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JUNE 15, 2005
WEDNESDAY
Tipping The Balance Of Power
Term Limit
Vote Will Go
To County
Legislature
By NATE DOUGHERTY
MAYVILLE — Some county
legislators believe two-year
terms may be too short to allow
them to get fully acquainted with
county government.
Others think four-year terms
County Executive’s Appointment Authority Up In The Air
‘‘... if you’re a new m em ber
com ing into these boa rds, it
ta kes you pretty close to tw o
yea rs to even com e up to
speed.’’
— Douglas Richmond, R-Westfield
may cause them to lose touch
with constituents.
The debate has been sparked
by a proposal to increase legislators’ terms to four years, which
was passed by the administrative
services committee Monday.
The resolution will come
before the legislature for vote
during the June 22 meeting. If
passed, it would then be put up
for public vote in November,
which has failed in past attempts.
‘‘Basically, those of us
opposed to the four-year terms
feel it’s important to keep close
to the constituency that you
serve,’’ said Legislator Jane
Fagerstrom, D-Jamestown.
See TERM on Page A-3
By NATE DOUGHERTY
If County Executive Mark
Thomas wants to appoint a
qualified person to serve as a
head of a county entity without
legislature approval, that’s his
prerogative.
Maybe not anymore.
An amendment requiring the
county executive’s appointments to have legislature
approval was voted down 3-2
by the Administrative Services
Committee on Monday, but
sponsor, Jim Caflisch, R-French
Creek and minority leader, said
he still plans on introducing it
to the full County Legislature.
‘‘We ha ven’t seen over the pa st
eight yea rs grea ter success w ith
the executive ha ving sole a uthority. The legisla tive input ca n be
im porta nt.’’
— Jim Caflisch, R-French Creek and
minority leader
For the past eight years,
executive appointments have
went through without the need
o f le gi sla tu r e a p p ro v a l.
Caflisch said he wants to return
to how it had been before, with
the legislature having some say
A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM
OPEC Leaders
Attempting To
Stop Soaring
Oil Prices
Jefferson Middle
School Dedicates
Ceremony To
Charles Cooper
By DENNIS PHILLIPS
The United States flag represents a multitude of patriotic
ideals.
Tuesday at Jefferson Middle
School, it represented bravery.
Jefferson’s Flag Day 2005 ceremony was dedicated to Charles
Cooper Jr., a private in the U.S.
Army who was killed in Iraq in
April when a makeshift bomb
exploded near his unit. Cooper was
once a pupil at Jefferson Middle
School.
‘‘We want to remember him and
honor him,’’ said Terry English,
Jefferson Middle School assistant
principal, to open the ceremony.
Jefferson sixth-grade pupils
sang songs and recited poetry dealing with the great American symbol. ’’Songs like You’re A Grand
Old Flag,’’ ‘‘Battle Hymn of the
Republic,’’ ‘‘Good Bless The
U.S.A.,’’ and ‘‘The Star Spangled
Banner,’’ were sung to honor the
freedom the flag represents and the
country it beautifully adorns.
‘‘Flag Day is kind of a forgotten
holiday. We wanted the kids to
know the meaning of the flag, it’s
importance,’’ said Paul Lombardo,
sixth-grade teacher.
See CEREMONY on Page A-3
VIENNA, Austria (AP) — With its clout and
credibility at stake, OPEC leaders said Tuesday they
will attempt to lower soaring oil prices by raising the
cartel’s production target.
But economists dismissed the move to lift the official quota to 28 million barrels a day, noting that the
10 member nations bound by it are already pumping
that much. They said oil markets — and drivers suffering sticker-shock at the gas pumps — are unlikely
to see much of a difference if the Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Countries takes the expected
step at its meeting Wednesday.
‘‘Even if OPEC decides to raise its output ceiling,
it won’t ease fears of tight supply toward the end of
the year,’’ warned Paul Horsnell, head of energy
research at Barclays Capital in London.
OPEC President Sheik Ahmed Fahd Al Ahmed Al
Sabah of Kuwait said Tuesday the group had little
choice but to act with prices so stubbornly high.
‘‘Whenever it’s over $50 (per barrel), we have to
react,’’ he said. ‘‘The market is well-supplied, but
we have to do everything we can to make more reasonable prices.’’
Key OPEC members expressed support for boosting the output ceiling by 500,000 barrels a day, and
some suggested they might be willing to raise it by
another 500,000 barrels later this year.
Analysts, however, characterized the shift as purely symbolic. Some wondered whether the group had
the pull to bring prices — which have hovered
around $55 per barrel — back below the psychologically important $50 threshold.
Raising the ceiling by 500,000 barrels a day
won’t make any difference to the actual oil market
because the crude is already there, conceded Iran’s
oil minister, Bijan Namdar Zangeneh.
‘‘I’m not for it, I’m not against it, because I think
it’s on the market — and if you want to be realistic,
it means no change in the real situation,’’ he said.
Mohamed bin Dhaen Al Hamli, the United Arab
Emirates’ energy minister, said he would support
anything to ease jitters and ‘‘make the market comfortable,’’ while Edmund Daukoru, Nigeria’s presidential adviser on petroleum and energy, also
stressed the need for action to try to cool high prices.
‘‘I have no doubt we need to do something immediately,’’ he said.
See OPEC on Page A-3
Jefferson Middle School sixth-grade pupils present their Flag Day 2005 ceremony dedicated to Charles
Cooper Jr., who was once a pupil at the school. Cooper, a private in the U.S. Army, was killed in Iraq
in April when a makeshift bomb exploded near his unit.
P-J photo by Dennis Phillips
Honor Is Key When Displaying A United States Flag
By LOREN KENT
Why bother with flag etiquette when you’re excited about flying the stars and stripes?
Several organizations ask you to consider that for
more than 200 years our nation’s military, police,
firemen and other service personnel have practiced
honorable measures faithfully when flying the flag,
treating it with the highest esteem.
Local members of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American
Legion posts and the City Council have offered their
thoughts about flying the flag during this era when
society has interpreted some of the rules rather loosely.
Enthusiastic local residents often place flags on car
hoods and front porches. These flags quickly become
tattered and torn – flags should be replaced when the
have become soiled or damaged as a matter of
respect.
‘‘We are so privileged to live in the United States
of America. Let us continue to honor this privilege by
urging all citizens to respect the flag,’’ said Carolyn
Volk, DAR local regent.
See FLAG on Page A-3
Ripley School District Voters Pass 2005-06 Budget
By DENNIS PHILLIPS
RIPLEY — There will be
nothing contingent about the
2005-06 Ripley Central School
district budget.
The district’s budget proposal
passed voters approval, 132 to
95, during a revote on Tuesday.
The $7,359,852 budget, which is
a 3.5 percent increase, failed by
one vote, 90 to 89, the first time
it was up for vote on May 17.
Before the revote, John Hamels,
Ripley superintendent, said he
was confident the budget would
pass the second time around.
‘‘If there is a problem with the
budget, certain issues are brought
up by the community. We didn’t
feel there was a single item of
major concern with the community,’’ Hamels said. ‘‘Others said
voters forgot to vote. This time
the same amount of people voted
no, and the people that needed to
come out to vote yes came out
this time.’’
If the budget would have
failed a second time, the
school district would have had
over these appointments.
‘‘I think it’s important that
the legislature have some sort
of approval process on executive appointments,’’ Caflisch
said.
See COUNTY on Page A-3
to operate under a contingency
budget that has state-mandated
spending restrictions.
‘‘We’re relieved that we don’t
have to go to contingency budget,’’ he said. ‘‘A contingency
budget takes away from the kids
and makes our jobs more difficult.’’
See RIPLEY on Page A-3
‘I Love Lucy’ Studio Sets Find New Home Downtown
By LOREN KENT
In 2001, a special exhibit
toured the country to celebrate
the 50th anniversary of I Love
Lucy. The exhibit was called
The I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary Tour. Television studio
props and other memorabilia
from the exhibit arrived in the
city Tuesday where they have
found a new home at the LucyDesi Center.
The exhibit debuted at ‘‘Summerfest’’ in Milwaukee on June
28, 2001 and, for over two
years, traveled the country
extensively visiting convention
centers, state fairs, summer festivals and casinos. Lucy fans
will recall I Love Lucy debuted
on television on October 15,
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‘‘Now, they ca n experience the a ction
a nd excitem ent tha t existed on the
set a s Lucy, Ricky, Ethel, a nd Fred
m a de television history.’’
— Lucie Arnaz, daughter
1951 and soon became one of
the most popular television situation comedies of all time.
‘‘With this tour, our family
wanted to give the legions of I
Love Lucy fans throughout
America a way to celebrate
along with us and join in the fun
that was the I Love Lucy experience fifty years ago,’’ said Lucie
Arnaz when the exhibit tour
debuted. ‘‘Now, they can experience the action and excitement
that existed on the set as Lucy,
Ricky, Ethel, and Fred made television history.’’
Most recently, the exhibit —
the equivalent of five semi trailers which arrived in Jamestown
early Tuesday morning — had
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been in a storage facility in
Houston, Texas. The arrival of
the local icon’s television memorabilia was in itself a monumental event for Jamestown.
Police closed Third Street downtown for more than two hours as
fans watched crews unload the
large trailers and carry the items
into the former Rite Aide Building.
The exhibits, which include
deluxe replicas of the most
famous living room and kitchen
in TV history — the Ricardo’s
apartment — are being incorporated into a new attraction in
Lucille Ball’s hometown which
will be known as the Desilu
Playhouse.
See LUCY on Page A-3
TODAY’ S THOUGHT
“ Inj ect a f ew raisins of
conversat ion int o t he t ast eless dough of exist ence.”
— O. Henry (William Sydney Porter),
American author (1862-1910)
The Lucy-Desi Museum moves television props from the I Love
Lucy sitcom into their building.
P-J photo by Nate Dougherty
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OBITUARIES
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Pa. Boy Dies After Taking
A Spin On Ride At Disney
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.
(AP) — Agnes Bamuwamye
knew something was wrong after
she and her 4-year-old son, Daudi,
strapped into the ‘‘Mission:
Space’’ ride at Walt Disney World.
The boy’s body was rigid and his
legs stretched out, so she took his
hand to reassure him as the rocketship ride spun them around.
When the ride ended, the boy,
Daudi Bamuwamye, of Sellersville, Pa., was limp and unresponsive. She carried him off the
ride, and paramedics and a theme
park worker tried to revive him,
but he died at a hospital.
An autopsy Tuesday showed
no trauma so further tests will be
conducted and a cause of death
may not be known for several
weeks, said Sheri Blanton, a
spokeswoman for the Medical
Examiner’s Office in Orlando.
The $100 million Epcot ride,
one of Disney World’s most popular, was closed after the death
but reopened Tuesday after company engineers concluded that it
was operating normally.
‘‘Mission: Space’’ spins riders
in a giant centrifuge that subjects
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them to twice the normal force of
gravity, and it is so intense that
some riders have been taken to
the hospital with chest pain.
The ride recreates a rocket
launch and a trip to Mars. A clock
counts down before a simulated
blastoff that includes smoke and
flame and the sound of roaring
rocket engines. The G-forces
twist and distort riders’ faces.
An audio recording and a
video warn of the risks. Signs
advise pregnant women not to go
on the ride. Motion sickness bags
are offered to riders. One warning sign posted last year read:
‘‘For safety you should be in
good health, and free from high
blood pressure, heart, back or
neck problems, motion sickness
or other conditions that can be
aggravated by this adventure.’’
Since the attraction opened in
2003, seven people have been
taken to the hospital for chest
pains, fainting or nausea. That is
the most hospital visits for a single ride since Florida’s major
theme parks agreed in 2001 to
report any serious incidents to
the state. The most recent case
was last summer, when a 40year-old woman was taken to a
hospital after fainting.
‘‘Two Gs is not that big a
deal,’’ said Houston-based
theme park consultant Randy
King, a former safety director at
Six Flags, which operates 30
amusement parks.
Disney officials said in a statement that they were ‘‘providing
support to the family and are
doing everything we can to help
them during this difficult time.’’
No changes were made to the ride
or in who is permitted to ride it.
‘‘We believe the ride is safe in
its current configuration,’’ Disney spokeswoman Jacquee
Polak said.
More than 8.6 million visitors
have gone on ‘‘Mission: Space’’
since 2003, Polak said.
The sheriff’s office said the
boy, from Sellersville, Pa., met
the minimum 44-inch height
requirement for the ride.
The boy’s father is Moses
Bamuwamye, a finance officer at
the United Nations, authorities said.
One other death was reported
at Disney World this year. A 77year-old woman who was in
poor health from diabetes and
several ministrokes died in February after going on the Pirates
of the Caribbean ride. A medical
examiner’s report said her death
‘‘was not unexpected.’’
Florida’s major theme parks not
directly regulated by the state, and
instead have their own inspectors.
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QUA LITY
H OU SEH OLD SA LE
Anthony Foti (Barber) Residence
5 Hilldale, Jamestown (across from Hillcrest Baptist Church)
Thursday: June 16th 10-6 & Friday June 17th 10-4
2 very nice matching love seats, small Flexsteel couch, 2 matching club
chairs, balloon back chair, tan recliner, ivory secretary, curved front buffet,
2 glass coffee tables, cabinet drum table and matching round end table,
bamboo turning dining room table with 4 chairs and matching china closet,
serving bar, glass top iron table with 6 chairs, Norquist card table with 6
cane back folding chairs, salva, Lenox, Staffordshire, Haviland, crystal
glassware, many types of entertaining pieces including sets of glasses,
decanters, pitchers, ice buckets, eggshell luncheon set, elegant glass dishes,
platters and serving pieces, demi-tasse, Franciscan, silver plate and sterling
items, Bakelite, small kitchen appliances, lots of Corning ware and
Tupperware, Lucite tray tables, foot stool, queen bed frame with mattress
and box springs and headboard, 2 matching night stands, double dresser
and chest on chest, 2 slipper chairs, men’s clothing, fur collars, jewelry,
vintage chain purse, several lamps, mirros, and pictures including Merrill
Coffin prints, candles and candle holders, baskets, linens, bedding &
towels, Charlie Chaplin doll, Tamiko massage products, Hitachi massager,
Niagara hand massagers, apothecary chest, magazine side table,
entertainment center, Zenith color tv, Zenith 5” black & white tv, Zenith
integrated stereo system, Panasonic 5 disc player, GE VCR, Excelsior
accordion records, cassettes, 8 track tapes, CDs, accordion and piano sheet
music, autographed records and sheet music, vintage tin whistle, slide
whistle, sweet potato ocarina, games and decks of cards, kneehole desk,
Singer portable sewing machine, ‘60’s barber chair with sharpening strops,
sanitary boxes, hand clippers, electric clippers, scissors, and hair dryers,
several kinds of metal cabinets, metal card table and 4 folding chairs,
Deacon’s bench, patio table with umbrella, stackable patio chairs, picnic
baskets and coolers, Christmas, treadmill, Aerobike, stationary bike, pair of
Schwin Suburban bikes, golf clubs and bags, water skis, cross country skis,
Toro snow blower, gas mower, tools, garden tools, space heaters, step
ladders, dehumidifier, much unlisted misc.
No’s. at 9
Kitty’s Sales
Ruth Alford
WESTFIELD — Ruth
Winifred Lloyd Alford, 91, of
26 Cass St., died Saturday (June
11, 2005) at the Waters of
Westfield in Westfield.
She was born July 8, 1913,
in Westfield, the daughter of
George and Eva Henry Lloyd.
A Westfield area resident
most all her life, she was a graduate of Westfield Academy and
the Buffalo Beauty School. She
had owned and operated her
own beauty salon at 2nd and
Elm Sts. in Westfield for several
years. She had been the head
cashier for Edgar Lloyd Auctions for many years. Prior to
her retirement, she had been a
real estate broker in the Westfield area for many years. She
had attended the Presbyterian
Churches both in Westfield and
Erie.
She loved to sew and enjoyed
fine dining and was an accomplished embroiderer. She
enjoyed going antiquing.
She is survived by a sister,
Leila Taylor of Westfield; and a
brother, John William ‘‘Bill’’
Lloyd of Ithaca.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, J. Kenneth Alford;
and a brother, Edgar Lloyd.
A graveside service will be
held at 11 a.m. today in the in
the Westfield Cemetery. The
Rev. Vincent Sanzo of
Lakeshore Assembly of God
will be officiating. Burial will
be in the Westfield Cemetery in
Westfield.
ViDonna Wallen and John
Coats exchanged wedding vows
on June 18, 2005 at the Hillhaven Farm on Berg Road.sitation will not be observed
Memorials may be made to:
Northern Chautauqua Canine
Rescue, Inc., 7540 N. Gale St.,
Westfield, N.Y., 14787.
Three Dead After
Brooklyn Fire
NEW YORK (AP) —
Authorities on Tuesday were
investigating whether a man
deliberately set fire to a Brooklyn home during a domestic dispute, killing himself and two
upstairs tenants described as
innocent bystanders.
The suspected arson stemmed
from a dispute that began about
11:30 p.m. Monday between the
arson suspect, Barrington King,
47, and a woman at the home in
the Wingate section, police said.
King allegedly stabbed a victim
described as the boyfriend of the
woman’s daughter, then left. The
stabbing victim wasn’t badly hurt.
Authorities were investigating
whether King returned to the residence after midnight and ‘‘used
some sort of accelerant to start the
fire,’’ police spokesman Deputy
Chief Michael Collins said.
Firefighters found two victims
— identified by police as Herbert Simmons-St. Louis, 60, and
Yolanda Frederik, 54 — in their
second-floor residence. King’s
body was found in the basement.
Fire marshals were investigating the blaze, and the medical
examiner’s office will determine
the causes of death.
Seven firefighters were injured,
five from heat exhaustion and two
with minor injuries, fire department
spokesman Charles Mackey said.
BIRTHS
CORCIMIGLIA — To
Michael and tara Corcimiglia of
Penfield, N.Y., in Highland Hospital, Rochester, May 22, 2005,
a daughter, Kendall Grace.
Grandparents are Larry and
Dianne Saracki of Jamestown,
and Wayne and Sue Beccue of
Sautee, Ga.
LUTGEN — To Jason and
Nadia Haddad Lutgen of
Jamestown, in WCA Hosptial,
June 11, 2005, a daughter, Hannah Michelle.
SWANSON — To Jasen and
Nicole Higdon Swanson of
Jamestown, in WCA Hospital,
June 13, 2005, a daughter,
Kendall McKenna Swanson.
CORRECTION
Senior Safety
In the feature story, ‘‘Senior
Safety,’’ on Page C-1 in Tuesday’s Post-Journal, Lt. Barry
Swanson of the Jamestown
Police Department was misquoted. His quote should indicate,
‘‘75% of all people who are
scammed are senior citizens.’’
Woman Not Charged
With Arson
15 W. 2nd St. • 716-487-1234
An article in Friday’s edition
incorrectly stated that Raynal
Elderkin of Stockton pleaded
guilty to arson. According to
First Assistant District Attorney
Paul Andrews, she pleaded
guilty to two counts of seconddegree grand larceny and one
count third-degree grand larceny
for stealing cattle from her
father, one count of third-degree
grand larceny and one count of
criminal possession of stolen
property for theft of a vehicle,
and second-degree grand larceny for stealing timber and milk
subsidies from her father.
Andrews added that Elderkin
has not been sentenced and it
will be up to the judge whether
or not she will serve jail time.
Her sentencing is set for Aug. 1.
Jonathan Hallett
Jonathan A. ‘‘Jonny’’ Hallett, 34, of 563 E. 2nd St., died
at 3:51 p.m. Monday (June 13,
2005) in WCA Hospital.
A Jamestown native, he was
born Nov. 20, 1970, the son of
Jonathan L. Hallett and Nancy
Salvo Hallett.
He attended Jamestown High
School.
He enjoyed spending time
with his nephews: Jesse and
James Trotter and Conner Hallett and niece Kortny Hallett.
Surviving, besides his parents of Jamestown, is a sister,
Kelly Trotter of Jamestown; a
brother, Dennis Hallett of
Jamestown; and his grandparents, Marjorie Evans of Falconer, and Fred Hallett of Stockton.
He was preceded in death by
his grandparents, Joe and
Dorothy Salvo.
The funeral service will be
held at 11 a.m. Friday in the
Lind Funeral Home. The Rev.
Alfonso Pagan, pastor of New
Life City Church will officiate.
Burial will be in Lake View
Cemetery.
Friends will be received for
one hour prior to the service
Friday in the funeral home.
Mary E. Casselman
LARGO, Fla. — Mary E.
Casselman, 87, of Largo, formerly of Jamestown, died Monday (June 13, 2005) in the
Largo Health Care Center.
A Largo resident since 1966,
she was born in Jamestown.
She retired from the Pinellas
County School System, where
she had been employed as cafeteria manager at Orange Grove
Elementary School. She was a
long time supporter of the Girl
Scouts of America, where she
served in leadership roles.
She is survived by two
daughters: Maradon Harbaugh
of Seminole, Fla., and Judy
Martin of Largo; a son, Charles
Bruce Casselman of Largo; six
grandchildren including Mary
Fisher of Ashville; two greatgrandchildren; a brother, Warren Bush of Conewango Valley; and a sister, Barbara Jean
Goss.
Nancy Graham Ross
HIGH POINT, N.C. —
Nancy Graham Ross, 71, of
High Point, died Thursday
(Jan. 20, 2005) in Westchester Manor Nursing Home.
She was born June 15,
1933, in Wilkinsburg, Pa., the
daughter of Howard and Freda
Weller Graham.
She was a 1951 graduate of
Mayville Central School and
attended Alfred University.
She had been employed as a
receptionist by Boyles Furniture in High Point.
She is survived by two sons:
Craig Ross of Jacksonville,
Fla., and Jeff Ross of Atlanta;
a daughter, Julie Barnard of
Houston; two granddaughters:
Nicole and Grace Ross; two
brothers: Howard Graham of
Saxonburg, Pa., and Henry
Graham of Xenia, Ohio; and
two sisters: Sally Ernst of
Bethel Park, Pa., and Jean
Kelsey of Mayville.
Besides her father and her
mother, Freda Weller Graham
Barbour, she was preceded in
death by her husband, Keith
Ross; and her stepfather,
Guion Barbour.
A memorial service will be
held at 4 p.m. Friday, July 1,
2005, in St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, Mayville. The Rev.
Gordon De La Vars, rector,
will officiate. Burial will be in
the Mayville Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to a
charity of choice.
Robert Davidson
ASHVILLE — Robert G.
Davidson, 78, of 2816 Neits
Crest Road, died at 1:25 p.m.
Tuesday (June 14, 2005) in his
home.
Arrangements are by the Lind
Funeral Home.
Mary Hagstrom
FALCONER — Mary E.
Hagstrom, 68, of 228 E. Elmwood Ave., died at 9:20 p.m.
Monday (June 13, 2005) in
Lutheran Social Services.
She was the wife of Raymond E. Hagstrom, whom she
married Oct. 23, 1954 in
Jamestown.
A lifelong area resident, she
was born Feb. 19, 1937, in
Jamestown, the daughter of the
late Royal and Virginia Maddox Heath.
She attended Jamestown and
Bemus Point schools and had
been employed in the surgery
department at the WCA Hospital for many years, retiring in
1984 due to illness.
She was a devoted wife,
mother, and grandmother who
enjoyed sewing, painting,
antiquing, baking, and will be
deeply missed by her family
and friends.
Surviving, besides her husband,is a daughter, Jill Voltmann of Jamestown; two sons:
Robert Hagstrom of Huron,
Ohio, and Raymond E.
Hagstrom II of Jamestown;
three grandchildren: Laura
Voltmann of Jamestown, and
Ann and Mitchell Hagstrom,
both of Huron; and two sisters:
Rosanne
Casselman
of
Hyattstown, Md., and Gloria
Collingwood of Frederick, Md.
The funeral service will be
held at 11 a.m. Friday in the
Falconer Funeral Home. The
Rev. Daniel S. Rumfelt, chaplain of the Lutheran Social Services, will officiate. Burial will
be in the South Napoli Cemetery.
Friends will be received from
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Thursday
in the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to
the Chautauqua County
Humane Society, 2825 Strunk
Road, Jamestown, N.Y.,
14701.
Isabel Murphy
WARREN — Isabel T. Murphy, 83, of 6 E. St. Clair St.,
died at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday (June
14, 2005) in Warren General
Hospital.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Donald M. Murphy.
Arrangements will be
announced by the Donald E.
Lewis Funeral Home Inc.
Winifred Giebner
DUNKIRK — Winifred
Giebner, 87, of Dunkirk, died
Tuesday (June 14, 2005) in
Brooks Memorial Hospital,
Dunkirk.
Arrangements will be
announced by the GardinierColletti Memorial Home.
IN MEMORIAM
In Loving Memory Of
“WALLY” ROGALSKI
Whose Birthday Would Have
Been Today, June 15th.
And Passed from us on
June 25th, 2003.
We will never forget him and
We will miss him
In our lives always.
Sadly Missed By,
His Family
CARD OF THANKS
Thank you for Jean’s (Lucky)
75th birthday party.
Mickey, Mary, Chet, Jeanine,
Paul, Monty, Gina, and all of
Jean’s Friends plus Rummy.
That night Jean put his arm
around me and said what a
wonderful time he had. Success
is so sweet but I got the hug.
He is a wonderful husband,
father, and friend.
Come and see him again.
Thanks again,
Sandy Shields.
P.S. Sorry this is so late but I
had a hospital stay to
take care of.
IN M EM ORIA M
In Lo vin g Me m o ry
Ma rtin J . Co ste llo
Se pt. 8, 1926 - June 15, 2004
Native Am erican Pray er
I give y ou this one thought to keepI am w ith y ou still - I do not sleep.
I am a thousand w inds that blow ,
I am the diam ond glints on snow ,
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autum n rain.
When y ou aw aken in the m orning’s hush
I am the sw ift, uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not think of m e as gone I am w ith y ou still - in each new daw n.
Your Family
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BERNICE KEHRLI
4071 Lawson Road
11:00 a..m. at our chapel
The family will be present to receive
friends at Lind’s from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
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Bernice Kehrli
Bernice L. Kehrli, 73, of
4071 Lawson Road, formerly of
the Lutheran Retirement Home,
Manor Oak, and The Waters of
Westfield, died at 10:25 p.m.
Saturday (June 11, 2005) in
WCA Hospital.
She was born June 1, 1932,
in Mayville, the daughter of late
Walter and Ella Rice Albanesius.
A graduate of the former
Mayville High School, she had
in earlier years been employed
in the office of attorney Joseph
Gerace, Crawford Furniture,
Olan Mills, and the Prudential
Insurance Office in Lakewood.
She had owned and operated the
‘‘Lad and Lass’’ Kennel, and
also owned a candy making
business, famous for her handmade chocolates, where she was
known as the ‘‘Candy Lady.’’
She was a member of the
Southern Tier CB Neighbors,
and had formerly been a Cub
Scout den mother.
She is survived by a daughter,
Linda Lindstrom of Frewsburg;
four sons: Steven Kehrli of
Eagar, Ariz., Jim Ford of Jekyll
Island, Ga., and Kevin and Rick
Kehrli, both of Busti; eight
grandchildren: Diann LydellJones of Indiana, Martin Lydell
of Dunkirk, Susan Seagren of
Bemus Point, Jonathan Kehrli of
South Carolina, Donna Conrad
of West Virginia, Michael Lindstrom of Baldwinsville, N.Y.,
Kenneth
Lindstrom
of
Statesville, N.C., and Michelle
Pitts of Frewsburg; nine greatgrandchildren; two sisters: Clara
Wigren of Ashville, and Ella
Mae Phipps of Hesperia, Ca.;
and a brother, Richard Albanesius of Dewittville.
Besides her parents, she was
preceded in death by her husband, Howard A. Kehrli, whom
she married July 2, 1949, and
who died Nov. 13, 1980; and
her stepfather, Earl Stanton.
The funeral service will be
held at 11 a.m. Friday in the
Lind Funeral Home. The Rev.
Alan W. Anderson, pastor of
Zion Lutheran Church in Frewsburg, will officiate. Burial will
be in the Busti Cemetery.
Friends will be received from
7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the
funeral home.
Memorials may be made to
the WCA Hospital Dialysis
Unit, P.O. Box 840, Jamestown,
N.Y., 14702-0840.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 17
MARY E. HAGSTROM
228 E. Elmwood, Falconer
11:00 a.m. at our chapel
Friends will be received by the family
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in
the funeral home.
JONATHAN A. ‘‘JONNY’’ HALLETT
563 East Second St.
11:00 a..m. at our chapel
The family will be present to receive
friends at Lind’s one hour prior to the
service .
TO BE ARRANGED
ROBERT G. DAVIDSON
2816 Neits Crest Road
Ashville
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County: ‘It Becomes Way Too Political’ Flag: ‘Stirs Within Us
tion. Even if all Republicans vote
in favor, Caflisch would have to
curry support of at least five
Democrats to gain the 17 votes
necessary to pass.
‘‘I talked to a few people on
both sides, and there certainly is
some support,’’ Caflisch said. ‘‘I
don’t know whether it gets to the
level of 17 needed to pass this
legislation, but I believe it’s
important, and I’m hopeful it
will gain strong bipartisan backing.’’
He won’t be able to count on
the support of Mrs. Fagerstrom,
who said she will continue to
support the right for the executive to make his or her own decision on whom to appoint.
‘‘I do think the county executive is responsible to the people
who elect him, and entitled to
surround himself with people
who share his philosophy,’’
Fagerstrom said.
An approval process would
only complicate the issue and
bring partisan politics into play,
Mrs. Fagerstrom said.
‘‘It becomes way too political,
and I have personally witnessed
politics of personal destruction
before,’’ Mrs. Fagerstrom said.
Feelings Of Pride And
Respect For Our Nation’
Crowe said he would like to
return to the approval system to
discourage unfair appointments.
‘‘I worry we may get a county
executive that makes a department head appointment as a
political favor, and I think the
legislature should have a say on
it,’’ Crowe said. ‘‘Prior to this
charter change, the legislature
did confirm all department
heads, so this is a new wrinkle.
Some legislators would like to
go back to confirmation
process.’’
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Term: In 1995, Voters Turned Down Four-Year Proposal
From Page A-1
‘‘If you have four years in between
each election you might bet a little
relaxed and not keep as closely with your
constituents as when you’re campaigning
and going door to door,’’ Fagerstrom
said.
In 1995, legislators also tried to
change terms from four to two years, but
voters turned out by nearly a 4-to-3 margin against the proposal.
Along with Fagerstrom, legislator
Wally Huckno, D-West Ellicott, voted
against the amendment. Legislators
Stephen Keefe, D-Fredonia, Lance
Spicer, R-Falconer, and Alvin ‘‘Mac’’
Crowe, R-Silver Creek, voted in favor.
Though he did vote to pass the amendment through to the legislature, Crowe
was far from enthusiastic about the plan.
‘‘I voted in favor of it to move it to the
floor so all legislators to vote on it,’’
Crowe said. ‘‘Several years ago I
would’ve been in favor of it, but I’m not
so sure now.’’
The public should have a chance to
‘‘It seem s a s though you
just kind of ca ught your
brea th from the la st
election, a nd you’re
com ing up on a nother
election. Elections do
ta ke tim e a nd effort,
a nd I think tw o-yea r
term s a re m ore fa ir.’’
— Douglas Richmond, R-Westfield
change government if they are unhappy
with their representatives, and that is
much easier with two-year terms, Crowe
said. He said he believes the issue should
have a chance to go before the legislature, but thinks a public referendum
would suffer the same fate as it did in
1995.
Other legislators have weighed in on
the issue. Though not on the administrative services committee, Legislator Douglas Richmond, R-Westfield, said he
supports the change because four-year
terms would provide the time needed to
learn the ins and outs of county government.
‘‘The reason I personally feel that four
years is more accurate, was that I served
on town board and had a four-year term,
and if you’re a new member coming into
these boards, it takes you pretty close to
two years to even come up to speed,’’
Richmond said.
Two-year terms force them to focus
more on winning elections than getting
work done, Richmond said.
‘‘It seems as though you just kind of
caught your breath from the last election,
and you’re coming up on another election,’’ Richmond said. ‘‘Elections do
take time and effort, and I think two-year
terms are more fair.’’
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Ripley: ‘If It’s Not Approved, It Won’t Be In The Budget’
From Page A-1
Ripley was one of two school district in
the county that had a budget fail in May.
The Clymer Central School District is the
other school district that will have its
budget face a re-vote. The budget re-vote
will be held from noon to 8 p.m. on June
22 in room 137 at Clymer High School.
The proposed 2005-06 Clymer Central
School District budget was voted down
226 to 153. Ralph Wilson, Clymer superintendent, said he is confident Clymer’s
budget will be approved during its second
re-vote.
‘‘The major issue was, the perception
we received from the public, that the
school did not need a full-time (School
Resource Officer),’’ he said. ‘‘Even during
the budget development process, prior to
the first vote, we cut it to a half-time position, but a segment of the community still
feels the SRO is not needed in a school as
small as Clymer.’’
Wilson said he recommended to the
board to move the SRO out of the budget
and to have a separate proposition vote for
a full-time officer.
‘‘We want the SRO issue separate from
the money issue,’’ he said. ‘‘The concern
we have is the community might have
voted down the budget because we had the
SRO in the budget. Also, we feel there is a
segment of the community that may want a
full-time SRO that voted the budget down.
By having the proposition, we can more
clearly tell what voter wishes are.’’
Wilson said the cost of a part-time
SRO would have been $31,000, which has
been taken out of the budget that will be
re-voted. This leaves the new proposed
budget to be $12,000 more than a contingency budget would cost. Wilson also said
the SRO proposition will only be in the
budget if the proposition is approved.
‘‘If it’s not approved, it won’t be in the
budget,’’ he said.
The new budget was passed by the board
on June 8 after a community meeting was
held to hear the concerns of voters.
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Lucy: Desilu Playhouse Is Set To Open In Time For August Festival
this new attraction that will
feature replicas of not only the
Ricardo’s apartment, but also
the Tropicana nightclub, be
named the Desilu Playhouse.’’
A recreation of the Hollywood hotel suite that Lucy and
Ricky stayed in during the Hollywood episodes will also be
included.
‘‘We all remember the time
Lucy set her nose on fire in
front of Bill Holden or the time
she comes face to face with
Harpo Marx,’’ Wyman said.
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million barrels a day for the
fourth quarter,’’ Al Sabah said.
But Libya’s energy secretary,
Fathi Hamed Ben Shatwan, said
flatly that he was opposed to a
second 500,000 barrel a day
increase. ‘‘I’m not supporting it.
I’m just supporting the first
500,000,’’ he said.
Saudi Oil Minister Ali Naimi
said Tuesday he also wants the
11-nation cartel to get prices
below US$50. ‘‘That is what is
reasonable worldwide,’’ he said.
‘‘OPEC is doing its share for
the market,’’ Naimi said. ‘‘The
supply is there. Don’t panic.’’
Including Iraq, which is not
bound by the output quota,
OPEC is churning out close to
30 million barrels a day, or
about 35 percent of current
global demand.
On Tuesday, light, sweet
crude for July fell 12 cents to
$55.50 a barrel on the New
York Mercantile Exchange. On
the International Petroleum
Exchange, July Brent fell 63
cents to $54.15 a barrel.
OPEC contends that it sees
the most benefit from prices in
the $40 to $50 range. The group
has no interest in seeing prices
plummet, but also wants to keep
buyers from turning to producers
outside the 11-nation cartel.
‘‘If prices go under $40 a barrel, OPEC should cut production
by 500,000 barrels’’ to compensate, said Libya’s Ben Shatwan.
But he added: ‘‘Practically, we
do not have the physical capacity to add to the market ... the
market has a psychological, not
a physical, problem.’’
But the market’s psychology
has become a real problem for
OPEC.
‘‘For the past 1 1/2 years,
OPEC has been incapable of
pushing prices down,’’ said
Deborah White, an energy analyst at Paris-based SG Securities.
‘‘In order for them to regain
control over oil prices, they need
to have clear objectives followed
by clear actions,’’ she said.
of this project, but also see
how it will strengthen the
entire downtown.’’
This project is happening
because of Bill and Mary
Rapaport’s $500,000 donation
to the Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz
Center. The Rapaport’s are
Buffalo natives. Their gift is
funding the renovation of the
former Rite Aid building on
the corner of Third and Main
Streets downtown.
‘‘We are very grateful to Bill
and Mary for their tremendous
generosity,’’ Wyman said.
‘‘Without their support, this
would still be just a dream.’’
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Ceremony
From Page A-1
The ceremony, held before a
packed audience in the school’s
commons area, also included
information about Betsy Ross
and poems like ‘‘The Veteran
Poem,’’ ‘‘The Meaning of Our
Flag,’’ and ‘‘The Day the Bells
Rang.’’ Lombardo, Ruth Kriese
and Gina Peppy, sixth-grade
teachers, prepared the pupils for
seven weeks for the ceremony.
‘‘It’s important for the kids to
know about the flag,’’ Lombardo said. ‘‘They’re living through
their first war, it’s not something
there reading about in a book.’’
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Death Row Inmate Confesses To
1987 Western New York Killing
LOCKPORT (AP) — A
death row inmate in Texas has
confessed to the 1987 killing
of a Western New York hairdresser but will not be charged
with the crime, police said.
Chief Neil Merritt said statements given by Tommy Lynn
Sells to Texas Rangers and
Lockport police are enough to
close the books on the murder
of Suzanne Korcz of the Buffalo suburb of Amherst, but New
York police will not seek extradition because Sells is already
on death row.
Sells, a drifter who worked
a s a b a r be r , a me c h a n ic , a
la b o r e r a n d a c a r niv a l
roustabout, has confessed to
more than a dozen murders and
is suspected in 50 to 75 across
the country.
He had not been linked to the
Korcz case before telling Texas
Rangers last year that he had
jumped a freight train, gotten
off near Niagara Falls and committed a murder.
He repeated the statements to
a Lockport officer who traveled
to Texas to interview him.
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Qatar’s oil minister, Abdullah
bin Hamad Al Attiyah, said the
world’s oil market was well supplied but that it couldn’t produce
more crude currently if needed.
Al Sabah said the main problem was the inability to quickly
refine lesser-quality oil, which
has created a bottleneck in
efforts to increase production.
‘‘The main problem now is the
refining,’’ he said.
Al Sabah said the cartel would
increase the ceiling by 500,000
barrels per day to show to consumers that it’s doing its best to
cool prices. He said a second
500,000 barrel-per-day increase
was being mulled for later this
year.
OPEC needs to increase supply at the end of July or early
August in order to meet demand
in the fourth quarter, he said.
‘‘We see demand jumping from
29 million barrels a day to 30.5
‘‘A complete recreation of the
Hollywood hotel room where
those two classic TV moments
happened will also be showcased in the new exhibit.’’
The Desilu Playhouse is
scheduled to open in time for
Lucy’s Birthday Celebration,
the annual August festival
which commemorates Lucille
Ball’s birthday.
The festival dates this year
are Aug. 5-7.
‘‘We are very aggressive in
our opening date but there is an
amazing crew committed to
this project,’’ Wyman said.
‘‘We’re lucky to be surrounded
by so many local folks who not
only recognize the significance
School children repeated the
Pledge of Allegiance in classrooms in Jamestown and all
across America – possibly taking the flag for granted, or possibly reminded by a teacher, or
by Mrs. Volk, to honor the flag.
‘‘It’s important that the residents fly the flag in honor of their
country and follow the proper etiquette when doing so,’’ said
Councilwoman Kim Ecklund, RAt Large. ‘‘We should also
remember our troops who are
currently protecting the right to
fly the flag and the honor represented by the Stars and Stripes.’’
The American flag, stars and
stripes, or Old Glory is meant to
be a flag. Enthusiastic citizens
may feel that they are honoring
the flag by using it as drapery,
table cloths, bed spreads or for
other reasons. The U.S. code is
clear — the flag should never be
used for anything other than a
flag, and to do so shows disrespect.
Official flag etiquette can be
found in the United States Code,
Title 36 and Chapter 10.
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From Page A-1
Ric Wyman, Lucy-Desi Center
executive
director,
explained why the Center
chose this name.
‘‘Folks lucky enough to
attend a filming of the I Love
Lucy show back in the 1950’s,
went to the Desilu Playhouse
on Lillian Way in Hollywood.
The Desilu Playhouse was the
name of the facility that housed
the sets and filmed the
episodes,’’ Wyman said. ‘‘It
seemed only appropriate that
From Page A-1
‘‘Ours is a flag of freedom.
Observing our flag stirs within us
feelings of pride and respect for
our nation which is the heartbeat
and sound of patriotism,’’ Mrs.
Volk said.
Mrs. Volk recently presented
students at Holy Family Catholic
School with booklets explaining
how to display the American flag.
A flag acquired through Congressman Brian Higgins’ office
was also presented to the school.
The flag obtained by Higgins had
been displayed above the United
States Capital Building in Washington, D.C.
‘‘The Flag Code’’ booklet
offered by the National Society
Daughters of the American Revolution provides several important
basics concerning flag etiquette.
The flag should not touch anything beneath it. Flag pins should
be worn on the left side of the
body, near the heart. The American flag should always be placed
at the center and highest point
when flown with other flags.
When the flag is displayed on a
car, the staff should be attached to
the right fender. Never hang a
flag with the union down, except
as a signal of distress or danger to
life.
Flag Day was observed quietly
at VFW Post 53, served by Commander Dan Dell, a retired
Marine. The post is located at
621 E. Second St. in the city.
There were no loud parades, fireworks or political addresses —
like those offered for Memorial
Day, July 4 and Veterans Day.
On Flag Day, flags continued
to fly at hundreds of homes
throughout the city, at City
Hall, at public schools and
dozens of other locations.
Police officers, firemen, school
officials, veterans and many
city residents took the opportunity, as they do day after day, to
raise and lower the flag with
quiet respect and esteem.
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‘‘We haven’t seen over the
past eight years greater success
with the executive having sole
authority. The legislative input
can be important,’’ Caflisch said.
The 3-2 committee vote was
split down party lines, with
Democrats Wally Huckno, Jane
Fagerstrom, and Stephen Keefe
voting against the amendment,
and Republicans Alvin ‘‘Mac’’
Crowe and Lance Spicer voting
in favor.
Caflisch said he is concerned
about gaining the bipartisan support needed to pass the legisla-
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