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Looking back on the year in news in Wellsville area BY KATHRYN ROSS
WELLSVILLE — No one likes to see a town’s treasures go down the road, but that is what often happens when people pass away, and their possessions are sold in an estate auction. PIANO COMES HOME: In January 2022 fans were pleased to discover that an old box-style piano, from the estate of Barbara Williams and the Mather Homestead had come home. The piano was sold in an estate auction in 2017 to Rebekah Gena, wife of Brad Gena, and since she was on her way home, she arranged for the antique square grand piano, circa 1875, to be shipped south. Then due to economic and personal reasons, the Genas decided to return back to Western New York to start a restaurant. The piano came back with them. The Genas found the perfect place for the renovated antique when Brad decided to open the Wellsville General Store restaurant in the former Gee automotive garage. The Genas had to modernize the instrument because it could not be appropriately tuned. They replaced the old keyboard with a modern keyboard. Now the traveling piano can be played on special occasions at the General Store for the pleasure of the Genas’ customers, which oftentimes included friends of the late Barbara Williams.
MARCH, MARCH, MARCH: Allegany County women and their supporters joined women across the country when 21 people, including 19 children, were killed by a gunman at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 24. The gunman was shot and killed. The shock of the incident and the failure of law enforcement to act reverberated around the nation. In June women decided to lace up their sneakers and participate in a countywide march, which was organized for Wellsville to coincide with March For Our Lives events across the country. March For Our Lives was originally organized by students who survived the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. on Valentine’s Day 2018. Those who turned out to participate in the march ranged in age from elementary school students to retirees. One poster carrying teen drew attention with a poster that put her face in the crosshairs of a rifle scope. The group was nearly 100 strong when they entered Island Park and headed uptown. They gathered at the Fassett Green Space where four speakers were scheduled. The message was the need for responsible gun laws, not abolishment of the second amendment. On July 11, President Joe Biden signed a new
gun safety bill, the first safety legislation to be passed by Congress in 30 years. That local march paved the way for another march just a few months later. Many people were incensed when the Supreme Court struck down the 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision, believing it was an attack on a woman’s right to choose and could lead to other decisions nullifying the rights of certain groups. On Oct. 8, all around the country, women marched and rallied to show how they felt about that decision. Locally, women Looking Back continued on PAGE 5
File photo Marks and holes can be seen on the back of a Hennessy headstone in Sacred Heart Cemetery where the bronze veteran’s plaque was ripped away.
Jones Memorial capital campaign hits $2M goal BY BOB CLARK
WELLSVILLE — Jones Memorial Hospital has surpassed its $2 million goal to make the Transformation and Modernization Project a reality. Officials noted more than 30 donors committed at least $25,000 to the project, earning the classification of Cornerstone Donors. “With the latest Cornerstone Donor commitment of $100,000 we are actually very
close to $2.1 million,” said Jones CEO James Helms. “Our community recognizes the impact this project will have on Allegany County as well as the surrounding areas and the healthcare options that will be available right here, close to home. We are thrilled that they came through with the support that was needed.” The Transformation and Modernization project includes a thirdfloor addition that will add over 14,000 square
feet of clinical space, as well as more than 4,000 square feet of renovations that expand the surgical department, and a permanent, fixed MRI tower with three levels of clinical space. In February 2020, the state Department of Health Statewide Healthcare Facility Transformation Program awarded $16.86 million to the hospital for the project. Ground was broken on the project in July 2021, and the work is expected to
finish by the fall. Helms said that increases in construction costs and enhancements to the project beyond the original plan left a gap of $2 million between the cost of the project and the grant value, necessitating the fundraising campaign. Helms credits the success of the capital campaign to the Campaign Executive Committee, which was chaired by Rich Shear of Jones Memorial continued on PAGE 2
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