Vision 2012 - The Observer

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Supplement to the OBSERVER • Saturday, March 24, 2012
VISION 2012
VISION 2012
Your guide to
VISION
2012
AT WORK
PAGES 2-14
AT PLAY
PAGES 15-29
Milestones
Pages 23-26
AT HOME
PAGES 30-41
FUTURE
PAGES 42-48
VISION
2012 is published by the
OBSERVER.
Managing
Editor
Gregory
Bacon was
in charge of
layout and
supervised
the section
while the
front page illustration was
designed by creative artist
Sarah Neumeister. For additional copies, call 366-7700.
At work
Family businesses
Lots of challenges and opportunities
By DIANE R. CHODAN
OBSERVER Staff Writer
While the word business
may conjure up an image of a
large chain store, the truth is
that small businesses are still
in the majority. It is these
businesses that make our
communities unique, or as
Patty Donovan of the Book
Nook at the D &F Plaza puts
it “not a cookie cutter community.”
Many businesses in our
area are family owned and
community oriented.
Patty and Rick Donovan
currently own and operate the
Book Nook in the D & F
Plaza. Patty’s dad, Phil
Pelletter, bought the bookstore in 1968, and she remembers working in the store at a
young age. As she got older,
she took more responsibility
for the business, especially
when her parents began
spending winters in Florida.
What the Book Nook offers
is personalized service. Patty
and her staff can offer suggestions to customers because of
their years of experience with
books. The business has regular customers, and the staff
understand their reading
habits and can let them know
when new titles are in. The
staff takes the time with those
who are looking for gifts to
make good suggestions. Gift
wrapping is free.
Patty said, “ We can do
special orders and they only
take two days to come in. We
can even get out of print
books. Customers often come
to us for help buying chil-
OBSERVER Photo by Diane Chodan
The Book Nook at the D&F plaza is owned by Rick and Patty Donovan. The store is community oriented and offers personalized service.
dren’s books.”
musical. We offer our services large selection of furniture
Often local authors will for free, and are pleased to do including items for the dining
come in to do book signings. it because we are part of the room, living room and bedShe said, “One of the chal- community.”
room. The furniture and
lenges of running a small
Becky Hubbard and her appliances are housed in two
business is making sure the husband run Gabel Brothers separate buildings. Much of
community understands the Furniture and Appliance at what they carry is American
importance of supporting 27 West Main St. in made. Gabel Brothers offers
local businesses. The Plaza Gowanda. She agrees that the free delivery in the area, and
(D&F) is a large taxpayer in community should value local hooks up the appliances.
this area so we contribute to businesses.
They have their own service
the community. My husband
Gabel Brothers carries a department and service what
and I also volunteer in the wide variety of appliances they sell. Their strong point is
community. For instance, we such as refrigerators, dish- personalized service.
are selling the tickets for washers,
and
washing
“Customers are not a numFredonia’s (High School) machines. They also have a
See FAMILY, Page 6
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Submitted Photo
Brooks Memorial Hospital is part of the Lake Erie Regional Health System of
New York.
Exciting times for Lake Erie Regional
Health System of New York
Healthcare in New York has always had
its ups and downs. But, within the last year
or so Lake Erie Regional Health System of
New York (LERHSNY), which is the
active parent of Brooks Memorial Hospital
and TLC Health Network, has been implementing some major changes that will help
improve the quality and availability of
healthcare in Western New York for years
to come.
NEW FACILITIES AND FACILITY
UPGRADES
Since the massive flooding in 2009 that
resulted in the loss of Tri-County
Memorial Hospital, LERHSNY has been
working to reestablish some of TLC Health
Network’s facilities and services. At this
point, a brand new Urgent Care & Medical
Center has been opened in Gowanda and
various plans are under review for a
replacement facility in Perrysburg as well.
Construction of a new, permanent location
for Tri-County Medical Office in
Forestville is also well underway as is the
planning for a $1.9 million renovation of
the Emergency Department at Lake Shore
Health Care Center in Irving.
quality physician and leadership talent,”
states Jonathan I. Lawrence, MHA,
FACHE, LERHSNY President and CEO.
New members of the medical staff include
Dr. Tawsufe Majid - OB/GYN; Dr. Ellen
Fitzgerald-Farkas, Ophthalmologist; Dr.
Eram Chaudry, Cardiologist; Dr. Hussein
Merza, Internal Medicine; Dr. Majiid
Peerzada, Internal Medicine; and Dr.
Vikram
Sodhi,
Family
Practice.
Anesthesiologist Dr. William Ehrman will
also be coming on board later this year. In
leadership roles, Jarrod G. Johnson, MBA,
FACHE and Linda Summers, FACHE,
MBA, OT were appointed as Chief
Operating Officers at Brooks Memorial
Hospital and TLC Health Network, respectively.
NEW PARTNERSHIPS
To support all of the changes and
growth across LERHSNY, key partnerships were established to maintain
momentum and to ensure LERHSNY
achieved its stated goals. One of the important partnerships LERHSNY formed is
with the Advisory Board faculty based in
Washington D.C. to assist in developing a
variety of management skills throughout
NEW PHYSICIANS AND LEADER- the leadership team. The nationally
SHIP
renowned Studer Group has also begun
“An essential element of our organiza- working with LERHSNY to ensure the
tion’s strategic plan is to ensure the con- highest levels of patient satisfaction and
tinued expansion and availability of high
See LERHSNY, Page 10
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DFT Communications: meeting customers’ technology needs
As a trusted company for
over 100 years, DFT
Communications is a leader
in providing multiple services and superior customer
service to residential and
business
customers
throughout the Chautauqua
County region and beyond.
Through its many divisions,
DFT
Communications
offers
local and long distance telephone service, security services, Internet, 24/7 local
customer care center services, voice over Internet
phone service (VoIP), business telephone systems,
satellite services, call center
services, electrical contracting services, computer
repair services and televisions, computers & electronics through its retail
division DFT Technology
Plus.
“Chautauqua County is a
great place to live, work and
play and we at DFT want to
do our part to keep it that
way. We provide you with
the technology that allows
you to live, work and play
here now and in the future,”
said Mark R. Maytum, president and COO of DFT
Communications.
Through DFT’s retail
division, DFT Technology
Plus carries the best name
brands in computers, televisions and electronics.
Customers can visit two
retail showrooms to see the
variety of brand name LED,
LCD, 3D and plasma high
definition televisions from
Samsung,
Toshiba,
Mitsubishi and Sharp or to
experience the best in surround sound from a complete home theater system.
When it comes to computers, DFT Technology
Plus proudly features the
Atom custom-built computer system as well as a full
line of brand name desktops
and laptops including Dell,
Acer, Asus and Toshiba.
Printers, cables, storage
devices and other computer
accessories round out the
computer shopping experience.
DFT Technology Plus
has two convenient loca-
Submitted Photo
DFT Technology Plus has two locations to serve you — at 38 Temple St. in Downtown Fredonia and at 279 East Fairmount Ave., in the
Lakewood Village Center, in Lakewood.
When it comes to watch- trical troubleshooting and
tions to serve you at 38 and spyware removal, secu- “Advantage Plans” give
Temple St. in Downtown rity and performance net- customers pricing options ing your favorite shows and repair.
“To our customers, we
Fredonia (673-3000) and at working, email and printer for unlimited phone service, channels, you want the best
279 East Fairmount Ave., assistance, data recovery high speed Internet and picture and sound with HD want to say that we appreciin the Lakewood Village and back up solutions, Satellite Services. DFT viewing and DVR technolo- ate your business. If there is
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With over 85 employees’
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Family
Continued from Page 2
ber here. We do a lot of
repeat business,” she said.
Gabel Brothers began in
1954 when Hubbard’s dad
and uncle began the business. The business passed
to her and her brother.
Now she and her husband
own it. Their son who has
just graduated from college is now working in the
business and will be the
third generation.
Hubbard said one of the
challenges of owning a
business is the time
involved. “I spend a lot of
time at the business. We
are open six days a week.
A person owning a business has to be focused and
willing to work.”
Yet she loves the business. “I continue because
OBSERVER file photo it’s all I’ve ever done. I
Jesse’s Toy Box is located in Gowanda. Their goal is want to make my dad
to provide their customers with unique and high proud that we’re carrying
on a tradition.”
quality toys at a reasonable price.
2008 DODGE
RAM 1500
Quad Cab, Flame Red, 93k,
Alloy, Pw, Pl
$12,988
2004 CHRYSLER
SEBRING LXI
71k, Moon Roof, Leather
Int., 6 Cyl, Alloy Wheels,
Power Seat, Auto
$7,995
2005 JEEP
GRAND
CHEROKEE
70K, Laredo Pkg., Moon Roof,
Alloy, Leather Int, Inferno
Red
$14,888
2009 JEEP
LIBERTY SPORT
4x4, 26k, Pw, Pl, Auto, A/c
$18,888
2007 DODGE
CALIBER SXT
4 CYL., AUTO,
A/C, PW, PL, 55K
2009 JEEP
LIBERTY
LIMITED
29K, Laredo, 4x4, 6 cyl, Auto,
PW, PL, Much More!
SPECIAL BUY!
$25,900
2009 JEEP GR
CHEROKEE
Moon Roof, Olive Green, 6
Cyl, Pw, Auto, Pl, New Jeep
Trade, 1-owner
$20,988
Serving
Chautauqua County
Since 1969!
15k, Moon Roof, Leather,
3.5L 6 Cyl., Auto, Pw, Pl,
Must See!
$19,988
28k, Leather Interior,
Heated Seats, Moon
Roof, Chrome
Wheels, Inferno Red,
1-owner, Must See!
2006 CHRYSLER 300
TOURING
Leather Int., Alloy Wheels,
Moon Roof, One Owner, New
Car Trade!, MUST SEE!
$21,488
2008 DODGE
DURANGO SLT
60k, 7 Passenger, Alloy Wheel, 8
Cyl, Power Sunroof
$18,888
2004 CHRYSLER
CROSSFIRE COUPE
2010 CHRYSLER
TOWN & COUNTRY
LIMITED
30k, Leather, 1-owner, Must See!
New Van Trade!
$27,888
2007 BUICK
RENDEZVOUS CXL
Only 15k, Red, New Jeep Trade, 1-owner,
75k, Leather Int, Heated Seats,
Must See!
Moon Roof, Alloy Wheels, Must See!
$15,888
2010 TOYOTA
COROLLA LE
Auto, PW, PL, A/C, 29k
$10,888 $14,988
2011 JEEP GRAND
CHEROKEE
2011 CHEVY
IMPALA LT
$14,888
2011 JEEP
PATRIOT
19k, Leather, 4 Cyl, Moon
Roof, P. Seat, Pw, Pl, Fog
Lights, Great Gas Mileage!
$24,888
$15,988
2008 GMC
ENVOY SLE
Auto, 38k, A/c, Pw, Pl,
Moon Roof, 1-owner New
Jeep Trade!
$19,888
2007 CHEVY MONTE
CARLO LT
41k, 6 cyl, Auto, Alloy Wheels,
A/c, PW, PL
$12,888
2010 DODGE
AVENGER SXT
31K, 4 CYL., AUTO, PW, PL,
A/C, MUST SEE!
$13,888
2007 JEEP WRANGLER
UNLIMITED
2008 CHRYSLER
SEBRING LX
$22,988
$12,777
4 Cyl, 48K, A/C, PW, pL,
Auto
54K, 6 cyl, 6 spd, PW, PL, Hard Top
2006 DODGE
DAKOTA SLT
56K, Quad Cab, 4x4,
Auto, PW, PL
$16,888
2010 MERCURY
MILAN PREMIERE
35k, 6 Cyl., Leather Interior, Alloy
Wheels, Sync Radio, Moon Roof
$18,888
2011 DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
MAINSTREET
27k, Auto, Pw, Pl, Alloy Wheels,
P. Sliding Doors
$22,888
(716)673-1371
www.farrellcdj.com
258 West Main Street, Fredonia, NY 14063
The Creation Station at
260 Central Ave. in Silver
Creek is a newer business
that is both a stained glass
studio and a retail gift
shop. The business concentrates on items made in
America. It started about
eight years ago. Cyndy
Gailey said it is a family
business for which she, her
mother, and her son work.
Stained glass works of art
as well as beach glass
items are for sale. Classes
are offered, and in addition studio space is rented
out to those who need a
place to work.
Gailey
is
excited
because she recently got a
commission to make two
big stained glass windows
for SUNY Fredonia which
should bring more atten-
tion to her work.
Concerning challenges
for a small business, she
said, “The big challenge is
trying to get people to
come in. With the economy now, things are a bit
better, but I will be running a flea market to help
with the bills.”
When asked why she
continues with the business Gailey joked, “If I
was home, I couldn’t stand
it. This is cheaper than
psychiatrists!”
Another newer business
is Jesse’s Toy Box at 53
West
Main
St.
in
Gowanda. Dave Gabel and
his wife Sarah began in
2006 by selling and shipping
Jesse’s Toy Box
Wooden Railway products
from their basement. In a
few years, they found they
needed more space.
In May 2009, they
opened a retail store,
which allowed them to
expand and offer additional product lines. While
they still ship their original
product, the store now
offers other products. The
goal of the business is to
offer unique and high quality toys at a reasonable
price.
One
challenge
the
Gabels faced was a
byproduct of their success.
According to Dave his
business experienced rapid
growth and “when a business is quickly growing,
capital can be a problem.”
He explained that lending
institutions will base credSee FAMILY, Page 7
Farrell’s wants to be your Dodge dealer
With the automotive
industry poised for growth,
2012 is looking to be a banner year at Farrell Chrysler
Dodge Jeep Ram, Inc.
In 1969, Joe Farrell came
across an opportunity to
purchase a dealership in
Fredonia at 258 West Main
St. At the time Dudley
Motors occupied the building, which was a Ford dealership. As soon as Joe
Farrell assumed ownership,
it became a Dodge dealer.
Over time, Mr. Farrell was
awarded the Chrysler and
Imperial
franchises,
AMC/Renault, and finally
Jeep.
Since opening in 1969,
Mr. Farrell has made it
clear to each and every
employee that the main
focus of the business
should be to ensure that
customers would be treated
to an experience that is second to none. Respect, honesty and quality of service
would be hallmarks of the
dealership.
At Farrell’s, they understand that if it weren’t for
the customer, they would
not be in business.
Therefore, their goal is to
ensure that customers’
needs are met and that they
are completely satisfied,
every time they leave, bar
none! They don’t just want
to gain a customer, but a
friend as well!
As we look ahead,
Farrell’s is very excited
about what the future holds.
Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and
Ram engineers have revised
virtually the entire line-up
of vehicles making them
fresh, exciting and innovative. They are focusing on
making vehicles people
aspire to own, such as the
all-new and award-winning
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee,
2012 Dodge Durango, 2012
Dodge Charger and 2012
Chrysler 300. Over the next
few years, the products that
the Chrysler group will be
bringing out will be nothing
but the best and unlike anything they’ve ever had.
The first all new product
born from the union of
Chrysler Group and parent
company, the Fiat, is Dodge
Dart. The Dart will be arriving at Farrell’s dealership
this summer and will most
assuredly take the small car
market by storm.
The
Dodge Dart shares its DNA
with the much-awarded
Italian smash hit, the Alfa
Romeo Giulietta.
The
styling is unmistakably
Dodge, featuring a bold
interpretation of Dodge’s
trademark cross-hair grille
as well as LED “race-track”
rear taillights. The interior
oozes refinement enhanced
by a padded, faux-leather
wrapped instrument brow,
available heated steering
wheel and seats, and a best
in class 8.4” multi-media
screen encompassing all
radio, climate and nav functions into one efficient unit.
The Dart will showcase
powertrain technologies
that set the stage for future
Chrysler Group products
including an ultra-efficient
1.4 litre turbocharged,
multi-air 4cylinder and a
Dodge First: a dual, dry
clutch automatic transmission. Stay tuned!
This is just the beginning
of a product onslaught that
is guaranteed to redefine
the standards in every category of vehicles. In the
meantime, come and see
their friendly, helpful sales
staff, knowledgeable fivestar service department and
skilled, certified auto body
technicians for all of your
automotive needs. They
look forward to serving
you!
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Lake Shore Savings
Bank makes a difference
in our community
Family
By DAN REININGA
President and CEO of Lake Shore
Savings Bank
Chadwick Bay Dance, now located at 158 Lake Shore Drive East in Dunkirk, is an established dance studio in Dunkirk owned by Rosanne Chesbro.
it on the year before when
the capital needs to match
the current growth. Dave
said he is grateful that
Community Bank which
has a branch in Gowanda
was able to work with him.
Dave said another challenge is matching personnel to the needs of the
business. In the toy business, there are certain
times that are busier than
others. Yet if Dave has a
good employee he wants to
keep, he will try to find a
way to use the person all
year.
Dave also talked about
his interest in being a positive force in his community saying, “It’s important
to take pride in your small
town.”
Another business owner
who loves the local area is
Rosanne Chesbro, who
owns
Chadwick
Bay
Academy of Dance which
offers dance classes for all
ages in different styles of
dance.
“I love Dunkirk. I like
watching the kids grow up
and helping with that.”
For Chesbro, because of
the type of business she
runs, the challenge has
See FAMILY, Page 9
When it comes to
understanding the financial needs of local business and the impact of
their success on our community,
Lake
Shore
Savings
knows
how
important it is to support
these smaller businesses.
Throughout our 120-year
history,
Lake
Shore
Savings Bank has actively
supported our local community and has demonstrated a true commitment
to making small business
big business.
As President and Chief
Executive Officer of Lake
Shore Savings Bank I
understand the value of
successful local business
and the vital role that our
banks experience can play
in their growth.
At Lake Shore our commercial lenders work with
business owners and
entrepreneurs to develop
financing opportunities
uniquely customized to
meet their needs.
By working closely with
community-based local
business we can provide
the expertise necessary to
help
manage
their
finances, and we are better
able to provide meaningful
products contributing to
their success. At Lake
Shore Savings we’ve been
able to help businesses of
all sizes in their need to
secure financing and prosper through their growing
pains.
As a bank dedicated to
“Putting People First” our
branches are staffed with
employees committed to
excellence in serving our
customers and in building
lasting relationships.
A visit to any one of our
branch locations throughout Chautauqua and Erie
counties will confirm our
banks’ commitment to
those we serve.
In a climate where we
often find banks outgrowing their customer base,
Lake Shore
Savings
remains a locally operated
financial institution, and
is all the more committed
to being there for many
years to come. No surprises, just great dependable
service from a bank that
really gets to know its customers.
When we say in our
advertising “Visit Lake
Shore
Savings
and
Discover the Bank You’ve
Always
Wanted”
we
believe that’s just what
will happen.
For local entrepreneurs
and business owners experiencing growing pains, a
visit to one of Lake Shore
Savings
Commercial
Lenders will help them get
things on track.
Lake Shore Savings
remains dedicated to providing innovative, solid,
secure financing opportunities and as we build on
our success we will continue to grow throughout
Chautauqua and Erie
County committed to supporting local business in
the communities we serve.
Stop in, say hello and
discover Lake Shore
Savings.
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One Stop brings the Broadway Market to you
IVE-MAR
11660 Route 39, Perrysburg, NY 14129
Phone: (716) 532-9161 Fax: (716) 532-9161
Five questions for the owners
1) Tell us about your business.
IVE-MAR services all makes and models of
chainsaws, trimmers and blowers. We are family
owned and operated — a partnership between two
employees that have done mechanical work all
their lives (the past 40 years).
2) How many years have you been in business?
20
3) What is your slogan or mission statement?
Quality service and products at an affordable
price.
4) What are your plans for the future?
Stay small and try to constantly improve on our
service: become more efficient.
5) What is unique about your business?
We try to help everybody to work on just about
everything. We are in a small community so most
of our customers are our friends too. We also get
customers from one to two hours away, that come
here through “word of mouth.”
OBSERVER Photo
Pictured are from left, Ginger, Teri, Donna and Philly.
voted #1 for several years
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afford. One Stop offers
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lunch and dinner. Whether
it be a breakfast sandwich,
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for their years of support.
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engine repair major and
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batteries, alternators New
York State inspections
(including motorcycle) 24hour towing, detailing and
automatic car washing.
We are the award-winning retailer of the year for
2010, and award-winning
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Big Rick’s One Stop
Food Mart is located at 327
Lake Shore Dr. East,
Dunkirk.
This Easter bring home
the popular Easter feast.
Direct from the Broadway
Market, One Stop will be
accepting
orders
for
Wardynski Polish sausage
available in four flavors.
Pre-order today to ensure
your Easter dinner.
Also
available
are
Malczewski’s butter lambs,
Broadway Market’s famous
horseradish, beet horseradish, mustard, Friendship
farmer’s cheese, Wardynski
kiszka, ring bologna, and
tender casing hot dogs.
These items are available at
the store now. There is no
need to take the long drive
to Buffalo, One Stop brings
it to you.
If you have not tried one
of Big Rick’s subs, you
must. They have been
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TimePieces is back after renovation
Family
been balance.
“I have to find a balance
between managing the
business and taking care of
children. I have to use creativity and business sense
and find time to concentrate on each.”
Chesbro has just recently moved from Central
Avenue to 158 Lake Shore
Drive East in Dunkirk and
is planning a grand opening on May 19.
Judy Hilliker, the proprietor of Hae Jude custom
signs and apparel located
on 344 Central Ave. in
Silver Creek, has been in
business since 1994. She
has expanded her business
over the last 18 years,
starting out at home and
later renting a store front.
Now she owns her store.
Like other businesses,
she singled out the hours
necessary to run a busi-
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ness as a challenge. She
said, “You live at your
business, and can’t take
time off whenever you
want.”
Another challenge is to
diversify the business
enough so that it can succeed, and keep up with
trends. For example, while
she has a store she also
makes sales on line.
Hilliker offers a wide
variety of products for
business and advertising
needs as well as for individuals. She can help a
business create a logo and
then use that logo effectively on products such as
business cards. She can
create custom T shirts.
She does election signs as
well as more permanent
signs and plaques such as
carbon signs with gold leaf
which, she explained, are
popular with both busi-
nesses and home owners.
In addition she can do
screen printing, and has
expanded into digital
printing. She has a full
color printer with a 64inch format so she can create full color signs on canvas.
In spite of the work, she
too loves what she does.
“My business is more personal. I am a people person and I like to talk to my
customers and find out
what they like.”
Hard work, personalized service, and community commitment are the
ingredients that go into
our area’s successful businesses. Community support is necessary to keep
them successful.
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2012 is a new year, a
new season and a new
direction for TimePieces.
After three months of
intensive renovation with
still more work in
progress, they are open.
“With this renovation
and down time, I was to
able
think
about
TimePieces’ direction. Our
mission is to present
exceptional service and
lines. When you visit
TimePieces, view our
exceptional quality and
unique lines created in the
United States. We are so
excited
with
these
changes, the shop is
vibrant, warm and exciting,” said owner Barbara
Sam.
Time Pieces is located at
23 White St., Fredonia.
They carry one of the
largest collections of personalized gifts in Western
New York. Visit their
Personalized Room to
view their extensive lines.
You will be able to choose
the perfect unique personalized gift for anyone, even
yourself.
For
weddings
and
socials, a personalized
guest book will be a lasting
memento of that special
day. Teachers and students will love personal-
ized clip board, iPad case,
phone case or reader case.
The hostess soap set is a
thoughtful gift for those
parties and dinners.
TimePieces is also doing
business with Mother
Earth in mind, their green
lines consist of soy candles, recycled smart note
paper, eco-memo squares
and live trees gift boxes.
Almost everything offered
is also made here in the
United States.
Gifts
made
in
Chautauqua County are
the best. View the prints,
photographs and arts of
Thomas Annear, James
Hoggard, Barbara Del
Monte and Susan Mackay.
Hand turned wooden
bowls from reclaimed local
woods are designed by
Patrick Del Monte. Gerri
Vacanti unique and functional pottery pieces are
perfect accent for any
home decor.
TimePieces is open from
Tuesday to Friday from
noon to 5:30 p.m. and
Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Beginning in May, they
will be open full time. Visit
their Facebook page for
more
information
at
www.facebook.com/Time
PiecesGifts. Soon, they
will be adding lines on
their
website
at
www.TimePiecesGifts.co
m. For more information
call (716)672-4818. They
are confident that you will
find just what you are
looking for.
TimePieces,
indulge
among unique gifts.
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11600 Rt. 39, Perrysburg
532-9161
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Riles & Woolley serves in times of need
The Riles & Woolley
Funeral Home is dedicated
to honoring the life of
every
individual.
Combined with Riles &
Woolley Monuments, the
company works with a
commitment to assisting
families in remembering
their loved ones.
The way people want to
be remembered is a personal choice, which takes
some consideration. Riles
& Woolley wants to assist
local residents with these
important decisions.
The Riles & Woolley
Funeral Home is located at
39 Main St. in Forestville.
In addition to Forestville,
it serves Sheridan, Silver
Creek, Irving, Hanover
Center,
Smith
Mills,
Perrysburg South Dayton,
Arkwright, Fredonia and
Dunkirk.
Founded in 1927, by the
late Franklin Philbrick, as
Philbrick & Philbrick
Funeral Chapel, Warren H.
Riles became the owner of
the funeral home in 1970.
While Mark Woolley’s partial ownership became official in 2002, he has been
working for the funeral
home as a licensed funeral
director since 1989.
Through its long local
history, the owners have
strived to serve the community and surrounding
areas in the best ways possible.
To continue the goal of
excellent service, Mr. Riles
completed two large additions and a full renovation
of the funeral home in the
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Construction of a new, permanent location for Tri-County Medical
LERHSNY
spring of 2001.
In 2001, they added a
new entrance, which contains a grand foyer with a
handicap ramp, a set of
extra deep handicap steps
and an arrangements
office. The other addition
includes a new spacious
viewing chapel — which
allows the funeral home to
have three viewing chapels
— and a new embalming
room.
Numerous renovations
were made, including new
restrooms, a new comfortable and relaxing color
scheme, new music and
public address systems, a
larger seating capacity, offstreet handicap and regular
parking, a two-lane exit
driveway and heated sidewalks.
Multiple
community
members joined the owners in a dedication service,
which was held on April
29, 2001 to honor the new
improvements.
Riles
&
Woolley
Monuments is an innovative, full-time, full-service
monument
company,
which started as a partnership between Mr. Riles and
Mr. Woolley in April 1989.
Members
of
the
Monument Builders of
North America and the
New England Monument
Dealers Association, Riles
& Woolley have a spacious
indoor/outdoor display of
over 50 different memorials.
The company offered a
few reasons to consider
visiting them.
≤ With the area’s largest
computerized design room,
they combine modern technology with age old techniques to create customized memorials.
≤ They offer free quotations and estimates.
≤ They display prices on
all of the monuments to
ensure equal pricing for
everyone.
≤ They accept major
credit cards.
≤ They have completed
memorials for many organizations, including the
monument, “In Memory of
the Unborn,” in St. Mary’s
Cemetery in Dunkirk.
customer service are being
met in support of the system’s culture of caring.
Discussions have also been
underway to explore potential affiliation relationships
with
larger
regional
providers that could generate operational efficiencies
and result in a wider array
of
locally
available
providers and services.
ON THE HORIZON
LERHSNY has more
exciting projects on the
horizon including a new
and improved website,
free community newsletters packed with healthy
tips and information, a
community-wide wellness
initiative
called
HealthQuest WNY, and
Directors:
Warren H. Riles CFSP
& Mark L. Woolley
Specializing
S
pecializing in Prearranged
Funeral Trusts
Members of Preplan and Cooperative
Funeral Fund.
For more information on
funeral trusts visit
www.rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com
39 Main Street
Forestville
965-2941
more.
“This is truly an exciting time for LERHSNY,”
says Scott Butler — Vice
President of Community
Relations. “I really think
the community will be
impressed with all that we
are doing to enhance our
locally available healthcare resources in the year
ahead.”
Your Innovative Industry Leader
www.rwmonuments.com
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Hae Jude is located at 344 Central Ave., Silver Creek.
Hae Jude Custom
Signs is expanding
Hae Jude Custom Signs
in Silver Creek is at it
again. They are expanding
to reach way outside the
box ... into online sales to
meet the many needs of
customers around the
world.
Today, besides the highend gold leaf signs, illuminated signs, channel letters,
banners, vehicle graphics,
wraps, and window lettering, screen printed apparel
and posters, Hae Jude is
offering canvas printing for
wedding photos, baby
photo shoots, the classic
car lover, interior design
artwork and much more.
Do you have a favorite
piece of artwork that you
want printed and enlarged,
or paintings that you would
like copied?
Hae Jude’s main function
is still a sign and graphics
shop, with the addition of a
fully equipped 1,000 square
foot fabricating shop that
can meet all of your sign
needs. In addition, Hae
Jude offers a wide range of
products for your advertising needs. If you are starting up a business, Hae Jude
can create a logo for you
Submitted Photo
Hae Jude can now do canvas printing for wedding
photos, baby photo shoots, the classic car lover,
interior design artwork and much more.
and provide you with custom made business cards,
letterhead, ad layouts,
signs, vehicle graphics,
apparel and promotional
products. That’s why they
are called the “one-stop
shop.”
Hae Jude’s automatic
flatbed screen machine can
also produce your screen
printed sign needs such as
See HAE JUDE, Page 13
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Westfield Memorial Hospital
provides high quality care
Monte’s can service all your
outdoor power equipment needs
Monte’s Small Engine
Repair Service is located on
3405 Roberts Road in
Fredonia. Monte Gens
established the small engine
repair service in March
1993.
He still owns the business and works full time.
Many customers say that
Monte is one of the most
knowledgeable
power
equipment repair technicians in Western New York.
Working with Monte, is
his partner and friend,
Glenn Monacelli. Glenn
grew up in the business and
began helping out at a
young age. Glenn also takes
care of all the advertising.
The product line at
Monte’s is from the top
brand names, including:
Toro,
Stihl,
Troybilt,
Shindaiwa, White, Briggs
and Stratton, Kohler,
Tecumseh, Little Wonder,
Kawasaki, Honda, Wright,
Walker and SnoWay Plows.
They believe that “better
quality means longer life”
of the equipment. Local
delivery is free. They also
service many different
brands of lawn and garden
equipment.
A purchase from Monte’s
includes: removal of all
packaging and crating, full
assembly, all adjustments
needed, complete lubrication, and total testing of all
systems. The product
comes to you ready to use.
They offer full part service
and warranty right on their
premises. A complete
review of a machine’s operating procedures is provided with an on-site demonstration.
All service and repair
work is done in their shop
by master technicians, who
are available six days per
week, 52 weeks per year.
Monte’s Small Engine
Repair Service offers you,
their valued customer, a
knowledgeable and professional sales and support
staff with over 80 years of
experience. They are ready
to serve all of your outdoor
power equipment needs.
3405 SOUTH ROBERTS ROAD,
FREDONIA, NY 14063
Phone: (716) 679-3138
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8am-5:30pm,
Sat: 8am-12pm
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Proven handheld blower
at an affordable price
Features round nozzle for
increased air volume
$179.95
FS 45 Trimmer
$149.95
MS 170 CHAIN SAW
Designed for occasional
woodcutting tasks
around home
Includes many of the
excellent design
features of our
professional model
$159.95
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Can use nylon line or STIHL
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Features balance design
and upright fuel tank with
retainer cap
WESTFIELD — For
more than half a century,
Westfield
Memorial
Hospital (WMH) has provided high-quality health
care to residents of Western
New York.
Through new technologies, services and partnerships, WMH has evolved
over the years to offer
patients the most sophisticated medical advancements, while keeping the
ease and familiarity of a
community hospital.
As an affiliate of Saint
Vincent Health System in
Erie,
Pa.,
Westfield
Memorial Hospital offers
direct access to highly specialized care. Staffed by the
area’s finest physicians and
medical
professionals,
WMH is committed to
meeting the health care
needs of area families for
years to come. WMH offers
a variety of services geared
to meet community needs.
THE WMH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
When you’re seriously ill
and need to be rushed to the
hospital, the choice is clear:
The Westfield Memorial
Hospital Emergency Room.
Open 24/7, the WMH
Emergency Room is staffed
by highly experienced
physicians who are board
certified in emergency care,
as well as physician assistants and nurses skilled in
the most advanced technologies and procedures.
WMH is the choice of
more than 30,000 area residents for emergency care –
65 percent of the area’s population. Last year, the
expert emergency staff at
WMH provided fast triage,
expert medical care, and
life-saving transfers to nearly 9,000. Patient surveys
show a high level of satisfaction with the prompt
service they experience in
the WMH Emergency
Room, often waiting only a
fraction of the time patients
wait in other hospital emergency rooms.
As an affiliate of Saint
Vincent Health Center,
WMH is connected to a network of the region’s highest
quality physician specialists, the most advanced
technologies, and highly
skilled, compassionate caregivers. Patients requiring
transfer for specialty care or
surgery are stabilized and
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A quick look at Rock City
Rocky City Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram
520 Rock City St., Little Valley, NY
14755
Phone: (716) 938-6936 Fax: (716) 9386046
Website: www.rockcitychrysler.com
Hours: Monday and Thursday 8 a.m. to
7 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 8 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Five questions for the owners
1) Tell us about your business.
Rock City Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram
sells new Chrysler, Jeep Dodge and Ram
with a full line of quality pre-owned vehicles. We service all make of vehicles. We
have certified technicians and sell Mopar
parts. We also offer full line of vehicle
detailing.
Three and a half years. We were established in September 2008
3) What is your slogan or mission statement?
Small town feel, rock solid deals. Rock
City Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram wants to
sell you your next vehicle. We provide new
and quality pre-owned vehicle. We service
all vehicles and have a Mopar parts department.
4) What are your plans for the future?
We are looking at expansion in other
markets.
5)What is unique about your business?
We are the only Chrysler Jeep Dodge
Ram dealer in a 30-mile radius. We offer a
2) How many years have you been in sizable referral bonus to customers who
business?
refer us business.
Hae Jude
election signs and site
signs. The screen printed
apparel and promotional
products have become very
hot items. With their automatic apparel screener they
can output large quantities
of screen printed shirts in a
timely manner for those big
jobs or wholesale needs.
They keep very busy printing for area schools, sports
teams and house leagues.
Hae Jude can provide full
color digital printing such
as banners, posters & full
color graphics. They now
offer large wide-format
printing done in-house up
to 64.” Hae Jude also provides promotional products
in many quantities ranging
from (50)-(100,000).
Check out their online
catalogs at Hae Jude’s website. Choose from either the
promotional products or
our two online apparel catalogs. Also “like” us on
Facebook and receive an
additional 5 percent off the
purchase of any apparel
(www.facebook.com/haeju
designs).
If you have any questions
just call or email Hae Jude.
Get your items ready for the
next giveaway at trade
shows, or for your employees or customer giveaways.
For more information and
further details, please visit
www.haejude.com or call
934-4840 and ask for Judy
or Christen. Hae Jude Signs
Submitted Photos
Pictured are samples of Hae Jude’s work.
will be glad to assist.
Contact
them
at
Hae Jude Custom Signs is (716)934-4840
phone;
located at 344 Central Ave., (716_934-4811fax or visit
Silver Creek, NY 14136.
www.haejude.com.
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Phantom Computers can fix your computer
WMH
By SEAN MOORE
receive diagnostic services,
life-sustaining care and
medications at WMH, and
are then safely transported
via ground or air transportation.
This means patients
receive the prompt, personalized high-quality care of a
small-town hospital, with
the advanced technology
and specialized services of a
major hospital when it is
needed.
TELESTROKE:
A
UNIQUE
TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM
As part of the Saint
Vincent
network
of
providers,
Westfield
Memorial Hospital can now
provide patients who have
stroke symptoms access to
not only Saint Vincent
Health Center’s team of
stroke
experts,
but
Cleveland Clinic neurological specialists as well.
Westfield patients transported to the Saint Vincent
Emergency Department, are
collaboratively diagnosed
and assessed via video-conferencing telemedicine with
the Cleveland Clinic, and
receive immediate, expert
treatment at Saint Vincent.
“By adding the Cleveland
Clinic to our team, Saint
Vincent has raised the bar
for stroke care in the
region,” says Scott Whalen,
Ph.D., FACHE, Saint
Vincent President and Chief
Executive Officer.
OUTPATIENT SURGICAL SERVICES
When you integrate
Westfield
Memorial
Hospital’s highly qualified
surgical team with access to
the specialty surgeons at
Saint Vincent Health
Center in Erie, PA, it makes
WMH your hospital of
choice for surgical procedures.
The WMH surgical professionals in ophthalmology, gynecology, general and
orthopedic surgery provide
an excellent team approach
to performing procedures
such as cataract eye surgery
and minimally invasive
orthopedic procedures. In
addition, they perform outpatient procedures such as
colonoscopies, podiatric
and gynecologic surgeries.
Screening and minor sameday procedures are also
available.
The Western New York
region also benefits from
the capabilities of two of
Saint Vincent’s skilled,
highly experienced general
surgeons, Scott Bedwell,
MD, and Muhammad Asad,
MD, who perform procedures at WMH. Dr. Bedwell
consults with patients on
the second floor of WMH,
while Dr. Asad has an office
in Mayville, NY.
When other surgical specialists are required, WMH
patients gain access to
nationally recognized surgical talent at Saint Vincent.
With a seamless health care
connection, the Westfield
community benefits from
specialized heart surgeons
and highly skilled urology
and neurology surgeons, as
well as other specialty surgeons at Saint Vincent.
CARDIOVASCULAR
SPECIALISTS CLOSE TO
HOME
For patients who experience heart disease, the
WMH affiliation with the
Saint Vincent Heart and
Vascular Center provides
patients a connection to
Saint Vincent cardiologists
Sam Ward, MD, David
Borkowski, MD, and Ross
Peterson, MD, who consult
with patients at an office
location
in
Mayville.
Patients needing surgery
have access to the most
skilled and respected heart
and vascular surgeons in
the region at Saint Vincent.
WMH provides onsite
cardiac rehabilitation services, nuclear stress testing,
echocardiography, and vascular studies.
THE WOMEN’S WELLNESS SUITE AT WESTFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Because early detection is
often a woman’s best
Owner Phantom Computers
defense against bone loss,
breast cancer and other
female cancers, WMH provides the area’s finest
screening services and technology. Women’s diagnostic
services include digital
mammography, ultrasound,
sonography and bone densitometry.
Most recently, WMH has
added Selenia Digital
Mammography
from
Hologic, a state-of-the-art
system, available to patients
beginning March 14, 2012.
Selenia
Digital
Mammography offers a
number of other practical
advantages and patient conveniences. Because there is
no wait times for film to be
developed, it significantly
reduces the need for repeat
exams due to under or over
exposure. High-resolution
digital images are easily
stored and transferred electronically, eliminating the
dependency on one set of
original films, which can be
misfiled or lost in transit.
Other WMH services
include:
¯ Audiology
¯ Ophthalmology
¯ Orthopedic Clinic
¯ Outpatient Surgery —
Endoscopy/Colonoscopy,
General
Surgery,
G y n e c o l o g y ,
Ophthalmology
and
Orthopedics
¯ Laboratory
¯ Physical Therapy —
Post-Operative
Rehabilitation,
General
Rehabilitation,
Pain
Management, Back CareMcKenzie Method, Health
Fitness Program
¯ Radiology — X-ray, CT
scan, Dexa scan, mammography, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, nuclear scanning
¯ Expanded Nuclear
Services
¯ Sleep Lab — Newly
remodeled private rooms
with queen sized beds
¯ Sports Medicine
¯ Wound Clinic
For more information or
specific questions regarding
Westfield
Memorial
Hospital, call (716)3264921.
Let me introduce myself.
My name is Sean Moore, the
owner-operator of Phantom
Computers. I’d like to share
the Phantom Computers
story with you.
Not many computer shops’ stories begin on a fruit
farm like this one does. I was
raised by my grandparents,
the late Dave and Rebia
Pierson of Ripley. They ran a
very successful fruit farm in
Ripley for many years. I
watched my grandparents,
and how they treated every
customer as if that person
was a good friend. I remember going places with my
grandpa and it seemed like
he knew someone everywhere we went.
They were always happy
to see him coming and greeted him with “Hey Mr.
Pierson, how are you
doing?” Once I asked my
grandpa what he liked most
about farming. He said, “The
farm makes me feel like I’m
closer to God. I love to see
things grow and I really love
the feeling I get when a satisfied customer walks out the
door and I know I sold him
good produce at a reasonable price. Then I’ll sleep
good tonight.”
When I look back it’s so
plain to see, that they really
had worked hard — both in
the fields and with the customers — to make a small
fruit farm work. I mean we
had folks come as far away
as Niagara Falls or Ohio just
to pick our tomatoes and
peppers. Then when I was in
seventh grade, my grandparents had retired and sold
their farm.
Shortly after that, my
grandparents bought me a
TRS-80 color computer. My
first computer! This was at
the suggestion of my high
school principal, who somehow had some insight into
my computer abilities that
were yet to come. It was that
one computer that started
me off on a life-long journey.
The rest is merely history
now. So when you hear our
slogan you will understand
what we mean when we say:
“Phantom Computers, the
service you deserve at prices
you can afford.”
Phantom Computers is at
756 Main St., Dunkirk NY.
14048.
Visit
www.a51x.com, e-mail: admin@a51x.com or call (716) 3662890.
I’d like to leave you with
three computer tips:
1). Back up your files! It’s
not “if” but “how soon” will
it happen to you. Some day
your computer will crash, or
hard drive will fail and all
the files on it will be gone.
2). Dust bunnies do kill!
Have your computer case
cleaned out every six
months. CPU heat sinks,
fans and power supply fans
can’t cool off if they are
plugged up by dust bunnies.
And if the CPU fan gets
clogged and stops turning,
the CPU will overheat and
burn up. The same thing
happens to many power
supplies as well.
3). With all the viruses
that are out and about, keep
your virus software up to
date. Remember tip #1!
Also remember there are
many new viruses out there
that try to trick you into
installing a virus that prevents you from using your
computer, unless you pay
them to remove their virus
first. So if your computer
reports that “Windows” has
found a virus, stop right
there. Windows itself cannot
detect a virus. If the virus
warning does not show your
virus scanning software’s
name or show its logo, don’t
click the “remove virus”
button. Just click the close
button. When the virus alert
does not show your virus
scanner’s name or show its
logo, it’s trying to trick you
to install a virus that will
make you pay to have that
virus removed!
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Watching television
TV viewing patterns, technology have changed over the years
By SAMANTHA
MCDONNELL
In the past, television
sets would allow you to
have a select few channels.
In order to watch programming, a viewer would have
to sit down in front of the
TV set at the allotted time
for one’s viewing pleasure.
Presently, television shows
are available whenever and
wherever the viewer would
like them. With new technology, viewers can be in
control of their viewing
even from across the world.
“I think one of the
biggest shifts in the explosion we’ve seen is in content and how people get
that content. Gone are the
days of watch what they
put on when they put it
on,”
Kathryn
Hinds
Morrison, product development coordinator for DFT
Communications said.
Content is now available
in a variety of ways on various devices for viewing
shows. Viewers can now
OBSERVER Photo by Samantha McDonnell
Home theaters, like this one for sale at DFT Communications, is becoming
increasingly more popular.
view shows online on their
laptop, iPad, tablet or
smart phone.
“You don’t have to
watch it when it airs, you
can watch it when it’s convenient for you,” Hinds
Morrison said. “The fact
that it is now fairly easy to
watch what you want to
watch whenever you want
to watch it has been a huge
shift. Sites like Hulu,
Netflix, the network websites certainly make that
easy.”
DFT Communications,
Dick Golden TV as well as
SatLink all offer Dish
Network and DIRECTV.
With Dish Network and
DIRECTV, viewers also
have control of their viewing habits.
“If you are sitting in your
living room, you can order
a movie from Blockbuster
and watch it right there,”
Antonio Pereira, owner of
SatLink, said.
According to Pereira,
Dish Network purchased
Blockbuster so the movies
are available for viewing in
home in a system similar to
video on demand. Both
Dish
Network
and
DIRECTV also offer the
See TV, Page 28
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Loyal Order of Moose Lodge cares
about children, seniors, our community
America’s Grape Country Wine Festival is Aug. 11-12
The word is out about
the
America’s
Grape
Country Wine Festival and
the response has been overwhelming! There has been
amazing support from the
community since we created the event in 2008. Each
year there’s been more features for attendees and vendors to enjoy. Now with
four successful years, get
ready for America’s Grape
Country Wine Festival
2012!
The 2012 America’s
Grape
Country
Wine
Festival is scheduled for
Saturday, Aug. 11 and
Sunday, Aug. 12 from noon
to 7 p.m. at the Chautauqua
County Fairgrounds.
Spend the weekend tasting wines from dozens of
New York state wineries!
Live music, educational
seminars and local crafters
and artisans will be fea-
tured all weekend at the
festival. Watch for updated
festival information and for
the announcement of this
year’s nationally touring act
to be featured at the headline concert.
Go
to
www.agcwinefestival.com
and purchase your ticket to
this year’s premier summertime event! Call 800965-4834 for more information.
The Loyal Order of
Moose Lodge #89, located
at 296 Lake Shore Drive
West in Dunkirk is a beautiful facility in the heart of
our
community.
The
organization itself has
been in existence for 102
years and is completely
driven toward the benefit
of three entities. The first
is the Mooseheart, located
west of Chicago. Their #1
priority is the care of children who may be less fortunate. The second would
be Moosehaven, the City of
Contentment,
in
Jacksonville, Fla., which
focuses on care for the
Senior members of the
Moose. Last but not least,
the Moose’s surrounding
community is also of top
priority.
This philosophy is born
out of a saying by James J.
Davis, Director General.
He said that only the
church and the school have
the right to exist. All others should have to prove
their right. Moose members prove their worth by
being in support of
Mooseheart, Moosehaven
and the community in
which they live. And they
take pride in doing so
every day.
Since community service events are a top priority, one way that Moose
helps is by offering their
facilities to many non-profit organizations throughout the year. In this way,
100 percent of the net profits can be donated toward
the purpose of the event.
The extensive Phoenix
Room holds over 300 people and the fully-staffed
and stocked kitchen is pre-
pared to cater any function
including Monte Carlo
nights and spaghetti dinners.
The Moose Lodge and
its facilities are also open
to private special occasions, such as wedding
receptions, showers, parties and much more! The
lodge offers the finest food
and expertly trained staff
to attend to your every
need.
You’ll want to come by
on March 31 for Musicians
Against Cancer. This is
going to be one wild party,
all to benefit Cancer
Research, which, unfortunately, affects us all in
some way. Live Music will
be provided by Local
Legends from 7-10 p.m.
and there will be a buffet
dinner to enjoy starting at
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Moose
6 p.m. To boost the fundraising, there will be raffles, drawings, a silent auction and other activities to
show your support. More
information is available at
the Moose Lodge. Please
come down!
Other upcoming events
include a Chiavetta’s
Chicken BBQ sponsored
by Women of the Moose on
Sunday, April 1. On April
14, you can get your boogie
on with live music from
Pirate Dreams. On April
28, Us will play and on
May 5, come on down for
music by Wide Right.
As well as fun parties
with live music, the Moose
offers nightly specials
along with their regular
menu. Mondays, enjoy two
mini Beef-on-Weck sandwiches and fries for only
$4.95. Tuesdays, the
Chef’s Special is sure to
satisfy. Wednesdays, there
are
25-cent
wings.
Thursdays offer a 12-inch
pizza and 10 wings with a
pitcher of beer or pop for
$11.95. Fridays are saved
for the Moose’s Famous
Fish Fry, called the best in
town! Saturdays are all
about steak and surf-nturf, prepared with the
finest
ingredients.
Sundays, you can find special prices on can beer and
well drinks as well as
Vivian’s Country Fried
Chicken Dinner.
So if you have a charity
event to plan, a special
occasion to host or are just
looking for a great night
out with some fabulous
people, food and music,
consider the Moose Lodge
in Dunkirk. More information can be obtained by
contacting President Bill
Winder at (716) 366 5322.
He and his staff are happy
to welcome you.
A quick look at O’Malia’s Liquor
O’Malia’s Liquor
1170 Central Ave.,
Dunkirk (D&F Plaza)
366-3980
Hours:
Monday
to
Saturday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.;
Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.
Four questions for
owner Linda Jarvis
1) Tell us about your
business.
O’Malia’s Liquors Inc. is
centrally located at the
D&F Plaza on Vineyard
Drive with plenty of parking. O’Malia’s is proud to
have the largest wine and
spirit inventory in our
entire area. Since purchasing the liquor store in 1987,
we have been striving to
stock the finest and most
extensive wine selection in
Western New York. It has
been a primary focus to
expand the New York state
wine selection with special
attention on our wonderful
local wineries. We are so
proud of them all.
DUNKIRK MOOSE #89
296 Lake Shore Dr. W., Dunkirk, NY
366-5322
Musicians Against Cancer
Local Legends Band
LIVE AT THE DUNKIRK MOOSE
SATURDAY, MARCH 31 • 7-10PM
Buffet Dinner 6pm • Raffles • Drawings
Chinese Auction & More!
Tickets and more information available at the lodge.
Upcoming Events:
CHIAVETTA’S CHICKEN BAR-B-Q, (WOTM) - SAT. APR. 1
MUSIC BY: PIRATE DREAMS - SAT. APR. 14
MUSIC BY: US - SAT. APR. 28
MUSIC BY: WIDE RIGHT - SAT. MAY 5
Mondays: 2 Mini Beef on Weck & Fries
Tuesdays: Chef Special
Wednesday: 25 Cent Wings
Thursday: 12” Pizza & 10 Wings w/
a Pitcher of Beer or Pop
Friday: Fish Fry - The BEST in town.
Saturday: Steak Specials & Surf & Turf
Sundays: Special Price on Cans of Beer & Well Drinks
Vivian’s Country Fried Chicken Dinner
With the current inventory and selections, O’Malia’s
is ready to handle any wine
and liquor need, from small
occasions to large weddings
and parties.
Our friendly staff is very
knowledgeable regarding
our wines and spirits. They
are always ready to help
customers with their search
for the right wine.
How many years have
you been in business?
We’ve been in business
for 23 years.
What is your motto or
mission statement?
O’Malia’s motto is “We’d
like to be your favorite
liquor store.” Customer
service is our priority. With
consumer knowledge of
wines expanding, a large
variety of finer wines are
kept in stock. Special
orders will be taken for
items not in stock.
What is unique about
your business?
The spirit side of the
3,000 square ft. store is very
extensive. O’Malia’s has a
huge variety of flavored
vodkas and rums. We offer
a large section of pre-mixed
drinks. Our tequila section
is one of the best! Don’t
forget the large gift set corner. Need a small size? We
have small sizes including
miniatures!
O’Malia’s offers our local
customers a “Preferred
Customer Discount” on all
wines excluding sale items.
Join today and save 10 percent on every bottle of
wine, Champagne and
Vermouth you purchase.
We also have a “Wine of
the Month” which we offer
to our customers at a 15
percent discount on the
selected wine of the month
... and for the best deal of
all ... O’Malia’s offers a 20
percent case discount on all
cases of wines. We even
allow our customers to mix
and match.
Also, gift certificates are
available. You’ve got to
stop in and check out all of
it!
O’MALIA’S
O’MALIA’S LIQUOR
LIQUOR STORE
STORE
At The D&F Plaza • 36
At
366-3980
6-3980
Look What’s New!
Ireland
Canada
Concannon
Irish Whiskey
Maple Rye
Whiskey
750 ml
750 ml
New York
Heron Hill
Vidal Blanc
Late Harvest
375 ml
France
Jean-Luc
Colombo Cape
Bleue Rose
750 ml
New York
Bully Hill
Special Reserve
St. Croix
750 ml
Germany
Cup Cake
Riesling
750 ml
Captain
Morgan
Black Spiced
Rum
1 Lt.
Canada
Cave Spring
Estate Bottled
Riesling
750 ml
California
Gnarly Head
Authentic
Red
750 ml
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The Guerrillas
Some Like It Hot
Much More Chill
Fredonia Opera House to present two unique performance events
There are two unique
events slated as part of the
spring performance series at
the 1891 Fredonia Opera
House, one featuring nearly
70 high energy, young performers in late March, and
one that allows audience
members to play a part in a
folk music performance.
ACAPPELLA EXPLOSION
The Opera House sage
will erupt in an explosion of
acappella music at 7 p.m. on
Friday, March 30, when five
high-energy
acappella
singing groups from SUNY
Fredonia come together on
one stage for one night in
Acappella Explosion.
Each of the five groups …
The Guerrillas, Much More
Chill, Premium Blend, The
Riveters and Some Like it
Hot … will present its own
performance set of traditional and contemporary
songs. With the dramatic
rise in popularity of acappella-based television competition shows, such as The
Sing-Off, the Opera House
expects that tickets will sell
briskly.
The all-male group The
Guerrillas was formed at
SUNY Fredonia in the fall
of 2008 and has performed
on
college
campuses
throughout New York state.
This past summer, the
group was chosen to compete in the nationally televised singing competition
“America Sings.” The group
ultimately finished fifth in
the nationwide competition,
which aired on the Gospel
Music Channel (GMC) and
featured thousands of hopefuls from a variety of musical genres. The show was
hosted by Drew Lachey, a
member of the 1990s pop
music sensation 98 Degrees
and a former “Dancing with
the Stars” winner. Call-in
votes from the television
viewing audience determined the contest outcome.
Founded in 2000, Much
More Chill is the oldest allmale a cappella group on
campus. In 2009, Much
More Chill and Some Like
it Hot, the oldest all-female
a cappella group on campus, opened for alternative
rock singer-songwriter Ben
Folds at Kleinhans Music
Hall in Buffalo. Each group
performed acappella versions of Folds’ songs in
addition to their own selections.
Premium Blend is the
only coed a cappella group
on campus. It was formed
in 2005. The all-female
group The Riveters is the
newest a cappella group,
formed just this year.
Acappella music originally was defined as music “in
the manner of the church
(or chapel).” In modern
usage, a cappella refers to
an unaccompanied, vocal
group performance of any
style, including barbershop,
doo wop and modern
pop/rock. Acappella groups
exploded in popularity
beginning in the 1990s,
fueled in part by a change in
style to one which utilizes
voices to emulate modern
rock instruments, including
percussion instruments or
“beatboxing.”
Tickets to Acappella
Explosion are $10 ($8 for
students) and may be purchased in person at the
Opera House Box Office or
by phone at 716-679-1891,
Tuesday through Friday, 15 p.m. They also may be
purchased online any time
at www.fredopera.org. This
performance is made possible, in part, with public
funds from the United Arts
Appeal of Chautauqua
County.
Radcliffe and The Ruckus
Brothers Jug Band. At the
end of the show the troupe
invites members of the
audience who play an
instrument and sing to join
them on stage in a closing
jam session, campfire-style.
“If you have a recognizable musical instrument, we
want you to play with us,”
says
“Ragtime”
Jack
Radcliffe, Wepecket’s selfstyled
“President,
Packer/Shipper
and
Dishwasher.”
“And if you have an
unrecognizable instrument,
we want you to come with
us on next year’s tour,” he
ROLLING
ROOTS laughingly adds.
REVUE
Based loosely on the
A music revolution is
coming to town on April 20,
when the Rolling Roots
Revue takes the Opera
House stage.
Wepecket
Island
Records, a traditional music
label based in southeastern
Massachusetts, has set out
to revolutionize the way
folk musicians and audiences get together. Each
spring a group of Wepecket
Island recording artists performs in a revue format,
with some individual performances and lots of
opportunities for interplay
among the musicians, as
well.
This revue comes to the
Opera House April 20 at 8
p.m., and will feature Don
Barry, Andru Bemis, Dale
Robin Goodman, Hilary
Hawke, Russ Mello, Phil
Minissale, “Ragtime” Jack
Theater Owners Booking
Association that booked
African-American performers in the 1920s, the tour
will strut its stuff on stages
in more than a dozen cities
throughout the East this
spring. “We’re trying to
reconnect more directly
with our audiences, and in
a less structured, more fun
way,” adds Radcliffe, who
also plays ragtime piano
with the troupe.
Tickets for Rolling Roots
Revue are $15 ($13 for
Opera House members),
and can be purchased at the
box office (716-679-1891)
or
online
at
www.fredopera.org. may be
purchased in person at the
Opera House Box Office or
by phone at 716-679-1891,
Tuesday through Friday, 15 p.m. They also may be
purchased online any time
at www.fredopera.org. This
performance is made possible, in part, with public
funds from the United Arts
Appeal of Chautauqua
County.
Chautauqua County’s
only performing arts center
presenting its own programming year-round, the 1891
Fredonia Opera House is a
member-supported not-forprofit organization located
in Village Hall in downtown
Fredonia. A complete
schedule of events is available at www.fredopera.org.
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Chadwick Bay Academy of Dance provides dance education
With its roots in the
Crino Dance Arts established by Sally J. Crino in
1973, the new Chadwick
Bay Academy of Dance
owned by Rosanne Chesbro
continues its mission of
excellence providing dance
education in a non-competitive
environment.
Celebrating that continuing
mission in a new two-studio building, this local
dance studio will host a
Grand Opening at 158 Lake
Shore Drive, East, on
Saturday May 19 from
noon to 4 p.m. The event
will feature a ribbon cutting
with Dunkirk Mayor A. J.
Dolce, tours of the newly
renovated facility, viewing
of the most recent recital
performance, free snacks,
prize giveaways, and a
bounce house for the kids.
The tour of the facility
will reveal off-street parking, the new maple sprung
hardwood floor, specialized
studio lighting, antique and
vintage chandeliers, beautiful dance artwork on the
studio walls showing the
many and varied views of
the dancer, cozy seating
areas for shoe changing, a
boutique, the new handy
kitchenette for social
events, a costume shop and
restrooms.
Artistic
Director
Rosanne Chesbro will be on
hand to assist customers
OBSERVER Photos by Diane Chodan
Instructor Rebecca Mahoney, instructor at Chadwick
Bay Academy of Dance, helps the 5-6 year old ballet
and tap class develop flexibility.
shopping at the expanded dents of all ages for
dance wear boutique on Summer 2012 Dance Camp
premises, or registering stu- (July 9-August 16) offering
ballet, tap, hip hop, Zumba,
Pilates
mat
class,
Physioball, ballroom dance
for couples, and new this
summer, yoga, preschool
music and dance with Mrs.
OBSERVER Photos by Diane Chodan
Chesbro and Kay Barlow,
and a Fashion Design Rosanne Chesbro, owner of Chadwick Bay Academy
Challenge. This pearl of of Dance, works with an individual student in the 5Chadwick Bay really offers 6 year old ballet and tap class to develop flexibility.
dance for all.
Chadwick Bay
Academy
of Dance
has relocated....
Visit us at
Visit
158 Lake Shore Drive, East
or www.chadwickbayacademyofdance.com
for Summer 2012
(July 9-August 16)
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The vision of Thru the
Grapevine Travel is to be a
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view our
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Personalized
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Remember Those
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Send your child to school
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these are lead free and
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Rookies on the Lake –
your place for summer fun
Rookies on the Lake, located across from
the Dunkirk City Pier at 19 Lake Shore Drive
East is already bustling and this is just the
beginning. It’s going to be one heck of a sumSome of the weekly fun
mer!
events include:
Rookies is open Monday through Friday at 3
• National sporting
p.m. and at noon on Saturdays and Sundays
events televised nightly.
with the kitchen open each night. Rookies
• Karaoke night
brought their sports-theme in and melded it
Wednesdays.
with the Caribbean vibe that you expect from
• Live music Thursday
a lakeside bar. All national sporting events are
to
Saturday nights.
featured every night on seven high-definition
flat screens so you can catch up on all the action while relaxing with your
favorite brew or cocktail.
Every Wednesday is Karaoke night from 8-11 p.m. And Thursday, Friday
and Saturday nights will feature live music from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. to rock the
night away! Come down for a mellow Sunday afternoon with live tunes
from 4-7 p.m.
Rookie’s is also offering their facilities for your private events. Host your
next party, shower, wedding or other gathering and make it one to remember. Information about booking parties is available by calling the bar at 3669797.
Summer
fun
JELL-O GALLERY
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Thru the Grapevine Travel can
help with all your travel needs
In LeRoy, New York
On
RouteFor
5 sixUs
miles
from NYS
Thruway
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Saturday,
March
24, Exit
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23 East main St. (Rt 5) LeRoy, NY 14482
(585)768-7433 www.jellomuseum.com
The LeRoy Historical Society
Welcomes you to the
Birthplace of JELL-O!
April - December
Mon.-Sat. 10-4, Sun. 1-4
Jan., Feb., March Mon-Fri 10-4
Admission
$4 Adults, $1.50 Children 6-11,
Free Under 5 Years old
Call For Group
Rate Discount
Historic LeRoy
House
Open MayOctober
Hours May Vary - Call For Information
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Merritt’s Strawberry Festival scheduled for June 9-10
Merritt Estate was turned
into a full-functioning winery in 1976, and was one of
the first farm wineries organized in Chautauqua County.
Since then, father and son
duo William and Jason
Merritt have dedicated
themselves to their small
winery, devoting their time
and energy into producing
some of the area’s finest
wines.
Merritt Estate is located
in the largest grape-growing
region east of the Rockies
and the largest Concord
grape-growing region in the
world. The grapes and wines
produced by Merritt rival the
quality of premium vintages
found throughout the world.
Visitors are encouraged to
visit Merritt Estate Winery
to tour the facilities and surrounding vineyards, and
enjoy free year-round wine
tasting in the Tasting Room.
A complete selection of
Merritt Estate wine is avail-
able for purchase at the winery or online. You can also
find their wines or request
them at your local liquor
store. They are motor coach,
tour bus and limo friendly.
Come to the annual
Strawberry Festival on
Saturday, June 9 from noon
to 10 p.m. and Sunday, June
10 from noon to 6 p.m. The
festival
features
area
crafters, a classic car cruise,
summertime
grilling
favorites, strawberry themed
desserts, Merritt’s famous
Sangria Wine Slush and
more! Enjoy live music both
days from area favorites and
keep your eyes open for
information on this year’s
celebrity athlete appearance!
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Amy Burton to be guest
soloist for Western New York
Chamber Orchestra concert
Renowned soprano Amy Burton will
be the featured guest soloist when the
Western New York Chamber Orchestra
presents “A night at the Opera” highlighting operatic and symphonic works
of Mozart, in one local performance.
The event will take place on Sunday,
March 25 at 4 p.m. in the King Concert
Hall on the SUNY Fredonia campus.
Ms. Burton will perform arias from IL
RE PASTORE, LE NOZZE DI
FIGARO, and DON GIOVANNI. Also
included on the program are two symphonies, the SYMPHONY IN D major,
KV 196, also entitled “La Finta
Gardiniera”, as it began it’s life as a two
movement overture to Mozart’s opera of
that name. rounding out the program is
one of the favorites of his repertory, the
SYMPHONY NO. 40 in g minor K 550.
Ms. Burton is one of New York’s most
notable singers, having performed at the
Metropolitan Opera from 1993 to the
present. She is also one of New York
City Opera’s leading sopranos, having
appeared in more than a dozen productions. Burton’s diverse musical life
encompasses opera, chamber music,
recitals, orchestral concerts, and
cabaret. Recognized worldwide, Ms.
Burton has received rave reviews in
opera and concert in Paris, Tokyo,
Rome, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Glasgow
as well as throughout the United States
in cities including San Francisco,
Boston, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago,
Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, San
Diego, and Washington. In 2002, Burton
was invited to sing at the White House,
a performance that was broadcast
nationally. As a champion of new music,
Ms. Burton has performed numerous
works by living American composers,
including those of her husband John
Musto, with whom she has performed at
the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center.
The two are in high demand for recitals,
cabarets, and master classes. In 2009,
Burton and Musto performed two sold
out evenings of music written for French
diva Yvonne Printemps in arrangements
by Musto, at the Foyer in Barcelona’s
Liceu Opera, and a recent concert of
Musto’s music for the Van Cliburn
Foundation was voted one of the Top
Ten Musical events in 2010.
The Western New York Chamber
Orchestra, under the baton of Music
Director, Glen Cortese, is in it’s 26th
year and is the professional ensemble-inresidence at SUNY Fredonia.
There is no charge for the St. Joseph’s
event. Tickets for the Fredonia concert
can be reserved by calling the SUNY
Fredonia ticket office at 716-673-3501,
or at the door.
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HAPPY
FARMER
Building a Better
Com munity . . .
• 679-5757 •
ONE BRICK AT A TIME.
99 W. Main St., Fredonia
New to the
Community.
ROOKIES
ON THE LAKE
• 366-9797 •
LAKE ERIE
REGIONAL HEALTH
SYSTEM OF NY
GREAT LAKES
GOLD & SILVER
• 866-5450 •
Serving our
community for
Months.
Serving our
community for
1 year.
Serving our
community for
2 years.
Lake Shore Dr. W., Dunkirk
COOL LITTLE
MUSIC SHOP
• 672-5995 •
GOWANDA
REHABILITATION
• 713-1911 •
Serving our
community for
4 years.
Serving our
community for
4 years.
E. Main St., Fredonia
2861 Route 20, Sheridan
100 Miller St., Gowanda
Serving our
community for
4 years.
GREATER
INNER LAKES FEDERAL
WOODLAWN FEDERAL
CREDIT UNION
CREDIT UNION
• 672-5666 •
• 363-4712 •
3795 Lakeview Rd., Westfield
3995 Vineyard Dr., Dunkirk
Serving our
community for
6 years.
Serving our
community for
7 years.
Serving our
community for
12 years.
23 White St., Fredonia
Serving our
community for
12 years.
ROCK CITY
• 938-6936•
520 Rock City St., Little Valley
756 Main St. Ext., Dunkirk
Serving our
community for
3 years.
Serving our
community for
3 years.
Serving our
community for
5 years.
CATT-REZ
• 549-5610 •
10910 Erie Rd., Irving
Serving our
community for
6 years.
FREDONIA
PLACE
• 679-2250 •
INNER LAKES FEDERAL
CREDIT UNION
• 763-8062 •
THRU THE
GRAPEVINE TRAVEL
• 934-2518 •
Serving our
community for
9 years.
Serving our
community for
9 years.
Serving our
community for
11 years.
50 Howard St., Fredonia
CHAUTAUQUA
TIME PIECES VALLEY TIRE
COUNTY CHAMBER
• 366-6500 •
• 672-4818 •
10785 Bennett Rd., Dunkirk
388 Central Ave., Dunkirk
New Location in
the Community.
PHANTOM
COMPUTERS
• 363-2890 •
AMERICA’S GRAPE
COUNTRY WINE
FESTIVAL
• 672-4520 •
LIBERTY
VINEYARDS
• 672-4520 •
47 Lake Shore Dr. W., Dunkirk
2 Hadley Bay, Stow
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY
HEALTH NETWORK
• 338-0010 •
Serving our
community for
13 years.
200 Harrison St., Jamestown
Serving our
community for
16 years.
49 E. Main St., Westfield
Serving our
community for
17 years.
STORER’S
CONTAINER SERVICE
• 595-3186 •
HAE JUDE CUSTOM
SIGNS
• 934-4840 •
MAPLE GLEN SUGAR
HOUSE
• 532-5483 •
Serving our
community for
17 years.
Serving our
community for
17 years.
Serving our
community for
18 years.
Serving our
community for
18 years.
7534 Rt. 380, Stockton
334 Central Ave., Silver Creek
2266 Zoar Rd., Gowanda
Silver Creek
MATHEW’S
JEWELERS
• 326-2107•
BIG RICK’S
ONE STOP
• 363-1509 •
327 E. Lakeshore Dr., Dunkirk
INNER LAKES FEDERAL
CREDIT UNION
• 366-5864 •
MONTE’S SMALL
ENGINE
• 619-3138•
3405 S. Roberts Rd., Fredonia
Serving our
community for
19 years.
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Building a Better
Com munity . . .
IVE-MAR
STORER’S EXCAVATING CHRIS KNOPP’S
& TRUCKING
REPAIR
• 595-3186•
• 326-2412 •
• 532-9161•
11660 Rt. 39, Perrysburg
Cummings Rd., Stockton
Serving our
community for
21 years.
ECKSTROM
INSURANCE AGENCY
• 673-9197 •
192 E. Main St., Fredonia
Serving our
community for
24 years.
34 N. Portage St., Westfield
Serving our
community for
21 years.
EMPIRE BUILDING
DIAGNOSTICS, INC
Serving our
community for
22 years.
Serving our
community for
24 years.
Serving our
community for
24 years.
Serving our
community for
24 years.
Serving our
community for
26 years.
ADD LUMBER
• 366-1622 •
148 Willow Rd., Dunkirk
GOWANDA
MEADOWS
• 532-5745 •
Serving our
community for
26 years.
Serving our
community for
26 years.
Serving our
community for
27 years.
212 Lake Shore Dr. E., Dunkirk
Serving our
community for
33 years.
CARTS
• 366-4500 •
Chautauqua Area
Regional Transit Sytem
Serving our
community for
33 years.
164 Buffalo St., Gowanda
2169 Mason Hall, SUNY
Serving our
community for
31 years.
Serving our
community for
32 years.
222 Eagle St., Dunkirk
Serving our
community for
25 years.
WNY CHAMBER
ORCHESTRA
• 673-3463 •
Serving our
community for
31 years.
BOBEK’S
AUTOTRANS
• 366-3066 •
• 672-7274 •
RUSH, CANE &
SPLINT
• 366-0933 •
SENECA HAWK
SPORTSMAN
RESTAURANT
• 934-9923 •
FENDER
MENDERS
11359 Rt. 20, Irving
JAMESTOWN
MATTRESS
• 672-4140 •
Serving our
community for
30 years.
350 Main St., Suite 1400, Buffalo
• 934-7539 •
Silver Creek, NY
Serving our
community for
26 years.
12872 Alleghany Rd., Irving
Serving our
community for
23 years.
• 685-4588 •
O’MALIA’S
LIQUOR STORE
• 366-3980•
Serving our
community for
28 years.
Serving our
community for
22 years.
Rt. 62, North Collins
NATIVE PRIDE
2 Main St., P.O. Box 412, Depew
54 Central Ave., Brocton
NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA
CATHOLIC SCHOOL
• 366-0630•
GALLIVAN
FLOOR SANDING
• 934-4773 •
NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
• 672-7274 •
HERBERT STAR
APARTMENTS
• 792-7585 •
STEVE
BALDO
• 337-4700 •
• 934-4219 •
DIEFENBACH
WATER SYSTEMS
• 934-3033 •
1373 Stebbins Rd., Silver Creek
Serving our
community for
32 years.
• 679-0422 •
YERICO’S
AUTO BODY
• 366-0481 •
Serving our
community for
33 years.
Serving our
community for
33 years.
COPY BOY
70 Water St., Fredonia
3737 New Rd., Dunkirk
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Com munity . . .
A AUTOMOTIVE
• 753-2367 •
6251 Honeysette Rd., Mayville
Serving our
community for
35 years.
DIETZEN’S
CARPETS & FLOORING
• 672-4468 •
156 Newton St., Fredonia, NY
Serving our
community for
39 years.
Serving our
community for
45 years.
Serving our
community for
47 years.
• 800-424-2379 •
Serving our
community for
53 years.
Serving our
community for
54 years.
CHADWICK BAY
ACADEMY OF DANCE
• 366-8295 •
Serving our
community for
39 years.
• 366-0616 •
Serving our
community for
43 years.
DICK
GOLDEN TV
• 672-4834 •
Serving our
community for
44 years.
LARRY’S
CANTINA
• 326-2522 •
LAKESIDE
PRECISION
• 366-5030 •
Serving our
community for
48 years.
Serving our
community for
49 years.
11-13 N. Portage St., Westfield
Serving our
community for
48 years.
ELLMANS
GARAGE
2637 W. 30th St., Erie, PA
MANCUSO
SERVICE CENTER
• 679-0816 •
BOUVIER
PARTNERSHIP
WALT SEEGERT
• 363-6000•
Serving our
community for
39 years.
Serving our
community for
40 years.
Corner of Prospect & Harden Rd.,
Westfield
• 673-1375 •
Serving our
community for
34 years.
• 673-1371 •
• 672-5171 •
LAPORTE FARM
EQUIPMENT
• 326-4671 •
LUCKY LANES B-DRY
600 Fairmont Ave., Jamestown
PUCCI’S FARRELL’S BIG DIPPER
Serving our
community for
40 years.
FLOWERS BY
ANTHONY
• 366-1332 •
Serving our
community for
58 years.
Serving our
community for
37 years.
Serving our
community for
36 years.
338 Cental Ave., Suite 220, Dunkirk
2264 King Rd., Forestville
COUNTY OF CHAUTAUQUA
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
• 661-8900 •
10387 Bennett Rd., Fredonia
REVENEW
CARPET
• 366-2076 •
MERRITT
WINERY
• 965-4800 •
HOLLYLOFT
SKI & BIKE
• 483-2330 •
208 Dove St., Dunkirk
• 366-0808 •
RESOURCE
CENTER
• 800-205-6544 •
GABEL BROTHERS
FURNITURE
• 532-3391 •
Serving our
community for
55 years.
Serving our
community for
57 years.
Serving our
community for
58 years.
4 E. Doughty St., Dunkirk
27 W. Main St., Gowanda
BUFFALO
HEARING
• 885-8871 •
INNER LAKES FEDERAL
CREDIT UNION
• 326-3858 •
MIDTOWN
REALTY
• 672-2323 •
JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY
COLLEGE NORTH CAMPUS
• 366-2255 •
Serving our
community for
59 years.
Serving our
community for
61 years.
Serving our
community for
61 years.
Serving our
community for
62 years.
50 East north St., Buffalo
19-21 E. Main St., Westfield
10807 Bennett Rd., Dunkirk
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Com munity . . .
DUNKIRK
CENTRAL
WESTFIELD
CHAUTAUQUA AGENCY ELECTRIC MOTOR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
• 366-4353 •
• 595-3535 •
• 326-4921 •
LEROY HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
• 585-768-7433 •
BRISTOL-BURGESS
INSURANCE
• 326-2000 •
Serving our
community for
70 years.
Serving our
community for
72 years.
Serving our
community for
74 years.
20 W. Courtney St., Dunkirk
7 Maple Ave., Cassadaga
Serving our
community for
64 years.
GREEN ARCH
RESTAURANT
• 792-9526 •
41 W. Main St., Brocton
PUTNAM RECORD
AGENCY, INC.
• 366-2744 •
77 E. Fourth St., Dunkirk
Serving our
community for
81 years.
189 Main St., Westfield
RILES & WOOLLEY
FUNERAL HOME
• 965-2941 •
FRED BRINKMAN
AGENCY
• 549-1171 •
SERVICE PRINT,
INC.
• 366-2677 •
Serving our
community for
101 years.
Serving our
community for
101 years.
Serving our
community for
101 years.
• 672-8456 •
Serving our
community for
115 years.
11 W. 3rd St., Dunkirk
Serving our
community for
96 years.
LOYAL ORDER OF
MOOSE #89
• 366-5322 •
• 673-3031 •
Serving our
community for
103 years.
Serving our
community for
114 years.
DFT
296 LakeShore Dr. W., Dunkirk
Temple St., Fredonia
• 672-7961 •
1891 FREDONIA
OPERA HOUSE
• 679-0891 •
LAKE SHORE
SAVINGS
• 366-4070 •
LUTHERAN SOCIAL
SERVICES
• 665-4905 •
Serving our
community for
119 years.
Serving our
community for
121 years.
Serving our
community for
121 years.
Serving our
community for
127 years.
A.D. TITUS WCA HOME
41 White St., Fredonia
159 E. 4th St., Dunkirk
Serving our
community for
92 years.
ANDERSON
CLEANERS
• 679-7001 •
10900 Erie Rd., Irving
• 366-6151 •
252 Nevins St., Dunkirk
Serving our
community for
85 years.
65 E. Main St., Westfield
JIM’S DRY
CLEANERS
KOSCIUSZKO
POLISH HOME
• 366-1044 •
39 Main St., Forestville
Serving our
community for
81 years.
23 E. Main St., Leroy
Serving our
community for
70 years.
134 Temple St., Fredonia
LILY DALE
ASSEMBLY
• 595-8721 •
Lily Dale, NY
Serving our
community for
133 years.
9 Church St., Fredonia
128 E. 4th St., Dunkirk
715 Falconer St., Jamestown
• 366-3000 •
• 366-4909 •
SUNY FREDONIA
LIFELONG LEARING
• 673-3177 •
Serving our
community for
130 years.
Serving our
community for
142 years.
Serving our
community for
186 years.
OBSERVER MATT’S NEWS
8-10 E. Second St., Dunkirk
93 E. 3rd St., Dunkirk
S-125 Williams Center, Fredonia
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NCCS invests in children, invests in the community
In area Catholic churches we often hear the
phrase “time, talent and
treasure” cited as a guide
to encourage our participation.
At
Northern
Chautauqua
Catholic
School this is evident in
many ways. Throughout
its 23 years families, faculty, staff and supporting
parishes have worked
together to demonstrate
the strengths of regionalism in our area. One of the
accomplishments of these
efforts is the maintenance
of
Middle
States
Accreditation; requiring
the efforts and commitment of the entire school
to grow and strive to
improve its well-rounded
educational offering.
The caring atmosphere
starts with welcoming
greetings as you enter the
facility and continues
throughout your visit,
often including the opportunity to share Fr. Joseph
Zalacca’s lessons with the
children. Fr. Joe’s first
year as the school’s
Canonical Administrator
began as an “ice cream
scooper” at the annual
August Ice Cream Social.
His enthusiastic involvement with the children has
heightened their awareness of his spiritual guidance as well.
The certified faculty
strive to help each child to
progress within their
classroom. From the
Teddy Bear Picnic in the
Pre-K 3-year-old program
to the educational goals of
the eighth grade’s trip to
past settings of Boston,
Washington,
D.C.,
Gettysburg, Williamsburg
or Cleveland, the students
have a wide range of academic experiences. The
balanced efforts of the
OBSERVER file photo
Bishop Edward Kmiec of the Buffalo Diocese (center) recently blessed the new
gym floor at Northern Chautauqua Catholic Schools as part of Catholic Schools
entire faculty are reflected
in the strong assessment
results of the students.
The families of NCCS
support the efforts of the
children bringing their talents to a variety of events.
The
Home
School
Association plans and
organizes many activities
that supplement the funding of the school and
strive to keep tuition
affordable for local families. Their efforts also support field trips opportunities for all grades. This
includes the three-year
cycle of third to fifth
grades attending the
Genesee
Country
Museum, Lockport Locks
and Old Fort Niagara. The
Association established a
morning reading library
the children use to make
good use of their arrival
time at school.
The volunteer efforts of
the athletic director and
coaches have provided the
guidance toward impressive athletic accomplishments. This school year
has witnessed league
championships in JV and
Varsity Baseball, JV and
Varsity Girls Basketball,
JV and Varsity Boys
Basketball. An achievement never accomplished
before the Boys Varsity
Basketball team won the
Diocesan Championship
this year.
The generous support of
school families, past and
present, has also resulted
in the new gym floor,
recently blessed by Bishop
Edward Kmiec during
Catholic Schools Week. A
new sound system in the
gym will be completed
prior to the school musical: Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory, Jr. in
April and the spring concert in May. A state-ofthe-art scoreboard completes the enhancements
to the gym this school
year.
Throughout a child’s
NCCS experience they
will participate in many
service projects aiding St.
Jude’s Hospital, Relay for
Life, area Veterans and
others. They will enjoy
camping trips that incorporate all of their academic subject areas and complete their eighth grade as
a confident, prepared
young person, ready for
the high school of their
choice.
Recently
completed
Catholic Schools Week
provided several examples
of the Catholic identity of
NCCS. Visiting the school
website you will find link
to the beautiful Living
Rosary, as well as the
Mass and visit from
Bishop Kmiec. A Bible
camp-modeled experience
in the gym centered on the
Beatitudes.
The spirit of generous
giving is modeled by many
families of NCCS alumni
as they continue to support the children long
after their own children
have graduated. It may be
in the school’s library,
sports teams, mathematical activities or helping at
open houses.
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TV
ability to watch your television from anywhere as long
as you have an internet
connection.
“You can be anywhere in
the world. As long as you
have a laptop, iPad, smart
phone and have internet
connection, you can connect to your own receiver
at home and watch your
own TV as well as programming you have in your
DVR,” Pereira said. “If you
happen to be in China and
you have your laptop ...
with a fast Internet connection, you could connect to
your receiver in FredoniaDunkirk area and watch
your local news in China.”
Pereira takes advantage
of this capability when he
goes on vacation, particularly to the Caribbean.
Pereira will watch the
Buffalo news from his iPad.
The technology to offer
streaming and remote control has all happened in the
past four years, Pereira
said.
The streaming and the
controlling your TV from
another place has to be
centered around an internet connection.
“You have to have a high
speed internet connection.” Hinds Morrison said.
DFT Communications
offers high speed internet
connections
for
the
Fredonia-Dunkirk area as
well as Jamestown and
other parts of the county.
Not all services are available in every part of the
county. To ensure availability in your area, check
with DFT. All Internet
services come with a wireless router.
“For people to truly get
the most out of all these
devices, they need a very
fast, very stable connection. We have invested
heavily in our network,
allowing us to offer much
faster speeds because we
know our customers need
more speed than ever,”
Hinds Morrison said.
DFT offers download
speeds of up 12 mbps in
most areas, up to 18 mbps
in
Fredonia.
Rolling
upgrades are still occurring
so current Fredonia customers will be upgraded
shortly, if not already. They
do not want their customers to deal with lag or
poor picture quality.
With multiple people in
the house that are doing
different various things at
the same time having that
all multiple devices you
need that high speed connection and a wifi connection to make use of the
technology.
“It’s a very exciting time
for a company like DFT
because we do provide that
high speed backbone. For
us it’s great to see people
really utilizing their high
speed connections and getting so much more out of it.
In the past we knew the
capabilities were there, but
I don’t know that everything else had caught up
yet. Now there is this great
convergence of the technology, the high speed backbone and the people ready
to use it,” Hinds Morrison
said.
An alternate to Dish
Network or DIRECTV is an
over the top video box.
Over the top video (OTVV)
such as Roku and Boxee
are also gaining popularity.
DFT offers the Roku box
which offers the ability to
watch television through a
high speed internet connection. The box is similar to
cable and satellite but has
no monthly contract.
Dick Golden TV is
another local store that
offers LCD, LED and plasma TVs for sale as well as
service. They have been in
service for 48 years,
according to Manager Bob
Golden. They sell brand
names such as Sony,
Samsung and Toshiba at a
low price.
“Low chain store prices
on the products we offer,”
Golden said.
While the store carries
LCD, LED and plasma
TVs, the majority sold are
LED format. The store
does not currently offer
OLED, which is made of
organic glass.
“There’s nothing in
stock at this time but that’s
something that will be
more prominent in the
fall,” Golden said.
Anyone who purchases a
TV from Dick Golden TV
will have the television
installed by a certified HD
technician who will teach
customers about their new
purchase. Dick Golden TV
wants all their customers to
be educated on their purchase.
“Service has become an
educational thing, providing them with information
on their new technology,”
Golden said.
One trend that Golden
has seen is customers are
purchasing bigger TVs. The
biggest TV they offer is a
70-inch LED screen.
“In the past people really
tried to stay with 27 or 32
inch TVs but we actually
sell more 46 and 55 inch
TVs than any other sizes,”
Golden said.
All those who purchase
HD TVs are impressed
with the picture quality,
Golden said. Like Hinds
Morrison, Golden also
agrees that many TVs are
moving toward Internet
capabilities.
“With many new models
of TVs, people are able to
do internet streaming right
to their TV and have control over what they watch,”
Golden said.
Dick Golden TV will
help customers install wifi
to their TVs if they have
the capabilities. Dick
Golden will also do repairs
on TVs but the service
aspect has gone more
towards teaching customers how to work their
device.
Pereira, who attended a
consumer’s
electronics
show in January, said more
TVs will have the ability to
connect to the internet
with features such as Skype
in the future.
“(The newer TVs) will
have the same capabilities
as your computer or laptop,” he said.
Hinds Morrison agreed
that future TVs manufac-
tured will be a fully connected and manufacturers
who do not take that route
will be “foolish.”
“People are not going to
pick up a device that can
only do one thing anymore. I truly think moving
forward people are going
to want a multitasking
unit, whether that is their
laptop, tablet, smart phone
or their television. They’re
going to expect that they
can do more than just one
thing with it,” she said.
Pereira also said TVs
will become smaller. At
the electronics show, he
saw a model that will come
out later in the year that
was 4 millimeters thick —
the width of approximately
15 sheets of paper. Pereira
also said TVs with 3D
technology is seeing a bigger push.
“(It’s) something they
show a lot at consumer
shows. There’s some
resistance though for 3D
glasses and picture quality,” Pereira said.
DFT Communications
sells 3D televisions in their
store located on Temple
Street.
DFT
Communications offers
regular televisions for sale
including brands such as
Samsung, Sony, Haier,
Toshiba, Mitsubishi, LG
and Sansui. They also offer
accessories and components for home theater
such as sound bars and
speakers. A sound bar is a
smaller
than
normal
speaker that is placed in
front of a television set. It
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not have the space or do
not like the look of traditional home theaters but
like the sound of a home
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Cool Little Music Shop is located at 65 W. Main St., Fredonia.
Check out this Cool Little Music Shop Liberty Vineyards plans luau,
By RIK NAPOLI
Owner, cool Little Music Shop
Cool Little Music Shop is
a new business in the beautiful college town of
Fredonia.
The idea of opening
CLMS was to have a really
nice, clean, unique music
accessory shop with some
fine analog synthesizers
and a mix of eclectic effect
pedals and hard to find
sound gadgets.
I can remember when I
was just starting out in the
music world and it was
hard to find a local shop
where I could actually see
gear, hear gear and get a
great deal. I absolutely love
coming to work every day
and having the opportunity
to provide great, inexpensive accessories and tools
needed to create music.
From that super important guitar cable or guitar
stand to that recording mic
or studio monitors, the goal
of CLMS is to make that
shopping experience fun
and exciting!
If you find yourself in
downtown Fredonia, please
stop in and say hello! I look
forward to meeting you.
celebrates four years in business
SHERIDAN — Liberty Vineyards &
Winery is celebrating its fourth year of
business in 2012.
“We started the winery in 2008, but our
family’s grape-growing tradition goes back
much further than that, to the 1860s when
my ancestors planted our first vineyards
here on the farm. Actually, we have several acres of that original vineyard that are
still in production,” said Gary Burmaster,
who owns the winery with his wife, Pam.
“In 2012, we plan to continue to highlight
our motto, ‘Because Great Vines Make
Great Wines’ by continuing to turn our
high-quality grapes into hand-crafted,
award-winning wines. We also plan to
release a couple of new wines later in 2012.
We’ll be announcing those in the coming
months.”
Plans for Liberty’s fourth year of business also include a number of events. “This
weekend, March 24 & 25, we’re hosting
our Good-bye Winter Luau. It’s a really fun
time to visit the winery,” said Beth
Margolis, Marketing and Special Events
Manager. “Lots of people have fun dressing up for the luau, but even if you don’t
want to put on your Hawaiian shirt, stop in
and enjoy some wine tasting and discover
some favorites to bring home,” she continued. Tastes of “Diamond Coladas,” made
with Liberty’s Diamond wine will be available, along with Hawaiian-inspired lunch
fare by 3Cs Catering.
Other planned events include a GrapeGrowing, Winemaking, and Wine
Appreciation Boot Camp June 9 and 10
(Liberty will co-host this event with
Double A Vineyards and Walker’s Wine
Juice Company), a Winemaker’s Dinner on
June 16 and a Christmas in July celebration
July 21 & 22. More information on each of
these events is available online at
www.libertywinery.com.
Liberty Vineyards & Winery produces
more than 20 award-winning wines. The
winery is family-owned and operated and
located at 2861 Route 20 in Sheridan. The
tasting and sales room is open MondaySaturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays 11
a.m.
to
5
p.m.
Visit
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Main Street, Westfield
Businesses, community help make downtown strong
By DIANE R. CHODAN
WESTFIELD
—
Business patterns have
changed through the years.
Downtown business districts have faced fierce competition from malls and online
shopping.
Nevertheless, in the Village
of Westfield some unique
businesses hang on and
offer special services or
products to residents.
These businesses also
attract customers from out
of the area, creating an economic impact in the village.
A sampling of Westfield’s
businesses shows that they
have certain things in common. The businesses are
owned by people who make
their homes in the
Westfield area and are longestablished ventures. Some
of them are family businesses that have been handed
down through generations.
Ginny
Gollnitz
of
Calarco’s Restaurant on
Market Street said the business can be traced back 77
years. “My grandparents
started as a grocery. Later a
dining room was added,”
she said.
Ginny says she was
“born in the business”
which specializes in Italian
food. Her mom still waitresses on some days. Her
dad likes to come to the
restaurant and talk to the
patrons. In turn her own
children have worked in the
business, cooking and waitressing.
“One of the draws to the
restaurant is my dad. There
are not many places where
the owner talks to the people. He makes them feel
like family and they love his
stories.”
The other draw is the
food. Ginny says customers
like her homemade Italian
sauce and her lasagna, as
well as the eggplant parmesan, pizza and homemade
salad dressing. She said
everything prepared at the
restaurant has an “extra little touch” which people
enjoy.
Anthony Franchina III,
who owns Tony’s Shoe
Repair on North Portage
Street is a third-generation
shoe repairer who learned
the trade from his dad. He
has a picture showing the
three generations, Anthony
Franchina Sr., Anthony
Franchina Jr. and his image
on a wall in his shop. His
dad still does shoe repair in
Jamestown. Tony has
worked at this trade for 20
years.
Besides shoe repair,
Tony can repair purses, luggage, and baseball gloves,
which he said, is often
requested this time of year.
In addition, he sells shoes
and boots (and can order
specific brands), does custom embroidery, and can
replace zippers.
Tony lives in Westfield
with his wife Jackie and
their two daughters Emily,
16, and Elizabeth, 12. He
likes that Westfield is small
and that he gets to know
everybody. On the other
hand, because there are
OBSERVER Photo by Diane R.
Chodan
(Top): Saraf’s Emporium,
one of the unique businesses in Westfield.
(Right) Calarco’s, a long
time fixture in Westfield,
features Italian cuisine
with a special touch.
fewer people who do shoe
repair, Tony attracts business from quite a distance.
“People mail me shoes from
all over the country,” he
said.
Larry’s Cantina on North
Portage Street, owned by
John Coe, has been a fixture in Westfield. Coe said
his grandma bought it from
the original owner in 1965;
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Westfield
his dad took over in 1980;
and he has owned it since
2000.
Coe, a Westfield resident, likes the area because
it is “small and quiet and
people are nice.” While he
is not rich, he can run the
business and pay his bills.
The restaurant is noted
for its chicken wings, burgers, and salads. There is a
bar that serves alcoholic
beverages but Coe notes
that the patrons range
from families who come in
with their newborns to
adults going out for the
evening.
Mathews Jewelers, located on East Main Street,
has been in business for
the past 17 years. The ownTony
Franchina
III
waits
on
a
customer
in
his
shop.
ers, Richard and Cindy
Mathews, were originally
“We wanted our kids to
He said that his business something out of nothing.”
from this area and decided grow up here,” said specializes in custom In addition, he noted that
to come back.
Richard.
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a different setting.
Customers come to him
from around the county as
well as from the Erie area.
Richard said, “I also get
business from people who
come back to town for a
visit.”
Another unique business is Saraf’s Emporium,
which has been in business
for 30 years. The business
has been in its current East
Main Street location for
about 19 years. It specializes in antiques and collectibles and has an interesting array of items, from
small collectibles to larger
items such as furniture,
lighting and carpets. A customer can spend several
interesting hours browsing
through its vast stock.
Now that summer is
approaching, the store will
be open from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. on Saturdays and
weekdays, with the exception of Wednesday when
the business is closed. On
Sunday it is open from 1-5
p.m
On Saturdays during the
summer and fall, Moore
Park on East Main Street is
home to a well-developed
Farmers’ Market which
features produce as well as
art, wine tasting, and
Amish goods.
Unique products and a
friendly home town feeling
are good reasons to visit
Westfield.
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Members of the Chadwick Bay Regional Development Corporation include (from left: the city of Dunkirk, the villages of Fredonia, Brocton, Silver Creek, the towns
of Pomfret and Portland as well as the towns of Sheridan and Dunkirk.
Chadwick Bay — still being developed
By GIB SNYDER
OBSERVER City Editor
Bring up the name
Chadwick Bay and many
people
in
Northern
Chautauqua County will
not know where it is.
The name, however, is
associated with the city of
Dunkirk harbor — and
water, while it was not a big
part of the reason the
Chadwick Bay Regional
Development Corporation
was officially formed in
2003, is now.
Water — or more accurately its purification and
delivery — is a focus of the
CBRDC. Made up of local
elected officials who serve
on its board of directors,
along with community representatives, the most
pressing goal of late has
been the creation of a
North
County
Water
District. Member communities are the city of Dunkirk,
villages
of
Fredonia,
Brocton, Silver Creek and
the towns of Pomfret,
Hanover,
Sheridan,
Portland and Dunkirk.
Kathy Tampio took over
as CBRDC executive director in January, after serving
on the board of directors
when she was Town of
Hanover supervisor. She
said the primary goal at this
point is a regional water
district plan.
“We’ve received an ARC
grant through Southern
Tier West for $150,000.
Matching
funding
is
required for this grant and
the search is on to find such
funds,” she explained.
“This is for the implementation plan itself.”
While water has been the
focus in recent years,
recently CBRDC members
have been asked to check
with their local boards or
councils to find out what
would be important to
them.
A waterfront development plan that was being
developed a few years back
was stymied by a lack of
funds but not before a
“great deal of work had
been
done,”
Tampio
explained. “We’re revisiting
those efforts.”
Tampio was asked who,
or what, was the moving
force to get the CBRDC off
the ground?
“The original driving
force was from prior Town
of Sheridan Supervisor
John Walker,” she replied.
“He and several other
municipal leaders began
meeting together informally
in the 1990s to discuss the
potential for regional initiatives, and then later took
steps to formally organize.”
Walker explained the
idea had been around for a
while to get the municipals
together, as they had been
meeting on an ad hoc basis.
According to Walker,
when Mark Thomas was
elected county executive
the idea was pushed along.
“He got the groups
together and gave them a
one-on-one
with
his
department heads, something which hadn’t happened,” Walker explained.
“We met along that idea for
a while, basically different
entities meeting with different department heads.
Then we went for a USDA
rural development grant to
put things together with a
structure, to make it formal.
“We were fortunate to
get the grant that was delivered by Congressman Jack
Quinn. That’s when we
became a formal unit and
then went 503c so we
would be able to apply for
funding and receive it
directly.”
The next step was setting out some goals.
“Water wasn’t the major
issue,” he recalled. “Each
community was working on
water issues, but a regional
system was not started at
that time.”
Walker was elected the
first chairman of the
CBRDC and said Maclain
Nichols was the first executive director and Randy
Brown provided a lot of
help early on.
Walker said things
picked up speed when the
county moved to create a
presence with its Industrial
Development Agency in
the north county, joining
the Empire Development
Zone and Women in
Business in a central location in Dunkirk at the then
Boorady Building.
“As the group set down
goals they knew they were
going to need financing to
achieve those goals, so
that’s when they sat down
and decided on a per capita
rate to be charged to the
communities,”
Walker
recalled. “They’ve done
that several times since the
beginning, but not always
at the same figure. A lot of
the goals were met, some
are ongoing.”
One thing that has
changed over the years is
the CBRDC board membership.
“When you think about
it the Chadwick Bay group
as it sits right now has basically run full cycle,” Walker
said. “Basically, everybody
involved since I was there
have all changed.”
Walker explained every
municipality brings some-
thing to the table.
“In the last couple years
funding has been extremely
difficult and it’s a lot easier
to keep going when you
have a few wins under your
belt. As Chadwick Bay sort
of shifted into water mode
because of the definite
need in the region, and this
is something that will happen, whether through
Chadwick Bay or some
other, the infrastructure is
necessary.
“When you set goals as
large as that one the need
for grants plays a huge role.
It’s a multi-million dollar
project for the region, eventually.”
Since its inception, the
CBRDC has been successful with several initiatives
and projects, including a
completed Chadwick Bay
Region Strategic Plan, the
preparation
of
the
Chadwick
Bay
Local
Waterfront Revitalization
Plan and completed the
regional water feasibility
study.
The CBRDC has also
helped along projects of
area governments and
agencies, all in an effort to
advance the prospect of a
successful and thriving
Northern
Chautauqua
County.
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For 48 years, Dick
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≤ Superior service. We
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service and repair all outdoor equipment, lawnmowers,
snowblowers,
agricultural
equipment
such as tractors, and bicycles. Dolce explained that
he will have a welding shop
and that he can also do fabrication, making items out
of wood or metal. His
experience fixing his own
equipment when he was a
farmer gives him confidence in his ability to be
successful as a repairman.
His slogan is “The
Happy Farmer” which
means that he is happy to
do a wide variety of work.
He is the sole owner and
operator of the business.
His future plans are to
grow his business and
become more well-known.
Dolce said, “This is the
area’s only repair shop that
can fix most all of what a
home owner needs.”
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Jamestown Mattress Company
has roots in the community
A third generation of the
Pullan family is active in the
day-to-day operations of the
locally owned and operated
Jamestown
Mattress
Company, a business with
roots in the community dating back to 1886.
Jim and Louise Pullan
purchased the W.I. Blystone
Company on Blackstone
Avenue in 1981, changing its
name
to
Jamestown
Mattress. Jim Pullan, a
Jamestown native, already
knew the bedding industry
from his experience serving
as Vice President of Niagara
Therapy. His newly formed
company supplied bedding
to Niagara Therapy, thus
getting the business it needed to help it get started. The
Pullan sons, Bruce, Steve
and Jim, continue to be very
active in the day-to-day
operations of the business.
When the company started out, it had three employees. Today 38 people work
for the company. Jamestown
Mattress produces its own
line of mattresses and box
springs. These products are
sold out of our retail stores
and are also private labeled
for many other furniture and
bedding retail companies.
Annual
sales
for
Jamestown Mattress exceed
$5 million. Much of its success is attributed to its
expanding retail market.
The business most recently opening its 10th retail
location in Lockport. In May
2000, Jamestown Mattress
received the SBA Small
Business Administration
Award from Jamestown
Savings Bank for its growth
and many achievements.
Jamestown Mattress Co.
is located at 135 E.
Fairmount Ave., Lakewood
763-5515; 150 Blackstone
Ave., Jamestown 665-2247;
and 101 W. Main St.,
Fredonia 672-4140.
Jamestown Mattress continues to sell its products at
true factory direct prices.
Our everyday true factory
direct prices are 20 percent
to 60 percent off comparable
brand name bedding. They
would love the opportunity
to earn your business and
make you a customer for life.
Valley Tire wants to lower your driving costs
At Valley Tire, customers
can get the new tires they
need AND complete automotive service.
They carry the largest
selection of automotive tires
in the area, but also can provide a full range of services
to help customers keep their
vehicles on the road and
running at their best. From
oil changes tune-ups and
battery replacements to
brake repair, transmission
work and engine diagnostics — they can do it all.
The success of the busi-
ness is based on providing a
level of care that brings people back. For expert auto
service and repair in and
around Dunkirk, give them
a call or stop in soon.
Customers can trust Valley
Tire, and recommend the
business to others.
“I have been going to
Valley Tire for many years
for all my cars’ maintenance and repairs. It is
refreshing to talk with
friendly and professional
staff that always seems to
be up-to-date on the latest
automotive products. Their
tires are affordable and
dependable. I appreciate
how clean their shop is and
there is always a pot of
fresh coffee brewing,” said
James Greaves.
That’s the kind of feedback Valley Tire’s customers have shared with
them many times over the
years. They take a great
deal of pride in serving so
many drivers all over the
area and they welcome the
chance to take care of you
and your vehicle too.
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An estimated 23,000 accidents and 535 fatal
accidents annually involve blowouts or flat tires.
Theory and limited testing show that low tire
pressure had a significant impact on all of there.
(Source: NHTSA 49 CFR Part 571)
20% tire under-inflation reduces tire life by 20%
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Need health insurance?
CCHN has got you covered
Looking for healthcare
insurance coverage?
Since
2006,
the
Chautauqua County Health
Network (CCHN) has operated the Get Covered
Helpline as a service to
both health care providers
and the community. By
calling this toll-free number
(1-888-753-7315), individuals are linked to information about medical, dental,
prescription, and vision
coverage options and related costs.
The Helpline offers tips
on things to consider when
selecting health insurance,
help understanding coverage descriptions, questions
to ask insurers, all with follow-up information sent by
mail. The Helpline is
answered locally by an individual who understands the
resources available, offering
Gabel Brothers is located at 27 W. Main St., Gowanda.
Gabel Brothers can meet your
furniture and appliance needs
Gabel
Brothers
Furniture, Inc., located at
27 West Main St. in the
heart of Gowanda, has
served the furniture and
appliance needs of three
generations of families.
Family-owned
since
1954, Gabel Brothers
Furniture prides itself on
personable service and reasonable prices. Furniture is
the store’s most well-known
namesake, and Gabel Bros.
offers a wide variety of
options with a focus based
on style, comfort and price.
From recliners to living
room, dining room and bedroom as well as mattresses,
the staff is ready to help
customers make the most
out of their investments.
In addition to furniture,
Gabel Brothers features an
array of brand-name home
appliances including washers, dryers, refrigerators,
stoves, dishwashers and televisions.
Gabel Brothers Furniture
has been a communitywide
name for more than half a
century and a sponsor of
Gowanda events such as the
Hollywood
Happening,
Gala Days, Ducky Derby
and more. The business is
also a member of the
Gowanda Area Chamber of
Commerce. The store currently features a staff of six
people: owners Becky and
Terry Hubbard, son Levi,
Mark
Wilcox,
Dave
Horburg Jr. and newest
addition to our family Sue
Trewer.
Becky Hubbard, a member of the Gabel line, hopes
to keep the business within
the family going into the
next generation.
“Our son, Levi, looks forward to one day taking over
the business to continue his
grandfather,
Robert
Gabel’s, dream,” she said.
is open year round to serve
any furniture and appliance
needs. We offer free delivery
and hook up on most items
and service the appliances
we sell, something you
don’t find everywhere. Our
customer comes first. The
store is open MondayWednesday from 8:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m., Thursday and
Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 6
p.m. and Saturday from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The
store is not open on
Sunday.
may be contacted by phone
at 532-3391. Additional
information, including an
online gallery of merchandise, may also be found at
www.gabelbros.com. You
can’t go wrong with Gabel
Bros.
unbiased information and
guidance on a variety of
insurance and coverage
options.
Through its partnerships
with local hospitals and
physicians, as well as the
Chautauqua
County
Chamber of Commerce,
Department of Social
Services,
Chautauqua
Opportunities, Senior Life
Matters, and Office for the
Aging, CCHN maintains
up-to-date information on
services and programs
available to help bridge coverage gaps and reach residents from all backgrounds.
Physician offices have
used this asset by referring
their uninsured patients.
CCHN encourages anyone
who finds themselves or a
family member without
health insurance to call the
Get Covered Helpline at 1888-753-7315.
It
is
answered daily from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. and evening messages will be returned the
following business day.
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Need extra cash? Great Lakes Gold & Silver is buying!
Need extra cash or just
looking to move some
unwanted items? Great
Lakes Gold & Silver is buying Gold & Silver jewelry,
Coins, Old Currency,
Diamonds, Watches and
Flatware.
Great Lakes Gold &
Silver now has two great
locations to serve you at 40
West Main St. in Fredonia
and are newly opened location at 567 Fairmount Ave.
Jamestown, in the Warwick
Plaza. They are in the business of buying gold and silver old and unwanted jewelry, coins, old currency,
diamonds, watches and flatware.
They are excited about
opening their new store in
Jamestown and look forward to providing the same
high level of serve there as
they do in Fredonia.
Already in Jamestown
people are noticing the
Great Lakes difference
in the pay outs and personal attention. It’s not
just another transaction
here — they take the
time to ensure you
understand what you
have and what it’s
worth.
Need extra cash, or
just looking to unload
some unwanted items?
They will buy your old
rings, bracelets, necklaces, chains, earrings
and any other piece of
unwanted jewelry.
If you’re not sure
what to do with that old
flatware set in the cupboard just bring it in for
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a free quote.
They are a locally Great Lakes Gold & Silver is located at 40 W. Main St.,
owned and operated Fredonia as well as 567 Fairmount Ave., Jamestown.
business, so don’t sell
your valuables to some
stranger at the hotel;
come in and enjoy excellent customer service,
get paid top dollar and
feel good about the
transaction.
Owners
Harvey
Benard
and
Dan
Metzger have been in
the collecting business
most of their lives.
“Coins are where we got
our start. Both of us
have always appreciated
the beauty and history of
coins,” they said.
Whether your coin
collection is large or
small they buy them all.
Gold coins, silver coins,
platinum and rare coins
with numismatic value
— bring them in for a
free evaluation. They are
members
of
the
American Numismatic
Association.
They also specialize in
helping those who have an
estate to liquidate. Not sure
what those old coins, currency or old jewelry is
worth? Bring it in and they
will assist you with a free
evaluation. No pressure to
sell.
They are friendly, professional and will always treat
you with respect.
In Fredonia, Great Lakes
Gold & Silver is open six
days a week, Monday to
Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and Saturdays 1-4 p.m. and
Monday-Friday 10:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. in Jamestown.
Call 716-785-6290 for more
information or to schedule
a Saturday appointment in
Jamestown. You can also
visit
their
website
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The NCCF reminds you to ‘give where you live’
Nestled on the shores of
Lake Erie in Dunkirk, N.Y.
the Northern Chautauqua
Community
Foundation
(NCCF) is giving members of
local communities the opportunity to give back to the
place that they call home. The
NCCF has been at the forefront of local philanthropy
since its establishment in
1986. Assisting donors to
reach their philanthropic
goals is one of two parts to
the mission of enriching the
area in which we live and
work. Awarding local nonprofits organizations grant
dollars necessary to run
ongoing projects and programs is the second part.
With over $16 million in
assets, the NCCF is able to
distribute
more
than
$400,000 each year in grants
and scholarships to better the
northern part of the
Chautauqua County community.
The NCCF currently operates three separate funding
programs.
The
Environmental Fund, awarded in January of each year,
funds projects that promote
environmental education.
The Community Pride
Program, awarded in March
every other year, supports
community-building projects
such as beautification projects, signage, community
events and other projects that
promote a sense of community pride amongst community
members.
Finally,
the
Community Grants Program,
awarded in March and
September of each year, is the
NCCF’s largest discretionary
grants
program.
The
Community Grants Program
gives support to non-profit
organizations for a number of
The value of membership
By TODD J. TRANUM
President & CEO of the Chautauqua
County Chamber of Commerce &
Executive Director of the Manufacturers
Association of the Southern Tier
Whether you’re organizing an event or advocating
for change, the simple fact is
that we get more done when
we work together. That is
the true strength of membership in the Chautauqua
County
Chamber
of
Commerce. Our membership is what allows us to be
effective – in networking, in
offering opportunities in
health
insurance
and
employee benefits, and in
creating a strong voice
around public policy issues
that impact businesses in
our county.
There are many benefits
of Chamber membership
including tools to increase
profits, connections to new
customers, representation
where it matters, and information and new ideas.
Businesses that are
Chamber members can participate in the Shoptauqua
Gift Check program which
not only helps to bring customers into their store or
restaurant, but also helps to
keep spending local. With
over $1 million in gift
checks sold through the
Chamber, the return to the
local economy has been
more than $1.4 million! In
addition, Chamber members
have access to member-tomember discounts and
reduced prices on training,
marketing, and other services. Offering specialized marketing and advertising
opportunities to members
also helps Chamber member
businesses ways to improve
their bottom line.
The Chamber is our
region’s key advocate for
businesses. Through strategic partnerships with other
business
groups,
the
Chamber of Commerce is
able to promote a pro-business agenda focused on
reducing taxes and improving the business climate.
The Chamber also works
throughout the year to
secure a direct audience
with elected leaders in order
to focus on the issues at
hand.
Networking mixers bring
Chamber members together
regularly to help provide key
business contacts. By helping businesses to organize
open house celebrations and
grand
openings,
the
Chamber also brings visibility and new customers in
your door.
With all of these things
going on, the Chamber
works hard to keep members in the know. Through
weekly email news and an
online monthly newsletter,
the information component
of what the Chamber does
is critical. We also work
closely with other organizations
including
the
Industrial Development
Agency, the Chautauqua
County Visitors Bureau,
and more to make sure that
business has a strong voice
in Chautauqua County to
promote workforce development, and tourism.
Over the next six weeks,
volunteers will reach out to
businesses
throughout
Chautauqua
County
encouraging them to join
the Chamber of Commerce.
Businesses that join during
the membership drive will
be eligible for prizes which
include a Sapphire GEM
sponsorship valued at
$1,000, a free membership
for a year (2012-14 dues),
and two free Chamber
event passes of a year
(excluding the Annual
Banquet, Golf Tournament,
and Community Chamber
events.)
But it’s not the prize
packages that count. It’s
the focus on working
together to improve our
economic well-being, to
provide better employee
benefits packages at costsavings to companies, and
to bring business people
together in our county.
Those are the real reasons
for joining the Chamber of
Commerce.
For information, please
visit our website at
www.chautauquachamber.
org or call one of our offices
at 366-6200 or 484-1101.
varied programs and services.
“Our Community Grants
Program yields the largest
grants for local non-profits
and really does make an
impact on our community,”
says
NCCF
Grants
Coordinator, Eileen Dunn.
Northern
Chautauqua
Community
Foundation
administers 171 scholarship
funds. In 2011, awards were
made to 236 local students.
The awards ranged from $10
to $4,000 and benefited a
variety of students in eighteen school districts.
Community Foundations,
like NCCF, provide individuals with a simple, powerful
and personal way to support
these community efforts. Its
unique combination of personalized service and local
expertise set NCCF apart
when it comes to contributing to the community. The
dedicated staff at NCCF
assures that assets are distributed throughout the community where they’re needed
most and that the goals of
each and every donor are
met. Services and funds are
customizable to meet each
donor’s charitable objectives;
the funds that you care about
most are predominant in
NCCF’s mission to advance
our community.
The Northern Chautauqua
Community Foundation has
made it possible for donors to
continue enriching the lives
of northern Chautauqua residents through bequests.
NCCF makes it simpler than
ever to leave behind a charitable gift. Whether establishing a new fund through
NCCF or contributing to an
existing fund, donors can be
assured that their bequest
will be used wisely for generations.
In 2011 alone, NCCF
awarded 212 grants, 236
scholarships and held 344
endowment funds supporting
the community. With the
assistance of local residents,
these numbers are continuing
to increase year after year. It
is the hope of the NCCF that
people
in
Northern
Chautauqua County find
themselves wanting to “give
where they live.”
The NCCF was incorporated in 1986 as a tax-exempt
charitable
organization.
Since its establishment, the
NCCF has distributed more
than $8.7 million in the community through its various
grant programs. It is an
organization inherently committed to enriching the
Northern Chautauqua community and encouraging local
philanthropy. For more information on the NCCF, visit
www.nccfoundation.org or
call 366-4892.
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Gowanda Rehabilitation & Nursing Center taking ‘right’ steps
In the era of cuts and
layoffs,
Gowanda
Rehabilitation & Nursing
(GRNC) is doing the opposite. Through innovation
and creativity, GRNC is
employing more and providing more services for its
residents. GRNC is a
skilled nursing facility that
prides itself on its rehabilitation.
Located
in
Gowanda, N.Y., GRNC
has 160 skilled nursing
beds, 80 of which is dedicated for short term rehabilitation.
“We started rehabilitation late but we are definitely leading the pack
now. We have 33 therapists on our staff. While
other facilities are reducing
their staff we are adding,”
stated Peter Fadeley, nursing home administrator for
GRNC. In 2010, GRNC
took the next step in its
growth phase and added a
brand new state of the art
service:
telemedicine.
Through very thoughtful
physician
recruitment,
GRNC sought out the top
specialists in Western New
York in several fields. In
2012, GRNC has the
largest complement of specialty physicians available
for its residents in New
York state.
The current program
includes specialists in
Cardiology, Pulmonary,
Medical Rehabilitation,
Vascular
Surgery,
Infectious Disease/Wound
management, Orthopaedic
Surgeon, Urology and
Neurology. GRNC is working on adding other specialty physicians such as
D e r m a t o l o g y ,
Endocrinology, GI and
Emergency Telemedicine
where patients will not
have to wait in an
Emergency Room but will
be directly admitted to a
floor.
“There is no better place
to be for short term rehabilitation that will provide
the complement of high
level rehabilitation and
medical
management,”
stated Peter Fadeley. To
arrange a tour, call 7131911.
The Resource Center can
help with health services
More than 13,000 people are enrolled as patients
of The Resource Center’s
Diagnostic and Treatment
Center – a figure representing about one-tenth of
Chautauqua
County’s
population.
The Resource Center
provides a wide range of
medical and health-related
services at multiple locations in Jamestown and
Dunkirk. Available services include primary care,
dental care, occupational
therapy, physical therapy,
podiatry, audiology, and
speech therapy. Patients
of TRC’s Health Services
are representative of the
typical spectrum of a community, from professionals to laborers. Many others are challenged by
physical, psychiatric and
Meeting the Very Special
Needs of our Patients
Increased Access
to Medical Care
developmental disabilities.
The Resource Center’s
focus is on primary, preventive care. By reducing
emergency room visits,
The Resource Center
helps to keep insurance
costs lower and ease the
burden on taxpayers who
otherwise would have to
subsidize more expensive
care options.
The Resource Center
also operates school-based
health centers within
Jamestown High School
and Pine Valley Central
School, giving students
access to high-quality
medical care without having to leave school.
TRC last year invested
in an electronic medical
record system that will
improve patient outcomes.
And
TRC’s
Health
Services recently was
accredited as a Level 3
Patient Centered Medical
Home by the National
Committee for Quality
Assurance, a designation
given to the most innovative primary medical care
programs that provide the
highest quality care to
their patients.
This year, The Resource
Center will analyze the
feasibility of establishing a
new medical facility in
Jamestown, a building that
would incorporate several
of the agency’s health,
behavioral health and
health-related services in
one location.
about TRC’s Diagnostic
and Treatment Center,
phone 483-2344 or visit
www.ResourceCenter.org.
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Service has opened up an
antique co-op at 212 Lake
Shore Drive East in Dunkirk.
The 15,000 square foot
building houses more than 40
vendors. The range of merchandise includes antique furniture,
pottery, glassware, jewelry and
anything else from A to Z.
There are three floors full of
things from the past and present collectibles, along with specialty vendors with hard-to-find
items. Deb’s Stained Glass features original stained glass creations and repair service.
Nancy’s Lamp Shop features
lamp shades, burners, holders,
and many items related to oil
lamps.
Coming soon is Randy O’s
Coin Corner, featuring coin
supplies and collector information. Other vendors include
Papa’s Shop, featuring custom
made oak items and Jerry’s
Scrollsaw Woodcrafts.
Together with Randy’s
Antiques, the owners have over
40 years experience in the
antiques and collectibles market, and offer a full line of
estate and sale options.
Services is located at 212 Lake
Shore Drive East in Dunkirk, is
open seven days a week, 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. and has a website
at www.rcsauctions.com.
We are now accepting applications for our one bedroom
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WCA Home approved to open its doors to those
who need more care but not a nursing home
NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA
CATHOLIC SCHOOL
336 Washington Ave., Dunkirk • nccschool.us
REGISTRATION GOING ON NOW
For 2012-2013 School Year
Pre-K (3 Yr. Olds) - 8th Grade
If Interested In A Tour, Please Call 366-0630
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The WCA Home in
Fredonia has just been
granted a license from New
York state to operate as an
Assisted Living Program
facility, allowing it to provide 23 of its 37 beds to residents who need more
assistance,
Board
of
Directors
President
Barbara
Servatius
announced. The home will
begin accepting residents
through the program immediately.
The intent of the New
York State Assisted Living
Program is to provide a
choice other than a nursing
home for people who are
medically stable and don’t
need the highly medicalized, restricted, and more
costly environment that a
nursing home provides.
“Because there are no
other New York Stateapproved Assisted Living
Program beds in Northern
Chautauqua County, we
saw the need to provide
these additional services for
our own residents, and for
anyone seeking long term
managed care in the
future,” Ms. Servatius said.
“It is estimated that
Assisted Living Programs
are approximately 50 percent less costly than nurs-
ing home programs,” she
added.
The designation means
that the home can arrange
for up to 23 of its residents
to receive additional health
services.
As a result of the state
designation, the WCA
Home is combining its full
array of residential care
with the coordination of
services from qualified
health care providers —
such as skilled nurses and
therapists — along with
medical supplies, and the
management of medically
stable, but chronic illnesses.
“Seeking the appropriate
New York State license and
designation as an Assisted
Living Program facility has
been at the forefront of our
administrative mission for
the past two years,” Ms.
Servatius said.
She credited
WCA
Home Director Tammy
Skelly, and Director of
Nursing Lori Poniatowski,
RN, for the successful
application. “When New
York State announced it
was expanding its number
of approved Assisted Living
Program beds, Tammy and
Lori immediately began
working on this.”
She noted that the
Chautauqua
County
Department of Social
Services,
Executive
Director of the Empire
State Association for
Assisted
Living
Lisa
Newcomb,
and
State
Senator Cathy Young also
supported the application.
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The future
Chautauqua County, Seneca Nation look to forge partnership
Regional Impacts
By NICOLE GUGINO
OBSERVER Assistant News Editor
In this time of regionalization
and shared services, Chautauqua
County is also playing its part in
forging partnerships with other
neighboring entities. In the past
year a working relationship
between the Seneca Nation of
Indians (SNI) was forged through
the mutual interest of increasing
economic opportunities.
Before this time there had been
very
little
communication
between the SNI and the county.
“This started as an initiative
over a year ago by County
Executive (Greg) Edwards and he
had us reach out to President
(Robert Odawi) Porter and the
Seneca Nation. And we started a
series of meetings with them talking about opportunities they may
have here in Chautauqua County,
what they’re doing. Quite frankly
until that time there was virtually
no dialogue between the Seneca
OBSERVER Photo
Nation and the county,” Bill Daly After this bridge is replaced in Irving, the Seneca Nation may look further into developing its
Director of Planning and land in Hanover.
Economic Development for
Chautauqua County and the
Administrative Director and CEO
of the Chautauqua County
Industrial Development Agency
said.
Edwards said these communications are a win-win for both
parties who have similar goals of
economic development.
“It really is a new approach
that resulted from President
Porter’s desire to have a better
partnership with local elected
leaders, so it was a natural thing
for me to develop a working relationship with President Porter
because we’re both focused on
the same thing; maximizing economic development opportunities, maximizing the opportunity
for the people, who are our constituents, ability to have good,
meaningful work and improving
the lives of the people in the
Seneca Nation and Chautauqua
County,” Edwards said in a phone
See SENECA NATION, Page 46
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Empire Building Diagnostics
specializes in cleaning, demolition
Empire
Building
Diagnostics Inc. has been
in business since January
1988. Located on 2 Main
St., EBD provides a number of services such as
environmental cleaning,
demolition, and concrete
removal in addition to
mold, asbestos, and lead
abatement. EBD has professionals on its corporate
staff that have experience
in asbestos abatement dating back to 1986. Despite
being family-owned the
company boasts a rather
large clientele base and
strives to serve its customers in professional and
safe manner.
According to its website
at www.ebdinc.com EBD
specializes in waste disposal. By delivering 20 or
30 yard roll-off containers
to either a home or business EBD promises to efficiently dispose of waste
materials. Like all its
employees, the drivers are
trained in handling the
giant dumpsters and are
able to safely deliver or
remove the containers.
Its mission statement
succinctly defines the
company
“Empire
Building Diagnostics. Inc.
strives to provide a full
range of pre-renovation
contracting services at the
highest levels of quality
and integrity in the industry.”
The owners would like
to thank the community
for all its support. “We
value the business the
community has given us
over the years,” they said.
Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center
can help children with special needs
Does your child:
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¯ Demonstrate repetitive
or unusual play skills?
¯ Exhibit limited eye
contact?
¯ Demonstrate unusual
responses to sensory information, such as loud noises
or lights?
Buffalo Hearing &
Speech Center at Fredonia
offers unique classroom
and community programs
for preschool children with
special needs from birth to
age 5.
BHSC’s
programs
emphasize a child’s individual learning abilities and
strengths by providing a full
spectrum of services includ-
ing educational programs
and evaluations for preschool
students
with
speech and language delays,
cognitive, social skills, fine
and gross motor delays, as
well as behavioral issues,
Autism,
Asperger’s
Syndrome and Pervasive
Developmental Disorders.
Call 672-2731 for more
information. They can help.
The Resource Center helps people
with disabilities gain employment
People with disabilities
enjoy greater opportunities for employment than
ever
before.
In
Chautauqua County, the
largest employer of individuals with disabilities is
The Resource Center.
TRC provides employment and work training
opportunities to people
with disabilities in several
ways. Some 475 people
with
disabilities
are
employed through Allied
Industries, The Resource
Center’s manufacturing
and employment division.
Most of those people are
employed at TRC’s Work
Center
locations
in
Jamestown and Dunkirk,
where TRC performs work
for the federal government
and does subcontracting
work for local businesses.
Last year, The Resource
Center had sales of $54.5
million to the federal government.
TRC also operates a janitorial business called
Environmental Services,
which cleans dozens of
area office buildings.
TRC’s
Employment
Services Office supports
people with disabilities in
finding and maintaining
employment in the community. Last year, The
Resource Center assisted
84 people with disabilities
in finding employment in
the community, and overall some 175 people with
disabilities have jobs with
about 50 local employers.
Those businesses know
that people with disabilities make for hard-working, eager, dedicated
employees.
Despite the employment
gains that people with disabilities have made, the
unemployment rate among
people with severe disabilities is about 70 percent.
The Resource Center has a
list of some 70 people who
want to try community
employment.
about how The Resource
Center can assist your
business, phone 483-2344
or
go
to
www.ResourceCenter.org.
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FUTURE
Learning is a lifelong experience
Lifelong Learning and
Special Programs at SUNY
Fredonia offers a variety of
learning experiences for
students as well as community members. Through
Summer Sessions and JTerm (offered in January),
undergraduate and graduate students are offered traditional classroom instruction, online learning, and
study abroad experiences.
Summer Sessions 2012
instruction begins May 14
and wraps up July 27.
This summer, students
have the opportunity to
study Stewardship of Public
Lands: Politics and the
Yellowstone
Ecosystem
right
in
Yellowstone
National Park. This sixcredit
experience
is
designed to educate and
involve undergraduate students in political disputes
about public lands, environmental issues, and by
extension,
all
public
resources. For those interested in theater, Page and
Stage: New York City
Drama provides students
with a chance to experience
live performances in The
Big Apple in May.
Internationally speaking,
students may join SUNY
Fredonia faculty for study
abroad opportunities in
Brazil, Italy, Austria,
Mexico, Russia, England,
and France. Closer to home
(specifically, on campus or
online), subject areas
include
Accounting,
Anthropology, Art History,
Biology,
Business
Administration,
Communication,
Communication Disorders
and Sciences, Computer
and Information Sciences,
Criminal
Justice,
Education,
English,
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SUNY Fredonia has lots of educational opportunities, including summer sessions, J-terms, international opportunities and more.
Environmental Sciences,
Foreign
Languages,
Geosciences,
Health
Education, History, Music,
Music Education, Music
Therapy,
Mathematics,
Mathematics Education,
Philosophy,
Physical
Education,
Political
Science,
Psychology,
Sociology,
Sport
Management, Statistics,
and Theatre Arts.
Through its Fredonia
Academy,
Lifelong
Learning offers a variety of
noncredit learning opportunities.
SUNY Fredonia
traces its roots to Fredonia
Academy, which officially
opened in 1826. To honor
the university’s beginnings,
Lifelong Learning launched
a 21st century Fredonia
Academy. Here, faculty and
staff may share their knowledge and expertise with the
college and surrounding
communities – much like
the Academy’s faculty did
so long ago. Through the
Academy, the college is
proud to partner with the
Chautauqua
County
Visitors’ Bureau in its
Chautauqua in June and
Colors of Chautauqua
leisure learning experiences.
The Lifelong Learning
Credit Program is designed
for those who would like to
begin their college studies
on a part-time basis. This
program enables individuals to apply to SUNY
Fredonia and enroll in regular undergraduate courses
for credit without the more
formal college admissions
procedures associated with
full-time study. Although
the application process is
simplified,
Lifelong
Learning students are held
to the same academic standards as their matriculated
colleagues – and experience
the same high quality
SUNY Fredonia education.
For community members
who would like to experience a college course but do
not wish to earn college
credit, course auditing is an
option. By applying for
course auditing privileges,
individuals can gain the
knowledge imparted in
many of the college’s regularly scheduled courses.
about Summer Sessions, JTerm, Fredonia Academy,
and Course Auditing,
please
visit
www.fredonia.edu/lifelong
or phone Lifelong Learning
and Special Programs at
(716)673-3177.
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Seneca Nation
Continued from Page x
interview.
NEW RELATIONSHIP
President Porter said the
relationship
with
Chautauqua County began
with a conference of
Nation, county and development officials held at the
Seneca Allegany Casino
last summer.
“I convened a meeting
with county officials and
IDA representatives from
all of the counties where
the Nation has territory but
also the counties in
Pennsylvania, McKean and
Warren. The goal was just
to start talking more about
what everyone else is doing
because it’s pretty clear to
me the Nation’s businesses
... do have a regional impact
— where not just patrons
but also our workers and
our vendors and of course
also how we spend our
money in terms of the benefit that we are providing for
the regional economy. So it
just made sense to bring
everybody together. We had
a series of discussions and
so we’ve been trying to find
different ways to pick up
the dialogue around specific projects,” Porter said in a
phone interview.
Edwards said he sees the
Nation’s economic expansion as positive and looks
forward to working with
them on future development opportunities.
“When you have somebody like President Porter
looking for those opportunities and looking for ways
to appropriately grow their
operations, it’s like virtually
any other business that’s
out there trying to increase
their number of employees
and their products that
they’re producing. If they’re
right focused and doing
good work then we are
going to find ways to work
with them so that is very
positive,” he said.
IMPACTS
Edwards said the Seneca
Nation has a huge impact
on Chautauqua County as
an employer.
“The Seneca Nation has
already approximately 70
percent of its employees as
non-Native Americans so
they are a significant
employer for our region. ...
With that many people
being
non-Native
Americans it means real
jobs
for
people
in
Chautauqua County. So,
number one they are a significant employer, number
two they have significant
impact because of that and
other investments in their
casino and places in Erie
County for increased physical investment, physical
plans in the region. While
that’s not Chautauqua
County, that’s Cattaraugus
County and Erie County —
all of us in the region benefit because as they invest
more and grow their operation, they have to hire more
people and again with that
ratio of Native Americans
to non-Native Americans
obviously means more jobs
for us here in Chautauqua
County and Western New
York,” he explained.
Porter agreed, saying
employment helps circulate
regional dollars, but it is
outside
money
being
brought in by Seneca
Nation businesses which
really helps the regional
economy.
“Our businesses have
been calculated to generate
almost $1 billion in regional
economic benefit. There are
about 5,000 Nation government and casino workers
and we pour about $250
million into the regional
economy in terms of payroll. ... This isn’t just circulating Western New York
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dollars; this is bringing people in from Ohio. Every
patron we have coming in
from Ohio is coming
through
Chautauqua
County by necessity due to
geography.
“So we are drawing people into the area from
Pennsylvania,
Ohio,
Michigan and Canada that
otherwise would not be
coming to Western New
York. That kind of attraction is a starting point when
you add in, in our case
Allegany State Park and
Holiday Valley. You have
three feature attractions
that are bringing in just
about millions of people per
year to our area.
“How
Chautauqua
County can leverage that
and partner with us, that’s
the whole point of having
discussions. I’ve been really
pleased to have a relationship started with the
County Executive and Mr.
Daly and the whole legislature. ... I think it’s just
about investigating relationships. You never really
know where it’s going to
head but if you keep talking
and you have the ability to
pick up the phone and see
what the other is thinking,
that’s the starting point,”
he said.
OPPORTUNITIES
Edwards, Daly and
Porter each mentioned the
possibility of development
along the county’s north
border in the town of
Hanover as a place where
cooperation and development are planned.
Daly explained with the
project at the bridge on
Routes 5/20 also comes a
roundabout, which he said
the Seneca Nation intends
to help re-develop the area.
This is important due to its
proximity to Chautauqua
County and the effects that
could spill over the border.
“They’ve
kept
us
involved because this could
have a major bearing on
commerce on Routes 5 and
20 in Chautauqua County
in the Irving area,” Daly
said.
Porter said the Nation is
developing plans for the
area in conjunction with
the bridge project.
“We are definitely looking at the potential for further economic development
there because there is going
to be a lot of money that the
state is going to be putting
into it with the bridge and
the highway and we think
that that could serve as the
impetus for us to dig
through a more consolidated development plan for
that whole area, both within the Nation but also off
the territory as well,” he
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47
FUTURE
Attorney Walter P. Seegert can help
Seneca Nation
explained.
The Seneca Nation also
owns 112 acres of property
in the town of Hanover off
of the Thruway exit on
Route 5/20, which is also
being eyes as a potential
site for development.
“It’s in the very early
stages of imagining what we
may do there but it is something that we are looking at
and we want to be able to
have a consolidated development plan working with
the county ... It is prime for
studying and planning and
what we are trying to do
right now is really identify
the highest and best use for
our property,” Porter said.
Daly said development of
the property would have a
huge impact on the county.
“The Senecas have been
discussing potential developments that they might do
on that land which would
have an enormous impact
on Irving and Silver Creek
in Chautauqua County,” he
said.
Edwards said they have
had conversations about
the property and its potential for economic growth.
“We had a very specific
conversation about what
we could do by way of partnership to grow economic
development and opportunities in the 25 miles surrounding
the
Seneca
Nation territory. I am
absolutely committed to
economic development and
growth so when he said he
was interested in finding
ways for us to partner to
help make that happen ... it
was clear to me that this
was a guy that is really
focused in the right direction to develop great opportunities for all the right reasons. We have been having
a series of conversations
and working in partnership
and finding ways to do that
and certainly the property
the Seneca Nation does
own in Chautauqua County
is a prime opportunity to do
that,” Edwards said.
Edwards added any
development that may go
forward in Chautauqua
County will follow the
Chautauqua
20/20
Comprehensive Plan.
Although the Seneca
Nation is know for its gaming and tobacco industries,
Porter said the Nation is
considering its options in
moving beyond that.
“We haven’t gotten a particular project that we’ve
been able to wrap our
hands around yet but we do
envision that there are
other businesses that can
be either attracted to our
area that would be incubat-
ed in our Nation, that could
have a regional benefit,” he
said.
Porter added a new
direction could be planned
for the Hanover property.
“We are certainly looking
at the area in Irving near
Silver Creek about how we
could work better together
to make that area attractive
to tourists and others who
would be looking at maybe
some gaming because we
have a gaming facility out
there but also a retail development. I know that they
spent some time planning
and working on the beach
traffic and I think that area
could create potential
opportunities for us to
work together as governments,” he explained.
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jury selection in New York
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other alternative dispute
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