Friday, January 27, 2012, 7:30 pm Boys VARSITY BASKETBALL - Fredonia High School @ Falconer High School

Friday, January 27, 2012, 6:00 pm Boys JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL - Fredonia High School @ Falconer High School Fredonia HS Gym

Friday, January 27, 2012, 5:30 pm Boys VARSITY WRESTLING - Saint Francis High Shcool @ Fredonia High School Fredonia HS Gym

Friday, January 27, 2012, 5:00 pm Boys VARSITY SWIMMING - Fredonia High School @ Panama Central School Panther Pool

Friday, January 27, 2012, 4:00 pm Coed VARSITY BOWLING - Fredonia High School @ Forestville Central High School

The Resource Center’s Creations art program presents “Tropical Inspirations," an art exhibit featuring painting by artists with disabilities. The exhibit will run from Fri., Jan. 20, through Fri., Feb. 24, at the Patterson Library Octagon Gallery located at 40 South Portage Street in Westfield. Regular viewing hours for the exhibit will be 9:00 to 8:00 Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 9:00 to 5:00 Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. For more information about the exhibit, contact Ms. Briggs at 661-1076 or kristen.briggs@resourcecenter.org, or Nancy Ensign, the Octagon Gallery’s Curator at 326-2154 or octagongallery@gmail.com.

JAMESTOWN, NY -- The Jamestown and Lakewood YMCAs are opening their doors to community members free of charge from January 23 through January 29. The weeklong event will coincide with their no joining fee promotion for the month of January where individuals can save up to $75 on the cost of a membership until January 31. For more information, call the Jamestown YMCA at 664-2802 or the Lakewood YMCA at 763-0303.

"Here Comes The Sun," Roger Tory Peterson Institute's newest natural history exhibition features the astro-images of Alan Friedman and Ted Wolfe, along with a rare collection of space rocks courtesy of our friends at Mercyhurst College. Come visit the Institute between Jan. 10 and Apr. 7 and leave better informed about our local universe, questions to ponder, and your sense of wonder renewed; just the antidote for the midwinter and "mud season" blahs. The exhibit can be viewed at 311 Curtis Street, Jamestown, NY. Museum hours are from 10am-4pm Tue-Sat and 1-5pm on Sun. RTPI is closed on Mondays. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for children and members of the Institute are free. Call (716) 665-2473 or go to www.rtpi.org for more info.

“Hugo,” the Golden Globe-winning tale of a young orphan who lives inside the walls of a train station, is the next featured film at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. It will be screened on Sat., Jan. 28, at 8 p.m. and Tues., Jan. 31, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Opera House Cinema Series. Rated PG for mild thematic material, some action/peril and smoking, “Hugo” runs 126 minutes. Tickets available at the door for $7 (adults), $6.50 (seniors and Opera House members) and $5 (students and children) the night of each screening. For more information, call the Opera House Box Office at 716-679-1891.

SUNY Fredonia will host a local celebration of the 26th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day on January 28. The event is being held in conjunction with the Blue Devils women’s and men’s SUNYAC basketball home games against SUNY New Paltz. The women will tip-off at 2 p.m. in Steele Hall, followed by the men at 4 p.m. The event is free to SUNY Fredonia students and guests who are 16 and younger. Attendees 17 and older will be charged $3. The first 125 guests 16 and under will receive free T-shirts. To learn more, contact SUNY Fredonia’s Assistant Director of Athletics Megan Valentine at (716) 673-3542 or megan.valentine@fredonia.edu.

The Resource Center’s Creations art program presents “Tropical Inspirations," an art exhibit featuring painting by artists with disabilities. The exhibit will run from Fri., Jan. 20, through Fri., Feb. 24, at the Patterson Library Octagon Gallery located at 40 South Portage Street in Westfield. Regular viewing hours for the exhibit will be 9:00 to 8:00 Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 9:00 to 5:00 Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. For more information about the exhibit, contact Ms. Briggs at 661-1076 or kristen.briggs@resourcecenter.org, or Nancy Ensign, the Octagon Gallery’s Curator at 326-2154 or octagongallery@gmail.com.

JAMESTOWN, NY -- The Jamestown and Lakewood YMCAs are opening their doors to community members free of charge from January 23 through January 29. The weeklong event will coincide with their no joining fee promotion for the month of January where individuals can save up to $75 on the cost of a membership until January 31. For more information, call the Jamestown YMCA at 664-2802 or the Lakewood YMCA at 763-0303.

Sat., Jan. 28 from 10:30-11:30 am. Local author, teacher, and contributor to the Observer, Vicki Diane Westling will hold a very special story time at the Dunkirk Free Library. Ms. Westling will read “If I Were a Mouse, I’d Live in this House," written by her sister Annette Asbill and answer any questions about the children’s books she herself has written. This is a free event open to the public. For more information call 366-2511.

"Here Comes The Sun," Roger Tory Peterson Institute's newest natural history exhibition features the astro-images of Alan Friedman and Ted Wolfe, along with a rare collection of space rocks courtesy of our friends at Mercyhurst College. Come visit the Institute between Jan. 10 and Apr. 7 and leave better informed about our local universe, questions to ponder, and your sense of wonder renewed; just the antidote for the midwinter and "mud season" blahs. The exhibit can be viewed at 311 Curtis Street, Jamestown, NY. Museum hours are from 10am-4pm Tue-Sat and 1-5pm on Sun. RTPI is closed on Mondays. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for children and members of the Institute are free. Call (716) 665-2473 or go to www.rtpi.org for more info.

JAMESTOWN, NY -- Jill Keating and Robert Plyler will star in a benefit production of the play “Love Letters,” by A.R. Gurney, at 6 p.m., on Saturday, January 28 at the Robert H. Jackson Center. The Center is located at 305 East Fourth Street in Jamestown, New York. Presenting the event is the Chautauqua New York Chapter of the National Society of Arts and Letters (NSAL), the local affiliate of a national organization whose goal is to recognize and promote promising young talent. All proceeds from the performance will support scholarships given by the Chautauqua New York Chapter of NSAL.

The Resource Center’s Creations art program presents “Tropical Inspirations," an art exhibit featuring painting by artists with disabilities. The exhibit will run from Fri., Jan. 20, through Fri., Feb. 24, at the Patterson Library Octagon Gallery located at 40 South Portage Street in Westfield. Regular viewing hours for the exhibit will be 9:00 to 8:00 Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 9:00 to 5:00 Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. For more information about the exhibit, contact Ms. Briggs at 661-1076 or kristen.briggs@resourcecenter.org, or Nancy Ensign, the Octagon Gallery’s Curator at 326-2154 or octagongallery@gmail.com.

JAMESTOWN, NY -- The Jamestown and Lakewood YMCAs are opening their doors to community members free of charge from January 23 through January 29. The weeklong event will coincide with their no joining fee promotion for the month of January where individuals can save up to $75 on the cost of a membership until January 31. For more information, call the Jamestown YMCA at 664-2802 or the Lakewood YMCA at 763-0303.

"Here Comes The Sun," Roger Tory Peterson Institute's newest natural history exhibition features the astro-images of Alan Friedman and Ted Wolfe, along with a rare collection of space rocks courtesy of our friends at Mercyhurst College. Come visit the Institute between Jan. 10 and Apr. 7 and leave better informed about our local universe, questions to ponder, and your sense of wonder renewed; just the antidote for the midwinter and "mud season" blahs. The exhibit can be viewed at 311 Curtis Street, Jamestown, NY. Museum hours are from 10am-4pm Tue-Sat and 1-5pm on Sun. RTPI is closed on Mondays. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for children and members of the Institute are free. Call (716) 665-2473 or go to www.rtpi.org for more info.

On Dec. 8, 2011, Lori Bartlett and her family of Jamestown had a house fire and lost everything they owned. Friends and loved ones will be holding a benefit on Sun., Jan. 29, 2012 at the Eagles Club, 329 E 4th St. in Jamestown from 2-8pm. Spaghetti Dinner, Live music, A Chinese auction, 50/50 tickets, raffles and door prizes will be featured at our benefit. There is no charge to get in the door. We are only asking for a $5.00 donation for an adult dinner ticket and $3.00 for child’s ticket (10 and under). If you have any questions about the benefit or are interested in making a donation, please contact Jennifer Crandall at 716-397-0897 or by email at Jennifer_Crandall@yahoo.com.

The Panama Volunteer Fire Department along with neighboring Volunteer Fire Departments and community members are holding a benefit for two of Panama's Firefighters. The benefit is on Sun. Jan. 29, 2012 at the Lakewood Legion from 1-7pm. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 10 and under. Ticket includes a Buffett lunch/dinner and live music provided by: Freaky Fly, Panama Allstars and Chameleon. If anyone has any questions or would like to donate to the benefit please contact David Hinderer at 763-7494 or Kendrya Sheldon at 782-2179.

The Resource Center’s Creations art program presents “Tropical Inspirations," an art exhibit featuring painting by artists with disabilities. The exhibit will run from Fri., Jan. 20, through Fri., Feb. 24, at the Patterson Library Octagon Gallery located at 40 South Portage Street in Westfield. Regular viewing hours for the exhibit will be 9:00 to 8:00 Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 9:00 to 5:00 Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. For more information about the exhibit, contact Ms. Briggs at 661-1076 or kristen.briggs@resourcecenter.org, or Nancy Ensign, the Octagon Gallery’s Curator at 326-2154 or octagongallery@gmail.com.

"Here Comes The Sun," Roger Tory Peterson Institute's newest natural history exhibition features the astro-images of Alan Friedman and Ted Wolfe, along with a rare collection of space rocks courtesy of our friends at Mercyhurst College. Come visit the Institute between Jan. 10 and Apr. 7 and leave better informed about our local universe, questions to ponder, and your sense of wonder renewed; just the antidote for the midwinter and "mud season" blahs. The exhibit can be viewed at 311 Curtis Street, Jamestown, NY. Museum hours are from 10am-4pm Tue-Sat and 1-5pm on Sun. RTPI is closed on Mondays. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for children and members of the Institute are free. Call (716) 665-2473 or go to www.rtpi.org for more info.

“Hugo,” the Golden Globe-winning tale of a young orphan who lives inside the walls of a train station, is the next featured film at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. It will be screened on Sat., Jan. 28, at 8 p.m. and Tues., Jan. 31, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Opera House Cinema Series. Rated PG for mild thematic material, some action/peril and smoking, “Hugo” runs 126 minutes. Tickets available at the door for $7 (adults), $6.50 (seniors and Opera House members) and $5 (students and children) the night of each screening. For more information, call the Opera House Box Office at 716-679-1891.

The Resource Center’s Creations art program presents “Tropical Inspirations," an art exhibit featuring painting by artists with disabilities. The exhibit will run from Fri., Jan. 20, through Fri., Feb. 24, at the Patterson Library Octagon Gallery located at 40 South Portage Street in Westfield. Regular viewing hours for the exhibit will be 9:00 to 8:00 Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 9:00 to 5:00 Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. For more information about the exhibit, contact Ms. Briggs at 661-1076 or kristen.briggs@resourcecenter.org, or Nancy Ensign, the Octagon Gallery’s Curator at 326-2154 or octagongallery@gmail.com.

The Chautauqua County Board of Health will hold its meeting on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in the HRC Building 4th Floor Conference Room, Mayville. Anyone seeking further information or wishing to attend this meeting should call the Public Health Director's Office at 753-4314.

"Here Comes The Sun," Roger Tory Peterson Institute's newest natural history exhibition features the astro-images of Alan Friedman and Ted Wolfe, along with a rare collection of space rocks courtesy of our friends at Mercyhurst College. Come visit the Institute between Jan. 10 and Apr. 7 and leave better informed about our local universe, questions to ponder, and your sense of wonder renewed; just the antidote for the midwinter and "mud season" blahs. The exhibit can be viewed at 311 Curtis Street, Jamestown, NY. Museum hours are from 10am-4pm Tue-Sat and 1-5pm on Sun. RTPI is closed on Mondays. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for children and members of the Institute are free. Call (716) 665-2473 or go to www.rtpi.org for more info.

The Resource Center’s Creations art program presents “Tropical Inspirations," an art exhibit featuring painting by artists with disabilities. The exhibit will run from Fri., Jan. 20, through Fri., Feb. 24, at the Patterson Library Octagon Gallery located at 40 South Portage Street in Westfield. Regular viewing hours for the exhibit will be 9:00 to 8:00 Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 9:00 to 5:00 Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. For more information about the exhibit, contact Ms. Briggs at 661-1076 or kristen.briggs@resourcecenter.org, or Nancy Ensign, the Octagon Gallery’s Curator at 326-2154 or octagongallery@gmail.com.

"Here Comes The Sun," Roger Tory Peterson Institute's newest natural history exhibition features the astro-images of Alan Friedman and Ted Wolfe, along with a rare collection of space rocks courtesy of our friends at Mercyhurst College. Come visit the Institute between Jan. 10 and Apr. 7 and leave better informed about our local universe, questions to ponder, and your sense of wonder renewed; just the antidote for the midwinter and "mud season" blahs. The exhibit can be viewed at 311 Curtis Street, Jamestown, NY. Museum hours are from 10am-4pm Tue-Sat and 1-5pm on Sun. RTPI is closed on Mondays. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for children and members of the Institute are free. Call (716) 665-2473 or go to www.rtpi.org for more info.

On Groundhog Day, Thur., Feb. 2, from 10 am to noon, the Audubon Center and Sanctuary’s Senior Naturalist Jeff Tome will lead a cross country ski of the grounds, looking for signs of animals, winter spiders, and groundhog shadows. A limited number of skis are available to be borrowed for the morning program. Cost is $10 for members, $12 for non-members, $5 for children 12 and under. Fee includes coffee/tea after the ski and perhaps skis if you don’t have your own. Reservations are required by Tue., Jan. 31, by calling (716) 569-2345, emailing info@jamestownaudubon.org, or using the on-line form. Audubon Center and Sanctuary, 1600 Riverside Rd., off Route 62 between Jamestown and Warren. jamestownaudubon.org.

The Resource Center’s Creations art program presents “Tropical Inspirations," an art exhibit featuring painting by artists with disabilities. The exhibit will run from Fri., Jan. 20, through Fri., Feb. 24, at the Patterson Library Octagon Gallery located at 40 South Portage Street in Westfield. Regular viewing hours for the exhibit will be 9:00 to 8:00 Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 9:00 to 5:00 Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. For more information about the exhibit, contact Ms. Briggs at 661-1076 or kristen.briggs@resourcecenter.org, or Nancy Ensign, the Octagon Gallery’s Curator at 326-2154 or octagongallery@gmail.com.

Jamestown Ironmen Home Games. Jamestown Savings Bank Arena, 319 W. 3rd St., Jamestown, NY, 716-484-2624, jamestownironmenhockey.com. The North American Hockey League presents the Jamestown Ironmen on the ice at the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena. See "Link" above for tickets. Game starts at 7:05 p.m.

"Here Comes The Sun," Roger Tory Peterson Institute's newest natural history exhibition features the astro-images of Alan Friedman and Ted Wolfe, along with a rare collection of space rocks courtesy of our friends at Mercyhurst College. Come visit the Institute between Jan. 10 and Apr. 7 and leave better informed about our local universe, questions to ponder, and your sense of wonder renewed; just the antidote for the midwinter and "mud season" blahs. The exhibit can be viewed at 311 Curtis Street, Jamestown, NY. Museum hours are from 10am-4pm Tue-Sat and 1-5pm on Sun. RTPI is closed on Mondays. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for children and members of the Institute are free. Call (716) 665-2473 or go to www.rtpi.org for more info.

The Resource Center’s Creations art program presents “Tropical Inspirations," an art exhibit featuring painting by artists with disabilities. The exhibit will run from Fri., Jan. 20, through Fri., Feb. 24, at the Patterson Library Octagon Gallery located at 40 South Portage Street in Westfield. Regular viewing hours for the exhibit will be 9:00 to 8:00 Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 9:00 to 5:00 Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. For more information about the exhibit, contact Ms. Briggs at 661-1076 or kristen.briggs@resourcecenter.org, or Nancy Ensign, the Octagon Gallery’s Curator at 326-2154 or octagongallery@gmail.com.

Jamestown Ironmen Home Games. Jamestown Savings Bank Arena, 319 W. 3rd St., Jamestown, NY, 716-484-2624, jamestownironmenhockey.com. The North American Hockey League presents the Jamestown Ironmen on the ice at the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena. See "Link" above for tickets. Game starts at 7:05 p.m.

"Here Comes The Sun," Roger Tory Peterson Institute's newest natural history exhibition features the astro-images of Alan Friedman and Ted Wolfe, along with a rare collection of space rocks courtesy of our friends at Mercyhurst College. Come visit the Institute between Jan. 10 and Apr. 7 and leave better informed about our local universe, questions to ponder, and your sense of wonder renewed; just the antidote for the midwinter and "mud season" blahs. The exhibit can be viewed at 311 Curtis Street, Jamestown, NY. Museum hours are from 10am-4pm Tue-Sat and 1-5pm on Sun. RTPI is closed on Mondays. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for children and members of the Institute are free. Call (716) 665-2473 or go to www.rtpi.org for more info.

The Resource Center’s Creations art program presents “Tropical Inspirations," an art exhibit featuring painting by artists with disabilities. The exhibit will run from Fri., Jan. 20, through Fri., Feb. 24, at the Patterson Library Octagon Gallery located at 40 South Portage Street in Westfield. Regular viewing hours for the exhibit will be 9:00 to 8:00 Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 9:00 to 5:00 Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. For more information about the exhibit, contact Ms. Briggs at 661-1076 or kristen.briggs@resourcecenter.org, or Nancy Ensign, the Octagon Gallery’s Curator at 326-2154 or octagongallery@gmail.com.

In addition to a vast array of both indoor and outdoor activities, many exciting and unusual animals will welcome visitors to this year’s Snowflake Festival on Sat., Feb. 4, 10am-4:30pm at the Audubon Center and Sanctuary, 1600 Riverside Road, off Route 62 between Jamestown and Warren. For more information, call (716) 569-2345 or visit jamestownaudubon.org.

The 15th Annual Gowanda Area Sports Banquet will be held at the Slovenian Club on Saturday, February 4 beginning at 6 pm. The event will include a buffet dinner, door prizes, Chinese auction and a local sports memorabilia display. Tickets for the event are $15 per person and must be reserved by January 27 by calling Mark Benton at 532-4053 or emailing hidibenton@aol.com. All proceeds from this year's event will purchase awards for the Crouse 5K run this summer.

A Jamestown Community College Alumni Ski Day is planned at Peek‘n Peak Resort on Feb. 4 and 20. The event is open to JCC alumni and their family and friends and features discounted pricing on lift tickets, rental equipment, and learn to ski packages. To receive a voucher for the discounts, contact JCC’s alumni office at 338.1056 or www.sunyjcc.edu/alumni.

Jamestown Ironmen Home Games. Jamestown Savings Bank Arena, 319 W. 3rd St., Jamestown, NY, 716-484-2624, jamestownironmenhockey.com. The North American Hockey League presents the Jamestown Ironmen on the ice at the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena. See "Link" above for tickets. Game starts at 7:05 p.m.

"Here Comes The Sun," Roger Tory Peterson Institute's newest natural history exhibition features the astro-images of Alan Friedman and Ted Wolfe, along with a rare collection of space rocks courtesy of our friends at Mercyhurst College. Come visit the Institute between Jan. 10 and Apr. 7 and leave better informed about our local universe, questions to ponder, and your sense of wonder renewed; just the antidote for the midwinter and "mud season" blahs. The exhibit can be viewed at 311 Curtis Street, Jamestown, NY. Museum hours are from 10am-4pm Tue-Sat and 1-5pm on Sun. RTPI is closed on Mondays. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for children and members of the Institute are free. Call (716) 665-2473 or go to www.rtpi.org for more info.