Lakewood News

The annual Amy King 5K Race was held in Lakewood on Saturday morning. Above, the nearly 500 runners and walkers take off at the start and right in front are the eventual female and male winners, Erin Kling and Danny Mueller .

Samuel J. Nicosia, 88, of 20 Hilldale Ave., passed away peacefully at 11:40 p.m. Tuesday in his home.

Jamestown Area Bridge League winners for Nov. 19 were Pat Allenson and Donna Simmons of Jamestown, first place; Anne and Tyn Smith, Lakewood, second place; and Bill Tordella, Jamestown and Ed Bello, Warren, third.

Southwestern High School officials recently announced their students of the month for September/October. They are: Rebecca Josephson, grade nine, the daughter of Karin and David Josephson of Jamestown.

There will be no changes to a paper street next to Richard O. Hartley Park in Lakewood anytime soon.

In 1909, Thanksgiving Day would be appropriately observed by the people of Jamestown.

The eighth annual dinner dancewas held recently at the 1938 Darrah Dining Hall at YMCA Camp Onyahsa located directly on Chautauqua Lake in Dewittville.

The Chautauqua County Legislature will consider two amendments to its 2 percent occupancy tax rules tonight - one to prohibit the purchase of property with bed tax money and another adjusting the details of how the watershed coordinator's salary is funded.

Helen A. Smith, 69, of 4790 Route 474, Ashville, NY, died unexpectedly at 12:30 p.m. Saturday in the emergency room of WCA Hospital.

The WCA Hospital Diabetes and Nutrition Services programs will move its services to the Lakewood Health Center, 110 Mall Blvd., Lakewood, effective Monday.

Well, they did it. The House of Representatives, with the aid of 27th Congressional District's Brian Higgins, passed the Obama/Pelosi Healthcare bill.

Univera Healthcare has donated 15 automated external defibrillator units to the Chautauqua County Office of the Sheriff.

Creating comfort all through the home is the goal of interior designer Michelle Paterniti.

It took six months of practice and preparation for Brynne Deppas of Jamestown High School to earn the title of Lakewood Area Junior Miss - and less than a minute to make the future communications major go speechless.

The Dutton S. Peterson Memorial Library in Odessa is celebrating good things that are local with its "Sweets, Spirits, Sketches & Songs II" on Nov.

Valentina Mayo, 60, of Jamestown was charged with petit larceny Wednesday after she was allegedly caught stealing from he Family Dollar store in Brooklyn Square.

The Chautauqua-Cataraugus Athletic Association's top-ranked Rachel Mole of Frewsburg was victorious in her first match, downing the ECIC's seventh seed Ellen Meyers of Williamsville South, 6-2, 6-2, in the Section 6 girls' tennis singles tournament at the Lakewood YMCA on Friday.

The leaves are still on the trees and the ground isn't covered with snow yet but the Friendship Fund has already started preparing for the Christmas Season.

The Section 6 girls tennis tournament will be held today and Saturday at the Lakewood Family YMCA.

Lewis C. Petitt of Chautauqua passed away in his home with his loving family at his side Oct.