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While the news coming from Peek ‘n Peak Resort has been uncertain in recent years, the Fairway Suites at the Peak has gotten a new lease on life, celebrating its one year anniversary

after re-opening last Christmas. The Suites, originally built in the 1990s, are the only privately owned property at the resort, separately deeded and operated since being purchased by French Creek Properties in 2011. The property includes a three-

building complex, with a total of 36 units, from studios to three bedroom kings with adjoining suites. Most include an oversized great room with views overlooking the golf course and pond, built with an exhaustive list of modern amenities. According to Fairway Suites Gen-

eral Manager Daniel Smith, “no expense was spared” in the renovations, and estimates that with the new clubhouse, renovations will be in the multi-millions. The Suites is owned by Jim Bennett, who is a former resident of Corry, Continued on pg. 13

Using Tragedy to Enhance Safety

Local train crash nearly 150 years ago led to reform of railway regulations Sister Creek bridge in Angola, with the first one falling directly Star Contributing Writer down on the ice and onto the While most people are busy creek. this time of year with the hustle According to railroad historiand bustle that comes with the ans and members of the Town holiday season, some will take some time next week to reflect on of Evans Historical Society, the trail ran over what is known as a a historical train accident that is “frog,” which is the crossing point known as “The Angola Horror.” of two rails. The front axle of the It was one week before Christmas rear car was slightly bent, so the in 1867 when a train traveling frog caused a wheel on the defecfrom Cleveland to Buffalo ran tive axle to jump off the track and off the tracks in the Village of derail the rear car. Angola, killing 50 people, most of The brakes were applied, but whom burned to death. the train was traveling at quite a While the tragedy is a black eye considerable speed as it crossed on the storied history of our the bridge. The last car uncoupled nation’s railway industry, what from the train and plunged down happened that afternoon eventu- into the gorge. The second-to-last ally led to significant reforms and car also derailed but managed to railroad safety regulations. somehow make it across to the “Obviously the really sad part of other side of the gorge before what happened were the deaths, sliding approximately 30 feet and it was made that much worse down the embankment. because it happened so close to The accident and the public outChristmas,” says Bill Houston, cry that arose from it influenced deputy mayor of Angola. “It is many railroad reforms, includsomething that will always be ing the replacement of loosely associated with the Village of secured stoves with much more Angola.” safer forms of heating, as well as It was approximately 3 p.m. on the replacement of wooden cars December 18, 1867 when the last with iron. coach of the Buffalo-bound New Also introduced was the use of York Express of the Lake Shore more effective braking systems Railway derailed and caught fire. Two train cars went off the Big Continued on pg. 10 By DANIEL MEYER

The plaque marking the location of the ‘Angola Horror’, one of the worst train wrecks in history.

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Santa Faux

The Parental Responsibility of Childlike Faith was left with. The clerk looked at me for an explanation. I just smiled, using it as an opportunity to point out some nice decorations she had in the store. Crisis averted until next time. Like my friend, our children will not believe in Santa Claus. They won’t expect a jolly man in a big red suit to come down the chimney (if we had one, that is), they won’t write letters to the By Scott Wise North Pole, and they won’t Senior Copy Writer leave out carrots for the reindeer. Recently, I was in a local business with a friend of Now, let me clarify. I don’t mine. His four-year-old believe that a child believdaughter was with us, and ing in Santa Claus will as any four-year would do make or break them. But, in an antique store, asking I do believe it sets a precquestions about everything edent- one we are choosing she saw. The clerk came up to avoid in our house. We to us an asked her if she can celebrate the posiwas excited for Santa to tive people in our history come this year. without pretending magical things will happen after My adrenaline started pumping, my heart pound- their passing. ing and a cold sweat on the Our children will recognize back of my neck. I knew there was a man named what her answer would be. Nicholas, who did very good things. He gave to the “I don’t believe in Santa,” she proudly said. The clerk needy, raised money for the poor and made an imdidn’t hear her clearly and pact for God on the world asked her again, this time around him. But, he doesn’t leaning in to be sure she come down chimneys, and understood. “I don’t believe in Santa. My he doesn’t bring my son toys. mommy and daddy bring What astounds me, though, me presents!” And she walked away; indifferent to is the response we often get the ensuing awkwardness I for this standpoint. Gen-

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watching it three times with my dad that day. I remember seeing ‘From Santa’ on some presents, but it wasn’t what made Christmas special for me. My parents were, and my family. I want my son to know that the most important thing about Christmas is Jesus Christ. I won’t have tell him in ten years that Jesus wasn’t real. To me, that is the precedent I want to set for my children. I want them to know without a shadow of a doubt that every single thing that I’ve

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Pets of the Week This week we are featuring “Max” and “New Mexico”. Max is a six-year-old beagle that is very sweet. He loves everybody, but can get a little upset if left alone too long. He likes going for walks and getting petted. He would do best with a family where he could be with someone most of the time. New Mexico is a two-year-old short hair cat. He is super sweet and gets along with the cats in our colony. He is very playful and likes to be a greeter when someone walks in. He loves everyone, but has a soft spot for kids. If either of these great pets sound like the perfect match, stop by the Strunk Road Adoption Center to meet them. They are both ready to have their own “Home for the Holidays”.

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The Sixth Day

Snowmobile Registration, Club Memberships to be available at DMV on Saturdays snowmobile association information or applicaChautauqua County Clerk tions. We have found a way, Chautauqua County Clerk however, to still accommoSandy Sopak has andate our snowmobilers who nounced the snowmobile would like to register their associations will have a snowmobiles and become presence in the Mayville a member of one of the Department of Motor clubs so they can still get Vehicles office on Saturdays their discounted registrato accommodate snowmo- tion rate,” said Sopak. “By bilers. having a member of the “The state is not allowing snowmobile clubs on site our DMV staff to handle every Saturday to accept the Contributed Article

applications and provide the vouchers, snowmobilers can handle all their registration needs in one stop.” Although snowmobile association information and registration was available previously in the DMV offices, the state has issued a stern directive that this is no longer acceptable. Sopak was able to obtain permission from the state to allow representatives from the

snowmobile associations to provide this service in the office. Saturday hours at the Mayville DMV office will begin when the snowmobile trails open. Updates and Saturday hours, which will be dependant on snowfall, will be listed on the County Clerk’s website weekly at www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/ departments/clerk.

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Scandinavian Resources is one of many vendors located at the Downtown Jamestown Winter Market in the Dr. Lillian Vitanza Ney Renaissance Center every Thursday from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. through Jan. 31.

halos, headbands, wands, hats and more. B&B Caterers: Located at 207 E Third Street in Jamestown serving soups, desserts and other lunch menu items. Busti Cider Mill & Farm Market: Fresh grown vegetables, apples, jams & jellies, maple products, local honey, fresh ground flours (whole wheat, rye, buckwheat, corn meal), bakery items and apple cider when available. Calligraphy by Kathleen: Handmade calligraphy poetry, cards, signs, and keepsakes Dun Roving Farm Alpaca Store: Handmade and commercial alpaca & alpaca blend products including socks, hats, mittens, scarves, gloves, vest, shawls, blankets, yarn & knitting needles, felted soap, roving to spin, and raw fleece. GG My Love: Located at 211 N Main Street in Jamestown featuring women’s fashions, apparel, and ac-

cessories. Infusions, LLC: Gourmet extra virgin olive oils and aged balsamic vinegars infused with flavorings. Mistos for spraying olive oils and pour spouts for bottles. Gift baskets with variety packs will be available. Twenty-five flavors available with spices, herbs, fruits both organic and traditional. Online store with shopping cart can ship across the United States. Jamestown BioDome Project: Local business focusing on growing local herbs and produce indoors and outdoors Lady of the Lake: Hand crafted beach glass jewelry and art work, candles, candle holders, soaps and lotions, and dream catchers Pearled Reflections: Artist acrylic on canvas crafts created by hand featuring a unique empesto style. Recycle Pieces Tie-Dye: Handmade tie-dye apparel and accessories; exclusive handmade pink ribbon

products Scandinavian Resources: Locally crafted and imported Swedish items including wooden trays, figures and utensils, linens and Christmas items, books, hats, t-shirts, flags, ornaments and Dala horse items. Small Meadows Farm: Locally grown produce, eggs, organic homemade goat milk soap, frozen meats, and cheese. Wallflowers Design Studio: Floral arrangements and wreaths. Wires by Juanita: Hand crafted wire sculpture jewelry using sterling silver, 14K rolled gold, and copper wire including rings, pendants, necklaces, and earrings with precious, semiprecious and gem stones. More information about the market visit www.discoverjamestown.com or call DJDC at 664-2477.

Historical Society Holds Annual Christmas Dinner April 2, 2013, when the annual maple sugar party is held. The meeting will be held in the fellowship hall of the Wayside Chapel. June Woollett made a motion to make a donation to the Chapel for the use of their building, and this was second by Marge McIntyre. The Valley Historical Society had its beginning in 1977 by the late John and Ruth Smith, who saw a need to preserve the history of the Cassadaga Valley area. One year later, the museum building was purchased. For more information on the Valley Historical Society, write to P.O. Box 1045, Sinclairville, NY 14782. New members are always welcome.

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also be re-elected. Barmore announced that the annual history fair is scheduled to be held on Saturday Sept. 14 from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. The newly formed “outhouse” races will now become an annual event of the fair. Mary Shearman was re-elected to serve as the secretary, and curators re-elected were Audrey Prosser and Bonnie Larkin. Mrs. Larkin said that they have been doing an inventory of the museum and matching the item with its listing. President Olmstead said that he would like to see a special project on the museum building of a new handicapped ramp door. All agreed. The historical society is taking a winter time break, and the next meeting will be on Tuesday

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cial report, and said that the museum is closed for the JS Sipos winter season and has been Members of the Valley winterized. Sipos has made Historical Society met replans for the year 2013, cently at the South Stockton by listing all of the meetWayside Chapel for their ing dates, and asked for annual Christmas dinner volunteers to serve refreshand meeting. The dinner ments at the meetings. The was opened with a prayer museum is open on Sunby vice president Larry day afternoons from May Barmore, and then a variety through September, and of food was served to those Sipos distributed a sign-up present. A special thank sheet for those to volunteer you was extended to Elaine their time to be museum Palmer-Titus and Linda guides on the Sundays the Parmenter for hosting the museum is open. Sipos also dinner, and providing the said that many people have festive table decorations. donated funds to help with President Albert Olmstead the operation of the musewelcomed all to the meetum, and said that thank you ing, leading all in the pledge notes will be sent out to the of allegiance and asking for generous donors soon. a moment of silence for a At the meeting, elections member who had donated were held, with President so much to help with the Olmstead be re-elected, historical society. Treasurer and vice president Barmore John Sipos gave the finanContributed Article

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Although winter is here, the community can still purchase fresh, locally grown produce at the weekly Downtown Jamestown Winter Market every Thursday from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the Dr. Lillian Vitanza Ney Renaissance Center. Participating farmers have an array of fresh produce that is currently being grown in winter greenhouses. Produce that will be available this week include apples, brussel sprouts, collards, kale, peppers, lettuce, eggplant, tomatoes, leeks, rutabaga, parsnips, cabbage, onions, shallots, winter squash, potatoes, and garlic. Fresh, local eggs, cob popcorn, home-ground flours, and fresh-frozen meat including roasting chickens are also available. New vendors continue to join the market including gluten-free baked goods, candles, soaps and lotions, dream catchers, handmade jewelry and the Jamestown Bio Dome Project. Lunch will also be provided by B&B Caterers. “The market continues to expand both in attendance and vendor participation,” said Tiffani Conti, DJDC Special Projects Manager. “We have a lot of great vendors participating with many unique, locally and handmade items. Most, if not all, items available in the market would make amazing holiday gifts, in addition to buying local produce.” Metered parking is available along Foundry Alley and in the parking lot behind the Renaissance Center. Free parking is available in front of the Renaissance Center. Market Vendors Alexalina Boutique: Homemade tutus, fairy wings,

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Rev. Michael Lokietek Family Church Fredonia www.thefamilychurches.org

Dear Pastor, it seems that everyone else around me is enjoying the holidays but it just makes me feel sad. What can I do? You’re not alone. All the business of the holidays can mean different things to different people. Those who have experienced loss and hurts can look around themselves and be bombarded with “good cheer” and emotionally-driven images of the “perfect family”. The jewelry stores are showing loving couples getting engaged after buy-

ing the perfect diamond. But please realize that this is about the commercial aspects of Christmas and not the true meaning of the Holiday. The truth is that Jesus did not come to the world so we could get all the “toys” we want or even so that we would walk in the perfect life. He came so that “…all men could come to know the Father.” The Messiah came to fulfill the scriptures and bring the opportunity of salvation to the world through the perfect and

final sacrifice. All of God’s promises and power were manifested in the form of a tiny baby born to a Godly virgin. But here’s the thing…Satan is a real enemy. John 10:10 tells us that “…the thief does not come except that he may steal, kill, and destroy. I have come that they may have life and may have it more abundantly.” I believe that the Holidays provide the perfect opportunities for the thief, Satan, to try to steal people’s joy, kill excitement, and destroy

hope. But this scripture also tells us what the coming of our Messiah brought…the universal cure against all the strategies of Satan…joy, peace, and righteousness! It is important that you realize what you have been given through Christ. In Philippians 4:13 the Bible promise, “I can have strength for all things in Christ the One strengthening me.” God makes His strength available. Even the strength to prosper in victory through the times normally associated with

hardship. But in order to achieve this victory we must put the available tools to use. How do we do this? By staying close to Him! Matthew 6:33 tells us, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” While Satan would rather have us focus on our past losses and hurts, staying close to God gives us hope in His good plans to prosper and fulfill us!

a good warfare.” People have pointed to this verse and said that Timothy was instructed to fight the devil with prophecy. No, the devil is never even mentioned. We need to read the next verse in context to see how Paul instructed Timothy to war the warfare. Verse 19 says, “HOLDING FAITH AND A CLEAR CONSCIENCE…” That is how we wage spiritual warfare: Stay in faith with the Word of God and keep our consciences clear by living pure in the flesh. Ephesians 4:27 does instruct us how to deal with Satan. It says, “Neither GIVE PLACE to the devil.”

It doesn’t say war or pray against the devil. It says to deny Satan any place in your life primarily through thoughts and actions. How would you deny the devil unless you had authority over him? The devil needs your permission to have access into your life. That means you have the authority over him. That’s because Jesus gave that privilege of authority to every believer to stand up and deny wicked temptations that come to us. Our authority over the devil will work when we purify our thoughts and actions with the Word of God. A life pleasing to God in faith will win the fight.

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YOUR SPIRIT NATURE- SPIRITUAL WARFARE

Rev. Tim Stahlman Family Church Jamestown www.thenewfamilychurch.com

There is clearly a misunderstanding today regarding what true Biblical spiritual warfare is. Let me begin by telling you what it is not. Spiritual warfare IS NOT fighting against the devil with any form of prayer. Not one scripture exists in the Bible that will instruct you to pray against the devil. We need to teach individuals the Biblical way to guard themselves from demonic oppression. One of the first times a “fight” or “war” is mentioned in the NT is 1 Corinthians 9:26-27. Paul writes, “I therefore so RUN not with uncertainty and therefore I FIGHT not as

one who punches the air. But I DISCIPLINE MY BODY and bring IT (his body) INTO SUBJECTION unless, when I have PREACHED to others, I myself should become disqualified.” Notice Paul is using the illustration of a race and a fight to describe Christian living and Christian service. Notice what his fight was against: The fight was to discipline his flesh. It was this fight, if he lost, that would disqualify him from Christian service. It wasn’t the devil who would disqualify him. It was the battle with the ungodly desires of the flesh. Notice the Bible says we

need to bring the BODY under subjection and rule over it. The Bible never tells US to war against and bring the devil under subjection. Do you know why? Because Jesus Christ defeated him 2000 years ago and the devil is already under subjection through Christ. Hebrews 2:14 says that the devil’s power is destroyed. The devil is ALREADY under our feet. Another verse that mentions spiritual warfare is 1 Timothy 1:18. It says, “This charge I commit unto you son Timothy, according to the prophesies, which went before on you that you, by them, might war

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Seniors Can Beat the Holiday Blues

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Community Helping Hands to the mission of CHH is not missed by the organization’s director, Rev. (Note: Community Helping Amy Rohler. “Through Hands is part of the Gateour volunteers we’ve tried way Center in Jamestown, to make it (the building) formerly an abandoned beautiful and repurpose it; factory building where it started out as a factory Chautauqua Hardware was and we’ve repurposed it located. The site has been to be something more. I restored to house several think that’s an over-arching ministries and organizations philosophy, in general that provide help to those in we take people’s lives and need.) repurpose them.” Inside the Gateway Center CHH states its mission as near the ministry of Com- such: to meet the physimunity Helping Hands cal, emotional and spiri(CHH) is a giant mural tual needs of people and depicting the story of Good to show them the love of Samaritan. Nearby, a bibli- Christ as we empower cal scripture is written in them to help themselves large scripted letters on the and others. wall, in both Spanish and Its motto is “we provide a English. hand-up, not a hand-out.” The parallel of the repurposed building as it relates Its ministries include a By Patricia Pihl Managing Editor

Community Helping Hands volunteers Mike Forness and Mary Moore. (photo by Will Pihl)

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thrift store, furniture showroom, sewing room, cafe, Skate/BMX Park, and Laser tag facility -- all of which are open to the public. CHH also helps with emergency clothing, household items and furniture needs. Referral Process Each year, its Thrift Shop and Furniture Showroom gives away thousands of dollars in clothing, household items and furnitureall of which have been donated by the community. “Nearly anyone can afford to shop here,” says Rohler. Some, she says, are referred by a separate organizationa church, the Salvation Army or the department of social services. Rohler states, “We make between five and eight appointments a day to help people -that’s how much

of a need there is. When people need help, we give them a voucher and they shop for themselves; if they get $35 for a coach, and if it’s a bit more, they pay the difference.” The ministry also provides job skills training and experience to those required to work for public assistance benefits. They work in the thrift store, showrooms, sewing room, warehouse furniture truck and family center. All are supervised by Christians and mentored by Christian volunteers. Rohler says it gives participants the opportunity to learn basic job skills, and a place where they can also gain a job reference. The ministry also depends on many volunteers to sort through the large number of donations it receives, especially in the summer when people are moving, or having garage sales. As fast as things come in, they go, but there is always a waiting

list for refrigerators, stoves, washers and dryers. Sewing Room When things can’t be sold or given away, women in the sewing room often repurpose it, using fabric from tee shirts, sweatshirts or old sheets to make rugs, potholders and bags. Those items are sold in the thrift store, which in turn help to fund the ministry as well as teach the valuable skill of sewing. “There is actually a selfesteem aspect to it, because they will say ‘I made this and someone actually wanted to buy it,’ ” says Rohler. Items made in the sewing center include purses, aprons, bibs, cool ties (used by U.S. troops in the Middle East to cool the body), hand towels, potholders and quilts. There are also “chemo caps” and breast pillows- both which are used by women undergoing cancer treatment, as well

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as cat toys made for by the humane society. Rohler looks at the enterprise as having multiple, beneficial purposes. “Yes, we are teaching valuable skills, but there is also a lot of good that is going into the community because of this.” Christmas Shop Each year, the ministry also opens its Christmas Shop for the season. The store has over 106 Christmas trees, and a variety of Christmas-themed decorations, old world Santas, commemorative plates, lighted ceramic Christmas trees and one of a kind items, all at bargain prices. “We try to keep the prices low, typically $5 or under,” says Rohler, “so anyone can afford to shop here.” Family Center The third aspect of CHH’s mission is to provide a fun, safe place for the youth of the community to gather in its Family/Youth Center, with an indoor skate/bmx park, game room, cafe, laser tag and a venue for concerts, both youth and family oriented. Rohler says, “People have visited the building and say, ‘I want to duplicate this in my hometown,’ but that’s hard to do.” The success, she says, depends on having the right volunteers with the right skills and passion, as well as the types of items that get donated over time. She explains that when Chautauqua Lasers closed, the equipment was donated. A previous employee, with the right knowledge and skills came to help with the operation. Brenda, who works in the CHH’s sewing room, knows how to repair sewing machines, and always creating new projects. “When you have the right person, in the right place at the right time, things really happen.” Helping Hands Ministry is located at 31 Water Street in Jamestown. For more information on its ministries, or to volunteer or donate, interested persons may call 716-487-1488 or visit www. chhny.org. For information on the Gateway Family Center including the skate/ bmx park, or laser tag, call 716-665-7004 or visit www. thegatewaycenter.org.

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You Can Be Part of Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count

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This holiday season marks the 113th annual Christmas Bird Count sponsored by National Audubon. On Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15 and 16, the Audubon Center and Sanctuary is participating in this event with counting in Warren on Saturday and in Jamestown on Sunday. You are invited to join tens of thousands of volunteers throughout the Americas who will be taking part in an adventure that has become a family tradition among generations. From feeder-watchers and field observers to count compilers and regional editors, everyone who takes part in the Christmas Bird Count does it for love of birds and the excitement of friendly competition -- and with the knowledge that their efforts are making a difference for science and bird conservation. The goal is to document all the species that are in a certain area, a seven-and-onehalf mile radius, on a given day. To do this, some volunteers divide into teams and span out across the countryside. Others sit at home and pay special attention to their bird feeders. Armed with binoculars, bird guides and checklists, each of the citizen scientists who braves snow, wind, or rain, to take part in the Christmas Bird Count

You can be part of a national contribution to conservation by joining Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count in Jamestown or Warren on Dec. 15 or 16. A bird like this Northern Male Cardinal would be easy to spot, especially against a snowy background. (Photo by Terry LeBaron)

makes an enormous contribution to conservation. Audubon and other organizations use data collected in this longest-running wildlife census to assess the health of bird populations and to help guide conservation action. Jamestown Audubon has been part of the Christmas Bird Count since the 1940s. In the first counts, mallard ducks were rare. Today, they are very common. There is no need to be an expert birder, but a warm pair of long underwear can’t be beat! You can also help just by encouraging your friends to fill their feeders, so when volunteers walk or drive by, there will be lots of activity. After the count there will be a fun potluck dinner where participants trade tall birding tales and report

their findings. For more information about the Christmas Bird Count in Warren, call Don Watts at (814) 723-9125. For information about the Christmas Bird Count in Jamestown, call Bob Sundell at (716) 484-2197. The Christmas Bird Count is the longest continuously running citizen science project. For information about its history, check the National Audubon website at http://birds.audubon.org/ christmas-bird-count. Information about all the programs of the Audubon Center and Sanctuary at 1600 Riverside Road, onequarter mile east of Route 62 between Jamestown and Warren, is available at http://jamestownaudubon. org or by calling (716) 5692345.

service project was a learning experience for their English class, as part of a Ninth graders at Chautaustudy unit on the military. qua Lake Central School The students also spoke by wrote letters and sent a care Skype live video conferencpackage to a 2009 graduing with a retired Marine. ate, Morgan Nelson, now a Showing their appreciation Specialist in the U.S. Army for Nelson’s service to the and serving in Afghanistan. nation are (seated, left to He will receive the package right) Jamy Bigelow and in time for Christmas. The Jenna Wiemer; (kneeling) Contributed Article CLCS

Samantha Herrington, Makayla Keefe, Makayla Witt and Taylor Howe; (standing) learning support teacher Ashley Muscarella, Michael West, Avery Webb, Holly Nelson, Kathy West, Ashleigh Scott, Jasmine Schofield and Delonte Fredrick. Gwen Mueller and Muscarella co-teach the English 9 class.

Fredonia Opera House Receives East Hill Foundation Grant Contributed Article 1891 Fredonia Opera House

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House has been awarded a $3,700 grant from the East Hill Foundation for the purchase and installation of LED strip lighting alongside staircases that lead to the theatre’s balcony. “We are very grateful to the East Hill Foundation for its support of this project,” notes Opera House Executive Director Rick Davis. “The grant will help improve safety and convenience for Opera House audience members.” Davis notes that the grant funds were used to purchase dimmable LED strip lighting. This lighting was used to line the two stairways leading to the balcony to illuminate the steps for safer use during shows. “When the theatre restoration was complete in 1994, period lighting fixtures were installed in the balcony that cast some illumination on the stairs,” says do.” The beading materigifts for the people on his Contributed Article Davis. “When the house unit and before long he had als are purchased by the Lutheran Social Services lights are turned on fully, Lutheran Activities departrequests for every resident the stairs are sufficiently lit Richard Campbell from in the skilled nursing facil- ment. “Now we’re in the for use. However, when the Falconer, who recently process of wrapping them ity. “My whole life I have house lights are dimmed moved to the Lutheran all,” Richard added. “I like enjoyed drawing, beading during a performance, Home and Rehabilitaand woodworking,” he said. to stay busy and it’s fun to or particularly during a tion Center has opened “This year I’m going to play make things for others.” movie, the lighting on the a “workshop” where he Santa Claus for the first “Richard is a joy to have liv- stairways is not quite bright is busily making beaded time in my life and deliver ing here at Lutheran,” said enough for patrons to safely jewelry items for Christmas the gifts personally, which Annie Gustafson, activities leave the balcony.” The new gifts. He started by making I have always wanted to director. “We’re excited to strip lighting solves that have someone with his pas- problem by casting light on sion and talent making gifts the steps without distractfor our other residents. It’s ing seated audience memlike having Santa right here bers. in our midst. He even looks The East Hill Foundation is like him, so the residents, staff and families will really a private family foundation, Let Our Staff of Trained Professionals Assist enjoy it when he makes his which was founded in 1986. The Foundation identiYou With Your Next Copy or Print Job. deliveries for Christmas fies and funds innovative, Day.”  charitable projects designed  to enhance the quality of  life of the residents from

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Consider Giving to Infinity this Holiday Season dent away, so we strive to maintain a budget so every student who wishes to parArea residents in Jameticipate can do so.” stown and throughout Hawkins says involvement Chautauqua County are in the arts has been conbeing asked to throw their support behind a non-profit clusively shown to provide many positive benefits for organization dedicated to developing art and creativ- children during all stages of their growth and developity. Throughout the year, ment. Infinity’s program Infinity Visual and Performing Arts, LLC accepts of music and arts training for young people, delivered donations from the community through its Project within the context of a mentoring relationship, is a C-Note fundraising camwinning combination. paign. With the year just about over, Infinity would “Our students are menlike to make one more aptored to stay in school, peal to the community. develop career goals, and According to Shane Hawk- find personal expression through the visual and ins, Infinity Executive Director, with funding raised performing arts,” says Hawkins. through Project C-Note, Infinity is able to provide Project C-Note is a yearmore scholarships for area long fundraising drive students interested in learn- used to support, promote, ing and participating in and further the efforts of the arts, but who otherwise Infinity Visual and Perwould be unable to afford forming Arts, Inc. to bring taking music or art classes. music and arts education to Chautauqua County youth. “Infinity students come from all walks of life,” Interested donors can get Hawkins explains. “Our more information by callgoal is to turn no stuing (716) 664-0991, going Contributed Article Iniﬁty Performing Arts

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Infinity Visual and Performing Arts, Inc. is dedicated to building the resiliency of our community’s youth by providing unique opportunity through access

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Santa Claus Comes to Town

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Santa Claus and his merry elves will be available for visits and photos with children of all ages at the Chautauqua Mall through Dec. 24. The Santa photo set, hosted by the Jamestown Area YMCA, is located in front of The Bon Ton at the center of the mall. Different photo packages are available for purchase. Photo and visitation hours are as follows: Thursday, Dec. 13: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15: 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17: 3 p.m. – 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18: 3 p.m. – 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19: 3 p.m. – 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20: 3 p.m. – 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21: 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22: 11 a.m. - 8p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23: 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24: 10 a.m. 6 p.m. New this year is the Santa

care at the YMCA are $24 per child for YMCA memJamestown YMCA bers and $32 for potential The Jamestown YMCA members. will provide full days of Each day will feature a activities for children 5 to theme: Wednesday, Decem12 years of age for the upber 26 is Snowed In Fun coming school holidays in December. Age appropriate with swimming, sports, crafts & more. Thursday, activities are planned each December 27 we will be program day starting at 7:30 a.m. and ending at 5:30 heading to the Prendergast Library for stories & crafts. p.m. such as swimming, Friday, December 28 is a arts & crafts, gym games, trip to the Fenton Museum. group activities, games, Monday, Dec. 31 (7:30 cooking, and more. Proa.m. to 4:30 p.m.) is our gram fees for full days of Contributed Article

Santa Claus and his jolly elf, Nicholas, check out the new, illuminated Santa Express Mail unit located at the Chautauqua Mall. Children are encouraged to drop off their letters to Santa for a magical holiday experience. A reply back from Santa and photos with Santa are also available for purchase.

Express Mail located at the center of the mall at the Santa set entrance. This exciting unit is an illuminated mailbox that has a connected chute leading to the mall rooftop. Children can drop off their letters to Santa there and press a button which magically sends the letter to the North Pole.

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A personalized letter from Santa mailed to children’s houses before Christmas is also available for $3. For more information, visit the Santa set during operational hours. For more information, visit www.jamestownymca.org or call the Jamestown YMCA at 664-2802.

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Live at the Met Season Features Masterpiece Aida Contributed Article 1891 Fredonia Opera House

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House continues the 2012-13 season of Live at the Met high definition opera broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera with Giuseppe Verdi’s classic masterpiece, Aida, on Sat., Dec. 15, at 1 p.m. “To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Verdi, this year’s Met season features several of the master composer’s operas,” says Opera House Executive Director Rick Davis. “This week’s offerRoberto Alagna sings Radamès in Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece, Aida. The heartbreaking love triangle set against the backdrop of an empire at war will be screened live in high deﬁnition at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House on Sat., Dec. 15, starting at 1 p.m. Photo: Ken Howard/ Metropolitan Opera

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ing, Aida, is a magnificent production of one of the most popular and beloved operas of all time.” In a spectacular staging that captures the grandeur of Ancient Egypt, this production features more than 200 artists. Verdi’s tragedy, which sets a heartbreaking love triangle against the backdrop of an empire at war, features Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska in a stunning Met debut as Aida, the enslaved Ethiopian princess. Opposite Monastyrska are two major Met stars: tenor Roberto Alagna as the war hero Radamès and Olga Borodina as the pharaoh’s daughter Amneris, Aida’s formidable rival. George Gagnidze sings Amonasro, Aida’s cunning father, and Štefan Kocán is the imposing Egyptian priest Ramfis. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi conducts his first company performances of the opera. The New York Times calls it “an electrically charged and energetic performance.” Star soprano Renée Fleming hosts the transmission and conducts backstage interviews with the cast. The production lasts three hours, 36 minutes, notes Davis. “There are two intermissions,” he adds, “during which the Opera House will have snacks and beverages available for purchase in the trustee room on the second floor of Village Hall. (No food or beverage is allowed inside the theatre.)” Live at the Met opera broadcasts are made possible by Dr. James M. and Marcia Merrins, who funded the purchase of the satellite transmission and projection equipment used in the series. Additional support comes from Bob and Shirley Coon, Bob and Susan Dilks, Steve and Mary Rees and DFT Communications. Tickets to Aida are $20 ($18 for Opera House and Met members, $15 for students) and are available in advance by calling or visiting the Box Office at 716-679-1891 Tuesday – Friday, 1-5 p.m. They also may be purchased online anytime at www.fredopera. org. The Opera House also is offering a new flexible opera subscription consisting of nine tickets that can be used however the patron wants – one at a time to nine different operas, all at once for nine people, or anything in between. The flexible opera subscription is $161. Chautauqua County’s only performing arts center presenting its own programming year-round, the 1891 Fredonia Opera House is a member-supported not-for-profit organization located in Village Hall in downtown Fredonia. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.fredopera.org.

Check It Out! What to do & Where to go in & around Chautauqua County...

Thursday, Dec. 13 CASAC Pasta for Prevention Dinner

5-7 p.m. First Covenant Church, 520 Spring St., Jamestown 716-664-3608

Free Family Sing

6:30-7:30 p.m. Patterson Library, 40 S. Portage St., Westﬁeld 716-673-9020, 716-326-2134

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The Nutcracker

7:30 p.m. Reg Lenna Civic Center, 116 E. Third St., Jamestown www.484-7070 www.relenna.com

It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play 8 p.m. Lucille Ball Little Theatre of Jamestown, 18 East Second St. 716-483-1095 lblittletheatre@windstream.net

Saturday, Dec. 15 Lakeshore Humane Society Adoption Day/ Opening House

12- 4 p.m. Lakeshore Humane Society Adoption Center, 431 E. Chestnut Street, Dunkirk 716-672-2857

Live at the Met: Aida 1 p.m. 1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St 716-679-1891 www.fredopera.org

The Nutcracker

2 p.m. Reg Lenna Civic Center, 116 E. Third St., Jamestown www.484-7070 www.relenna.com

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6 p.m. Corner Coﬀeehouse & Bistro, Frewsburg, 54 West Main St. 716-224-1813

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7 p.m. Jamestown Savings Bank Arena, 319 W. Third St 716-484-2624 www.jamestownarena. com

It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play 8 p.m. Lucille Ball Little Theatre of Jamestown, 18 East Second St. 716-483-1095 lblittletheatre@windstream.net

Sunday, Dec. 16 It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play 2 p.m. Lucille Ball Little Theatre of Jamestown, 18 East Second St. 716-483-1095 lblittletheatre@windstream.net

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YMCA Focus on Health These Expresso bikes have Lakewood YMCA Personal Trainer become really popular in the last month, and it is Finally, Stationary Biking easy to see why. The indoor Is Fun biking experience is no About one month ago, the longer boring and lonely. Jamestown and Lakewood Instead it is now personalYMCA’s both purchased ized, informative and even brand new exercise equipcompetitive if you choose. ment. A few new recumThese Expresso bikes let bent bikes and steppers you ride as a guest if you were brought in, and so don’t wish to set up an were a pair of bikes from account, but do it! It’s so a company that I had not simple on www.expresso. heard of – Expresso. These net, (or m.expresso.net on looked like upright bikes your Smartphone) and in with television screens two minutes you can have on them, but my initial an account and all your thought was incorrect rides will be saved. As you these were not bikes like ride, several measurements any we had had before. are being calculated all at The Expresso bike installa- once - your heart rate is tion man was kind enough being taken, your speed (in mph and rpm’s) your power to give me some pointers on how to set them up and output (in watts), your total use them. It turned out that miles, and your estimated calories expended. the screens were NOT for television viewing, but for When you log in there an interactive biking expe- are 43 different “tours” to rience! Much like a video choose from, ranging from game, these bikes would 1 to 20 miles in distance allow the user to maneuver and difficulty. The longest (steer), compete with other I’ve tried is 10 miles, and it riders and save all your rid- took me about 34 minutes. ing data. As soon as we got That’s 34 minutes of hills these fancy new bikes up and valleys and changand running and connected ing scenery, and plenty of to the wireless internet in sweat! What pushes me the gym, all riders were when I ride the Expresso able to save their workouts bikes is what they call the and begin being ranked by “ghost” rider. The very finishing times. first time you do any of By Brooke Sheesley

the tours, you do not get a ghost to compete with, unless you have planned ahead and chosen one by going online. But say you liked the ride you did on day one and your goal is to improve; the bikes remember your “personal best” and it will appear on that same tour next time you log in, so you race yourself! The other fun option you have is to race someone at your facility at the same time. If you both get on the bikes and start the same tour, you can see each other on your screens and have some friendly competition. Very cool. But don’t just take my word for it... here are what some Lakewood Y members have to say about the Expresso biking experience.. “As a runner, I needed to switch things up, and the Expresso bikes did exactly that,...plus the video screen gives you the impression that you are actually riding at different altitudes, you feel like you are really riding up or down hills, rather than just increasing resistance” - Rochelle Mole “The Expresso bikes are very lifelike, similar to an Xbox 360. The variety of courses, complexity and duration make for great

workouts regardless of your physical capabilities” - Jake Kane “You can choose the tours based on the amount of time you have, and I like how it shows your previous best because that makes me try harder.” - Kim Martin “I love that the bike allows you to race other riders at the same facility or pick a ghost of someone to push yourself even harder. It is an excellent form of cross training, and I strive for a better time every time I ride.” -Tammy Lockwood The bikes make riding fun! They give you a great workout plus you get to race friends and previous records.” -Tom Anderson, Lakewood branch director I’m very competitive and love seeing my name on the “leaderboard.” These bikes are a great way to get in some healthy competition, and excellent heart-pumping cardio that’s low impact. They even have built in radio stations to listen to and games you can play if you don’t prefer tours. If you have any questions about using the bikes, see me in Lakewood!

The Y Offers New 19 To 29 Year Old Membership students ages 19-29 years. The monthly membership cost is $32.00, a reduction The Jamestown Area of $9.00 from the adult rate YMCA Executive Commit- of $41.00. tee recently approved a new This addition was to supmembership category. port young adults just startA Young Adult category ing out, establishing cahas been introduced for reers, or those who recently young adults who are not graduated from college. current full time college “We understand that this Contributed Article Jamestown YMCA

age group has limited income just starting out in their future lives and we wanted to make YMCA membership easier for them,” said Mark Eckendorf, YMCA CEO. The membership includes unlimited access to both the Jamestown and Lakewood YMCA facilities,

fitness centers, discounted programs and services, free group exercise classes including water fitness, Zumba®, indoor cycling, babysitting opportunities and much more. For more information, please contact the Y at 6642802.

and older were vaccinated during the 2011-12 season. Every year, flu spreads across the country, from This week is National Influenza Vaccination Week. person to person, family to family, and community When it’s after November and you see signs and ban- to community. The severity of flu illness can vary ners in your community from mild to severe. When that advertise, “Get Your severe, flu complications Flu Vaccine Here,” you can lead to hospitalization might think, “Isn’t it too and sometimes even death. late for that?” The answer Even healthy children and is no! adults can get very sick “Flu season typically peaks from the flu. in February and can last as late as May,” says Christine “One of the greatest challenges we face from the flu Schuyler, Public Health is the uncertainty of the Director. “We are encouraging people who have not disease,” explains Schuyler. “Flu viruses are constantly yet been vaccinated to get changing. Each flu season, vaccinated now.” different flu viruses can An annual flu vaccination spread, and they can affect is the best way to prevent people differently based on the flu and the flu-related their body’s ability to fight complications that could infection.” lead to hospitalization and even death. Health experts Getting a flu vaccine is more convenient than ever across the country recbefore. Vaccines are availommend that everyone 6 able, for example, from months and older get a flu your doctor or local health vaccine. department, and at many Over the years, the number retail pharmacies. Many of people recommended employers, schools, colleges for flu vaccination grew and universities also offer steadily as experts learned flu vaccines. Moreover, the more about who was at annual vaccine supply conhighest risk for flu complitinues to grow, helping to cations or who was bearing ensure that enough vaccine the greatest burden of illis available for everyone ness and possibly playing a who wishes to be vaccirole in spreading flu in the nated. So when you’re out community. Scientists and and about in your commupublic health experts came nity and see signs offering to recognize that while influ shots, or when you visit fluenza is particularly danyour doctor for a routine gerous for certain people, check-up, remember: the it can cause severe illness flu vaccine is the single best and even death for anyone, way to prevent the flu. regardless of whether or not For more information they have high risk condiabout the flu vaccine, go tions. In fact, influenza is online to http://www.cdc. among the most common gov/flu or http://www.flu. respiratory illnesses in the gov or call 1-800-CDCUnited States, infecting millions of people every flu INFO (800-232-4636). season. However, only 46% of people 6 months of age Contributed Article

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WOMEN’S SECTION YWCA Westfield News

make the $25 payment and reserve one. The YWCA is Contributing Writer also accepting donations Tumbling Class for the sale. Please call the The Monday Night TumY to make arrangements for bling Classes at the YWCA delivery. will not meet on Dec. 24 New Year, New You Fitness or Dec. 31. The class will Classes resume on Jan. 7, 2013. The YWCA is pleased to Boys and girls ages 3 – 7 announce Jill Lindstrom are welcome to attend. will be offering a six week Registration is held the first Monday night of each training class over the holidays. The class is designed month, ages 3 – 5 begin at to encourage people to 5 pm and the older class maintain their weight and starts at 6 pm. Tuition is fitness level into the new $30 per month, plus the $10 youth membership. For year. The first weigh in, more details, contact the Y with orientation is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. at 326.2011. 15 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Yard Sale Date Classes will continue to The YWCA is planning an meet each Saturday mornindoor yard sale for Saturing at 9 a.m. and feature a day, Jan. 12, 2013. A limited total body workout, led by number of tables will be Ms. Lindstrom. The total available for outside vencost for the series is $10 dors. Those interested in plus a YWCA membership. having a personal table are PreRegistration and more encouraged to call the Y to By Katie Smith

information is available by calling the Y at 326.2011. Holiday Closings The administrative offices of the YWCA will be closed Dec. 24, 2012 – Jan. 1, 2013, reopening on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Messages maybe left on the answering machine; hours for the fitness center remain 5 a.m. – midnight. Open House The annual Holiday Open House is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 13 at the YWCA. Community Members, business owners, YWCA members and others are welcome to stop at the Y between 4:00 and 5:30. Light refreshments will be served; staff, board members and trustees will be on hand to share holiday greetings. There is no charge or registration required, walkins are

welcome. Spa Day 2013 Invitations have been mailed to providers for the annual YWCA Spa Day. This year the event is set for Saturday Feb. 9, 2013. Hairdressers, massage therapists, manicure and pedicure technicians and other professionals who offer personal care services are encouraged to contact the Y and learn how to be part of this day. In addition to the spa services offered, there will be workshops and seminars focused on women’s issues. Dollar Days Fitness visits remain on sale for $1.00 each through Dec. 21. There is no limit to the number of visits that can be added to membership account.

Whooping Cough in Chautauqua County

Get Vaccinated & Take Proper Precautions pertussis settles in the respiratory system and causes those infected to cough, Chautauqua County Public sometime uncontrollably. The cough can make a Health Director, Christine Schuyler said that pertussis “whooping” sound, hence the nickname “whooping (whooping cough) concough” although older chiltinues to be diagnosed in Chautauqua County. “We’ve dren, adults and very young infants may not develop the seen a few sporadic cases “whoop” but may have a elsewhere, but the disease seems mostly concentrated persistent cough that won’t go away. “It is imperative in the southern part of that individuals experiencthe county,” states Schuying a prolonged cough ler, “outbreaks at middle seek medical treatment to schools and high schools along with institutional set- rule out pertussis,” urges tings are common.” Accord- Schuyler. Pertussis is easily spread ing to the CDC, cases of pertussis are higher in 2012 by coughing, sneezing, not than they’ve been in almost washing hands or just being 50 years. An easily spread infection, Continued on pg. 11 Contributed Article

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Angola Horror, continued from pg. 1 and the standardization of all track gauges, something that has been able to be improved over time because of mind-boggling technological advancements. “While train accidents happened far more often back then than they do now, that one was talked about and reported on in newspapers for weeks,” says Carl Youngers, former president of the Evans Historical Society. “Was that accident a factor in improvements being made? We can’t exactly answer that, but it’s quite possible that specific problem played a factor in helping to make improvements. Certainly no one wanted to ever see a repeat of what happened here. It was terrible and an awful incident that will always have a connection to the Village of Angola and the Town of Evans.” Officials from the Evans

Historical Society and the Village of Angola erected a sign in 2008 to mark the site of the accident and dedicated it to the 50 victims. There are also plans to erect a second memorial to at least 17 unidentified victims who are buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo and some discussions are in place for more memorials to take place in the future, including some type of ceremony in 2017 to mark the 150th anniversary of the crash.

“It was a track wreck that really stunned people all across the country but what eventually happened afterwards changed American railroading,” says Howard “Hub” Frawley, mayor of the Village of Angola. “It is something that happened here and we can’t change that. All we can hope to do is learn from it and remember those who died.”

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pounds of dry cat food, 34 cans of cat food, 75 pounds of cat litter, 16 cloth towels, Seventh and eighth grade three containers of laundry students at Chautauqua detergent and three boxes Lake Central School reof dryer softener sheets, as cently collected items for well as $214 in cash contrithe Westfield Stray Cat Res- butions. In addition, they cue (WSCR). In one week, collected two bags of used students and staff collected clothing for the Thrifty Kit17 rolls of paper towels, 28 ty thrift store, whose sales Contributed Article CLCS

support WSCR. Showing some of the items collected are (front row) Corrine Elliot, Josh Janicki, Jenna Briggs and Justin Wiemer; (standing) Sten Homme, Sara Godfrey, Anna Sena, Hannah Gilmore and Hunter Walczak. Class advisers are Chris Rammacher and Craig Riedesel, grade 7; and Stephanie Janicki and Shelly Walsh, grade 8. The Westfield Stray Cat Rescue was organized in 2007 to address the problem of abandoned and homeless cats in the Westfield area. Cats are housed in their temporary shelters until they have found permanent homes. The rescued cats and kittens receive medical attention, tests, vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered before they are adopted. Westfield Stray Cat Rescue is a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation located at 59 E. Main St. in Westfield. The Thrifty Kitty store, located at the same address, is open Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 326-2040 for more information.

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Committee Plans for Celebration of 75 CLCS Now Accepting Registrations for Years of Working Together Winter Swimming Pool Programs Cassadaga Valley School District Centralization Remembered

need not swim. Registration is open to individuals or to families (up to 4 swimmers Registrations are being each evening). accepted at Chautauqua Registration forms for both Lake Central School for two public swimming pool programs are available in programs that will begin in the District Office and at January. For each ten-week www.clake.org. Locate the program, registrations must Swimming Pool link on the left side of the home be received by 4 p.m. on page. Forms are also in the Fri. Jan. 4. Checks will not literature rack at the main be cashed until that date. (center) entrance to the No payments are accepted school building. at the pool. If sufficient registrations The Adult Pool Program are not received in the for ages 18 and up will be held on Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30 District Office by the Jan. 4 deadline, the program will p.m., starting January 8. be cancelled and payments Aquatic Exercise class will returned. If each program be taught, and two lanes runs, additional registrawill be available for lap tions may be accepted swimmers. after the deadline as space The Family Swim Program allows, but registrations will be held on Wednesreceived on the day the Shown in the photograph at one of the recent planning sessions are standing: Susan days, 6:30-7:30 p.m., start- program meets will not be Washington Sipos, Carl Perry, Marie Bulger Martin, Walter Waite, Heather Carlson Nocero, ing January 9. One lane will recorded until the following Susanna Strong Lawson, Phil Bens, and Alyssa Merrill. Seated are Mary Bernard Holton, be available for lap swimDr. DiDomenico-Sorrento, Viola Schroeder Dorman, and Danyal Maloy Dahl. day, so use of the pool will mers. Swimmers ages 12 begin the following week. Bernard Holton, also a Cas- and under must be accom- Birthday or pool parties on the wonderful founContributed Article sadaga graduate, raised her panied by an adult, who dation of work of these JS Sipos may be arranged by rental people, and adding the last left hand holding a bundle must stay to supervise but A new chapter in education 25 years. of sharpened pencils. Peowas opened in 1938, when ple have worked together A committee was created a centralization district for a long time, and this was adopted to incorporate by former Cassadaga Valneeds to be remembered. ley graduate and retired towns and small school The committee is composed districts such as Cassadaga teacher Sally Weatherford of many Cassadaga Valley Lawson to remember this Valley. The State Education Contributed Article School district graduates, special time in the history Department encouraged SUNY Fredonia centralization due to chang- of the valley. With a group school personnel and interFor the 22nd year, commuing enrollments in schools of people working together, est community members. plans are being formulated Participating with chairman nity volunteers, Informaand to provide greater Lawson are school gradufor a celebration of events tion Technology Services at education possibilities to ates Carl Perry who is also a SUNY Fredonia, and DFT to occur on the days of Ocstudents. The change would Board of Education memCommunications have be from one-room schools tober 11, 12, and 13, 2013. ber, Peggy Frick Heath, DiWhen something this great donated their time and to a building housing many ane Shaw, Karole Bernard happens said Mrs. Lawson, expertise to bring Santa grade levels of students and Lawson, Darla Okerlund we need to remember the and Elf Holly to the homes offer subjects not possible Frost-Kianos, Vicki Swanevent. No specific date is of local viewers. Santa and in the smaller schools. Some schools were already being remembered for this son Martin, Marcy Powers Elf Holly are assisted in Miller, Stephanie Fairbanks their North Pole television celebration, it is a time to bussing high school stuCrabtree, Susan Washingcelebrate a period of 75 studio by a crew of TV and dents to other districts so ton Sipos, Heather Carlyears of working together phone elves to provide a that they would be getting a son Nocero, Marie Bulger in the Cassadaga Valley special holiday program for wider education. area. Some of the events in- Martin, Susanna Strong children. In a major vote, on Sept. clude a historical display in Lawson, Mary Bernard The show was the brain6 of that year, farm work Holton, Viola Schroeder one of the rooms, a dance, child of the late SUNY Frestopped, businesses closed, a memory booklet, a band Dorman, Danyal Maloy donia staffer Ron Warren, and there was very little Dahl, Phil Bens, and Mr. concert, and to remember who began making plans happening in the area as those people who served in Waite. Superintendent Scott for the show before his voting took place, and Smith, high school princithe military to protect the death in November 1991. when the polls closed at 9 pal Dr. DiDomenico-Sorfreedom that we so much local area children who dial p.m. that day, the voting rento, and school personnel The live television call-in cherish. 679-XMAS (9627) to talk to was in favor of centralizashow, “Talk to Santa,” will Deb Ulrich are also on the Santa live. DFT Communition, and it was announced Historian and graduate of committee. Alyssa Merrill, be presented on Dec. 18 cations has donated its time that a central school district Cassadaga Valley Walter and 19, beginning at 6:30 Waite gave a detailed listing a graduate for the year 2014 p.m. each evening. It will and expertise to bring Santa had been established. The also participates. Village of and Elf Holly to the homes centralization would bring of dates from the 1938 vote, Cassadaga historian John be shown on Time Warto placing the large sign of local viewers. DFT protogether four towns and 31 ner Channel 5 in Brocton, Sipos is also a member of with his uncle P. Walter vides a special Santa Claus school districts to form the Cassadaga, Fredonia, and this planning committee. Fredrickson, Elmer Nutt line that receives more than Cassadaga Valley School Stockton, and on ChanThe committee is long and Clarence Ames, to the 300 calls during the twoDistrict. This all occurred nel 19 in Dunkirk, Silver from finalizing details for placement of the cornerday program. nearly 75 years ago. Creek, Forestville and the 75th year celebration, stone, the first graduating Hanover. The show can also Children throughout the In the year 1989, a commit- class, the first class in the which meets monthly on county will be able to tell be viewed online at http:// tee of dedicated people met fall and the first yearbook. the first Thursday at the Santa about their special www.ustream.tv/channel/ and planned a 50th year school at 7 p.m. Interested When Mr. Waite began to wishes this Christmas. talk-to-santa. celebration of the centralmembers are always welspeak, he said I hope all These wishes are not always ization of the Cassadaga For two nights, children have a sharpened pencil to come. about toys. Sometimes it’s Valley School District. The take notes. With that Mary and their families can new committee is building tune in to watch Santa and to bring a soldier home safely or to wish that his assistant, Elf Holly, as someone recovers from an they take live phone calls illness. from viewers who want to The program originates let Santa know what they from Thompson Hall on would like for Christmas. Santa and Elf Holly will be campus. Colin Plaister, “Talk to Santa” coordinator, televised taking calls from Contributed Article CLCS

only. For rental information, including the new fee schedule established by the Board of Education in August 2012, see the Facility Usage link on the left side of the home page at www. clake.org. Swimming lessons (for students in Kindergarten and up) are tentatively planned for Saturday mornings, starting Feb. 9, with pre-paid registrations due by 4 p.m. on Fri. Jan. 25. Registration forms will be available early in January. Questions? Call Pool Coordinator Michaelle Alonge, 753-5800, ext. 1109. During the school day, calls may be directed to voice mail. Please leave a message. For questions about renting the pool or other facilities, call the Community Relations Office, 753-5802. For recorded pool information, call the Swimming Pool Hotline, 753-5919.

Santa and Elf Holly on Television for the 22nd Year

Success for Survivors Scholarships Announced

The General Federation of Women’s Clubs will award $2500 scholarships to help domestic violence survivors obtain careers offering a better future. If you are a domestic violence survivor who would like to rebuild your life, or, if you know of such a person who wishes to obtain or continue a post secondary education to help reshape their future, please apply before February 1, 2013 to GFWC Success for Survivors Scholarship, 17344 N Street N W , Washington, D.C. 20036-2990, or E-mail Programs@GFWC.org (include “Scholarship” in the subject line); or phone the GFWC Program Dept. at (202) 347-3168.

Eligible survivor applicants must be a citizen or permanent legal resident of the U.S., be accepted and/ or enrolled at a U.S.Dept. of Education accredited public or private post-secondary or vocational institution, and be recommended by a licensed or accredited domestic violence agency and/or counselor or social worker who is willing to provide information on behalf of the applicant. GFWC, made up of women’s clubs throughout the U.S. and abroad, is a national leader in the fight to end domestic violence. To emphasize its dedication to tackling this serious societal issue, it has

launched these scholarships to help victims change their lives after experiencing partner violence. The New York State Fed. of Women’s Clubs is a part of GFWC and Western New York is represented by the women’s clubs in Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming counties. In June of 2012 GFWC awarded inaugural $1,000 scholarships to six survivors. The 2013 scholarships will be for $2,500. Winners will be notified in April, 2013. Send for more information immediately. Download an application at www.GFWC.org/Scholarship.

joins Tom Sullivan, Marcia Merrins, Bob Scott, Doug Johnson, John Malcolm, Brad Markham, Lisa Eikenburg, Liz Curtin-O’Brien, Lotte Morse, Christa Haynes, Mike Sullivan, Gretchen Pelletter, Chip Riewaldt, Denise Maze, John McCune, Charley Mancuso, Andrea Wasiura, Debbie Ormsby, Laura Sarek and Steven O’Brien. Local area schools cooperate by encouraging first and second grade children to write letters that may be read on the show as time permits. The community is invited to tune in on Dec. 18 and 19 at 6:30 p.m. at 679XMAS (9627) and Talk to Santa!

Pertussis, continued from pg. 9 in close contact. Babies are highly sensitive to pertussis and can have severe reactions to the disease, including death. It is be vital to the safety of your children that those around your infant including older siblings, alternate care givers, and grandparents, receive the whooping cough vaccine. Because of how easily the disease is spread to infants, anyone coming in close contact with babies on a daily basis should be vaccinated against pertussis. “If your child is ill with a persistent cough, keep them home from school and/ or daycare,” says Schuyler, “all it takes is for one child to bring it into the school

and you have this chain of transmission that is hard to stop.” There are several explanations for the rise in pertussis, but the most likely is waning immunity after vaccination. “Immunity wears off, especially for adults who are decades past their most recent vaccination,” says Schuyler, “get immunized and stay up to date with immunizations.” Most adults, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), need 1 dose of the pertussis vaccine every 10 years. Pregnant women are vaccinated in the late second or early third trimester with Tdap, to reduce

the chances of transmitting whooping cough to their newborn infant. Most infants begin vaccinations at 2 months and most children receive 5 doses of the vaccine from birth to 6 years old, with a booster at 10-12 years. Additional information from the CDC states that only 8% of the adults in the USA are vaccinated against whooping cough. To obtain vaccinations, contact your health care provider or call the Chautauqua County Health Department at 1-866-6046789. For more information on Pertussis/Whooping Cough, visit www.cdc.gov

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Fashionably Traditional, Stylishly New: The Nostalgia Shoppe

By Peter Hamilton Star Contributing Writer

Upon opening the door to the “Nostalgia Shoppe,” you will be met with all five senses: scent, the flora aroma of candles; sight, the sparkle of ornaments; hear, the melody of flutes; touch, the caress of textiles; taste, the sweet tang of candies. What comes to you after you’ve experience all those senses, and in the opinion of Toby Zenker Ahlquist, proprietor of the Nostalgia Shoppe, just might be the most valuable sense, is that of a sense of humor. “People laugh in here all the time,” she teases as she shows a display of baconflavored mints. “My customers like to have fun.” If you know Bazooka Joe, have played Pick-Up Sticks, chewed Teaberry gum, shot cap guns, or launched popup rockets then you may well experience a reminis-

shopping at the store. The Nostalgia Shoppe is part candy-shop, part toy-store, and part jewelry show case. The theme of the Nostalgia Shoppe should not be considered limited to games and sweets. The imaginatively displayed products throughout the shop are both giddily frivolous and eclectically refined. Handcrafted jewelry—singularly made by the artisan—is among just one of the many items within the store. Occasion cards, for thoughtfulness and holiday, are skillfully unique. Aromatic hand-soaps, as made by “Primal Soaps,” have traditional objects suspended transparently in multi-colored bar. The “Petite Gateau,” has a pink cupcake centered like a birthday treat. The hand soap, Libellule (dragonfly in French), has that insect trapped in an orangey amber-like hue, as if to fly

prefers to direct her customers to it, “the coolest store in town” for books, games, and fun toys. “Like this spinning rocket,” she says as she shows a carded flying, and lighting, pullstring launch toy. There are articles, which are only one of a kind, such as Guatemalan hacky-sacs, home furnishing embellishments, and lettered greetings. On a shelf are cigar boxes made into clocks. Tobi’s husband, Bruce, makes “Spare Parts Art.” He collects found items— many are parts from his restoration work on the bed-and-breakfast home and restaurant adjacent to the Nostalgia Shoppe— and creates lamps from them. When not wielding a spatula in the kitchen, he invents inspired artwork; a U-shaped configuration of copper pipes with a faucet and gauge which have an

Lettered embellishments as gifts at The Nosalgia Shoppe are among many special items found on display.

buying things,” she says, referring to purchasing stock for her store. “I don’t buy for me, I buy for others.” Her unselfishness is mirrored in the exciting visions seen all through the shop and affirms her considerate taste. “I select things with a sense of humor and a feeling for their impression on others. “And,” she adds, “with a sense of humor,” submitting to the tonguein-cheek gifts of magic tricks, silly novelties, and children’s knickknacks. “I’m the Queen of Cool,” she declares with droll modesty. Hacky-sacs from Guatemala proclaim their location at The Nostalgia Shoppe in Findley Toby Ahlquist is a fourthLake generation retailer. Her grandmother had a cigar Edison lamp that glows away. A rose floats inside cent wistfulness in the toy and candy shop in Wilmcordially. hand-soap block as if its and candy section of the ington, Delaware. Her floral scent could be held. Nostalgia Shoppe. But it is mother had a dress shop in “I have eclectic gifts, toys, not at all reserved for those A football embedded in Philadelphia. The designaand candy from retro to of graying hair and matured cheerleader confetti. tion of the term nostalgia new-age,” Tobi points out, memory. The proverbial has a special connotation There is a children’s section. She confesses she is not a expression, “for children of Rather, as Tobi Ahlquist shopper, “the hardest part is to her. “I come from a all ages” applies to anyone

long line of women who’ve owned businesses” she recollects. The supposition that being a businesswoman comes naturally to her would be correct. She opened the Nostalgia Shoppe in 1997 and has since, according to Tobi Ahlquist, “been a very good business.” She began in a refurbished barn, then business grew and, “like a fish that grows to the size of the bowl,” as she tells it, her venture expanded. The stock in her shop “is not seasonal”, she says. Although Christmas ornaments and fall decorations can be purchased, “I don’t specialize in just holiday items.” The products in the store have a customary, traditionally refined, special essence to them. The toys in the children’s department are “time-honored,” as she describes them. “Toys that

you power yourself.” Like Pick-Up Sticks, perhaps. If a customer finds that all five senses have made it impossible to find something that delights them, there is a rack of hanging “Mystery Bags” at the door on the way out. Inside that bag could be any assortment of distinctive rewards for indecision. Maybe even bacon-flavored mints. The Nostalgia Shoppe is located at 10412 Main Street in Findley Lake. It is open Wednesday through Saturday 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. The store has a website, thenostalgiashoppe. com. Shopping information or special appointments can be made by contacting 716769-7852. Peter Hamilton is a freelance writer. He can be reached at phamiler@gmail. com

WCA Hospital Elects New Board Members Contributed Article WCA Hospital

WCA Hospital’s Board of Directors recently elected two new members, Terry Havens-Turner and Jeffrey Piazza. “We welcome Jeffrey and Terry and the talent, experience and enthusiasm they bring to our board,” said Brenda J. Ireland, WCA Hospital Board of Directors chair. “In our quest for medical excellence, amidst the adverse economic healthcare reform challenges, we look forward to working with our board members together with hospital leadership, physicians and employees in creatively redesigning healthcare and realigning

our strategies that will position WCA well for future growth and success.” Terry Havens-Turner is a graduate of Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Operations Research/Industrial Engineering, Terry serves as the Corporate Secretary/ Treasurer for Matric Group located in Seneca, Pennsylvania—a company owned by her husband, Richard E. Turner, Jr., president and owner of the Matric Group. Terry currently serves as president of the Lutheran Social Services Foundation and is a member of Group Operating Committee for Lutheran Social Services. She is a trustee for Jamestown Business College and

past-president and current executive board member of the Chautauqua Lake Association. Terry is a member of Creche’ and founding member and past vice president of Southwestern Central Schools Foundation and past vice chairman of the Chautauqua Lake Management Commission. Terry resides in Lakewood with her husband, Richard, and has three grown children, Richard, Bradley, and Lauren. Jeffrey A. Piazza is a local attorney. He brings many years of invaluable insight and experience in legal, business and management expertise to our board of directors. Jeffrey received

his Bachelor of Science degree from University of Buffalo, The State University of New York, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Akron School of Law in 1992. Jeffrey is a Partner for the Law Firm Hall & Piazza, LLP, located at 600 Hotel Jamestown Office Building in Jamestown. Jeffrey is characterized as a servant leader in his community who has made an indelible mark on the many organizations in which he is involved including, past board member on the YMCA Camp Onyasa Board of Directors and the YMCA Board of Directors. He was 2002 co-chair of the Professional Division of the United Way Annual Fund Drive; and is currently a

member of the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation. Additionally, Jeffrey serves as the Town Supervisor for the Town of Kiantone. He resides in Kiantone with his wife, Evelyn, and children Ally and Billy. About WCA Hospital The mission of WCA Hospital is to improve the health and well being of the people of Chautauqua County and the surrounding area. WCA Hospital, a 317-licensed bed hospital, is located in Jamestown, New York, chartered in 1885, is Southwestern New York’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, offering an extensive range of inpatient and outpatient

acute and rehabilitation services. WCA Hospital has been recognized at the state and national level for high quality care outcomes and ranked top performer among hospitals across the United States. The hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission, The American Association of Blood Banks, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories, the American College of Radiology and is approved by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. For more information, visit WCA’s website at http://www.wcahospital. org, or call (716) 487-0141.

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Support our Local Economy this Holiday Season As part of its core mission, the Chamber of Commerce focuses on driving foot traffic into local businesses and helping them to increase their sales. If each shopper made a concerted effort to seek out and shop at even one or two local businesses the economic impact would be tremendous. For every $100 spent, $65 to $85 stays here in Chautauqua County – in contrast to the $0 that stays in Chautauqua County when you make a purchase online or in a store elsewhere. In fact, if all 24,000 employees working for Chamber member businesses spent $50 with locally owned businesses in a single month, that would total $1.2-million spent. If, on average, 68% of that was reinvested by the local business, it would amount to $816,000 back into our local economy. Over the course of a year that could total $10-million – a true economic stimulus! A number of local com-

munities recognize the significance of local spending to boost our economy. Banners were recently hung in over a dozen towns to designate Shoptauqua Week and to support the “buy local” movement. But even after those banners have been taken down the sentiment remains: we support our friends, neighbors and communities when we buy goods locally. In order to encourage shopping locally, the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce offers a Shop Chautauqua County Gift Check program. Gift checks are available in $10, $15, and $25 increments and can be redeemed at over 80 participating Chamber member restaurants, retailers, salons, and more throughout the county. So far this holiday season, the Chamber has sold about $50,000 worth of Shop Chautauqua County Gift Checks. This is a tremendous boon to our local economy! Gift Checks are available at the Chamber offices at 10785 Bennett Road, Dunkirk or 512 Falconer

Street, Jamestown. If you need a large order please call ahead so that checks can be prepared for you. For more information call the Chamber at 484-1101 or 366-6200 or visit our website at www.chautauquachamber.org. Chamber Holiday Mixer Dec. 20 Celebrate the holiday season with the Chamber of Commerce annual Holiday Networking Mixer! This event brings together Chamber members from around the county for an opportunity to network while enjoying this festive season. This year’s Holiday Mixer will be held at the Clarion, 30 Lake Shore Drive East, Dunkirk on Thursday, Dec. 20 from 5 to 6:30 p.m., with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. It is being sponsored by DFT Communications, Lake Erie Regional Health System of New York, OBSERVER, and The Post-Journal. The cost is just $8.00 per person for preregistered guests or $10.00 at the door. To register, you can call the

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Chamber at 366-6200 or 484-1101, or register online at www.chautauquachamber.org. Jamestown Chamber Stuﬀed the Buses for Hurricane Sandy Victims The efforts of the Jamestown Community Chamber of Commerce and a number of local partners sent two busloads of hurricane relief supplies to New York City last weekend. The project was the brainchild of Jamestown Chamber board member Bill Stevenson, whose wife runs Holiday Tours. With the tour buses slated to run to New York with empty cargo holds, it seemed like a good opportunity to take some needed supplies along. Residents and businesses from all over the county participated in this – bringing donations not just from the immediate Jamestown area but also from Fredonia, Mayville, and Chautauqua. In addition, the Downtown Jamestown Development Corporation, the Robert H. Jackson Center, and the Reg Lenna Civic Center agreed to be collection points for

donated cleanup items, household supplies, and non-perishable food and personal items. Jamestown Chamber Coordinator Marty Idzik said, “It was really gratifying to see this quantity of donations. So many people downstate still need assistance after that huge storm. Every bit of help we can provide will bring them closer to returning to their homes.” The buses departed from Jamestown just after the Holiday Parade on November 30 bound for New York City. SBAP Can Help Small Businesses with Insurance The Community Chamber Development Corporation, an Affiliate of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce, is helping to provide answers to insurance questions through the Small Business Assistance Program. SBAP is an initiative of the Community Service Society (CSS), a network of organizations across New York State that helps consumers and small business get affordable health care and health in-

surance. Through SBAP we can provide health reform information and training for employers and one-onone consultations on insurance options, costs, tax credits, enrollment, dispute resolution, and more. If you have a small business and are looking for direct answers to questions about insurance, including new regulations surrounding the Affordable Care Act, tax credits, and more, please call CCDC at 366-6200 or 484-1101 for more information. Chamber Website for Members Only If you are a member of the Chamber of Commerce you can log in on the Chamber’s website to update your business or contact information, pay a bill, add a coupon to your landing page, or review a referral report to see how often your business has been viewed on the Chamber website or referred on the phone. If you need help logging in, please call the Chamber office at 484-1101 or 366-6200 or email cccc@ chautauquachamber.org.

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County Clerk urges businesses to take part in veterans program The card will then be able to be used at participating Oﬃce of the County Clerk area businesses who have Chautauqua County Clerk agreed to offer a discount Sandy Sopak is calling on or benefit to the veteran area businesses to consider who presents this card. becoming a participating merchant in the Clerk’s ‘Re- To sign-up as a participating merchant, busiturn The Favor’ Discount nesses are asked to go to Card Program. the Clerk’s website at www. “We will soon be offering co.chautauqua.ny.us/de‘Return The Favor’ discount partments/clerk to comcards to area veterans to plete the Merchant Apshow our appreciation for plication Form or contact their dedicated service to Deputy County Clerk our country,” said Sopak. Tracie Kaminski Haskin “These discounts and ben- at 753-4977 or via email at efits are just a small token haskint@co.chautauqua. of our appreciation and ny.us. Participating busirecognition for their sacnesses can offer any level rifice. I’m encouraging all of discount or benefit to area businesses to join me the veteran and place any in expressing our gratitude restrictions on the benefit One of the King Suites at Fairway Suites after a June 2012 remodel. Photo by Jennifer and showing our veterans Pulver as well. A list of participatthat we really are grateful ing businesses will appear Isle Downs and Casino, five they stood up to protect the routes are booked on PA. on the County Clerk’s minutes away from Lake Saturdays from Memoand serve.” The newest addition is a website once the program is Erie Speedway and twenty rial Day to Labor Day, so planned clubhouse, which Th e County Clerk’s ‘Relaunched and veterans will many of the guests looking minutes from Chautauqua will be the fourth building turn Th e Favor’ program receive a list of the business Institution. It’s peaceful, for lodging at the nearby on the site. Smith says it will provide a photo and discount offered upon serene and secluded and Holiday Inn Express were will include an “infinity” identifi cation card, free of registering for the card. it’s just far enough from all directed to the Suites. pool with waterfall and charge, certifying that the “We expect to launch the the excitement to make it “Imagine coming here at full-size gym, as well as a individual is an honorprogram in the coming worth the drive. ” midnight and waking up in meeting room, and reloably discharged veteran Fairway Suites at the Peak is and has filed their original weeks and hope to have as the morning… the views cation of the hotel office. many businesses on board located in Clymer. are astounding. We’ve had Groundbreaking is slated discharge paperwork with as possible before we begin people end up staying an for later this month with the County Clerk’s office. offering the card to our extra day or have come plans to open Memorial

veterans,” said Kaminski Haskin. “We currently have approximately 30 businesses who have agreed to provide some type of benefit or discount to our veterans, but we’re hoping to at least triple that number before we fully launch the program. We really want to show our veterans how much they’re appreciated here in Chautauqua County.” Any veteran in Chautauqua County who files their original discharge papers (DD-214) with the County Clerk’s Office is eligible to receive the ‘Return The Favor’ Discount Card. The Chautauqua County Clerk’s office keeps a copy of these valuable documents on file for safe-keeping, providing peace of mind to the veteran and loved ones knowing that certified copies are easily accessible when needed. As a courtesy, the Clerk’s office provides certified copies of the Discharge papers at no cost to the veterans, or, if the veteran is deceased, to the next of kin.

Prior to joining Heritage Ministries, Mr. Gerig served as the Chief Financial Officer for Senior’s Resource Center (Denver, Colorado), an organization focused on providing seniors with in-home care, transportation, and adult day respite care services. Additionally, he held various high level financial officer positions in both the profit and non-profit sectors in the Denver area. Randy attended Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana) where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and Finance. Randy currently resides in the Chautauqua County area and enjoys hiking,

golfing, tennis, watching sports (except soccer) and reading business books and historical novels. As one of Chautauqua County’s largest employers, Heritage Ministries operates Heritage Village Retirement Campus (Gerry, NY); Heritage Village (Gerry, NY), Heritage Green (Greenhurst, NY) and Heritage Park (Jamestown, NY) Rehab & Skilled Nursing; and The Woodlands, a Heritage Senior Living Community (Lakewood, NY). Heritage Ministries promotes hope, dignity, and purposeful living on a daily basis and serves over 600 seniors and children. To learn more, please visit www.heritage1886.org.

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Weekend 2013. Smith says the property is especially suited for reunions and retreats, particularly for a company wishing to get off site for morale building or strategic planning sessions. Since taking over, Smith says the busiest months have been Jan., Feb., July and Aug. While skiing may bring interested persons in the winter, Smith says that so far, only 30 percent of the summer business is from golfers. “I would say that 70 percent was a split between Chautauqua Institution and the wineries.” The Suites location, near I-86 and I-90, is exactly a day’s drive for vacationers coming from the shore to the Midwest or vice versa. A common scenario, Smith says, is that hotels around

back for a return stay. Many of our guests were just passing by.” Smith says those searching for two-day “staycations” are also bringing business to the Suites, with the largest number of guests in 2012 coming from Jamestown and Erie, followed by Cleveland, Youngstown, Pittsburgh and then Buffalo. The Suites has had excellent online reviews, which Smith says is also due to its staff. “There are 37 reviews, which is really high for a new establishment, of those, 36 were positive. People comment endlessly about our staff.” While last year’s lack of snow didn’t help business, Smith sees the location as a perfect spot. “ We’re 15 minutes away from Presque

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baby boomer population in the coming years will bring challenges and opportuniHeritage Ministries Manties that Heritage Ministries agement Company has is poised to meet. I am named Randal Gerig as the honored to be part of the organization’s Chief Finan- Heritage Ministries team cial Officer. In this role, as we carry on the stellar Mr. Gerig is responsible for reputation of providing managing an annual oper- quality care for the seniors ating budget, billing for 400 of Chautauqua County.” nursing home beds, man“We are pleased to welcome aging relationships with Randy to our Heritage financial institutions, and Ministries family. His exsupervising 10 employees tensive financial leadership in the Heritage Ministries experience coupled with Finance Department. his strong entrepreneurial Mr. Gerig states, “I am exfocus will be an asset to tremely excited to be with our organization. We are an organization that has truly blessed to have him provided quality care and as a valued member of our services to so many Chauteam,” states David Smelttauqua County residents zer, Executive Director for for well over a century. The Heritage Ministries. exponential growth of the Contributed Article Heritage Ministries

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Ben Drake said wanted to be challenged in his non-league portion of the 2012-13 season. With a healthy amount of players coming back from a team that fell a bucket short of three straight sectional titles, Drake had plenty reason to be confident his bunch wouldn’t shy away from the competition. Two games in and it’s been a resounding success. Jamestown outworked St. Joe’s Tuesday night and got the same-old, dominate performance from senior Tommy Campion to take down the Marauders 64-54 in front a packed house at St. Mary’s in Lancaster. The lone senior for the Red Raiders poured in 31 points and seemingly had an answer every time St. Joe’s got close. “He (Tommy) took care of business for us tonight,” Drake said. “There was a stretch there where we were struggling to score. And once we were able to get him the ball, to where he could make some plays, that was the difference for us in the second half.” Jamestown seemed in control after Branden Kellam threw down a ferocious dunk in transition early in the third quarter that stretched the Red Raider lead to six. But Quinn Lee Yaw picked up his fourth foul on the ensuing possession and things began to fall apart for Jamestown. St. Joe’s scored nine straight, many on second-chance opportunities as the Red Raiders seemed lost without their big man. Even a timeout couldn’t stop the run and Jamestown was down three with just two minutes left in the quarter. “It’s an early season game and St. Joe’s played three different halfcourt

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Ben Drake (center) gave his team a tough non-league schedule, but the Red Raiders have looked impressive in wins over St. Joe's and Williamsville South. They start league play on Tuesday. (Photo by Anthony Scott)

traps that we really haven’t practiced against,” Drake said. “It’s something we had to work through. I was glad that we battled through it. Even when things started to go downhill for us and we lost the lead. We battled back and fought through it.” Then it was the Campion show, who is playing off the ball much more than he ever has this season. He hit an acrobatic leaner while getting fouled to start the run. His free throw tied it. On the next possession, he hit the definition of a circus shot, getting around a defender before lofting a soft teardrop over another defender that rattled home for the lead. He then drilled a three-pointer at the buzzer — while double or triple teamed — that gave Jamestown

an eight-point lead. “There’s going to be times where we want him coming off screens to get the ball,” Drake said. “But also, like tonight, he just needed to get the ball and run the offense.” Again, though, Joe’s crawled back just like they did in the first half when they erased a 28-17 deficit with a 10-0 run before halftime. They started the fourth quarter with senior point guard Jordan Glover scoring on a driving layup to cut it to six. Louis Oliveri put back a missed jumper — which happened over and over with Lee Yaw on the bench — to get within four. A steal and a layup from Justin Hollins later, and Drake needed to call a timeout after another lead had dissolved.

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FREDONIA, N.Y. — The Fredonia State women's swimming and diving team continued to its domination in the Steele Hall Natatorium with a convincing 130-86 victory over visiting Gannon University on Friday. Standout performances for the Blue Devils included a pair of triple winners and a team record. Emily Ginty set a new school mark in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 59.92 seconds. She also touched first in the 200-yard IM in a time of 2:14.09. Her 200-yard IM relay team also claimed first. Stephanie Andrasek, Jami Barber and Elizabeth Schake joined her in the winners' circle.

But again, Jamestown went to their star. Back up by four points after a pair of split free throws, Campion drilled a three from the right wing that put Jamestown back up seven and in control. When St. Joe’s cut it back to five, Campion went on a final run, drilling another three and Continued on pg 2 hitting a jumper to push things to 11. They cruised from there, keeping the lead no lower than eight before the final whistle. Still, it wasn’t just Campion. The Red Raiders controlled the glass with the athleticism of underclassmen Kellam and Lee Yaw. Lee Yaw battled foul trouble, but Drake was able to stay patient and not bring him back in By Joseph White

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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — All the medical terms associated with Robert Griffin III's knee injury can be boiled down to one simple message: It's not too bad. Beyond that, there are still some very important unknowns. Contributed Article The NFL's top-rated quarterback Jamestown Jammers might or might not play Sunday Contributed Article when the Washington Redskins visit Fredonia State Sports Information JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — The Jamethe Cleveland Browns. Coach Mike stown Jammers have announced Shanahan, knowing full well that it FREDONIA, N.Y. — Fredonia State that tickets for the 2012 Winter makes the other team work extra to closed out its first semester with a Caravan Pittsburgh Pirates bus stop prepare for two quarterbacks, will 4-0 home loss Tuesday to Penn State. are sold out. If you have not purno doubt wait as long as possible chased a ticket, you will not be able to publicly commit one way or the Four different players had goals for to attend the event and they will not other to Griffin or fellow rookie the Nittany Lions (7-7-0), who are be sold at the door. Kirk Cousins. in their first season as an NCAA varsity program. They will make The support for the event has been ''Both of them will have a game plan,'' their full transitions to Division 1 overwhelming and the Jammers Shanahan said Monday. status next year. front office is enthusiastic about the Continued on pg 4 response. Jammers General ManOutshot 50-18, the Blue Devils (5-8ager Matthew Drayer stated, “Ticket 0) had their best scoring chances in Fredonia goalie Mark Friesen made 22 saves in the first period, but the Blue the second period, including a 2-on- Devils still fell to Penn State 4-0. It was Fredonia's last game of the first semes- sales went very quick and we are not only excited for this event, but ter. (Fredonia State Sports Information Photo) 1 rush resulting in a shot by Matt what this interest means for the Owczarczak. Penn State's Matthew are getting those chances where six While they have been outscored 2013 season as well.” Skoff made a sliding save, one of the 54-23 this season, they still have dis- weeks ago we were not. I think there 18 shots he stopped. The Pirates Caravan stop in Jameis a lot to be optimistic about and I played a penchant for tight defense. Fredonia State junior goaltender think the guys are feeling it as well." stown is replacing the Jammers anThey've allowed six goals (and have By John Wawrow nual hot stove dinner that typically Mark Friesen made 46 saves, includ- scored 15) in their five wins. Associated Press In its first season as a varsity protakes place in January. Ticket packing 22 in the first period. gram, Penn State made its sixth trip ages and season tickets are on sale Head coach Jeff Meredith feels his Connor Varley, Casey Bailey, Jacob to New York State this season. The team turned the corner with is play now for the upcoming season. For Friedman, and Curtis Loik had the Nittany Lions have wins over Roch- questions on the event or to inquire ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — this weekend. Acknowledging the Buffalo Bills have Penn State goals. Bailey's goal came ester Institute of Technology and about ticket purchases for next year spent a portion of this season spin"There are a few areas of our game," with four seconds left in the second Army, and have been defeated once please call the Jammers front office he said, "that still need some shorning their wheels, coach Chan Gailey period to give Penn State a 2-0 lead. by Buffalo State and twice by Union. at (716) 664-0915. ing up, namely, our special teams. maintains that the team is headed in Loik's goal was into an empty net In addition, Penn State defeated BufI thought our first 10 minutes (on The Jamestown Jammers are a the right direction — and he's already with 31 seconds remaining. falo State in a rematch at University Saturday) was the best start of the short-season Class A affiliate of making plans for next year. Park, Pa. The Blue Devils were coming off a year. We generated chances, and a Pittsburgh Pirates. The team is ''Now, we don't have many wins to weekend split with Elmira — a 4-2 Originally scheduled for Oct. 30, the owned by Rich Products Corporalot of them but just was not able to show for it at this point, but I believe win Friday at Steele Hall, and a 4-1 game was postponed then because of tion, which also owns two other finish them. we can get there,'' Gailey said Monday. loss Saturday at Elmira. impending Hurricane Sandy on the minor league teams. "The encouraging thing is that we ''And I have a great deal of confidence east coast. in the direction we're headed.'' Gailey was forthright in assessing the state of his team. And he didn't shy away from answering questions Sabres Go New Home Jackson regarding his job security in the face of mounting criticism now that the Back to for Outdoors to Miss Bills (5-8) are all but mathematically School... Page... Remainder of eliminated from playoff contention Season... for a 13th straight season.

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Jamestown, Silver Creek At The Head Of The Class By Chris Winkler Star Sports Editor

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots face off against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football in a potential Super Bowl preview. Through 14 weeks, each team looks like the favorite in their respective conferences. (AP Photo)

Thursday, December 13

8 p.m., NFLN — Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles 8 p.m., TNT — Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks 10:30 p.m., TNT — San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers

Friday, December 14

8 p.m., ESPN — Boston Celtics at Houston Rockets 8 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA FCS Semifinals 10:30 p.m., ESPN — Memphis Grizzlies at Denver Nuggets

Saturday, December 15

1 p.m., ESPN — New Mexico Bowl (Nevada vs. Arizona) 1 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Division II Football Championship 2 p.m., CBS — No. 1 Indiana vs. Butler 4 p.m., NBC — PNC Father/Son Challenge, First Day 4:30 p.m., ESPN — Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Toledo vs. Utah State) 7 p.m., SNY — Canisius at No. 4 Syracuse 8 p.m., ESPN — West Virginia vs. No. 3 Michigan 8 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship 9 p.m., ESPN2 — Kansas State at No. 14 Gonzaga 9 p.m., FX — UFC: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson 10 p.m., ESPN — No. 5 Florida at No. 8 Arizona

Sunday, December 16

10 a.m., ESPN — NFL Countdown 1 p.m., CBS — Denver Broncos at Baltimore Ravens 4 p.m. FOX — Seattle Seahawks at Buffalo Bills 4 p.m. CBS — Pittsburgh Steelers at Dallas Cowboys 4 p.m., NBC — PNC Father/Son Challenge, Final Day 8 p.m., NBC — San Francisco 49ers at New England Patriots

Monday, December 17

3 p.m., ESPN2 — EPL: Reading vs. Arsenal 7 p.m., ESPN2 — Detroit at No. 4 Syracuse 8:30 p.m., ESPN — New York Jets at Tennessee Titans

Tuesday, December 18

7 p.m., ESPN2 — Richmond at No. 9 Kansas 9 p.m., ESPN2 — Stanford at No. 25 N.C. State

Wednesday, December 19

7 p.m., ESPN — Brooklyn Nets at New York Knicks 7 p.m., ESPN2 — Xavier vs. No. 11 Cincinnati 9:30 p.m., ESPN — Milwaukee Bucks at Memphis Grizzlies

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It was a busy week locally, as most county schools hit full swing with the basketball season. The last county school to open the year, Fredonia, won a one-point game Monday over Fairview (Pa.) while the rest of the schools have just about hit their second or third game. Perhaps the most impressive team thus far has been Silver Creek (3-0). The Black Knights are averaging just a hair under 80 points per game and have been bolstered with the addition of 6-foot-6 sophomore Bill Brooks. As if the Black Knights didn’t have enough weapons, Brooks has burst onto the scene to give opposing coaches one more problem to deal with. He had 21 points and 10 rebounds in an 80-59 win over Westfield Monday, which was certainly more than enough for Wolverines head coach Bob North. Brooks had 12 points, 15 rebounds and 11 blocks in a win over Westfield just a few days before in the first part of a home-and-home series. Of course, Silver Creek has plenty of talent returning from last year’s 19-2 squad. Zeddie Williams has been able to man the middle, but there was some question as to how much they were going to miss his frontcourt partner from last year, Frank Brown. Brooks has been able to give Silver Creek an excellent last line of defense to its up-tempo style. Along with shooters Steve Marcey and Kaine Kettle, Silver Creek might be the toughest team in Class C-2 again. Of course they haven’t been the only impressive team in Chautauqua County. The Jamestown Red Raiders are off to a 2-0 start after tackling a tough non-league slate early on. You can tell Ben Drake is searching for a couple of players to step up in to key role spots. After Tommy Campion, Quinn Lee Yaw, Branden Kellam and Zach Panebianco, Jamestown has eight guys capable of playing time but all unsure of a role.

Jamestown's lone senior Tommy Campion is off to a red-hot start. He poured in 31 points in a 10-point win over St. Joe's in the AdPro MMA/ECIC Challenge at St. Mary's. (Photo by Anthony Scott)

Sophomore football star Stephen Carlson has stepped into a starters role and given the team some versatility. A group of junior guards in Tre Frank, Branden Johnson and Josh Colwell all seem to battling for a chance to spell Campion and Panebianco. In CCAA Division 1, Olean looks like the real deal after bouncing Canisius in the same MMA/ECIC Challenge that Jamestown participated in. Local schools Dunkirk, Southwestern and Falconer are all pretty slow out of the gate. The Trojans (1-2) were swept by Clymer (3-0) in a home-and-home series, but were able to sneak in a win over Panama sandwiched in between. The offense is particularly off to a slow start, averaging just 42 points per game. Getting Kyle Radack going a key for Southwestern. Dunkirk knew they’d have some early season struggles

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John Estanislau, Ryan Fuller and Emily Ginty claimed three of the four SUNYAC Swimming and Diving Awards this week. In addition, Taylor Bourne of the hockey team was named Rookie of the Week. (Fredonia State Sports Information Photo)

this season. In addition, senior Emily Ginty was named Women's Swimmer of the Week — the third different Blue Devil to win the award this season. Ginty was a triple winner as the Blue Devils

of 5:15.80. Katelyn Haley and Ashley Keller both just missed posting NCAA qualifying scores on their respective boards — Haley on the 1-meter with a score of 206.24, and Keller on the 3-meter board with a mark of 264.89. The victory for the women's team marked the first time the Devils were able to outpoint the Division II school. Last weekend, Fredonia State

defeated Gannon for the first time. She set a new school mark in the 100-yard backstroke in 59.92 seconds. She also touched first in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:14.09. Her 200-yard medley relay team also claimed first in

won the eight-team Blue Devil Invite. Head coach Arthur Wang like the direction his team is headed. “We were able to follow up a good midseason meet with a solid finale.” For the men, John Estanislau captured three victories and the Devils won both relay events as the Fredonia State fell just short against Gannon, 120.5-110.5.

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the road last week. Things didn’t get better against Frontier (a AA team) on Tuesday, where Dunkirk lost 81-18. Hard to believe for a team that went 35-4 over the past two seasons. One of the more noteworthy things this year has been the play in Class D. Clymer, as mentioned above, are 3-0 after a sweep of Southwestern. Sherman (2-1) claimed the Westfield tournament and narrowly lost to Randolph. Brocton (2-0) knocked off Chautauqua Lake and pummeled usual D power Pine Valley. And then there’s defending champ Panama (11) who despite being largely a new team, still looks more than formidable.

1:51.88. The other Fredonia State women to win the award this season are senior Lizzie Lodinsky and sophomore Steph Rosa. In addition, the Blue Devils have claimed four of the six Women's Diver of the Week awards, two by senior Sarah Ficarro and two by junior Ashley Keller. In hockey, freshman forward Taylor Bourne has been chosen SUNYAC Rookie of the Week through games played Sunday. Bourne netted two goals Friday in the Blue Devils' 4-2 home win over the Elmira Soaring Eagles. They were his third and fourth goals of the season and his fifth and sixth points, the most among Blue Devil freshmen. He is the second Blue Devil to win the Rookie of the Week award this season. Chad Bennett was cited on Nov. 5.

Estanislau's wins came in the 100-yard freestyle (47.75 seconds), the 50-yard freestyle (21.90) and the 200-yard medley relay (1:37.96). He was joined by Eric Jordan, Andrew Case and William Baker in the winner's circle. The men also took the 200yard relay in a time of 1:28.36. Liam Jones, Nick Cole, Adrian Van Hall and Baker comprised the victorious quartet. Diver Ryan Fuller won both

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Clymer Brocton replacing a ton of lost leadSherman ership and scoring from last year, but nobody envisioned North Collins Ellicottville this. The Marauders (0-3) Ripley were beat by McKinley (a top Class A team) 105-22 on West Valley

FIRST AGAINST GANNON WIN IS A HUGE WIN FOR FREDONIA STATE continued from pg 1 Schake also won three events. In addition to the relay, she won the 50-yard freestyle (25.20 seconds) and the 100yard butterfly (58.89). The Devils claimed the top three spots in the 100-yard freestyle with Ellie Brion (56.15 seconds), Katie Donnelly (56.20) and Jennifer Smith (56.60) finishing 1-2-3, respectively. Lizzie Lodinsky claimed the 500-yard freestyle in a time

(Through Dec. 10)

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Multiple Blue Devils Take Home Weekly Awards FREDONIA, N.Y. — Fredonia State won three of the four SUNYAC weekly awards in swimming & diving. In men's diving, senior Ryan Fuller was named Male Diver of the Week for the second straight time and the fourth time this season. Fuller posted scores of 251.93 in the 3-meter and 243.75 in the 1-meter in the Blue Devils' home meet Friday, Dec. 8, vs. Gannon. Fuller had the highest score in both events. Men's junior John Estanislau captured three victories in the Gannon meet. He finished first in the 100-yard freestyle (47.75 seconds), the 50-yard freestyle (21.90) and was part of the winning the 200-yard medley relay (1:37.96). It was the second time this season Estanislau has been cited by the SUNYAC

Boys Basketball Standings

boards, with scores of 243.75 on the 1-meter board and 251.93 on the 3-meter board. Head coach Arthur Wang like the direction his team is headed. “We were able to follow up a good midseason meet with a solid finale.” Prior to tonight's competition, the Devils had taken second place in the eight-team Blue Devil Invite last weekend. Both teams are off until January 12 of next semester.

ovl lea

OVL - Overall, LEA - League

County Schedule Thursday, Dec. 13

Brocton at Chautauqua Lake Cassadaga Valley at Panama Dunkirk at Gowanda* Frewsburg at Silver Creek* Ripley at Sherman* Olean at Southwestern*

Friday, Dec. 14

Forestville at Ellicottville Jamestown at Orchard Park* Pine Valley at Catt/Little Valley Park School Tournament (Silver Creek)

Saturday, Dec. 15

Park School Tournament (Silver Creek)

Monday, Dec. 17

Ellicottville at Brocton* Catt/Little Valley at Cassadaga Valley* Chautauqua Lake at Maple Grove* Clymer at Falconer Southwestern at Dunkirk* Forestville at Panama* Fredonia at Olean* Franklinville at Pine Valley* Silver Creek at Salamanca*

Tuesday, Dec. 18

Clarence at Jamestown*

Wednesday, Dec. 19 Dunkirk at Fredonia*

County Basketball Power Rankings 1. Jamestown (2-0)

Last Week: 1. This Week: at Orchard Park, Clarence.

2. Silver Creek (3-0)

LW: 2. TW: Frewsburg, Park School Tournament.

3. Fredonia (1-0)

LW: 4. TW: at Olean, Dunkirk.

4. Clymer (3-0)

LW: 6. TW: at Falconer.

5. Maple Grove (1-1)

LW: 3. TW: Chautauqua Lake.

6. Sherman (2-1) LW: 5. TW: Ripley.

7. Cassadaga Valley (2-0) LW: 7. TW: at Panama, Catt/ Little Valley.

8. Brocton (2-0)

LW: Not ranked. TW: at Chautauqua Lake, Ellicottville.

9. Panama (1-1)

LW: 9. TW: Cassadaga Valley, Forestville.

10. Westfield (1-3) LW: 8. TW: off.

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Buﬀalo Blues

Chris Winkler COMMENTARY

Near the end of the fourth quarter, somewhere during the last St. Louis Rams possession, I leaned over to a friend and said, “We all know how this going to end, why are we watching?” Hoping for the best isn’t even an option with this team. Granted, I’m a known-pessimist, but I refuse to take the blame for ‘jinxing’ my team after basically watching that exact game for the last 15 years of my life. I didn’t know that buying into this team meant you basically had to watch a re-run of Super Bowl XXV every time you sit down to watch them play. But that’s what it was Sunday. The Bills left points on the field far too many times to realistically count. And all along, leading by a mere five points, you kept looking up at the scoreboard realizing they were inevitably doomed. Sure enough, it happened again. It was the least surprised I had ever been after a Bills game, but was relatively carefree until I learned both Pittsburgh and Cincinnati had lost about an hour later. Despite this horrible season, Buffalo could be tied for the Wild Card if they didn’t give away wins against Tennessee and St. Louis. How can it get any worse? Unfortunately, the answer it still can. Because with Chan Gailey as their head coach, there is no way the Bills can achieve a winning season. At the same token, with this current personnel, there is no way the Bills can be any worse than 6-10 or 7-9. Somehow they continue to be stuck in neutral. That notion was front-andcenter Sunday afternoon. There was a much-improved Bills defense essentially shutting down a quality opponent. The Rams have been much maligned in recent years but are a team on the rise that could go undefeated in the NFC West this year. But the Bills weren’t allowing an inch. They filled run-gaps so well that the Titans game felt like eons ago. Their pass defense, led by the rush, made Sam Bradford look worse than Fitz. Had the offense been able to do anything — or had Gailey allowed them too — Buffalo wouldn’t have needed a stop in St. Louis’ final possession to get the win. But of course, that’s not how it happened. Inexcusably, Gailey limited C.J. Spiller to seven carries. This season, Spiller has somehow been held under 10 carries six times. They are 1-5 in those games. They’re a modestly respectable 4-3 when he does get double-digit carries — most of which he should have still gotten more. Of course, modestly respectable is all you need to make the playoffs in the AFC this year. But that wasn’t it. In a horrible mix of archaic and stubborn playcalling, Gailey elected to not go for a twopoint conversion after his team had just taken a 12-7 lead. Just writing that makes me angry. Do the math, a six-point lead gives you nothing. Sure St. Louis could have botched the extra point — like the Bills did in a hi-

lariously ironic fashion — but that’s what your holding out for? Give me a break, it’s the NFL, not high school. Of course even if the Bills didn’t get the two points — which we don’t even have to get hypothetical to pretend because of failed PAT — they still had a chance to stretch the lead to a touchdown early in the fourth quarter. From the Rams 34, roughly a 52yard field goal, Gailey sent out his kicker to give Buffalo an eight-point lead. Good for him, I thought. It’s about time. But, in an only-the-Billscan-do-this fashion, Gailey somehow called a timeout — which of course he would need later — to bring his punt team out. Two plays later, St. Louis was already at their own 28. Even though St. Louis didn’t score on that possession, how does Chan not take that chance? NFL kickers are 73-121 (60 percent) from 50-plus this year and Lindell is 1-for-1. If you don’t think he can make it, you have to find somebody who can. It’s 2012, not 1982. Don’t kid yourself. No matter what you think of Chan, he gave that one away. Will it matter in the long run? To be honest, maybe not. But Gailey is 15-30 as the Bills head coach and needs to win two out of his last three games to have a better record than last year’s debacle. The unfortunate thing is the Bills appear to be in no hurry to replace him. Buddy Nix says Gailey is a good coach. Gailey says Fitzpatrick is a good quarterback. Ralph Wilson doesn’t say anything, which means he’s OK with all of this. That all means we’re ticketed for at least another year of this and that’s why things can certainly still get worse. It’s an insult to the intelligence of Bills fans everywhere for Wilson and Russ Brandon to claim this team is improving or that this is acceptable. People rip on that 2010 team all the time, but they went 4-4 down the stretch, including one given away against Pittsburgh. Last year’s team went 1-8 down the stretch — in case you had forgotten — and finished just two games better overall. This year’s team seems destined for 6-10 and their overall resume would suggest that. Never mind that they haven’t even beaten a team anywhere near the .500 mark. I mean seriously, Nix continues to tell us Gailey and Fitzpatrick have what it takes to win. There have been flashes of it, I suppose. But dig a little deeper and you’ll see that of Gailey’s 15 wins in Buffalo, only one was against a team that finished above .500 — none of Buffalo’s five wins can accomplish that this year either. Look when the only positive for keeping a coach is continuity, you know it’s time to move on. Just because the past three head coaches for Buffalo stunk and got canned early on doesn’t mean Gailey shouldn’t get canned. He’s done a remarkably horrible job, perhaps the worst of them all, and he might just get a fourth year. And of course, Bills management has its fans pinned in the corner. They are well aware that we know we have to buy tickets or we won’t have a team. What do they care if we’re not excited to do so if we’re buying them anyway? I feel like I know how this whole thing is going to end, too. Hopefully I’m wrong about that.

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Big Event, Jamestown Skating Club Combine To Oﬀer Free Skate Lessons

Contributed Article

Jamestown Savings Bank Arena

In conjunction with the Progressive Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular, the Jamestown Skating Club will hold SkateFest on Thursday Dec. 13 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena. This event features free skating lessons for all ages and skill levels. Members of the Jamestown Skating Club will conduct lessons on ice, and there will be a special appearance by selected cast members of the Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular. The time will be split into two 45 minutes sessions; one from 4:30-5:15 p.m. and a second from 5:15-6 p.m. Registration will open at 3:45 p.m. in the Arena lobby. On-site registration only; no preregistrations will be accepted. Registration will be first come, first serve with limited lesson spots available. A waiver form and photo release will need to be signed upon registration. Once again, SkateFest is a totally free event and is open to all ages and ability levels. Free rental skates will be available for participants who need them. For further information, please contact the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena by calling 716-484-2624. The Progressive Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular will take place on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. The event will feature Nickelodeon’s Fresh Beat Band along with Disney’s Ross Lynch and the R5 Band, not to mention world class skaters and gymnasts including:

Gymnasts

Nastia Liukin, Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, Jordyn Wieber, Danell Leyva, Chris Brooks, Jonathan Horton, Jake Dalton

Skaters

Meryl Davis & Charlie White, Jeremy Abbott, Ashley Wagner, Alissa Czisny, Maia & Alex Shibutani, Adam Rippon, Gracie

Gold The Progressive Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular will feature commentators, Bart Conner and Nadia Comaneci, and will be recorded and aired nationally on NBC on Jan. 19. There are a limited number of standing room only tickets remaining, and anyone with ticket requests must call 716-484-2624.

Get Into Shape For The New Year: Join The Babes Of Wrath In 2013

Contribtued Article Babes of Wrath

Get into shape in the New Year with Chautauqua County’s roller derby team, the Babes of Wrath, as they host their 2013 Training Camp. The program will begin on January and will run every Wednesday (8-10 p.m.) and Sunday (7-9 p.m.) in January. CCRD Training Director, Megan Renard, describes the workouts as "really fun!” and says "Women should expect a high-intensity, low-impact cardio work-out. We have a full-body workout planned that will leave them begging for more!" Each of the nine sessions will

The Chautauqua County Roller Derby team, the Babes of Wrath, begin their 2013 season with a training camp open to anyone interested in January on every Wednesday and Sunday night. (Submitted photo)

include an off-skates portion designed to strengthen the core and increase endurance, as well as an (optional) on-skates portion focused on

Rowe, Witchey-Clements Win Runner Of The Year Contributed Article Chautauqua Striders

The 2012 Chautauqua Striders Runner of the Year Series recently concluded. The series was sponsored by WCA Center for Orthopedics, Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation. Below are the award winners:

OVERALL MALE Adam Rowe

MALE 15-19 1. 2. 3. 3.

Jacob Hinsdale Jordan Boland Jordan Johnson Michael Saff

MALE 20-24

1. Adam Prentice 2. Steve Matteson

MALE 25-29 1. 2. 3. 3.

Robbie Rappole Travis Prejean Dan Mueller Jack Brunecz

MALE 30-34

1. Jeremy Green

MALE 35-39

1. Robert Kolodziejczak 2. Chris Lawson 3. Jarrett Reed

MALE 40-44

1. Sean Donachy 2. Bradley Johnson

OVERALL FEMALE

Kylie Witchey-Clements

FEMALE 15-19

1. Abby Sirwatka 2. Erica Vicary 3. Morgan Knight

FEMALE 20-24

1. Anna Burkett 2. Kimberly Vona 2. Danielle DeJoy

FEMALE 25-29

1. Kimberly Turner 2. Karen Fuller 3. Alyssa Canfield

FEMALE 30-34

1. Carrie Harvey 2. Allison Jeric-Carroll 3. Carrie Shaw

FEMALE 35-39

1. Melissa Sohl 2. Melinda Lawson-Crabtree 3. Erica Ireland

FEMALE 40-44

1. Judy Porpiglia 2. Stephanie Goot

basic skating skills. There will be an alternate workout for those who choose not to skate, but when asked about this, Renard simply stated, "We will

teach you how to skate, even if you think you can’t." All women ages 18 and older are welcome to attend the Training Camp, which will take place at Russell Roller Rink. You can attend all nine sessions for $35, or come when you can for $5 a session. Skates and equipment will be provided, and no skating experience is required. Whether you are looking to join the ranks as a Babe, get a great work out, or need to get out of the house, just show up at the rink on Wednesday or Sunday or visit babesofwrath. com. For more details, check out on Facebook (facebook. com/ccrollerderby) or call 716-3200-JAM with questions.

RED RAIDERS continued from pg 1 too early. He sat out from the six-minute mark in the third until the five-minute mark in the fourth. “It’s one of those things you feel as a coach,” Drake said. “I probably would have went with him a little sooner if I felt the game was slipping away, but where it was at, I thought we could ride it out. But that’s definitely something we need to work on, keeping him out of foul trouble.” Low-post defense aside, it was evident Jamestown missed his vocal leadership defensively. They were simply a much better defensive unit as a team with him in there. “He’s probably our best communicator,” Drake said. “That’s one of the best attributes he has. He leads our defense vocally, and it’s nice having a center at the back of the defense directing traffic.” Campion scored 21 of his 31 in the second half. The rest of the Jamestown team had 14 in the second half, but Zach Panebianco played a pretty good game. He had 13 points and seems more than capable to run the point this year.

“Zach’s steady,” Drake said. “He made some uncharacteristic mistakes tonight that he usually doesn’t make. Still it’s nice to have the flexibility with him and Tommy.” Stephen Carlson quietly had seven points. He’s one of three sophomores in the starting lineup and didn’t seem to be playing in his first varsity season. Kellam had six and Lee Yaw had five. Josh Colwell rounded out the scoring with two. It was the second quality win over a Buffalo-area team for Jamestown to start the year out. Both were in high-caliber non-league challenges, but the demanding schedule is paying dividends, and not just in the win column. “I hope so,” Drake said regarding a confidence boost for his players. “It gives me some confidence to win that game. I knew this was going to be a tough game for us. I really think it’s important to play tough, non-league early season games. Win or lose, you’re going to learn some things from it and where you’re at it. That’s something we try to and it’s definitely a good experience for us.”

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Western Kentucky Hires Petrino As Football Coach By Gary Graves Associated Press

Arkansas, announcing his departure to players in a foursentence laminated letter left at their lockers. Arkansas had a losing record — 5-7 — in his first season. But Petrino and the Razorbacks improved each after that. They were to 8-5 in 2009, 10-3 with a Sugar Bowl appearance in 2010 and went 11-2 with a Cotton Bowl bid in 2011. He takes over a 7-5 Western Kentucky team that's headed to its first bowl appearance as an FBS school. The Hilltoppers will play in the Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl on Dec. 26 against Central Michigan. WKU defensive coordinator Lance Guidry was named interim coach on Saturday and will coach the team in the bowl game. Petrino will be hands-off until after the bowl game. The new coach did meet with Hilltoppers players on Monday afternoon. Petrino expects the program to consistently win conference championships, bowl games and to compete for a BCS bowl berth. Stewart believes Petrino can take WKU to the next level. ''I'm confident that he'll be here for a while and hope that he's here for a long time,'' Stewart said. ''No one person is bigger than the program, it's about the program. The important thing is that the program continues to develop and get better and go to places that its never been. ''You need a field general to give you the best chance to have that happen, and coach Petrino is the best one out there for us.''

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Now that Bobby Petrino is back in the coaching ranks, he wants to make the most of his second chance. Petrino was introduced Monday as Western Kentucky's new head football coach. The 51-year-old was fired by ArBobby Petrino was fired from Arkansas roughly eight months ago kansas in April for a ''pattern after an affair with a woman, who he fought to get a job for weeks Even though it was the Redskins other rookie quarterback that of misleading'' behavior folprior, was exposed to the media following a motorcycle crash. kept Washington alive last week, it's still Robert Griffin leading lowing an accident in which He's landed back on his feet at Western Kentucky, which joined the charge for the Skins this year. His stats is up in the air for the coach was injured while the FBS level in 2007. (AP Photo) Sunday. riding a motorcycle with his ''He's doing good. He's in high mistress as a passenger. chance and we are more than The interior of Griffin's right lie Taggart, who left WKU happy to give it to him.'' knee was the subject of intense spirits,'' left tackle Trent Willast week to become South liams said after speaking with ''At this point in my career, it's Florida's coach. scrutiny during Shanahan's Petrino, 75-26 overall as a about getting back and coachweekly news conference, when Griffin on Monday. ''It was a Western Kentucky gave Petri- college head coach, said he is ing players,'' Petrino said. ''It pretty nasty, awkward hit, and it was shown that an injury just happened to open up at a no a four-year deal with a base looking forward to ''building for him not to be seriously to a franchise player like RG3 on the foundation and stanannual salary of $850,000. place we love. can flummox even a seasoned injured is a blessing.'' dards'' that Taggart established. If he terminates the deal at ''I hope it can be as long as coach. Shanahan initially said No. 2 overall pick Griffin has any time, he must re-pay the Petrino had been looking to Griffin had a ''strain of the become a phenomenon in his possible.'' university $1.2 million in six get back into coaching since ACL'' before later correcting Petrino had a 34-17 record debut NFL season, leading monthly payments starting he was let go by Arkansas. the diagnosis to a sprained at Arkansas before he was the Redskins — a team that the month after he leaves. His name had been recently LCL, with the coach stepping went 5-11 last year — to four dismissed in the wake of the mentioned in connection with Athletic director Todd Stewart away from the podium to scandal. Petrino had an affair straight victories to put the several openings, including knows he might get criticized demonstrate the location of with former Razorback volrecord at 7-6, one game beKentucky and Auburn. for hiring Petrino. the ligament involved. hind the first-place New York leyball player Jessica Dorrell, He returns to the state He and Petrino had a long who he later hired as a footGiants in the NFC East. His The upshot: Griffin has a where he successfully began discussion over the weekend performance Sunday put him ball assistant had gave $20,000 mild, or Grade 1, sprain of his head coaching career. about the coach's past. Stewart in gifts. Petrino said initially atop the league with a 104.2 the lateral collateral ligament Petrino coached at Louisville said Petrino was candid and passer rating, better than Pey- he was the only person on the located on the outside of the from 2003-06, going 41-9 honest about his conduct and ton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, motorcycle but later admitted knee, caused when he was and leading the Cardinals took responsibility for his acto Dorrell's presence. Tom Brady and everyone else. hit by defensive tackle Haloti to a 12-1 mark and their tions. He said Petrino's contriNgata at the end of a 13-yard ''I'm going to be able to sit Fourth-rounder Cousins tion convinced him to give the first-ever BCS berth in the scramble late in regulation of might not be much of a drop- down with mom and dad and coach a shot. Orange Bowl in 2006. the 31-28 overtime win over off, especially after his super- the student-athlete and make the Baltimore Ravens. Now that he's back in the sub performance against the them understand how this ex- ''What it comes down is that state, the coach said he and he made a big mistake and Ravens. When Griffin left for perience has made me a better ''When I looked at it on film,'' wife Becky ''consider this he acknowledges that and coach, a better person and will one play, Cousins converted Shanahan said, ''I thought it coming home.'' he's taken ownership of that,'' make me understand their son a third-and-6 with a pass to would be worse than it was.'' Stewart said. ''And he's paid a better,'' Petrino said during Pierre Garcon that drew a While at Louisville, Petrino The LCL is one of four ligaheavy price for it. a packed news conference at pass interference penalty on was offered an NFL job and he ments in the knee. A Grade Houchens-Smith Stadium. Chris Johnson. left the Cardinals to become ''But this is the United States 1 sprain typically means the of America, and we're a coun- coach of the Atlanta Falcons. ''I'm looking forward to the When Griffin left for good ligament is stretched or has opportunity I'll be able to give try of second chances. I was later in the drive, Cousins some minor tears and usually He had a brief 13-game stint confident after talking with student athletes when they doesn't require surgery. Griffin completed two passes in two in 2007 with Atlanta. The him and with other people make a mistake.'' plays, and his nice pump fake will get multiple treatments Falcons stumbled to a 3-10 that he deserved a second daily and will probably have to allowed Garcon to get open for Petrino is replacing Wilstart before Petrino left for wear a brace for several weeks. an 11-yard touchdown with 29 seconds left in regulation. The next major benchmark Cousins then did his best RG3 is whether Griffin will able impersonation, running the to take part when practice quarterback draw on the 2-point resumes on Wednesday. conversion to tie the game. ''You're hoping with rehab ''You're running the scout it gets better very quickly,'' team the majority of the time, Shanahan said. ''But we and you're expected to go in don't know for sure. ... He's definitely not ruled out for the there and perform,'' Shanahan said. ''So there's a lot of presCleveland game.'' sure on people. Some people Griffin's father, Robert Griffin can handle it; other people Jr., said in a text message that can't. But when you prepare his son was ''feeling good'' and that ''we will know by Thursday'' yourself like he has, it didn't surprise me that he was flawwhether Griffin III will be able less in what he did.'' to suit up against the Browns. Shanahan defended the deciThe most severe knee injury sion to have Griffin return to usually associated with sports the game for four plays after the is a season-ending torn ACL, James Shields was the centerpiece of a deal between Tampa The Sixers traded for Andrew Bynum this past offseason in hopes the anterior cruciate ligament. injury, saying he left the deciBay and Kansas City. The two traditional small markets made a to bolster their frontcourt with arguably the league's best center. sion in the hands of Dr. James Griffin tore the ACL in his surprise franchise-changing last week. (AP Photo) Bynum has yet to play in a game and could still be more than a Andrews, the renowned sports month away. (AP Photo) right knee while playing for won 96, 97 games before, and By Dave Skretta physician who is on the sideBaylor in 2009, but Shanahan the knees. Cartilage is missBy Dan Gelston Associated Press I think me and Wade bring lines for most Redskins games. said Griffin's reconstructed Associated Press ing. That's not going to regrow a little of that to the table, ''He's the one that gives me ACL ''looks great'' and that itself. Maybe in the future, next knowing how to win and what that information,'' Shanahan there's ''no problem there.'' KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — three to five years, there may be it takes to win.'' PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An- something out there that really said. ''It's way over my head.'' When James Shields broke into drew Bynum still has pain in The Royals haven't known the big leagues with Tampa does help. Right now, it's kind his left knee that has kept him of a waiting game.'' what that's like in years. Bay, the Rays were no better from making his debut with than the Kansas City Royals. Despite the matriculation of Bynum, 25, is in the final their best prospects to the big the Philadelphia 76ers. They lost more than 100 year of his contract and could Bynum is in pain when he league club, the Royals still games his first season, and sign a five-year deal worth walks or attempts even light fared little better the following struggled to a 72-90 record other three players ''engaged more than $100 million in the By Brett Martel Associated Press in conduct detrimental to the year. But by his third season as and a third-place finish in the physical activity, except for offseason, if he's healthy. But swimming. He had been reweak AL Central last season. integrity of, and public confi- a starter, the Rays had finally his uncertain status could be It was their ninth consecutive covering from a bone bruise dence in, the game of profes- turned the corner, many of costing the All-Star millions. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Find- sional football.'' in his right knee and injured their prized prospects forming losing season, and extended Bynum won two NBA titles in ing fault with nearly everyone his left knee while bowling to 27 the number of years it's the nucleus of a team that It was a ruling that allowed seven seasons with the Lakers. tied to the New Orleans Saints' last month. been since the franchise last upstaged AL East stalwarts both sides to claim victory The Sixers were hoping he bounty case, from the coaches played in the postseason. Boston and the Yankees and The 7-foot center will have his could help them become one more than nine months after to Roger Goodell, former NFL advanced all the way to the knees examined again Dec. The biggest reason for the the league first made ''Saints of the league's elite teams. Commissioner Paul Tagliabue World Series. 20th and did not know if he'd lousy finish was a dearth of bounties'' a household phrase: tossed out the suspensions of He has tried not to think need an MRI. starting pitching, and that's The NFL pointed to the deter- Now, after a blockbuster deal four players Tuesday and conabout the fact he might never something that general man- ''Worst case scenario, it's anmination that Goodell's facts that sent Shields and fellow demned the team for obstructplay for the Sixers. ager Dayton Moore has been right-hander Wade Davis other month,'' he said Monday were right; the NFL Players ing the investigation. aggressively trying to resolve ''I really think I'll be fine,'' he night. ''Best case scenario, I Association issued a statement to the Royals late Sunday, In a surprising rejection of this offseason. said. ''If my left knee gets betthe former All-Star pitcher can ramp it up.'' noting that Tagliabue said his successor's overreaching believes everything is in place Along with acquiring Shields Bynum has not or practiced or ter, and feels like my right, I'll ''previously issued discipline punishments, Tagliabue wrote was inappropriate.'' be playing.'' for Kansas City to replicate the and Davis in arguably the big- played for the Sixers since he that he would ''now vacate gest move his tenure, Moore Bynum announced in May, was acquired in the offseason Vilma, suspended by Goodell Rays' success. all discipline to be imposed also re-signed Jeremy Guthrie while still a member of the ''The Royals are definitely on from the Los Angeles Lakers. upon'' two current Saints, line- for the entire current season, to a $25 million, three-year the right track,'' Shields said Bynum said his right knee has Lakers, that he was going to and Smith, suspended four backer Jonathan Vilma and deal and acquired Ervin SanGermany in September for Monday. ''They definitely improved to the point where defensive end Will Smith, and games, have been playing for tana and his $12 million salary the Orthokine blood-spinning remind me of our '07 season he might have been able to two players no longer with the the Saints while their appeals from the Los Angeles Angels. play. He was again listed as in- treatment in his knees that going into our '08 season in were pending. Fujita is on club, Browns linebacker Scott That means Kansas City's the Rays organization, and I active for Philadelphia's game other professional athletes have Fujita and free-agent defensive injured reserve; Hargrove is top four starters next season sought. The Sixers announced think there's a good possibility against Detroit with ''bilateral not with a team. lineman Anthony Hargrove. weren't on their opening day before training camp that we can step in that direction. bone bruises.'' Tagliabue essentially absolved Tagliabue, appointed by roster this past year. Bynum needed to delay his reI've been there when we've ''There's nothing I can do about Goodell to oversee a second Fujita, but did agree with lost 100 games before. I've also it,'' he said. ''It's arthritis in Goodell's finding that the Continued on pg 6 Continued on pg 6 Continued on pg 6

Royals' Trade With Rays Bynum Hopeful Of Return Shows Win-Now Mentality From Knee Trouble

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Saturday, Dec. 15, at Johnstown, 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 21, Kalamazoo, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 22, 5 p.m. Kalamazoo at Jamestown

Jamestown Swept By Wenatchee, Remains In First Contributed Article Jamestown Ironmen

The Jamestown Ironmen suffered a pair of losses on the ntil road this past weekend against the Wenatchee Wild in North American Hockey League n action. The Ironmen hung tough to Friday night as the game was ce scoreless through two periods es of play. Wenatchee (19-3-2) took over in the final period of regulation, scoring three n goals in the third and finishl. ing with a 3-0 victory over Jamestown. Each club was 0-2 on the me,'' power play, Jamestown was on outshot, 39-17 and Tim , Shaughnessy walked away with the loss in goal for the Ironmen despite making 36 lop saves on the night. aces Game two on Saturday night started out the same way as o the first meeting between the two teams with a scorech less first period. The Wild opened up the scoring in the second period, but Jamestown answered by piling up three goals of their own and took a 3-1 lead into third period. Nico Sierra led the second period surge with a goal and an assist while Dylan Zink and Victor Johansson accounted for the other two scores. Assists went to Luc Gerdes and Tyler Dunagan. Nathan Ropelewski added a

Contributed Article NAHL

FRISCO, Texas — The North American Hockey League pes (NAHL) announced the Divier. sional Stars of the Week prea sented by Combat Hockey for the week ending Dec. 9, 2012. The Divisional Stars of the ow Week is a weekly feature during next the 2012-13 regular season y bethat honors the top performally ing players in each of the four nd NAHL divisions as nominated by their respective teams.

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goal for the Ironmen 7:51 into the third period and Jamestown held a commanding 4-2 lead heading into the final minute of play. Wenatchee then proceeded to score a power play goal with 29 seconds left in the game. The Wild then pulled their goalie and scored the game tying goal with an extra attacker only 12 seconds later to push the contest to overtime. After a scoreless 4-on-4 overtime, the teams entered into an eleven round, marathon shootout which saw Wenatchee edge out the Ironmen by one goal. The Wild escaped with a 5-4 shootout victory while the Ironmen walked away with one point as a consolation. Reid Mimmack suffered the loss in goal for Jamestown after making 35 saves and the Ironmen were outshot 40-22. “We made some mistakes at the end of the game that really hurt us,” said Ironmen head coach Dan Daikawa. “We were poised to get the series split on Saturday night, and a few bad bounces went the

other way, but we just have to live with it. We will learn from this and hopefully won’t make those same mistakes again.” The Ironmen now return home to the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena after going 2-1-1 on the west coast. Jamestown’s road stretch continues as they prepare for a pair of games in Johnstown against the Tomahawks this weekend; Friday and Saturday at 7pm. The two teams met only two weeks ago, and Johnstown executed the sweep, handing the Ironmen two of their three home losses on the season. Daikawa’s squad feels like they left a pair of wins on the table this past weekend in Wenatchee and are convinced it was the same story when Johnstown showed the Ironmen up on their home ice a couple weeks back. “We’ve given some games away,” said Daikawa. “This weekend gives us a great opportunity to rectify those losses and gives us a chance to show that we are the better team out on the ice.” The Ironmen (18-7-3) still

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weekend as goaltender Brock Kautz, 18, and the Jets picked up a weekend road sweep against in-state rival Coulee Region Chill. The native of Rochester, Minn., was in goal for both wins and stopped 70 of a combined 73 shots over the weekend, good for a 95.8 save percentage. On Friday, Kautz stopped 27 of 28 shots in a 3-1 win. On Saturday, he may have been even better as he made a season-high 43 saves in a 3-2 win. Kautz has won four of his last five starts in goal. “I think as we have gotten better and more consistent over the last few weeks, so has Brock,”

said Jets head coach Joe Dibble. “Brock has valuable experience playing in this league and when he is on his game he is very tough to beat. Experience and confidence are two very beneficial things to a goaltender of his caliber and the team has really fed off his play.”

Friday — Wenatchee 3, Jamestown 0 1 2 3 Jamestown 0 0 0 Wenatchee 0 0 3

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2012-13 NAHL Standings

hold a two-point lead on the NAHL North Division and will return home for a pair of games against Kalamazoo on Dec. 21 and 22. Any fans that donate to ‘Toys for Tots’ in the Jamestown Arena lobby on their way into the games will receive discounted admission.

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Central Division Austin Bismarck Brookings Minot Aberdeen Coulee Region

North Division

Jamestown Soo Kalamazoo Johnstown F Janesville 0 Port Huron 3 Springfield Michigan

Jamestown: None Wenatchee: McHugh (6), Bruneteau (1), Powlowski (3).

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Jamestown: Shaughnessy (L) 36. Wenatchee: Nichols (W) 17.

South Division Amarillo Texas Topeka Corpus Christi Wichita Falls Odessa

Saturday — Wenatchee West Division 5, Jamestown 4 (SO) Wenatchee 1 2 3 OT SO F Fairbanks Jamestown 0 3 1 0 0 4 Kenai River Wenatchee 0 1 3 0 1 5 Fresno

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Jamestown: Sierra (3), Zink (8), Johansson (6), Ropelewski (2). Statistical Leaders Wenatchee: Schmidbauer (5), Points: Sean Gaffney (TOP) 40, Kyle Sharkey (TOP) 37, Brandon Davis 2 (19), McHugh (7). Wahlin (AUS) 36, Brandon Hawkins (TEX) 36, Jackson Leef (TEX) 35. Shootout Goals: Brandon Hawkins (TEX) 24, Jono Davis (WEN) 19, Kyle Jamestown (1-for-11): Gerdes. Sharkey (TOP) 18, Sean Gaffney (TOP) 16, Luc Gerdes (JAM) 15. Wenatchee (2-for-11): Nelson, Assists: Jackson Leef (TEX) 30, Bradon Wahlin (AUS) 26, Jared Mead. VanWormer (SOO) 25, Sean Gaffney (TOP) 24, T.J. Sarcona (AMA) 24. Goals Against (minimum half of team’s games played): Aaron Saves Jamestown: Mimmack (L) 35. Nelson (BIS) 1.68, Spencer Viele (TOP) 1.77, Paul Berrafato (AMA) 1.83, Robert Nichols (WEN) 1.93, Kevin Aldridge (FAI) 2.26.

Wenatchee: Nichols (W) 18.

NAHL Announces Divisional Stars Of The Week cluded a shutout as he stopped 61 of a possible 63 shots for a 96.8% save percentage. On Friday, Weigman stopped all 30 shots he saw in a 2-0 shutout win at home over the Aberdeen Wings. On Saturday, Weigman and the Blizzard pushed the 1st place Austin Bruins to the brink in the shootout, but came up short in a 3-2 shootout loss. Weigman stopped 31 of 33 shots through regulation and overtime. “Drew is right back to where he was at the beginning of the year when we was playing some excellent hockey,” said Blizzard head coach Cory Laylin. “We needed to get back on track and he came up with some huge saves over the weekend to earn us some valuable points.”

North Division Star of the Week: Brock Kautz, goaltender, Janesville Jets

Since losing eight in a row, the Janesville Jets have not lost in regulation in their last seven games and that included this

South Division Star of the Week: Louie Rowe, forward, Texas Tornado

Texas Tornado forward Louie Rowe, 18, has found his game judging by this past weekend’s performance as his Texas Tornado posted a weekend road sweep of the Corpus Christi IceRays. The native of East

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Lansing, Mich. recorded five points (3 goals, 2 assists) in the pair of wins and was also a +3 over the weekend. It is a part of an encouraging trend for the forward, who has recorded over half of his total points this season in the last three games. On Friday, Rowe had a goal and two assists in a 7-2 win. On Saturday, he recorded two goals in a 5-3 win as the Tornado pushed their winning streak to four straight games. “Louie uses his size well and I think he has been a played that has flown under the radar until now,” said Tornado head coach Tony Curtale. “He is a very good skater for his size, he is a hard worker and has improved every day since coming to us and is a very important part of our team right now.”

West Division Star of the Week: Max McHugh, forward, Wenatchee Wild

Edgewood, Wash., native Max McHugh played a big role in Wenatchee’s home sweep of the North Division-leading Jame-

stown Ironmen. The 19-yearold recorded four points (2 goals, 2 assists) in the weekend sweep as the Wild increased their lead in the West Division to four points. On Friday, McHugh had the game-winning goal in a 3-0 shutout win. On Saturday, he scored with :29 seconds remaining in regulation to pull the Wild to within a goal and then :12 seconds later, won the face-off to his teammate Jono Davis, who tied the game with just :17 seconds remaining. It was McHugh’s second assist of the game and the Wild ultimately won in a shootout. McHugh has 20 points in 23 games played to date. “Max has been creating a lot of chances for him and his teammates the past month because he is getting his nose dirty,” said Wild head coach Bliss Littler. “He is going into the tough areas and doing the hard work to create opportunities. He is very effective when he is able to collect points in even strength situations as well as on the power play.”

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What’s In Your Pack?

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Having been a deer hunter for almost 20 years, and also being a sucker for all things deer hunting, I’ve seen just about every gadget and gimmick that’s come down the pike. I love getting that Cabelas catalog in the mail and going through it page by page to figure out what I don’t have that’s preventing me from killing more and bigger bucks. Am I missing a mirror that allows me to see what’s approaching from behind my stand? They have that. A call that simulates a deer crunching acorns? Yup, they make that too. How have I gotten by without a grunt tube that also roars? Luckily those are available. The hunting industry is fast approaching the fishing industry in terms of the number of items out there

intended to catch us rather than game. But you know what? I love it all. For every goofy product out there there’s a hunter that swears it helped them kill a deer, and who knows maybe it did. There’s nothing like plunking down with that catalog and reading it to tatters. If you really want to laugh get a catalog from ten or more years ago and check out all the stuff we used to “need”. Those are priceless! To me new gear keeps the sport interesting every year. I can’t hunt from one year to the next with the same stuff, plus all the stuff I’ve lost or misplaced needs to be replaced. A quick inventory of my bow hunting backpack reveals: -Two releases (because who hasn’t dropped one to the ground?) -Two grunt tubes (one with a compass built in, and the other can roar!) -A knife -A limb saw -A Realtree EZ Hanger -A Glen’s Deer Handle (really great for dragging) -A tree stand umbrella (will

not leave home without it, HIGHLY recommend) -A handful of bow hooks (since I’m always leaving them in trees) -Binoculars -Windchecker (as though I have a clue as to where the deer are bedding) -Handheld GPS -Kindle (Hey, I get bored) -Some snacks, a drink, pens, trail markers, other miscellaneous stuff This thing weighs a solid 10 pounds. By the end of deer season I’m down to my bow/ gun, the Kindle, a knife and a pen. I don’t even bring the backpack and only ever use the Kindle. I’m fully unprepared for the unlikely event that a deer hits the ground. I figure having to walk all the way back to my truck to get all my field dressing stuff is worth not lugging it all in with me after having done it for six weeks already. And what are the chances of that happening anyway? Feel free to send your deer pictures to tacks.call@gmail. com along with a little backstory too if you please, we’ll publish as many as we can.

ROYALS, SOONER THAN LATER continued from pg 4 ''Our goal is to add as much pitching depth as we can as every organization tends to do, especially this time of year,'' said Moore, adding that Bruce Chen, Luke Hochevar and Luis Mendoza could compete for the final job in spring training. Danny Duffy and Felipe Paulino, who are both coming off Tommy John surgery this past summer, could also wrestle the job away when they return sometime during the middle of the season. ''It looks like a good mix of people, I think, with Shield and Santana — I've seen Guthrie pitch for a couple years with the Orioles,'' Davis said. ''I'm not a 10-year veteran or a coach, but I think it's a good mix of people.'' The Royals certainly mortgaged their future to put it together. Tampa Bay's biggest prize in the six-player swap is undoubtedly outfielder Wil Myers, widely regarded as the top prospect in the minors. The 22-year-old hit .314 with 37 homers and 109 RBIs last season, and he starred during the All-Star Futures Game hosted by Kansas City, putting together a pair of hits and

driving in three runs. Moore said he tried to keep Myers out of the deal, but he also understood that ''you have to give up something to get something,'' so he parted with one of the game's top prospects. He also sent along righthander Jake Odorizzi, the Royals' top pitching prospect, left-hander Mike Montgomery and third baseman Patrick Leonard to Tampa Bay. Kansas City also will receive another player or cash. ''When you get a chance to upgrade and get a pitcher the caliber of James Shields and Wade Davis, we felt it was the right thing for us to do for our team today and going forward,'' Moore said. The Royals have made a significant financial commitment to winning this season.

Along with taking on Santana's hefty contract, the Royals will pay Shields $10.5 million this season while holding a club option of $12 million with a $1 million buyout for next season. Davis is due to make $2.8 million this season and $4.8 million in 2014, with the Royals holding options on the next three years. Shields said he relishes the opportunity to return to the role of franchise ace. It was the same role he had his first few years in Tampa Bay, before David Price and others blossomed, and a role in which he feels comfortable. He's logged at least 200 innings six consecutive seasons, has 14 complete games over the past two years, and his 3.89 ERA for his career makes him the most effective starter in the Royals' newlook rotation. Kansas City starters combined for a 5.01 ERA last season, fifth-worst in the big leagues. ''Starting pitching, I think that's where it starts,'' Shields said. ''What the Rays did the last couple years, it's been about starting pitching and defense. That's the key to success. Hopefully me and Wade can get the job done.''

now possibly to midseason. But the Sixers are still looking long term with Bynum, who's in the last year of his contract. Bynum said the Sixers haven't really put pressure

on him to return. ''I think initially,'' he said, ''but then I realized more of the pressure was coming from myself. I just had to kind of relax a little bit and let this

Lake Erie Fishing Hotline Contributed Article

Department of Environmental Conservation

November was a tough month for steelhead anglers on the Lake Erie tributaries, with low water and few fish caught. However, catches have steadily improved over the past couple weeks and good numbers of fresh, silvery steelhead have been moving into the creeks, especially into Cattaraugus, Canadaway and Chautauqua Creeks. Stream levels have dropped back quickly from higher levels on Wednesday. Medium sized tributaries such as Chautauqua, Canadaway, Eighteenmile, Buffalo and Cayuga Creeks are in great shape today. The smaller creeks are already back to lower, clear flows. Cattaraugus Creek is currently running at about 600 cubic feet per second, with stained conditions. The creek might be fishable by tomorrow, but there is more rain in the forecast. Cattaraugus Creek had really been fishing well before the last rain event, so it is a top option when conditions permit. Generally, the ideal flow range is between 200 and 500 cubic feet per second. Lake Erie steelhead commonly hit natural baits like egg sacs and worms, flies such as egg imitations, streamers and bugger patterns, and lures like minnow-type stickbaits and in-line spinners.

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.

Chautauqua Lake

Muskellunge and regular black bass seasons are closed as of November 30. Anglers may still target bass by catch and release only, artificial lures only. The nearshore zone is a good bet for bass on plastics, stickbaits and buzzbaits. Anglers report an uptick in walleye catches in the deeper holes on jigs with minnows. Anglers find good yellow perch and sunfish action in nearshore areas of 8-16 feet of water. Minnows, worms and small ice fishing jigs tipped with waxworms work well.

Upper Niagara River

Muskellunge, tiger muskellunge and regular black bass seasons are closed on the upper river as of November 30. Anglers may still target black bass on the upper river, however bass fishing is now by catch and release only, artificial lures only. Casting spoons or drifting egg sacs from Bird Island Pier and Broderick Park usually produces some trout catches at this time of year. If you need more fishing information or would like to contribute to the fishing report, please call or e-mail Mike Todd (716-851-7010; 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.

DEC Environmental Conservation Oﬃcers Charge Three in Illegal Blackﬁsh Sale Contributed Article DEC Press Release

Following a two-week investigation by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Environmental Conservation Officers (ECOs) two individuals were charged in connection with selling 150 blackfish to a Queens-based wholesale food dealer. A third individual is also facing charges for attempting to purchase the fish. On Nov. 11, ECOs swooped in as two unlicensed fisherman Matthew Ervolino and Matthew J. Savarese began weighing the fish before exchanging money with Ding Hai Yen from New Harbor Food, Inc in Flushing to complete the sale of 150 blackfish, weighing more than 382 pounds. "DEC establishes recreational fishing limits so individuals can enjoy a fishing resource at a sustainable level," said DEC Region 1 Regional Director Peter A. Scully. "When individuals drastically overfish their recreational limit and then attempt to sell these fish, they are not only depleting the fishing stock, but taking advantage of commercial fisherman who are playing by the rules and harvesting fish at their quota limits."

ECOs observed Ervolino and Savarese for nearly two weeks before the arrests were made at a West Islip residence where they kept pens to sell live blackfish to the New York City market. The blackfish have an approximate $2,000 value on the black market. Ervolino, 34, of West Babylon and Saverese, 36, of Holbrook were each charged with unlawful possession and sale of the blackfish, selling without a commercial food fish license, and possessing over the limit and undersized blackfish, each a misdemeanor under the Environmental Conservation Law carrying fines of up to $5,000 for each charge and/or one year in jail. Yen, 56, was charged with purchasing fish from the unlicensed fishermen, also a misdemeanor carrying fines of up to $5,000 for each charge and/or one year in jail under the ECL. Additional charges may also be forthcoming pending review by the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. The fish were seized as evidence and donated to the Bethany Soup Kitchen in Westbury. In August 2012, DEC adopted new recreational and commercial fishing rules for blackfish (tautog). These changes

are necessary to comply with interstate management measures to assist in rebuilding blackfish populations. Recreational: The season has been shortened by 115 days and now runs from October 5 to December 14. In addition, the minimum size limit has been increased by 2 inches to 16 inches total length. The possession limit of four fish per day remains unchanged. Commercial: The minimum size limit has been increased by 1 inch to 15 inches total length. The season and trip limits for the commercial harvest of blackfish will not change in 2012. In adopting the new rules, DEC worked with recreational and commercial fishing representatives to establish seasons and catch limits that allow as many fishing opportunities as possible while still providing the protections needed to restore local blackfish populations. The three defendants have a court date on December 19 in Suffolk County First District Court in Central Islip. To report any environmental crime, please contact DEC's toll free 24-hour TIPP hotline at: 1-800-TIPP DEC (1-800847-7332). DEC keeps the identity of all TIPP callers confidential.

ed swimmer and credited that to keeping him in shape. It's one of the few activities that doesn't cause Bynum pain. ''It's not getting worse. It's just continuous pain,'' he

said. ''I just think the bone bruise has to heal. It's a mirror image of my right knee. My right knee took four months. I think we're a little bit ahead of the curve.''

THE OTHERSIDE OF TRADES continued from pg 4 turn to allow the effects of the Orthokine treatment to work. The bone bruise in his right knee caused the Sixers to push the return date from training camp to the regular season and

time pass.'' If Bynum is cleared to resume basketball activity on the 20th, he said he wouldn't need much time before he played in a game. He's become a devot-

SOME GOOD NEWS DELIVERED FROM SAINTS’ BOUNTY CASE continued from pg 4 round of player appeals, criticized the Saints as an organization that fostered bad behavior and tried to impede the investigation into what the NFL said was a performance pool designed to knock targeted opponents out of games from 2009 to 2011, with thousands of dollars in payouts. A ''culture'' that promoted tough talk and cash incentives for hits to injure opponents — one key example was Vilma's offer of $10,000 to any teammate who knocked Brett Favre out of the NFC championship game at the end of the 2009 season — existed in New Orleans, according to Tagliabue, who also wrote that ''Saints' coaches and managers led a deliberate, unprecedented and effective effort to obstruct the

NFL's investigation.'' The former commissioner did not entirely exonerate the players, however. He said Vilma and Smith participated in a performance pool that rewarded key plays — including hard tackles — while Hargrove, following coaches' orders, helped to cover up the program when interviewed by NFL investigators in 2010. ''My affirmation of Commissioner Goodell's findings could certainly justify the issuance of fines,'' the ruling said. ''However, this entire case has been contaminated by the coaches and others in the Saints' organization.'' Tagliabue said he decided, in this particular case, that it was in the best interest of all

Jonathan Vilma's one-year suspension was tossed out by former commissioner Paul Tagliabue. (AP Photo)

parties involved to eliminate player punishment because of the enduring acrimony it has caused between the league and the NFL Players Association. He added that he hoped doing so would allow the NFL and union to move forward

collaboratively to the more important matters of enhancing player safety. ''To be clear: this case should not be considered a precedent for whether similar behavior in the future merits player suspensions or fines,'' his ruling said.

Tagliabue oversaw the second round of player appeals to the league in connection with the cash-for-hits program run by former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams from 20092011. The players initially opposed his appointment. Goodell had given Vilma a full-season suspension, while he gave Smith, Fujita and Hargrove shorter suspensions. Tagliabue cleared Fujita of conduct detrimental to the league. The former commissioner found Goodell's actions historically disproportionate to past punishment to players for similar behavior, which had generally been reserved to fines, not suspensions. He also stated that it was very difficult to determine whether

the pledges players made were genuine, or simply a motivational ploy, particularly because Saints defenders never demonstrated a pattern of dirty play on the field. ''The relationship of the discipline for the off-field 'talk' and actual on-field conduct must be carefully calibrated and reasonably apportioned. This is a standard grounded in common sense and fairness,'' Tagliabue wrote in his 22page opinion. ''If one were to punish certain off-field talk in locker rooms, meeting rooms, hotel rooms or elsewhere without applying a rigorous standard that separated real threats or 'bounties' from rhetoric and exaggeration, it would open a field of inquiry that would lead nowhere.''

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Ryan Fitzpatrick had another average day against the St. Louis Rams. With the Bills out of the playoff race, though, head coach Chan Gailey insists this team is heading in the right direction. (AP Photo)

posted a poll on its website asking whether a coaching change is necessary. Gailey has at least one year left on his contract and general manager Buddy Nix has insisted he has no intention of firing the coach. Nix explained that maintaining continuity is important for a team playing under its fifth head coach since Hall of Famer Marv Levy retired following the 1997 season. Bills players maintain their support for Gailey. ''Those people who want him fired, they must not understand football, including yourself,'' running back C.J. Spiller said, referring to a reporter who suggested Gailey should be fired. ''He's my coach, and I've got his back.''

Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is fully behind Gailey, too, and also took exception to a reporter's line of questioning. ''I don't know what you want me to say,'' Fitzpatrick said. ''There's still belief in this locker room. I know you don't believe, which is fine. But there's still belief in this locker room in each other.'' Gailey has been secondguessed for under-utilizing Spiller, who was limited to just seven carries — only three in the second half — against St. Louis. That's despite Spiller averaging 6.55 yards per attempt, the NFL's highest total through 13 games since Jim Brown averaged 6.61 in 1963 with the Cleveland Browns. Gailey defended his decision to limit Spiller, saying

his plan has been to split the duties evenly with co-starter Fred Jackson. Spiller will now get his opportunity to carry the load with Jackson set to miss the rest of the season after spraining his right knee against St. Louis. Gailey was also criticized for mismanaging the clock in the final minute of the first half against the Rams. Despite facing first-and-10 at the St. Louis 34 with 1:02 left, and having all three time outs, the Bills managed just 12 yards on three short passes and a run before settling for Rian Lindell's 40-yard field goal. Even Bills Hall of Fame running back Thurman Thomas expressed his disappointment in a message posted on his Twitter account. ''Not good calls,'' Thomas wrote as the half ended. Gailey defended his decisions by saying he was afraid to attempt a long pass for fear Fitzpatrick would be sacked. The Bills gave up five sacks on Sunday and had difficulty protecting the quarterback with two offensive linemen making their first NFL career starts in place of injured regulars. The production on offense has dropped off. After averaging 24.4 points through the first seven games, Buffalo's averaged 19.67 over its past six. ''I don't want to make excuses. We're not getting the job done. And I'm responsible,'' Gailey said. ''I expect us to do better. And I plan for us to do better.''

Jackson Placed On IR, Will Miss Rest Of Season

onal By John Wawrow Associated Press preons as s ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) d- — Buffalo Bills running back to Fred Jackson will miss the ula- remainder of the season with s a sprained ligament in his m- right knee. irst Coach Chan Gailey provided slip. the update on Monday saying al Jackson is expected to miss s between three and five weeks. ine And that won't be enough 0- time to recover considering the Bills (5-8) have only three games left and have all but mathematically been eliminated from playoff contention. ''No, he's not going to make it,'' Gailey said, a day after Jackson e was hurt in the fourth quarter mir- of a 15-12 loss to St. Louis. e. Jackson won't require surgery tle after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 sprain to his MCL. Though the plans haven't been finalized, Gailey said it's likely the player will be placed on the season-ending injured reserve list.

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. in ''When you don't win, all that lers stuff comes up. We know that,'' n Gailey said. ''We haven't gotten ws, over the hump. We're close. ... To me, we're a better football team than we were three years ago when we got here.'' Optimism aside, Gailey is disappointed by how the offense has sputtered over the past month. And he's r unhappy with how the team y, has faltered in failing to close ng out victories. k The Bills, who ''host'' Seattle (8-5) at Toronto this weekend, are coming off a 15-12 loss uld to St. Louis in which they e squandered the lead in the t- final minute. Rams quarterback Sam Bradford directed a s). 14-play, 84-yard drive capped by a 13-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Gibson with 48 seconds left. That was reminiscent of a 3534 loss to Tennessee on Oct. 21 in which the Titans scored the go-ahead TD with 1:03 th remaining. a- The Bills are 15-30 since g Gailey took over in 2010. This season's record is a consideras able disappointment based on s the high expectations the Bills er 5 raised after signing free-agent n, defensive end Mario Williams s to a six-year, $100 million deal in March. The Fans and members of the h media are faulting Gailey. d. Jerry Sullivan of The Buffalo News called for Gailey to be ed fired in a column in Monday's edition. WGR-Radio, the team's broadcast partner,

Running back Fred Jackson has been lost for the year. It would appear to open the door for more carries for C.J. Spiller, but time will tell how Gailey plans on using him and reserve Tashard Choice. (AP Photo)

His injury leaves Buffalo with just two running backs, C.J. Spiller and Tashard Choice. Gailey said he's not sure whether to add a running back because fullback Corey McIntyre could fill the third spot if necessary. The Bills are preparing to ''host'' Seattle (8-5) at Toronto on Sunday. Jackson was hurt with about 5:30 left, when two Rams defenders sandwiched his right leg in making a tackle during

a 2-yard run. Jackson lay on the field for several minutes and was unable to put much weight on his right leg while being helped off to the sideline. With a towel draped over his head, Jackson was then carted off to the locker room as fans chanted ''Freddie! Freddie!'' The injury is the latest setback for Jackson this year, and is to the same knee he sprained in a season-opening 48-28 loss at the New York Jets. Jackson

missed the next two games. He also missed a 19-14 win over Miami on Nov. 15 after sustaining a concussion a week earlier. Jackson, who's led the team in rushing in each of the previous three years, has 437 yards rushing this season — his fewest in five seasons. He has scored three touchdowns rushing, and also has 217 yards receiving and a touchdown. Jackson, who signed a twoyear, $9 million contract extension in May, still led the Bills with 934 yards rushing last year despite missing the final six games with a broken bone in his right leg. The Bills have a capable player to lean on in co-starter Spiller, who has 944 yards rushing and five touchdowns. The 2010 first-round draft pick is averaging 6.55 yards per carry, which is the NFL's second-best total through 13 games since 1960 for a player with a minimum of 130 attempts. Jim Brown averaged 6.61 yards per carry for the Cleveland Browns in 1963.

AP Pro 32 Comments On The Bills Contributed Article Associated Press

k' t NEW YORK (AP) — Comd ments on the Buffalo Bills by d. the AP Pro32 panel (ranking d in in parentheses): s,''

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to Chris Berman (ESPN, 24) k in — Defense blew late leads at ms, home to St. Louis and Tennessee. Otherwise, they'd be 7-6. s Clifton Brown (Sporting al News, 26) — If players keep griping, you have to wonder if it Chan Gailey will stick. ry Cris Collinsworth (NBC Sports, 22)

Rich Gannon (CBS Sports/ SiriusXM NFL Radio, 27) — Can't imagine they won't make a change at QB this offseason. Bob Glauber (Newsday, 25) — OK, so Chan Gailey was technically wrong when he said the Bills are out of the playoff picture. But if they do get there, it would make the Frank Reich's comeback against the Oilers look like child's play. Rick Gosselin (Dallas Morning News, 26) — The Bills head north this weekend for their annual game in Toronto. It's a home game for the Bills,

but there is no home field advantage — Buffalo is 1-3 in those games. Clark Judge (CBSSports.com, 24) — If you draw up a game plan to lose you probably have C.J. Spiller touch the ball no more than eight times. Unbelievable. Ira Kaufman (Tampa Tribune, 25) — This high-priced defense has some talent, but no character. Pat Kirwan (SiriusXM NFL Radio/CBSSports.com, 25) — Give CJ Spiller the ball 20+ times a game until the end of the year now that Fred Jackson is injured and see what he can do.

John Lynch (Fox Sports, 25) — The Bills had a tough Rams team on the ropes, but couldn't close. Alex Marvez (Foxsports. com, 23) — Under coordinator Dave Wannstedt, the Bills have turned their season around defensively to become one of the league's top units over the past five games. That won't be good enough, though, to end a 13-year postseason drought with the Bills dropping to 5-8 following a 15-12 home loss to St. Louis. Dan Pompei (Chicago Tribune, 24) — Who needs to use C.J. Spiller when you are 5-8?

Gameday Week Fifteen

Bills Toronto Series

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Carroll Says Seahawks Handled Blowout Properly

Fresh off a 58-0 blowout of Arizona, Pete Carroll and rookie quarterback Russell Wilson have the Seahawks in prime position to make the playoffs in 2012. A win over Buffalo would inch them closer to clinching. (AP Photo)

By Tim Booth Associated Press

score just keeps going. This was a day yesterday where the ball just kept coming our way. It was a terrific day for us, but I understand, I get it.'' Seattle's romp was one of the biggest shutout victories in NFL history. According to STATS, LLC, with game information back to 1950, only New England (59-0 over Tennessee in 2009) and the Los Angeles Rams (59-0 over Atlanta in 1976) posted larger shutout wins. And Seattle's victory very easily could have been worse. The Seahawks (8-5) kicked short field goals twice in the third quarter and set a new franchise record for most points

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — One thing Pete Carroll learned in his nine years at Southern California was how to handle blowouts. Once the Trojans got rolling in the middle of the past decade, there were plenty of lopsided scores. So when he faced another blowout situation in the NFL on Sunday in Seattle's 58-0 rout against Arizona, Carroll felt his team handled the sometimes uneasy situation in proper fashion. ''You either have a sense for it or you don't and I do. I'm tuned in,'' Carroll said. ''I do know that it looks like the Continued on pg 9

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Weekend Ends In Split As Devils Fall At Elmira

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ELMIRA, N.Y. — Fredonia State's attempt to sweep a weekend series against Elmira ended with a 4-1 loss Saturday night in non-conference men's hockey. Alex Perkins gave the Blue Devils a 1-0 lead with his first goal of the season at 7:46 of the first period. Elmira tied the game late in the first period, then scored twice early in the second period. The three goals came in a span of 1:57 of game time. Brian Depp, Andrew Ciampichini, Michael Collins, and Mike Morikawa scored the

Elmira goals. Ciampichini's goal 45 seconds into the second period stood as the game-winner. Elmira goaltender Darren MacDoland was credited with 36 saves. Fredonia State's Mark Friesen made 31 saves. Friday, Fredonia State hung on for a 4-2 non-conference win over Elmira home. Taylor Bourne had two goals while Stephen Castriota and Jared Wynia had one goal each as the Blue Devils improved to 5-6-0. The teams played a scoreless first period with Fredonia State having the best chance in the final seconds — a 2-on1 rush resulting in a shot by Alex Perkins and a sliding

The Blue Devils then scored their first short-handed goal of the season to take a 3-0 lead. Castriota picked up a loose puck and rushed up ice, which drew MacDonald out of his net. An Elmira defensemen slowed Castriota near the blue line, yet he stepped away from the check and skated in alone on the vacated net. It was Castriota's second goal of the year. Alex Perkins registered his first goal of the season to give Fredonia The Elmira offense came alive a 1-0 lead over Elmira. But, Fredonia allowed four straight to lose to midway through the third pethe Soaring Eagles. (Fredonia State Sports Information Photo) riod. First Whittle, then Depp by Bourne from the left save by Elmira goaltender scored to cut the Blue Devil circle. Minutes later, Bourne lead to 3-2 with just under six Darren MacDonald. minutes remaining. Fredonia State then scored three made it 2-0 following an odd-man rush out of Fretimes in the second period. Following a Fredonia State donia State's defensive end. timeout, it appeared Elmira's An Elmira turnover deep The goals were his third and Mike Morikawa tied the score in their own end led to first fourth of the season. with a shot from the slot folBlue Devil goal, a one-timer

lowing wing-to-wing passing with linemate Jesper Strale. Yet the puck slid through the crease and play continued. Castriota nearly scored a second short-handed goal late in the period, only to have MacDonald make a pad save. The Elmira goaltender went to the bench for an extra attacker yet the Soaring Eagles were unable to mount a scoring threat. Wynia put a punctuation mark on the night with an empty net goal with 1.1 seconds left. The split sent the Blue Devils to 5-7-0 heading into their final game of the first semester 7 p.m. Tuesday vs. Penn State at the Steele Hall Fieldhouse.

Bona Comeback Falls Short On Last-Second Shot Women’s Hoops Splits With Big Win Over Potsdam Contributed Article

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POTSDAM, N.Y. — Fredonia State rebounded from a loss Friday for a 68-40 victory Saturday afternoon over the Potsdam Bears in SUNYAC women's basketball. The Blue Devils (6-3 overall, Jordan Gathers (No. 5) and Chris Johnson (No. 23) helped the Marissa Cussins and the Fredonia Blue Devils picked up a key Bonnies storm back against Arkansas State, but St. Bonaventure 2-2 SUNYAC) had balanced SUNYAC road win in Postdam and improve to 6-3 overall. (Fredoscoring with four players in ultimately fell 73-70. (St. Bonaventure Sports Information Photo) nia State Sports Information Photo) double figures. Jaimie Warren more than one point early in just seven minutes of action, his career. Sophomore Jordan led by Brittany Marshall with and Simmons was whistled for led with 15 points, Becky Gathers provided a muchthe first half. They led 34-19 at 14 points. Hebert had 14 points, Anna his four fouls in 27 minutes. needed spark off the bench intermission. Early into the second half Riley notched a double-double ASU did a good job taking as all of his season-high eight with Plattsburgh leading It was a nice rebound from Friof 12 points and 10 rebounds, points came in the second half. advantage of the SBU lack of 31-29, the Cardinals went day, where they were defeated and Nikole Lindquist added depth in the opening half as it As a team, a majority of SBU's on a 15-point run to up their by Plattsburgh, 79-50. Hebert 10 points. had 24 points in the paint in points came in the second half advantage to 46-29. The Blue led the Devils with 19 points, the opening 20 minutes, but the Warren and Sabrina Macaulay as it trailed by 14 at the break, Devils punched back, putting including a perfect 10-for-10 42-28, with the 28 points repre- Bona defense locked down and grabbed eight rebounds each together a 9-0 rally to cut the from the free-throw line. as part of the Blue Devils' senting its lowest scoring output limited the Red Wolves to just The Cardinals and Blue Devils lead to eight points, 46-38, eight in the second half, com54-33 rebounding advantage. of a first half this season. Howafter a Brittany LaForce three exchanged leads five times in pared with 18 for Bonaventure. Hebert had seven rebounds ever, sparked by Gathers and a the first half before the Cardi- pointer with 9:45 to go. For the second straight game, and Grace Moore had six. re-energized defensive effort, nals rallied early in the second Over the final nine-and-a-half the Bonnies trimmed the deficit Bonaventure went up against In addition, the Blue Devils minutes, the Cardinals outhalf to take the lead for good. an opposing player who came held the Bears 24.1 percent in half not even four minutes scored Fredonia State 33-12 to Going into the break, the into the game averaging a into the second stanza. They fieldgoal shooting. The Bears close out the win. Cardinals carried a 29-25 completely erased the ASU lead double-double, this time in (1-8 overall, 0-4 SUNYAC) edge on the scoreboard and a Warren added eight points and the form of senior forward with a Kloof 3-pointer with were led by Katy Briedis with 24-13 advantage in rebounds. four rebounds for the Devils. Brandon Peterson. However, 7:49 remaining to tie the game, 13 points. Marshall led the Cardinals Hebert had 9 points for the unlike Siena's O.D. Anosike, 56-56, and then took their Fredonia State led by as many Devils. The Cardinals were with 21 points and six assists. the Bonnies could not contain as 31 points and trailed by no first lead of the afternoon with Peterson, who finished with another Kloof 3-pointer at the a team-high-tying 18 points 6:23 mark. Bonaventure built a lead as large as four with under and game-best 13 rebounds. Worsham equaled Peterson's four minutes remaining, but Contributed Article scoring effort with 18, and Radropped its third game of the Fredonia State Sports Information keem Dickerson added 12 for year by fewer than five points. the Sun Belt member school. After shooting a season-low 8-29 (27.6 percent) in the first St. Bonaventure will have a POTSDAM, N.Y. — Fredoweek off for final exams before half, Bonaventure connected nia State's comeback bid was returning to action next Saturday thwarted when Potsdam went at a season-best 57.1 percent at home against Cleveland State on a long second-half run and in the second half. Also, after committing nine turnovers in at 2 p.m. There are a limited dealt the Blue Devils a 78-54 number of discounted $10 tickets loss Saturday in SUNYAC the first half, the Brown and available in the student section White gave the ball away just men's basketball. as the Athletic Department is once in the second half. Dalton Kashmer had 11 points in Fredonia's loss to Plattsburgh The setback came despite a on Friday. (Fredonia State Sports Information Photo) encouraging regional alumni to Foul trouble was an issue career-best game by freshreturn to the Reilly Center as part preceded baskets by Clark and The Devils opened the game throughout for both teams, parof a "Back to the Future" promo- man John Kovach, who had with a bang as Tyrone Clark Kovach. Monahan completed ticularly to the Bona frontline. 15 points on 7 of 8 shooting. tion. For more information, log dunked on the Devils' opening the run with a three-pointer Youssou Ndoye fouled out in He made his first six shots, on to GoBonnies.com. possession then assisted on an that bounced around the rim including five of five in the Amir Billups three pointer on before falling through. first half, in which he had 11 points in 11 minutes. Potsdam then gained command the next. From there, the Cardinals with a 24-5 run over the next her eight during the late game No other Blue Devil scored in The 13 first half points were a Contributed Article took over, scoring 23 unanseven minutes. Mark Lake Jr. findouble figures although Tyrone St. Bonaventure Sports Information run. Doris Ortega finished season low in any half for the swered points for a 23-5 lead. ished with 20 points and Curtis Clark grabbed 10 rebounds. behind Walker with 12 points Bonnies. As a team, the Brown They took a 42-25 advantage Pierce had 10 for the Bears (3-5 Down 34-26 at intermission, giving the Bonnies multiple and White shot a dismal 22.7 into the break. The Devils overall, 1-3 SUNYAC). MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — the Blue Devils (4-5 overall, double-digit scorers for the percent (5-22) from the floor. outscored Plattsburgh in the The St. Bonaventure women's 1-3 SUNYAC) cut their deficit Friday, Fredonia State fell 72Ortega led the Bonnies with six tenth time this season. second half, 33-30, but it basketball team (5-6) fell to 58 to Plattsburgh. The Devils to 36-34 with an 8-2 run to in the first half on 3-7 shooting. A Kelcie Rombach lay-up would not enough. the West Virginia Mountainwere led by Monahan, who open the second half. A free brought the lead down to 19 The second half did on bring eers (6-2), 67-47, in the final Plattsburgh (6-2, 2-1 SUNYthrow by Joe Monahan follow- had 16 points, six rebounds but WVU would ultimately game of their eight-game road new life for the Bonnies as AC) owned the battle of the and six assists. Dalton Kashing a Potsdam technical foul West Virginia broke out of the claim a 67-47 victory, not alstand. The Bonnies struggled boards 43-28. mer had 11 points. lowing the Bonnies to repeat gates into an 8-0 run before shooting early and WVU the Bonnies finally found their the magic they created in the took advantage by building Coliseum last season. first field goal of the half with an insurmountable lead and 16:43 to play. It was their first cruising to their sixth victory. Katie Healy scored six points field goal since the 9:10 mark and grabbed eight rebounds The Bonnies came out aggresin the first half. off the bench while Nyla sive defensively holding the meters in 2:57.79, a school3,658 points. Contributed Article Rueter and Kelcie Rombach WVU built their largest lead of Mountaineers to just 12 points Fredonia State Sports Information Gajewski set a new heptathlon record time in a heptathlon. added two each. 30, 48-18, with 11:50 to go in over the first 11:11. Trailing He was also seventh in the shot put record of 33' 61/2” the game. The Bonnies flipped West Virginia out-rebounded 12-6, Ashley Zahn hit a three 55-meter high hurdles (9.55 the switch and found an ofCLEVELAND, Ohio — Fredo- (10.22 meters) on Saturday to cut the lead in half on the the Bonnies 35-27 and forced seconds) and eighth in the pole and added the pole vault fensive groove while playing nia State freshman Tyler GaBonnies first possession folSBU into 13 turnovers while vault (3.14 meters/10' 3 ½”). lowing the U12 media timeout. strong defense from that point only committing eight of their jewski broke two team heptath- record of 12' 11” (3.94 meters) All three previous school on Sunday—the fourth-best on. Alaina Walker scored 13 On the next St. Bonaventure own. WVU outscored the Bon- lon records and finished second vault in the meet. The mark records had been held by of her co-game high 17 points among collegians in the Spartan possession, Doris Ortega hit a nies 36-30 in the paint. They Spencer Lefort — 9.98 meters was also a SUNYAC qualifier in the second half to lead the Early-Bird Indoor Combined jumper in the lane to cut the also outscored the Bonnies in in the shot, 3.67 meters in the into the open pole vault. charge for the Bonnies. Event that concluded Sunday at WVU lead to just one, 12-11, points off turnovers (17-2), pole vault, and 2:59 in the 1K. Case West Reserve. In other Sunday events, with 9:10 remaining in the half. When trailing by 30, the Bon- second chance points (10-4) The Blue Devils are idle from That was as close as the Bonand bench points (18-10). nies were shooting as low as In a field of 13 multi-athletes, Gajewski was fourth in the track and field competition 55-meter high hurdles (8.86 nies came in this one. 22.6 percent from the floor The Bonnies will finally return including several who were until the SPIRE North Coast seconds) and seventh in the but finished the game at 38.0 unattached, Gajewski earned West Virginia got out in home on Sunday, Dec. 16 Open on Jan. 19. The next 1,000 meters (3:14.75). percent. 3,892 points while Blue Devil transition and created a 16-2 to take on Little Three rival multi-event meet is Feb. 2 and junior Doug Imperi finished Imperi was first in the 1,000 run over the next 8:49 to close Canisius at 1 p.m. Ashley Zahn scored five of Feb. 3 at Ithaca College. sixth among the 13 with the half out with a 28-13 lead. JONESBORO, Ark. — The St. Bonaventure men's basketball team (5-3) erased a 17-point deficit, but a last-second 3-pointer from Arkansas State (5-3) gave the Red Wolves a 73-70 win Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center. With the Bonnies holding a 7068 lead, the ball and under a minute to play, ASU's Raeford Worsham stole the ball from Bonaventure's Chris Johnson on the wing and turned it into a layup at the other end to tie the game at 70-70. On the ensuing SBU possession, Johnson got a great look from the baseline, but his 3-pointer was long, and Ed Townsel grabbed the rebound. Arkansas State decided not to call a timeout, and Townsel took the ball the other way and pulled up for the gamewinning 3-pointer with under three seconds remaining. Bonaventure got a great look on its final attempt as a full-court pass from Matthew Wright found Demitrius Conger on the wing in front of SBU's bench, but the senior's 3-point attempt hit the back rim. Johnson led all scorers and tied his career high for the fourth time this season with 19 points. Wright added 13 on a career-best 7-8 from the free-throw line, and Charlon Kloof reached double figures for the third time in the last four outings with 10 points. Conger finished with eight points — the first time this season he's failed to reach doublefigure scoring — but grabbed a season-best 12 rebounds to move within three of 500 for

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NHL Cancels Games Through Dec. 30

By Ira Podell Associated Press

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NHL eliminated 16 more days from the regular-season schedule Monday, and if a c- deal with the players' association isn't reached soon the ils whole season could be lost. The league wiped out all stergames through Dec. 30 in its ate latest round of cancellations. se. Already, 422 regular-season games had been called off through Dec. 14 because of the lockout, and the latest cuts on Day 86 of the NHL shutdown claimed 104 more. The New Year's Day Winter Classic and the All-Star game were canceled earlier. In all, the 526 lost games account for nearly 43 percent of the regular season that was scheduled to begin Oct. 11. The cancellation of just two more weeks of the season, however, could perhaps signal hope of a deal to begin play ith in early January. Negotiations between the league and the players' association broke off last week, but NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said eir Sunday the sides are trying to ue restart talks this week. ng he

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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman (right) decided to cancel games up to and including Dec. 30. In all likelihood, if an agreement is not made by then, the league will cancel the remainder of the 2013 season. (AP Photo)

Daly wrote in an email to The Associated Press on Monday that nothing had been completed regarding a meeting with the union. Whenever the sides do get back together, they will need to work quickly on a new collective bargaining agreement. Commissioner Gary Bettman said last week, after the most recent round of negotiations, that a season must consist of at least 48 games to protect its integrity. That's the same number of games played during the lockout-shortened 1994-95 season. The 1995 lockout ended Jan. 11. The season then began nine days later and lasted

until May 3. That marked the only time the NHL season has stretched until May. Each team played 48 games, solely within its own conference, which is likely the model the league would follow this time if a settlement is reached soon. ''When it gets to the point where we can't play a season with integrity, with a representative schedule, then we'll be done,'' Bettman said on Thursday. ''If you go back in history, in '94-95 I think we played 48 games. I can't imagine wanting to play fewer than that.'' Depending on who was asked last week, the message was either the sides were close to a

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deal or nowhere near one. Players' association executive director Donald Fehr said Thursday night, after three straight days of negotiations, that he believed an agreement was close, only to change his position moments later when the NHL rejected the union's most recent offer. Bettman disagreed that a deal was near and then angrily announced the league was rescinding every offer it had put on the table since the start of negotiations. The NHL and the players are trying to avoid the loss of a full season for the second time in eight years. The 200405 lockout, that eventually produced a salary cap for the first time in league history, was the first labor dispute to force a totally canceled season in North American professional sports. The season was called off Feb. 16, and an agreement was reached on July 13. The lockout ended nine days later, after the deal was ratified by both sides, allowing for the following season to begin on time. That agreement reached then was in place until this year, and the current lockout began right after its expiration on Sept. 16.

Sabres Go Back To 'School' During NHL Lockout

By John Wawrow Associated Press

half 2 to BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Having never attended college let alone taught a class, Bufand falo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff s. wasn't familiar with the tweed jacket dress code favored by ts. some professors. ''I went with the track suit,'' Ruff said, with a chuckle. ''You know: the coach's uniform.'' That's fine, because this wasn't your conventional course he was teaching. Season or no season, Ruff and the rest of the team's 100-or-so employees went back to school last month to attend what was called ''Sabres University.'' It featured a series of courses spread over two weeks to help h everyone better appreciate how the entire operation works, me and to boost morale during the k ongoing NHL lockout. ningThe courses ranged from ''The n an Do's and Don'ts of Social on Media,'' to ''The Scouting Process,'' headed by general manager Darcy Regier. There was a - seminar from the ice-making ad. crew in detailing techniques ge required to create a smooth sheet of game-ready ice. And he even Kim Pegula got involved by outlining the team's mission under her and husband Terry Pegula's ownership. Ye As for Ruff, he taught a class explaining how he gets his defenseman involved in the offensive rush. Though he'd prefer to be coaching, Ruff found the two-week session enlightening

Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff was among some of the Sabres personnel who taught a class for "Sabres University". The backto-school promotion was aimed at raising awareness for how the entire NHL product comes together. (AP File Photo)

and worthwhile, and something that has the potential to strengthen the entire organization whenever the NHL gets back to business. ''I think it was more than a good idea,'' he said. ''I think when you do something like this, it gives everybody a better understanding of what everybody's trying to get done. And the goal is all the same. We want to entertain fans. We want to win hockey games.'' And, Ruff added, ''at the end, everybody in the organization is pulling to win a championship.'' The idea behind the university-style project was sparked in September when Sabres vice president Brent Rossi attended a social media training seminar, team president Ted Black said. Rossi returned with so many good ideas that he wanted to make a presentation to other employees. That idea then mushroomed into getting others involved to share their own expertise, and a ''course curriculum'' was then designed.

It helped that Sabres staff had plenty of time on their hands and was readily available. Unlike some NHL teams who have laid off employees or cut back on schedules and pay, the Sabres have kept everyone on board during the labor dispute. ''Terry challenged us as an organization, by saying, 'We're not going to lay anyone off or have salary reductions, but use this time to find ways to improve how we do things,''' Black said, referring to Pegula. ''And I think the opportunity for all of us to sit together and learn from each other will carry forward and make us a stronger organization.'' At the very least, it can't hurt in having provided staff something engaging to look forward to during an uncertain time. ''I'm not going to lie about that. It's been challenging for each of us,'' Black said. ''There are days you sit around saying, 'Geez, I wish we were playing hockey.' But you can't let that consume you. And, as

an organization, you can't let that drag us down. There's too many good people here, too many smart people here.'' The university-style project was so well received that the Sabres are planning to conduct similar sessions annually during the offseason. Black added another professional sports team and a college athletic department caught wind of the idea. Both have contacted the Sabres in an effort to duplicate it. Kim Pegula considered the two-week project both enlightening and empowering for staff, because members of every department were able to provide insight into what they do in a group setting. ''I thought it was great that there was no hierarchy or management levels,'' Pegula said. ''This exercise put everybody on the same floor as students.'' That included Ruff, who acknowledged being nervous when making his presentation. It didn't matter to him that he stood in the same team meeting room, where he's conducted hundreds of similar sessions in front of his players. ''Yeah, I was a little nervous,'' he said. ''It was my first official class.'' As enjoyable as it was, it wasn't lost on Ruff on how much he missed coaching. ''That did cross my mind, to be honest with you,'' Ruff said. ''It's almost like you're looking around at players, but you're not. And that's just kind of how it felt.''

Amerks Cool Oﬀ Heat With 3-2 Shootout Win

Goaltender David Leggio was back in between the pipes for Rochester and the Americans picked up a needed win Tuesday night. Leggio, a 28-year-old from the Buffalo suburbs, signed a deal with Buffalo prior to the 2010 season. (Rochester American Facebook Photo)

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester Americans cooled off the Western Conferenceleading Abbotsford Heat as the Amerks defeated their North Division rivals with a 3-2 shootout win Tuesday night at The Blue Cross Arena. The win was the Amerks’ second in the past three games, improving them to 11-9-2-0 on the season. David Leggio made his return to the pipes after a twogame rest, turning away 29 saves in regulation to move within one win of a 100 career victories. Leggio was perfect in the shootout, stopping all six Heat shooters before T.J. Brennan netted the game-winner in the sixth round of the skills competition. Frederick Roy and Luke Adam also scored in regulation for the Amerks. Brennan, who shares the team lead in goals with nine, appeared to score in overtime with a wrister that went top-shelf past Abbotsford goaltender Barry Brust, but the goal was called off and the teams played on through the scoreless extra session. Brust also finished with 29 saves in the losing effort. The Amerks broke a scoreless tie with 12:13 remaining in the second period when Roy converted a tic-tactoe passing play to give the Amerks a 1-0 lead. Marcus Foligno caused a Heat turnover in the corner and

quickly sent the puck to Maxime Legault, who onetimed a pass to the top of the crease where Roy buried his second goal of the season. Less than four minutes later the Heat responded as Dustin Sylvester raced down the wing and fired a wrister over Leggio’s shoulder to tie the game at 1-1 with 8:33 remaining in the second stanza. The unassisted tally was Sylvester’s sixth goal of the season. Rochester regained the lead with 18 seconds remaining in the second period as Adam deflected Mark Pysyk’s shot from the point just as the Amerk power-play expired. The go-ahead goal was Adam’s second in as many games, which also extends his current point streak to three games. Former Sabre Paul Byron scored 7:42 into the third period to knot the contest at two apiece. Byron finished off a 2-on-1 rush with Sylvester, who recorded his 12th point of the season and second of the night. After a scoreless overtime, Brennan scored in the sixth round of the shootout to secure the win for Rochester. Rochester makes its way to Quicken Loans Arena to take on the Lake Erie Monsters on Thursday, Dec. 13. The 7:05 p.m. matchup will be the first of six meetings between the North Division rivals this season and will be broadcast live on Sports 1280 WHTK.

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scored on Leon Washington's 5 3-yard touchdown run with pole 2:32 remaining. . That late touchdown led to some criticism of Carroll on Monday. ers ''Every situation we talked the through. What you're trying 1K. to do, and here is probably the key, what you're trying to om do is make first downs. You're n trying to get first downs and st keep the football, with the sensitivity of the situation,'' and Carroll said. ''You know you're going to run the football like

crazy, which was awesome and we love to do that. We got a lot of things done yesterday and unfortunately on the other side that was a very hard day for those guys. I get it.'' One of Carroll's goals was to get backup quarterback Matt Flynn some significant playing time in the second half after spending the entire season on the bench behind Russell Wilson. For the final 25 minutes of the second half, Wilson got to be a spectator

while Flynn played for the first time since Week 17 of last season with Green Bay. Flynn threw nine times during the span of four drives in the third and fourth quarters. Six of the nine passes were called ''short'' by the official game book, and the one curious decision was Flynn's throw to the end zone on fourth-and-23 from the Arizona 33 halfway through the fourth quarter. The pass fell incomplete. Seattle ran the ball 25 times in

the second half. ''It was the first time Matt had gotten in a game and we just didn't have an opportunity, and he needs to play, he needs to get ready because he's one play away from leading this football team,'' Carroll said. ''In that instance and this is for years, I've always taken a look at what our special needs are. He needed to throw the ball a little bit. He threw the ball nine times. We threw the ball 22 times in the game.

It was nothing. And if you noticed he threw a variety of things just so we could get some stuff on film. He got his feet wet, kind of.'' Now the challenge for Seattle is not letting the victory become a lingering hangover going to Toronto on Sunday to face the Buffalo Bills. It's a possible trap game for the Seahawks coming off such a huge home victory and with a home showdown against San Francisco that was flexed by

the NFL on Monday to be the Sunday night game that week. If New England beats the 49ers this weekend, that game on Dec. 23 could be for the lead in the NFC West. But Carroll wasn't interested in entertaining thoughts of what lies a week ahead or the novelty of being the Sunday night game. ''Yeah, whatever, it's moved back a little bit,'' Carroll said. ''That's two weeks from now. We just stay in the hotel a little bit longer and then go play.''

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chocolate, leaving the top quarter undipped. Transfer to second prepared baking sheet. Remove toothpick, and cover hole left behind with a few grains of coarse sea salt. Repeat with remaining buckeyes. • Allow buckeyes to sit until chocolate is firm, about 15 to 20 minutes. Store layered with wax paper in a refrigerated airtight container for up to 4 weeks.A variety of great recipes can be found in the “The Liddabit Sweets Candy Cookbook.” For more information, visit www. LiddabitSweets.com. This holiday season; don’t be intimidated by the prospect of candy making. Once you know some basic tricks and techniques, the possibilities are endless!

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“good fat,” particularly omega-3 fatty acids. Exercise Maintaining a healthy weight is crucial to preventing heart disease. Physical activity will help lower your blood pressure and cholesterol. According to the Surgeon General, adults should engage in moderately intense exercise for at least 30 minutes a day. By maintaining a healthy weight, you will also lower your risk for diabetes Relax

Don’t sweat the small stuff. Reducing your stress at work and at home can help improve your overall health and lead to a longer, happier life. Seek medical treatment for stress, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and depression. Treating these conditions may save your life and have been shown to improve survivorship in prostate cancer. These are resolutions to keep. Now is the perfect time to make changes to improve your health.

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Last Minute, Continued froM pG. 2 possible minute to shop, there are ways to survive and surprise friends and family with great gifts. • Gift cards: They may not have sentimental meaning behind them, but gift cards are fast and easy. Chances are you can run into a store and be out with a handful of gift cards in less than 15 minutes, depending on lines at the checkout counter. Also, many supermarkets, bookstores and other retailers offer gift card kiosks enabling you to shop for different gift cards all in one place. • Food and beverages: While everyone is heading to the mall in droves, you can be stepping inside of a gourmet food or

spirits store. Splurge on fine cheeses or that trendy bottle of liquor that a gift recipient has mentioned but not yet purchased for him- or herself. • Magazine subscription: A magazine subscription is an easy fix as a last-minute gift. Purchase one copy of the magazine at the newsstand and wrap it up nicely. Put a note that a year’s worth of this periodical is on the way. No one will suspect that the gift was a lastminute thought. • E-certiﬁcates: Retailers like music or book sellers will e-mail a gift certificate code to the person of your choice on a selected date. For

those who are never without an e-reader or mp3 player, digital gifts could fit the bill. • Gas card: It may sound funny and tacky, but a gas card from a brandname station is a universally acceptable gift for anyone who drives regularly. With fluctuating gas prices, filling up the tank can be an expensive venture. Having a pre-paid gift card can help. Waiting until the last minute for shopping can induce some anxiety. But knowing about easy gifts for procrastinators can take the stress out of this type of shopping.

Give the Perfect Gift

Shop Chautauqua County Gift Checks from the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce can be used at over 80 chamber member participating businesses including  Restaurants  Specialty shops  Grocery stores  And more

Call the Chamber at 484-1101 or 366-6200 www.chautauquachamber.org

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