JAMESTOWN IRONMEN FRI 10/5 7PM SAT 10/6 5PM FREE WEEKLY The People’s Paper. rudy-ad.pdf 8/1/12 1:40:13 PMA Division of Chautauqua Marketing Solutions • Vol: 02, Number: 39 • October 01, 2012 VOTE The Amish Trail – The Simple Life for the World to See Editor C Walter Pickut M “Sometimes there’s a treasure right next door--and you don’t Y even know it until somebody tells you. That’s our Amish CM Elect Nov. 6th Trail,” said Deb Opferbeck at Cattaraugus County Tourism. MY To the 150th NYS Assembly Seat “Some people came to ski and fish for years, but they never CY Visit the web site at: knew what a treasure our own Amish Country was until we CMY www.DrRudy4NY.com put it on our website.” K The Amish Trail, which extends into Chautauqua County in Vote in the Independent the Cherry Creek area, attracts tourists from as far away as Primary on California and Australia. It has boosted business for countless Sept. 13th local shops, restaurants, museums and attractions. “People MAKE HISTORY all around the world are fascinated by the Amish and their Paid for by the Committee to Elect Rudy Mueller gentler, old fashioned way of life,” Opferbeck said. “Just Google ‘Amish Trail’ and the top 10 sites bring you right here their integrity and their fine workmanship.” to our doorstep.” The Amish, now nearly 250,000 strong across the United “What a stunning setting…What a gem! Visitors really feel States, came from the German speaking parts of Europe in the as though they are in a different era ...” boasted Roger Brooks 18th Century and still speak local dialects of their old tongue of Destination Development in Seattle Washington when he among themselves. They name anyone who is not Amish, visited the area to help boost local tourism. “English,” even Hispanic Americans, second generation Czechoslovakians and visitors from Italy. The Amish folk are worth getting to know; they truly live their beliefs. Modern conveniences, they say, take more A Cattaraugus County innkeeper recently received an on-line work, worry and upkeep than they are worth; a life closer to registration from an Italian couple from Como, northern Italy, God’s creation is a life of peace. They live closer to their real who wanted to experience real “Americana” while visiting values…family, relationships, enjoyment of the simple gifts of family in Toronto, Canada. They came to see the Amish. hand crafted homes and hand tended crops. “They don’t enjoy They also discovered the local “English,” their businesses, being gawked at,” Opferbeck said, “but they love to show their restaurants and more, while here. work and kindness and to visitors who truly respect them, CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 Volunteers Invited to Assist Audubon’s Roadside Cleanup Article Contributed by Rain or shine, volunteers will meet at the Jamestown Audubon Center & Sanctuary Nature Center at 1600 Riverside Road, one-quarter mile east of Route 62 between Twice a year, volunteers pick up trash along Jamestown and Warren. After donning a Audubon’s adopted section of Route 62 bright orange vest, they will ride in the van People with disabilities enjoy the same activities as you do - dancing, from Riverside Road, where the Audubon to Audubon’s section of highway. cards, golfing, gardening and Center and Sanctuary is located, south to the companionship. 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Publisher .........................................................Stacey Hannon Editor ......................................................................Walt Pickut Art Director ....................................................Daniel LaQuay Graphic Designer ............................................ Kelly Dietrick Sales .................................................................Stacey Hannon Sales ................................................................... Merrill Rosen Sales ................................................................... Kelly Dietrick Circulation Manager .......................................Mark Hannon Website Manager ...............................................Jason Sample CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Bridal Becky ................................Chautauquawedding.com Elaine Rissel, RN .............................................. Nurses Notes Faith Luce ................................................................Herb R4U Four Discriminate Diners ......................Restaurant Review Jason Sample .........................................Contributing Writer Janet Wahlberg ......................................Finding Your Family Joanne Tanner .................................................Down to Earth Julia Garstecki ...................................... How Did I Get Here Katrina Fuller ..... Life and Times of a Modern Housewife Linda Johnson ...................................WCA Medical Minute Lori J. Wilson ....................................... Ms. Movies Reviews Melinda Centi ................................... Patient’s Is Our Virtue A Fatal Journey Miller Hall Financial .......................................Finacial Cents Nolan Farr .........................................................Farr Outdoors Some things should die, but we feed them anyway. Take And when we find ourselves in the place just right, Pastor Scott Hannon ........................................Faith Matters prejudice, for instance. Sometimes it masquerades as ‘Twill be in the valley of love and delight. Pastor Shawn Hannon ......................................Faith Matters Reverend Eric Williams ...................................Faith Matters what we call “taste.” We say we don’t hate some things … Students, Pre-K to Seniors ......................Young Gazetteers they’re just not to our taste. So we stay where we are and The Amish Trail was developed by a group of volunteers Vicki McGraw ...................................Join Me in the Kitchen never challenge a point of view we’ve grown comfortable and the Tourism Board in Cattaraugus County just a few WCA Hospital ..............................................Medical Minute with. But a little travel to a different place can be an eye years ago to help people re-discover an older, honorable QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS opener and, sometimes, surprisingly pleasant. and gentler way of life. Tourists have journeyed from as Write to us at: far away as California, Italy and Australia just because