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It’s ‘Your Turn’ for a Girls Ski Day at Holiday Valley By Kellen M. Quigley

Professional skier Lisa Densmore Ballard will lead a ski clinic exclusively for women beginning next Thursday at Holiday Valley. Holiday Valley Snowsports School is featuring the seventh annual “Your Turn” women’s clinic on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 30 and 31, led by Ballard, a widely acclaimed coach, instructor and ski racer and assisted by several of Holiday Valley’s finest women instructors. Intermediate through advanced level skiers — those who can comfortably ski blues and some black diamonds — will benefit from this clinic.

The clinic will begin at 8 a.m. with registration and breakfast. Preregistration is advised as attendance is limited. Stop at or call the Snowsports School Desk, (716) 699-2345 ext. 4422, or the Creekside Lodge Children’s Desk at (716) 6992345 ext. 4424. Lisa Densmore Ballard has been involved in many aspects of the ski world. A member of the U.S. Ski Team in the late 1970s and a six-year veteran of the Women’s Pro Ski Tour in the 1980s, she has competed in ski racing for most of her life. Today, Ballard is a standout on the master’s circuit, with four world

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Holiday Valley photo Professional skier Lisa Densmore Ballard will lead a ski clinic exclusively for women beginning next Thursday, Jan. 30 at Holiday Valley.

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“Brianne was a ski racer. She raced all over Western New York and won the club championship for a couple of years,” she

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Photo submitted HoliMont opened in 1962 and is now the largest private ski club in the United States. Shown are two of the three generations: Bruce, Brianne, Darren and Donna Gardner of Burlington, Ontario, Canada.

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The HoliMont experience has been a tradition with an Ontario, Canada, family for over 50 years. Seeking an ideal winter vacation spot for their family, the late Gord and late Stella Wilkinson joined HoliMont Ski Resort the second year it was open. For three generations, the family has traveled from Burlington, Ontario, to enjoy winter sports at “the Mont.” Their daughter, Donna Gardner, said the whole family has skied together for many years and her parents actually skied until their late 80s. Although they have passed on, the tradition has continued with her husband, Bruce, and their two children, Brianne and Darren, who are now adults and very much a part of the HoliMont scene.

The Gardner family comes to Ellicottville every ski season to spend time together on the mountain slopes. “My dad never liked the roads to Collingwood [near the Blue Mountain ski resort, in Ontario]. That’s how we ended up driving down to Ellicottville,” she said. “It’s not very far. It’s just a two-hour drive.” Gardner said her children were born and bred at HoliMont, and the family has been building a lifetime of memories there. She said both Brianne and Darren started skiing at age 2. With his father’s encouragement, Darren took up snowboarding around age 4. With exceptional skills and learning to ski at such an early age, the siblings conquered the slopes not just at HoliMont, but all over the area and even the world.

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HoliMont U16 Ladies sweep podium at Toggenburg By Caitlin Croft U21/19/16 Alpine Racing continued with the second weekend of the Page Cup Series. Athletes traveled to Cortland to race a Giant Slalom at Greek Peak and a Slalom at Toggenburg in Fabius. HoliMont and Holiday Valley athletes are racing in hopes of qualifying for the annual Empire State Games. Day One – Giant Slalom U21/19 Ladies: Rory Sauereisen of Holiday Valley finished 7th, Amanda Arteaga (HO) 9th, Kate Masliwec (HO) 10th, Evelyn Polly (HV) 11th and Brooke Willer (HV) 13th. U21/19 Men: Will Knauss (HO) placed 5th, Ross Fuller (HV) 8th, Alexander Wojnowski (HV) 12th, Logan Hubert (HV) 14th, David Rintoul (HO) 17th, Dalton Potter (HV) 28th and William Dunn (HV) 29th. U16 Ladies: Simona Muscarella of HoliMont took home the gold with teammate Mary Catherine Mangan rounding out the podium in third. Madalyn Cummings (HO) finished 4th, Alexandra Smillie (HV) 5th, Isabella Stringer

(HO) 6th, Megan Williams (HV) 7th, Alison Martin (HV) 8th and Charleigh Priestman (HO) 9th. Leah Smillie (HV) placed 11th, Sophia Gambino (HV) 12th, Cece Carls (HO) 15th, Gianna Ferrara (HO) 16th and Brooklyn Napolitano (HO) 17th. Ashley Hubert (HV) finished 22nd, Charlotte Branscombe (HO) 26th, Molly Basadur (HO) 30th, Claire Rintoul (HO) 32nd and Heather Dunlap (HO) 33rd. U16 Men: Buck Rathbun (HO) walked away with the bronze medal. Liam Ainslie (HO) finished 9th, Gabriel Lisowsky (HO) 10th, Nicholas Koerber (HV) 11th, Blake Preston (HO) 14th, Logan McCulloch 15th and Owen Griffith (HV) 21st. Day Two – Slalom U21/19 Ladies: Amanda Arteaga (HO) took 7th, Kate Masliwec (HO) 8th, Evelyn Polly (HV) 12th, Brooke Willer (HV) 13th and Rory Sauereisen (HV) 14th. U21/19 Men: Ross Fuller of Holiday Valley walked away with the bronze medal. Alexander Wojnowski (HV) finished 5th, David Rintoul (HO) 6th, Logan Hubert (HV) 16th, Dalton Potter (HV) 19th and William Dunn (HV)

24th. U16 Ladies: Simona Muscarella (HO) again took home the gold medal, winning by nearly three seconds. She was followed by teammates Charleigh Priestman and Mary Catherine Mangan with the silver medal and bronze respectively. Madalyn Cummings (HO) took 4th, Alison Martin (HV) 5th, Alexandra Smillie (HV) 7th, Gianna Ferrara (HO) 9th and Sophia Gambino (HV) 10th. Leah Smillie (HV) finished 12th, Halle Stephens (HV) 17th, Brooklyn Napolitano (HO) 19th, Ashley Hubert (HV) 21st, Molly Basadur (HO) 26th, Claire Rintoul (HO) 27th, Heather Dunlap (HO) 29th, Sarah Kelly (HO) 33rd and Charlotte Branscombe (HO) 35th. U16 Men: Holiday Valley’s Carson Corey finished in the top spot and in an impressive 14th overall. Buck Rathbun (HO) again took home the bronze medal. Nicholas Koerber (HV) finished 4th, Ryan Gambrell (HO) 6th, Logan McCulloch (HO) 12th, Gabriel Lisowsky (HO) 17th and Blake Preston (HO) 20th. Next week, check back for the Empire State Team announcements!

Animals large and small feel clean and loved at Rover Makeovers

By Ginna Hensel

Clients become family at the local Rover Makeovers at 16 Elizabeth St. in Ellicottville. A family-run business by Teresa Wagner and her daughter, Rover Makeovers has been part of the community for over a decade. Here, an emphasis is placed on pet comfort and safety. Rover Makeovers puts an emphasis on safety and comfort by allowing owners to stay with their pets during grooming and treatments. “It puts pets at ease when they can see their owner,” said Wagner, “We want all of our clients to feel safe and comfortable.” Wagner originally started out in the service industry but decided to go through the necessary steps to open her current business. After earning her certification and taking some classes, she was ready to open Rover Makeovers. Wagner’s love for animals, especially dogs, has been apparent almost her whole life. “My family are animal lovers and I grew up loving animals,” she said. “That love never diminished. I continue to love animals to this day which makes my job the best.” While they typically see dogs, Wagner said some other clients include guinea pigs, cats and rabbits. Rover Makeovers offers grooming and flea treatments. Grooming includes a comb, bath, shave, nail trimming and ear cleaning. “The most rewarding part of my job is people and pets,” she said. “You become close with your clients, especially the

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VanRensselaer announces County Legislature committee assignments

By Rick Miller Cattaraugus County Legislature Chairman Howard VanRensselaer, R-Randolph, has announced committee appointments and chairmen for the 2020 legislative year. With Republicans controlling 16 of the 17 seats on the County Legislature, the lone Democrat, David Koch of Salamanca, was guaranteed the vice chairman slot on the Finance Committee. He was also named vice chairman of the Public Works Committee. Only Republican legislators were named committee chairman. Two freshmen legislators were named committee chairmen: Kelly Andreano of Olean will chair the Human Services Committee and Ginger Schroder of Farmersville is chairman of the Labor Relations Committee. The committees will meet for the first time this year on Feb. 5 at 4 p.m. Standing committee appointments follow. The chairman is identified with an * and vice chairman with **. County Operations/ Public Safety Committee — *Richard Klancer, R-Gowanda; **Joseph Boberg,

R-Delevan; Frank Higgins, R-Olean; Laurie Hunt, R-Salamanca; David Koch, D-Salamanca; Kip Morrow, R-Portville, and Richard Smith, R-Olean. Development and Agriculture Committee — *Norman Marsh, R-Little Valley;’ **Higgins; Arthur Benson, R-Allegany; Andrew Burr, R-Gowanda; Koch; Ginger Schroder, R-Farmersville; and Smith. Finance Committee: *Burr; **Koch; Kelly Andreano, R-Olean; Michael Brisky, R-Franklinville; Higgins; Marsh; Robert Parker, R-Allegany. Human Services Committee —*Andreano, **Helmich, Burr, Morrow, Schroder, Smith and Joseph Snyder, R-Ischua. Labor Relations Committee — *Schroder, **Marsh, Helmich, Hunt and Koch. Public Works Committee — *Helmich, **Koch, Benson, Boberg, Morrow, Parker and Snyder. Strategic Planning Committee — *Benson, **Parker, Andreano, Boberg, Brisky, Hunt and Klancer.

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returning locals. You get to know the person and the pet on a more personal level. We get to create memories together.” One of those memories is when a client’s dog managed to lock itself in her car with her keys. Don’t worry! They were able to get the dog out before any harm came to them thanks to the local police. “We still laugh about it today,” said Wagner, “It has become our own little joke. Every time [this client] comes in we joke and make sure she has her keys.” In addition, Wagner was quick to explain how she and her clients become family. “Last year my dog Dorothy was very sick. The Vet wanted me to only feed her low-fat organic meats with sweet potato and venison,” she explained. “Word got out to our customers, so many [customers] showed up for their appointment, some made a special

trip to give me venison, she even got a tenderloin for Christmas.” Rover Makeovers has brought so many beautiful dogs and people into our lives. Wagner was sure to put an emphasis on how much she enjoys seeing rescue animals. “The transformation you see when the soap glides off their fur and they start to look happy and healthy again is so rewarding,” she said. “They come in dirty and scared and leave clean and calm.” In addition to contributing to the upkeep of pets, Rover Makeovers tries to stimulate community action by holding a t-shirt contest. On Facebook, you can vote for your favorite pet. The winner gets a free t-shirt with their picture on it and a petfriendly basket. For more information or to make an appointment, call Wagner at (716) 699-8345.

Hayly Fredrickson wins GS for Ellicottville at HV Hayly Fredrickson took first place in the girls division in a giant slalom race for the Ellicottville Alpine Ski team on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Holiday Valley. Fredrickson took first with a combined time :55.56 after runs of :27.34 and :28.22. Teammate Emmylu Carls was second, with a 1:00.41 in a race that also included teams from Williamsville and Gow. For the Ellicottville boys, Adrian DeOrbe took second, behind Gow’s Hunter Haslett. DeOrbe had a combined time of :57.97 (28.86, 29.11). Ellicottville’s Emmett Coolidge was third with a :59.24.

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base.” In a previous interview, Darren said he began snowboarding at HoliMont and competed on the U.S. circuit before he switched over to the Canadian circuit. He represented Team Canada in the parallel giant slalom at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Gardner said her son is currently living in Squamish, British

Columbia, Canada where he attends a university. He’s on the national team and is currently on a world circuit tour. She said he’s training and hoping to go to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. “HoliMont is my home, and it has a great snowboard program with excellent coaches who helped me get to where I am today,” Darren said.

Gardner said the thing that keeps her family coming back to Ellicottville to ski year after year and generation after generation is the “HoliMont Fever.” “We love the family atmosphere at the club, the good friends we’ve made, and the village is so lovely,” she said. “All those things make us keep coming back.”

Photos by Rick Miller Plenty of skiers spent the long weekend in Ellicottville and hit the slopes on Marting Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, including these folks soaking up the sun at HoliMont.

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ECS NEWS & SPORTS ECS SPORTS SCHEDULE FRIDAY 1/24 Mod Boys Basketball: Randolph, 4:30 p.m. V Boys Basketball: North Collins, 7:30 p.m. MONDAY 1/27 Mod Boys Basketball: Salamanca, 5 p.m. TUESDAY 1/28 Alpine Ski: at Buffalo Ski Club, Slalom, 6 p.m. JV & V Boys Basketball: at Randolph, 6 & 7:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY 1/29 JV & V Girls Basketball: Sherman, 6 & 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY 1/30 JV & V Boys Basketball: Franklinville, 6 & 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY 1/31 Mod Boys Basketball: at Franklinville, 4:30 p.m. JV & V Girls Basketball: at Salamanca, 6 & 7:30 p.m.

Youth of the Week

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This week’s featured Youth Citizenship Award Recipient is Brooke Eddy, announced Dr. Anthony Evans, executive director of the Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau. Brooke is the daughter of Lynn and Tammy Eddy and is a senior at Ellicottville Central School. Brooke has done much for her community and school. She has participated in 4-H for five years, raising and showing livestock. She has earned the Master Goat Showman Award and the Highly Commendable Goat Award multiple times. Brooke has also volunteered at the Empire Animal Rescue Society (EARS) for five years, where she fostered animals and helped plan various events. Brooke has been a volunteer at School Dime Carnivals, Family Fun Nights and Senior Citizen dinners for four years. Additionally, she has helped at the BOCES Special Olympic Winter Carnival for three years, and has participated in Climate Corps as the treasurer, for a year. Brooke has been a member of the Varsity Club for four years as the treasurer

and World Language Club for four years. She has been a class officer serving, as vice president for four years and has been the Student Council treasurer for four years. In addition to numerous community and school activities, Brooke has maintained a high grade point average and played several sports. She has played varsity soccer for four years; varsity basketball for three years; and varsity golf for five years. She has earned Most Valuable Player in golf; Heart and Hustle Award in basketball; and Second Team All- Stars in soccer. Brooke has been a member of the National Honor Society for two years and has been on the High Honor Roll for four years. In addition, Brooke has earned the Scholar Athlete Award for four years; Excellence in Spanish for three years; Excellence in Global 9 and 10; and the George H. Ball Community Achievement Award. Brooke’s future plans are to go to college majoring in accounting, with the intention of pursuing a career as a forensic accountant, for the FBI. She is described as a young lady who has been involved in many school and community activities. If you know an outstanding member of your community who is graduating in 2020, you can nominate them for a Cattaraugus County Youth Citizenship Award. For more information, contact Alison Crosson, Youth Bureau program coordinator, at 938-2617.

Board of Education bids farewell to long-time BOCES staffer Tom Potter

By Ginna Hensel

During the Ellicottville Board of Education’s Jan. 14 meeting, Superintendent Bob Miller and the board gave a farewell to long-time BOCES staffer Tom Potter. Miller said Potter is “a fair man who always looked out for the district.” Potter is retiring from BOCES this year and he will be “dearly missed” by the Ellicottville school district. MS/HS Principal Erich Ploetz gave his report next stating that the pancake challenge was a success. The event overall turned from a reward into a community builder where students came together to build each other up. “We really have to thank Jacye Pearl, Chris Polino, Courtney Marsh, Mr. Steger and Mrs. Williams for this event,” Ploetz said. “They worked really hard to coordinate and execute the vent. Well done!” Ploetz also informed the board that the Vermont Ski Trip is

canceled due to a lack of interest. In addition, the last day of county government was held before break. Six ECS students participated in the program: Allison Calarco, Jack Snyder, Brooke Eddy, Abby Donoghue, Niklas Logel and Evelyn Nuzzo. More news of Eagels’ achievements includes the MiddleLevel Leadership Conference. Ploetz informed the board four 7th grade class officers went to the Challenger Center in Allegany where they listened to a motivational speaker and spent the day “dreaming big.” Elementary Principal Maren Bush presented next declaring Project Christmas and Family Fun Night as a “huge success.” The board passed several new business resolutions including approval of the 2020-21 Budget Preparation Calendar, SeptemberDecember 2019 fire and lockdown drills, the establishment of a Captial Project bank at M&T Bank and transfer of funds.

In addition, the board approved Sandra Tomblin as an elementary classroom volunteer, Elizabeth Yates from St. Bonaventure University to shadow ECS Guidance Counselors and Katharine Burney from St. Bonaventure University to have an unpaid internship with Tammy Eddy, the ECS Guidance Counselor. Under Personnel, the board accepted a letter of resignation from a full-time cleaner Kathleen Vaughn and a letter of resignation from Kristen Pearl as a substitute caller. The board then approved Dennis Davies as a full-time cleaner and Jeff Dineen as a substitute cleaner. Jamie Edwards was appointed to the position of “Drama Club— Assistant Director: Accompanist” for the upcoming high school musical. In addition, the board appointed Danielle Norton and Dawn Rowland as basketball scorekeepers for the 2019-2020 school year and Melissa Metzler to the certified substitute teacher list.

Ellicottville moves to 4-0 in East II boys hoops

Logan Grinols totaled 17 points, three assists and six steals and Wyatt Chudy notched 10 points and eight rebounds to key Ellicottville in a 67-52 boys basketball victory over Pine Valley on Jan. 17. Clayton Rowland added seven rebounds and five assists for the Eagles (102, 4-0), who took control with a 26-10 second quarter, including a 9-for10 effort at the line in the CCAA East II league

game. “Our defense played pretty well in the second quarter,” Ellicottville coach Dave McCann said. “We hit some shots, we shot free throws pretty well. We played well together, and we got a good cushion going into halftime.” Wayne Libby had 15 points for Pine Valley (4-7, 0-4). Tapestry Charter 75, Ellicottville 43

Romeo Bell led Tapestry Charter (9-1) with 19 points as the Thunder Hawks handed Ellicottville just its second loss of the season on Wednesday, Jan. 15, in Buffalo. Lamar Matthews scored 16 points and Massai Graham added 11 for Tapestry. Logan Grinols scored 13 points for Ellicottville and Clayton Rowland had nine points, five rebounds and three assists. “I thought we came out

a little timid, turned the ball over a lot, especially in the first quarter,” Eagles coach Dave McCann said. “We got it down to eight or 10 with a couple minutes to go in the second quarter. Tapestry made a run and got a big lead going into the half (41-21). They’re a solid team. They play well together. That’s a real good team we played against tonight.”

Clymer, Wiggers stop Ellicottville’s four-game win streak

Emilee Ruiz caught fire for the Ellicottville girls basketball team. Emma Wiggers eventually did the same for Clymer. And in the end, it was Wiggers’ Pirates who came out on top. The 5-foot-8 junior forward scored 18 points, including 11 in a momentum-swinging second quarter, and pulled down 11 rebounds to guide Clymer to a 53-42 non-league victory on Tuesday night in Clymer. That offset a scorching start for Ruiz (5 steals), who scored 11 points in the first quarter and added two treys in the second before finishing with 19. Ruiz helped Ellicottville to

a 13-9 lead before the Pirates, behind Wiggers, used a 21-10 second quarter to take control. Clymer extended the advantage to nine through three quarters and double-digits in the fourth. “(Emma) dribble penetrated well,” Clymer coach Scott Neckers said. “They didn’t really have an answer for her in the second quarter. Ruiz didn’t miss much in the first two quarters — it was neat seeing those two go back-and-forth.” Karlen Honey had a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds while Mikala Einink added nine boards, five steals and five assists for the Pirates

Photos by Derek Gumtow Ellicottville’s Emilee Ruiz (10) brings the ball up the court during the CCAA East Division II league game Jan. 16 against Pine Valley.

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(7-5, 1-3). Allison Rowland and Brooke Eddy each contributed seven rebounds for the Eagles (5-7, 3-0). Ellicottville 50, Pine Valley 38 Ellicottville was powered by a 19-9 third quarter to help earn its fourth victory in a row Jan. 16. Makenna Smith led the Eagles with 13 points while Allison Rowland finished with 12 points. Evelyn Nuzzo scored seven points and made one 3-pointer. Pine Valley (1-10) was led by Haley Campbell with 13 points.

Ellicottville’s Makenna Smith (2) drives towards the basket on Jan. 16 against Pine Valley.

Student News

BEREA, Ohio — Madison Harris of Great Valley, a graduate of Ellicottville Central School majoring in human resource management, has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2019 semester at Baldwin Wallace

University. CLINTON — Leah Westfall, of Great Valley, has been named to the Dean’s List at Hamilton College for the 2019 fall semester.

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CARDIO IS NOT THE ONLY TOOL TO BLAST BELLY FAT If you think cardio alone is the key to blasting belly fat, keep reading. When Penn State researchers put dieters into three groups — a no-exercise group, aerobic exercise only and an anaerobic exercise and weight training group — all participants lost around 21 pounds, but, the weight lifters shed six more pounds of fat than those who didn’t pump iron. Other research on dieters

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who don’t weight train as they diet shows that while they are losing fat, they are also losing muscle. However, if you weight train as you diet, you’ll protect your hard-earned muscle and burn more fat. Plus, the term cardio shouldn’t describe only aerobic exercise. Circuit training with weights typically raises your heart rate at least 15 beats per minute higher than if you were to run at 60-70

percent of your max heart rate. Attend any circuit training class and see if you do not find yourself challenged to breathe as you are building valuable muscle mass. Lifting also increases the number of calories you burn while your butt is parked on the couch. That’s because, after each strength-training workout, your muscles need the energy to repair their fibers. In fact, researchers

found that when people did a total-body workout with three big moves, their metabolisms were raised for 39 hours afterward. They also burned a greater percentage of calories from fat compared to those who did not lift. Lifting gives you a better burn during exercise, too. By doing a circuit of eight moves, which takes about eight minutes, you can expend 160-230 calories. That’s about what you’d

burn if you ran a 10-mileper-hour pace for the same duration. If you are a beginner to this type of exercise, there are plenty of fitness classes available at Core Performance Fitness and Training that are designed for participants at every level. For more information, check us out on Facebook or at www. coreperformancefitness. com.

Obituaries Thomas ‘Buzzy’ R. Porter Our hearts are deeply saddened for the world’s loss. On Jan. 13, 2020, Thomas “Buzzy” R. Porter, born on Dec. 14, 1954, left this earth. He was full of love and light and he brought that love to the table no matter who you were or what you had done. At the end of every

Nancy A. Austin, 73, of Great Valley, passed away Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, at her home. She was born Feb. 7, 1946, in Buffalo, daughter of the late Kenneth and Hazel Jack King. Miss Austin previously worked at Highland Injection Moldings in Salamanca as well as Quality Markets in Ellicottville and Elkdale Country Club. She enjoyed spending

conversation, you could count on that special laugh. He loved people and music. Thus, the world has lost a beautiful, kind, and good man. He will be greatly missed by his boys, his brothers and all of their families, and his grandchildren as well as countless friends. Celebrations

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time with her family and especially loved knitting, crocheting, playing cards and doing puzzles. Miss Austin is survived by two sons, Charles Murphy Jr. of Norfolk, Va. and Roy Austin of Great Valley; two daughters, Lisa Murphy of Salamanca and Denise Calkins of Little Valley; as well as three stepdaughters, Debi Austin-Cook of Kansas, Dianna Scarborough of Florida

and Donna Wilbanks of Florida. She is also survived by a brother, George (Debbi) King of Florida; a sister, Shirley (late Raymond) Burdick of Little Valley; eight grandchildren, Vincent, Alexander, Victoria, Ryan, Michael, Christopher, Kaleb and Kaiden; three greatgrandchildren, Tyler, Katelynn and Amaya; as well as one niece and several nephews. Besides her parents,

of his life will be held at a later date with his family. Arrangements are under the direction of Mentley Funeral Home Inc., 411 Rock City St., in Little Valley. Condolences can be made at mentleyfuneralhome. com.

she is predeceased by a son, Paul Murphy; a brother, Kenneth King Jr.; and a loving companion, Wallace Calkins. Private family services will be held. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. Arrangements are under the direction of Mentley Funeral Home Inc., 411 Rock City St., in Little Valley.

WOMEN’S SKI DAY training centers in conjunction with the PSIA Alpine Demo Team. At the same time, Ballard founded the Head-Subaru Women’s Ski Clinics which have now become the Your Turn Women’s Ski Events. Over 6,000 women have had breakthroughs in their skiing while taking her clinics. Ballard has also coached numerous junior and adult race programs over her long career and is currently director of the master’s program and a coach for FIS-level racers at her home mountain in Red Lodge, Montana. In addition to helping people improve onsnow, Ballard has written hundreds of

articles and produced and hosted numerous television shows on skiing. She has covered the sport for networks such as ESPN, Fox Sports, The Weather Channel, The Travel Channel, PBS and Outside TV. Ballard has served as a consultant to many ski gear manufacturers and ski resorts on their women’s products and programs, and she periodically speaks on women’s skiing topics at national ski trade events. She has written seven books, including “Ski Faster!” (McGrawHill), a top-selling ski instructional book. The cost of the clinic is $305 and includes two days of coaching, demo equipment, breakfast

Jan. 25, 10:30 a.m., Wondrous Women’s Writers & Illustrators Group — Saturdays (biweekly) in the Community Room. The topic will be “Children’s Picture Books.” Contact Katie Benatovich at 341-1483 with questions. Jan. 27, 6-8 p.m., Knitting (& Crochet) Club — All abilities welcome, just bring some yarn and your needles. Feb. 5, 1:30 p.m., Book Club — Meets the first Wednesday of the month. This month’s book is “The Silent Patient” by Alex Michaelides. Contact Joyce Evans at 474-7679 for more information. New members are always welcome to join this relaxed and informal group. Feb. 12, 6-8 p.m., Victorian Valentines — Come make several Victorian Valentine’s Day cards/decorations. Class is free and open to ages 14 and up. Please contact the library to register. Feb. 18, 3:30-5 p.m., Parkinson’s Disease Support Group — All are welcome.

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titles and 76 national titles across all alpine disciplines. She has been the number one ranked skier in her age group and a member of the U.S. Alpine Masters Ski Team since she joined the master’s circuit in 1991. In addition to competitions, Ballard has been a highly regarded ski instructor and coach for over 20 years. During the 1990s, she was the instruction editor for Snow Country and then Mountain Sports & Living magazines, introducing and refining ski technique on shaped skis in the United States. She was Director of the Snow Country Ski Schools and later the RSN Alpine Excellence

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and lunch each day plus dinner on Thursday. Specially priced lift tickets will be available. The clinic will include a continental breakfast each day, talks about ski equipment and proper boot fitting, two lunches and one dinner, plenty of skiing with Ballard and HV instructors, video analysis of each participant, demo equipment and door prizes! Lodging and lift tickets are not included but are available at special rates. Lodging special at the Inn at Holiday Valley for Wednesday and Thursday nights, Call 800-323-0020. Register online at holidayvalley.com. For more information, call

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for a book or two followed by a craft. Tuesdays, 2-3 p.m., Adult Coloring — Join Cathy Lacy for a relaxing, stress-free, creative break in your day. Free program, all supplies provided. Bring out your inner child. Tech Tuesdays, 4-5 p.m. — We will have someone here at the library to help answer your computer and technology questions. No need to book an appointment, just drop in. This is an open house format in the library’s community room. All ages welcome. Exercise Classes — Various exercise classes take place in the mornings at the library. Contact us at 699-2842 for exact dates and times. HEAP – Home Energy Assistance Program applications are available at the library. www.ellicottvillelibrary. org — Check out our website for more information on new arrivals of books, coming events and classes and browse the system catalog for books, eBooks and movies.

‘The Confession Club’ by Elizabeth Berg

When a group of friends in Mason, Missouri, decide to start a monthly supper club, they get more than they bargained for. The plan is for congenial evenings of talking, laughing and sharing recipes. This, however, changes course one night when one of the women reveals something startlingly intimate. The supper club then becomes Confession Club, and the women gather weekly to share not only dinners but embarrassing misdeeds, deep insecurities, and long-held regrets. The Confession Club is charming, heartwarming, and inspiring and readers will find friendship, community, and kindness on full display. This book is currently available in book format only at the Ellicottville Memorial Library. It is also available as a large print book using our interlibrary loan program, or you can download it for free as an eBook to your own device using your library card!

Big & Rich coming to Seneca casino April 11

Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino recently announced that legendary Country Music superstars Big & Rich will perform inside the Seneca Allegany Event Center on Saturday, April 11 at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $45 and are on sale now. Big & Rich have been making hit music together for more than 15 years. The pair’s first studio album, Horse of a Different Color, was released in 2004, producing four straight hits, including the iconic “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy).” They hit the top of the Country Music charts with the single “Lost In This Moment” in 2007. Other accolades include being first-rate songwriters, producers and musicians with a roster of collaborations and hits produced or penned for various artists including Jason

Aldean, Gretchen Wilson, Martina McBride, Faith Hill, Merle Haggard, Bon Jovi, John Anderson, Willie Nelson, Jewel, Keith Anderson, Hank Williams, Jr., John Legend, Wyclef Jean, and Tim McGraw. In addition to Big & Rich, tickets are still available for other unforgettable shows at Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino: ABBA The Concert will be Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $25. Aaron Lewis will perform March 14 at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $25. Tickets for all these shows may be purchased at any Seneca Resorts & Casinos location, online at ticketmaster. com, at any Ticketmaster location or order by phone by calling 1-800-745-3000.

Country duo Big & Rich are coming to the Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino on April 11.

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Whole Church Once-a-Month Let’s Travel Club to meet meeting Jan. 25 Social to be Feb. 3 Jan. 30 EAST OTTO — There will be a whole church meeting at the East Otto United Methodist Church on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 10 a.m.

EAST OTTO — The Once-aMonth Soup Social will be held in the annex at the Brooklyn Free Methodist Church in East Otto on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend and enjoy good food, good music and a chance to visit with friends and neighbors.

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CATTARAUGUS — The Let’s Travel Club of Cattaraugus’s next regular meeting will be on Monday, Feb. 3. Those attending should bring a dish to pass and their own dishes. The meeting starts with the potluck meal at 5:30 p.m. followed by the business meeting.

Great Valley town board moves ahead with sewer project

By Kellen M. Quigley

About 10 months after an initial survey went out to several dozen Kill Buck residents, the Great Valley Town Board has received an update on a study done for a potential sewer project in the hamlet and what the next steps for it will be. Mark Alianello, engineer for the town, and Catherine Rees of RCAP Solutions presented to the board on Jan. 13 the results of the study, which Alianello said came down to three possible options for the sewage system. “We described a study area, we looked into it, we tried to look at soil types, age of septic systems and many different factors,” he said. “We looked at several different alternatives.” The three options Alianello said they considered were a conventional gravity collection system, a low-pressure system that pushes the sewage to a collection area and a septic tank system. He said they also looked at the options for treating the sewage water, including hooking into the city of Salamanca’s system. “What works out to be the most economical … was to use a low-pressure collection system to send it to Salamanca and have them treat it,” he said. “But the total capital cost of the $3.37 million.” However, the project would only cover a certain number of properties, none of which would be on Seneca Nation territory, explained Town Supervisor Dan Brown. Alianello said the CDBG grant the town is trying to win for the project can only be used for the town because there are different grants specifically for Native territories. “We just studied the Great Valley side of the road, even though some of the worst problems are on the other side of the road,” he added. “We cannot cross (Route) 417,” Brown said.

Times file photo Josiah Jenks performs his song during the first round of Southern Tier’s Got Talent in February 2019. Auditions for this year’s talent show will take place Feb. 8 at Ray Evans Seneca Theater in Salamanca.

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Photo by Kellen M. Quigley Mark Alianello, engineer for the town of Great Valley, updates the town board on the status of a study done in the hamlet of Kill Buck for the feasibility of a new sewer system for many residents.

“It’s just unfortunate that the Seneca Nation and the city of Salamanca won’t work with us to create a district to cover it all. It not only benefits the Seneca Nation but the town and the earth.” Alianello said if the town doesn’t receive any grant money to build and operate a new system, the project would be unaffordable, saying it would cost an average of $1,600 per household per year. “You won’t know how much it’s going to cost really until we get through this process, go to as many funding agencies as we can and determine how much grant funding we can bring into this project,” Rees said. Alianello said the next step is going through all the environmental reviews of the project area, including a national environmental survey since the town will be looking for federal funding. He said the town would also hire someone to go through the paperwork, which includes informing and working with possible funding agencies, adjacent municipalities, the city of Salamanca, the County Health Department and the Seneca Nation.

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Alianello said the study from the health department included more of Kill Buck than the town planned to look at, notably from the Great Valley Creek up to Hardscrabble and Halsaver roads, but the project itself could be smaller than that. “The critical area is back downtown along (Route) 417 and really along the Kill Buck Road where there is no other room to build sewer systems,” Brown said. Alianello said Salamanca has a pump station in the area that the discharge could hook into. He said the low-pressure system would move all the sewage from each house to the pump station. A public hearing on the environmental review was set by the town for its Feb. 10 meeting to present the results of the study the first grant used to conduct, Rees explained. “We’re getting up against the deadline in February and we just go the report, so it’s really tight,” she said. “They give you this 30-day window after the deadline if you’re moving forward.”

forming a committee to plan the recreation area project for the summer and the board is open to ideas from the public on what they’d like to see included in the project. “The basic plan is for a basketball court and anything that we can combine with that,” Brown said. “We’ve got $32,000 to spend and we want to make every one of those dollars count.” Meetings would be held regularly every couple of weeks each month in February, March and April. Brown said they are looking for volunteers to serve on the committee. “The town board reserves the right to do what we can,” he said. “We’re trying to design this for the young and the young at heart.” Anyone interested is encouraged to contact the town hall at 945-4200 and leave a message for either Brown or Town Clerk Toni Evans. The meeting was held in memory of Great Valley resident Dan Kruszynski, who passed away Dec. 31, 2019. He was the husband of Becky Kruszynski, who sits on the town board.

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Auditions for the second annual “Southern Tier’s Got Talent” competition will take place Saturday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Ray Evans Seneca Theater on Main Street. Organizer Glenn Wahl said this year’s talent show will have a couple of changes. He said auditions will be closed to the public so contestants will not perform in front of an audience — only for the judges. Because some contestants have a considerable distance to travel, they’ll have the option to audition by sending a videotape of their performance and they will be judged based on that. “During the audition, each participant will be given the opportunity to complete their entire act. I’ve attended too many theater auditions where the director gives them only about 30 seconds and they make up their mind based on that,” he said. “I don’t like that. I want them to sing their whole song or perform their whole act. Quite often there might be a different emotion shown later in the performance, or it might take the contestant a minute or so to get comfortable, so I like to let them do their whole performance.” Wahl said the contestants will have two weeks to prepare for the first round, and they should prepare three different performances in case they make it through to the next round. However, their audition performance could also be used in one of their other rounds. According to Wahl, cash prizes will be awarded for first, second and third places. The amount of the cash awards will be based on the proceeds of the ticket sales from the three shows. “Last year, we awarded $300 to first place, $200 for second place and $100 for third place,” he said. “We’ll see how we do as far as ticket sales go, but we hope to improve on the amount of the cash prizes this year.” Talented people from all over the area and beyond will gather at the theater to try out for a spot in the show. Wahl said there’s

no limit as far as age or number of people in the act, as long as they fit on the stage. “Any talent is fine, but we rule out anything that’s dangerous like chainsaw juggling,” he quipped. “Talents like singing, playing an instrument, dancing, juggling — just about any skill people want to present to be selected as contestants.” Wahl said last year’s candidates were mostly from the local communities of Salamanca, Ellicottville, Olean and Springville, but some came from places including Derby, Collins and Fredonia, as well as Pennsylvanians from Coudersport, Bradford, Northeast and other areas. “At this point, we are not sure who the emcee will be and we are still lining up the judges,” he said. “All we can say is we have a few judges from last year as well as a couple of new judges, but we haven’t gotten confirmation from these people, yet.” Wahl, who lives in the Salamanca area and teaches geology at Jamestown Community College, in Jamestown, serves on the Board of Directors for CCLAA. He said this is the second year the Cattaraugus Living Arts Association (CCLAA) has produced the “Got Talent” show, which is a fundraising event for the Ray Evans Seneca Theater. He said Cattaraugus Community Action (CCA) did it about a decade ago, and then one of CCLAA’s board members who work at CCA suggested they try it. “It’s a good way in midwinter to get people out and enjoying themselves,” he said. “This area has a lot of talented people and it’s fun to give them a venue where they can perform.” The First Round is Feb. 22 at 7 p.m., admission $5; Semi-Finals are Feb. 29 at 7 p.m., admission $6; and Finals, March 7 at 7 p.m., admission $7. Attendees may purchase a three-show discount ticket on the first night for $15. If anyone has any questions or plans to perform, they should contact Wahl at 945-1597 or sunkissedstudio1@ gmail.com.

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that is much more impervious to our weather cycles and, to date, that has looked great. Now, it came down to paying for them. At the Chamber Board of Directors meeting in November, the board was presented with the invoice for the new lights and labor to remove the old ones that had failed and install new lights on all 50 trees. Dennis Eshbaugh of Holiday Valley was the first to act and donated a large sum if the chamber could get a match for it. Peter Kreinheder of Ellicottville Brewing Company immediately

agreed to match Holiday Valley’s donation, and then Jim Carls of Dina’s joined in with additional funds. Another multiyear donor, Bill Schaab of American DND Inc of Grand Island, and the Chamber donated the balance. Please join us in thanking the donors for a project that is so well received and talked about by locals, visitors and so many other communities. The chamber also thanks the DPW crew for providing power to each of the trees. Ellicottville is amazing, and as we say, “Doesn’t This Place Feel Great!”

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planet’s most precious resources. · Fix leaky faucets. Leaky faucets in a home might not seem like they waste much water each day. However, the U.S. Geological Survey estimates that a single home with three leaky faucets that each produce one drip per minute will waste 104 gallons of water per year from these faucets alone. This waste is easily prevented by simply fixing leaky faucets the moment drips are noticed. · Wash your car at a commercial car wash. Some vehicle owners may enjoy washing their cars at home in their driveways. But getting a car washed at a professional car wash can conserve substantial amounts of water. That’s because many new car wash facilities employ water

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