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Motorcycle safety rally in Orleans County

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:47:10 -0400

ORLEANS COUNTY, NY - It's that time of the year when people with motorcycles ride with pride. Making sure the ride is safe is the reason a rally is getting a boost.

Chuck Persons (President, Orleans County American Bikers Aimed Toward Education) said, "We're just here making people aware that we're back out on the roads so they have to look out for us."

New safeguards to protect Little League funding

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:42:21 -0400

GENESEE COUNTY, NY - Another baseball program hit by scandal was playing ball this weekend. The Oakfield-Alabama Little League isn't letting the controversy keep kids off the field.

For 50 years, Little League Baseball has been a springtime tradition in Oakfield. This year, the weeks leading up to opening day were tough on the Oakfield-Alabama Little League.

Forestry Internet seminars focus on beginner land owner issues

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:36:01 -0400

The owners of forest land who are new to the process of making decisions in the woods want to ensure they do no harm. The next two forestry Internet seminars focus on two common considerations of these owners. On April 16th, owners will learn how to select the trees to cut versus the trees to leave when they are producing

DEC Accepting Applications for Urban Forestry Projects

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:43:48 -0400

Grants Will Add and Enhance Green Spaces In Cities Throughout the State

Applications are now being accepted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for approximately $900,000 to support urban forestry projects across the state, Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today. DEC is seeking proposals for Urban and Community Forestry projects that will enhance New York's urban landscapes with healthy trees and provide environmental, health, and economic benefits.

OA baseball official hit with child porn charges

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:55:49 -0400

OAKFIELD, NY -- The former treasurer for a western New York Little League is accused of using his organization's bank card to buy Internet child pornography.

Authorities in Genesee County say 40-year-old Richard Dunlap of Oakfield also used the Oakfield-Alabama Little League Association's debit card to access adult dating services and to take his family on a vacation to Disney World two years ago.

Genesee Co. Man Charged

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:54:50 -0400

New York State police arrested a Batavia man on Tuesday, charging him with forcibly raping a 4-year-old girl.

Richard J. Peters II, 18, is being held in the Wyoming County jail on charges of rape, sexual abuse, criminal sexual act and endangering the welfare of a child.

What makes a successful team?

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:50:32 -0400

What is a successful team?
What are the right action steps to take for successful team?
I have been pondering this question for several weeks now. Is it logistics, Fishbone charts, 8D Problem Solving, 6 Sigma Projects, training programs, Gen x workers - millennials, baby boomers, etc…

Darien Lake building new coaster ride

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:21:48 -0400

Darien Lake Theme Park Resort is gearing up for summer with a new roller coaster, a new general manager, and a new strategy to bring families together inside the park fence.

Since the park's sale by Six Flags Inc. to Real Estate Investment Trust CNL Properties last year, Darien Lake has gained more regional independence, allowing it to work with more local brands and vendors, such as Labatt beer, Sahlen's hot dogs and Perry's ice cream.

David Bellavia runs for Congress

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:11:01 -0400

Retired Army Staff Sergeant David Bellavia announced that he will suspend his participation with the Vets for Freedom's National Heroes Tour in order to focus on his planned run for Congress in New York's 26th District as a conservative Republican.

May Day basket-making with Perry Garden Club

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:19:25 -0400

Start: Apr 26 2008 - 10:00am

End: Apr 26 2008 - 11:00am

Children are invited to a storytime and craft event with the Perry Garden Club at Burlingham Books. Members of the Garden Club will read stories and help children make May Day baskets. Refreshments provided by the store.

Publication of the Third Annual "Harried Peril" April Fool's Day Edition (spoof of the Perry Herald)

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 04:19:15 -0400

Start: Apr 1 2008 - 9:00am

End: Apr 1 2008 - 5:00pm

Usually distributed downtown at the bookstore, restaurants that will tolerate it, and Jake's Barber Shop

Village of Perry Bravenet Site

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:01:02 -0400

In the fall of 2005, I began work on a website devoted to the promotion of the village of Perry at Bravenet. It features a pictorial tour of much of the village that I shot myself from a Volkswagen Golf I was driving at the time and features local transportation history as told in timetables and text.

Relay For Life - Next Meeting

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:20:49 -0400

Start: Apr 3 2008 - 7:00pm

End: Apr 3 2008 - 9:00pm

Please join the Relay for Life of Wyoming County's Community celebration in support of all who have been touched by cancer. Cancer survivors, care givers, friends, co-workers and families will gather to form teams of 8-15 people and embark relay-style for a 20-hour fundraising, awareness walk in a beautiful park.

Experiential Training & Team Building in Western New York

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:08:23 -0400

Experiential education is just like other learning processes in the way that it is best taught and understood by the breaking down into stages. Experiential learning cycles treat the learners subjective experience as of critical importance in the learning process. Experiential learning cycles (ELC) draw on experiential education principles, which are largely based on the educational philosophy of John Dewey (James 2004).

I.D. card maker wins design competition

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:55:30 -0400

Bristol ID Technologies, a manufacturer of custom plastic identification cards in Lima, Livingston County, has won the International Card Manufacturers Association's I.D. Ideas Badge Design Competition.