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“We’ve never seen a Red Kettle campaign run like it is in Jamestown,” say Salvation Army Majors Doug and Judy Hart, newly arrived to lead the Salvation Army Church in Jamestown. The Harts have worked with the Salvation Army in major cities and small town across the nation for nearly 30 years. “My heart has truly been moved by the spirit and home town warmth of Jamestown,” Judy said in admiration, describing her family’s experiences here after their recent move from Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Especially moving, Doug Hart said, was working with the Southwestern High School Honor Society students. “At 9:00 pm, long after dark, those kids were still as enthusiastic and full of energy beside their Red Kettle as they were when they started at 10 in the morning. I was really inspired by the commitment they showed in support of their community.”

The Red Kettle tradition began1891 in San Francisco. Salvation Army Captain Joseph McFee was deeply troubled that so many of the destitute and poverty-stricken were going hungry, especially in the holiday season. He committed himself to providing a free Christmas dinner to 1,000 of the city’s poorest individuals on Christmas Day. All he needed was the money.

Captain McFee simply hung a big iron kettle at the Oakland Ferry Landing on Market Street. “Keep the Pot Boiling,” said the sign he propped up beside it. Passers-by soon tossed in all the coins the Captain needed to see that those 1,000 needy people were properly fed at Christmas.

Within six years the idea had spread as far as Boston and the nationwide campaign had served up 150,000 Christmas dinners for folks who otherwise could have barely fed themselves and their children that day. Today, in the U.S. alone, The Salvation Army assists more than 4,500,000 people

during the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons. Kettles are now helping those who would otherwise be forgotten in such distant lands as Korea, Japan, Chile and many European countries.

“But Jamestown is unlike anyplace we’ve ever seen,” Major Judy repeated. “We often had to hire outside companies or bell ringers off the street in other cities. Few communities have such heart to help their fellow citizens. Jamestown is truly a special place. But we still need more volunteers,” she added. “We have a few open spots left we’d love to fill,” she said, riffling the pages of a thick database printout mostly filled in with names, locations, times and dates.

“And that gold coin thing happens every year too.” Major Doug said, confirming one of the oddest, long running pieces of Red Kettle lore. According to the Houston, Texas radio

station, KTRK, on November 14 of this year, “A gold coin was dropped into one of the Red Kettles last night. The gold coin was found inside a folded dollar bill with a note attached that read, ‘A child is born, Jesus!’ It was dropped into the kettle outside a Sam’s Club.” Captain Roman Leal of The Salvation Army, said, “This is a wonderful start to our holiday fundraising efforts, and really makes all of us feel that much more motivated to continue doing what we’re doing to help others this Christmas.”

“Nobody knows who is doing it,” Major Doug added, “but it has happened for many years and not always in the same city. Mostly it’s been around Chicago and a few times even in New York City.” But since gold doesn’t feed people, the Salvation turns the gifts into meals. According to a December 4, 2011 report in the Bloomington (Indiana) Pantagraph, a gold coin plunked anonymously into one of the Salvation Army’s fundraising kettles there was slated to be auctioned off, with an opening, silent auction bid for the 1999 quarter-ounce

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Major Judy spoke from her own personal experience of many volunteers’ motivation. “They personally know somebody who has been helped by the Red Kettle Campaign. And some people want to make life better for someone else because they’ve been there themselves.” She recalled a young, single mom who came to the Salvation Army one Christmas season for toys for her children. She was so moved by the generosity of others that she stayed on to ring the bells herself to “give back” something for what she’d received. “On Christmas eve she rang two bells, one in each hand, all day long.”

The Angel Tree is another tradition supported by The Salvation Army. During the months of September, October and November applications are accepted at the church from parents who know the coming Christmas season will be a difficult time to provide toys for their children. After each application is verified, a child’s first name, age and gender are written on a paper Christmas ornament and hung on a tree at the church. Anyone who wants to contribute is invited to take a tag and attach it to an approximately $25 gift and leave it at the church, unwrapped. The gifts are wrapped and distributed to parents on December 20 in time for a Christmas morning unwrapping.

This year, the Salvation Army in Jamestown has more than 900 local families for whom they have verified children in residency and a family income to expense ratio that leaves little room for anything more than necessities. “That doesn’t mean everybody we help is poor,” Major Judy says, “simply, for now, beyond their means.”

The Salvation Army has also developed a simple way for people to contribute right at home with a few simple keystrokes and mouse clicks. “Folks can use our ‘Online Red Kettle’ this year,” Major Doug said. The Jamestown Red Kettle online is available at www.onlineredkettle.org/others. For more information and to learn about opportunities to volunteer or serve, log on to www.SalvationArmyUSA.org.

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I have seen so many people walking around the Jamestown area in their Pajamas. I see them going to School, shopping and in public places wearing only their pajamas. It is even worse when you see them walking in their slippers too. This is ridiculous, it seems lazy to me. Just get dressed and leave the pajamas at Home. When you wear your PJ’s out in public, don’t be upset when people look at you like you’re crazy...because you are!

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What Goes Around at Christmas Time…“What goes around, comes around.”

That usually means somebody’s going to get it, I mean really get it! If you do somebody wrong, well then, life will hand you back some of the bad you gave out. But it works the other way around too. Give out good, and it may come back to you. The best time to try that out is at Christmas time.

The story of the first Christmas isn’t far from the place where it says “It is better to give than to receive.”

This week The Jamestown Gazette introduces a few very different examples that all deliver the same message.

Consider the Red Kettle Campaign and the Angel Tree. In a very practical way, when you give what you can to help those in our community who have less than you, you make the town a little bit better. Encouragement, a hot meal, a little comfort and joy for the children may give someone a little more strength to carry on, to keep on trying and to persevere… and maybe, ultimately to be able to give something back. The good you give may come back ‘round.

And consider this week’s invitation from St Susan Center. It is an invitation to help some of our friends and neighbors rise above mere survival and return to a thriving life. Whatever you give may earn the gratitude of folks who might be only one pay check behind you in life. If you can identify with their plight, then you can experience their thanks; giving may come to feel like receiving… it’s what comes around.

Then there’s the sweeter side of Christmas, the chocolaty delight of traditional Christmas candy. Meet the Franksons. They have modeled their business, Peterson’s candies, on a single, simple principle. Give your best, in your efforts and your products, and you’ll gain your best chance of receiving the same in return. A Merry Christmas of giving can make the day much more than just a happy holiday.

Even one of the 20th Century’s toughest politicians, a warrior who defined the strength of his people in the hardest of times, said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill.

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By now, most people with Medicare have decided what health and drug coverage they will have for January 1 st , 2012. Hopefully everyone who made changes will receive their new cards in time for the New Year.

If you changed your insurance or prescription drug coverage, don’t forget to make sure your doctors, your specialists and pharmacists all have a copy of the new card you will use at their location.

If you recently applied for EPIC and have gotten a card in the mail, make sure you take that to your pharmacist, even though you may not see an EPIC benefit until if/when you reach the coverage gap EPIC needs to track your prescription expenses in order to know when/if to activate the benefit. This is something you can do as soon as you get the new cards or the very next trip you make to the pharmacy before the New Year. If you qualify for the premium assistance through EPIC you may also want to verify that your insurance company is aware that you will be receiving that premium assistance.

If you live in subsidized housing it’s also a good idea to let your manager know about your change in carriers because your health insurance cost may play a role in how your rent is determined. If you receive any type of assistance from the government you may also want to check to see if they need your updated

information. This may be important especially if your monthly premium amount has changed.

Make sure you are no longer carrying your 2011 cards with you after January 1 st if you have new cards for 2012. You can either throw them away or file them with your 2011 health insurance or drug plan documents. I suggest you do what works best for you.

Along with those new cards you should also be receiving a 2012 Formulary, a list of Physicians that participate with your health insurance and booklets explaining your new coverage. While you don’t have to read it all before the New Year, this is good information to keep and have readily available to take to the doctor with you. If your plan covers you while you travel, you may also want to request a list of providers in the areas where you will be traveling.

Even if you didn’t make any changes to your health plan or prescription drug plan you still want to have that new 2012 coverage information available. Your plan benefits may have changed and their network may have changed. It’s always smart to know what to expect when it comes to your health coverage.

After the New Year there is still one more opportunity to return to original Medicare (with or without a supplement/medigap plan) and select a standalone prescription drug plan. This is called a disenrollment period and it runs from January 1 st to February 14 th .

Depending on your unique circumstances there may be other options available for you to change your coverage beyond the Annual Enrollment Period that ended on December 7 th . If you don’t know for sure you can find out by calling 1-800-MEDICARE or by contacting someone who is familiar with Medicare rights.

Amie Libby is a Service Coordinator and works for Lutheran Senior Housing, an affiliate of Lutheran Social Services. Contact Amie Libby at: Lutheran Senior Housing 737 Falconer St., Jamestown, NY 14701 or by e-mail at [email protected] .

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WCA AnnOUnCeS AGReemenT TO explORe STRATeGIC AFFIlIATIOn

WITh UpmC hAmOTJamestown, New York,(Friday, December 2, 2011)—WCA Hospital and UPMC Hamot in Erie, Pennsylvania, have agreed to explore a strategic affiliation between the two health systems. If both parties are in agreement after identifying potential ways to enhance access to high quality care, expand services and improve efficiencies, and subsequent processes are completed, WCA would be the only New York State hospital to have such an affiliation with UPMC Hamot and the UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) system.

“Our discussions are in the best interests of our patients, our communities, and two organizations,” said Betsy T. Wright, WCA Hospital President/CEO. “As the result of health care reform and the ever-changing health care landscape, hospitals across the nation are exploring innovative ways to enhance access to high-quality care while operating with even greater efficiencies. While we stand strong today, we realize that with the uncertainties of health care reform, we need to be responsible and consider a strategic affiliation with a regional system when we are in a position of strength and both parties can provide mutual benefit.”

Wright stated that the agreement is the first step in a process geared toward creating a long-lasting relationship with a strategic partner that will support and strengthen WCA as a regional hospital and comprehensive health care system. WCA Hospital will remain an independent, not-for-profit hospital.

Wright added that a key priority for WCA is to find a strategic affiliate that shares WCA’s mission, vision and values; its vision for the future; and is passionate about high-quality care and committed to local health care and the communities it serves. “We believe that UPMC Hamot and WCA share complementary missions and values and have confidence that the agreement will provide many benefits to WCA including our ability to recruit physicians and provide additional local specialty services to the benefit of everyone we serve.”

UPMC Hamot is a 412-bed, tertiary care facility, located in Erie, Pennsylvania. UPMC Hamot has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report-America’s Best Hospitals, Top 50 for Pulmonary Medicine, Most Wired, and Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals for overall performance, as well as Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals for outstanding outcomes in heart care, neurological services, urology, orthopedics, gerontology and critical care medicine. UPMC and Hamot affiliated on February 1, 2011.

“As we look at the future of health care,” said John Malone, President and CEO of UPMC Hamot, “we believe that our region will depend on strategic alliances to provide the highest quality health care. We have had a long and mutually beneficial relationship with WCA for many years and believe this would be a long-term partnership to benefit the entire region.”

WCA Hospital Board of Directors chair, Brenda Ireland said, “This step is the culmination of nearly two years of thoughtful deliberation by our board. With a unanimous vote, we agreed that a relationship with UPMC Hamot would serve the best interests of the Jamestown community and the patients we serve. This arrangement will position WCA for future success and, most importantly assures local control of Jamestown area health care. WCA Hospital and the hospital board retain their independence. This is not a merger of any kind. All WCA assets are retained. The efforts of the WCA Foundation will support only WCA Hospital.”

The agreement signifies the beginning of a due diligence period between the two organizations. Once completed, if both parties determine they want to move forward, WCA Hospital and UPMC Hamot will begin work on a definitive agreement and preparation of the necessary filings with the appropriate regulatory agencies.

ShOp FOR AUdUBOn!As you finish your Christmas shopping, there are two ways you can help the Audubon Center and Sanctuary in its mission to connect people to nature and promote environmentally responsible practices.

If you’re shopping on-line, just start from GoodShop.com and choose Jamestown Audubon as your charity. With only a few extra keystrokes, your purchases will result in a donation averaging approximately 3% of the sale, but going up to 20% or more. Hundreds of on-line retailers participate, including Amazon, Best Buy, Crate and Barrel, Walmart, Target, and many, many more.You’re also invited to shop at the Nature Store in Audubon’s Nature Center building at 1600 Riverside Road, off Route 62 between Jamestown and Warren. There you’ll find a wide variety of nature-related items including books, notecards, field guides, walking sticks, t-shirts, tote bags, jewelry, toys, puzzles, puppets, Conewango Blend bird seed, bird feeders, nest boxes, nest box kits, and more.

Winter hours are 10 am-4:30 pm Mondays and Saturdays, Sundays 1-4:30 pm or by calling (716) 569-2345. To learn more, call (716) 569-2345 or visit jamestownaudubon.org .

This holiday season your Christmas shopping can help the Audubon Center and Sanctuary in two ways: you can buy your on-line gifts through Goodshop.com and you can purchase great items, like those displayed here, at Audubon’s Nature Store.


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Now that New York State has enacted a real property tax cap, it is critical that Albany lawmakers provide real mandate relief to local governments and school districts. Doing so will make our communities affordable again, and will provide taxpayer savings that enable local governments and school districts to provide quality services within the tax cap.

We are two members of an historic coalition – Let NY Work -- that has come together to achieve mandate relief. Our group consists of local governments, school districts and business organizations. What is historic is that while we each represent very disparate constituencies, we have joined together in our commitment to a common agenda that will relieve local governments and school districts of unnecessary state mandates and lessen the burden on taxpayers.

Our basic message to Albany is that we cannot “kick the can down the road” on the important issue of state-imposed mandates as local governments and school districts face ever-increasing costs.

We have identified six items that we agree will ease the burdens faced by local governments, school districts and taxpayers and will help make our communities affordable again. We propose to:

1. Make the pension system predictable and affordable – The state should offer two retirement options to new employees – a reduced defined benefit plan or a new defined contribution plan that is controlled by the

employees and does not unduly burden taxpayers.

2. Redefine compulsory arbitration – We support changes to the state’s compulsory arbitration laws that will benefit local municipalities and taxpayers such as: defining the ability to pay; prohibiting consideration of non-compensation issues; limiting access to binding arbitration; and increasing the transparency of the arbitration process.

3. Reduce the costs of construction on public/private projects – The state should take steps to spur building and development such as: supporting alternative project delivery methods like design build; increasing the Wicks Law threshold across the state; enacting the Public Construction Savings Act; and making common sense changes to the antiquated Scaffold Law.

4. Freeze step increases when contracts expire – Due to the state’s Triborough Amendment, public employees’ pay continues to increase under an expired contract, placing additional burdens on school districts and municipalities.

5. Establish minimum health insurance contribution level for employees and retirees – Employers should cover no more than 85 percent of a single healthcare premium or 75 percent of a healthcare premium for families or retirees.

6. Prohibit new unfunded mandates – The state should not impose any future mandates on municipalities, school districts and taxpayers. Enacting the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act and requiring a super-majority vote of the Legislature in order to impose new unfunded mandates will help avoid the state imposing new unfunded mandates on local governments and school districts.

Our effort – our common agenda – is about making our communities affordable again.

Albany lawmakers have told local governments and school districts that they have to live within a real property tax cap. We call on lawmakers to live up to their end of the bargain by relieving local governments and school districts of unnecessary and costly state mandates.

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You are invited to join tens of thousands of volunteers throughout the Americas who will be taking part in an adventure that has become a family tradition among generations.

On Saturday and Sunday, December 17 and 18, the Audubon Center and Sanctuary in joining National Audubon to support its annual Christmas Bird Count. Counting in Warren will be on Saturday and in Jamestown on Sunday.

During this annual event, families and students, birders and scientists, armed with binoculars, bird guides and checklists go out on a mission - often before dawn. For more than a century, the desire both to make a difference and to experience the beauty of nature has driven dedicated people to leave the comfort of a warm house during the holiday season.

Each of the citizen scientists who annually braves snow, wind, or rain, to take part in the Christmas Bird Count makes an enormous contribution to conservation. Audubon and other organizations use data collected in this longest-running wildlife census to assess the health of bird populations - and to help guide conservation action.

From feeder-watchers and field observers to count compilers and regional editors, everyone who takes part in the Christmas Bird Count does it for love of birds and the excitement of friendly competition -- and with the knowledge that their efforts are making a difference for science and bird conservation.

To participate in the Christmas Bird Count in Warren, call Don Watts at (814) 723-9125.

To participate in the Christmas Bird Count in Jamestown, call Bob Sundell at (716) 484-2197.

For more information about the history and impact of this 100+ year old tradition, check the National Audubon website: http://birds.audubon.org/christmas-bird-count .

On December 17 and 18 you can be part of a national contribution to conservation by joining Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count in Jamestown or Warren. The folks pictured here are enjoying birding from the observation deck at the Audubon Center and Sanctuary. (Photo by Jennifer Schlick)


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One of the reasons Chris and I are so compatible is because we love Game Night. He prefers Balderdash, dice, or cards. I’m allowed to play with him until my attention span runs out, which doesn’t take long.

I prefer to make up my own games, anyhow. One of my favorites is The Question Game, in which you can only speak in questions. It’s like this, get it? Do you want to play this game for an entire evening? How do you think Chris enjoyed this when he took me out to a fancy restaurant for date night? Do you want to know his favorite question? Can you stop?

Another favorite of mine is Speak Only in Clichés. This is not easy, so you need to infuse nonplayers into the game. For example, if you are in a restaurant and the waiter gets your order wrong, you might ‘play the hand your dealt’ and ‘bite your tongue’ so you don’t ‘ruffle any feathers’, and if in the end, you enjoy the meal you didn’t actually order, ‘all’s well that ends well.’

Sometimes I have to play these games by myself, which is equally fun. Over Thanksgiving, my sister-in-law came with an early Christmas present she received the day before. It was a huge patent leather Louis Vuitton purse. After we were done oogling it, I couldn’t help myself. I had to know what items would be placed in such a fancy handbag. So my sister-in-law was forced to play my newest game, ”Would you put this item in your purse?”in which I described the contents of my purse, and she had to see if she had it in hers. In case you’re wondering, items not found in such a bag were half eaten candy bars, a hot wheels car, packets of handy wipes, and wadded up tissues stuck together with chewing gum.

During the holidays, you might find yourself at an office party in which you only know your spouse. Or, you could be dining with your husband’s second cousin who doesn’t like you. Try one of the games mentioned above, and don’t forget about “Speak Only in Movie Quotes” or “Take Long Pauses……………Between……………Words.” Or “Speak only in Song Titles.”

How about you give it a try? Bet your bottom dollar you’ll have fun.

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Hockey is such a great sport

You shoot, skate, and score,

there really isn’t much more.

You lace your skates and go play with your teammates

When we go through the gates and hit the ice, everything feels quite nice

He shoots, he scores, the crowd roars,

the game is done and everyone had fun

Hockey is such a great game

Maybe…

if you’re good enough…

you will win your way into the Hall of Fame.

Then everyone will know your name

Patrick chose to write this poem about hockey because it is his favorite sport. It is good to remember, as the days get colder and grayer, winter brings another great sport to replace the summer fun it freezes out.

The Jamestown Gazette is pleased to celebrate the talent of Jamestown’s youth in partnership with the Arts Council for Chautauqua County’s 3rd Street Canvas Urban Literary Trail project.


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“I only use the highest grade of chocolate in the world to make my candy,” said Stephen Frankson, owner of Peterson’s Candies. “We are an old fashioned candy store where 95% of what we sell we make right in our own kitchen behind the store.” Stephen and his wife, Christine, have been crafting a vast array of chocolates in their small, white shop behind the huge red and white candy canes at 743 Busti Sugar Grove Road in Jamestown for more than 20 years.

Stephen Frankson’s love for candy began early in life. “As a kid, I used to hang out at the corner store down on Front Street,” Stephen confided. “They had penny candy there, and they always had time to talk to you.” Stephen’s father, Winston Frankson, had already been a candy maker at Betty Dixon Candies for 35 years when he decided to go into the business for himself. In 1976, he bought the thriving candy business Emil Peterson had started during the Great Depression. In 1990 Steven and Christine took it over. They have been running it successfully ever since.

“One day my dad just asked me, ‘Do you want to buy the business?’ Christine and I said ‘Yes,’ and Dad left on a 2-week vacation. Stephen recalled his earliest experiences of running a small company with a simple observation: “We had to learn it fast…and we did!” But our first day was the Saturday of a Labor Day Weekend. By that night our total sales had only added up to a $5 bill and we asked ourselves ‘What did we do?’”But Stephen knew a thing or two, having learned much about people during his four years in US military service, a period of time with Marine Midland Bank, an area credit union and WCA Hospital. Hard work and learning new jobs came naturally. Steven and Christine would not give up “And it was fun to make the candy,” he said. “It can be a very sweet job. Everybody loves chocolate.”

ChOCOlATe FACT: Scientists have discovered cocoa residues in 2,600-year-old Mayan ceramic pots. Chocolate played a role in ancient religious ceremonies. It contains a stimulant called Theobromine, Latin for “food of the gods.”

Asked what his favorite candy is, Stephen answers, “That depends on what day it is.” Every day something else will tempt him, though chocolate with peanut butter is always high on his list. “And I make a mean caramel,” he added. But he says when he is working he is too busy to sample the products. Once in a while, though, he says, he does seem to notice a missing piece on a fresh tray of candies. “That’s the sign Christine is in charge of quality control,” he explains with a wink and a nod.

Chocolate may not be a health food, but the Franksons do note that Winston, at the age of 85, is still helping out at the store. And Emil Peterson, the founder, still leads an active life. He was unavailable recently to provide a comment on his early days in the candy business, having taken a group of friends and family out to lunch to celebrate his 100th birthday. Emil’s big brother, Paul, is 103.ChOCOlATe FACT: Dark chocolate contains more cocoa and less sugar and fat than milk chocolate. It is also chock full of even more flavonoids, powerful antioxidants said to fight aging, than red wine. Flavonoids reportedly also prevent cancers, protect blood vessels, promote cardiac health, and counteract mild high blood pressure.

Running a small business, however, is getting harder and harder, Frankson says, “no matter how good or how popular your product is.” Taxes and regulations are becoming ever more complex and costly. “And the cost of ingredients is skyrocketing. In just the last year or two, for instance, the price of pecans has increased by 100%, $10 a pound in retail outlets, and Brazil nuts have shot up by 200%.”

But the Franksons have discovered that customers who ask for fine products would rather pay a reasonable price than accept lower quality. We’ll only give them the best. You won’t find those bland, $2.69 a pound grocery store chocolates here, but then nobody is asking for them either.”

“I used to worry a lot, way too much, in fact,” Stephen said, describing the development of his family’s successful business philosophy. “But worry doesn’t work. So we decided to simply turn our business over to God. That meant just continuing to do our best, honest work every day, without worry or complaint, and trusting God to honor that commitment. We just started doing it, and here we are.”

ChOCOlATe FACT: Chocolate contains tryptophan which the brain converts to serotonin, the neurotransmitter that can produce feelings of ecstasy. It also contains phenylethylalanine, which promotes feelings of attraction, excitement and giddiness, and anandamide, a cannabinoid neurotransmitter which can make a person feel relaxed, even intoxicated, and can trigger a flood of endorphins. And then, of course there is caffeine, which some people simply call “CPR in a cup.”

For the holidays, however, the Franksons say the real reason for the season isn’t the candy and toys and gifts or even Santa Clause. It is because of Christmas and its true meaning of love, peace and joy. Christmas is much more than just a ‘happy holiday’.

So if you stop by Peterson’s Candies, they will wish you a true Merry Christmas.

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Stephen M. Frankson, owner and chief chocolatier at Peterson’s Candies is prepared for a sweet and merry Christmas.

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Remember the days when cell phones were so simple? When there were no texting plans, no Internet, when you used the phones only to make and receive calls?

You don’t really need to be that old to remember those days. Just go back five years and most carriers had only a pair of phones with a full (QWERTY) keyboard, and those were the Blackberry models that had been around for several years. There were no touch-screen phones, cameras were measured in sub-megabyte numbers and navigation was something the person sitting next you did, not your phone.

Now you can do all that and more. Your spouse, child or the local phone salesperson has convinced you that you needed a ‘smart’ phone, and you’ve purchase one. Now what? You have a Maserati in your pocket, and need help taking the device out for a ride and seeing all of what you’re missing.

Most of the things your friends have been boasting about are the result of Apps, or applications that they have installed on their phone. Whether your Smartphone is a Droid, Blackberry or IPhone, there are thousands of these applications available. More are written every day, and sorting through the possibilities can be difficult.

In the coming weeks, we will be highlighting some favorite apps in this space. My inclination is to find ‘free’ apps when possible, and quite often they are as good as—or better than—the others. That said, just like everything else in life, it isn’t for everyone. You may find an app that works better for your need, and that is fine. In fact, please feel free to email me at [email protected] with your suggestions. We’ll look at your finds, and may even include them in a future article. That’s how I have found many of my favorites, from customer ideas and suggestions.

App OF The WeeK. QR dROId We’ll start with a simple one here, one that allows you to read those new ‘QR” codes that you see in advertisements and printed materials. The codes are squares that have a variety of lines and dots. Each one is unique and readable only with a special device or program. The ability to ‘read’ these codes will allow you to instantly go to web pages, and in many cases, even make the download of these apps easier and direct. Major retailers are now using these codes to provide both promotional and sales efforts. If you scan a QR block on a poster or display, it will give you more information, and even discounts and coupons on certain products.

QR Droid allows you to do all of this, plus generate your own codes. But the simple reason for selecting this as our first App of the Week is that we’ll be providing a direct link to future apps by using these codes, and this reader will allow you to play along. You simply launch the program, and use the camera to go directly to the site.

The ReSOURCe CenTeR And zURn IndUSTRIeS COllABORATe On pROJeCTThe Resource Center and Zurn Industries are nearing completion on a project that is seeing employees with disabilities at TRC’s Jamestown Work Center assemble 67,000 fixtures used in faucets and drinking fountains.

The project had its beginnings more than a year ago. Officials from Zurn’s Falconer plant met with representatives from The Resource Center to discuss the possibility of having TRC assemble fixtures. In July 2010, Zurn accepted TRC’s bid to perform the work. From late August through mid December of last year, The Resource Center developed production layouts and methods, performed sample runs and obtained production approval from Zurn.

TRC began assembling the fixtures in late January and has been producing about 1,500 units per week. The contract is for 67,000 units, and it is anticipated the last assemblies will be completed in December. The fixtures are used on single and double slow-closing metering faucets and drinking fountains. Two people with disabilities assemble all of the fixtures.

The Resource Center has been performing subcontracting work for local businesses for more than 40 years. Expertise in assembly projects and an always-available labor supply mean TRC can meet the manufacturing needs of many types of businesses. The Zurn project involved assembling 11 parts for each fixture.

“Zurn starting using TRC on a few simpler, short-term projects several years ago, and they proved to be capable and dependable. They became a cost-effective way of getting some projects completed that our head count didn’t support,” Geoff Thorp of Zurn’s quality assurance department said earlier this year. “Based on those experiences, we kicked off a long-term project on a fairly complex valve assembly. TRC and Zurn worked closely together to establish a good process. We are currently at zero defects after about 24,000 valves.” He noted that TRC has performed better than any other subcontractor with which Zurn has worked.

TRC also is performing Zurn’s third-party inspection, which keeps one to four workers with disabilities consumers busy much of the time. Some of the third-party inspection is done on site at Zurn’s Falconer plant.

“Our success with the third-party inspection has led to the Falconer plant recommending us to their North Carolina plant as a source for third-party inspection as well,” said Steve Hauck, marketing specialist at The Resource Center.

Though Zurn has announced plans to close its Falconer plant soon, the company intends to continue providing work for people with disabilities at The Resource Center.The Resource Center provides employment opportunities to hundreds of people with disabling conditions, either in the community or at TRC’s Work Centers in Jamestown, Dunkirk and Buffalo. If interested in learning about the advantages of hiring people with disabilities, or for more information about employment opportunities for people with disabilities, call The Resource Center at 483-2344.

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From left, Carl Schultz, President; Jackie Crandall, Secretary; Marti Gustafson, Treasurer; Randy Hinsdale, Vice President.

Busti Historical Society’s immediate past president, Norman Carlson, welcomed the 2012 officers at the Society’s Holiday Dinner, December 7th. The historical society, 3443 Lawson Rd, Jamestown, carries on research such as the history of Busti, New York and the surrounding areas dating as far back as 1791 when Robert Morris acquired the land claimed by Massachusetts following the Revolutionary War and the life of Paul Busti, for whom the Town of Busti was named, born on October 17, 1749 at Milan, Italy. The Busti Historical Society also sponsors the annual Busti Apple Festival held on the last Sunday every September.

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The Executive Director of Unshackle Upstate told members of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce recently that New York State is making progress on driving down taxes. But Brian Sampson also said there is still much more work to be done.

Speaking at the Chamber’s Annual Meeting, Sampson said 2011 has been the “best year in decades” for New York State. He applauded Governor Andrew Cuomo for “leading by example,” and said many state legislators stepped up to improve the business climate in the state by approving the Property Tax Cap earlier this year. Sampson added that the next steps will be to tackle mandate reform.

Sampson outlined Let NY Work: A Common Agenda for the Common Good, an initiative led by eleven business, government, and educational organizations to advance significant mandate relief. The key points call for:

1. Making the pension system predictable and affordable

2. Redefining compulsory arbitration

3. Freezing step increases when contracts expire

4. Reducing the costs of construction for public/private projects

5. Establishing minimum health insurance contribution levels for employees and retirees

6. Passing legislation which would require a super-majority to enact new unfunded mandates

Organizations driving the Let NY Work agenda include Unshackle Upstate, the Chamber Alliance of New York State, the Business Council of New York State, and the New York State School Boards Association.

During its Annual Meeting, Chamber members elected Jim Pullan of Jamestown Mattress, Jay Warren of Graf Realty, and Dennis Rak of Double A Vineyards as new Board members. Officers for 2012 are Chairman Ken Shearer of Chautauqua Marina, Vice Chair Jim Pullan, Treasurer Jay Warren, Secretary Ellen Luczkowiak of HSBC, and Past Chair Hans Auer of UBS. Continuing their Chamber Board service are Ann Abdella, Chautauqua County Health Network; Bill Loomis, Cummins; Larry Ludeman, DFT Communications; and Paul Zebraski, Carriage House.

AppOInTed RepReSenTATIveS FROm The COmmU-nITy ChAmBeRS FOR 2012 ARe:• Dunkirk – Stephanie Pulvino, Lake Shore Savings Bank

• Fredonia – Tim Murphy, SUNY Fredonia

• Jamestown – Ann Mason, Time Warner Cable

• Mayville/Chautauqua – Ken Shearer, Chautauqua Marina

• Silver Creek/Irving – Maggie Owen, Putnam Agency

• Westfield/Barcelona – Anthony Pisicoli, Sapore

The Chamber also honored out-going board members John D’Agostino of the OBSERVER, Greg DeCinque of Jamestown Community College and Doug Mahany of the Putnam Agency. Hans Auer was recognized for his leadership as Board Chairman for the past two years.

The Chamber’s 2011 Annual Meeting was held at Moon Brook Country Club and was sponsored by DFT Communications, Media One, OBSERVER, and The Post-Journal.


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We would awake each Christmas morning with a beautifully decorated Christmas tree that was not there the night before with toys and gifts under the tree.

My brother and I still reminisce about those Magical Christmases.

Every Christmas Eve, as a child, my brother and I would head to bed with the excitement of Santa Claus coming to our house as we were sleeping.

We would awake each Christmas morning with a beautifully decorated Christmas tree that was not there the night before with toys and gifts under the tree.

My brother and I still reminisce about those Magical Christmases.

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ChRISTmAS TRAdITIOnSChRISTmAS In SWedenThe Saint Lucia ceremony starts the Christmas season in Sweden. Before sunrise on December 13, the youngest daughter in every family puts on a white robe with a red sash and dons a crown of evergreens adorned with lighted candles. Together with the other children, she wakes the family elders and serves them coffee and Lucia buns. The boys, dressed in long white shirts and pointed hats and carrying star wands, are called Star Boys.

Saint Lucia, according to tradition, was a Christian virgin martyred for her faith in the city of Syracuse in the fourth century.

Scandinavian Christmases feature candle-lit processions to Church. In the home, it is mother who always lights the candles on Christmas Eve.

Christmas trees, decorated with candles, apples, Swedish flags, small gnomes wearing red tasseled caps and straw ornaments are usually set up in Swedish homes two days before Christmas and accompanied by the aroma of fresh-baked pepparkakor, a heart, star or goat-shaped gingerbread biscuit.

ChRISTmAS In ITAlyItaly has little of the commercialism that secularizes the holiday. Instead of letters to Santa Claus asking for presents, Italian children traditionally write letters to their parents expressing how much they love them. The father finds the letters under his plate at the family’s Christmas Eve dinner and reads them aloud after the meal.

An “Urn of Fate” is an old world tradition in Italy which calls for each member of the family to take turns drawing a wrapped gift out of a large ornamental bowl until all the presents are distributed.

A ceppo, also called a “Tree of Light,” is a wooden frame several feet high constructed in a pyramid shape, supporting several shelves. A manger scene is often displayed on the bottom with small gifts of fruit, candy, and presents on the higher shelves. The ceppo is decorated with colored paper, gilt pinecones, and miniature colored pennants. Small candles are fastened to the tapering sides and a star or small doll is hung at the apex.


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TO The ReAdeRS’ FORUm:I would like to thank the WCA Hospital Center for Imaging & Medical at WCA and the Wellness Program for hosting “Shades of Pink”, a breast health education and screening event held at the hospital in September and November.

Free clinical breast exams were given to fifty-two women by Debbie Daniels, NP, from Jamestown Primary Care. Women were encouraged to schedule their mammograms at that time. Women without health insurance were referred to the Chautauqua County Cancer Services Program a program of the Chautauqua County Health Department that provides free mammograms to women ages 40 and older. For anyone who would like information about free screenings, to volunteer in awareness campaigns or to make a donation, please call the Cancer Services Program of Chautauqua County at 1-800-506-9185.

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GUInneSS WORld ReCORd SeTIt’s official. The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center for Comedy is now in the Guinness Book of World Records. The Center set a record for having the most people in one location dressed like Lucy Ricardo. Says Sharon Bergstrom, assistant to the director, “We had, officially, 916 people dressed like Lucy. Guinness required at least 250 and we far exceeded that. It was wonderful.”

Participants had to meet the strict requirements of the Guinness Book of World Records, including being able to verify that the costume was worn by Lucy in an episode of “I Love Lucy”. Another requirement was Lucy’s upswept hairdo and bright red lipstick. Every person who registered had the option of wearing his or her own costume, or, they could wear a shirt from the Center printed with Lucy’s iconic polka-dot dress. The Center also supplied the bright red lipstick. For those without the proper hairdo, The Center offered masks, approved by Guinness, of Lucille Ball’s face. Other requirements included two independent witnesses, still photos and a video, and an official count, also done by someone independent of the Center.

“The entire process was very carefully controlled,” said Bergstrom. “Even though the event was held in August, we were just recently notified.” To see a picture of the record setting event, go to www.lucy-desi.com. The Center is also having posters of the event made, and these will soon be available in the gift shop and on line. The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center is located at 2 and 10 West Third Street in Jamestown, and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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During the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, many thoughts turn toward sharing with those less fortunate. Whether in the local community or the nation or the world as a whole, acts of kindness and goodwill abound. The “season of giving” gets its name for a very good reason, as people open their hearts to others, offering their friendship and caring by donating gifts of time, energy, and financial support.

Chautauqua Striders’ sponsorship of “Strider Claus” every December is a perfect example of how the generosity and charitable spirit of many contribute to a more beautiful and fulfilling holiday for children and youth who might not otherwise be able to experience the gift of giving to their families and loved ones. This year, approximately 175 young shoppers have been invited to enjoy this festive and joy-filled event. Community volunteers will be joined by high school students from Chautauqua Striders Mentoring who, as “elves,” will aid younger children in their family shopping or will assist adults in wrapping and bagging selected presents “purchased” at no cost.

Chautauqua Striders tries to encourage students in each of its programs to do something for others in whatever way they can. Very often, simply sharing the gift of friendship and support through a card or a note is enough. Currently, students participating in the Futuro Latino club at Jamestown High School are crafting handmaid Christmas cards written in both English and Spanish languages that will be sent to men and women serving in the armed forces. In the North County, similar cards were designed and decorated by students at the Boys & Girls Club, Brocton, and Westfield after school programs for Veterans Day in honor of those who have served and sacrificed in the past.

Mentors and their matches from Chautauqua Striders’ program at Jamestown High School agreed to be bell ringers for the Salvation Army at SAM’s Club on December 3. This was their fourth year in support of the Red Kettle Campaign. Another example of community giving involved several students assigned to APP (Alternate Placement Program) in the Jamestown Public School District. They offered to help construct the Christmas parade float for Joint Neighborhood Project recently. These young men were able to productively and artistically contribute to JNP’s effort and find a connection to the community they might not otherwise have experienced.

Events held last spring and fall also found youthful participants from Chautauqua Striders taking part in “Hands on Jamestown” and “Walk United.” In late May, mentors and their matches pitched in to clean up areas in and around City Hall and the Jamestown YMCA for the fourth year in a row. September found students from many of Chautauqua Striders’ programs joining with others representing several additional community agencies to help raise $1,145.00 in support of the United Way of Southern Chautauqua County.

Giving so freely to people in their time of greatest need seems to be a truly unique American characteristic. In order to preserve and sustain this tradition, adults need to be positive role models and take time to talk to young people about the social mores they value. As they become adults, these fundamental truths will become critical in shaping the principles by which the young choose to live. According to the Search Institute, originators of the 40 Developmental Assets, positive values for success include caring, equality and social justice, integrity, honesty, responsibility, and restraint. These accumulated assets help guide behavior and define experiences and future relationships.

In this spirit of the holidays, the season of giving, Chautauqua Striders wishes everyone peace and joy now and in the coming new year!

Mentor John with his Mentee, Dylan were captured ringing bells for the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign at the Chautauqua Mall.

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Preceptor Epsilon, one of the Jamestown chapters of Beta Sigma Phi, a nationwide, service-oriented sorority, recently donated funds to the Children’s Room at Prendergast Library to purchase new containers for floor puzzles. Shown, enjoying the puzzles with the new containers, are Mia Haggerty, granddaughter of chapter member Valerie Haggerty, Nathan Hill, son of chapter member Jennifer Hill, and Alyssa and Zoey Shimmel, granddaughters of chapter member Sharon Bergstrom. Preceptor Epsilon’s fundraisers throughout the year help to meet community needs through monetary donations. Chapter members also volunteer in the Jamestown area with activities like decorating St. Susan’s Kitchen for Christmas and bell ringing in the annual Salvation Army Kettle Drive.


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So…how many things have you crossed off your Christmas to-do list? I know I have very little crossed off, and in turn, an awful lot left to do! I am ready to start thinking homemade gifts will be a good idea. I can stay home on my day off and create really special gifts, rather than fight the crowds at the mall to spend too much on boring, ordinary stuff.

There are so many simple to make, wonderful to receive gifts. From mason jar mixes to works of art, the thing that matters most is that the gift was made by your own hands. There are dozens of “checkout magazines” at every supermarket stand that will guide you step by step to a wonderful array of gifts. When my kids were little we always made cinnamon applesauce angels and I loved receiving jars of chocolate chip cookie mix and friendship tea. Much like giving a tray of homemade cookies, a homemade gift will warm the heart of its recipient!

Today we are so busy with life in general that it seems like it would take less time to just go to the store and buy a gift, but in truth, one trip to the store can provide you with the materials to create many memorable gifts that you can put together in an assembly line of your own. By purchasing a dozen mason jars and the ingredients for 12 batches of chocolate chip cookies, you will result in 12 gifts…for the postman and paper carrier, neighbors and the kids’ teachers. Simply layer the dry ingredients in the jars, add the lid and tie the recipe on with a pretty ribbon and you are all set. The same can be done with just about any recipe; simply layer all of the dry ingredients in your jar…brownies, quick breads, cookies, even flavored teas, cocoas and other beverages. Add the recipe

and you are done.

Another fun food craft is cinnamon applesauce angles. By mixing dry cinnamon and applesauce, you can make a great craft dough out of which you can cut a variety of shapes to make ornaments or other decorations. Not only are they cute, but they will make the house smell wonderful! Do you remember “shrinky dinks”? (The homemade stained glass window decoration.) You can make similar decorations by crushing hard candies, putting them on a foil lined baking tray and baking until they have melted.

Let’s not forget tissue paper wreaths and magazine Christmas trees. Remember being in kindergarten and folding Reader’s Digest magazines over and over until the whole book looked like a pine tree (kinda, sorta, if you squinted)? I’ll always remember the smell of the spray paint in the art room… And when I look at my Christmas tree each year it is like a chronology of Todd and Mark’s school years. There is a special ornament made by each of them each year from preschool on. And we can’t forget homemade Christmas cards. Those are always my favorite! Just yesterday I came home to find two beautiful cards on my desk, handmade by Todd and his girlfriend Toria. They are ones I will keep long after the holiday has ended!

You don’t need to be a real “crafty” person to create some wonderful gifts this year; you just have to open your mind to taking the time to try it! Start small with just a few things and see how it goes! If you don’t like what you create, you aren’t out much more than a little time, and chances are you will be excited at how fun-and easy-it was!

Cinnamon Applesauce AngelsFrom the kitchen of

Vicki McGraw

2 cups ground cinnamon

1 cup smooth applesauce

1 T cornstarch

Mix cinnamon and cornstarch; add applesauce to from a soft dough (adding extra cinnamon if dough is too sticky).

Roll dough to ¼” thick, cut with cookie cutters. Carefully put cutouts on a foil lined baking tray. Using a straw, make a hole in the top of the ornament for a ribbon or hook. Bake at 300* for 35-45 minutes (or until dry).

When completely dry, tie a ribbon through the hole to hang on your Christmas tree.

CRAnBeRRy hOOTyCReeKS

The layers in the jar give a pretty “sand art” appearance that makes the jar pretty enough to give as a gift along with the instructions for making the recipe.

InGRedIenTS 5/8 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/3 cup white sugar 1/2 cup dried cranberries 1/2 cup white chocolate chips 1/2 cup chopped pecans

dIReCTIOnSLayer the ingredients in a 1 quart or 1 liter jar, in the order listed.

Attach a tag with the following instructions: Cranberry Hootycreeks 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet or line with parchment paper. 2. In a medium bowl, beat together 1/2 cup softened butter, 1 egg and 1 teaspoon of vanilla until fluffy. Add the entire jar of ingredients, and mix together by hand until well blended. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets. 3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until edges start to brown. Cool on baking sheets, or remove to cool on wire racks.

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GROWInG ChRISTmAS CACTUS

Contributing Writer Joanne Tanner

Since Grandma’s day, the Christmas cactus has been a favorite houseplant. It’s not unusual for a single plant to be passed down from generation to generation because they’re long-lived, easy plants to grow. But if you want to get them in bloom (especially for the holiday season), they need a little special care during the coming weeks.

Hybridization over the past century has resulted in the introduction of many new varieties of Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter cactus. These plants are members of the Zygo-cactus family. Most of which are native to Central and South America. Although these plants are called cacti, they are truly different in all aspects from the common desert cactus with which we are all familiar. These plants, called Epiphytes are found in the same environments as orchids. They are most often found in the forks of tree limbs where they grow in decayed leaves and other natural debris that accumulates there. Since they are tropical cacti, their cultural requirements are totally different from true cacti.

ReQUIRemenTS OF BlOOmInGThis is the time of year you can purchase a Christmas cactus in full bloom. If you already have one and are perplexed as to why it’s not blooming, here is the scoop on how to care for them and the steps to follow to get them into bloom:

Cooler teMpS – In September and October, Christmas cactus plants should be kept in a cool room where temperatures will remain around 50 degrees, give or take a few degrees. Be sure not to expose them to freezing temperatures.

expoSure to liGht– It’s also very important they be kept in a room where no artificial light will be turned on at night. So during the fall months, the Christmas cactus should be placed in a spot where it receives indoor, indirect bright light during the daylight hours but 12 hours of total darkness at night.

wAter requireMentS – Since the Christmas cactus is a tropical plant it will require watering on much the same basis as any other type of tropical plant. A good procedure to follow is to water the plants thoroughly and then allow the top inch of soil to dry before watering again. However, during the fall and winter months, the plants should be watered less

frequently in order to get them to bloom.

So to sum it up, the key to getting Christmas cactus to flower during the holiday season is the proper light exposure, correct temperatures and limited watering. One of the most frustrating things that can happen to Christmas cactus is after the flower buds have developed they drop off the plant. Bud drop can be caused by any one of several different conditions. Usually it’s because of over-watering, lack of humidity or insufficient light during daytime hours.

After The Christmas holiday season, the Christmas cactus should be given about a 30 day rest. Again place it in a cool room and provide limited water. Don’t worry if it loses a few leaves or joints and appears weak during this rest period. This is not the time to pinch, prune or shape a Christmas cactus. The best time is when the new growth begins in March or early April.

Fertilizing can be done in late October or early November using a liquid type fertilizer low in nitrogen but higher in potassium and phosphorous for blooming. A ratio of 0-10-10 would be sufficient. Give your cactus a second application in February. During the growing season from April through September, fertilize the plants with an all purpose liquid houseplant type fertilizer such as a 10-10-10 that includes nitrogen for green growth. (Of the three numbers on a fertilizer container, the first number is nitrogen)

If repotting is necessary, this can be done in February, March or April. However, keep in mind the plant will flower best if it is kept in a container where it’s pot-bound.(meaning the plant has become too large for its’ container) If your Christmas cactus is given proper care and is placed in the right location, it’s not unusual for it to flower several times throughout the year.

FAITh MATTeRS

STRIve FOR peACe Contributing Writer

Pastor Scott D. Hannon

Fill In The Blank:

It’s the most _____ time of the year.

Did you say wonderful? You’re right, but what else? I asked this same question in church last Sunday and here are some of the responses I received…

Hectic, busy, dark, chaotic, party-filled, cold, fattening, commercial.

Does that list resonate with you?

In the church we call this wonderful, hectic, party-filled time of year Advent. Advent is a season of waiting and preparation, but in the Bible it is also a season saturated with peace. There’s a letter called II Peter in which the author writes to people who are like us- caught up in preparations and plans. The author writes to these people in Advent and says…

“While you wait for Jesus, strive for peace.”

Is this the most peaceful time of year?

That invitation to people in Advent 2,000 years ago is also an invitation to us. God invites us in the midst of this wonderful time of year to make room for peace- to take breaks from the shopping and to-do lists and let a holistic physical, spiritual, and emotional peace fill our lives.

If Jesus came today would he find you at peace? Or would he find you caught up in all the other mosts of this time of year?

Friends, strive for peace. And know right away that you will not find it under your tree. Peace doesn’t come from having the best decorated house. Even cooking the greatest dinner since the Last Supper cannot provide peace. Peace comes from God- from knowing you’re loved and forgiven. And this Advent I hope you know that you are loved and forgiven.

Strive for peace. After all, it’s the most _____ time of the year .


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Theresa Nolan and Laurie Capps from Tanglewood Group, and Andy Zappie from Jim’s Dry Cleaners

Employees from the Tanglewood Group partnered with Jims Dry Cleaners to provide warmth and comfort for others in the community this holiday season by participating in a coat drive. Many staff members from Tanglewood Manor Assisted Living Facility, Memory Garden, and Comfort Today Adult Day Care brought in gently used adult and children’s coats, which were then picked up and dry cleaned by Jim’s Dry Cleaner’s , and then distributed throughout the community to those in need. “This is the 4th consecutive year for the project and the coats just keep coming, says Laurie Capps, Housekeeping Director for the Tanglewood Group. “ For information about any of Tanglewood’s services, please call Cheryl Evan, Director of Community Affairs at 338-0500.

ThIRd AnnUAl neW yeAR’S ChAllenGe

SeT AT lOCAl ymCAThe Jamestown and Lakewood YMCAs are proud to announce its New Year’s Challenge wellness campaign that will run for the entire 2012 year.

This yearlong fitness program is available to existing members or new members joining the YMCA on New Year’s Day, January 1, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. only at the downtown Jamestown branch.

The YMCA is opening its doors on this national holiday to promote health and wellness to the community.

The program is based on completing weight goals throughout the year and includes monthly weigh-ins.

For those people who attain their goal of a healthy weight by December 7, 2012, they will be rewarded with a free one-year YMCA adult membership valued at $555 and be entered into a drawing to win a 50 inch (at least) big screen television.

“The YMCA is committed to the wellness of our community,” said Mark Eckendorf, YMCA executive director. “This is the perfect program for those health seekers ready to make a change from a sedentary lifestyle to a more healthy way of life.”To be eligible to participate, registrants must be 18 years of age or older.

For those wishing continued support beyond these initial meetings, discounted personal training packages will be available on January 1 as well.

The first 24 participants to register on January 1 will also receive a complimentary The Biggest Loser® daily meal planner.

Matt Hanley, a participant and winner from this year’s challenge, was certainly motivated by the program and lost over 50 pounds.

“It was not just an entire year of losing weight, but an entire year of changing old habits and making better decisions,” said Hanley. “Making weight was just the beginning - now is the time to focus on maintaining and further improving my fitness levels.”

Registrations for the program will also take place 6 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday January 2 to 5 at the Jamestown or Lakewood YMCAs.

The cost for the challenge is $20 for all participants.

On New Year’s Day, YMCA fitness staff, including personal trainers, and membership associates will be available for facility tours, fitness orientations, and membership consultations.

For more information, please contact Scott Mekus at the Jamestown YMCA at 664-2802, ext. 236 or Donna Garvey at the Lakewood YMCA at 763-0303 or visit www.jamestownymca.org. The YMCA is a United Way agency.


ST. SUSAn CenTeR – A Christmas Invitation

TO WhOm IT mAy COnCeRn,You are cordially invited to Life.

Your journey will begin immediately at the intersection of Survival Lane and Thriving Road. Unfortunately, Survival Lane is unpaved and full of instability and mined with potholes of uncertainty. But, at least it’s a road! Thriving Road is a paved, four-lane highway equipped with everything that you’ll need for life. It’s unfortunate that your car has broken down and you have no money for repairs. You will have to find a ride or walk the rest of the way because you still need to either Survive or Thrive! Sincerely, LIFE

A lIFe STORyA car pulls up to the stop sign at the end of Survival Lane, the door opens and Mary, a young women, steps out of the vehicle with her two small children; Jessica, five, has beautiful long curly hair and a face like an angel and John, three, as cute as can be with a twinkle of mischief in his eye. Mary was hoping they could ride a little farther, as far as Thriving road, but it just didn’t work out. Now it is raining, the kids are cold, tired, hungry and cranky. At this point Survival Lane doesn’t seem so bad; it has at least some of the things she and her children will need, though just barely.

Mary settles for Survival Lane and finds a job at a local restaurant working hard to keep food on the table and pay the rent. Survival Lane has many roadblocks which keep Mary and her children from going any farther. Unfortunately, Mary is still unable to make ends meet, despite her best efforts, and is forced to apply for food stamps and Medicaid to ease the sting of her struggles. With everything she has gone through a bad seed is planted and begins to germinate in her heart and mind. The seed takes root and insecurity and hopelessness grow, blocking her view of Thriving Road.

The memory of Mary’s desire to make it to Thriving road with her two children fades away like an old pair of worn out jeans. Somewhere along the road she threw her hopes and dreams to the curb. Will Mary ever believe in herself again? Will someone or something remind her of the highway of life called Thriving? One can only hope. Besides, what else can anyone do?

Millions of Americans find themselves in the same situation as Mary, giving up on the dream of making something of their life and providing more for the lives of their children. Fortunately, there is a place people like Mary can turn to in the Jamestown area. The St. Susan Center in Jamestown is a place where people can go as they make their way along Survival Lane, with caring volunteers and staff providing assistance in their time of need. It may even be that something as simple as a hot meal, an afternoon of shelter from the rain or snow and a warm place to rest for a while are enough to encourage someone to keep on trying.

A SeCOnd CORdIAl InvITATIOn:St. Susan Center invites you to share in a rewarding opportunity. For many of our friends and neighbors this holiday season of 2011, jobs have been harder than ever to find and hold onto and the cost of food, shelter and clothing have risen ever higher. Survival Lane will become an even bumpier road to travel as they head into 2012.

So even if you can only help a little this year, that may be everything to someone.

St. Susan offers three ways to accept this special invitation.

1. Navigate to http://stsusancenter.org/ and click on the Donate tab. Join the $5-a-Month Club. $5 will provide two complete, nutritious and well balanced, hot meals. Simply mail your contribution to: St. Susan Center, P.O. Box 1276, Jamestown, NY 14702. In 2010, St. Susan’s Kitchen served more than 85,000 meals and the need still increases every year.

2. Donate online through the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation tab on St. Susan’s website. Go to CRCF’s page 14, Select the St. Susan Center Fund.

3. Take your cans and bottles to the Redemption Center at 572 Foote Avenue Extension, Jamestown. Just drop them off and tell them the funds go to St. Susan Center. They’ll take care of the rest.

St. Susan Center is 501(c) (3) corporation. Tax deductible receipts are available.

SeRenAdInG pATIenTSJAmeSTOWn hARmOny expReSS

vISITS WCA

Jamestown, New York (Wednesday, December 7, 2011)—Pictured in photo, the 2011 Holiday season marked the return of the legendary Jamestown Harmony Express Chorus who kicked off their holiday season with a visit to WCA Hospital. Pictured, newborn, Elin Rae Isaacson, enjoys the melodies of the Jamestown Harmony Express alongside her Mom, Brooke Isaacson, (far left) and family friend, Heather Pickup (center). The all-male choir toured the hospital serenading nursing staff, patients and visitors with a variety of delicate a cappella holiday harmonies. The Jamestown Harmony Express Chorus, under the music directorship of David Lewis, has performed locally and in many venues outside the local area including The Walk Resort in Branson MO, Buckeye Invitational, Columbus Ohio, New Year’s Day Parade, London England and Chautauqua Amphitheater, Chautauqua, New York. For more information visit their website, www.harmonyexpress.com.

JBC ACCRedITATIOn ReAFFIRmed process Strengthens, Sustains programming

In a recent message to the Jamestown Business College community, JBC President, David Conklin, announced that the Middle States Commission on Higher Education has reaffirmed the college’s accreditation.

The Commission also commended the institution on its progress and the quality of its Periodic Review Report.

President Conklin said, “The success of the Periodic Review Report was a result of the efforts of the entire college community. I’m pleased that we received a favorable response and that our aims as an institution continue to be on target.”

The Periodic Review Report is a retrospective, current, and prospective analysis of the institution as a whole. Its intent is to strengthen and sustain the quality and integrity of higher education.

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education accredits degree-granting colleges and universities in the Middle States region, which includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and several locations internationally. The Commission defines, maintains, and promotes educational excellence across institutions.

Jamestown Business College offers business-focused Associate and Bachelor degrees and certificate programs that include targeted professional development activities. For more information on registering for these programs, call 664-5100 or visit us online at www.JamestownBusinessCollege.edu.


Sports

Week of 12/12/11 - 12/18/11

Solution to Crossword:

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Week of 12/12/11 - 12/18/11

Edited by Margie E. Burke

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AndRe Reed TO AppeAR AT ChAUTAUQUA SpORTS hAll OF FAme

IndUCTIOn BAnQUeT

Former Buffalo Bills wide receiver Andre Reed will be the guest celebrity at the 31st annual Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet on February 20 at the Lakewood Rod & Gun Club.

“We are thrilled to have Andre as the guest speaker for our induction dinner,” said Chip Johnson, banquet chairman. “Not only was he a superstar player during the Bills’ streak of four Super Bowl games, Andre was also one of the most popular Bills in the history of the franchise. His appearance will add a special touch to the induction of Bob Schmitt, Greg Peterson, Jim McElrath John O’Neil, Betty Bartkowiak, and Ben Bishop.”

In the words of Buffalo Bills hall of fame Coach Marv Levy, “Andre Reed was one of the greatest and most durable football players that I have ever coached. He excelled in every aspect of the game.”

One of 10 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2011, Andre set the all-time Bills receiving record with 941 receptions, 13,095 receiving yards, 86 touchdown receptions, and 36 games with at least 100 yards receiving. Along with Jim Kelly, and Thurman Thomas, Reed was a part of one of the most potent offenses ever to play in the NFL and was one of the key members of the Buffalo Bills during their glory years in the early 1990s.

Andre was born on January 29, 1964 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The seven time pro-bowler actually played quarterback at Dieruff High School where he led the team to an undefeated season in his senior year. Reed was recruited as a wide-receiver by Kutztown University where he set nine school receiving records.

In 1985, Reed was drafted in the fourth round by the Buffalo Bills where he had an immediate impact during his rookie year with 48 receptions for 637 yards and 4 touchdowns. With improving numbers during the next few years, Andre earned his first of seven pro-bowl selections in 1988. He went on to set nearly every Buffalo Bills receiving record and to establish credentials that merit induction in the NFL Hall of Fame.

After 15 years with the Bills, including four Super Bowls, six AFC title games, seven Pro Bowls, Reed played one year with the Washington Redskins before retiring.

Reed finished his career third all-time in NFL history with 951 receptions, sixth all-time in receiving yards with 13,198 yards and seventh all-time with 86 receiving touchdowns. Reed and 2010 Hall of Fame inductee Jerry Rice are the only two receivers in the history of the NFL to have thirteen seasons with at least 50 receptions.

The CSHOF induction banquet on February 20 at the Lakewood Rod and Gun Club will begin with a hospitality session at 5:00 p.m. with dinner at 6:30.

Tickets will soon be available at a cost of $50. CSHOF members will receive a $5 discount. To reserve a ticket, contact Chip Johnson at 485-6991.

CSHOF president Randy Anderson suggests that tickets would make a terrific gift for the sports fan on your Christmas list.

Additional ticket locations as well as the announcement of the banquet emcee will be made soon.

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With the start of a new High School Sports season already under way, I catch up with Coach Craig Swanson of the Jamestown High School wrestling team. We spoke in the recently renovated wrestling room at JHS, which is still the second most impressive thing to see, after Coach Swanson’s always competitive squads.

MH: Can you tell us a bit about your career as a coach?

CS: This is my 23rd year as a coach here at Jamestown. I was just finishing up school, and I got a call from Kay Gould, who was the athletic director here at Jamestown. She wanted to know if I was interested in coaching. At that time I was still in school with a class or two left before I graduated. I offered to her that I would be an assistant coach. I really didn’t want to jump right into a head-coaching job right away. Well, she was persistent and kept asking me. Finally I realized that was the best bet for me. Get into head coaching right away, and hope that down the road that decision would work for me in getting a teaching position. It did. It’s been 23 years. I find that hard to believe. It has gone fast, but it has been enjoyable. That’s for sure.

MH: Before coaching, where did you wrestle?

CS: When I started out, in fourth grade, I was at Southwestern. It was in a gym class. Jerry Noonan was my Phys. Ed. teacher there at Lakewood. We had a little wrestling competition. The kids who did well were given a flyer to join the local wrestling club. I did that, and got hooked. I did it all the way through high school under Coach Thernal and several other coaches. It was great. As I finished up high school I really got into it. I started wrestling in the summer. My dad would take me to tournaments, as would the Watican family, in Falconer. Their sons, Rob, Jeff and Chad, would go to tournaments and they would take me with them. That really helped expose me to some stiff competition. As soon as I got done with that, I enrolled at Edinboro University. They had just got a new coach, Mike Diana. He was a four-time All-American at Iowa under Dan Gable. Edinboro had

been Division II. My second year we ended up second in Nationals. Then in my final years we moved up to Division I. A big leap with some stiff competition, but it was good for us. I was a little guy coming out of High School and I got a chance to wrestle some state champs and other great wrestlers. It taught me a lot. Bruce Bomgardener was a coach there as well, and he was an Olympic Champion. Just a great experience. All of that led up to where I am right now.

MH: Tell me about your assistant coaches.

CS: When I first started out it was Ed Moralis. Then it was PJ Wendle, the coach at Falconer. He moved over there after getting a teaching position. Then it was Eric Soule who was with me for quite a while. He is coaching at Jefferson Middle School now. Also Scott Schalle who coaches at Washington was a coach for a couple of years. Aaron Zuwald was with me for a while after Coach Soule, and he ended up taking a position at Persell. So currently we’ve got all three coaches at the Middle Schools who have worked with me at the High School. They know the system, and that works out really well. Right now, two of my assistants, Jamie Bloomquist, who took 5th at States, and Cory Kane, who finished very high in Sectionals, are former wrestlers. I have some good guys who are familiar with the program with me right now.

MH: What are the weight classes like in High School?

CS: In New York State the lightest weight class is 99 lbs. That is a shift from former years where it was 96 lbs. Nationally, they bumped everything up. And, in fact, nationally the lightest weight class is 106, but NYS created a 99 pound class for the little guys. The highest weight class is 285. All together there are 15 weight classes.

MH: How do you get these kids in shape?

CS: We do plenty of conditioning. We do a lot of running, some hard drilling, live wrestling, and some sprints. They just have to work hard,

that is the bottom line. When we run, they have to push it. When we wrestle, they have to go hard. When we sprint, they better book it. They have to work hard. There is no coasting. They have to push themselves, and the coaches push them too. But they also have to push each other. When two guys are wrestling, if one is pushing it and the other isn’t, the one who is slacking is going to pay for it. They pressure each other to perform well.

MH: How does your own experience as a wrestler in a lighter class affect your ability to coach the wrestlers in the higher weight classes?

CS: It is somewhat difficult showing them some moves. When I was right out of college it wasn’t hard at all. I could wrestle with any of them. But as far as moves go, I show all of the wrestlers the same moves. There is just a speed difference. With the little guys there is a lot of quickness. With the big guys it is about having the right technique and making sure it is a good shot. There is a little difference in wrestling across the weight classes. Coach Bloomquist works with our bigger guys showing them some of the moves that work best for them.

MH: How many meets do you have and how many tournaments?

CS: We have 8 dual meets and 6 tournaments in the regular season. After that we have the class tournament. The qualifiers there move on to the class-sectional

qualifier, and from there states.

MH: Who and when do you wrestle?

CS: We have Hamburg, Frontier, Orchard Park, West Seneca West, Williamsville North, Clarence, Lancaster, and Sweet Home. Most of our matches are on Wednesday and Friday. This month we still have Hamburg at home on December 14 and Clarence at home on the 21. It’s always good to see the fans down here cheering on the Red Raiders.

Coach Swanson expects hard work from his wrestlers, and he clearly works his hardest for them. Under his watch the entire Jamestown wrestling program has continued a tradition of great wrestling that is respected across all of Western New York. With coaches and a system in place at the Middle and High School levels, watch for good things to come. We also congratulate the three-time city champ, Jefferson Middle School wrestling team. Will this year be four?

From the Locker room

JhS WReSTlInGCRAIG SWAnSOn , COACh

mARK hAnnOn, InTeRvIeWeRSports Writer Mark Hannon

Jamestown High School Wrestling Coach Craig Swanson


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Monday Dec. 19th 8:30 pm

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hOme SChedUle:Tues. Dec. 13th Senators VS Sabres 7:00 pm

Fri. Dec. 16th Maple Leafs VS Sabres 7:00 pm

Mon. Dec. 26th Capitals VS Sabres 7:00pm

Sat. Dec. 31st Senators VS Sabres 7:00pm

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hOme SChedUleFri. Dec. 16th Port Huron Fighting Falcons 7:05 pm

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dIne AT FRIendly’S (All)Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 5-8pm

Have dinner or dessert at Friendly’s between 5 and 8 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday of even numbered months and a portion of your bill will be donated to Audubon!

hOlIdAy pOTlUCK (All)Thursday, December 15, 2011, 11:30am-2pm

Staff and volunteers gather to enjoy great food and conversation.

ChRISTmAS BIRd COUnT (AdUlT+)Warren: Saturday, December 17, 2011

Jamestown: Sunday, December 18, 2011

ChRISTmAS FOR The CRITTeRS (All)Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 10am-noon

Meet Audubon’s critters, open gifts for the animals and enjoy a short hike.

WIShInG dAy (All)Wednesday, December 28, 2011 1-3pm

Decorate our tree with wishes, open donated gifts to Audubon and enjoy a short hike.

GeT OUT dAy AT AUdUBOn (All)Friday, December 30, 2011 10am-3:30pm

Choose from a variety of indoor or outdoor programs offered throughout the day.

theAter:

lUCIlle BAll lITTle TheATeR“Plaid Tidings”

18-24 East 2nd Street, Jamestown

Dec. 9, 10, 11, 16th, 17th, 18th

Evening Shows 8pm

Sundays 2pm

For tickets call 483-1095

ConCertS:

JhS A CAppellA veSpeRSFirst Lutheran Church, Jamestown

Sunday December 11th and 18Th 4:00 pm

ShowS:

A ChRISTmAS TO RememBeRDrama Enrichment Program

Reg Lenna Civic Center

Saturday Dec. 17th 2pm show and 7pm show

MovieS:

The SpIRe TheATeR FORGOTTen ClASSICS mOvIe SeRIeS317 E. 3rd St. Jamestown

Scrooge (1935)

Tues. December 13th and Thursday Dec. 15th

Only $2.00

For more information call 450-7357

dIpSOn TheATeRS lAKeWOOd CInemA 8 ChAUTAUQUA mAll CInemA I & IIFor information on movies and times visit: www.dipsontheaters.com

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CROSS ROAdS ShOppInG, FOOd, FUn6017 Sherman-Westfield Road (County Road 21)

Open Saturday 9-5 now till December 17th

Santa And Mrs. Claus and Seasonal Music by Local Groups

www.thecrossroadsmarket.com

FenTOn hISTORy CenTeR hOlIdAy exhIBIT67 Washington St., Jamestown

Decorated Trees, Holiday Music and Local Stories

Now thru January 21st

Open 10 to 4 Mon. – Sat.

vISIT OUR lOCAl museums, Art Galleries,

nature preserves, Concert halls

and Sports Arena’s

AuduBon nAture Center 1600 River Side Road

Jamestown • 569-2345

ChAutAuquA SportS hAll oF FAMe

15 West Third Street Jamestown • 484-2272

Fenton hiStoriCAl Center 67 Washington Street


JAMeS prenderGASt liBrary Art GAllery

409 Cherry Street Jamestown • 484-1205

JAMeStown SAvinGS BAnk iCe ArenA

319 West Third Street Jamestown • 484-2624

JAMeStown JAMMerS Russell E. Dietrick JR. Park

485 Falconer Street Jamestown • 664-0915

luCille BAll- deSi ArnAz Center

2 W. Main Street Jamestown • 484-0800

luCille BAll little theAter 18 East Second Street


roBert h. JACkSon Center 305 E. Fourth Street


the roGer tory peterSon inStitute

311 Curtis Street Jamestown • 665-2473

weekS GAllery JAMeStown CoMMunity

ColleGe 525 Falconer Street


reG lennA CiviC Center 116 E. Third Street


Send US yOUR yOUR y evenT – It will appear in print and online at www.JamestownGazette.com

Send to [email protected]’d love to hear from you!


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Krug with Ty and Maddie

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Lisa GencoYou are My Sunshine Market

“I’ll Be Home For Christmas, Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers”

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Krug with Ty and Maddie

Dick Brenmer, “Cookie FrosterExtraordinare” Elegant Edibles

Creating Keepsakes in

Randolph, Elaine Sluga,

Instructor Vicki Reding

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Creating Keepsakes in Randolph, Marion Wade and Lynn Dawson

Lyn Hall Quirky Quilters, 129 Main, Randolph

Randolph Retail Company,

Owner Cathy Congdon and

Debbie Mauro


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