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Water sports craft rental business open in city

A new water sports craft rental business at Point Gratiot is now accepting reservations. A ribbon cutting event, attended by city officials including Mayor Wilfred Rosas, was held recently for Sundaze Watersport Rentals. Located just inside the Point Gratiot entrance gate, Sundaze offers jet ...

DFT assists 4-H during ‘UnFair’ event

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s 4-H Youth Development Program’s “UnFair” continues today. The youth shows were closed to the public, however the shows in the Main Arena can be viewed on the Chautauqua County 4-H Facebook page ...

Moving ahead with an eye on strengthening businesses

By DANIEL J. HEITZENRATER President and CEO of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce Wrapping up my second week as the new President & CEO of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce, I could not be more thankful for the great members and team I have the opportunity to work with going forward. The Chamber is an organization I’ve had the pleasure of working with on various projects. Earlier in my career I identified the Chamber as a place I would like to work if the right opportunity presented itself, and the experience so far does not disappoint. Despite staff and ...

Cherry Creek welcomes Big Eddie’s Pizza and Subs Shop

CHERRY CREEK — Big Eddie’s Pizza and Subs Shop recently opened its doors in Cherry Creek. The July 12 opening was well-received, and ended up being a very busy day, proprietor Ed Foster said. “Our customers were very complimentary on everything from the size of our menu, to the ...

A quick lesson on transferring leadership and a thank you

By TODD J. TRANUM President and CEO of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce & Executive Director of the Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier Late July of 2020 I provided one year notice to the Chamber of Commerce Board that I planned to transition out of my role as President/CEO. During my career, I have found that even the most well thought out timelines and action plans do not always go exactly as laid out. Some work gets delayed, some expedited, and there are often curves and challenges along the path that call for redirection. But there are times when the ‘stars ...

Westfield Hospital president named COO for AHN Saint Vincent

ERIE, Pa. — Allegheny Health Network announced recently that Karen Surkala, president of Westfield Memorial Hospital, has assumed a new role for the organization as chief operating officer of AHN Saint Vincent Hospital. Moving forward, Surkala and Chris Clark, DO, President of AHN Saint ...