JamestownGazette.com /JamestownGazette @JamestownGazette ee Weekl @JtownGazette Fr y Chautauqua Marketing Solutions, Inc. The People’s Paper. Vol. 9 • No. 16 | Week of April 22, 2019 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 Little Bugs Pest Control, LLC I Love My Park Day at Long Point State Park A Better Quality Contributing Writer Pest Control Service Now Offering Faith Gibbons Green Services! “I Love My Park Day” is Locally Owned & Operated an annual clean-up event Commercial & Residential Services bringing together thousands Licensed & Insured in PA & NY of volunteers to participate in the beautification and celebration of NYS parks, 814.221.3424 historic sites, and public lands. 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Something I would www.jacfcu.org snowboarding and skiing. personally love to see done CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 This credit union is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration. IN THIS ISSUE Mayville Becomes the New Home of the Chaut. Lake Pops Editor’s Message .....................3 Article Contributed by cultural and economic engine Obituaries ..................................4 for the entire region with Faith Matters ............................4 Office of the Chautauqua its summer concert series, Whine of the Week .................6 Trivia ........................................6 County executive programs, and special events. Puzzles ........................................9 Economic impact studies I Love My Park Day .......11-12 Mayville, N.Y. is poised have determined that the Natl. Lawn Care Month ..... 13 Pops has generated between Eye on Business .................... 15 to become the gateway to $12 to 14 million annually for The Everyday Hunter ......... 17 Chautauqua Lake as the Chautauqua County in past Classifieds .........................20-21 former Bemus Bay Pops summers and is poised to do Around Town ......................... 23 program will be returning as so again. the new Chautauqua Lake Pops. Ann The not-for-profit e ua organization has been h responsible for bringing Courtesy Photo T l thousands of hours of L to R: Mayville Mayor Ken Shearer, County Executive George regional, national and world- Borrello, Chautauqua Lake Pops Communications Director Mike Car Care Insert wide entertainment to one Ferguson, and Mayville Trustee Ben Webb. of the world’s only Floating Stages on the shores of Dan Dalpra stated, “We are partnership to make this Chautauqua Lake. excited to bring this great happen and we are excited to hits the stands in the For over 20 years, the program back to the lake. work with them on creating May 14th Issue! 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Faith Gibbons Graphic Designer / Layout ..........................Nicole Smith Graphic Designer / Layout ........................Nick Trussalo It... Account Executive ..........................................Mike Zanghi Just Park Social Media....................................Shavonne Kruszynski debris trapped by swirling oceanic currents. Vacationers can haul heaps of junk back to Circulation .....................................................Steve Hatfield shore. That’s a working vacation full of fun. Circulation ..................................................... Judy Crandall Circulation ................................................Donald Crandall Circulation ................................................Matt Emmerling Fortunately, closer to home, we have tamer, more peaceful places to unwind and relax. CONTRIBUTING WRITERS They’re called “Parks.” The Jamestown Parks Janet Wahlberg .....................................Finding Your Family Jeffrey Barkstrom ...........................................Natural Health Department, for example, manages 500 acres Joan Lindquist .................Remembering Brooklyn Square of parkland and an urban forest of over 10,000 Pastor Scott Hannon ........................................Faith Matters trees. Need a break? Just park it right here at Pastor Shawn Hannon .....................................Faith Matters home. Steve Sorensen..................................The Everyday Hunter Vicki McGraw. ..................................Join Me in the Kitchen But it gets even better. About one hundred years LOCATION O Lord save us from overworking! Grant ago, New York created a statewide park system 1 W. 4th St. us grace to rest awhile.” Wise words from an that became a national model for enjoyment of Jamestown, NY 14701 inspirational writer born in Accra, Ghana, nature and for rest and recreation. This decade “Lailah Gifty Akita. MAILING ADDRESS alone has seen $900 million invested it its care. PO Box 92 Some days work is hard. Once in a while it’s even New York State says, “Need a break? Just Park It.” harder. Overwork is one answer. For some people Jamestown, NY 14702 work is their drug, they become workaholics. President Theodore Roosevelt once said, OFFICE: 716–484–7930 That sounds bad, but it isn’t always. Sometimes “The nation behaves well if it treats its natural FAX: 716–338–1599 people love their work so much, they just don’t resources as assets which it must turn over to the stop. Passion has its place in the workplace. CONTACT US… next generation increased, and not