THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE VILLAGE OF ELLICOTTVILLE AND THE TOWNS OF ELLICOTTVILLE, GREAT VALLEY AND MANSFIELD,
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VOLUME 2 ISSUE 36
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NOVEMBER 15 - 21, 2013
Calendar of Events
Routes to Art Holiday Sale
November 16 Routes to Art Holiday Sale Holiday Valley Lodge
Nov 21 Ellicottville Food Pantry Food Drive, in front of Gin MIll
This Saturday at Holiday Valley Lodge!
November 29-December 1 Christmas in Ellicottville Ellicottville
December 6 Irish Christmas
Affordable, Original Holiday Gifts Under One Roof
Ellicottville
December 7 5 x 7 Art for Everyone Exhibition & Sale
by Eva Potter
Come to the Routes to Art Holiday sale this Saturday, Nov. 16 at Holiday Valley, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. brought to you by the Cattaraugus County Arts Council (CCAC). The event features 28 of the region’s most talented artists, so get ready — your holiday shopping just got easier! And parking is conveniently available right in front of the building. “We’re really happy to host the Routes to Art Holiday Valley sale here this weekend. I’ve been to the event before and they have such unique, beautiful and affordable artwork for sale, and you get to talk to the artists themselves,” said Jane Eshbaugh, marketing director for Holiday Valley. “I’ve talked with a few of the artists and they’re pleased to be coming to Holiday Valley
Cattaraugus County Arts Council, Allegany
December 7 Christmas Stroll & Living Nativity Ellicottville
Jan. 3-4 Winter Blues Festival Ellicottville
Jan. 25 Harley-Day Valley Holiday Valley
Jan. 25-26 Greater Olean Sports/ Outdoor Recreation Show Feb. 7-8 AMSOIL Seneca Allegany Snocross
See Routes to Art page p g 6
Feb. 15 Holiday Valley Boarding for Breast Cancer Feb. 22 Penguin Paddle Holiday Valley
March 6 Ski Day for United Way HoliMont
March 8-9 Mardi Gras/Winter Carnival Ellicottville • Holiday Valley March 22 Holiday Valley Pond Skimming
Jefferson Street Cemetery Dedication
By Mary Fox
A plaque was unveiled on Thursday, November 14, designating the Jefferson Street Cemetery on Rt. 219 in Ellicottville as an historic site on the National Register of Historic Places. The site was put on the register in January
2012, but funding was not available for a plaque marking it until the Wm. P. Pomeroy Foundation stepped in. “Many historic sites across the country do not have markers. The Pomeroy Foundation’s mission is to provide them,” said See Jefferson Street Cemetery page 11
Village Planning Board Discusses Rezoning for 16 Martha Street By Jann Wiswall
At its meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, the Ellicottville Village Planning Board had planned to review initial sketch plans for the renovation of the 16 Martha Street property recently purchased from American Locker. However, due to the fact that survey plans for the property were not yet available, that agenda item
was tabled until the board’s December meeting. The owners of the property, who have formed 16 Martha Street, LLC, plan to fully remediate some environmental concerns with the site and renovate the two existing buildings to construct a seasonal apartment complex consisting of one building with 10 apartments and a second
building with four, twostory townhomes/duplexes. The apartments will be fully furnished and offered for term rentals. None will be sold as condominiums. The board did discuss zoning for the property, which will have to be changed for the new use. Currently zoned for industrial use (Village See Village Planning Board page 8
Extension Center
Welcomes New Executive Director By Jann Wiswall
Laura Hunsberger’s primary goal as the new executive ex director of the Allegany-Cattaraugus offi of ce of the Cornell Cooperative Extension Service Se is to build partnerships and raise funds to strengthen its programs and services. Hunsberger is well qualified for the task. In her he most recent position as executive director of the th Nassau County, N.Y., extension service, she was w faced with many of the same challenges she sees se here. “Nassau County is a fiscally challenged county
Jack Bares Inducted into Business Hall of Fame posthumously inducted into the Northeast Ohio Business Hall of Fame on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, at the Intercontinental Hotel, Cleveland. The honor is given to “the men and women who have helped to create Northeast Ohio’s industries and shaped the area’s economic landscape” by Inside Business magazine. Bares did, indeed, make an impact on the economic landscape in many ways, and not just in Ohio. His various companies, most of which involved tool manufacturing, were where his curiosity and build-a-better-mousetrap attitude were able to thrive. Some of his ideas turned into patented inventions for tools that solved problems for customers all over the world. Bares owned Cleveland specialty tool manufacturer, the Milbar Company for nearly By Jann Wiswall 40 years. In 1995, Milbar was purchased from Jack Bares, an Ellicottville fixture for some Bares by his daughter, Lori Bares Northrup, See Jack Bares page 6 50 years until his death in January 2012, was
See Extension Center page 9
County Legislature Appropriating Casino Funds By Jann Wiswall
Some proposals for Western New York Casino Settlement Fund support have been approved by the County Legislature as it works through the process of spending the $5.8 million windfall. $1.6 million of the total funds must be used for Tier 3 economic development
purposes. The balance ($4.2) is to be used for Tier 1 and 2 tax and direct impact projects. Some 50 proposals for projects have been received totaling more than $13 million. At its Sept. 11, 2013, meeting, two resolutions were approved. One was for $500,000 to support the purchase of Olean’s Knights of Columbus building
by Jamestown Community College. Additional funding is being provided by JCC and New York State. In addition, the legislature approved $225,132 for a 9-11 system software package for emergency dispatch. On Oct. 23, the legislature approved $100,000 for See County Legislature page 9