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Annual One Ball Tournament for Testicular Cancer is Saturday, June 25

WRFA Radio — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 12:35:06 +0000

FREWSBURG – The 4th Annual One Ball Tournament for Testicular Cancer returns to Willis Hale Town Park in Frewsburg on June 25 and there are still a few spots open for teams to register.

The Wiffle Ball tournament for ages 21 and over begins at 9:30 a.m. with 24 teams playing games on six fields. Entry fee is $120 per team, with each team guaranteed three games. Each player receives a One Ball Tournament t-shirt, and teams can choose to enter one of two divisions, “Competitive” or “We’re Here for the Party”.

Multiple raffles will be offered, and a BBQ Chicken Dinner ($9.00 each) will be served at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. until gone.

All proceeds benefit One Ball Foundation, a Jamestown based non-profit organization whose mission is to raise awareness about testicular cancer and help support those in treatment. For more details contact Ben Lindquist at 716-499-8427, or go to www.1ball4tc.com, where you can register your team, become a sponsor, or make a donation.

[LISTEN] Community Matters – Ben Lindquist Discusses the One Ball Wiffle Ball Benefit Tournament

WRFA Radio — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 16:25:41 +0000

Originally broadcast June 12, 2014. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Ben Lindquist, organizer of the 1 Ball Wiffle Ball Tournament, taking place Saturday, June 21 in Frewsburg, NY. The tournament is a benefit fundraiser for testicular cancer awareness and research.

ABOUT: Community Matters is a half-hour public affairs program airing every Thursday evening at 6 p.m. and Sunday at Noon on WRFA-LP 107.9 FM in Jamestown, N.Y.

CRCF Invites Public to Meet New Community Leaders

WRFA Radio — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 11:55:44 +0000

JAMESTOWN – The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation will host a meet and greet Tuesday with a variety of local leaders who have recently been appointed within the Chautauqua region. Among those attending are:

Michael Abbate, Cummins, Inc. plant manager; Dr. Cory Duckworth, Jamestown Community College President; Gregory Edwards, Gebbie Foundation CEO; Dr. Virginia Horvath, State University of New York at Fredonia president; Jim Johnson, Robert H. Jackson Center President; Ben Lindquist, Chautauqua Striders Executive Director; Greg Lindquist, Jamestown Renaissance Corporation Executive Director; Tim Mains, Jamestown Public Schools superintendent; and Andrew Robson, Cummins, Inc. financial controller.

The reception will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Robert H. Jackson Center. The public is invited to attend.

MORNING NEWS: JCC Announces New Athletic Director, Assistant AD

WRFA Radio — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:19:16 +0000

JAMESTOWN – Jamestown Community College has announced two changes in its athletic department. Keith Martin has been named the new athletic director at JCC. Under a revised program structure, Martin will have oversight of athletic programming on both the Jamestown and Cattaraugus County campuses. Ben Lindquist will serve as the assistant director of JCC athletics and will also assume responsibilities on both campuses. Bill Burk, former athletic director on the Jamestown Campus, will now provide full-time leadership for JCC’s Total Fitness program in Jamestown.

Martin joined JCC’s staff in 1999 as the FSA Total Fitness operations manager and women’s basketball coach. He will continue to oversee the women’s basketball program. Lindquist graduated from JCC in 1998 and earned a bachelor’s degree from Houghton College in 2007. More recently, he has been the athletics and recreation director on the Cattaraugus County Campus.