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Greater Olean Area CHAMBER of COMMERCE On The On June 2012 • Volume 19 • Issue 6 ~~~~~ AUGUST 17-19 RALLY IN THE VALLEY Can youGO believe Rally is celebrating 10 years this year? Since 2003, the event has grown: GUS MACKER in terms of number of days held (2-5); number of dice run participants (149 - 1058); Basketball & number of contests (3-8); and spectators (2,500 - 8,130). The event has also generated Community more than $160,000.00 that was awarded to local charities. Festival, Downtown Olean, North Union The BIKEs will be back in town August 22-26 for The Tenth Annual Rally in the Valley presented by Gowanda Harley-Davidson. WARM-UP RALLY EVENT – August 22 -- and Delaware Cutco/Ka-Bar Visitors Center will host the unofficial start of Rally weekend with a Rally ~~~~~ mixer held on the grounds of the center, 1040 East State Street, Olean, from 5 – 7 PM. AUGUST 22-26 The mixer will have music, raffles, motorcycles, refreshments and the official unveiling of 10th Annual RALLY the Rally in the Valley Cutco commemorative pocketknife. COMMUNITY BANK’s IN THE VALLEY, five BANKING ON A GOOD TIME STREET DANCE THURSDAY - Community days of motorcycles, Bank will sponsor Thursday, August 23rd’s Banking on a Good Time Street Dance. The dance, a family affair, will be located downtown on Laurens Street at North Union Street. food and fun, The band, WEST will entertain throughout the dance with hours 7 – 10 PM. Also, get throughout Olean in the moustache and bike helmet contest. ~~~~~ AUGUST 29 TOUGH ENOUGH TO WEAR PINK FRIDAY, AUGUST 24 - Friday, August 24, the BUSINESS Rally will kick start the weekend with a motorcycle parade from the Olean Middle School AFTER HOURS, to Bradner Stadium at 5:30 PM. A free concert will feature regional bands, BlackCat Blues and Holy Goats. WEAR PINK DAY. Enter your rides in the annual bike show. Show Canticle Farms, them off; let everyone enjoy them--the bike judging contest has been moved to Friday. Allegany, 5 - 7 PM Also, four parachutists from FreeFall OZ will be jumping into the stadium between 7 ~~~~~ – 7:30 PM. Enjoy fireworks tonight by Young Fireworks of Rochester. The Rally will SEPTEMBER 20 also present the fifth annual BYOBW-- Bring your own Big Wheel Adult Race! FREE HEALTHCARE Caricatures by Eric Jones is scheduled from 6 – 9 PM. The event runs until 11 PM. AWARENESS SATURDAY, AUGUST 25 CERTO BROTHERS FUN & GAMES - - On Saturday, SEMINAR SESSION August 25, the stadium will turn into a street festival with a variety of activities, including 2, JCC, CUTCO bike games, bands, foods, and vendors. The event runs 11 AM - 11 PM. Come join us as Theater, Magnano a spectator or even better - a participant. Test your motorcycling skills and balance at the Room, 9 AM - Noon Biker Rodeo. New this year, check out and try the mechanical bull and carnival games. The ~~~~~ musical entertainment on Saturday includes Steel Reign and the Burnt River Band. SEPTEMBER 19 FAT HEADS TAVERN SUNDAY DICE RUN - Sunday, August 26, the bikes will BUSINESS AFTER take to the run and complete an approximate 128-mile Dice Run ending at Bradner HOURS, Scott Stadium with food, music, prizes and more. The bikers will compete for Rotary Seals $2,000 in cash prizes. Rally has the Fat Brat Band to entertain. Also, Olean, 5 - 7 PM spectators take part in the SBU Scavenger Hunt while the bikes are MISSION -- GOACC is out of the stadium. a member driven business organization that provides GUS MACKER benefits, programs, services, Brackets, basketballs, backboards and bragging rights are all part of the and events to enhance Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball tournament held in Olean August 17-19. the area’s quality of life and economic climate. The 3-day event, organized by the Olean High School Sports Booster and the Olean City School District Foundation, will take place on Delaware Avenue and North Barry Streets in Olean, NY. Session #2 - Healthcare Awareness Seminar FOR The officials at Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce and Bene-Care Team YOUR have scheduled its next healthcare seminar and a healthcare fair. The events HEALTH will focus on matters that are important to you and your business. GOACC Session 2 is scheduled during Chamber of Commerce Week on September Meme Krahe Yanetsko 20, 2012 at Jamestown Community College in the Magnano Room located inside the Cutco Chief Operating Officer Theater Building in downtown Olean. This session will begin with a Benefit Review - What [email protected] products are available? What makes sense for your business; continue with HealthCare Michelle Joyce Reform – How does it affect you; and end with a Q&A Session where Bene-Care and Staff Accountant GOACC staff will be available to answer your questions. Session 2 will begin at 9 AM and [email protected] run until Noon. Please contact the GOACC Office at 716-372-4433 by September 12th to Betty Burrows reserve your spot. The session will feature a continental breakfast and is free for Chamber Program Associate members. [email protected] Session 3 will be held in November with the date and location TBA. This session will Pam Caldwell feature a Healthcare Fair and 2013 Rates/Options and Plan Review. Bookkeeper [email protected] GOACC is hosting these sessions to educate all size business members on issues regarding Brenda Kasperski their employees. For more information or to register, please call Greater Olean Area Health Insurance Admin. Chamber of Commerce at 716-372-4433 or email [email protected]. [email protected] Nancy Morgan GOACC Member Baldwin Hills Member Services Coordinator Farm in Fireball Run! [email protected] The Greater Allegany County Chamber of Commerce & Allegany County Tourism will play host to the Fireball Gary Rougeau Run Film Series and it’s as the Race to Recover America’s Economic Dev. Manager Missing Children as part of their Filmed Adventurally in [email protected] September. www The 8 Day, 14 City, 2000 mile, epic movie adventure features Visit Chamber’s Web Sites successful business leaders, civic leaders and celebrities, www.oleanny.com including Bonnie Vox of Baldwin Hills Farms. This year www.oleaninfo.com Fireball Run celebrates women in professional sports Visit EZ’s Web Site with female celebrity drivers that include; Long Beach Grand Prix winner Shea Holbrook, World Champion Wakeboarder Tarah Mikacich, Drag racing Super Comp Champ Tina www.cattempirezone.org Stull, Lumberjill “Timber Tina” Scheer and Women’s Rodeo Champion Kelly Kaminski, as Find Us on FACEBOOK well as the possible appearance by a female Astronaut. The FIREBALL RUN Adventurally is a national live event and film series that supports the Race to Recovery of America’s Missing Children. Each of the 40 teams is assigned a child from their home region along with thousands of posters to distribute along the route. A decal featuring the child is affixed to the vehicle, creating a rolling awareness campaign. The Race to Recover America’s Missing Children is the largest active recovery effort for missing and exploited children in the country. To date, the effort has assisted in the recovery of 38 missing children. Fans nationwide will be able to watch LIVE on FireballRun.com/LIVE beginning Friday September 21st as the 40 character-driven teams and their unique vehicles begin arriving in Independence, OH for Sunday’s exciting start. The rally will continue to be streamed live online and tracked via GPS as it traverses the Northeast until its dramatic conclusion Saturday, September 29th in Bangor Maine. Online “webisodes,” a film premiere and DVD release follow the live event within the year. To learn more about Allegany County Fireball run event, please contact Gretchen Hanchett, Executive Director by phone 585-268-5500 or email [email protected]. 2 MEMBER NEWS & NOTES New Cardiac Care Technology Aims to Reduce Waiting Time at OLEAN GENERAL HOSPITAL -- Olean General Hospital has introduced new technology which greatly reduces processing time for critical cardiac blood tests in its Emergency Department and Chest Pain Center. The Abbott i-STAT System provides test results at the patient’s bedside in minutes, accelerating the diagnosis of those experiencing 2012 GOACC chest pain and other symptoms of heart attack. Board of Directors The system saves precious time for patients arriving at the hospital’s Emergency PRESIDENT Department with heart attack symptoms, where determinations must be made quickly Larry Sorokes, as to whether or not the patient is having a heart attack (myocardial infarction). The St. Bonaventure University system measures cardiac troponin blood levels, key indicators used in the diagnosis VICE-PRESIDENT of heart attack. The i-STAT System can reduce test processing time from more than Vic Vena, an hour to as little as 12 minutes. Vic Vena Pharmacy The i-STAT System uses a wireless hand-held device resembling a large cellular SECRETARY phone which analyzes blood sample cartridges. Within minutes after reading the Colleen Taggerty, samples, the unit displays the test results. By reducing time patients spend in the Olean City School District Chest Pain Center, the hospital can also reduce congestion during busy periods and TREASURER speed up admission to the hospital for those requiring hospitalization or discharge Eric Garvin, for those going home. Community Bank, NA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yohe Joins BUFFAMANTE WHIPPLE BUTTAFARO, P.C. -- Babbette A. Yohe, James Bellanca, of Bradford, PA, recently joined the regional accounting and business advisory firm, The ReHabilitation Center Buffamante Whipple Buttafaro, P.C., according to Jack Whipple, CPA, Managing Partner of the firm. Yohe has been named to the position of Support Specialist for Louis “Ledgie” DeRose, the firm. She will be responsible for supporting all Information Technology functions Mazza Mechanical of the firm.