March 20 Saturday	Emery Park The Club's Annual Meeting	All are Welcome / Pot Luck Lunch / President's Awards / Free to All Members and Map Hike Participants / Follow the Signs to the Stohrer Lodge / Noon to 3pm / RSVP to Linc Blaisdell, or (716) 479-9431.
April 24 Saturday	Chestnut Ridge Park Learn & Practice White Beginners Course	This is a 90-minute non-competitive training/learning/educational event for any experience level, for walkers or runners, featuring a practice course and experienced instructors. Meet at the Casino at 10:30am. Email Jackie Novkov, or call her at (716) 903-1180. $8 fee includes 5-color park map and entry into the White course event starting at 12:15pm. Asst. Meet Director Doug Kennedy.
April 24 Saturday	Chestnut Ridge Park Sprint and Score-O Events	A Sprint course, then a 90-minute Score-O for all levels. Come for one or both. Register 10:00am-11:45pm. Start times for the Sprint begin at 11:00am. Score-O mass start at Noon. Email the Meet Director Andy Grupp, or call him at (716) 741-2865. Asst. Meet Director Jackie Novkov. White and Sprint Course Results Score-O Results
May 16 Sunday	Hunters Creek Park Four Courses Beginner to Advanced	Regular event featuring White, Orange, Green and Red courses. Register 10:30am-11:45am. Starting times 11:00am-Noon. For any experience level, walkers or runners. Experienced instruction available. Email Greg Hyatt, or call him at (716) 480-1713. $8 fee includes 5-color park map and a free entry into your choice of the 4 courses. Asst. Meet Director Mike Lance. WARNING: There are no facilities at Hunters Creek Park. The closest bathroom is the gas station at Route 16 and Emery Road about three miles away. Results
June 13 Sunday	Sprague Brook Park Four Courses Beginner to Advanced	Regular event featuring White, Yellow, Orange and Red courses. Register 10:30am-11:45am. Starting times 11:00am-Noon. For any experience level, walkers or runners. Experienced instruction available, including a special E-punching demonstration. Email Henry Davis, or call him at (716) 626-4234. $8 fee includes 5-color park map and a free entry into your choice of the 4 courses. Asst. Meet Director David Cady. Results
July 8 Thursday	Hunters Creek Park Sprint Course and 60-Minute Score-O	A Sprint course, then a 60-minute Score-O for all levels. Come for one or both. Register in the parking lot off Hunters Creek Road (not our normal Centerline Road location) 5:00pm-6:45pm. Start times for the Sprint begin at 6:00pm, the Score-O is a mass start at 7:00pm. WARNING: There are no facilities at Hunters Creek Park. The closest public bathroom is the gas station at Route 16 and Emery Road about three miles away. Email the Meet Director Patty Lyons, or call her at (716) 652-8727. Asst. Meet Directors Walt Lyons & Brigid Maloney. Sprint Results Score-O Results
July 15 Thursday	Chestnut Ridge Park 5.1 Mile Trail Race	No orienteering, just a trail race around the boundary of beautiful Chestnut Ridge Park. Register in the parking lot off Newton Road 5:00pm-6:15pm. No T-shirt, just running. Starting time for the race is 6:30pm. Email the Meet Director Patty Lyons, or call her at (716) 652-8727 if you have any questions. Otherwise, just show up. Asst. Meet Directors Walt Lyons & Brigid Maloney. Entry fee $10 pre-registration AND day of race. Results
August 12 Thursday	Chestnut Ridge Park Club Picnic	Meet at picnic pavilion #18 very near the Chestnut Road entrance. Open to all club members and guests. We'll have a fun orienteering event at 6pm. Dinner is at 7pm with the club providing hamburgers, veggie burgers, water, lemonade and ice. Bring your own beverage and a dish to share. RSVP with Linc by phone 479-9431 or email.
September 18 Saturday	Chestnut Ridge Park National Orienteering Day Learn & Practice	National Orienteering Day. This is a 90-minute non-competitive training, learning, and educational event for any experience level. Walkers and runners alike will enjoy a practice course and experienced instructors. Meet at picnic pavilion #18 very near the Chestnut Road entrance at 11:00am or follow signs from Chestnut Ridge Road. No pre-registration required. Questions? Email Lincoln Blaisdell, or call him at (716) 479-9431. $5 fee includes 5-color park map. Asst. Meet Director Jackie Novkov.
September 26 Sunday	Holiday Valley Resort / McCarty Hill / Ellicottville Mini-Rogaine	This is a Score-O / Mini-Rogaine lasting your choice of a 3-hour or 6-hour time limit. Numerous controls are placed over a large area. Locate however many you desire in any order within your pre-chosen time limit. It's a great format for both hard-core competition and casual family hiking. Our base is at Holiday Valley's Upper Ski Patrol and Training Center on Holiday Valley Road about two-thirds the way up the mountain. From the village of Ellicottville, take Route 219 south a short distance before turning right on Holiday Valley Road. Continue up the hill past the Clubhouse Chalet Lodge, and turn left at the signs for the Training Center or the nearby Yodeler Lodge. We use the WNY Mountain Bicycling Association's Ellicottville Area Trail Map comprising Holiday Valley, Holimont, McCarty Hill, Nine Mile Creek, Golden Hill, Art Roscoe, and Rock City. Map scale is 1:20,000 and in 5 colors. Registration and Training for Beginners 9:30am-10:45am. Starting time for the 6-hour event is 11am and the 3-hour is Noon. Questions? Email the Meet Director Jackie Novkov, or call her at (716) 903-1180. Asst. Meet Director Doug Kennedy. Due to the length and complexity of this event, meet fees are higher than our standard local meets: $15 non-member, $10 member, $5 child under 12. Cost includes training, meet, map and after-meet picnic food and drinks. No pre-registration required.
October 2 Saturday	Schoellkopf Boy Scout Camp Four Courses Beginner to Advanced	A regular event featuring White, Orange, Brown and Green courses. Register 10:30am-11:45am. Starting times 11:00am-12:00pm. For any experience level, walkers or runners. Experienced instruction available. Email Phil Wolfling, or call him at (716) 832-9758. $8 fee includes 5-color park map and a free entry into your choice of the 4 courses. Asst. Meet Director Mark Wolfling.
October 12 Tuesday	Niagara Falls State Park Afternoon and Night Sprints	The Niagara Falls Sprints Two Sprint events, one in daylight, one in dark, your choice of one. On Goat Island in-between the American and Canadian Falls! Check here for more info. First afternoon start 3:01pm. First night start 7:01pm. Limit of 35 competitors per event, so register here early. See who's competing here. Questions? Email us at NFsprints@buffalo-orienteering.org. Find us with the Area Map.
October 23 Saturday	Emery Park Sprint and 90-Minute Score-O	A Sprint course, then a 90-minute Score-O for all levels. Come for one or both. Register 10:30am-11:45am. Sprint starts begin at 11:00am. Score-O mass start at Noon. Email the Meet Director Charlie Wightman, or call him at (716) 537-2051. Asst. Meet Directors: Judi Geer, Rebecca Wightman and Tom Wightman.
January 30, 2011 Sunday	Byrncliff Resort Ski-O	Ski orienteering event featuring Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced courses. Register 10:00am-10:45am. Starting times 10:30am-11:00am. For details, email the Meet Director Patty Lyons, or call her at (716) 652-8727. This is an Empire State Games qualifier. Check here for trail and snow conditions.
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