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Rural Minds launches new program

Rural Minds, a local nonprofit organization focused on mental health in rural America, has recently launched a new program focused on connecting farmers to mental health resources. The new program, known as the Farmer Mental Health Resilience Program, has been developed to provide farmers ...

Community wellness event planned for April

Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES (E2CCB) is partnering with Chautauqua Health & Fitness to host a Community Wellness Event on Friday, April 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event will be at Chautauqua Health & Fitness, 1170 Central Ave., Dunkirk, with support from a $1,000 Service Learning Mini-Grant from the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation. The grant helped purchase an InBody 120 Body Composition Analyzer, which will be used during the event. Students from E2CCB’s Sports Conditioning & Exercise Science and Health Careers programs at the LoGuidice Educational Center ...

Coming Up

SATURDAY, MARCH 14 St. Pat’s Dash 3 Mile walk/run Northwest Arena, 329 W. Third St., Jamestown, 9:30 a.m. Post-race snacks, race swag, 50/50 drawing, basket raffle, post-race mini golf ball crawl. Proceeds benefit Chautauqua Striders youth programming. Fredonia Farmers’ Market Masonic Lodge, 321 E. Main St., 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Features variety of food vendors, crafts, artisans, prepared foods for sale. Market welcomes cash, credit cards, SNAP benefits. Vets Finding Vets Fenton Canteen Fenton History Center, 67 Washington St., Jamestown, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Veterans of all ...

Celebrate on the Chadakoin: Annual turn the river green event is Saturday

The city of Jamestown is preparing to allow residents to show their Irish side for a weekend again this Saturday with the annual Turn the River Green event. Collaborative Children’s Solutions in collaboration with the city is hosting the event once again, set to begin with vendors at 10 ...

Coming up …

FRIDAY, MARCH 13 Rural Mobile Medical Group Health & Wellness Event, Symposium Brocton Central School District High School auditorium, 138 W. Main St., 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free medical care: no insurance required - basic physical checks; hearing; dental care; vision; elder services, programs; veterans’ services, programs; giveaways. Food trucks onsite. Free lectures: VA Healthcare; Identity Theft; Elder Abuse; Nourishing the Garden of Neurodiversity; Youth Peer Support programs; ACCESS - CR Transition services for Students with Disabilities; Risk, Reduction, Adult Cannabis Use. ...

JCC child care services expanding

State Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday the expansion of child care services at 11 SUNY community colleges, including Jamestown Community College, to include evenings and weekends to better align with the schedules of student parents enrolled in high-demand programs, including SUNY Reconnect courses, or to create additional spots for infants and toddlers. The announcement quickly follows the successful extension of programs at Dutchess Community College and Monroe Community College, which generated a strong immediate reaction from campuses across the state. Jamestown Community ...