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Lost Places of Chautauqua County www.JamestownGazette.com Your Community FREE WEEKLY Your Credit Union /JamestownGazette @JtownGazette Federally insured by NCUA Chautauqua Marketing Solutions, LLC The People’s Paper. Vol. 4 • No. 17 | Week of April 28, 2014 Save $25 Hooktown & Jamestown Neighborhoods Spring into Action Got With Coupon Article by Northtown PRIDE, now in its eights year, is a model example. Mice? Walt Pickut Ehrlich A Growing Movement Neighbors helping neighbors is blooming Neighborhood Ownership Movements Pest Control this spring in local neighborhoods, joining a are gaining energy across the nation. In Guaranteed Results fast-growing, popular trend sweeping across addition to Jamestown and Warren locally, Free Estimates the nation. examples range from neighborhood projects FREE like The Binghamton Neighborhood 800-331-BUGSESTIMATES Hooktown is a historic and comfortable, Project, spearheaded by students and middle income neighborhood on the outskirts faculty from Binghamton University joining of Warren, PA, where a group of neighbors has with community partners to improve the started reaching out to some of their neighbors quality of life in their area, to the National in need. The project, called Hooktown Neighborhood Indicators Partnership, Holidays in 2013, has now been recognized as planning neighborhood activities with a growing, 501(C)(3) charitable organization. community organizations in dozens of major They have also taken on some special cities nationwide. downtown Warren beautification projects. Hooktown Holidays In the same spirit, a number of Jamestown A group of community citizens who live in neighborhoods have started taking proud the Hooktown section of Warren - who prefer PHOTO BY THE JAMESTOWN GAZETTE ownership of their own sections of town, to remain anonymous - stated their goal in Sculpture in soon-to-be-green Liberty Street garden partnering with the city in beautification maintained by Hooktown Holidays volunteers. projects, community involvement and safety. NEIGHBORHOODS, PG. 11 Celebrating 50 Years Of Service! Lost Places of Chautauqua County New book looks at fascinating places from the county’s past Custom Made Awnings Article Contributed by challenges, what motivates them Party Tent Rentals and what they fear. We imagine Patricia Pihl 483-1435 ourselves in their place; what if JAMESTOWNAWNING.COM Mayville author and we had lived through that war, personal historian, Patricia under a dated belief system, The Pihl, announces the release or in poverty without current Second Annual of her book, Lost Places of economic safety nets?” Chautauqua County. The book is Lost Places of Chautauqua a compilation of articles, adapted Mother’s County is available at The Fenton from months of interviews with Day Contest History Center in Jamestown, Is coming to the town historians exploring less- The Chautauqua Bookstore known, but fascinating places in May 5th Issue at Chautauqua Institution, the county’s past. The Grape Discovery Center Prize Package Valued At HUNDREDS of Dollars! Lost Places covers such topics and McClurg Museum in as Chautauqua County’s link Westfield and Off the Beaten to the Underground Railroad; Path Bookstore in Lakewood. IN THIS ISSUE how Dewittville’s “Poor Farm” Interested persons may also Editor’s Message .....................3 was stressed by the new wave of contact the author at pat@ Entertainment .........................4 immigrants and its link to the reallifelegacies.com to purchase Community ...........................5-8 present day county home; the copies of the book. Employment .......................9-10 three World War II POW camps; Neighborhood Movements ........ 11 the “islands” of Chautauqua Patricia Pihl is a personal Seniors ...............................12-13 Puzzles ..................................... 14 Lake, and other places from the historian and founder of Real Sports .................................14-15 county’s recent and distant past. Life Legacies, whose mission is to Business .............................15-18 ensure that lives are never forgotten Around Town ......................... 19 According to Pihl, the book The cover of the recently released Lost Places of Chautauqua County. by creating written heirlooms – also sheds light on interesting important to those who value residents as well as former social, of the many interesting places She adds the experience has their heritage and wish to preserve VISIT US economic and medical realities. that existed in our county’s taught her a great deal. “First, the stories of their lives. Products ONLINE Pihl admits that the book past, but has, so far, been history is ultimately about include individual, family and www.JamestownGazette.com “only scratches the surface” enthusiastically received. people–their circumstances and organizational histories. JAMESTOWN GAZETTE 2 www.JamestownGazette.com April 28, 2014 COURTESY PHOTOS Society of Artists to Exhibit at Prendergast Library Article Contributed by gifts and share their work with the refurbished maternity and tooling, acrylic paintings, Emma Duncanson, freak art dolls; the community. delivery area of WCA Hospital. and photography; and her Margaret Braun, acrylic nature art Prendergast Library daughter Ashley Whitmore, ornaments; Butch Poole, abstract Chairing the show is the There will also be several family photography. nature photography shot with The Prendergast Library Art group’s current president, groups, including: • Husband and wife teams of an i-Phone; Loretta Berringer, Gallery will feature a group Elaine Caflisch, who teaches • Carole Norberg, who paints Jerry Paduano, who works in pencil; Margaret Blakeslee, exhibit by the Chautauqua porcelain painting, works in in a Grandma Moses style pencil, and Suzette Paduano, portraits and still life paintings; County Society of Artists May acrylics and watercolors, and has in oils and pastels, and her photographer; and Jim and Sally Hutchinson, acrylic 2 through May 30. designed cards for the National daughter-in-law Denise landscapes; Daniel Marchini, Osteoporosis Foundation. Snyder Norberg, who Ann Jackson, jewelry and There will be an opening pen and ink; Laurie McGrath, makes jewelry and works turned wood creations using reception from 6:30 to 8 p.m. A special feature this year will jewelry and paintings; Bill Smith, in watercolor and acrylic. inset glass beads. Friday, May 2, in the Library’s be collaborative pieces reflecting photography; Linda Mason, fiber One of the group’s original Fireplace Room. The event is the work of several artists such Another longtime member art and porcelain painting; and members, Carole has been free and open to the public, and as a porcelain necklace with is Lois Anderson, who does Mike LaMancuso, watercolors. painting for more than 50 refreshments will be served. handmade glass beads and a watercolors. The artist whose years and served as president Library hours are 9 a.m. to 8:30 carved wooden box decorated work is featured on the show’s The Chautauqua County of the Chautauqua County p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 with painting and beading inserts. promotional postcard is Sarah Society of Artists grew out Society of Artists for four Niebank, who creates Mandalas a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; and 1 – of the Jamestown Sketch Several new members will be years. through digital means. 5 p.m. Sundays. Club organized in the early represented, including Patricia • Sisters Charlene Loveless The next exhibit will be adult 1900s. Naturalist Roger Tory Turcotte, an accomplished and Linzey Carlson, who Other exhibitors and their art students of Helen Gilbert. Peterson was one of the earliest equestrian artist; Mike Fitzpatric, both create Native-American media include Ron Nasca, pottery and eventually most famous a retired art teacher who works themed artwork, while using multiple firing techniques; Prendergast Library is located members of this group, which in oils; and Wendy Samuelson, Linzey also does pen and Dorothy MacLees, pressed at 509 Cherry St., Jamestown. For provides an opportunity for who recently provided original pastel animals. flowers and nature creations; more information, call 484-7135, people to develop their artistic paintings for the hallways of • Julie Nelson, copper Audrey Schafer, oils and acrylics; Ext. 225. Kiwanis Announces “A Night at the Races” for Centaur Stride Article Contributed by site for six exciting thoroughbred horse races. Kiwanis Club of Lakewood Grandstands open at 6:30 p.m. Gate time is 7 p.m. Played on a prerecorded DVD, the The Kiwanis Club of Lakewood is asking winning bettors of each race will have their for help from our area business owners. We choice of gifts and prizes donated by local have scheduled a fund rasing effort to help businesses. What better way to advertise and CENTAUR STRIDE, which is a therapeutic promote your business than to showcase horseback riding program. Centaur Stride your donation to benefit a local non-profit helps over 150 area children and adults with organization! disabilities through the use of this type of therapy. This helps build their motor skills, What can you do? coordination and personal self-esteem as well. Donate a prize. Donated prizes can be just Now, how can you help? about anything - logo’ed items, purchased We simply need prizes for our upcoming prizes with your name attached, or cash and fundraiser to help Kiwanis help Centaur we will purchase an item and attach your Stride. company name if you desire. What fund raiser? A Night at the Races! On Saturday, May 3, Your consideration of this very worth the Lakewood
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