JAMESTOWN, NY — The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County received a grant of $6,000 this month for their 4-H Youth Program. The Community Service grant, which was administered through the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, was made possible by money from the Thomas H. Brown Fund and Lillian Brink Fund. An organization ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — Fifty surgical nurses and technicians from WCA Hospital’s Operating Room and Labor and Delivery departments began a yearlong Confidence-Based Learning program. This program was funded entirely through grants from the A.W. Rappole, M.D. and Bert W. Rappole, M.D. Nursing Professional Development Fund administered by the ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — On Wednesday, June 20, 2012, the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation will hold its annual meeting at Bethel Lutheran Church located at 904 W. Third Street, Jamestown, NY. Guests are asked to use the Cook Street entrance. The meeting will begin at 12:00 p.m. Elections will be held and reports given. The public is welcome to ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY – The lawns at the Audubon Center and Sanctuary will look better and the load will be lighter thanks to a new tractor provided by funds from a Chautauqua Region Community Foundation Community Service Grant. It was a John Deere tractor from Zahm & Matson in Falconer, New York, that met the specifications provided by the ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — Christopher Proctor, a 2010 Jamestown High School graduate, is the first recipient of the Island X-11 NY Navy SEABEES/John Oleszak Memorial Scholarship. Roland Swanson, commander of the local SEABEES chapter, met with Mr. Proctor last Thursday to congratulate him on his award and talk to him about his future plans. Currently a ... Read More

  JAMESTOWN, NY — Members of the Veterans Park Relocation Commission recently purchased and installed an American-made flag pole at the new Veterans Park on West Third Street, near Logan and Harding Avenues. For the past year, members of the Commission as well as the City of Jamestown have been busy relocating and storing monuments ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — The 2012 Jamestown Audubon Nature Photography Contest just got a real boost. “We wanted to do a major expansion to our photo contest,” said the Audubon Center and Sanctuary’s Program Director Jennifer Schlick. “We made a request to the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, and they really came through for us!” That ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — The choir at Zion Covenant Church in Jamestown is very thankful for the Karl Peterson Fund grants available through the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation. Why? Ask a choir member what they dislike the most about performing, and many of them will remark about the uncomfortable choir robes they have to wear each Sunday. That ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — Day in and day out, we are all reminded of the good nature of the residents of the Chautauqua Region. Whether it be someone allowing you to move ahead in the line at the grocery store, or someone offering to pay for your morning cup of coffee, our area is known for its generosity and kindness. The Chautauqua Region Community ... Read More

FREWSBURG, NY — Thanks to a recently approved Karl Peterson Fund Grant, the nearly 40 children attending Zion Lutheran Preschool in Frewsburg now have new carpet to play on. Carolyn Lundberg, an Advisory Board Member with the preschool, says the old carpet had been there for nearly 15 years and was worn down by countless hours of play, painting, ... Read More