Dear Customers, I can still remember sitting in my Marketing 101 class in Plassman Hall on the campus of St. Bonaventure.  It was the first week of September in 1973 and the consensus, at least among the undergraduates, was that class most certainly would be cancelled as soon as the professor arrived.  After all, it…

Dear Customers, One of the most highly anticipated events for sports lovers in any year is the start of the football season.  Whether it be high school, college or professional, Americans embrace it with more enthusiasm and anticipation than any other sport. High School football begins this Friday night with contests all over the country. …

Dear Customers, Let’s see. . . Memorial Day Parade?  Check!  Fireworks over Hamlin Lake? Check! Fourth of July celebrations? Check!  Hmmm, that leaves only one more summer-time milestone before the Labor Day weekend. . . That’s right, the McKean County Fair! This year’s edition is the 116th time the fairgrounds in East Smethport will come…

Dear Customers, When I graduated college in 1976, it took me quite a while before I stopped getting that “nervous” feeling in the pit of my stomach as the middle of August rolled around.  For nearly two decades, that time of year had always meant “back-to-school”! My wife, who recently retired from 30 plus years…