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Ring in the New Year in Ellicottville with winter events

By Kellen M. Quigley Chase away the winter blues and share some good times with family and friends at many winter events offered in Ellicottville as well as at Holiday Valley and HoliMaont ski resorts.

Ring in the new year and then enjoy winter with all that’s happening here this January and February.

Start the new year out by participating in Holiday Valley’s New Year’s Eve celebration that begins Dec. 31 at 9 p.m. and continues through Jan. 1 at 1 a.m. This will be a family-friendly party on the main floor of the lodge with a DJ. Afterward, guests will have the perfect view of the Groomer Parade and the Torchlight Parade on Cindy’s Run at 11:15 p.m. Fireworks will follow at 11:45 p.m. with the Grand Finale at midnight.

January is Learn a Snowsport Month and halfpriced packages will be offered all month long.

Eshbaugh said the focus this year is the National Learn to Ski or Snowboard Day Celebration, Jan. 10. It’s a great time to introduce a friend or family member to skiing and riding.

Other events taking place in January include New York State Ski and Stay Weekend, Jan. 10 and 11; Discover NY Ski Day, Jan. 16; and Your Turn Women’s Ski Clinic, Jan. 30 and 31.

Mountain Ski Fest, scheduled for Feb. 7, is a day of skiing, riding, food, drink and good fun.

The annual Penguin Paddle will be held Feb. 29 when people of all ages will don garbage bags and a helmet, then slip down the slope of Yodler

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Times file photo Ring in the New Year in Ellicottville at Holiday Valley’s New Year’s Eve celebration, and then stick around for the rest of the winter with plenty of activities and events in the works.

Sculpting the slopes of Holiday Valley

By Deb Everts

Once there is enough snow on the ground, Ed Imhoff and his crew of groomers take over keeping the slopes of Holiday Valley in tip-top shape, so skiers and snowboarders can enjoy their visit.

Whether the “white stuff” comes naturally from Mother Nature or is artificially made by the ski resort’s 701 snow guns, it needs to be spread around and packed down to create a nice, smooth base to ski on.

That’s where Imhoff and his crew come in with their fleet of six Pisten Bully grooming tractors that keep the slopes well-maintained. When the skiers and snowboarders have left for the day, he’s out with his crew pushing snow and sculpting the hillsides from 10 p.m. until 8 a.m. the next day.

“People come to Holiday

Photo by Deb Everts Holiday Valley’s groomers keep the slopes sculpted and in tiptop shape for optimal skiing and snowboarding conditions. Ed Imhoff, head of vehicle maintenance and grooming operations, stands by his “Pisten Bully 600” groomer at the top of Mardi Gras slope.

Valley for a vacation, so they are looking for fun and we’re creating their fun,” Imhoff said. “Because natural snow is unreliable, we work together

with the snowmaking crews to make that happen.”

Imhoff who is head of vehicle maintenance and grooming operations at Holiday Valley

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said natural snow has a lot of air in it and it melts quickly.

He said manmade snow is pretty dense and makes a good base to get the resort through the whole season.

“We like to see the natural snow come after we get a good base of the manmade stuff down. When you put six to eight-inches of natural snow on top of a 12-inch-or-more base, it’s really nice,” he said.

With a degree in Auto Diesel Technology from Ohio Technical College, Imhoff

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Photo by Ginna Hensel The Ellicottville Country Store and Antiques has been a one-stop-shop for anything unique for locals and tourists alike for over eight years, but owner Laura McLeode recently announced the store will be closing in January.

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The story of the Ellicottville Country Store and Antiques began about eight years when Laura and her husband, Tom McLeode, purchased the building and surrounding land.

“With the history of the junction and the size of the building I thought the location was a perfect place for a miniature antique mall,” Laura McLeode said. “The history is what attracted me to this business and this particular location. Our building has been standing for over 150 years. It is just amazing, everything about it.”

Just a few blocks east of downtown Ellicottville

Where customers are family, the merchandise is unique and the food is homecooked, Ellicottville Country Store and Antiques is a beloved place by many.

Both a local joint and a stop for tourists, owner Laura McLeode has created an atmosphere where all feel welcomed.

Rows of knick-knacks that catch the eye, and namebrand toys such as Melissa and Doug, the Country Store is a one-stop-shop for anything unique. Homemade jams, unusual good, and penny candy can be found throughout the store which

gives the place a “homey feel.”

There are books, jewelry, candles and quirky decorations in the downstairs of the building. Upstairs in the loft is a treasure trove of antiques that line the walls. Vendors bring their jewels, pride and trophies to McLeode’s store.

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Town of Ellicottville pioneer certificates available

How far back are your roots in the Town of Ellicottville?? Did you have an ancestor here before 1920? Or maybe you aren’t quite sure?

As part of the Town of Ellicottville Bicentennial celebrations planned for 2020, we are offering Ellicottville Pioneer Certificates for anyone with a descendant that lived in the Town prior

to 1920.

There are four categories: Early Resident, before 1920; Early Settler, 1880 or before; Founding Father/ Mother, 1840 or before; Indigenous families, prior to 1820.

We are accepting applications for a pioneer certificate for any one of these categories now until Feb. 13, 2020.

Further details and application materials can be found on the historical society’s Facebook page or by contacting Dawn Westfall at (716) 6996201 or daylight398@ gmail.com.

We hope you’ll enjoy this opportunity to celebrate your Ellicottville ancestry!

Cattaraugus County Veteran Services to conduct January sessions

Steve E. McCord, director of Cattaraugus County Veterans Services, will be available to discuss Veterans Affairs benefit laws, healthcare system or other concerns or questions veterans and their families may have.

He will be available in: Randolph, American Legion Post from 10

a.m. to noon, Jan. 8.

Franklinville, Town Clerk’s Office from 1:30 to 4 p.m., Jan. 21.

He will also be available at the Little Valley County Office Building on Thursday afternoons from 1:30 to 4 p.m. with the exception of Jan. 23.

McCord is unable to have any hours this

month in the Gowanda office.

Olean office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. or 4 to 5 p.m. with prior appointment. Due to possible unforeseen unavailability, officials advise calling the Olean office at (716) 701-3298 prior to traveling to any location.

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Santa Sheriff brings Christmas to area families

Photo submitted Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office personnel, shopping at Walmart recently, brought Christmas to more than 70 children across Cattaraugus County through the Santa Sheriff program.

Armed with carts and detailed shopping lists, 11 Cattaraugus County deputy sheriffs took to the aisles of Walmart on a special mission — to deliver Christmas to needy area families.

Since 2012 the Santa Sheriff Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation has supported the program through the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office.

This year, Santa Sheriff brought Christmas to more than 70 children across Cattaraugus County.

Every year, the Santa Sheriff Fund gives grants to purchase GOACC gift cards that are used to shop for the families. This year, the fund purchased $3,000 in gift cards for the program.

But, according to Lt. Melanie Churakos, the deputies also used cash from different fundraisers

in their shopping, so in total about $5,500 in toys, coats, clothes and other gifts will be under the tree for Cattaraugus County families this year.

For the last few years, she says, School Resource Officers (SROs) have played an important role in the Santa Sheriff mission, as the recipients have been referred to the program through the school to the SROs. “The SROs have helped with the shopping, which is a big task,” Churakos says. “And the SROs have a connection with the kids, so that really helps.”

When the deputies gathered before their shopping mission, a number of them flashed a smile and the detailed notes that they had made about their families in addition to the wish list provided to them.

Since 2012 the fund

has made possible over $62,000 in support for the Santa Sheriff program.

That is a lot of presents under a lot of trees.

Churakos, who has worked with others in the department to lead the program, is proud of the impact the program has had during the holidays over the years, but she is just as excited for the future of the program as it begins a transition to new leadership.

“I am very proud of the participation of the School Resource Officers this year, and I welcome Sergeant Tonya Dry to the leadership role of Santa Sheriff,” she says.

Donations can be made to the Santa Sheriff Fund at CRCF, 301 N. Union St., Suite 203, in Olean, or online at cattfoundation. org.

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Photo submitted Nelson “Robbie” Watkins, son of late Cattaraugus County Museum volunteer and trustee William “Bill” Watkins, stands in front of the display case recently dedicated to the memory of his father.

The Cattaraugus County Museum and Research Library announced that it has dedicated one of its display cases to the memory of William G. “Bill” Watkins, a long-time volunteer and member of the museum’s Board of Trustees who passed away in October.

Bill, as he was known to everyone, began volunteering at the museum when it first relocated to Machias in the fall of 2004, shortly after his retirement from Motorola in Arcade. He later joined the Board in 2012.

As a volunteer, his

primary self-appointed duty was to cull obituaries from local newspapers to add to a database of file cabinets to assist genealogical researchers. A few years ago, Bill did an inventory and determined that his obituary files had grown to approximately 35,000 entries.

Over the last 15 years, Bill was an institution at the museum, rarely missing a day. He took great pleasure in assisting researchers and loved engaging visitors in conversation.

The case dedicated to Bill’s memory contains a display of pistols

that he helped design and assemble when the museum first moved to Machias.

Bill’s son, Nelson “Robbie” Watkins, appreciated the memorial to his father.

“I feel my dad would have been very proud and humbled for being recognized for the contributions he made to the museum,” Watkins said.

The Cattaraugus County Museum is located in the Stone House, 9824 Route 16 in Machias. For more information, call 3538200 or visit www. cattco.org/museum.

NEW YEARS tires that are made for snow. The event is open to everyone and is already a buzz among the biking community.

Medals and prizes will be awarded.

HoliMont Ski Area is located at 6921 Route 242 at the western end of Ellicottville. For information on public skiing, events and rates, visit online at holimont. com or call (716) 6992320.

There are several events planned for the village of Ellicottville during the winter months as well. The Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce is kicking off 2020 with the Winter Blues Weekend.

From Jan. 17 and 18, live performances will take place at various venues and establishments throughout the village and Holiday Valley.

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like penguins. The event benefits Holiday Valley’s Lounsbury Adaptive Ski Program.

Holiday Valley Resort is located at 6557 Holiday Valley Road. To find out more, call (716) 699-2345 or visit online at holidayvalley.com.

HoliMont Ski Resort will also kick off the New Year with a party of its own on Dec. 31 at 7 p.m.

Through the winter, HoliMont will have several events for members and nonmembers, including the Members Day Luncheon on Jan. 10, Contractor’s day on Jan. 31, Men’s Day on Feb. 7, Ladies Day on Feb. 28 and the third annual Frosty CX Fat Bike Race & Party, Feb. 22.

The return of the non-skiing event called “Frosty CX” is fat bike race across the slopes.

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All the venues in Ellicottville will have music that weekend but, as a reminder, there’s always lots of great live entertainment in Ellicottville.

Ellicottville’s last event of the ski season is the Winter Carnival featuring the Mardi Gras Parade, March 14 and 15. For more information on this and all events, check the chamber’s website at ellicottvilleny.com or call (716) 699-5046.

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In fact, before it became the beloved Country Store and Antiques, the building had a much different use as it was a Harvey Davis Dealer Shop.

“Our first couple of years in business we would have people stop and visit and tell stories of purchasing their first bikes here,” McLeod said.

“It was truly like I was keeping the history alive repurposing the building.”

With heavy hearts, the McLeodes recently announced the Ellicottville Country and Antiques Store will be closing Feb. 1, 2020. Due to family circumstances, McLeode has listed the building for sale and sadly informs customers that she will be closing.

The store is currently offering discounts on all

of its merchandise and antiques as everything must go by the closing date.

McLeode was eager to add that she would like to “hand down the reins to another history lover.”

“It is hard to let this place go,” she added, “it has been my life for the past eight years, but I

have to put family first.

I would love to see the store continue to flourish if someone was willing to take over.”

A loss to the community, the legacy of the Ellicottville Country Store and Antiques will be remembered in the hearts of locals and travelers from afar.

With the new year about to begin, people might be looking for something to do during the month of January. Allegany State Park (ASP) offers a number of activities to keep away the winter doldrums, especially for those who love the outdoors.

Start the new year off right at the “First Day Hike” on Wednesday, Jan. 1. This annual park event offers a healthy and relaxing way for people of all ages to get outside and enjoy the winter beauty of the area. The hike will run from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This year, ASP’s Environmental Education and Recreation Department is offering two hikes of varying lengths and difficulty on the Quaker-side of the park.

One is at Blacksnake Mountain, which is a three-mile loop using an old railroad bed as part of the trail. The more difficult trail climbs to large cherry, hemlock and tulip poplar trees. The trail is located at Site 41 on ASP Route 3.

A second hike takes participants along the new one-mile Science Lake trail at Site 40 on ASP Route 3. The trail meanders around the lake to the foundations of the “School in the Woods,” which once occupied this area in the 1920s. Guided hikes will begin at 11 a.m. at Blacksnake and 1 p.m. at Science Lake, but park patrons should feel free to hike either trail at any time throughout the day.

Before beginning any of the hikes, participants should register at Camp Turner in the Quaker area and pick up a map. The Friends of Allegany State Park will be providing free hot chocolate, coffee and tea. Starting at noon, the group will be serving chili and hot dogs for participating hikers. People are reminded to dress for the weather and to wear appropriate footwear and/or snowshoes.

Back for the second year, are the “Fat Bike Fun Rides” at Allegany State Park.

Enjoy the first ride of the year on Friday, Jan. 3 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Hosted by the park’s environmental education and recreation department and the Western New York Mountain Bike Association (WNYMBA), the rides will take place on various Fridays during the winter months.

Participants should check-in at the main lobby of the Red House Administration Building at 6:30 p.m. with the ride beginning at 7.

The courses wind through the Red House area of the park. They are 3 to 5 miles in length and, depending on the weather, the ride lasts about two hours.

After the ride, participants are invited to attend a social hosted by WNYMBA in Red House Picnic shelter for hot dogs and door prizes. The fat bike rides are for riders of all levels. People are advised to wear warm clothes, bring a helmet and a headlight.

Starting Jan. 27, park patrons can look for more bike rides on nonholiday Monday nights. On Mondays,

Photo provided A small group of park visitors are shown enjoying cross country skiing during a previous winter.

participants will meet at the Red House Administration Building at 5:30 p.m. with the rides starting at 6 p.m.

As with all the rides, a limited number of bikes are available free of charge for the program. Participants should preregister by calling 354-9101, ext. 232, before noon on the day of the ride.

Winter Snowshoe Hikes start up at ASP on Tuesday, Jan. 7. The hikes take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Join other park patrons every Tuesday evening for a trek into the sunset. Park Naturalists will lead interpretive snowshoe treks or hikes if there is not enough snow.

As always, be sure to dress appropriately for the weather, bring a flashlight, water and a snack. Meeting places will vary, so anyone interested in participating should call ahead or check the park’s Facebook page. Anyone who needs snowshoes may be able to rent a pair for free. To reserve snowshoes, it’s recommended that people call by noon the day of each hike.

Try a new winter sport that will last a lifetime. Learn how to cross country ski, which is an excellent low impact exercise and easy to learn. Beginning Friday, Jan. 10, the Environmental Education Department will lead “Cross Country Ski Clinics and Tours” on select Friday mornings throughout the winter at 10:30 a.m. Ski clinics and tours will operate out of the Summit Warming Hut. The events will take place on the Art Roscoe trails of Allegany State Park. All levels are welcome.

To reserve a pair of skis, boots and poles free of charge, call ahead before 9 a.m. the day of the program. If there is no snow, the program will be canceled.

For more details on this event and all ASP events, call 354-9101, ext. 236, or email AlleganySP@parks.ny.gov. Visit online at parks.ny.gov and Facebook.

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ECS NEWS & SPORTS ECS shakes off slow start to top Silver Creek, 47-34

and five steals for the Eagles (4-0), who had topped SC in their seasonopener by a similar margin (54-42).

Clayton Rowland added a doubledouble of 11 points, 12 rebounds and five steals and Jordan Grinols handed out four assists for Ellicottville, which went 15-of-22 at the line compared to a 4-of-11 effort for SC. Dominic Jamison led the Black Knights with 16 points.

Open Mon-Sat 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Tues/Wed until 8 p.m. Closed Sundays ellicottvillelibrary.org • (716) 699-2842 HEAP – Home Energy Assistance Program applications are available at the library.

Free program, all supplies provided. Bring out your inner child.

Artwork at the Library — Currently in our gallery area we have framed needle feltings created by Kari Roslund. The exhibit is entitled “Birds/Branches” and is a fascinating collection of birds, branches and grasses created out of natural fibers.

Tech Tuesdays — Every Tuesday from 4 to 5 p.m. someone will be 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. Snacks provided at 4 by the Cattaraugus County EFNEP Program.

Monthly featured workshops are the first Tuesday of the month. Jan. 7 is Getting Your Computer Organized.

Tuesdays, 11 a.m., Storytime — This is a new date and time. Come join us 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.

Dec. 30, 6-8 p.m., Knitting (& Crochet) Club — All abilities welcome, just bring some yarn and your needles.

Jan. 8, 1:30 p.m., Book Club — Meets the first Wednesday of the month.

This month’s book is “The Girl Who Wrote in Silk” by Kelli Estes. Contact Joyce Evans at 474-7679 for more information. New members are always welcome to join this relaxed and informal group.

Jan. 11, 10:30 a.m., Wondrous Women’s Writers & Illustrators Group — Saturdays (bi-weekly) in the Community Room. The topic will be “Making a Magazine.”

Contact Katie Benatovich at 341-1483 with questions.

Jan. 21, 3:30-5 p.m., Parkinson’s Disease Support Group — All are welcome. 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.

‘Noel Street’

by Richard Paul Evans

Elle Sheen is a single mother who is supporting herself and her 6-yearold son Dylan as a waitress at the Noel Street Diner. She isn’t sure what to make of William Smith when his appearance creates a stir in the small town of Mistletoe, Utah.

As their lives unexpectedly entwine, Elle learns that William, a recently returned Vietnam POW, is not only fighting demons from his past, but may also have the answer to her own secret pain. It is a revelation that culminates in a remarkable act of love and forgiveness.

This book is currently available in book format only at the Ellicottville Memorial Library. It is also available as an audiobook using our interlibrary loan program, or you can download for free as an eBook or eAudiobook version to your own device using your library card!

ECS SPORTS SCHEDULE FRIDAY 12/27 JV Girls Basketball: TBD (Catt-LV or Springville), at Springville Emerling Holiday Tournament, 3 or 4:30 p.m.

SATURDAY 12/28 V Girls Basketball: TBD (Catt-LV or Springville), at Springville Emerling Holiday Tournament, 3 or 4:30 p.m.

FRIDAY 1/3 JV & V Boys Basketball: Springville, 6 & 7:30 p.m.

Photo by Derek Gumtow Ellicottville’s Jordan Grinols (30) drives the baseline while guarded by Silver Creek’s Darren Jimenez (5).

It wasn’t the prettiest game, Dave McCann acknowledged.

Earlier in the night, his Ellicottville boys basketball had shot just 21 percent in the first half while scoring a season-low 47 points.

In the end, though, it was another victory, and McCann will take that.

Three days after giving their coach his 100th career coaching victory, the Eagles shook off that sloppy first half for a 47-34 non-league triumph over Silver Creek on Monday night.

After falling behind 21-18 at the

break, Ellicottville outscored the Black Knights 16-7 in the third quarter to take control and only added to that advantage in the final frame.

“We were settling a little too much for outside shots that weren’t there,” McCann said of the first half. “We talked at halftime about trying to attack and using their defensive aggression against them. Once we did that, it opened things up and we were able to get to the line and put some points on the board in the second half.”

Leif Jimerson racked up 21 points

Ellicottville 63, Southwestern 58 ELLICOTTVILLE — Leif Jimerson scored a team-high 21 points and finished with four assists and four steals to lead Ellicottville (3-0) Dec. 13 in coach Dave McCann’s 100th career victory.

“It was a hard fought game,” McCann said. “Both teams played pretty well and I think it was a great non-league test for both teams. We were able to hit a couple of free throws at the end to hold them off for the win.”

Clayton Rowland picked up a double-double for the Eagles with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Niklas Logel added 11 points.

Nate Johnson guided Southwestern (0-4) with 18 points, nine rebounds and four steals. Mitchell Pascarella chipped in with 17 points.

Brown’s late trey lifts Salamanca over

Ellicottville, 52-48 Eighth grader leads Warriors to repeat in Pat Carroll Bracket

By Sam Wilson

It would be hard to pen a better ending to Lucus Brown’s first start as an eighth grader on the Salamanca boys basketball team.

Brown stepped off the bench with his team shorthanded on the second day of the Joe DeCerbo Memorial Tournament and hit the biggest shot of the night to lift the Warriors over Ellicottville, 52-48, in the Pat Carroll Division championship game.

Brown finished the night with 14 points and five assists. Also for the Warriors (6-2), Aaron George had 12 points and five assists, Jarod White nearly posted a double-double on 11 points nad nine rebounds and Jarrett McKenna added 10 points and four assists.

The Warriors had four players, including one starter, not dressed for the game for what coach Adam Bennett called a “team” issue. In their absence, Brown stepped in and helped seal the win.

“We hit a little bit of adversity this weekend with a few of our guys and we were down to eight tonight,” Bennett said, “and Lucus steps up as an eighth grader, the kid’s a gamer.

He’s not scared of anything, he’s a gym rat, he loves the game and he loves the big stage. For him to hit that shot, but I really thought the way he played the whole game, he attacked the basket, he played great defense for us, he was huge and the

sky’s the limit for him. To be doing what he’s doing in eighth grade is incredible.”

Leif Jimerson led the Eagles (5-1) with 12 points. Wyatt Chudy chipped in nine points, seven assists and four steals while Clayton Rowland had eight points and seven assists for Ellicottville. The Eagles won their first round game 52-37 over Portville on Saturday.

Foul trouble and Salamanca’s 3-2 zone stifled the Eagles after Ellicottville took a 16-6 lead to end the first quarter, coach Dave McCann said.

“We started picking up some fouls on the defensive end and that kind of changed some of our rotations around,” McCann said, “and when they changed into the zone defense, I just think we stopped being aggressive and stopped kind of attacking and moving to a little bit to the basket. Those things kind of coupled on us and snowballed a little bit and let them back into the game at half.”

After scoring on the opening tipoff, Salamanca trailed or tied Ellicottville until midway through the third quarter, when the Warriors retook a 30-28 lead. The Warriors’ rally to 24-24 at halftime set up a back-and-forth second half that would not be settled until Brown’s go-ahead three-pointer.

“We just weren’t playing our style of basketball,” Bennett said of the first quarter. “There’s no excuses,

but being down to eight, we had a lot of stuff happen. We came out and we were flat, there’s no question.

But this group, every time they face adversity they find a way to get through and their resiliency, I thought we played a great second quarter and the third and fourth, it was just a battle. Dave made some great adjustments against the 3-2, we were trying to change defenses and mix it up and offensively find a way to get around their length.

They’re a very good defensive team, so this was a big win for us, not only because of or resiliency but for our confidence too.”

Brown won the division’s tournament MVP, while Salamanca’s White, Ellicottville’s Jimerson and Clayton Rowland, Portville’s Hunter Griffin and Franklinville’s Logan Frank made the all-tourney team.

“I thought our kids played hard tonight,” McCann added of his team’s first loss. “They battled and like I just told them in the locker room, we had some opportunities, we just missed down the stretch.

That’s the game of basketball, sometimes those shots go in, sometimes they don’t. Salamanca, credit to them, they made a big shot at the end and we missed a couple of opportunities. But moving forward, it’s a game we can learn a lot from in terms of our execution down the stretch and in the long run we’ll get better from it.”

YOUTH OF THE WEEK

Gracie Rounds Ellicottville

This week’s featured Youth Citizenship Award Recipient is Gracie Rounds, announced Dr. Anthony Evans, executive director of the Cattaraugus

County Youth Bureau. Gracie is the daughter of Christy and John Rounds was a student at Ellicottville Central School and is now finishing her senior year as a homeschooled student.

Gracie has been a pillar of the community as she has been involved with many different programs. She has volunteered at Saving Grace Outreach for two hours each week for the past several months. She has done many different tasks such as helping to organize the food pantry; organizing clothes for donation; cleaning; gardening; and whatever else they needed help with.

Gracie has volunteered

at the SPCA in Cattaraugus County for a year, and the Ellicottville Memorial Library for several years, helping with the Tech Night. She has assisted with events through St. Paul’s Church, such as the Community Carnival, and has helped clean up after Fall Fest for several years. Additionally, Gracie has volunteered at the school’s concession stands for four years; Santa’s Workshop for four years; and at a soup kitchen on Thanksgiving Day. Through her years at Ellicottville Central School, Gracie participated in several school programs. She was a peer tutor; a member and co-president of the World

Language Club; and a member of the Ellicottville Students Preserving the Reading in America.

She has played soccer for three years; volleyball for a year; a member of the Ski Club for six years; and has been a ski instructor at Holiday Valley for four years.

Academically, Gracie has worked very hard. She has been a member of the National Honor Society and was in the top five of her class throughout high school. She has earned several awards including Most Outstanding Student in English, History and Spanish. In addition, Gracie earned the Polyglot

Award for being the only student to take two language classes.

Her future plans are to attend college in Vermont, at Middlebury, to study languages, in order to teach English as a Second Language. Gracie is described as a conscientious and hardworking young lady.

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 9382617.

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first worked as a vehicle maintenance supervisor in the fleet business for 16 years. He’s been doing maintenance and grooming at Holiday Valley for the last 13 years. He lives in Ellicottville with his wife, Norene, and their two children, Shelby and Justin.

Imhoff said freezing rain is a problem. They can go out at 10 p.m. and groom the slopes all night and, on their way in at 7 a.m., they can be calling for freezing rain.

“What ends up happening then is it’s just a sheet of ice out there so, whenever possible, we stay out extra long — even if it means delaying an opening — so the tillers can grind into that crust of ice from the freezing rain and break it up,” he said.

Using the front blade of their grooming machines, or Snow Cats as they are often called, the crew pushes the snow to where they want it while the tiller in the back smoothes it out leaving corduroy-like lines in the snow.

“Depending on the weather, it might take 10 feet of snow on one side of the hill and two feet of snow on the other side to make the slope look flat. We fill in the gaps,” he said.

According to Holiday Valley’s website, the resort has four Pisten Bully 600 groomers. They also have a Pisten Bully 100 used for fine details like shaped snow learning areas and terrain parks. This smaller groomer also has a cross country track setter attachment.

Holiday Valley’s newest groomer is a “Pisten Bully 600 Winch Cat” that features a rotating arm with a winch cable. Imhoff said the cable attaches to an anchor point at the top of the slope allowing the operator to groom the big steep hills, which results in

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a smoother, more consistent snow surface.

He said the machines have 500 HP diesel engines in them. With the wings on the side blades open, they are 16feet wide.

“The ride in a groomer is a little bit rough. When the machine comes over a frozen hill of snow, it lands hard because it doesn’t have the best suspension,” he said. “It’s not like your car. It’s kind of like a farm tractor.”

While Imhoff and his crew are grooming the snow, they get to enjoy the beautiful scenery at the top of the slopes of Holiday Valley. As they work during the evening hours, they see all kinds of animals including deer, foxes and coyotes.

According to Imhoff, Mardi Gras is roughly one-mile long from the bottom to the top. He said it’s not as steep as the North Face trails shooting off of it to the north including Yodler, Edelweiss, The Chute and Champagne.

New to Holiday Valley this year is “snow depth management technology.”

Imhoff said it’s going to help them understand how much snow they have, so we don’t have to make as much.

“The ‘snow depth management’ technology will assist us in keeping the ‘fall line’ by following the contours of the slopes as we groom,” he said. “It will tell us how much snow we are sitting on and where the ground is on a screen in our machine. It’s similar to a fish finder that locates fish underwater.”

During the summer months, Imhoff and his maintenance crew tear the Snow Cats apart and do major maintenance on the machines to prepare them for the next ski season.

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If you can’t make it to one of the locations below to purchase, send a private message to the Ellicottville Historical Society’s Facebook page with your order details.

Include name, mailing address and quantity.

Then we’ll confirm total price and how to send payment.

Calendars are $15 each plus shipping. Shipping charges may vary but will be approximately: $5 for one calendar within the U.S. For 2 to 3 calendars,

add $7.35 shipping within the U.S. Stop by one of these Ellicottville locations to pick up a calendar in person: Alexandra, Ava Grace Fashions, Ellicottville Pharmacy, Ellicottville Memorial Library, Holiday Valley at the Resort Services Center, The Inn at Holiday Valley on the corner of 219 and Holiday Valley Road and Town of Ellicottville Clerk’s Office.

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