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When you come to Ellicottville in the winter, you’re always guaranteed a good time, whether you’re on the slopes, enjoying our quaint village or exploring the countryside and nearby state park. Let’s take a look at what the next 30 days in Ellicottville have in store for you. Holiday Valley and HoliMont January is Learn a Snowsport Month. Bring your family and friends and take advantage of discounted Learn to Ski or Ride packages at Holiday Valley any day and at HoliMont weekdays. This Saturday, Jan. 18 at 10 a.m., join the crowd as the Valley celebrates the Grand Opening of the Burton Riglet Park, a specialized teaching area for children 3–5 years old, located at the Outpost at the base of School Haus East adjacent to the Creekside Lodge. It will be hard to miss the distinct rumbling sound of Harley-Davidson motorcycles at the Harley-Day Valley event Jan. 25, 10 a.m.–7 p.m., on the second floor of the Holiday Valley Lodge. The day will be filled with giveaways, food specials, music by The Strangers and more. “Test drive” the Jumpstart, a real Harley simulator complete with shifting gears and speeds up to 50 mph. On Jan. 26, join the Line Skis Traveling Circus (Andy Parry, Ian Compton and friends) to shred some slopes at the Valley. All freeriders are welcome. At 3 p.m., head to the City Garage Ski Shop to hang out with the crew for a little after-party. Clinics, Races and Fundraisers The HoliMont Ski Patrol will hold their Free Your Heel Telemark Clinic on Feb. 1–2. Patrollers and non-patrollers are welcome to enjoy two days of lessons, camaraderie and great food. Contact Dave Walker at dcamwalker@aol. com for details. The following weekend, the HoliMont Snowsports
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February 8 Phoenix “Rise to the Challenge” Race HoliMont February 9 Aspire’s Ski the Valley Holiday Valley February 10-11 Your Turn Women’s Ski Clinic - Holiday Valley February 15 Boarding for Breast Cancer Holiday Valley February 15 Moonlight Snowshoe Tour Griffis Sculpture Park February 16 Art Roscoe Loppet Allegany State Park February 22 Penguin Paddle Holiday Valley March 6 Ski Day for United Way HoliMont March 7 Celtic Thunder Fundraiser Ellicottville Town Center March 8-9 Mardi Gras & Winter Carnival Ellicottville • Holiday Valley
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Appeals Court Upholds Village Zoning Laws HoliMont Ski Lift Denied Planning Board Addresses Non-Compliance By Jann Wiswall
the village’s zoning laws and the interests of the During the Village Planning Board meeting village in a suit filed by HoliMont, Inc. on Tuesday, Jan. 14, board members reported HoliMont had appealed a previous judgment of that the Supreme Court of the State of New the Supreme Court of Cattaraugus County. York, Appellate Division, has ruled in favor of The judgment “was unanimously affirmed” by the Appellate Court. Its decision reads: “Petitioner [HoliMont, Inc.] commenced this proceeding seeking to challenge the determination of respondent Village of Ellicottville Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) denying its request for a use variance to permit it … to extend a ski lift over a parcel of land that it had acquired at 36 Adams Street. … Supreme Court properly denied the petition. ‘The determination of the ZBA is See Village Planning Board page 9
Celtic Thunder Fundraiser March 7 Presale Tickets Going Fast By Jennie Acklin
Ellicottville Rotary Club and individuals in need. Bob McCarthy is well-known for his McCarthy recently announced a new community fundraising efforts, hosting several fundraiser, Celtic Thunder – A Night of Irish annual events including Irish Christmas and the Music and Dance, to help a local writer Katie Americana Folk Art Festival, which raise for the Benatovich, who is working on a series of books to help children battling cancer. The tagline “Help the Children” is fitting, as all who know McCarthy know he has a soft spot in his heart for helping children. Benatovich wrote her first book, “Noura’s Garden,” in 2009 while living with her husband and two children in Abu Dhabi. She had assisted in the launch the new Education UK brand throughout the Arabian Gulf region and taught English in the French school. Children at the school spoke two or three languages as the norm, but they lacked the reading and support materials to develop accuracy and fluency. As a result, a series of tri-lingual books with a unique combination of special icons and color codes was born. The first book See Celtic Thunder Fundrasier page 13
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Budgets and Bullying By Jann Wiswall
While the State Education Department is reviewing architectural plans for major renovations at ECS, the school board is now working on making some tough decisions about how to cut nearly $1 million from the project’s current estimated costs. The final budget for the
project is fixed at $9.8 million. It was voted on and approved by the public and cannot be increased. According to Ellicottville Central School Superintendent Mark Ward, the plan that went to the state for approval was the “Cadillac” version that included everything on the school’s wish list. Now
that firmer costs have been estimated, the board must begin cutting, looking for less expensive ways to get things the same things done and making some informed decisions about what can be done at a later time. SEI Architects and Campus Construction Management See ECS School Board page 13
Village Board Considers Rezoning Request Sets New Hearing for Hughey Alley By Jann Wiswall
Zoning changes to accommodate new development at 16 Martha St. was the top item on the agenda at the Village Board meeting on Monday, Jan. 13. Village Planning Board Chair Nancy Rogan, property co-owner Wayne Bacon and
members of the architect’s team shared plans for the development with the board. They explained that Phase 1 of the plan is to fully remediate some environmental concerns with the site and renovate the two existing buildings, formerly the American Locker manufacturing site, to
construct a seasonal apartment complex consisting of one building with 10 apartments and a second building with four, two-story townhomes/ duplexes. The apartments will be fully furnished and offered for term rentals. None will be sold as condominiums. See Village Board page 9
Four Mile Brewing Coming to Olean Craft Brewery Predicts Fall Opening
By Eva Potter
Gregg Piechota has always enjoyed sampling new beers, but the limited selection of craft beers in the Olean area spurred him to experiment with home brewing about seven years ago. Successful trials led to interestingly flavored batches that Piechota and brewing
partner Jaye Beattie shared with friends at a few private, home tasting parties. Rave reviews of their suds sparked the idea of Four Mile Brewing, a craft beer bar and small brewery opening in Olean, N.Y., in fall of 2014. The pair brought Nicholas Bohdanowycz on aboard as the third partner and together they have worked to refine their See Four Mile Brewing page 3
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business plan. Piechota said, “After about a year of our planning, changing from a craft beer bar to a brewpub we decided to step back and re-evaluate what it was that we really wanted to accomplish, which we both came to the conclusion was a production brewery.� Four Mile Brewing will be located at 202 E. Green St. in a historic building that was built as home of the Olean Brewing Company back in 1907, but ceased operations in 1920 due to Prohibition. “The history (of the building) alone was enough for us (to buy it),� said Piechota. “The main building is around 6,000 square feet and the warehouse building is over 18,000 square feet. This also gives us plenty of room to grow.� But why call it Four Mile Brewing when it will be located in Olean? An excerpt from the company’s mission statement explains, “Four Mile isn’t about a geographic location, although locals do know the name as a valley, creek, and hamlet situated on a ridge. It’s an idea that everything we are can be attributed to the natural resources, the hard work, the inspiration, and vision of our area.� Piechota, who lives on “the Four Mile,� said he has already received interest from local farmers to grow their hops. Two hoppy beers, an IPA and black IPA, as well as a pale ale, will be their year-round, flagship beers. “We will also have a seasonal beer that will vary throughout the year,� he said. Small-batch beers will be available in the taproom for growler fills and at certain local tap accounts. The brewery also plans to can their flagship beers and possibly their seasonals,
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too. The taproom dÊcor will give the place an industrial, preProhibition feel filled with evidence of Olean’s past, with table and bar seating for about 40. Deli-style sandwiches and sides will complement the brew, and periodic live music will entertain guests. In addition, a beer garden located between the main brewery building and warehouse will surely become a gathering spot in warmer weather. A small hop garden with benches will add to the ambiance. Four Mile Brewing is planning a fall opening, but this is dependent on renovations and the manufacture and installation of equipment. Once open, predicted hours are 4–10 p.m. weekdays and noon–10 p.m. on weekends. Why should you look
forward to the new Four Mile Brewing? “Well for starters the Beer!â€? said Piechota. “We will strive to put out a local product that people will be proud to call their own. ‌ Take a tour of our modern, 15-barrel brewery, and then walk across the beer garden and take a tour of how a brewery would have looked 100 years ago. ‌ You don’t even have to drive — we are just off the Allegheny River Valley Trail, so you can walk, run or bike here. Better yet, why don’t you just put a kayak or canoe in the river and just paddle here.â€? Four Mile Brewing is on the Jan. 27 agenda for a public hearing in the Olean City Council chambers. Piechota said, “Come support us in our efforts to bring you fresh local beer!â€?
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Are You Off Your Rocker? By Dan Balkin, HoliMont Snowsports School
Dear HoliMont: You had me at ‘Hello’ by Lisa Tullett, Guest Contributor
I live in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, with my four crazy kids and husband. My camera is always close by and I jump at the chance to use it. I love to photograph real life. Authentic moments that make a story special and unique. I truly believe that everyone has a story that needs to be told. Even if the story is just a pile of photos left behind in a shoebox. Someone will find it. Someone will treasure it. My husband grew up skiing. I did not. My husband has some incredible memories at HoliMont skiing. I do not ... at least I didn’t until now. In November 2013, our family made the decision to dive into the ski world with both feet. We rented a place on the hill, purchased our trial membership, and loaded up on all the gear. None of this seemed very real until I was buying my ski suit. I can admit now, that I was very nervous about how all of this was going to go. Four kids ... two have skied. Two have not. Two parents. One a great skier. The other not so much. Add in diapers, naps, packing for a family of six, waiting in line at the border, and the dreaded chairlift ride (totally freaked out by the getting on and getting off) and this Mommy was freaking out! Our adventure began Dec. 28. We started slowly. Each kid had some time with Daddy on the hill getting comfortable, and I didn’t put my feet in a
You might be, especially if you have skis that are more than two years old. The “rocker” we refer to is from the latest evolution in ski design. Gentle reader: You may now roll your eyes and sigh. Yes, you have every right to believe this is another marketing gimmick. It’s not. In the snowsports world, there are certain skiers in Ellicottville who have “street cred,” but let’s call it “slope cred.” One such skier is Bruce Heine. Bruce is a race coach, a fully certified PSIA instructor, and a noted competitor on the local NAR (Niagara Adult Racing) circuit. Bruce is a HoliMont member who can be found ripping elegantly powerful turns down Greer Hill, or hanging in the Phoenix Room, where his son Dylan is one of our adaptive skiers. Most tellingly, Bruce is often seen skiing HoliMont’s most challenging slopes with Dylan and Mike Higgins, Dylan’s instructor and devoted friend. You get the picture. To be sure, Bruce has little room for improvement as a Dad. But when one of the smoothest, most elegant, and efficient skiers on the slopes looks even better, I take notice. Last season, I spent portions of chairlift rides craning my neck backwards to watch Bruce as he made a series of perfect round arcs on groomed snow,
ice, bumps, or crud — just about anything short of skiing on porcelain. I made inquiries. How are you doing this? Bruce, with his customary modesty, offered me some answers. But before we go there, we must digress. At the end of the ski day, we all place our skis base–to–base, lock our skis together and trudge toward home. If you have a pair of rockered skis and press them together, the tips of the skis will bulge slightly outward, as if they are bent upwards — hence the term rocker. Imagine a pair of water skis. They are rockered significantly more at the tip and the tail than traditional snow skis. And that is the argument that famed extreme skier Scott Schmidt made to his ski company sponsor. He presented the idea that if snow skis were more akin to water skis they would be much more user friendly on ski slopes. In other words, if rockered tips on water skis were effective in absorbing lake motorboat wakes and natural waves, why would the same rockered tips not help absorb the undulating surface of ski slopes? They ignored him. Undeterred, Schmidt grabbed a pair of water skis, sliced them in half, mounted alpine ski bindings on each half and went extreme skiing on steep, gnarly slopes. He enlisted a fellow extreme skier to film the results — and the scales fell from the
manufactures eyes. It was immediately evident from the video that rockered skis floated and danced in conditions where non-rockered skis floundered. This tangled tale leads us back to Bruce Heine. Last season, I asked Bruce to tell me what he thought of rockered skis. The following are my back-of-theenvelope notes: 1. “Probably the most significant change in technology since the advent of shaped skis.” 2. “Rockered skis make one feel like you can ‘hover’ over your skis because they initiate so easily.” 3. “The ‘rocker’ allows the skier to feel the sensation of carving without a lot of effort. The ski is already bent, or preflexed, into a turn shape.” 4. “Bad Company was a brilliant live band in 1975.” (OK, Bruce did not say that, but it was nonetheless true.) 5. “When it’s piley or lumpy, you don’t even feel it.” This year, I bought my first pair of rockered skis. I wholeheartedly agree with everything Bruce had to say. In short, shaped skis were the first real revolution in ski design in the past 20 years. Now, we also have shaped skis that are wider and rockered. These three innovations now work in unison to make skiing easier and more fun for the huddled masses.
By William Thomas
Coming to Canada? Leave the chicken at home. pair of ski boots until all four were good to go. On our fourth day there, we headed out as a family. All six of us ... skis, boots, poles. We drove to the learning hill and the kids were more than excited to see Mommy ski. They had all kinds of tips for me, but all I could think about was getting on and off that damn chairlift. The first few runs were much better than I had anticipated. Not only did I not fall on my face, but I actually felt pretty good. Over the course of the day, the kids took me to some different hills. They raced down each one and I took my time. It was pretty cool to let my kids teach me for a change. I was in no rush to catch up. Life slowed down on the hill for me and I realize now how much I needed that. During our holiday, things just got better and better. We got into a bit of a rhythm, we spent time with great friends, and discovered just how amazing this place is. It is a place where the whole family
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gets to play, a place where new things are learned every day, and a place where everyone is happy. Oh, and the après ski totally rocks! I am so thankful that my husband Craig pushed me a little do something outside of my comfort zone. My good friend, Linda, told me that they really feel that joining HoliMont was one of the best decisions they have made as a family. I am right there with you, Linda. Sadly, most of my ski pictures vanished from my phone. However, I did manage to capture some of the little moments on my big camera that made this trip so very cool. Read more or contact Lisa at www.lisatullettphotography. com.
Upon his return from a visit to his native El Salvador and before going through customs at Pearson Airport last year, Mario Castillo had checked the “No” box to the question about importing meat products into Canada. Whoops! Wrong answer. Personally, I enjoy checking the “No” box on the question of whether I will be visiting a farm in Canada within the next 14 days and on the 13th day I put on a false mustache and dark glasses and then ... and then I visit a farm. Never, ever been caught. So Mario was making his merry way through the customs’ processing procedure when a Canada Border Service Agency inspector discovered 15 pieces of fried chicken in his luggage. On the spot and without an explanation he was fined $800. He was told the penalty would be only $400 if he paid it within 15 days. Instead of paying the fine, the man branded a “chicken trafficker” appealed to the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal which quashed the fine after hearing the explanation. Apparently, unbeknownst to Mario, his mother had put the fried chicken in his luggage while he was having a shower, so that he would have something to eat when he returned home to an empty fridge. So Mom comes off looking like the head of an El Salvador chicken cartel and her son appears to be the innocent mule in the illegal importation of a kilo of finger lickin’ good contraband. He’s lucky he was not fined an additional $800 for committing an indignity to the memory of Colonel Saunders. At this point, the mayor of Toronto tried to intervene on Mario’s behalf but upon further investigation it was believed Rob Ford was just after the chicken. Adding insult to garlic, the
fried chicken was confiscated by Canada’s ever-vigilant but seldom-vegetarian border service. But in Canada, when a man thinks he’s been wrongfully convicted of packing poultry in his luggage, he has the legal right to appeal. And he’s got a pretty good chance of winning his case because - and this is true in El Salvador as well as Canada - dead chickens don’t talk. In fact in Canada, the chicken probably could have launched a lawsuit claiming his international rights had been discriminated against but he’d already been carved into 15 pieces. Hadn’t justice already been rendered? Angry that the verdict had been wrongfully overturned, Border Services applied to the Federal Court of Appeal for a judicial review of the tribunal’s decision. Nobody described the border agency of being left with egg on its face because that would trigger a philosophical argument of which comes first? The batter or the eleven secret herbs and spices? Why you ask did the CBSA take the chicken case to a higher court? To show that they weren’t chicken. This time the three-member appeal found that Canada Agricultural Reviews Tribunal had made an error in law and they quashed their ruling which had quashed the fine sending the matter back to the Agricultural Tribunal for a new and thorough quashing. Recipe for quashed chicken - first fry chicken pieces in covered skillet and leave them in luggage for twenty hours. “Castillo,” the judge ruled, “may have been unaware that the chicken was in his luggage ... but the clear intent of Parliament ... provide an absolute liability regime ... blah, blah, blah.” In other words, ignorance of chicken or indeed its presence on or
near your person is not a viable defense. Had the chicken attempted to enter Canada in its own luggage with no help from a doting mother or her son the smuggler, that would then have been legal. It’s obvious that these proceedings - which involved a dozen bureaucrats who graduated from university, hundreds of thousands of dollars, nearly two years of court time, a guy named Mario, a chicken we’ll call Eastside and a decree of Parliament were clearly meant to protect the unsuspecting Canadian public from a disease known as Deep Fried Bird Flu - the El Salvador strain N1B2 Fade Left, Hike! Hike!. The vigilance and due process of the Canadian justice system shows beyond a reasonable doubt that this government is not only serious about chicken but it sends a clear message to roasted ducks and even broasted turkey not to test our border security. Whole or dispersed in thighs, breasts or drumsticks, undocumented poultry illegally entering Canada will be apprehended and then destroyed on the spot. Motto: “Be you a thirtypound Butterball or threeounce pigeon, the Canada Border Service Agency always gets its bird.” The next appeal in this ongoing, international fowl but legal proceeding will take place in camera at an undisclosed food-related location in downtown Toronto. “Eastside Mario’s! Eastside Mario’s! Ay Budda Boom Budda Ching!” I have no idea why the chicken crossed the border but I’m sure he’s damn sorry he did.
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EVL Town Board Reviews Project Status, New Business By Jann Wiswall
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Boarding for Breast Cancer Feb. 15
During the Town of Ellicottville’s board meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 15, Supervisor John Burrell reported that the police department has received a $1,620 grant from the Department of Motor Vehicles to be used to pay for officer time helping with vehicle inspections, registrations and other work supporting the DMV. More good news is that town revenue figures at yearend were up. Burrell also reported that: Kody Sprague asked Burrell for permission to place directional signs to the Ellicottville Square property on signposts that currently direct people to the town center and the courts. The board felt that it would set a precedent to mix municipal and commercial signage in that way. Burrell said he would let Sprague know the board’s decision and would suggest he ask the Village Planning Board about options for directional signage. Burrell was contacted by Bob Keis, an active member of the Cattaraugus County Republican Party, who asked if the group could hold meetings in the Town Center’s auditorium. Keis offered to pay $75 per meeting to offset overhead. The board had no objection to this arrangement. Burrell and Village Mayor Charlie Coolidge worked out an arrangement that reduces the village’s share of the use and maintenance of the Village/ Town Hall to 33 percent from 50 percent. The village board approved the proposal at its meeting on Monday, Jan. 13. A new copier has been installed in the Village/Town Hall. The town is also looking at replacing several computers. Department Head Reports Ellicottville Police Officer
in Charge Don Auge and the board will be reviewing the standard operating procedures for the department. The board will make any needed changes and get the document to all police officers on CDs. Auge said that he is getting bids for license plate readers for town police vehicles. The readers can take images of thousands of license plates per minute and immediately send them to police databases to check plate numbers for violations or stolen vehicle reports. Highway Department Head Dave Golley said that all regular roadway maintenance and snow removal activities have been going smoothly so far this season. He has been talking with the owner of a property adjacent to the highway barn on Bryant Hill Road about obtaining an easement to allow department vehicles to drive across part of his property in emergencies. The owner agreed and offered to swap the easement for a piece of town-owned property. The board agreed that this arrangement makes sense. Burrell will ask Town Attorney Kathleen Moriarty to draw up an agreement and Town Engineer Mark Alianello will work with Golley to develop
a map of the relevant property. Alianello, who has been out of town for several weeks, will be getting status updates on several ongoing projects and will be scheduling a meeting with National Grid to discuss street lighting options. A recent water surge in a valve at HoliMont is of particular concern to Alianello. “Either something we did was wrong or there’s something wrong with the valve,” he said. He will work with HoliMont to get the problem resolved. Town Assessor Harry Weissman reported that the process of getting seniors registered for Senior STAR has been going well. At a recent countywide assessors meeting, he learned that Ellicottville’s assessments are coming in at about 2 percent lower this year, while most other areas in the county are down more. Home sale prices also are down slightly. At the suggestion of board member Greg Fitzpatrick, the meeting was adjourned in memory of Dale E. Golley, who served as the town’s water superintendent for 25 years. Golley passed away at age 66 on Dec. 31. The next meeting of the town board is scheduled for Feb. 19.
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HOLIDAY VALLEY - So Much To Do - So Much Fun!
Yodeler Lodge features a retail shop, the Marketplace CafÊ and two bars. It’s located in the heart of the Valley, right at the base of the Yodeler Quad chair.
Holiday Valley Lodge, new in 2012, is the location of the Mountainside Grille, McCarty CafĂŠ, two bars, Snowsports School desk, the Equipment Rental Shop and the High Performance Demo and Repair shop.
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is where families love to picnic, but it also houses the 7 Headwalls CafÊ. Tannenbaum m is at the base of the Tannenbaum High Speed Quad and Spruce Lake Quad that serve the Valley’s gentlest terrain.
is the headquarters for the Children’s Mountain Adventures lessons and the Adult Learning Center. Sign up for lessons, rent equipment and talk to knowledgeable folks who can help you enjoy learning from the start.
Snowsports lessons for skiers and
snowboarders are available daily for children (ages 3–11) and adults (age 12 and up). Holiday Valley Snowsports is a PSIA/AASI Certified school with lessons for all ability levels.
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• Celebrate National Learn to Ski or Snowboard Month with 20% off Learn to Ski or Snowboard packages. • Bring a friend who purchases a Learn to Ski or Ride package and you get a free Group lesson. • Bring a friend who purchases a 1-2-3 Go Package (3 sessions) and you get a free private lesson!
Holiday Valley’s winter playground for kids gets even better Saturday morning, as the resort is set to unveil an all-new “Riglet Park� for snowboarders and skiers, ages 3-5 years old. The Riglet system was originally developed by Burton Snowboards to help take the strain out of a beginner lesson for the youngest snowsports riders and help them be successful. The Riglet Reel itself is like a lawn mower pull-cord, which is mounted to the front of specially designed snowboards. This allows the child to have both feet strapped into the board while an instructor guides the child through the Riglet Park, a creative learning environment that features gently sloping practice runs with banked turns and slight waves and rolls in the snow surface. The boards themselves feature a higher base-edge bevel than other learning boards. This makes it harder for the child to catch an edge and all but eliminates hard falls while learning the new sport. An exciting addition to The Outpost learning area near Creekside Lodge, the Burton Riglet Park will also serve as an introduction to the tiniest of park features, such as ground-level boxes and a teetertotter to ride and slide over. Traditionally, children below the age of six haven’t had the right fitting equipment or the strength and stamina to be able to take up snowboarding. The Riglet system gives these kids the chance to get high-quality instruction on equipment and in terrain made just for their tiny bodies. It’s actually quite amazing how quickly the little ones are able to find their balance and ride the snowboard – sometimes in the first five minutes of the lesson. By riding and skiing down the slightly curving paths with banked turns in the Riglet Park, kids acquire turning skills without having to learn and apply a lot of the technical skills that might otherwise slow the learning curve. Holiday Valley’s Riglet Park came about after much hard work by key members of the Terrain Park Crew, Snowsports School staff and Mountain Operations staff; including the expert grooming and shaping services of Jim Curtis and Ed Imhoff. The Riglet Park will be available for use in lessons by children throughout the season.
Feb. 15 Boarding for Breast Cancer Together with The Boardroom, the sixth annual B4BC board-a-thon will be held on Feb. 15. Activities in the name of breast cancer awareness will include special riding and park clinics for women, a park contest open to men and women snowboarders and skiers, local shop demos, a cancer awareness outreach booth, silent and Chinese auctions and an awards reception party. Proceeds from Holiday Valley’s B4BC event will go to the Buffalo area’s Women’s Oncology Program at Camp Good Days and Boarding for Breast Cancer Awareness Programs.
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The competition season has now begun for the freestyle team at Holiday Valley. This past weekend, HoliMont hosted an Eastern Championship Series event. Both a mogul and dual mogul event were held, which saw teams from HoliMont, Seven Springs, and Holiday Valley. Also making the trip to compete were the Ontario Mogul Team and the Southern Ontario Regional Mogul Team. Challenging, rainy conditions made for a long day on the hill. Holiday Valley’s team had a great day with four girls and three boys finishing in the top 10 of the single mogul event. This was highlighted by second place results from Macy Putman and Brayden Pawlik. Both also took second place in the dual mogul event in the afternoon. The women’s event was won by Berkley Brown of the Ontario Mogul Team with Putman finishing second. Also finishing in the top 10 for Holiday Valley were Emily Hutchings (5th), Ashlee Schuman (8th) and Sage Rifkin (10th). In the men’s event, HoliMont’s Robbie Andison took home the win with Brayden Pawlik finishing second. Also in the top 10 were Matt DiDonato (5th) and Connor O’Leary (7th). The dual mogul event in the afternoon proved to be exciting with several close duals. Skiers competed head-to-head against each other with the winner advancing to the next round. Sage Rifkin took a big top jump and had a hard crash, and was unable to finish her run. In the second dual for the women, Emily Pawlik and
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Emily Hutchings (both from Holiday Valley) were paired against each other. It was a close match that had Hutchings advance to the round of eight where she then won to advance to the semi-finals. Schuman of Holiday Valley also advanced to the round of eight and faced Putman. Schuman crashed and Putman advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Putman defeated Maggie Ryan of HoliMont and Brown advanced to the finals after winning her dual against Hutchings. The dual for third place saw Ryan take the win, leaving Hutchings in fourth. In the finals, Brown took the victory over Putman. For the men, Matt DiDonato defeated Quinn Rifkin (both of Holiday Valley) to advance to
the round of eight which lead to a dual against his brother Nick. This fight for bragging rights saw Nick come out with the victory and eventually take third place. Pawlik had solid runs through each round and advanced to the finals against Andison. This proved to be the most exciting dual of the day. Both skiers crossed the finish line almost even. When all was done, Andison took the win with Pawlik in second. The Eastern Championship Series continues this weekend with mogul and dual mogul competitions at Lake Placid, while the Eastern Qualifying Series gets started at Bristol Mountain with mogul events on both Saturday and Sunday.
A redesigned I SKI NY custom license plate from the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles is available to motorists statewide to not only show their enthusiasm for this popular winter sport, but also help support winter recreational facilities in New York State. Ten dollars of the initial fee will go to help support ski areas statewide. The I SKI NY plate is available in both passenger and commercial class, but only
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Matt DiDonato (left) against his brother Nick in the dual mogul event.
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Winter Olympics 101: Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton The countdown is on for the XXII Olympic Winter Games! In just a few short weeks, on Feb. 6, the Opening Ceremonies will air from Sochi, Russia, on NBC, followed by more than two weeks of fastpaced, international athletic competition. Over the years, new events have been added to the Winter Olympics lineup. With teams still being finalized, now is a good time to familiarize yourself with the ins and outs of the upcoming excitement so you can tune into your favorite events. Bobsleigh Bobsleigh involves a highspeed descent on controlled sledges (bobs). Olympic bobsleigh competition consists of four runs held over a twoday period. Medals are awarded based on the total time over the four runs, with the winner having the lowest overall time. Three events make up the Olympic bobsleigh program: two-man bobsleigh competition (introduced in 1924), four-man bobsleigh competition (introduced in 1932) and women’s bobsleigh competition (two women on a team, introduced in 1999, with first competition in 2002). These events utilize a bobdriven sleigh, consisting of a main hull, a frame, a front and rear axle, and two sets of independent steel runners.
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Competitors wear a speciallymade, high-tech plastic composite helmet and shoes with spikes on the soles for traction during the push start. Athletes sit upright and the driver controls the sled with his hands and fingers, using rings that are attached to a steering mechanism by ropes. Bobsleigh events are scheduled for Feb. 16, 17, 18, 19, 22 and 23. Luge Luge, first appearing in the Winter Olympics in 1964, is considered to be one of the most dangerous Olympic winter sports, and involves sliding at high speeds on single- or two-person sleds. In this event, the athlete starts in a seated position, and after pushing off, lies down on the sled with their feet stretched out in front of them. The rider steers the sled by moving his or her center of gravity, and the fastest time wins. Riders wear specially designed suits to reduce wind resistance, luge gloves that are spiked, helmets with clear or tinted visors that extend under the chin, and special shoes that typically have firm, smooth outer soles. There are three classes of Olympic competition: singles men, singles women and doubles. Men and women compete on the same track, but the women’s starting line is farther down the course. Individual competitions for men and women in the single sleigh are held for two days with two runs per day. The four times are added together and the fastest total time determines the winner. The men’s double luge is a one-day competition, in which the fastest total time of two runs determines the winner. There is no written rule that says a team must be comprised of members of the same sex, but men traditionally ride together. In addition, the Olympic Games sports program in Sochi has added a relay competition for the first time. This will consist of combination teams
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from each country: a woman (singles luge), a man (singles luge) and two men from the doubles luge. The runs sequence for each team will be woman-man-doubles. During the relay, each athlete must touch the special touchpad at the finish, which automatically opens the in-run gate for the next team member. When the third member of the team reaches the exchange zone and hits the touchpad, this will determine the team’s total time. Luge events are scheduled for Feb. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13. Skeleton Skeleton had twice been included in the Olympic Winter Games in Switzerland, the country where it originated, at the Games in St. Moritz in 1928 and 1948. However, it was not an official Olympic event until the 2002 Salt Lake City Games. Skeleton involves a descent on a special track in a sled with steel runners and a weighted frame, and the athlete lays face down and head first, controlling the sled using special spikes on their shoes. The Olympic skeleton competition lasts for two days and each athlete completes a total of four runs. Medals are awarded based on fastest total time over the four runs. In this event, there are only two sets of medals, singles competitions for men and women. Participants wear special leather gloves, durable helmets, a track suit made of elastic fabric to tightly encircle the body, and shoes that have spikes on the soles. Skeleton events are scheduled for Feb. 12, 14, and 15. For more information, visit www.sochi2014.com or www. nbcolympics.com.
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“I love singing Old MacDonald with the kids, and I let them each be an animal and sing into the microphone,” said Marsh. “I have 50-75 kids sometimes, and I kiddingly said we should try to set the Guinness record for most people singing the song at once. My friend looked it up and there really was one, so we decided to organize an event to try and break the record.” The event was held on a perfect summer day at ASP, and 375 people met at the Quaker Amphitheater to join in singing 18 verses of the song, beating the former record of 332 people. It was a day to remember, with participants decked out in Hootenanny T-shirts, watching
the cue cards to make sure they were all in sync. Marsh led the charge, and officials walked around to make sure everyone was actually singing. “After the event, we had to send all the documentation in a book to them in England,” explained Marsh. “It included video, pictures and signed documents from officials. The book was very precise and completed by Jo Patterson, whose hard work and dedication to detail made the process happen. Jo had called to see how we would be notified by email or mail, and it happened that just that day, Jan. 10, they had posted the official notice to their website that we had indeed beat the record.” ‘
Marsh noted that she should receive the official certificate in a few weeks. “I am absolutely thrilled we broke the record, especially for all the wonderful helpers and for all the awesome people that came that day to make it possible!” Marsh said. “But honestly, for me, that day was the perfect day no matter what the results were. Everyone should have a memory like that, one you never forget, and I never will. Thank you everyone from the bottom of my heart!” To get in on the fun next summer, be sure to like the Hootenanny page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ AlleganyStateParkHootenanny.
Last August, 375 people gathered at the Quaker Amphitheater to break ther Guinness record for most poeple singing “Old MacDonald” at one time.
Registration for Camp Turner Opens this Weekend by Alicia Dziak
Camp Turner, located on the Quaker side of Allegany State Park, offers overnight camping for boys and girls in a Catholic environment. The camp is operated by the Diocese of Buffalo, and in 2013, celebrated its 90th year. According to their website, “The camp serves boys and girls ages 7–16. Activities include horseback riding, hiking, orienteering, basketball, soccer, volleyball, court hockey, yoga, dance, jewelry making, low-ropes, arts and crafts, campfires, creekwalking, archery, beach trips, sports, dances and much more. Special programs for older campers include a high ropes experience, backpacking trip and special leadership training workshops. All campers are welcome regardless of religious affiliation.”
The resident camp boasts a caring and professional staff, nutritious and kid-friendly food, licensed medical care, and the opportunity for structured physical activity, mental and social activity. Many fun sessions are available for campers of various ages throughout the summer months, ranging from special sessions for first-time campers that allow kids to try everything camp has to offer, to two-week sessions for teens that offer a backpacking adventure and outings. The programming encourages the development of community living skills, self-care skills, interpersonal skills, values and spirituality, and provides a great way for kids to enjoy New York State’s largest state park and meet new friends. “When our kids are at
Camp Turner, my husband and I know they are safe, supported and enjoying new experiences,” said Amy Ruffino, of Hamburg. “Our children enjoy reconnecting with friends and forming new friendships at camp. We relish hearing all of their camp stories for weeks and months to follow. Spending time exploring nature, trying new things and forming new relationships is what Camp Turner is all about. Our kids love it!” Summer will be here before you know it, and it’s not too early to start making your summer plans! Registration is set to open on the Camp Turner web site this weekend. For more information, or to register, visit www.campturner. com.
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at the intersection of the alley and Monroe Street. At the public hearing on the topic in November, several village business owners, whose businesses would be impacted by the law, agreed that the intersection is dangerous and an “accident waiting to happen.” However, they also noted that the solution proposed by the board had numerous pros and cons. A number of alternative ideas were suggested during further discussion at the November meeting and again at the December meeting, and the costs and benefits/ disadvantages of various alternatives have been considered over the past several months. In the end, the board has been unable to find a convincingly better solution. As a result, it set another public hearing on the law as originally proposed for its Feb. 10 meeting. Department Reports Department of Public Works Head Harold Morton reported that his department had conducted all routine sewer maintenance, snow removal, vehicle repairs and water meter readings during the month. He also reported that the annual dumping of trash in unauthorized places by vacationers has begun and is challenging the department as well as year-round residents of the village. The board agreed that Mayor Charles Coolidge should prepare an article for the local papers with information about where trash can legally be discarded. They also discussed options for citing those in violation. On behalf of Village Engineer Mike Smith, who was
on vacation, Jim Campolong reported that significant reductions in water loss from pipe leakage are being seen throughout the village. While further repairs have been delayed due to weather, he estimates that some 25 million gallons have already been saved. Coolidge reported that he and Ellicottville Town Supervisor John Burrell have drafted a revised agreement for shared use of 1 West Washington St., the site of the Village/Town Hall. The town and village had been equally sharing expenses for the building, but after review, they agreed that the town uses more of the space than does the village and that a more equitable arrangement could be made. The board voted to accept the agreement as revised. Coolidge said that, except for the new sidewalk being constructed by the state along Route 242 from HoliMont into the village (part of which is in the Town of Ellicottville), the village cannot take on plowing and maintenance of any more sidewalks that may be planned and located in the town in the future. He asked attorney Simon to draw up an agreement to that effect for review by the board. “We don’t have the staff to do more,” he said. “We need to put a limit on it and get it in writing.” The board agreed. Coolidge also asked the board to set a public hearing on the proposed 2014-15 village budget. That hearing will be held, along with the hearing on Hughey Alley, at its next meeting on Feb. 10, 2014, at 6 p.m. in the Village/Town Hall.
Ellicottville Sports Round-Up Wrestling, Basketball, Bowling By Todd Palmatier
In Ellicottville youth sports, the EVL wrestling club competed in tournaments over the past weekend with grapplers Zac Clark and Simon Clark finishing undefeated in their weight classes. And Noah Morlock won the championship in the Lockport NY tournament as well and was invited to participate in the NY State Youth Wrestling Dual Team. Congratulations Noah! In youth basketball, The Ellicottville Spurs 12-13 year old boys team continued their undefeated season at the Olean YMCA, the 10-11 year old Knicks took a close loss to the Olean Magic, but are improving on a weekly basis. The 8-9 year old Spurs are
also continuing their winning ways and all the teams will be concluding their seasons this weekend. Next week begins SYA youth basketball and Elllicottville will be fielding teams in multiple divisions. The program is being run by Shana Chudy, Phil Jimmerson and Tim Grinols. The Ellicottville bowling teams both lost all four matches, but were led by Courtney Scanlan with a 537 Honor Series and Ashley Bognar added an honor game of 160. The Ellicottville girls JV and Varsity basketball teams had convincing wins over Cattaraugus/Little Valley and Forestville in the past week while the JV girls beat back
ECS Basketball • Photos by Deb Golley
U.S. Air Force Sponsors AMSOIL Snocross
Action-Packed Snowmobile Racing in Salamanca Feb. 7–8 By Jeff Martin
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Phase 2 would involve constructing four duplexes with potential for 16 rental units. Phase 2 is in a purely conceptual stage at this time. Rogan asked the board to consider her board’s recommendation on subdividing and rezoning the property. Currently zoned for industrial use (Village Commercial 2), Rogan would like the board to agree to subdivide the site into two zones. Phase 1 buildings on 1.04 acres would be subdivided and rezoned as “Village Commercial 3,” which allows for reuse of an industrial structure. It also allows for use of one or more units as retail space if that possibility ever presents itself. The current owners have no plans to include retail, but the planning board believes it makes sense to build that into the rezoning language. The 1.76-acre Phase 2 subdivision would be rezoned as medium density. The planning board would require the duplexes to be designed to blend in with the existing residential neighborhood. Rogan initially asked the board to set a public hearing on the subject for its February meeting. Village Attorney Bob Simon, however, felt that he needed more time to study the plans. As a result, the public hearing was set for March 10. Hughey Alley The village board continued debate of its proposed amendment to Local Law 4 to make Hughey Alley a one-way street from east to west between Monroe and Jefferson streets. The law is intended to improve pedestrian and vehicular safety
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Pine Valley on Tuesday and the Varsity girls took the loss to a top 10 small school girls basketball team. The Ellicottville boys teams both finished the week 1-2 with losses to Forestville and Fillmore, but had convincing beat down victory of the Pine Valley Panthers at ECS. In other sports news, the ECLV little league baseball and softball program is looking for volunteer coaches and umpires and will be having an organizational meeting in the coming weeks. Sign up will also be taking place in the months of February and March with the season beginning in April.
The sounds of snowmobiles may mean fun and competition to most, but it means something entirely different to Lt. Nick Kim. Kim, a public affairs spokesman for the United States Air Force, said events like the upcoming AMSOIL Championship Snocross at Seneca Allegany Casino are prime opportunities for the military to recruit tomorrow’s service men and women. “We’re always looking for the best and brightest,” Kim said by phone recently, “and those that attend events like this tend to be interested in skills we’re looking for.” Scheduled for Feb. 7 and 8 at the casino in Salamanca, N.Y., the AMSOIL Snocross is quickly becoming a popular attraction throughout the country. Last year, AMSOIL came to Salamanca for the first time and, by all accounts, was very well received. The Air Force is in its fifth season of sponsoring snocross, according to Kim, and each year brings a fresh crop of recruits. “We’re looking for people who are mechanically inclined and this kind of thing attracts such people,” Kim said. “The snocross audience very closely mirrors the Air Force recruiting target market. With snocross attendance growing exponentially every year, it helps us to inspire, engage and recruit potential applicants attending those races to serve in the Air Force.” While no exact numbers are
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known regarding how many people have been recruited, Kim said each year has been successful for the Air Force. In addition to having a presence at the event, the Air Force also sponsors a team, in this case, Scheuring Speed Sports. The Air Force is in its ninth year of sponsoring that team, Kim said. The event is like no other. Event organizers arrive a few weeks in advance and begin building the snow-covered track in the parking lot. Trucking in and manufacturing tons of snow, workers build a bullring-style track for the dozens of snowmobiles that race through tight corners and on straightaways and, to the amazement of fans, fly as high as 100 feet into the air. “Seneca Allegany is one of two stops of our eightround tour that’s much like a NASCAR bullring-style race,” Carl Schubitzke, ACS president/race director, said in a press release. “The track provides amazing action, and is located in a new area on the casino grounds where there’s
not a seat in the house where you can’t see all action taking place from one end of the track to the other.” Competitor Tucker Hibbert (Monster Energy/Arctic Cat), who has become the unofficial face of the sport, has been untouchable in the premier Pro Open class. A top performer last year at Salamanca, Hibbert has been on a roll this year, sweeping first place at both the Duluth opener and again in Bessemer, Mich., at Blackjack Ski Resort. Other Pro Open racers to watch include Cody Thomsen and Logan Christian, along with Ross Martin and Kody Kamm and New York’s Jake Scott — all on Polaris sleds. Activities inside the casino are also offered for those showing up early, as well as makeshift stores selling clothing and equipment. Single day tickets are $25 and twoday tickets are $30. Special rates apply to children. For more information about the event visit www. senecaalleganycasino.com.
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Callers Falsely Representing ECS Sports Boosters Club The Ellicottville Sports Boosters Club has reported that a company called End Zone Athletics is making calls to businesses in Ellicottville saying they represent the
organization and are asking for money for sponsorships. According to the Sports Boosters Club, “This is a scam and we are not associated with this company at all! Please pass
the word!” If you receive such a call, please report it to the New York State Police at (716) 938-9191.
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entitled to great deference and must be sustained where, as here, it has a rational basis and is supported by substantial evidence.’ The ZBA properly determined that petitioner failed to show that it was entitled to the use variance inasmuch as it failed to establish that it could not realize a reasonable rate of return without the use variance. … Although petitioner presented the testimony of an expert on that point, we note that it is the ‘sole province of the ZBA … as administrative factfinder’ to resolve issues of credibility. ... Additionally, petitioner failed to establish that its proposed development would not alter the essential character of the surrounding neighborhood. … Indeed, the record establishes that permitting an active ski lift and snowmaking equipment on its parcel will alter the quiet residential area surrounded by nature in which that parcel is located because of the increased use of the parcel. Finally, the record establishes that petitioner’s hardship was self-created inasmuch as petitioner had stipulated to restrictions calling for an ‘undisturbed green area’ in the location petitioner now seeks to develop.” Planning board members agreed that the court’s decision was an important one for the village in that it affirms the strength of the village’s zoning laws. In regular business, the planning board discussed
progress on the 16 Martha St. property development. Board Chair Nancy Rogan reported that she had attended the Village Board meeting on Jan. 13 to ask that board to consider the planning board’s recommendation to subdivide the property and rezone one parcel as Village Commercial 3a and the other parcel as Medium Density. The village board’s attorney, Bob Simon, is reviewing the recommendation; all necessary paperwork and documentation from the planning board will immediately be forwarded to Simon. The Village Board has scheduled a public hearing on the matter for March 10 at 6 p.m. in the Town/Village Hall. The planning board also discussed various compliance issues. Code Enforcement and Building Inspector Tom Abriatis said he had talked with EBC owner Peter Kreinheder about keg storage and a door that still needs to be installed. Kreinheder told Abriatis that the kegs had been delivered to the wrong location and that they will be promptly relocated. He also said that the wrong door had been delivered and another is on order. It will be installed as soon as it arrives. Rogan asked Abriatis to monitor the progress on these issues. Kreinheder also has asked the planning board about constructing a removable dance/band floor for the beer garden area. The planning board will work with him to design an acceptable structure.
The planning board noted that dangerous roof ice is still an issue at the Coffee Culture building. Planning board members recalled that it had asked the owner, Sprague Development, to address the issue last winter. Any action Sprague may have taken at that time did not solve the problem and the owners continue to block off part of the sidewalk along the side of the property to keep pedestrians safe from falling ice. The planning board also noted that Sprague still has not changed the lighting on the exterior of the building as requested by the planning board many months ago. Abriatis said he will speak with the owners. Construction on the addition at Balloons has begun. The planning board said it and Abriatis must stay on top of the process and make sure all conditions of the project are being met. Rogan also said that the town and village are endorsing an effort to extend the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway into Cattaraugus County along 26 miles of Route 219 from Concord to Great Valley. She said the planning board will be reviewing all of its signage ordinances to ensure that they meet requirements of a scenic byway. The next meeting of the Village Planning Board will be held Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at 5:30 p.m. in the Town/Village Hall.
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School’s Adaptive Program hosts the annual Phoenix “Rise to the Challenge Race” and Awareness Day on Feb. 8, which attracts adaptive competitors of all ages to enjoy a day of spirited competition. The event is open to the public and begins in the morning, with an awards ceremony midafternoon. Aspire of WNY, a non-profit organization that provides support programs and services to children and adults with disabilities, is holding their inaugural Ski the Valley event on the slopes of Holiday Valley and at the HV Tubing Park on Feb. 9, noon–6 p.m. Adaptive ski lessons, discounted tubing and lift tickets, as well as a sumptuous Italian banquet, are in store for participants. More info at www.aspirewny.org. Lisa Densmore, widely acclaimed coach, instructor and ski racer, is coming back to teach her Your Turn Women’s Ski Clinic at the Valley Feb. 10–11. It’s a fun, social opportunity for intermediate to advanced-level women skiers to take their skiing to the next level.
The sixth annual Boarding for Breast Cancer boarda-thon fundraiser at Holiday Valley is coming up Feb. 15. Fun activities are all geared toward breast cancer education and awareness including onslope clinics, demos, a silent auction and awards reception party. Parks and Recreation Take a Moonlight Snowshoe Tour at Griffis Sculpture Park in East Otto on Feb. 15 and view the park’s giant, magically lit sculptures. The $50 cost includes snowshoes, live music, chili and beer! Make reservations by calling (716) 667-2808. Nearby Allegany State Park hosts the Feb. 16 Art Roscoe Loppet XC Ski Race at the park’s Summit Ski Area. Choose from 6K, 13K and 22K courses run in a classic ski format. More at www. heartrateup.com. The AMSOIL Championship Snocross returns to the Salamanca Allegany Casino on Feb. 7–8, with action-packed fun as racers do high speed laps through crazy turns and over manmade jumps sending the
sleds more than 100 feet in the air. Tickets and details at www. isocracing.com. The Snowsnake Competition, a traditional Native American event, will be held in Salamanca Jan. 25–26. Competitors throw a snowsnake (6foot long, specially prepared wooden stick) as far as they can along a slick, quarter-mile snow track. Assorted Amusements Let’s not forget Ellicottville’s vast selection of great shops offering signature Ellicottville wear, chic winter ensembles, interesting gifts, jewelry, hightech snowsports gear, a variety of holiday trinkets, and gourmet foods, select wines and craft beers, to mention a few. The smorgasbord of dining options will please the pizza eater to the escargot lover. With bands like Maria Aurigema, Leon & The Forklifts, The Party Squad, Fred and Tuck, and Joe Wagner & Friends, your evenings will be filled with great live music all night long. Come for a day, a weekend or a week — you’ll never be bored in Ellicottville!
4-H Year-Round Commitment By Mary Fox
Going to the state competition is what all 4-H participants strive for and it’s a year-round commitment. The honor of going to the New York State Fair comes from the students’ award winning participation in the local Cattaraugus County Fair held each August. “Earning a top placing at State Fair is one of the most rewarding experiences for our youth,” said Katlyn Santangelo, Cattaraugus County extension educator. At the end of August 2013, 26 4-H teenagers from Cattaraugus County competed with other 4-H members from all over the state in the categories of horses, goats, swine, foul, sheep livestock, beef and dairying, with horses being the most popular. Six teenagers placed within the top 10 en in various divisions of the State Fair Horse show. There are many months before the next Cattaraugus County Fair, but students are hard at work caring for what they hope to be an award winning animal. It’s a year-round commitment that places a great demand on the students’ time as new skills are learned and implemented. Each category challenges the students to meet the animal’s award-winning criteria. And it’s not all about raising an animal. It’s also about fulltime commitment to a project that helps the student build
This is the 3rd place Senior Dairy judging team. L-R: Reggie Goodemote, Brandon Gross, Logan Martin and Drew Hill.
skills that can bolster their self-esteem, as well as learning valuable life skills. It’s also about the challenge of raising an award winning animal and the honor of proudly getting that ribbon. “At State Fair, basic ribbons are generally given to all youth for participating, however top placings receive placing ribbons as well as rosettes and trophies for some awards. Along with these visual awards, premiums are given out,” said Santangelo. ”For most individuals the pride of being top in the state is the key satisfaction of competing and the ribbons allow them to remember their achievement.” The 4-H program began at the turn of the century to establish a rural youth program to train youth and to introduce new agriculture technology to adults. Today, the basic 4-H focus is on the personal growth of members from all backgrounds with life skills development built into 4-H projects, activities and events to help
youth become “contributing, productive, self-directed members of society.” Following is an abbreviated list with first-, second- and third-place finishers at the state level in 2013. Congratulations to all 2013 New York State Fair 4-H Participants from Cattaraugus County! Livestock Skillathon: Megan Stang was placed on the combined Allegany/ Cattaraugus Junior Team, which placed second and she placed second as an individual. Horse Judging: Regional team placed first having Haleigh Youll placing first and Megan Stang placing third. Dairy Judging: Novice Team of Kendall Booth (third), Alexandria Minnekine, Morgan Chapman, and Brett Russell. Beef Show: Joshua Carter placed third and fourth in the Med. Wt. Market Steer class. For more information about the 4-H program, call (716) 699-2377, ext. 120, or email Kaltyn Santangelo at kms367@cornell.edu.
Trappers Special Dog Sled Race at ASP’s Camp Turner March 1-2
By Alicia Dziak
Looking for something different to do with the family? Then come out to Allegany State Park the first weekend of March to see some dog sled races! Canadian-American Sledders Inc. hopes to bring the Trappers Special Sled Dog Race back to the park after a few years off due to lack of snow. According to their web site, “Canadian-American Sledders Inc. is a small organization
that was established in 1962. The club was established to enjoy experiences and lessons learned from our dogs.” In ideal conditions, the races will be held on March 1-2 at Camp Turner, on the Quaker side of the park. (To get there, enter the park at Quaker, and Camp Turner will be on the left past Quaker Lake.) Several races of various distances will be held. Teams will utilize the cabins at Camp Turner, while dogs will sleep in the trucks in
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special cubbies. “It’s a neat experience. In the past, visitors have been able to meet the drivers. There is a staggered start, so spectators will continually have something to see and people to meet,” said John Mann, director at Camp Turner. “The dining hall will also be open, with hot beverages and other refreshments available.” Proceeds from the sale of the refreshments will benefit Camp Turner. There is no charge to watch the event. Camp Turner’s parking lot is available for parking, but will most likely fill up quickly. Additional parking is available along ASP Route 3. The decision on whether or not the race will be held depends on the snow and won’t be made until late February, so be sure to check their website at www. canadianamericansledders. com and Facebook page before you head out to the park.
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Gowanda Harley-Davidson® Takes Over Holiday Valley January 25th Gowanda Harley-Davidson® is once again taking over Holiday Valley in Ellicottville, NY, Saturday, January 25, 2014, for Harley-Day Valley 2014. This one-day event is fully dedicated to learning how to ski, how to ride, and just getting out of the house for the biggest cabin fever party of the season. Tim McKeever, Marketing Manager at Gowanda HarleyDavidson®, says after the success of last year, returning to Holiday Valley was a nobrainer. “Last year we asked ourselves, ‘Where are the people in the winter time, and how do we get everyone together to have an amazing party?’, and that’s when we came up with the idea of teaming up with Holiday Valley to throw the biggest cabin fever party of the season. We weren’t quite sure on how the turnout would be, but it was so successful last year that we immediately sat down with Holiday Valley to start planning 2014.” McKeever goes on to share that even if you’re not into skiing or motorcycles, you’ll still want to come out. “This is all about fun and getting together with new and old friends. Over 800 people came out for last year’s party. There was so many people, Holiday Valley ran out of ‘refreshments’ for the very first time. Biker or not, you’ll want to come out for this day. But, if you happen to love bikes, you’ll want to come check out over a half dozen new and museum bikes that will be on display, including the all-new 2014 Harleys®, which feature 100’s of new changes.” Gowanda Harley-Davidson® will feature their Jumpstart™, where you can take an actual
Jane Eshbaugh tested out the JumpStart at last year’s Harley Day Valley event. Harley® for a stationary ride snowboarding. with no experience required. “We’re known to have some “We take a real Harley, place really cool prizes at this event, it on the Jumpstart, and and I’m excited to announce while overlooking the slopes that on top of the cool Harley®, of Holiday Valley while on Holiday Valley and Miller™ the 2nd floor heated deck of prizes, we’ll be giving away the Lodge, you can take our tickets to see Grand Funk Harley® for a ride, for free. We’ll Railroad and Travis Tritt at even teach you how to start, the Seneca Allegany Casino.” run through the gears, and McKeever announced. Must get on and off a world-famous be present to win tickets. Sign Harley-Davidson® motorcycle.” up for your chance to win at McKeever said. the registration table inside Holiday Valley and Gowanda the Lodge. Winners will be Harley-Davidson® are even announced at 6:45pm on the teaming up to throw a big 25th. Miller Lite™ Party Saturday Harley®-Day Valley 2014 is at from 3pm-7pm inside the Holiday Valley in Ellicottville, Holiday Valley Lodge on NY, Saturday, January 25th the second floor. There’s live from 9am-7pm. Doors for the music with The Strangers, lots event open at 9am, Harleyof Harley® giveaways, Miller™ Day Valley gear goes on sale prize, Holiday Valley prizes at the same time. Limited sizes and more. Plus, Gowanda and styles available. Radio Harley-Davidson® is bringing broadcasts from 10am-12pm. back the popular, the custom Jumpstart runs all day. The Harley®-Day Valley event Miller Lite party begins at 3pm t-shirts, exclusive for this event. and the event wraps up at 7pm. Gowanda Harley-Davidson® You can learn more by visiting will even have their street the event page at Facebook. team on the slopes passing out com/GowandaHD, or logging prizes for randomly-selected onto GowandaHarley.com winners who are skiing and
Aspire’s ‘Ski the Valley’ Feb. 9 Fundraiser for Children and Adults with Disabilities Aspire of WNY is proud to celebrate a new partnership with Holiday Valley Resort by announcing their inaugural Ski the Valley event, presented by Independent Health. While this fundraiser to benefit children and adults with disabilities features activities for skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts, there are activities available for everyone who attends. Tubing, live music, a basket raffle and a meal in a private room at the Main Lodge will be offered. Ski and snowboarding lessons and equipment rentals are also provided, making this a great opportunity to introduce yourself to the sport.
Aspire’s inaugural Ski the Valley event happens on Sunday, Feb. 9, noon to 6 p.m., at Holiday Valley Resort, The Main Lodge, 6557 Holiday Valley Rd., Ellicottville, NY. Discount lodging is available at Holiday Valley Inn and Tamarack Lodge for attendees who want to stay for the weekend or just for Sunday night. Please contact Holiday Valley for reservations at 1-800-323-0020 and mention Aspire of WNY. Ski lift and tubing packages both include a meal ticket, or for those not planning to enjoy the slopes, meal tickets are available for separate purchase. “We’ve had a winter event
for several years at another location,” explained Michael Holley, Aspire’s vice president of development. “It’s been great to see so many families participate, and we’re thrilled to have an opportunity to move the event to Western New York’s premier ski and snowboarding venue this year.” Ticket information for Ski the Valley is available by contacting Megan Babirad, special events coordinator for Aspire at (716) 505-5514 or by email at Megan.Babirad@ aspirewny.org. For pricing information, visit the Aspire of WNY website at www.aspirewny.org.
ECS Ski Team Race Results On Saturday 1/11 Ellicottville Ski Team went to Swain Ski Area for the second time. Shelby Toth finished 24th in the Slalom and 24th in the Giant Slalom. Jessie Both finished 10th in the Slalom and 24th in the Giant Slalom. We only had 2 varsity competitors in this competition.
Ellicottville Times Past 12 Feet of Snow Recorded To Date
By Mary Fox
The U.S. Weather Bureau Station at the Cattaraugus County Highway Department office recorded from Oct. 27, 1942, to Feb. 16, 1943, exactly 140.3 inches of snowfall. “This is almost 12 feet of snow — 11.7 feet to be exact —
and the winter still has another month or so to run,” said Chief Observer John A. Fenton. The Ellicottville Post newspaper reported on Feb. 17, 1943, “Normally six to eight feet of snow during the winter is considered about average for Cattaraugus County.”
The high peak month was December when 59.2 inches of snow fell, breaking all previous records for a single month in several years. A record low temperature of -27 degrees was also recorded.
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Appoints New Attorney and Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer By Mary Fox
The Jan. 13, 2014, reorganization meeting of the Great Valley Town Board was open at 7:05 p.m. Newly elected Deputy Supervisor Ted LaCroix and council member Ann Rockwell were sworn in. A motion was made and carried to appoint Peter Sorgi, of Hopkins & Sorgi of East Aurora, N.Y., as town attorney. He is replacing Kathleen Moriarty. The town’s official newspapers remain the Ellicottville Times and the Olean Times Herald. Town Supervisor Dan Brown requested that Jeff Forster, town assessor, attend the February meeting to report on exemption applications. Town Historian Marilyn Siperek is in the process of putting Great Valley’s history on the Great Valley website at www.greatvalleyny.org. She is asking the public for photographs of the town, which she will scan and return to the owner. Chris Shena, chairman of the Great Valley Planning Board, reported that the committee will begin working on the comprehensive plan zoning laws in February. Sorgi advised the town to enact a law of penalty for people that ignore the zoning law. “Many municipalities charge for failure to attain a building permit before building, which could amount to three times the cost of the permit,” he explained. This issue will be discussed at the Great Valley Planning Board meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 12. A resolution to accept the Hazard Mitigation Plan from the county was adopted. Plans for the Western New York Scenic Byway connecting Orchard Park, East Aurora and Springville were discussed. It may eventually include Ellicottville and stop at Route 98 in Great Valley. The route could be in place in the fall or late 2014. Brown said, ”Being on the route will make it easier
Attorney Peter Sorgi, Councilwoman Ann Rockwell, Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer Rich Rinko and Deputy Supervisor Ted LaCroix.
to control signage, get grants and have control over development.” The town will need to act on joining the organization by passing a resolution. The issue was tabled until March so the planning board can research it. Town Clerk Toni Evans read the names and salaries of employees of the Town of Great Valley. All yearly employees’ positions are up for review each year. There were no major changes noted. The motion by Brown and seconded by councilwoman Finch to accept salaries and appointments for 2014 was accepted. The following (abridged ) resolutions were read and adopted by unanimous votes: Resolution 1-2014: The Town Board authorizes the Supervisor to make any and all budget transfers and increases from excess current year revenues at the yearend board meeting. Resolution 2-2014: The Town Board authorizes the Supervisor to pay bills before the regular board meeting to save interest charges and invest moneys at his discretion. Resolution 3-2014: The Town Clerk will submit a copy of her minutes fourteen days after any meeting of the Town Board to the Supervisor and each Town Board member. Resolution 4-2014: The Town Board authorizes the Supervisor to enter into agreement with the Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau/New York State Office of Children and Family Services to run youth programs for the 2014
program year. Resolution 5- 2014: The Registrar’s salary is included with the Town Clerk’s wages and that all money collected by Registrar is the property of the municipality. Resolution 6-2014: The standard work day (is listed) for elected and appointed officials for the purpose of determining days worked reportable to the New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System. Resolution 7-2014: The Highway Superintendent will be expected to work, on an average, the same amount of time as a full-time Town Highway Employee. After a break for executive session, the board approved appointing Rich Rinko to replace Rob Germain as building inspector/code enforcement officer. Germain was gratefully thanked for his past service to Great Valley. Rinko begins his position immediately. He has up to one year to receive certification for the position. Brown said, “Tonight’s meeting will affect the Town of Great Valley for a long time to come. With a new attorney and building inspector, the many property maintenance issues the town has been dealing with in the past will be reviewed and positive outcomes are expected.” The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. The next meeting of the Great Valley Town Board will be March 10.
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To allow us to properly remove the snow please park accordingly. Overnight parking is only allowed in designated areas in the Village and Town of Ellicottville. Please abide by the local ordinances so everyone can travel safely and have room to park. Snow storms require immediate snow removal, please move your vehicles daily so the areas can be plowed. Please don’t block sidewalks when parking in driveways. Any questions please inquire at the Police Department located at One West Washington. Local Police Department, Village and Town DPW Department, Supervisor Burrell and Mayor Coolidge.
Collectors Notice Town Of Ellicottville NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT I, Robyn A. George, Collector of taxes in and for the Town of Ellicottville, County of Cattaraugus, State of New York, have received the warrant for the collection of the taxes of the said Town for the present year, and that I will be available from 9:00am until 4:00pm, Monday through Friday, excepting holidays at 1 W. Washington Street, Ellicottville, NY for the purpose of receiving payment of said taxes. FURTHER, TAKE NOTICE that taxes may be paid on or before January 31, 2014 without charge of interest. On all taxes collected after such date there shall be added interest of one percent for February and two percent for March until the return of the unpaid taxes is made to the Cattaraugus County Treasurer on the 1st day of April, 2014.
5th Annual Outdoor & Rec Sports Show Jan. 25–26 OLEAN, N.Y. — The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce presents the fifth annual Greater Olean Area Outdoor & Rec Sports Show Jan. 25–26 Good Times of Olean Events Center. The show times are Saturday, Jan. 25, 10 .m.–5 p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 26, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Vendor booths are now available for the annual sports show. At least 50 of the region’s leading businesses are expected to exhibit their wares and services at the upcoming show. The Sports Show brings the passion for the outdoors indoors by bringing outdoor sports enthusiasts of all ages to view the latest in hunting and fishing gear, shop for ATVs and snowmobiles, and plan and book hunting and fishing trips with outfitters. New this year — Shawn Luchtel, from the Outdoor Channel show “Heartland Bowhunter,” will appear
both days of the show. From the beginning, “Heartland Bowhunter” was founded with one guiding principle — quality. “Heartland Bowhunter” documents the adventures of the team as they bow hunt all over the Midwest for anything from whitetail deer to Canada geese. Join the team throughout Season 6 for some incredible bow hunts from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, South Dakota, and North Dakota. Country Squirrel Outfitters from Ridgway, Pa., will be the show’s official outfitter; Leisure Time Powersports of Limestone, N.Y., will be the show’s official snowmobile
vendor; and Ron’s Gun Shop of Richburg, N.Y., will be back for their fifth straight year of sponsoring the show raffle. The Cattaraugus County Pistol Clerk will be on the floor both days. CUTCO Cutlery and KA-BAR Knives will also return as show sponsors and vendors showcasing their wide variety of household and hunting knives. Other returning sponsors include Microtel Inn of Olean, Premo Limo, and WPIG-FM. For more information on the Greater Olean Area Outdoor & Rec Sports Show please call GOACC at (716) 372-4433 or email events@oleanny.com.
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FromRecommended the Bookshelf Reading from the Ellicottville Memorial Library
“The Rosie Project” by Graeme Simsion
Meet Don Tillman, a brilliant, yet socially challenged, professor of genetics, who’s M dec decided it’s time he found a wife. And so, in the orderly, evidence-based manner with wh Don approaches all things, he designs the Wife Project to find his perfect partner: which s a sixteen-page, scientifically valid survey to filter out the drinkers, the smokers, the lat arrivers. late Rosie Jarman is all these things. She also is strangely beguiling, fiery, and intelligent. An while Don quickly disqualifies her as a candidate for the Wife Project, as a DNA And ex expert Don is particularly suited to help Rosie on her own quest: identifying her bi biological father. When an unlikely relationship develops as they collaborate on the Fa Father Project, Don is forced to confront the spontaneous whirlwind that is Rosie— an the realization that, despite your best scientific efforts, you don’t find love, it and d you. finds This book is available in book format from the Ellicottville Library. It is also available in large print using our inter library loan program.
ZBA Approves Variance with Conditions By Jennie Acklin
The Town of Ellicottville Zoning Board of Appeals held a hearing on Thursday, January 9, to allow the public to weigh in on a lighting standards variance requested by Ray Miranda of Miranda Development, owner of the Tim Hortons’ at the intersection of Rtes. 219 and 242. The request for a variance came about after Miranda made some changes to the site plan without getting approval for the changes. Miranda explained that, during construction, he decided to reduce the previously approved 13 light poles to 10, and to change the lights to LEDs to take advantage of l†o˚m cost savings. The LED lights cost Miranda an additional $15,000, but he believed that there would be a greater cost-savings over a 20-year period. He was assured by the lighting vendor that the photo metrics would not change from the original plan, so that no revisions to townapproved plans were necessary. Miranda acknowledged that he “should have run the photo metrics myself before I agreed to purchase the LED lighting.” Miranda also made some other changes to the site plan without realizing he needed approval from the Town Planning Board or ZBA. ZBA Chairman Jack Kramer and other members of the board discussed the details of those changes, as board member John Cady expressed his concern that “We’re approving items on the site plan but they’re different when completed.” Miranda assured the board that, “I don’t bait and switch.” As he explained, “this is my first development project. We own several other Tim Horton’s restaurants, but have never developed them ourselves. I did make a few changes and mistakes, and while that is not an excuse, I still spent the same $2.5 million, and 95 percent
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of the finished product is as I presented it. The changes I made were for safety reasons (for example installing a railing in lieu of some planters and columns) and the lighting was for long-term cost savings.” No members of the public were in attendance at the hearing. A letter to the ZBA from John Northrup stated that he had no objection to the proposed lighting variance. [Incidentally, during last month’s Town of Ellicottville Board meeting, Town Engineer Mark Alianello brought up the lighting issue and said that, though the approved plan was not followed, the LED lights look fine and that there was nothing “malicious” in the owner’s decision to use them. Then-board member John Northrup suggested that the Town’s zoning rules related to lighting may be out-of-date given the many new lighting options now on the market.] The hearing was closed and the ZBA began discussion of the lighting variance request. Miranda, who was joined by architect Chris Woods, submitted a revised lighting drawing. A computer model report showed an increase of 0.1 foot candles of light spillage, with planned lighting shields taken into account. “The lighting shields will be installed by the end of January, barring any weather issues,” Miranda said. According to Town Zoning Laws, item 9.4: In making its determination on an application for an area variance, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall take into consideration the benefit to the applicant if the variance were granted, as weighed against the detriment to the health, safety and welfare of the neighborhood or community by such grant. In making such determination the board shall also consider: (a) Whether an undesirable change will be produced in the character of the neighborhood or a detriment to nearby
properties will be created by the granting of the area variance. (b) Whether the benefit sought by the applicant can be achieved by some method, feasible for the applicant to pursue, other than an area variance. (c) Whether the requested area variance is substantial. (d) Whether the proposed variance will have an adverse effect or impact on the physical or environmental conditions in the neighborhood or district. (e) Whether the alleged difficulty was self-created, which consideration shall be relevant to the decision of the board, but shall not necessarily preclude the granting of the area variance. Kramer led the board through each of these five questions, and then asked for its decision, bearing in mind that the bank holding Miranda Development’s loan requires a Certificate of Occupancy to be issued by the end of January 2014, the ZBA’s recommendation must go back to the planning board for approval of changes and the temporary Certificate of Occupancy will expire at the end of the month. A motion was made that: 1.) the planning board must approve what they feel is best for the community in reference to what was presented on the original site plan regarding barrier planters and columns; 2.) Lighting shields must be installed before issuance of a permanent Certificate of Occupancy; 3.) Light spillage must comply with current Town of Ellicottville standards. Kramer suggested the board also require full verification of compliance after the light shields are installed before a permanent Certificate of Occupancy would be issued. The board agreed. The next meeting of the town ZBA is scheduled for Feb. 6, 2014, at the Village/Town Hall at 6 p.m.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR A Calendar of Events for Ellicottville and the Surrounding Communities January 20 ECS Sports Booster Meeting 7-8 pm - high school cafeteria January 25 Harley-Day Valley 2014 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Join in the fun at the biggest biker party of the winter with Gowanda Harley Davidson being held at Holiday Valley. www.gowandaharley.com January 25-26 Olean Area Sports and Outdoor Show 2014 Held at Good Times of Olean 800R East State Street, Olean. http://OleanNY.com/ SportsShow January 26 Tell a Friend Tour The Line Skis Traveling Circus comes to Holiday Valley featuring freeride skiers Andy Parry, Ian Compton and friends. All freeriders are welcome to come and session, hang out with the crew then head to the City Garage at 3:00. www.holidayvalley.com January 28 ECS Board Meeting 7:30 pm - high school library February 7 Harpeth Rising at Springville Center for the Arts www.springvillearts.org
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February 8 Adaptive Ski Race at HoliMont www.holimont.com February 9 Aspire Ski the Valley Skiing, tubing, banquet and raffle to benefit children and adults with disabilities. www.holidayvalley.com February 10-11 Your Turn Women’s Ski Clinic at Holiday Valley Led by Lisa Densmore, a widely acclaimed coach, instructor and ski racer. www.holidayvalley.com February 15 Boarding for Breast Cancer at Holiday Valley 2014 A fun day in the parks to raise awareness of breast cancer. Special park clinic for women, pink ticket fundraiser, demos, rail jam and more. www.holidayvalley.com February 15 Moonlight Snowshoe Tour at Griffis Sculpture Park 5-8 p.m. Includes snowshoes, chili, live music and fun!
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Movie Night – “Despicable Me 2â€? will be shown on the large projector screen in the Community Room of the library on Friday, Jan. 24 at 6:30 p.m. Come join us for a family-friendly evening where admission, popcorn and a drink are all free! This movie is rated PG. Artwork at the Library – We currently have artwork in our gallery area that was created by students at Ellicottville Central School. There are sunflowers made with old CDs, scarecrows and fish, all made by elementary students. A special “thank youâ€? to the art teacher, Lillian Lechner, for Open Daily 10 am – 5 pm • sharing her students’ creations. Tues. /Wed. until 8 pm Book Club - meets the 2nd Wednesday of the Closed Sunday www.evml.org • month at 1:30 pm. The February 12 book is “And the Mountains Echoedâ€? by Khaled Hosseini. 716-699-2842
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(CCM), the firms hired to design, bid and manage the project, put together a list of work and items that can be cut to help get the cost down to goal. Some of these suggestions include holding off on some roof replacement, changing lighting selections, eliminating one of two scoreboards for the gym, etc. Ward asked the board to carefully review the list, think about “what we can live without or can do later� and get back to him with their recommendations before a Jan. 28 meeting with SEI and CCM. Ward told the board about a program the school is sponsoring on Wednesday, Jan. 15 to address bullying issues at the school. The program for parents of seventh and eighth graders features Dr. Amanda Nickerson, director of the Jean M. Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention at the University of Buffalo. Nickerson will speak to parents about bullying and then break them into smaller groups to do some role playing and problem solving.
Ward said that bullying has been a problem this year, especially, and that the program is designed to get parents involved in understanding “what bullying is, why it happens and what we can do about it.� “Most kids do grow out of it,� he said, “but it’s hard to live through it and parents need to be part of the solution.� 2014-15 Budget Process Ward told the board that he and District Treasurer Aimee Kilby have been working on the preliminary draft of the 2014-15 budget. He explained that the state is likely to lower the property tax levy cap from 2 percent to 1.66 percent — and maybe even lower. While this could be good news for property owners, it could be bad news for schools. Lower property taxes mean fewer dollars go toward school budgets. While the state would contribute more than in the past if the school stays within the cap, it “won’t be anywhere near enough.� Last year, voters approved a 2.3 percent increase to the
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was supported by the local education authority, the Abu Dhabi Education Council, as part of their summer reading program. One year later, six of the planned 20 Noura books were being read in public and private schools all over the United Arab Emirates. Benatovich feels fortunate to be able to restart her writing career here in the U.S. after first caring full time for and then dealing with the loss of her husband to cancer. She and her family had visited Ellicottville every summer for the past 13 years. Trips were always combined with visiting her husband’s family in Hamburg, and over those years, she developed many close friends here. “We were home here in Ellicottville,� said Benatovich, who now makes Ellicottville her home. Benatovich wanted to continue with her book projects, but knew she would have to start over without a publisher. Enter Bob McCarthy and the Rotary Club. “Everybody has a book inside of them. I just want to help people tell their stories,� said Benatovich. With the help of Kelly Wakely and Weed Ross Insurance, Laura Flannigan at the Ellicottville Memorial Library, and Greg Cappelli and the Rotary Club, Benatovich began working on an idea to develop a new series of books with the proceeds to be
donated to Camp Good Days, a nonprofit that provides free summer camps and activities throughout the year to help families who have children and other family members with cancer. The Camp Good Days and Special Times team have the ability to provide real understanding to the whole family and the opportunities to laugh again, have fun and build courage. Laughter definitely helped Benatovich, her son and daughter to take the necessary daily steps. She hopes that by writing this book more families can know about Camp Good Days and Special Times and benefit from their services and support. Benatovich believes that reading is everything, especially for children. She also believes that the gift of sharing is an obligation and wants to use the gifts she has to give back to her community and to anyone who has been touched by cancer. The Celtic Thunder fundraiser proceeds will help Benatovich publish her first book in the U.S. The evening will be filled with typical McCarthy-style entertainment with classic Irish folk band The Leftovers, wine provided by E-Ville Spirits, beef on weck from Dom’s Butcher Block, and beer supplied by EBC. Traditional Irish potatoes will be on the menu, and Katy’s Cafe & Catering is serving desserts. Weed Ross Insurance
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HEART OF THE VILLAGE! Beautifully renovated 4+ bedroom, 3-1/2 bath Victorian w/ 2 fp, 2 master suites, deck, plenty of parking!
Real Estate
MLS#B442018
MLS#B442594
9011 Otto-East Otto Road, Otto $234,900 50 ACRES & STREAM! Just around the bend from the slopes is this secluded 3 bedroom, 2 bath newer built home on an awesome setting! .
21 Ski Country, Ellicottville $399,000
EASY WALK TO SLOPES! Move right in to this 4 bedroom, 2-1/2 bath end unit w/ fp, first floor master, patio, att garage. One owner home.
MLS#B442755
5021 Hungry Hollow, Great Valley $199,500
NEAR STATE LAND! Enjoy a scenic country setting in this 3 bedroom, 2 bath Cape w/ att garage on 11+ mostly wooded acres. MLS#B438620
C203 Snowpine, Ellicottville $209,900
SKI IN/OUT! New Price! Furnished 3 bedroom, 2 bath single floor condo w/ fp, deck on the slopes/golf course at Holiday Valley!
Where Do You Want To Be In the NEW YEAR?
Cathy Pritchard & Melanie Pritchard
NOW Open!
Lic. Assoc. R.E. Brokers ERA Team VP Real Estate 12 Washington St., Ellicottville, NY Cathy: (716) 983-4234 Melanie: (716) 480-8409 Office: (716) 699-4800 www.teampritchard.com Scan this image with your smart phone to see ALL of our listings!
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We Service Olean and Allegany Propane Delivery • Guradian Home Stand-by Generators
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• Tankless Water Heaters • Space Heaters • Air Conditioners • Heat Pumps • Outdoor Grilling • Fireplaces Gas Firepits • Patio Heaters
plus Ellicottville, Springville (and north), Great Valley, Otto, East Otto, Little Valley, Mansfield, and Salamanca!
including our famous Cuba Cheese Shoppe New York State Cheddar, Old York Cheese Spreads, Premium Aged Cheddar, Fresh Cheese Curd, Salt Rising Bread, Gourmet Delicacies, Kitchen Wares, Local Art.
Customized Cheese Tray Service available.
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Exceptional Elegance and Amenities Reserve your 3- or 4-bedroom, 3,000 sq. ft. villa elegantly appointed with all the amenities of a 5-star hotel. Choose from Jackson Hole and French Provincial Estate themes featuring eco-friendly, professionally designed, open-concept floor plans featuring welcoming gourmet kitchens, relaxing master suites, indoor/outdoor fireplaces, large flat-screen TVs, overstuffed furniture, spa-pampering baths and private outdoor decks.
Call Molly our full-time Property Manager, to inquire about a villa purchase or to reserve your stay.
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service, quality brands and competitive pricing. Located in the heart of ski country, we are dedicated to local sales and service. Just like you, the Holland family, as well as our grandchildren, enjoy skiing at Holiday Valley and HoliMont. “We love working and playing in Ellicottville and the surrounding area, but best part is meeting and becoming friends with so many people from all parts of the world.”
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