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SEPTEMBER 20 - 26, 2019
VOLUME 8 ISSUE 38
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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
Powell sees Ellicottville Lacrosse Festival growing in third year By Sam Wilson
Entering his third year hosting a tournament here, Ryan Powell feels the reputation of Ellicottville growing in the region’s lacrosse community. The third annual Ellicottville Lacrosse Festival takes place this weekend at two local sites, bringing lacrosse players from as young as the third/fourth grade division to the 30-plus and 45-plus-yearold “Master “Divisions,” mostly from New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Canada. On Monday, Powell, the tournament director from his business, Rhino Lacrosse, sounded excited by sunny late-September days in the forecast. “It looks like it’s supposed to be pretty nice this weekend, so we’re excited about that,” Powell said. “We have more men’s teams than we’ve had in years past so we’re excited about the growth on that side of things, and people have been talking about it, so a lot of teams will be returning for the third year in a row, so we’ve got something pretty good starting here where the excitement is getting around the lacrosse community about the area of Ellicottville and the tournament that we put on.” Powell, 41, a former All-American at Syracuse and former pro at the NLL and MLL levels, founded Rhino Lacrosse in 2005 and runs camps, clinics and tournaments throughout the country. He compared Ellicottville favorably to many of the towns that lacrosse tournaments have flourished in. “There’s a lot of things about Ellicottville that are really cool,” Powell said. “Some of the most
See Lacrosse Festival, page 8
Photo by Aubrie Johnson The Ellicottville Lacrosse Festival returns this Saturday and Sunday for its third year, with game set for Ellicottville High School and the Chamber Fields at Holiday Valley.
EVGV Trail work begins in Ellicottville
By Deb Everts
Construction for Phase One of the Ellicottville-Great Valley Trail has begun. With written land rights approved on all the properties involved, trail work is underway from the Ellicottville town center over to the Tim Hortons area along Route 219. Mark Alainello, of MDA Engineering, said the work planned for this year was to get Phase One done, which was cutting trees and clearing. He said that work began Sept. 9 and would likely be wrapped up this week. The hope is to get the area stabilized and covered before the end of the month, but that will be it for this year. “The trail is definitely not ready for use and should be considered a construction site for the time being,” he said. “It would not be safe for public use, so we are asking people not to use the trail.
Photo courtesy of Southern Tier West Construction on the Ellicottville-Great Valley Trail began Sept. 9. The east end of the trail is currently ending just across the creek from Tim Hortons along Route 219. The parking lot can be seen in the upper center of the photo. To the right is St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.
Signs to that effect are being posted this week. There are a number of culverts, a bridge and numerous safety amenities that need to be part of the final construction before it is safe to use.”
The trail linking Ellicottville to Great Valley was first proposed about six years ago. Prior to this work, the only thing that has been completed is the structure at the trailhead at the town center, which
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was built by BOCES students two years ago. Along the way, there have been challenges such as fundraising, insurance, easements, permits and outreach. According to Alainello, the Wetlands Disturbance Permit from the Army Corp of Engineers was approved allowing tree cutting during the dry months of the year. That also involved a release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for endangered and threatened species. He said northern long-eared bats could have been an issue, but there are none documented in the town of
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See EVGV Trail, page 2
SEE NATIONAL ALPACA WEEK FEATURE ON PAGE 4
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Fri - 7 p.m. • Darkwater Duo Sat - 6 p.m. • The Nick Black Band
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UPCOMING EVENTS Sept. 20-22
Ellicottville Lacrosse Festival
Sept. 22
Celebration of the Arts
Sept. 27
Nightmare Hayrides begin
Sept. 28-29
National Alpaca Farm Days
Sept. 29
Yoga on Tap in Ellicottville Hosted by: One Yoga at The Steelbound Distillery
Oct. 11-13 Fall Festival
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Photo by Ginna Hensel The Boneshakers Blues Bands performs in front of the Winery of Ellicottville on Saturday, Sept. 14 during Rock ‘N’ Roll Weekend. See more photos, page 3.
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Oct 26
EVL Half Marathon