FEBRUARY
17 2023
Dunkirk Public Library Winter/ Spring 2023 Events Childrens Programs Special Guests Following the exciting visit we had with the hedgehogs Spike and Miss Prickles, the Dunkirk Public Library is pleased to announce that Sundance Kids Farm will be returning on Tuesday, February 21st at 2:00 pm. Please join us for the chance to meet some new animal friends. Keep an eye out for additional family friendly events which also include: Story Time Every Tuesday and Thursday at 11:00 am. Grab a takehome craft and snack kit while you are here. Some story sessions may even include a musical guest! Holiday-themed Craft Days Valentine Magnets – Tuesday 2/14/23 at 3:00 pm St. Patrick Rainbow – Saturday 3/11/23 at 11:00 am Easter Sign Mobile – Saturday 4/8/23 at 11:00 am Mother’s Day – Saturday 5/13/23 at 11:00 am Father’s Day – Saturday 6/17/23 at 11:00 am Teen and YA Programs Daily Activities Chat, Challenge, and Create together on our CCLS Discord Server. Check out special Avatar: The Last Airbender content now until 3/10/23. Students aged 13-18 may register via our website. Gaming Come enjoy our wide selection of tabletop games.
Rosie’s Run Makes Generous Contribution to MHA Warming Center
Ready to try something new? Watch for special “Learn to Play” events or join us online Jamestown, N.Y. – “In a via BoardGameArena.com. world where you can be anything, be kind.” Fridays are for Dungeons & Dragons! Dates and times Those words that Roseare listed on both our Dis- mary “Rosie” Billquist lived cord channel and library by are now the motto for the website. annual Rosie’s Run in her memory. Special Events May the 4th be with you – That kindness was shown Thursday 5/4/23 is Star Wars in the $800 donation from Day! the Run for Rosie that her Free Comic Book Day – husband, Jamie Billquist, Saturday 5/6/23; borrow a made for the warming graphic novel this week and center recently opened by also watch for comic givea- the Mental Health Associaways. tion in Chautauqua County (MHA). Adult Programs MHA Executive Director Book Club Steven Cobb says, “We are Meets the first Thursday so grateful for the generous of each month at 5:30 pm. contribution from Rosie’s Stop by for a visit and request Run to support this new a copy of the next title. program. It is absolutely heartwarming on our Computing Center frigid nights to know that Educational, informa- we now have a shelter for tional, and training sessions some of our citizens who occur every week. Improve have no place to call home, skills, get the most out of where they can have a hot personal devices, or explore meal and sleep safely in a the Ancestry database in the warm bed. ” Public Computing Center. Class schedules are available A marathon runner, triboth onsite and on our web- athlete, community volpage. unteer and animal lover, Rosemary Billquist was a The PCC is also providing native and resident of Shertechnology assistance for man, New York, whose life those wishing to submit pho- ended unexpectedly in Notos to the Dunkirk Hero Ban- vember 2017. ner Program until 3/15/23. Rosie worked at WCA Hospital/UPMC ChautauCurrent and upcoming qua for 25 years. Jamie exprograms for all ages can al- plained that her concern ways be found on our website for patients who stood and Facebook page. www. waiting for their rides afdunkirklibrary.org/ ter dialysis led Rosie to put
a bench there, labeling it with her motto. Later, hospital staff placed a similar bench in her honor outside the emergency room. The next Rosie’s Run 5K run/walk is Sunday, June 4, 2023, in Sherman. All proceeds benefit the memorial fund that helps Hospice, the Southern Tier Kidney Foundation, the Chautauqua County Humane Society, and other community needs. An annual August golf tournament also supports the fund. The Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County is a peer recovery center offering support groups and individual coaching for people looking to improve their lives, deepen wellness, thrive in recovery, or support those on a recovery path. Peers use their personal stories to help people find recovery in their own lives in their own way. Anyone with questions or in need of services for themselves or a family member is welcome to call or stop in at the Jamestown recovery center at Door 14 in the rear of the Gateway Center, 31 Water Street. It is open Monday – Thursday, 9:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Photo Submitted Mental Health Association Executive Director Steven Cobb and Jamie Billquist hold a check from Rosie’s Run, the annual 5K run/walk in memory of Rosemary “Rosie” Billquist. The donation is for supplies at the new warming center in Jamestown’s Gateway Center.
Street in Dunkirk is now open Monday – Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Wednesdays till 6:30.
MHAChautauqua.org or facebook.com/MHAChautauqua. A schedule with descriptions of all groups and classes is at MHAchauTo learn more about the tauqua.org/groups. The north county recovery center at Grace Lu- Mental Health Association, theran Church, 601 Eagle call (716) 661-9044 or visit