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The Ellicottville Distillery recently released its 18-month old bourbon whiskey both commercially and to the general public earlier this month.

Chief Distiller Bryan Scharf said he wanted to get the bourbon to the two-year mark before his next release, but a lot of people have been asking for it so he decided to do an 18-month release on March 16.

“The distillery had a limited run last September at the one-year mark,” he said. “We had probably 100 bottles out and it sold very well and very quickly within two months.”

The bourbon is getter closer to the two-year mark, Scharf said, which he’s shooting for to do a full release in late September, which would also be the distillery’s three-year anniversary.

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Press photo by Deb Everts Ellicottville Distillery released its 18-month old bourbon March 16. Distiller Bryan Scharf is shown with a bottle of the bourbon and the barrels where the spirit continues to age.

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Former Ellicottville mayor Northrup recounts 93 years of outdoor adventures

By Eli Phillips

To describe Edna Northrup as “adventurous” would be a gross understatement. Her tenacity for exploration and living life to the fullest can, and should, be described as limitless.

The Allegany State Park Historical Society hosted the guest speaker this past Saturday, March 16 in the park’s “Camp Allegany” classroom.

There, Northrup spoke on her many accomplishments throughout life, most notably her ascent to the base camp of Mount Everest at the spry age of 84.

Born in Buffalo in 1925, Northrup’s love for the outdoors began at an early age with a passion for skiing. She recalls many trips into Ellicottville to hit the slopes, and it was there she met both her husband, Dr. Bill Northrup, and Lillian Congdon, also an accomplished skier.

The duo even published a book in 2002, “For the Love of Skiing; Our Story of Skiing in Ellicottville,” which highlights some of her and Congdon’s fondest memories in ski country.

The Northrups had six children all together, including best-selling author Christian Northrup, and Olympic Skier Penny Northrup.

Edna Northrup spoke about experiencing heartache, and persevering through the passing of several of her family.

“Then my life changed, of course like everybody else in their life: somebody had to leave.”

She recalled the pain of losing both her daughters, Cindy and Bonnie, as well as her husband Bill. Despite those hardships, she continued to blaze her own trail through life, and at 60, ran in and won the election for mayor of

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Ashford syrup producers gear up for NY Maple Weekends

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Photo by Eli Phillips Lifelong Western New York resident and former Ellicottville mayor Edna Northrup talks about her many outdoor adventures over the years during a recent talk presented by the Allegany State Park Historical Society.

Photo by Rick Miller Miles of blue plastic tubing connect about 850 taps on maple trees at Blesy Maple on Henrietta Road in Ashford. The tubing leads to a tank in the shed that houses the motor driving the vacuum system.

The first maple sap was a long time coming this season. Cold temperatures locked the sap in the trees.

Last week, Brandon Blesy boiled his first run of sap into delicious amber syrup.

The smell of maple syrup bubbling in the gas-fired evaporator filled the sugar shanty on Henrietta Road in the town of Ashford.

Located just off Route 219, the Blesy Farm has a couple of woods full of maple trees.

“We’ve got about 850 taps this year,” Blesy said as he watched the sap. “I added 250 more taps this year all on tubing. The weather has been so cold, I didn’t tap until last week.”

Several miles of tubing wind through the woodlots collecting sap flowing from the trees

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Dog competition part of Pond Skimming Saturday at Holiday Valley

As one last effort to enjoy the winter slopes before warm weather really hits, skiers and snowboarders will make a big splash this weekend at Holiday Valley in Ellicottville.

The annual Pond Skimming event is scheduled for Saturday, March 23 at the Yodeler

area. Skiers and snowboarders — many of whom will be decked out in hilarious costumes — will ride down lower Yodeler and attempt to cross a pond filled with icy cold water.

Hopefully, the weather will be spring-like with sun and warm temperatures for those who don’t make it

across. Registration outside the Yodeler Lodge starts at 11 a.m. and the first competitor will head down the hill at 1 p.m.

Categories for prizes include Best Skimmer, Best Costume, Best Kid and Best Splash. All participants get a one-day pool pass for the Holiday Valley summer pool complex.

New to the fun this year is the King of the Mountain dog competition.

Friendly dogs of all shapes and sizes — and their owners — are invited to participate in this event that will support EARS (Empire Animal Rescue Society).

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Registration starts at 11 a.m. outside the Yodeler Lodge, and the competition will start at noon at the base of Yodeler on the snow.

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“There’s a demand for bourbon and it doesn’t go bad. Alcohol also mellows with age. The longer it sits, the better it gets,” he added.

Scharf said he is still considering distilling a bourbon cream liqueur that would be similar to Baileys Irish Cream and would be a nice, sweet dessert drink.

He said they’ve done some sampling and it’s gone over pretty well, but for now, his focus is on the bourbon and he’s adding another 15 barrels of the spirit right now that will be aging.

According to Scharf, the production all starts in the still, then it gets aged in barrels.

He said the difference between distilling bourbon and corn whiskey is the latter aged in used oak barrels, whereas bourbon is aged in new oak barrels.

Aside from bourbon, most other whiskeys are aged in used bourbon barrels — like scotch and Irish whiskey.

“Whiskeys that are aged in the used bourbon barrels are milder and there is not as much flavor up front because you don’t get as much oak,” he said. “That’s the thing with bourbon; you

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get a lot of tannins from the oak to give it an oaky, smoky, vanilla flavor.”

The Ellicottville Distillery officially opened its doors for business in October 2016. In addition to being chief distiller, Scharf also manages the distillery and is in charge of most of the day-to-day operations.

His partners, Charlie and Liz Bares of Ellicottville, own the farmlands where the corn and barley crops are grown making the distillery self-sustaining and allowing it to operate independently. Scharf said the ability to grow their own products sets them apart, unlike most distilleries that buy commodity grain.

At the heart of the entire operation is a 500-gallon copper pot still, custommade in Germany, where the spirits are created.

The distillery currently offers its unique line corn whiskey, bourbon, vodka, a gin, Honey Spirit and Appleshine.

“I’ll have a blueberry vodka coming out this summer, so we’ll be doing a little release thing for that too — hopefully in July,” he added.

Things are constantly

changing at the distillery.

To separate the tasting activities from the manufacturing area, Scharf has built an enclosed tasting room. He said the half-walls are now 10-feet high and there are viewing windows, so guests can see the manufacturing area. He’s going to put in a dropped ceiling, so it’s even more enclosed.

A number of events are being planned for this summer, as well as the fall, including Empire Animal Rescue Society (EARS) from Salamanca, May 18; a bonfire in June; a Fourth of July weekend event with fireworks and possibly a corn hole tournament sometime in July.

Scharf said he is planning a three-year anniversary celebration for the distillery in September, and the motorcycle event will be back again that month.

The Ellicottville Distillery is located at 5462 Robbins Road, near Ashford Junction. Public tastings are currently held Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 7 p.m. For more information, call the distillery at 5976121 or visit online at ellicottvilledistillery.com, Facebook and Instagram.

Jamestown’s National Comedy Center designated US cultural institution

The National Comedy Center has been formally designated the nation’s official cultural institution dedicated to the art form of comedy.

Both the the U.S. Senate and House passed the designation bill in February, and President Trump signed it into law Tuesday.

Opened in August, the state-of-theart, $50 million museum complex is dedicated to presenting the vital story of comedy in America and preserving its heritage for future generations.

Based on the vision of Jamestown native Lucille Ball for her hometown to become a destination for comedy, the National Comedy Center showcases comedy’s great minds and unique voices in ways that engage, inspire, educate and entertain.

The passage of the National Comedy Center legislation, part of the bipartisan John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act, was led by thenSenate Minority Leader Charles Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, both New York Democrats, and Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning.

“Comedy is an art form, and it’s a part America’s rich cultural history,” Schumer said. “The Comedy Center is a tourism magnet and now, finally, it has the national designation it so clearly deserves.”

Gillibrand said, “When I visited the museum, it was clear that the Comedy Center should become a landmark in New York.”

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Weekend

MAPLE WEEKEND with the help of vacuum systems. The vacuum assist pulls more sap from the trees. It’s collected in 250-gallon tanks at the vacuum sheds and pumped into tanks mounted on a wagon Blesy pulls to the woods and back to the sugar shanty with a tractor.

Blesy has been making maple syrup at Blesy Farms for nine years.

He started in a much more modest sugar shack on the property. New regulations that prohibit any lead solder in the pans meant buying a new evaporator a few years ago.

Since it is more concentrated — the sap starts out at 2 percent sugar and is at 8 percent after reverse osmosis — a smaller evaporator can be used that uses far less natural gas.

When the bubbling maple syrup gets to the right temperature, it automatically drains into a container and is stored until he’s ready to filter and bottle the maple syrup.

Blesy said he sells about 100 gallons at the Apple Dumpling Restaurant in Springville, the hardware

store and word-ofmouth.

“I’ve set a goal of 250 gallons this year,” Blesy said. It takes about 40 gallons of sap to make a gallon of maple syrup.

Any remaining barrels are sold in bulk and shipped to Vermont where the maple syrup is used to add a tiny bit of maple flavor to table syrup that is mostly corn syrup, he said.

“All the money goes back into the business,” Blesy said. “I have fun doing it. It’s a hobby.

There’s something different every day and I enjoy it.”

He’s hoping the late start to the season isn’t a bad sign. “It will be worth the wait. I think it will still be a good season.”

This is the first year Blesy has participated in New York’s Maple Weekends. They are March 23–24 and March 30–31.

“We’ll have maple cotton candy, maple cookies and Maple syrup for sale, Blesy said.

There will be samples and maple products for sale.

The address of Blesy’s sugar shanty is 7129 Henrietta Road,

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Springville, but it is located in Cattaraugus County. From Route 219, turn left before you cross the new bridge on Old Route 219 (Miller Road).

Four other Cattaraugus County maple producers are participating in Maple Weekends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both weekends Boberg’s Maple, 2298 Edmunds Road, Delevan.

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ECS NEWS & SPORTS ECS officials discuss 2019-20 budget

By Abigail Sonnenberg Student Reporter

At the March 9 meeting of the Ellicottville Central School Board of Education, the district treasurer Aimee Kilby presented an outline for the budget of the 201920 school year.

Not much assistance is expected from the state, according to superintendent Bob Miller, although certain statistics are still being worked out.

Board member Debra Golley agreed that any requests for assistance might “fall on deaf ears.”

Kilby reported on the main points of the budget, stating that, “some expenditures still need to be plugged in, but revenues are mostly set,” and that “some figures are still needed from CA BOCES.” There is a reported 2-percent increase in health insurance and changes in wages across the board. This change in wages creates about a 2-percent tax gap, Miller said.

Special education services are also seeing an increase in the budget.

New opportunities for technology — “personal laptops, two copiers,” said Miller — as well as building repairs, the replacement of playground mulch and new athletic dugouts were discussed.

Miller reported on a company out of Illinois known as the “First Government Lease Company.” This company is lease-toown and “finances at 5 percent, which is much easier to swallow than $35,000 a year, especially with the lawn mower standing on its last legs.”

The board has agreed on an objective to find something more multifunctional, especially a vehicle operational in the winter.

IN OTHER BUSINESS, the possible need for a split classroom was a concern, especially with class number trending up.

Miller stood in favor of splitting one of the larger classrooms into two separate rooms.

Golley introduced the idea of using a resource teacher’s room as a school-wide resource

room and repurposing the other one, stating that “it’s not worth the money to split a room.”

This possible need for a split classroom was prompted by current numbers.

According to Miller, “Our pre-k numbers are high with 27 kids, and so far about 30 nonresidents have applied — we’ll have to put a hold on that in case we don’t have everyone indistrict.”

On the topic of school changes, there is a high chance that the school’s use of the Schoology platform will change.

At the time of the introduction of Schoology, it was much cheaper than the platform Blackboard.

With the rise of the Office 365 platform, “we might be able to ditch Schoology,” said Miller.

This shift would drastically reduce costs, as Kilby reported that Schoology cost $8,000 at the time of purchase.

This year a plan is set to “buy through CA BOCES, as we will receive 36 percent aid,” said Kilby.

Despite this, there was a discussion on which platform would be best for the school. Golley stood in support of Office 365 but stated her preference for Google Classrooms.

Miller then stated that “life is a pain in the keister,” and countered with the idea that “365 lets you work through the Office office platforms and has many features that Google doesn’t.”

ALSO OF NOTE, the board: approved Robert Sawicki as a volunteer coach for the 201819 baseball program.

Sawicki will also act as the pitch count keeper for the 2018-19 school year for $25.00 per game. nominated Steve Crowley as a candidate for the CattaraugusAllegany-Erie-Allegany BOCES Board Seat. approved Robert Adams to the position of full-time Maintenance Worker effective March 19, 2019. approved an increases in the substitute pay for Edward Lamberson. approved Gwen Bush as a chaperone for Track for the 2018-19 school year.

ECS SPORTS SCHEDULE SATURDAY 3/23 V Baseball: vs. Panama, at St. Bonaventure, 12 & 1:35 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 3/27 V Softball: at Cattaraugus-Little Valley, 4:30 p.m.

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Hamilton, UB returning to NCAA Tournament after MAC championship

Ellicottville Central School graduate Marissa Hamilton is going dancing again with the University at Buffalo women’s basketball team.

A sophomore forward, Hamilton’s team returned to the NCAA women’s basketball tournament with a second consecutive Mid American Conference Tournament Championship, defeating Ohio 77-61 in the finals on Saturday in Cleveland.

Last year, the Bulls played their way to the NCAA Sweet 16. They’ll try again on Friday, March 22, at Storrs, Conn. against Rutgers at 4:30 p.m. Seeded 10th, the Bulls (23-9) play the No. 7 Scarlet Knights in a game televised on ESPN2. The winner will likely face perennial powerhouse Connecticut (which plays No. 15 Towson in the first round) on Sunday in the second round.

Hamilton has played in 29 games for the Bulls this season, averaging 3.0 points and 1.3 rebounds in 11.4 minutes. Her season high came on Ellicottville Sports Boosters photo Jan. 23, when she scored 13 points Buffalo sophomore Marissa Hamilton, an Ellicottville graduate, holds in a win over Akron. the MAC Tournament Championship trophy after the Bulls’ victory over Ohio on Saturday at Quicken Loans Arena.

O-E’s Bell marks perfect score in Youth Trap League

Otto-Eldred’s Jake Bell was the lone perfect score in week two of the Southern Tier Scholastic Youth Trap League match competition. With moderating weather and shooters getting in their “groove,” scores overall are vastly improved.

Eastern Conference Oswayo Valley 174, Genesee Valley 151, at Angelica Conservation Club Bolivar- Richburg 174, Portville 163, at Portville Conservation Club Cuba Rushford 164, Otto Eldred 172, at Eldred Conservation Club Otto-Eldred: Jake Bell 25, Austin Unverdorben 24, Corre Smith 23, Owen Flexman 20, Trey Lee 20, Clay Holden 20, Christopher Rounsville 20, David Wheaton 20.

Coudersport: BYE week.

Bolivar-Richburg: Lucas Cornelius 23, Colten Studley 23, David Baldwin 22, William French 22, Copper Hosley 22, Seth Brisky 21, Jason Chind 21, Daniel Baldwin 20.

Portville: Dylan George 22, Natalie Karnuth 22, Peter Stayer 22, Dominic Lockwood 21, Colton Gibbons 20, Derek Mikolajczak 20, Thomas Buckvitch 18, Aly Estabrook 18.

Oswayo Valley: Dakota Green 23, Zain Harvey 23, Mark Olmstead Jr. 22, Alton Skiver 22, Gunner Bean 22, Honor Gross 21, Owen Sturdevant 21, Karley Carpenter 20.

March 5 scores Oswayo Valley: Zain Harvey 22, John Wiley 21, Derrick Bickel 21, Owen Sturdevant 20, Mark Olmstead Jr. 19, Alton Skiver 19, Dakota Green 19, Austin Abbott 18.

Genesee Valley: Hunter Murphy 24, Ian Coombs 20, Riley Gordon 19, Spencer Drake 19, Gavin Szalay 18, Austin Murphy 17, Fisher Herdman 17, Riley McKnight 17.

Cuba-Rushford: Ethan Bump 22, Ryan Witter 22, Logan Barber 21, Ryan Higley 21, Jacob Smith 21, Brett Shaffer 20, Ambria Hopkins 19, Michael Jordan 18.

Central Conference Cattaraugus-Little Valley 160, Pine Valley 156, Randolph 174, at Randolph Rod & Gun Salamanca 155, Franklinville 156, at Franklinville Conservation Club Springville 175, Ellicottville 153, at Ellicottville Sportsman Club Springville: Caleb Darnley 24, Jarrett Wolf 24, Harley Maloy 23, Bryson Black 23, Nick Emmick 22, John Gnojek 20, Garon Domes 20, Kaitlynn Bishop 19.

Cattaraugus-Little Valley: Courteney Halterman 22, Devin Henderson 22, Chance Robertson 21, Paul Tackentien 21, Nick Williams 19, Johnathan Shattuck 19, Gavin Baxter 18, Raymond Haas 18.

Pine Valley: Kyle Chase 21, Cole Mosher 21, Brennan Sercu 21, Lane White 20, Craig Howard 19, James Spruce 19, Hunter Stewart 18, Brendan Colvin 17.

Ellicottville: Patrick Dineen 24, Colby O’Stricker 22, Caleb Ploetz 19, Isaiah Ploetz 18, Emmett JacobsenCoolidge 18, Tim Venturin 18, Nathaniel Ploetz 17, Aiden Murry 17.

Randolph: Travis Wright 24, Daylon Booth 23, Evan Matson 23, Troy Wright 22, Hayden Congdon 21, Wyatt Adams 21, Skyler Wright 20, Ethan Chadwick 20.

Franklinville: Skyler Lawrence 23, Reilly Davis 20, Seth Pfeiffer 20, Jacob Freer 19, Hunter Irwin 19, Devin Neamon 19, Tyler Folts 18, Konnor Martin 18.

Salamanca: Carter Stoltz 21, Bryce Taylor 20, Seth Bocharski 20, Hunter Stoltz 20, Harrison Dodge 20, Luke Papke 19, Hunter Ercolani 18, George Gillman 17.

Ellicottville students spend a day under the big top

By Louisa Benatovich Student Reporter With all the negativity and pure tragedy that has been on the news, it is easy to forget to appreciate the little things. On March 14, five students from Ellicottville’s 12-1-2 class experienced joy in its purest form.

“12-1-2” is a classroom setup that stands for 12 students, one teacher and two aides. For a classroom with various physical and cognitive disabilities, this arrangement works swimmingly.

Spearheaded by Mrs. Rocco, these students experience the school setting in a manner that works for them.

As a treat, Ginna Hensel, president of Student Council, came up with the idea of a field trip for the 12-1-2. Because of logistical reasons, field trips are something that the class rarely does, but Hensel was determine to make this one work.

After several phone calls, Hensel managed to procure Shrine Circus tickets. The money raised at the Teachers vs Sheriffs Basketball Game concession stand was used to foot the bill. With a bus and van, the class, accompanied by Hensel herself, ventured north to the Hamburg Fairgrounds.

There, the students were greeted with sights, sounds and smells they’d never experienced before.

Everyone was beyond excited.

Performances ranged from

elephants, tigers and lions to acrobats and magicians. Johnny Rocket also made an appearance.

The perennial goofball had everyone laughing.

“I was lucky to be able to do this for this classroom because the joy on those kids’ faces was worth every single penny,” Hensel said. “My little brother, Charlie, happens to be in that classroom, and the fact that I got to spend the entire day with him at the circus is one on of my most favorite high school memories.

Hensel said Charlie spent the whole morning before departure saying, “Yay, circus!” She said she wasn’t sure if he knew what a circus was, but everyone was just so happy to go.

“When we were there, I bought everyone coloring-book programs,” she said. “A girl in the class was so excited that she hugged and thanked me.”

Hensel also recognized Rocco and her team for the work that they do in 121-

2.

“A lot of the kids are non-verbal, but the aides and Mrs. Rocco know what they want and need,” she said. “They play with them and recognize when they need a break.

They have created a comfortable atmosphere. I truly believe that we have one of the best programs in the county.”

Additionally, Rocco extended her deepest thanks to the Student Council for providing her class this opportunity.

“Your thoughtfulness and generosity put smiles on a lot of faces!” she said. “We had an amazing time at the Shrine Circus — all the music, dancing and incredible performers were so engaging and fun. … I had never been, but it is something I will be watching for in the future!”

It is safe to say the Shrine Circus was a roaring success — pun intended.

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HEALTH & FITNESS: WHY ARE YOUR JOINTS MAKING NOISE ?

By Kim Duke We’ve all been through it: wake up in the morning, stretch your arms and something, somewhere, cracks.

Sometimes it feels like you’ve relieved tension and other times it just hurts! So, should you be worried about this noise that makes people think you’re falling apart?

Although it can be embarrassing at times, usually snapping joints is not something you should be worried about. But, if you have swelling and pain with the cracking, then there could be something wrong and you really need to visit your doctor.

Why do your joints make noise?

You’ll notice, as you get older that your joints start making more noise, but, why? The answer is simple.

Imagine a door. When it creaks, it needs oiling, right?

Our joints are similar in a way.

We don’t have oil

between our joints — we have cartilage. As you get older, the cartilage between your joints starts to wear away. Don’t fret, it’s normal, and you should expect it.

It’s completely normal for your joints to pop, crack and creak. It’s not anything to be concerned about unless you’re in pain.

What is the sound?

There’s more than one reason for your cracking joints. Let’s say you’re working out, and you’re doing the same exercise over and over again, like push-ups or squats. You could notice that one of your joints is making a snapping

Obituaries Joan Zehnder

Joan (Lux) Zehnder passed away on March 16 in Springville, NY. She was 84.

She grew up in Glenwood, NY and married Glenn Zehnder. Together they have a son Bruce (Kim) Zehnder; grandson, Jed (Deb) Zehnder; granddaughter, Janelle (Eric) Enser; and five greatgrandchildren, Emily and Ryan Zehnder, and Avery, Claire and Lauren Enser. She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Mabel (Stebbins) Lux. She lived in her home in Glenwood for over 60 years.

Joan loved spending time with her family and friends. She took great joy in decorating her home and taking care of her flower gardens. She loved mowing her lawn and

mulching leaves. During the winter months, she worked at Kissing Bridge for a number of years. She loved animals, especially cats, and always had one for companionship. She enjoyed driving her Mercury, spending time at Rushford Lake, listening to music, and going out to lunch.

Joan was a very proud mom, grandma and great-grandma and she will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Friends and family are welcome to attend a celebration of life on Sunday, March 31 at Chanderson’s, 11851 Route 16, Delevan, NY 14042, between the hours of 1:00 and 4:00. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Colden Fire Company.

Gregory J. Kent

Gregory J. Kent, 60, of Great Valley, passed away Wednesday (March 13, 2019) following a lengthy illness.

He was born on May 25, 1958, in Springville, son of the late Kay and Janice Woodard Kent. On June 30, 1979, he married the former Jennette McGilvray, who survives.

Mr. Kent was a graduate of Ellicottville Central School and attended SUNY Cobleskill.

He worked for Fitzpatrick and Weller, in Ellicottville, for 27 years, as well as Gernatt Asphalt, in Great Valley, for 10 years.

Greg was a member of the Masonic Lodge, in Great Valley, where he served as past master twice; as well as a member of the Keystone Kiln Drying Association; and the Green Cemetery Board.

He loved fishing with his grandchildren and enjoyed spending time at home, on the family farm, as well as traveling and boating.

Besides his loving wife of 39 years, he is survived by three sons, Justin (Kelly) Kent of Freedom, Matthew (Heather) Kent of Glenwood, Minn., and Nathan (Alexandria Hickey) Kent of Great Valley; a brother, Scott Kent of Great Valley; and two sisters, Barbara “Bobbi” Tomczyk of Ashford and Becky (Dan) Smith of Great Valley; three grandchildren, Braeden, Zoey and Skylar Kent; as well as several nieces and nephews.

Friends called March 18, 2019, at Mentley Funeral Home Inc., 411 Rock City St., in Little Valley. Funeral services were held March 19 from the funeral home.

Burial will be in Green Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Roswell Park Transplant and Cellular Therapy Center, 665 Elm St., Buffalo, NY 14203; the Kevin Guest House, 782 Ellicott St., Buffalo, NY 14203; or the Great ValleyEllicottville Ambulance Service, PO Box 74, Ellicottville, NY 14731.

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noise every time you bend your elbows or your knees.

The noise is telling you that one of your muscles is tight, which is causing friction around your bone, or it could be one of your tendons rubbing over your bone. If and when you notice it, you need to stretch your body out to get your muscles to relax.

Try listening to your joints when they pop; you’ll notice that your shoulders make the loudest popping noises, that’s because there are a lot of tendons that move over your shoulder bones, making the noise that much louder.

Cracking Knuckles We have all either heard someone purposely cracking their knuckles or you have done it yourself. The sound you hear coming from your knuckles, is nitrogen bubbles popping. It’s normal for these bubbles to collect and get compressed in the cartilage between your knuckles.

Have you ever heard the myth that you’ll give yourself arthritis or your knuckles will get big if you pop them?

You probably have, but as we said, it’s a myth. This won’t happen because it’s gas being released.

Avoiding Creaky Joints What do you do when your skin is dry? You apply lotion, right?

So, the solution for creaking joints is “Motion is lotion.”

If all the snapping, cracking, creaking and popping is bothering you, then your solution is to move around more.

Why? Because sitting around doing nothing is stopping the fluid between your joints from moving around, building more gas.

And all that creaking noise is gas bubbles popping!

East Otto news and notes

By Mrs. Carlton L. Smith

Lenten services in Springville The Springville Are Ministerium are once again holding mid-week Lenten services at noon each Wednesday during the 40-day period continuing through April 17.

All the services are at the First Presbyterian Church on North Buffalo Street, Springville, with a different

minister of the ministerium and that congregation in charge of the service and lunch that follows each week.

Two members of that group are churches in East Otto and West Valley.

The public is welcome to attend these special services.

Soup Social at Brooklyn March 28

The once a month food pantry and soup social at the Brooklyn Free Methodist Church in East Otto will be Thursday, March 28 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

All are invited to attend. Have a bowl of soup, hear some good music and receive some needed non-perishable food items.

Benefit breakfast March 30

There will be a benefit breakfast at the VFW in Little Valley March 30 from 8 to 11 a.m.

This breakfast is sponsored by two

clubs, the FYEC and the Theatre Club of Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School to raise funds for two trips the clubs are planning.

East Otto Preservation Supporters to meet April 4

The East Otto Preservation Supporters Group met March 14 in the senior room at the Town Hall in East Otto to discuss plans and ideas for activities for the coming spring and summer.

The group will meet again on April 4 at 7 p.m. at the town hall to firm up plans for Memorial Sunday and to look ahead to other possible activities in the coming months.

DEC: Brush burning is prohibited now until May

As Western New York edges toward spring, the requisite warning about the dangers of open burning in dry, windy conditions comes again.

Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos reminds residents that with spring approaching conditions for wildfires will become heightened and residential brush burning is prohibited March 16 through May 14 across New York state.

“While many people associate wildfires with the western United States, the start of spring weather and the potential for dry conditions increases the risk for wildfires in New York,” Seggos says. “New York prohibits residential burning during the coming high-risk fire season to reduce wildfires and protect people, property, and natural resources. The ban has been extremely effective in reducing the number of wildfires, and we’re encouraging New Yorkers to put safety first.”

Even though much of the state still has snow on the ground, warming temperatures can quickly cause wildfire conditions to arise.

Historically, open burning of debris is the largest single cause of spring wildfires. When temperatures are warmer and the past fall’s debris, dead grass and leaves

dry out, wildfires can start and spread easily and be further fueled by winds and a lack of green vegetation.

New York first enacted strict restrictions on open burning in 2009 to help prevent wildfires and reduce air pollution.

State regulations allow residential brush fires in towns with fewer than 20,000 residents during most of the year, but prohibit such burning in spring when most wildfires in New York occur.

Since the ban was established, the eight-year annual average number of spring fires decreased by 42.6 percent, from 2,649 in 2009, to 1,521 in 2018.

Campfires using charcoal or untreated wood are allowed, but people should never leave such fires unattended and must extinguish them. Burning garbage or leaves is

prohibited year-round.

Some towns, primarily in and around the Adirondack and Catskill parks, are designated “fire towns.” Open burning is prohibited year-round in these municipalities unless an individual or group has a written permit from DEC. To find out whether a municipality is designated a “fire town” or to obtain a permit, contact the appropriate DEC regional office. A list of regional offices is available on DEC’s website.

Violators of the state’s open burning regulation are subject to both criminal and civil enforcement actions, with a minimum fine of $500 for a first offense. To report environmental law violations call (800) 8477332, or report online on DEC’s website.

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Letter to the Editor Ken Brown 700 Club expresses thanks to supporters The Ken Brown 700 Club would like to thank all those who contributed to making our 2019 fundraising another success.

This year’s party was held Saturday, March 2 at the Yodeler Terrace at Holiday Valley. We would again like to thank the good people at Holiday Valley for allowing us to use the Terrace again.

We are also grateful to Vicky and Moose Brown for supplying the lunch.

The cost of the lunch was again covered by our major contributors: CCB., Pritchard Real Estate and Hodgson Russ, Attorneys, and they were joined this year by the Weed Ross Insurance Group.

Due to the rather raw, cool weather our attendance at the luncheon was a little lower than we expected, but those who came stayed on for our auctions (live and silent) and they got some great buys, thanks to many donations from our local merchants and friends of the Club.

The significant increase in our

auction proceeds allowed the Steering Committee to increase our giving to local not-for-profit organizations to $9,000 and brings the total contributions to almost $90,000 since the Club was founded by Kenny Brown some 19 years ago.

It should be remembered that a significant portion of that amount has come from our faithful members who have contributed $50 each year to preserve the legacy of “The King” Kenny Brown to “Help Us Help Others.”

The beneficiaries of our fundraising are nine local not-for-profit organizations: Alley Katz, Almost Home Animal Sanctuary, Ellicottville Library, Ellicottville Food Pantry, EVGV Trail, Lounsbury Adaptive Ski Program, Nannen Arboretum, Phoenix Adaptive Ski Program and the Ken Brown Memorial Award.

Thanks again to all who contributed to making 2019 another successful year.

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RIT students begin Ellicottville DPW project

By Caitlin Croft

The March meeting of the Ellicottville Village Board opened with good news.

The quarterly sales tax from the county was received, totaling $102,922.21.

This marks the final payment for the current fiscal year and the total received is approximately $411,000. This is up considerably from the year before.

A check was also received from Charter Communications for their franchise fee, totaling $18,340.80.

There was some discussion regarding a bill that was flagged during the meeting.

Trustee Greg Cappelli asked for a follow up on the status.

The bill in question was regarding legal fees for the project at 5 Park Square.

Originally it was labeled for the project at 23 Washington St. Cappelli asked if there was a process and procedure in place yet that these extraneous fees can be billed back to the applicant.

Town/Village Engineer Niles Pierson advised there is a process in place that advises applicants that any work/costs above and beyond permits will be sent to the client.

There was a meeting with Iskalo Development regarding the former site of the Signore Plant and their potential involvement if the DRI Grant is awarded to Ellicottville. They are on board and open to project proposals.

Regarding the ongoing issue with the Village Accounting Bill from RA Mercer, recent talks have gotten closer to a solution and no further payments will be made regarding last year’s bill that was exponentially higher than budgeted. This was due to the software from Williamson Law not being compatible and performing to the standards that were promised.

The Town/Village CFA Engineering Grant funds have yet to be received, but Pierson advises he is in contact with the Department of State and we will be reimbursed but unsure of when.

There was a Request for Proposal sent out for a new village attorney and four firms have responded. The next phase will be interviews and discussion amongst the board.

The New York Local Leaders Conference is being held at Holiday Valley April 2 and 3. The annual NYCOM

meeting is May 5 to 7.

It is time to update the NYMIR Insurance and the rates have increased 5 percent. This is a larger-than-normal increase, but due to upgrades in vehicles, equipment and all village facilities are now insured at full replacement value.

For what is being gained this is a very reasonable increase.

Dr. Green Lawn Contract was approved for this summer in order to get a small discount on the price. The Charter Communications Franchise Agreement is up for renewal and will be addressed in the coming month. Lastly, the Southern Tier West 26th Annual Local Government Conference has been announced for May 9.

IN THE Planning Report, there was discussion regarding the policies on Planning Board meetings when a quorum cannot be reached. Initially the April meeting was cancelled but an alternate date was conducive to holding a quorum.

This April’s meeting will be held on the third Tuesday instead of the second Tuesday.

Seeing as the construction months here are limited, it is ever important that meetings in the spring happen. The mayor advised he will speak to the Planning Board regarding the concern.

In January, the Engineering Department was selected by RIT to work closely with two Engineering Student Groups on a project for their degree.

The students will, at no cost to the village, learn about the current facilities, processes and procedures. They are then charged to design a state of the art DPW Building.

Part of this project will include studying the economics of remodeling vs. building new. Work on this project started with the students this past month.

With the weather beginning to break for spring, the next phase of the GIS program will commence. This phase will consist of marking and mapping the village trees, street signs and stormwater system.

In Refuse, Trustee Patra Lowes advised she is going through the Trash Law and working on updates and amendments.

The next meeting of the Ellicottville Village Board is scheduled for April 15 at the Town/Village Hall at 6 p.m.

Tax Forms — We have now received the IRS instruction books and forms as well as NYS forms and instruction booklets. Forms are available free of charge.

March 25, 6–8 p.m., Knitting (& Crochet) Club — All abilities welcome, just bring some yarn and your needles.

March 26, 3:30 p.m., Parkinson’s Disease Support Group — All are welcome to attend.

April 3, 1:30 p.m., Book Club — The April book is “Silver Sparrow” by Tayari Jones. Contact Joyce Evans at 474-7679 for more information. New members are always welcome to join this relaxed and informal group.

April 16, 6–8 p.m., Spring

Felting Class — Join instructor Cathy Lacy to learn how to felt in this free class. There will be time to make several spring felting projects such as ducks, bunnies, Easter eggs and more. Class size is limited. For adults and children over 12. Please call the library at 699-2842 to register.

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.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m., Storytime 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.

‘Wolf Pack’

by C.J. Box

The good news is that game warden Joe Pickett has his job back. The bad news is there’s a drone killing wildlife.

The drone belongs to a mysterious and wealthy man whose son is dating Joe’s own daughter, Lucy.

When Joe tries to lay down the rules for the drone operator, he’s asked by the FBI and the DOJ to stand down, which only makes him more suspicious.

He begins to fear that a pack of four vicious killers working on behalf of the Sinaloa cartel known as the Wolf Pack has arrived.

Their target seems to be the mystery man and everyone who is associated with him.

Teaming up with another game warden to confront these assassins, Joe finds himself in the most violent and dangerous predicament he’s ever faced.

This book is currently available in book format only at the Ellicottville Memorial Library. It is also available as a large print book and as an audio book using our interlibrary loan program, or you can download it for free as an eBook version to your device using your library card.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

A Calendar of Events for Ellicottville and Surrounding Communities

March 23 St. Aloysius Benefit Raffle at St. Aloysius Parish Hall, 188 Franklin St., Springville.

Hams, chocolates, turkeys, steaks, shrimp, sausage and more to be raffled. Proceeds benefit the school. $5 at the door. 5:30 p.m.

March 23 & 24 Equifest at Hamburg Fairgrounds Showplex & Ag Discovery buildings. Equine Expo featuring clinics, demos, speakers and over 100 vendors. Free admission and parking.

Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Pancake Breakfast at Epiphany of Our Lord’s Parish Hall, 10893 Sisson Highway, North Collins. All-you-can-eat pancakes. $8 for adults, $5 children 5-12, children under 5 eat free. Questions, call 337-2686. 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

March 30 Towel Raffle Party at Concord Town Hall, Springville. Refreshments available.

Presented by Springville Women of the Moose #1183. Doors open 10 a.m., game starts 11:30.

March 31 4-H Spaghetti Dinner at Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds Corporate Building,

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Little Valley. Basket raffles, pie auctions. All proceeds used for fairground beef project area improvements. $8 presale, $10 at door, 7 and under $5. 699-2377 ext. 130. 3 to 7 p.m.

March 31 Native Offerings Farm barn fire benefit at Lakeward Spirits Event Center at the Barrel Factory, 65 Vandalia St., Buffalo.

4 to 8 p.m.

April 1 Chaffee Hospital & Home Retirees luncheon at Concord Senior Center, 40 Commerce Drive, Springville.

Please bring a place setting and a dish to pass.

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Meals on Wheels volunteers sought

The Cattaraugus County Department of the Aging’s Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is looking for volunteers for the Cattaraugus/Little Valley Senior Wellness and Nutrition site, located at 111 South St. in Cattaraugus.

The site is in need of nutrition site and Meals on Wheels volunteers. A nutrition site volunteer helps with cleaning tables, washing dishes, and packing Meals on Wheels.

Meals on Wheels are delivered in the Cattaraugus area Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Most volunteers deliver 10 to 16 meals once a week, and

it takes about one hour to complete a route.

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The New York Farm Bureau outlined its federal public policy agenda last month highlighting the continued push for immigration reform and the need to expand market opportunities to improve the agricultural economy.

This week’s press conference call with reporters was in advance of a planned visit from fire. The New York next month to Washington, D.C., where There can be many A terrible fire State Association of Fire several New York Farm Bureau members reasons why batteries in Watertown on Chiefs states that having will meet with members of New York’s Valentine’s Day claimed are removed from working smoke alarms smoke alarms. Perhaps the lives of a father and Congressional delegation. in your home reduces four of his daughters. An a battery is needed for The organization’s national priorities your risk of dying in a another device and investigation found that include immigration reform, which remains fire by 50 percent by no other batteries are there were no batteries a top priority for the New York Farm providing early warning. Bureau. handy. Perhaps cooking in the home’s smoke The association also was creating smoke and detectors.

NYFB President David Fisher called for recommends that smoke an end to the stalemate in Washington over setting it off.

This serves as a this issue and asked lawmakers to advance alarms be installed on Worn-out batteries backdrop to remind public policy that will establish a more every floor of your will make the alarm residents of a new home. They should also comprehensive guest worker visa program “chirp,” which can be law regarding smoke be installed inside every for agriculture. irritating and cause detectors that goes into “Much of the discussion lately has bedroom and outside of people to remove them. effect April 1. revolved around border security. New York the sleeping area in the Then they forget to The law requires that Farm Bureau agrees that having a secure hallway and at critical replace them. all new or replacement points along your escape border is important, but the rest of the issue The 10-year sealed smoke detectors sold in cannot be ignored,” said President Fisher. path, like at the bottom New York state be either battery detectors are a “There must be a system in place for people of a stairwell to warn little more expensive powered by a 10-year, who want to work on our farms, who want you if the room below is than the old models, but sealed, non-removable to stay on our farms to produce the food that officials say they will be full of smoke. battery or hardwired feeds our country.”

Maintaining your cheaper over the same to the home. The law Reforms should allow for current, trained smoke detector requires workers to stay on farms and maintain a 10-year period given was actually approved little effort, but the the cost of replacement in 2015 but designed consistent workforce to plant and harvest importance is clear. batteries. When the to take effect this year crops, and care for livestock. This includes Remove dust, cobwebs, sealed-battery alarm so manufacturers could updates and reform of the H-2A program. pet fur or other buildup quits, it’s gone and sell off inventories of It is the only available federal program that might interfere with in place right now for agriculture, but it you need to get a new the removable-battery its effective operation. one. The battery is not detectors. only applies to seasonal farms, like fruit, Finally, the fire chiefs replaceable.

People with vegetable and nursery farms. Reforms group recommends that must expand the system for farms that Homeowners can opt removable-battery need workers year-round, like the state’s you test your alarms to hardwire detectors, detectors can still keep important dairy sector. monthly. There should but you’ll need a good them, but when they The number of H-2A workers being be a “test” button that working knowledge of need to be replaced, utilized in New York state to help harvest allows this. wiring to install them those types won’t be crops like fruits and vegetable as well as Smoke detectors are — or hire an electrician. available for sale after perform seasonal jobs has increased greatly probably one of the Remember, however, April 1. Also, after that over the past several years. smallest investments hardwired units won’t date, homeowners and New York is in the top 10 for H-2A you’ll ever make that work if the power goes landlords must upgrade utilization and saw an increase of 11 percent could pay the largest out unless they have a the detectors before from FY17 to FY18. This reflects the dividend. It might save selling or renting homes battery backup. tightening local labor market and the need your life.

Working smoke and apartments, even to not only fix H-2A but have a system for alarms can keep you if the old ones still all farms, not just seasonal operations. and your family safe function.

“We must find a balance in Washington to provide for border security and a workable, guest worker visa program,” said Fisher.

Improving the country’s infrastructure is another priority for the bureau. Farmers rely on roads, bridges, waterways, locks and dams and seaports to get goods to market, hundreds of blood drive cancellations, both in the U.S. and abroad.

The American Red Cross has a Without safe, reliable infrastructure, causing more than 20,000 blood and severe shortage of type O blood and production and transportation costs rise, platelet donations to go uncollected. urges type O donors – as well as farm and delivery trucks drive greater Individuals of all blood types – eligible blood and platelets donors especially type O – are asked to make distances using more fuel, and we run the of all blood types – to give now to risk of food spoiling in trucks, railyards and an appointment to donate blood or ensure lifesaving patient care isn’t ports. New York State has invested in new platelets by downloading the free impacted this winter. infrastructure and the federal government American Red Cross Blood Donor Type O blood is the most inshould do the same.

App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or demand blood type, helping patients “Infrastructure improvements are calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800facing life-threatening conditions also needed to continue to expand rural 733-2767). and emergencies every day. Type O broadband so farmers and businesses can Local upcoming blood donation negative blood can be transfused to have access to the same technology in opportunities in March include: patients with any blood type and is urban areas,” said Fisher. “Technology • March 25 — Conewango Valley, 4 and agricultural research are important what emergency room personnel reach p.m. to 9 p.m., Conewango Fire Hall, to the future of farming, and our farms for when there’s no time to determine a patient’s blood type. Type O positive 12447 Northeast Road must remain on the cutting edge to be • March 29 — Randolph, 1 p.m. to 6 competitive blood is also especially needed p.m., Randolph Fire Hall, 70 Main St. because it is the most transfused A 2016 federal report showed 17 Individuals who are 17 years of blood type and can be given to Rhpercent of rural New Yorkers have no age in most states (16 with parental positive patients of any blood type. access to broadband and a third of farmers consent where allowed by state law), Right now, the Red Cross has less nationwide are without any internet service.

In rural America, broadband services weigh at least 110 pounds and are in than a three-day supply of most generally good health may be eligible increase economic development through blood types, and blood products are to donate blood. High school students new business opportunities and are better being distributed to hospitals faster able to communicate with current and and other donors 18 years of age and than donations are coming in. Recent prospective customers as well to market and younger also have to meet certain snowstorms and severe weather in sell their products. many parts of the country have forced height and weight requirements.

Precision agriculture also relies on broadband services so farmers and ranchers

can manage efficient, economical and environmentally conscious businesses.

Farmers use precision agriculture for accurate mapping of field boundaries, roads and irrigation systems; for precision planting and harvesting; and for targeting the application of fertilizer and chemicals that combat weeds and crop diseases.

Additionally, trade remains a focus for the bureau as farmers have seen the challenges first hand on their farms as the rural economy has taken a hit because of the retaliatory tariffs affecting U.S. exports. A trade war with many countries has depressed commodity prices and hurt farmers’ bottom lines when farmers can least afford it in this tight farm economy.

NYFB is asking lawmakers to defend and expand trade opportunities for New York agriculture through existing and new trade agreements. This includes supporting the U.S-Mexico-Canada Agreement known as U-S-M-C-A. It will expand the dairy market for New York products and ensure that the trade doors opened under NAFTA will remain open.

“The impact of losing the deal and abandoning NAFTA all together would be devastating as New York would see a 15% overall drop in exports,” said Lauren Williams, New York Farm Bureau’s Senior Associate Director of National Affairs.

“When you consider that the farm economy is already suffering, an additional drop in farm income would only exacerbate the pressure our farmers are under right now.

Regulatory Reform is another national priority for the organization, which believes the regulatory process in this country should be a transparent one based on facts, sound science and reflects the will of Congress.

The Federal Register recently published the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ proposed new Clean Water Rule, opening a 60-day public comment period. It includes more specific definitions to replace the flawed Waters of the U.S. rule initiated in 2015.

This new clean water rule is good news for farmers, local highway departments and others who have faced a tangled web of confusing and unclear rules. If the original rule remained in place, farmers couldn’t fertilize, spray, or plow some areas of their land that may hold standing water for a while after a significant rainstorm, without a federal permit “Over the next two months, New York Farm Bureau will look at the new rule in greater detail and submit public comments,” said Williams. “It is our hope that the result will offer clarity and workability for farmers. This will help our farms comply with the law, protect the environment, and grow the crops that feed our people and our upstate economy.”

Other major regulations the bureau is following include the further implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act, often referred to as FSMA, and new Worker Protection Standards. NYFB will work with Congress and federal agencies to ensure that enacted regulations are workable on farms and reflect the intent of Congress.

NYFB will also be paying close attention to the Farm Bill implementation. The president signed the legislation late last year. It contains significant benefits for New York farmers, including a reformed and flexible safety net for dairy farms of all sizes, research and support programs that will benefit New York’s specialty crop producers, conservation and research programs and the legalization of industrial hemp.

NYFB will be submitting public comments this Friday on the Farm Bill, identifying our priorities and stressing that the regulations need to be workable and rolled out in a timely manner.

On Wednesday, April 3, 2019, the Environmental Education Department in Allegany State Park presents an Outdoor Adventure Series program at 6 p.m. focusing on the fundamentals of fishing.

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NYSCA grant funding distributed to local artists

The Tri-County Arts Council, formerly the Cattaraugus County Arts Council, awarded the recipients of the Arts Education, Individual Artist and Community Arts grants their NYSCA DEC grant funding at a public awards ceremony March 11.

Organizations and artists in Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties applied for these competitive grants in October 2018 for programming in the 2019 calendar year.

These grants are funded by the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program with the support of Governor

Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and have been administered by the Tri-County Arts Council since 2000.

The public is invited to take advantage of the wide variety of wonderful arts programming that has been made possible by these grants.

The events are posted by each organization online on the Arts & Cultural Regional Events Calendar, events. myartscouncil.net.

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EM’s West Valley site installs Vitrification Facility weather protective cover

EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) recently completed the installation of a polyethylene weather protective cover over the Vitrification Facility concrete slab.

This protective cover installation signifies the end of all physical work associated with Vitrification Facility demolition project.

Demolition of this facility was completed Sept. 20, 2018. Installation of the cover is necessary to preclude water infiltration into the below-grade portion of the facility as required in this contract.

The former Vitrification Facility was a threestory, 10,700-square-foot structure made up of structural steel, reinforced concrete and metal siding.

It had a footprint of 133 feet long by 102 feet wide. It is one of two vitrification facilities to have operated in the United States, and the

and the environment were paramount during the entire demolition process. The installation of this cover signifies months of planning, safe execution and reducing environmental risks. I am proud of our team and what they continue to accomplish.”

Demolition of this facility began Sept. 11, 2017, with Phase 1, and involved removal of the outer sheet metal and steel portions of the facility which had the least radiological contamination.

Phase 2 included the demolition of the heavily reinforced concrete process cell and remaining in-cell equipment.

The final phase was the removal of the crane maintenance room and transfer tunnel which included a 60-ton transfer tunnel door and 100-ton crane maintenance room shield door and other equipment.

Workers at the West Valley Demonstration Project work together to roll out the polyethylene weather protective cover over the Vitrification Facility concrete slab.

first one to complete its mission.

“The WVDP Team continues to eliminate potential environmental threats and reduce the site’s footprint,” said Dan Sullivan, the DOE-WVDP federal project director for Main Plant Process Building and Vitrification Facility demolition.

“Their safe and compliant work demonstrates their deliberate and methodical approach to decommissioning.”

Prior to its demolition,

approximately 10,000 cubic feet of material was removed from the facility, including three very large components. This included the safe loading and offsite disposal of 195-ton Vitrification Facility Melter, 167ton Concentrator Feed Makeup Tank and 150-ton Melter Feed Hold Tank.

Scott Anderson, president of CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV), EM’s WVDP cleanup contractor, added, “Protecting the workforce

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“My son John called me and said, ‘They need a mayor in Ellicottville, I put your name on the ballot.’ …

Mayor?” She exclaimed, sharing a laugh “What would I know about being mayor?”

A few days later, John called his mother again, this time with some surprising news. The town of Ellicottville, and it’s political bodies, decided she would be a great fit and fell in love with the idea.

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Northrup recounted spending most of her time as a public servant with the people — going on ride alongs with the police, walkthroughs at the sewer and electric plant — experiencing what they did so she could do the best job she could.

It’s with that kind of energy and passion she attacked life, and after eight years of dutifully serving the town, she felt she needed a change.

“A lifelong dream of mine was to do the Appalachian trail, and after eight years [as mayor] I decided it was time to do something that I’d really wanted to do,” Northrup recalled.

She talked about sneaking away a few days a week to hike different lengths of the over 2,000-mile trail way, at one point away for so long her neighbors feared the worst. ”They thought I’d gone missing!”

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it all in, and so it took me four years, but it was absolutely a dream come true.”

Northrup has also climbed all 46 mountains of the Adirondacks, as well as the New England Hundred highest, through weekend trips or longer excursions. Unfinished with her journey, she trekked further into her passion until she received a call from a gentleman that would make her a legend.

“He said he was putting a crew together that was going to base camp Mount Everest, and thought I would do a good job,” Northrup said. “I asked him, ‘Are you talking to the right person? I’m 84!”

However, history has a tendency to rhyme. This time it being Northrup’s daughter Penny that convinced her conquering Everest was not only something she could do, but should do.

With her daughter by her side, she did just that — reaching base camp at 18,000 feet at 84.

“That was hard,” she remarked “It’s 50 miles in and 50 miles out, and you’re only allowed to stay at base camp for about a half an hour.

So it’s a lot of hiking, back and forth, just to stay safe.”

Now 93, Northrup still spends a lot of her time outdoors, hiking away her summers and snowshoeing through winter. She simply cannot be described using one or two words. It takes the full story to understand the perseverance and passion for living that this incredible woman shows everyday.

“Oh and about the age,” she added, determination filling her voice, ”I’d done everything I’ve told you about here today after the age of 60. So, if you think that’s old, 60, 84, it truly isn’t.”

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Learn more about Civil War genealogy at March 27 presentation

Attendees to an upcoming local presentation will learn about Civil War genealogy and researching Civil Warera ancestors.

The presentation will be held at 7 p.m. March 27 at the Lucy Bensley Center and is part of the monthly series of Civil War-themed talks held there.

This month’s meeting will feature multiple speakers who have traced their Civil War ancestry.

The public is invited to this presentation, which is hosted by the Western New York Civil War Society

in conjunction with Echoes Through Time and the Lucy Bensley Center. Presentations are held on the last Wednesday of each month.

The Lucy Bensley Center is located at 23 North Buffalo St., Springville.

Donations will be accepted for American Battlefield Trust. Light refreshments will be served.

For additional information, contact Tom Place, curator at Echoes Through Time, at 957-2740 or the Lucy Bensley Center at 5920094.

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Holiday Valley, which currently utilizes the accesso SiriuswareSM solution, has added the award-winning accesso Passport eCommerce solution to its portfolio. The solution incorporates powerful up-sell, cross-sell and eCommerce capabilities, enabling operators to offer their entire product sets online, from daily tickets and season passes to ski school and rentals.

By leveraging these two solutions in tandem, the resorts can easily drive sales and enhance the ticket purchasing experience for guests like never before.

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U21/19/16 Athletes traveled to Gore Mountain and West Mountain for their State Championships February 22 through 24. U16s raced separately from the U21/19s and the two venues split the events.

U21/19s were at West Mountain for the Slalom and Giant Slalom with another Slalom being held at Gore Mountain.

Day 1 Slalom: Women: Holiday Valley’s Logan Fredrickson and Hayly Fredrickson each took the gold and silver respectively with HoliMont’s Zoe Knauss rounding out the podium with the bronze medal. Kate Masliwec (HO) finished in 10th place.

Men: Maxxon Solly of HoliMont found himself on top of the podium with the fastest time of the day. Nolan Evans (HV) took 9th, William Peters (HO) 22nd, Dalton Potter (HV) 24th, Connor Galton (HV) 28th and William Assad (HO) 30th.

Day 2 Giant Slalom: Women: Hayly Fredrickson (HV) added to her medal count with another 3rd place finish. Kate Masliwec (HO) took 18th.

Men: Jes Sauereisen (HV) finished with the silver medal. Joshua Allegra (HV) finished 20th, Logan Hubert (HV) 27th, Dalton Potter (HV) 35th, Connor Galton (HV) 40th and William Assad (HO) 43rd.

Day 3 Slalom: Women: Logan Fredrickson (HV) and Hayly Fredrickson (HV) once again were both on the podium finishing 1st and 3rd respectively.

Men: Dalton Potter (HV) took 26th.

U16 Athletes were at Gore for a Super-G and Giant Slalom and raced at West Mountain for their Slalom.

Day 1 Super-G: Women: HoliMont’s Simona Muscarella took 7th, Amanda Arteaga

(HO) 16th, Brooklyn Napolitano (HO) 25th, Rory Sauereisen (HV) 29th and Sarah Kelly (HO) 30th. Charleigh Priestman (HO) finished 32nd, Cece Carls (HO) 33rd, Sophia Gambino (HV) 42nd, Brooke Willer (HV) 48th, Megan Kelsch (HO) 49th, Heather Dunlap (HO) 53rd and Evelyn Polly (HV) 54th.

Men: Laz Rifkin (HV) walked away with the silver medal. Logan Kidd (HO) took 7th, Alexander Wojnowski (HV) 12th, Will Knauss (HO) 13th and William Dunn (HV) 24th. David Rintoul (HO) finished 34th, Ryan Gambrell (HO) 37th and Gabriel Lisowsky (HO) 43rd.

Day 2 Giant Slalom: Women: Isabella Stringer (HO) placed 11th, Sophia Gambino (HV) 23rd, Charleigh Priestman (HO) 24th and Brooklyn Napolitano (HO) 30th. Sarah Kelly (HO) took 37th, Rory Sauereisen (HV) 38th and Heather Dunlap (HO) 60th.

Men: Laz Rifkin (HV) improved upon his Super-G result with a gold medal finish. Will Knauss (HO) took 10th, Logan Kidd (HO) 11th, Alexander Wojnowski (HV) 17th, Mitchell Azcarate (HV) 18th, William Dunn (HV) 24th and Gabriel Lisowsky (HO) 38th.

Day 3 Slalom: Women: Simona Muscarella (HO) finished 6th, Amanda Arteaga (HO) 26th, Rory Sauereisen (HV) 31st, Cece Carls (HO) 32nd, Molly Basadur (HO) 37th, Brooklyn Napolitano (HO) 40th and Evelyn Polly (HV) 46th.

Men: Laz Rifkin (HV) again found himself the fastest racer on the hill with a 1st place finish. Logan Kidd (HO) took 7th, Alexander Wojnowski (HV) 10th, David Rintoul (HO) 14th, William Dunn (HV) 28th, Ryan Gambrell (HO) 37th and Gabriel Lisowsky (HO) 41st.

Next week, look for U14 State Championship Results along with Kandahar Festival Results for the U12/10 athletes.

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