Spring. Or
at least to all of the armchair garden planning
that can be pleasantly tackled between now and
then. For me, that planning always includes seed
catalogs.
If you currently do not get any seed catalogs in
the mail, that is easily remedied. Check with
your gardening friends, get a hold of a gardening
magazine (library) and peruse the ads or do an
online search. You will be amazed by all that is out
there.
Once you have gotten a hold of some, take time
to familiarize yourself with their layout. Even if
you prefer to buy your seeds and/or plants at a
local nursery, you will find that seed catalogs can
provide a wealth of timely information that would
be difficult to find in any other place.
As you will soon learn, not all seed catalogs are
alike. Over the years I have gravitated towards
regional companies that are geared to the same
growing season that I contend with. I also feel
strongly about organic practices and prefer to
support a company that feels the same way. You
will develop your own preferences as you go
along.
Pricing and packet sizing can vary somewhat
from company to company. It’s good to know
which types of seed can be stored and used for
several seasons and which have a short shelf
life. With that in mind you can check how many
seeds are included in a packet and/or the length
of row those seeds will plant. You can use that
information to determine what you need. In most
cases a packet will contain more than enough
seeds for the home gardener. Some companies
offer mini-packets which can be very useful when
doing this kind of planning. There is no sense in
buying large quantities of seed if its viability will
deteriorate before you can use it.
I like to use a seed catalog that gives detailed
growing information, including realistic
expectations of yield as well as any exceptional or
weak traits for a particular variety. For example,
if I am looking to plant tomatoes in containers,
it is helpful to know if a variety is determinate
or indeterminate. From that information alone I
will know the general growth and ripening habits
of that particular variety. The number of days to
harvest will let me know whether to expect those
tomatoes in mid-July or late August. They should
even tell me what it tastes like and what they will
look like when ripe.
Disease resistance or susceptibility is another thing
you can glean from a good variety description.
Some catalogs even print basic definitions of
common diseases and pests so you will know what
to look for and how to handle it. I avoid catalogs
that make every variety sound perfect. I appreciate
honesty and truth in advertising!
There are also many simple things like frost
tenderness, water, light, soil type and fertility
requirements that will also be part of a general
plant description and will go a long way towards
making your choices educated ones.
The mission of the Chautauqua County Master
Gardener Program is to educate and serve the
community, utilizing university and research-based
horticultural information. Volunteers are from the
community who have successfully completed 50+
hours of Cornell approved training and volunteer a
minimum of 50 hours per year.
The Master Gardener Program is one of many
programs offered by Cornell Cooperative
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federal government through the United States
Department of Agriculture’s National Institute
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“The system works great,” said Tom
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volunteer astronomers after a recent visit
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Traub and his Martz colleague, John
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The North American premiere tour of CHUGGINGTON LIVE! The Great Rescue
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series, rolls into the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.
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Banquet of the Chautauqua Sports Hall of
Fame on February 16 at the Lakewood Rod
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“We are excited to have Shane as the guest
speaker for our induction dinner,” said
Randy Anderson, CSHoF president. “Shane
has always been one of our most decorated
honorees,” stated Anderson about the 1992
CSHoF inductee, All-American and NFL ProBowler, “but two recent honors have really
been the icing on the Conlan cake. In addition
to being inducted into the College Football
Hall of Fame in December, Shane was also
voted to the ‘Mount Rushmore of Penn State.’
That means in the long and storied history
of the Penn State football team, Conlan is
considered one of the four best players to ever
don the blue and white uniform of the Nittany
Lions. His appearance will add a special touch
to the induction of Jehuu Caulcrick, Chuck
Crist, Bill Davenport, Jack Keeney, Scrubby
Olson, Vincent Powers, Ramsay Riddell, Jim
Roselle, Dan Stimson and Mel Swanson.”
These ten individuals will be formally
inducted at the CSHoF’s 34th Annual
Banquet, Monday, February 16, 2015, at the
Lakewood Rod and Gun Club. Tickets for the
induction dinner are priced at $50. Banquet
reservations can be made by calling chairman
Chip Johnson at 716-485-6991. Tickets are
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CHAUT. SPORTS HALL OF FAME
February 2, 2015
Jehuu Caulcrick
Jehuu Caulcrick’s entry into the Chautauqua
Sports Hall of Fame is yet another milestone
on a lifetime odyssey that has taken him from
the midst of civil war in his native Liberia, to
four consecutive Section VI Class D football
championships at tiny Clymer Central School;
and from Michigan State University to the
National Football League.
It’s a journey that not even a Hollywood
screenwriter could script, but one so compelling
because it includes equal parts fear, loss, love,
redemption, community and, ultimately, victory,
both on and off the playing field.
Caulcrick was born in Liberia, which is located
on the west coast of Africa, bordering the north
Atlantic Ocean. By the age of 7, however, his life
was turned upside down when the civil war broke
out. To make matters worse, he and his 9-year-old
sister, Mardea, were separated from their mother,
Bonita, who was temporarily in the United
States with her then-husband. Living with their
maternal grandparents, Jehuu and Mardea had no
contact with their mom for two, excruciatingly
long years.
Miraculously, in 1992, Bonita was finally able to
return to Liberia and, after months of searching,
finally located her family and brought her children
back to the U.S., and ultimately to Findley Lake.
The beneficiaries of that move to Chautauqua
County were the Caulcrick family and the greater
Clymer community. It was a “marriage” that took
root nearly 25 years ago and remains strong to
this day.
The fact that Caulcrick turned out to be a pretty
fair football player was merely a bonus.
Jehuu’s favorite sport when he arrived in
Chautauqua County was soccer, which he had
played when he lived in Liberia. But by the time
he was in fifth grade at Clymer Central School he
was introduced to American football during afterlunch recreation, supervised by varsity coach
Chuck Crist
Howard McMullin.
Chuck Crist’s athletic resume speaks for itself.
It became clear rather quickly that Jehuu, who
would also become a star track and field athlete,
was meant to be on the gridiron.
During his career at Salamanca High School, Crist
earned virtually every honor imaginable, including
the team Most Valuable Player in four sports his
senior year. Along the way, he was named the Olean
Times Herald Football Player of the Year in 1967,
and was an All-Southwestern Conference firstteam selection. In his junior and senior seasons, the
Warriors posted a 15-1-1 record.
By the time his high school career was over,
Jehuu had led the Pirates to four Section VI
championships, rushed for 6,449 yards, scored
100 touchdowns and amassed 712 points (both
sectional records). As a senior, he was rated the
third-best fullback in the country by Rivals.com,
was a Super Prep All-American, the Connolly
Cup winner, and the New York State Class D, the
Western New York and The Post-Journal player of
the year.
In four seasons with the Spartans, Jehuu rushed for
2,395 yards (No. 11 on Michigan State’s all-time
list) and 39 touchdowns, which are the secondbest total in school history. Only two-time AllAmerican Lorenzo White (43) had more. Many
of Jehuu’s friends in Chautauqua County can only
imagine what his career totals might have been
had he been given the opportunity that current
coach, Mark Dantonio, afforded him during his
senior season in 2007.
All told, the 6-foot, 254-pound bruising running
back led the Big Ten Conference and ranked 11th
in the NCAA in scoring, averaging 9.7 points per
game. His 21 rushing touchdowns were a school
record and the ninth-best single-season total in
conference history (tied with Wisconsin’s Ron
Dayne). His 872 yards on the ground were a
career high.
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In basketball, Crist, who scored 1,004 career points,
was the MVP and scoring leader for the Lake Shore
League, where he averaged 24.6 points per game his
senior year and his team won the 1967-68 Section VI
championship over Falconer. Those efforts earned
him a berth on the All-Western New York first team.
In track and field, Crist was also the best, setting
school records in the high jump and the triple jump.
His triple jump mark of 45 feet, 11/4 inches still
stands. On the baseball diamond, he was a first-team
Lake Shore League selection.
Upon his graduation from Salamanca, he signed a
letter of intent to attend Penn State University for
football and/or basketball. He chose basketball
when he and the football coaches couldn’t agree on
a position.
In those four years on the hardwood, Crist lettered
three times and was the team’s MVP in his senior
season (1971-72) when the Nittany Lions went 17-8.
But his love and for football, combined with his
talent, afford him an opportunity to sign with the
Giants as a free agent in 1972. He played three
seasons in New York, followed by three years with the
New Orleans Saints (1975-77) before being traded
to the San Francisco 49ers in 1978. During his NFL
career, he was named the Defensive MVP for the
Saints in 1977 after leading the team in interceptions
and tackles. He also had 41/2 sacks. In his final pro
season with the Niners, Crist had a team-leading six
picks, boosting his career total to 20.
After his professional career was over, Crist continued
to show his athletic prowess in fast-pitch softball
tournaments and on the golf course — he was a
six-time club champion at Holiday Valley Golf Club
during the 1990s. For all those accomplishments,
Crist was named the southwestern New York
“Athlete of the Century” by the Olean Times Herald.
As far as his vocation was concerned, Crist taught
and coached at Cattaraugus High School (1983-85),
was an adjunct professor at Alfred University (198591) where he served as the football team’s defensive
coordinator and assistant basketball coach; and held
several administrative positions, including high
school and, later, elementary school, principal in the
Salamanca school district.
A 2003 Cattaraugus County Athletic Hall of Fame
inductee, Crist, who lives near Greenhurst on
Chautauqua Lake, served as coach in a number of
youth football and basketball leagues in Bemus Point
and Jamestown.
Upon his graduation, Caulcrick ended up on
the practice squads of the New York Jets, the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the San Francisco 49ers
and the Buffalo Bills before finally earning a spot
on the Bills’ 53-man roster in November 2010.
In his first game — a come-from-behind win at
Cincinnati — Caulcrick carried the ball one time
for a first down. That turned out to be the only
carry of his career and he retired in 2011.
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CHAUT. SPORTS HALL OF FAME
Bill Davenport
Bill Davenport was the head coach at Falconer
for 19 years (1971-1990) where he compiled
an overall career coaching record of 229-171 with eight league titles, seven second-place
finishes and three undefeated seasons (1980,
1983 and 1990). During that time, he coached
16 Section VI champions, 50 place-winners
and seven New York State place winners.
Under Davenport’s leadership, Falconer was
the top-ranked school in Western New York
in 1987 and the No. 1-ranked small school in
1990. For those efforts, the Golden Falcons
were selected as the varsity wrestling “Team of
the 1980s” in Western New York. Davenport
also served as assistant chairman of the
Section VI Wrestling Committee for many
years and the Section VI Wrestling chairman
from 1996-2000.
Among his other honors, Davenport was
named the 1983 Western New York wrestling
coach of the year and the 2000 New York State
Coaches Association Coach of the Year. He
was also instrumental in the formation and
promotion of Kids Wrestling in Falconer with
wrestling camps, tournaments, clinics and
officiating.
In addition to his wrestling successes,
Davenport was also a tremendous football and
youth baseball coach. On the gridiron, he was
best known as a varsity assistant/defensive
coordinator for head coach Bill Race (198195), served as Falconer’s head coach (199699) and Cassadaga Valley’s assistant coach
(2001-2009).
February 2, 2015
Jack Keeney
John Keeney was born in 1940 in WilkesBarre, Pa., but the heart and home of the man
known as “Jack” belonged in Chautauqua
County for more than half a century.
A physical education teacher at Panama
Central School for 34 years (1962-1996),
Keeney was the Panthers’ football coach
for 33 years and athletic director for 30. In
his time calling the shots from the sideline,
he posted a 154-106-10 record, won four
division titles and had four unbeaten
seasons. A former Section VI football
chairman, Keeney also coached track and
field, basketball, baseball, volleyball and
swimming during his tenure at Panama.
To honor his service, the athletic complex
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Keeney was 22 years old and fresh out of
Cortland College when he took over as
Panama’s football coach.
“The coaches were just big kids in ’62,’’ said
Ed Trisket, then a freshman on Keeney’s
first team, “so they actually all decided they
would scrimmage against us.”
So Keeney and company pulled on the pads,
snapped on the chin straps to their helmets
and went toe-to-toe with the teenagers.
“We thought we’d get some licks against
them,’’ Trisket said, “but we were the ones
who got licked.”
What Trisket couldn’t have known then, but
certainly appreciates now is that the impact
that Keeney left on him and countless others
on the field behind the school nearly 53
years ago actually has served as a metaphor
for how to live one’s life.
“He was almost like a father,’’ the Niobe
resident said.
The “father” of Panama athletics, Keeney
also served as the mayor of Celoron from
2009 until his death in 2013.
Loren Smith was smitten by Keeney almost
immediately upon meeting him about 30
years ago. Smith, now a teacher at Panama
and a former assistant football coach,
described his friend and mentor as an
“innovator, a motivator and a captivator.’’
“At the end of the day (he taught me) that
how you treat people and the relationship
you have with other people is going to be
your legacy,’’ Smith said. “He treated people
really, really well, whether they were athletes
or bookworms in the classroom. He could
find a way to get the most out of people
around him.’’
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2) Where was the first Hall of Fame meeting held?
3) Who initially came up with the idea for a sports hall of fame in Chautauqua?
4) Who was the first football player inducted into the hall of fame?
5) How many people have been inducted into the hall of fame?
6) Where is the current hall located?
7) T/F: Anyone can nominate someone for induction into the hall of fame
8) Who is the current president of the organization?
9) T/F: Nominees must have been born in Chautauqua county to be considered
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February 2, 2015
Scrubby Olson
Sherwood “Scrubby” last filed a story for The
Post-Journal more than 40 years ago, but is
still remembered as one of the region’s best
sportswriters.
“Scrubby Olson was a stickler for details,”
wrote former Post-Journal sports editor Frank
Hyde in 1973, “an outspoken, honest reporter
who wrote it as he saw it. No man in this
profession can do more.”
In nearly two decades covering high school
sports, particularly Jamestown High School,
Scrubby set the standard for those who
followed.
“Nothing escaped Scrubby’s attention,’’
former JHS football coach Terry Ransbury
said in 2013. “He was always around — locker
room, practice field, games and telephone. I
always felt he was harboring a great desire to
be a coach.”
And, in many ways, Scrubby was just that, a
man who always seemed to be laying out just
the right game plan for sportswriters who
followed.
Tragically, Scrubby’s tenure at The PostJournal was cut short. On Friday, Sept. 14,
1973, he covered JHS’ 22-0 football victory at
Dunkirk, highlighted by an 85-yard opening
kickoff return for a touchdown by Manny
Leeper.
In the wee hours of Saturday, Sept. 15, the
48-year-old Board of Public Utilities meter
reader by day and sportswriter by night, was
stricken at home and pronounced dead on
arrival at WCA Hospital.
Steve Corey, a colleague of Scrubby’s at The
Post-Journal, eulogized in print a man he
described as a “quiet sportsman.”
“His words and thoughts on sport were always
calm and measured,’’ Corey wrote. “In high
school sports, he was always more concerned
about the individual personalities than about
the team entities, always praising strongly and
denouncing quietly. He never allowed his
interest in sports to override his interest in
what went to make up those sports: people.’’
In addition to JHS sports, Scrubby also
covered track and field, golf and most of the
Section VI basketball playoffs. Months after
his passing, The Post-Journal established the
Scrubby Olson Memorial Trophy, an award
presented to the area basketball scoring
champion. For more than two decades, boys
and girls from the Post-Journal circulation
area were honored for their hoops prowess,
their names connected to a man who not only
loved the game, but who also loved the young
people who played it even more.
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Vincent Powers
Vincent Powers was born in Westfield, NY on
June 6, 1891 and spent the early years of his
life in the village along the Lake Erie shore as
well as the nearby community of Panama.
He left home in his early teens to work as a
exercise boy at the Fort Erie, Canada horse
track. He received early riding instruction
from trainer John Nixon.
Powers began the hard way, riding at the halfmile tracks, the “leaky roof ” circuit, where the
work was hard, the rewards meager, but the
experience invaluable.
He was just 15 years old when he rode his
first winner in a $500 race for two-year-olds at
Churchill Downs, Kentucky on May 31, 1907
The following year, 1908, Powers handled
1,260 mounts and won 324 races, was second
in 204 and third in 185. At a time when
youngsters of today are thinking about driving
their first car or going to the junior prom,
Vincent Powers was the leading jockey in the
entire nation.
So when the history of the Kentucky Derby
is recalled it’s not surprising many turf
aficionados reflect upon the 17-year-old
young man from Westfield who guided
Wintergreen down the home stretch and to
victory in the 35th classic in 1909.
outstanding handicap horse of 1909 and
1910, to be the best horse he had ever ridden.
Powers won back to back campionships as the
top jockey in the nation by repeating the feat
in 1909 with 173 wins, 121 seconds and 114
thirds on 704 total mounts.
Horse racing soon fell out of favor as scandals
and the rise of Victorian morality led to the
end of legal gambling. By 1910, virtually all
forms of gambling were prohibited in the
U.S. The only legal betting that occurred was
in three states which allowed horse racing.
Eighteen-year-old Vincent, at the top of his
game, was “all dressed up, but had no place to
go.”
So in 1911 Powers went to Europe to ride for
a guaranteed salary of $10,000. He continued
to experience success in Germany and France.
Having increasing difficulty in maintaining
proper weight overseas forced him to turn
his attention to the horseracing sport of
steeplechase. His transition proved fruitful as
he enjoyed success riding steeplechase on the
Continent.
Bred in Ohio by Jerome Bristow Respess,
the multi-millionaire owner of a brewing
company, and trained by Charles Mack,
Wintergreen had won 5 races in 10 starts at
age 2, and finished third in one stakes race.
When World War I broke out in Europe in
1914, Powers returned to the United States
with his German-born wife, Hedwig. He
found that, although thoroughbred racing had
resumed again in New York State in 1913, the
sport was struggling. Steeplechase devotees,
however, were full of enthusiasm. Powers
became a contract steeplechase rider for
Greentree Stables and its owner, Payne Hay
Whitney and his wife, Helen.
At age 3, Wintergreen prepped for the Derby
with only one allowance race at the antiquated
Association Course in Lexington, Ky. He
finished second in what turned out to be a key
prep. The first three finishers in the Derby all
came out of that overnight race.
Riding successes continued. In 1917 Powers
was the leading steeplechase jockey in the
country with 15 victories, 9 seconds and 9
thirds on 39 mounts. As such, he became the
only jockey in history to lead the nation both
on the flats and through the fields.
Leaving from the sixth post postion,
Wintergreen was bumped at the start of the
Derby race but recovered quickly. He took a
good early lead and held sway throughout. He
won in a canter by four lengths with a time
of 2:08.20. The winner’s purse in 1909 was
$4,850.
When Jimmie Owens, head trainer at
Greentree, died in 1922, Powers took over the
training duties which he maintained for the
rest of his career in horse racing.
In all, Wintergreen raced six seasons, and
while he was stakes-placed several times, the
Kentucky Derby was his only stakes win. He
remains to this day, the only Kentucky Derby
winner bred in the Buckeye State.
Powers’ ride on Wintergreen, regarded as one
of the easiest victories of his career, attracted
the attention of leading horsemen.
One of these was noted trainer Sam Hildreth.
Powers rode for Hildreth on a mount named
Fitz Herbert, winning several major stake
races. Included are the Advance Stakes and the
Lawrence Realization Stakes, both contested
at Sheepshead Bay Race Track in Brooklyn.
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Fitz
Herbert,
the
Powers, the top steeplechase rider in 1917,
was named the top steeplechase trainer just
ten years later. He saddled 19 winners in 1927
and won an unprecedented $103,889.
He developed Jolly Roger, the first steeplechase
horse to earn more than $100,000.
Powers retired in 1946 and he and Hedwig
made their home in Queens Village, NY.
Powers died in 1966 at age 75.
His life was full and included some of the finest
horses in America that he rode and trained,
both on the flat tracks and in steeplechase.
And all from a boy from Westfield.
Some of the information above was taken
from an article written by Chuck Korbar, for
the Dunkirk Evening Observer, in May 1982.
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Ramsey Riddell
From an accomplished athlete in his
younger years to one of the trailblazers in the
organization of Peek’n Peak Ski Center in the
early 1960s, Ramsey Riddell’s impact was felt
for decades.
After completing his military service with
the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve-Merchant
Navy Association, Riddell moved to the
area from Montreal in October 1948 and
soon became a naturalized citizen. In his
earlier years he owned and operated a farm
in Panama. After the sale of his farm, Riddell
worked as a signal specialist for Conrail
Railroad for many years.
As a young man, he was a member of the
Canadian Ski Jumping Team in Montreal,
entering his first competition in 1929 at
the age of 9. Both he and his brothers were
excellent jumpers. Riddell was off jumping
somewhere each weekend until World War II.
At Lake Placid, he jumped against Art Devlin
and Torger Tokle, two of the world’s best
from the United States. Among his triumphs
were the Eastern Canadian Championship,
the Montreal City and District crowns and
the Laurentian Zone Championship. He also
played rugby, football and hockey.
Riddell became involved in the organization
of the Peek’n Peak Ski Center in 1962 and also
served on the board of directors at Peek’n Peak
for several years. His personal contributions
and accomplishments are many, including:
founder of the Peek’n Peak Ski Patrol and
Patrol Director until 1989; a key man for
Peek’n Peak in building the good peopleto-people relationship necessary between a
ski patrol and its customers; and cited as the
Eastern Division Patroller of the National Ski
Patrol System Inc. for 1982.
Riddell was also chosen out of more than
8,000 ski patrollers in the Eastern Division;
and received recognition for his invention
of a fruit ladder that was used for chair lift
evacuation, which was acclaimed the safest
and fastest method at that time. Many of the
areas in the Northeast ski country adopted the
use of this device.
Riddell organized and directed many first
aid and refresher courses annually for his
patrollers and visiting patrollers, and taught
first aid courses for the fire department as well.
Riddell’s sports involvement wasn’t limited to
skiing. He also assisted with the organization
of the first Midget Football team in the area
and played hockey on a local Jamestown team.
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Jim Roselle
In recognition of his loyalty to and support
of the University of Notre Dame, Jim
Roselle was presented with a certificate of
appreciation by the Notre Dame Alumni
Association two years ago.
The certificate, signed by Dolly Dufffy,
executive director of the alumni association,
also included a Notre Dame pin.
For Roselle, who joined WJTN in 1953, it
was another meaningful reward for a lifetime
of achievement in radio.
Roselle’s connection to Notre Dame is just
one of many special stories the Jamestown
native has been involved with during his
professional career. Thankfully, for those
who have enjoyed his 60-plus-year tenure at
WJTN 1240 AM and his 40 years conducting
interviews at Chautauqua Institution, they
can read about them in a memoir, “The
Best Times of My Life,” (co-authored with
Jamestown Gazette Editor, Walt Pickut)
which was published last summer. The book
follows Roselle from his Depression-era
boyhood on Franklin Street to journalistic
and broadcasting eminence interviewing the
most famous people in the world.
The memoir features many of Roselle’s
successes and recognitions, including his
2010 induction into the New York State
Broadcasters Hall of Fame and his personal
life story.
In “The Best Times of My Life,” Roselle, as
told to Walt Pickut, recalls memorable and
historic conversations with a young Arkansas
governor named Bill Clinton, the U.S.
Poet Laureate, Billy Collins, and legendary
songstress Judy Collins along with 40 of his
more than 1,800 Chautauqua Institution
interviews and hundreds of hometown
broadcast conversations selected from the
WJTN archives.
In the sports world, Roselle’s archives
run deep as well. Along the way, he
has interviewed, among others, NFL
Commissioner Roger Goodell, baseball Hall
of Famers Dick Williams and Robin Roberts,
boxers Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano
and Rocky Graziano, football players Shane
Conlan, Justin Tuck and Rocky Bleier, fourtime Olympic wrestling champion Bruce
Baumgartner, baseball player Willie Horton
and pro golfers Sam Snead and Jeff Sluman.
In addition to being involved in a number
of civic activities, including a 25-year stint
on the Jamestown Boys and Girls Club
board of directors, Roselle did play-byplay for Jamestown High School football,
Jamestown Falcons baseball, and provided
radio coverage for Babe Ruth World Series,
the Italian American Golf Tournament and
area bowling shows.
Roselle is one of 10 inductees in the
Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame’s Class
of 2015. The other inductees are Jehuu
Caulcrick, Chuck Crist, Bill Davenport, Jack
Keeney, Scrubby Olson, Vincent Powers,
Ramsay Riddell, Dan Stimson and Mel
Swanson.
That group will be formally inducted at the
CSHOF’s 34th annual banquet, Monday,
Feb. 16, at the Lakewood Rod and Gun Club.
Tickets for the induction dinner are $50.
Banquet reservations can be made by calling
chairman Chip Johnson at 716-485-6991.
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Dan Stimson
Dan Stimson, a 2014 inductee of the William &
Mary Hall of Fame, has been a fixture with the Tribe
track and field and cross-country teams since he
joined the program in 1986-87 as the first director
of both the men’s and women’s programs. He spent
25 years as the director, stepping down prior to the
2011-12 season to focus on coaching the throwing
athletes. During his tenure as director, W&M
won 49 of 94 possible CAA titles (52 percent),
including sweeps of all four championships in
2003-04. Tribe athletes earned 64 All-American
awards and one spot on the U.S. Olympic Team
during that 25-year span.
In the throws, eight of the 12 events (between men
and women) have had the school records reset by
Stimson athletes, many multiple times. Perhaps his
greatest successes have come in the hammer, weight
throw, and javelin, events that are not sponsored
by a majority of high school federations (meaning
athletes must start learning them in college). Since
the CAA began sponsoring track and field in 1990,
W&M athletes have won 31 conference titles in
the hammer and the javelin, including 16 of 24 alltime golds in the men’s javelin. In fact, the Tribe’s
dominance of this event is so complete that a
W&M male has won the javelin event in 12 of the
14 CAA Championships contested since 2000.
Stimson’s record is also impressive in mentoring
coaches. The last three men’s coaches all went on
to big-time coaching or director jobs after leaving
W&M — Walt Drenth to Arizona State and then
Michigan State, Andrew Gerard to Stanford
(winning an NCAA title) and then to George
Mason, and Alex Gibby to Michigan. Including
Stimson’s own two Coach of the Year awards, a
Tribe coach has won 48 CAA honors all-time.
Stimson’s coaching career began at the University
of Tennessee in 1971-72 where he was the throwing
coach for Bill Skinner and Danny Martin (among
others). A post-grad, Skinner ranked third in the
world that year in the javelin with a throw of 291
feet. Martin was a freshman for the Volunteers who
Mel Swanson
had thrown 218 feet in the javelin in high school.
In just one year with Stimson’s coaching, Martin
improved his range to 231 feet.
The next nine years came at Miami (Ohio), where
Stimson had his first NCAA qualifier in Rich
Elkins. Elkins had thrown the javelin a modest
195 feet in high school, which he improved to 249
feet by 1981. Geoff Lawrence didn’t have a chance
to throw either the discus or the hammer in high
school in Indiana, but graduated from Miami with
personal-best of 175 feet in the discus. 181 feet in
the hammer; and 57-7 in the shot put. David Zipko
was also a throwing triple-threat, throwing 54 feet
in the shot put, 164 feet in the discus, and 185 feet
in the hammer.
After most of a decade with the Redhawks,
Stimson went back to Tennessee, this time as the
head assistant coach. Four of his throwers earned
All-American honors, including three multipleawardees. Pat Reid was a 58-8 shot-putter in high
school who improved to 63-10 in college, even
with the four-pound size increase in the shot. Reid
was a two-time Penn Relay’s champion and twice
an All-American in the shot put, placing as high as
sixth. Jeff Field improved in the javelin from 210
feet to 256 feet while at Tennessee, and J.R. Quinn
went from 190 feet to 195-8 in the discus. Both also
earned two All-American honors in their events.
Scott Lundy was already a 61-foot shot-putter in
high school, but improved to 61-6 in college to
earn All-American honors.
Stimson graduated with honors from Ohio
University in 1971 and holds a master’s degree
from Miami (Ohio). As an undergraduate, he
was the All-Ohio and Central Collegiate shot put
champion, as well as a two-time MAC shot put
champion. He concluded his athletic career by
competing in both the NCAA and AAU national
championships in the shot put.
Stimson and his wife Rosemary, also a Falconer
native, have two children, son Clare, and daughter
Krista.
Mel Swanson, a 1972 graduate of Panama
Central School and a 1977 graduate of
Fredonia State, was an elementary school
teacher in the Sherman Central School
District for more than 30 years.
His area of expertise was mathematics.
But even the best ‘’numbers’’ person would
have difficulty comprehending the success
that Swanson has had while calling the shots
from the Wildcats’ bench since the late
1970s.
Entering the 2014-15 season — his 37th
year — Swanson has:
Posted a 570-206 girls varsity record,
including nine 20-plus win seasons and
three trips to the New York State Public
High School Athletic Association Final
Four. In addition, he has won six Section 6
championships and three regional titles.
Compiled a 304-136 record as Sherman’s
middle school girls coach.
Posted a 26-10 mark in three years of
coaching the junior varsity girls from 19791982.
Recorded a 32-12 mark in two seasons as the
varsity boys coach from 1995-1997.
Registered an 87-39 slate when he directed
the junior varsity boy team from 1981-1988.
Posted a 24-24 record in three seasons as the
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Crunch all those numbers and Mel’s
combined record is a staggering 1,043-427.
Swanson’s first few seasons at Sherman
weren’t exactly a success. His record as the
girls varsity coach those first three campaigns
was 10-32, including an 0-14 mark to start.
“I remember the first game we ever won we
were at Ripley and we had maybe 20 people
there and Ripley had maybe 40 or 50,’’
Swanson said. “The gym was so darn quiet
that our practices are louder than that now.’’
But that all began to change in 1981-82 (129), followed by 20-win seasons in 1982-83
and 1983-84.
The rest is history.
But the father of four and grandfather of seven
isn’t slowing down. Although he retired from
teaching in 2010, he’s still Sherman’s athletic
director and still coaches golf.
‘’I just can’t believe it. It’s gone so fast,’’ said
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Class of 2015 to be Honored
of honorees in the history of the CSHoF. Vincent
Powers will be inducted from a newly created historical
category and Jim Roselle, popular long-time local
radio personality, will be enshrined as just the second
honorary inductee in CSHoF history.
Rounding out the induction ceremony, 42 additional
outstanding Chautauqua County champion athletes
will be honored at the banquet. Eligibility for these
additional honors means each individual is either a
First Team All-New York or All-American player or
holds a New York or National first place title in his or
her sport.
This year’s slate of champions range from high school
age through college and all the way up to the 60-70 year
age brackets, and includes players as well as coaches,
clubs and a school.
Jamestown High School, for instance, will be honored
for its New York State Class AA Championship as well
as four JHS football players on the First Team All-State
Class AA lineup. Track & Field wins its day at the awards
dinner represented by three Chautauqua Striders
who earned USATF All-American 17-18 Division
steeplechase honors. Jamestown Community College
pulls down top honors in its category in volleyball and
nine NJCAA All-American swimmers.
At the other end of the age spectrum, banquet
attendees will be introduced to a new World Champion
Master Bow Hunter in the 60-70 age class and a Hunter
Class Nation Archery Champ in the 50-60 age class,
both representing Christian Bow Hunters. The wide
variety of top flight champions honored will also
include a USA 18-22 division National Snowboarding
Champion, a New York State Girl’s Basketball Class
C Coach of the Year, and whole slate of Champion
Trapshooters from Bemus Point, Busti and Cassadaga
Valley. All 42 of the Honored Athletes, representing
all of Chautauqua County from north to south, will be
individually named, introduced and awarded before the
banquet hall guests.
“This is our biggest list ever of Honored Athletes,”
Anderson said. “We can all be tremendously proud of
the talent we have in Chautauqua County.”
The Deciders
The work of reviewing the records and accomplishments
of the 10 nominees for the 2015 Hall of Fame induction
required 3 months of intense effort on the part of the
30-member, all-volunteer Hall of Fame Board of
Directors between September 1 and December 1, 2014.
“We don’t nominate anybody,” Anderson explained.
“The public does that for us. There’s nothing like
an enthusiastic fan to bring public attention to an
outstanding athlete. We had 135 great candidates under
review this year.”
The board initially selected half of its members to
form a 15-member initial review board to examine
all 135 current files and narrow them down to a short
list of 25 with the most complete documentation and
the highest athletic performance records. The other
15 board members then reduced the list to its final
winners, followed by one final round of review by
the entire board. Many who didn’t make the final cut
are as worthy as the winners, but might only need
more documentation for future review, according to
Anderson.
“We want the public to have confidence in the whole
process,” Anderson said, “so we work hard to get
it right.” It is especially important, for example, to
eliminate personal bias where board members might
have been friends, family members or former coaches
of the athletes. With a 30-member review board,
impartial judges are always available to step in.
A Fitting Tribute
The banquet will be hosted once again at the Lakewood
Rod and Gun Club at 6:00pm on Monday, February
16. The honorees who will be formally inducted at
the CSHoF’s 34th Annual Banquet will bring the
total number of CSHoF inductees to 163. Tickets for
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Wing Young Huie, Photographer
Cultural Stereotypes Focus of February 23 Program at JCC
Article Contributed by
Jamestown Community College
The effect of cultural stereotypes will be
examined in Identity and the American
Landscape: How Photographs Inform Us, a
presentation by Wing Young Huie at 7 p.m.
on February 23 in Scharmann Theatre on
Jamestown Community College’s Jamestown
Campus.
The program, free and open to the public,
is sponsored by the Katharine Jackson
Carnahan Endowment for the Arts and JCC’s
college program committee.
Huie, who is based in Minneapolis, has
created numerous photographic projects
documenting the socioeconomic and cultural
realities of American society. His most wellknown works - Frogtown (1995), Lake Street
USA (2000), and The University Avenue
Project (2010) - transformed the Twin
Cities’ urban areas into public photo galleries,
reflecting the everyday lives of thousands
of its citizens in the midst of some of the
most diverse concentrations of international
immigrants in the country.
Huie’s projects have been published in five
books: “The University Avenue Project,
Volume 1, The University Avenue Project
Volume 2, Looking For Asian America: An
Ethnocentric Tour, Lake Street USA,” and
“Frogtown: Photographs and Conversations
in an Urban Neighborhood.”
“Looking for Asian America” and “Lake Street
USA” are available at JCC’s Hultquist Library.
According to Huie, his projects create societal
mirrors of who we are, seeking to reveal not
only what is hidden, but also what is plainly
visible and seldom noticed.
As an Asian American, Huie is particularly
conscious of the ways that stereotypes shape
our understanding of people who look
differently than we do, and more generally,
how little we can know about another person
from the way they look. Huie designed a
Chalk Talk workshop in which participants
conduct short interviews designed to bridge
the distance between one another and where
insights are shared through photographs.
For more information on Huie and his work,
visit http://www.wingyounghuie.com or call
JCC, 716.338.1047.
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SPORTS
February 2, 2015
SPORTS with BILL BURK
SPORTS with CODY CRANDALL
SUPER BOWL
EX EL EYE EX
Bits and Pieces
Putting a Bow on
the NFL Season
Contributing Writer
Bill Burk
It’s estimated that it would cost $389
million to buy up all the commercial time
dedicated to Super Bowl XLIX. Seems
like a small number, but it’s becoming
increasingly hard to distinguish sums of
money that big, when millions of dollars
and professional sports are married
so closely. I’m desensitized to what a
million, or ten million, or a hundred
million means. We hear about hundredmillion dollar contracts for athletes every
season (Giancarlo Stanton just signed
with the Marlins for $352 million…yes
THAT Giancarlo What’s-His-Name) in
every sport. It’s important to understand
that someone is PAYING that contract,
which means they’re loaded enough
to cover that salary. Athlete salaries
don’t TOUCH the net worth of those
elephants, and those don’t match the
ad budgets of corporations buying
Super Bowl commercial minutes, which
are measured in billions. Mark Cuban
once said of his purchase of the Dallas
Mavericks something to the effect, “Let’s
say everything goes completely wrong
and I lose $100 million. That’s like 1%
of my net worth.” The 2015 Super Bowl
media page claims the game will be
broad-beamed to 196 countries. I didn’t
even know there were 196 countries, and
since they don’t claim that the game will
be seen in “every country in the world”,
that means there’s more. Last year 111.5
million viewers tuned in (watching a
48-8 Seattle blow-out by the way). That’s
a lot of eyeballs. So if your profits are
measured in the tens of billions, why not
dump a paltry $400 million and scoop up
every second of Super Bowl ad time; your
logo and copy in 196 countries, 111-plus
million viewers and your competition is
left out in the cold. This is why I should
be running Budweiser.
By now (Monday’s publication day) one
Super Bowl quarterback is legendary and
the other is diminished. Russell Wilson
either just won back-to-back Super Bowls,
joining Bart Starr (1967, 1968), Bob
Griese (1973, 1974), Terry Bradshaw
twice (1975, 1976 -1979, 1980), Joe
Montana (1989, 1990), Troy Aikman
(1993, 1994), John Elway (1998,1999),
and Tom Brady himself (2004, 2005)
-actually when you write it out like that it
doesn’t look all that impressive- or he will
be another one-time winner, better than
the likes of Dan Marino, Dan Fouts and
Jim Kelly (ouch), but not in the rarified
air of the multiple champions. Brady is
either a four-time winner like Bradshaw
and Montana (the Mount Rushmore
of modern Super Bowl quarterbacks),
or he’s stuck on three, a rung below, but
more infamously, a three-time Super
Bowl loser. Remember that Brady and,
by transference Bill Belechick, are two
improbable plays away from wading fivedeep in Lombardi trophies; the David
Tyree helmet-pin in SB XLII, and the
Manningham tap-dance in SB XLVI.
Two or three wins? Welcome to the Hall
of Fame boys. Four? Cast the die for Mount
Rushmore. Five wins? Six? Let’s go ahead
and rewrite the history books.
Good article on NFL.com about how
the curious way the league has handled
Deflategate, and how Tagliabue would
have investigated it behind the scenes
BEFORE he put it in front of cameras and
a microphone. They’ve basically taken
one of their most valuable franchises
and shoved it into the spotlight, marking
them as cheaters with little evidence,
two weeks before the league’s premier
event. Just a weird way to handle it. That
said, I don’t believe there is any way to
tarnish the NFL brand. It’s Teflon, and
bulletproof. They own the professional
sport landscape. For example:
Think about the characteristics
of a holiday (Christmas, Easter,
Thanksgiving, et al). People gather
for a common purpose, to celebrate
something. There’s too much food, too
much drink, twenty hours of preparation
for two or three hours of enjoyment, and
shared experiences. There is the hangover of Monday morning, when you
realize the party is over and you’re back to
reality. This is now Super Bowl Sunday. If
you ever question the power of the NFL,
realize that they created another national
holiday right in front of our eyes.
Contributing Writer
Cody Crandall
It feels like just yesterday the start of
the National Football League season
was right around the corner. And in
what seems like the blink of an eye, it
has come to an end. This season was
filled with controversy, drama and heart
stopping action. As we close the book
on this NFL season, let’s look back to
see what made it so memorable.
First, let’s start with the negatives.
Who can forget the whole Ray Rice
scandal and how that was handled,
or mishandled as many would say, by
the higher ups in the NFL? Luckily, it
seems like that unfortunate incident is
in the past. The NFL has upped their
suspension policy involving domestic
violence since then. But at the time,
Roger Goodell, the Commissioner of
the NFL, was under a lot of scrutiny
for how he handled the situation. Also,
Adrian Peterson faced a child abuse
charge at one point in the season and this
was a major topic of discussion amongst
football fans. Due to these incidents, the
NFL was in danger of losing many top
sponsors which has put them in a tough
spot in terms of handling these cases of
abuse.
Despite these cases and allegations, the
league as a whole has done quite a bit
of positive work in the community. The
NFL has continued its immense support
of breast cancer by having players and
coaches wear pink apparel for one
month of the season to raise awareness.
A lot of the game-worn apparel is then
auctioned off to raise money towards the
American Cancer Society. The NFL also
continued to emphasize their military
appreciation campaign this season.
This involves players wearing military
themed apparel. The NFL donated more
than $400,000 toward the Pat Tillman
Foundation, USO and the Wounded
Warriors Project. I believe, despite all
of the criticism that the NFL faces for
issues like abuse, they do a lot of good
work to support awesome causes like
these.
And of course, we can’t forget the
action that took place on the field this
past season. We saw amazing play from
quarterbacks like Russell Wilson, Tom
Brady, Peyton Manning and Andrew
Luck. We saw amazing performances
from running backs like Demarco
Murray of the Dallas Cowboys and
Le’Veon Bell of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
And we were left in awe by some of the
catches made by Calvin Johnson and
Dez Bryant. This is what will always
make the NFL so much fun to watch. We
are given the privilege of watching some
of the best athletes in the world perform
in front of millions of people on a weekly
basis for 16 games, plus the playoffs,
every season. As time progresses, I’m
sure the action in the NFL will only
continue to get better. Sure the league as
a whole has its downfalls. But hopefully
the NFL addresses these issues in the
future so the league and its fans can only
focus on what takes place on the field.
Cody Crandall is an intern at the
Jamestown Gazette. To read more of his
insights, commentaries, and news about
the world of sports and the Jamestown
Jammers, visit www.jamestowngazette.
com. The Jamestown Gazette is proud
to present our county’s most creative
and original writers for your enjoyment
and enlightenment.
The Game: Pats 28 ‘Hawks 19:
Since “my teams” haven’t played in the
Super Bowl in a lot of years, I find myself
against one team more than I root for
the other. My son is (sadly, if you ask my
died-in-the-wool-Bills-backer dad), a
Pats fan. I have a hard time watching him
suffer losses. So I’m going with the Pats
this year (which should be great news for
the Seahawks, since I rarely get this game
right).
Oh, and I also have AFC 8, and NFC 9 in
the office squares pool…so there’s that.
To read more of Bill Burk’s reflections,
astute observations and a rant or two
on the wide world of sports, visit www.
jamestowngazette.com and click on Bill
Burk’s page. The Jamestown Gazette
is proud to present our county’s most
creative and original writers for your
enjoyment and enlightenment.
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