Joni Blackman
It’s Time to Vote!
Contributing Writer
Joni Blackman
One of the most important rights of American citizens is the right to vote. In the beginning of our country, only white...
Celebrating Manufacturing Month
Contributing Writer
Joni Blackman
“Manufacturing is alive and well in Chautauqua County,” says Mark Geise, Executive Director of the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Association. In Chautauqua,...
A Time of Opportunity: Labor Day 2021
Contributing Writer
Joni Blackman
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life” Is attributed to Confucius.
Labor Day,...
“Each Team is a Family” – 40 Years of Babe Ruth Championships
Contributing Writer
Joni Blackman
Jamestown is once again home to the Babe Ruth World Series from August 14-21. Jamestown Community College’s Diethrick Stadium has been the...
Chautauqua Blind Celebrates 100 Years!
Contributing Writer
Joni Blackman
CBA Vision Rehabilitation Services has been serving the visually impaired residents of the Southern Tier for 100 years. The communities of Chautauqua...
The Year of the Nurse
What a year to be in the healthcare business! It has been a historic year. The World Health Organization named 2020 the International Year...
Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame 40 Years of Excellence
It is the 40th Anniversary of the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame’s Banquet. Since 1981 nothing has canceled the annual event. In a normal...
Follow the Red Brick Road Jamestown’s Doors Open 2021 Online
One of the Jamestown area’s busiest winter events is the Doors Open day traditionally held the third Saturday in January. The Chautauqua Chamber of...
Giving Tuesday and YOU!
Most of us know about Black Friday, the big busy shopping day after Thanksgiving. Black Friday is followed by Cyber Monday, one of the...
A Different Thanksgiving for Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving Day starts the season that some people call the “gift-giving season.” Others who are more cynical call it the “gift-shopping season.”
But Thanksgiving really...