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With travel to Chautauqua County expected to pick up, both attractions and lodging sites prepare for the influx of people to return in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Two of those places are the Chautauqua Institution and the Chautauqua Harbor Hotel in Celoron.
For the hotel and its General Manager Henry Sirois, it was an interesting year of bookings. At the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce Tuesday Talks series, Sirois said that interest in the hotel is increasing as more people discover it while booking travel.
“It’s been an interesting year for the Hotel,” Sirois said. ” We’re trying to juggle what business is coming into the hotel. Surprisingly, we had sold out nights on weekends, which was completely unexpected but nice to see that people are finally knowing the hotel is here. Oftentimes, we would get comments asking where the hotel is and how long it has been here.”
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President and CEO of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce & Executive Director of the Manufacturers Association of the
New York state continues to open up COVID-19 vaccination eligibility, and at the same time the vaccine supply has increased with additional clinics and pharmacies being added to calendars frequently now. This is all important work as our local businesses continue to move forward and as we continue to work towards a summer tourism season that is critically important to or our local economy.
Data from the state Health Department shows that 29.9% of Chautauqua County residents have received at least one vaccine dose. 15.7% have been fully vaccinated so far. That’s a good first step, although we still have work to do, especially as we recognize that senior citizens make up the bulk of our vaccinated population at this time.
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State and Celoron officials on Thursday announced the completion an amenities building with restrooms at Lucille Ball Memorial Park. The building is pictured during construction.
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CELORON An amenities building with restrooms at Lucille Ball Memorial Park in Celoron has been completed, village and state officials announced Thursday.
The project was funded by a $383,000 grant to the village from the state Department of State Environmental Protection Fund Local Waterfront Revitalization Program, which funded a series of projects to enhance the park and waterfront.
“A park without amenities is like a ship without a sail. The new amenities building at the Lucille Ball Memorial Park puts the finishing touches on a mosaic of LWRP projects that have helped showcase the park as a safe, enjoyable and vibrant public gathering space,” said Secretary of State Rossana Rosado. “This pandemic has exposed the importance of outdoor places for pe
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Pictured are Allie Burdick, Cattaraugus County commander; Jim Lemanski, Chautauqua County commander; Howie Van Rennselaer; Stan Kawski, 8th District chaplain; and Steve McCord, 8th district service officer and Cattaraugus County director of Veteran Services.
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Editor’s Note: The Post-Journal is looking back at the top stories of 2020 and the way they will shape the coming year. Today, 20 for 2020 looks at the municipal stories that were among the most-read in the newspaper this year.
Chautauqua County is home to 134,000 or so people, depending on the time of year and just about every one of them has an interesting story to tell.
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