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Grape program continues to help struggling grape farmers

Grape growers in Chautauqua County have been struggling, especially after Refresco canceled all contracts with grape growers earlier this year. Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Lake Erie Regional Grape Program has been helping growers since then, and are continuing to work to provide ...

Outpost store aims to ‘empower’ residents

When Billy and Sharon Hughes moved here from Ireland 30 years ago for a pastor position at the Free Methodist Church in Sugar Grove, they found themselves reaching out beyond the church and into the community in an impactful way. They decided to open the Outpost Care and Share Store with the ...

‘Run Wild’ is Audubon shirt fundraiser design

Foxes are clever and fascinating animals that have recently been spotted trotting along on the grounds at Audubon Community Nature Center (ACNC). These wildlife neighbors were the inspiration for the limited-edition design for Audubon’s 2026 Shirt Fundraiser created by in-house designer Jess ...

Youngsville Life

Editor’s Note: Please email community news to Colette Nelson at Colettenel.ypl@gmail.com by Wednesday of each week to be included in the Youngsville News section of the Saturday paper. Hessel Valley Lutheran Church will host a free community outreach lunch at 11:30 a.m. July 18. Lunch will include sloppy joes, macaroni and cheese, a relish tray, a cheese tray, desserts and beverages. COMMUNITY NEWS – St. Francis Episcopal Church, 343 East Main St., Youngsville, will host a Taize prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. The quiet, contemplative gatherings offer an opportunity for ...

Receiver named for bowling firm while ownership dispute resolved

JAMESTOWN — Jamestown Bowling Company remains open - but the companies that own the longtime Jamestown bowling alley are stuck on opposite sides of a 7-10 split. A receiver has been appointed by the state Supreme Court in Mayville as a dispute is resolved amongst the ownership group of Jamestown Bowling Company in East Second Street. In late June, Leonard Pimm filed suit in state Supreme Court asking the court to resolve a deadlock between equal owners of Pimm Mee Corp. and BC Bowl Corp., two closely held corporations. The dispute includes what Pimm terms “financial mismanagement ...

Budget offers boost to protecting seniors

The Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA) has launched a statewide tour highlighting how the Department’s new approach to evaluating the performance of older adult protective services is delivering better results in keeping older adults safe, leaving behind a prior ineffective pass-fail system that did not provide adequate oversight of local aging agencies. That tool, the Comprehensive Aging Performance Evaluation (CAPE), is also providing historic levels of transparency and accountability of the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) network that provides an array of services to support older ...