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‘Always Faithful and Always Strong’
Captain, crew of the USS Jason Dunham visit Scio over the weekend people in the Scio Central School auditorium Saturday morning. The Navy contingent was led by Commander Aaron Jefferson III, captain of the ship, and included officers and enlisted personnel — including chief petty officers and master chiefs, whom Jefferson called “the best of the best.” The USS Jason Dunham DDG 109 was recently returning home after an eight-month deployment in the Red Sea when it was diverted to the Caribbean, where the missile destroyer
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SCIO — Some of the sailors from the USS Jason Dunham were stunned when their plane landed in Rochester Friday — a few of the Florida-based crew weren’t exactly dressed for a Western New York winter day, said Mike Middaugh, director of Allegany County Veterans Services. Middaugh introduced the 15 sailors from the USS Jason Dunham, who visited the county over the weekend, to the 50 or so
was part of efforts to combat drug trafficking. They had been at sea for the last 18 months and the ship is moored at their home port of Mayport, near Jacksonville, Fla., for an overhaul. Those in the crowd included Dan and Deb Dunham, parents of the late U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham — the Medal of Honor recipient who grew up in Scio — Allegany County Legislature Chairman Brooke Harris, members USS Jason Dunham Crew continued on PAGE 4
Photo by Kathryn Ross Commander Aaron Jefferson III, captain of the USS Jason Dunham DDG 109, at Scio Central School on Saturday.
Hart Comfort House volunteers gather to mark 14th year in Wellsville WELLSVILLE — Good music, good food and good people celebrated the 14th year of Hart Comfort House of Allegany County on Saturday night. The hoots and hollers, cheering and groans coming from the bar where a large group of people were watching the Buffalo Bills game didn’t deter the Hart Comfort House volunteers and band as they feasted and danced. The food was elegantly served and cooked by juniors and seniors in the Culinary Arts Department at BOCES. Nora Burdick, former Immaculate Conception
Photo by Kathryn Ross BOCES Culinary Arts students and their instructors, who catered the Hart Comfort House celebration, are recognized with a round of applause from Hart House volunteers.
School principal, who is on the Hart House Board of Directors, commented that it was good to see the young people doing so well. Most of the Hart House
contingent agreed that the students did a masterful job along with their instructor, CJ Wright, who has headed up the department for five years.
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“It’s good to get the students some real experience. It helps them to decide what they want to do,” he said, adding that some of his students are already
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headed for the Alfred State College Culinary Department while others are on their way to the Niagara Culinary Institute. He said that while his students experience serving lunches and dinners at the school, they seldom get the opportunity of serving a formal dinner for 80. There weren’t quite 80 in the American Legion hall, but a few more did show up after the Bills’ wrenching playoff loss in overtime to the Denver Broncos. Dave and Janice Porter, who founded Hart Comfort House, said the dinner was just a way of showing appreciation
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to the volunteers and no awards were presented. However, accolades did come from an unlikely source when the bass player in the MH3 band, Jim Smith, expressed how thankful he was for the care his father received while a resident at Hart Comfort House a few years ago. “You people brought him back again and extended his life. I’m thankful for that. You do a great job,” he said. Janice Porter recalled that Smith raised a great deal of money for Hart Comfort House when he joined Rob Warboys on Hart Comfort House continued on PAGE 4
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