Deputy Chief Bruce Farrell, who is retiring this week after 37 years in the fire service in Summit County, on the scene of the 2015 Brush Creek Fire in the Lower Blue River Valley. Farrell became a Type III plans chief with the Upper Colorado River Interagency Incident Management Team, regularly deploying out of district for weeks at a time.
Photo from Summit Fire & EMS.
Summit Fire & EMS bid farewell to Deputy Chief Bruce Farrell last week, who retired after 37 years of service with fire and ambulance agencies in the county.
Farrell, 60, officially hung up his fire boots on Friday, Jan. 29, and plans to move to Arizona with his wife, Jennifer, to spend more time fishing, boating and traveling.
Feb 1, 2021
Spring has arrived for many State University of New York at Fredonia students. Effective Wednesday, classes begin for a new semester.
Like so many other SUNY campuses, Fredonia delayed the start due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the fall after a rough beginning the campus was able to keep virus cases low that allowed classes to continue on an in-person basis.
“We have seen instances locally and nationally where even a few bad decisions can lead to a spike in positive cases,” said President Dr. Stephen Kolison. “The discipline we maintain regarding facial coverings, hand-washing, and social distancing will be the ultimate factor in Fredonia having another successful semester focused on academic success. Until herd immunity regarding COVID-19 is achieved, this discipline must be maintained to keep everyone safe and the campus open.”
Paleoindians, the true discoverers of America, came into Ohio at least 14,000 years ago.
It was the tail end of the Ice Age, and mastodons and short-faced bears still roamed the landscape. The ancient American Indians sometimes hunted the mastodons, but probably did their best to steer clear of the short-faced bears.
Archaeologists who study Paleoindians face many challenges. Because these people were hunters and gatherers who lived in small groups and seldom stayed in one place for very long, the traces they left behind are mostly few and far between.
And things made from perishable materials, such as baskets, are not likely to have survived after 14,000 years. This means there is usually little left for archaeologists to find other than a few scattered stone tools. (There is an old saying that while love is fleeting, stone tools are forever.)
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In the fall semester, fewer desks were allowed to reduce class sizes and promote distancing. This is a Fenton Hall classroom.
The State University of New York at Fredonia is preparing to welcome students back to campus for the spring semester while continuing policies and protocols that led to a successful fall. Safety precautions and rules put in place on the SUNY Fredonia campus for the fall semester resulted in an overall COVID-19 positivity rate of just 0.82 percent.
Students begin arriving at residence halls on Saturday. Students will be given a health check when they arrive. All students, whether living on campus or off campus, must submit a negative COVID-19 test within three days prior to return, but no later than five days of returning to campus.
There is no escaping winter in Western New York. We deal with the wind chills, heavy lake-effect snows and sometimes icy conditions. That is not always a bad