Summer gets some speed with the Little Valley Raceway

Written for The Villager

   Vrooom. Vrooom. The engines have begun to roar at the Little Valley Speedway. Opening this Sunday, May 29 the Little Valley Speedway is set to have its first race at 6:30 p.m.

   To jumpstart its 15 season off right, the speedway will be hosting a Memorial Day Late Model Special, waving the green flag for entry, the gates open at 3:00 p.m.

   However, that won’t be the only fun festivity in store for this summer. Including having five races this year, the Little Valley Speedway will also be having its annual Freedom Daze festivities where thousands are expected to attend.

   Starting on Saturday, July 2, the raceway will host a double header of UMLS (United Late Models Series) and Patriot Sprints. The races start at 7 p.m. and will be followed by fireworks.

Reflections Hair Design: A business revamping for it's customers

Written for The Villager

   Have a big occasion to go to? Just want to try something new for summer? Look no further than your own town. Reflections Hair Design of Ellicottville has just what you need!

   Wanting to own her own business, Monica Harrington left a previous hair salon in town to open her own and thus Reflections Hair Design was born.

   Open since 2002, Reflections Hair Design has not only grown size wise but in service as well.

   Reflections has always been located at 39 Mill St., but five years ago the salon took over the space occupied by Bruce Candles when they moved downtown, expanding Reflections and the services it provides.

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Bonaventure professors, students caution

against improper email etiquette

              ST. BONAVENTURE (May 10) — Schwoop. Da-dum. Schwoop. Da-dum. Clicking away on her MacBook in her office, Carole McNall sends and receives her daily emails.

 Opening one, she sees:

“Carole, I need to talk with you at 2:30 today.” A student – not her boss or someone of higher authority – sent her this email.

 “That’s too informal,” McNall said. “He just expected me to drop everything. There is a certain level of respect I want to see out of students and colleagues.”

Email faux pas like this happen every day. People forget the etiquette necessary for an effective email, said McNall, an assistant professor of journalism and mass communication at St. Bonaventure University.

From freshmen year to senior year, Bonaventure students grow up

ST. BONAVENTURE (May 10) — Tap. Tap. Tap. Drumming her pencil against the one-armed desk, a frazzled freshman awaits her first class to end at St. Bonaventure University. Unsure of what classroom to go to next, she scurries by classes until she finds the right one.

That was Hannah Flanigan three years ago as a freshman journalism and mass communication major. Now a senior political science major, Flanigan quietly scribbles notes in a one-armed desk, knowing where she’ll be next.