As the leaves change...

Annual Olean Sports Booster Club

Saturday, October 2 2010

7 PM, doors open; 9 PM, drawings start

Knights of Columbus

Hamilton Street
Olean, NY

The raffle is $100 which admits four people to the Raffle Party. The recipients of the gifts will be announced at 9 AM. All proceeds will go to the Olean Sports Booster Club for the benefit of the sports program of Olean High School. Meme Yanetsko, Class of 1986, has tickets for sale. You can email her at meme@oleanny.com .

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Olean Stamp Club Show

October 02, 2010

10am - 4pm

 

 

The Olean Stamp Club

holds its 14th annual Stamp and Card Show 

Saturday, 10/2, from 10-4 at the Elks Club, West State Street...

the public is invited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pumpkinville

4844 Sugartown Rd.

Great Valley, NY

Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off Contest

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Pumpkinville will hold it's 3rd annual giant pumpkin contest.

World Competition of Great Pumpkin Commonwealth

See pumpkins weighing over 1000 pounds!

Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off begins Sunday at Noon with prize money of $5,000.

(All Giant Pumpkins need to be on site by 11am)

http://www.pumpkinville.com/

 

 

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street
October 1 - 30

Ellicottville Rodeo

Sommerville Valley Road, Ellicottville, NY

7:30 - 9:30 pm weekends only

Join us on the SCARIEST HAYRIDE in Western New York. Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings only.

The Scariest Hayride you'll ever ride. Hayride, Haunted Barn, Haunted Maze, crafts, food and lots of excitement.

Nightmare Hayride on Sommerville St. is known to be the scariest haunted attraction in Western New York. Nightmare Hayride is a twenty five minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. We guarantee that you will end up sitting in the persons lap next to you. Once you have successfully finished the ride you will exit off into a haunted maze that will twist and turn over one acre of land. Be prepared because once again we like to scare and now you will be walking through long dark hallways with live scary creatures that will give you nightmares. After you have made your way through the maze you will then end up in our haunted barn which features our vortex tunnel. If you have successfully made it through all of these extraordinary haunts it should end up taking a total of forty minutes.

Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which will serve some spooktacular food! We also have a pavilion that you can sit and tell all your haunting stories. Come if you dare.

$15.00 each

Under 3 FREE

GROUP RATE 25 or more - $14.00 each if one person pays

 

http://www.ellicottvillerode.com/

 

 

 

 

 

Santa's Vision

Book Sale

 

Saturday

October 9, 2010

10am - 1pm

 

The Best Western University Inn,

located at 3051 West State St. Olean NY

is asking for donations of new and used books,

to be sold at our book sale.

All proceeds will benefit the annual

Day out with Santa event held at the

Hampton Inn, Olean NY.

 

Book donations can be dropped off any time

at the Best Western University Inn.

 

 

 

 

 

Visions Hotels

Chicken BBQ

 

Sunday, October 17, 2010

12pm - 4pm

 

Country Inn & Suites

3270 NYS RT 417W

Olean, NY 14760

 

$8 - Take out only

Dinner includes: 1/2 Chicken, Salt Potatos, Corn and Roll

Soda and Cookies will be available on site for an additional $1 ea.

 

Tickets can be purchased in advance at the following locations:

Country Inn & Suites ~ 3270 NYS RT 417W

Best Western University Inn ~ 3051 W State Street

Hampton Inn ~ 101 Main Street

Greater Olean Chamber of Commerce ~ 120 N Union Stree

 

 

 

 

 

 



AS FALL APPROACHES....

Welcome SBU Parents!

Its time to welcome the SBU parents for the annual

Saint Bonaventure parents weekend. 

 September 24-26

Throughout St. Bonaventure campus
and Allegany, NY

  

St. Bonaventure University Family Weekend 5K

Saturday, September 25 2010

The Olean-area community is invited to lace up their sneakers and join the St. Bonaventure community in a recreational 5K run/walk on the Allegheny River Valley Trail. The 5K Run/Walk will be held Saturday, Sept. 25, and will begin at the SBU tennis courts at the west entrance to the university.

Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. followed by the run/walk at 8:30 a.m. The 5K is sponsored by BonaFit, St. Bonaventure’s employee wellness program.

There is no registration fee, but a 50/50 will be held to benefit The Warming House, a St. Bonaventure student-run soup kitchen in Olean.

BONAGANY

Saturday, September 25 2010

11 AM - 5 PM

Location:

Celebrating Friendship Between Community and University Village of Allegany, NY

This is an alcohol free event to celebrate the friendship between St. Bonaventure University and the Allegany Community. Bring your walking shoes and appetite, as Allegany restaurants will be showcasing their favorite dishes along the sidewalk.

 www.sbu.edu

PNC - Nature Walk
Saturday, September 25 2010

9 - 10 AM


Pfeiffer Nature Center

Eshelman Property
Portville, NY

Take in an easy walk through our retired farmlands observing the seasonal changes in out shrub wetland, mature meadow, creek and pond edges, and the mixed hardwood forest.  Suitable for all ages
http://pfeiffernaturecenter.org

 Comedy Night
Saturday, September 25 2010

Premier Banquet Center

Constitution Avenue
Olean, NY

Comedy Night Buffet Dinner 6-7:30 pm followed by the comedy of Mark Matusof, Hatton Jordan and Tom Foss. Proceeds to benefit Olean Oilers Youth Baseball.



For information, call
Tracey 373-8767
 Michelle 373-7689
 Rene 372-5492
Laura 373-5310.

http://premierbanquets.com/

Red Knights 3rd Annual Foliage Dice Run
September 25, 2010
held @ Chaffe-Sardinia Fire Hall
 registration 10:30am-12pm; $15 per driver; $5 for rider
 benefit NYS fireman's Home & other local charities

Apple Cider Festival

Saturday, September 25-26 2010

Pumpkinville

4844 Sugartown Rd.

Great Valley, NY

 Enjoy our special weekend events. Apple Cider Pressing, Specialty Apple Desserts, Entertainment  (Sat/Sun 1-5pm).  Tempt your taste buds with our featured treats of the weekend:  Apple Fudge * Apple Cider Floats * Apple Cider Slushies * Caramel & Candy Apples

http://pumpkinville.com/

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

October 1 - 30

Ellicottville Rodeo

Sommerville Valley Road, Ellicottville, NY

7:30 - 9:30 pm weekends only

Join us on the SCARIEST HAYRIDE in Western New York. Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings only.

The Scariest Hayride you'll ever ride. Hayride, Haunted Barn, Haunted Maze, crafts, food and lots of excitement.

Nightmare Hayride on Sommerville St. is known to be the scariest haunted attraction in Western New York. Nightmare Hayride is a twenty five minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. We guarantee that you will end up sitting in the persons lap next to you. Once you have successfully finished the ride you will exit off into a haunted maze that will twist and turn over one acre of land. Be prepared because once again we like to scare and now you will be walking through long dark hallways with live scary creatures that will give you nightmares. After you have made your way through the maze you will then end up in our haunted barn which features our vortex tunnel. If you have successfully made it through all of these extraordinary haunts it should end up taking a total of forty minutes.
Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which will serve some spooktacular food! We also have a pavilion that you can sit and tell all your haunting stories. Come if you dare.

$15.00 each

Under 3 FREE

GROUP RATE 25 or more - $14.00 each if one person pays

http://www.ellicottvillerode.com/

Up and Coming Events

Rally in the Valley

Bradner's Staduim ,Olean NY
August 27th- 29th

The Bikes are back in town!

The three-day event is a motorcycle rally with the proceeds from the event benefiting a host of community charities.

FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT - Friday, August 27, the Rally will kick off the weekend with a MOTORCYCLE PARADE from the Olean Middle School to Bradner Stadium at 6 PM. A free concert will feature regional band, Steel Reign, from 7-10 PM.

CERTO BROTHERS SATURDAY FUN & GAMES - On Saturday, August 28, the stadium will be turned into a street festival with a variety of activities, including bike contests, bands, foods, and vendors. The event runs 11 AM - 11 PM.

SUNDAY DICE RUN - Sunday, August 29, the bikes will take to the run and complete an approximate 110-mile Dice Run ending at Bradner Stadium in Olean with a food, music, prizes and more. The bikers will compete for $2,000 in dice run cash prizes. Rally has lined up the band Fat Brat to entertain from 3 - 6 PM.

For more information please visit: http://www.oleanny.com/rally

 

 

1...2...3...ROW!!

WHAT:

An amateur regatta to be held with any form of motorless boat running the Ischua Creek from Mill st. in Ischua to behind the Hinsdale American Legion (approx. 7.3 miles except length may be shorter due to low water or inclement weather). The Ischua Creek is classified as one of the few Class A trout streams by the NY State Dept. of Environmental Conservation. The stream is home to native trout, ospreys, herons, and the American Bald Eagle. You are equally likely to see deer, bear, otter, beaver and other aquatic animals during your venture.

WHERE:
Hinsdale American Legion

S.R. 16 South, Box 121

Hinsdale , NY 14743

WHEN:

Friday, Sept. 10th - Camping and Boating Registration begin at 3:00pm

Saturday, Sept 11th- Boats and entrants to be transported and in the water by 11:00am

Sunday, Sept. 12th- Duck Race

PRIZES:

Awards will be given in the following categories:

Best Dice Score: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place

Best Appearing Boat

Best Appearing Crew

http://fallregatta.com/

THE TWIN TIRES STRIDERS AND THE OLEAN-BRADFORD YMCA presents the

CAMO RUN / WALK 5K RACE.

Support our troops. Please bring an item to be sent to members of our Armed Forces who are serving overseas. (Suggestions)
Current and former members of the military and reserves are FREE.

Twin Tiers Striders members are $12, with all others $17.

Fee includes free entrance to the show.

First 25 entrants will receive a pair of running socks (size medium or large)

Categories: Male & Female – 19 & under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60 & over.

Male and female over all runners and over all walker will receive a New Balance runners tee shirt.

REGISTRATION FORM: Return entry forms and fee to: Olean-Bradford Area YMCA, Attn: TTS; 1101 Wayne Street; Olean , NY 14760

Saturday, September 11 2010 Registration 9 AM, Race start 9:30 AM

http://www.oleanny.com/43/event.php?id=1637

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=144908496494&index=1

 

GREATER OLEAN AREAR

OUTDOOR AND REC. SPORTS SHOW

September 11& 12, 2010

ARCHERY * DOG RETREIVAL * FISHING POND * SCUBA * CAMO RUN * SKEET SHOOT *

Activities included the 3-D Archery Stadium Shoot by Windfall Archery; the Twin Tiers Striders Club of the Olean Family YMCA CAMO 5k RUN/WALK; Charlie’s Cycle Center Off Road Course and Lake Lane Resort Fishing Pond; a Companion Retriever Hunting Contest; the Pfeiffer Nature Learning Pavilion; and more.

For more information on the Greater Olean Area Outdoor & Rec Sports Show or other Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce events and activities, please call GOACC at

 (716) 372-4433 or

email events@oleanny.com.

End of Summer Fun.

171st Erie County Fair

August 11th-22nd

Located in Hamburg, NY

 Walk the fair grounds from end to end while you descover motor events, concerts, concession stands, agricultural highlights, contests, local radio stations, and more.

 (www.ecfair.org)

Gate admission:

Adult $10.00

Seniors $ 7.00

Children 12 and Under FREE

Anyone can play:

GUS MACKER COMES TO OLEAN

 August 20th-22nd

Located in Olean City Mall Parking Lot

The Macker Tournament is designed so that anyone can play: male or female, young and old, short and tall, the most experienced or no experience at all. This maintains the purity and integrity of the driveway game.

Teams are computer-matched into male and female divisions within one of the following categories: Junior, Adult, or Top.

Rally in the Valley

Bradner's Staduim ,Olean NY

August 27th- 29th

The Bikes are back in town!

The three-day event is a motorcycle rally with the proceeds from the event benefiting a host of community charities.

FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT - Friday, August 27, the Rally will kick off the weekend with a MOTORCYCLE PARADE from the Olean Middle School to Bradner Stadium at 6 PM. A free concert will feature regional band, Steel Reign, from 7-10 PM.

CERTO BROTHERS SATURDAY FUN & GAMES - On Saturday, August 28, the stadium will be turned into a street festival with a variety of activities, including bike contests, bands, foods, and vendors. The event runs 11 AM - 11 PM.

SUNDAY DICE RUN - Sunday, August 29, the bikes will take to the run and complete an approximate 110-mile Dice Run ending at Bradner Stadium in Olean with a food, music, prizes and more. The bikers will compete for $2,000 in dice run cash prizes. Rally has lined up the band Fat Brat to entertain from 3 - 6 PM.

For more information please visit: http://www.oleanny.com/rally

WELCOME BACK ST. BONAVENTURE STUDENTS

AUGUST 27TH-29TH

Whether you are returning to the school or starting a new milestone in your life, the staff at Best Western wants to wish all St. Bonaventure students a safe a productive year.

What's up and coming???

Red & Gold Scramble

The Olean High School Alumni Association and the Olean City School District Foundation are co-sponsoring the RED & GOLD Scramble on Saturday, June 19 at the Bartlett Country Club in Olean, NY. The golf scramble will occur during the 127th Annual OHS Alumni Weekend.

Registration is $75.00 per player/$300 per team- prices include cart/green fee, appetizers, and prizes.

Prizes will be awarded to for the Best and Worst golf score and to the team with the most red &gold spirit.

Hole sponsorships are also available at $100 per hole (Company sign on hole/display product on hole). OHS ALUMNI SPECIAL: For OHS Alumni if you would like to play in the scramble and would like to sponsor a hole, the OHS Alumni Special is $150.00.

Registration is at 8:00 am

Shotgun Starts at 9:00am

Appetizers/Cash Bar open at 2:00pm with awards presentation to immediately follow.

Proceeds of the red & gold scramble will benefit both the Olean High School Alumni Association and the Olean City School District Foundation

Fire Works- Hot Dog Sale and Dress Down

The Olean Area Federal Credit Union,located at 1201 Union Street, will be hosting a Hot Dog sale on June 18th from 11:00am to 5:00pm. All proceeds from the sale will be donated to the Olean Professional Firefighters Association, OPFFA, for the July 4th Bradner Stadium fireworks display.

Grab 2 Hot Dogs and a Drink for $2.00.   

June 24-27

Twin Tiers Theater Festival

Bringing the enchantment if Broadway to the heart of the Enchanted Mountains.  

Located in the beautiful Olean Historic District.

Warming Up For Summer!

Whether you are in the mood for a scenic hike or a fun filled picnic Rock City Park is the place where family and friends can gather for the day or the evening.

Remember the days sitting at home laughing at the zaniness of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez...

Now you can relive some of those magic moments at the 2010 Luci-Desi Days this weekend (May 28th-30th) in Jamestown, NY.

Head out to the pastures of Cuba, NY for there annual Dairy Week. Spend the week grazing on Cuba Cheese and strolling around the craft fairs. The week starts off on Wednesday June 2nd and ends with the Dairy parade on Saturday June 5th.

 After the parade head on down to Olean, NY and make a big splash to start off the community pools season opener. Pool is centrally located in War Veterans Park across from Bradner's Stadium.

Looking for an under the sea treat to ease your hunger??

Come on down to War Veterans park on June 9th from 3:30p-8:30p and join in on Olean, NY steamiest clambake ever. With a plethora of food, games, music and prizes there's no other place to be then the 42nd Annual Chamber of Commerce Clambake.

Did you say SALE!!

The Olean Chamber of Commerce has planned the Community Wide Garage Sale for Saturday May 22nd! This annual event seems to get bigger every year. Come and join us and see what good things you can find. Maps will be available to help you find your way. Registrations will need to be in by Wednesday May 19th if you would like to participate. Lets hope for sunshine and remember, "One man's junk, is another man's treasure"!
SBU graduation is coming soon! Congrats to the Class of 2010!
Hinsdale Volunteer Fire Department is having a Mothers Day chicken BBQ on Sunday, May 9th. Come support the men and women volunteers!