THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE TOWN AND VILLAGE OF ELLICOTTVILLE, NEW YORK THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF GREAT VALLEY, NEW YORK
VOLUME 1 ISSUE 35 FREE www.EllicottvilleTimes.com
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2012
Get Out and Vote! Election Day is Tuesday, Nov 6. Local Polls Open at 6:00 a.m. (Remember, you can only vote at your designated polling place for your address.)
Ellicottville Community is Biggest Beneficiary of Shopping Local Spend Here So Dollars Stay Here By Jann Wiswall
All across the country, in large and small communities alike, there is a movement under way. The movement comes with many catchy titles, but essentially the message is simple: shopping locally improves the economic strength of individual communities. “There’s a trickle-down impact to shopping locally,” said Dina DiPasquale, owner of Dina’s of Ellicottville and Dina’s at the Mont. “Local businesses hire local people, buy from local sources and pay rent to local building owners. The building owners then invest in their buildings using local contractors and service providers, who then frequent the businesses. It comes full circle.” Meanwhile all of those people are paying taxes and contributing to the community in various ways. According to the Anderson Study of Retail Economics, “locally owned firms contribute more to local charities and fundraisers than do their national counterparts.” An extensive amount of economic data supports this assertion. In Salt Lake City, for example, Civic Economics, an economic development and strategic planning consulting firm, found that local retail businesses recirculate 52 percent of their revenue to the community in the form of local taxes, payrolls and expenditures within the community. Large chain retailers, in comparison, recirculate less than 14 percent See Shop Local Page 5 © KEYSTONE DESIGNER INC
Little Eagles Midget Football Team Super Bowl Champs! The Ellicottville Little Eagles Midget Football team won the A-Bowl Super Bowl this past weekend with a 13-7 victory over the Springville Colts.
100 for 100(ish) at Mill Street Gallery Fine Art Sale and Exhibition Nov. 8
Photos by Deb Golley
See page 8 & 9 for more ECS sports playoffs pictures, scores and details.
100 works of original art by local artists Sean Huntington, Barbara Fox and Nance Jackson will be featured at the Mill Street Gallery show on Nov. 8.
Lady Eagles 19 & 0 The Lady Eagles won in a
three set sweep Tuesday beating Pine Valley 25-11,25-6 & 25-11.
ECS Boys Soccer team won 2-1 in the semi-final sectional game against West Valley.
by Eva Potter
Western New York is home to many high-caliber artists, the artist owners of the Mill Street Gallery are a prime example of the quality of art produced in the region. With the holidays rapidly approaching, this Ellicottville gallery wanted to offer original works of art at affordable prices in time for holiday shopping. The gallery’s 100 for 100(ish) fine art and sale exhibition begins Nov. 8 and will feature 100 works of original art by Sean Huntington, Barbara Fox and Nance Jackson ranging from $60 to about $200. The gallery will also be showing some of their larger work. “Sean, Nance and I have been delighted with the success
of the gallery, even considering our opening in the slow season of early spring,” said Fox. “100 for 100 is our first exhibition with a theme. We have worked hard to create new pieces for the show and look forward to hanging them in one giant wall of art.” Huntington said, “The three of us have been really excited getting this show together. It’s good to challenge yourself as an artist, and making this many paintings sure has been! It also gives our fans a chance to pick up art at a more affordable price than my larger pieces.” Huntington is known for his recognizable and iconic abstract tree paintings inspired by the canopy of local forests.
His multilayer painting process melds watercolor with gouache (opaque watercolors) to produce vibrant, abstract images. To finish his pieces, Huntington uses metal punches that belonged to his grandfather to edge each piece in copper or aluminum stamped with his name and the painting’s title. Photograph-quality still life and floral images are captured in Fox’s watercolors paintings, which incorporate beauty and technical fluency. It’s common to do a double take when viewing her lifelike renderings. Her work has appeared in watercolor publications and national art magazines. See Mill Street Gallery page 2