Erie Cattaraugus Chautauqua County Community Source 11-4-22

Anderson-Lee Library to Host Speaker Series for Native American Heritage Month

Anderson-Lee Library, located at 43 Main Street in Silver Creek announces the schedule for their annual speaker series in honor of Native American Heritage Month in November. All programs are free and open to the public. Please register for the programs by calling 716-934-3468, stopping by the library, or visiting our website at www.anderson leelibrary.org, and clicking on the events tab. All pro grams start at 6pm and will run from one to one and a half hours.

Tuesday, November 1: Flip White: “Our Cultural Foundations, Part 1”.

Thursday, November 3: Flip White: “Our Cultural Foundations, Part 2”.

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Clan, has previously served as a Tribal Councilor for the Seneca Nation, is the former Director of Career Develop ment at Seneca Gaming as well as a former Education Director for the Allegany Territory. A military veter an, Mr. White is now retired and was elected to the Sala manca City Central School Board and continues to work with the non-profit Agwad eyesta’ Do:ge:h which means “We learn together.”

Tuesday, November 8: Rich Sasala: “Thanksgiving, Stereotypes, Misinforma tion and Ogweoweka (The Indian Way)”

Sasala, a citizen of the Cayuga Nation Turtle Clan, is a graduate of Canisius College, SUNY Buffalo, and Buffalo State College. He is currently a Social Studies

Teacher in the Lakeshore School district, where he teaches courses in Native American Film and Haude nosaunee Studies.

Thursday, November 10: Lafayette Williams: “Expe riences of a Native American Actor”

Williams, Seneca, Beaver Clan, is a professional actor, speaker and writer. He will share his personal life expe rience of his introduction to acting as an extra and how he progressed to a profes sional level in television, movies, and live theater. In addition, Williams will speak of his immersion in Iroquois Culture during his time at Buffalo State College and at home on the Seneca Nation Cattaraugus and Sal amanca Territories.

Tuesday, November 15: Norm Jimerson: “Na tive Culture: Agriculture, Dance, Family, and Sports”

Jimerson, Onondaga, Deer Clan, is an Air Force veteran, former construc tion worker, and lacrosse player. He was instrumen tal in designing the cultural parts of the Seneca Nation Head Start programs and was the Superintendent of the Indian Village at the New York State Fair for 30 years. In his retirement, Jimerson enjoys traveling, dancing, singing and giving cultural presentations.

Thursday, November 17, Elliott Tallchief: “Thomas Indian School Survivor”

Tallchief, Seneca Nation, Wolf Clan, was forcibly placed at the Thomas Indian

School at the age of 5 in 1945 and lived there until it closed in 1957. After graduating from Gowanda Schools in 1959, Tallchief enlisted in the Navy and served for 10 years. Tallchief also worked for Ford Motor Company for 22 years.

Tuesday, November 22: Marcy Kane and Bernadette Scott: “Haudenosaunee Women”

Kane and Scott, Seneca, Deer Clan, from the Cat taraugus Territory in New York are mother and daugh ter. Members of a family well known for their teach ing, sharing, and making traditional Seneca (no-face) cornhusk dolls and for Iro quois Social dancing, both women are accomplished artists.

Kane is a lifetime member of the Buffalo Creek Danc ers, and has performed all over Turtle Island, includ ing at the Smithsonian Na tional Museum of the Amer ican Indian in Washington, DC, in an effort to share her native culture with every one.

Scott earned a B.S. in Au dio/Radio Production with a minor in American Indian Studies from SUNY Fredo nia and a M.A. in American Studies from the University of Buffalo. Currently the Artist in Residency at the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum in Salamanca, NY, Scott has won many awards for her braided cornhusk moccasins and dolls and leads demonstrations and workshops throughout NY and PA.

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Pictured (from left to right) are Flip White, Rich Sasala, Lafayette Williams and Norm Jimerson, all scheduled to speak during the month of November during Anderson-Lee Library’s Annual Speaker Series for Native American Heritage Month.

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Participants Recognized at MHA Recovery Luncheon

Jamestown, N.Y. – Because celebrating positive milestones increases long term recovery, the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County (MHA) is delighted to have returned to monthly recovery luncheons that provide positive reinforcement to those in addiction and mental

Described as always willing to do whatever is asked of him, par ticipant John Graham was rec ognized for volunteering at the MHA and St. Susan Center. Ken neth Kendall II received a certif icate for completing treatment.

The recent open houses at both the Jamestown and Dunkirk MHA centers were reported as successes. The Jamestown event included the celebration of a $500,000 INSPIRE grant from the Appalachian Regional Com mission to the MHA for work force development and its social

The MHA is accepting appli cations for Toys for Tots until Thursday, December 8, 2022.

While Domestic Violence Month ended on October 31, the MHA is putting up a "Domestic Violence Tree" that will be yearround.

Chautauqua County Mental Hygiene provided meals from Basil & Bones to those who par ticipated in the luncheon.

The next recovery luncheon is Tuesday, November 15, 1 p.m., in Jamestown.

The Mental Health Associa tion in Chautauqua County is a peer recovery center offering

At the October recovery luncheon at the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County (MHA), John Graham (left) was recognized for volunteering at the MHA and St. Susan Center and Kenneth Kendall II for completing treatment.

support groups and individu al coaching for people looking to improve their lives, deepen wellness, thrive in recovery, or support those on a recovery path. Peers use their personal stories to help people find recovery in their own lives in their own way.

Anyone with questions or in need of services for themselves or a family member is welcome to call or stop in at the Jamestown

facility at Door 14 in the rear of the Gateway Center, 31 Wa ter Street. Hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays –9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Tuesdays and Fridays – 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hours for the MHA at Grace Lutheran Church, 601 Eagle Street in Dunkirk are Wednes days – 12 to 3 p.m., Thursdays –10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Fridays – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

To learn more about the Men tal Health Association, call (716) 661-9044 or visit MHAChau tauqua.org or facebook.com/ MHAChautauqua. A schedule with descriptions of all groups and classes is at MHAchautau qua.org/groups. To access the MHA’s most recent newsletter, go to MHAChautauqua.org/news letters.

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Feeder School comes to SWNY

BY CAMILA LAGE, DAIRY MAN AGEMENT SPECIALIST WITH THE SWNY DAIRY, LIVESTOCK, AND FIELD CROPS PROGRAM

SOUTHWEST, NEW YORK (October 27, 2022)

– The feeder is one of the most critical people on the farm. They control the animals’ diets by provi ding consistent and high quality rations every day. Accurate animal feeding is key to farm profitability as it accounts for up to 60% of the farm’s total expenses!

Farmers, employees, and feeders are invited to at tend “Feeder School” on November 9th in Hornell, NY to learn more about dairy cow nutrition, in gredient management, and gain valuable feeder manager skills.

Bring your family and employees to this handson, in-person program that will bring Cornell Univer sity and Industry experts to cover topics such as:

Importance of feed analysis and econo mics

Dry Matter and Feeder Math-basics

Feed Consisten cy-TMR audits

Trouble Shooting Mixer Wagons

• Bunker Manage ment, drone demonstra tion/map out bunk, bunk silo management, packing Density & Preser vation

Safety

Everyone is welcome to participate, and this pro gram will focus on skills for managers or employees that work directly with farm feed management. We will offer English & Spanish stations so we can accommodate everyone in one training!

Pre-registration is avai lable by visiting https:// swnydlfc.cce.cornell.edu/ event_preregistration_

new.php?id=1974 or rea ching out to Camila Lage (607-422-6788 – cd546@ cornell.edu) to reserve your spot (payment at door available when pre-registe ring). The registration fee for this training is $50/per person (which covers all of the training materials and lunch). Scholarships are available for anyone who might need to attend for a reduced fee or for free by contacting Camila Lage. If you have any ques tions about the training, accommodations, or other inquiries, please email cd546@cornell.edu or call 607-422-6788.

SWNYDLFC is a partnership between Cornell University and the CCE Associations of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, and Steuben counties. Their team includes Katelyn Walley-Stoll, Farm Bu siness Management (716640-0522); Camila Lage,

Dairy Management (607422-6788); Amy Barkley, Livestock Management (716-640-0844), and Ka telyn Miller, Field Crops and Forage Management (716-640-2047). CCE is an employer and educator re cognized for valuing AA/ EEO, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Di

sabilities, and providing equal program and em ployment opportunities.

For more information about Cornell Cooperative Extension, contact your county’s Association Ex ecutive Director. Allegany County – Laura Hunsberg er, lkh47@cornell.edu or 585-268-7644.

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gus County – Dick Rivers, rer263@cornell.edu or 716-699-2377. Chautauqua County – Emily Reynolds, eck47@cornell.edu or 716664-9502. Erie County –Diane Held, dbh24@cor nell.edu or 716-652-5400. Steuben County – Tess McKinley, tsm223@cor nell.edu, or 607-664-2301.

4-H SEWING MACHINE 101

BY LISETTE CABRERA, 4-H PRO GRAM COORDINATOR WITH CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTEN SION CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY

JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK (October 26, 2022) -- Cornell

Cooperative Extension of Chau tauqua County’s 4-H Program is proud to offer many opportuni ties to our 4-H youth. The youth participate in a range of projects throughout the year bringing a wide variety of exhibits to the 4-H Evaluation Day, associated with the Chautauqua County Fair, and exhibit these in the 4-H Building during Fair week for all fair visitors to view.

One popular project is the sewing program. Sewing pro vides a variety of correlations to physical and psychological de velopment. From a very young age sewing helps develop inde pendence. Learning to sew can teach self-confidence and per sonal identity. Sewing is a skill that can teach mastery through a continued increase in difficul

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ty. Recently, Chautauqua Coun ty 4-Her’s had the opportunity to take the first step in learning to sew. 4-H volunteers came together to introduce youth to the sewing machine and give guidance on how to operate the machine. Before the class was over, each participant had made their own pillow. The partic ipants are eagerly looking for ward to participating in their next project of their sewing career.

4-H is a community of youth that come together from diverse backgrounds to make their lives and communities better. 4-H youth “learn by doing” through club-based learning with the assistance of adult volunteer mentors. Do you know any youth, ages 5 to 18, that would benefit from participating in 4-H? If so, please reach out to the Chautauqua County 4-H of fice at 716-664-9502 ext. 214 or by email at lmc323@cornell.edu for additional infor mation!

Gowanda Sports Report

BY VINNY PEZZIMENTI AND BILL PEGLOWSKI

GOWANDA, N.Y. - On Oct. 28, the Gowanda/PineValley Varsity Panthers football team traveled to Ellicottville to face the Franklinville/Ellicottville Titans for aspirations of playing for a Section 6 title at Highmark Stadium.

The Titans shook off a slow start and buried Gowanda/Pine Valley with three straight sec ond-half touchdowns en route to a 35-14 Class D playoff quar terfinal victory. Second-seeded F/E (7-2) advances to a semifinal meeting with No. 3 Portville (7-2) at 7 p.m. Friday in Franklinville. The Panthers defeated Frewsburg 49-14 in their quarterfinal.

The running of Gian Nuzzo and Hunter Smith propelled the Titans against seventh-seeded G/P (2-7). Smith registered two touchdowns and 91 yards on nine rushes while Nuzzo added 99 yards on 15 carries and another score.

A strong defense led by Owen Chudy and a blocked punt and return for a touchdown by Billy Slavinski rounded out the win ning effort for F/E.

The Titans dominated G/P 47-0 in their regular season meeting three weeks ago. That didn’t bother the Panthers early.

G/P scored first on a Harlee Conklin run on fourth and goal from the two on the first play of the second quarter. The Panthers marched 64 yards on 10 plays, with Conklin running for a 44yard gain to get G/P in scoring position.

F/E, meanwhile, came out sluggish, losing a fumble on their first offensive play and not gain ing a first down until early in the second quarter.

Gowanda “did a few things we weren’t expecting. It took us some time to adjust,” F/E coach Jason Marsh said. “Once we got through halftime and made our adjustments I really liked our performance and effort in the second half.”

Smith got F/E on the board with a four-yard run that capped a 65-yard, 9-play drive at 8:10 of the second quarter. Smith ran for a first down on fourth and 2 to keep the possession alive and then added a 25-yarder to set the Titans up at the 5.

F/E took the lead for good 5:18 before halftime when Slavinski blocked a punt and took it in from five yards out. Smith’s 2-point run made it 14-8.

The Titans had a chance to build on their lead before half time after Brad John intercepted a pass at the G/P 34 with 57 sec onds left. But the Panthers took it right back on a pick off of a long Nuzzo sideline pass.

It didn’t matter. The game swung the Titans’ way for good when they produced two touch downs in the final two minutes of the third quarter and another early in the fourth.

Nuzzo made up for the earlier miscue with a 10-yard scoring run. F/E marched 52 yards on 3 plays, with Smith ripping off a 35-yard run to key the drive. Nuz zo’s 2-point run made it 22-8.

F/E gained possession again two plays later after Chudy stripped the quarterback on a sack and Slavinski recovered at the G/P 21. Smith scored on a 5-yard run to make it 28-8.

The Titans again took over with a short field moments later after a Chudy sack turned it over to them at the G/P 30. Nuzzo con verted a 4th and 19 with a 26-yard run, and Jacob Dahlke took it in from a yard out. John’s kick made it 35-8.

“Things aren’t always going to go perfect,” Marsh said. “The fact that they stuck together and didn’t panic and waited for us to make our adjustments, that’s the biggest thing to take out of it. Be patient. Trust the coaching. Trust each other.”

Conklin ran for 84 of his game-high 170 yards on 22 car ries in the game’s final minutes, capping it with a 2-yard touch down run for G/P.

Bren Brol led the Titans’ de fense with nine tackles (8 solo).

Braylon Wyatt added an inter ception.

F/E is aiming to return to the section final, where it lost to Randolph in 2021. First up is a meeting with Portville. The Titans won the regular season meeting in week 4 via a 16-8 over time slugfest.

Whoever wins that one will likely face top-seeded and un beaten Randolph in the champi onship round in Orchard Park. The Cardinals earned a quarter final bye.

“You get to this point in the season, you know you’re going to be playing a good team the next week,” Marsh said. “Portville is

that point, Clymer/Sherman slowly pulled away. They re gained the lead in the match with a 25-20 win. Gowanda fell behind early in game four, down 4-1. They came back to tie things at 4. After the score progressed to 7-7, Gowanda slowly began pulling away to secure a 25-19 win and force a final deciding game.

Down 4-0 early, Gowan da soon found themselves in a 13-6 hole. Gowanda scored the next three points, but it was not enough to avoid a 15-9 loss giving Clymer/Sherman a 3-2 match win to move on to face the No. 1 Chautauqua Lake.

Pupo (11th, 21:36.18) and Calie Hudson (24th, 22:39.35) Top Silver Creek girls were Amber Lockwood (25th, 22:59.51) and Melanie Wilson (29th, 23:36.40).

— The Gowanda trap team closed out the fall trap season on top of 1A Conference 5. While tied with Gouverneur in Week 5 with a score of 555.5, Gowanda’s previous total score advantage landed them in first overall with a 5-week score of 2,842. Gouver neur was 2nd with 2,662. Gouver neur had the top shooter, Ryan Mashaw, 23.60 average, in the conference for the season. Five Gowanda shooters in the Top 20 were Alex Pachucinski (6th, 22.20), Daniel Stang (11th, 21.30), Daniel Humphrey (12th, 21.20), Sam Larimore (14th, 21.10) and David Dirienzo (16th, 21.00). Maddison Smith (6th, 16.90) was the one Gowanda girl among the Top 10 girls in the conference.

— Gowanda High School re ported that several winter and spring athletes have committed to colleges for their major sport.

Senior Hayden Kaus has com mitted to swimming at Steven son University in Maryland. Kaus swims on the Eden-Gowan da boys team and excels in free style events.

Senior Cole Herman has com mitted to playing baseball at Muskingum University in cen tral Ohio. He has played Varsity baseball as pitcher and outfielder since 8th grade.

Senior John Ondus has com mitted to playing D1 baseball at Niagara University. He has also played Varsity baseball since 8th grade. He has been a constant on the pitching staff and as short stop.

Finally, junior Chloe Luther has committed to play D1 la crosse at Jacksonville University in Florida. Chloe is a midfielder and a four-year varsity lacrosse player.

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Football

Friday, Oct. 28 - Class D quarter finals

obviously a good football team. We’re going to have to play better next week than we did this week. I think you can expect another slugfest.”

— The Gowanda Varsity No. 3 girls volleyball team faced No. 6 Clymer/Sherman on Oct. 27. Gowanda started fast with an 11-3 early lead. An opportunistic Clymer/Sherman squad worked back to tie things at 17. From 21all, Clymer/Sherman went on to take a 1-0 match lead with 25-22. Gowanda came out hot in game two, racing to an 11-0 lead. They stretched that to 18-4 and could coast to a 25-13 win, tying the match one.

The pivotal third game began tight through a 7-7 score. Past

— The Gowanda boys and girls cross country teams were at Sil ver Creek/Forestville on Oct. 24. The Gowanda boys took first, landing five runners in the Top 6 for 20 points. Behind them were Randolph (54) and Silver Creek (61). CLV was incomplete with just one runner in the race. Scoring for Gowanda was Jayson Twoguns (2nd, 16:45), Chase Bolen (3rd, 16:52), Drew Shull (4th, 17:14), Dustin Mohawk (5th, 17;19) and Mason Wilson (6th, 17:38). In the Top 10 for the Silver Creek boys were Logan Perryman (7th, 18:01) and Aidan Jamison (10th, 18:20).

For the girls, Gowanda took first with 48 points. They were followed by Silver Creek (51), Southwestern (66) and Randolph (75). Fredonia was incomplete with just two runners compet ing. Scoring for Gowanda was Calie Hudson (3rd, 20:22), Al hanna Gabel (9th, 24:42), Jay lynn Elliott (10th, 25:27), Kailyn Farner (12th, 26:21) and Isabelle Graham (14th, 26:47). Top 10 girls for Silver Creek were Emily Bowers (2nd, 19:32), Amber Lock wood (5th, 20:57) and Melanie Wilson (7th, 22:09).

On Oct. 28, Gowanda traveled to the 2022 CCAA Cross Country Championships at Bemus Point. In a field of 129 runners from 13 schools, Southwestern came out on top with 58 points. Gowanda (135) was 5th and Silver Creek (281) was 10th. Top Gowanda boys were Drew Shull (18th, 18:24.92), Jayson Twoguns (24th, 18:41.07), Chase Bolen (28th, 19:02.09), Mason Wilson (36th, 19:21.23) and Dustin Mohawk (37th, 19:21.65). The top Silver Creek boys were Logan Perry man (40th, 19:36.90), Aidan Jamison (60th, 20:20.55).

For the girls teams, Gowanda was 6th with 157 behind Allega ny-Limestone in first with 27. Silver Creek had an incomplete team with just two runners. Top Gowanda runners were Autumn

- No. 2 Franklinville/Ellicottville 35, No. 2 Gowanda/Pine Valley 14

Girls Volleyball Thursday, Oct. 27 - Class D quar terfinals - No. 6 Clymer/Sherman 3, No. 3 Gowanda 2

Cross Country Monday, Oct. 24

- Boys: 1st, Gowanda, 20; 2nd, Randolph, 54; 3rd, Silver Creek, 61; CLV, inc.

- Girls: 1st, Gowanda, 48; 2nd, Sil ver Creek, 51; 3rd, Southwestern, 66; 4th, Randolph, 75; Fredonia, inc.

Friday, Oct. 28 - 2022 CCAA Cross Country Championships

- Boys: 1st, Southwestern, 58; 5th, Gowanda, 135; 10th, Silver Creek, 281.

- Girls: 1st, Allegany-Limestone, 27; 6th, Gowanda, 157; 7th, Fredo nia, 183.

Trap Fall - Week 5: 1st, Gowanda, 555.50; 2nd, Gouverneur, 555.50; 7th, North Collins, 249.50.

Fall - Totals: Gowanda, 2,842.00; Gouverneur, 2,662.00; North Col lins, 1,256.00.

Girls Swimming Oct. 27-29 - Class C Championship - Girls: 1st, Alden, 314; 2nd, Springville, 292; 13th, Depew, 3.

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Gowanda’s Jada Geiger (14) goes up for the ball in an Oct. 27 playoff game against Clymer/Sherman at Gowanda.

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Gowanda’s Chloe Luther (5) goes up for the ball in an Oct. 27 playoff game against Clymer/Sherman at Gowanda.

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At the October recovery luncheon at the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County (MHA), John Graham (left) was recognized for volunteering at the MHA and St. Susan Center and Kenneth Kendall II for completing treatment.

How to show your support for veterans

Supporting veterans is a worthy endeavor at any time of year, though such efforts tend to be more prominent in No vember. Veterans Day is celebrated annually on November 11 in honor of the millions of individ uals across the United States who are military veterans. The day coin cides with holidays such as Armistice Day and Re membrance Day, which are celebrated in other countries and also honor military veterans.

There’s no denying that veterans need the sup port of the people whose freedoms they protect. According to a 2021 study from researchers at Brown University’s Wat son Institute for Inter national and Public Af fairs, the percentage of veterans with disabilities is significantly higher among post-9/11 veterans (40 percent) than it was

with veterans from pre vious eras (25 percent for Gulf War I veterans and 13 percent for veterans of previous wars). Veterans can benefit from support legislated by elected of ficials in Washington, D.C., but there’s also many things ordinary citizens can do to show how much they appre ciate the sacrifices vet erans and their families have made and will make in the years to come.

• Visit wounded veter ans. The United States Census Bureau reports that more than onethird of the nearly 3.8 million men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces since September 2001 have a service-connected dis ability. Many of these individuals are fighting to overcome physical in juries sustained while on active duty. Individuals who want to show their

support for veterans can contact their local VA fa cility to arrange a visit to wounded veterans. Such visits can lift veterans’ spirits and reassure them that their sacrifices are both acknowledged and appreciated.

• Support legislation that supports veterans. Though it might seem like a no-brainer, legis lation to support veter ans often faces an uphill battle to get passed. By supporting legislation that ensures veterans get the support they need, individuals can send a message to veterans that they haven’t been for gotten and that the very democratic principles they fought to protect are alive and well. Citizens can write letters to their elected officials, urging them to support veter an-friendly legislation, and raise awareness of bills and laws through

social media.

• Help raise awareness about homeless veter ans. Data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates that approxi mately 40,000 veterans are homeless on any giv en night. But that figure doesn’t tell the whole story, as the National Co alition for Homeless Vet erans notes that, over the course of a year, roughly twice that many veter

ans experience homeless ness. The NCHV believes that programs to assist homeless veterans should focus on helping them reach a point where they can obtain and sustain gainful employment. In addition, the NCHV feels that the most effective programs are commu nity-based, nonprofit, “veterans helping veter ans” groups. Individuals can offer their support to such groups through financial donations or

other means so they can continue to ensure no veteran sleeps on the street.

Veterans Day is a time to show veterans that their service and sacri fices are not taken for granted. Visiting wound ed veterans and support ing efforts to ensure vet erans get what they need to live full, healthy and happy lives is a great way to send the message that veterans are appreciated.