Publisher’s Word “I Love a Parade”
This will not be your average weekend in the village – not by a long shot! The beloved “Winter Carnival and Mardi Gras Parade” is finally upon us, and with it comes uncontrollable laughter, smiles, and a whole bunch of
fun! This weekend’s a guaranteed good time - costumes, parades, live music and zany goings-on in the Village and at Holiday Valley and HoliMont. You won’t want to miss one of the wackiest parades ever on Saturday March 12th at 6:30 p.m. right down the main drag. The parade is once again free for all to participate, so get your group together, get a theme and get involved by calling the chamber office at (716) 699-5046, or download the app at www.ellicottvilleny. com. This year’s Mardi Gras events will kick off Friday night at the EBC with the “Jr. Bacchus Ball” – where music, food and a cash bar are all on order. More importantly, this is your opportunity to make a case why you and your
significant other should be King and Queen of the newly re-vamped Mardi Gras parade! Chuck and I are taking ourselves out of the running this year, but we’ll be watching all the fun! Meanwhile, whether you’re a skier or just an interested observer, you simply must head over to Holiday Valley this weekend! Cookouts and the ever-popular Snow Bar at Yodeler will all keep you entertained on Saturday. Sunday brings the colorful costume competition and my favorite – the “Dummy Downhill.” If you’ve never seen this, you’re missing out! So, dear readers, you better rest up and prepare for one heckuva good time this week! Mardi Gras and Winter Carnival come but once a year! See you out there… JZ-C
Happy Birthday
Peter Sullivan ........ March 13th • Mylous Harrston ........ March 18th Bill Ward ........ March 18th • Andree McRae ........ March 20th Bart Frank ......March 20th • Katie Burke ......March 21st
Ellicottville Food Pantry Donations Needed - Collections From This Week
Please donate your deposit paid cans, bottles and plastic containers to help Ellicottville Public Charities support The Ellicottville Food Pantry and others from Cattaraugus County. Just call Sherman 716-912-8306 or drop them off at 21 Madison Street in Ellicottville. Collected this week 1,244 - Year to date 16,342
Now Accepting Credit Cards
Letter to the Editor
March 10 - 16, 2016 ~ The Villager ~ Page 3
“The Power of Two”
25 Years Of Local Real Estate Knowledge
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John Burrell Addresses Rumors
Dear Editor: Unfortunately, over the past couple of weeks, rumors have been circulating around the Village about me. This seems to be par for the course during local elections. It’s very unfortunate. These types of rumor, untruths and innuendo were used against me this past November when I lost reelection for Town Supervisor by four votes. The same tactics were used against me eighteen years ago when I lost reelection for Mayor by two votes. The rumors that have come back to me so far are: That I erased the hard drive on the Town computer before
I left office. The truth is, I did the same thing my predecessor did. I had all my data removed, had the computer gone through and the password changed. This is common practice in today’s e-world. That I left office removing ten boxes of Town files. The truth is, I left with at least ten boxes of things from my office. I believe everything I left with is mine and accumulated over eight years. I am however going through all of it to make sure I don’t have anything the Town should have. That before I left office I tried to fire my Supervisor’s Clerk, Tracy Stokes. This is a
bold face lie. That if I am elected, I will fire Village Clerk Mary Klahn. This is another bold face lie and I have told Mary that. (The Mayor does not have the power to do that, Mary has Civil Service protection). People that have come to me with these rumors have told me who they heard them from. None of those four people have asked me to verify these allegations. I am not going to disclose their names here. I will not stoop to the level that they have in their zeal to get my opponent reelected. THIS TYPE OF POLITICS SHOULD STOP! Sincerely, John A. Burrell
Letter to the Editor
24 Monroe Street Bar and Bistro
Ken Brown 700 Club; Great Success Thank You to All
Celebrate Mardi Gras at Cadillac Jack’s!
Canvas-N-Cocktails
Upscale Comfort
Dear Editor; On behalf of The Ken Brown 700 Club, we would like to thank all of those who contributed in so many ways to making our 2016 Fundraising Party a huge success. As a result of the funds raised through the luncheon tickets, donations and our auction we will be in a position to help out many local organizations again this year. We would particularly like to thank the management of Holiday Valley for once again allowing us to hold the event at the Yodeler/ Champagne Shelter. The lunch could not have been possible without all the help of Vicky and Moose Brown of the Depot.
We also want to thank our major donors who sponsored our luncheon, Cattaraugus County Bank, Hodgson Russ, Team Pritchard, ETA Realty and Peace Bridge Duty Free. Each year our party seems to raise more money than the year before. In spite of the cold weather we served more lunches than ever before and, fortunately, many of our friends stayed after lunch for the auction. It was also successful again, thanks to generous contributions from local businesses and individuals, and Holiday Valley and HoliMont. The beneficiaries of our fund raising will once again be local organizations. Last
year we donated $6200. Our donations in 2016 will bring our total donations back to the community over the $60,000 mark since the humble beginning of the club 15 years ago, when Kenny Brown and nine of his friends decided to do their bit for our community and “Help US Help Others”. Last but not least we want to thank all of our members, not only for their financial contributions to the Club, but also for the many hours they, and their friends spend each year organizing the party, serving food and drinks, and generally assisting in any way to make the event a success. The Ken Brown 700 Club
Join us on Tuesday, March 15th for this bold and beautiful CanvasN-Cocktails event at Cadillac Jacks. Canvas and painting supplies $30. Cash bar. RSVP with Rebecca at 716-560-7489.
Sample our festive fare of cajun shrimp, Seafood Gumbo, BBQ ribs, Frogs Legs, black beans and rice, and of course, the famous New Orleans Hurricane Cocktail!
24 Monroe Street, Ellicottville, NY • (716) 699-5161 www.evillecadillacjacks.com
Winter Carnival : March 12 & 13, 2016 : Holiday Valley Resort