Barbara Jean to celebrate return to Chautauqua
It’s been nearly 17 years and two weeks to the day since Barbara Jean last took the Amphitheater stage with…
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‘Love in the Club’
Robin McDonald knew she would marry Eric Martin well before he proposed to her at the Girls’ Club last summer in what would be a nostalgic return to the area they once roamed as Boys’ and Girls’ Club counselors.
Sebelius: A livable community is a healthy community
More racial diversity, greater economic inequality and wider polarization of politics separate contemporary America from any other era in the…
Torres-Fleming talks ‘beloved community’
Alexie Torres-Fleming’s mother had a dream at the turn of the millennium.
Chautauqua Lake remains largely HAB-free
As one of the most fished lakes in New York — and a recreational hub for Chautauquans — Chautauqua Lake has seen its fair share of use. But when blue and green sludge-like goop coated the lake’s surface at the tail-end of each season for the past few years, officials prohibited Chautauquans from swimming and setting sail.
Competitive tennis newcomer Morley takes passion to semi-professional senior circuit
At 59, Michael Morley is unlike other men of his age. Morley isn’t preparing for retirement, and he doesn’t work out to pass the time or for the sake of staying in shape. Rather, Morley prepares for his schedule of competitive tennis events that are coming up in the next year and stays active because he can’t stop moving.
The Bennetts’ love story: ‘Silly and romantic love’
Rowland Bennett and Linda Brady did not meet at Chautauqua Institution. They were not counselors at Boys’ and Girls’ Club, where they fostered their love during long lunch breaks, nor did they meet by chance on Bestor Plaza after a night performance.
Slugs take out the Pounders to return to men’s softball championship circle
Thunderstorms bookended the men’s softball championship game on Monday, though it probably would not have prevented the Slugs and Pounders from duking it out on the diamond.
Annual Water Olympics bring greased watermelons and battle of red vs. blue
The five-ringed symbol of the Olympic Games is intended to represent the colors of all nations in the quadrennial sporting event. On a much smaller and chaotic scale at the Boys’ and Girls’ Club annual Water Olympics last Thursday, only two colors are needed: red and blue.
Batgirls swoop in for unlikely victory against Moms
After the Batgirls lost to the Moms in the women’s softball championship in 2014, Rae Zarou, shortstop for the Batgirls, made a definitive statement that resembled the likes of sporting greats Joe Namath and Muhammad Ali.
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