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VOLUME 6 ISSUE 49 The Offiicial Newspaper of the Village of Ellicottville, the Town of Ellicottville, Ellicottville Central Schools and the Towns of Great Valley, NY and Mansfield, NY
Hit the Slopes!
Holiday Gift Guide page 11
LIVE Music
HV Reopens Friday
Thurs • Joseph & Johnson • 8pm Fri • 2 Guys Drinkin’ Beer • 9pm Sat • Big Sauce Trio • 9pm Wed • Wagner & Winston • 8pm
By Rich Place
20 Washington St • 699-2530
Fri • Bleeding Hearts • 7pm Sat • Tim Britt Band • 6pm
20 Monroe St • 699-4162
NOTHING ELSE COMES CLOSE
THE STARS SHINE AT SENECA
LARRY THE CABLE GUY
Photo by Spencer Timkey
Ashford Junction Diner The Public House of Celebrates One Year EVL:
By Alicia Dziak
Traveling east from Ellicottville and south from Springville, where Routes 240 and 242 and also two sets of train tracks meet, it’s hard to believe this quiet little intersection of Ashford Junction was once a highly-populated area of Ellicottville. In the late 1800s, the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway (BR&P) built a passenger stop in Ashford Junction, and businesses began to sprout up around it. Passengers making the trip from one major city to the next would often
Completing the WNY Circle
TWO SHOWS
JANUARY 20 7 PM AND 10 PM •
Get a big dose of Blue Collar comedy and Git-R-Done with the one and only Larry the Cable Guy.
RANDY HOUSER FEBRUARY 10 • 7 PM See one of country music’s hottest performers deliver a night of hits like “Anything Goes,” “How Country Feels,” “Like A Cowboy” and more!
By Caitlin Croft
Ashford Junction Diner owners Jay and Peggy LaCroix will be celebrating one year in business on Dec. 15.
ASP Meets EVL at the Bear Paw Shoppe
See Ashford Junction page 5
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It’s almost a case of deja vu for Holiday Valley, where officials there have been keeping an eye to the sky — and perhaps even more so the thermometer — as they anticipate reopening at least two slopes on Friday. Last year, the resort opened right after Thanksgiving for two days and then opened for the season on Dec. 10. This year, the resort opened for three days following Thanksgiving and now plans to reopen on Friday. Jane Eshbaugh, marketing director at Holiday Valley, said on Wednesday afternoon she anticipated the resort to make snow overnight and — if conditions are right — perhaps ‘round the clock on Thursday, as temperatures are expected to barely make it out of the 20s. “We’ll just make snow, as much as we can,” Eshbaugh said. “Natural snow is just a bonus, really, unless we get like three feet.” The plan on Wednesday was to open the Tannenbaum and Yodeler lifts on Friday, the same two lifts that were open right after Thanksgiving. Being open the last weekend in November allowed the resort to make sure it’s ready for the winter season, Eshbaugh said. Eshbaugh added the resort is looking forward to Demo Day, scheduled for Dec. 16, which allows guests to try out equipment from local shops.
By Alicia Dziak
There’s a new store in town, ready to open its doors just in time for the holiday season! The Bear Paw Shoppe will feature some great items customers might recognize from nearby Allegany State Park, and that’s because the new store will be owned and operated by John Marino of J-Con Parks, the concessionaire for the park. Every year, thousands of visitors flock to Allegany State Park to enjoy thousands of acres See Bear Paw page 9
Yet again, this picturesque Village of Ellicottville is gaining a new business; The Public House of Ellicottville. If the name sounds familiar, that’s because you have probably heard of them before. The Ellicottville location marks the third restaurant for Frank and Sara Testa. “We have always wanted to own a
ECS Senior Trip ‘In Limbo’ See Public House page 3
By Rich Place
FOREIGNER MARCH 3 • 7 PM The superstars of classic rock pump the volume with their multi-platinum sound, featuring mega-hits like “Urgent,” “Jukebox Hero,” “Feels Like The First Time” and more!
1-800-745-3000
The Ellicottville Central School’s senior class trip is in danger of falling through for a third straight year as a movement for a potential alternative trip amongst the class has impacted the cost of the original plan. On Tuesday, ECS Superintendent Bob Miller told the school board only 18 students turned in a deposit for the trip after 35 of the 39 students in the grade originally expressed interest. In November, two students presented to the board plans for the trip, scheduled for May 19- 21 in Lake George. The board later in the meeting approved the trip.
See ECS Board page 2
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