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Remembering Paul Harvey
Fri, March 6, 2009 @ 4:13PM
I didn't grow up in the age of radio. Television was the influential media for my generation. But when it came to radio, Paul Harvey was a name I knew well. My grandfather used to play radio stations that broadcast songs from the '40s in his restaurant where I worked as a teenager. Every day they would play Paul Harvey's "The rest of the story." I used to be fascinated by this program. In fact, I enjoyed the program so much, I read two books of Paul Harvey's "The rest of the story." I always found the short stories entertaining. Occasionally I knew "the rest of the story" but more times than not, I had no idea about these various tid bits of famous people. For those of you who have not heard "The Rest of the Story" before, the famous radio host would share a three-minute story about something or someone famous and share a fact that probably most people did not know.
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Great skate
Mon, February 8, 2010 @ 9:06AM
It was the perfect day for a skate — on an outdoor rink in Westfield. On the afternoon before the Super Bowl, some youngsters and a couple adults took advantage of the Welch Park ice rink in the village. Located on Elm Street, the venue was great. Pond hockey goals were part of the set-up and the ice — though not perfect — is good enough to play a game. Outdoor neighborhood ice rinks are popular in this time of year. There are some in Fredonia and a number of others across the county. After an hour of outdoor action, the kids and adults who participated had a great workout. As for myself, I was very cold as a spect.
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One on One with Gokor Chivichyan
Tue, September 1, 2009 @ 10:29PM
Gokor Chivichyan's Hayastan grappling tournament is one of the best tournaments for grapplers anyone will ever find. The point system is accommodating for every style. From Sambo, to Jiu Jitsu, to Judo, to wrestling, every stylist has an equal chance to demonstrate their skills. Gokor's school and his role as it's founder has been written about for cover feature articles in Kung Fu Magazine, Black Belt, Jiu-Jitsu, Grappling, Karate, Germany's Budo Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, and newspapers around the world. On Saturday, Chivichyan brought his tournament to Fredonia High School. Not only did he sit in and watch the entire tournament, he also held a two-day seminar teaching enthusiast the art of grappling. "I do this every month," he said. "I do 27 states and 43 countries. I want to educate fighters so they know what they are doing when they go up against pro fighters. We are building champions.
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A real ham-dinger
Tue, November 24, 2009 @ 1:03PM
We must postpone festive Thanksgiving news for this emergency bulletin: Pigs remain sentient after death and will also kill you from beyond the grave, if given the chance. I’m not talking about the long-term, calculated revenge of too many Baconators at Wendy’s; I mean a direct, pre-emptive strike against the most dangerous target in the room if armed with enough kinetic energy–and there’s obviously a great big bullseye on celebrity chef Paula Deen. The Food Network star was handing out hams to a Georgia food pantry Monday when she made the near-fatal mistake of tossing one to an associate. The ham, imbued with the rage and dark, necromaniacal energies of the recently murdered, leaped out of the man’s hands and made a return trip straight against Deen’s face. The scene was reminiscent of the facehugger scene in Alien, if the ham had claws, an ovipositor and went “SKREEEEE!” as it sailed through the air.
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Let's hear from you
Wed, January 7, 2009 @ 9:08AM
This blog is similar to our old Guest book. We want your comments and thoughts about what is happening in Northern Chautauqua County or if there are past residents who want to talk about old memories. Those who contribute are allowed to control the content of this site. Please play nic.
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