Announcements : Have no doubt, I’ll knock you out! Red & Gold Rumble This Saturday

The First Red and Gold Rumble will be LIGHTS OUT this Saturday, April 21, 2012. This international boxing match featuring USA-sanctioned boxers will be held at the Olean High School, 410 West Sullivan Street, Olean. The bouts will start at 6 PM, with doors opening at 5 PM. The ages of these boxers are 11 – 24 years old, male and female athletes.

Tickets are $10 General Admission (bleachers open seating in balcony/in gym) and $20 Ringside (chairs on the floor of the gym closest to the ring). Tickets are available at the Olean High School Athletic Office, 410 West Sullivan Street, Olean; Sports Locker, 711 West State Street, Olean; and the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce, 120 North Union Street, Olean.

This family fun event will benefit both the Olean High School Sports Boosters and Western New York Boxers. The Red & Gold Rumble’s card will feature between 12 and 15 amateur bouts with members of boxing clubs: St. Catharine’s Boxing Club (Canada); St. Martin’s Boxing Club (Rochester, NY); Casal’s Boxing Club (Niagara Falls, NY); Baden Street Settlement (Rochester, NY); Geneva Boxing Team (Geneva, NY); Knockout Factory (Salamanca, NY); St. Johns International Boxing Club (Buffalo, NY); Syracuse Westside Boxing Club (Syracuse, NY); Erie East-side Fighting Eagles (Erie, PA); Bomb Squad (Buffalo NY); and University at Buffalo Boxing Club (Buffalo, NY).

This event is being coordinated and assisted by OHS students in Mrs. Chris Stavish’s Sports & Entertainment Marketing class. The Bel Canto Choir from Olean High School will sing the National Anthem and Dawn Elizabeth will sing the Canadian Anthem. Dan Shembeda and Jack Morton will emcee the event.

Sponsors of the event include: Olean Medical Group, the Olean Permanent FireFighters Association, Brown Chiari, Stavish’s Parkwood Tavern, A Jason Clemons Salon, Enchanted Mountain Martial Arts Academy; Both, Branch & Hendrix, Petruzzi Insurance, and Sports Locker. For more information on the Rumble, please contact Meme Yanetsko at 716-372-4433 or by email to meme@oleanny.com.

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Attractions & Events : The Raptor Project -Free at JCC - 7 pm on May 3 - NOTE NEW DATE!

The Raptor Project, featuring live eagles, hawks, falcons and, owls will return to the Olean area with a 7 p.m. show on May 3 (CHANGE IN DATE FROM ORIGINALLY ADVERTISED MAY 8TH DATE) in Cutco Theater on the Jamestown Community College campus. Jonathan Wood, master falconer and wildlife rehabilitator, has trained and handled raptors for over four decades and created an exciting, award-winning show that allows an up close and personal treat for audiences.

The birds, ranging in size from small falcons and owls weighing three ounces to majestic eagles with eight foot wingspans, are from every habitat on the planet including artic, desert, rainforest, wetlands, prairie, woodlands, and tundra regions. Many have been rehabilitated from injuries or handicaps and tamed as trained ambassadors for their species.

Sponsored by the JCC Cattaraugus County Campus Program Committee, this popular event is free and open to the public. For information, contact Mike Marvin at 716.376.7586.

Announcements : It's Your Call Challenge

Springtime brings us lots of sounds that we don’t hear the rest of the year. Geese honk overhead, peepers peep and wood frogs chortle in the wetlands. Barred owls mating calls range from their typical “Who cooks for you” to something that sounds (to me) more like laughing hyenas. Towhees admonish us to drink our tea, tufted titmice shout for Peter, and the warblers sing their little hearts out.

All those nature calls led the staff at !Pfeiffer Nature Center to create an <em>It's Your Call</em> challenge Come up with your own springtime “call” for the Nature Center. Your call won’t be auditory, instead it will be verbal. Actually, written.

Go to theNature Center blog for all the contest details, then start thinking like a bird. Or a frog. Or even the wind.

There will be a prize for the winner, and all entries will be posted on the Nature Center's blog.

Here’s one to get you started – only 34 characters: <em>Celebrate nature, share the wonder</em>

Have fun with this!
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Announcements : Olean JCC offers PhotoShop - Levels I & II

PHOTOSHOP – Level I with Andrew Snedden (4339)
Adobe PhotoShop is the leading software application used to create and/or edit photographic images. You will have fun while learning to use this exciting and creative program. In the Level I class, you will learn general usage of all the tools in the toolbox palette, as well as the many different ways of selecting and manipulating individual parts of a photo. You will also learn color replacement, photo retouching, how to combine photos, colorization of black and white images, and much more. No photographic or artistic experience is required.
Monday & Wednesday, April 9, 11, 16, & 18; 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Room 109 TCCE; Fee: $75

PHOTOSHOP – LEVEL II with Andrew Snedden (4340)
Expand on topics covered in Adobe PhotoShop Level I. More in-depth coverage of the toolbox palette, as well as suing layers and channels. You will learn how to manipulate text in PhotoShop, and how to use selections and outlines to enhance your creativity. You will also use PhotoShop's many different artistic filters and effects. You will learn time-saving techniques, such as "shortcuts" and how to deal with file management and other real-worked issues.
Monday & Wednesday, April 23, 25, 30, & May 2; 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Room 109 TCCE; Fee: $75

Call 716.376.7506 or email janenorthrup@mail.sunyjcc.edu

Announcements : Learn Basic Public Speaking skills at JCC

PUBLIC SPEAKING with Anna Bush

Research shows that more people are afraid of public speaking than they are of dying. Does that describe you? The good news is that with a little bit of training, you can turn that dread of public speaking into confidence, and perhaps ultimately fun! In this workshop we will address the emotional and technical aspects of giving a speech, whether it's for employment or enjoyment. From identifying when anxiety occurs during the process to coping techniques, participants will learn tools to address those fears. In addition, knowing what it takes to make a good speech in terms of preparation and writing will reduce stress and maximize effectiveness. During the workshop, attendees will not only get to hear about these things, but also try them out. Public speaking is a fact of life - job interviews, office meetings, work presentations, club and religious presentations, and family functions all require us to be able to communicate to groups of people. This workshop will leave you better prepared for those moments in life when talking to a group is required.

You are also welcome to attend the Olean Toastmasters on Tuesday, April 10 at 7:00 pm in College Center, Room 227 to see first-hand how experienced public speakers handle themselves.

DATE: Tuesday & Thursday, April 10 & 12, 2012
TIME: 1:00 – 4:00 pm
FEE: $29
PLACE: JCC Training & Conference Center Olean, NY, Room 101

Call 716.376.7506 or email janenorthrup@mail.sunyjcc.edu to register today!

Announcements : JCC offers Ace the SAT - SAT Prep Course

The class starts with a pre - test that gives the instructors the opportunity to assess individual students and class needs. It includes an overview of the test, test taking skills, how to use problem solving to answer questions, and general approaches to mastering the SAT. A post - test will show gains the student made and assist them with a study plan.
Critical Reading and Math are taught along with tips on how to study and prepare for the Scholastic Aptitude Test.

DATES:
Math: April 23, 25, 30, May 2, 2012
Critical Reading: April 24, 26, May 1, 3, 2012

TIME: 6:00 – 8:00 pm

PLACE: JCC; Olean Campus

FEE: $65.00 (includes textbook)

To register or for more information, please call 716.376.7506 or email janenorthrup@mail.sunyjcc.edu

by April 18, 2012

Announcements : Downtown Olean Webcam

Eades Discount Wallpaper has a NEW pan tilt zoom webcam YOU control located in downtown Olean

Announcements : World-renowned leaders to speak at JCC-Olean

Community business leaders can access the knowledge and experience of world-renowned leaders by attending Chick-fil-A Leadercast at Jamestown Community College, Cutco Theater, 260 North Union Street in Olean, NY on May 4, 2012.

Chick-fil-A Leadercast is a one-day leader development event broadcast LIVE from Atlanta, Ga. to hundreds of sites throughout the nation, including Olean. Speakers for this year’s event include:

o Soledad O’Brien, Anchor and special correspondent for CNN
o Tim Tebow, NFL quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner and best-selling author
o Patrick Lencioni, Best-selling author and president of The Table Group
o John Maxwell, Leadership expert & best-selling author of “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership”
o Angela Ahrendts, CEO, Burberry
o Roland Fryer, Professor of economics at Harvard University and CEO of the Education Innovation Laboratory
o Urban Meyer, ESPN analyst and former head football coach for the University of Florida
o Andy Stanley, Best-selling leadership author and communicator
o Sheena Iyengar, Author of “The Art of Choosing“ and world-renowned expert of choice

Last year, 85,000 leaders from 17 countries attended Chick-fil-A Leadercast. In its 12th year, this full day, experiential conference is predicted to reach its largest audience to date. “It is one of the single most consolidated sources of leadership that I know of,” said Betty Burrows, Program Associate at Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce. “But it goes beyond that. I think this conference, although very focused on leadership, transcends the topic and really shows you how to lead in life.”

This year’s program will focus on the power of choice. The diverse group of internationally-acclaimed authors, leadership experts and practitioners will share insights to help leaders empower and equip others at work, at home and in the community through his or her choices.

“We’re really good at getting messages aimed at very specific, targeted audiences. But we aren’t always very good at reaching out across the culture,” said Malcolm Gladwell best-selling author of “Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking” and “Outliers: The Story of Success.” “I think this is one of the few organizations that does that...that really appeals to me.”

Jamestown Community College and the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce have brought this simulcast to the community for four years. Tickets to attend this full-day simulcast are $65 a person including refreshments and lunch. For more information about Chick-fil-A Leadercast, visit www.chick-fil-aleadercast.com. For local ticketing information, call Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce at 716-372-4433 or visit www.oleanny.com.

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Announcements : Less Than 20 Booths Remain for Home Show

Where else can you find experts, new exhibits, fresh features, new ideas and the latest trends? The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce’s Home Show, is scheduled from Friday, April 13th, through Sunday, April 15th at the William O. Smith Recreation Center, 551 East State Street in Olean, across from Bradner’s Stadium. Nancy Morgan, GOACC Member Services Coordinator states, “The show has less than 20 booths remaining (of more than 110 available) - we encourage anyone interested to call today. You’d have to travel to dozens of stores, outlets and surf the Internet for days to find all the resources, retailers and products in one location! ”

Each year, the home show has a show theme and show colors. This year, the theme is ‘Imagine the Possibilities…SHOP LOCALLY’ with champagne color. Nicole Cook, a home show committee member, created a show logo. The home show is open Friday, 5 – 9 PM, Saturday hours 10 AM – 6 PM, and Sunday 10 AM – 4 PM.

The prizes of the Times Herald/Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with Home Depot of Olean are GRAND PRIZE: Martha Stewart Grand Bank 5-Piece Outdoor Dining Set, Martha Stewart Grand Bank Umbrella, Cast Chimenea; SECOND PRIZE: Admiral Washer and Electric Dryer Set; THIRD PRIZE: Brinkman Elite Dual Sear Gas Grill; FOURTH PRIZE: 2 Pallets of Red Colored Mulch (180 bags) and four additional prizes.

The Home Show, presented by Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce and its 48 Corporate Sponsors, is your all-access pass to home improvements. For more information on the Olean Home Show, please call Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce at 372-4433 or email member@oleanny.com.

Announcements : Alzheimer's Series at JCC co-sponsored by Alzheimer's Assoc of Western NY

ALZHEIMER’S: POWER YOUR MEMORY, FOOD FOR THOUGHT with Kelsey Harvey (4203)
Can diet affect memory health? Some research shows that there may be a connection between certain dietary habits and a decreased risk of memory loss. We will explore this connection and empower you to find ways to provide better fuel for your mind. This program will also provide a general memory health overview that provides you with the information necessary to be proactive when it comes to keeping your memory healthy.
Monday, March 12; 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Room 101 TCCE
Fee: $10

ALZHEIMER’S: PARANOIA IN DEMENTIA with Kelsey Harvey (4205)
This session identifies the reasons behind suspiciousness, uncertainty, and paranoid behavior in individuals with early and moderate stage dementia. It also identifies the correct approaches to use to minimize the frequency, intensity, and ramifications of these feelings.
Monday, March 26; 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Room 101 TCCE
Fee: $29

ALZHEIMER’S: UNDERSTANDING WANDERING with Kelsey Harvey (4206)
For an individual with dementia, wandering may be an expression of a basic human need, such as the need for social contact, or a response to environmental irritants, physical discomforts, or psychological stress. We will discuss ways to encourage, support, and maintain mobility while balancing safety with independence, as well as methods to prevent wandering and exit seeking.
Monday, March 26; 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Room 101 TCCE
Fee: $29

To register call 716.376.7506 or email janenorthrup@mail.sunyjcc.edu