Celoron News

Like any American, Louise Hill can thank veterans for their service to the country, for defending her freedom and for standing up against evil in the world.

Celoron Mayor John Keeney was wrong when he fired Rick Slagle, former village Code Enforcement Officer, in August.

Luther Edson Whitmore, 70, of 35 E. Chadakoin Ave., Celoron, died at 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov.

Brian Orlando is seeking re-election for the Ellicott Town Council position in Ward 1 on the Republican line.

The village of Celoron recently replaced nearly 500 feet of sidewalk on East Lake Street in the village.

Frank B. Baggiano will run for Ellicott Ward 1 councilman on Independence and Democratic lines to represent the village of Celoron and parts of West Ellicott during Nov.

More than 120 Jamestown-area senior citizens could soon be lacking an activity center - for want of about $17,000. Mayor Sam Teresi's draft 2010 budget, a $31.8 million spending plan that was released earlier this month, left no room for the Jamestown Area Senior Citizens Center.

Laura Hetrick, 25, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree reckless endangerment and driving without a license Monday after an incident on Chapin Street.

In 1909, C. F. Lindquist, about 70 years of age, was struck by a westbound train of the Erie Railroad at 3:30 in the morning near the West Second Street crossing.

Mark J. Thompson, 54, of Hinsdale, N.Y., was charged with felony driving while intoxicated and aggravated DWI Sunday after he was pulled over around 6:23 p.m. Police reported that officers on patrol saw a gray Chevy truck run a red light on East Second Street at Hopkins Avenue and pulled Thompson over in a nearby parking lot.

A "hero's party" Friday at the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena may do more than recognize the accomplishments of a local girl with Down syndrome who saved her mother's life.

Clayton C. Hall, 91, of 185 Colfax St. died at 8:22 p.m. Friday in W.C.A. Hospital.

The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Water Resources Division will begin its fall flushing of water mains at 9 p.m. Saturday in Falconer, moving into the northeast section of Jamestown, near Jamestown Community College and Lutheran Social Services, on Sunday, weather permitting.

Mark Tarbrake, former Busti Town Board member, is running for the Chautauqua County Legislature in the 10th District, which includes portions of the town of Ellicott, the village of Celoron, Fluvanna and the town of Busti.

Harold P. Johnson Jr., 45, of Lakewood was charged with driving while intoxicated Saturday evening after a one-car accident on Garfield Road.

On Saturdays, the Chautauqua Adult Day Care Centers Inc. offers a day program for seniors that is designed to get older adults out in the community to have a good time and participate in local and regional events and activities.

In 1909, James J. Myers, a native of Frewsburg and a prosperous Boston attorney, had offered to build a library in Frewsburg if the town would agree to maintain it.

The Bike For A Buck contest at Hollyloft netted $276 for the Chautauqua County Humane Society and New Leash on Life Animal Rescue in Celoron.

Donald W. Larson, 85, formerly of Madden Road, Panama, and 191 Front St., Lakewood, died at 12:10 a.m. Saturday at the Heritage Park Rehab and Skilled Nursing Facility.

Area scrapbooking enthusiasts are invited to participate in the third annual ScrapPink weekend, a fundraising event created by Scrapbooks etc.