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VOLUME 7 ISSUE 19 The Official Newspaper of the Village of Ellicottville, the Town of Ellicottville, Ellicottville Central Schools and the Towns of Great Valley, NY and Mansfield, NY
Smile! It’s the Happy Half!
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By Alicia Dziak
Come on, get happy! The Happy Half and 5K and Beer Mile return to Holiday Valley on Saturday, May 12. “It’s going to be fun!” said Gwen Bush of Endurance Factor, LLC, who organizes the race. While Gwen said there will be new surprises along the way, the course is the same as last year’s, and takes runners out of the resort and along Route 219 toward Great Valley. The always-entertaining Beer Mile starts at 1 p.m. hether you think drinking a 1 -o . beer, followed by a 400m run, and repeating three more times seems easy or hard, it’ll definitely be memorable! At press time, there were still slots open in the race, but Gwen said they are going fast. Race day registration will also be available is space allows. For the latest info, visit happyhalfrun.com or their acebook page. Gwen also encourages spectators, and enthusiastically said how
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EVGV Trail Gets 501(c)(3) Designation, Preps for Upcoming Raffle Party
Ellicottville American Legion Post on Maples Road. The proceeds from the raffle will go toward the EVGV Trail, with a portion of the proceeds also benefiting the Nannen Arboretum. The trail committee last autumn erected its first EVGV trailhead at the Nannen Arboretum and Ellicottville Town Center site on Fillmore Avenue. The trailhead is a sign that progress is moving forward on constructing the first section of the trail, which will begin at the arboretum and continue east toward Tim Hortons, and officials hope the work will begin soon. Clearing the first section of the trail needed a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers for wetlands work,
By Rich Place
A letter from the Internal Revenue Service is not always welcomed by many, but a letter recently received by board members with the Ellicottville-Great Valley (EVGV) Trail was a cause of celebration. As the board looks to begin making visual progress on the proposed trail this year, a letter received from the IRS in mid-April informed them they are officially a 1(c)( ) organi ation exempt from federal income tax. The letter was one piece of news shared at the recent meeting of the trail’s board, which is also deep into the planning stages of its second annual Ham and Turkey Raffle Party following the success of the inaugural event last year. The event is set for 1 p.m. June 10 at the
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Residents to Cast Ballot Tuesday on ECS Budget By Kathleen Kellogg
“Tight” is how Ellicottville Central School District Superintendent Robert Miller described the 2018-19 spending proposition to about 15 residents, school staff and board candidates attending the Tuesday night hearing on the budget. The $12.75 million budget proposal contains a 3.51 percent increase in spending, while the $7.4 million real property tax levy is a 3.34 percent increase over the 2017-18 levy. Ballots will be cast Tuesday on the budget proposition, a $36,000 bus lease proposition and a $31,164 proposition for the library tax levy. Polls will be open at the
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school from 1 to 8 p.m. May 15. Voters will choose two Board of Education candidates from a slate of five seeking to fill two fiveyear terms. Miller said the numbers sound like a lot, but Ellicottville’s See Budget, page 11
Mom. hether you’re a little tyke needing her to mend a boo boo, a teenager needing tough love, a young adult needing guidance, or a woman needing a friend (or help with your own kids!) there’s no one in the world like your mom. If you’re lucky enough to still have yours around, Sunday, May 13 is the day to celebrate her and everything it means to be a mother. If you’re looking for a great way to be together, how about brunch? Not having to cook is a gift in and of itself. Check out the brand new Steelbound Brewery and Distillery at 6600 Route 219 in Ellicottville, which See Celebrate Mom, page 2
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