Chautauqua County Community Source 11/5/21

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The Rusty Nail Revival Mayville Area Holiday 2 Set for Open House is November Nov. 13 12-13 and 19-20 CELERON - The Rusty Nail Revival 2 presented by Scott Mekus of Eventz by Scott and Steve Trapani will take place on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at the Celoron American Legion Post 777. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with the event starting at 7 p.m. It is open to the public for those 21 years of age and older.

The retro-themed Jamestown bar event will include DJ dance music by Steve Trapani (former Nail DJ) and DJ James Blomquist, DJXcite Sound photo booth, cash bar, $15 draft beer station bracelet, snack menu, past Nail staff in attendance, coat check, prizes and other surprises.

The cost is $19.77 (opening Rusty Nail year) per person.

Limited pre-sale tickets are available on-line at www. eventzbyscott.com (see banner), Scott Mekus, Steve Trapani or at the Celoron Legion. If the event does not sell out, tickets will be available at the door for $25 each.

If you would like to reserve a table for up to 10 guests for $10, please contact Mekus.

A donation jar will be at the event in memory of Laura Cimino, owner of the former Guys and Dolls Dance Studio and a past Rusty Nail staff member and supporter.

The former Rusty Nail bar, which opened in September 1977 and closed in 2007, was located on the corner of Washington and

Kickstart your holiday shopping with the Holiday Open House hosted by the Mayville-Chautauqua Community Chamber of Commerce, November 12-13 and November 19-20. On these two Fridays and Saturdays you can visit participating local merchants and pick up a special punch card. Get your card punched at each participating business, and

then drop it off at your last stop to enter to win prizes donated by each participating business. 26 local businesses are taking part in the Mayville, Chautauqua, and Dewittville areas. For a full list of participants find the event on Facebook through the Mayville-Chautauqua Community Chamber of Commerce.

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First Ever Pool Tournament at the Mental Health Association

JAMESTOWN – The refinishing of their pool table is the inspiration for the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County’s (MHA) First Ever Pool Tournament.

Doors will open at 8 p.m. and play begin at 8:15 p.m. on Friday nights, November 5, 12, and 19. Play will continue until approximately 10:30 p.m., but no later than 11 p.m.

Deadline for signing up to compete is 7 p.m., Wednesday, November 3, at the MHA in Jamestown’s Gateway Center, 31 Water Street, Door #14, where tournaRusty Nail continued on ........... page 2 ment rules will be posted.

Opera House Cinema Series Presents Falling for Figaro

FREDONIA – The next film in the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center Cinema Series is the light romantic comedy, “Falling for Figaro.” It will be screened this Sat., Nov. 6, and Tues., Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m.

The single elimination Opera House Executive Ditourney will have up to 20 rector Rick Davis notes that players. The final two com- “due to the continued high positivity rate of COVID in petitors will receive prizes.

Spectators can enjoy mu- Chautauqua County, and in sic and refreshments pro- accordance with CDC and vided by the MHA. “We’re State guidelines, we are requiring all patrons to wear looking forward to this firstmasks before, during and afever event as a good way to ter Opera House events.” spend time with each other In “Falling for Figaro,” in the recovery community,” Millie (Danielle Macdonald), said MHA Certified Recov- a brilliant young fund manery Peer Advocate and ARC ager, quits her job and ends Grant Project Manager Sean things with her longtime boyJones, who is organizing the friend in order to fulfill her dream of becoming an opera tournament.

COVID protocols will be singer – in the Scottish Highlands. She begins intense observed: Masks are re vocal training lessons with renowned but fearsome singPool Tournament continued on .page 4 ing teacher and former opera diva Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop

(Joanna Lumley). It is there she meets Max, another of Meghan’s students who is also training for the upcoming “Singer of Renown” contest.

The competition between Millie and Max gradually evolves into something different and deeper.

Tracey Petherick, in Common Sense Media, calls the film “uplifting and joyful, tugging on the heart strings just enough, while throwing in some mild jeopardy to keep us hooked.” Guy Lodge, in Variety, calls it “a corny, cuteenough carpe diem comedy.”

Randy Myers, in the San Jose Mercury News, says “Lumley is a scream!” Unrated, “Falling for Figaro” runs one hour, 45 minutes.

Tickets are available at the door for $7 (adults), $6.50 (seniors & Opera House members) and $5 (students) the night of each screening. A book of 10 movie passes is available for $60 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.

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.

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.

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The popular dance club and restaurant was operated by the late Michael Kerns and Cheryl Kane.

Last year’s event held at the former Jamestown Brewing Company was sold out with over 400 people in attendance.

For more information, contact event planner Scott Mekus at (716) 720-0564 or smekus@eventzbyscott. com.

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Land Bank and CAHfH Announce a Partnership MAYVILLE – Chautauqua Area Habitat for Humanity and the Chautauqua County Land Bank Corporation plan to construct another house together, this time in Silver Creek, N.Y. Three other joint projects, one in Jamestown, one in Westfield, and one in Silver Creek have recently been completed.

Habitat for Humanity and the Chautauqua Land Bank will work together again in developing a residential property at 26 Buffalo Street. The Director of the Land Bank, Gina Paradis, announced today that the

Land Bank plans to demolish the current structure, based on recent estimates of repairs and asbestos removal.

Following demolition, the parcel will be transferred to Chautauqua Area Habitat for Humanity. Habitat plans to construct a single-family home on the parcel; this will be their 7th project in the Village of Silver Creek in the past 12 years.

Potential future homeowners can contact CAHfH family coordinator, Donna Roof, using the web page w w w.CHQHABITAT.COM for more information.

Johnson, Mackowiak & Associates, LLP welcomes new partner Linda J. Harris, CPA FREDONIA, NY – Johnson, Mackowiak & Associates, LLP (JMA) Partners Dave Mackowiak and Denise Veloski, are pleased to announce that Linda J. Harris, CPA has joined the JMA firm as partner.

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Hillman Opera offers whimsical take on a Cimarosa classic

FREDONIA - The 18th century will meet the 1980s when the Hillman Opera presents its “whimsical take” on Italian composer Domenico Cimarosa’s masterpiece “Il Matrimonio Segreto” (“The Secret Marriage”) this November.

Performance dates and times are Friday, Nov. 12 and Saturday, Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 14 at 2:00 p.m. in Marvel Theatre.

“Il Matrimonio Segreto” features “zany hijinks, glamour, intrigue, fast escapes, and gorgeous declarations of love.”

The production, directed

by Daniel Lendzian, conducted by Dr. David Rudge, and with vocal coaching

by Dr. Anne Kissel, is double-cast and features voice majors from the Fredonia School of Music. The production also features the College Symphony Orchestra.

Dr. Robert Strauss of the Fredonia School of Music is the producer.

Strauss said scenic designer Hyla Stellhorn, costume designer Jessica Lustig and lighting designer Jack Sears have created a “lavish production which celebrates our return to live, in-person performances.”

The production team, cast, which historically falls be- asked for an encore of the encrew, and orchestra is com- tween the operas of Mozart tire work after dinner.

“The opera is hysterical - a typical operatic farce full of misunderstandings, intrigue, and farce, all to a score which requires impeccable singing, acting, and overall artistry,” Strauss said. “The sets will be gorgeous, the costumes exquisite, and the singing and playing masterful. Although we will be following COVID protocols, including having the cast in masks, our stage director, Daniel Lendzian, has created a world in which it seems perfectly natural, and will keep the participants and audience safe and comfortable.”

The opera, sponsored by Photo provided Gugino & Ryel Financial as part of the Lake Shore SavCostume Designer Jessica Lustig captures the “18th ings Season, will be sung in Century meets the 1980s” vibe of the Hillman Opera Italian with English superproduction “Il Matrimonio Segreto” with her costume titles. “Il Matrimonio Segrendings. The production runs from Nov. 12 to 14 at reto” is made possible in part the State University of New York at Fredonia. by the Oliver G. and Sarah Sloan Bauman Fund for the prised of more than 50 stu- and Rossini, and shares sim- Arts, administered by the dents, several faculty mem- ilarities to each of these mas- Community Foundation for bers and a number alumni ters, was celebrated at its pre- Greater Buffalo. For more of the Fredonia School of miere in Vienna when the than a century, the CommuMusic. It will showcase the Emperor was so taken with nity Foundation for Greater has enhanced talents of the School of Music the opera that he provided Buffalo and the Department of The- dinner immediately follow- and encouraged long-term ing its first performance for philanthropy in the Westatre and Dance.

“Il Matrimonio Segreto,” those involved, and then ern New York community.

Audubon Little Explorers Learn About Nighttime Animals, Saturday, November 13 Have you ever wondered what is going on outside from sunset to sunrise? At Audubon Community Nature Center’s (ACNC) Little Explorers on Saturday, November 13, 2021, 10-11:30 a.m., you and the 3-8 year old child(ren) in your life can learn more about who is making that noise and how nocturnal animals move around and find food in the dark.

Nocturnal animals are those most active at night, such as bats, owls, foxes, and flying squirrels. They are found everywhere from the middle of the woods to right outside your door.

After a short lesson, head outside to explore places where nocturnal animals might spend the day at Audubon and look for evidence of nocturnal animals along the trails.

A snack is provided after the hike, and a craft is offered if there is time. The fee for the program is $8 for adults, $6 for children ages 3 - 8 and Nature Center members. Enrollment is limited to 15 children, 30 participants total.

Make reservations by Thursday, November 11, 2021, by calling (716) 5692345 during business hours or by going to AudubonCNC. org and clicking on “Upcoming Programs.” Sponsored

by Univera Healthcare, Little Explorers is presented on the second Saturday of every month, 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Audubon takes into consideration regional data from both Chautauqua and Warren counties to make COVID-19 related decisions and to follow CDC recommendations at minimum.

To review ACNC’s most upto-date COVID-19 requirements, which include information on face coverings and gathering limitations, visit AudubonCNC.org and read the COVID-19 Notice at the top of the page.

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Tickets are available through the Fredonia Campus Ticket Office in the Williams Center, by phone at 716-673-3501 or online at fredonia.edu/tickets.

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1ST ANNUAL CRAFT A N D V E N D O R FA I R A POINT OF VIEW

Noble In Service

BY ROBERT L . HEICHBERGER

Dear Editor, We wish to thank the entire Cope Foundation members and local volunteers who helped make our 1st annual Craft and Vendor fair such a fun and successful event.

Craft makers came from all over the area, Hamburg, NY, Olean, NY. Forestville, NY, Fredonia, NY and Dunkirk, NY. There were candles, soaps, photography, scented warmers, resin designs, chalk couture designs, 3D printing, Discovery toys and Customized labware and Lava Lamps.

A very special thank you goes to the following vendors: Rare finds (Joy Mott); Customized Labware (Matt Benware); Discovery toys

(JoAnn Catalano); Chalk Couture (Lisa Matteson); Inception 3D (Jennifer); Angelica Lynn Photography (Angelica Aponte); Bett’s Candle melts (Betty Szukala); Back to your roots farm (Nathan Carpenter); BNL CREATIONS (Brittany Lombardo) A special thanks goes out to 2 of the most important women who made this all happen so smoothly. Kristy Gehling and Lynda Karlstrom. Cope’s fundraiser committee.

For more information about the Cope Foundation and how we are helping children in your community, email us at cope.foundation19@gmail.com and view our website at www.copefoundation19.com.

William Matteson, Executive Director

Veterans and Active Military Ride CARTS City Fixed Routes For Free on Nov. 11 JAMESTOWN – The Chautauqua Area Regional Transit System (CARTS) recently announced veterans and active military men and women will ride city fixed routes for free on Veterans Day, November 11, 2021. To ride, veterans may board the bus with a valid veteran or military ID card.

“Today and every day we would like to thank and honor our veterans and active military members, who define selfless service,” said Michele Westphal, Senior Project Coordinator of CARTS. “To show our gratitude CARTS will offer free rides on our CARTS City Fixed Routes on Veterans Day, November 11, 2021.”

“I am pleased that CARTS

is able to offer this special opportunity to our area veterans and active military members,” said PJ Wendel, Chautauqua County Executive. “It is important to always remember, especially on Veterans Day, the courage and personal sacrifices our service men and women have made to protect and serve our country.”

CARTS riders must wear their masks/face coverings when boarding the bus and for the duration of their trips as mandated by FTA. For more information about CARTS, visit chqgov.com/carts/CARTS or https://www.facebook.com/ CARTS.NY/ or call 1-800388-6534.

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The evening is free of charge for both players and spectators.

With programs in Jamestown and Dunkirk, the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County is a peer recovery center offering support groups and individual 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. All services are free of charge.

To learn more about the Mental Health Association, call (716) 661-9044 or visit MHAChautauqua.org or Facebook.com/MHAChautauqua.

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November is a time to remember our military, our veterans, and the birthday of the US Marine Corps. November 11 is Veterans Day and we remember all our veterans and those currently serving in the US Military.

And November 10 is the 246th birthday of the US Marine Corps. It was November 10, 1775 when the US Marine Corps was founded in Philadelphia. PA. Indeed, this is a time to remember.

The story of America has been written, in large part, by the selfless and noble deeds of hard working and dedicated men and women committed to liberty and justice in a free society. Our American Veterans and Service Personnel are, among others, truly endemic of that ranking. We commemorate Veterans’ Day to honor the men and women who have served in our Armed Forces.

We pay tribute to them for their virtuous defense of our homeland and liberty, and thank them for their sacrifice on our behalf. As General Norman Schwarzkopf often quipped, “It doesn’t take a hero to order people into battle, it takes a hero to be one of those individuals who go into battle.”

On November 11, 1918, at 11 AM, the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the Armistice was signed which ended the First World War. Thereafter, November 11 was celebrated as Armistice Day. After World War II, that date became known as Veterans Day and we are proud on that date and every day to honor all who served and are serving our Country.

In the past century alone, through two world wars and the long, tense struggles of the Cold War, and on the

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HUMAN BODY

The longest bone in the human body is the femur.

The largest artery is the aorta and the largest vein is the inferior vena cava.

The largest internal organ is the liver.

It is also the heaviest organ, with an average of 3.5 pounds.

The largest external organ, which is also the largest organ in general, is the skin.

The longest muscle is the sartorius.

The longest single nerve is the sciatic nerve in the thigh, counting its branches and axons.

Photo provided Picture aboved is Columnist Robert L. Heichberger in his US Marine dress blues in 1953.

front lines in places such as Korea, Vietnam, Beirut, Grenada, Panama, Somalia, Haiti, the Persian Gulf, the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan, our brave men and women in and out of uniform have risked their lives. They risked all they had to protect U.S. interests, assist our allies, promote peace, and to protect the lives of others.

They fought our enemies on foreign shores, at sea and in the air to preserve freedom.

They had no second thoughts as to what had to be done.

Thanks to their extraordinary record of brilliant service, more people now live under freedom than at any other time in history. And as Ronald Reagan said, “America has a God given calling” to be a beacon of freedom and hope for the world. He often mentioned that “freedom is not reserved for a noble few, but for all humanity.” His vision of a “shinning city on a hill” serves as a reminder of the awesome responsibilities of such a great nation to extol freedom and liberty as the universal right of all people.

President Kennedy once said, “Democracy is never a final achievement. It is a call to untiring effort, to continual sacrifice and to the willingness, if necessary, to die in its defense.” We give thanks to the veterans and to the current members of our Armed Forces for showing that willingness. Whether serving on bases and in ports at home or deployed across the globe, they have endured hardship and danger to protect our Nation and to defend freedom loving people around the world. Their deeds of commitment and valor bind us in our past, inspire us in the present, and strengthen us to meet the demanding challenges of the future. George Patton was known to have said “it is wrong for us to mourn the loss that died in battle.

Rather we should thank God that such individuals had lived.” And so, as a former US Marine ... this columnist proudly proclaims ....SEMPER FIDELIS...”always be faithful”.

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