April 12 - 18 2019
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Spring Races and Walks LIVE MUSIC Thur - 8pm • FJ & RJ Fri - 9pm • 2 Guys Drinkin’ Beer Sat - 9pm • Steelhorse Wed 8pm • Wagner & Winston
By Kellen M. Quigley
22 Washington St, Ellicottville, NY
If you need that extra push to get out and hit the trails or the pavement, this spring is chock full of running opportunities for a great cause. Whether you prefer a half marathon or a fun walk, there’s something for everyone for all levels and abilities to take part in this season.
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April 28, SAPS Race WNY Maple Festival Franklinville Central Central School District, North Main Street (Route 16), Franklinville. The SAPS Race WNY Maple Festival 5K, 10K and 5K Walk. Entry fee $20 for 10K or 5K runs. After April 21, cost is $25. Please bring a non-perishable food donation for the local food pantry. First 50 registrants get the Maple Festival T-shirt. For more info, visit www. itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=7011.
UPCOMING EVENTS April 12 - 14
Greater Olean Home & Garden Show
April 13
Easter Celebration at Allegany State Park
April 20
Easter Egg hunt at 1pm Hosted By Ellicottville Fire Dept.
See Spring Races, page 10 By Deb Everts
HoliMont Ski Resort has not wrapped up its ski season in Ellicottville just yet. April 20 The slopes are closed Easter Egg Hunt this week, April 7–12, at Root 39 Salon but Marketing Director Greg Culver said they will reopen this coming weekend, Saturday, April April 26 13 and Sunday, April 14 Celebrate Arbor Day at for members to have one Nannen Arboretum last “hurrah.” Culver said he’s guessing there will be 12 May 3 - 5 to 18 slopes open, but it Great Valley Fireman’s depends on the weather. Annual Regatta He said they had 38 runs open this past weekend and there is still tons of snow, but only the Expo May 11 Happy Half Marathon and 5k at Holiday Valley
May 31 - June 2 Ellicottville Girls Getaway Weekend
(Exhibition) Lift will be running next weekend. As of April 8, he said they still had snow on pretty much 90-percent of the slopes. According to Culver, the length of this year’s ski season at HoliMont was about the same. They were at 115 days which, he said, is pretty close to last year. “We had a small hiccup with our generation plant in the beginning of the season that put us a few days behind in making snow so, when we got the right weather, we really went at it and made a lot of snow,” he said. “We were done making snow
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HoliMont members to hit the slopes one last time this weekend
Photo courtesy HoliMont Ski Resort A photo taken April 8 from a drone shows plenty of snow on the slopes of HoliMont. Members are hoping for one more ski weekend April 13–14.
Town of E’ville Bicentennial planning moving along By Deb Everts
June 15
Ellicottville Paddle Fest
June 15
Holiday Valley Mudslide Obstacle Trail Run
July 5 - 7
EVL Summer Music Fest
Photo courtesy of Ellicottville Historical Society Plans for the town of Ellicottville’s Bicentennial Celebration in 2020 are moving along. This vintage photo shows the oldest frame house in Ellicottville, built in 1817. Pictured (From left): Mrs. Anna Skinner Ellis (standing) with Saxton cousins (seated). On the lawn are Albert M. Ellis III and John W. (Sam) Ellis, Jr. who were children of John Webster Ellis and Esther Harns Ellis.
Plans for the Town of Ellicottville Bicentennial are moving along but, with 2020 less than a year away, there is still much to do. The planning committee met March 27 and welcomes anyone who would like to help out. Dawn Westfall, president of the Ellicottville Historical Society, said they had a good crowd of 10 at their last meeting, and there are a few other people who are helping out but can’t get to all the meetings. Westfall said they
established a firmer timeline and schedule of events during this meeting, but it’s still tentative. She said the committee is hoping to coordinate a few of their bicentennial events with some of Ellicottville’s annual activities in 2020. “Winter Carnival/Mardi Gras Weekend is March 14 and 15 next year and Holiday Valley plans to do something to promote the bicentennial during that event,” she said. “A couple of people representing Holiday Valley, Bonnie
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