May 11, 2021
MAYVILLE Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel and the COVID-19 Response Team recently announced the thirteenth week of COVID-19 Hero nominations for May 3-7.
“Our heroes this week have positively impacted our community in many ways throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,” said County Executive PJ Wendel. “I want to again personally thank our week thirteen nominees: Halie Mesch, Samantha Smith, Stacy Ode, Jerry Anderson, Christine Maloney, Bonnie Gula, Keeley McWilliams, Lisa Haglund, and all Chautauqua County nurses. These individuals have risen to the challenge of helping others during a global pandemic, and are truly our COVID-19 Heroes.”
Halie Mesch works at Aurora Dental Care and literally works “face to face” with the public every day. She risks this potential exposure to COVID-19 even with her own health conditions to ensure their patients are taken care of.
May 11, 2021
MAYVILLE Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel and the COVID-19 Response Team recently announced the thirteenth week of COVID-19 Hero nominations for May 3-7.
“Our heroes this week have positively impacted our community in many ways throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,” said County Executive PJ Wendel. “I want to again personally thank our week thirteen nominees: Halie Mesch, Samantha Smith, Stacy Ode, Jerry Anderson, Christine Maloney, Bonnie Gula, Keeley McWilliams, Lisa Haglund, and all Chautauqua County nurses. These individuals have risen to the challenge of helping others during a global pandemic, and are truly our COVID-19 Heroes.”
Halie Mesch works at Aurora Dental Care and literally works “face to face” with the public every day. She risks this potential exposure to COVID-19 even with her own health conditions to ensure their patients are taken care of.
The Post-Journal
FREDONIA – The COVID-19 pandemic will go down in history for a number of reasons, including how many people it affected, from health to home life and everything in between.
Many industries in the area have changed and adapted to the situation thrust upon them in 2020, none more-so than the health care industry.
“2020 was like riding a tilt-a-whirl that was spinning really fast with no real guidance,” said Emelia Harley, vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer at UPMC Chautauqua. “For health care in general, this has been a really, really tough year. There has been an incredible amount of illness and death that people have experienced … and I don’t necessarily mean local, but throughout the nation. It’s been tough and it’s been stressful for all.”
Apr 27, 2021
MAYVILLE Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel and the COVID-19 Response Team recently announced the eleventh week of COVID-19 Hero nominations for April 19-23. Nominations are recognized in a video posted weekdays on the Chautauqua County Government Facebook page, and each nominee receives a personal note from the County Executive’s Office.
“We continue to recognize the selfless work of people in our communities across Chautauqua County,” said County Executive PJ Wendel. “I want to again personally thank our week eleven nominees: Brenda Leone, Jennifer Phillips, David Burlee, Malysa Battaglia, Sean Jones, Barbara Block, Kathleen Brown Webber, and Stacey who works in CPS. These individuals have risen to the challenge of helping others during a global pandemic, and are truly our COVID-19 Heroes.”
jward@observertoday.com
Melinda Bell, Hannah Abbatoy, Julie Bell and Liz Kennedy spend a Christmas with their grandmother and mother, Mary Sorci.
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DUNKIRK Melinda Bell of Fredonia has seen her 95-year-old mother Mary Sorci twice since COVID began and she’s had enough.
Sorci, who lives at the Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dunkirk for the last few years, suffers from dementia, but loves her home and the people in it. However, she does miss her family.
“Since the pandemic she’s had COVID, she’s had the shots and she’s fine,” Bell told the OBSERVER. “She’s well taken care of there, however the visitation is ridiculous. We’ve seen her twice in person, 6 feet away in the day room. We see her on Facetime which they do once a week. We have gone to her window and tried to peek in, but they frown on that which is really upsetting, to my brother especially. They really do not like it.”