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www.JamestownGazette.com /JamestownGazette @JtownGazette Your Community • Your Credit Union Jamestown Area Community Federal Credit Union Free Weekly ebrati Chautauqua Marketing Solutions, Inc. The People’s Paper. Vol. 6 • No. 22 | Week of May 31, 2016 Ce75l Years ng 915 E. Second St., Jamestown 483-1650 • jacfcu.org Federally insured by NCUA Play Ball! Jammers Home Opener Revives Old Rivalry Article Contributed by to know about it. It’s going to be great collegiate wood-bat leagues,” a big rivalry and a great game. Barone said, “the Perfect Game Walt Pickut We’ll want our ‘12th man’ in the Collegiate Baseball League. This is stands for that. Fans always our second summer in the 13-team make a big difference.” league. The fans who came to the Opening Day Good Old Baseball games last year saw how good “Opening Day in baseball is a these guys really are. I am really big deal,” Anthony Barone, The crack of a lucky to coach 28 of Jamestown Jammers head coach and wooden bat the best players in general manager said, with obvious knocking a hard the country.” enthusiasm for the coming season. ball out of the “It’s the best of “That’s just the way it is in baseball. park has been We take tree care seriously... the best in the It’s always a great day for fans.” the music of a summer nation who come The first pitch of the 2016 home evening in here,” Barone said. opener at Jamestown’s historic America for “These are NCAA, Diethrick Park will revive an old more than 170 Division-I athletes. They rivalry dating all the way back to the years, ever since a come here to get better and New York–Penn League days and New York City "base to show the pro scouts they recently brought back to life against ball" club called the are worth the money.” the visiting Newark Pilots from the Knickerbockers set down “We expect to send at least a dozen Finger Lakes District. It all starts at Fully Insured Professional Service the first written rules of the players up to the major leagues again 7:05 on Wednesday evening, June 1. game in 1845. “I want to beat Newark real bad,” “We play in one of the country’s 30 Continued on Page 11... BENTLEY Barone said. “And I want our fans TREE CARE Tree Removal Stump Removal County Historical Society Tree Trimming Lot Clearing Tree Planting Skid Steer Services Logging Log Loads Summer Gala is June 11 in Westfield Site Clean-Up (for Split your own firewood) CALL FOR A FREE Article Contributed by NO OBLIGATION ESTIMATE Chautauqua County (716) 736-3963 / (814) 725-1650 Historical Society The Chautauqua County Historical Society is inviting its members and the community to help support the preservation of local history by attending its annual fundraiser and gala on Saturday, June 11 in Westfield. “Standing Ground” will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the historic McClurg Museum in Moore Park – located at the corner of Routes 394 and 20 in the village. According CCHS president Cristie Herbst, “This WE CAN HELP! is our single biggest fundraising event of the year. It’s going to be a wonderful evening designed to support and promote local history in Chautauqua The County. We hope to see a lot of familiar faces as well as some new ones during the evening.” Announces YOUR SALE to The fundraiser will feature hors d’oeuvres and CHAUTAUQUA • CATTARAUGUS wine tasting, along with entertainment which & WARREN COUNTIES! will feature Irish-American songs performed McClurg Museum PLUS IT’S LISTED by musician Doc Hamels. The fundraiser's name, “Standing Ground,” is in The fundraiser and gala event take place Attendees will also have the opportunity to tour ONLINE! reference to the 9th NY Cavalry reenactment group, Saturday evening, June 11 at the McClurg, with the McClurg Museum and learn more about the who will also be on hand in Moore Park and will an admission fee $50 per person. All proceeds new exhibits that have been added, including the CALL US TODAY! be staging an encampment the entire weekend, go to support the McClurg Museum and the new election exhibit, which features numerous with activities taking place throughout the day Chautauqua County Historical Society. 716-484-4155 campaign items from past elections, including on Saturday. Those who wish to attend the Gala buttons, ribbons and pamphlets – some dating For tickets and reservations, call 326-2977 or OR 484-7930 may want to arrive in Westfield early to also take all the way back to 1836. contact any member of the board of trustees. advantage of the free encampment events. 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We could not have brought this tournament to our community without the tireless efforts of the staff and volunteers of the planning committee. Our deepest thanks to go all the community volunteers that have made this tournament a success in the past. JAMESTOWN GAZETTE May 31, 2016 EDITOR’S MESSAGE www.JamestownGazette.com 3 Celebrating 80 Years on Flag Day June 14th 10:30-8:30 4th Generation SPECIAL ON ALL AMERICAN FOOD: 80¢ Hot Dogs • French Fries • Pepsi Hours: 11am-9pm Mon-Sat • Sun. Noon-7:30pm • Closed All Holidays The People’s Paper. ditorial Publisher ...............................................Stacey Hannon Editor ........................................................... Walt Pickut Graphic Designer / Account Executive ...Lori Byers Graphic Designer / Layout ......................Tesla Grobaski E Web Management....................................Nick Trussalo Circulation ............................................ 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That's the way life is, MAILING ADDRESS as possible and let your pilot – his name is with a new game every day, and that's the PO Box 92 Gravity – do all the rest of the work. You win way baseball is.” Jamestown, NY 14702 when – if – you get to the bottom with most That’s why this week the Jamestown Gazette OFFICE: 716-484-7930 of your friends and their body parts. invites readers to head on out to the old FAX: 716-338-1599 Not your game? Then how about something ball game…opening day for the Jamestown Contact US... more conventional like the Rock Paper Jammers at Diethrick Park on Wednesday News - [email protected] evening, June 1. Jammers coach, Anthony Information - [email protected] Scissors World Championships. The Events - [email protected] tournament is held every year in Las Vegas. 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