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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. 29 | Week of July 21, 2014 JAMESTOWN BRINGS BACK the Wild Wild West! Article by cowboys and beautiful cowgirls will perform Roman riding, trick riding and Walt Pickut roping, knife throwing, whip cracking and sharp shooting. And, to top it all Buffalo Bill Cody brought his globe off, a demonstration of rarely seen and circling Wild West show tour to James- always amazing to city slickers, chicken town and set up camp here at least seven hypnosis. Tom Bishop bills it all as good times. Each time, he performed for the old fashioned family fun. The 4B Ranch show will be followed town with his thousand-strong posse A by a rifle salute to U.S. Medal of Honor NTS of horse-riding, trick-roping and sharp winner, William F. Cody. ? shooting cowboys and Indians. Tom Bishop’s Wild West was found- This week Buffalo Bill’s family is Guaranteed ed three generations ago in 1912. This Results coming back! “Jamestown is the most all-Canadian troupe is particularly de- amazing town I’ve seen,” Suzanna Cody, lighted to join the Cody family in James- a 4x-great Cody descendant, explained town, honoring Buffalo Bill’s Toronto- Ehrlich enthusiastically, preparing for the 2014 born father. They have delighted crowds Pest Control Cody Family Reunion at the Gateway on three continents for more than a Train Station, July 24 to 27. FREE century. ESTIMATES 800-331-BUGS The Western Parade The Heritage The Buffalo Bill Cody Western -Pa Buffalo Bill became one of America’s We take tree care seriously... rade will trot, prance and march through most admired international celebrities downtown Jamestown on Saturday in the late 19th and early 20th centuries morning, July 26, starting at 9:00 am when he toured Great Britain, Germany, with horses, cowboys, cowgirls, antique Spain, Italy and many other European wagons and stagecoaches, cars, march- countries, many times, with his Wild ing bands and more. West, cowboy themed shows. He show- After the parade, at approximately cased other western stars, too, including 10:15, immediately in front of the train the Lakota Indian Chief Sitting Bull and station on Second Street, Tom Bishop the famous cowgirl sharpshooter, Annie and the 4B Ranch, will put on a show Oakley. Some historians claim Buffalo Fully Insured Professional Service in the grand style of Buffalo Bill Cody TOM BISHOP’S 4-B RANCH himself. The 4B Ranch’s handsome BUFFALO BILL CODY, PG. 17 Tangier demonstrates his high rear as rider Sally holds on tight. Jim Roselle: The Best Times of My Life Tree Removal Stump Removal A Memoir by Jim Roselle with Walt Pickut Tree Trimming Lot Clearing Skid Steer Services Article Contributed by sations like the one with a young Arkan- Tree Planting sas governor named Bill Clinton, the U.S. Logging Log Loads www.jimroselle.com Poet Laureate, Billy Collins, and legendary (for Split your own firewood) songstress Judy Collins. Meet the woman Call for a free no obligation estimate The story is out! Everybody wants to who was once Britain’s top spymaster, the (716) 736-3963 / (814) 725-1650 know the man who knows everybody: Meet preacher who threw a birthday party for a Jim Roselle. Honolulu prostitute and the Israeli sniper Jim’s life story is now in print. Like so who became America’s most famous sex many other great Americans, Jim was the therapist. Jim has unfailingly revealed the IN THIS ISSUE son of immigrants who wanted to give their real people behind the fame and the celeb- World Series of Cars ..............2 children a better life. This new, long awaited rity. In The Best Times of My Life, eavesdrop Editor’s Message .....................3 memoir, The Best Times of My Life, follows on 40 of his more than 1,800 Chautauqua Upcoming Events ...................4 Jim from his Depression era boyhood in Institution interviews and hundreds of Community ...........................5-7 a humble Jamestown neighborhood on hometown broadcast conversations culled Employment .........................8-9 Franklin Street to journalistic and broadcast- from the WJTN archives. Chautauqua County Fair ......10-11 ing eminence interviewing the most famous The introduction, penned in person- Seniors ...............................12-13 people on Earth. Jim Roselle brought their al tribute by Jim’s good friend and well Puzzles ..................................... 14 stories, their adventures and their deep- known political satirist, Mark Russell, Sports .................................14-15 est thoughts into our living rooms, our car opens the book with the kind of folksy, Business .............................16-18 radios and even a few milking barns for 40 homespun humor that animates many of Around Town ......................... 19 years from Chautauqua Institution and for Jim’s personal stories throughout The Best 60 years on WJTN 1240 AM Jamestown. Times of My Life. 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In the same great Ameri- Supply for its 31st year on Sunday, July 27, 8 a.m. to 5 can spirit, the Babe Ruth organization strives to BATTERIES p.m., to carry on its great tradition in support of make its World Series open to all young players FOR LAWN MOWERS, regardless of their hometown or economic status. the Babe Ruth League World Series. RVS & BOATS! The Chautauqua Lake Region Antique Au- “No team or player pays for their travel or lodg- tomobile Club of America (AACA) first estab- ing expenses, no matter who they are or where (716) lished in 1957, has been hosting and sponsor- they come from,” said Diethrick. “The Babe Ruth 358-6222 ing this famous car show for 26 years. For 2014, league makes sure no player is ever excluded for fi- however, the Babe Ruth World Series organizers nancial reasons.” The Babe Ruth League costs are are partnering with AACA mentors in organizing fully covered by events like the car show and the and running the car show. generous support of the city, area merchants and citizens. “Everybody puts their best foot forward, Terminal Collision Big Impact and it really always makes a difference for these Since this long-running Babe Ruth/Car Show young players,” Diethrick added. “Serving Jamestown Since 1956” collaboration began, more than $250,000 has been raised for the Jamestown Babe Ruth World Competition and Prizes We can help with all those touch ups Series. The Babe Ruth committee has hosted 14 Baseball and antique cars will also have com- to make your car or boat shine for the summer! Babe Ruth World Series events in Jamestown petition a common at Bergman Park. Cars will be since 1980. The local business community has judged in 46 individual and distinct classes with 881 Foote Avenue estimated that the Babe Ruth World Se- special awards and trophies awarded. Jamestown, NY 14701 Phone (716) 483-1919 ries alone has delivered has delivered Classes include street machines a $1.2 million economic impact to which include any car with a the greater Jamestown region. modified chassis, exterior, en- gine or interior; sports cars; An Impressive Collection individual competitions for As of last year’s car show Corvettes and Thunder- the oldest antique car on birds; motorcycles; display, magnificently race cars (de- restored to mint signed and built and running for competition); condition, was a all cars up to 1934; 111-year-old, 1902 Model As and many Ford, according to more categorized by Russ Diethrick, who production year or modi- is also credited with fication. a seminal role in establishing the 13-year-old In addition, special awards will be given, such PETE CRESANTI AUTO DETAILING player classification in the World Series. The 2014 as the George Stetko Memorial Award for Best of nd show could have as many as 500 cars on display Show (antique), the Don Gage Memorial Award 116 22 St throughout Bergman Park, the exact number and the Les Ostrander Memorial Award for the EXOTIC MOTORS Jamestown depending on weather and late exhibitor registra- oldest running car.