NY man in critical condition following motorcycle crash Sep 9, 2009
The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office said James A. Simmons, 50, was traveling south on Allegany Road when he lost control of his motorcycle and skidded 150 feet just after 7 p.m.. Simmons was transported by a medical helicopter to Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, where he was admitted to the intensive care unit in critical condition. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Restore NY funds reach WNY Sep 4, 2009
5 million) and Jamestown ($1 million) in Chautauqua County. Officials have said a total of $153. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Postcard senders know how to avoid work Sep 4, 2009
Freddie Flynt and Dianne Burnside and Pat and Charlie Moye enjoyed the Chautauqua in New York. Pat and Charlie apparently squeezed in a trip to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, too. (The Augusta Chronicle)
10 ways to make most of weekend Sep 3, 2009
When: Friday, 5 to 8 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Flares and fireworks Sunday night, coinciding with fireworks in four other communities in Chautauqua County. Where: Activities take place throughout the town of Findley Lake, N.Y., 20 miles east of Erie just over the New York state border. (Erie Times-News, PA)
First WNY students head back to school Sep 2, 2009
Wednesday, Sept. 2 (25 districts) -- Amherst, Andover, Bemus Point, Bolivar-Richburg, Chautauqua Lake, Cheektowaga-Sloan, Clymer, Ellicottville, Falconer, Fillmore, Fredonia, Frewsburg, Friendship, Genesee Valley, Hamburg, Hinsdale, Lackawanna, Pembroke, Pine Valley, Ripley, Salamanca, Scio, Sherman, Southwestern and Whitesville. Thursday, Sept. 3 (17 districts) -- Akron, Alden, Allegany-Limestone, Cleveland Hill, East Aurora, Gowanda, Jamestown, Lancaster, North Collins, Olean, Orchard Park,... (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Chiefs coach Haley has football in his bloodlines Sep 2, 2009
Todd would work six months per year, make a load of money, and still join the family during summers at Chautauqua Lake in upstate New York. "I didn't really care which way he went, it's just -- I like golf," Dick says. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
WNY draws $6M in revitalization aid Sep 1, 2009
Chautauqua (town), housing rehabilitation, $364,000. Ellington (town), housing rehabilitation, $395,000. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Police: NY duo claimed attack to conceal argument Aug 30, 2009
The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office said Saturday the 16-year-old girl's mother noticed bruises on the teen's face Aug. 23. Sheriff's deputies say the girl and her boyfriend told deputies that burglars had broken into his Mayville apartment and assaulted them, prompting an investigation and multiple witness interviews. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
September calendar Aug 27, 2009
Ring of fire: The Chautauqua Lake Association presents Light the Lakes, a fireworks display, beginning at 10 p.m. The shoreline will be illuminated with flares, followed by fireworks from five locations around the lake ... 17 Jazz at Chautauqua: The Athenaeum Hotel at Chautauqua Institution presents three days of jazz. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Paterson hopeful on flood aid Aug 20, 2009
Gov. David Paterson said he expects the to come through with federal funding and support for flood-ravaged sections of Erie, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties ... It s probably $40 million in those portions of Erie, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties, he said. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Air quality alert posted for WNY Aug 18, 2009
The air quality health advisory has been issued for the following counties: Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming. Monday s forecast for the Buffalo area calls for high temperatures in the upper 80s. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Schumer, Gillibrand urge FEMA to assist with disaster assessments Aug 17, 2009
Published: Monday, August 17, 2009 1:15 AM CDT Following severe summer storms wreaked havoc on the lives, homes, and business of residents throughout eight New York counties, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today wrote to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in support of the state's request for technical assistance to conduct joint Preliminary Disaster Assessments (PDAs) for Columbia, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Delaware, Erie, Genesee, Rensselaer and Sullivan... (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Buffalo, Chautauqua awarded housing funds Aug 15, 2009
In Chautauqua County, two grants were awarded: $220,000 grant to the to finance renovations for 20 single-family homes in northern Chautauqua County; and $300,000 to to finance improvements for 30 homes. Reader Comments. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Republic wins bid for Frontier, beats Southwest Aug 14, 2009
Republic's regional units are Chautauqua and Republic airlines, and. But they do not operate under their own names. (USA Today -- Money)
Federal aid sought for flooded areas Aug 14, 2009
Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, made the request Thursday, one day after touring a portion of Silver Creek in Chautauqua County. The devastation left by the flooding in Southern Erie, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties produced unimaginable destruction to homes, businesses, infrastructure and municipal facilities, said Higgins, who noted nearly three dozen residences in the Silver Village mobile community alone were left uninhabitable from flooding that took place Aug. 8-10. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Drink local and well Aug 13, 2009
The Chautauqua and Lake Erie Wine Trail will participate in "America's Grape Country Festival," a week-long event held at the fairgrounds in Dunkirk, N.Y., Saturday through Aug. 23. Twenty-six wineries from the region will have booths at the event where you can sample their wines and attend educational seminars this weekend. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Daily guide to television and radio Aug 13, 2009
9) A weekly variety series showcasing live performances from the Big Top Chautauqua. Mozart 3 p.m. WCRB-FM (99. (Boston Globe)
Two die, thousands lose power Aug 11, 2009
Gov. David Paterson declared a state disaster emergency and promised help for Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and Erie counties. Theodore E. Stitzel, 80, of Gowanda had gone out to check on a bridge on his property late Sunday after a creek near his home overflowed, Cattaraugus County police said, and he lost his footing and drowned. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Upcoming arts and entertainment calendar Aug 7, 2009
The Crosslake Chautauqua Poetry Seminar, 9-11 a.m. Aug. 17, Crosslake Community Center, register by Saturday by calling the center at (218) 692-4271. LITTLE FALLS. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Hogweed proves pain to humans Jul 31, 2009
In the Buffalo area, where it continues to spread, it is in Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Wyoming and Genesee counties. For more information, the DEC has created a hogweed hotline, 518-402-9425, and Web site, www. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Through the grape vine Jul 31, 2009
Mazza Chautauqua Cellars in Mayville, New York, uses this distillery to make Eau de Vie (fruit brandy) and Grappa, a traditional Italian spirit ... Where: Chautauqua County Fair Grounds, 1089 Central Ave., Dunkirk, N.Y. How much: Advance tickets are $15 one-day admission; $20 two-day admission; at the door, $20 one-day admission, $25 two-day admission; $5 for designated drivers both days ... Just a few years ago, the Chautauqua Wine Trail featured just a handful of wineries in northwestern New... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Looking Back Jul 30, 2009
Joe and Frank Swartzendruber and Otha Grady went to Iowa City Monday evening, to hear the great Kryl band at the Chautauqua. Six young men, Ben Oswalt, Sam Wertz, Menno Miller, Harvey Bender and a Mr. Brenneman and Stevanus, went to Dakota Monday to work a couple of months, harvesting and threshing. (Kalona News, IA)
State joins beetle quarantine zone Jul 28, 2009
The state also is adopting its own rules, similar to those applying to the federal quarantine, restricting the movement of ash trees or ash products from or through the Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties in western New York, where the Emerald Ash Borer was found in June. Federal rules to control ash are already in place for Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin, according to the U.S. Department of... (Albany Times Union)
Emerald ash borer quarantine instituted Jul 28, 2009
Two state departments have imposed a quarantine in Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties to combat the ... The quarantine specifically prevents the following from being taken beyond the borders of Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Bungled debt recovery draws suit Jul 23, 2009
One ALP employee claimed to have handed a lawsuit to someone in Brooklyn at 8:19 a.m., then served a second lawsuit 400 miles away in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, just one minute later. Copyright 2009 Associated Press. (Albany Times Union)
Senator: Cutting fat isn't just about taxes Jul 23, 2009
Residents of Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties have the highest overweight percentages at 64. 4 percent, while Manhattanites (New York County) are the slimmest at 42. (Albany Times Union)
Traps set for emerald ash borer Jul 22, 2009
No further sightings in New York have been reported since June, but traps to detect the ash borer have been placed in Cattaraugus, Erie, Chautauqua, Allegany, Niagara, Wyoming, Orleans, Genesee, Livingston and Monroe counties ... The spread of the beetle poses an especially potent risk to the logging industry in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties and the entire area within a 50-mile radius of Warren, Pa. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Obituaries in the news Jul 22, 2009
Chautauqua (chaw-TAW'-kwuh) County Sheriff Perry Russell said Tuesday that Scott Kurtis was found Monday by a caregiver, identified in various news reports as his sister, Mary Kristin Kurtis. Russell says the case is being handled as an unattended death, and an autopsy was being conducted to rule out foul play. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Audience gets glimpse into life of Josephine Baker Jul 18, 2009
Vernice Jackson performs as Josephine Baker at the first night of the Big River Chautauqua in Bonne Terre Thursday ... I m not bragging, it s just the truth, Vernice Jackson as Baker said Thursday night at the Big River Chautauqua under the tent behind the old Bonne Terre Elementary School ... Jackson was the first performer of this year s Big River Chautauqua in Bonne Terre. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Religion Calendar Jul 18, 2009
WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER: Relationship growth and enrichment program for married couples, Nov. 13-15, Lake Chautauqua Retreat Center in New York state. Registration is $50. (Erie Times-News, PA)
HGSA rolls out the red carpet for two Mid-Atlantic regionals Jul 17, 2009
New York also has three representatives -- East Fishkill, Levittown Athletic Club and Chautauqua County. Including the host Hurricanes, nine teams also will vie for the 12U flag which includes a trip to North Carolina for the Babe Ruth World Series. (NJ.com -- Times)
Josephine Baker, Walt Disney stop by Bonne Terre Chamber luncheon Jul 17, 2009
William Worley of Kansas City, who will perform as Walt Disney at the Big River Chautauqua Saturday night talks with Nancy Dill, executive director of the Bonne Terre Chamber of Commerce Wednesday ... - Teresa Ressel / Daily Journal BONNE TERRE Two famous Missourians are already in town for the Big River Chautauqua in Bonne Terre ... The Chautauqua performers who portray Walt Disney and Josephine Baker were in town Wednesday, speaking at a Bonne Terre Chamber of Commerce luncheon meeting. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Today in the Kitchen: On the road with Kathy Bates and wild geese Jul 14, 2009
The Indian names of Chautauqua and Lackawana appeared, as well as French names like Conneault. In upstate New York, we were getting close to Canada and the French influence. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Josephine Baker opens Big River Chautauqua Jul 12, 2009
BONNE TERRE There will be plenty of Famous Missourians here next week when the Big River Chautauqua returns for its 15th year under a big tent located behind Bonne Terre City Hall ... The idea behind the Chautauqua is to bring history to life in an entertaining and unusual way ... A group of very dedicated vocalists who call themselves the Chautauqua Singers take the stage at 6:30 each evening. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Jamestown streets ready for 'Thunder' Jul 10, 2009
On Saturday at 11 a.m. motorcyclists will take off for the 2009 Scenic Dice Run, a scenic ride through Chautauqua Country, hosted by the Downtown Jamestown Development Corporation and Southern Tier Riders Motorcycle Club. For a complete event schedule and registration information for the Scenic Dice Run, visit www. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Village voices: Chautauquas Jews Jul 3, 2009
Village voices: Chautauquas Jews ... Published: Friday, July 3, 2009 1:08 AM EDT On July 5, Chautauqua, a 19th-century Protestant-founded village in western New York, will welcome its first official Jewish community center ... Located inside the venerable Chautauqua Institution, a 750-acre summer retreat and educational hub, The Everett Jewish Life Center will stand as the centerpiece of a thriving Jewish community that has grown steadily over many summers. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
State announces more stimulus projects Jul 2, 2009
In total, DOT Region 5 Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties is expected to receive $72 million for transportation and infrastructure improvements. So far, about $65. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Grape growers sour on harvest Jun 30, 2009
The Concord grape harvest in Chautauqua County and the Lake Erie Grape Belt, the state s top producer of juice grapes, is expected to be down significantly this year. James Trezise, president of the , said the decline is due to a May frost in the Lake Erie region. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Few WNY construction cos. see stimulus work Jun 26, 2009
DOT Region 5 identified as Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties is expected to receive $72 million. DOT Region 4 made up of Genesee, Wyoming, Orleans, Monroe, Ontario, Livingston and Wayne counties is expected to receive $74 million. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Chautauqua tops NY in grape production Jun 25, 2009
Chautauqua County leads all New York state counties in grape-growing with 22,276 acres planted for grapes. That figure, which is for 2007, is up 15 percent from 2002, the s National Agricultural Statistics Service reports. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Reaches Investment Agreement With Republic Airways Holdings, Files Plan of Reorganization Jun 23, 2009
If the plan of reorganization is approved and implemented as proposed, upon its emergence from Chapter 11, Frontier Airlines Holdings would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic, an airline holding company that owns Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America ... Republic Airways Holdings, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is an airline holding company that owns Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America. (PR Newswire)
Flying under a new banner Jun 23, 2009
Airline consultant Mike Boyd added that Frontier is likely to increase routes under the oversight of Republic, which now owns Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America. Republic Airways Holdings also leases planes to major fliers like United and Delta and is very good at what they do, Boyd said. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Frontier Airlines to be bought by Republic Airways under bankruptcy plan Jun 23, 2009
Frontier said that under the plan, Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic, an airline holding company that owns Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America. It said that Frontier Airlines and its short-haul unit, Lynx Aviation, would keep their current names and operate as they do now. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Pesky beetle found in S. Tier Jun 19, 2009
It poses an especially potent risk to the logging industry in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties and the entire area within a 50-mile radius of Warren, Pa ... about 50 miles across Lake Erie from Chautauqua County, and northern Pennsylvania. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Labor dept. funds 'YouthBuild' program Jun 19, 2009
in Buffalo will be granted $687,492 for WNY YouthBuild: Leaders Under Construction and $402,532 will go to the Jamestown-based Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation and Improvement Corp. for Jamestown YouthBuild. Western New York AmeriCorps CEO Mark Lazzara said the initial grant of $687,492 could translate into up to $1. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Crawford 'hottest bachelor' Jun 19, 2009
Chautauqua opens season June 27 with Golden Boys including Fabian, Bobby Rydell, Frankie Avalon. Thursday Block Party outside Plymouth features BluesBeaters (6 p.m.), Money Shot (8:30 p.m.). (Erie Times-News, PA)
Famous Missourians coming to Bonne Terre Jun 17, 2009
They all have one thing in common ' they are all famous Missourians ' and that is the theme for the 15th annual Big River Chautauqua to be held July 16-18 under the big tent behind the Bonne Terre City Hall ... Put a painter, a cartoonist and a singer/dancer all together under a big tent on a warm summer night and that spells entertainment and that spells Chautauqua ... Actors/scholars portraying Thomas Hart Benton, Josephine Baker and Walt Disney will appear at the annual Big River Chautauqua... (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Higgins wants more NYPA funds in WNY Jun 16, 2009
The Buffalo Democrat, a frequent critic of the , which oversees the plant, has asked the state to turn over 36 percent of net revenue for economic development and tourism efforts in Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua and Orleans counties. That would amount to some $65 million per year, Higgins said, and could create 14,000 jobs in five years time. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Make headlines at June 18 event Jun 16, 2009
Chautauqua, of course (#16) ... stay in a lakeside home in the Chautauqua Institution; four bedrooms can sleep up to 10 (master has king bed, one room has two bunk beds, one has queen trundle and one has double bed and a double sleeper sofa; 3; baths); open kitchen, fireplace and grand view of Chautauqua Lake. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
English/foreign awards for districts Jun 5, 2009
Bemus Point (Chautauqua County). Clarence (Erie County). (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Good sports: WNYs top athletics programs Jun 4, 2009
East Aurora has won 17 sectional championships in team sports since 2005, a record unmatched by any competitor in Section VI, which includes all public high schools in Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie and Niagara counties and a couple in Orleans County. The result is a decisive victory on Business First s scale of athletic excellence, which awards anywhere from one to four points for each sectional title, giving the highest credit for championships won during the most recent year. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
13 hypothetical mergers of WNY districts Jun 4, 2009
If they reach an agreement, they ll form the second-biggest district (2,331) in Chautauqua County. Andover/Whitesville. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Special ratings: Teacher experience Jun 4, 2009
Leader: Four of every 10 teachers in Chautauqua Lake (39. 5 percent) have spent more than two decades on the job. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
21. Maple Grove Jun 3, 2009
Top middle schools: 21. Maple Grove - Business First of Buffalo. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Mergers: Districts ponder joining forces Jun 3, 2009
In this community, the world revolves around this school, says Thomas Schmidt, superintendent of the 478-pupil Sherman Central School District in Chautauqua County. If the school went away, Sherman, N.Y., would lose a great deal of its identity. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Special ratings: Student access Jun 3, 2009
for free extra services. Subscribe to Business First. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Salary scales for WNY teachers Jun 1, 2009
(Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties). Reader Comments. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Stimulus bucks set for infrastructure May 28, 2009
Bridge replacement and highway reconstruction in Chautauqua County s city of Jamestown. Four million dollars in stimulus funds have been dedicated to the $19. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Henry King, 89, one of last prosecutors at Nuremberg May 15, 2009
"As I walked to the courthouse for the first time, I said I'm going to dedicate my life to the prevention of this," he said at a conference on genocide held in August by the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, N.Y.. In 1945 and 1946, the United States, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union had joined in the prosecution of 21 Nazi officials. (Boston Globe)
Alaska traveler takes ice classic idea back to New York May 11, 2009
CHAUTAUQUA: Home of famed cultural camp may begin breakup lottery too ... Sullivan lives next to Chautauqua Lake in North Harmony, N.Y., and watches out his window each year as the lake freezes and thaws. (Anchorage Daily News)
Work to begin on Fredonia care facility May 7, 2009
The center is one of three current or upcoming construction projects at the Chautauqua County college. Construction already has begun on a $5. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Hochul nominated to be US Attorney in WNY May 6, 2009
The Western District is a sweeping region that includes Erie, Niagara, Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates counties. Hochul has served the Western District since 1991. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Lucy is less famous than naturalist Peterson, says their New York hometown May 5, 2009
Signs for all three mark the entrances to Jamestown, a town of 31,000 that sits at the southern end of pretty Lake Chautauqua. Peterson (1908-1996), known as the foremost naturalist of the 20th century, is remembered at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, part repository, part art gallery, part nature center and part museum. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Flu tests find new type of victim May 3, 2009
According to the Gannett News Service, State Health Commissioner Richard Daines said the 16 are in the following counties: two in Westchester, one in Monroe, one in Cortland, three in Orange, one in Lewis, one in Chautauqua, three in Nassau and four in Suffolk. None of those people are seriously ill. (Albany Times Union)
NYC officials: Swine flu spreading slowly May 2, 2009
Those additional probable cases include 33 in New York City and 13 others in Nassau, Lewis, Orange, Westchester, Monroe, Chautauqua, Cortland and Suffolk counties. The number of suspected cases in New York City fluctuated Friday, as health officials said they were checking out five more probable infections, but also reported that a recently hospitalized Pace University student thought to have the illness actually had a garden-variety strain of the flu. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
