At Work - The Observer

2 Supplement to the OBSERVER • Saturday, March 24, 2012 VISION 2012 

Your guide to 

VISION 

2012 

AT WORK 

PAGES 2-14 

AT PLAY 

PAGES 15-29 

Milestones 

Pages 23-26 

AT HOME 

PAGES 30-41 

FUTURE 

PAGES 42-48 

VISION 

2012 is published 

by the 

OBSERVER. 

Managing 

Editor 

Gregory 

Bacon was 

in charge of 

layout and 

supervised 

the section 

while the 

front page illustration was 

designed by creative artist 

Sarah Neumeister. For additional 

copies, call 366-7700. 

At work 

VISION 2012 

Family businesses 

Lots of challenges and opportunities 

By DIANE R. CHODAN 

OBSERVER Staff Writer 

While the word business 

may conjure up an image of a 

large chain store, the truth is 

that small businesses are still 

in the majority. It is these 

businesses that make our 

communities unique, or as 

Patty Donovan of the Book 

Nook at the D &F Plaza puts 

it “not a cookie cutter community.” 

Many businesses in our 

area are family owned and 

community oriented. 

Patty and Rick Donovan 

currently own and operate the 

Book Nook in the D & F 

Plaza. Patty’s dad, Phil 

Pelletter, bought the bookstore 

in 1968, and she remembers 

working in the store at a 

young age. As she got older, 

she took more responsibility 

for the business, especially 

when her parents began 

spending winters in Florida. 

OBSERVER Photo by Diane Chodan 

The Book Nook at the D&F plaza is owned by Rick and Patty Donovan. The store is community 

oriented and offers personalized service. 

What the Book Nook offers 

is personalized service. Patty 

and her staff can offer suggestions 

to customers because of 

their years of experience with 

books. The business has regular 

customers, and the staff 

understand their reading 

habits and can let them know 

when new titles are in. The 

staff takes the time with those 

who are looking for gifts to 

make good suggestions. Gift 

wrapping is free. 

Patty said, “ We can do 

special orders and they only 

take two days to come in. We 

can even get out of print 

books. Customers often come 

to us for help buying children’s 

books.” 

Often local authors will 

come in to do book signings. 

She said, “One of the challenges 

of running a small 

business is making sure the 

community understands the 

importance of supporting 

local businesses. The Plaza 

(D&F) is a large taxpayer in 

this area so we contribute to 

the community. My husband 

and I also volunteer in the 

community. For instance, we 

are selling the tickets for 

Fredonia’s (High School) 

musical. We offer our services 

for free, and are pleased to do 

it because we are part of the 

community.” 

Becky Hubbard and her 

husband run Gabel Brothers 

Furniture and Appliance at 

27 West Main St. in 

Gowanda. She agrees that the 

community should value local 

businesses. 

Gabel Brothers carries a 

wide variety of appliances 

such as refrigerators, dishwashers, 

and washing 

machines. They also have a 

large selection of furniture 

including items for the dining 

room, living room and bedroom. 

The furniture and 

appliances are housed in two 

separate buildings. Much of 

what they carry is American 

made. Gabel Brothers offers 

free delivery in the area, and 

hooks up the appliances. 

They have their own service 

department and service what 

they sell. Their strong point is 

personalized service. 

“Customers are not a num- 

See FAMILY, Page 6

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WORK 

Submitted Photo 

Brooks Memorial Hospital is part of the Lake Erie Regional Health System of 

New York. 

Exciting times for Lake Erie Regional 

Health System of New York 

Healthcare in New York has always had 

its ups and downs. But, within the last year 

or so Lake Erie Regional Health System of 

New York (LERHSNY), which is the 

active parent of Brooks Memorial Hospital 

and TLC Health Network, has been implementing 

some major changes that will help 

improve the quality and availability of 

healthcare in Western New York for years 

to come. 

NEW FACILITIES AND FACILITY 

UPGRADES 

Since the massive flooding in 2009 that 

resulted in the loss of Tri-County 

Memorial Hospital, LERHSNY has been 

working to reestablish some of TLC Health 

Network’s facilities and services. At this 

point, a brand new Urgent Care & Medical 

Center has been opened in Gowanda and 

various plans are under review for a 

replacement facility in Perrysburg as well. 

Construction of a new, permanent location 

for Tri-County Medical Office in 

Forestville is also well underway as is the 

planning for a $1.9 million renovation of 

the Emergency Department at Lake Shore 

Health Care Center in Irving. 

NEW PHYSICIANS AND LEADER- 

SHIP 

“An essential element of our organization’s 

strategic plan is to ensure the continued 

expansion and availability of high 

quality physician and leadership talent,” 

states Jonathan I. Lawrence, MHA, 

FACHE, LERHSNY President and CEO. 

New members of the medical staff include 

Dr. Tawsufe Majid - OB/GYN; Dr. Ellen 

Fitzgerald-Farkas, Ophthalmologist; Dr. 

Eram Chaudry, Cardiologist; Dr. Hussein 

Merza, Internal Medicine; Dr. Majiid 

Peerzada, Internal Medicine; and Dr. 

Vikram Sodhi, Family Practice. 

Anesthesiologist Dr. William Ehrman will 

also be coming on board later this year. In 

leadership roles, Jarrod G. Johnson, MBA, 

FACHE and Linda Summers, FACHE, 

MBA, OT were appointed as Chief 

Operating Officers at Brooks Memorial 

Hospital and TLC Health Network, respectively. 

NEW PARTNERSHIPS 

To support all of the changes and 

growth across LERHSNY, key partnerships 

were established to maintain 

momentum and to ensure LERHSNY 

achieved its stated goals. One of the important 

partnerships LERHSNY formed is 

with the Advisory Board faculty based in 

Washington D.C. to assist in developing a 

variety of management skills throughout 

the leadership team. The nationally 

renowned Studer Group has also begun 

working with LERHSNY to ensure the 

highest levels of patient satisfaction and 

See LERHSNY, Page 10

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VISION 2012 


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DFT Communications: meeting customers’ technology needs 

As a trusted company for 

over 100 years, DFT 

Communications is a leader 

in providing multiple services 

and superior customer 

service to residential and 

business customers 

throughout the Chautauqua 

County region and beyond. 

Through its many divisions, 

DFT 

Communications offers 

local and long distance telephone 

service, security services, 

Internet, 24/7 local 

customer care center services, 

voice over Internet 

phone service (VoIP), business 

telephone systems, 

satellite services, call center 

services, electrical contracting 

services, computer 

repair services and televisions, 

computers & electronics 

through its retail 

division DFT Technology 

Plus. 

“Chautauqua County is a 

great place to live, work and 

play and we at DFT want to 

do our part to keep it that 

way. We provide you with 

the technology that allows 

you to live, work and play 

here now and in the future,” 

said Mark R. Maytum, president 

and COO of DFT 

Communications. 

Through DFT’s retail 

division, DFT Technology 

Plus carries the best name 

brands in computers, televisions 

and electronics. 

Customers can visit two 

retail showrooms to see the 

variety of brand name LED, 

LCD, 3D and plasma high 

definition televisions from 


DFT Technology Plus has two locations to serve you — at 38 Temple St. in Downtown Fredonia and at 279 East Fairmount Ave., in the 

Lakewood Village Center, in Lakewood. 

Samsung, Toshiba, 

Mitsubishi and Sharp or to 

experience the best in surround 

sound from a complete 

home theater system. 

When it comes to computers, 

DFT Technology 

Plus proudly features the 

Atom custom-built computer 

system as well as a full 

line of brand name desktops 

and laptops including Dell, 

Acer, Asus and Toshiba. 

Printers, cables, storage 

devices and other computer 

accessories round out the 

computer shopping experience. 

DFT Technology Plus 

has two convenient locations 

to serve you at 38 

Temple St. in Downtown 

Fredonia (673-3000) and at 

279 East Fairmount Ave., 

in the Lakewood Village 

Center, in Lakewood (483- 

8000). Recently relocating 

its Customer Care Center to 

the DFT Technology Plus 

stores, the customer will 

now be able to conduct all 

of their DFT business 

under one roof at the same 

location making it a much 

more consolidated customer 

care experience. 

For computer repair and 

networking, DFT’s Atomic 

Squad provides residential 

and business solutions 

either on the phone or on 

site at home or business. 

The Atomic Squad, a local 

technical support force for 

computer service and 

repair, offers computer 

installation and repair virus 

and spyware removal, security 

and performance networking, 

email and printer 

assistance, data recovery 

and back up solutions, 

web/domain hosting and 

registration plus network 

setup and maintenance. 

Throughout its history 

and even today, DFT 

Communications strives to 

provide the very best service 

for voice, Internet and 

television to residents and 

businesses in and around 

Chautauqua County. 

Not only does DFT 

Communications understand 

the needs of people in 

the community and strives 

to provide customers with 

access to emerging technologies, 

but they also work 

hard to save customers 

money by bundling their 

most popular services. DFT 

Communications’ 

“Advantage Plans” give 

customers pricing options 

for unlimited phone service, 

high speed Internet and 

Satellite Services. DFT 

Communications provides 

many options to choose 

from to suit residential or 

business customer needs. 

Netsync high-speed 

Internet is fast, reliable and 

solely dedicated to the individual 

customer. Highspeed 

Internet from 

Netsync is a dedicated connection 

and will never be 

shared with other users. 

Along with Netsync 

Internet service, customers 

get video e-mail, multiple e- 

mail addresses and local 

24/7 technical support. 

New equipment is always 

being installed which will 

even better serve their highspeed 

Internet customers’ 

needs. 

When it comes to watching 

your favorite shows and 

channels, you want the best 

picture and sound with HD 

viewing and DVR technology. 

DFT provides all that 

and more. As an authorized 

dealer for both DIRECTV 

and Dish Network, customers 

can choose the 

satellite service and package 

that best fits their viewing 

needs. As an added benefit, 

DFT provides local 

service and installation. 

New to the DFT family of 

services is DFT Electrical 

Contracting Services serving 

all of your residential, 

commercial and light industrial 

electrical needs. Their 

fully licensed and insured 

electrical experts offer 

home and business wiring 

as well as 24-hour emergency 

service, upgrades to 

electrical service and electrical 

troubleshooting and 

repair. 

“To our customers, we 

want to say that we appreciate 

your business. If there is 

anything we can do, call 

24/7 and talk to one of us or 

stop in and chat at either of 

our retail stores. We’re here 

to serve you in your community 

and right around the 

corner,” Maytum said. 

With over 85 employees’ 

dedication to exceptional 

customer service, DFT 

Communications invites 

you to make us your one 

source for all of your technology 

needs . There are 

many ways to contact DFT 

Communications and its 

many divisions. Call 673- 

3000, 483-8000, 1-877-653- 

3100, log on to 

www.dftcommunications.c 

om or friend us on 

Facebook.


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Family 

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OBSERVER file photo 

Jesse’s Toy Box is located in Gowanda. Their goal is 

to provide their customers with unique and high 

quality toys at a reasonable price. 

2008 DODGE 

RAM 1500 

Quad Cab, Flame Red, 93k, 

Alloy, Pw, Pl 

$12,988 

2004 CHRYSLER 

SEBRING LXI 

71k, Moon Roof, Leather 

Int., 6 Cyl, Alloy Wheels, 

Power Seat, Auto 

$7,995 

2005 JEEP 

GRAND 

CHEROKEE 

70K, Laredo Pkg., Moon Roof, 

Alloy, Leather Int, Inferno 

Red 

$14,888 

2009 JEEP 

LIBERTY SPORT 

4x4, 26k, Pw, Pl, Auto, A/c 

$18,888 

2007 DODGE 

CALIBER SXT 

4 CYL., AUTO, 

A/C, PW, PL, 55K 

$10,888 

2011 JEEP GRAND 

CHEROKEE 

29K, Laredo, 4x4, 6 cyl, Auto, 

PW, PL, Much More! 

SPECIAL BUY! 

$25,900 

2009 JEEP GR 

CHEROKEE 

Moon Roof, Olive Green, 6 

Cyl, Pw, Auto, Pl, New Jeep 

Trade, 1-owner 

$20,988 

Serving 

Chautauqua County 

Since 1969! 

2009 JEEP 

LIBERTY 

LIMITED 

28k, Leather Interior, 

Heated Seats, Moon 

Roof, Chrome 

Wheels, Inferno Red, 

1-owner, Must See! 

$21,488 

2008 DODGE 

DURANGO SLT 

60k, 7 Passenger, Alloy Wheel, 8 

Cyl, Power Sunroof 

$18,888 

2004 CHRYSLER 

CROSSFIRE COUPE 

Only 15k, Red, New Jeep Trade, 1-owner, 

Must See! 

$15,888 

2010 TOYOTA 

COROLLA LE 

Auto, PW, PL , A/C, 29k 

$14,988 

2007 JEEP WRANGLER 

UNLIMITED 

54K, 6 cyl, 6 spd, PW, PL, Hard Top 

$22,988 

2006 DODGE 

DAKOTA SLT 

56K, Quad Cab, 4x4, 

Auto, PW, PL 

$16,888 

2010 CHRYSLER 

TOWN & COUNTRY 

LIMITED 

30k, Leather, 1-owner, Must See! 

New Van Trade! 

$27,888 

2007 BUICK 

RENDEZVOUS CXL 

75k, Leather Int, Heated Seats, 

Moon Roof, Alloy Wheels, Must See! 

$14,888 

2011 JEEP 

PATRIOT 

19k, Leather, 4 Cyl, Moon 

Roof, P. Seat, Pw, Pl, Fog 

Lights, Great Gas Mileage! 

$24,888 

2010 MERCURY 

MILAN PREMIERE 

35k, 6 Cyl., Leather Interior, Alloy 

Wheels, Sync Radio, Moon Roof 

$18,888 

258 West Main Street, Fredonia, NY 14063 

ber here. We do a lot of 

repeat business,” she said. 

Gabel Brothers began in 

1954 when Hubbard’s dad 

and uncle began the business. 

The business passed 

to her and her brother. 

Now she and her husband 

own it. Their son who has 

just graduated from college 

is now working in the 

business and will be the 

third generation. 

Hubbard said one of the 

challenges of owning a 

business is the time 

involved. “I spend a lot of 

time at the business. We 

are open six days a week. 

A person owning a business 

has to be focused and 

willing to work.” 

Yet she loves the business. 

“I continue because 

it’s all I’ve ever done. I 

want to make my dad 

proud that we’re carrying 

on a tradition.” 

2011 CHEVY 

IMPALA LT 

15k, Moon Roof, Leather, 

3.5 L 6 Cyl., Auto, Pw, Pl, 

Must See! 

$19,988 

2006 CHRYSLER 300 

TOURING 

Leather Int., Alloy Wheels, 

Moon Roof, One Owner, New 

Car Trade!, MUST SEE! 

$15,988 

2008 GMC 

ENVOY SLE 

Auto, 38k, A/c, Pw, Pl, 

Moon Roof, 1-owner New 

Jeep Trade! 

$19,888 

2007 CHEVY MONTE 

CARLO LT 

41k, 6 cyl, Auto, Alloy Wheels, 

A/c, PW, PL 

$12,888 

2010 DODGE 

AVENGER SXT 

31K, 4 CYL., AUTO, PW, PL, 

A/C, MUST SEE! 

$13,888 

2008 CHRYSLER 

SEBRING LX 

4 Cyl, 48K, A/C, PW, pL, 

Auto 

$12,777 

2011 DODGE 

GRAND CARAVAN 

MAINSTREET 

27k, Auto, Pw, Pl, Alloy Wheels, 

P. Sliding Doors 

$22,888 

(716)673-1371 

www.farrellcdj.com 

The Creation Station at 

260 Central Ave. in Silver 

Creek is a newer business 

that is both a stained glass 

studio and a retail gift 

shop. The business concentrates 

on items made in 

America. It started about 

eight years ago. Cyndy 

Gailey said it is a family 

business for which she, her 

mother, and her son work. 

Stained glass works of art 

as well as beach glass 

items are for sale. Classes 

are offered, and in addition 

studio space is rented 

out to those who need a 

place to work. 

Gailey is excited 

because she recently got a 

commission to make two 

big stained glass windows 

for SUNY Fredonia which 

should bring more attention 

to her work. 

Concerning challenges 

for a small business, she 

said, “The big challenge is 

trying to get people to 

come in. With the economy 

now, things are a bit 

better, but I will be running 

a flea market to help 

with the bills.” 

When asked why she 

continues with the business 

Gailey joked, “If I 

was home, I couldn’t stand 

it. This is cheaper than 

psychiatrists!” 

Another newer business 

is Jesse’s Toy Box at 53 

West Main St. in 

Gowanda. Dave Gabel and 

his wife Sarah began in 

2006 by selling and shipping 

Jesse’s Toy Box 

Wooden Railway products 

from their basement. In a 

few years, they found they 

needed more space. 

In May 2009, they 

opened a retail store, 

which allowed them to 

expand and offer additional 

product lines. While 

they still ship their original 

product, the store now 

offers other products. The 

goal of the business is to 

offer unique and high quality 

toys at a reasonable 

price. 

One challenge the 

Gabels faced was a 

byproduct of their success. 

According to Dave his 

business experienced rapid 

growth and “when a business 

is quickly growing, 

capital can be a problem.” 

He explained that lending 

institutions will base cred- 

Farrell’s wants to be your Dodge dealer 

With the automotive 

industry poised for growth, 

2012 is looking to be a banner 

year at Farrell Chrysler 

Dodge Jeep Ram, Inc. 

In 1969, Joe Farrell came 

across an opportunity to 

purchase a dealership in 

Fredonia at 258 West Main 

St. At the time Dudley 

Motors occupied the building, 

which was a Ford dealership. 

As soon as Joe 

Farrell assumed ownership, 

it became a Dodge dealer. 

Over time, Mr. Farrell was 

awarded the Chrysler and 

Imperial franchises, 

AMC/Renault, and finally 

Jeep. 

Since opening in 1969, 

Mr. Farrell has made it 

clear to each and every 

employee that the main 

focus of the business 

should be to ensure that 

customers would be treated 

to an experience that is second 

to none. Respect, honesty 

and quality of service 

would be hallmarks of the 

dealership. 

At Farrell’s, they understand 

that if it weren’t for 

the customer, they would 

not be in business. 

Therefore, their goal is to 

ensure that customers’ 

needs are met and that they 

are completely satisfied, 

every time they leave, bar 

none! They don’t just want 

to gain a customer, but a 

friend as well! 

As we look ahead, 

Farrell’s is very excited 

about what the future holds. 

Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and 

Ram engineers have revised 

virtually the entire line-up 

of vehicles making them 

fresh, exciting and innovative. 

They are focusing on 

making vehicles people 

aspire to own, such as the 

all-new and award-winning 

2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 

2012 Dodge Durango, 2012 

Dodge Charger and 2012 

Chrysler 300. Over the next 

few years, the products that 

the Chrysler group will be 

bringing out will be nothing 

but the best and unlike anything 

they’ve ever had. 

The first all new product 

born from the union of 

Chrysler Group and parent 

company, the Fiat, is Dodge 

Dart. The Dart will be arriving 

at Farrell’s dealership 

this summer and will most 

assuredly take the small car 

market by storm. The 

Dodge Dart shares its DNA 

with the much-awarded 

Italian smash hit, the Alfa 

Romeo Giulietta. The 

See FAMILY, Page 7 

styling is unmistakably 

Dodge, featuring a bold 

interpretation of Dodge’s 

trademark cross-hair grille 

as well as LED “race-track” 

rear taillights. The interior 

oozes refinement enhanced 

by a padded, faux-leather 

wrapped instrument brow, 

available heated steering 

wheel and seats, and a best 

in class 8.4” multi-media 

screen encompassing all 

radio, climate and nav functions 

into one efficient unit. 

The Dart will showcase 

powertrain technologies 

that set the stage for future 

Chrysler Group products 

including an ultra-efficient 

1.4 litre turbocharged, 

multi-air 4cylinder and a 

Dodge First: a dual, dry 

clutch automatic transmission. 

Stay tuned! 

This is just the beginning 

of a product onslaught that 

is guaranteed to redefine 

the standards in every category 

of vehicles. In the 

meantime, come and see 

their friendly, helpful sales 

staff, knowledgeable fivestar 

service department and 

skilled, certified auto body 

technicians for all of your 

automotive needs. They 

look forward to serving 

you!

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Chadwick Bay Dance, now located at 158 Lake Shore Drive East in Dunkirk, is an established 

dance studio in Dunkirk owned by Rosanne Chesbro. 

it on the year before when 

the capital needs to match 

the current growth. Dave 

said he is grateful that 

Community Bank which 

has a branch in Gowanda 

was able to work with him. 

Dave said another challenge 

is matching personnel 

to the needs of the 

business. In the toy business, 

there are certain 

times that are busier than 

others. Yet if Dave has a 

good employee he wants to 

keep, he will try to find a 

way to use the person all 

year. 

Dave also talked about 

his interest in being a positive 

force in his community 

saying, “It’s important 

to take pride in your small 

town.” 

Another business owner 

who loves the local area is 

Rosanne Chesbro, who 

owns Chadwick Bay 

Academy of Dance which 

offers dance classes for all 

ages in different styles of 

dance. 

“I love Dunkirk. I like 

watching the kids grow up 

and helping with that.” 

For Chesbro, because of 

the type of business she 

runs, the challenge has 

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Lake Shore Savings 

Bank makes a difference 

in our community 

By DAN REININGA 

President and CEO of Lake Shore 

Savings Bank 

When it comes to 

understanding the financial 

needs of local business 

and the impact of 

their success on our community, 

Lake Shore 

Savings knows how 

important it is to support 

these smaller businesses. 

Throughout our 120-year 

history, Lake Shore 

Savings Bank has actively 

supported our local community 

and has demonstrated 

a true commitment 

to making small business 

big business. 

As President and Chief 

Executive Officer of Lake 

Shore Savings Bank I 

understand the value of 

successful local business 

and the vital role that our 

banks experience can play 

in their growth. 

At Lake Shore our commercial 

lenders work with 

business owners and 

entrepreneurs to develop 

financing opportunities 

uniquely customized to 

meet their needs. 

By working closely with 

community-based local 

business we can provide 

the expertise necessary to 

help manage their 

finances, and we are better 

able to provide meaningful 

products contributing to 

their success. At Lake 

Shore Savings we’ve been 

able to help businesses of 

all sizes in their need to 

secure financing and prosper 

through their growing 

pains. 

As a bank dedicated to 

“Putting People First” our 

branches are staffed with 

employees committed to 

excellence in serving our 

customers and in building 

lasting relationships. 

A visit to any one of our 

branch locations throughout 

Chautauqua and Erie 

counties will confirm our 

banks’ commitment to 

those we serve. 

In a climate where we 

often find banks outgrowing 

their customer base, 


remains a locally operated 

financial institution, and 

is all the more committed 

to being there for many 

years to come. No surprises, 

just great dependable 

service from a bank that 

really gets to know its customers. 

When we say in our 

advertising “Visit Lake 

Shore Savings and 

Discover the Bank You’ve 

Always Wanted” we 

believe that’s just what 

will happen. 

For local entrepreneurs 

and business owners experiencing 

growing pains, a 

visit to one of Lake Shore 

Savings Commercial 

Lenders will help them get 

things on track. 


remains dedicated to providing 

innovative, solid, 

secure financing opportunities 

and as we build on 

our success we will continue 

to grow throughout 

Chautauqua and Erie 

County committed to supporting 

local business in 

the communities we serve. 

Stop in, say hello and 

discover Lake Shore 

Savings.


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One Stop brings the Broadway Market to you 

Big Rick’s One Stop 

Food Mart is located at 327 

Lake Shore Dr. East, 

Dunkirk. 

This Easter bring home 

the popular Easter feast. 

Direct from the Broadway 

Market, One Stop will be 

accepting orders for 

Wardynski Polish sausage 

available in four flavors. 

Pre-order today to ensure 

your Easter dinner. 

Also available are 

Malczewski’s butter lambs, 

Broadway Market’s famous 

horseradish, beet horseradish, 

mustard, Friendship 

farmer’s cheese, Wardynski 

kiszka, ring bologna, and 

tender casing hot dogs. 

These items are available at 

the store now. There is no 

need to take the long drive 

to Buffalo, One Stop brings 

it to you. 

If you have not tried one 

of Big Rick’s subs, you 

must. They have been 

A quick look at Mancuso Service Center 

Mancuso Service Center 

242 E. Main St., 

Fredonia 

679-0816 

Three questions for the 

owner 

How long have you been 

in business for? 

We have been in business 

for 57 years. We would like 

to thank all of our customers 

from near and far 

for their years of support. 

Tell us about your business. 

We are now a third generation 

business serving 

our local community. Our 

services include full service 

gasoline, diesel, propane, 

and a complete automotive 

service center. Our employees 

are ASE certified technicians 

on all fields of 

repairs, diagnostics, electrical, 

brakes, tune-ups, 

engine repair major and 

minor, sales, exhaust, tires, 

batteries, alternators New 

York State inspections 

(including motorcycle) 24- 

hour towing, detailing and 

automatic car washing. 

We are the award-winning 

retailer of the year for 

2010, and award-winning 

Pictured are from left, Ginger, Teri, Donna and Philly. 

voted #1 for several years 

now, in the OBSERVER’s 

best of the best readers 

choice promotions. Subs 

are always served fresh and 

for excellent road service in 

2010, and 2002 and 2007 as 

well as runner up for gas 

station of the year, 2010. 

What is unique about 

your business? 

We are a one-stop service 

center with state-of-the-art 

car wash offering touch 

free, and soft touch washes 

and detailing. Purchase 

your car wash at the pump 

and save 10 cents a gallon 

on gas. We also offer our 

delicious, at a price you can 

afford. One Stop offers 

something for breakfast, 

lunch and dinner. Whether 

it be a breakfast sandwich, 

new value card for the car 

washes. Purchase one and 

we will add another 10 percent. 

New to the area is our 

quick detailing while you 

wait. Interior or wax while 

you wait are only $12.95 

plus a car wash. If you have 

10 minutes or so come see 

us. 

We look forward to providing 

great service to all 

our customers and friends 

in 2012. 

“New” 

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Purchase Our Value Card For All Your Car 

Washes & We Will Add 10% To The Amount 

10 MINUTE 

INTERIOR CLEANING 

VACUUM, FRAGRANCE, TIRE DRESSING, GLASS 

POLISH, DOOR JAMBS, UPPER DASH WIPED. 

$ 12.95 

OBSERVER Photo 

salad, sub or pizza, the 

food is delicious. Stop in 

today, you will always be 

greeted with friendly, fast 

service! 

MANCUSO’S 

Main Street Car Wash 

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Big 

Rick’s 

First Ward USA 

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been balance. 

“I have to find a balance 

between managing the 

business and taking care of 

children. I have to use creativity 

and business sense 

and find time to concentrate 

on each.” 

Chesbro has just recently 

moved from Central 

Avenue to 158 Lake Shore 

Drive East in Dunkirk and 

is planning a grand opening 

on May 19. 

Judy Hilliker, the proprietor 

of Hae Jude custom 

signs and apparel located 

on 344 Central Ave. in 

Silver Creek, has been in 

business since 1994. She 

has expanded her business 

over the last 18 years, 

starting out at home and 

later renting a store front. 

Now she owns her store. 

Like other businesses, 

she singled out the hours 

necessary to run a business 

as a challenge. She 

said, “You live at your 

business, and can’t take 

time off whenever you 

want.” 

Another challenge is to 

diversify the business 

enough so that it can succeed, 

and keep up with 

trends. For example, while 

she has a store she also 

makes sales on line. 

Hilliker offers a wide 

variety of products for 

business and advertising 

needsaswellasforindividuals. 

She can help a 

business create a logo and 

then use that logo effectively 

on products such as 

business cards. She can 

create custom T shirts. 

She does election signs as 

well as more permanent 

signs and plaques such as 

carbon signs with gold leaf 

which, she explained, are 

popular with both busi- 

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nesses and home owners. 

In addition she can do 

screen printing, and has 

expanded into digital 

printing. She has a full 

color printer with a 64- 

inch format so she can create 

full color signs on canvas. 

In spite of the work, she 

too loves what she does. 

“My business is more personal. 

I am a people person 

and I like to talk to my 

customers and find out 

what they like.” 

Hard work, personalized 

service, and community 

commitment are the 

ingredients that go into 

our area’s successful businesses. 

Community support 

is necessary to keep 

them successful. 

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TimePieces is back after renovation 

2012 is a new year, a 

new season and a new 

direction for TimePieces. 

After three months of 

intensive renovation with 

still more work in 

progress, they are open. 

“With this renovation 

and down time, I was to 

able think about 

TimePieces’ direction. Our 

mission is to present 

exceptional service and 

lines. When you visit 

TimePieces, view our 

exceptional quality and 

unique lines created in the 

United States. We are so 

excited with these 

changes, the shop is 

vibrant, warm and exciting,” 

said owner Barbara 

Sam. 

Time Pieces is located at 

23 White St., Fredonia. 

They carry one of the 

largest collections of personalized 

gifts in Western 

New York. Visit their 

Personalized Room to 

view their extensive lines. 

You will be able to choose 

the perfect unique personalized 

gift for anyone, even 

yourself. 

For weddings and 

socials, a personalized 

guest book will be a lasting 

memento of that special 

day. Teachers and students 

will love personalized 

clip board, iPad case, 

phone case or reader case. 

The hostess soap set is a 

thoughtful gift for those 

parties and dinners. 

TimePieces is also doing 

business with Mother 

Earth in mind, their green 

lines consist of soy candles, 

recycled smart note 

paper, eco-memo squares 

and live trees gift boxes. 

Almost everything offered 

is also made here in the 

United States. 

Gifts made in 

Chautauqua County are 

the best. View the prints, 

photographs and arts of 

Thomas Annear, James 

Hoggard, Barbara Del 

Monte and Susan Mackay. 

Hand turned wooden 

bowls from reclaimed local 

woods are designed by 

Patrick Del Monte. Gerri 

Vacanti unique and functional 

pottery pieces are 

perfect accent for any 

home decor. 

TimePieces is open from 

Tuesday to Friday from 

noon to 5:30 p.m. and 

Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Beginning in May, they 

will be open full time. Visit 

their Facebook page for 

more information at 

www.facebook.com/Time 

PiecesGifts. Soon, they 

will be adding lines on 

their website at 

www.TimePiecesGifts.co 

m. For more information 

call (716)672-4818. They 

are confident that you will 

find just what you are 

looking for. 

TimePieces, indulge 

among unique gifts. 

IVE-MAR 

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Riles & Woolley serves in times of need 

The Riles & Woolley 

Funeral Home is dedicated 

to honoring the life of 

every individual. 

Combined with Riles & 

Woolley Monuments, the 

company works with a 

commitment to assisting 

families in remembering 

their loved ones. 

The way people want to 

be remembered is a personal 

choice, which takes 

some consideration. Riles 

& Woolley wants to assist 

local residents with these 

important decisions. 

The Riles & Woolley 

Funeral Home is located at 

39 Main St. in Forestville. 

In addition to Forestville, 

it serves Sheridan, Silver 

Creek, Irving, Hanover 

Center, Smith Mills, 

Perrysburg South Dayton, 

Arkwright, Fredonia and 

Dunkirk. 

Founded in 1927, by the 

late Franklin Philbrick, as 

Philbrick & Philbrick 

Funeral Chapel, Warren H. 

Riles became the owner of 

the funeral home in 1970. 

While Mark Woolley’s partial 

ownership became official 

in 2002, he has been 

working for the funeral 

home as a licensed funeral 

director since 1989. 

Through its long local 

history, the owners have 

strived to serve the community 

and surrounding 

areas in the best ways possible. 

To continue the goal of 

excellent service, Mr. Riles 

completed two large additions 

and a full renovation 

of the funeral home in the 

spring of 2001. 

In 2001, they added a 

new entrance, which contains 

a grand foyer with a 

handicap ramp, a set of 

extra deep handicap steps 

and an arrangements 

office. The other addition 

includes a new spacious 

viewing chapel — which 

allows the funeral home to 

have three viewing chapels 

— and a new embalming 

room. 

Numerous renovations 

were made, including new 

restrooms, a new comfortable 

and relaxing color 

scheme, new music and 

public address systems, a 

larger seating capacity, offstreet 

handicap and regular 

parking, a two-lane exit 

driveway and heated sidewalks. 

Multiple community 

members joined the owners 

in a dedication service, 

which was held on April 

29, 2001 to honor the new 

improvements. 

Riles & Woolley 

Monuments is an innovative, 

full-time, full-service 

monument company, 

which started as a partnership 

between Mr. Riles and 

Mr. Woolley in April 1989. 

Members of the 

Monument Builders of 

North America and the 

New England Monument 

Dealers Association, Riles 

& Woolley have a spacious 

indoor/outdoor display of 

over 50 different memorials. 

The company offered a 

few reasons to consider 

visiting them. 

≤ With the area’s largest 

computerized design room, 

they combine modern technology 

with age old techniques 

to create customized 

memorials. 

≤ They offer free quotations 

and estimates. 

≤ They display prices on 

all of the monuments to 

ensure equal pricing for 

everyone. 

≤ They accept major 

credit cards. 

≤ They have completed 

memorials for many organizations, 

including the 

monument, “In Memory of 

the Unborn,” in St. Mary’s 

Cemetery in Dunkirk. 


Construction of a new, permanent location for Tri-County Medical 

customer service are being 

met in support of the system’s 

culture of caring. 

Discussions have also been 

underway to explore potential 

affiliation relationships 

with larger regional 

providers that could generate 

operational efficiencies 

and result in a wider array 

of locally available 

providers and services. 

Directors: 

Warren H. Riles CFSP 

& Mark L. Woolley 

Specializing in Prearranged 

Funeral Trusts 

Members of Preplan and Cooperative 

Funeral Fund. 

For more information on 

funeral trusts visit 

www.rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com 

39 Main Street 

Forestville 

965-2941 

LERHSNY 


ON THE HORIZON 

LERHSNY has more 

exciting projects on the 

horizon including a new 

and improved website, 

free community newsletters 

packed with healthy 

tips and information, a 

community-wide wellness 

initiative called 

HealthQuest WNY, and 

more. 

“This is truly an exciting 

time for LERHSNY,” 

says Scott Butler — Vice 

President of Community 

Relations. “I really think 

the community will be 

impressed with all that we 

are doing to enhance our 

locally available healthcare 

resources in the year 

ahead.” 

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VISION 2012 


Hae Jude is located at 344 Central Ave., Silver Creek. 


Hae Jude Custom 

Signs is expanding 

Hae Jude Custom Signs 

in Silver Creek is at it 

again. They are expanding 

to reach way outside the 

box ... into online sales to 

meet the many needs of 

customers around the 

world. 

Today, besides the highend 

gold leaf signs, illuminated 

signs, channel letters, 

banners, vehicle graphics, 

wraps, and window lettering, 

screen printed apparel 

and posters, Hae Jude is 

offering canvas printing for 

wedding photos, baby 

photo shoots, the classic 

car lover, interior design 

artwork and much more. 

Do you have a favorite 

piece of artwork that you 

want printed and enlarged, 

or paintings that you would 

like copied? 

Hae Jude’s main function 

is still a sign and graphics 

shop, with the addition of a 

fully equipped 1,000 square 

foot fabricating shop that 

can meet all of your sign 

needs. In addition, Hae 

Jude offers a wide range of 

products for your advertising 

needs. If you are starting 

up a business, Hae Jude 

can create a logo for you 


Hae Jude can now do canvas printing for wedding 

photos, baby photo shoots, the classic car lover, 

interior design artwork and much more. 

and provide you with custom 

made business cards, 

letterhead, ad layouts, 

signs, vehicle graphics, 

apparel and promotional 

products. That’s why they 

are called the “one-stop 

shop.” 

Hae Jude’s automatic 

flatbed screen machine can 

also produce your screen 

printed sign needs such as 

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Monte’s can service all your 

outdoor power equipment needs 

Monte’s Small Engine 

Repair Service is located on 

3405 Roberts Road in 

Fredonia. Monte Gens 

established the small engine 

repair service in March 

1993. 

He still owns the business 

and works full time. 

Many customers say that 

Monte is one of the most 

knowledgeable power 

equipment repair technicians 

in Western New York. 

Working with Monte, is 

his partner and friend, 

Glenn Monacelli. Glenn 

grew up in the business and 

began helping out at a 

young age. Glenn also takes 

care of all the advertising. 

The product line at 

Monte’s is from the top 

brand names, including: 

Toro, Stihl, Troybilt, 

Shindaiwa, White, Briggs 

and Stratton, Kohler, 

Tecumseh, Little Wonder, 

Kawasaki, Honda, Wright, 

Walker and SnoWay Plows. 

They believe that “better 

quality means longer life” 

of the equipment. Local 

delivery is free. They also 

service many different 

brands of lawn and garden 

equipment. 

A purchase from Monte’s 

includes: removal of all 

packaging and crating, full 

assembly, all adjustments 

needed, complete lubrication, 

and total testing of all 

systems. The product 

comes to you ready to use. 

They offer full part service 

and warranty right on their 

premises. A complete 

review of a machine’s operating 

procedures is provided 

with an on-site demonstration. 

All service and repair 

work is done in their shop 

by master technicians, who 

are available six days per 

week, 52 weeks per year. 

Monte’s Small Engine 

Repair Service offers you, 

their valued customer, a 

knowledgeable and professional 

sales and support 

staff with over 80 years of 

experience. They are ready 

to serve all of your outdoor 

power equipment needs. 

Westfield Memorial Hospital 

provides high quality care 

WESTFIELD — For 

more than half a century, 

Westfield Memorial 

Hospital (WMH) has provided 

high-quality health 

care to residents of Western 

New York. 

Through new technologies, 

services and partnerships, 

WMH has evolved 

over the years to offer 

patients the most sophisticated 

medical advancements, 

while keeping the 

ease and familiarity of a 

community hospital. 

As an affiliate of Saint 

Vincent Health System in 

Erie, Pa., Westfield 

Memorial Hospital offers 

direct access to highly specialized 

care. Staffed by the 

area’s finest physicians and 

medical professionals, 

WMH is committed to 

meeting the health care 

needs of area families for 

years to come. WMH offers 

a variety of services geared 

to meet community needs. 

THE WMH EMER- 

GENCY DEPARTMENT 

When you’re seriously ill 

and need to be rushed to the 

hospital, the choice is clear: 

The Westfield Memorial 

Hospital Emergency Room. 

Open 24/7, the WMH 

Emergency Room is staffed 

by highly experienced 

physicians who are board 

certified in emergency care, 

as well as physician assistants 

and nurses skilled in 

the most advanced technologies 

and procedures. 

WMH is the choice of 

more than 30,000 area residents 

for emergency care – 

65 percent of the area’s population. 

Last year, the 

expert emergency staff at 

WMH provided fast triage, 

expert medical care, and 

life-saving transfers to nearly 

9,000. Patient surveys 

show a high level of satisfaction 

with the prompt 

service they experience in 

the WMH Emergency 

Room, often waiting only a 

fraction of the time patients 

wait in other hospital emergency 

rooms. 

As an affiliate of Saint 

Vincent Health Center, 

WMH is connected to a network 

of the region’s highest 

quality physician specialists, 

the most advanced 

technologies, and highly 

skilled, compassionate caregivers. 

Patients requiring 

transfer for specialty care or 

surgery are stabilized and 

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A quick look at Rock City 

Rocky City Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram 

520 Rock City St., Little Valley, NY 

14755 

Phone: (716) 938-6936 Fax: (716) 938- 

6046 

Website: www.rockcitychrysler.com 

Hours: Monday and Thursday 8 a.m. to 

7 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 8 a.m. 

to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Five questions for the owners 

1) Tell us about your business. 

Rock City Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram 

sells new Chrysler, Jeep Dodge and Ram 

with a full line of quality pre-owned vehicles. 

We service all make of vehicles. We 

have certified technicians and sell Mopar 

parts. We also offer full line of vehicle 

detailing. 

2) How many years have you been in 

business? 

Three and a half years. We were established 

in September 2008 

3) What is your slogan or mission statement? 

Small town feel, rock solid deals. Rock 

City Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram wants to 

sell you your next vehicle. We provide new 

and quality pre-owned vehicle. We service 

all vehicles and have a Mopar parts department. 

4) What are your plans for the future? 

We are looking at expansion in other 

markets. 

5)What is unique about your business? 

We are the only Chrysler Jeep Dodge 

Ram dealer in a 30-mile radius. We offer a 

sizable referral bonus to customers who 

refer us business. 

Hae Jude 


election signs and site 

signs. The screen printed 

apparel and promotional 

products have become very 

hot items. With their automatic 

apparel screener they 

can output large quantities 

of screen printed shirts in a 

timely manner for those big 

jobs or wholesale needs. 

They keep very busy printing 

for area schools, sports 

teams and house leagues. 

Hae Jude can provide full 

color digital printing such 

as banners, posters & full 

color graphics. They now 

offer large wide-format 

printing done in-house up 

to 64.” Hae Jude also provides 

promotional products 

in many quantities ranging 

from (50)-(100,000). 

Check out their online 

catalogs at Hae Jude’s website. 

Choose from either the 

promotional products or 

our two online apparel catalogs. 

Also “like” us on 

Facebook and receive an 

additional 5 percent off the 

purchase of any apparel 

(www.facebook.com/haeju 

designs). 

If you have any questions 

just call or email Hae Jude. 

Get your items ready for the 

next giveaway at trade 

shows, or for your employees 

or customer giveaways. 

For more information and 

further details, please visit 

www.haejude.com or call 

934-4840 and ask for Judy 

or Christen. Hae Jude Signs 

Submitted Photos 

Pictured are samples of Hae Jude’s work. 

will be glad to assist. 

Hae Jude Custom Signs is 

located at 344 Central Ave., 

Silver Creek, NY 14136. 

Contact them at 

(716)934-4840 phone; 

(716_934-4811fax or visit 

www.haejude.com.


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receive diagnostic services, 

life-sustaining care and 

medications at WMH, and 

are then safely transported 

via ground or air transportation. 

This means patients 

receive the prompt, personalized 

high-quality care of a 

small-town hospital, with 

the advanced technology 

and specialized services of a 

major hospital when it is 

needed. 

TELESTROKE: A 

UNIQUE TELEMEDI- 

CINE PROGRAM 

As part of the Saint 

Vincent network of 

providers, Westfield 

Memorial Hospital can now 

provide patients who have 

stroke symptoms access to 

not only Saint Vincent 

Health Center’s team of 

stroke experts, but 

Cleveland Clinic neurological 

specialists as well. 

Westfield patients transported 

to the Saint Vincent 

Emergency Department, are 

collaboratively diagnosed 

and assessed via video-conferencing 

telemedicine with 

the Cleveland Clinic, and 

receive immediate, expert 

treatment at Saint Vincent. 

“By adding the Cleveland 

Clinic to our team, Saint 

Vincent has raised the bar 

for stroke care in the 

region,” says Scott Whalen, 

Ph.D., FACHE, Saint 

Vincent President and Chief 

Executive Officer. 

OUTPATIENT SURGI- 

CAL SERVICES 

When you integrate 


Hospital’s highly qualified 

surgical team with access to 

the specialty surgeons at 

Saint Vincent Health 

Center in Erie, PA, it makes 

WMH your hospital of 

choice for surgical procedures. 

The WMH surgical professionals 

in ophthalmology, 

gynecology, general and 

orthopedic surgery provide 

an excellent team approach 

to performing procedures 

such as cataract eye surgery 

and minimally invasive 

WMH 


orthopedic procedures. In 

addition, they perform outpatient 

procedures such as 

colonoscopies, podiatric 

and gynecologic surgeries. 

Screening and minor sameday 

procedures are also 

available. 

The Western New York 

region also benefits from 

the capabilities of two of 

Saint Vincent’s skilled, 

highly experienced general 

surgeons, Scott Bedwell, 

MD, and Muhammad Asad, 

MD, who perform procedures 

at WMH. Dr. Bedwell 

consults with patients on 

the second floor of WMH, 

while Dr. Asad has an office 

in Mayville, NY. 

When other surgical specialists 

are required, WMH 

patients gain access to 

nationally recognized surgical 

talent at Saint Vincent. 

With a seamless health care 

connection, the Westfield 

community benefits from 

specialized heart surgeons 

and highly skilled urology 

and neurology surgeons, as 

well as other specialty surgeons 

at Saint Vincent. 

CARDIOVASCULAR 

SPECIALISTS CLOSE TO 

HOME 

For patients who experience 

heart disease, the 

WMH affiliation with the 

Saint Vincent Heart and 

Vascular Center provides 

patients a connection to 

Saint Vincent cardiologists 

Sam Ward, MD, David 

Borkowski, MD, and Ross 

Peterson, MD, who consult 

with patients at an office 

location in Mayville. 

Patients needing surgery 

have access to the most 

skilled and respected heart 

and vascular surgeons in 

the region at Saint Vincent. 

WMH provides onsite 

cardiac rehabilitation services, 

nuclear stress testing, 

echocardiography, and vascular 

studies. 

THE WOMEN’S WELL- 

NESS SUITE AT WEST- 

FIELD MEMORIAL HOS- 

PITAL 

Because early detection is 

often a woman’s best 

defense against bone loss, 

breast cancer and other 

female cancers, WMH provides 

the area’s finest 

screening services and technology. 

Women’s diagnostic 

services include digital 

mammography, ultrasound, 

sonography and bone densitometry. 

Most recently, WMH has 

added Selenia Digital 

Mammography from 

Hologic, a state-of-the-art 

system, available to patients 

beginning March 14, 2012. 

Selenia Digital 

Mammography offers a 

number of other practical 

advantages and patient conveniences. 

Because there is 

no wait times for film to be 

developed, it significantly 

reduces the need for repeat 

exams due to under or over 

exposure. High-resolution 

digital images are easily 

stored and transferred electronically, 

eliminating the 

dependency on one set of 

original films, which can be 

misfiled or lost in transit. 

Other WMH services 

include: 

¯ Audiology 

¯ Ophthalmology 

¯ Orthopedic Clinic 

¯ Outpatient Surgery — 

Endoscopy/Colonoscopy, 

General Surgery, 

G y n e c o l o g y , 

Ophthalmology and 

Orthopedics 

¯ Laboratory 

¯ Physical Therapy — 

Post-Operative 

Rehabilitation, General 

Rehabilitation, Pain 

Management, Back Care- 

McKenzie Method, Health 

Fitness Program 

¯ Radiology — X-ray, CT 

scan, Dexa scan, mammography, 

ultrasound, fluoroscopy, 

nuclear scanning 

¯ Expanded Nuclear 

Services 

¯ Sleep Lab — Newly 

remodeled private rooms 

with queen sized beds 

¯ Sports Medicine 

¯ Wound Clinic 

For more information or 

specific questions regarding 


Hospital, call (716)326- 

4921. 

Phantom Computers can fix your computer 

By SEAN MOORE 

Owner Phantom Computers 

Let me introduce myself. 

My name is Sean Moore, the 

owner-operator of Phantom 

Computers. I’d like to share 

the Phantom Computers 

story with you. 

Not many computer shops’ 

stories begin on a fruit 

farm like this one does. I was 

raised by my grandparents, 

the late Dave and Rebia 

Pierson of Ripley. They ran a 

very successful fruit farm in 

Ripley for many years. I 

watched my grandparents, 

and how they treated every 

customer as if that person 

was a good friend. I remember 

going places with my 

grandpa and it seemed like 

he knew someone everywhere 

we went. 

They were always happy 

to see him coming and greeted 

him with “Hey Mr. 

Pierson, how are you 

doing?” Once I asked my 

grandpa what he liked most 

about farming. He said, “The 

farm makes me feel like I’m 

closer to God. I love to see 

things grow and I really love 

the feeling I get when a satisfied 

customer walks out the 

door and I know I sold him 

good produce at a reasonable 

price. Then I’ll sleep 

good tonight.” 

When I look back it’s so 

plain to see, that they really 

had worked hard — both in 

the fields and with the customers 

— to make a small 

fruit farm work. I mean we 

had folks come as far away 

as Niagara Falls or Ohio just 

to pick our tomatoes and 

peppers. Then when I was in 

seventh grade, my grandparents 

had retired and sold 

their farm. 

Shortly after that, my 

grandparents bought me a 

TRS-80 color computer. My 

first computer! This was at 

the suggestion of my high 

school principal, who somehow 

had some insight into 

my computer abilities that 

were yet to come. It was that 

one computer that started 

me off on a life-long journey. 

The rest is merely history 

now. So when you hear our 

slogan you will understand 

what we mean when we say: 

“Phantom Computers, the 

service you deserve at prices 

you can afford.” 

Phantom Computers is at 

756 Main St., Dunkirk NY. 

14048. Visit www.a- 

51x.com, e-mail: admin@a- 

51x.com or call (716) 366- 

2890. 

I’d like to leave you with 

three computer tips: 

1). Back up your files! It’s 

not “if” but “how soon” will 

it happen to you. Some day 

your computer will crash, or 

hard drive will fail and all 

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VISION 2012 

VISION 2012 


At play 

Watching television 

TV viewing patterns, technology have changed over the years 

By SAMANTHA 

MCDONNELL 


In the past, television 

sets would allow you to 

have a select few channels. 

In order to watch programming, 

a viewer would have 

to sit down in front of the 

TV set at the allotted time 

for one’s viewing pleasure. 

Presently, television shows 

are available whenever and 

wherever the viewer would 

like them. With new technology, 

viewers can be in 

control of their viewing 

even from across the world. 

“I think one of the 

biggest shifts in the explosion 

we’ve seen is in content 

and how people get 

that content. Gone are the 

days of watch what they 

put on when they put it 

on,” Kathryn Hinds 

Morrison, product development 

coordinator for DFT 

Communications said. 

Content is now available 

in a variety of ways on various 

devices for viewing 

shows. Viewers can now 

OBSERVER Photo by Samantha McDonnell 

Home theaters, like this one for sale at DFT Communications, is becoming 

increasingly more popular. 

view shows online on their 

laptop, iPad, tablet or 

smart phone. 

“You don’t have to 

watch it when it airs, you 

can watch it when it’s convenient 

for you,” Hinds 

Morrison said. “The fact 

that it is now fairly easy to 

watch what you want to 

watch whenever you want 

to watch it has been a huge 

shift. Sites like Hulu, 

Netflix, the network websites 

certainly make that 

easy.” 

DFT Communications, 

Dick Golden TV as well as 

SatLink all offer Dish 

Network and DIRECTV. 

With Dish Network and 

DIRECTV, viewers also 

have control of their viewing 

habits. 

“If you are sitting in your 

living room, you can order 

a movie from Blockbuster 

and watch it right there,” 

Antonio Pereira, owner of 

SatLink, said. 

According to Pereira, 

Dish Network purchased 

Blockbuster so the movies 

are available for viewing in 

home in a system similar to 

video on demand. Both 

Dish Network and 

DIRECTV also offer the 

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America’s Grape Country Wine Festival is Aug. 11-12 

The word is out about 

the America’s Grape 

Country Wine Festival and 

the response has been overwhelming! 

There has been 

amazing support from the 

community since we created 

the event in 2008. Each 

year there’s been more features 

for attendees and vendors 

to enjoy. Now with 

four successful years, get 

ready for America’s Grape 

Country Wine Festival 

2012! 

The 2012 America’s 

Grape Country Wine 

Festival is scheduled for 

Saturday, Aug. 11 and 

Sunday, Aug. 12 from noon 

to 7 p.m. at the Chautauqua 

County Fairgrounds. 

Spend the weekend tasting 

wines from dozens of 

New York state wineries! 

Live music, educational 

seminars and local crafters 

and artisans will be featured 

all weekend at the 

festival. Watch for updated 

festival information and for 

the announcement of this 

year’s nationally touring act 

to be featured at the headline 

concert. 

Go 

to 

www.agcwinefestival.com 

and purchase your ticket to 

this year’s premier summertime 

event! Call 800- 

965-4834 for more information. 

Loyal Order of Moose Lodge cares 

about children, seniors, our community 

The Loyal Order of 

Moose Lodge #89, located 

at 296 Lake Shore Drive 

West in Dunkirk is a beautiful 

facility in the heart of 

our community. The 

organization itself has 

been in existence for 102 

years and is completely 

driven toward the benefit 

of three entities. The first 

is the Mooseheart, located 

west of Chicago. Their #1 

priority is the care of children 

who may be less fortunate. 

The second would 

be Moosehaven, the City of 

Contentment, in 

Jacksonville, Fla., which 

focuses on care for the 

Senior members of the 

Moose. Last but not least, 

the Moose’s surrounding 

community is also of top 

priority. 

This philosophy is born 

out of a saying by James J. 

Davis, Director General. 

He said that only the 

church and the school have 

the right to exist. All others 

should have to prove 

their right. Moose members 

prove their worth by 

being in support of 

Mooseheart, Moosehaven 

and the community in 

which they live. And they 

take pride in doing so 

every day. 

Since community service 

events are a top priority, 

one way that Moose 

helps is by offering their 

facilities to many non-profit 

organizations throughout 

the year. In this way, 

100 percent of the net profits 

can be donated toward 

the purpose of the event. 

The extensive Phoenix 

Room holds over 300 people 

and the fully-staffed 

and stocked kitchen is prepared 

to cater any function 

including Monte Carlo 

nights and spaghetti dinners. 

The Moose Lodge and 

its facilities are also open 

to private special occasions, 

such as wedding 

receptions, showers, parties 

and much more! The 

lodge offers the finest food 

and expertly trained staff 

to attend to your every 

need. 

You’ll want to come by 

on March 31 for Musicians 

Against Cancer. This is 

going to be one wild party, 

all to benefit Cancer 

Research, which, unfortunately, 

affects us all in 

some way. Live Music will 

be provided by Local 

Legends from 7-10 p.m. 

and there will be a buffet 

dinner to enjoy starting at 

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6 p.m. To boost the fundraising, 

there will be raffles, 

drawings, a silent auction 

and other activities to 

show your support. More 

information is available at 

the Moose Lodge. Please 

come down! 

Other upcoming events 

include a Chiavetta’s 

Chicken BBQ sponsored 

by Women of the Moose on 

Sunday, April 1. On April 

14, you can get your boogie 

on with live music from 

Pirate Dreams. On April 

28, Us will play and on 

May 5, come on down for 

music by Wide Right. 

As well as fun parties 

with live music, the Moose 

offers nightly specials 

along with their regular 

menu. Mondays, enjoy two 

mini Beef-on-Weck sandwiches 

and fries for only 

$4.95. Tuesdays, the 

Chef’s Special is sure to 

satisfy. Wednesdays, there 

Moose 


are 25-cent wings. 

Thursdays offer a 12-inch 

pizza and 10 wings with a 

pitcher of beer or pop for 

$11.95. Fridays are saved 

for the Moose’s Famous 

Fish Fry, called the best in 

town! Saturdays are all 

about steak and surf-nturf, 

prepared with the 

finest ingredients. 

Sundays, you can find special 

prices on can beer and 

well drinks as well as 

Vivian’s Country Fried 

Chicken Dinner. 

So if you have a charity 

event to plan, a special 

occasion to host or are just 

looking for a great night 

out with some fabulous 

people, food and music, 

consider the Moose Lodge 

in Dunkirk. More information 

can be obtained by 

contacting President Bill 

Winder at (716) 366 5322. 

He and his staff are happy 

to welcome you. 

O’Malia’s Liquor 

1170 Central Ave., 

Dunkirk (D&F Plaza) 

366-3980 

Hours: Monday to 

Saturday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; 

Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. 

Four questions for 

owner Linda Jarvis 

1) Tell us about your 

business. 

O’Malia’s Liquors Inc. is 

centrally located at the 

D&F Plaza on Vineyard 

Drive with plenty of parking. 

O’Malia’s is proud to 

have the largest wine and 

spirit inventory in our 

entire area. Since purchasing 

the liquor store in 1987, 

we have been striving to 

stock the finest and most 

extensive wine selection in 

Western New York. It has 

been a primary focus to 

expand the New York state 

wine selection with special 

attention on our wonderful 

local wineries. We are so 

proud of them all. 

DUNKIRK MOOSE #89 

296 Lake Shore Dr. W., Dunkirk, NY 

366-5322 

Musicians Against Cancer 

Local Legends Band 

LIVE AT THE DUNKIRK MOOSE 

SATURDAY, MARCH 31 • 7-10PM 

Buffet Dinner 6pm • Raffles • Drawings 

Chinese Auction & More! 

Tickets and more information available at the lodge. 

Upcoming Events: 

CHIAVETTA’S CHICKEN BAR-B-Q, (WOTM) - SAT. APR. 1 

MUSIC BY: PIRATE DREAMS - SAT. APR. 14 

MUSIC BY: US - SAT. APR. 28 

MUSIC BY: WIDE RIGHT - SAT. MAY 5 

Mondays: 2 Mini Beef on Weck & Fries 

Tuesdays: Chef Special 

Wednesday: 25 Cent Wings 

Thursday: 12” Pizza & 10 Wings w/ 

a Pitcher of Beer or Pop 

Friday: Fish Fry - The BEST in town. 

Saturday: Steak Specials & Surf & Turf 

Sundays: Special Price on Cans of Beer & Well Drinks 

Vivian’s Country Fried Chicken Dinner 


A quick look at O’Malia’s Liquor 

With the current inventory 

and selections, O’Malia’s 

is ready to handle any wine 

and liquor need, from small 

occasions to large weddings 

and parties. 

Our friendly staff is very 

knowledgeable regarding 

our wines and spirits. They 

are always ready to help 

customers with their search 

for the right wine. 

How many years have 

you been in business? 

We’ve been in business 

for 23 years. 

What is your motto or 

mission statement? 

O’Malia’s motto is “We’d 

like to be your favorite 

liquor store.” Customer 

service is our priority. With 

consumer knowledge of 

wines expanding, a large 

variety of finer wines are 

kept in stock. Special 

orders will be taken for 

items not in stock. 

What is unique about 

your business? 

The spirit side of the 

3,000 square ft. store is very 

extensive. O’Malia’s has a 

huge variety of flavored 

vodkas and rums. We offer 

a large section of pre-mixed 

drinks. Our tequila section 

is one of the best! Don’t 

forget the large gift set corner. 

Need a small size? We 

have small sizes including 

miniatures! 

O’Malia’s offers our local 

customers a “Preferred 

Customer Discount” on all 

wines excluding sale items. 

Join today and save 10 percent 

on every bottle of 

wine, Champagne and 

Vermouth you purchase. 

We also have a “Wine of 

the Month” which we offer 

to our customers at a 15 

percent discount on the 

selected wine of the month 

... and for the best deal of 

all ... O’Malia’s offers a 20 

percent case discount on all 

cases of wines. We even 

allow our customers to mix 

and match. 

Also, gift certificates are 

available. You’ve got to 

stop in and check out all of 

it! 

O’MALIA’S LIQUOR STORE 

At The D&F Plaza • 366-39806-39 Look What’s New! 

Ireland 

Concannon 

Irish Whiskey 

750 ml 

New York 

Heron Hill 

Vidal Blanc 

Late Harvest 

375 ml 

France 

Jean-Luc 

Colombo Cape 

Bleue Rose 

750 ml 

Canada 

Maple Rye 

Whiskey 

750 ml 

New York 

Bully Hill 

Special Reserve 

St. Croix 

750 ml 

Germany 

Cup Cake 

Riesling 

750 ml 

Captain 

Morgan 

Black Spiced 

Rum 

1 Lt. 

Canada 

Cave Spring 

Estate Bottled 

Riesling 

750 ml 

California 

Gnarly Head 

Authentic 

Red 

750 ml


PLAY 

There are two unique 

events slated as part of the 

spring performance series at 

the 1891 Fredonia Opera 

House, one featuring nearly 

70 high energy, young performers 

in late March, and 

one that allows audience 

members to play a part in a 

folk music performance. 

The Guerrillas 

ACAPPELLA EXPLO- 

SION 

The Opera House sage 

will erupt in an explosion of 

acappella music at 7 p.m. on 

Friday, March 30, when five 

high-energy acappella 

singing groups from SUNY 

Fredonia come together on 

one stage for one night in 

Acappella Explosion. 

Each of the five groups … 

The Guerrillas, Much More 

Chill, Premium Blend, The 

Riveters and Some Like it 

Hot … will present its own 

performance set of traditional 

and contemporary 

songs. With the dramatic 

rise in popularity of acappella-based 

television competition 

shows, such as The 

Sing-Off, the Opera House 

expects that tickets will sell 

briskly. 

The all-male group The 

Guerrillas was formed at 

SUNY Fredonia in the fall 

of 2008 and has performed 

on college campuses 

throughout New York state. 

This past summer, the 

group was chosen to compete 

in the nationally televised 

singing competition 

“America Sings.” The group 

ultimately finished fifth in 

the nationwide competition, 

which aired on the Gospel 

Music Channel (GMC) and 

featured thousands of hopefuls 

from a variety of musical 

genres. The show was 

hosted by Drew Lachey, a 

member of the 1990s pop 

music sensation 98 Degrees 

and a former “Dancing with 

the Stars” winner. Call-in 

votes from the television 

viewing audience determined 

the contest outcome. 

Founded in 2000, Much 

More Chill is the oldest allmale 

a cappella group on 

campus. In 2009, Much 

More Chill and Some Like 

it Hot, the oldest all-female 

a cappella group on campus, 

opened for alternative 

rock singer-songwriter Ben 

Folds at Kleinhans Music 

Hall in Buffalo. Each group 

performed acappella versions 

of Folds’ songs in 

addition to their own selections. 

Premium Blend is the 

only coed a cappella group 

on campus. It was formed 

in 2005. The all-female 

group The Riveters is the 

newest a cappella group, 

formed just this year. 

Acappella music originally 

was defined as music “in 

the manner of the church 

(or chapel).” In modern 

usage, a cappella refers to 

an unaccompanied, vocal 

group performance of any 

style, including barbershop, 

doo wop and modern 

pop/rock. Acappella groups 

exploded in popularity 

beginning in the 1990s, 

fueled in part by a change in 

style to one which utilizes 

voices to emulate modern 

rock instruments, including 

percussion instruments or 

“beatboxing.” 

Tickets to Acappella 

Explosion are $10 ($8 for 

students) and may be purchased 

in person at the 

Opera House Box Office or 

by phone at 716-679-1891, 

Tuesday through Friday, 1- 

5 p.m. They also may be 

purchased online any time 

at www.fredopera.org. This 

performance is made possible, 

in part, with public 

funds from the United Arts 

Appeal of Chautauqua 

County. 

ROLLING ROOTS 

REVUE 

A music revolution is 

coming to town on April 20, 

when the Rolling Roots 

Revue takes the Opera 

House stage. 

Wepecket Island 

Records, a traditional music 

label based in southeastern 

Massachusetts, has set out 

to revolutionize the way 

folk musicians and audiences 

get together. Each 

spring a group of Wepecket 

Island recording artists performs 

in a revue format, 

with some individual performances 

and lots of 

opportunities for interplay 

among the musicians, as 

well. 

This revue comes to the 

Opera House April 20 at 8 

p.m., and will feature Don 

Barry, Andru Bemis, Dale 

Robin Goodman, Hilary 

Hawke, Russ Mello, Phil 

Minissale, “Ragtime” Jack 

Some Like It Hot 

Fredonia Opera House to present two unique performance events 

Radcliffe and The Ruckus 

Brothers Jug Band. At the 

end of the show the troupe 

invites members of the 

audience who play an 

instrument and sing to join 

them on stage in a closing 

jam session, campfire-style. 

“If you have a recognizable 

musical instrument, we 

want you to play with us,” 

says “Ragtime” Jack 

Radcliffe, Wepecket’s selfstyled 

“President, 

Packer/Shipper and 

Dishwasher.” 

“And if you have an 

unrecognizable instrument, 

we want you to come with 

us on next year’s tour,” he 

laughingly adds. 

Based loosely on the 

Theater Owners Booking 

Association that booked 

African-American performers 

in the 1920s, the tour 

will strut its stuff on stages 

in more than a dozen cities 

throughout the East this 

spring. “We’re trying to 

reconnect more directly 

with our audiences, and in 

a less structured, more fun 

way,” adds Radcliffe, who 

also plays ragtime piano 

with the troupe. 

Tickets for Rolling Roots 

Revue are $15 ($13 for 

Opera House members), 

and can be purchased at the 

box office (716-679-1891) 

or online at 

www.fredopera.org. may be 

purchased in person at the 

Much More Chill 

Opera House Box Office or 

by phone at 716-679-1891, 

Tuesday through Friday, 1- 

5 p.m. They also may be 

purchased online any time 

at www.fredopera.org. This 

performance is made possible, 

in part, with public 

funds from the United Arts 

Appeal of Chautauqua 

County. 

Chautauqua County’s 

only performing arts center 

presenting its own programming 

year-round, the 1891 

Fredonia Opera House is a 

member-supported not-forprofit 

organization located 

in Village Hall in downtown 

Fredonia. A complete 

schedule of events is available 

at www.fredopera.org.

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Chadwick Bay Academy of Dance provides dance education 

With its roots in the 

Crino Dance Arts established 

by Sally J. Crino in 

1973, the new Chadwick 

Bay Academy of Dance 

owned by Rosanne Chesbro 

continues its mission of 

excellence providing dance 

education in a non-competitive 

environment. 

Celebrating that continuing 

mission in a new two-studio 

building, this local 

dance studio will host a 

Grand Opening at 158 Lake 

Shore Drive, East, on 

Saturday May 19 from 

noon to 4 p.m. The event 

will feature a ribbon cutting 

with Dunkirk Mayor A. J. 

Dolce, tours of the newly 

renovated facility, viewing 

of the most recent recital 

performance, free snacks, 

prize giveaways, and a 

bounce house for the kids. 

The tour of the facility 

will reveal off-street parking, 

the new maple sprung 

hardwood floor, specialized 

studio lighting, antique and 

vintage chandeliers, beautiful 

dance artwork on the 

studio walls showing the 

many and varied views of 

the dancer, cozy seating 

areas for shoe changing, a 

boutique, the new handy 

kitchenette for social 

events, a costume shop and 

restrooms. 

Artistic Director 

Rosanne Chesbro will be on 

hand to assist customers 

OBSERVER Photos by Diane Chodan 

Instructor Rebecca Mahoney, instructor at Chadwick 

Bay Academy of Dance, helps the 5-6 year old ballet 

and tap class develop flexibility. 

Chadwick Bay 

Academy 

of Dance 

has relocated.... 

Visit us at 

158 Lake Shore Drive, East 

or www.chadwickbayacademyofdance.com 

for Summer 2012 

(July 9-August 16) 

Grand Opening Celebration 

Saturday, May 19 • Noon-4 

Tour • Treats • Surprises 

shopping at the expanded 

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premises, or registering students 

of all ages for 

Summer 2012 Dance Camp 

(July 9-August 16) offering 

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Pilates mat class, 

Physioball, ballroom dance 

for couples, and new this 

summer, yoga, preschool 

music and dance with Mrs. 

Chesbro and Kay Barlow, 

and a Fashion Design 

Challenge. This pearl of 

Chadwick Bay really offers 

dance for all. 

!!! 

OBSERVER Photos by Diane Chodan 

Rosanne Chesbro, owner of Chadwick Bay Academy 

of Dance, works with an individual student in the 5- 

6 year old ballet and tap class to develop flexibility. 

Southern Italy & Sicily 

11 Days • October 4-14 th , 2012 

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Thru the Grapevine Travel can 

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Remember Those 

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Rookies on the Lake – 

your place for summer fun 

Rookies on the Lake, located across from 

the Dunkirk City Pier at 19 Lake Shore Drive 

East is already bustling and this is just the 

beginning. It’s going to be one heck of a summer! 

Rookies is open Monday through Friday at 3 

p.m. and at noon on Saturdays and Sundays 

with the kitchen open each night. Rookies 

brought their sports-theme in and melded it 

with the Caribbean vibe that you expect from 

a lakeside bar. All national sporting events are 

featured every night on seven high-definition 

Summer 

fun 

Some of the weekly fun 

events include: 

• National sporting 

events televised nightly. 

• Karaoke night 

Wednesdays. 

• Live music Thursday 

to Saturday nights. 

flat screens so you can catch up on all the action while relaxing with your 

favorite brew or cocktail. 

Every Wednesday is Karaoke night from 8-11 p.m. And Thursday, Friday 

and Saturday nights will feature live music from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. to rock the 

night away! Come down for a mellow Sunday afternoon with live tunes 

from 4-7 p.m. 

Rookie’s is also offering their facilities for your private events. Host your 

next party, shower, wedding or other gathering and make it one to remember. 

Information about booking parties is available by calling the bar at 366- 

9797. 

JELL-O GALLERY EXHIBIT 

In LeRoy, New York 


23 East main St. (Rt 5) LeRoy, NY 14482 

(585)768-7433 www.jellomuseum.com 

The LeRoy Historical Society 

Welcomes you to the 

Birthplace of JELL-O! 

On Route 5 six miles from NYS Thruway Exit 47 

April - December 

Mon.-Sat. 10-4, Sun. 1-4 

Jan., Feb., March Mon-Fri 10-4 

Admission 

$4 Adults, $1.50 Children 6-11, 

Free Under 5 Years old 

Call For Group 

Rate Discount 

Historic LeRoy 

House 

Open May- 

October 

Hours May Vary - Call For Information

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Merritt’s Strawberry Festival scheduled for June 9-10 

OPEN 24 HOURS 

big 

parking 

lot! rv & 

biker 

friendly! 

Stop In and See Our Monthly Promotions 

18 lb. easter bunny 

giveaway!! 

ATM 

On-Site 

NOW FULLY STOCKED! 

Carrying the Largest Selection 

on the Territory 

of 

NATIVE & Prem ium Brands 

no purchase necessary 

Propane 

Full Serve 

Gas Pumpers 

Merritt Estate was turned 

into a full-functioning winery 

in 1976, and was one of 

the first farm wineries organized 

in Chautauqua County. 

Since then, father and son 

duo William and Jason 

Merritt have dedicated 

themselves to their small 

winery, devoting their time 

and energy into producing 

some of the area’s finest 

wines. 

Merritt Estate is located 

in the largest grape-growing 

region east of the Rockies 

and the largest Concord 

grape-growing region in the 

world. The grapes and wines 

produced by Merritt rival the 

quality of premium vintages 

found throughout the world. 

Visitors are encouraged to 

visit Merritt Estate Winery 

to tour the facilities and surrounding 

vineyards, and 

enjoy free year-round wine 

tasting in the Tasting Room. 

A complete selection of 

Merritt Estate wine is available 

for purchase at the winery 

or online. You can also 

find their wines or request 

them at your local liquor 

store. They are motor coach, 

tour bus and limo friendly. 

Come to the annual 

Strawberry Festival on 

Saturday, June 9 from noon 

to 10 p.m. and Sunday, June 

10 from noon to 6 p.m. The 

festival features area 

crafters, a classic car cruise, 

summertime grilling 

favorites, strawberry themed 

desserts, Merritt’s famous 

Sangria Wine Slush and 

more! Enjoy live music both 

days from area favorites and 

keep your eyes open for 

information on this year’s 

celebrity athlete appearance! 

Admission is free both 

days of the event. You won’t 

want to miss it! Visit 

www.merrittestatewinery.co 

m or call 888-965-4800 for 

more information on winery 

news and events. Find them 

on Facebook and Twitter! 

10910 ERIE RD., IRVING 

Across from 

the Bingo 

Hall on


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Amy Burton to be guest 

soloist for Western New York 

Chamber Orchestra concert 

Renowned soprano Amy Burton will 

be the featured guest soloist when the 

Western New York Chamber Orchestra 

presents “A night at the Opera” highlighting 

operatic and symphonic works 

of Mozart, in one local performance. 

The event will take place on Sunday, 

March 25 at 4 p.m. in the King Concert 

Hall on the SUNY Fredonia campus. 

Ms. Burton will perform arias from IL 

RE PASTORE, LE NOZZE DI 

FIGARO, and DON GIOVANNI. Also 

included on the program are two symphonies, 

the SYMPHONY IN D major, 

KV 196, also entitled “La Finta 

Gardiniera”, as it began it’s life as a two 

movement overture to Mozart’s opera of 

that name. rounding out the program is 

one of the favorites of his repertory, the 

SYMPHONY NO. 40 in g minor K 550. 

Ms. Burton is one of New York’s most 

notable singers, having performed at the 

Metropolitan Opera from 1993 to the 

present. She is also one of New York 

City Opera’s leading sopranos, having 

appeared in more than a dozen productions. 

Burton’s diverse musical life 

encompasses opera, chamber music, 

recitals, orchestral concerts, and 

cabaret. Recognized worldwide, Ms. 

Burton has received rave reviews in 

opera and concert in Paris, Tokyo, 

Rome, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Glasgow 

as well as throughout the United States 

in cities including San Francisco, 

Boston, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, 

Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, San 

Diego, and Washington. In 2002, Burton 

was invited to sing at the White House, 

a performance that was broadcast 

nationally. As a champion of new music, 

Ms. Burton has performed numerous 

works by living American composers, 

including those of her husband John 

Musto, with whom she has performed at 

the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center. 

The two are in high demand for recitals, 

cabarets, and master classes. In 2009, 

Burton and Musto performed two sold 

out evenings of music written for French 

diva Yvonne Printemps in arrangements 

by Musto, at the Foyer in Barcelona’s 

Liceu Opera, and a recent concert of 

Musto’s music for the Van Cliburn 

Foundation was voted one of the Top 

Ten Musical events in 2010. 

The Western New York Chamber 

Orchestra, under the baton of Music 

Director, Glen Cortese, is in it’s 26th 

year and is the professional ensemble-inresidence 

at SUNY Fredonia. 

There is no charge for the St. Joseph’s 

event. Tickets for the Fredonia concert 

can be reserved by calling the SUNY 

Fredonia ticket office at 716-673-3501, 

or at the door. 

Rookie’s 

On the Lake 

NOW 

BOOKING 

PARTIES & EVENTS!! 

It’s Gonna Be One 

Heck Of A Summer! 

KARAOKE 

Every Wednesday 

8-11 PM 

- 366-9797 - 

LIVE MUSIC 

Every Weekend 

Thurs, Fri., Sat. 9-1 

Sun. 4-7 

KITCHEN OPEN 7 NIGHTS A WEEK! 

Bar Hours: Mon.-Fri. Open at 3pm • Sat. & Sun Open at Noon

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MILESTONES 

HAPPY 

FARMER 

• 679-5757 • 

99 W. Main St., Fredonia 

New to the 

Community. 

ROOKIES 

ON THE LAKE 

• 366-9797 • 

Lake Shore Dr. W., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

Months. 

Building a Better 

ter 

Community... 

munity . . 

ONE BRICK AT A TIME. 

LAKE ERIE 

REGIONAL HEALTH 

SYSTEM OF NY 

Serving our 

community for 

1 year. 

GREAT LAKES 

GOLD & SILVER 

• 866-5450 • 


Serving our 

community for 

2 years. 

PHANTOM 

COMPUTERS 

• 363-2890 • 

756 Main St. Ext., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

3 years. 

INNER LAKES FEDERAL 

CREDIT UNION 

• 366-5864 • 

388 Central Ave., Dunkirk 

New Location in 

the Community. 

ROCK CITY 

• 938-6936• 

520 Rock City St., Little Valley 

Serving our 

community for 

3 years. 

COOL LITTLE 

MUSIC SHOP 

• 672-5995 • 

E. Main St., Fredonia 

Serving our 

community for 

4 years. 

GOWANDA 

REHABILITATION 

• 713-1911 • 

100 Miller St., Gowanda 

Serving our 

community for 

4 years. 

LIBERTY 

VINEYARDS 

• 672-4520 • 

2861 Route 20, Sheridan 

Serving our 

community for 

4 years. 

AMERICA’S GRAPE 

COUNTRY WINE 

FESTIVAL 

• 672-4520 • 

Serving our 

community for 

5 years. 

CATT-REZ 

• 549-5610 • 

10910 Erie Rd., Irving 

Serving our 

community for 

6 years. 


CREDIT UNION 

• 672-5666 • 

3795 Lakeview Rd., Westfield 

Serving our 

community for 

6 years. 

GREATER 

WOODLAWN FEDERAL 

CREDIT UNION 

• 363-4712 • 

3995 Vineyard Dr., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

7 years. 

FREDONIA 

PLACE 

• 679-2250 • 

50 Howard St., Fredonia 

Serving our 

community for 

9 years. 


CREDIT UNION 

• 763-8062 • 

2 Hadley Bay, Stow 

Serving our 

community for 

9 years. 

THRU THE 

GRAPEVINE TRAVEL 

• 934-2518 • 

Silver Creek 

Serving our 

community for 

11 years. 

CHAUTAUQUA 

COUNTY CHAMBER 

10785 Bennett Rd., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

12 years. 

TIME PIECES 

• 672-4818 • 

23 White St., Fredonia 

Serving our 

community for 

12 years. 

VALLEY TIRE 

• 366-6500 • 

47 Lake Shore Dr. W., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

13 years. 

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY 

HEALTH NETWORK 

• 338-0010 • 

200 Harrison St., Jamestown 

Serving our 

community for 

16 years. 

MATHEW’S 

JEWELERS 

• 326-2107• 

49 E. Main St., Westfield 

Serving our 

community for 

17 years. 

BIG RICK’S 

ONE STOP 

• 363-1509 • 

327 E. Lakeshore Dr., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

17 years. 

STORER’S 

CONTAINER SERVICE 

• 595-3186 • 

7534 Rt. 380, Stockton 

Serving our 

community for 

17 years. 

HAE JUDE CUSTOM 

SIGNS 

• 934-4840 • 

334 Central Ave., Silver Creek 

Serving our 

community for 

18 years. 

MAPLE GLEN SUGAR 

HOUSE 

• 532-5483 • 

2266 Zoar Rd., Gowanda 

Serving our 

community for 

18 years. 

MONTE’S SMALL 

ENGINE 

• 619-3138• 

3405 S. Roberts Rd., Fredonia 

Serving our 

community for 

19 years.


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IVE-MAR 

• 532-9161• 

11660 Rt. 39, Perrysburg 

Serving our 

community for 

21 years. 

ECKSTROM 

INSURANCE AGENCY 

• 673-9197 • 

192 E. Main St., Fredonia 

Serving our 

community for 

24 years. 

STORER’S EXCAVATING 

&TRUCKING 

• 595-3186• 

Cummings Rd., Stockton 

Serving our 

community for 

21 years. 

EMPIRE BUILDING 

DIAGNOSTICS, INC 

• 685-4588 • 

2 Main St., P.O. Box 412, Depew 

Serving our 

community for 

24 years. 

CHRIS KNOPP’S 

REPAIR 

• 326-2412 • 

34 N. Portage St., Westfield 

Serving our 

community for 

22 years. 

GALLIVAN 

FLOOR SANDING 

• 934-4773 • 

Silver Creek, NY 

Serving our 

community for 

24 years. 

STEVE 

BALDO 

• 337-4700 • 

Rt. 62, North Collins 

Serving our 

community for 

22 years. 

NATIVE PRIDE 

• 934-7539 • 

11359 Rt. 20, Irving 

Serving our 

community for 

24 years. 

NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA 

CATHOLIC SCHOOL 

• 366-0630• 

350 Main St., Suite 1400, Buffalo 

Serving our 

community for 

23 years. 

FENDER 

MENDERS 

• 672-7274 • 

Serving our 

community for 

25 years. 


COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 

• 672-7274 • 


Serving our 

community for 

26 years. 

O’MALIA’S 

LIQUOR STORE 

• 366-3980• 


Serving our 

community for 

26 years. 

RUSH, CANE & 

SPLINT 

• 366-0933 • 

212 Lake Shore Dr. E., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

26 years. 

WNY CHAMBER 

ORCHESTRA 

• 673-3463 • 

2169 Mason Hall, SUNY 

Serving our 

community for 

26 years. 

GOWANDA 

MEADOWS 

• 532-5745 • 

164 Buffalo St., Gowanda 

Serving our 

community for 

27 years. 

HERBERT STAR 

APARTMENTS 

• 792-7585 • 

54 Central Ave., Brocton 

Serving our 

community for 

28 years. 

SPORTSMAN 

RESTAURANT 

• 934-9923 • 

12872 Alleghany Rd., Irving 

Serving our 

community for 

32 years. 

ADD LUMBER 

• 366-1622 • 

148 Willow Rd., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

30 years. 

BOBEK’S 

AUTOTRANS 

• 366-3066 • 

222 Eagle St., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

33 years. 

JAMESTOWN 

MATTRESS 

• 672-4140 • 


Serving our 

community for 

31 years. 

CARTS 

• 366-4500 • 

Chautauqua Area 

Regional Transit Sytem 

Serving our 

community for 

33 years. 

SENECA HAWK 

• 934-4219 • 


Serving our 

community for 

31 years. 

COPY BOY 

• 679-0422 • 

70 Water St., Fredonia 

Serving our 

community for 

33 years. 

DIEFENBACH 

WATER SYSTEMS 

• 934-3033 • 

1373 Stebbins Rd., Silver Creek 

Serving our 

community for 

32 years. 

YERICO’S 

AUTO BODY 

• 366-0481 • 

3737 New Rd., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

33 years.

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MILESTONES 

A AUTOMOTIVE 

• 753-2367 • 

6251 Honeysette Rd., Mayville 

Serving our 

community for 

35 years. 

DIETZEN’S 

CARPETS & FLOORING 

• 672-4468 • 

156 Newton St., Fredonia, NY 

Serving our 

community for 

39 years. 


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MERRITT 

WINERY 

• 965-4800 • 

2264 King Rd., Forestville 

Serving our 

community for 

36 years. 

COUNTY OF CHAUTAUQUA 

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 

• 661-8900 • 

338 Cental Ave., Suite 220, Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

40 years. 

REVENEW 

CARPET 

• 366-2076 • 


Serving our 

community for 

37 years. 

PUCCI’S 

• 672-5171 • 


Serving our 

community for 

40 years. 

BOUVIER 

PARTNERSHIP 

WALT SEEGERT 

• 363-6000• 

Serving our 

community for 

39 years. 

FARRELL’S 

• 673-1371 • 


Serving our 

community for 

43 years. 

HOLLYLOFT 

SKI & BIKE 

• 483-2330 • 

600 Fairmont Ave., Jamestown 

Serving our 

community for 

34 years. 

CHADWICK BAY 

ACADEMY OF DANCE 

• 366-8295 • 


Serving our 

community for 

39 years. 

BIG DIPPER 

• 366-0616 • 


Serving our 

community for 

44 years. 

FLOWERS BY 

ANTHONY 

• 366-1332 • 


Serving our 

community for 

45 years. 

LAPORTE FARM 

EQUIPMENT 

• 326-4671 • 

Corner of Prospect & Harden Rd., 

Westfield 

Serving our 

community for 

47 years. 

DICK 

GOLDEN TV 

• 672-4834 • 


Serving our 

community for 

48 years. 

LARRY’S 

CANTINA 

• 326-2522 • 

11-13 N. Portage St., Westfield 

Serving our 

community for 

48 years. 

LAKESIDE 

PRECISION 

• 366-5030 • 

208 Dove St., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

49 years. 

LUCKY LANES 

• 673-1375 • 

10387 Bennett Rd., Fredonia 

Serving our 

community for 

53 years. 

B-DRY 

• 800-424-2379 • 

2637 W. 30th St., Erie, PA 

Serving our 

community for 

54 years. 

ELLMANS 

GARAGE 

• 366-0808 • 

4 E. Doughty St., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

55 years. 

RESOURCE 

CENTER 

• 800-205-6544 • 

Serving our 

community for 

57 years. 

GABEL BROTHERS 

FURNITURE 

• 532-3391 • 

27 W. Main St., Gowanda 

Serving our 

community for 

58 years. 

MANCUSO 

SERVICE CENTER 

• 679-0816 • 


Serving our 

community for 

58 years. 

BUFFALO 

HEARING 

• 885-8871 • 

50 East north St., Buffalo 

Serving our 

community for 

59 years. 


CREDIT UNION 

• 326-3858 • 

19-21 E. Main St., Westfield 

Serving our 

community for 

61 years. 

MIDTOWN 

REALTY 

• 672-2323 • 


Serving our 

community for 

61 years. 

JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY 

COLLEGE NORTH CAMPUS 

• 366-2255 • 

10807 Bennett Rd., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

62 years.


MILESTONES 

CENTRAL 

CHAUTAUQUA AGENCY 

• 595-3535 • 

7 Maple Ave., Cassadaga 

Serving our 

community for 

64 years. 

GREEN ARCH 

RESTAURANT 

• 792-9526 • 

41 W. Main St., Brocton 

Serving our 

community for 

81 years. 

ANDERSON 

CLEANERS 

• 679-7001 • 


Serving our 

community for 

101 years. 

A.D. TITUS 

• 672-8456 • 

41 White St., Fredonia 

Serving our 

community for 

115 years. 


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WCA HOME 

• 672-7961 • 

134 Temple St., Fredonia 

Serving our 

community for 

119 years. 

LILY DALE 

ASSEMBLY 

• 595-8721 • 

Lily Dale, NY 

Serving our 

community for 

133 years. 

DUNKIRK 

ELECTRIC MOTOR 

• 366-4353 • 

20 W. Courtney St., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

70 years. 

PUTNAM RECORD 

AGENCY, INC . 

• 366-2744 • 

77 E. Fourth St., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

81 years. 

FRED BRINKMAN 

AGENCY 

• 549-1171 • 

10900 Erie Rd., Irving 

Serving our 

community for 

101 years. 

1891 FREDONIA 

OPERA HOUSE 

• 679-0891 • 

9 Church St., Fredonia 

Serving our 

community for 

121 years. 

OBSERVER 

• 366-3000 • 

8-10 E. Second St., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

130 years. 

WESTFIELD 

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 

• 326-4921 • 

189 Main St., Westfield 

Serving our 

community for 

70 years. 

RILES & WOOLLEY 

FUNERAL HOME 

• 965-2941 • 

39 Main St., Forestville 

Serving our 

community for 

85 years. 

SERVICE PRINT, 

INC. 

• 366-2677 • 

11 W. 3rd St., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

101 years. 

LAKE SHORE 

SAVINGS 

• 366-4070 • 

128 E. 4th St., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

121 years. 

MATT’S NEWS 

• 366-4909 • 

93 E. 3rd St., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

142 years. 

LEROY HISTORICAL 

SOCIETY 

• 585-768-7433 • 

23 E. Main St., Leroy 

Serving our 

community for 

72 years. 

KOSCIUSZKO 

POLISH HOME 

• 366-1044 • 

252 Nevins St., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

92 years. 

LOYAL ORDER OF 

MOOSE #89 

• 366-5322 • 

296 LakeShore Dr. W., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

103 years. 

JIM’S DRY 

CLEANERS 

• 366-6151 • 

159 E. 4th St., Dunkirk 

Serving our 

community for 

96 years. 

SUNY FREDONIA 

LIFELONG LEARING 

• 673-3177 • 

S-125 Williams Center, Fredonia 

Serving our 

community for 

186 years. 

BRISTOL-BURGESS 

INSURANCE 

• 326-2000 • 

65 E. Main St., Westfield 

Serving our 

community for 

74 years. 

DFT 

• 673-3031 • 

Temple St., Fredonia 

Serving our 

community for 

114 years. 

LUTHERAN SOCIAL 

SERVICES 

• 665-4905 • 

715 Falconer St., Jamestown 

Serving our 

community for 

127 years.

VISION 2012 


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NCCS invests in children, invests in the community 

In area Catholic churches 

we often hear the 

phrase “time, talent and 

treasure” cited as a guide 

to encourage our participation. 

At Northern 

Chautauqua Catholic 

School this is evident in 

many ways. Throughout 

its 23 years families, faculty, 

staff and supporting 

parishes have worked 

together to demonstrate 

the strengths of regionalism 

in our area. One of the 

accomplishments of these 

efforts is the maintenance 

of Middle States 

Accreditation; requiring 

the efforts and commitment 

of the entire school 

to grow and strive to 

improve its well-rounded 

educational offering. 

The caring atmosphere 

starts with welcoming 

greetings as you enter the 

facility and continues 

throughout your visit, 

often including the opportunity 

to share Fr. Joseph 

Zalacca’s lessons with the 

children. Fr. Joe’s first 

year as the school’s 

Canonical Administrator 

began as an “ice cream 

scooper” at the annual 

August Ice Cream Social. 

His enthusiastic involvement 

with the children has 

heightened their awareness 

of his spiritual guidance 

as well. 

The certified faculty 

strive to help each child to 

progress within their 

classroom. From the 

Teddy Bear Picnic in the 

Pre-K 3-year-old program 

to the educational goals of 

the eighth grade’s trip to 

past settings of Boston, 

Washington, D.C., 

Gettysburg, Williamsburg 

or Cleveland, the students 

have a wide range of academic 

experiences. The 

balanced efforts of the 

OBSERVER file photo 

Bishop Edward Kmiec of the Buffalo Diocese (center) recently blessed the new 

gym floor at Northern Chautauqua Catholic Schools as part of Catholic Schools 

entire faculty are reflected 

in the strong assessment 

resultsofthestudents. 

The families of NCCS 

support the efforts of the 

children bringing their talents 

to a variety of events. 

The Home School 

Association plans and 

organizes many activities 

that supplement the funding 

of the school and 

strive to keep tuition 

affordable for local families. 

Their efforts also support 

field trips opportunities 

for all grades. This 

includes the three-year 

cycle of third to fifth 

grades attending the 

Genesee Country 

Museum, Lockport Locks 

and Old Fort Niagara. The 

Association established a 

morning reading library 

the children use to make 

good use of their arrival 

time at school. 

The volunteer efforts of 

the athletic director and 

coaches have provided the 

guidance toward impressive 

athletic accomplishments. 

This school year 

has witnessed league 

championships in JV and 

Varsity Baseball, JV and 

Varsity Girls Basketball, 

JV and Varsity Boys 

Basketball. An achievement 

never accomplished 

before the Boys Varsity 

Basketball team won the 

Diocesan Championship 

this year. 

The generous support of 

school families, past and 

present, has also resulted 

in the new gym floor, 

recently blessed by Bishop 

Edward Kmiec during 

Catholic Schools Week. A 

new sound system in the 

gym will be completed 

prior to the school musical: 

Charlie and the 

Chocolate Factory, Jr. in 

April and the spring concert 

in May. A state-ofthe-art 

scoreboard completes 

the enhancements 

to the gym this school 

year. 

Throughout a child’s 

NCCS experience they 

will participate in many 

service projects aiding St. 

Jude’s Hospital, Relay for 

Life, area Veterans and 

others. They will enjoy 

camping trips that incorporate 

all of their academic 

subject areas and complete 

their eighth grade as 

a confident, prepared 

young person, ready for 

the high school of their 

choice. 

Recently completed 

Catholic Schools Week 

provided several examples 

of the Catholic identity of 

NCCS. Visiting the school 

website you will find link 

to the beautiful Living 

Rosary, as well as the 

Mass and visit from 

Bishop Kmiec. A Bible 

camp-modeled experience 

in the gym centered on the 

Beatitudes. 

The spirit of generous 

giving is modeled by many 

families of NCCS alumni 

as they continue to support 

the children long 

after their own children 

have graduated. It may be 

in the school’s library, 

sports teams, mathematical 

activities or helping at 

open houses.


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ability to watch your television 

from anywhere as long 

as you have an internet 

connection. 

“You can be anywhere in 

the world. As long as you 

have a laptop, iPad, smart 

phone and have internet 

connection, you can connect 

to your own receiver 

at home and watch your 

own TV as well as programming 

you have in your 

DVR,” Pereira said. “If you 

happen to be in China and 

you have your laptop ... 

with a fast Internet connection, 

you could connect to 

your receiver in Fredonia- 

Dunkirk area and watch 

your local news in China.” 

Pereira takes advantage 

of this capability when he 

goes on vacation, particularly 

to the Caribbean. 

Pereira will watch the 

Buffalo news from his iPad. 

The technology to offer 

streaming and remote control 

has all happened in the 

past four years, Pereira 

said. 

The streaming and the 

controlling your TV from 

another place has to be 

centered around an internet 

connection. 

“You have to have a high 

speed internet connection.” 

Hinds Morrison said. 

DFT Communications 

offers high speed internet 

connections for the 

Fredonia-Dunkirk area as 

well as Jamestown and 

other parts of the county. 

Not all services are available 

in every part of the 

county. To ensure availability 

in your area, check 

with DFT. All Internet 

services come with a wireless 

router. 

“For people to truly get 

the most out of all these 

devices, they need a very 

fast, very stable connection. 

We have invested 

heavily in our network, 

allowing us to offer much 

faster speeds because we 

know our customers need 

more speed than ever,” 

Hinds Morrison said. 

DFT offers download 

speeds of up 12 mbps in 

most areas, up to 18 mbps 

in Fredonia. Rolling 

upgrades are still occurring 

so current Fredonia customers 

will be upgraded 

shortly, if not already. They 

do not want their customers 

to deal with lag or 

poor picture quality. 

With multiple people in 

the house that are doing 

different various things at 

the same time having that 

all multiple devices you 

need that high speed connection 

and a wifi connection 

to make use of the 

technology. 

“It’s a very exciting time 

for a company like DFT 

because we do provide that 

high speed backbone. For 

us it’s great to see people 

really utilizing their high 

speed connections and getting 

so much more out of it. 

In the past we knew the 

capabilities were there, but 

I don’t know that everything 

else had caught up 

yet. Now there is this great 

convergence of the technology, 

the high speed backbone 

and the people ready 

to use it,” Hinds Morrison 

said. 

An alternate to Dish 

Network or DIRECTV is an 

over the top video box. 

Over the top video (OTVV) 

such as Roku and Boxee 

are also gaining popularity. 

DFT offers the Roku box 

which offers the ability to 

watch television through a 

high speed internet connection. 

The box is similar to 

cable and satellite but has 

no monthly contract. 

Dick Golden TV is 

another local store that 

offers LCD, LED and plasma 

TVs for sale as well as 

service. They have been in 

service for 48 years, 

according to Manager Bob 

Golden. They sell brand 

names such as Sony, 

Samsung and Toshiba at a 

low price. 

“Low chain store prices 

on the products we offer,” 

Golden said. 

While the store carries 

LCD, LED and plasma 

TVs, the majority sold are 

LED format. The store 

does not currently offer 

OLED, which is made of 

organic glass. 

“There’s nothing in 

stock at this time but that’s 

something that will be 

more prominent in the 

fall,” Golden said. 

Anyone who purchases a 

TV from Dick Golden TV 

will have the television 

installed by a certified HD 

technician who will teach 

customers about their new 

purchase. Dick Golden TV 

wants all their customers to 

be educated on their purchase. 

“Service has become an 

educational thing, providing 

them with information 

on their new technology,” 

Golden said. 

One trend that Golden 

has seen is customers are 

purchasing bigger TVs. The 

biggest TV they offer is a 

70-inch LED screen. 

“In the past people really 

tried to stay with 27 or 32 

inch TVs but we actually 

sell more 46 and 55 inch 

TVs than any other sizes,” 

Golden said. 

All those who purchase 

HD TVs are impressed 

with the picture quality, 

Golden said. Like Hinds 

Morrison, Golden also 

agrees that many TVs are 

moving toward Internet 

capabilities. 

“With many new models 

of TVs, people are able to 

do internet streaming right 

to their TV and have control 

over what they watch,” 

Golden said. 

Dick Golden TV will 

help customers install wifi 

to their TVs if they have 

the capabilities. Dick 

Golden will also do repairs 

on TVs but the service 

aspect has gone more 

towards teaching customers 

how to work their 

device. 

Pereira, who attended a 

consumer’s electronics 

show in January, said more 

TVs will have the ability to 

connect to the internet 

with features such as Skype 

in the future. 

“(The newer TVs) will 

have the same capabilities 

as your computer or laptop,”hesaid. 

Hinds Morrison agreed 

that future TVs manufactured 

will be a fully connected 

and manufacturers 

who do not take that route 

will be “foolish.” 

“People are not going to 

pick up a device that can 

only do one thing anymore. 

I truly think moving 

forward people are going 

to want a multitasking 

unit, whether that is their 

laptop, tablet, smart phone 

or their television. They’re 

going to expect that they 

can do more than just one 

thing with it,” she said. 

Pereira also said TVs 

will become smaller. At 

the electronics show, he 

saw a model that will come 

out later in the year that 

was 4 millimeters thick — 

the width of approximately 

15 sheets of paper. Pereira 

also said TVs with 3D 

technology is seeing a bigger 

push. 

“(It’s) something they 

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Liberty Vineyards plans luau, 

celebrates four years in business 

SHERIDAN — Liberty Vineyards & 

Winery is celebrating its fourth year of 

business in 2012. 

“We started the winery in 2008, but our 

family’s grape-growing tradition goes back 

much further than that, to the 1860s when 

my ancestors planted our first vineyards 

here on the farm. Actually, we have several 

acres of that original vineyard that are 

still in production,” said Gary Burmaster, 

who owns the winery with his wife, Pam. 

“In 2012, we plan to continue to highlight 

our motto, ‘Because Great Vines Make 

Great Wines’ by continuing to turn our 

high-quality grapes into hand-crafted, 

award-winning wines. We also plan to 

release a couple of new wines later in 2012. 

We’ll be announcing those in the coming 

months.” 

Plans for Liberty’s fourth year of business 

also include a number of events. “This 

weekend, March 24 & 25, we’re hosting 

our Good-bye Winter Luau. It’s a really fun 

time to visit the winery,” said Beth 

Margolis, Marketing and Special Events 

Manager. “Lots of people have fun dressing 

up for the luau, but even if you don’t 

want to put on your Hawaiian shirt, stop in 

and enjoy some wine tasting and discover 

some favorites to bring home,” she continued. 

Tastes of “Diamond Coladas,” made 

with Liberty’s Diamond wine will be available, 

along with Hawaiian-inspired lunch 

fare by 3Cs Catering. 

Other planned events include a Grape- 

Growing, Winemaking, and Wine 

Appreciation Boot Camp June 9 and 10 

(Liberty will co-host this event with 

Double A Vineyards and Walker’s Wine 

Juice Company), a Winemaker’s Dinner on 

June 16 and a Christmas in July celebration 

July 21 & 22. More information on each of 

these events is available online at 

www.libertywinery.com. 

Liberty Vineyards & Winery produces 

more than 20 award-winning wines. The 

winery is family-owned and operated and 

located at 2861 Route 20 in Sheridan. The 

tasting and sales room is open Monday- 

Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays 11 

a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit 

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Main Street, Westfield 

Businesses, community help make downtown strong 

By DIANE R. CHODAN 


WESTFIELD — 

Business patterns have 

changed through the years. 

Downtown business districts 

have faced fierce competition 

from malls and online 

shopping. 

Nevertheless, in the Village 

of Westfield some unique 

businesses hang on and 

offer special services or 

products to residents. 

These businesses also 

attract customers from out 

of the area, creating an economic 

impact in the village. 

A sampling of Westfield’s 

businesses shows that they 

have certain things in common. 

The businesses are 

owned by people who make 

their homes in the 

Westfield area and are longestablished 

ventures. Some 

of them are family businesses 

that have been handed 

down through generations. 

Ginny Gollnitz of 

Calarco’s Restaurant on 

Market Street said the business 

can be traced back 77 

years. “My grandparents 

started as a grocery. Later a 

dining room was added,” 

she said. 

Ginny says she was 

“born in the business” 

which specializes in Italian 

food. Her mom still waitresses 

on some days. Her 

dad likes to come to the 

restaurant and talk to the 

patrons. In turn her own 

children have worked in the 

business, cooking and waitressing. 

“One of the draws to the 

restaurant is my dad. There 

are not many places where 

the owner talks to the people. 

He makes them feel 

like family and they love his 

stories.” 

The other draw is the 

food. Ginny says customers 

like her homemade Italian 

sauce and her lasagna, as 

well as the eggplant parmesan, 

pizza and homemade 

salad dressing. She said 

everything prepared at the 

restaurant has an “extra little 

touch” which people 

enjoy. 

Anthony Franchina III, 

who owns Tony’s Shoe 

Repair on North Portage 

Street is a third-generation 

shoe repairer who learned 

the trade from his dad. He 

has a picture showing the 

three generations, Anthony 

Franchina Sr., Anthony 

Franchina Jr. and his image 

on a wall in his shop. His 

dad still does shoe repair in 

Jamestown. Tony has 

worked at this trade for 20 

years. 

Besides shoe repair, 

Tony can repair purses, luggage, 

and baseball gloves, 

which he said, is often 

requested this time of year. 

In addition, he sells shoes 

and boots (and can order 

specific brands), does custom 

embroidery, and can 

replace zippers. 

Tony lives in Westfield 

with his wife Jackie and 

their two daughters Emily, 

16, and Elizabeth, 12. He 

likes that Westfield is small 

and that he gets to know 

everybody. On the other 

hand, because there are 

OBSERVER Photo by Diane R. 

Chodan 

(Top): Saraf’s Emporium, 

one of the unique businesses 

in Westfield. 

(Right) Calarco’s, a long 

time fixture in Westfield, 

features Italian cuisine 

with a special touch. 

fewer people who do shoe 

repair, Tony attracts business 

from quite a distance. 

“People mail me shoes from 

all over the country,” he 

said. 

Larry’s Cantina on North 

Portage Street, owned by 

John Coe, has been a fixture 

in Westfield. Coe said 

his grandma bought it from 

the original owner in 1965; 

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his dad took over in 1980; 

and he has owned it since 

2000. 

Coe, a Westfield resident, 

likes the area because 

it is “small and quiet and 

people are nice.” While he 

is not rich, he can run the 

business and pay his bills. 

The restaurant is noted 

for its chicken wings, burgers, 

and salads. There is a 

bar that serves alcoholic 

beverages but Coe notes 

that the patrons range 

from families who come in 

with their newborns to 

adults going out for the 

evening. 

Mathews Jewelers, located 

on East Main Street, 

has been in business for 

the past 17 years. The owners, 

Richard and Cindy 

Mathews, were originally 

from this area and decided 

to come back. 

Tony Franchina III waits on a customer in his shop. 

“We wanted our kids to He said that his business 

grow up here,” said specializes in custom 

Richard. 

designed jewelry “making 


something out of nothing.” 

In addition, he noted that 

some people inherit jewelry 

and want to make alterations. 

He can use the 

same metal as the original 

piece but put the stone into 

a different setting. 

Customers come to him 

from around the county as 

well as from the Erie area. 

Richard said, “I also get 

business from people who 

come back to town for a 

visit.” 

Another unique business 

is Saraf’s Emporium, 

which has been in business 

for 30 years. The business 

has been in its current East 

Main Street location for 

about 19 years. It specializes 

in antiques and collectibles 

and has an interesting 

array of items, from 

small collectibles to larger 

items such as furniture, 

lighting and carpets. A customer 

can spend several 

interesting hours browsing 

through its vast stock. 

Now that summer is 

approaching, the store will 

be open from 10 a.m. to 5 

p.m. on Saturdays and 

weekdays, with the exception 

of Wednesday when 

the business is closed. On 

Sunday it is open from 1-5 

p.m 

On Saturdays during the 

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home to a well-developed 

Farmers’ Market which 

features produce as well as 

art, wine tasting, and 

Amish goods. 

Unique products and a 

friendly home town feeling 

are good reasons to visit 

Westfield. 


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Members of the Chadwick Bay Regional Development Corporation include (from left: the city of Dunkirk, the villages of Fredonia, Brocton, Silver Creek, the towns 

of Pomfret and Portland as well as the towns of Sheridan and Dunkirk. 

Chadwick Bay — still being developed 

By GIB SNYDER 

OBSERVER City Editor 

Bring up the name 

Chadwick Bay and many 

people in Northern 

Chautauqua County will 

not know where it is. 

The name, however, is 

associated with the city of 

Dunkirk harbor — and 

water, while it was not a big 

part of the reason the 

Chadwick Bay Regional 

Development Corporation 

was officially formed in 

2003, is now. 

Water — or more accurately 

its purification and 

delivery — is a focus of the 

CBRDC. Made up of local 

elected officials who serve 

on its board of directors, 

along with community representatives, 

the most 

pressing goal of late has 

been the creation of a 

North County Water 

District. Member communities 

are the city of Dunkirk, 

villages of Fredonia, 

Brocton, Silver Creek and 

the towns of Pomfret, 

Hanover, Sheridan, 

Portland and Dunkirk. 

Kathy Tampio took over 

as CBRDC executive director 

in January, after serving 

on the board of directors 

when she was Town of 

Hanover supervisor. She 

said the primary goal at this 

point is a regional water 

district plan. 

“We’ve received an ARC 

grant through Southern 

Tier West for $150,000. 

Matching funding is 

required for this grant and 

the search is on to find such 

funds,” she explained. 

“This is for the implementation 

plan itself.” 

While water has been the 

focus in recent years, 

recently CBRDC members 

have been asked to check 

with their local boards or 

councils to find out what 

would be important to 

them. 

A waterfront development 

plan that was being 

developed a few years back 

was stymied by a lack of 

funds but not before a 

“great deal of work had 

been done,” Tampio 

explained. “We’re revisiting 

those efforts.” 

Tampio was asked who, 

or what, was the moving 

force to get the CBRDC off 

the ground? 

“The original driving 

force was from prior Town 

of Sheridan Supervisor 

John Walker,” she replied. 

“He and several other 

municipal leaders began 

meeting together informally 

in the 1990s to discuss the 

potential for regional initiatives, 

and then later took 

steps to formally organize.” 

Walker explained the 

idea had been around for a 

while to get the municipals 

together, as they had been 

meeting on an ad hoc basis. 

According to Walker, 

when Mark Thomas was 

elected county executive 

the idea was pushed along. 

“He got the groups 

together and gave them a 

one-on-one with his 

department heads, something 

which hadn’t happened,” 

Walker explained. 

“We met along that idea for 

a while, basically different 

entities meeting with different 

department heads. 

Then we went for a USDA 

rural development grant to 

put things together with a 

structure, to make it formal. 

“We were fortunate to 

get the grant that was delivered 

by Congressman Jack 

Quinn. That’s when we 

became a formal unit and 

then went 503c so we 

would be able to apply for 

funding and receive it 

directly.” 

The next step was setting 

out some goals. 

“Water wasn’t the major 

issue,” he recalled. “Each 

community was working on 

water issues, but a regional 

system was not started at 

that time.” 

Walker was elected the 

first chairman of the 

CBRDC and said Maclain 

Nichols was the first executive 

director and Randy 

Brown provided a lot of 

help early on. 

Walker said things 

pickedupspeedwhenthe 

county moved to create a 

presence with its Industrial 

Development Agency in 

the north county, joining 

the Empire Development 

Zone and Women in 

Business in a central location 

in Dunkirk at the then 

Boorady Building. 

“As the group set down 

goals they knew they were 

going to need financing to 

achieve those goals, so 

that’s when they sat down 

and decided on a per capita 

rate to be charged to the 

communities,” Walker 

recalled. “They’ve done 

that several times since the 

beginning, but not always 

at the same figure. A lot of 

the goals were met, some 

are ongoing.” 

One thing that has 

changed over the years is 

the CBRDC board membership. 

“When you think about 

it the Chadwick Bay group 

as it sits right now has basically 

run full cycle,” Walker 

said. “Basically, everybody 

involved since I was there 

have all changed.” 

Walker explained every 

municipality brings something 

to the table. 

“In the last couple years 

funding has been extremely 

difficult and it’s a lot easier 

to keep going when you 

have a few wins under your 

belt. As Chadwick Bay sort 

of shifted into water mode 

because of the definite 

need in the region, and this 

is something that will happen, 

whether through 

Chadwick Bay or some 

other, the infrastructure is 

necessary. 

“When you set goals as 

large as that one the need 

for grants plays a huge role. 

It’s a multi-million dollar 

project for the region, eventually.” 

Since its inception, the 

CBRDC has been successful 

with several initiatives 

and projects, including a 

completed Chadwick Bay 

Region Strategic Plan, the 

preparation of the 

Chadwick Bay Local 

Waterfront Revitalization 

Plan and completed the 

regional water feasibility 

study. 

The CBRDC has also 

helped along projects of 

area governments and 

agencies, all in an effort to 

advance the prospect of a 

successful and thriving 

Northern Chautauqua 

County. 


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Joseph Dolce, a retired 

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equipment, lawnmowers, 

snowblowers, 

agricultural equipment 

such as tractors, and bicycles. 

Dolce explained that 

he will have a welding shop 

and that he can also do fabrication, 

making items out 

of wood or metal. His 

experience fixing his own 

equipment when he was a 

farmer gives him confidence 

in his ability to be 

successful as a repairman. 

His slogan is “The 

Happy Farmer” which 

means that he is happy to 

doawidevarietyofwork. 

He is the sole owner and 

operator of the business. 

His future plans are to 

grow his business and 

become more well-known. 

Dolce said, “This is the 

area’s only repair shop that 

can fix most all of what a 

home owner needs.” 

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also bring the store to 

homes of customers who 

can’t get out, at no charge 

or obligation. Just call 366- 

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Revenew also provides 

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They insist on customer 

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200 Lake Shore Dr. E. 

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“Good service means 

everything.” So remember 

to shop locally because it 

helps both you and your 

community. 

Tom O’Brien, owner, 

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all the years of loyal 

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10 W. Main St., Fredonia • 672-4140 

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Jamestown Mattress Company 

has roots in the community 

A third generation of the 

Pullan family is active in the 

day-to-day operations of the 

locally owned and operated 

Jamestown Mattress 

Company, a business with 

roots in the community dating 

back to 1886. 

Jim and Louise Pullan 

purchased the W.I. Blystone 

Company on Blackstone 

Avenue in 1981, changing its 

name to Jamestown 

Mattress. Jim Pullan, a 

Jamestown native, already 

knew the bedding industry 

from his experience serving 

as Vice President of Niagara 

Therapy. His newly formed 

company supplied bedding 

to Niagara Therapy, thus 

getting the business it needed 

to help it get started. The 

Pullan sons, Bruce, Steve 

and Jim, continue to be very 

active in the day-to-day 

operations of the business. 

When the company started 

out, it had three employees. 

Today 38 people work 

for the company. Jamestown 

Mattress produces its own 

line of mattresses and box 

springs. These products are 

sold out of our retail stores 

and are also private labeled 

for many other furniture and 

bedding retail companies. 

Annual sales for 

Jamestown Mattress exceed 

$5 million. Much of its success 

is attributed to its 

expanding retail market. 

Thebusinessmostrecently 

opening its 10th retail 

location in Lockport. In May 

VALLEY 

TIRE AND SERVICE CENTER 

47 Lake Shore Drive West • Dunkirk, NY 14048 

Phone: (716) 366-6500 

Did You Know? 

If every vehicle in the United States had properly 

inflated tire, we’d realize a savings of 4 million 

gallons of gasoline per day, every day. 

(Source: US Department of Transportation) 

An estimated 23,000 accidents and 535 fatal 

accidents annually involve blowouts or flat tires. 

Theory and limited testing show that low tire 

pressure had a significant impact on all of there. 

(Source: NHTSA 49 CFR Part 571) 

20% tire under-inflation reduces tire life by 20% 

and reduces fuel 

economy 2% to 3% (Source Michelin) 

Mon.-Fri. 7:30-5; 

Hours: Sat. 8-12pm 

2000, Jamestown Mattress 

received the SBA Small 

Business Administration 

Award from Jamestown 

Savings Bank for its growth 

and many achievements. 

Jamestown Mattress Co. 

is located at 135 E. 

Fairmount Ave., Lakewood 

763-5515; 150 Blackstone 

Ave., Jamestown 665-2247; 

and 101 W. Main St., 

Fredonia 672-4140. 

Jamestown Mattress continues 

to sell its products at 

true factory direct prices. 

Our everyday true factory 

direct prices are 20 percent 

to 60 percent off comparable 

brand name bedding. They 

would love the opportunity 

to earn your business and 

make you a customer for life. 

Valley Tire wants to lower your driving costs 

At Valley Tire, customers 

can get the new tires they 

need AND complete automotive 

service. 

They carry the largest 

selection of automotive tires 

in the area, but also can provide 

a full range of services 

to help customers keep their 

vehicles on the road and 

running at their best. From 

oil changes tune-ups and 

battery replacements to 

brake repair, transmission 

work and engine diagnostics 

— they can do it all. 

The success of the business 

is based on providing a 

level of care that brings people 

back. For expert auto 

service and repair in and 

around Dunkirk, give them 

a call or stop in soon. 

Customers can trust Valley 

Tire, and recommend the 

business to others. 

“I have been going to 

Valley Tire for many years 

for all my cars’ maintenance 

and repairs. It is 

refreshing to talk with 

friendly and professional 

staff that always seems to 

be up-to-date on the latest 

automotive products. Their 

tires are affordable and 

dependable. I appreciate 

how clean their shop is and 

there is always a pot of 

fresh coffee brewing,” said 

James Greaves. 

That’s the kind of feedback 

Valley Tire’s customers 

have shared with 

them many times over the 

years. They take a great 

deal of pride in serving so 

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Gabel Brothers is located at 27 W. Main St., Gowanda. 

Gabel Brothers can meet your 

furniture and appliance needs 

Gabel Brothers 

Furniture, Inc., located at 

27 West Main St. in the 

heart of Gowanda, has 

served the furniture and 

appliance needs of three 

generations of families. 

Family-owned since 

1954, Gabel Brothers 

Furniture prides itself on 

personable service and reasonable 

prices. Furniture is 

the store’s most well-known 

namesake, and Gabel Bros. 

offers a wide variety of 

options with a focus based 

on style, comfort and price. 

From recliners to living 

room, dining room and bedroom 

as well as mattresses, 

the staff is ready to help 

customers make the most 

out of their investments. 

In addition to furniture, 

Gabel Brothers features an 

array of brand-name home 

appliances including washers, 

dryers, refrigerators, 

stoves, dishwashers and televisions. 

Gabel Brothers Furniture 

has been a communitywide 

name for more than half a 

century and a sponsor of 

Gowanda events such as the 

Hollywood Happening, 

Gala Days, Ducky Derby 

and more. The business is 

also a member of the 

Gowanda Area Chamber of 

Commerce. The store currently 

features a staff of six 

people: owners Becky and 

Terry Hubbard, son Levi, 

Mark Wilcox, Dave 

Horburg Jr. and newest 

addition to our family Sue 

Trewer. 

Becky Hubbard, a member 

of the Gabel line, hopes 

to keep the business within 

the family going into the 

next generation. 

“Our son, Levi, looks forward 

to one day taking over 

the business to continue his 

grandfather, Robert 

Gabel’s, dream,” she said. 


is open year round to serve 

any furniture and appliance 

needs. We offer free delivery 

and hook up on most items 

and service the appliances 

we sell, something you 

don’t find everywhere. Our 

customer comes first. The 

store is open Monday- 

Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. 

to 5:30 p.m., Thursday and 

Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 

p.m. and Saturday from 

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 

store is not open on 

Sunday. 


may be contacted by phone 

at 532-3391. Additional 

information, including an 

online gallery of merchandise, 

may also be found at 

www.gabelbros.com. You 

can’t go wrong with Gabel 

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Need health insurance? 

CCHN has got you covered 

Looking for healthcare 

insurance coverage? 

Since 2006, the 

Chautauqua County Health 

Network (CCHN) has operated 

the Get Covered 

Helpline as a service to 

both health care providers 

and the community. By 

calling this toll-free number 

(1-888-753-7315), individuals 

are linked to information 

about medical, dental, 

prescription, and vision 

coverage options and related 

costs. 

The Helpline offers tips 

on things to consider when 

selecting health insurance, 

help understanding coverage 

descriptions, questions 

to ask insurers, all with follow-up 

information sent by 

mail. The Helpline is 

answered locally by an individual 

who understands the 

resources available, offering 

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1. Family Owned and Operated for 58 Years 

2. Name Brand Products 

3. Knowledgeable Sales Professionals 

4. Free Delivery & Layaway 

5. In-House Financing 

6. Competitive Pricing 

unbiased information and 

guidance on a variety of 

insurance and coverage 

options. 

Through its partnerships 

with local hospitals and 

physicians, as well as the 


Chamber of Commerce, 

Department of Social 

Services, Chautauqua 

Opportunities, Senior Life 

Matters, and Office for the 

Aging, CCHN maintains 

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available to help bridge coverage 

gaps and reach residents 

from all backgrounds. 

Physician offices have 

used this asset by referring 

their uninsured patients. 

CCHN encourages anyone 

who finds themselves or a 

family member without 

health insurance to call the 

Get Covered Helpline at 1- 

888-753-7315. It is 

answered daily from 8 a.m. 

to 4 p.m. and evening messages 

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Need extra cash? Great Lakes Gold & Silver is buying! 

Need extra cash or just 

looking to move some 

unwanted items? Great 

Lakes Gold & Silver is buying 

Gold & Silver jewelry, 

Coins, Old Currency, 

Diamonds, Watches and 

Flatware. 

Great Lakes Gold & 

Silver now has two great 

locations to serve you at 40 

West Main St. in Fredonia 

and are newly opened location 

at 567 Fairmount Ave. 

Jamestown, in the Warwick 

Plaza. They are in the business 

of buying gold and silver 

old and unwanted jewelry, 

coins, old currency, 

diamonds, watches and flatware. 

They are excited about 

opening their new store in 

Jamestown and look forward 

to providing the same 

high level of serve there as 

they do in Fredonia. 

Already in Jamestown 

people are noticing the 

Great Lakes difference 

in the pay outs and personal 

attention. It’s not 

just another transaction 

here — they take the 

time to ensure you 

understand what you 

have and what it’s 

worth. 

Need extra cash, or 

just looking to unload 

some unwanted items? 

They will buy your old 

rings, bracelets, necklaces, 

chains, earrings 

and any other piece of 

unwanted jewelry. 

If you’re not sure 

what to do with that old 

flatware set in the cupboard 

just bring it in for 

a free quote. 

They are a locally 

owned and operated 

business, so don’t sell 


Great Lakes Gold & Silver is located at 40 W. Main St., 

Fredonia as well as 567 Fairmount Ave., Jamestown. 

your valuables to some 

stranger at the hotel; 

come in and enjoy excellent 

customer service, 

get paid top dollar and 

feel good about the 

transaction. 

Owners Harvey 

Benard and Dan 

Metzger have been in 

the collecting business 

most of their lives. 

“Coins are where we got 

our start. Both of us 

have always appreciated 

the beauty and history of 

coins,” they said. 

Whether your coin 

collection is large or 

small they buy them all. 

Gold coins, silver coins, 

platinum and rare coins 

with numismatic value 

— bring them in for a 

free evaluation. They are 

members of the 

American Numismatic 

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AND SILVER 

Association. 

They also specialize in 

helping those who have an 

estate to liquidate. Not sure 

what those old coins, currency 

or old jewelry is 

worth? Bring it in and they 

will assist you with a free 

evaluation. No pressure to 

sell. 

They are friendly, professional 

and will always treat 

you with respect. 

In Fredonia, Great Lakes 

Gold & Silver is open six 

days a week, Monday to 

Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

and Saturdays 1-4 p.m. and 

Monday-Friday 10:30 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. in Jamestown. 

Call 716-785-6290 for more 

information or to schedule 

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The NCCF reminds you to ‘give where you live’ 

Nestled on the shores of 

Lake Erie in Dunkirk, N.Y. 

the Northern Chautauqua 

Community Foundation 

(NCCF) is giving members of 

local communities the opportunity 

to give back to the 

place that they call home. The 

NCCF has been at the forefront 

of local philanthropy 

since its establishment in 

1986. Assisting donors to 

reach their philanthropic 

goals is one of two parts to 

the mission of enriching the 

area in which we live and 

work. Awarding local nonprofits 

organizations grant 

By TODD J. TRANUM 

President & CEO of the Chautauqua 

County Chamber of Commerce & 

Executive Director of the Manufacturers 

Association of the Southern Tier 

Whether you’re organizing 

an event or advocating 

for change, the simple fact is 

that we get more done when 

we work together. That is 

the true strength of membership 

in the Chautauqua 

County Chamber of 

Commerce. Our membership 

is what allows us to be 

effective – in networking, in 

offering opportunities in 

health insurance and 

employee benefits, and in 

creating a strong voice 

around public policy issues 

that impact businesses in 

our county. 

There are many benefits 

of Chamber membership 

including tools to increase 

profits, connections to new 

customers, representation 

where it matters, and information 

and new ideas. 

Businesses that are 

Chamber members can participate 

in the Shoptauqua 

Gift Check program which 

not only helps to bring customers 

into their store or 

restaurant, but also helps to 

keep spending local. With 

over $1 million in gift 

checks sold through the 

Chamber, the return to the 

local economy has been 

more than $1.4 million! In 

addition, Chamber members 

have access to member-tomember 

discounts and 

dollars necessary to run 

ongoing projects and programs 

is the second part. 

With over $16 million in 

assets, the NCCF is able to 

distribute more than 

$400,000 each year in grants 

and scholarships to better the 

northern part of the 

Chautauqua County community. 

The NCCF currently operates 

three separate funding 

programs. 

The 

Environmental Fund, awarded 

in January of each year, 

funds projects that promote 

environmental education. 

reduced prices on training, 

marketing, and other services. 

Offering specialized marketing 

and advertising 

opportunities to members 

also helps Chamber member 

businesses ways to improve 

their bottom line. 

The Chamber is our 

region’s key advocate for 

businesses. Through strategic 

partnerships with other 

business groups, the 

Chamber of Commerce is 

able to promote a pro-business 

agenda focused on 

reducing taxes and improving 

the business climate. 

The Chamber also works 

throughout the year to 

secure a direct audience 

with elected leaders in order 

to focus on the issues at 

hand. 

Networking mixers bring 

Chamber members together 

regularly to help provide key 

business contacts. By helping 

businesses to organize 

open house celebrations and 

grand openings, the 

Chamber also brings visibility 

and new customers in 

your door. 

With all of these things 

going on, the Chamber 

works hard to keep members 

in the know. Through 

weekly email news and an 

online monthly newsletter, 

the information component 

of what the Chamber does 

is critical. We also work 

closely with other organizations 

including the 

The Community Pride 

Program, awarded in March 

every other year, supports 

community-building projects 

such as beautification projects, 

signage, community 

events and other projects that 

promote a sense of community 

pride amongst community 

members. Finally, the 

Community Grants Program, 

awarded in March and 

September of each year, is the 

NCCF’s largest discretionary 

grants program. The 

Community Grants Program 

gives support to non-profit 

organizations for a number of 

The value of membership 

Industrial Development 

Agency, the Chautauqua 

County Visitors Bureau, 

and more to make sure that 

business has a strong voice 

in Chautauqua County to 

promote workforce development, 

and tourism. 

Over the next six weeks, 

volunteers will reach out to 

businesses throughout 


encouraging them to join 

the Chamber of Commerce. 

Businesses that join during 

the membership drive will 

be eligible for prizes which 

include a Sapphire GEM 

sponsorship valued at 

$1,000, a free membership 

for a year (2012-14 dues), 

and two free Chamber 

event passes of a year 

(excluding the Annual 

Banquet, Golf Tournament, 

and Community Chamber 

events.) 

But it’s not the prize 

packages that count. It’s 

the focus on working 

together to improve our 

economic well-being, to 

provide better employee 

benefits packages at costsavings 

to companies, and 

to bring business people 

together in our county. 

Those are the real reasons 

for joining the Chamber of 

Commerce. 

For information, please 

visit our website at 

www.chautauquachamber. 

org or call one of our offices 

at 366-6200 or 484-1101. 

varied programs and services. 

“Our Community Grants 

Program yields the largest 

grants for local non-profits 

and really does make an 

impact on our community,” 

says NCCF Grants 

Coordinator, Eileen Dunn. 

Northern Chautauqua 

Community Foundation 

administers 171 scholarship 

funds. In 2011, awards were 

made to 236 local students. 

The awards ranged from $10 

to $4,000 and benefited a 

variety of students in eighteen 

school districts. 

Community Foundations, 

like NCCF, provide individuals 

with a simple, powerful 

and personal way to support 

these community efforts. Its 

unique combination of personalized 

service and local 

expertise set NCCF apart 

when it comes to contributing 

to the community. The 

dedicated staff at NCCF 

assures that assets are distributed 

throughout the community 

where they’re needed 

most and that the goals of 

each and every donor are 

met. Services and funds are 

customizable to meet each 

donor’s charitable objectives; 

the funds that you care about 

most are predominant in 

NCCF’s mission to advance 

our community. 

The Northern Chautauqua 

Community Foundation has 

made it possible for donors to 

continue enriching the lives 

of northern Chautauqua residents 

through bequests. 

NCCF makes it simpler than 

ever to leave behind a charitable 

gift. Whether establishing 

a new fund through 

NCCF or contributing to an 

existing fund, donors can be 

assured that their bequest 

will be used wisely for generations. 

In 2011 alone, NCCF 

awarded 212 grants, 236 

scholarships and held 344 

endowment funds supporting 

the community. With the 

assistance of local residents, 

these numbers are continuing 

to increase year after year. It 

is the hope of the NCCF that 

people in Northern 

Chautauqua County find 

themselves wanting to “give 

where they live.” 

The NCCF was incorporated 

in 1986 as a tax-exempt 

charitable organization. 

Since its establishment, the 

NCCF has distributed more 

than $8.7 million in the community 

through its various 

grant programs. It is an 

organization inherently committed 

to enriching the 

Northern Chautauqua community 

and encouraging local 

philanthropy. For more information 

on the NCCF, visit 

www.nccfoundation.org or 

call 366-4892. 

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Gowanda Rehabilitation & Nursing Center taking ‘right’ steps 

In the era of cuts and 

layoffs, Gowanda 

Rehabilitation & Nursing 

(GRNC) is doing the opposite. 

Through innovation 

and creativity, GRNC is 

employing more and providing 

more services for its 

residents. GRNC is a 

skilled nursing facility that 

prides itself on its rehabilitation. 

Located in 

Gowanda, N.Y., GRNC 

has 160 skilled nursing 

beds, 80 of which is dedicated 

for short term rehabilitation. 

“We started rehabilitation 

late but we are definitely 

leading the pack 

now. We have 33 therapists 

on our staff. While 

other facilities are reducing 

their staff we are adding,” 

stated Peter Fadeley, nursing 

home administrator for 

GRNC. In 2010, GRNC 

took the next step in its 

growth phase and added a 

brand new state of the art 

service: telemedicine. 

Through very thoughtful 

physician recruitment, 

GRNC sought out the top 

specialists in Western New 

York in several fields. In 

2012, GRNC has the 

largest complement of specialty 

physicians available 

for its residents in New 

York state. 

The current program 

includes specialists in 

Cardiology, Pulmonary, 

Medical Rehabilitation, 

Vascular Surgery, 

Infectious Disease/Wound 

management, Orthopaedic 

Surgeon, Urology and 

Neurology. GRNC is working 

on adding other specialty 

physicians such as 

D e r m a t o l o g y , 

Endocrinology, GI and 

Emergency Telemedicine 

where patients will not 

have to wait in an 

Emergency Room but will 

be directly admitted to a 

floor. 

“There is no better place 

to be for short term rehabilitation 

that will provide 

the complement of high 

level rehabilitation and 

medical management,” 

stated Peter Fadeley. To 

arrange a tour, call 713- 

1911. 

The Resource Center can 

help with health services 

More than 13,000 people 

are enrolled as patients 

of The Resource Center’s 

Diagnostic and Treatment 

Center – a figure representing 

about one-tenth of 

Chautauqua County’s 

population. 

The Resource Center 

provides a wide range of 

medical and health-related 

services at multiple locations 

in Jamestown and 

Dunkirk. Available services 

include primary care, 

dental care, occupational 

therapy, physical therapy, 

podiatry, audiology, and 

speech therapy. Patients 

of TRC’s Health Services 

are representative of the 

typical spectrum of a community, 

from professionals 

to laborers. Many others 

are challenged by 

physical, psychiatric and 

developmental disabilities. 

The Resource Center’s 

focus is on primary, preventive 

care. By reducing 

emergency room visits, 


helps to keep insurance 

costs lower and ease the 

burden on taxpayers who 

otherwise would have to 

subsidize more expensive 

care options. 


also operates school-based 

health centers within 

Jamestown High School 

and Pine Valley Central 

School, giving students 

access to high-quality 

medical care without having 

to leave school. 

TRC last year invested 

in an electronic medical 

record system that will 

improve patient outcomes. 

And TRC’s Health 

Services recently was 

accredited as a Level 3 

Patient Centered Medical 

Home by the National 

Committee for Quality 

Assurance, a designation 

given to the most innovative 

primary medical care 

programs that provide the 

highest quality care to 

their patients. 

This year, The Resource 

Center will analyze the 

feasibility of establishing a 

new medical facility in 

Jamestown, a building that 

would incorporate several 

of the agency’s health, 

behavioral health and 

health-related services in 

one location. 


about TRC’s Diagnostic 

and Treatment Center, 

phone 483-2344 or visit 

www.ResourceCenter.org. 

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Needs of our Patients 

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The 15,000 square foot 

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includes antique furniture, 

pottery, glassware, jewelry and 

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There are three floors full of 

things from the past and present 

collectibles, along with specialty 

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Nancy’s Lamp Shop features 

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40 years experience in the 

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and offer a full line of 

estate and sale options. 


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23 of its 37 beds to residents 

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through the program immediately. 

The intent of the New 

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choice other than a nursing 

home for people who are 

medically stable and don’t 

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“Because there are no 

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our own residents, and for 

anyone seeking long term 

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future,” Ms. Servatius said. 

“It is estimated that 

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Chautauqua County, Seneca Nation look to forge partnership 

Regional Impacts 

By NICOLE GUGINO 

OBSERVER Assistant News Editor 

In this time of regionalization 

and shared services, Chautauqua 

County is also playing its part in 

forging partnerships with other 

neighboring entities. In the past 

year a working relationship 

between the Seneca Nation of 

Indians (SNI) was forged through 

the mutual interest of increasing 

economic opportunities. 

Before this time there had been 

very little communication 

between the SNI and the county. 

“This started as an initiative 

over a year ago by County 

Executive (Greg) Edwards and he 

had us reach out to President 

(Robert Odawi) Porter and the 

Seneca Nation. And we started a 

series of meetings with them talking 

about opportunities they may 

have here in Chautauqua County, 

what they’re doing. Quite frankly 

until that time there was virtually 

no dialogue between the Seneca 

Nation and the county,” Bill Daly 

Director of Planning and 


After this bridge is replaced in Irving, the Seneca Nation may look further into developing its 

land in Hanover. 

Economic Development for 

Chautauqua County and the 

Administrative Director and CEO 

of the Chautauqua County 

Industrial Development Agency 

said. 

Edwards said these communications 

are a win-win for both 

parties who have similar goals of 

economic development. 

“It really is a new approach 

that resulted from President 

Porter’s desire to have a better 

partnership with local elected 

leaders, so it was a natural thing 

for me to develop a working relationship 

with President Porter 

because we’re both focused on 

the same thing; maximizing economic 

development opportunities, 

maximizing the opportunity 

for the people, who are our constituents, 

ability to have good, 

meaningful work and improving 

the lives of the people in the 

Seneca Nation and Chautauqua 

County,” Edwards said in a phone 

See SENECA NATION, Page 46

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Empire Building 

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in business since January 

1988. Located on 2 Main 

St., EBD provides a number 

of services such as 

environmental cleaning, 

demolition, and concrete 

removal in addition to 

mold, asbestos, and lead 

abatement. EBD has professionals 

on its corporate 

staff that have experience 

in asbestos abatement dating 

back to 1986. Despite 

being family-owned the 

company boasts a rather 

large clientele base and 

strives to serve its customers 

in professional and 

safe manner. 

According to its website 

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specializes in waste disposal. 

By delivering 20 or 

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to either a home or business 

EBD promises to efficiently 

dispose of waste 

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employees, the drivers are 

trained in handling the 

giant dumpsters and are 

able to safely deliver or 

remove the containers. 

Its mission statement 

succinctly defines the 

company “Empire 

Building Diagnostics. Inc. 

strives to provide a full 

range of pre-renovation 

contracting services at the 

highest levels of quality 

and integrity in the industry.” 

The owners would like 

to thank the community 

for all its support. “We 

value the business the 

community has given us 

over the years,” they said. 

Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center 

can help children with special needs 

Does your child: 

¯ Have difficulty understanding 

and using language? 

¯ Demonstrate repetitive 

or unusual play skills? 

¯ Exhibit limited eye 

contact? 

¯ Demonstrate unusual 

responses to sensory information, 

such as loud noises 

or lights? 

Buffalo Hearing & 

Speech Center at Fredonia 

offers unique classroom 

and community programs 

for preschool children with 

special needs from birth to 

age 5. 

BHSC’s programs 

emphasize a child’s individual 

learning abilities and 

strengths by providing a full 

spectrum of services including 

educational programs 

and evaluations for preschool 

students with 

speech and language delays, 

cognitive, social skills, fine 

and gross motor delays, as 

well as behavioral issues, 

Autism, Asperger’s 

Syndrome and Pervasive 

Developmental Disorders. 

Call 672-2731 for more 

information. They can help. 

The Resource Center helps people 

with disabilities gain employment 

People with disabilities 

enjoy greater opportunities 

for employment than 

ever before. In 

Chautauqua County, the 

largest employer of individuals 

with disabilities is 

The Resource Center. 

TRC provides employment 

and work training 

opportunities to people 

with disabilities in several 

ways. Some 475 people 

with disabilities are 

employed through Allied 

Industries, The Resource 

Center’s manufacturing 

and employment division. 

Most of those people are 

employed at TRC’s Work 

Center locations in 

Jamestown and Dunkirk, 

where TRC performs work 

for the federal government 

and does subcontracting 

work for local businesses. 

Last year, The Resource 

Center had sales of $54.5 

million to the federal government. 

TRC also operates a janitorial 

business called 

Environmental Services, 

which cleans dozens of 

area office buildings. 

TRC’s Employment 

Services Office supports 

people with disabilities in 

finding and maintaining 

employment in the community. 

Last year, The 

Resource Center assisted 

84 people with disabilities 

in finding employment in 

the community, and overall 

some 175 people with 

disabilities have jobs with 

about 50 local employers. 

Those businesses know 

that people with disabilities 

make for hard-working, 

eager, dedicated 

employees. 

Despite the employment 

gains that people with disabilities 

have made, the 

unemployment rate among 

people with severe disabilities 

is about 70 percent. 

The Resource Center has a 

list of some 70 people who 

want to try community 

employment. 


about how The Resource 

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Lifelong Learning and 

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Fredonia offers a variety of 

learning experiences for 

students as well as community 

members. Through 

Summer Sessions and J- 

Term (offered in January), 

undergraduate and graduate 

students are offered traditional 

classroom instruction, 

online learning, and 

study abroad experiences. 

Summer Sessions 2012 

instruction begins May 14 

and wraps up July 27. 

This summer, students 

have the opportunity to 

study Stewardship of Public 

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Yellowstone Ecosystem 

right in Yellowstone 

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experience is 

designed to educate and 

involve undergraduate students 

in political disputes 

about public lands, environmental 

issues, and by 

extension, all public 

resources. For those interested 

in theater, Page and 

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with a chance to experience 

live performances in The 

Big Apple in May. 

Internationally speaking, 

students may join SUNY 

Fredonia faculty for study 

abroad opportunities in 

Brazil, Italy, Austria, 

Mexico, Russia, England, 

and France. Closer to home 

(specifically, on campus or 

online), subject areas 

include Accounting, 

Anthropology, Art History, 

Biology, Business 

Administration, 

Communication, 

Communication Disorders 

and Sciences, Computer 

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Criminal 

Education, 

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English, 


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Foreign Languages, 

Geosciences, Health 

Education, History, Music, 

Music Education, Music 

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Philosophy, Physical 

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Science, Psychology, 

Sociology, Sport 

Management, Statistics, 

and Theatre Arts. 

Through its Fredonia 

Academy, Lifelong 

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noncredit learning opportunities. 

SUNY Fredonia 

traces its roots to Fredonia 

Academy, which officially 

opened in 1826. To honor 

the university’s beginnings, 

Lifelong Learning launched 

a 21st century Fredonia 

Academy. Here, faculty and 

staff may share their knowledge 

and expertise with the 

college and surrounding 

communities – much like 

the Academy’s faculty did 

so long ago. Through the 

Academy, the college is 

proud to partner with the 


Visitors’ Bureau in its 

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Colors of Chautauqua 

leisure learning experiences. 

The Lifelong Learning 

Credit Program is designed 

for those who would like to 

begin their college studies 

on a part-time basis. This 

program enables individuals 

to apply to SUNY 

Fredonia and enroll in regular 

undergraduate courses 

for credit without the more 

formal college admissions 

procedures associated with 

full-time study. Although 

the application process is 

simplified, Lifelong 

Learning students are held 

to the same academic standards 

as their matriculated 

colleagues – and experience 

the same high quality 

SUNY Fredonia education. 

For community members 

who would like to experience 

a college course but do 

not wish to earn college 

credit, course auditing is an 

option. By applying for 

course auditing privileges, 

individuals can gain the 

knowledge imparted in 

many of the college’s regularly 

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Supplement to the OBSERVER • Saturday, March 24, 2012 45


FUTURE 

Seneca Nation 

Continued from Page x 

interview. 

NEW RELATIONSHIP 

President Porter said the 

relationship with 

Chautauqua County began 

with a conference of 

Nation, county and development 

officials held at the 

Seneca Allegany Casino 

last summer. 

“I convened a meeting 

with county officials and 

IDA representatives from 

all of the counties where 

the Nation has territory but 

also the counties in 

Pennsylvania, McKean and 

Warren. The goal was just 

to start talking more about 

what everyone else is doing 

because it’s pretty clear to 

me the Nation’s businesses 

... do have a regional impact 

— where not just patrons 

but also our workers and 

our vendors and of course 

also how we spend our 

money in terms of the benefit 

that we are providing for 

the regional economy. So it 

just made sense to bring 

everybody together. We had 

a series of discussions and 

so we’ve been trying to find 

different ways to pick up 

the dialogue around specific 

projects,” Porter said in a 

phone interview. 

Edwards said he sees the 

Nation’s economic expansion 

as positive and looks 

forward to working with 

them on future development 

opportunities. 

“When you have somebody 

like President Porter 

looking for those opportunities 

and looking for ways 

to appropriately grow their 

operations, it’s like virtually 

any other business that’s 

out there trying to increase 

their number of employees 

and their products that 

they’re producing. If they’re 

right focused and doing 

good work then we are 

going to find ways to work 

with them so that is very 

positive,” he said. 

IMPACTS 

Edwards said the Seneca 

Nation has a huge impact 

on Chautauqua County as 

an employer. 

“The Seneca Nation has 

already approximately 70 

percent of its employees as 

non-Native Americans so 

they are a significant 

employer for our region. ... 

With that many people 

being non-Native 

Americans it means real 

jobs for people in 

Chautauqua County. So, 

number one they are a significant 

employer, number 

two they have significant 

impact because of that and 

other investments in their 

casino and places in Erie 

County for increased physical 

investment, physical 

plans in the region. While 

that’s not Chautauqua 

County, that’s Cattaraugus 

County and Erie County — 

all of us in the region benefit 

because as they invest 

more and grow their operation, 

they have to hire more 

people and again with that 

ratio of Native Americans 

to non-Native Americans 

obviously means more jobs 

for us here in Chautauqua 

County and Western New 

York,” he explained. 

Porter agreed, saying 

employment helps circulate 

regional dollars, but it is 

outside money being 

brought in by Seneca 

Nation businesses which 

really helps the regional 

economy. 

“Our businesses have 

been calculated to generate 

almost $1 billion in regional 

economic benefit. There are 

about 5,000 Nation government 

and casino workers 

and we pour about $250 

million into the regional 

economy in terms of payroll. 

... This isn’t just circulating 

Western New York 

dollars; this is bringing people 

in from Ohio. Every 

patron we have coming in 

from Ohio is coming 

through Chautauqua 

County by necessity due to 

geography. 

“So we are drawing people 

into the area from 

Pennsylvania, Ohio, 

Michigan and Canada that 

otherwise would not be 

coming to Western New 

York. That kind of attraction 

is a starting point when 

you add in, in our case 

Allegany State Park and 

Holiday Valley. You have 

three feature attractions 

that are bringing in just 

about millions of people per 

year to our area. 

“How Chautauqua 

County can leverage that 

and partner with us, that’s 

the whole point of having 

discussions. I’ve been really 

pleased to have a relationship 

started with the 

County Executive and Mr. 

Daly and the whole legislature. 

... I think it’s just 

about investigating relationships. 

You never really 

know where it’s going to 

head but if you keep talking 

and you have the ability to 

pick up the phone and see 

what the other is thinking, 

that’s the starting point,” 

he said. 

OPPORTUNITIES 

Edwards, Daly and 

Porter each mentioned the 

possibility of development 

along the county’s north 

border in the town of 

Hanover as a place where 

cooperation and development 

are planned. 

Daly explained with the 

project at the bridge on 

Routes 5/20 also comes a 

roundabout, which he said 

the Seneca Nation intends 

to help re-develop the area. 

This is important due to its 

proximity to Chautauqua 

County and the effects that 

could spill over the border. 

“They’ve kept us 

involved because this could 

have a major bearing on 

commerce on Routes 5 and 

20 in Chautauqua County 

in the Irving area,” Daly 

said. 

Porter said the Nation is 

developing plans for the 

area in conjunction with 

the bridge project. 

“We are definitely looking 

at the potential for further 

economic development 

there because there is going 

to be a lot of money that the 

state is going to be putting 

into it with the bridge and 

the highway and we think 

that that could serve as the 

impetus for us to dig 

through a more consolidated 

development plan for 

that whole area, both within 

the Nation but also off 

the territory as well,” he 

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explained. 

The Seneca Nation also 

owns 112 acres of property 

in the town of Hanover off 

of the Thruway exit on 

Route 5/20, which is also 

being eyes as a potential 

site for development. 

“It’s in the very early 

stages of imagining what we 

may do there but it is something 

that we are looking at 

and we want to be able to 

have a consolidated development 

plan working with 

the county ... It is prime for 

studying and planning and 

what we are trying to do 

right now is really identify 

the highest and best use for 

our property,” Porter said. 

Daly said development of 

the property would have a 

huge impact on the county. 

“The Senecas have been 

discussing potential developments 

that they might do 

on that land which would 

Seneca Nation 


have an enormous impact 

on Irving and Silver Creek 

in Chautauqua County,” he 

said. 

Edwards said they have 

had conversations about 

the property and its potential 

for economic growth. 

“We had a very specific 

conversation about what 

we could do by way of partnership 

to grow economic 

development and opportunities 

in the 25 miles surrounding 

the Seneca 

Nation territory. I am 

absolutely committed to 

economic development and 

growth so when he said he 

was interested in finding 

ways for us to partner to 

help make that happen ... it 

was clear to me that this 

was a guy that is really 

focused in the right direction 

to develop great opportunities 

for all the right reasons. 

We have been having 

a series of conversations 

and working in partnership 

and finding ways to do that 

and certainly the property 

the Seneca Nation does 

own in Chautauqua County 

is a prime opportunity to do 

that,” Edwards said. 

Edwards added any 

development that may go 

forward in Chautauqua 

County will follow the 

Chautauqua 20/20 

Comprehensive Plan. 

Although the Seneca 

Nation is know for its gaming 

and tobacco industries, 

Porter said the Nation is 

considering its options in 

moving beyond that. 

“We haven’t gotten a particular 

project that we’ve 

been able to wrap our 

hands around yet but we do 

envision that there are 

other businesses that can 

be either attracted to our 

area that would be incubated 

in our Nation, that could 

have a regional benefit,” he 

said. 

Porter added a new 

direction could be planned 

for the Hanover property. 

“We are certainly looking 

at the area in Irving near 

Silver Creek about how we 

could work better together 

to make that area attractive 

to tourists and others who 

would be looking at maybe 

some gaming because we 

have a gaming facility out 

there but also a retail development. 

I know that they 

spent some time planning 

and working on the beach 

traffic and I think that area 

could create potential 

opportunities for us to 

work together as governments,” 

he explained. 


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