April 26, 2012 Chautauqua Star

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StarNewsDaily.com – Week of April 26, 2012 – Vol.5, No. 17 – FREE

Mother’s Day is quickly approaching,

and here at the Chautauqua Star we want to do everything we can to help you be prepared, and to honor your moms in a special way. Next week in our May 3 edition, we will have a special pull out tab for you to read. It will feature some great stories and

advertisers to help you make Mother’s Day 2012 extra special. What’s special is the part you can play! We are opening up this tab for you to write in about your mom. Honor her, or remember her, by sending in a picture and 25 word note to her. We’ll make sure to

run your special words throughout our section. Please email your note and picture to news@ maytumcompany.com, or mail to Mother’s Day, c/o The Chautauqua Star, 4867 W. Lake Rd., Dunkirk, NY 14048. If mailing, please have your envelope postmarked by Saturday, April 28.

Star Special Scott Wise Star News Writer

As you may remember from the beginning of the month, we at the Chautauqua Star hosted a special contest for our readers. Your job was to find the specially marked ad with the ‘golden egg,’ and write in telling us where it was. Correct entries were put in a drawing for a new Acer Netbook. We had hundreds of entries come in from our ever-growing readership. The winning ticket belonged to Dorothy Grant, who lives in Fredonia with her husband Sherman. After giving them their prize, we asked them a few questions about our paper and what they enjoy most about it. Star: How long have you been reading the Chautauqua Star? Dorothy: Since it came out! We read it a lot when it started coming out. Then, when it started coming with our Buffalo News delivery, I had it every week. Star: What is your favorite part of the Star? Dorothy: We love the food section. The part where you visit restaurants (referring to Flavor of the Week).

Dorothy Grant enjoying her new Acer netbook, visiting StarNewsDaily. com. She won the Netbook by sending in a correct entry for the Chautauqua Star’s Easter Egg Hunt.

My husband and I are retired, and even though we only eat out maybe once or twice a week, it’s interesting to see what is said about the different restaurants from around the county. Star: Have you tried all the ones we write about? Dorothy: Not yet! The price of gas works into it. But if we’re over in Lakewood and I’ve read about something, we’ll try it out.

Sherman: Every night we get to go out is special, and you help by giving us ideas; an understanding that helps us make better decisions. Star: What else do you read? Sherman: The classifieds are great. Dorothy: I read the classified all the time. I was looking for a recumbent bike, and I’d check them every week for it. I kept checking to see if one showed up.

Sherman: Really, it’s a community service that we’re very grateful for. We appreciate it. I look for things like used farm equipment. Any leads you provide are a big help. Dorothy: There are also other articles in there from other parts of the county that I don’t get to read otherwise. I’m from near Jamestownthat’s where I grew up- and my dad worked in Jamestown. Those parts of the county are familiar to me, and I enjoy reading about them. Star: One thing we’re trying to do is bridge the gap between north and south county, so that’s great to hear. You emailed in your entry. Do you do a lot with our website? Dorothy: Mostly I’m in the print version. Star: What made you email instead of mail? Dorothy: Didn’t cost a stamp! No, it was easier than getting an envelope, going to the mailbox and using a stamp. It was just easier. It was less complicated to do it online. Keep watching our paper as we provide more and more opportunities for you to participate in contests, entries and content. Thanks for reading!

SUNY Fredonia to Honor Dennis and Jan Hefner Campus Invites Community to May 3, 4 Events

Contributed Article SUNY Fredonia

Just days before presiding over his sixteenth and final SUNY Fredonia commencement, President Dennis L. Hefner and his wife, Jan, will be honored at two special events celebrating their long service and dedication to the campus and its students. A reception, open to the campus and surrounding community, will be held in the outdoor arcade of Rockefeller Arts Center Thursday, May 3 at 2 p.m. On Friday, May 4, starting at 6 p.m., a Presidential Gala will be held at the Robert and Marilyn Maytum Rehearsal Halls to benefit the Hefner Presidential Scholarship Endowment. Under Dr. Hefner’s leadership, enrollment at SUNY Fredonia has increased significantly, academic programs have been expanded, and the campus is humming today with construction activity and design work reminiscent of the “modern” campus development of a halfcentury ago. Thursday, May 3, Outdoor Reception The festive atmosphere that charac-

terized popular all-campus parties hosted by the Hefners over the years will fill the Outdoor Arcade at the Rockefeller Arts Center at a free reception, open to the campus and surrounding community, on Thursday, May 3. The three-hour gathering, which begins at 2 p.m., will celebrate the legacy of Dr. Hefner, the longest serving president in modern SUNY Fredonia history and second longest current president of four-year SUNY campuses. Indeed, the Outdoor Arcade is a fitting site for such a gathering; it was there that his post-inauguration

reception as SUNY Fredonia’s 12th president was held. Brief comments will be presented by guests and Dr. Hefner. Light refreshments and desserts will be served and a nacho bar – a nod to the Hefners’ penchant for Mexican-style food – will be offered. Student ensembles from the School of Music will perform at locations in and around the arcade. Friday, May 4, Presidential Scholarship Benefit Gala On Friday, May 4 at 6 p.m., a black tie optional Presidential Gala will be held at the Robert and Marilyn Maytum Rehearsal Halls in sup-

port of the new Hefner Presidential Scholarship Endowment Fund, which will provide substantial awards to low-income, academically high-performing students. The 6,500 square feet that encompass both rehearsal halls will be adorned with banners, posters and photographs highlighting the Hefners’ distinguished service. The gala will feature station-style dining, and no reserved seating. Kurt Maytum, president and CTO of DFT Communications and a past chair of the Fredonia College Foundation, will serve as master of ceremonies of the gala. Dr. Christopher Dahl, president of SUNY Geneseo and the only comprehensive college president in the SUNY system whose tenure exceeds Dr. Hefner’s, will speak at the gala. Those unable to attend the Presidential Gala may contribute to the new Hefner Presidential Scholarship online or by check to the Fredonia College Foundation, 272 Central Ave., Fredonia, NY 14063. Additional gifts from guests of the gala are also welcome. Reprinted with permission from the Campus Report April 19, 2012

Inside This Week

Dr. Dennis Hefner, A Lasting Legacy Main pgs. 7–10

Flavor of the Week Main pg. 5

Bills Draft Sports pg. 9


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