Entries for March 2009

Thirty years ago, the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation was established with the simple concept of "enriching the quality of life in the Chautauqua Region."  Today, we continue to follow this mission, fueled by support from people making donations and planned gifts...

The McClurg Museum, located in Westfield, is the grand residence of the Chautauqua County Historical Society and its collections.  Built in 1818, by pioneer James McClurg, it is considered to be the first mansion built in Chautauqua County...

  A Jamestown man is to be the fourth annual recipient at 4 p.m. today in the Jamestown City Hall lobby of the Axel W. Carlson Award.   I...
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Music Scholarship applications are now being accepted by the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation.  Eight special music scholarship funds, administered by the Foundation, provide financial assistance to those seeking music instruction or a career in music. Scholarships are available for musicians in kindergarten through graduate school...

It’s 3:36 am on a cold winter night. You wake to red and amber emergency lights flashing outside your window and make the horrible discovery that your neighbor’s home is engulfed in flames. Emergency personnel are fighting to contain the blaze while your neighbors stand outside wrapped in blankets, shocked at what they are watching: their life going up in flames...

Did you know that the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation is the leading source for college scholarships in the area?  In 2008, the Foundation provided financial assistance to over 670 area students totaling over $852,112.  As we look to 2009, the Foundation will have over $900,000 available to distribute...

Ever wonder how to launch a homemade Alka Seltzer rocket or find the ideal bubble solution? What about how to build a shake table and test its structural integrity? Ah! How to test the speed of human movement?  Not your average Saturday activity, but on a winter afternoon this past January,  42 area students from grades 5-12 gathered at Jamestown Community College to participate in a Family Science Adventure - a first in our area...