JamestownGazette.com E WEEK E L R Y F PROUD MEMBER OF Chautauqua Marketing Solutions, Inc. The People’s Paper. Vol. 11 • No. 27 | Week of July 5, 2021 Distributed in Ashville, Bemus Point, Barcelona, Busti, Celoron, Chautauqua, Clymer, Dewittville, Falconer, Frewsburg, Gerry, Greenhurst, Jamestown, Kennedy, Lakewood, Maple Springs, Mayville, Panama, Randolph, Sherman, Sinclairville, Steamburg, Stedman, Stockton, Stow, Westfield, Russell, Sugar Grove and Warren, PA Your Community ~ Your Credit Union Chautauqua Blind Celebrates 100 Years! Jamestown Area Community Contributing Writer Federal Credit Union Joni Blackman MAIN OFFICE 915 East 2nd St. • 716-483-1650 BA Vision Rehabilitation LAKEWOOD: RANDOLPH: Services has been serving 121 Chautauqua Ave. 71 Main Street 716-763-3642 716-358-9326 the visually impaired Cresidents of the Southern Tier FREWSBURG: PANAMA: 7 N. Pearl Street 1 E. Main Street for 100 years. The communities 716-569-6789 716-782-2336 of Chautauqua and Cattaraugus www.jacfcu.org Counties are invited to celebrate This credit union is federally insured by the this milestone with the Board of National Credit Union Administration. Directors, staff and friends of CBA at the beautiful Chautauqua Harbor Hotel in Celoron on Wednesday, July 28 at 6 PM. “The CBA Centennial Celebration and Auction is about helping those in our communities with visual impairments. We are celebrating the current and past staff members, volunteers, donors and clients who have made this agency successful for the past century,” said Joni Blackman, Executive Director, “I’m Happy looking forward to an interesting, Submitted Photo informative, and fun night.” SUMMER! CBA Vision Rehabilitation Services Executive Director Joni Blackman stands by the In July of 1921, the Southwestern Centennial event banner on the agency's 510 W. Fifth St. location. All are invited to help the Board of Directors, staff and supporters celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Tier Association for the Blind CBA on July 28, 2021. For more information and to purchase tickets for the dinner Pages 10-11 and auction, visit www.chautauquablind.org. CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 IN THIS ISSUE Lucy Miller made Honorary Member of the Rotary Club of Jamestown Editor’s Message ....................3 Obituaries .................................4 Guilders under the direction Article Contributed by Rotary’s Faith Matters ...........................4 of Helen Merrill. The Guilders Rotary Club of Jamestown have travelled all over the Immediate Past Puzzles .......................................7 country to perform, including President Joni The Board of Directors of the Blackman, left, Genealogy: Finding your Family ...8 the White House. Rotary Club of Jamestown has and new Club Happy Summer! ............10-11 named its 22-year member, President, Kevin Classifieds ...............................13 In addition, Lucy has been a Sixbey, right, Lucille Miller, to HONORARY many-year accompanist for Distribution List ....................17 presented Lucy status. productions staged at the Lucille Friends Around Town ........18 Miller, center, Ball Little Theater of Jamestown. with lifetime Around Town .........................19 New Rotary President Kevin Sixbey complimented Lucy for honorary Lucy joined the local club on membership being not only the long-time June 15,1999 and has been an in the club and pianist for the local Rotary honored recipient of the Rotary honored her Club, but also for her long-time prestigious Paul Harris Fellow with a bouquet association as pianist for the award three times, in 1999, Submitted Photo of flowers. JamestownGazette.com Lucille Ball Little Theatre Junior 2004, and 2015. 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Don’t just [email protected] service to the visually impaired nature reacting to other bits of “help.” That’s noble, but help nature. residents of the Southern Tier. DISTRIBUTION The CBA’s executive director, is for the helpless. The Blind The Jamestown Gazette is a locally owned free weekly, Association assists the able. community newspaper that highlights the notable events Nothing happens until the Joni Blackman, brings us their meaning and their message in Don’t be blind to the abilities and remarkable people who make the Greater Jamestown message gets to your brain region a unique and vibrant place to live. The Jamestown of those who are. and you find out that those