skating

It’s a no-brainer that exercise and physical activity benefits our bodies in countless ways. But for parents, it can sometimes be a challenge to get t...

OLEAN — It has been years since the Allegany/Olean area has had a public skate park, but a group of dedicated volunteers are working to change that by...

After reading the Olean Times Herald’s three-part series on the Coliseum in Ceres, Joe Collins Jr. of Scio related how the roller skating rink was res...

OLEAN — Fans of skating have flocked to the William O. Smith Recreation Center for decades to hit the ice. But what about when it’s too warm for ice? ...

OLEAN — A holiday tradition — hitting the ice for some festive skating — returns this week. The 12 Days of Ice Skating Christmas begins Wednesday, sai...

(Note: For Halloween, I wanted to share a special version of one of my most published, special stories with the readers who follow me now that I’m hom...

OLEAN — Despite being hot and humid outdoors, the inside of the William O. Smith Recreation Center is just about ready to host thousands of skaters ba...

OLEAN — It was almost as if they had disappeared. After six years, the Enchanted Mountain Roller Derby team, better known as the Hellbilly Heartbreake...

OLEAN — For the last eight Tuesdays, youngsters from the surrounding Olean area received special instruction from current and former professional hock...

A journalist friend in Michigan wrote periodic columns he called, “Cleaning Out My Mind,” or something like that. These weren’t always a full column o...

OLEAN — After a year of work and $3.26 million, city officials cut the ribbon on the renovated William O. Smith Recreation Center in East Olean. About...

OLEAN — A long string of cement mixer trucks greeted passers-by at East State and Front streets Thursday, delivering 25 loads of concrete for the remo...

OLEAN— The final day of public ice skating season at the William O. Smith Recreation Center will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Ice skating will be spons...

BUFFALO (AP) — For one night at least, Corey Perry rediscovered his scoring touch in propelling the Anaheim Ducks to a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres...

KANE, Pa. — Three minutes into the third quarter, Kane held a slim one-point advantage over visiting Coudersport. Then Owen Chambers, Coudersport’s sw...

A pair of annual holiday traditions is slated to start anew at the Olean Youth Bureau & Recreation Department. The decades-old 12 Ice Skating Days of ...