THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE VILLAGE OF ELLICOTTVILLE AND THE TOWNS OF ELLICOTTVILLE, GREAT VALLEY AND MANSFIELD,
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AUGUST 30- SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
Fall for Fun in WNY
Check Out What’s Happening By Jann Wiswall
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Summer may be nearing its end, but around Ellicottville, that means we’re entering what may be our most beautiful season of the year. The entire area pulls out all the stops to keep you active, entertained and sated by celebrating the energy of the clean, crisp air, the breathtaking foliage and the abundance of fall crops. Mark your calendars now and make plans to join us for any or all of these great events. September 5: Join the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce for a 9-Hole Golf Outing at Holiday Valley Resort. This four-person scramble has a 4 p.m. shotgun start and it’s all about having fun. The $40 fee for members ($45 for non- members) includes greens fee, golf cart, two drink tickets, dinner and a welcome gift. Dinneronly tickets are available for $25. This scramble is limited to 60 players, so sign up now! Visit www.ellicottvilleny. com September 14 – October 31: The area’s favorite fall destination, Pumpkinville, is a 25-acre fairground/ farm market/gastronomic adventure for kids and grownups of all ages. There are games, a cornfield maze, corn cannon, petting zoo, hayrides, “Pumpkin Jumpin’ Pillows,” crafts and gift shops, pickyour-own pumpkin fields, and even helicopter rides (new this year, weekends only). There’s also a vast array of already picked pumpkins, apples and See Fall Fun page 6
Flis to Arrive in Ellicottville After 30-Hour Run
Southern Tier Biennial Contemporary Art Exhibitions Opens Sept. 21
By Jeff Martin
Rick Jackson, co-owner of the Ilex Inn in Ellicottville, is waiting patiently for the arrival of a good friend.
That friend is Doug Flis, a Grimsby, Ontario, resident who is scheduled to arrive in the village by foot on Sept. 14. Running since the mid-‘70s to improve his own health, Flis began running for charity soon after, for causes including heart and stroke, children’s hospitals and the notable Run for the Bus, which raised money for children in the Caribbean who couldn’t afford transportation needed to get to school. On Sept. 14, Flis will come running into Ellicottville as part of a charity run to raise both money and awareness for mental health, specifically Camp New Horizons, an organization operated by the Mental Health Association in Cattaraugus County and the See Doug Flis page 3
American Locker Site Sold Seasonal Apartments on the Way By Jann Wiswall
It’s been in the works for several years, but in August, HoliMont member Wayne Bacon and two silent partners purchased the 2.8-acre site at 12-16 Martha St. in the Village of Ellicottville from American Locker. The site, which is bounded by Rockwell
Avenue to the south, Great Valley Creek to the west and an abandoned rail spur to the east, has been vacant in the years since American Locker moved its Ellicottville operations to Texas. “We’re very excited to have acquired this property,” said Bacon, who owns a townhouse at HoliMont and has been visiting Ellicottville from his home in Buffalo for many years. “The property is ideally situated in proximity to everything the village has to offer. We think people will love being in walking distance to the new Ellicottville Brewing Company and all of the other restaurants, shops and nightlife,” he said. The partners, who have formed 16 Martha Street, LLC, plan to renovate the two existing buildings on the property. One will feature 10 apartments. The other will be turned into four, two-story apartments. The intent is to rent the units during the ski season and offer them for See American Locker Site page 9
Trevor Brachmann, Little Valley, NY
Invites Youth to Join in Final Miles Chicken BBQ Fundraiser for Mental Health
On Sept. 21, the Cattaraugus County Arts Council will present the fifth Southern Tier Biennial, a nine-county contemporary art exhibition. The STB was framed to provide rural artists with a professionally juried experience, widespread exposure and significant cash prizes, while providing the Southern Tier audience with a
contemporary art experience. Dual opening receptions on Sept. 21 will begin with an awards ceremony and light refreshments at the Olean Public Library Gallery (OPLG) at 3 p.m. The library is at 134 North Second Street in Olean. After the awards at the library, the celebration will continue with reception at 4:30 See Art Exhibition page 7
School Renovation Plans Nearing Completion
By Jann Wiswall
“When is construction starting?” That’s the question Superintendent Mark Ward hears most often from parents and visitors at Ellicottville Central School these days. The answer is: not until June 18, 2014 — the last day of the upcoming school year. That’s because the project is still in the final planning stages
as the architects fine tune plans and construction planners put line-by-line cost assumptions to the project and prepare to send them to Albany for State Education Department approval on Nov. 1. Once in Albany, the review process will take a good six months. At the Tuesday, Aug. 27 meeting of the Ellicottville School Board, SEI Design Group Senior Principal Michael
Ebertz and colleagues walked the board through the proposed final plans, showing detailed drawings and computer models of the most complicated and visible piece of the project — the new multi-purpose gymnasium. The new structure was designed with extensive input from the school’s athletic, music and computer technology departments in See School Renovation page 5
Saddle Sister Rides Through Ellicottville
California to Maine in 25 Months
By Jennie Acklin
On Oct. 10, 2011, Sea G Rhydr and her horse Jesse James left the Apple Farm in Philo, Calif., where they had been working the Highland Ranch as trail guides. Accompanied by her friend, Gryph Wulfkil riding Vaca Suerte, and followed by packhorse Saint Finehorn, a Norwegian Fjord, their agenda was simple — to rediscover America on horseback. See Saddle Sister page 11