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JULY 12 - 18, 2019
VOLUME 8 ISSUE 28
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TIMES The official Newspaper of the Village of Ellicottville, the Town of Ellicottville, Ellicottville Central Schools and the Towns of East Otto. Great Valley and Mansfield, NewYork
Summer days at Allegany State Park
By Kellen M. Quigley Summer is in full swing at Allegany State Park, and there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors in New York’s largest state park. Grab a bite to eat at the Park Restaurant, located at the Red House Administration building, which is currently undergoing a renovation project to make the building look as new as it did many decades ago! But don’t worry, the restaurant, museum, offices and the gift shop are still open inside. There’s no better way to cool off during a heatwave than by a dip in the lake, and Allegany State Park offers two sandy beaches. Red House Lake, which reopened last summer after being closed for nearly a year due to the reconstruction of the Red House Dam, once again to welcoming visitors to its scenic waters. Beachgoers will not only enjoy a guarded beach with plenty of room to sprawl out on the sand and the grass but can also have fun at the all-new playground overlooking the beach. The snack bar is open, as well as the boathouse, where you can rent kayaks, SUPs, canoes and even bikes and pedal cars to cruise the bike path around the lake. Over at Quaker Lake, the beach is open daily as well, offering plenty of parking, picnic tables and a wide beach for sunning and building sandcastles. A second new playground was also constructed in the picnic area across from the Amphitheater.
See ASP, page 8
Photo by Paul Crawford There is plenty to do at Allegany State Park this summer, like visit the park’s two lakes for a boat ride or some fishing. The annual Rock the Park event is set for Saturday, July 20.
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Descendant of Ellicottville native to host 154th New York volunteers descendants reunion
who were commissioned and mustered in that rank. In addition to Dunkelman, six relatives of the regimental captains will take part in this program. Descendants are asked to Photo courtesy of Mark Dunkelman and Gettysburg College senior Cameron Sauers (left) and Mark Dunkelman, descendant of Ellicottville native bring photographs John Langhans, show the original pencil sketch for Dunkelman’s mural at Coster Avenue in Gettysburg. relics of their soldier ancestors to be copied and added to the regimental archives. Church, 4954 Bemus-Ellery Road who served in the 154th as a Descendants of members of Each attendee will receive a in Bemus Point. corporal. the 154th New York Volunteer souvenir ribbon. Mark H. Dunkelman of The 154th New York — known Infantry, a Civil War regiment For more information about the Providence, R.I., the author of as the Hardtack Regiment — was raised in Cattaraugus and reunion, contact Mark Dunkelman raised in the summer of 1862 and Chautauqua counties, will hold its six books and dozens of articles by phone at (401) 369-0637, or by of various aspects of the 154th’s participated in many of campaigns 34th annual reunion at 2 p.m. on email at nyvi154th@aol.com. history, will preside at the and battles of the Civil War. July 20 For more information, visit reunion. He is the great-grandson This year’s reunion will focus The reunion will be held at the www.hardtackregiment.com. of John Langhans of Ellicottville, on “The Captains,” the 25 men Bemus Point United Methodist
By Kellen M. Quigley
Ellicottville School Board holds reorganizational meeting
The Ellicottville Central School Board of Education held its reorganizational meeting Tuesday, where Robert Van Wicklin was elected school board president for the 2019-20 school year. Wicklin successfully secured reelection to his seat on the board for another five-year term during the district’s annual school board and district budget vote in May. Elected as vice president of the board was William Murphy, who also served as vice president in the 2018-19 year. New board member Shana Chudy was also sworn in. Chudy was also elected to the board for a five-year term during the May vote.
In keeping with the status quo, the school board approved several dozen resolutions and accordances for the district to begin the 201920 school year. New this year, the board set its meeting schedule for the year with changes the regular meeting times, moving ahead one hour to 6 p.m. Several specific meetings will have differing times, but the board members agreed starting an hour earlier for most meetings would be better. The school board had a discussion about the desire to have two foreign language options offered to students in grades 7 through 12 and potential changes to the program in order to make both work. Superintendent Bob Miller said
the first Spanish class in seventh grade would have between 30 and 35 kids unless the district can find a way to split that section. Comparatively, seventh grade French would only have 11 students. “There was a question about phasing one out, and the board was pretty adamant last year about keeping two foreign languages around,” he said. Miller said although the French classes are smaller than Spanish, French students tend to stay through the program throughout high school while many Spanish students drop the class after 10th grade. “We talked about a lot of
See EVL Board, page 2
Thur - 8pm • Joseph & Company Fri - 9pm • Joe Quick Sat - 9pm • Live & Kickin’ Wed 8pm • Wagner & Winston 22 Washington St, Ellicottville, NY
Fri - 7 p.m. • Tommy Z Sat - 6 p.m. • Frank Bang & The Secret Stash
DJ AFTER BANDS
Fri • JESTERZ Sat • SNARKSI 20 Monroe St • 699-4162
UPCOMING EVENTS July 12
Stroll the Streets 5PM - 8PM BAND: MMVPT EVENTS: Face Painting Balloon Twisting
July 18
Gazebo Series THE LAKE EFFECT AT 7PM
July 26
Jazz & Blues Weekend
Photo by Kellen M. Quigley Robert Van Wicklin was elected president of the Ellicottville Board of Education for the 2019-20 school year during the board’s reorganizational meeting Tuesday. District voters elected Wicklin to another five-year term on the board during the school’s May vote.
August 10 - 11 Taste of Ellicottville
August 31
Rock Autism Music Festival
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