Ecological Education
Children are pictured with their crafts as part of the Chautauqua Lake Curriculum Project.
Lincoln and Ring Elementary School pupils recently showed off their hard work at the Reg Lenna Civic Center with performances showcasing the Chautauqua Lake Curriculum Project. The project been running for over 10 years through the Arts Council for Chautauqua County and is a curriculum designed to help children understand basic facts about their environment, ecology and the natural history of Chautauqua Lake. Renee Pye, teaching artist, and collaborators from the Audubon Society and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute worked with classroom teachers to provide fun, creative and respectful lessons for elementary school pupils. A culminating event showcased drama, puppetry, documentaries, arts and crafts.
» Full StoryWCA Hospital Announces Recent Gifts
The WCA Foundation Inc. recently received several memorials, honorariums and donations.
A not-for-profit organization, the WCA Foundation uses its donations to support WCA Hospital. Donations of any size are accepted at PO Box 214, Jame
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The Downtown Jamestown Development Corp. has received $2,500 from the state to help promote its weekly farmers’ market.
The grant was announced recently by Patrick Hooker, state agriculture commissioner. Farmers’ markets across New York
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Walley F.Haley, grange master and pre
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Egg production on New York farms totaled 100 million eggs in May 2008, an 8 percent increase from May 2007, according to Stephen Ropel, U.S. Agriculture Department National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York office director.
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