WINTER RHYTHM & BLUES FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT: MICK HAYES. . . PAGE A-5 December 30, 2010 - January 5, 2011 Volume 05 ~ Issue 52 SECTION A
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Planning Ahead for the New Year Ellicottville Boasts a Full Calendar of Events in 2011
20 Monroe Street ~ 699-4162 Friday, December 31st, 7-11pm THE RELEASE Saturday, January 1st, 5-9pm BLACK WIDOW
26 Monroe Street ~ 699-8990 Friday, December 31st, 10pm TRUE FATE Saturday, January 1st, 9:30pm WEST Every Monday, 10pm MONDO MONDAYS With Rev. Jack Darvaset
20 Washington Street ~ 699-2530 Every Thursday, 7-11pm KUK & FREDDIE Saturday, January 1st, 9pm-1am: RABBITFOOT Every Monday, 7-10m BLUE MULE Every Wednesday, 9pm-1am WAGNER & WINSTON
36 Washington 699-4455 Every E very Thursday Night Ni htt PARTY SQUAD Saturday, January, 8th, 9-1am MICK HAYES
New Years Eve celebrations at Holiday Valley’s Annual Torchlight Parade. The week continues in celebration with Canadian Friendship Week January 2-3, 2011 as we give a tip of the hat to our friends north of the border. Also on January 2, is the 13th Annual HoliMont SkiScape for Kids Escaping Drugs Campaign. It is a day full of fun, skiing, food and prizes all for the good cause of raising money and awareness for the organization. Plus, you can witness the Lake Effect Firefighter races where firefighters race down the slopes of HoliMont in full fire gear! The Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce follows up Canadian Friendship Week with its Winter Rhythm and Blues Festival January 7-8 where bands from around the region will take the stage during this two-day event. The event will feature Mick Hayes, Patti Parks and more. Of course, it wouldn’t be a new year in Ellicottville without plans for our area skiers and boarders. First in line is the ever-popular Penguin Paddle event Saturday, February 26 at the base of Holiday Valley’s Yodeler slope. The Red Bull Buttercup takes place at Holiday Valley March 5. March strolls through with an upbeat at the Winter Carnival/Mari Gras Parade hits town March 12-13. Rounding out the month and ringing in the spring is Holiday Valley’s Pond Skimming event Saturday, March 26 where participants drags out their zaniest outfits to bare the elements and dare to make it down the slope and over the pond on their skis or snowboard.
BY JEANINE ZIMMER This weekend kicks off a New Year and with it brings all of Ellicottville’s action-packed annual events and festivals, so mark your calendars.
intermediate and advanced skiers will meet at the bottom of Cindy’s run at 11pm to begin the torchlight parade at 11:30 followed by fireworks at 11:45 and grand finale at midnight. The week continues in celebration with
Canadian Friendship Week January 2-3, 2011 as we give a tip of the hat to our friends north of the border. During the week Holiday Valley will offer lift SEE 2011 PAGE A-10
IDA Closes Out Year
Year in Review
Agency Wraps Up 2010 in the Black; First Time Since ‘04
Ellicottville Reflects on Many Events in 2010
BY NICHOLAS PIRCIO WPIG 95.7 FM Salamanca, NY ~ 1-877-553-9500 Saturday, January 15th, 7pm TONY ORLANDO American Singer/Songwriter Tickets Start at $25.00 Tickets available at the Seneca Casino box offices, Ticketmaster.com & all Tickemaster locations.
It all begins with New Year’s Eve celebrations at Holiday Valley’s Annual Torchlight Parade. The fun starts inside the Clubhouse Chalet with Davey Z and the Renegades Band at 9pm then continues outside where
The last time they tried to meet, poor weather combined with other commitments prevented a quorum for the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency, postponing the business of December 14th. This time there were no attendance problems when the IDA met on December 29th.
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Votes were scheduled for two items. Financial matters were reviewed. The agency closed out the old year in the black, probably for the first time in about six years, according to Executive Director Corey Wiktor. He says, “That’s a testament of working hard on some of the projects. The IDA is watching its costs and has been adjusting its budgets accordingly over the past few years.” He noted the importance of doing so in tough economic times. Board members accepted the 2011 IDA operating budget unanimously. The budget now goes to the county for review and any comments, before a final vote is taken at the February 3rd meeting of the IDA. Wiktor says the proposed budget forecasts a surplus of approximately $40,000. “That’s a conservative number, based on the projects” which come before the SEE CCIDA PAGE A-11
HoliMont ski area held the Groundbreaking ceremony for the WestMont Ridge project, Saturday, October 9 (above, left). The WestMont Ridge expansion is a $22 million project at the west end of HoliMont. November 19, the Route 219 project was finally unveiled at a special ribbon cutting ceremony. The four-mile expansion was the second phase in the project that has been in the works since 1979.
January: On January 13, the Tamarack Club celebrated its grand opening with an Open House to the public. Tours were given through the Falling Waters Spa, John Harvard’s As we say goodbye to 2010, we reflect Restaurant, the pool and exercise on the events and those involved that area and the condominium units and made this year so memorable here in SEE REVIEW PAGE A-10 Ellicottville and the surrounding areas. A YEAR IN REVIEW COMPILED BY MEGAN O’DONNELL ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY AND JEANINE ZIMMER
Learn a Snow Sport Month National Ski and Snowboard Promotion Aims to Get Families on the Slopes BY JOHN THOMAS STAFF WRITER
Boarding for Breast Cancer: ... page A-5 Holiday Valley has set out to raise $10,000 for the Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC) organization with its third Board-a-thon event on Saturday, February 12th, 2011. All Holiday Valley guests will have the opportunity to support the cause through many different avenues, including a “Women Love to Park” terrain park clinic, a Best Trick park event, and donations at the resort in the weeks leading up to the event. B4BC is a non-profit, youthfocused education, awareness, and fundraising foundation. Their mission is to increase awareness about breast cancer, the importance of early detection and the value of an active lifestyle. Photo/Bob Knab
Skiing and snowboarding are two of the fastest growing sports in the world. Their phenomenal growth rate has been spurned by technical advances in equipment and clothing; allowing more people to get out and participate. We New Yorkers are lucky to live in a state that boasts more than 40 ski areas, giving nearly everybody across the state easy access to the slopes. Now comes along National Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month; a program designed to get American families SEE LEARN PAGE A-11
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