**(New!!)Engvall to headline at Lucille Ball Comedy Festival in Jamestown this coming August...
One of the most "in-demand" comedians in the nation will be the main headliner for this year's Lucille Ball Comedy Festival in Jamestown. Comedian and Actor Bill Engvall will be on stage at the Reg Lenna Civic Center on Saturday, August 3rd. That from Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Executive Director Journey Gunderson... who announced this year's line up during a Noon-hour press conference at the Gateway Train Station. Female Comic Kathleen Madigan is the other headliner on that Friday night. The fesitval runs Aug. 1-4, 2013.
Kennedy man seriously hurt in serious, single-car accident in West Ellicott...
A serious one-vehicle crash on Fairmount Avenue in West Ellicott Thursday night has sent a Jamestown-area man to an Erie, Pennsylvania hospital. Ellicott Town Police say the 22 year-old Kennedy man... who is not being identified... was eastbound at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the car near the SAM's Club entrance about 10:40 p.m. Ellicott Police Detective Brad Knight says the vehicle struck and wrapped around a utility pole. An employee of the nearby Kwik Fill station called in the accident. Police say a hurst tool was used to free the man... who suffered severe leg injuries. The victim was rushed to the Hamot Medical Center in Erie for treatment via ambulance. Starflight was unavailable due to the weather conditions. We have no word on the man's condition... but, the investigation is continuing.
JHS Winterguard leads it's division after preliminaries at World Competition in Dayton, Ohio...
The Jamestown High School Winterguard Express has been the top ranked Winter Guard team in the U-S for the past several months... but, they're now trying to become the number-one team in the world. The world competition is taking place in Dayton, Ohio... and, the Jamestown team is the top-ranked group in it's division as the move to semi-final action later today. Coach Marc Lentch says they scored an 89.08 score in last night's preliminary round... which he called "very solid." Winterguard performs by using precise synronized movements and dance to music. While the veteran team is focused and working hard to perfect it's routine... Lentch says they're just 3-tenths of a point ahead... and, he adds the competition only get's tougher from here. But, he says they're "veteran" performers and, can handle it. Lentch says Jamestown finished 24th at this competition last year... and, was the runner-up in 1981. He says if they win the competition... it will be their first. The competition is taking place at four venues... including the University of Dayton... and, Xavier University in Cinncinati. The semi-finals are this afternoon... with Jamestown performing at about 3:50 p.m. The finals are tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. Final results won't be known until about 11 to 11:30.
