WESTFIELD, N.Y. -- Westfield’s Monday Night Club has a slogan that might be a bit deceiving. That slogan is “friends having fun with friends on Monday Night.” Although the ladies feel that fun is a vital component to any activity, they also have a very serious aspect to their organization. The Monday Night Club formed when the former members ... Read More

FREDONIA, NY — At its annual awards ceremony on Monday, May 7, nine students in SUNY Fredonia’s Department of Communication received scholarships. The students were selected by the faculty in the department based on the criteria of the various scholarships. The award winners were (from left) Rebekah Bretl, a Public Relations major ... 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 – The Sheldon Foundation has awarded the Workforce Investment Board, Inc. (WIB) in conjunction with Chautauqua County Health Network (CCHN) a grant to support building a healthcare talent pipeline for the local region. In addition to working with local school districts to create awareness of healthcare careers at the high school ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY – If you are an area college-bound high school senior or Jamestown Community College student who intends to pursue a bachelor’s degree in an environmental or related field, you may want to apply for a scholarship being awarded by the Jamestown Audubon Society. Each year the Audubon Center and Sanctuary’s education staff and ... Read More

LAKEWOOD, NY — The family of the late Tony Caprino has established the Anthony “Tony” Caprino Scholarship Fund. The late Tony Caprino was known by many as the beloved mayor of the Village of Lakewood, and as a man who had a vision to bolster the village’s main thoroughfare, Chautauqua Avenue, and was very successful in doing do. While ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — It is hard to imagine that 800 Chautauqua County high school and college students have just recently submitted their application materials to the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation in order to receive scholarship assistance. While the process may be over for the students, it has only just begun for the Community Foundation. ... Read More

FREDONIA, N.Y. — The first recipients of the largest academic scholarships ever offered by SUNY Fredonia are three Western New Yorkers. SUNY Fredonia inaugurated the Science Achievement Scholarships this year with renewable awards of $8,000 a year. The Yunghans/Mirabelli Biology Achievement Scholarship has been awarded to Kaitlyn Crossan, a ... Read More

CHAUTAUQUA, NY, June 14, 2011 - The Chautauqua County Visitors' Bureau (CCVB) recently awarded Don Hogan Tourism Scholarships to four area high school seniors. Each scholarship awarded was in the amount of $800, with funds raised during 2010 at the Annual Don Hogan Memorial Golf Tournament at Peek’n Peak Resort. Under the leadership of CCVB ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — The Zonta Club of Jamestown offers 4 scholarships and one award every year to area woman continuing their education. Two scholarships are provided through the Chautauqua Regional Community Foundation. They are the Anne Crowe Scholarship and the Verna Nelson Scholarship. $1,000 were given to each of the three scholarship winners: ... Read More