During May, the American ALS Association leads a delegation of people with ALS, along with their caregivers and advocates to Capitol Hill to urge legislators to support measures to find treatments (there are few) and a cure (there is none).

As April turns to May, the Ellicottville Lady Eagles softball team sits in the middle of the pack in the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association East Division 2 standings with a 5-3 overall record.

When you jump in the ‘river’, you don't go where you want to go, you go where the river takes you! Float the Allegheny on Saturday, May 20th will take you from Olean to Allegany on the Allegheny River.

Everyone likes to get out, right? Even more so now that the weather has turned sunny and warm. And everyone likes to support a good cause… so what about doing both at the same time?

“When we’re younger, it can be hard for us to see our parents as real people and not just stoic ‘Mom and Dad’.” It’s this very idea that “Three Days of Rain,” the Olean Theatre Workshop’s upcoming play, explores.

Veterans and first responders will be honored with free admission at the upcoming Spring Sportsman & Gun Show on Saturday, May 6 and May 7 at Chautauqua Suites in Mayville, NY.

Who needs an excuse to get outside in WNY this summer? The Enchanted Mountain Challenge is the perfect reason to go on an outdoor adventure. Back for its second year, this season’s Challenge promises to be very exciting.

The slightly snowy Sunday was dank and dreary, warmed by the gracious geniality of Bee’s Gold Honey owners, Nadja and Fabio Pires and their elderly rescue furbaby, Jello. I was curious about the art of beehive keeping.

If you look at the schedule for the Franklinville-Ellicottville Titans Track and Field teams, half of the 2023 outdoor season is now water under the bridge, and the biggest and most-anticipated meets will come in the next few weeks.

Nearing the mid-point of the 2023 season, the Ellicottville Eagles baseball team improved its record to 2-4 overall and 1-2 in Cattaraugus Chautauqua Athletic Association Division 3 league play with a 9-3 victory over visiting Hinsdale on Saturday, April 22.

Outdoor Adventure Hot Spots In and Around Ellicottville

Let’s give the teachers in our lives a special thanks for all that they do during Teacher Appreciation Week. That’s because Teaching is a Work of Heart!”

EllicottvilleNOW newspaper is teaming up with other local businesses to organize a special fundraiser to help support the arts at Ellicottville Central School (ECS).

‘It’s gonna be May!!’… (anyone under the age of 20 probably didn’t get that reference)… and that means it’s time for picnics, hiking, biking and outdoor fun. Holiday Valley Resort is more than ready because Sky High Adventure Park opens in May.

Despite threatening skies and cool temperatures the Rotary Club of Ellicottville had a very successful village clean up this past Saturday held in conjunction with Earth Day and the Rotary District 7090 Great Lakes Watershed Project.

The multi-generational philanthropy of the Reisner family has had and will long continue to have a deep impact on the greater Olean community.

Physical activity is essential for healthy living. But you don’t have to run marathons or do other high-intensity activities to stay healthy.

Head out to Rock City Park, located at 505 Route 16 S. in Olean, NY when they officially open on May 1st and enjoy everything this long-beloved natural attraction has to offer.

One of the longest-running festivals in the area, Franklinville’s annual Western New York Maple Festival is taking place during the weekend of April 29-30th and this year’s event is bigger than ever!

While working as the facilities manager for a large local business in the summer of 2020, Great Valley’s Burt Little saw the world change as the covid pandemic pushed people out of their houses and into all forms of outdoor recreation