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Jenna and Meghan Raynor have played tennis together for the majority of their lives. After playing at Chautauqua Lake Central School, the sisters played at Mercyhurst University in Pennsylvania and have spent several summers working at the Chautauqua Tennis Center. Submitted photo.

Raynor sisters keep Chautauqua tennis all in the family

August 23, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

Many Chautauquans bring their families to the Institution in the pursuit of lifelong learning and to get away from the stresses of everyday life. People can spend time at the beach, enjoy the morning lectures or stroll along the waterfront during their summer vacations.

Meghan and Jenna Raynor come to the Institution as employees at the Chautauqua Tennis Center to bond with friends and to enjoy the game they love.

Jenna said while some people might get tired of working with their sibling all summer, she cherishes her time at Chautauqua with Meghan.

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Hanson rakes the Sharpe Field softball diamond.

With attention to detail, Hanson keeps recreation facilities in top condition

August 22, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

Taking in a day of fun and relaxation at Chautauqua is easy. People can get some sun at one of the beaches, play a set or two of tennis at the Chautauqua Tennis Center, or work up a sweat at one of the two fitness centers on the grounds.

However, ensuring all of those facilities are safe and up to Chautauquans’ standards means long days and meticulous attention to detail.

Karl Hanson, 21, is the first-year maintenance worker for the Department of Recreation. He oversees the tennis center, the beaches, both fitness centers, Sharpe Field and the lawn bowling green next to the Sports Club.

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Children’s School takes a page from summer camp

August 20, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

After eight weeks of fun, Children’s School wraps up its season with tents, hikes, insects and s’mores. Children ages 3, 4 and 5 will participate in activities more closely related to summer camp this week with a “Let’s Go Camping” theme.

Teachers Kathie Szabo, Sandi Holden, JoAnne Borg, Laura Vasisko and Kelly Fox will take the 3-year-olds camping. They will learn how to pitch tents, go for hikes around the Institution grounds, make binoculars and use them to investigate from a distance. They will also have a chance to make friendship bracelets and macaroni noodle necklaces with their new Children’s School buddies, to use sidewalk chalk to draw, and to make everyone’s favorite camping treat from marshmallows, graham crackers and chocolate.

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Tyler Nelson of the Mayo-Based Salads tries to get his team back in the game with a base hit.

Slugs take home another championship

August 18, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

The battle for Chautauqua men’s slow-pitch softball supremacy was fought Sunday evening in balmy conditions. The rain earlier in the day jeopardized the game, but the men would not let that delay their quest for glory.

The game was a battle of generations. It pitted Chautauqua stalwarts the Slugs versus a team of 20-somethings, the Mayo-Based Salads. One can laugh at their whimsical name, but the Salads’ reputation preceded them, and the Slugs knew they were in for a tough game.

The Slugs took time before the game to discuss the importance of being vocal from the bench and encouraging their teammates. Meanwhile, there was a buzz around the bench on the third-base line as the Salads hyped themselves up for the culmination of all of their hard work this season.

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Carnegie Science Center brings events to Chautauqua all Week Nine

August 18, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

As the season winds down and staffers from Children’s Club and Boys’ and Girls’ Club return to college, the youth programs look for ways to continue providing programming for young Chautauquans.

The Carnegie Science Center has been coming to Chautauqua late in the season for more than a decade to provide science-related programming and events for Children’s School and Club.

The first event, “Geocaching on the Grounds,” will equip 15 teams with GPS units and pit them against one another in a treasure hunt.

There will be two identical sessions Saturday. The first session is from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and the second is from 2–4 p.m. Teams will be able to sign up on Bestor Plaza on a first-come basis.

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Children’s School gets messy with tactile exploration

August 14, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

In their penultimate week this season, Children’s School is getting down and dirty with an “ooey gooey” theme. Three-, 4- and 5-year-olds will explore their tactile sense while having fun and making art.

In the Red and Green rooms, 3-year-olds will explore artistic mediums, turning from paint to much squishier, foamier, bubblier forms of expression. They will make prints using slices of fruits and vegetables and marble shaving cream and use corn starch goo to paint. Experimentation with color blending will also include shaving cream, and a chance to play with slime.

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Card game builds bridges at Chautauqua

August 11, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

While walking to the Sports Club only days before the season started, Richard Ulasewicz saw Rita VanDerveer sitting on her porch reading with a friend. They exchanged greetings, and VanDerveer asked Ulasewicz how his day was going.

He told VanDerveer his day had been pretty rough, and that he was desperate for a certified bridge instructor. He asked VanDerveer if she, by any chance, knew someone who could help.

VanDerveer pointed to her friend who was reading on her porch and said, “There’s your new bridge instructor right there.” It was Marsha Reall.

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Elijah Williams walks down the fairway toward his ball at the Chautauqua Golf Club. Photo by Eric Shea.

Chautauqua Golf Club opens doors to Special Olympics

August 8, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

Drives blasted down the middle of the fairway, irons struck 5 feet from the flagstick and putts rolling into the cup fill the dreams of every golfer.

At 5 p.m. every Tuesday, the Chautauqua Golf Club hosts a group of golfers who are eager to learn the game and grateful for the opportunity to play.

The Chautauqua Lakers of the Special Olympics New York golf team spend those evenings learning the game and bonding with their friends.

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