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VOLUME 6 ISSUE 8
FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 2, 2017
The Official Newspaper of the Village of Ellicottville, the Town of Ellicottville, Ellicottville Central Schools and the Towns of East Otto, Great Valley and Mansfield, New York
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Penguin Paddle Saturday, Feb. 25!
Fri • Joseph & Johnson • 9pm Sat • Mo Porter • 9pm Tues• The Hick Ups• 7pm Wed • Wagner & Winston • 8pm Thurs • Joseph & Johnson • 8pm
By Alicia Dziak
It’s that time of year again when the annual Penguin Paddle makes its way to Holiday Valley. On Saturday, Feb. 25, you too can be part of the fun in this fundraiser for HV’s Lounsbury Adaptive program. The Lounsbury Adaptive Ski Program (LASP) was founded by dedicated ski patrollers with the cooperation and support of Holiday Valley Ski Resort in September 1988. The program was started to honor Bill Lounsbury, who was a member of the Holiday Valley Ski Patrol. Bill lost a leg to cancer in 1982, but that didn’t stop him from pursuing his love of skiing. Bill taught himself to ski on one leg, and his courage and love of skiing was an inspiration to many. After Bill lost his battle with cancer, the first pieces of adaptive equipment for the program were purchased using donations sent to the Holiday Valley Ski Patrol in Bill’s memory. According to an article by Ed Racich previously published in the Ellicottville Times, it wasn’t long after that when the Penguin Paddle got its start: “Emily Eckley, Karen Lowe and Connie Velotta ...were great supporters of the ‘skiers’ lifestyle’ and also great supporters of the Lounsbury Adaptive Ski Program, better known these days as LASP... Emily, Karen and Connie, and their friends from Cleveland, Buffalo, and many other places, began a series of après ski parties in the spring of the year that evolved far beyond what any of them expected... Once everyone had imbibed,
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Fri •Jason Ricci and the Bad Kind• 7pm Ade Adu • 10pm Sat • The Paul DesLauriers Band • 6pm Ryan Melquist and Friends• 10pm 20 Monroe St • 699-4162
Upcoming Events February 24 Telestock Holiday Valley
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Town/Village Boards to Hire Engineer for DPW Plan
By Jann Wiswall
The Town of Ellicottville’s board continues to work with the Village board to create a new department of public works. The department will be headed by a director who will oversee a joint water/sewer district, as well as the town’s highway department and the village’s existing public works department. During its board meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 15, Town Supervisor Matt McAndrew briefed the board on a recent meeting of town
and village officials with Batavia’s mayor and engineer. Batavia recently created a joint water and sewer district for its municipality. During that meeting, the Batavia engineer, Steve Mountain, described the process used to develop an overall concept, an organizational structure, a job description for the Batavia department director and hiring that director. He also noted that the town applied for and obtained “efficiency” grants to help fund shovel-ready projects. By the end of that meeting, Ellicottville officials asked Mountain to prepare a proposal to do the same for the joint district here. The proposal, not to exceed $10,000, will be funded through the Village sewer fund; the Village board approved the expense at its Feb. 13 meeting. The completed proposal was not yet available for review by the village or town board last week. Another necessary step toward forming a
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February 24 Ladies Day HoliMont
By Mary Heyl
March 3 Free Heel Fling HoliMont March 10 -12 Winter Carnival and Mardi Gras Weekend March 18 -19 March 25 - 26 NYS Maple Weekends
Has the weather driven you to the point of cabin fever? Have you been shopping online to avoid long and potentially dangerous trips in the car? Has it been awhile since you took a leisurely walk through Randolph’s downtown? If you answered “yes” to at least one of these questions, then it’s time to visit Randolph, and
there’s no better time than next weekend! On Saturday, March 4, the Randolph Area Community Development Corporation will be hosting its fourth annual event, March into Randolph, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. throughout the downtown and beyond! At any participating business, people can pick up a “passport” with a list of
Winter Outdoors at Allegany State Park ©This is Randolph Facebook
© Sean Lata Photography
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country skiing, ice fishing or There are so many great hunting. These are all great outdoor activities during the choices, but if they aren’t your winter months at ASP that you cup of tea, here are some other hardly know where to begin. excellent activities: First and foremost are the great Wildlife Museum many accommodations that are Visiting the wildlife museum offered. Staying in the park is is a smart starting point. Here peaceful in the winter time and you can see the entire variety an opportunity to just relax. of wildlife active in the park, If you do start getting cabin you’ll learn to identify and fever, think about going cross- See Winter Outdoors at ASP page 11 By Indrek Kongats
Winter Carnival March 10-12
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Ellicottville Wedding Accommodations By Mary Heyl
Costume parade participants
March 2 United Way Ski Day HoliMont
March Into Randolph
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Get Your Costumes Ready!
February 25 Penguin Paddle Holiday Valley
Delicious restaurants, beautiful venues, and scenic views—these are just a few great reasons to plan your wedding in Ellicottville! As you’re planning your big day, don’t forget one of the best reasons to say
“I do” in Ellicottville: the village’s variety of beautiful accommodations for the bride and groom, their guests and the bridal party. There are several important details to keep in mind before setting out to reserve rooms for See Ellicottville Weddings page 6