FREEFREEYY WWEEEEKKLL The People’s Paper. A Division of Chautauqua Marketing Solutions • Vol: 03, Number: 21 • May 28, 2013 GIANT Prendergast Library 34th Annual BOOK�SALE Lucy’s Childhood Home Teams New Location, New Hours: Jamestown Renaissance Center 119 West 3rd Street Jamestown, NY with Local Businesses, Charities 716-484-7135 June 7th-8th Editor all the money goes to support Friday 10a.m. - 8p.m. Walter Pickut local community organizations Saturday 9a.m. - 5p.m. like Hospice Chautauqua and St. “This house will give back to the Susan,” Rapaport said. community as long as we own it,” said Mary Rapaport, owner Mary and Abbie will fire up the of Lucille Ball’s childhood home new barbeque for this year’s “For at 59 Lucy Lane in Celeron, the Love of Dogs” fundraising New York. A replica of Lucy campaign, Thursday, August 1 and Ethyl’s famously disastrous through August 4, at 59 Lucy barbeque (“I Love Lucy” season Lane in Celoron, concurrent six, episode 23) now stands in with Jamestown’s Lucy Fest. the backyard of Lucille Ball’s They will serve up Lucy’s all Childhood home in Celoron time favorite meal, hot dogs to raise money for Chautauqua and beans, for visitors in Lucy’s Hospice. beautiful back yard. Every $5 plate of dog & beans and a cold Mary Rapaport and Abbie Abbie Lasker and Mary Rapaport showing off their new soda will support the Hospice Lasker, co-owners of the official barbecue at 59 Lucy Lane. Peace for Pets program. Lucy’s Childhood Home website, Visit our website at: 59lucylane.com, and restorers of the celebrated home have Peace for Pets extends loving care for Hospice patients to their www.jamestowngazette.com dedicated it to continue Lucy’s lifelong passion to give pets. The program assists patients with veterinary care costs, for full copies of back issues, something back to her hometown. feeding, walking and cleaning for their pets. The program also extra content, and more! promises to find a new and caring CONTINUED ON PAGE 17 “Abbie and I take no money for tours or visits to Lucy’s home; 2013 Great American Picnic Features Tribute to Woodstock Event at Southern Tier Brewing Co. to benefit Community Radio Article Contributed by Jason Sample WRFA Public Affairs Director It’s back! An annual fundraising event for the only locally owned, non- Ken Hardley, musician religious radio station in Chautauqua County will be taking place Sunday, and host of the June 2 and everyone is invited! Rolling Hills Radio program, will serve Radio station WRFA-LP and the Southern Tier Brewing Co. are teaming up as the emcee of the to present the second annual Great American Picnic – an afternoon of friends, 2013 Great American food and live music from a variety of local and regional performers. This year’s Picnic on June 2 at the theme will be music from the original Woodstock. Southern Tier Brewing Co. in Lakewood, N.Y. Hosted by Ken Hardley from the Rolling Hills Radio show, the Great American Picnic will begin at 1 p.m. at the home of the Southern Tier Brewing Co. (2072 Stoneman Circle, Lakewood, NY) and will feature nearly a dozen different musical acts. Many of the performances will also be recorded and broadcast on WRFA. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 WCA ENT Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS The all new WCA ENT provides nonsurgical and surgical ear, nose and throat care for patients of all ages. Call (716) 664-8515 to schedule your ear, nose, and throat care today! May 28, 2013 Jamestown Gazette www.JamestownGazette.com • Page 1 A youngster executes a reverse slam dunk during last year’s WEE Jam contest. Jamestown Noon Rotary Club Lisa Champlin, left, and Jennifer Peters Hears Exchange Student will be getting their heads shaved at Article Contributed by Street JAM. Jamestown Noon Rotary Club Following her program about Brazil, Debora presented a banner from her Jamestown Noon Rotary Club home Rotary Club in Sao Jose do Rio exchange student Debora Veloso Rosa Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Jamestown Dutra spoke before a recent meeting Noon Rotary Club President Bill of the club about her home country of Tucker. Tucker then gave a banner Brazil. Although Debora completed from the Jamestown Noon Rotary high school in her home country of club to Debora to take back to Rotary Street JAM takes Brazil, she currently is a senior at Club in Brazil. Jamestown High School. place this weekend We’re not just Bingo anymore! • Open to anyone 18 years and older Article Contributed by Explosion Funk, Planet Hip Hop The Resource Center and the Shooting Stars (a group of 768 Broad Street cheerleaders with special needs). Salamanca, NY 14779 There will be lots to see and do at this Again this year, Chautauqua County Call for weather related info. weekend’s 17th annual Street JAM Special Olympics athletes will play an (716) 945-4080 • 1 (877) 860-5130 three-on-three basketball tournament exhibition basketball game. in downtown Jamestown. A new event this year is “Going Bald Besides great basketball action, a for Bucks.” Two employees of The variety of food and merchandise Resource Center, Lisa Champlin and vendors will be set up at the Jennifer Peters, will have their heads tournament site. Concessions shaved. The two have been raising and vendors will open at 8:00 a.m. money in support of this effort, and Salamanca Bingo Hall Salamanca Poker Room Saturday and Sunday. the money will be split between Filling the Gap, Inc. (which works The preliminaries of the “WEE Jam” Join Us Father’s Day on Sunday, Saturday, June 15th @ 1pm with The Resource Center to support will take place from noon to 4:00 June 16th @ 7pm Bingo Session! people with disabilities in Chautauqua Saturday. The WEE Jam is a slam- All men receive a Father’s Day County) and WCA Hospital’s Cancer dunk contest for children, and kids are Treatment Center. Other people are Father’s Day Partners Tournament 5-12 are invited to come down and invited to come onto the court and get $300 Buy-In + $40 Entry Fee = $20,000TC show off their best moves. It costs $3 3-On Special their hair buzzed for a $10 donation. 20 minute rounds. to enter, and the best performers in to be played for $250!! Re-entry until the end of the 4th round. Partners start To make a donation in support of Ms. the preliminaries will be invited back Complimentary gifts while supplies last! at separate tables & at the end of the 4th round will Champlin and Ms. Peters, phone 661- combine chips stacks and alternate rounds. for the finals, which will take place on 1528. the top courts (located outside the Salamanca Game Room Thursday, June 27th @ 6pm entrance to the Jamestown Savings At 6:00, the popular Slam Dunk Bank Arena) at about 5:30 p.m. For Contest returns. Top players from the Earn entries now for our $5,000 more information about the WEE regular Street JAM tournament will Jam, phone Ashley Hammond at 485- try to wow the crowd with their high- Vacation Getaway! Guaranteed 6396. altitude moves. Drawing held Thursday, Deep Stack Tournament Also taking place on the top courts Street JAM resumes Sunday morning, June 20th for a trip to $100 Buy-In + $25 Entry Fee late Saturday afternoon are a number with play continuing until a champion + $10 Staff Fee = $10,000TC of other events designed to entertain is crowned on each of the 19 courts. Niagara Falls! 20 minute rounds. everyone. Several groups connected Money raised through Street JAM with the DeMarco Sisters School goes to Filling the Gap. For more if Dance are scheduled to perform, www.senecapoker.com for more details visit or call 716-945-8902 information about Street JAM, phone including the Little Hoopers, Visit our website @ www.senecagames.com 661-1477. Page 2 • www.JamestownGazette.com Jamestown Gazette May 28, 2013 Jensen-Haglund Memorials The Oaks Bed & Breakfast Hotel JENSEN-HAGLUND 1103 West Third Street Jamestown “CEMETERY MEMORIALS OF DISTINCTION” 716.720.5267 1175 N. 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