APRIL
29 2022
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY 4-H BUNNY BRIGADE HOLDS ANNUAL SPRING SHOW BY LINDSEY CRISANTI – 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT EDUCATOR MAPLE SPRINGS, NY — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s 4-H Youth Development Program held a show for youth in the rabbit project on Saturday, March 26th, 2022, at the Maple Springs Fire Hall in Bemus Point. The show was organized by volunteers on the 4-H Rabbit Project Advisory Committee. In addition to the breed show, youth had the opportunity to partake in showmanship events to expand their rabbit handling skills and overall knowledge of the species. Joseph Colucci judged the breed show. Youth exhibited various breeds of rabbits. The Best of Breed (BOB) and Best of Opposite Sex, (awarded to the best rabbit of the opposite sex from the Best of Breed), results are listed below. Best Of Breed: American Fuzzy Lop Alexia Cross Britannia Petite – Matthew Brown English Lop – Lexus Eschenbach (Senior Buck) Holland Lop- Everett LeBarron (Senior Buck) Lionhead – Gavin LeBarron (Senior Doe) Mini Lop – Everett LeBarron (Senior Buck) Mini Rex – Kiley Jones (Senior Doe) Polish – Matt Brown (Senior Doe) Satin Angora - Madalyn Reading (Senior Buck) Tan– Christopher King (Senior Buck) Best of Opposite Sex:
Opera House Cinema Series to Present The Outfit
Photo caption 4-H Youth watching judge, Joseph Colucci, evaluating the rabbit
English Lop – Lexus Eschenbach Holland Lop – Katie King Mini Lop - Kiley Jones Mini Rex – Kiley Jones Polish – Matthew Brown Netherland Dwarf BOB AND BOS – Lexus Eschenbach (Senior Buck) Best in Show – Lexus Eschenbach, French Lop Reserve Best in Show – Kiley Jones, Mini Rex In addition to the breed show, showmanship is a big part of this event. Showmanship requires youth to maintain control of their rabbit and have a broad knowledge of anatomy and breed standards. In the novice division, Madalyn Read-
ing received Grand Champion showman and Emelia Catanese received Reserve Grand Champion. After being awarded the Reserve Grand Champion in the novice division in 2021, Everett LeBarron made his way up to the Junior Grand Champion showman and Lydia Cross received Reserve Grand Champion. In the senior division, Luisa Smith received Grand Champion for the second year in a row and Katie King was awarded Reserve Grand Champion. Congratulations to these youth on another successful Spring Show! The 4-H Youth Development Program is one of
many programs offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County (CCE-Chautauqua). CCE-Chautauqua is a community based educational organization, affiliated with Cornell University, Chautauqua County Government, the NYS SUNY system, and the federal government through the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. For more information, call 716664-9502 or visit our website at www.cce.cornell.edu/ chautauqua. Cornell University Cooperative Extension provides equal program and employment opportunities.
FREDONIA, NY — The next film in the Cinema Series at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center is the crime thriller, “The Outfit.” It will be screened this Sat., Apr. 30, and Tues., May 3, at 7:30 p.m. From the Academy Award-winning writer of “The Imitation Game,” comes “The Outfit,” a gripping and masterful thriller in which an expert tailor (Academy Award winner Mark Rylance) must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night. Tomris Laffly, on RogerEbert.com, says “movies rarely come as chic as ‘The Outfit,’ a thrifty, continually unpredictable whodunit, fashioned with the same meticulousness found in the bones of a deceptively simple suit.” Randy Myers, in the San Jose Mercury News, calls the film “one of the best releases I’ve seen yet this year.” Richard Roeper, in the Chicago Sun Times, calls it “a taut, beautifully-acted period piece.” Moira MacDonald, in the Seattle Times, says “Rylance anchors it all, creating a character with unexpected layers, like a suit with an elegant silk lining you didn’t realize was there.” Rated R for language throughout and some bloody violence, “The Outfit” runs one hour, 45 minutes. Tickets are available at the door the night of each screening. A book of 10 movie passes is available at the door
or online at www.fredopera. org. For more information, call the Opera House Box Office at 716-679-1891. The Opera House Cinema Series is sponsored by Lake Shore Savings Bank. In addition, Opera House programming is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. The Opera House is equipped with individualized closed captioning eyeglasses for the deaf as well as with assistive listening headsets for the hearing-impaired. Simply request one from any usher or Opera House staff member. Opera House Executive Director Rick Davis notes that “masks are no longer required at Fredonia Opera House events. We do still encourage patrons to wear masks while in the venue; and staff and volunteers may continue to be masked.” The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center is a member-supported not-for-profit performing arts center with a mission to “present the performing arts for the benefit of our community and region … providing access to artistic diversity … and high quality programming at an affordable price.” It is located in Village Hall in downtown Fredonia. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.fredopera.org.