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VOLUME 5 ISSUE 46
NOVEMBER 11 -17, 2016
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Beer and Wine Festival Nov. 11 and 12
Fri • 2 Guys Drinkin’ Beer • 9pm Sat • Live & Kickin’• 9pm Wed • Wagner & Winston • 8pm Thursday • Freddie & Friends • 8pm
By Alicia Dziak
20 Washington St • 699-2530
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How can you go wrong with two nights of beer, wine, good friends and music? The 13th annual Beer and Wine Festival takes place this weekend, Nov. 11 and 12 at Holiday Valley, and is sure to be a rip-roarin’ good time! “People love beer! Especially millennials, who are becoming more and more interested in craft beers and their many flavors,” said Jane Eshbaugh, Holiday Valley’s marketing director. Kick off the weekend with Friday night’s Beer and Wine Dinner, starting at 6 p.m. “The Bootleggers Ball,” with a Roaring 20s-Prohibition theme, features several dishes prepared with and paired with unique and special brews. Tickets are $69 for drinks, beer sampling and dinner. For information, call (716) 699-3968. Purchase tickets at ww.holidayvalley.com. On Saturday, Nov. 12, from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m., head to the Holiday Valley Beer and Wine Festival in HV’s Main Lodge. Live it up with great beers and wines. The festival features 30 craft brewers with over 100 beers and wines from New York State and the region. Eshbaugh noted that this year’s event will feature, “A few more food vendors – What’s Poppin’ Kettle Corn on the deck, Dom’s Butcher Block with smoked meats and Bavarian Nuts, in addition to our cafeteria offerings (sausage, pretzels, hot dogs, hamburgers, etc.).” Each ticket includes a $5 food voucher to the food court. Live music will be flowing
20 Monroe St • 699-4162
Upcoming Events Nov. 11 Veterans Day
Nov. 11-12 Holiday Valley Beer and Wine Festival Nov. 13 Alex Newark Benefit Great Valley Nov. 19-20 Winter Arts Festival Holiday Valley Nov. 25 Target Opening Day Holiday Valley Nov. 25-27 Christmas in Ellicottville Dec. 2 Bob McCarthy’s Irish Christmas
See Beer and Wine Fest page 3
Winter Arts Festival
The Perfect Gifts Are Here!
Painting titled “Choices” by Judson Brown
Fri • Exit • 7pm Sat • The Strangers • 4pm
Is your goal to find a unique gift for each person on your holiday shopping list? Are you tired of the mass produced merchandise from malls? The ideal destination for you to find all your holiday gifts this year is the Winter Arts Festival at Holiday Valley on Nov. 19 and 20. There you will find unique, hand-made paintings, prints, photographs, pottery, jewelry, wood carvings, purses, scarves, and hats, all created by regional artists and artisans. Here are a few of the artists you will find there: Watercolor artist John Balacki likes the Holiday Valley Lodge for this show and says, “It is a bright and spacious venue.” He brings his large framed pieces, as well as a wide selection of original notecards to the festival. Talking of his work, John says, “Watercolor has always appealed to me. The transparency of watercolor is such a strong factor as well as light and the way it interacts with See Winter Arts Festival page 7
Dragons Blast Titans
Section VI Class D Championship game last Friday, Nov. 4 at New Era Field.
Dec. 3 Christmas Stroll & Living Nativity
Kick Off the Holidays with Christmas in Ellicottville By Jann Wiswall
For most people, the Thanksgiving weekend is all about family, and there’s no better place for families than in the charming village of Ellicottville, where the Chamber of Commerce pulls out all the stops to welcome visitors of every age to spend some quality time and mark the start of the Christmas season. See Christmas in Ellicottville page 6
Planning Board to Address Notification Process
The regularly scheduled meeting of the Village Planning Board (PB) was held on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at the Village/ Town Hall. Two concerned village homeowners addressed the PB about their notification system to adjoining property owners where a project is occurring. For Public Hearings, the PB
must give the homeowners a 10-day notification. Because a majority of the village is secondary homeowners, they feel this is not enough time to find out about the project, do research, travel to Ellicottville and give their opinion. The PB was grateful for the comments and concerns, and are considering ways to create better processes and advised
they have been working in conjunction with the Village Board to find solutions. The Architectural Review and Landscape Plan for the project on the Mill Street Project was approved. They have added a new window to the home and these plans were presented to the PB at this month’s work session. The
The Rotary Club of Ellicottville donated 24 banquet and 14 high-top tables and storage carts to be used in the Rotary Auditorium at the Town Center, enhancing the use of this great space. “The existing rectangular
tables are aging and not very functional for formal gatherings like weddings and parties, so these are a welcome addition,” said manager Justin Dineen. The Rotary Club of Ellicottville continues to work with the Rotary
District 7090’s grant program, which matches funds up to $2,000 to help with this and other projects in the community. The Rotary Club of Ellicottville and the Town of Ellicottville agreed to a
By Caitlin Croft
See Planning Board page 4
Donation Enhances the ‘Rotary Auditorium’ at the Town Center
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See Rotary Donation page 9