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VOLUME 6 ISSUE 9
MARCH 3 - 9, 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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March In Ellicottville
Winter Sports, Parades, Maple and More Fri • 2 Guys Drinkin’s Beer • 9pm Sat • Big Sauce Trio • 9pm Tues• The Hick Ups• 7pm Wed • Wagner & Winston • 8pm Thurs • Joseph & Johnson • 8pm
By Alicia Dziak
Whether it’s in like a lion and out like a lamb, or the opposite of that, March in Ellicottville is chock full of activities for everyone. Fast-paced, familyfriendly, laughter-inducing or just plain fun, enjoy it all as ski season winds down and we welcome spring. On Friday, March 3, experience teleskiing at HoliMont’s Free Heel Fling, where $49 gets participants a lift ticket, tele coaching and a chance to win a pair of bindings. For more info, visit www.holimont.com. Saturday, March 4 is the annual Phoenix Rise to the Challenge Race at HoliMont. This popular race features participants in HoliMont’s Phoenix Adaptive program, as well as competitors from all over WNY, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Canada and beyond. See the article beginning on this page. Scouts can enjoy a day on the slopes with their scouting group during Holiday Valley’s Scout Days, March 4-5. Special pricing offers an 8-hour lift ticket for $31, lift and lesson $35, lift lesson and rental $45. Helmet rental $6. Contact Group Sales for information and reservations at (716) 6992345, ext 4406. On March 10, from 5 to 7 p.m., join the folks at Adventure Bound for a snowshoe/cross country ski loop. There will be two routes—one for beginners and one more advanced—and then all gather around the fire at Spruce Lake and share some s’mores and hot chocolate. Call (716) 217-4047 or email info@ adventureboundonthefly.com for details.
20 Washington St • 699-2530
Fri •The Grace Stumberg Band• 7pm Keith Shuskie • 10pm Sat • Jimmy Adler Band • 6pm Ryan Melquist and Friends• 10pm 20 Monroe St • 699-4162
Upcoming Events March 3 Free Heel Fling HoliMont
Winter Carnival is Almost Here!
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By Alicia Dziak
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Head to Holiday Valley March 11-12 for the biggest family-friendly party of the season. It’s Winter Carnival time— get ready to have some fun! Winter Carnival is held in conjunction with the village’s Mardi Gras weekend, and what Mardi Gras celebration is complete without a parade or two? On Saturday, don’t miss the annual Mardi Gras parade through the streets of Ellicottville. On Sunday, sport your favorite costume and head down Holiday Valley’s Mardi Gras slope for the costume parade, beginning at noon. Don’t be shy—costume judging takes place at the bottom and the winner gets a season’s pass for next year! Following the costume parade, visitors can head to Yodeler for the Dummy Downhill, where people’s homemade dummies will take a ride down the hill and hopefully stay intact. Hungry? Enjoy the Safety Patrol Cookout at the base of Yodeler, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both
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March 4 Phoenix Rise to the Challenge Race Holimont March 4-5 Scout Ski Days Holiday Valley March 10 -12 Winter Carnival and Mardi Gras Weekend March 18 Pond Skimming Holiday Valley March 18 -19 March 25 - 26 NYS Maple Weekends
Phoenix Rise to the Challenge Race March 4 By Alicia Dziak
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Get ready for this weekend’s Phoenix Rise to the Challenge Race at HoliMont! For many, the highlight of the adaptive ski season is this race, happening on Saturday, March 4. Racers come from near and
far to attend—and what started out as a club race now pulls in racers from not only HoliMont, but also from other local ski resorts, as well as neighboring states and Canada. Outside of the Special Olympics, there aren’t a lot of adaptive ski races in the area or
See Phoenix Rise to the Challenge page 3
Shattenberg & Johnson Take Gold at Kandahar Fest By Caitlin Croft
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Ellicottville No Match for Franklinville © Tim Frank
Holiday Valley held the annual Kandahar Festival for U14/U12/U10 athletes, and over 180 athletes gathered for this regional race. From this, athletes can move on to qualify for Kandahar Championships to be held at Gore Mountain in North Creek, NY. HoliMont’s Cameron Johnson took gold on day
one in the Kombi event. Erik Shattenberg of Holiday Valley walked away in the top spot on day two’s Giant Slalom. U10 athletes can qualify for Champs if they finish in the top 15 overall on two runs. This is a huge feat for a U10 and HoliMont’s Olivia Cummings accomplished this! Day One Kombi U14 Men: Lachlan Deathe of HoliMont
Maple Weekends March 17-18 and 24-25
See Ski Racing page 7
By Alicia Dziak
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See High School / College Hoops page 4 ©NYSMaple
If you like maple syrup, candy, sugar or other nontraditional treats involving the sweet stuff that flows from the trees, Maple Weekends are for you! This state- wide event features maple producers from all over WNY. Learn about
New York’s maple farming processes and traditions, and indulge in tasting pure maple syrup in its many forms right from the source. The following are some of the maple farms around Ellicottville that will See Maple Weekends page 2