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review of a few of them: Managing Editor The end of an era came this past year as SUNY Fredonia saw the The end of each year always brings with it a time of reflection. retirement of college president Dennis Hefner. During Dr. HefAnd with this year’s talk of the ner’s 16-year tenure, the college “fiscal cliff ” and the continued expanded enrollment by 25%, recession, there was no shortage of negative news. While recogniz- SAT scores have improved by 80 points, and two major capiing the importance of all things tal campaigns were successfully that affect our community, The completed with more than $360 Chautauqua Star has and conmillion in state and non-state tinues to focus on the positive construction dollars being seaspects of living and working in cured. In addition, external grant Chautauqua County. funding reached all-time highs, With a continued commitment and the Fredonia in 4 program in the coming year, we will bring resulted in SUNY Fredonia being our readers news of the interestranked as high as 7th in the naing people, events and one-of-a tion among public universities for kind businesses that make living, 4-year graduation rates. The camplaying and visiting Chautauqua pus has been consistently ranked County a special experience. among the top public regional Before jumping ahead, we would universities in the northeast. like to take a look back at some of This year also saw a grass-roots the highlights of 2012. Inside our effort to preserve abandoned rail paper this week, we have rerun corridors located throughout stories with a special interest to Chautauqua for conversion into our community. Below is a quick By Patricia Pihl

safe trails for recreational use. Cherry Creek trail riding club Lou Ebil Corral, worked closely with the DEC to establish a trail that allows horseback riders to trot into the village and eventually connect to trails at the former Cockaigne Ski Center and Canadaway Creek Wildlife Area. The trail project was dubbed as aiding “environmental tourism” as it promises to provide an economic boost to the area. Chautauqua Lake, one of the county’s most important natural resources - crucial to recreation and tourism - has been under distress this year due to the increase in nuisance weeds and algae, which threatened property values and reduced tourism. The problem was met head as the County and Chautauqua Lake Management Commission worked to develop an “in lake” management plan with recommendations on how best to address the weed issue.

2012 also saw the passing of one of the area’s most beloved community leaders, Pamela Lydic. Pam served as the president of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce and CEO for more than 11 years and was most notably known for consolidation of the two county chambers. She was known for embodying “the values of innovation, collaboration and commitment to the projects she undertook.” Have you ever wondered what really goes on in the life of a “carnie”? As part of our coverage of the ever-popular Chautauqua County Fair last year, senior copy writer, Scott Wise wandered down to the fairgrounds to take an “inside” look into the life of a few of the midway workers to gauge whether those stereotypes are true…or just stereotypes. To read these stories and other highlights of the year- look inside our main section.

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Many years ago a marketing colleague told me: content is king. In the marketing and media industry, we have always known this to be true. If we really thought about it we would realize that content has always been the driving force that broadens personal and professional horizons. From the inception of the written word, society seemed to adopt the motto “write it down, pass it along!” The world is no different than it was a thousand years ago, we are just faster at passing the content along today. So as another year passes and time marches on, we as a society, are still reaching out to find new ideas, products and stories that help us grow and evolve. Every corner of the world is interested in content. Chautauqua County is of course no different. We share information and sit and talk about what is new and exciting in our own communities. Perhaps, it is our “smallness” makes us more likely to share and engage than those with less connection to their communities. Because we know our communities so well and have such well-established connections within them, a small county like Chautauqua is the perfect area

for content marketing to be even more effective. Which leads us to the key question: How do we market in a small community and tell our story? Branded Content May be the Tipping Point Many brands and their collective marketing departments are realizing that they can and should create branded content around their goals and objectives. “branded content”, “sponsored stories”, and the like have been appearing far more often than ever. The rise of branded content has given birth to a new win-win scenario. Publishers now have ready-made, quality information they can share with readers and viewers. Likewise, Advertisers find a receptive outlet where they can do more than shout out a clipped and incomplete message at the public. Smart companies, large and small, are embracing the opportunity to tell their story in a complete way. This leads to a closer connection with consumers while driving business and loyalty. Social Content is a Social Success The rise of social media is certainly not a 2012, or even a 2013 fad. Social media has changed how consumers themselves pull information into their worlds. Consumers actively align themselves with many businesses

and brands. They “like” products, pages, and information. Consumers “tweet” about the things they love. Every business has its fans, social media has given a strong and decisive voice to that. A satisfied customer can share their experiences along the social networks. The great thing about social media is the power an individual has to share with their own group of friends on a fairly wide scale. People have the opportunity to become influencers like never before. Supply Meets Demand By harnessing what search data says about what web users “want to read”, publishers can create articles to satisfy that need. Knowing what people want and using the speed and efficiency the new technologies offer content can be created and shared. Smart companies can drill down with the help of publishers to place their information in a relevant way directly in the sight of those consumers who are most likely to find their products and services of interest. A company in any industry can “tag along” with publisher content to the right places to be noticed and acted upon. Many publishers, including the Chautauqua Star are publishing

content in print, online, and in their own social media spheres that tie in perfectly to products and services. Commerce and Content Develop a Happy Marriage Just as brands and publishers alike are beginning to think more expansively about advertiserfunded content, retailers are coming to regard content as one of the best possible drivers of ecommerce conversion. Retailers are realizing that, to move people to buy goods, storytelling is a great motivator, and honest, helpful guides are even better. With this in mind and as creators of content in our local market, we at the Chautauqua Star and Star Media Group look forward to marketing and sharing content well into 2013 and beyond.

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The Flying Fortress My ride on the wings of History

By Scott Wise Senior Copy Writer

While I don’t have a ‘bucket list’ per se (a list of things I want to do or see before I ‘kick the bucket’), I recently had an opportunity to take part in a truly amazing experience. When I was a kid, airplanes fascinated me. We’d go to all the local air shows and fly-in breakfasts, and I even got the chance to fly a single-engine Cessna plane. I remember one year heading to the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Base and seeing the ‘Blue Angels,’ soon after buying a poster that hung in my room throughout most of my youth. As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to have an appreciation and honor for American history and nationalism. This passion is fueled by a desire to glean from the wisdom of those around me who far exceed me in experience and age. So, when Hunter Chaney of The Collings Foundation asked me if I was interested in taking a flight in a B-17

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gave time and parts of their lives to serve their country are often quiet heroes. You don’t hear them boast or mention it much, but when they do it’s an opportunity to sit back and learn. We could see the B-24 Liberator and the B-17 Flying Fortress before we got to the Willoughby, Ohio airport, humbly parked in staggeringly large beauty near the hangar. Their very presence commanded honor and dignity, and it brought chills to my heart. Upon arriving, we walked up to them with the stride and excitement of a young child on Christmas morn-

turret. Once the engines sputtered to life, my heart was pounding. I could see the smile on my dads face get wider and wider, his joy evident for all to see. It was fairly loud, but nothing like I’d expected it would be. Unbeknownst to us, that was only the idle. “Is this what it sounded like for you?” one passenger asked a Veteran. He smiled humbly and shook his head. We weren’t sure what that meant- until a few moments later when the low roar turned into a rumbling blast of air and vibration as the engines readied for take-off.

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My Dad, riding in the mid-section of a B-17 Flying Fortress

The Veteran turned back to us, smiled, and pointed to his ears- mouthing the words, ‘this is what it sounded like.’ During takeoff, we were up and standing before too long- free to roam about the cabin. The after-storm clouds were beautiful and left the sky clear and blue. As we headed up the body of the plane, navigating around a ball turret and contorting my 6’6’’ frame around corners not created for giants. When we entered the mid-section, we found ourselves in the radar room, complete with the original Morse code straight key. What shocked me was what happened next. I stood up, finally having room and a window above my head. But what I found was- the reason I had room was because the window had been removed. Yes, you read right- removed. Needless to say, I couldn’t let the opportunity pass me by- and

Fall officially started last Saturday, but residents and visitors around Chautauqua Lake will remember a summer filled with warnings of nuisance weeds, the search for invasive water chestnut, and algal blooms attributed to beach closings. Nuisance weeds and algae have been an on-going problem in Chautauqua Lake but the mild winter and the warm, dry summer months seemed to have created a perfect storm in 2012, making conditions increasingly troublesome to recreationists. The potential impact, however, goes beyond recreation and if left unchecked will lead to lower property values, reduced tourism, and an overall poorer quality of life. Moreover, the familiar mechanical weed harvesters seen trolling areas of the Lake are considered by experts as more of a management rather than control technique, providing only seasonal relief for a “sick” lake. The County and the Chautauqua Lake Management Commission (CLMC) are in the process of developing an in-lake management plan that will provide recommendations on how best address the nuisance weeds. Chautauqua County Watershed Coordinator Jeff Diers stated that Cedar Eden Environmental LLC., is contracted to develop a submerged aquatic vegetation management plan (SAVMP) for Chautauqua Lake, which will be completed in April 2013. According to Diers, excessive sedimentation and nutrient loading are to blame for the loss of navigable water, as well as weed and algal growth in the Lake. When managing a lake as large as Chautauqua it is important to address the sources of sediment and nutrients if we are to begin to have a positive impact on managing weeds and algae.” In 2010 the CLMC developed a Chautauqua Lake Watershed Management Plan, specifically to address sediment and nutrient sources in the watershed. According to Diers, the CLMC and various watershed organizations are implementing recommendations from the Watershed Plan. Diers said that several grants have been awarded to the County Department of Planning & Economic Development, as well as the Chautauqua County Soil and Water Conservation District (CCSWCD), to implement

ing. You can look at pictures of these behemoths but never really understand what it’s like until seeing one in person. Take-off was supposed to happen fairly soon, but a storm was taking the very path we would be back to Jamestown, and so we had to wait it out for clearer skies. No worries, it gave us more time to tour the planes and really see them from the inside out. Once the all-clear was given, it was a hurried effort to load up. I was thankful to find out that two veterans of the second World War would be sitting near us in the B-17. I wanted to see the look on their faces when the engines roared to a start and we accelerated to take off. After the safety brief, we hoisted ourselves into the tail of the B-17. It was a fairly cramped space- certainly designed for function above all else. I found myself sitting cross-legged on the floor beneath a side-

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‘Flying Fortress,’ you can imagine my excitement. I was hesitant at first, knowScott Wise scott.wise@star-mediagroup.com ing that the rides were reserved primarily for World War Two veterans. I did Art Director not want to take the spot Jennifer Pulver of anyone who had served jennifer.pulver@star-mediagroup.com during such a tumultuous time in our nation’s past. Graphic Designer Thankfully, there were two Patrick Westin pat.westin@star-mediagroup.com seats available for me- so I called my dad and said, “we’re going for a ride!” General Questions On Friday, August 10, we & Subscriptions arrived at the Chautauqua admin@star-mediagroup.com County Airport in Jamestown. We shuttled down with a crew of strangers in a minivan, but got to know each one’s history on the way down. An Army Green Beret and a Marine handled the driving and navigation, while I listened with eager Submit Your News! ears to their stories. My dad, who served in the US The Chautauqua Star brings you the latest stories Air Force for eight years, swapped stories of bomb from across the region.. and we want to hear about storage and relocation, marriage and moving and the issues that matter to everything else the military you. meant to him. The part you play in making the news is very important. These men and women who Senior Copy Writer

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recommendations from the plan to reduce sediment and nutrient loading. The CCSWCD have recently received several grants that will address nutrient loading from large agricultural farms within the watershed. Diers stated that there are several projects being conducted in the Chautauqua Lake watershed. Two specific projects that are ongoing are a Dredging Feasibility Study in the Lake, as well as an engineering project in Goose and Dutch Hollow Creeks to identify the most impacted areas and provided recommendations on how to stabilize the stream banks. According to Diers, “it is more cost effective to prevent and remove sediments before they enter the lake.” Diers was reluctant to provide hard numbers because the consultants have not completed their work, but said that it could be 10 to 20 times more costly to remove sediments from the lake than preventing them from entering in the first place. “It is really going to take a change in behavior and how we go about living within the watershed, if we want to see improvements in water quality for Chautauqua Lake.” Diers stated that Chautauqua Lake has been classified by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an “impaired water body due to elevated phosphorous levels in the Lake.” Based on information from the Watershed Plan and various reports, he says about 20-25 percent of the total phosphorous loading entering the Lake is coming from the sewer treatment plants. “The State is currently in the process of finalizing a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) document which when completed, will require sewer treatment plants and other point source dischargers, to reduced their loading of phosphorous by a significant amount.” According to Diers, the CLMC, as well as various stakeholder organizations are in the process of providing letters of support encouraging the NYSDEC to finalize the document, which, Diers says “is in the final approval stage.” Diers stated that in order for sewage treatment facilities to do this, they must upgrade their facilities to more efficiently remove nutrients, which will cost in the millions of dollars.

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Success Was His Tradition academic and student life, and included the Natatorium, University Commons, Rosch Recital Hall, University Stadium, the Sound Recording Studio, the Campus and Community Children’s Center, the Technology Incubator, the Robert and Marilyn Maytum Music Rehearsal Halls, and the new $60 million Science Center, set to open in 2014. In addition, he led major renovations of the iconic I.M. Pei buildings, including Maytum Hall and the Williams Center, as well as a planned $40 million expansion of the Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center. All totaled, he secured approximately $360 million in capital construction funding for the campus during his tenure. Indeed, President Hefner understood that the community was critical to the success of the college, and vice versa. This was clearly exhibited when he served on the board of the former Northern Chautauqua Chamber of Commerce and helped its leaders embrace the idea of moving to a singular, county-wide chamber. “He helped this county embrace the idea that we are one community,” says Karen West, Senior Director of Development of the College Foundation. “A local graduate from the 1950s came up

to me recently and said that the ‘town-gown’ relationship has never been stronger, and that is directly attributable to Dennis Hefner.” “President Hefner’s work and legacy are not just visible within the confines of the campus, but extend well into the entire community and region,” adds Senator Young. “Since opening its doors over two years ago, the Technology Incubator already has proven to be a major force in economic development in our region. I worked closely with President Hefner to make this resource a reality, and already 16 start-up companies are adding innovation, economic growth and jobs.” In addition, Hefner states “I began pushing for rational tuition during my first year here,” a concept of setting a series of small, manageable, predictable increases to tuition. This policy, he argued, would allow SUNY campuses to better forecast their revenue, improve their ability to provide students with classes, and compete more effectively. It took 15 years, but New York State finally voted a five-year rational tuition policy into law in 2011, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo. He also knows there are still many opportunities for future growth and areas of distinction for the next

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At the end of the spring semester, SUNY Fredonia will be faced with the departure of Dr. Dennis Hefner, its campus leader since 1996. At nearly 66, he is the longest-serving President in the history of the modern Fredonia campus, and the second-longest active President among the four-year SUNY campuses. President Hefner directed a period of tremendous growth on campus, highlighted by undergraduate enrollment growth of more than 1,000 students - a 25 percent jump that improved SUNY Fredonia’s rank to third among four-year colleges in Western New York. Graduate enrollment has doubled, minority students have quadrupled, and international students have leaped by a magnitude of 10. He took a leadership role at both the county and state levels, which helped bring about meaningful growth and change. In many ways, he helped improve the way the region is perceived across the state - and even how the area’s residents think about themselves. President Hefner is, of course, pleased with the enrollment growth, as well as the building programs, which he recognizes as “a major point of pride for people on this campus.” These structures spanned

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Colleagues and Friends Remember Pam Lydic Mrs. Lydic served as the Chamber president and CEO for more than 11 years; first with the Northern Chautauqua Chamber and then the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce until she retired in 2009. She was honored by the Chamber as Person of the Year in 2008. In its weekly online newsletter, Chautauqua Business Weekly, the Chamber characterized Mrs. Lydic as “an advocate for the business community and all of by Patricia Pihl Chautauqua County.” Managing Editor “She understood the Friends and colleagues of delicate balance required Pamela Lydic are rememto strengthen the organizabering the former Chautauqua County Chamber of tion in its earliest days... and brought both force and Commerce president and CEO, who passed away last finesse to the table to acweek after a lengthy illness. complish what, at the time seemed like a herculean Mrs. Lydic, who is most task. Under her leadership, notably known for consolidation of the two county the Chamber stepped up as a true advocate for reducchambers is also remembered as a “true community ing taxes and creating an improved climate for ecoleader,” who embodied nomic advancement.” the values of innovation, collaboration and commit- Regarding the consolidation, Mrs. Lydic is quoted ment to the projects she as saying, “We were asking undertook.

government at the time to look at their costs and efficiencies, and we felt we needed to do the same thing.” It is noted that Mrs. Lydic considered the consolidation as the most memorable of her experiences as Chamber president and CEO. Barbara Lyons, owner of Anderson’s Cleaners in Jamestown, worked with Mrs. Lydic on the consolidation while serving as a board member of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce. “I feel very honored to have the opportunity to have known and worked with Pam.” Lyons added, “The consolidation of the two county chambers would not have happened without Pam’s perseverance.” In addition, Mrs. Lydic also provided a leadership role to a variety of community organizations and initiatives. Susan McNamara, Director of the Workforce Investment Board, remembers working with Mrs. Lydic on the (WIB) board

as well as the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator board. “In our respective jobs,(WIB and Chamber) we worked on numerous economic development projects and joint workforce development initiatives over the last ten years,” stated McNamara. “We were at formal tables as well as behind the scenes to keep things moving.” McNamara continued, “Pam, was a true leader in Chautauqua. Her passion to contribute to our community’s vitality and success truly made a difference to businesses, communities and organizations with whom she came in contact.” SUNY Fredonia College President Dennis Hefner said of Mrs. Lydic, “her intelligence, determination, and grace under pressure resulted in the creation of a county-wide organization that is the envy of the state.” He added, “Pam also partnered with her alma mater during the formation of the

SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator, giving unselfishly of her time and talent. She was a good friend to so many in this community and will be sorely missed.” Perhaps the greatest illustration of Mrs. Lydic’s leadership and passion was her commitment to develop the talent around her. According to McNamara, “she also had a gift for bringing people together whose synergy would move an initiative, project or collective understanding further than possible if done on individual paths.” She adds, “Pam was realistic, caring and knew that with optimism anything was possible.” my Vercant, former Public Relations Director at the Chamber worked with Mrs. Lydic for 12 years.Vercant remembers “no matter what project we were working on or how stressful a situation had become, she always kept us focused on the positive and on our mission.” “She gave each employee

the freedom to do our job within our departments. The respect she had for our individual talents created a strong and cohesive team,” Vercant added. Prior to her tenure at the Chamber, Pam worked for 20 years in her family’s construction business, L.G. Hall Construction. In an interview given after receiving the Person of the Year award, Mrs. Lydic credited the experience with teaching her many of the needs and concerns that small businesses have. “When I went to the Chamber, it came with a private business background — not a not-for-profit background or a government background, but the same kind of background my membership had,” Lydic said. “I think that’s important.” She summed up her work experience at the time saying, “It’s about passion — whatever you do, you have to have passion about it — and it’s about perseverance,” she said. “You can’t give up.”

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How To Stay Happy As You Age Life has its inevitable ups and downs, and the challenges we experience might not always seem fair. But there’s no need let your happiness depend upon life’s uncontrollable circumstances. “What you want and what you get are not always one and the same,” says Amy Shea, author of the new book “Defending Happiness and Other Acts of Bravery,” a collection of short stories about her life’s

journey with adversity. “The key is to find what makes you happy and defend it.” In her book, Shea details how tough circumstances have not deterred her from living life on her own terms. For example, she ultimately came to view her battle with breast cancer as a gift of opportunity. “What is possible to do in one’s life changes remarkably when one fears death more than

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embarrassment,” she says. Shea has experienced poverty, divorce, cancer and the daily woes of aging, parenting and being parented, but believes that come what may, she is prepared to defend her right to be happy. She offers these insights for those seeking happiness as they age: • Your emotions do not need to be an automatic reaction to what happens to you. By believing that, you abdicate choice. It is not

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So use just what you need and put it right where you want it. • Aging won’t be smooth and firm and flawless, but it is not the enemy. In fact, there are certain things about youth you won’t miss at all. • All of us have individual wiring that can get buried from time to time under habits we’ve formed. Be deeply committed toward the wiring that makes you happy.

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Outdoor activities abound in Chautauqua County

the Chautauqua Lake Erie Wine Trail, which stretches Star Contributing Writer from North East, PennsylThe days have shortened vania to Silver Creek. Tours and a bit of a nip has take place between the creeped into the air, but hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. less sunlight and colder For more information, visit temperatures should not http://www.lakeeriewinecool off anyone’s enthusicountry.org/ or call 877asm for enjoying all that 326-6561. Chautauqua County has Sleigh Rides at Chautauto offer during the winter qua months. The following are just a few Every Saturday and Sunday starting December 29 and of the scheduled special running through February events and activities that 24, you can take a nostalcan be enjoyed in this gic ride on a horse-drawn region: bobsled through the hisHoliday Week at the Win- toric Chautauqua Institueries tion. The draft horses trot Happening daily (exalong for approximately 45 cluding New Year’s Day) minutes along the lake and through Wednesday, into the Victorian village. January 2, a free wine tour Reservations are needed for provides a perfect outing groups, with tours leaving for guests and relatives. the Chautauqua Bookstore No tickets or reservations (10 Roberts Street) every are required to visit any of 30 minutes from 1 p.m. to the wineries located along 3 p.m. The cost for each By DANIEL MEYER

ride is $4 for adults and $2 for children under the age of 12. For more information, call 357-2151. 33rd Annual Holiday Exhibit “Dear Santa” The Fenton History Center (67 Washington Street in Jamestown) presents this annual showcase featuring decorated trees, holiday music and local stories. Going on now through January 19, the exhibit is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.For more information about the exhibit, visit http://www.fentonhistorycenter.org/ or call 664-6256. Chautauqua County Horseman’s Association Currier & Ives Sleigh Rally The Chautauqua Institution will host the event on Sunday, January 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 pm. Sponsored by Nation-

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Bemus Bay Pops Closes Out Another Successful Season audience Monday nights to cheer on their favorite Managing Editor contestant each week. Now in its 15th year, the “Overall,” Dalpra states, Bemus Bay Pops has continued to expand its season- “I think it’s (the Pops) is something that has come al entertainment offerings into its own now—there while boasting one of the is no longer a surprise as best attendance records in much as there is an expecyears. Crucial to this success was still another feat - tation. This has been enbringing back much needed grained now after 15 years.” sponsorships, which had in That being said, Dalpra recent years declined. admits that there are some events that haven’t had “The changes we’ve made staying power. He says, “I have been pretty producwould like to see Light the tive.” That was the assessment of Pops Founder Dan Lakes come back.” I’m disappointed we couldn’t keep Dalpra as he spoke about everyone in the county the number of new addiinvolved.” According to tions over the last several Dalpra, it is uncertain seasons. whether the Thursday eveAdding Saturday evening ning Symphony of Lights performances to its enterconcerts will continue. tainment line-up was very well received by the public, On balance, however, many of the programs that the according to Dalpra. He Pops have initially experiadds, “we experimented mented with have turned with Story Time Pops for out to be successful, includKids, and ended up doing four shows, something ing its special events, lake nights at the movies, Idol we can build off of in the and its line-up of acts. future.” An old stand-by for the last Karl Sisson, WCA Hospinine years, the Chautauqua tal Director of Development said, “by partnering Lake Idol, has continued with Crèche this summer, to increase in popularity. we once again enjoyed Drawing on local talent, a successful fundraising the singing competition concert event with the is a favorite among locals, bringing groups of friends, Boogie Wonder Band to family and followers to the support pediatrics here at By Patricia Pihl

The Pops Labor Day season finale draws large crowds each year.

our community hospital. Also, through the amazing efforts of the Shults Auto Group and their partnership with the Bemus Bay Pops, the ‘Car on the Barge’ raffle will raise a record amount of money to support the capital campaign for our new Emergency Department.” Dalpra states, “the Pops has reached that plateau now where it has become a way of life—there is an expectation of a certain amount of social activity that goes

on and disappointment if it doesn’t—we’ve created it, we’ve nurtured it, now its like a young adult- we’ve got to maintain it.” He continued, “We need to figure out how to keep it going and keep it going, well.” To that end, the Pops has scored a major accomplishment this year adding a new sponsors as well as the addition of a higher “ambassador sponsorship” level of $20,000. Organizations supporting the Pops in the

September

Horse Trail May Spark ‘Environmental Tourism’ in Chautauqua County Progress Continues on Extensive Public-Private Equestrian Trail System By Daniel Meyer Star Contributing Writer

A grassroots effort to preserve abandoned rail corridors located throughout Chautauqua for conversion into safe off-road trails for recreational use is building momentum, with a longterm goal of establishing an extensive public-private trail riding system clearly in sight. Volunteers from Lou Ebil Corral, a trail riding club with grounds on Rood Road in Cherry Creek, has been working closely with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to establish a trail that will allow horseback riders to trot into the Village of Cherry Creek and eventually connect to trails at Cockaigne Ski Center and Canadaway Creek Wildlife Area.The cooperation being shown by volunteers, government officials and private landowners has proven to be instrumental in the development of the Chautauqua County Equestrian Trail System. “Everything is moving along smoothly and we’re making significant progress because of teamwork,” said Missy Whittington, an East Aurora resident who serves as president of Lou Eibl Corral. “The politicians, the citizens of Cherry Creek, the various individual private land owners... really, it is has been so wonderful to see how great everyone has come together for this project.” Whittington says sound leadership from the county has helped guide the project along, with Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards providing “tremendous support” from the very beginning. “It was a good sign right off the bat because Greg jumped right in there,” said Whittington. “He was very supportive and that I believe helped lead to officials from

ambassador level this year include DFT Communications, 59 Lucy Lane, The Italian Fisherman, Shults Auto Group and Century 21. Dalpra says that some of the sponsors have also “made a personal effort to encourage others to participate in supporting the Pops.” Commenting on the summer-long venue, Senator Cathy Young stated, “I can’t imagine summer on Chautauqua Lake without

the Bemus Bay Pops. The Pops brings class, culture, and exciting entertainment to our region…attracting visitors who contribute to our economy and tax base, and enhancing the quality of life for our residents. It truly is a shining gem.” The Pops will have its one and only fundraiser, “Brewfest,” on Thursday, Aug. 30, at 6:30 p.m. which will feature the music of Sean Patrick McGraw, and beer from breweries including the Southern Tier Brewing Company, Ellicottville Brewing and Michelob Brewing Company. Ticket price includes a tasting of draft beers, hot dogs, and bratwurst. The season ends with a special Labor Day Finale on Saturday, September 1, with a performance by CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Pam Tillis, who will perform with the Bemus Bay Pops Symphony. A special appearance will also be made by 2012 Chautauqua Lake Idol winner Heather Pawlak. The winning ticket of the 2013 Ford Mustang Convertible will also be drawn during the Pops season finale concert.

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Warm spring, late freeze cause massive apple shortages across state

year- a devastating loss to the apples are produced. Bees supply of the nations apples. pollinate the blossoms, and Senior Copy Writer an apple is the product. But Because of this, costs have “Due to the hard freeze in with all the blossoms freezing gone up in every arena where March, we will not have turning black and dying, the apples are concerned. any apples this year. The bees had nothing to pollinate. Farm Stand is closed,” is the “It filters down into everyanswering machine message “Too many trees were afthing,” said Dan Pawlowski, at a local grower where apple fected, and the overall crop owner of Pumpkinville in is about 50% or less from it picking is usually a staple of Great Valley. “Pies, cider, normal yield,” said Golden. the fall season. even candied apples. Our cider costs about $2.50 more Normally, New York State That’s not the case this year. per gallon to make this year.” produces over 29 million Throughout the main apple bushels of apples every year- Pawlowski gets his apples growing states in the country, a number that earns us the from a grower that he has apple shortages are wideranking of second in the been faithful to for years near spread and disastrous this nation. Thankfully, as hard Lake Ontario, an area that Volunteers take a horseback ride along the developing year. The reason being the hit as farmers were, it wasn’t fared average with the State. Chautauqua County Equestrian Trail System. unseasonably warm March, as bad here as other places in He isn’t alone in feeling the owners through which por- which had a number of days the nation. Michigan, norCherry Creek and the surwith temperatures in the 80s. mally ranked third in the US, crunch this year, either. tions of the trail will travel rounding communities to being open and very recep- have all welcomed the idea “With the temperatures as lost 90% of its apple crop this Continued on pg. 10 with open arms, a relief to tive to what we proposed.” high as they were, it woke Whittington and others who the trees up about six weeks The focus on what Whittington and others intimate- have approached them with too early,” said Molly Golden, specific details about the Director of Marketing for the ly involved with the trail public-private partnership New York State Apple Asproject call “environmental concept. sociation. “But then in April, tourism” is promising to temperatures went back provide an economic boost “Not one person has said down to normal, with the no and most of these folks, to the area. coldest recorded temperature after we educate them on “We really have hopes and at 18 degrees, and it froze what we have planned and dreams of this running all the blossoms that came out how it makes sense for the throughout Chautauqua community as a whole, have early.” County and it will help to According to Golden, the play off of all of the positives been more than receptive and have really stepped up blossom is the reason that of our region,” said Whitand offered their assistance, ” tington. “We see people said Whittington. riding horses into Cherry Jack Peacock of Stage Coach Creek and going for lunch West in Irving is among or dinner or getting ice cream or doing some shop- those who are working with the private landowners and ping, all things that local business owners will gladly helping to mark and measure the various trails, recwelcome.” ognizing that an organized The hope is that the trails system will prove in the will provide safe public long term to be a successful access through scenic recreational tourism draw. from the Officers & Staff at woodlands, wetlands and flowering meadows, offering “There are so many people all users tremendous oppor- we want to thank that I can’t mention them all, but it’s tunities to observe plants, animals and birds found in so encouraging to see these areas otherwise remote from small groups of people come county highways and roads. together because they comThe trails would be available prehend what an economic for a wide variety of outdoor plus this will be for everyTen Convenient Locations: recreational activities as well one.” Anyone interested in volas environmental studying 30 East Main St. 128 East 4th St. 106 East Main St. 115 East 4th St. Wegmans Plaza opportunities for the public unteering with the developFredonia, NY Dunkirk, NY Westfield, NY Jamestown, NY West Ellicott, NY ment of the Chautauqua at large and field trips and 716-673-9555 716-366-4070 716-326-4414 716-664-1103 716-483-3400 special group outings spon- County Equestrian Trail sored by area schools, youth System can send an e-mail 59 Main St. 3111 Union Rd. 3438 Delaware Ave. 5751 Transit Rd. 570 Dick Rd. with their contract inforgroups, churches and civic Hamburg, NY Orchard Park, NY Kenmore, NY East Amherst, NY Depew, NY mation to: ourwhittsend@ organizations. 716-646-9480 716-674-2066 716-898-2010 716-688-6114 716-898-2022 verizon.net. The individual property www.lakeshoresavings.com LS317 By Scott Wise

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Apples, continued from pg. 9 “Weve given up educational tours this year,” said Bob Shultz, owner of the Busti Apple and Cider Mill. “We could get apples pretty reasonable, they were seconds, but we could make apple cider out of that. Even those are in short supply. Last night we had to get cider apples, but we had to go to three different places to get six bins of apples.” According to Golden, there is no rhyme or reason why some orchards are hit harder, a theme which rings true from Western to Upstate New York. “There’s not one area that did better or worse,” said Golden. “The Lake Champlain area came out a little better- but

we joke that it’s because they’re already so used to the cold. Some places you go and things look great, other places not so much.” Golden, who started working with the association in April of this year, has heard from coworkers and farmers alike the rarity of a loss this widespread. “Most have not seen anything like this since 1949,” she said. “It’s been eye opening for everyone. Thankfully, apple growers will not go out of business. They won’t be lost from one bad year. There is crop insurance, and hopefully they’ve taken advantage of it. Next year is a new year and hopefully it will be a good one.”

One piece of information that Golden stressed, though, was that a 50% yield still produces around 15 million bushels of apples- so there are still New York apples to be had. “You can go to your local farmer’s markets, or mills and places that buy from local growers,” said Golden. “Consumers can visit our website for places to pick apples, find recipes and promote the awareness of New York Apples. There are less of them, but there are still a lot of apples from New York available.” For more information on locations to find apples this year, and tasty recipes you can make right at home, visit www.nyapplecountry.com.

Flying Fortress, continued from pg. 2 I stuck my hand out of an airplane flying at 2,000 ft. and traveling at 150 knots (160-170 mph). My dad tried to get his whole head out- but the wind proved to be too much. The hair was enough for a great photo though- and a great story. We toured the rest of planetraveling on a catwalk over the bomb-bay doors and squatting down to get into the nose-turret, all while flying high above the Lake Erie shoreline. When we landed, my dad

was the first to get out and I followed suit. Next the folks sitting near us, followed by the vets. The crowd applauded as these brave men exited the war bird with sizable smiles on their wise faces. The experience was a oncein-a-lifetime one, and I won’t soon forget it. I was so thankful for the opportunity to fly in a piece of American history and experience what those who have gone before me experienced.

We must not forget about the past and let history repeat itself. We must strive after greatness, as the brave men and women who fought in the armed forces in World War II did for us. They desired to create a world of freedom and progress for their children and their children’s children. American pride and ingenuity ride on the wings of these aircraft, and I encourage you to take an opportunity to see them if it ever arises.

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Sixty-Eight Years Later, An Air Force Veteran Takes The Same Seat flying into the enemy skies above Germany during WWII; the legendary B-17. When Philip Wight was Years later, the war years nineteen years old, he far behind him, he would sat apprehensively on a become a resident of Chaumetal bench in a growling tauqua County. airplane. The temperature Except for a very brief flight inside the wind-rattled ten years after WWII— fuselage was forty below. The deafening noise around one he’d taken from Wilhim was the nerve -jangling liamsport Pennsylvania to storm of sheet metal trem- Westfield, New Jersey and then only as a reluctant bling. His view from the bubble-shaped window was passenger—Philip Wight had not been inside another menacing and formidable. aircraft since those war Flack, the shrapnel of explosions, showered against years of the 1940s. Sixtyeight years later, in August the glass like steel hail. of this summer, when the Airplanes outside—enemy Collier’s Foundation was aircraft—were firing at the present with their WWII bomber, and the crewrestored bomber craft at the members inside it. Philip Jamestown airport, Philip recalled those flights, “I climbed up and through the was just a dumb kid,” he low access door, crouched said, remembering it all down inside the narrow seven decades later. “All of fuselage, and took his place us were dumb. If we were forward the hard stool-like smart we wouldn’t have seat at the starboard side of gone.” But he did. And he a B-17 bomber. did it with ardent duty, as It was a notoriously remidid all the other “dumb” servicemen fighting in that niscent seat. It was the same one he’d taken on war, unselfish to peril and each bombing mission oblivious to jeopardy. over Germany as a servicePhilip Wight, then from man flying with the United Westfield, New Jersey was States Eighth Army Air the starboard radio-gunner Corps. Not exactly the same and a proud member on aircraft, but one restored one of the most iconic and with careful historical detail potent squad bombers By Peter Hamilton Star Contributing Writer

by the Collier Institute, a national WWII war craft restoration organization. Immediately after the war, General Henry H. Arnold, Commander of the United States Air Force, wrote a letter of decommission to Philip Wight. In that letter, the General told Philip, “Together we built the striking force that swept the Luffwaffe from the skies and broke the German power to resist.” The general expressed his gratitude further, and to pass on good will for the future, the General also wrote, “The ties that bound us under stress of combat must not be broken in peacetime.” Philip preserves that letter, unfolded, well-kept, and intact among the memorabilia of his service missions. When asked about the number of missions flown, Phillip responds, “Oh, I don’t know,” studying on the number while looking from the porch of his Bemus Point home out onto his immaculately kept backyard, “You didn’t always keep track then. Probably eighteen. Maybe nineteen?” Missions were flown out of Thorpe Abbotts Field

in England; sometimes from northern Wales. “The take-off depended on the mission target,” he said, recalling the high-altitude bombing raids, “there were different targets.” By “targets,” he meant German manufacturing plants developing the Luffwaffee 262 fighter jet that was quickly becoming a formidable menace against the Air Force. “If the Germans had time to develop that jet fighter, we would have been in a lot of trouble,” Philip said. From his experience, Philip knows that the B-17 dropped more bombs than any other U.S. aircraft in World War II. “I pulled pins, too,” he beamed, making a motion as if to pullstart a lawnmower. “Pins,” meaning the last minute detonation procedure to engage the bombs just before the bombardier released them. At the end of the war, the B-17 ceased bombing raids and, instead, took on peacetime missions, and began dropping food over the war ravaged countries of northern Europe; specifically, from the previously war-used bomb doors of his

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membrance to his brother. To board the airplane was also a marriage observance; the revisit to the airplane coincided with the anniversary of 62 years of marriage. “At first,” Philip said, “I didn’t want to get in it right away,” expressing his initial unwillingness to re-board the B-17 of his past. It was, he admitted easily after completing the flight, the “congenial and friendly greetings,” he’d received from the Colliers Foundation crew. “Those people brought everything back to me that went on during all those years, in a good way.” As eighty-nine year old Philip Wight was assisted down from the plane, he had the smile of a man seventy years younger, a nineteen year-old radiogunner on a B-17. Accompanying his joy were Matt McCauley and Jim Harley, the pilots, and Kelly Huges, the ground chief, all members of the Colliers Foundation members who had encouraged him. As he considered his flight, Philip Wight reflected on the past, “I don’t think that enough young people understand what went on during those years.”

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On The Rise: Jamestown Moves To 6-0 By Chris Winkler Star Sports Editor

Another successful weekend has the Jamestown Red Raiders undefeated through six games heading into arguably their toughest stretch of the season, which includes a two-day trip to Irondequoit, N.Y., a suburb north of Rochester located on Lake Ontario this weekend. But what has been a demanding early slate in the season, Jamestown (6-0, 2-0 ECIC I) will get a pair of tough games before heading in to the rest of their league schedule. They’ll play Edison Tech (3-3) Thursday night and either Eastridge (1-5) or Irondequoit (5-1) — who they COMMENTARY beat in the state playoffs two years ago — on Friday night Truthfully, looking back on a season, in either the consolation or championship game. or a calendar year, is one of my Jamestown is the No. 10 team in the state in Class AA and favorite things to do. It’s the history the prohibitive favorite heading in the tournament. The geek in me, I suppose, but wondering hosts Irondequoit are receiving votes in the latest Top 25 how things will be remembered is a poll for Class AA and have won five in a row since losing natural past time for me. their season opener by two points. Yes it’s hard to believe another year Jamestown beat Timon (54-52) and Bennett (71-50) to claim has come and gone, but I can’t help the Jamestown United Way Tournament last weekend. but wonder how 2012 will be written The Red Raiders aren’t the only undefeated team in in the sports yearbook. Chautauqua County, and certainly might not be the only Maybe it’s the new 1983, the year of one who can run the table. Silver Creek (8-0, 3-0 CCAA the rookie quarterback. Of course 1) dismantled previously unbeaten Portville 84-57 in a this time around, it doesn’t involve Division 2 showdown last week. the Buffalo Bills. No, six quarterbacks Silver Creek has won its games by an incredible average of weren’t taken in the first round, 29.5 points per game. They have 10 games left, nine of them Jamestown junior Quinn Lee Yaw throws down a dunk but there might just be three legitiagainst Orchard Park last week. The Red Raiders are now against league competition (and one against Dunkirk) who mate super stars in the 2012 group. entering the Irondequoit Holiday Tournament where they haven’t had much of a problem with this year. Portville 6-0 they play Edison Tech and either Irondequoit or Eastridge. Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin and appeared to be the second best team in the league but simply (Photo by Anthony Scott) Russell Wilson may lead all three couldn’t keep up with the Black Knights. respective teams to a playoff apClymer (5-0, 1-0 CCAA 4) had an impressive early season A four-player attack has led the way for the No. 4 team in sweep over Southwestern and will play in the Cassadaga pearance (RG3’s Redskins are the only team not to clinch yet), none of Class C for much of the season. Seniors Zed Williams and Valley Tournament this week. They play against Oracle which seemed likely heading into the Steve Marcey led the trouncing against Portville. WilThursday while Cassadaga Valley (4-1, 1-1 CCAA 2) takes year. Even a fourth rookie, Ryan Tan- liams had 22 points and eight assists while Marcey had 15 on Westfield (2-3, 1-0 CCAA 3) nehill, has the Dolphins on the brink points and seven assists. Junior sharpshooter Kaine Kettle Sherman is 4-1 (2-0 CCAA 4) after narrowly defeating of .500 after dismantling the Bills last led all scorers with 23 and sophomore Bill Brooks had 14 points, 14 rebounds and eight blocks. With those four Brocton. The race is Division 4 is on and the Class D week — then again, who isn’t doing depth might be as good as it has ever been. alone, Silver Creek has the ability to own the boards and that lately? a plethora of scoring options. It’s hard to argue who the Maple Grove (4-1, 2-0 CCAA 3) has had little problems Perhaps it’s a new 2004, or 2005 for better team in the county is at this point. replacing a loaded senior class from last year. They’ll play that matter. After all the NHL didn’t in the Frewsburg Tournament this weekend and open Other teams in the area that are ranked throughout the play a single game in the fall/winter state are Clymer (No. 3, Class D), Sherman (No. 11, Class with Dunkirk. Falconer and the host Bears will also be in portion of the year and are dangerthe tournament. ously on the brink of preposterously D) and Maple Grove (No. 6, Class C). losing a second full season in just eight years. It’s really quite stunning but every time you think hockey can’t do anything more wrong, they go out in failure in more impressive from August 9, 2012 fashion than our beloved Bills. Is it By Chris Winkler really that hard to hammer out a deal Star Sports Editor that probably won’t get this league anywhere six or seven years down the road? Wasn’t the length of the 2004- Four years of waiting for another 05 lockout supposed to ensure this chance all came down to standing wouldn’t happen again? Unbelievable. and watching, just like the rest of us. One thing we know is it was not Yes, for a brief moment Monday after2008. While the Americans did win noon, time stood still for Jenn Suhr. the most medals in Beijing, they Soon after the Fredonia native failed didn’t win the most golds. That on her last attempt at clearing 4.80 mechanged in this year’s Olympiad and ters, Cuba’s Yarisley Silva was next in it included Fredonia native Jenn line with one jump to solve everything. Suhr winning the gold in the pole If Silva were to clear 4.80, she was vault, besting her silver in 2008. The Fredonia native Jenn Suhr won Olympic gold in the pole vault at the 2012 Lontaking home the gold, leaving a don Olympics. (AP Photo) women’s gymnastics team was back disappointing silver for Suhr. If she on the top of the podium and the that a new winner would be crowned pole vault, settled for bronze. It was didn’t clear, Suhr would be the one men’s basketball team continued tonight. Then, when Germany’s Silke sweet redemption for Suhr, who lost taking home gold. But regardless of their dominance as Coach K (Mike Spiegelburg missed after Isinbayeva, out to the Russian in Beijing. the jump, it was well known to be the Krzyzewski) successfully navigated Suhr had at least clinched a medal. last of the 2012 women’s pole vault. Suhr passed until 4.55, which she back-to-back gold medals. His twoBut, we know she came for much cleared with relative ease. With term run as head coach was arguably So you can understand Suhr’s emomore than a bronze. Isinbayeva failing on her fi rst jump tions when Silva nicked the bar, the greatest ever seen in internaat the same height, Suhr was the clinching an Olympic gold medal, Isinbayeva opted to pass on her final tional basketball. frontrunner for the rest of the night. jump at 4.75, setting up the epic and thus adding one more crucial Or maybe it was 2008 — and every By the time the bar was moved to piece to her dazzling résumé. finale at 4.80. But after misses from single year since the new millennium 4.65, which Suhr passed on, only six Suhr and Silva, Isinbayeva failed on Suhr, who took silver in the 2008 started. The Buffalo Bills missed the competitors remained. Suhr hadn’t her final jump, signifying the end of playoffs — again — and for the 12th Olympics, redeemed herself Monday even broken a sweat yet. an era that could actually be felt on night by winning with a jump of 4.75 time in 13 years they weren’t even TV. She waved to fans and slowly She cleared her fi rst jump on her meters. Silva also cleared 4.75, but close. This season marked the 13th walked off to the side where he coach next try at 4.70 meters as well, but needed to clear 4.80 to defeat Suhr straight year the Bills missed the was waiting for sort of like a cowboy so too did Silva and Isinbayeva. So because she had more misses. playoffs and the fourth straight year riding off into the sunset. they moved on to 4.75 meters, this of 10 or more losses. At some point Thus, when Silva’s final jump came up time with just four remaining. At It was all up to Suhr and Silva. And you think it has to end, but then short, Suhr was officially crowned. this point, it looked like the top three with each failing on their final two again, why would it? Interesting in the fact that Suhr’s ladies could go on all night. jumps, it was Suhr’s moment. I guess 2012 was it’s own year. What winning number this year was But, Surh opened the 4.75-meter It was Suhr’s 14th gold medal. She I’ll remember most fondly was a actually lower than that of her silver jump with a miss — her first of the had won 11 national championships glorious run by the St. Bonavenscore in 2008. Part of that day probnight — that for a brief moment and two more gold’s in Olympic time ture Bonnies men’s basketball team ably had to do with the swirling likely shed some doubt. But, everytrials. But until now, she had never in March. They won three straight winds of London, which offered less one else missed too. And just like won on the world stage. games in the Atlantic 10 Tournathan ideal jumping situations. that, what seemed like could go on ment in New Jersey that gave the for an eternity was suddenly looking Track and field events wrap up spotlight to both a program and star But whatever it was, only Suhr, Silva Sunday morning in London with the like the next clearance could win. player — Andrew Nicholson — who and two-time defending Olympic men’s marathon. Closing ceremonies And it just so happens that it did. completely deserved it. Sometimes in champion and de facto archrival will be later on in the day and shown Yelena Isinbayeva could clear 4.70 Suhr cleared 4.75 on her next jump sports, good things do happen and live on NBC Sports Network before meters. Isinbayeva, a Russian who is before Silva did the same. 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The 2013 Chautauqua Striders Winter 5K Series is scheduled to begin on Saturday, Jan. 5. The series is a handicap “age-graded” race series. Age-grading levels the playing field for all runners and provides each runner with the percentage value of an “ideal” or best time for his or her age and sex. There are five races in the series. The races will take place at 10 a.m. in Lakewood on the following Saturdays: Jan. 5; Jan. 12; Jan. 26; Feb. 2; and Feb. 16. All race participants will receive a 2013 family membership to the Chautauqua Striders Running & Walking Club and a discount card good for 25 percent off running and walking footwear and apparel at the Jamestown Cycle Shop during 2013. The top point accumulators after the final race will each receive a Jamestown Cycle Shop gift card. Also, participants will be entered in a drawing to receive Wing City Grille gift cards after each race. The series entry fee is $55 if received by Dec. 28 ($60 if received thereafter) resulting in an average cost of less than $12 per race. Any participant who is an immediate family member of another participant can participate in the series for only $15 if received by Dec. 28 ($20 if received thereafter). Series sponsors include Wing City Grille, the Jamestown Cycle Shop, and Michael Engdahl, Attorney at Law. Proceeds from the series benefit Chautauqua Striders youth track and field programs. Interested runners can find a series registration form at www.chautauqua-striders.org. Questions regarding the series should be directed to Mike Engdahl at (716) 485-6913 or mbengdahl@netsync.net.

Scheppelman Named North Division Star of the WeeK Contributed Article NAHL

FRISCO, Texas — The North American Hockey League (NAHL) announced the Divisional Stars of the Week presented by Combat Hockey for the week ending December 23, 2012. The Divisional Stars of the Week is a weekly feature during the 2012-13 regular season that honors the top performing players in each of the four NAHL divisions as nominated by their respective teams.

North Division Star of the Week: Aaron Scheppelman, defenseman, Jamestown Ironmen Now in his third season with the Ironmen franchise, defenseman Aaron Scheppelman, 20, has been a pillar of strength and consistency along the blueline. The native of Hanover, Mich., has done what his coaches have asked each season and this season and more specifically past week, have been the perfect example. Although Scheppelman had registered just five points this season, three of them came this past weekend as his 1st place Ironmen posted a weekend home sweep of the KalamaContinued on pg 2

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The Jamestown Ironmen won dramatic fashion once again as they edged the Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings , 3-2 in overtime in North American Hockey League action at the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena on Saturday. The Ironmen trailed 1-0 after the first period but lit up the scoreboard in the second with a pair of goals. Even Ritt scored his seventh goal of the season, 5:42 into the second with an assist from Ross Pavek to tie the contest at 1-1. Pavek then put Jamestown ahead, 2-1 scoring his eighth goal of the season with only ten seconds remaining in the second period. Assists came from Aaron Scheppelman and Kenny Curtis. The Jr. K-Wings tied the game in the third period to force overtime for the second straight night. This time, no shootout was necessary as Luc Gerdes supplied the game-winner, beating the Kalamazoo (19-103) goaltender with his sixteenth goal of the season and ending

the game in overtime. Nico Sierra was credited with the assist and Jamestown earned two points on the evening. Jamestown (21-8-3) outshot Kalamazoo, 34-26 over the course of the game while goaltender, Reid Mimmack made 24 saves and picked up his seventeenth victory of the season in his last game as an Ironmen. Mimmack has committed to play hockey at NCAA Division I Bemidji State University starting in January. “We started out slow, but battled back and played well,” said a pleased Ironmen Head Coach, Dan Daikawa. “This was a great weekend for us, but it is always tough losing a player, especially a goalie like Reid. I am confident that we have guys that will step up in his place and continue to give us opportunities to win.” Jamestown earned four points on the weekend and executed a sweep of the Jr. K-Wings with a pair of wins in two very close games that went right down to the wire. This keeps the Ironmen in first place in the NAHL North Division as

they enter their holiday break. Friday, Jamestown walked away with a 3-2 shootout victory over Kalamazoo. The Ironmen led off the game with a goal from Nico Sierra less than a minute into the first period. Assists came from Ryan Urso and Aaron Scheppelman and the Ironmen headed into the first intermission with a 1-0 lead. The Ironmen took a two-goal lead by adding another early goal in the second as Tyler Dunagan beat the Kalamazoo goalie less than a minute into the period off of an Urso assist. Jamestown proceeded to let in a pair of Kalamazoo goals late into the second and the two teams headed into the third period all knotted up at 2-2. After a scoreless third period, the two teams entered a fouron-four overtime in which both teams failed to produce any goals. Next came a shootout ended by Ironmen forward, Elliot Tisdale as he slipped one past the Kalamazoo goalie in the ninth round. Ross Pavek and Urso

also scored in the shootout to help lift the Ironmen to victory. Although the Ironmen gave the crowd at JSBA one heck of a show, Daikawa was not as ecstatic about the win as the fans. “We had full control of that game and it shouldn’t have been that close,” explained Daikawa. “We let them back into the game when we should have shut them down and taken away their confidence for the weekend.” Jamestown will dive back into the action with a trip to Janesville for a pair of games on January 4-5 and will not return home until Jan. 11 for a threegame home stand. The Ironmen will play host the Soo Eagles on Friday and Saturday (January 11 & 12) while entertaining the Port Huron Fighting Falcons on Sunday (January 13) at the JSBA. Note: The Jamestown Ironmen are currently looking for billet families to help house players throughout the rest of the NAHL season. If interested or for more information, please contact Jessica Wappat at the Jamestown Arena by calling 716-484-2624.

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Jamestown Ironmen players volunteered some of their time this week to ring the bell for the Salvation Army outside of Wal Mart in Lakewood. “It is a privilege for our players to be playing hockey in this community, and we try to give back to the community as much as we can, especially around the holidays,” said Ironmen head coach Dan Daikawa. The Ironmen are part of the North American Hockey League, a junior hockey league made up of 24 teams representing 13 different states.

Ironmen forwards Nathan Ropelewski and Ross Pavek (from left to right) were some of the team members volunteering for the Salvation Army at the Lakewood Wal-Mart location. (submitted photo)

Jamestown is currently tied for first place in the NAHL North Division after sweeping the Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings at the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena to end the calendar year. They’re back in action in Janes-

ville, Wis. on Friday Jan. 4. Chris Pierce performed live music in Sully’s Irish Pub located inside the Jamestown Arena on Friday. Saturday was Ironmen goaltender, Reid Mimmack’s last game with

the team before he moves on to NCAA Division I hockey. Mimmack was honored with a trading card giveaway to the first 200 fans through the door on Saturday. Ironmen tickets can be purchased through the Arena Box Office at 319 West Third Street, by phone at 716-4842624 or online at jamestownironmenhockey.com. The Ironmen will be collecting donations of toys at this weekend’s games to support ‘Toys for Tots”. There will be a collection bin at the Arena Box Office and anyone who donates on their way into the game will receive a $2 discount on their ticket.

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FRISCO, Texas — The North American Hockey League (NAHL) has announced that the Minnesota Junior Hockey Group, a private group led by Scott Krueger, Scott Meyer and Joe Pankratz, has completed the acquisition of the NAHL’s inactive New Mexico Mustangs membership and will relocate it to Richfield, Minnesota, a suburb in the greater Minneapolis/ St. Paul area. The NAHL Board of Governors has granted a membership to the yet to be named team for the 2013-14 NAHL season. The NAHL is the oldest and largest junior hockey league in the United States, currently with 24 teams representing 13 states. The Richfield, Minn. team recently acquired the inactive New Mexico Mustangs membership. The Mustangs played in the NAHL during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons. The new team in Richfield will play their home games out of Richfield Ice Arena. The twosheet facility has a main arena

with seating for 1,800. “We have always looked at the Richfield area and Richfield Ice Arena as a great place for hockey,” said Scott Krueger, principal Owner and Governor for the Minnesota Junior Hockey Group. “When we started looking at potential venues the city of Richfield was very accommodating to our idea and helping to make the arena feasible for junior hockey. The partnership with the city of Richfield secured the deal and we are excited to work together for years to come.” “Minnesota is a state rich with hockey tradition and talent and we are excited about the opportunity to put our first NAHL team within the Twin Cities surrounding area and introduce the community to the NAHL product,” said NAHL Commissioner Mark Frankenfeld. “The team is backed by an ownership group that has extensive experience in the sport and is committed on building a winning tradition. The strategic location in Richfield continues the growth of our central footprint and

will open up more opportunity and exposure to NCAA and professional scouts.” “We felt that the Minneapolis/ St. Paul area provides a lot of advantages to an NAHL franchise,” continued Krueger. “There are a lot of excellent players in the area and the landscape of hockey has changed. High School players know that in order to move on to NCAA, most need to play junior hockey. The NAHL provides a great option for players looking to move on to college hockey with an excellent track record of player advancement. We also plan to treat our players and staff the same way any successful junior franchise would. We plan to make the game experience something fans will enjoy at an affordable ticket price.” A team name and head coach is expected to be announced in the near future. A presentation to and final approval by the USA Hockey junior council is expected no later than Jan. 20.

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effective immediately

FRISCO, Texas — The North American Hockey League (NAHL) has announced that all 24 NAHL teams will now be allowed to roster up to four import players on their 23man rosters. The new rule will take effect immediately. An import player is defined as a player who is a non-United States citizen. The NAHL had previously had a rule of two import players allowed on their rosters. The new rule will allow the NAHL to be on par with the same rule that exists in other non-pay to play leagues. “When the two-player import rule was instituted 10 years ago, the NAHL was an 11-team league. Today, the NAHL is a 24-team league with over twice as many opportunities for United States-born players to earn roster spots at the non-pay to play level. The time was right for USA Hockey’s import rule to evolve to meet the needs of the current junior hockey landscape,” remarked NAHL Commissioner and President Mark Frankenfeld.

Saturday, Jan. 19, 2 p.m. at Kalamazoo

Sunday, Jan. 20, 2 p.m. at Kalamazoo

2012-13 NAHL Standings (Through Dec. 27)

Central Division Austin Bismarck Brookings Minot Coulee Region Aberdeen

North Division Soo Jamestown Kalamazoo Johnstown Port Huron Janesville Springfield Michigan

South Division

30 30 28 30 29 29

32 32 32 31 31 33 32 31

Amarillo Texas Topeka Corpus Christi Wichita Falls Odessa

29 33 31 30 29 30

West Division

Wenatchee Fairbanks Kenai River Fresno

26 28 28 26

21 16 15 15 8 8

21 21 19 16 16 13 12 8

23 22 19 13 10 5

21 20 12 6

5 12 11 13 16 19

8 8 10 9 13 14 18 18

3 10 7 12 17 23

3 8 12 16

OTL

4 2 2 2 5 2

OTL

3 3 3 6 2 6 2 5

OTL

3 1 5 5 2 2

OTL

2 0 4 4

PTS

46 34 32 32 21 18

PTS

45 45 41 38 34 32 26 21

PTS

49 45 43 31 22 12

PTS

44 40 28 16

Statistical Leaders

Points: Brandon Wahlin (AUS) 43, Sean Gaffney (TOP) 42, Kyle Sharkey (TOP) 38, Brandon Hawkins (TEX) 38, Eric Rivard (SOO) 36, Jared VanWormer (SOO) 36. Goals: Brandon Hawkins (TEX) 25, Jono Davis (WEN) 19, Kyle Sharkey (TOP) 19, Justin Williams (BRK) 18, Sean Gaffney (TOP) 17. Assists: Jackson Leef (TEX) 30, Bradon Wahlin (AUS) 30, Jared VanWormer (SOO) 26, Sean Gaffney (TOP) 25, T.J. Sarcona (AMA) 25. Goals Against (minimum half of team’s games played): Paul Berrafato (AMA) 1.78, Robert Nichols (WEN) 1.80, Spencer Viele (TOP) 1.84, Aaron Nelson (BIS) 1.86, Tyler Marble (SOO) 2.06.

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Aaron Scheppelman, one of the few members still left from last year's inaugural roster, was named the NAHL's North Division Player of the Week after having three assists and going +3 over the weekend as Jamestown picked up a key two-game sweep over Kalamazoo. (Jamestown Ironmen photo)

zoo Jr. K-Wings. In Friday’s 3-2 shootout win, Scheppelman assisted on both goals in regulation for Jamestown. In Saturday’s 3-2 overtime win, Scheppelman picked up another assist. He was also +3 during the weekend sweep. “Aaron has been the definition of a hard-working leader,” said Ironmen head coach Dan Daikawa. “He doesn’t look for the glamorous type of role, he just brings his lunch pail to work every day and does what we ask him to do. He has accepted a different and more defensive role this year and

he has become a very wellrounded defenseman.” 2nd Star: Austin Priebe, goaltender, Janesville Jets Honorable Mention (alphabetical): Alex Archibald, defenseman, Port Huron Fighting Falcons – Luc Boby, forward, Kalamazoo Jr. KWings – Ryan Kellenberger, goaltender, Springfield Jr. Blues – Jonathan Kopacka, defenseman, Port Huron Fighting Falcons – Alex Okicki, goaltender, Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings – Eric Rivard, forward, Soo Eagles – Alex Taulien, forward, Soo Eagles.

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New York Jets (6-9) at Buffalo Bills (5-10) Kickoff: 1 p.m. TV: CBS (subject to blackout) Favorite: Buffalo (-3.5)

2012 NFL Playoﬀ Standings National Football Conference

CONF RK 1 * - Atlanta 2 z - Green Bay 3 x - San Francisco 4 Washington 5 x - Seattle 6 Minnesota 7 Chicago 8 Dallas 9 NY Giants 10 St. Louis 11 New Orleans 12 Tampa Bay 13 Carolina 14 Arizona 15 Detroit 16 Philadelphia

W 13 11 10 9 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 4 4

L 2 4 4 6 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 11 11

T 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Playoff Status NFC South Champ NFC North Champ NFC West Champ NFC East Champ Wild Card Wild Card

American Football Conference

CONF RK 1 z - Houston 2 z - Denver 3 z - New England 4 z - Baltimore 5 y - Indianapolis 6 y - Cincinnati 7 Miami 8 Pittsburgh 9 San Diego 10 NY Jets 11 Cleveland 12 Tennessee 13 Buffalo 14 Oakland 15 Jacksonville 16 Kansas City

W 12 12 11 10 10 9 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 2 2

L 3 3 4 5 5 6 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 13 13

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Playoff Status AFC South Champ AFC West Champ AFC East Champ AFC North Champ Wild Card Wild Card

Week 17 Playoﬀ Scenarios NFC leaders

1. ATL (13-2, clinched South, home-field advantage) 2. GB (11-4, clinched North) 3. SF (10-4-1, clinched playoff spot, leads West) 4. WAS (9-6, leads East) 5. SEA (10-5, clinched playoff spot) In the hunt: 6. MIN (9-6); 7. CHI (9-6); 8. Dallas (8-7); 9. NYG (8-7).

AFC playoff teams

Washington: Clinches NFC East with win; clinches wild card with loss and losses by Minnesota and Chicago. Minnesota: Clinches playoff spot with win; OR tie and Chicago loss or tie; OR Dallas loss or tie, NY Giants loss or tie and Chicago loss. Chicago: Clinches playoff spot with win and Minnesota loss or tie; OR tie and Minnesota loss. Dallas: Clinches NFC East with win. NY Giants: Clinch playoff spot with win and losses by Minnesota, Chicago and Dallas loss or tie.

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Gailey Focused On Bills' Finale, Not Job Status

could be in the market for a new starter. Though Bills players were given the day off, Fitzpatrick ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) acknowledged this has been a — Bills coach Chan Gailey is difficult season for him. not discussing job security, either his or that of starting ''I'd be lying if I said it didn't quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick wear on me a little bit,'' Fitzpatfor another week. rick said on his weekly show on Buffalo's WGR-Radio. ''We He's focused on preparing Bufhaven't met (the expectations). falo for its season finale against And I haven't met them. And Things haven't gone the way most Bills fans envisioned for the the New York Jets this weekseason. Week 17's game against the Jets might be the last for so it's been disappointing. But end rather than the uncertain 2012 the Chan Gailey (left) and Ryan Fitzpatrick (right) era. (AP Photo) that stuff doesn't affect the way offseason that lies ahead. that I play on Sunday.'' Fitzpatrick has more turnovers Fitzpatrick as his starter for at ''I'm not into that right now,'' (four lost fumbles and seven least one more week because, Another issue has been the Bills Gailey said Monday. ''I'm into interceptions) than touchas Gailey put it: ''He gives us defense, which hasn't played to let's beat the Jets and finish downs passing (eight). the best chance to win.'' its high-priced potential. this thing the way it needs to Injuries have also contributed They're the NFL's eighth Gailey, however, hedged as to be finished.'' whether Fitzpatrick's job is safe to the drop in production. team to have allowed 45 or At 5-10, Buffalo's season is going into next season. more points four times in one Slot receiver David Nelson essentially finished except for has been out since hurting his season. They've allowed 150 ''We evaluate all that at the a game against the Jets (6-9) knee in the season opener. No. or more yards rushing seven end of the season,'' he said. ''I on Sunday. don't see anything that would 2 receiver Donald Jones missed times after giving up 182 to Coming off a 24-10 loss at two of three games before be- Miami. And the 426 points change my mind there right Miami, the Bills have dropped allowed is already the thirding placed on injured reserve now. Something may change seven of nine, are guaranteed most given up in team history, my mind as time goes on. But last week. And starting tight their fourth consecutive year right now, I don't see anything end Scott Chandler is out after and 28 short of matching the with 10 or more losses, and record set in 1984. that changes my mind in that.'' tearing a ligament in his left will miss the playoffs for a 13th knee against Miami. Gailey accepted the blame for straight season. Gailey's record That's a bit of a switch from the team's overall struggles this Gailey said Chandler will what Gailey had said late last in Buffalo has dropped to season, while insisting he sees require surgery, and the injury month when discussing Fitz15-32 over a three-year stretch signs of progress. could have him miss the start patrick's status. in which he's yet to win more of next season. than six games. ''The job is production and ''As we continue to get better, winning, and we haven't gotten Questions about Fitzpatrick I think he is going to be the Gailey deﬂected questions have been raised since general there,'' Gailey said. ''We're getregarding his job security, and guy,'' Gailey had said then. ting closer, but we're not over declined to say whether he's The trouble is neither Fitzpat- manager Buddy Nix said on the hump.'' several occasions this season received any assurances from rick nor the Bills have shown that he's interested in draft ing the front office or Hall of Fame many signs of progress. NOTES: Gailey said FB Dorin a quarterback next year. owner Ralph Wilson. Dickerson (right ankle), who After scoring 20 offensive was hurt on Sunday, is expected Fitzpatrick's contract could ''I wouldn't tell you if they'd touchdowns in their first seven to play after tests came back also be an issue. In March, given me an indication or not,'' games, the Bills have mannegative. ... S Da'Norris Searcy he's due to make a $3 million said Gailey, who has at least aged just 13 (five rushing and has been ruled out after he hurt bonus, which could be a steep one year left on his contract. eight passing) in their past his groin against Miami. price to pay for a team that eight. Over that same stretch, And yet he's sticking with Associated Press

Houston: Clinches first-round bye with win or tie; OR Denver loss; or New England loss or tie. Scenarios oalClinches home-field advantage NFC with win; OR tie and Denver a- Green Bay: Clinches first-round loss or tie; or losses by Denver bye with win; OR tie and San and New England. Francisco loss or tie; OR San Denver: Clinches first-round by, Francisco loss and Seattle loss bye with win or tie; OR New or tie. England loss or tie. Clinches r, San Francisco: Clinches NFC home-field advantage with win West with win or tie; OR Seattle and Houston loss or tie; OR tie loss or tie. Clinches first-round and Houston loss. bye with win and Green Bay loss New England: Clinches first-round k- or tie; OR tie and Green Bay loss. bye with win and Denver loss or o Seattle: Clinches NFC West Houston loss. Clinches home-field with win and San Francisco advantage with win and losses by loss. Clinches first-round bye Denver and Houston. es. with win and losses by San Baltimore: Clinches No. 3 seed Francisco and Green Bay. with win and New England loss.

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Ryan Says Tebow Would Have Done Wildcat If Asked

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Tebow would have done whatever Rex Ryan asked — if the New York Jets coach had asked him. Ryan acknowledged Monday that Tebow wasn't happy when the coach chose Greg McElroy to start for the benched Mark Sanchez, but insisted Tebow was willing to play in any role Sunday against San Diego — including the wildcat. ''He was disappointed, there's no question,'' Ryan said Monday. ''He was disappointed that he was not named the starter, but with that being said, I'm not going to get into private conversations that I have with players, but it was my decision to use Jeremy Kerley in the wildcat, without question. ''But I'll say this: I believe if Tim's number was called, he would've went in and played. I don't think there's any doubt about that.'' A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Tebow asked out of his wildcat offense duties last week after hearing that McElroy, the third-stringer, would get his first NFL start over Tebow, listed as the No. 2 quarterback. Another person, also familiar with the situation, said that wildcat plays involving Kerley instead of Tebow were added before practice last Wednesday. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity because the Jets do not disclose personnel discussions. ESPN New York first reported that Tebow opted out of running wildcat plays. ESPN also reported that Tebow said his relationship with Ryan was

It's been an equally disappointing season for the New York Jets. Backup quarterback Tim Tebow was passed for third string QB Greg McElroy, essentially ending Tebow's stint in New York. (AP Photo)

''strained'' for a few days, but they smoothed things over. Ryan had all three quarterbacks active for Sunday's 27-17 loss, but Tebow never got onto the field in any capacity. Ryan did not deny that Tebow asked out of running wildcat plays, but also refused to go into any details of what happened. ''I've been transparent and all that stuff without question, but I'm not going to give you a private conversation that I would have with a player,'' Ryan reiterated. ''That's between him and I. If he wants to share whatever the conversation is, Tim or anybody else, then that's up to him.'' Ryan was also asked if it could be considered ''insubordination'' if a player refuses to play in a role designed for him. ''You guys are assuming something's a fact or whatever, and that's fine,'' Ryan said. ''If I would have asked Tim to play in anything, Tim would have gone into the game and done that.'' After the game, Tebow would say only that ''it just happened'' that he didn't play in the wildcat package. He has done his best to hide his frustration throughout what he could consider a lost year on the playing field.

''Well, it's been disappointing,'' Tebow said of the season. ''Obviously, it didn't go as we thought, as I had hoped, but sometimes in life you have that. Sometimes you have setbacks and you just have to look at them as another opportunity for you to step back up and keep working and figure out what to do.'' New York will either trade or release Tebow after the season, a disappointing and frustrating one-year stint with the Jets that just seems to get worse. Tebow was asked after the game if he could remember the last time he had played so little. ''Three or 4 years old, probably,'' Tebow said. ''Since I started.'' Tebow has not played a single snap in four of the last five games, although some of that inactivity was due to him breaking two ribs at Seattle on Nov. 11. He has been cleared to play, and got a full offensive series at quarterback last Monday night at Tennessee, but Ryan confirmed that Tebow ''still has two cracked ribs.'' The Jets (6-9) were eliminated last week with their loss to the Titans, and Ryan announced after the game against San Diego that McElroy — despite being sacked 11 times — would start in the season finale at Buffalo. Whether Tebow

actually plays in that game or has taken his last snap with the Jets remains to be seen. Tebow was acquired from Denver in a stunning trade last March and expected to be a major contributor to the offense. He has been only a role player — whenever he actually plays. ''I thought we'd do some better things out of that wildcat,'' Ryan said. ''It hasn't happened. I'm not blaming it on Tim Tebow. I'm sure there's multiple reasons, but for whatever reason, it has not had the results that I envisioned for it.'' Some reports have Jacksonville interested in bringing Tebow in to compete for its quarterback job next season. The Jaguars were the only team other than the Jets that tried to trade for Tebow last year, plus it would be a homecoming for Tebow if he played in Jacksonville. ''I'm not pulling the tampering thing,'' Ryan said. ''Tim's under contract with us and that's all I know.'' Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey told Jacksonville reporters that he wasn't aware of reports that his team looked into pursuing Tebow before the trade deadline earlier this season. ''I am not going to talk about that,'' he added. ''I don't talk about other players on other teams right now.'' NOTES: Ryan was still disgusted by how many times McElroy was sacked by the Chargers on Sunday. ''The 11 sacks and all that, that's as poor as I can ever remember as far as the pass protection was concerned,'' he said. It was the most a Jets QB was sacked since David Norrie in 1987 against Dallas - a game played by replacements. ... The Jets waived WR Mardy Gilyard, who had two catches for 15 yards in three games for New York.

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So you’ve got yourself a new property to hunt, what next? There are dozens of fantastic websites out there that allow you to pre-scout from the comfort of your own home (or office, but you didn’t hear that from me), and most of them are free. I like to start with Google Earth and check out the satellite photos. Print out a picture of the property or paste it in to a program like PowerPoint so you can start marking it up. I start by identifying fields, clear cuts, water sources, etc. You can even spot oaks if the pictures were taken at the right

time of year and if you find those you’re halfway home. Mytopo.com allows you to see the topography of the property. If you aren’t familiar with how to read topo maps I highly recommend “Mapping Trophy Bucks” by Brad Herndon. It’s a great resource for learning to read topo maps and identify preferred deer travel routes based on them. I’ve even worked it backwards, looked up spots on topo maps where I’ve seen a lot of deer activity and referred back to Brad’s book to see if a terrain feature may have funneled them through that spot. Once I’ve marked a handful of likely spots on a map it’s time to walk the property and see if there’s respectable deer sign near them. Unless you’re reading this next October there’s no better time to do it then right now. Bring a gun and hunt small game or later in the season do some shed hunting. All the rut sign is fresh and trails stick out like superhighways. Rub lines and scrapes especial-

ly. If you have snow then beds are easy to find as well. Don’t worry about bumping deer; they’ll be on the same patterns next season. Mark all the sign you find on your map along with any food sources. Draw trails and rub lines, scrapes as well. You’ll start to see patterns pretty clearly. It’s as cliché as it gets but if you connect the dots between where deer bed and feed, hang a stand downwind and you’ll get an opportunity at one. Scoutlookweather.com is another great site that combines mapping and weather information. The “scent cone” feature is a great way to pick or rule out a stand location for a particular hunt; it illustrates the prevailing wind direction for a date/time as a cone on the satellite photo. Obviously there’s no substitute for boots on the ground when it comes to scouting but doing some pre-scouting online is a great way to maximize your time in the woods, and also kill some time at work.

Fredonia State SAAC Makes Donation To Toys For Tots program. Members of the women's basketball, men's hockey, softball, men's soccer, women's soccer, women's tennis, women's volleyball, and men's and women's cross country/track and field teams participated. Fredonia State SAAC has

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FREDONIA, N.Y. — Members of the Fredonia State Student-Athlete Advisory Committee made a donation of nearly $200 worth of toys to the local Toys For Tots

donated toys to Toys For Tots for several years just before Christmas. This year's drive was coordinated by SAAC presidents Chelsea Maderer of women's lacrosse, Tina Schwartzmeyer of softball, and David Ballard of men's cross country/track and field.

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Anglers have seen the best steelhead action of the season over the past few weeks. Fresh steelhead continue to move in, and good catches of silvery steelhead have been reported up through Thursday. Scattered rainstorms over the past 24 hours have some streams on the rise, while others hold at fishable levels. Buffalo's urban streams and some smaller creeks to the south are in good shape as of Tuesday. Eighteenmile, Canadaway and Chautauqua Creeks are up, off color and may take a day or more to settle down. Cattaraugus Creek is running high and won't be an option this weekend. Lake Erie steelhead commonly hit natural baits like egg sacs and worms, ﬂies such as egg imitations, streamers and bugger patterns, and artificial lures like trout beads, minnowtype stickbaits and in-line spinners. The fish passage project at the Westfield Water Works dam on Chautauqua Creek has been completed. This fish passage gives steelhead access to an additional 10 miles of stream that runs through a deep, wooded gorge. There are about 7 miles of public fishing rights easements (PFR) over that stretch of stream.

Lake Erie Harbors

Anglers typically start to see steelhead and brown trout catches in Barcelona and Dunkirk Harbors at this time of year. At Barcelona Harbor, anglers generally fish from the pier. Dunkirk Harbor anglers can fish from the pier or the DEC fishing platform located near the power plant warm water discharge. Live minnows, spoons and spinners are good baits for harbor trout.

Upper Niagara River

Shore anglers can target yellow perch from Broderick Park. Emerald shiners are available for dipping at that site and are the best bait for perch. Anglers can also target trout from the park, as well as along Bird Island Pier and

30-inch steelhead caught on Cattaraugus Creek with white hand-tied jig and released. (DEC Photo)

the northern tip of Squaw Island. Drifting egg sacs or casting spoons are good bets for trout. Smallmouth bass are available throughout the river, however bass fishing is by catch and release only, artificial lures only, until the third Saturday in June.

Chautauqua Lake

A cold snap is on the way, but Chautauqua Lake remains ice free at present. Up until ice formation, boaters have good opportunity to catch yellow perch in the nearshore area of 8-16 feet of water. Small minnows, worms or small ice fishing jigs tipped with waxworms work well. Anglers were previously catching some walleye below 20-25 feet in the deep holes of the north basin. Vertical jigging just off the bottom with Swedish pimples, jigging Rapalas and hair jigs tipped with worms or minnows are good bets for walleye. If you need more fishing information or would like to contribute to the fishing report, please call or e-mail Mike Todd (716-8517010; mttodd@gw.dec.state.ny.us) or Jim Markham (716-366-0228; jlmarkha@gw.dec. state.ny.us). The fishing hotline can also be heard at (716) 679-ERIE or (716) 855-FISH.

Two Teams Revisit With Special Olympians in 2012-13. The women's volleyball and men's soccer teams have hosted monthly bowling parties at Lucky Lanes on Bennett Road, Fredonia. Team members cheered on the

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FREDONIA, N.Y. — Two Fredonia State athletic teams have resumed their involvement with Special Olympics

athletes, helped to serve pizza and drink, and even got to do a little bowling of their own. Both teams adopted Special Olympics as a community service project during the 201112 academic years. Coaches

andatudent-athletes attended workshops in advance of the bowling outings. NCAA Division III schools adopted the Special Olympics as its division-wide community service initiative in

January 2011. Also, the men's soccer team again sent volunteers to assist the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Youth Organization with its annual Christmas basket project. This year's vol-

Eight Softballers Receive NFCA Academic Recognition

Association (NFCA) for their academic achievements. To be recognized as an NFCA Scholar Athlete, student-athletes must have achieved a 3.50 or better GPA during the 2011-2012 academic year.

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LOUISVILLE, KY. — Eight Fredonia State softball players were recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches

The eight Devils represents the most of any SUNYAC team. Brittany Lis led the Blue Devils with a 4.0 GPA and graduated in May with a degree in Childhood Education. Fellow seniors Ashley LaPorta, Rachel Burrows and

Jennifer Tighe also made the list. Returnees Tina Schwartzmeyer, Danielle Shelp, Raela Wiley and Anne Wasik were acknowledged as well. Thousands of studentathletes representing almost

600 different academic institutions have been recognized in the past year as NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes. The honor marks the second component of the Association's academic award program. In October,

Ndoye, Mosley Lead Bonnies In Loss At No. 25 NC State

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Sophomore center Youssou Ndoye recorded his first career double-double against a talented NC State frontcourt, but the No. 25 Wolfpack (9-2) shot 57 percent and never trailed as they defeated the Bonnies (74) by a 92-73 score Saturday afternoon at PNC Arena. Ndoye, who scored in double figures for the third straight game with career-best 14, also grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds to help aid in Bona's 38-35 rebounding edge and rejected a game-high four shots. Eric Mosley delivered a team-high 18 points — one off tying his career high — as the senior came off the bench

to knock down 5-9 3-point attempts and three of his four free throws. After NC State raced out to a fast start, Bonaventure was able to pull within one, 19-18, midway through the first half following Mosley's second consecutive 3-pointer. However, that's as close as the Brown and White would get the rest of the day. The Wolfpack responded by growing their first double-digit lead of the game after a 17-4 extended run gave them a 36-22 lead, but Bonaventure answered with seven straight to pull back within seven, 3932, following two Conger free throws with 1:20 left. NC State finished with 44 first-half points en route to its 44-33 halftime advantage

— the 44 points being the most SBU has allowed in an opening stanza this year. The Wolfpack opened up a lead as large as 24 midway through the second half, but Bona was able to put together a 9-0 response, capped by a tip-in by Matthew Wright. Despite the overall defensive effort, Charlon Kloof proved why he's one of the best defenders in the Atlantic 10 as

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he primarily matched up with Richard Howell, and held NC State's leading scorer (14.4 per game) without a single point as Howell logged limited action before fouling out after 12 minutes. However, the rest of Howell's teammates made up for that as NC State — which leads the nation in field-goal percentage — displayed that against the Bonnies as its 57.1-percent

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shooting from the ﬂoor is 10 percent higher than any other opponent Bonaventure has played this year. The 92 points is nearly 30 more than SBU came in holding opponents to (64.4), and represents the highest point total against a Bona team since Saint Joseph's scored 93 in a doubleovertime contest last year on Feb. 29. C.J. Leslie scored a game-high 33 points to lead NC State, and most of those came in the paint as Bona allowed a season-high 50 points in the paint. When NC State couldn't get what it wanted inside, it looked to Scott Wood on the perimeter, and the ACC's active career 3-point leader knocked down 5-7 from long range as part of his 23-point outing.

unteers were Brodie Fenton, Sam Guider, Josh Best, Jake Persons, and Jay Dry, as well as assistant coach Dan Smith. To read more about the project, visit FredoniaStateSoccer. blogspot.com.

the squads with the highest GPAs in each membership category were recognized as 2012 NFCA Top Ten AllAcademic Teams. A total of 134 Division III teams had student-athletes recognized.

For the third straight game, freshman Jean Yves Toupane logged game action as he came off the bench and knocked down two 3-pointers and a free throw as part of his seven-point afternoon in eight minutes. Wright tallied eight points, while leading scorers Chris Johnson and Demitrius Conger failed to reach their averages as each finished with seven points. St. Bonaventure will now begin an eight-day break between games — its longest of the season — before returning to action on Monday, Dec. 31, in a New Year's Eve matinee against Iona. A special $15 ticket is available for families, and it includes a food voucher. For more information, contact the Ticket Office at 716-375-2500.

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Hoop Dreams And Nightmares

Jamestown, Silver Creek lose heartbreaking finals; Panama wins Class D

from March 8, 2012

By Chris Winkler Star Sports Editor

Three championships. Three games each school won’t soon forget — for all completely different reasons. At one end of the spectrum, it is the glorious run of the Panama Panthers, who won the Class D Sectional championship last Friday night and will play for eek the right to go to Glens Falls this Saturday at Buffalo State. It’s the school’s first sectional egg championship in 41 years. out. On the other side, there is Silthe ver Creek, who calmly stuck re- around with one of the area’s rd best teams, OTC Middle, but lost 58-57 when Zeddie Williams’s jumper at the buzzer rimmed out. ce But then, there’s what happened to to Jamestown, which might not be measurable on the painor o-meter. It was the tear-yours heart out, how did that happen g feeling that you wouldn’t wish upon on pro athletes, let alone st high school kids. ng The Red Raiders were in complete control of a third straight Class AA championship after sophomore forward Quinn Lee rt,

and Taijay Williams hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 13 seconds left in the game. After a steal and a pair of free throws from Williams, Drake drew up the final play, which came mere inches from falling. Anyhow, the loss ended Jamestown’s season at 18-3 and sent Niagara Falls to the Far West Regionals, which will be played at Buff State this weekend. For Panama they overcame a nightmare second quarter and six-point halftime deficit against rival Clymer 48-46 to win in nail-biting fashion last Friday at Jamestown Community College. Again, it was Nick Lenart and his determined classmates that sent the Panthers to their first state playoff game in 41 years. Lenart had a game-high 20 points and kept Panama in it early when the Panthers couldn’t seem to get in the swing of things. To read the rest of the story go to http://tinyurl.com/cntym48 or to read other sports stories in the Year in Review go to http://www.starnewsdaily. com/viewby/tag/year-in-review.

December 28, 2012 Edition – Sports Section – B

Family Atmosphere Has Black Knights Rolling Again

from april 19 , 2012

By Chris Winkler Star Sports Editor

Zed Williams and Frank Brown served as a pretty good frontcourt for basketball head coach Robert Genco during the winter. The Black Knights rode the two forwards to a 19-2 basketball record, a divisional championship and were a buzzerbeater — that rimmed out — away from a Section VI Class C championship. Well, just one month later, coach Genco is at it again. This time with lacrosse, and again, with those two dominant forwards leading the way. “We’re really fortunate to have those two,” Genco said. “Frank can create a lot of things for us, can beat guys one-on-one and best of all, it’s not all about him. “Zed can just take over a game,” he continued. “He can play with anyone. It can be frustrating because we’ve haven’t seen the real Zed yet, but it’s there.” Of course, it hasn’t just been

Brown and Williams, but those two have stolen the show for the Black Knights (4-0, 3-0 Class C) as they’ve trounced through the beginning of their schedule. It started with an impressive 14-10 win over Canisius High School, the large private school in Buffalo. It’s a nice run for Genco and Silver Creek, who has many players on this team that were also on the basketball team that almost went to states. That, he says, has given his team a head start to the lacrosse season. “Developing personal relationships with the players is important,” he said. “It started in basketball season for us and it gets the guys to care about each other. ‘I love you coach’ and ‘I love you [player]’. It makes it a family atmosphere and that really works for us — and I want that as a coach.” It’s worked well this year. Silver Creek took the momentum from the Canisius game and turned it into a 19-6 win over Eden behind an absolute dismantling in the

second half. That was before blowout wins over Lew-Port (22-1) and Salamanca (24-9). The Salamanca win was particularly impressive, as Silver Creek picked up their sticks for the first time in nearly two weeks but had no trouble running away from the Warriors early. “We have guys that are competitors,” Genco said. “Even with the break, we showed we were capable of picking up right away. This team has gone through a lot of success, not just lacrosse, and that’s prepared them very well.” The Black Knights jumped all over Salamanca and led by seven at the end of the first. They stretched it to an 18-4 lead at halftime before shifting back into cruise control. To read the rest of the story go to http://tinyurl.com/cx2m57j or to read other sports stories in the Year in Review go to http://www.starnewsdaily.com/viewby/tag/yearin-review.

Another Step Forward: Fredonia Reaches NCAA Tournament

from May 10, 2012

By Chris Winkler Star Sports Editor

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Yaw took a nice pass from Kevin Diaz to give the Red Raiders a double-digit lead, 42-31, with 6:50 left in the game. But, Niagara Falls took a timeout after the bucket and began to chip into the lead. What ensued was a 17-5 run to end the game that ended with leader Tommy Campion missing a three-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied the game. “It was probably the most gutwrenching loss I’ve ever had as a coach,” Jamestown head coach Ben Drake said. Campion slumped over and fell to the ground in obvious agony, but it’s impossible to argue Jamestown would have been anywhere near that game had it not been for Campion all season long. Jamestown’s lead was two when freshman Zach Panebianco — who had such a marvelous tournament — stepped to the line with a chance to give Jamestown a two-possession lead with 34.5 seconds remaining in the game. Panebianco missed on the front end of a one-and-one

Heading into the 2012 season, after six consecutive winning seasons, it became apparent there was another step to be taken for the Fredonia women’s lacrosse team. Sure, winning seasons were hard to come by at first for this program, but even after all of the winning lately, Fredonia still had only made one SUNYAC Tournament in its 17-year program history, and that was before any member of this team had even stepped on campus. “The fact we had everybody returning except one player [from a 12-win team in 2011], I knew we would be pretty good,” head coach Chris Case said. “I knew we would have the ex-

By Chris Winkler Star Sports Editor

It certainly wasn’t how head coach Vince Gullo drew it up, but the Fredonia Hillbillies overcame a two-run deficit in the bottom of the seventh in, ning to shock archrival — and ne defending Class B champs — Dunkirk to win the sectional championship last Thursday. ters It’s the second sectional title his in four years for Fredonia and ight fourth in the last eight. ht rs Dunkirk trailed 6-2 before ius chipping away in the fifth r and sixth. But with his team with still trailing 7-5 heading into

est urn-

perience, we just had to take that extra step. We had to let ourselves get let out of the [SUNYAC] tourney.” It wasn’t easy. But as Case said, it was a season

of stepping-stones. The first was a brutal challenge early by travelling to Messiah (Pa.), to play perennially one of the toughest teams in the country. The result:

Fredonia Wins Class B, Rained Out On Tuesday For Regionals

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The Fredonia women's lacrosse team made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history in 2012. Head coach Chris Case had built the team from the ground up and it finally came to fruition this year. (Fredonia State Sports Information Photo)

a humbling 17-8 loss that saw the Blue Devils trail 9-0 just 15 minutes into the game. “They blew us out,” Case said. “I said let’s forget about it.” To their credit they did. Case even acknowledged a strong showing in the games final 40 minutes that helped the confidence level. “We played them even for the final 40 minutes, 8-8,” he said. “That’s a top 10 team in the country. I think that showed our team that we are good enough to play with them and any other team in the country.” To read the rest of the story go to http://tinyurl. com/bsaoy2n or to read other sports stories in the Year in Review go to http://www.starnewsdaily.com/viewby/tag/year-in-review.

the home half of the seventh, Gullo knew his team needed two runs or Dunkirk was going to end their season for second year in a row in the sectional final. “To be honest I’m not really sure what I said,” Gullo said referring to a meeting with his team after they came off the field in between innings in the seventh. “We basically said we’ve done nothing to deserve this win. We’ve booted the ball around, been undisciplined at the plate, had an average pitching performance, and yet we still have a chance. “Let’s make them work, let’s be

from June 7, 2012

Fredonia erased a two-run deficit in the seventh inning against archrival Dunkirk to claim the Class B sectional title in June. (Photo by Chris Winkler)

aggressive, let’s leave it all on the table and go from there.” Check. Check. And check. With Clayton Cieslewicz coming on for the save, Fredonia knew they wouldn’t be able to hit the ball around the park.

They’d have to play small ball and be disciplined in the box. Andrew Riforgiat led off the inning by working the count before ripping a single into centerfield. Clutch because it got the leadoff man on base,

but important because it turned the Hillbillies over to the top of the order before getting an out. Leadoff hitter and catalyst Nick Hart worked a walk and all of a sudden Fredonia had the tying runs on base. Then Trent Thompson stepped in, which would change the outcome of the game for good. Thompson squared around to bunt, and with third baseman Alex Kubera deep, Cieslewicz fielded and threw it away, allowing a run to score and Thompson — representing the winning run — to end up in scoring position at second.

“It’s a sacrifice attempt,” Gullo said. “We wanted to get the two runners over and we caught the third baseman deep. And that was a backbreaker for them.” From there, Dunkirk coach Frank Jagoda’s hands were tied with the heart of Fredonia’s order up and nobody out. He elected to intentionally walk Zack Buckley but Cieslewicz couldn’t find the plate after. To read the rest of the story go to http://tinyurl.com/budu7dr or to read other sports stories in the Year in Review go to http://www.starnewsdaily.com/ viewby/tag/year-in-review.

Ruined At The Ralph: Four County Schools Watch Season End

By Chris Winkler Star Sports Editor

ve e- Four county teams headed to or Ralph Wilson this weekend oodwith hopes of lifting a league a- championship trophy. Unforffice tunately, one by one, all four went down, signifying the end of the football season here in Chautauqua County. It started with heavily favored Maple Grove on Friday night and ended with Jamestown’s 35-20 loss on Saturday night. Sprinkled in between was Fredonia losing a nail-biter to Cleve Hill and Clymer making one too many mistakes against Ellicottville. Start where it ended, as Jamestown could not keep the run game of Orchard Park down and get a stop when they needed it. Things started off well, though. Jamestown forced Orchard Park to turn it over on downs on each of their first

two possessions. Unfortunately for Jamestown, they also stalled inside Orchard Park territory before turning it over on downs and were forced to punt on their second possession. Orchard Park broke the tie with Austin Goltz catching a touchdown pass from Ben Holmes midway through the quarter, but the Red Raiders answered right back as Mike Watson recovered a fumble (on offense) in the end zone to tie things up at 7 before halftime. “I felt good at halftime,” Jamestown head coach Tom Langworthy said. “We had a lot of close games at halftime that we pulled away from in the second half.” Things looked good as the second half started when Zack Panebianco hauled in a 75-yard touchdown on the first play to give Jamestown the lead. “That was a play we had all

from November 8, 2012

Jacob Sisson and the Jamestown Red Raiders were the last of the four county schools eliminated at Ralph Wilson Stadium for sectional finals in November. Before them, Maple Grove, Clymer and Fredonia each lost in their respective class final. (Photo by Anthony Scott)

week,” Langworthy said. “We thought that was the defense they would run with the formation we were in and we used it as an opportunity to go deep.” It didn’t last for long as Jett Modkins broke a 60-yard run to start the Quakers drive and Mitchell Wilson punched it in two plays later.

“That was tough,” Langworthy said. “We had the opportunity to come out and get a stop after a quick score and we couldn’t do it.” Then things started to spiral out of control. Jacob Sisson was intercepted and again OP moved the ball on the ground as Holmes scrambled for 38

yards to start the drive. Again, two plays later, he found Goltz for a touchdown and the Quakers were up 20-14. Then came the drive of the game. Jamestown stalled after a quick first down and went back to punt. But, on 4th-and-11, punter Panebianco fired a strike to Ben Larson to move the chains. Again Jamestown would drive the ball deep into Orchard Park territory, but Sisson was intercepted on the 16th play of the drive. On the second play of the ensuing drive, Wilson ripped off an 80-yard touchdown that seemingly put the game away after a two-point conversion. It especially seemed over when Jamestown went three-andout and gave Orchard Park the ball with less than eight minutes left in the game. But, it swayed almost immediately when Mike Watson returned a fumble for a touchdown on a

play that would have given the Quakers a first down with less than six minutes left. But, Jamestown could not get a stop and Modkins finished the game off with a 29-yard touchdown at the 2-minute mark. “They ran the ball better than us and won the battles up front,” Langworthy said. “If you win the battles up front, you’ll win 95 percent of the time. But it doesn’t change how I feel about these seniors and our year. “They just came out and played better than us in the second half,” he continued. “But it was a pleasure to coach these guys and we’re going to continue what we do after taking a few weeks off.” To read the rest of the story go to http://tinyurl.com/ccbdfdn or to read other sports stories in the Year in Review go to http://www.starnewsdaily.com/ viewby/tag/year-in-review.

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$500. Call

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HORSE MISC.

BIG HORN WESTERN SADDLE

parade saddle with silver and fancy foot covers, excellent condition, red seat, 16 in. 150.00 obo 716-269-2109 complete harness for quater horse or standard size. 2 full sets. 716269-2109 HORSE HARNESS,

LINGER

HARNESS

leather harness nice obo 716269-2109

JACK

4000lb. cost $200 sell $95. call 366-1425

CATS The Thrifty Kitty Thrift Store supports www.WestﬁeldStrayCatRescue.com 59 E. Main in Westﬁeld 716-326-2404

SMALL WHITE FEMALE PEKAPOO, FRIENDLY, NEEDS SPACE. HAS SHOTS. $100.00 716 401-3116 OR 716401-3039 FOR SALE

HOUSES DUNKIRK HOME FOR RENT

4 bdrm close to schools/ hospital, parking. No pets/ smoking. 700 mth & security deposit & utilities 716-7858882

SHIH-TZU PUPPIES FOR SALE

Shih-tzu puppies for sale $325 each or bo. Ready to go now! Beautiful colorings. 716-753-2118

FARMS_AND_LAND

SIBERIAN HUSKY MALE PUP

30 ACRES(15 ACRES GRAPES)

HOBART GAS POWERED WELDER $1,200. Call 716-597-6372.

15 acres Concord Grapes w/ Welch contract & 15 acres of timber woods. $62,500. Call 716-474-7997.

LARGE

AKC BEAGLE PUPPIES 7 week

HOUSES

HYDRAULIC

PRESS

$1,700. Call 716-597-6372.

WINTER_ITEMS JOHN DEERE 42 SNOWTHROWER For lawn tractor. $250

716-597-6372

WESTERN SNOW PLOW BLADE

Good Condition. $600 716597-6372

old Tricolor Males and Females. 1st shots and registered litter. $200.00 MUST SEE!!! Call 716-499-9576 Alpha K-9 center boarding, training, grooming let your friendly pet enjoy themselves in the country. 716-269-2109

BOARDING

AIR_CONDITIONING_ HEATING HOLT GENERAL CONTRACTING complete heating & air

conditioning services. 716640-0604

AUTO_REPAIR AND_PARTS MADENFORD SPRING & AUTO

cheaper rates better service. $60 per hour. over 30 years exp. cars-big rigs 716-672-7242

MADENFORD SPRING & AUTO

gauranteed to beat any price on auto/truck repairs.COMPARE COMPARE prices 6727242 716-672-7242

MADENFORD SPRING & AUTO

17 WEEK OLD MALE PUP. CHAMPION BREED. RED/ WHITE WITH ICE BLUE EYES. 400.00 716-499-6181

Made in U.S.A. $700. 716-597-6372

RAHN LARMON LATHE

CHAIR

BUILDERS_AND REMODELERS

SHOP, SHOP & ADOPT!

DOGS

CHAIR_CANING

Alpha k-9 Center is oﬀering boarding service, your pet will enjoy the country. 716-269-2109

HALF

$35. call 366-1425

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BOARDING

CAST IRON HOUSE RADIATORS 5 @ $100 each. Call

716-597-6372. 38”x18”x8” 38”x24”x7”, 38”x19”x8” 20”x32”x8” & 44”x30”x7”

EXECUTIVE HOME 3100 SQ FT

In West Ellicot/Jamestown. Furnished includes 2000 Mercedes. $397,000. For more information call 716490-2964

bring estimate on auto/truck repair, I will beat by %5 or more. fredonia 716-672-7242 HOLT GENERAL CONTRACTING

& PROPERTY MAINTENANCE. Meeting all of your building, remodeling, home improvement, & property maintenance needs! Fully licensed & insured. www.holtcontractingwny.com 716-640-0604

BUILDING RESTORATION HOLT GENERAL CONTRACTING Pressure washing, ﬁre &

mold remediation & restoration. 716-640-0604

CATERING CHAIR CANING BY rOLLY--A CHAIR IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE SEAT THAT IS IN IT--CALL ROLLY FOR A SEAT CHAIR CANING

CERAMIC_TILE HOLT GENERAL CONTRACTING Floors, showers, walls -

we do it all! 716-640-0604

CANING

ROLLY

CHAIR CANING BY ROLLYACHAIR IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE SEAT THAT IS INIT_CALL FOR A SEAT -716-366-4406

PAINTING HOLT GENERAL CONTRACTING Professional, neat &

clean! Interior & exterior. Reasonable rates! 716-6400604

CONCRETE

PLUMBING

HOLT GENERAL CONTRACTING Foundations, sidewalks,

HOLT GENERAL CONTRACTING Repairs, drains cleared,

ELECTRICAL_SERVICES

POLE_BUILDINGS

HOLT GENERAL CONTRACTING New service & upgrades,

HOLT GENERAL CONTRACTING All types - Design & build!

driveways, ﬂoors & heated ﬂoors / sidewalks. We do it all! 716-640-0604

repairs & add-on’s, no job too small! 716-640-0604

EXCAVATING HOLT GENERAL CONTRACTING Excavation, drainage,

foundations, gravel, driveways . We do it all - reasonable rates! 716-640-0604

FENCING HOLT GENERAL CONTRACTING Fences, decks & railings.

All types of construction & materials installed. Design sevices available. 716-6400604

FLOORING HOLT GENERAL CONTRACTING Flooring - all types in-

stalled. Reasonable rates! 716-640-0604

INSULATION HOLT GENERAL CONTRACTING Blown in ﬁberglass & ce-

lulose, also rolled.Get a tax break to make your home more eﬃcient! 716-640-0604

LANDSCAPING HOLT GENERAL CONTRACTING Very reasonable! - De-

sign & install! 716-640-0604

MASONRY HOLT GENERAL CONTRACTING Foundations & repairs,

re-point & repair. 716-6400604

new constuction & add-ons, hot water tanks & baseboard heat. 716-640-0604

Kits available! 716-640-0604

ROOFING IKO RUBBER ROOF 4 NEW rolls,Covers 400sq.ft. Paid $280.+,Sell for $250./obo 716965-2125 HOLT GENERAL CONTRACTING Shingles, metal, EPDM

(rubber), composites & repairs. Call today! 716-6400604

SEPTIC_TANK_AND_ DRAINS HOLT GENERAL CONTRACTING Repairs & new systems.

Design services available. 716-640-0604

SIDING_AND_AWNINGS HOLT GENERAL CONTRACTING Metal, vinyl, composites.

Design sevices available. Let us show you what’s available! 716-640-0604

WINDOWS HOLT GENERAL CONTRACTING All types! Repacement

& new constrction. Thermal - vinyl lifetime warrenty! Tax break! 716-640-0604

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COMMENTARY continued from pg 1 the 2012 run for St. Bonaventure, including the women’s team run to the Sweet 16, was just what those long-suffering fans (including me) needed. Again, the New York Giants and New England Patriots gave us a great Super Bowl. Again the SEC won the national championship. Although they were guaranteed it when Alabama was pitted against LSU (again). March Madness was full of, well, madness. Two No. 15 seeds (Lehigh and Norfolk State) pulled absolutely

2000

PLYMOUTH

VOYAGER

184k miles, good condition, some rust, solid car. Just inspected, clean interior. Must sell. $1200/neg. 716-969-6179

stunning victories in the first round, further filling our love for the underdog. When all was said and done, doubledigit seeds Xavier, N.C. State and Ohio all reached the Sweet 16, but it was Kentucky — the country’s clear-cut top team — taking out Kansas in a pretty good final. The NBA had a re-birth after a long lockout. A finals matchup of LeBron James and Kevin Durant was just what David Stern asked for. Hockey had an excellent playoff season thanks to the upstart L.A.

Kings, but naturally, the NHL couldn’t turn that momentum into this season. Baseball’s regular season started in Japan in March in case you didn’t know. It ended with Miguel Cabrera winning a Triple Crown (how did that not get more publicity?). The San Francisco Giants won it all in October and my Phillies run of five straight division titles ended, so forgive me for not being too enthused about the MLB season. Of course the real Triple Crown was that of I’ll Have

Another, who after taking the Kentucky Derby and The Preakness, was scratched from the Belmont a day before the event. It marked the eighth time over the past 16 years that a horse won the first two legs of the Triple Crown, only to not win the Belmont. It stretched the drought to 35 years and counting. The dog days of summer included an American victory at the London Olympics and Spain’s 4-0 beatdown of Italy to claim the 2012 Euro Cup. The Spanish dominate the

Z-28 1983 camaro Z28 4sale ex. cond. t-tops, V8, dual ex. 4500.00 call Kelly 716-4890177 716-489-0177

1984 CHEVY 3500 63000 miles,

2001 FORD E350 SUPER DUTY

350 carbureted, Runs great, $1900. 716-597-6372.

131,000 miles, Runs good, $2,500. 716-597-6372.

FORD F SUPER DUTY TRUCK

2011

w / Lift Basket $2,800 716597-6372.

2003 ISUZU NPR HD Just arrived! 150,000 miles, 175 hp, Automatic. Call 716-5976372.

HONDA

INSIGHT

39,488 miles excellent condition. 40 mpg city 43 mpg highway. Gray exterior black interior. 716-708-7816

YELLOW KNUCKLE BOOM TRUCK $3,800. Call 716-597-

6372.

MGB 24,125 original miles. $22,500 For more information call 716-490-2964.

1939 65-FOOT LADDER TRUCK

For restoration $2500. 716597-6372

SNOWMOBILING

1988 DODGE RAM TRUCK D150

1956 OLDSMOBILE ROCKET 88

SNOWMOBILES - FOR PARTS

1963

AUTOS 1950S MERCEDES BENZ 220

For restoration $3,500 716597-6372 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA VAN

Extended wheel base. Great for hauling plywood. Runs great. Just inspected. 163k. Best Oﬀer 581-0425. 1999 FORD 4X4 White,

EXLORER

XLS

162,000 mi., V6 4.0L SOHC. Power windows, locks, CD/Cassette Mechanically sound. $2,600 o/b/o 716-672-9586

2011

HONDA

INSIGHT

39,488 excellent condition. silver exterior black interior. 40 mpg city. 43 highway. 716-708-7816

Arctic Cat and Ski-Doo. Call for prices & information 716-597-6372.

SUVS ‘99 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO Silver, 4x4, 950.00 or

Model 6G2. $15,000- 716-5976372 Tan truck with spare tires very good condition camper shell on it asking $2000.00. 7163977821 81 BRONCO RANGER XLT 4X4

loaded, 2nd owner, low mi. $4,500. call 366-1425 1965 FORD C900 FIRE TRUCK

b/o. For parts only. Body great,frame questionable. 716-672-6500

Recently arrived and completely re-conditioned. 43 feet. $7,900. Call 716-5976372.

TRUCKS

1994 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4

INTL. CEMENT MIXER TRUCK

Runs good. $6,500. 716-5976372. 1977 CHEVROLET C 60 Bucket

Lift Truck. Only 70,000 miles. $ 4,700. Call 716-597-6372.

107k miles, auto, 5.7 liter, great shape! 716-680-2526

VANS 1997 GMC, Chevrolet 3500 series. $3,750 each. 716-597-6372.

2 BUS VANS

1992 FORD MARK III CUSTOM

88000 org. miles, No WINTERS, LIKE NEW, 7 pass, NEW TIRES, TUNE-UP, to much to list, A MUST SEE! 716-965-2125

VEHICLE_ACCESSORIES CAR LIFT ALIGNMENT

Call 716-597-6372.

$1,500.

6 LARGE SEMI TRAILERS 4 trailers: 48’, 2 trailers: 53’. Clean titles. $4,000 each. 716-597-6372.

sport more than we dominate hoops. They’ve now won the last three marquee events (two Euros and a World Cup), a rare feat in the world of international soccer. Fall was back and Bills fans were ready to go over the signing of prized free agent Mario Williams. It sent shockwaves through the city, only for it to come crashing down after an ugly preseason and an even uglier opener against the Jets. 15 weeks later — and 13 years, too — and nothing has changed. FORD 474 / 7.8 L ENGINE Diesel

Engine, Runs great. $2,800 716-597-6372

444 E / 7.3 power strokes - $ 1,800. International 360 Engine - $ 2,000. Call 716-5976372. DETROIT SERIES 60 ENGINES

11.1 Liter Engine - $3,000. 12.7 Liter Engine - $3,900. Call 716-597-6372.

VINTAGE FOUNTAIN PENS I am interested in purchasing Vintage Fountain Pens. Call Jim (716) 595-2161 for info.

MACK 300 ENGINE $2,600. Call

MISCELLANEOUS

716-597-6372.

CUMMINS ENGINES FOR SALE

5.9L 12 Valve- $2,300. 8.3L$3,100. N14 Mechanical$3,200 M11 Select $ 3,800. 716-597-6372.

$1,000. Call

42” Firestone: 18.4 R 42 - $1,600. 716-597-6372.

CAT BIG TRUCK ENGINES CAT 3116 - $2,400. CAT 3406 C $3,300. CAT 3406 E Engine $3,995. Call 716-597-6372.

HYDRAULIC

716-597-6372.

42” HUB MOUNT DUALS

WHEEL

730 CU FT TANKER TRAILER

$950. Call 716-597-6372.

$8,300. Call 716-597-6372.

CHEV454 CARBURETED ENGINE Gas Big Block. $500.

CAT C-15 ENGINE WITH CORE

716-597-6372.

FIFTH

HOLMES 600 WINCH From Tow Truck $700 716-5976372

INTL. BIG TRUCK ENGINES

CUMMINS 8.3 L ENGINE 24V electronic $4200 716-5976372.

CARCO WINCH

NBA started on time this year and yes, the NHL didn’t. Notre Dame went undefeated after several close calls and have Irish fans across the globe counting down the days until the BCS National Championship. And here at The Star, it was another successful year thanks to our readership. I sincerely thank everyone for following along and hope you had a wonderful year and an even better holiday season. Happy New Year to all.

521,205 miles - Runs great. $7,500. Call 716-597-6372.

military items and hunting items. Guns, Swords, Helmets, Foreign county uniforms, etc. Will buy complete collections. Jim Schermerhorn - 326-2854

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