LEMON TO RESIGN FROM COUNTY CLERK POST
MAYVILLE – The current clerk of the Chautauqua County Legislature says he will resign from the post at the end of this month. Frewsburg’s Ron Lemon, who also served as a county legislator for district 8 prior to becoming clerk, made the announcement yesterday in a written statement. He served in the capacity of county clerk for nearly seven months. Lemon said that he was given the opportunity to return to his bus route with the Frewsburg Central School District. In his announcement, Lemon expressed his gratitude to the people of District 8 for their support, along with the legislature’s bipartisan support when he was appointed to the position of clerk earlier this year. In his announcement Wednesday, Lemon wrote that he will stay involved with county issues related to the Office for the Aging and veterans, as well as any efforts to offer the youth of the county greater opportunities to stay locally.
LEGISLATURE’S AUDIT AND CONTROL COMMITTEE TO MEET THURSDAY MORNING
MAYVILLE – The county legislature’s audit and control committee has a busy agenda for its meeting this morning in Mayville. A highlight of the meeting will be the distribution of the 2012 occupancy tax – also known as the bed tax – money to various tourism-based agencies throughout the county. The panel will also review the resolution calling for keeping the county’s sales tax rate at 7.5 percent for 2012. And the committee will also review the county’s self-insurance plan for 2012.
BRWS TEAMS TO ARRIVE TODAY
Today’s the day the teams for the 2011 13-15 Year Old Babe Ruth World Series will be arriving in Jamestown. The teams –which come from as far away as Mississippi, Washington state and California – will begin play on Saturday, Aug. 20. Between now and then, they will be meeting with their host families and attending a “breaking the ice” picnic Friday in Bergman Park.
The teams that will be participating in this year’s tournament come from Syracuse, New York , Tri-Township, Pennsylvania, Harris Township, Indiana, Sarasota, Florida, Waite Park, Minnesota, McComb, Mississippi, Centralia, Washington and Tri-Valley, California. The Host team from Jamestown will also participate, with their games scheduled for Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. All games will be played at Diethrick Park.
For complete details on the Babe Ruth World series, go online to www.jamestownworldseries.com or visit the world series headquarters at the Lillian Ney Renaissance Center on 3rd Street. Hours are 9 to 4:30 p.m.
PEEK-N-PEAK UP FOR BIDDING ON Aug. 25
A local resort in Southwestern Chautauqua County will be up for sales later this month on Aug. 25. Peak-n Peek in Findley Lake will have a new owner either through competitive bidding or by live auction. The former owner, Paul Kiebler, filed for bankruptcy in May 2010 but did not create a working plan to reorganize debt. This morning’s Post-Journal has a story has a feature story detailing the potential impact the sale of the resort will have on Findley Lake and surrounding communities.
CCHS TO HOST MUTT STRUT THIS SATURDAY
The Chautauqua County Humane Society is inviting area dog owners to attend the regular Mutt Strut this Saturday in Lakewood. The “Mutt Strut” is an opportunity for dogs and their owners to socialize and enjoy a weekend walk together. Dogs and walkers can meet at 11:00 a.m. on the corner of Chautauqua and Summit Avenues, in Lakewood (former Wilson Farms parking lot). All dogs must be up to date on their vaccines, friendly and on a leash. Owners are also expected to bring bags and clean up after their dogs. This is a “rain or shine” event so dress accordingly.
WRFA ‘COMMUNITY MATTERS’ TO FEATURE JRC
And this reminder that we will have the executive director of the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation as a guest on this week’s community matters program. Jason Stronz will provide us with an update on all the projects the JRC has undertaken in the past few months, along with several new initiatives that have recently been launched. In addition, will focus on the impact the programs have had on the greater Jamestown downtown along with the feedback he’s gotten from area residents and business owners.
Today’s community matters program begins at 6 p.m. right here on WRFA-LP. A podcast will be made available afterward.
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