VOLUME 2 ISSUE 47
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JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 6, 2014
Calendar of Events
Ski Season is Just Heating Up at HoliMont
January 31 Contractor’s Day HoliMont February 7-8 AMSOIL Seneca Allegany Snocross February 8 Phoenix “Rise to the Challenge” Race HoliMont February 9 Aspire’s Ski the Valley Holiday Valley February 9 USASA Snowboard Race HoliMont
By Alicia Dziak
Whether you crave a funfilled day on the slopes with your kids, followed by a hot meal in the lodge, an action-packed day skiing and socializing with friends, or something in between, HoliMont has something for everyone in the upcoming weeks. Friday, Jan. 31 marks the 33rd annual Contractor’s Day, where representatives from contracting companies, near and far, venture out to the slopes to enjoy skiing and fun with friends. “This event grows every year, and we’re expecting about 900 people this year,” said Dash Hegeman, HoliMont’s marketing director. Interested parties for next year can find more information on HoliMont’s web site, or by calling the office at (716) 6992320. Friday, Feb, 7 is Men’s Day, and while HoliMont will be open to the public, Men’s Day is limited to guests of current members. “Men’s Day is a fun day where a section of the resort is closed off for members and their guests to socialize,” explained Hegeman. “It’s a fairly popular event in other private clubs, and so we started doing it at HoliMont. This year’s theme
February 10-11 Your Turn Women’s Ski Clinic - Holiday Valley February 14 Rotary Ski Day HoliMont February 15 Boarding for Breast Cancer Holiday Valley February 15 Moonlight Snowshoe Tour Griffis Sculpture Park February 16 Art Roscoe Loppet Allegany State Park February 22 Penguin Paddle Holiday Valley
From Sunday morning clincs at 10:30 a.m., to Sunday afternoon TeleTips at 1:00p.m., to the Annual Tele-Fest March 7, HoliMont has something for you!
See HoliMont’s Ski Season page 4
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Tele-Skiing is ever growing in popularity at HoliMont.
March 6 Ski Day for United Way HoliMont March 7 Tele-Fest HoliMont March 7 Celtic Thunder Fundraiser Ellicottville Town Center March 8-9 Mardi Gras & Winter Carnival Ellicottville • Holiday Valley
ECS Looks at Capital Project Holiday Valley’s Mountain Music Festival Costs, Budget Challenges
Concerts and Workshops Celebrate Bluegrass and Roots Music April 11–13 By Eva Potter
The Lodge at Holiday Valley has been filled with music many times before, but April 11–13, 2014, it will be filled with the lonesome, soulful sounds of bluegrass at the first Holiday Valley Mountain Music Festival.
Frank Solivan and the Dirty Kitchen Band in lineup at HV’s Mountain Music Festival
The three-day spring event will be filled with workshops and concerts by noted bands Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen and Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line, who will fill the lodge with acoustic Americana music. The festival is organized by Rick Manning, director and festival fonder of the Winter Village Bluegrass Festival in Ithaca, N.Y., along with Jane Eshbaugh, marketing director for Holiday Valley, and Rich Sandler, general manager of the Tamarack Club. Asked how he came up with a bluegrass festival at Holiday Valley, Manning recounted his stay at the Inn at Holiday Valley on one of his recent trips to Ellicottville. He noticed the beautiful accommodations and the spectacular Holiday Valley Lodge, which led to thoughts See HV Mountain Music Festival page 3
‘The Art of Rescue’
Holiday Valley and HoliMont Ski Patrols to Benefit Michael Israel Event Scheduled for Aug. 2 at EBC
By Jennie Acklin
World-renowned artist Michael Israel paints larger-than-life canvasses on stage to high-
Mary Lynn Boberg, National Ski Patrol, at EBC by one of Israel’s paintings
energy music, and he will be bringing his show to Ellicottville this August. Five of his original paintings, which will be created during his artin-concert event Aug. 2 at Ellicottville Brewing Company (EBC), will be auctioned with proceeds benefitting both Holiday Valley and HoliMont Ski Patrols. Mary Lynn Boberg, a HoliMont ski patroller and hostess at EBC, is the National Ski Patrol contact for the event, and she spoke with the Ellicottville Times to explain how the event came about. “Michael Israel chooses to work with a limited number of non-for-profit events per year to raise money for, such as the Special Olympics, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, and last summer’s (2013) Hospice Chautauqua County,“ she explained. “Peter Kreinheder (owner of EBC) was in the audience at that (Chautauqua County) performance, and was in complete awe See Ski Patrols Benefit page 8
By Jann Wiswall
With a fixed budget of $9.8 million and an estimated cost of $10.7 million, the Ellicottville Central School Board must identify one or more major elements, or “budget protection alternates,” of the school renovation project that can be cut if estimates come in higher than expected. This was the task set forth
by Superintendent Mark Ward and Mark Vorhees of Campus Construction, which is managing and estimating the project, at the board’s meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Vorhees and his team had already identified $820,000 of savings from changes to specifications and construction methods. The board agreed with these revisions.
Vorhees said he needed the board’s help to identify another $180,000 of costs that can be identified for elimination (equivalent to 10 percent of the total budget) if the need arises. As Vorhees explained, there are five key elements to the project: construction of the multi-purpose gymnasium/ auditorium; renovation of 10 See ECS page 8
Ellicottville Town Planning Board
Tim Hortons Site Plan Amendment Approved By Jann Wiswall
The Town of Ellicottville’s Planning Board approved a minor amendment to the site plan at the Tim Hortons restaurant at its meeting on Jan. 27. The amendment came with conditions: First, the owners must abide by the plan originally approved by the planning board in
2012 regarding shrubbery and screening plantings. Second, while the original plan called for installation of permanent planters to discourage customers from walking across the exit lanes and along the main roadway, the board approved an alternate proposal from the owner to install a 42” aluminum fence for this purpose. The owner felt
this was a better solution for pedestrian safety, though also acknowledged that the original plan for cement planters had proved to be too expensive. Third, a minimum of five decorative planters must be placed along the inside of the fence during fair-weather months. Fourth, all of the above must See Planning Board page 8
Canticle Farm-Fresh Produce in Winter Public Market Offers Fresh Vegetables and More By Eva Potter
It’s a growing trend — farm markets offering locally grown produce all winter long — and Canticle Farm Market offers just-picked greens and storage crops even in these subzero temperatures.
Canticle Farm, a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm, in Allegany, N.Y., has been growing winter produce for years and holds public sales every other week all winter long. You don’t have to be a shareholder to purchase from the market. Everyone is welcome to buy nutritious
produce and related farm products all year long. Choose from fresh greens (spinach, lettuce heads, lettuce mix, mesclun mix, greens mix, kale, Swiss chard, arugula, pak choi, mizuna) and storage crops (carrots, beets, potatoes, French fingerling See Canticle Farm page 9