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VOLUME 7 ISSUE 37 The Official Newspaper of the Village of Ellicottville, the Town of Ellicottville, Ellicottville Central Schools and the Towns of Great Valley, NY and Mansfield, NY
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By Deb Everts
Visitors to Ellicottville this weekend will once again have the opportunity to take a step back in time when the greaser look was in, their cars were hot rods and rock ‘n’ roll was king. The village’s annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Weekend begins Friday, Sept. 14 and continues through Sunday, Sept. 16. Presented by Northtown Automotive Group, Rock ‘n’ Roll Weekend is a one-of-a-kind overnight event. Now in its 19th year, it’s one of the area’s favorite fall events that draws music lovers and motor enthusiasts from all over the region. The weekend events kickoff Friday evening with live music at a number of Ellicottville’s popular hot spots including Madigans, Balloons, Ellicottville Brewing Company, Villaggio and the Gin Mill. On Saturday, the rockin’ weekend continues as the Winery of Ellicottville joins the other music venues with a stage set up on Monroe Street in front of the winery. A rain location for the show will be inside Villaggio across the street. The popular Classic Car Show caps off the weekend Sunday with over 250 vehicles expected to be setup along Washington, Monroe and Jefferson streets from noon to 5 p.m. Proud owners will have classic and antique rides all shined up and polished to be judged by a panel of experienced car enthusiasts with awards in each class. According to Brian McFadden, executive director of the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce, the five
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Pumpkinville Opens Saturday for 50th Season By Rich Place
Autumn is on its way and that means Pumpkinville is ready to open for the season. After all, the well-known stop for all things pumpkin — and plenty of other fall-themed attractions — will celebrate its 50th year when it opens for the season on Saturday and remains open daily through Halloween. Pumpkinville was originally opened in 1968 by Joseph and Helen Holloran, who started it outside their home nearby on Route 98. Dan and Diane Pawlowski have operated Pumpkinville from their 200-acre farm on Sugartown Road for 23 years after purchasing it from the family. “It doesn’t seem that long ago and sometimes it seems like we’ve done it forever,” Dan said at the farm on Tuesday while preparing for the upcoming season. Among a handful of new attractions, a new event at Pumpkinville this year will be its inaugural Sunflower Festival, scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 22 and 23. During those two days, the public is encouraged to come and pick sunflowers or purchase pre-picked bundles with proceeds benefiting the Pink Pumpkin Project, an Olean-based organization which provides support for those undergoing breast cancer treatments. “Whatever we get, 100 percent goes to them,” Dan said. “This area
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Employees unload a wagon of pumpkins on Tuesday in anticipation of Pumpkinville’s opening day on Saturday. The farm will be open daily through Halloween. Photo by Rich Place.
has been really, really good to us. This is an opportunity for us to give back to something that has a really, really worthy cause.” Dan said he hopes to expand the sunflower event annually but wanted to see first how well the sunflowers would grow at the farm. “I wasn’t sure how good I’d be at growing sunflowers,” he admitted while looking at the several rows on the property. “We’ll have plenty and we are
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excited about it. But we’ll also try and get our timing even better next year.” Along with the sunflowers, Pumpkinville will unveil a number of new attractions this season, perhaps most notably giant children’s slides on a hill and a new section called the Barnyard Ball Zone. There’s also a new permanent restroom facility that replaces numerous portables. See Pumpkinville, page 11
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