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Enjoy winter fun during February in Ellicottville By Kellen M. Quigley
February break is here, and if you’re not headed someplace sunny with the kids, take this time to enjoy Western New York and all it has to offer during this mid-winter recess. Head to the slopes and enjoy skiing at its best. Holiday Valley offers dozens of trails with varying terrain, open daily and well into the evening for some awesome night skiing and riding. Grab a hot chocolate in one of the lodges, perhaps a waffle by the bottom of the Cindy’s lift, sit outside by the fire pit and explore the resort. Want to try something new? Join other free-heeled skiers for a day of peace, love and telemark skiing at Telestock on Feb. 28, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more info, call City Garage at (716) 699-2054. The following day, on Saturday, Feb. 29, join the Penguin Paddle, an annual fundraiser for Holiday Valley’s Lounsbury Adaptive Program. The day will be filled with wonderful auction items, delicious food and lots of laughs as people slip inside garbage bags and slide on their bellies “penguin style” down the bottom of Yodeler slope. See the article below. Up for some tubing fun? Enjoy up to 22 lanes of pure downhill fun at Holiday Valley Tubing Company, located a few miles outside the village on Route 242. The best part? You get an easy conveyor belt ride back to the top The tubing park is open Thursdays through Sundays, and daily over the Presidents’ week school break. If the weather cooperates, keep your fingers crossed that the ice
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Holiday Valley photo With the Presidents’ Week winter break starting this week, there’s still plenty to do in February in Ellicottville, such as hitting the slopes with some perfect skiing conditions.
This year’s unseasonably warm temps keep Ellicottville’s snowguns going By Deb Everts
Photo by Ginna Hensel This year’s ski season in Ellicottville has been a roller coaster of up and down temperatures, but winter is far from over. Who knows what Old Man Winter has in store for the next couple of months.
Mother Nature can’t seem to make up her mind whether it’s winter or spring, and Old Man Winter has been a bit sluggish this ski season. Jane Eshbaugh, marketing director at Holiday Valley Ski Resort, said there have been a lot of weather cycles, but the challenging part is there have been a lot of warm-up cycles in-between. She said as of Feb. 3, the resort had reported 104 inches of snow so far this year, which is pretty much average. “There have been more sunny days than normal, which is nice, and the temperatures have been a little above normal,” she said. “The benefit is beginners are more likely to come out and go skiing
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when it’s a little bit warmer.” According to Eshbaugh, Holiday Valley has a really good base down on the slopes and there is still plenty of snow. She said the resort has an amazing snowmaking system. They can turn it on all at once so anytime it’s cold, they can take advantage of it quickly. “Just convincing people that there is snow here (at Holiday Valley) is the challenge, although they can look at our webcam online and see that,” she said.
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Whether there’s snow, sleet or rain — a foot of the white stuff or widespread puddles in mild temperatures — nothing can stop the pro snowmobile races from coming to town. Thousands of snowmobilers and winter sports fans alike will gather next Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21 and 22 at the Seneca Allegany Resort and Casino for the return of the AMSOIL Championship Snocross National for the eighth consecutive year in Salamanca. So far, things are on schedule for another successful year, said Linda
Hitchcock, General Manager at the casino. She said last year’s event saw over 15,000 attendees. “The warm weather this season has revamped our snowmaking process,” she said. “We usually have more snow than we need by this point. However, they do have a plan in place to make this event happen.” Preparations begin right after the previous year’s event wraps up, Hitchcock said. After a post-con to address any issues, the casino’s team begins blocking for the next event. “Food and Beverage is busy
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‘Eat Your Words’ with Ellicottville’s Women Writers group By Amanda Grabowski Members of the Ellicottville Wondrous Women Writers group are making plans to attend the 12th annual Edible Book Festival on April 4 at the Western New York Book Arts Center, in Buffalo. The International Edible Book Festival is a family-friendly event that takes place on or around April Fool’s Day throughout the world. This event invites participants to create edible creations inspired by their favorite book. These creations are exhibited in the Book Arts Center gallery, viewed by attendees and then consumed! Creations are ranked by local celebrity judges and the winning artists/chefs are awarded prizes
donated from local businesses. The Wondrous Women are looking forward to an afternoon of tasty creativity, basket raffles, edible crafts, printmaking demos, bookish vendors and more. General admission is $5 at the door or $3 for Book Arts members. Children under 5 are free. Edible Book Chefs receive two free admissions. All proceeds from ticket sales, entry fees and basket raffles go towards ongoing programming at the WNY Book Arts Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. The Western New York Book Arts Center is located at 468 Washington St. in Buffalo. Call (716) 348-1430 or info@wnybookarts.org for more information.
Eshbaugh said last year was a good year at the ski resort, and better than their five-year average. She said they had 132 days of skiing and about 190 inches of natural snow, which was about 10 inches more than average. “With the natural snow, we also had a lot of weather cycles last year, so 190 inches didn’t just accumulate over the whole season. It comes and goes, then gets packed down,” she said. “We made 1,412 acre-feet of manmade snow. If it were spread out, it would be like 1,412 acres covered with one-foot of snow. It’s the second-highest amount of manmade snow that we’ve had in our history, and it was on top of a good amount of natural snow.” Several records were broken last year at Holiday Valley.
Eshbaugh said they had a record-breaking 55 inches of natural snow in November 2018 and, because the skiing was so great, a record number of visitors came that month as well. Another record was set because the resort saw more first-time skiers and snowboarders last year than ever before. There was also a record year at the tubing park. Eshbaugh said when Holiday Valley ended its ski season last year on April 7, they still had three lifts open and about 20 slopes. “The temperatures this season have been warmer than we normally see, but you never know until the end of winter what the whole season is going to be,” she said. “We had an extremely cold November. Who knows what February and
March will bring.” Greg Culver, marketing and sales director at HoliMont Ski Resort, said they are “sitting pretty” right now and they have lots of snow left for skiing. He said they’ve been able to maintain their snow and the conditions at HoliMont are really good. “I know the weather has been kind of up and down,” he said. “One of the best quotes I got from a weekday skier a couple of weeks ago was, ‘You know, winter hasn’t really reared its teeth. You guys have phenomenal snow and the drive down here (Ellicottville) has been fantastic.’” Culver said this skier was right — it’s never been easier to get down to Ellicottville for great skiing.
Keller Williams’ Windows approved
By Caitlin Croft
The Ellicottville Village Planning Board Meeting held an Architectural Design Review for Keller Wiliams 12 Monroe St. during its Feb. 11 meeting. There was a plan presented to update and enlarge the windows on the first level of the building home to the new Keller Williams Real Estate Office. The windows would consist of three 4-foot-by-5-foot windows. The look and style fits the overall character of the neighborhood. There was one concern with the continuity of the windows on the first
and second levels. The windows match the other businesses in that area but do not match the second level as there are mullions or grids in the windows of the second floor. The planning board ultimately approved the plan with the condition that four-paneled grids or mullions were added to the design in each of the three windows. The planning board also approved changing the April meeting to the third Tuesday of the month, April 21. The next meeting of the Village Planning Board will be March 10 at 5:30 p.m. in the Town/Village Hall.
Ellicottville Rotary Ski Day at HoliMont Friday, Feb. 21
ELLICOTTVILLE — Join the Ellicottville Rotary Club Friday, Feb. 21 for a great day of skiing and fun at HoliMont, 6921 Rt. 242. All are welcome for this amazing day on the pristine slopes of
HoliMont. Tickets are $75 per person and include lift tickets and lunch. Lifts open at 9:30 a.m. and lunch will be served at noon. Dina’s @ the Mont will be catering lunch featuring chicken
‘n biscuits, chili and more. There will be a trivia contest, 50/50 raffle and cash bar. RSVP to johnweismantel@yahoo. com or (716) 228-7288.
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ECS NEWS & SPORTS Pine Valley tops shorthanded Ellicottville, 54-39
SOUTH DAYTON — A shorthanded Ellicottville girls basketball team finished Tuesday night’s the game with four players and fell to second place in the CCAA East II division with a loss. Pine Valley pulled away against Ellicottville to win the league game, 54-39. Haley Campbell scored 19 points to lead Pine Valley (2-16). Delanie Tunstall added 11 points
and Morgan Sandy scored 10. Evelyn Nuzzo scored 13 points on three threepointers for Ellicottville (7-11). “They had two players leave with injury,” Pine Valley coach Eric Spanbauer said. “They finished the game with four people. Both teams played super-hard. It was a hard-fought game.”
Leif Jimerson highlighted five players in double figures Monday with 18 points, seven assists and five steals to key the Ellicottville boys basketball team in a 79-58 win at home over Pine Valley on Monday. Clayton Rowland notched 12 points, six rebounds and nine steals while Wyatt Chudy (5 rebounds, 4 steals) and Logan Grinols also had 12 points for the Eagles (15-3), who outscored PV 26-7 in the second quarter to take control. Jordan Grinols chipped in 10 points. “We were finishing some shots that we weren’t finishing in the first quarter,” Ellicottville coach Dave McCann said of the second frame. “We got solid contributions from eight guys (off the bench) in that quarter. We were able to get some transition baskets and really start to pull away.” Wayne Libby led Pine Valley with 20 points. The Eagles (9-0 in-league) have already clinched a fifth consecutive CCAA East II
championship entering their last two games: a league finale at North Collins on Thursday and non-league home game with Salamanca on Feb. 20.
Ellicottville boys use big 2nd quarter, top Pine Valley 79-58
Ellicottville 64, Forestville 38 Wyatt Chudy scored 19 points with 11 rebounds and Clayton Rowland marked a near-triple double Feb. 6 with 12 points, 19 rebounds and nine steals for the Eagles at Forestville. Leif Jimerson had 12 points and five steals for Ellicottville. Gavin Christian posted 18 points for Forestville, Jake Smith grabbed 11 rebounds, Javier West had five rebounds and five assists and Dalton Hastings made four blocks. “Ellicottville came in and they played really well right from the start,” Forestville coach Jon Feniello said. “They hit a lot of shots and were able to force a lot of turnovers from their press. They’re a real solid team.”
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Each year at the end of January, the ECS National Honor Society hosts one of the few middle school dances as a main fundraiser. Previously the “6th grade moving up dance,” in which the 6th grade class is transitioned from elementary students to middle school students — a tradition which has been phased out — the school opting to consider 6th graders as middle school students for the entirety of the year. Students in NHS, myself included, help each year to put the dance on, which raises money for annual service projects for the organization. At $5 dollars per ticket, more than 70 students were in attendance, bringing the total profit from the dance to more than $350. Setting up for the dance is quite simple: a sound system, streamers and balloons were quick and easy components to set up, which
Photo submitted Pictured are the boys individual award winners from the CCAA Roll-Offs on Tuesday at Jamestown Bowling Company. From left: Riley Piazza (Jamestown, high scratch series, 737), Brandon Michael (Jamestown, high scratch game, 268), Corey Gebauer (Salamanca, high handicap series, 741), and Merek Peters (Ellicottville, high handicap game, 296).
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Ellicottville’s Merek Peters bowled a careerhigh game of 214 last week at the CCAA Roll-Offs at Jamestown Bowling Company. Peters also had the highest handicap game with a 296, earning an award. As a team, the ECS boys finished seventh out of 18 teams. In the CCAA Roll-Offs tournament on Wednesday in Jamestown, Megan Stuve led the Ellicottville girls with a 478 scratch series. Stuve also made the firstteam all-stars and won the sportsmanship award for CCAA Div. 3. She had a high game of 522 and high game score of 192 and was chosen as a representative for sectionals on Thursday, Feb. 13.
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I have never heard before. On the contrary side of this, many students didn’t know songs from just six or more years ago, which my friends and I grew up listening to and enjoying at our middle school dances. A prime example of this, the “Hoedown Throwdown,” a classic known among older students from the Disney show “Hannah Montana,” left students at the dance bewildered, standing still, not knowing how to dance to it. This is a startling observation: as a senior, I’m getting old! In the past few years, the NHS hasn’t strayed far from tradition when it comes to service activities and giving back to the community. However, due to an increase in restrictive rules, fewer students with acceptable blood, and strict rules for student-athletes, the traditional service activity of a blood drive has been let go of this year for lack of quantifiable involvement. The club hopes that with a
more inclusive activity that everyone can lend a hand in, there will be more contribution. Therefore, NHS will use the money earned from the dance to fund other various causes, including a new one for the club, a donation drive for Empire Animal Rescue Society. The club feels this is a worthy cause, that will see lots of participation from the student body and staff. In the coming weeks, NHS will continue to be quite busy, with the donation drive unfolding, as well as applications for induction to National Honor Society being distributed to the Class of 2021. Students in NHS will be attending two banquets before the end of the school year: the induction ceremony and the annual Cattaraugus County banquet honoring senior members hosted at Good Times of Olean in May.
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Lafferty had the tournament’s high handicap game with a 267. Lafferty also had a careerhigh game of 180, Megan Stuve had a 478 scratch series to lead the team, and
Photo submitted Pictured are the girls individual award winners from the CCAA Roll-Offs on Wednesday at Jamestown Bowling Company. From left: Emma Lafferty (Ellicottville, High Handicap Game, 267); Emily Barlette-Dye (Silver Creek, High Handicap Series, 716); Emily Ryberg (Jamestown, High Scratch Series, 633); Allie Cook (Fredonia, High Scratch Game, 246).
Sami Van Wicklin led the team with a handicap series of 682, after a career-high game of 156. Forestville won the girls tournament and CattaraugusLittle Valley was third out of
17 teams. The ECS boys were seventh out of 18 teams on Tuesday. Merek Peters had the tournament’s best handicap score game with a 296 after a career-high 214.
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A couple of my clients told me they do not read my articles because they are too long. My kneejerk reaction was to be
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annoyed, but then, I also find myself skimming articles that I find interesting, but go on and on. So, I thought I would write an article this week that is not only short and sweet, but also, about short and sweet workouts. No one wants to spend their entire day in the gym to get results. Unless you make your living in the gym or on the field of play, it’s not practical or necessary. A current trend is developing that involves
short workouts, and science is catching up to these time-crunched training sessions, proving that less can be more. Short workouts, like HIIT or Tabata, can give the same amount of physiological benefit as workouts twice or three times as long. A 2006 study by Martin Gibala, a physiologist at McMaster University in Ontario, showed that a three-minute sequence on a stationary bicycle — 30 seconds of
maximal effort pedaling, followed by a brief rest, repeated five or six times — led to the same health benefits as 90 to 120 minutes of steady-state cycling. Even taking a break at work/home to huff it up and down the stairs for three, five or even 10 minutes can be the extra exercise you need to get you past a fitness plateau. Add some triceps dips and inclined push-ups to your routine and you are golden. For this article, I Googled, “Short and
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Arts fund established in memory of Ellicottville’s Hughey
Friends and family of Elisa Hughey have honored her memory through the Elisa B. Hughey Scholarship for the Arts since she lost her battle with cancer in 2016. Recently, the scholarship committee decided to take another step in ensuring the legacy of the loving mother, talented artist and fearless runner lasts in perpetuity by establishing the Elisa B. Hughey Fund for the Arts at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation. The Elisa B. Hughey Scholarship for the Arts provides two scholarships of $1,000 each, one each for Ellicottville and West Valley Central schools, for college-bound students committed to advancing their skills in any aspect of the fine
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arts. Applying students will provide an artist’s statement and a digital art portfolio. Applicants for the 2020 award can apply through the CRCF common application process at cattfoundation. org/ apply-forscholarships. Hughey was a deep lover of the arts and of education during her lifetime.
Elisa held three higher education degrees, including a bachelor’s from Alfred University, a master’s in fine art education from Buffalo State College and a master’s in fine arts from the University at Buffalo. She worked as a gradeschool teacher in her 20s before opening a home décor store, Aardvark, with her husband. An accomplished artist, Hughey had her work displayed at Albright Knox Art Gallery, Luminous Gallery and Chautauqua Center for the Visual Arts and numerous other galleries. As part of the fund, the committee also makes grants that support the arts in the community, including grants to artists and to arts programming, fostering a love and appreciation for the arts that Hughey so deeply
encouraged. Among Hughey’s accomplishments during her short life include one that truly embodies her fighting spirit. A life-long runner, Hughey decided to run her very first marathon while battling cancer. She finished that race in 3 hours and 20 minutes and qualified for the Boston Marathon — a race which she also ran and finished, hand-inhand with friends. In the spirit of that moment, the scholarship committee holds an annual run for the arts in Ellicottville as a fundraiser and celebration of Hughey’s life. Donations can be made to the Elisa B. Hughey Fund for the Arts at 301 N. Union St., Suite 203, Olean, NY 14760 or online at cattfoundation. org.
Ellicottville mayor presents essay contest to 8th graders
On Feb. 6, Ellicottville Mayor John Burrell presented an essay contest for 8th Graders at Ellicottville Central School. This is the fourth annual contest sponsored by the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials (NYCOM). NYCOM serves nearly 600 member municipalities in New York state. Students will submit essays of 350 to 500 words in length. The essay will begin with “If I were Mayor, I
would…” and should clearly state what, why and how the student would undertake such action. This year’s winners will be honored May 3-5 at NYCOM’s annual conference at The Sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing. Burrell was very impressed with the ECS students. He said during the hour and a half presentation and Q&A, the students were attentive, polite, respectful and asked great questions.
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Grace L. Abriatis, 94, of Ellicottville, passed away Friday (Feb. 7, 2020) at The Pines in Machias. She was born Aug. 28, 1925, in Pittsburgh, Pa., the daughter of the late Perry and Besse Diviney Kelly. On Sept. 6, 1947, she married William J. Abriatis, who predeceased her on Oct. 5, 1994. Mrs. Abriatis retired in 1988 from the Cattaraugus County Civil
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Photo submitted Ellicottville Mayor John Burrell (at podium) addresses 8th grade students at Ellicottville Central School on a proposed essay contest through the New York State Conference of Mayors.
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Continued from front page rink will be open too. Kody & Herren inside the The Sky Flyer Mountain Red House Administration Coaster is yet another way Building on Saturday, Feb. to enjoy Holiday Valley. 15 at 7 p.m. Get in your own coaster car, Just minutes from Service Commission. ride to the top and control the park, AMSOIL She is survived by a your speed as you soar Championship Snocross son, Thomas (Robyn) back down. The coaster, snowmobiling returns to Abriatis of Ellicottville; located by the Tannenbaum the Seneca Allegany Resort three grandchildren, Lodge, is open daily over and Hotel Feb. 21 and 22. William (Sara) Abriatis, Presidents’ week. Top snowmobile racers Joe (Emily) Abriatis and The break week is a great from around the world will David (Bridget) Abriatis; time to check out HoliMont, compete in this high-flying, three great-grandchildren; which is open to the public full-throttle event on an Liam, Maise Grace Monday through Friday. extreme track. and Erin; a daughterSki or ride your choice of Of course, all of this in-law, Nancy Abriatis dozens of trails with short activity will have you of Alexandria, Va.; lift lines, open slopes and a working up an appetite, and and several nieces and cozy lodge. what better place to grab nephews. Snowshoeing is a a bite than in Ellicottville, Including her husband, family-friendly activity where you can choose from she was predeceased you can all enjoy in the everything under the sun. by two sons, William great outdoors. Bring your Lent begins on Feb. 26, and and Dennis Abriatis; own or rent a pair at City a great excuse to find your two brothers, David and Garage, Adventure Bound, favorite Friday fish fry. Robert; and a sister, Mary. Holiday Valley or HoliMont, The February break Private family services and take to the trails at is a great time to spend will be held. HV, HoliMont or nearby with family and friends Memorials may be Allegany State Park (ASP). enjoying all the area has made to the Elliottville ASP also offers miles of to offer during this snowy Ambulance Service. groomed cross-country trails time of year. Sleep in, stay Arrangements are under for XC skiing in the Art up late and fill your days the direction of Mentley Roscoe trails system. with all the things that Funeral Home Inc., 411 Other special events in make Ellicottville and the Rock City St., Little the park include Music by Enchanted Mountains such a Valley. the Fireside, a free concert great place to live, visit and by Springville acoustic duo play!
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Open Mon-Sat 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Tues/Wed until 8 p.m. Closed Sundays ellicottvillelibrary.org • (716) 699-2842 Morris. Contact Joyce Evans at 474-7679 for more information. New members are always welcome to join this relaxed and informal group. Tuesdays, 11 a.m., Storytime — 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. 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. 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.
‘Long Bright River’ by Liz Moore
In a Philadelphia neighborhood rocked by the opioid crisis, two onceinseparable sisters find themselves at odds. One, Kacey, lives on the streets in the vise of addiction. The other, Mickey, walks those same blocks on her police beat. They don’t speak anymore, but Mickey never stops worrying about her sibling. Two sisters travel the same streets, though their lives couldn’t be more different. Then one of them goes missing. Alternating its present-day mystery with the story of the sisters’ childhood, ‘Long Bright River’ is at once heart-pounding and heart-wrenching: a gripping suspense novel that is also a moving story of sisters, addiction and the formidable ties that persist between place, family and fate. This book is currently available in book format only at the Ellicottville Memorial Library, or you can download for free as an eBook or eAudiobook version to your own device using your library card!
Community training for opioid overdose Feb. 19
A community training for opioid overdose recognition and naloxone use by the Erie County Department of Health will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 19 at the
Humphrey Volunteer Fire Department, 4591 Humphrey Road. Invest two hours and learn how to save a life. There is no charge to attend.
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ment of Public the Project for conWorks, 8810 Route sideration in the 242, Little Valley, amount of $35,000 New York 14755, or greater, comshowing the date phone Dawn Smith plete this form and and time of receipt. at (716) 938-9121, submit it to the All bids must be Ext. 2465. The spe- County for approvsealed and clearly cifications for this al within 5 days of marked as follows: project will be avail- the preconstruction DPW BID #24 able for examinameeting. The con2020 Bridge Deck tractor must also Sealing of 22 BINs tion at The Builders Exchange of submit, in writing, a and Washing of the Southern Tier, request for waiver 218 BINs Inc. - West, 65 East for any subcontractScope: Main St., Falconer, ors whose contract • The project inis for less than cludes the cleaning NY 14733 and on their web site. $35,000. 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Arts of Org. 10 business days Dawn Smith. through March 16th filed with the SSNY New York, until ways described from the date of the All bids must be Wednesday, at the Concord herein. on 12/23/2019. mailing to return the accompanied by a March 4, 2020 at Town Hall, 86 Copies of the proOffice Cattaraugus form. Failure by the NON-COLLUSIVE 1:45 P.M. after Franklin Street, posed Contract Co. SSNY desiglow bidder to subBIDDING CERTIwhich they will be Springville, Documents, Plans, nated as agents of mit the form within FICATE and Bid publicly opened at New York: Specifications and the LLC upon the above time Bond in the amount 2:00 P.M. (at the MONDAYS, Instructions to Bidwhom process frame will lead to of 5% of bid total. same location), by TUESDAYS, ders will be availagainst it may be the automatic rejec- All substitutions are the undersigned, THURSDAYS & able Tuesday, served. under the direction FRIDAYS: February 11, 2020, tion of their bid. The to be submitted at SSNY shall mail contractor must time of bid as per of the Public Works and may be se9 am – 5 pm copy of process to the contract docuWEDNESDAYS: cured electronically also ensure that all the LLC, 3275 W. 5 Committee of the subcontractors who ments. No substituCattaraugus 9 am – Noon from Cattaraugus Mile Rd. Allegany, contract to work on tions will be conCounty Legislature. County DepartBeginning March NY 14706. the Project for considered after the bid Each bid, at the 17th, 7.5% penalment of Public Purpose: Any date. Any bid subtime it is received, ties will be added. Works, 8810 Route sideration in the lawful purpose. amount of $35,000 mitted without such will be stamped As of May 1st, the 242, Little Valley, or greater, comcertification and bid showing the date New York 14755, 7.5% penalty fee is OLEAN 97, LLC plete this form and bond will not be acphone Dawn Smith added to the levy, Articles of Org. filed and time of receipt. submit it to the cepted. Any bid not All bids must be at (716) 938-9121, forming the base of NY Sec. of State meeting ALL spesealed and clearly Ext. 2465. The spe- County for approvthe tax then due. (SSNY) 1/10/2020. al within 5 days of cifications will not marked as follows: cifications for this Thereafter, interest Office in Catbe considered. Catproject will be avail- the preconstruction is added to the taraugus Co. SSNY DPW BID #24 meeting. The contaraugus County able for examinabase at the rate of desig. agent of LLC 2020 Bridge Deck tractor must also reserves the right 1.5% per month on whom process may Sealing of 22 BINs tion at The Buildsubmit, in writing, a to reject any or all and Washing of ers Exchange of the first of each be served. 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The low bid- All bids must be orRC delivered bridges: pressure 2020. der will have busi- ofsent Holy5Name Mary Church, Ellicottville Cattaraugus washing the decks, Darlene G. ness days to return 20-22toJefferson St., 699-2592 exposed concrete, Schweikert the completed form County DepartSat. Vigil Mass 5pm ment of Public asphalt and steel Tax Collector unless the form Works, 8810 bridge surfaces; Town of Concord was mailed by the Sun. Holy Mass 8am &10:30am Route 242, Little and cleaning the county to the Valley, NY 14755. drainage system vendor, in which Attention:Church, Ellicottville and other drainage case they St. willJohn’s have Episcopal Dawn and Smith. ways described 10 business daysWashington Jefferson Sts. All bidsServices must be5pm Sat herein. from the date of the 945-1820, Copies of the promailing to return the accompanied by a posed Contract form. Failure by the NON-COLLUSIVE BIDDINGChurch, CERTI- Ellicottville Documents, Plans, Paul’s Lutheran low bidderSt. to subSpecifications and mit the form within6360FICATE Rt. 219 and East,Bid 699-2265 Bond in the amount NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENInstructions to Bid- the above time Thrive Alive Contemporary Worship Service Sun 9am, of 5% of bid total. ders will be availframe will lead to the Mansfield Town Board has substitutions areSun 11am able Tuesday, Service the automaticTraditional rejec- AllWorship submitted at February 11, 2020, tion of their bid.Sun TheSch.to&be Adult Bible Study 10am rescheduled the February and March time of bid as per and may be secontractor must the contract docucured electronically also ensure that all Board Meetings. No substituImmanuel Otto from Cattaraugus subcontractors who ments. tions willOtto be conCounty Departcontract work on Otto 9037toOtto-East Rd., NY, ph. (716) 570-5953; sidered after the bid ment of Public the Project for conam Sunday date. Any11:15 bid sub8810 Route sideration in thedivine services The February Town BoardWorks, Meeting mitted without such 242, Little Valley, amount of $35,000 is changed to Monday, February certification bid New York24, 14755, or greater, com- United Church, and Ellicottville bond will not be acphone Dawn Smith plete this form and Elizabeth and bid Elknot Sts. 2020 at 7:00 p.m. cepted. Any at (716) 938-9121, submit it to the 699-4003, Sun Sch, begins in speSept • Worship, 11am meeting ALL Ext. 2465. The spe- County for approvcifications will not cifications for this al within 5 days of be considered. Catproject will be avail- the preconstruction The March Town Board Meeting Baptist Church, taraugus County able for examinameeting. 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Failure to 5242 Rt. 219, 945-4375 County (STBA Road, website at: do so may lead to in Eddyville, 7691 Toad Hollow Sun Sch. 10am, Worship 11am Administrator https://bxstier.com the rejection of the Login Page: subcontractor at the County Center Little Valley. http://login.onlineCountyʼs discretion. 303 Court Street Solomon’s Porch Ministries, Little Valley, New Mansfield planservice.com/SP Currently the ComHollow Rd, YorkToad 14755 /code.aspx Passmissioner of Public 7705 By Order of the Town Boardword: NYBX20Works has ap-716-560-7767, Sat 7pm, Sun 10am 00588-024 proved the CCA-2 Betty Jane Horning, Town Clerk Cattaraugus County (New York State Trinity Ashford Local Law 12-2012 Vendor Responsibas amended by ility Questionnaire 10377 Dutch Hill Rd., Ashford NY, Local Law 5-2015 For-Profit Construc(716)570-5953; divine services 9:45 am Sunday. requires that the tion) with attachCounty provide a ments A, B, and C All meetings are at 7 p.m. unless otherwise copy of noted. the Catto serve as theGrace Cat- Bible Baptist, Little Valley taraugus County taraugus County201 Rock City Street 257-3645 Mansfi eld Great Valley Ashford Vendor Responsib- Vendor Responsib(3rd Monday) (2nd Monday) (2nd Wednesday) ility Form to the low ility Form.Sun Sch 10am, Sun Worship 11:0am & 6pm bidder. The Wed Bible study/prayer svc 7pm Ottolow bid- All bids must be Humphrey East Otto der will have 5 busi- sent or delivered (3rd Tuesday) (2nd Monday) (2nd Tuesday) 6pm ness days to return to Cattaraugus Our Lady of Peace RC Church, Salamanca completedCity form County DepartLittle Valley Town theSalamanca Ellicottville Town unless the form ment of Public 274 Broad St., 945-4966 (2nd Wednesday) (2nd Monday) (3rd Wed) 6pm was mailed by the Works, 8810 Sat. Vigil Mass 4:30 p.m. Sun. Holy Mass 8:30am & 11am Salamanca Little Valley Village county Ellicottville Village to the Town Route 242, Little vendor, in which Valley, NY 14755. (2nd Tuesday) (2nd Tuesday) (2nd Mon) 6pm case they will have Attention: 10 business days Dawn Smith. from the date ofJim the Bonn All bids must be Publisher mailing to return the accompanied by a form. Failure by the NON-COLLUSIVE Advertising Manager Morgan Bonn low bidder to subBIDDING CERTIManaging Editor Kellen mit the form within FICATE andM. 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The contaraugus County tractor must Every also Thursday. reservesDistributed the right Published throughout Cattaraugus County submit, in writing, a to reject any or all request for waiver bids, to waive any 17th, 7.5% penalties will be added. As of May 1st, the 7.5% penalty fee is added to the levy, forming the base of the tax then due. Thereafter, interest is added to the base at the rate of 1.5% per month on the first of each month, making 18.78% in all, when unpaid taxes are sold in November. A $1.00 service charge will be added to the original tax bill for any delinquent tax notices sent. PLEASE NOTE THAT PARTIAL PAYMENTS MAY BE MADE IN ANY AMOUNT AS EXLegals PLAINED ON THE BACK OF YOUR TAX BILL. For more information, please call the Clerkʼs Office at 592-4948. Taxes will be collected until June 30, 2020. Darlene G. Schweikert Tax Collector Town of Concord
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Next ‘By Fireside Series’ Feb. 15 at ASP
A Weekend of Speed By Caitlin Croft U21/19/16 athletes traveled to Bristol Mountain in Canandaigua for two Super-G races. Super-G is unlike Slalom and Giant Slalom in that there is only one run to determine the winners. Race One: U21/19 Women: Rory Sauereisen of Holiday Valley finished 7th. U16 Women: Mary Catherine Mangan of HoliMont took home the silver medal and also second overall. Madalyn Cummings (HO) rounded out the podium with a thirdplace finish. Alison Martin (HV) placed 5th, Brooklyn Napolitano (HO) 6th, Charlotte Branscombe (HO) 10th, Ashley Hubert (HV) 11th, Sarah Kelly (HO) 12th, Charleigh Priestman (HO) 15th, Isabella Stringer (HO) 18th, Cece Carls (HO) 19th, Claire Rintoul (HO) 20th and Sophie Krawec (HV) 22nd. U21/19 Men: Logan Hubert (HV) finished 12th and David Rintoul (HO) 18th. U16 Men: Buck Rathbun (HO) placed 5th, Gabriel Lisowsky (HO) 7th, Logan McCulloch (HO) 8th, Andrew Williams
(HO) 11th, Liam Ainslie (HO) 12th, Blake Preston (HO) 14th and Nicholas Koerber (HV) 17th. Race Two: U21/19 Women: Rory Sauereisen (HV) took 6th. U16 Women: Mary Catherine Mangan (HO) once again finished with the silver medal and second overall. Madalyn Cummings (HO) took 5th, Alison Martin (HV) 6th, Ashley Hubert (HO) 7th, Charlotte Branscombe (HO) 10th, Sarah Kelly (HO) 12th, Charleigh Priestman (HO) 14th, Isabella Stringer (HO) 16th and Claire Rintoul (HO) 18th. U21/19 Men: Will Knauss (HO) finished 11th, Logan Hubert (HV) 12th and David Rintoul (HO) 18th. U16 Men: Buck Rathbun (HO) placed 7th, Gabriel Lisowsky (HO) 8th, Logan McCulloch (HO) 10th, Andrew Williams (HO) 11th, Liam Ainslie (HO) 12th, Blake Preston (HO) 14th and Nicholas Koerber (HV) 15th. Tune in next week as the U12/10/8 athletes have their first races of the season to be held at Buffalo Ski Club.
DEC reports 2019 hunting season safest on record
The 2019 hunting seasons were the safest on record in New York state, with 12 shooting injuries and one death, the Department of Environmental Conservation reported Tuesday. There were also seven tree stand injuries, all involving hunters who weren’t wearing safety harnesses secured to trees. None of those incidents were fatal. New York has tracked hunting-related shooting incidents since the 1960s. In 1966, there were 166 incidents, 13 of them fatal. The number of hunters has declined by 20% since the 1960s, but the incident rate has declined by almost 80%, according to the DEC. The average number of shooting accidents was 66 in the 1990s and 21 in the 2010s. Of the 12 hunting-related shooting incidents last year, five were self-inflicted
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Photo submitted Lydia Herren (left) and Nick Kody are the featured musicians during the next “By the Fireside” concert Feb. 15 at the Red House Administration Building in Allegany State Park.
The next featured performance by local and seven involved two parties. Seven musicians during this occurred during deer season and the others February’s “By the happened in small game, waterfowl or turkey Fireside” concert at hunting seasons. Allegany State Park will The fatal accident happened Nov. 17 in be held Saturday, Feb. Herkimer, when a 55-year-old hunter was 15. shot at close range by a fellow hunter while This month’s featured they were participating in a deer drive. “Nearly 550,000 New Yorkers and visitors performance is by Nick Kody and Lydia enjoy the sport of hunting each year and the declining number of hunting incidents Herren. Influenced by confirms that today’s generation of hunters a wide range of rock, are the most safety-conscious yet,” DEC blues, country and Commissioner Basil Seggos says. “Thanks to traditional folk music, the efforts of DEC staff and volunteer hunter Kody and Herren offer education program instructors that teach a unique and diverse close to 40,000 students each year, hunting interpretation of the has continued to be a safe and enjoyable Americana genre through activity in New York state.” both their recorded work
and live performances. Both musicians are multi-instrumentalists, performing on guitar, violin, harmonica, piano and more. Vocal harmonies are very important to them and their duets provide strong chemistry on stage. Kody and Herren’s original material is inspired heavily by roots music and they often put a distinct spin on cover songs ranging from The Beatles, Eagles, Tom Petty, CCR, Bonnie Raitt, Britney Spears,
Sublime, Taylor Swift and Chris Stapleton, just to name a few. They perform at breweries, restaurants, festivals, theaters and weddings. This “By the Fireside” event takes place at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 in the Red House Administration Building lobby. For more information, contact the Environmental Education/Recreation Department at (716) 354-9101 ext. 236 or AlleganySP@parks. ny.gov.
WINTER WINTER 6 options for funding your next home improvement project
average, $19,920, $9,274 and $6,919, respectively. Homeowners may find that the more expensive renovations require them to secure some type of financing. Those who have never before sought such financing may want to consider these options. 1. Cash-out refinancing: With cashout refinancing, a person will begin the mortgage process anew with the intention of paying off the current mortgage balance, and then taking out additional funds for other purposes. Cashout refinancing is a way to tap into a home’s existing equity for use
on improvements or other expenses, such as college tuition. 2. Home equity line of credit: The financial experts at Bankrate indicate that a HELOC works like a credit card, with the house as collateral. There is a credit limit, and borrowers can spend up to that limit. The interest rate may or may not be fixed. However, the interest may be tax-deductible if the financing is used to improve, buy or build a home. 3. Home equity loan: Individuals also can borrow against equity in their homes with a fixed interest rate
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Before starting a home improvement project, either on one’s own or with the assistance of a professional contractor, homeowners must first consider the costs involved. According to the home improvement resource HomeAdvisor, more than one-third of homeowners do not understand what hiring a professional will cost, and then cannot successfully budget and secure financing once they have set their sights on a renovation project. HomeAdvisor says that some of the more popular projects, such as remodeling a kitchen or bathroom or building a deck, can cost, on
through a home equity loan. Most lenders will calculate 80 percent of the home value and subtract a homeowner’s mortgage balance to figure out how much can be borrowed, according to the financial advisory site The Simple Dollar. 4. Personal loan: Homeowners can shop around at various financial institutions for competitive personal loans to be used for home improvement purposes. Funds may be approved within one business day, which can be ideal for those who want to begin their
improvements soon. 5. Personal line of credit: A personal line of credit allows borrowers to borrow only the money needed at the time, and offers a variable interest rate that is generally lower than fixed loan rates. Again, like a credit card, PLOC gives a person a maximum borrowing amount and is ideal for ongoing purchases. 6. Credit cards: In a pinch, credit cards can be used to finance improvements, but they do come with the cost of very high interest rates if the balance is not paid in
full by the time the bill comes due. However, for funding smaller projects and maximizing rewards points through home improvement retailers or specific credit card company promotions, credit cards can be a way to earn various perks in addition to the benefit of improving a home. Homeowners looking to finance their next improvements should speak to a financial advisor and shop around for the best types of funding for them.
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A Calendar of Events for Ellicottville and Surrounding Communities Feb. 15 By the Fireside concert at Allegany State Park. Free and open to public. Featured artist to be announced. 7 p.m. Feb. 20 Community Spaghetti Dinner at Salem Lutheran Church & Preschool, 91 West Main St., Springville. All are welcome! 5-6:30 p.m. Feb. 21-22 Snocross Championship Racing at Seneca Allegany Resort and Casino. Feb. 21-22 Winter Music Jam
Downtown Ellicottville. 16 musical acts in local village hot spots in two days. Feb. 22 Fat Bike Race at HoliMont Ski Resort, Ellicottville. The 2nd Annual FrostyCX Fatbike race. You can race or watch as a spectator. 10 a.m. Feb. 28 Telestock Day 2020 at Holiday Valley Resort, Ellicottville. A day of peace, love and telemark skiing at the Yodeler champagne Sundeck. Free tele demos. Special lift ticket rates for participants.
Feb. 29 Penguin Paddle at Holiday Valley. Fundraiser for Lounsbury Adaptive Program. Auction items, delicious food and lots of laughs as people slide on their bellies “penguin style” down the bottom of Yodeler slope. Feb. 29 Strictly Hip concert at Gowanda Historical Hollywood Theater. The Strictly Hip will perform for this fundraising event. Tickets will be $15. 7 p.m. Feb. 29 & March 1 Sportsman Show at Seneca Allegany Events Center, Salamanca.
Times file photo A pro snowmobiler leads a pack over a jump during the 2019 AMSOIL Championship Snocross National at the Seneca Allegany Resort and Casino. This year’s event is Feb. 21 and 22 at the casino.
planning on what needs to be done,” she said. “The hotel room blocks that we set in place for the event have already been filled. Tickets sales in The Logo shop are going well.” The stop at the Seneca Allegany Resort and Casino in Salamanca is the farthest east for the national touring series and is the sixth of eight stops during the 201920 season. ISOC Racing spokesperson Gene Shaw said things are going according to plan from the racing side of the event “It was nice to have extra time between events to prepare,” he said. “(The) weather has been fine so far and looks good heading to race day. Nice to see temps at night dipping down in the teens.” New this year is the addition of snow bike racing entertaining and attracting new fans to
the event, Shaw said. Winners of Snow Bike races are determined by points from the two moto’s each day, and if someone were to win both moto’s each day, they’re the winner. The current point leader is Jesse Kirchmeyer from nearby Arcade. “The points race for the Pro class has been a battle each event with Elias Ishoel having the points lead going into Seneca,” Shaw said. “Second-year pro Daniel Benham Minnesota and Lincoln Lemieux are pushing hard for the lead.” Inside the casino, a new Sportsbook area for guests is now open, along with all of the other amenities. “We do sell food and drink out at the events, however, they should come in and check out our wonderful restaurants and gaming,” she said. For the casino, the only effect the
Snocross has one dayto-day operation is the parking, since the race track is built in a section of the eastern parking lot. Hitchcock said the casino has a nice handle on the logistics after past years’ experience. “We had over 15,000 in attendance,” she said. “We expect around the same this year if not a little bit more. We seem to grow every year.” With five weekends already complete this season, Shaw said the events have been great after the blizzard that canceled the opening races in Duluth, Minn. “Race teams like racing at Seneca,” he added. “ISOC always looks forward to seeing races from Eastern Snocross Tour.” “We hope for a great event once again this year,” Hitchcock said. “It’s a great event to bring guests into the area and see what we have to offer.”