FREDONIA, NY -- Brenda J. Hayes, Ph.D, personal coach, recently announced her winter 2012 workshop schedule. On Saturday, February 11, from 10 a.m to noon she will be conducting the workshop, “Are You Considering A Career Change?” The session will explore participants’ strengths, talents and passions and discuss the associated career ... Read More

FREDONIA, N.Y. — SUNY Fredonia will present a special workshop series called Faces of Peace that “brings together peace-making with mask-making” on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1 in rooms 320 and 321 of the Rockefeller Arts Center. Faces of Peace will consist of four interactive workshops presented by local artist and activist Valerie ... Read More

Knowing Skin Type is Basic to Its Care. The expression, "know thyself" refers to the value of self-knowledge. In skin care, knowledge is equally important. If you have resolved to take better care of your skin this year, but are confused about your skin type or how to best treat it with the multitude of skin care products on the market, you're not ... Read More

“Parents – Would you as a parent like to deal more effectively with poor behavior, irresponsibility, and a lack of dependability?” That is the question CASAC, the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation are asking parents with in the community. The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation has provided a special grant to the ... Read More

In this series on using Emotional Intelligence in the workplace, we are starting to explore the self-management EI competencies. I gave an example in last week’s article about two different ways that a manager could react to a client situation; one with negative repercussions and the other way with more positive results. There are several ... Read More

Book entitled: “Lessons Learned from Pain’s Blessings and Sacrifice’s Challenges” The Chautauqua Star and Bulletin Board is proud to present “The Community Star of the Week.” Each week we’ll let you know about a resident who’s made a positive impact in the community, whether it be through business, ... Read More

Little did I know when I first met Ron he appeared to have a good outlook but that's as far as it went.  Even when things were fairly good he was more of a black cloud kinda guy - a muck maker.  And it was costing him.   Years ago when I shopped at Ron's store he seemed lighthearted, affable, and he could be really funny, I loved his ... Read More

“Motivational Interviewing: Engaging and Guiding” seminar sponsored by the Chautauqua Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Council is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 20, 2010.   Motivational interviewing (MI) is a person centered directive method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change. MI has been widely researched in the treatment of ... Read More

Some say it’s a principle, even law, that what we look for comes to us.  It has to do with expectancy, the positive or negative expectations we carry inside us.  I suppose if it weren’t for disappointment having positive expecta Read More