MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD The Give Big CHQ fundraiser is returning to Chautauqua County. On Thursday CRCF Executive Director Tory Irgang and project coordinator Liz Jones from Chautauqua Region Community Foundation stop by and … [Read more...]
CRCF Seeks Nominations for Axel W. Carlson Award
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation is looking for a hero. An unsung hero, that is. Since 1986, the Foundation has presented its Axel W. Carlson “Unsung Hero” Award to individuals, and couples, going unnoticed in their community … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Tory Irgang and Jamie Billquist Discuss Rosemary Billquist Memorial Fund
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Tory Irgang, Executive Director of the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, and Jamie Billquist stop by the WRFA studio to discuss the Rosemary Billquist … [Read more...]
County Legislature Approves Funding for Weed Removal in Burtis Bay
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature Wednesday night approved a resolution to provide up to $25,000 in money from the county’s 2 percent occupancy tax fund for the cleanup of weeds in Chautauqua Lake’s Burtis Bay. According to the … [Read more...]
County Legislature Tables Funding Request for Weed Removal
MAYVILLE - The wintry weather didn’t prevent the Chautauqua County Legislature from holding its monthly voting session Wednesday night in Mayville. During the meeting the legislature unanimously tabled a resolution that would have provided over … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Youth Ballet to Host Dance Noir Event Saturday Night at Willow Bay Theater
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua Regional Youth Ballet presents Dance Noir on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Willow Bay Theatre. Dance Noir is a smaller scale performance featuring works inspired by the darkness of the … [Read more...]
JCC President will be Guest of Honor at Community Reception Wednesday Afternoon
JAMESTOWN - A community reception for Jamestown Community College’s new president, Daniel DeMarte, will be held on Wednesday November 7 from 4 to 5pm at the Robert H. Jackson Center. The evening will feature a brief meet and greet followed by an … [Read more...]
Vivian Taylor, Former Long-Time Jamestown City Councilman and Community Leader, Dies at 94
A long-time member of the Jamestown Community who spent his life serving the public has passed away. Former Jamestown City Councilman Vivian Taylor passed away Wednesday morning at UPMC Chautauqua. He was 94 years old. Taylor was born in the … [Read more...]
Jamestown PROMISE Fund to Hold Music Instrument Drive on Saturday
JAMESTOWN - A group of local residents is encouraging the community to help put musical instruments in the hands of students. The Jamestown PROMISE Fund, in collaboration with the Jamestown public schools Music Department and the Chautauqua Region … [Read more...]
City Summer Playground Program Now Underway
JAMESTOWN - Funding is now in place for the 2018 Summer Playground Program in Jamestown. Monday night the city council approved a resolution to accept $5,960 in funding from the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation to help pay for the … [Read more...]
