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Giving comfort to kids who comes to ER at Jones Memorial
WELLSVILLE — When Marshall Green saw a bunch of book and stuffed animal sets on the clearance rack at a local store, he bought them all. This past week, Marshall delivered a supply of them to the Jones Memorial Hospital Emergency Department as gifts for children who come to the ER, either as a patient or with a family member. “My children have been in the ER over the years and I know firsthand how unsettling it can be for a youngster,” he said. “Buying the sets was an opportunity to
give a gift to kids who might be hurt or scared.” This is not the first time the local business owner has brought gifts to patients at Jones Memorial. In 2017 the owner of Top Entertainment DJ Service, Marshall donated gift packages of baby clothes, books and a stuffed animal to the OB Department for mothers who might need them. “When kids come to the ER, they really love to get a gift like this,” said Kelly Foster, director of emergency services at JMH. “It really means a lot to them at a time when they don’t feel well
WELLSVILLE — Jones Memorial Hospital welcomes Sandra Watkins to its administrative team — naming her vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer. Watkins comes to Jones Memorial from Olean General Hospital, where she had been the director of nursing of the emergency department and cardiac services since 2017. A native of Chicago, Watkins graduated from nursing school there, earn-
ing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Chicago State University and her master’s in nursing administration at North Park University of Chicago. Her career in nursing leadership began as director of Med/Surg at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago, eventually coming to Buffalo as director of nursing for the emergency department and several med/surg floors at Buffalo General Medical Center. She has also worked at the Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca.
or are here with a parent or family member. We can’t thank you enough Marshall for bring a little comfort to our young patients.” Marshall is hoping others will follow his lead. “The hope is to encourage people who have the financial means to take action,” he said. “When you see new toys, clothes, or other necessities on deep discount in a store or online, buy them up. First responders and community action organizations like ACCORD Corp. can help distribute them to families in need.”
Jones Memorial Hospital ER Nurse Peg Eisenhardt (left) and ER director Kelly Foster (right) thank Marshall Green of Tops Entertainment DJ Services for donating a supply of book and stuffed animal sets for children who come to the emergency department. Sets were also donated to the ER at Olean General Hospital.
Sandra Watkins new chief of patient care, nursing at Jones Memorial
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“We are excited to have Sandra join the administrative team,” said Eva Benedict, CEO at Jones. “She brings a wealth of nursing and leadership experience to the table. Sandra’s commitment to high-quality, safe patient care is very much in line with our mission, vision and values for Jones Memorial Hospital. We are fortunate to have recruited such a talented leader with knowledge and experience to Western New York.” Watkins said all the staff
has been very welcoming. She plans to look at the nursing care and processes in her first three months, working with management, staff and physicians to determine which projects the team plans to undertake. In her new position at Jones, Watkins is responsible for all patient-care areas, including inpatient, emergency and surgical nursing. In addition, emergency preparedness, infection prevention, cardiopulmonary services,
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mation. “I think this is an exciting proposal and something that is worth pursuing. Thank you for bringing this proposal to us,” Shayler said. The former municipal building was constructed early in the 20th century as a library with funds provided by Williamsport, Pa. businessman David A. Howe, the Monday Club and individual donations. The building cost more than $17,500 to construct on the corner of Jefferson and Main streets. It was formally dedicated as a library in July
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Leadership of Allegany County Area Foundation is changing
BELMONT — A change in leadership is taking place at the Allegany County Area Foundation. President Lori Dzielski is retiring from the board and her position will be filled by longtime member Rodney Bennett at the end of February. Bennett, of Dalton, is a former Allegany County legislator. He has been a member of ACAF board for several years and has served as chair of its grant committee. Founded in 1983, the ACAF is a non-profit organization that manages donations and endowments (now $10 million) and devotes the earnings from those funds to efforts that serve the educational, social, cultural and wellness needs of Allegany County residents. The foundation awards scholarships to individual students and grants to community non-profits. Dzielski joined the board in 2007 and be-
came president in 2014. She recalled that she decided to join the board after she and the executive director at the time, Robert Christian, met while she was the branch supervisor at Community Bank in Houghton. “I knew that the foundation did a lot of great things to help people, mostly scholarships, so I was definitely interested,” Dzielski said. “The longer I was involved the more impressed I was with the different ways the foundation was able to help.” When asked what most impresses her about the work of the foundation, Dzielski said, “It is hard to pick just one thing. The number of grants and scholarships it provides keeps rising. I think that is a huge accomplishment. Also, our investment portfolio has made record numbers since we moved to Vanguard, as a cost-effective investment manager.
“That means the Foundation can assist more people in Allegany County,” she said. The foundation also recently teamed up with the Allegany County United Way to assist communities with COVID-19 relief. “We’ve increased our interaction with other foundations and are always looking for better ways to help the people
and organizations of the county,” she said. Dzielski is leaving her position with the ACAF because she is retiring from Community Bank — she is a branch manager/vice president in Wellsville. “I am sad to be leaving and excited for the new chapter in my life,” she said. “I will be retiring from the Community Bank at the end of Febru-
ary and leaving the area, joining my husband in Florida. We will be back for visits with so many friends and family still here. Although I will not be here physically, I will continue to support the foundation in any way I can.” Dzielski said ACAF is lucky to have Bennett stepping in as president. “He also has many years with the board
and will do a great job,” she said. “We are also blessed to have a great executive director, Bruce Campbell, staff and board to back him up.” Her advice would be to continue to “lean on the support of these wonderful people to get the word out to everyone who will listen to what a great resource we have.” ACAF manages 37 scholarships with a value of $250,000 and 23 grant programs with a value of $60,000 that have been created through gifts and endowments from individuals, business and organizations. Dzielski urges people to support ACAF. “Allegany County Area Foundation, is just that, Allegany County,” she said. “It is local — a local board, local scholarships and local grants. When people donate or leave a legacy with the foundation, it stays local and helps their friends, neighbors and family.”
Allegany County reported only four new cases of COVID-19 on Feb. 1, the lowest number for a single day since Dec. 28, when six were reported.
The county’s sevenday average for positivity in testing for the coronavirus also remained comparatively low, 3.4% in relation to the rest of the state. The
figure was listed as 3.7% on Sunday and 3.8% on Saturday. The statewide sevenday average of the positive test rate was 5.09% Sunday.
The county also has not reported a death due to COVID-19 since December, remaining at 53 confirmed deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
Allegany County’s confirmed case total since the beginning of the pandemic was 2,632, with 104 active cases as of Monday. There have been 2,475 recoveries
from the virus. There were 525 residents in quarantine as of Monday, down from 595 reported Sunday and 661 reported on Saturday.
Rodney Bennett (left) will be the new president of the Allegany County Area Foundation at the end of February. Lori Dzielski has served as president since 2014 and is retiring.
Allegany County reports fewest new COVID cases since late December
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by the New York Planning Federation and the Upstate Chapter of the American Planning Association as first-class documents and a roadmap for many successful projects in Allegany County. Crandall credited her expertise in editing and attention to detail making all the difference in each of these documents. Gridley also served and contributed to the Southern Tier West Regional Planning & Development Board and Allegany County Citizens Advisory Committee on Tourism, again lending her experience and insight to their success. Gridley was a founding member of Genesee River Wilds, a local non-profit group, serving as the board secretary for a dozen years. She was also a member of the Wellsvilletown planning board. Her interest and knowledge in Allegany County history led her to be co-editor of “ Allegany County in the 20th Century: Stories of Change” along with county historian Craig Braack. Another successful project that she was involved in was the annual Allegany County History Week, providing an educational opportunity for many residents and students in recent years. ”Our County’s Bicentennial Celebration in 2006 would not have had the success it achieved if it were not for the work and dedication of Lee Gridley,” Crandall said. “Lee’s contribution to Allegany County through her unselfish volunteerism is difficult
to calculate and comprehend. If all the organizations that Lee has been a part of for the last several decades were listed, it would literally be pages, and then I am sure some
would be missed. Crandall said Gridley stands out as one who truly made a difference in her community and served as a role model. ”I will miss Lee’s at-
tendance at our standing committee meetings as well as our Legislative Board meetings, which her attendance record is second to none, including our Legislators.”
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and pull my lures back and forth in the water to check their action. Light woods like cedar or pine work best being more buoyant than denser woods. You can also modify existing lures to change their swimming pattern. Changing hook size, shape of the diving plane, thickness or height can improve or ruin a lure, but after a while you get a feel for what works and what doesn’t. My greatest success story was changing a doublejointed Pikie Minnow to a triple-jointed muskellunge lure. My wife caught her biggest muskies, 20 pounds and larger, on that lure and had a giant muskie on in Canada on for a spell. It was simply huge, I truly, honestly, without the slightest exaggeration feel it was 6 feet long with a head like a crocodile. That muskie was a giant and the beast struck the lure I created. Well, there’s a small victory there. Another winter project I enjoy is refinishing rifle and shotgun stocks. If the firearm is a collector’s item I’d suggest leaving the original finish on it, but maybe you don’t care about that, or the firearm will never be worth a fortune, or perhaps the stock is so badly dinged the value will never be there. Hey, it’s up to you, just think before refinishing firearms such as
a Fox or Parker shotgun or pre-64 Model 70. Collector’s firearms should be left as is. Refinishing a stock is an article in itself — Google the subject for all the steps. However, here are some hints you can think about. A lot of the old Savage rifles had a thicker, fatter, rounder stock than was necessary and were cheaply finished. However, they shot very accurately and many people own such rifles. Reshape them for more desirable handling. I’ve used a wood rasp many times to do so, carefully thinning the forearm sides. This removes weight, but more importantly makes the forearm more ergonomic and easier to grasp in your hand. I continued rasping and thinning the entire stock sides to the butt plate. They are usually plastic and will file as well. Be careful, take your time, don’t rush, keeping those sides straight and the lines flowing. Having a picture of a stock design you admire or a rifle on hand to measure and consult is a good idea. You may wish to gently concave the forearm from in front of the magazine to the tip, giving the stock smoother, more flowing lines. Most of those stocks were birch and desperately need a good coat of walnut
Making your own walleye harnesses or spinner baits is a fun pastime for the winter months. stain to darken them as well. Done properly the old Savage can become much sexier, a better color and sleeker finish with a noticeable weight loss. If you’re an avid fishermen you probably, as I do, have far too many tackle boxes, drawers filled with lures, many still in their original packaging, lure parts, multiple spare reels lying around in profusion and a broken rod tip or two. Now’s a good time to gather, organize, repair, sort and even toss some wreckage in the garbage — or plan a garage sale for the surplus. I’m usually delighted to find things I’ve totally lost track of, quality lures and extra hooks I’ve stored and forgotten about. Sort through the morass
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tinue is keeping a journal of your outdoor activities. You can begin by buying a college notebook and thoughtfully writing about this year’s hunting and fishing activities, good and bad. Note anything special you learned or noticed, how you felt, what you bagged or caught. As much as possible try and remember the weather. I always try to note the temperature, type of clouds, wind and feel of the day. This year I am going to watch the barometric pressure, moon phases, humidity and any other detail and begin searching for less obvious patterns I may have been missing. Birds, fish and animals are affected strongly by things we as humans have trouble sensing or feeling. I would like to become much more sensitive to that “unseen world” we live in, but obviously can’t detect. After you have kept this journal a few years it should be a wonderful experience to read back and relive your experiences and look for those clues all great hunters and fishermen are constantly on the lookout for. (Wade Robertson is an award-winning outdoor writer whose articles have been published in Pennsylvania Outdoor News, Pennsylvania Game News, Fur, Fish & Game and other publications.)
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1964 T-Bird
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fic deaths occur among young males under the age of 25. In addition, male drivers under the age of 25 are nearly three times as likely to be killed in road traffic
crashes as female drivers under 25. The WHO acknowledges that various factors can increase drivers’ risk of being involved in road traffic crashes, and distracted driving may be one of the biggest threats facing today’s young drivers. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute notes that, in
2017, 40 percent of high school students reported texting or emailing while driving in the 30 days prior to being surveyed. Parents also may unknowingly contribute to teens’ distracted driving, as the CHPRI notes that teen drivers receive more calls from their parents while driving than any other group of motorists.