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May 11, 2021
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Heritage Ministries is one of many nonprofit organizations participating in Give Big CHQ 2021. The deadline for organizations to register for this year’s event is May 21.
Nonprofit organizations located in Chautauqua County are invited to register for Give Big CHQ, a 24-hour online fundraising event scheduled for June 10.
Hosted by the Chautauqua Region and Northern Chautauqua Community Foundations, Give Big CHQ raises awareness and dollars for local nonprofit organizations. Since 2018, more than 2,500 individuals and businesses have come together to generate over $620,000 for nonprofits throughout the county.
“Give Big CHQ started as a way for nonprofits to easily collect online donations to support their missions,” said Liz Jones, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation community impact officer. “It has also become a fun and engaging event to bring the community together to help celebrate the important work of local nonprofits.”
etichy@post-journal.com Ross Olszewski of the Jamestown Police Department is pictured Monday morning taking photographs at Dow Park. A copper statue part of the “Underground Railroad Tableau” series was stolen sometime between Thursday and Monday.
Photo by Eric Tichy This statue honors the anonymous fugitives who touched Jamestown in the pursuit of freedom along the underground railroad.
Ross Olszewski of the Jamestown Police Department is pictured Monday morning taking photographs at Dow Park. A copper statue part of the Underground Railroad Tableau series was stolen sometime between Thursday and Monday.
Photo by Eric Tichy
A statue part of a series at Dow Park in Jamestown memorializing the local Underground Railroad movement appears to have been stolen. The piece is one of three at the park created by the late David Poulin titled “Underground Railroad Tableau.”
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From left, Trevor Staples, Skate Park Project manager; Anthony Dolce, Jamestown City Council president; Tory Irgang, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation executive director; Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist; Pete Scheira, Jamestown Skate Products owner; Remy the dog; and John Williams, retired Jamestown parks manager; during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Riverwalk Community Skatepark, which will be located at 117 Fairmount Ave., near McCrea Point Park.
P-J photo by Dennis Phillips
Ceremonial shovels have hit the dirt, which officially starts the construction of the new Riverwalk Community Skatepark.
On Thursday, city officials hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the new skatepark that will be located at 117 Fairmount Ave., Jamestown, near McCrea Point Park. Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist thanked all those who have been involved in creating the new skatepark, which includes the Skatepark Project, formally known as the Tony Hawk Foundation; Ralph
City Breaks Ground on New Skatepark
City officials, funders, and community members broke ground on the future
skatepark in Jamestown Thursday. The poured concrete structure will be located between the
Chadakoin River and
Greater Jamestown Riverwalk at 117 Fairmount Avenue. Mayor
Eddie Sundquist said not every community has been able to break ground on a project like this in a middle of a pandemic,
“So the fact that we’re still working on behalf of our kids, our youth, here in the City of Jamestown to make sure we have a space where they can be the best they can be is so incredibly important.”