Talk:Olean, New York

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[edit] Propose move to Olean, New York

—Fleminra 09:57, August 14, 2005 (UTC)

Done. (Better late than never). -Will Beback 05:52, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Famous People

A Google search on "Caedmon Holland" turns up exactly zero hits. That fails the "famous" test to me. I'm removing the entry from the list, if there is other evidence supporting it's inclusion, please provide it. Delius1967 23:08, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bringing Back Famous People

I think that we should bring back the famous people area of the page. It is kinda intersting but i go agree that we should moniter it more carefully, we dont want oddball people editing it, Chrystal Cybulski whatever, or byron Herbert for example. I think this is a clean list of true famous people:

• Ted Marchibroda, former NFL head coach, attended St. Bonaventure University

• Jeff Fahey, actor

• Bob Lanier, basketball hall of famer

• Robert Sassone, basketball coach and player, attended St. Bonaventure University

• Peter Tomarken, game show host

• Louis Zamperini, Olympian

• Robert Lax, poet

• Tom Stephan, (aka Superchumbo), Remix artist

• Frank W. Higgins, Governor of New York

• Jeffrey McMullen, landscape photographer

• Beverly Bower, operatic soprano at Metropolitan Opera House

• Eddie Donovan, New York Knicks head coach (1961-1965), head coach, St. Bonaventure University, 1954-1961

• Art Hannes, announcer, Ed Sullivan Show, colleague of Edward R Murrow, and accompanied Admiral Byrd to the South Pole

• Riki Lindhome, actress

• Bill Easley, saxophonist

• Bill Marcus, actor

• Maureen LeBoeuf, Brigadier General and the first female department head at West Point

• Dave Dugan, CBS reporter

• Carol Levine, Author and winner of 1993 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship Thanks Conamigo 23:41, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dresser-Rand not headquartered there?

According to http://www.dresser-rand.com/contact/default.asp Dresser-Rand is HQed in Houston, not Olean. I recommend this be removed from the Olean entry, but I won't do so myself as I don't know the exact facts. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Carl67lp (talk • contribs) 17:40, 10 April 2007 (UTC).

That is correct, HQ is in Houston , I work there.17:43, 1 October 2007 (UTC)17:43, 1 October 2007 (UTC)17:43, 1 October 2007 (UTC)17:43, 1 October 2007 (UTC)~

The Worldwide HQ is in Houston, but the North American Operations HQ is in Olean.Lurch7284 (talk) 20:21, 19 February 2008 (UTC)lurch7284

[edit] Largest Employer in Olean

Dresser-Rand is the largest employer in Cattaragus County and its only presence in the county is in Olean, thus it must be the largest employer in Olean. Lurch7284 (talk) 20:31, 19 February 2008 (UTC)lurch7284