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LIFESTYLES & LEISURE
Architectural Digest of Ellicottville Rustic Slopeside Comfort
19 Four Wheel Drive is the epitome of the mountain ski cabin, and yet with its innovative, well-planned expansions, it has the feeling of a sophisticated English country house. Walking up the snow covered steps to the ground level entrance, you enter a garden room with white whicker furniture, clearly intended for summer use, but in winter it’s the best place to leave your skis and change out of your ski boots. This home is currently on the market through Tina Dillon of ERA Vacation Properties, phone 716-474-5646.
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There’s an interesting detail you notice standing outside of 19 Four Wheel Drive: it’s a gazebo set against one of the ski runs at HoliMont. This is just one of the many surprises and fun innovations the house contains. Walking up the snow covered steps to the ground level entrance, you enter a garden room with white whicker furniture, clearly
intended for summer use, but in winter it’s the best place to leave your skis and change out of your ski boots. Entering the house you are immediately impressed with the sense of comfort. The dark stained wood and light brown Berber carpeting runs throughout the house and greet you upon entering the sitting/TV room. The television, usually made to dominate a room, is hidden away in a cabinet; with the
room’s views out to the ski slopes and mountains, who needs to watch TV? Adjoining the sitting room is a dorm type room intended to be filled with bunk beds to accommodate lots of visiting children. The downstairs section also holds the utility room and laundry area. Climbing up the stairs to the second floor, the house opens up to a great room that encompasses the kitchen and
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dining room. The kitchen has a cozy feeling with dark brown walls and black countertop. Over the double sink, the window looks out to the forest surrounding HoliMont. The countertop extends around the kitchen to form an eating area where you can look out across the dining room to the view of the mountains. Just off the kitchen is another little surprise - a full bath with shower. The dining room is
a superb place to entertain guests who will be treated to the views of the ski slopes and distant mountains. The house started as a simple A-frame design, but over the years the owners expanded with various additions out of both sides of the sloped roof. Now standing in the dining room, it’s easy to see the lines of the original structure. The walls on both sides slope inward and form a point above
the third floor. On the right you move into the living room, an ample space for gathering friends and family. The first thing I see, however, is out the picture window two skiers are gliding by on the slopes of HoliMont. In a wing extending from the other side of the house is the master bedroom. A staircase leads up to the third story SEE HOME PAGE B-6
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Luxury Slopeside Living at Holiday Valley
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The Jamestown Audubon Center and Sanctuary’s annual Snowflake Festival will celebrate winter with a variety of activities, from snowshoeing and outdoor cooking to birdhouse building and dried flower arranging. This year’s festival will be held on February 6 from 11am4:30pm. The Audubon Society holds the festival to encourage people to enjoy nature in winter and introduce them to cold weather activities. “Nature is fantastic all year round,� said Ruth Lundin, president of the center. “So many people think of winter as their enemy, so we like to have this festival that encourages people to think about the fun and wonderful things in nature this time of year.� Snowshoe demonstrations are a crowd favorite, Lundin said. Both adults and children can give the sport a try on the trails and lawn of the center. “It’s very different and a lot of fun. You’re not limited to trails if you use snowshoes,� Lundin said. The center has numerous trails for other activities as well. “We have excellent trails for people to come out and try snowshoeing, hiking, or cross
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country skiing.� The festival will have other outdoor activities as well, including sleigh rides and a winter camping and cooking demonstration by Fluvanna Boy Scout Troop 169. The peach cobbler they cook throughout the day is a highlight, Lundin said. “People not only love seeing people go outside and actually cook a meal and enjoy the winter, but also being able
to actually enjoy the cobbler is definitely a favorite,� Lundin said. Although many of the activities focus on getting outdoors in the winter, there are also indoor events for visitors that want to warm up. Paul Fehringer, president of Wild Spirit Rehab and Release Center, will lead an educational program on birds SEE WINTER PAGE B-6
Dramatic Foolishness Coming to Jamestown’s Reg Lenna Center BY JOHN THOMAS
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The Snowflake Festival on February 6 will have many fun outdoor activities, including snowshoeing, sleigh rides and a winter camping and cooking demonstration by Fluvanna Boy Scout Troop 169. The peach cobbler they cook throughout the day is a highlight.
“If people like to laugh, and they like to laugh from the heart, this is the show for them!� This is the way Drew the Dramatic Fool describes his show coming to the Reg Lenna Civic Center at the end of the month. Drew Richardson (aka Drew the Dramatic Fool) will bring his special blend of clowning, pantomime, and foolish thinking to Jamestown on Saturday, January 28 at 10am. “I was a very shy kid, and I used magic and performing as a way to break out of my shell,� Drew says. And like most funny people he takes his clowning around very seriously. “I studied theatre at Ohio University, and I was lucky because they had a teacher come in every summer to teach clowning, circus and physical comedy.� After college Drew went off to Paris to study at the Lecoq School (an international theatre school). He continues to take classes and teach other performers crafts like: The Art of Foolery, Circus Skills, and Reading, Writing and
Juggling. Now a resident of Pittsburgh, Drew’s one-man show is a unique mash-up of clowning, foolishness, pantomime, physical comedy, and vaudeville. The show is titled: “Help! Help! I Know This Title is Long, But Someone is Trying to Kill Me!� Drew describes it as “It’s a vaudeville variety show / murder mystery, where I’m the only performer left to perform the show by myself or I’m next.� He is forced to perform all the variety acts by himself, but he’s a bit of a fool and the hilarity ensues as he attempts to saw a women in half and perform other standard acts of old vaudeville theatre. Drew assures me it’s a very family friendly show that comes to a happy ending. In creating the show Drew (well..) drew from the past performers he admires. “I’m a student of the great physical comedians like Buster Keaton, Lucille Ball, and Harpo Marx. I always like to see how they get themselves in predicaments and how they get themselves
out.� He talks about how the vaudeville period of American theatre is a much neglected part of our past. “If you take a look at American history, the reason you have theatres like the (Reg Lenna) civic center is because they were at first old vaudeville houses or silent movie houses.� The old silent films of Harold Lloyd are an influence for Drew. They are such an inspiration to him that he has begun to make his own digital silent movies and upload them to his web site. The week prior to the show he will be giving a workshop to high school kids in Jamestown. He’ll be showing them all the aspects of silent filmmaking: writing the scripts, directing, acting and editing. All while emphasizing the performance aspects of nonverbal communication. The final production will be shown at the Civic Center just before his show. Drew the Dramatic Fool’s one man show is sure to lighten the hearts of kids of all ages. See his videos at www.dramaticfool. com. For tickets call the civic center at 716-664-2465.
The Arts On Campus Univ. of Pitt-Bradford Promotes Spectrum Series Events BRADFORD, Pa. – Playwright Sam Kelley, author of the nationally acclaimed play “Pill Hill,� will kick off the spring term Spectrum Series at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. Spectrum events are free unless otherwise noted. Kelley will read from “Pill Hill� and two new works at noon on Jan. 12 in the KOA Speer Electronics Lobby of Blaisdell Hall. “Pill Hill� is a play about African-American steel workers in Chicago, where it has been staged three times, most recently last summer. The visit by Kelley, a distinguished service professor in the departments of Africana Studies and Communication Studies at the State University of New York Cortland, is the first of 10 days of events to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. The King celebration will culminate in “Ain’t Got Long to Stay Here,� a one-man play written and performed by Barry Scott based on the life of Dr. King, at 7:30pm Jan. 22 in the Bromeley Family Theater in Blaisdell Hall. During the 90-minute presentation, Scott recreates numerous figures from the Civil Rights era, presenting differing opinions and personalities to capture what King faced. A question-and-answer session will follow. Tickets are $10 for the public; all students are free. More events for the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at Pitt-
An invitational art exhibit, “The Content of Becoming: Mixed Media Exhibition by Shaqe Kalaj� will open in the KOA Art Gallery in Blaisdell Hall and run through Feb. 26. The gallery is open from 9am-4:30pm weekdays and during evening arts events. A free gallery talk and opening reception will be held beginning at noon Jan. 22 in the Webb/Bradford Forest Rehearsal Hall in Blaisdell.
Bradford will be announced soon. The final Marilyn Horne Residency and Recital at PittBradford will feature contralto Meredith Arwady at 7:30pm Jan. 30 in the Bromeley Family Theater. Tickets for the public are $10; students are free. Arwady, a native of Michigan, has performed for five summers at the Chautauqua Institution, performing Madame Flora in “The Medium,� Zita in “Gianni Schicchi,� Mrs. Peachum in “Threepenny Opera,� Mother in “L’Enfant et les sortileges� and Madame de Quimper Karadec in La Vie Parisienne. In February, novelist Sherrie Flick will visit Feb. 23 to read
from her works at 7:30pm in the Bromeley Family Theater. A reception will follow. She is the author of the awardwinning flash fiction chapbook, “I Call This Flirting.� Her first novel, “Reconsidering Happiness,� was published by the University of Nebraska Press in 2009. At noon, Feb. 25, Ed Epstein will play jazz piano as part of the Noon Tunes series in the KOA Speer Electronics Lobby. The Southern Tier Symphony will perform at 3pm March 7 in the Bromeley Family Theater. Tickets are $20 for the public at the door; students are free. SEE ARTS PAGE B-6
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Come Into My Kitchen Leeks and Swiss Chard: The Perfect Combination BY MERRY & ALLEN RICHON they could be cooked using the same technique. But, back to the leeks Once we discovered Paula Wolfert’s method for cooking and chard … we love the polenta in the oven, recipes combination of these two using polenta became much ingredients. Cooking them more interesting. Eliminating together and then placing the need to stay at the cooktop, them on top of polenta rounds stirring the sometimes lava- not only provides a visually like cornmeal and water appealing dish, but one that mixture that could easily tastes wonderful. The addition bubble onto your hand if you of bacon for the bacon-lovers weren’t paying attention was in the crowd adds just one considered a major “win” in more interesting texture. We our kitchen. For those of us have been making this dish as who love stone-ground grits, an entree, but it would make a the bonus was realizing that perfect side dish, too.
Merry and Allen Richon live in western North Carolina. They enjoy cooking, and for a number of years, have written recipe columns for two of their local newspapers, The Moultrie News and The Tryon Daily Bulletin. Their recipes, like those used by many people, come from a variety of sources. Many recipes have been altered substantially to accommodate personal tastes, or to improve flavor or texture. The following recipe, along with many others, can be found on their website at www.comeintomykitchen.net
This Week’s Recipes: Oven-Baked Polenta
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INGREDIENTS: 4 slices apple wood smoked bacon, chopped (optional)* 1 Tbsp olive oil 2 leeks, white and light green parts, thinly sliced Red pepper flakes, to taste Freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1/3 cup low sodium chicken or vegetable broth 1 bunch Swiss chard, stems removed, thinly sliced Polenta (see recipe above) 1/3 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
METHOD: In large skillet, sauté bacon over low heat until crispy; transfer cooked bacon to paper towels. Remove all but 1 Tbsp bacon grease from pan; add 1 Tbsp olive oil, and thinly sliced leeks. Cover pan and cook over low heat until leeks are soft, but not brown, about 15 minutes. Stir in seasoning and broth, along with sliced chard and continue to cook just until chard is tender and liquid has been absorbed (about 5 minutes). Preheat broiler; cut desired amount of polenta into rounds This recipe provides 4 side servings or two large entree 3-4” in diameter and place servings. It can be made as a vegetarian dish, or for the rounds on baking sheet lightly bacon lovers, the addition of bacon (optional) provides yet coated with olive oil. Sprinkle one more interesting texture. half of grated cheese on polenta rounds and broil until golden and cheese has melted. Immediately divide polenta among plates; top with leek mixture, grated cheese and optional bacon. *Eliminating the bacon and using vegetable broth provides a beautiful vegetarian dish. The amount of olive oil should be increased to 2 Tbsp if the bacon is eliminated.
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Lifestyle Affects Mood
BY KATHERINE PRESTON Certain foods can elevate low levels of endorphins within our bodies, thus improving our mood. Foods that are high in sugar and carbohydrates are known to boost our serotonin and noradrenaline levels - our “happy chemicals” - in our bodies. However, not all carbs are created equal! Refined carbohydrates should be avoided. They move through us quickly and cause our blood sugar levels to rise and fall quickly, thus de-stabilizing our mood. Complex carbohydrates take longer to break down and offer greater stability to our blood sugar levels. Examples include pure oats, fruits (especially citrus and berries), vegetables, unrefined pasta, flax and multigrain breads. These all contain natural, slowrelease sugar, fiber and vitamin C – which increase endorphin levels. High quality protein-rich foods also affect our serotonin
levels and include lean meats, fish, skinless poultry, cheese, eggs, tofu, and lentils. Daily exercise can assist us in decreasing tension, worry, stress or negative feelings through physical exertion. Physical activity is a great coping strategy and stress buster! When engaged in physical activity, our brains release the “happy” chemical, “serotonin.” Exercise also increases the communication between our brain and many of our bodily systems. Regular, daily physical activity can result in weight loss, increased energy/vitality, the strengthening of our immune systems, and a better, more positive mood. Vitamin D affects mood! Vitamin D is fat soluble (i.e. it breaks down with the help of good fats.) Its major function is to maintain normal levels of phosphorous and calcium, thereby maintaining our immune systems and bone growth. Also, sufficient doses of vitamin D - especially through the winter months can greatly improve our mood! A good source of vitamin D is sun exposure, as UV rays encourage the production of this vitamin. Supplements can also assist in meeting our need for this vitamin. Food sources of vitamin D are found in salmon (90% of our Daily Value or D.V.), cooked Mackerel (90% D.V.), sardines in oil (70% D.V.), and tuna (50% D.V.). Sufficient amounts of fortified foods - milk (25% D.V.) and whole grain cereals (10% D.V.) - are also good sources.
The best source for vitamin D? One spoonful of Cod Liver Oil! Offering 340% of your Daily Value, it’s something to definitely tolerate! A deficiency in this vitamin happens when your intake is less than the recommended levels. Some may also experience a deficiency due to various circumstances. It’s important to seek the advice of your family doctor or a qualified professional medical practitioner if you are in any doubt regarding your health. Finally, Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) greatly affects our moods. Those who suffer from this disorder can seek notable relief from special light lamps. These lamps mimic the brightness and longevity of the summer sun, and may improve our mental health and increase vitamin D levels. However, prior to purchasing a lamp, beware: not all brands and light bulbs are created equal! Katherine Preston is a Registered Personal Trainer, Nutrition and Wellness Specialist, Older Adult Specialist, and Fitness Instructor Specialist through the Canadian Fitness Professionals Assoc. Katherine founded and operates her own business ABSolute Fitness Training & Consulting, which offers Certified Personal Training and Nutrition Consulting in clients’ homes, in fitness facilities and as a referral for Post-Re-Habilitation patients. Questions? Comments? Contact Katherine at absfit@ cogeco.ca or visit her website at http://home.cogeco.ca/~absfit
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BY DOUG ARROWSMITH I have one New Year’s wish. Only one. That the new decade doesn’t begin like this one did. Unlike various blowhards on FOX news, I have no desire to feel the way I felt on 9/12. I don’t want to ever experience that feeling again. Helpless. Hopeless. Afraid and abandoned. It’s an awful feeling. One that gets right down to the dirty work of ripping your guts out and leaving you in a perpetual state of sorrow and rage. Unfortunately, the above mentioned blowhards aren’t confined to our various news networks. Blowhards and bureaucrats infest every level of American life. Blowhards and bureaucrats, on Christmas Day for God’s sake, allowed a radicalized young Nigerian man to board an airplane after having been warned that the man was a potential security risk. That young man had a bomb in his tighty whiteys. Thankfully, he was also an incompetent boob. We may not be so lucky next time. Yes. There will be a next time. Why? Because we have, to this point, failed miserably in the war on terror. It all comes down, once again, to the blowhards and bureaucrats.
Everyone from the highest alters of our vaunted intelligence apparatus down to mid-level embassy security people have been buried by the ever-present paper maze that is government bureaucracy. They are secretive and combatant. Not with the enemy but with each other and they are hamstrung by the bottom line. Let’s, for example, reluctantly return to 9/11. The largest and most horrific terrorist attack ever. All it took was twelve fanatics and four airplanes to bring the mightiest superpower to her knees. The war on terror should have begun and ended right there. No matter how hard the task at hand, we should have found a way to make it absolutely impossible for a terrorist to ever board another plane. Instead we formed panels and discussion groups. We created another intelligence service, throwing the existing ones into chaos and confusion. We launched a massive invasion against a country that had nothing whatsoever to do with the 9/11 attacks. There were speeches and blood drives. We hoisted our flags and sang songs. Then, as we always do, we asked how much all this was going to cost. When we heard the answer, we decided that we had done enough. The bottom line became the elephant in the room. We wanted to feel safe as long as that safety didn’t inconvenience us. The government’s response to 9/11 was, as usual, tantamount to a tantrum prone six-year-old burning ants with a magnifying glass. For every one he kills, five more appear. The airline industry, on the other hand, responded with what I consider to be criminal negligence. After the recommendations
of the 9/11 commission the industry went strangely silent. We all assumed that the recommendations were being acted upon when, in reality, most of them were being ignored. Sure, there were some extra security measures taken, but they were mostly cosmetic. It’s what we can’t see that is most bothersome. The airline industry knows that another catastrophic attack is probably inevitable. They also know that the loss of a few planes is, financially, offset by the thousands of other planes that take off from airports across the country everyday. The bottom line is, once again, the bottom line. The industry has a schedule to keep and they realize that an inconvenienced passenger is an angry passenger and an angry passenger means money. In the end, it all comes down to one confused, radicalized angry Nigerian man with a bomb in his shorts. His father, one of the wealthiest and most respected men in Nigeria had approached the American embassy with a warning about his own fears about his son’s radical activities. Papers were shifted from the inbox to the outbox. They were then sent to another office in the embassy where a call was made to another office. That office filled out some more papers and dropped them in the mail slot. They were received by an intelligence service that never consulted any of the other services. The Nigerian man’s name appeared on one list but not on another. By the time the papers were done being shifted from one box to other boxes, the man was already over Detroit. Boom. Comments? E-mail Doug at shakedowndoug@hotmail.com
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MARDI GRAS PARADE: MARCH 13 ~ DOWNTOWN ELLICOTTVILLE, 6:30PM
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master bath with its walk-in closet. There is a sink and a tub with a skylight in the sloped roof over the tub where you can relax and watch the stars drift by. The extra bedrooms are located in a loft over the living room. There is one bedroom to the right at the top of the stairs, and another bedroom and half bath to the left. Looking out the window of one of the upper bedrooms, you realize how high you are - the view seems to extend almost indefinitely. 19 Four Wheel Drive is the epitome of the mountain ski cabin, and yet with its innovative, well-planned expansions, it has the feeling of a sophisticated English country house. Its size and setting put it more on par with houses you would find in Tahoe or Vail. As I leave the house and look back up to the gazebo, I picture people sitting and having buttered scones and tea, while the skiers whiz by close enough to reach out and grab a scone. The house is being represented by Tina Dillon of ERA Vacation Properties. For more information and to arrange a tour, call her at 716-474-5646.
of prey. “He does a wonderful program and normally brings 4 or 5 different birds – so you might see a kestrel, a hawk – and that’s always fun,” Lundin said. Favorite activities are repeated from year to year, Lundin said, but the center also tries to add some variety each year. “Energy conservation has been our focus the past couple of years,” she said. This year, some of the new demonstrations and activities have a craft focus, like weaving and dried floral arrangements. “There will be a woman doing a demonstration of dried plant arrangements, and she’s going to talk about how she collects and dries the flowers in the fall,” Lundin said. The festival isn’t the only attraction at the center in the winter, Lundin said. The center is open on weekends and Mondays throughout the winter, and the trails are open daily. “People think that nothing is going on in the winter, but we come up will all types of things like pictures of spiders on the snow, and snow fleas...it can be a really fun time of year,” Lundin said. Admission to the Snowflake Festival is $5 per person (children under twelve are free), and a few of the activities carry an extra cost.
The kitchen has a cozy feeling with dark brown walls and black countertop. Over the double sink, the window looks out to the forest surrounding HoliMont. The dining room is a superb place to entertain guests who will be treated to the views of the ski slopes and distant mountains.
Arts CONT. FROM PAGE B-2 “Music Tells a Story” will be the theme for the pops concert for this regional symphony. Pieces include “The Thrill of the Orchestra” by Russell Peck, “Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham” by Robert Kapilow and “Peter and the Wolf” by Surge Prokofiev. The Pitt-Bradford Annual Student Art Exhibition will be The house started as a simple A-frame design, but over the years the owners expanded with various additions out of both sides of the sloped roof. A staircase leads up to the on display March 19-April 9 master bedroom/bath with its walk-in closet. There is a sink and a tub with a skylight in in the KOA Art Gallery with an opening reception at noon the sloped roof over the tub where you can relax and watch the stars drift by.
Although many of the activities focus on getting outdoors in the winter, there are also indoor events for visitors that want to warm up. Paul Fehringer (above), president of Wild Spirit Rehab and Release Center, will lead an educational program on birds of prey.
March 19 in the KOA Speer Electronics Lobby. The Spring CollegeCommunity Choir Concert will take place at 7:30pm March 24 in Bromeley Family Theater. The spring Division of Communication and the Arts theater production will be the “Macbeth Project,” adapted from William Shakespeare. Performances will be at 7:30pm April 8-10, and 2pm April 11 in the Studio Theatre in Blaisdell Hall. Tickets are $6 for the public; $2 for all students. The Southern Tier Symphony will perform again at 3pm May 9 in the Bromeley Family
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