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Welcome to Mardi Gras and Winter Carnival!

March 10 Mountain Man Day Holiday Valley March 10 -11 Ski Patrol Food Drive Ellicottville March 10 -12 Winter Carnival and Mardi Gras Weekend Ellicottville & Holiday Valley March 18 Pond Skimming Holiday Valley March 18 -19 March 25 - 26 NYS Maple Weekends March 19 Northwind Super-G Holiday Valley

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Pond Skimming March 18 By Alicia Dziak

Ready to laugh it up at the base of Yodeler? Check out Holiday Valley’s annual Pond Skimming on Saturday, March 18. This wet and wild event is a great way to take advantage of the rising temps and melting snow. Pond Skimming, which began in the early 2000s as a way to get more spring skiers to the slopes, attracts competitors of all ages. Those in the know wear creative costumes, ski down the hill, and at the bottom, skim across an icy cold pond. If you’ve never noticed a pond at the bottom of Yodeler, that’s because it’s there for this event and this event only! The pond is created from the huge mound of snow used for the Winter Carnival Snowbar. A Snowcat digs the hole, which is then covered with a tarp and the snowmaking system is used to fill it up. Since the water is cold to begin with, and surrounded by snow, the end result is an extra-chilly makeshift pond, perfect for challenging those daredevils as they head down the hill on skis and try to skim across.

Do you like maple syrup? Have you ever wondered how it’s made and how it gets from the trees to your stack of pancakes? Your chance to find out has never been easier, with two weekends of maple fun coming up March 1819 and 25-26. Every spring, the members of the New York State Maple Producers Association invite families and friends into their sugarhouses to experience the world of pure NY maple syrup. Located at approximately 160 farms and museums across New York State, Maple Weekends offer a delicious, fun-filled outing that has a little something for all maple lovers to taste and experience. During Maple Weekends, guests can stop See Maple Weekends page 10

March 30 - April 1 Ellicottville Central High School Musical April 7- 9 Greater Olean Area Home and Garden Show April 12 Catt. Co. Farmer-Neighbor Dinner West Valley

ECS Board Approves Girls’ Golf Team By Elizabeth Riggs

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After teeing off with a convincing PowerPoint presentation by multiple ECS female golfers during Tuesday night’s ECS School Board meeting, the Board voted unanimously to approve their request for the formation of a girls’ golf team.

The students, ranging from 8th grade to seniors, presented to the Board their request for their own team based on current levels of interest in girls’ golf at the school, the number of female golfers that were previously playing on the boys’ team, and the fact See ECS Board page 4

Season Wraps up for ECS Basketball By Indrek Kongats

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Come one, come all to Ellicottville this weekend, where parties, parades, music and endless fun await during the annual Mardi Gras and Winter Carnival weekend! There’s no better place to spend the weekend as winter winds down. On Friday night, March 10, come out to Madigan’s for the Second Annual Junior Bacchus Ball. The party is upstairs from 7 to 9 p.m. with New Orleans styled food, music and fun. During the party, the weekend’s royalty will be crowned by those in attendance. Prizes will be given for costumes and, well, just because you’re there! You could walk out of the party with tickets to a Summer Music Festival concert, gift cards to an Ellicottville establishment, or even a crown. Tickets for the Ball are $30, $35 at the door, and are available throughout Ellicottville’s merchant community, as well as at the Chamber of Commerce and online at Ellicottvilleny.com. The crown that could be placed on your head leads to the annual parade tradition, as the winners will be toward the front of the parade. The 25th Anniversary edition will be Grand Marshalled in honor of “King” Ken Brown, and members of his 700 Club will lead the procession. Floats and walkers will be strolling the street, as will the Renegade Drum Corps, from Lancaster, to make the festivities complete. The parade lines up at 6 p.m. and starts at 6:30 on Saturday night. But there’s more! Before the parade, musicians

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Ellicottville Eagles basketball has come to an end with the Lady Eagles dropping their second round playoff game to the eventual Class D Champions, the Panama High School Lady Panthers. On the boys side, the Eagles also lost in the second round playoff game to the eventual

Class D Champions, the Franklinville Panthers. Although the season ended sooner than expected for both teams, it is time to recognize some individuals. ECS placed three players into the top 10 in both the Boys and Girls Section D individual scoring, a great accomplishment. The Eagles have three of

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Ken Brown 700 Club Helping Others Since 2000 By Mary Heyl

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If you are age 70 or older and looking for a great way to give back to your community, the Ken Brown 700 Club is for you! The club was founded in 2000 by local skier, Ken Brown, who turned 70 that year, along

with nine friends of the same age who all wanted to have a great time and contribute to local charitable organizations. If you are or will turn 70 this year, now is the time to join this great organization! In 2000, Brown and nine See Ken Brown 700 Club page 2

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While I’ve been to New Orleans during Jazz Fest, I have not made it for Mardi Gras. Judging by the crowds and ,shall I say, shenanigans, that go on there during non-Mardi Gras weekends, I can only imagine that Ellicottville’s take on the bead-tossing fun is a PG-rated version of theirs. Which is great when you’re like me and have kids. The Mardi Gras parade in Ellicottville is family-friendly and you don’t have to do anything drastic to score some beads. In fact, just by dropping off food or monetary donations to the Ski Patrol Food Drive, you can get a set.

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You can sign up to ski across the ice-water filled pond or just cheer on the brave competitors—it’s a guaranteed good time either way. Registration starts outside Yodeler Lodge at 11 a.m. for

$5. (Kids under 18 must have a parent signature; minimum age is 8 years old.) All participants get a one-day pool pass for the Holiday Valley summer pool complex. Pond Skimming starts at

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Ken Brown 700 Club other 70-year-old skiers (hence the name “700 Club”) each donated $50 to sponsor a party to raise funds for local causes; since then, more than $40,000 has been raised by the group. Brown was known by many for his great sense of humor and zest for life. In addition to being a regular on the ski slopes, he is remembered for marching in the annual Mardi Gras parade with colorful ski boots, a bright cape and lots and lots of Mardi Gras beads! Mary Fox, whose husband Les serves on the club’s board of directors, is pleased to announce that the club will be having a float in this year’s parade in Brown’s honor. After Brown passed away in 2002, the club has continued his legacy of good-humored fun and generosity in their annual event, the 700 Club Fundraising Party at Holiday Valley. In 2013, the club was renamed the Ken Brown 700 Club in his memory; this year, the club has almost 50 members. Membership requirements are simple, according to Fox: participants must be 70 or older and make a $50 donation to the club, and you don’t have to be a skier to join in. Even those who don’t meet the age requirement can contribute to the 700 Club: a donation of $25 or more is all that’s needed to become an associate member.

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Most recently, the club hosted its 17th annual fundraising party on March 4 at Holiday Valley’s Yodeler Shelter. For just $10, participants enjoyed lunch, a beverage, and a beautiful day on the slopes! Fox said, “We had a nice crowd and everyone had a good time! We had a basket raffle, as well as the live auction and a 50-50 to raise money.” Auction prizes, which included ski passes, gift certificates, gift baskets, ski clothing, wine, and more, were generously donated by area businesses, local artisans and community members. “We’re so grateful to our sponsors, especially HoliMont for donating prizes and Holiday Valley for letting us host the event there. They go above and beyond what they normally do for us,” Fox said. According to Fox, 10 or 11 area organizations will benefit from the money raised at the fundraiser. The club has not

yet released the names of the recipients, but Fox says there are a variety of organizations who will benefit. Past groups that have received funds include Almost Home Animal Sanctuary, the Alley Cats, Ellicottville Family Charities, the Ellicottville Memorial Library, the local food pantry, Project Christmas and adaptive ski programs at both HoliMont and Holiday Valley. Even individuals with hefty medical expenses have benefitted from the club’s generosity. Indeed, countless lives have been touched by Ken Brown’s dedication to his community. The club’s simple yet powerful motto “Help Us Help Others” continues to live on through the new members who join every year. You, too, can be part of Brown’s legacy by becoming a member or associate member today. Call Hazzard at (716)699-4091 to get involved!

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the top 10 scorers returning for their senior years and the outlook is very positive for the 2017-18 season. Unfortunately for the Lady Eagles, Hamilton and Erlandson graduate and will be heading off to college, leaving Jimerson to step up and fill some big shoes.

In NCAA Division I Basketball St, Bonaventure men’s basketball beat UMass last weekend and secured 5th place in the Atlantic 10 conference. On Thursday, March 9 they played their opening round game against the winner of the Wednesday,

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ECS Board that they would be able to use ladies tees, which would likely increase their scores after having used men’s tees in prior competitions. The students also pointed out that the addition of the program would require a minimal investment from the school, as golf is a sport in which the athlete provides their own equipment. In addition, the school already has an agreement with Holiday Valley for practices, and the girls knew of at least eight other area girls’ golf programs against which they can compete. “They came here genuinely wanting to do this and we’ve got teachers that are willing to help. Girls should play against girls,” said Superintendent Mark Ward. “What’s great about it too, is it’s a lifetime sport. I think it’s great.” In other news, Ward touched on the upcoming Professional Development Day on Friday, March 17, which is a day off for students. “We do have a number of things planned. We have an attorney from Harrison Beach who is going to be coming to speak to the staff on a variety of topics that have to do with social media, Internet safety, and Facebook—a lot of things that I think sometimes some people just don’t think about. We hope it will be informative and valuable to our staff,” Ward said. Ward also highlighted some of his take-aways from a recent trip to Albany in which he met with other superintendents, and discussed potential threats to government funding that could trickle down to schools from Medicaid cuts. “The federal government is looking to cut back dramatically on Medicaid to the states which could in

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turn cut back dramatically on revenues the states have to then share with the school districts. I’m not saying our Medicaid would be reduced, but it’s that federal money that is used in other ways to help the state,” Ward said. “The revenues this year are down for the state, meaning negative, compared to what was projected. We just have to be mindful of that in the development of our budget and the ending of our school year. Wherever we can save a dime, we save a dime. That will drive some of the decisions of the board as we develop the 20172018 budget.” As the Board continues to work on next school year’s budget, in the upcoming school newsletter, Ward will also be publishing the second article in a five-part series that talks about state revenue projections, and where school district revenue comes from. “I think it’s important that people know more about it,” Ward said. In elementary school news, Elementary Principal Connie Poulin briefed the board on the district’s changeover to a 365day review model for IEPs. Until the recent changeover, ECS was one of only two districts left in the CABOCES region that hadn’t switched to the 365 model, and instead remained on an annual spring review cycle. “The special ed team made the decision to make the switch to go to this anniversary date model based on initial referral,” Poulin said. “We’re looking forward to it. We think it will streamline and make for better service to students and make us stay on top of IEPs a little better.” Poulin also touched on a new accommodation for the ELA state assessments this year that allows the opportunity

to have tests read to students with severely-limited ability to decode print. According to Poulin, there is little guidance from NYSED on what qualified as “severely-limited” and therefore concerns about consistency across the state. “We all need to be at peace with the comfort of what that really means,” Poulin said. Poulin and Principal Miller also highlighted a variety of upcoming ECS events, including: Odyssey of the Mind Parent Night, which will be held on Thursday, March 23 at 5:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria; a National Honor Society Induction Ceremony, which will be held on Sunday, March 26 at 6 p.m. at the Great Valley Volunteer Fire Company Clubhouse; the Winter Sports Banquet, which will be held on Monday, March 13 at 6 p.m.; and two weekends of All County Chorus at CattaraugusLittle Valley School on March 11 and March 18. Lastly, in a technology round-up, Board Member Roger Spell noted that the school will use an approved $110,000 for the installation of 270 degree security cameras, which will provide multiple security benefits to the buildings, and also mentioned that the administration is in discussions to start an ECS Facebook page. “We are just starting to chat about it,” Poulin confirmed. “We are talking to other districts about positives and negatives of the page.” The Board retired into executive session to discuss personnel matters before adjourning. It will host a special 2017-2018 budget work session next Tuesday, March 14 at 7 p.m. in the high school library.

ECS EVENTS Mar 10-11 All Cty #1: Elementary Chorus, MS chorus, HS Band (at Catt-LV) Mar 13 Winter Sports Banquet Mar 14 Board of Education Meeting - Budget Worksession (HS Library) 7 p.m. Mar 15 Spring Sports Pictures 3 p.m. Mar 20 No School Mar 23 Odyssey of the Mind Parent Night - 5:30 p.m. Mar 25 Odyssey of The Mind Regional Competition (Wellsville)

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will be strolling the streets, stilt walkers will amble around, jugglers, face painting, henna artistry, and even ice sculptors will be around the village as well! Come down and experience Ellicottville and make sure you check out the village starting at 3 p.m. Saturday before the parade and Sunday, don’t miss the granddaddy of all Holiday Valley events — Winter Carnival. The legendary weekend will be filled with activities for the whole family and plenty of snow to kick-off spring riding season. Winter Carnival features unique events like the Mardi Gras Costume Parade, Dummy Downhill and the Snowmakers Snowbar. Stop by the Yodeler lodge Saturday and Sunday for food, drinks and entertainment. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Safety Patrol Cookout will be serving your favorites at the base of Yodeler. The famous Snowbar, sculpted by Holiday Valley’s snowmaking crew, will be open from 12 to 4:30 p.m. throughout the weekend outside the lodge. Saturday, inside Yodeler Lodge, partygoers can enjoy music by Mo Porter. On Sunday, the infamous Party Squad will close the weekend with a mix of classic, vintage and new tunes. Families and friends are encouraged to dress up in their craziest costumes for the annual Costume Parade down Mardi Gras on Sunday. The parade begins at noon and

Cathleen Pritchard & Melanie Pritchard Lic. Assoc. R.E. Brokers (716) 983-4234 | (716) 480-8409 judging will take place at the base of the hill. According to Jane Eshbaugh, Director of Marketing, costumers have included “everything from chairlifts, to the Pope and his Cardinals, to water skiers and a motorboat.” Although there is tough competition, the best-rated costumes will win season passes for the 2017-18 season. Categories to win include single adults, single children, and groups. To enter the parade, be at the top of Mardi Gras by 11:30 a.m. Don’t forget to stop by Customer Service or Tannenbaum lodge for free face painting. The Dummy Downhill, a family crowd pleaser, takes place Sunday at 2 p.m. at the bottom of Yodeler slope. Holiday Valley encourages you to build your own dummy for the race. Dummies can be constructed of wood, plastic, cardboard, but no metal is allowed. They must not exceed 6 feet or 40 pounds, and may not be living or breathing. The

dummies are paraded through the crowd, pulled up the slope, and then sent down the slope, one by one, over a jump and into a crash wall of snow. The winners are determined by crowd applause. Registration to enter your dummy into the race can be completed online at holidayvalley.com. Don’t miss this wacky, family-friendly, and definitely fun-filled weekend that is one of the highlights of the season in Ellicottville! For the complete schedule below.

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Before you know it, spring and summer will be here, which means race season in Ellicottville. If you like a little healthy competition, sign up now for one of two awesome races coming to Holiday Valley in May and June. The Happy Half, 5K and Beer Mile returns to Ellicottville on May 13. With different events to choose from, fun distractions on course, entertainment, great food and beer and a course that begins and ends at Holiday Valley, how can you go wrong? Not sure what a Beer Mile is? While it sounds simple— drink four beers, one every 1/4 mile— it can be a real challenge full of laughs. Invite your friends, and challenge

them to a race unlike any other in Western New York! Best half marathon rates are available through March 14 ($75); after that, pricing is as follows: $80 between March 15 to April 17, $85 April 18 to May 11 (custom finisher shirt not guaranteed if registered after April 29), $100 between May 12 to May 13 (Race Morning) – if available. For the 5K, register by April 8 for $30. Prices are as follows after April 8: $40 April 9 to May 11 (custom finisher medal and shirt not guaranteed if registered after April 29), $50 May 12 to May 13 (Race Morning) if available. Register for these races and the Beer Mile at www.happyhalfrun. com.

The Holiday Valley Mudslide once again makes its way to HV on Saturday, June 17. The sixth annual Mudslide is a mud run that’s so much fun, it’s hard to believe you’re actually getting a workout. Make your way through 11 messy obstacles that span much of the resort. Choose from two course distances—3.5 mile or 5.4 mile. Ride the chairlift to the race start by Spruce Lake. The course heads though the woods along the ridegline, with the 5.4 mile course adding some uphill along the way. Cost is $60 through June 16, but don’t wait to sign up— there is a max of 1,200 competitors, who will all receive a goody bag and a super cool finisher’s medal, plus a hot dog and two beers (or beverages) afterwards. Children as young as 7 years old can run on the 3.5 mile course, but they must be accompanied by an adult. There is also a kids’ race for kids ages 3 to 12; register for $5 race day. To get even more in the spirit, sport a costume for a chance to win great prizes. More info and registration details can be found at www. holidayvalley.com.

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WNY Equifest March 18-19 Celebrate the horse at WNY EquiFest 2017, Western New York’s premier equine expo and equestrian gathering Saturday, March 18 and Sunday March 19 at the Showplex on the Fairgrounds in Hamburg. WNY EquiFest is a free, family-friendly equine exposition featuring some of the area’s top clinicians and trainers. Sponsored by the Western Chapter New York State Horse Council, this will be the event’s seventh successful consecutive year, growing bigger and more exciting with the addition of new clinicians and presenters. This year, there will be top horse trainers and more exciting presentations, sure to please every horse lover and enthusiast. Purina, the Yankee Reining Horse Association and the Western Chapter New York State Horse Council are proud to welcome Shawn Flarida, the National Reining Horse Association’s leading rider, who was inducted into NRHA’s Hall of Fame in June 2011 and to date, the only 5.5 Million Dollar Rider. Shawn will host a demonstration on Saturday, followed by a participant clinic Saturday evening. Auditors are welcome. The show organizers are also thrilled to have, for the first time in Western New York, the Golden Pony Express Drill Team from Ohio. Riding Haflinger horses, this exciting precision drill team’s riders range from 11 to 38 and are guaranteed to be real crowd pleasers! Not-Your- Average Dog and Pony Show, a K9 and horse relay race will delight the audience with exciting teams

of agility dogs and horses, each team competing for the best time. The Last Chance Corral, based in Athens, OH, is bringing four foals from its nurse mare foal rescue program. This organization is a 501c (3) non-profit devoted to the rehabilitation, recovery and adoption of orphaned, abandoned and abused foals, ponies and horses. Returning will be perennial favorites: the Parade of Breeds and Breed Avenue, where you can have a close encounter of the best kind with your favorite equine companion. For the kids or the kids at heart, the Family Fun Corral will engage even the littlest cowpoke with fun and educational projects where they can explore their creativity, making fun art projects or trying their hand at old-fashioned cowhand skills. Another newcomer to EquiFest is Breyer, the World’s Finest Model Horses, hosting their Family Fun Day. Young family members can paint their own stablemate and take their creation home! Activity hours are from 10

am to 2 pm on Saturday at the Breyer booth. Brittany Braunbach and her students will thrill the audience once more with their jaw-dropping skills at trick riding. Erie, Niagara and Wyoming County 4-H teams will participate once again with a Horse Bowl competition and equine communication presentations. Over 100 vendors will offer the equine enthusiast musthave horse products ranging from the newest line of riding wear, saddles, equipment, tractors, trucks, trailers, beautiful hand-crafted horse pottery, purses, fine hand-made chocolates, exotic spices – something for everyone - with both products and information for all attendees. There will be plenty of refreshments on-site and free-parking. Like them on Facebook at EquiFest WNY. For a full event schedule, visit website at www. wnyequifest.com. For more information, contact Barbara Moore at wchc411@gmail. com or (716)-912- 2100 or Mary at or marymcnall@ gmail.com or (585) 322-2696.

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The Countdown to Trout Season

By Indrek Kongats

Opening day of trout season is just a few short weeks away on April 1. That gives you just enough time to dig out your fishing rod, waders and vest and dust them off. Opening day of trout fishing isn’t any different than the opening day of deer or turkey season— it’s the anticipation that gets us all excited and worked up, chomping at the bit to go out and catch a trout or two. The trout are hungry and abundant after all of our local streams are restocked with hatchery fish that expect a regular meal time. The DEC posts all of its stocking details on its website http://www.dec. ny.gov/outdoor/7739.html. Opening day is a time to get you kids involved in fishing as well. The excitement is contagious and with the kids along, it is a great outdoor family moment that is unequalled. The easiest way to catch a fish is with live bait like small earthworms. Keep an eye on the weather and grab a shovel and start digging around stream banks and compost piles as soon as the ground has thawed. Digging for these squirming critters is like digging for gold itself, and a big part of the anticipation-building process. Of course, you can go buy your worms from a bait shop or one of those gas station bait machines or even order them online, but it is not the same thing, especially for kids. Once a sufficient amount of bait is gathered, it’s time to make sure you have the right terminal tackle. Don’t forget these fish have tiny mouths and the smaller the hook, the better. But, if it’s too small, it gets too deep into the trout’s throat and is hard to remove in case you wish to release your fish. A size #10 hook is the ideal size. Don’t use the traditional bait holder hooks— those are

best for bigger dew worms used for bass and pan fish. Get yourself a pack of razor sharp Gamakatsu single egg hooks. These hooks come in different colors. Get both the red and gold versions, as this will help attract the trout much like a flashy lure or fly. Depending where you are fishing, shallow stream or deeper pools of larger creeks, you’ll need to weight your line to get your bait at the right depth. Small split shot are the ideal choice and the Dinsmores split shot dispensers has the assortment of sizes that you’ll need from dust to BB. The trick in weighting your line is not to put too much shot on your line and not to close to the hook. Keep your shot at least 12 inches from your hook and instead of using one large one, use several smaller ones spaced a few inches apart with the smallest size first. If you are worried about snagging your weight on the bottom, use blood knots to hang your shot on the tag ends so if snagged, they will simply slip off. The idea is to let your worm float off the bottom, not sit on the bottom. Next we need a good line for these feisty trout that, although small, will find the only root or tree branch on the creek to wrap your line around and break off. With this in mind, use at least 8 lb. test as your main line. but drop down to a 4-pound transparent fluorocarbon tippet around 3-feet long, again attached by a blood knot or a surgeons knot. (Learn to tie both of these knots as they will serve you a life-time of fishing.) Fluorocarbon tippet material, like Rio or Airflo, is sold in small spools and may be labeled 4X, which actually refers to diameter rather than breaking strength. Finally, the rod and reel: A 5’ ultra light outfit is the best choice and the unbreakable

classic Ugly Stick by Shakespeare is the ultimate choice. Combine it with a Daiwa D-Spin ultra light reel. Remember, you don’t need a lot of line on your reel and you won’t need to make long cast, so the expensive long cast style reels are not necessary. Spool on your 8-lb. test line, but don’t over spool— that will just cause line to spill off and cause tangles. Waders or hip boots are essential as the water will still be very cold. Hip waders don’t make much sense for small kids as they don’t go high enough and chest waders can be expensive. A smart alternative is the Hodgman Gamewade chest packable wader for only $14.99. Although sold only in adult sizes, you can tailor them to fit kids. Remember a belt is required around the waist, essential to hold your pants up, but more importantly to keep water out in the event you go for a spill. These stocking foot type waders can be used with an old pair of sneakers. Complete your outfit with a cheap fly-fishing vest with plenty of pockets for everything from worm containers to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Don’t forget your hat, sunglasses and maybe something to carry your catch in, like a Ziploc freezer bag. If you need a landing net, a small trout net will serve well, small enough to hang off the back of your vest. Start your countdown, prepare your tackle, plan your attack and go dig up some worms, tight lines and good fishing!

Cummings & Mangan take Gold & Silver at Kandahar Champs

By Caitlin Croft

U14/U12 and select U10 athletes headed to Gore Mountain in North Creek, NY for Kandahar Champs. It consisted of one training day and one day of racing. The first run was a Kombi run, which is a blend of Slalom and Giant Slalom; run two was a Giant Slalom. U14 State Championships were held at West Mountain in Queensbury, NY. Day one was a Super-G, day two a Giant Slalom and day three was a Slalom. Kandahar Champs U14 Women: Sydney Hendricks of HoliMont took 4th place. Kandahar Champs U14 Men: HoliMont’s Lachlan Deathe finished 8th and teammate Logan McCulloch took 22nd. Kandahar Champs U12 Women: Madalyn Cummings of HoliMont took the top spot and teammate Mary Catherine Mangan walked away with the silver medal. Claire Rintoul (HO) placed 6th, Alexandra Smillie of Holiday Valley finished 9th and Leah Smillie (HV) took 12th. Kandahar Champs U12 Men: Cameron Johnson of HoliMont finished 5th, Erick Shattenberg (HV) 8th, Buck Rathburn (HO) 11th, Dougie Basadur (HO) 14th, Maxwell Burget (HO) 15th, Harry Scanlon (HV) 16th, and Liam Ainslie (HO) 18th. Kandahar Champs U10 Women: Olivia Cummings finished with the silver medal and finished an amazing 13th overall! U14 State Championships Super-G Women: HoliMont’s Simona Muscarella finished 8th and teammate Nyah Solly took 11th. Brooklyn Napolitano (HO) placed 27th, Sarah Kelly (HO) 29th, Megan Peters (HO) 34th, Megan Williams (HV) 37th, Cece Carls (HO) 39th and Kate Carter (HO) 40th.

HoliMont’s Isabella Stringer took 44th, Amanda Arteaga (HO) 46th, Gianna Ferrara (HO) 51st and Rory Sauereisen (HV) 63rd. U14 State Championships Super-G Men: Alexander Wojnowski of Holiday Valley finished 5th and teammate Reichen Morrisey took 8th. Mitchel Azcarate (HV) placed 23rd, Logan Kidd (HO) 24th, Will Knauss (HO) 25th and Ross Fuller (HV) 31st. Holiday Valley’s William Dunn took 44th, David Rintoul (HO) 45th, Ryan Scanlon (HV) 50th, Ian McKenna (HO) 55th, John Smillie (HV) 58th, Michael Turnbull (HO) 62nd and Dylan Potter (HV) finished 65th. U14 State Championships Giant Slalom Women: HoliMont’s Isabella Stringer took 15th and teammate Nyah Solly took 13th and Megan Williams of Holiday Valley finished 36th. HoliMont ladies Gianna Ferrara, Sarah Kelly, Amanda Arteaga, Cece Carls and Kate Carter placed 40th, 41st, 42nd, 43rd and 45th respectively. Rory Sauereisen of Holiday Valley finished 53rd. U14 State Championships Giant Slalom Men: Holiday Valley’s Alexander Wojnowski took another top ten finishing 8th. Ross Fuller (HV) placed 17th, Will Knauss (HO) 20th, Logan Kidd (HO) 29th and William Dunn (HV) 31st. Ian McKenna (HO) finished 34th, David Rintoul (HO) 35th, Michael Turnbull (HO) 38th, Ryan Scanlon (HV) 42nd, John Smillie (HV) 43rd and Dylan Potter (HV) 48th. U14 State Championships Slalom Women: Caroline DeRose of Holiday Valley placed 13th, Nyah Solly (HO) 24th, Isabella Stringer (HO) 25th, Amada Arteaga (HO) 27th and Gianna Ferrara (HO) 30th. Megan Peters of

HoliMont finished 36th, Megan Williams (HV) 43rd and Rory Sauereisen (HV) 47th. U14 State Championships Slalom Men: Holiday Valley’s Alexander Wojnowski finished out this series with a silver medal! Logan Kidd of HoliMont placed 12th, David Rintoul (HO) 21st, Will Knauss (HO) 23rd, William Dunn (HV) 30th, Ian McKenna (HO) 34th and John Smillie (HV) 38th. Moving on to the Francis Piche Memorial Race in Gilford, NH is Madalyn Cummings, Mary Catherine Mangan, Claire Rintoul, Alexandra Smillie and Sydney Hendricks for the women. Men moving on are Cameron Johnson and Erik Shattenberg. Moving on the U12 Future Stars Camp are Carissa Dunlap, Francesca Ferrara and Leah Smillie. Men attending Future Stars are Buck Rathburn, Liam Ainslie, Dougie Basadur and Maxwell Burget. Select athletes have been invited to attend a Slalom Camp in conjunction with Vermont athletes. Attending are Madalyn Cummings, Mary Catherine Mangan, Alexandra Smillie, Cameron Johnson and Erik Shattenberg is second alternate. Alexander Wojnowski is moving on to U14 Eastern Championships. Athletes attending the New York Vermont Giant Slalom Invitational Project are Caroline DeRose, Simona Muscarella, Nyah Solly and Isabella Stringer. For the men, Mitchel Azcarate, Logan Kidd and Will Knauss have been invited. Congrats to all athletes who made it this far in their postseason journey and good luck to athletes who are continuing their season—we are all rooting for you!

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Three-Point Challenge June 2

The fifth year of the annual EVL Tourney has finally been started up. This event has been held every summer for the past four years in an effort to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis. Every year, this event gets bigger and bigger and we can not wait to see what this year has in store for us! The EVL Tourney is a 5 on 5 double elimination basketball tournament, held at the Ellicottville Village Park, in which teams from all over the area come to participate. In

previous years, we have always had 10 or more teams enter and play in this tournament. For the fifth year, we are looking to have a record 16 teams! The event is being held on June 3 and 4 and will last for a majority of both days. A prize is given out to the top two teams in the tournament. If you are interested in entering a team, please contact Kohl Halloran at (716) 307-9672. All teams must be entered before May 13. You will need to enter a roster of 6-10 players and pay the entry fee of $200 before the deadline. Co-ed optional, but all players

must be 16 or older. You may also find us on Facebook under “EVL Tourney”. In an effort to raise the most money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, we have also decided to add a new event this year! On Friday night, June 2, at 6 p.m., we will be holding a three-point competition for anyone age 16 or older. There will be a $10 entry fee for any participant. You may contact Kohl Halloran as well if you would be interested in competing. You can find out all the rules on our Facebook page where there is an event link for both the tournament and the three-point challenge. This event is a great family fun event and is held for such a great cause. We have a great chicken BBQ on the first day of the event, along with much more to choose from at the concession stand. Mark your calendars, come enjoy some fun in the sun and join us at the Fifth Annual EVL Tourney!

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Mardi Gras Weekend is here and what better way to kick it off than by giving to those less fortunate and in need?! The Holiday Valley Ski Patrol is proud to sponsor the 22nd Annual Food Drive to benefit the Ellicottville Food Pantry. Members of the ski patrol will be collecting non-perishable food items, paper products, toiletries, cleaning supplies, and/or cash donations at Tops Market on Friday, March 10 from 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, March 11 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. You can also donate during the Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday beginning around 6:30 p.m. Patrollers will be pushing grocery carts on both sides of the street during the parade in their red jackets accepting your generous donations. To help you enjoy this weekend’s festivities, a string of beads will be given out for each donation made either at Tops or during the parade. The Ellicottville Food Pantry assists many families who rely upon these donations for basic daily needs. With your generosity, together we can help those less fortunate in the community. If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact me at danielpbuchanan@yahoo.com or (716) 249-1169. We hope to see you during another fun Mardi Gras Weekend. The Holiday Valley Ski Patrol and the Ellicottville community thank you in advance for your support.

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For Gado-Gado Owner Susan Roberts, her 20-yearold Ellicottville boutique all stemmed from a love of traveling to Indonesia. “I had been traveling quite a bit for several years and had found myself in Indonesia and really fell in love with the people and the country. I was not at all looking to get into the retail business by any stretch,” Roberts said. “I started talking to a friend of mine and she kind of nudged me in the direction of opening a store and bringing goods back from Indonesia.” Roberts, who has a background in jewelry design, first opened the store in 1997. In its early days, she traveled back and forth to Indonesia frequently to find great pieces and products to bring back to the United States. “We started selling literally everything—jewelry, wood carvings, pottery, clothing, incense, crafts. There was always something different,” she said. “One shipment, we would have beautiful woven placemats, and the next shipment would be beautiful lamps or carvings. There were always really unique pieces.” Having grown up in Ellicottville, Roberts says her main goal was to open a store that would have something to offer everyone. “When I decided to start my business, it was really important to me that it was somewhere that would be really accessible to a lot of people. Anyone would be able to come in and take away something that was unique, that they really loved, and that they didn’t see everywhere,” Roberts said. “As a local growing up in Ellicottville, I wanted it to be accessible to locals.” According to Roberts, the traveling back and forth to

Indonesia eventually became too much for her family. “My last trip to do business there was in the fall of 2004. I decided I was going to take my business in another direction. As much as I loved being able to go back and forth, I needed to start on another path because it wasn’t necessarily the best decision for everybody involved,” Roberts said. It was then that Roberts reevaluated her inventory and started going to shows in the United States to look for other products. Gado-Gado’s current product line is more focused on women’s clothing and accessories, in addition to fair trade essential oils, perfumes, incense, candles, and other gift items. “Those are our staples. It’s not as big of a gamut anymore. We really try to keep a little bit more of a focus now but still keep it as affordable and accessible and unique as possible. I really, really strive for that,” Roberts said. In fact, the Gado-Gado inventory is so unique, that she encourages customers to purchase items they fall in love with before they sell out. “We don’t buy anything in big quantities — sometimes maybe only one piece per size,” Roberts said. “Once it’s gone, it’s gone. Our merchandise turns over really quickly. We try to let people know.” For Roberts, another priority is offering pieces that embody her own personal values. “I really work hard to pull in as many fair trade and environmentally-conscious pieces as I can,” she said. “I prefer to work with craftsmen and individuals if I can. I feel really strongly about that.” Roberts also feels strongly about offering something for everyone, which is no small

task considering the large range in her client base. “We have a really wide customer base. We have girls in high school coming in looking for dresses for dances, and then we have women in their 70s and 80s coming in,” Roberts said. “We try and offer something for everybody, in all shapes and sizes and demographics. It’s really important to me.” For Roberts, who has lived in Chicago for the last 12 years, running a business in a different city and state has been a long shot, but a successful one that she credits to her superior staff. When she made the decision to move to Illinois, Roberts says she just wasn’t ready to see Gado-Gado close its doors. “I love the community and I love the people and when you own your own business, it becomes like another child really. I had people that were reliant on working there, and I really wasn’t ready (to close the doors when I moved),” she said. “I have an amazing staff. They are great with customers, trustworthy, really creative, strong women. They all work phenomenally together.” Roberts added that, “It’s sort of an unlikely arrangement, and it sometimes has its challenges for sure, but we’ve been able to make it work. I guess you don’t know how something is going to work until you try it out.” And according to Roberts, it’s not just her staff that makes the store so successful. She also credits her customers that keep her store so busy. “I feel really fortunate that we are in the community that we are and that I’ve been able to have such wonderful people come through the door. The women that I work with make it happen. We just want to be able to offer that shopping experience to everyone—that they come in and they have a good time, find something unique and walk out feeling that little shopping high.” Gado-Gado is located at 26 Monroe Street in Ellicottville. For more information visit their website: www. gadogadoellicottville.com/.

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March 10-12 Winter Carnival and Mardi Gras Weekend Holiday Valley and Village of Ellicottville

March 16 Spring Lecture Series Topic - Standing Rock Seneca-Iroquois National Museum, 6pm

March 10 West Valley Community Friday Night Fish Fry 4:30 - 7:30pm West Valley Vol. Hose Co. Rte. 240

March 18 Spring Pond Skimming Party 2017 1:00pm - 2:30pm Holiday Valley

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March 14 Clare College Jazz Concert and the BPO Big Band Rigas Theater St. Bonaventure 7pm

March 25 Annual Spring Used Equipment Auction 9am Lamb & Webster 601 West Main St. Springville, NY

March 29 - April 1 An Iliad The Quick Center for the Arts St. Bonaventure University 7:30 pm $8 public / $6 students April 2 2nd Annual Spaghetti Dinner to support Catt. Co. 4-H Catt. County Fairgrounds Corporate Building, 3:00-7:00 pm $8.00 Presale, $10.00 at the door April 7 - 9 2017 Greater Olean Area Home Show William O. Smith Recreation Center, Olean April 8 - 9 2017 Little Valley Volunteer Fire Dept. Spring Sportsmen’s Show April 8 Daffodil Festival South Dayton 10am - 3pm South Dayton Firemen’s Activity Hall

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Winter has its final grips of the season on the area and thoughts are turning to warmer temperatures and summer fun. The big kickoff for Green Season fun in Ellicottville is the Summer Music Festival, produced by the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce and presented by Holiday Valley Resort, June 30 through July 2. Friday night, June 30, Holiday Valley’s Main Lodge will be the home to the annual kick-off party, and chair lift rides to the top of the hill will be available for those wanting to get a breathtaking view of the valley we call home. Saturday night, July 1, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra will play their rousing set of patriotic music as the sky is lit with fireworks, preceded by dance music and music from some great movie favorites, including Pirates of the Caribbean and Frozen. There’ll be something for the whole family to enjoy. Sunday night, July 2, the American Band, Grand Funk Railroad, takes to the stage slopeside. Grand Funk Railroad includes original founding members Don Brewer (vocals and drums, writer and singer of the multimillion selling hit, “We’re An American Band”) and bassist Mel Schacher, ‘The God Of Thunder.’ Joining Don and Mel are true all stars. Singer Max Carl is a rock veteran from

38 Special. Max penned and sang 38’s biggest hit “Second Chance” and was co-founder of California’s legendary Jack Mack and the Heart Attack. Don refers to Max as “the best blue-eyed soul singer on the planet.” Lead guitarist Bruce Kulick is best known for his 12 years with KISS and also has credits with Michael Bolton, Meatloaf and Billy Squier. (KISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley were influenced early on by Grand Funk.) Keyboardist Tim Cashion has a master’s degree in music from the University of Miami. While Grand Funk Railroad would be an awesome show by itself, in Ellicottville, we believe in taking it to the next level. This year is no different as the opening act on Sunday is none other than Canadian classic rock legend, Carl Dixon, fronting Carl Dixon and The Last Buffalo Born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Carl

Dixon remains one of Canada’s stellar singers and musicians. He’s fronted and played with some of Canada’s most iconic bands including The Guess Who, Coney Hatch and April Wine. Carl scored his first record deal in the 80s, was featured on MTV and went on to tour alongside Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and many more. His music career took him through rock n’ roll highs and lows throughout the 90s and into the new millennium. While lead singer of The Guess Who, Carl was critically injured in a car accident in Australia in 2008, sustaining 52 injuries. His remarkable comeback as a solo artist, then reuniting with Coney Hatch to score a new record deal, has only been topped by his recent return as front man of The Guess Who for two special shows in the USA in January 2016. Saturday and Sunday will also have the events in the Village during the day. Both, Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Jefferson Street will be home to the annual Arts and Crafts Show. The Annual Pet Parade will be held Saturday at 11 a.m., on Washington Street. Not only will there be music at Holiday Valley but at the Village Gazebo, from 1 to 4 p.m. on Friday. Check the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce website for more details and to order your concert tickets. Go to www.ellicottvilleny.com or call (716)699-5046 for more information.

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Steve Krzes, from Springville, NY, is being honored by Fitzpatrick & Weller, Inc. in Ellicottville for his 45 years of employment. Krzes began working for the company in February 1972. Krzes is the Director of F&W’s Quality Control Program and the past Director of the awardwinning safety program. “Having an employee serve the company for 45 years is truly a milestone,” said Fitzpatrick & Weller’s President, Greg Fitzpatrick. “Steve’s attention to detail and strong work ethic has helped keep our customers satisfied for many years. His efforts into directing our safety program has been instrumental in helping our employees work in a safe environment.”

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VOLUME 2 ISSUE 10

MARCH 10 - 16, 2017

The Official Newspaper

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SGI’s ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ March 10-12

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By Gwendolyn Fruehauf, SGI Student Reporter

Before planning your weekend, consider attending Springville Griffith Institute’s musical production, today or tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. or Sunday at 2 p.m. This year, SGI students will perform “Little Shop of Horrors,” a tale centered around Seymour, a florist shop worker, who discovers a bloodthirsty plant that subsequently changes his life. In addition to 30 cast members, there are about 20 crew members and a dozen pit musicians who aid in the production of the show. Auditions were scheduled in November, and by December, the cast began preparing for the singing and dancing portions of the show. A few

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weeks ago, SGI high school music teacher, Julie Noeson, began working with the pit orchestra and the backstage crew joined efforts with the cast as the performance dates approached.

Isobel Hooker, a senior and student director of the musical, plays Chiffon, one of the principle supporting roles. She explained that she sings, dances, and acts, but also

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Vanity Esthetics Opens Its Doors at 56 Main

By Alicia Dziak

It’s that time of year when maple lovers are in luck. Whether you prefer it in syrup, sugar, cotton candy or another of its many tasty forms, this is the ideal time of year to enjoy any fresh maple products.

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The WCTU By Derek M. Otto

We are now well into the Lenten season and many people have given up various vices. For some, they have voluntarily given up beer or other libations. Not that long ago, there was a period of prohibition in our country that banned the sale and possession of alcohol in the United States. The years from 1920 to 1933 are the historic period of forced sobriety in our country. A Look Back asks what caused this illegalization of alcohol and why didn’t it last?

One of Springville’s active and oldest residents, Mrs. Charles Wadsworth was very active in the Springville WCTU and served as its president for many years; she died in 1935.

The United States historically relied on alcohol as a beverage, medicine and currency throughout the earliest colonial periods. Whiskey and rum were extremely valuable, and were used in exchange for other goods or services on the early American frontier. Many farmers had been distilling their surpluses of grains for many years, so it wasn’t surprising when you see the original survey map of Springville in 1818 that a distillery was one of the earliest structures. (The location of the distillery would See A Look Back page 7

Springville Village Proposes 2017-2018 Budget

By Derek M. Otto

The Springville Griffins indoor track team finished itsseason this past weekend on March 4, with Corrin Sacilowski competing in the 1500 meter racewalk at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, NY in the state-level competition.

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A LOOK BACK:

By Elizabeth Riggs

Looking for high-end salon treatments at affordable prices? Springville residents can now look no further than Vanity Esthetics, which officially opened its doors in the Springville 56 East Main Street mini mall (in the space formerly occupied by the Barbershop Soli Deo Gloria) on Friday, March 3. Vanity Esthetics, which will be offering eyelash extensions, organic skin care, facials, body treatments, waxing, sugaring and special occasion makeup applications, prides itself on providing top-tier treatments at affordable prices. Owner Amber Davie has been a resident of the Springville area since the age of 17 and knew the town would be the perfect place to open her own business. After going to school at the Salon Professional Academy in Tonawanda, for Esthetics and to be a Makeup Artist, Davie says running her own business is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream.

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The regular meeting of the Village of Springville Board was held on March 6, 2017. The main focus of the meeting was the presentation of the proposed 2017-2018 village budget. Mayor Krebs gave a well-planned and organized presentation of the budget. In summary, the tax rate increases .5 percent to $16.86 per $1,000 of assessed value. The village tax levy is $1,732,756 or 1.78 percent higher than last year (tax levy cap is $1,719,452 or 0.1 percent). The total appropriations are: $3,428,637, or an increase of $338,949 from last year’s actual budget. The complete budget presentation is available online at http:// www.villageofspringvilleny.

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Springville Fish Fry Roundup

Harvest Room at Kissing Bridge, a bar and grill located at Kissing Bridge Ski Resort at 10296 State Road, Glenwood, is serving up fish frys on Fridays beginning at 5 p.m. through Easter. JD’s Brew Pub Inc., located at 405 South Cascade Drive, offers a Friday fish fry with your choice of battered, baked or broiled fish, served with cabin slaw, macaroni salad, choice of potato and a slice of rye. Julie’s Pizzeria, located at 12 East Main Street, will be serving a Friday Fish Fry and homemade New England clam chowder every Friday and Saturday throughout Lent. Kiril’s Restaurant, located at 248 West Main Street, is serving up variety seafood options this Lenten season. Specials include coconut shrimp, rum glazed shrimp, scallop and apple salad, and Italian broiled fish, among other items. Main Street Pizzeria and Cafe, located at 56 East Main Street, Suite 8, will adding a crab cake on an onion roll and a fish sandwich, both served with sides of mac and cheese, to their menu throughout Lent.

Mary’s Fireside Inn, located at 12133 Vaughn Street, East Concord, is offering a Friday fish fry with a battered filet served with sweet potato fries and coleslaw. Papa Jakes, located at 243 West Main Street, on Fridays is serving up a Haddock filet, prepared with your choice of panko breading, broiled with lemon pepper seasoning, or Cajun style, with French fries coleslaw, crab macaroni or a garden salad. Pit Stop Pizza Cafe, located at 689 East Main Street, is dishing up Friday fish fries served with curly fries, coleslaw, macaroni salad and a roll, in addition to fish sandwiches and veggie pizzas throughout Lent. Springville Moose, located at 13080 Buffalo Road, is offering a Friday fish fry served with macaroni salad, coleslaw, your choice of potato and a roll, every Friday throughout lent. Tim & Bonnie’s Pizza, located at 385 Cascade Drive, offers broiled or beer-battered fish dinners with your choice of baked potato or fries and two side of homemade salads.

Village Board Continued from front page

also approved the change of “meter rate charge” to “debt service charge.” The sewer fees will increase as follows: the minimum monthly charge increases $2 and the rate per thousand gallons of water used increases $.25. This is a total of $5.75 a month, or $69 a year, increase for the average consumer. The increase in rates is necessary for replacing actuators and programmable logic controllers at the water purification plant that are corroding. The last increase in the water rates was in 2008. The increase in sewer rates focuses on the need to replace the trash pump and repair tanks at the aging sewer treatment plant. The last increase in sewer rates was $0 .50 in 2015. Electric rates were not discussed because the rates are regulated by the Public Services Commission. In the department reports: Village administrator Liz Melock asked the board to motion and approve the water and sewer increases. The board approved the rate increase, which goes into effect April 1, 2017. Melock also asked for a sewer forgiveness to Mr. Steve Buckley of 180-182 Waverly Street. On Feb. 13, he was struck by a water main break. His eventually bill was over

March 10 - 16, 2017

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Letter from the Editor

By Elizabeth Riggs

For many, there’s no better way to enjoy the Lenten season than indulging in a tasty Friday night fish fry. Lucky for those living in and around Springville, there are many places to grab a hearty meal that fits the bill. Fried, beer battered or broiled fish, paired with delicious sides like fries and mayo-based salads, this area has got you and your Friday evenings covered! Apple Dumplin’, located at 521 South Cascade Drive, offers a Friday fish fry with a variety of homemade sides to choose from. Cozy Corner, located at 690 East Main Street, will be offering Friday Fish Fry throughout Lent, served with coleslaw, bread and butter and your choice of potato. Colden Country Inn, located at 8815 State Road, Colden, will be offering fish frys as well as shrimp dinners, seafood platters, scallop dinners and several more non-meat items every Friday throughout the Lenten season. Colden Market and Café, located at 8796 State Road, Colden, is offering Icelandic haddock fish fry, fish sandwiches, fantail shrimp dinners, and seafood pot pies with shrimp, lobster and crab meat, every Friday until Easter. Colden Mill Restaurant, located at 8348 Boston Colden Road, Colden, boasts their Friday fish fry to be the best in Western New York. The Mill will offer fish Tuesday through Saturday throughout Lent.

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$5,000. The board approved the forgiveness of $1,863.00 the sewer portion of the bill. Additionally, Melock asked the board to approve a budget adjustment registry for monies received on the surpluses of scrapped items to go into the police department’s budget. She closed by asking the board to approve a resolution making Freed Maxick the auditing firm for the village. Superintendent of Public Works Ken Kostnowiak was appointed delegate to MEUA conference this spring. Kostnowiak asked that the board allow the promotion of Jesse Krezmein to Lineman B apprentice. Police Officer in Charge Nick Budney reported that the Springville Police responded to 160 calls, issued 59 traffic tickets and the Erie County Sheriff responded to 446 calls. He also asked that he be allowed to surplus a Taser bought in 2015 that is currently not being used. Due to the age and cost of maintenance, he believes the device is more of a liability to the village than it is worth maintaining. The cost of training and maintenance for the Taser would be around $10,000 a year. The board approved the auctioning of the device to other municipalities.

Code enforcement officer Mike Kaleta reported that he drafted a law relating to enforcing laws on private property. The law would address parking enforcement on private property. He also reported that he had complaints relating to political signage on a property. He and the trustees discussed the fact that the current signage laws don’t reflect the Supreme Court ruling on Reed verses the Town of Gilbert. Content on the signage cannot be determined by the town code. It becomes a first amendment issue. The village has code 200-34 that relates to speech of noncommercial signs. During the consent agenda, Liz Melock reported that the order to raze 110 S. Central has been pulled. It seems the ghost of that house doesn’t want to leave and there are five more liens on the house. A 60- day stay has been put in place and a hearing will be held in May on the property. In closing, Mayor Krebs thanked Melock and Kostnowiak for their help in preparing the 2017-18 budget. The next meeting of the Village of Springville Board of trustees is March 20, 2017 at 7 p.m. at 65 Franklin Street.

Competitive sports have always been a big part of my life. When I was a kid, I would regularly go to Bills games, Sabres games and Bisons game with my Dad and my siblings. I played soccer and basketball in my early years and through high school, and was one of two females who played in my college intramural soccer league. Today, I am able to coach my own two kids and many others in my favorite sport—soccer—four times a week in two different soccer leagues. I think team sports are such a great thing. Even non-athletic kids can benefit from being on a recreational team of their peers working toward a common goal. It’s about communicating, working with others, making new friends, celebrating together and learning along the way. Not to mention all the health benefits of regular exercise! The Springville community is lucky to have Springville Youth Inc., which provides so many great opportunities to area youth. While they offer so much more than sports, this time of year, with snow melting and the spring season ramping up, sports is definitely the focus. In April, May, June and into July, SYI offers tee ball, softball, baseball and my beloved soccer, for kids as young as four and as old as seniors in high school. This is a great opportunity to get your kids involved in sports in a low-pressure, focus-on-fun environment. My daughters started playing SYI soccer and tee ball when they were in kindergarten. One of my favorite memories is of my daughter, Lily, and her friend, Sydney, regularly scoring goals while holding hands. Now, years later, I attribute the love both my girls have of sports to those early experiences. While rec soccer is not the World Cup, it’s hopefully a positive experience that the kids will remember and one that helps build a foundation for healthy habits that will last a lifetime. Signups are going on now, but not for much longer. Get to syionline.org and get them registered. Hope to see you at the fields this spring! - Alicia Dziak, Editor, Springville Times

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

March 10 Late Night Great Night Sponsored by Snowflake Ski Shop & 245 Kissing Bridge March 10-12 SGI Presents “Little Shop of Horrors” Lyle G. Palmer Auditorium, Springville High School www.springvillegi.org

March 10-12 WNY Sport and Travel Expo The WNY Sport and Travel Expo is produced by sportsmen for sportsmen and provides outdoor enthusiasts the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors all inside four buildings. The event offers a large variety of vendors including outfitters from around the world, local and regional educational exhibits, and retailers offering show pricing on gear and accessories. www.the-fairgrounds.com March 11 Springville Firemen’s Auxiliary Chinese Auction to benefit the Fire Co. Springville Fire Hall, 405 West Main St. Doors open at 10 a.m., drawings start at 11:30 a.m. Refreshments available. March 11 Round and Square Dance 7:30 p.m., Epiphany of Our Lord’s Parish Hall (10893 Sisson Hwy, North Collins). $25 per family, $7 for adults, and $5 for children ages 5-10. To reserve a table, call Mary Richmond at 337-3952.

Saturday, March 11 All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast 8-11:30. East Otto United Methodist Church, 7896 East Flats Rd, East Otto, NY 14729 March 11 and 12 Kissing Bridge Annual Sale Save on next season’s passes and more. www.kbski.com March 11 and 12 Winter Carnival and Mardi Gras Weekend Holiday Valley and Village of Ellicottville www.ellicottvilleny.com

March 15 History of Colden with Joe Marren, Colden Town Historian 7 p.m. Learn a bit about the town’s past! Bread of Life Outreach Center, 8745 Supervisor Ave., Colden. Free. (716) 941-3550 March 16-20 Ismalia Shrine Circus Come see the three-ring circus featuring high wire acts, tigers, flying trapeze, jugglers, and a whole lot of “clown”ing around! www.the-fairgrounds.com March 16-31 March Nature TableMaple Sugaring 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Humphrey Nature Center at Letchworth State Park (585) 493-3680 March 18-19 and 25-26 Maple Weekends www.nysmaple.com

March 18-19 Equifest Hamburg Fairgrounds. Celebrate the horse with a weekend full of new, exciting presentations and returning favorites. Over 100 vendor/exhibitors. www.the-fairgrounds.com March 23 Chef’s Food Truck at Fiddler’s Green Manor March 23-26 Plantastia Hamburg Fairgrounds. WNY’s premier garden and landscape show www.the-fairgrounds.com

March 24-25 Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show Hamburg Fairgounds. www.the-fairgrounds.com March 25 Lamb & Webster Annual Spring Used Equipment Sale 601 W. Main St., Springville 592-4924 March 25 Cordelian Club Dance To benefit Bertrand Chaffee Hospital. 7 to 11 p.m., Springville Fire Hall. Tickets $35, available at BCH, Anything Printed, from any Cordelian Club member or at the door. March 26 Pancake Breakfast 8:30am-1:30pm. Epiphany of Our Lord’s Parish Hall (10893 Sisson Highway, North Collins (Langford)). $8 adults, $5 for children 5-10 years, and Children under 5 FREE. (716) 337-2686

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SGCEF Donates $15,000 to SMART Moves

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The Springville-Griffith Community Education Foundation (SGCEF) recently presented the Boys & Girls Club of Springville with a $15,000 donation to help launch its SMART Moves program. These funds were raised at a wine tasting event in November 2016. The SMART (Skills Mastery and Resistance Training) Moves program is a nationally acclaimed prevention program that teaches young people ages 6 to 15 to say no to drugs by involving them in discussion and role-playing, practicing resistance and refusal skills, developing assertiveness, strengthening decision-making skills and analyzing media and peer influence. The ultimate goal is to promote abstinence from substance abuse through

the practice of responsible behavior. “After speaking with local families and listening to the concerns they shared about the rise of drug-use in our community, we felt the Boys and Girls Club would be the perfect place to provide a quality, interactive program that would help prepare our area youth to make quality decisions regarding their health,” said Andy Bobseine, director of the Boys and Girls Club of Springville. The SMART Moves program will be offered to club members as part of their standard membership fee. The program will be divided into three age groups: SMART kids (ages 6-9), Start SMART (ages 10-12) and Stay SMART (ages 13-15). each group will engage in age appropriate

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allow the club to purchase and install eight new computes with editing software, as well as a projector for presentations. The remaining grant money will be used for staffing, training, materials and community outreach. This program is only one part of the solution to the local drug problem. The Boys and Girls Club has joined the Springville Area Coalition Substance Abuse Task Force to ensure that the program will not duplicate, but rather enhance, support and expand upon existing community efforts. According to Bobseine, “The SMART Moves program will be implemented at the Boys & Girls Club this upcoming fall. The game plan is to take a nationally recognized program and localize it to meet the needs of our area youth. Members of the Boys & Girls Club will be involved in the program and we hope to have the school district involved to ensure that we are serving those who would benefit most from the program.” If you’re interested in supporting SGCEF and the Boys & Girls Club of Springville SMART Moves program through a sponsorship or donation, call (716) 5929337, email support@sgfound. org or go to www.sgfound.org for more information.

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BCH Welcomes Urology Specialist Dr. Hanzly

Bertrand Chaffee Hospital has made another move to improve access to healthcare services in the greater Springville area. The facility has recently granted provider privileges to urologist Michael I. Hanzly, Jr., D.O. Dr. Hanzly is part of the Buffalo Medical Group, where he treats general urological conditions and specializes in prostate, kidney and bladder cancers. The Western New York native is a graduate of Canisius

College and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Hanzly completed a urology residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, and a two-year Society of Urologic Oncology Fellowship at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, where he specialized in robotic surgery. “Our facility continues to recruit new physician partners to enhance local medical services for our patients,” said CEO Nils Gunnersen. “Reliable access to specialty medical care is important for our community’s health and for our facility’s future.” Dr. Hanzly is affiliated with Catholic Health, Kaleida Health and Roswell Park Cancer Institute. He will continue to see patients at his offices in Orchard Park, Williamsville and Buffalo. For an appointment or more information, please call (716) 630-1050. He will be scheduling procedures at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital effective immediately.

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Sacilowski, a junior, earned the trip by taking 12 seconds off of her own school record time in this event at the sectional competition at Houghton college a week earlier. Despite suffering a sprained ankle in warmups, Sacilowski was able to run her second fastest time of her career with a 7:38 and finish 14th in the state. While this did fall short of her goal of qualifying

helps with management tasks as student director. This is her fourth year participating in the high school musical. She commented on the experience, saying, “There are a lot of really good activities that benefit everyone in the high school, but this is one where everyone wins. The product is always wonderful. People come and see it. Your parents come and see it. It’s something that you can be proud of and everyone has their own part. If someone was gone, the entire musical wouldn’t work. You really are a piece of a bigger puzzle.” Hooker also gave emphasis to the friendly atmosphere that comes hand in hand with this opportunity. “It’s a very loving, supporting environment that really encourages diversity,” she explained. “It’s one that is very safe for people who want to express who they really are. We’re all here to support each other and have a good time.” Giving her opinion on why students enjoy the musical, Hooker said, “There are some kids who have been participating since they were younger and really enjoy the theatrical aspect of it. So, these are people who really like to

for nationals, her attention quickly turned to her outdoor and indoor track goals for the following seasons. Sacilowski is returning to indoor track next year as the number one seeded athlete in her event and is determined to not only qualify for states and nationals next year, but also break the Section VI record as well. Congratulations on a great season!

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act and sing and dance. There are some people who have just joined who really like it for that part, but who have also realized we are a big family here.” Not only do students enjoy participating in the musical, but there is a lasting effect that will help students succeed in the future. “It helps you work with other people because you really have to be able to communicate,” Hooker added. From a different perspective, Claire Mariea is a tenth grader acting the part of an urchin. She participated in a few musicals in elementary school, but did not decide to join again until last year. “I broke out of my shell,” she said. “I have always loved singing, dancing, and performing and this definitely gives me more confidence.” “Overall, it shows you that if you work really hard, you get rewarded for it,” said Hooker, explaining the lesson that is learned from this experience. “When we’re really prepared for a musical and when we are doing our best and giving our best energy, the audience notices. And that preparation is essential to making the musical the best that it can be. Hard work pays off.”

Performances of Little Shop of Horrors will take place at the high school auditorium on Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m., and on

Sunday, March 12 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and seniors, and are available at the door and at www.springvillegi.org.

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Jen’s Quill: Rhythmic Gymnastics On Tuesday, March 7, McDonald’s of Springville hosted McTeachers Night, an annual event sponsored by the SES Student Council, which raises money for the SES PTA. The PTA funds school field trips, assemblies, Fifth Grade Camp, special reading programs like PARP and Bingo for Books Night. Twelve teachers, SES principal Chris Scarpine and Student Council members all assisted to make the evening a success. This year our elementary music faculty also provided live music at the event.

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“I’ve always loved beauty and makeup,” Davie said. “It’s always been a huge passion of mine.” When a spot became available in the Springville mini mall building, Davie said she knew it was the perfect location for her new business. “I am so excited to be on Main Street. I feel like that’s the ultimate goal—to have this nice location in the middle of everything,” Davie said. “I could not have pictured a better location.” When Davie first rented the space, it was one wide open room, so she enlisted some help from her husband and father-in-law to make the space more accommodating for her needs. “The room was very big and open when we first came in. We ended up building a wall in the middle so people feel comfortable coming in to get a facial or have a treatment,” Davie said. “The wall makes it a little quieter, and more private.” In the renovated space, Davie offers customers a variety of treatments and services amidst a chic, classy setting. Clients can choose from a variety of facials, including skin clearing and age rewind options to help them target specific needs. “I have a classic facial that anyone can get, as well as others that are catered to skin type,” Davie said. “I have an age rewind facial geared toward people who are interested in

smoothing out fine lines, and a skin clearing facial for people who have more problematic skin and want to work toward clearing that up.” Davie also offers a variety of waxing and sugaring treatments for any target area, ranging from bikini areas to under arms, and eyebrows to lips. And while many may use waxing for hair removal, Davie says that the benefits of sugaring instead are numerous. “Sugaring is a more natural form of hair removing. It removes the hair from the follicle. Eventually, it can lead to complete removal of hair,” she said. Other services include a salt spring body polish, which uses salt from the Dead Sea to exfoliate and improve skin texture, as well as various eyelash extension services. According to Davie, the eyelash services aren’t commonly offered in the area. “I am going to be doing eyelash extensions, which are new to Springville and new to the Southern Tier.” Davie also specializes in special event make-up applications, for events such as weddings, proms and more. Prices start at $100, and include a pre-wedding consultation and trial run. Not only is Davie offering higher-end services in the Southtowns, she is doing it with organic skin care products that she loves, and ones that are made locally.

“All of my products are organic. The best part is they are all made in Buffalo. I am a small business owner, and I really wanted to support other small businesses within mine,” Davie said. “The company is Buffalo Gals and she’s a chemist and she creates all of her own products. I’m obsessed. I didn’t want to use something that I didn’t really feel passionate about.” Davie will be selling a small assortment of Buffalo Gal products, which are all plantbased, vegan, cruelty free, and created with ethically-sourced ingredients. “I hope to be a little bit of something different in the Southtowns,” Davie said. “My goal is to bring things that are popular in the village to Springville, but also make them affordable for people in a small town. I want to offer the same higher-end services, but for a reasonable price.” Davie says her first few days in business were full of appointments and encourages the bookings to keep coming. “I would love to be booked from the minute I walk in until the end of the day,” Davie said. “Walk-ins are great, too. I’m open to anything and everything.” For more information about Vanity Esthetics or to book an appointment, visit Davie’s website: https:// squareup.com/appointments/ book/9Z4K55KRZGXXJ/ vanity-esthetics.

By Jen Lee

Joining the Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics has been my mission for almost five years now. I was sadly denied a spot on the 2016 Olympic team, even though I submitted a thoroughly impressive video tryout on my Facebook page that at least 12 people saw… and were impressed beyond belief, I might add. How serious am I about my goal? In a word…very. I realize I’m 32, so next summer Olympic games I’ll be 36, but my hope was renewed when I watched last summer’s games and saw a 40-year-old woman with a grown son vaulting her way to Olympic mediocrity. That could be me! But in a rhythmic type way. I have been training all on my own and I know with just a little more work I will be…not that good. I might be able to touch my toes! I work pretty hard…almost weekly. Sometimes several times a week for a few minutes a day. A lot of Think-Training goes into my workouts, which is where I either think about training or think about a routine and go through it mentally. After Think-Training, I’ll try to touch my toes. I mess up a lot and get injured in my Think-Training routines, which does get me down. But at least my injuries heal immediately due to the fact that they are completely fake and made up in my mind. So I’m able to get back to

Think-Training within minutes of an insane bone break or death. Don’t worry— after any major trauma, I do take a few minutes to rest. I know the psyche is fragile and just as important in succeeding as being able to do anything rhythmic gymnasts do. That’s why I do so much ThinkTraining instead of actually stretching or mastering combinations. I can do a handstand with ease, with the assistance of a wall. I can also do a cartwheel and an accidental round off… which is basically when my cartwheel messes up and I fall out of it, which happens often. Stretching is excruciating, attempting to move towards my extremities, but I do it mostly not at all anyway. I’m making huge strides in a delusional type of way…and since everything is just a state of mind, I’m winning. In my bag of tricks, I have the most important aspect of the sport…rhythm. I can move rhythmically to any music while simultaneously throwing around inanimate objects and failing to catch them as they bounce off random parts of my anatomy. Basically, I should have made the team years ago. A healthy diet is important to my goal, which is why I’m really watching what I eat. Instead of eating two donuts, I’ll only eat one. Or I’ll eat one donut and three donut holes. Whatever it takes to not finish that second donut…I do it. Because of my training, I’m educated on all four apparatuses. It was during my Google-ing “rhythmic gymnastic apparatuses” that I discovered them. Letting that search engine do my work for me was rewarding. I excel at twirling the hulahoop around my wrist while squinting my eyes and lurching my body away from the

spinning hoop, just in case it gets out of control and smacks me in my head or leg. Check. Wanting to be on the cutting edge of the ball tricks, I tend to mostly dribble the thing back and forth. Check. How could anyone do the ribbon incorrectly? Wiggling the thing back and forth, dancing that fabric in the sky…or in my case…wiggling it sadly on the ground, while skipping and running around in circles? Check. Imitating mating dances of the ancient cavewomen with the clubs is almost too easy. Moving in earthy ways while slamming the clubs together and chucking them around… double check. Basically what I’m trying to say is I should represent America, because America never shows our rhythmic gymnastic team and we either don’t have one or we’re just that bad…so how much worse could it be if I joined in? The answer is not at all, because no one would even know except everyone I was able to tell. So support me in my dreams. Do it for me, do it for the future of rhythmic gymnastics, but most of all, do it for America. Jen Lee has been writing since she was in the 3rd grade and won a stuffed animal dog; which still sits on her writing desk as her most prized award. She graduated from Malone University with a degree in Journalism and Theatre. Jen has written for several newspapers as a humor columnist covering everything from dating, cooking, travel, how-to, relationships, and more. She currently lives in Cuba, NY with her family. Jen may be contacted at jen@ jensquill.com and welcomes all comments and suggestions for future articles.

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U14/U12 and select U10 athletes from Kissing Bridge (KB) and Buffalo Ski Club (BSC) headed to Gore Mountain in North Creek, NY for Kandahar Champs. It consisted of one training day and one day of racing. The first run was a Kombi run, which is a blend of Slalom and Giant Slalom; run two was a Giant Slalom. U14 State Championships were held at West Mountain in Queensbury, New York. Day one was a Super-G, day two Giant Slalom and day three was a Slalom. Kandahar Champs U14

Men: Kissing Bridge’s Wilson Siudzinski placed 9th. Kandahar Champs U12 Women: Zoe Hallett of Buffalo Ski Club finished 15th. Kandahar Champs U12 Men: Garrett Goetz of Kissing Bridge took 23rd. U14 State Championships Super-G Women: Kissing Bridge’s Hannah Goetz placed 14th, Sydney Minier (KB) 19th, Julia Patterson (BSC) 24th, Abigail Fischer (KB) 28th and Madisyn Delozier (BSC) 31st. Grace Rauch of Buffalo Ski Club took 38th, Katriana Kivari (KB) 52nd, Kiera Kavcic (BSC) 53rd and Elizabeth Graney (KB) 56th. U14 State Championships Super-G Men: Alex Aubrecht of Buffalo Ski Club just missed the podium, finishing in 4th. Joshua Jusiak also of Buffalo Ski Club made finished inside the top 10, taking 9th, Quinn Langdon (BSC) 57th and Montgomery Nicholl (BSC) 60th. U14 State Championships Giant Slalom Women: Hannah Goetz (KB) improved on her Super-G run, finishing 9th. Julia Patterson (BSC) took 20th, Abigail Fischer (KB) 24th, Sydney Minier (KB) 28th, Katriana Kivari (KB) 29th, Madisyn Delozier (BSC) 31st, Kiera Kavcic (BSC) 37th

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and Elizabeth Graney (KB) 54th. U14 State Championships Giant Slalom Men: Alex Aubrecht (BSC) continued his success with a 6th place finish. Joshua Jusiak (BSC) took 14th, Montgomery Nicholl (BSC) 36th and Quinn Langdon (BSC) 46th. U14 State Championships Slalom Women: Julia Patterson of Buffalo Ski Club finished 19th, Madisyn Delozier (BSC) 22nd, Kiera Kavcic (BSC) 29th and Grace Rauch (BSC) 33rd. U14 State Championships Slalom Men: Alex Aubrecht had another successful day finishing 6th, teammate Joshua Jusiak had another top ten finishing 8th and Quinn Langdon (BSC) took 36th. Moving on to the Francis Piche Memorial Race in Gilford, NH is Zoe Hallett and Jenna Block for the ladies and for the men, Wilson Siudzinski is second alternate. Alex Aubrecht, Joshua Jusiak and Hannah Goetz are moving on to U14 Eastern Championships. Julia Patterson is second alternate for the New York Vermont Giant Slalom Invitational Project Great work this season athletes and best of luck to those who are continuing their season!

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Penny Whiskey at SCA March 11

Nothing gets one in the mood for St. Patrick’s day better than a night of traditional Irish and Celtic music. Penny Whiskey will be appearing at Springville Center for the Arts (SCA) on March 11 at 8 p.m. Their instrumentation includes guitar, banjo, mandolin, bodhran, and Springville resident Paul Kneis on whistles. Listeners will also enjoy the band’s own compositions, with homegrown bluegrass and folk influences, audience participation, rousing pub songs, and tearful ballads. Their first performance at SCA sold out— you won’t want to miss this show. Tickets are available at SpringvilleArts. org or by calling (716) 5929038.

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The Hulbert Library is assisting the NYS Department of Education in assessing

library services offered to families with young children (ages 0-5 years). We would like to know what the library could do to improve you and your children’s lives in our community. Please consider attending a focus group on Tuesday, March 14. There will be two available sessions that day: one at 11 a.m. and another at 6 p.m. For these focus groups, we are especially interested in input from families with preschool-aged children.

Family programming will be provided prior to each focus group with Lapsit at 10 a.m. and a visit from the SPCA Wildlife Department at 5 p.m. Children are welcome to stay during the focus groups as snacks and activities will be provided. Additionally, at the end of each focus group, prizes will be given out in a random drawing. Space is limited. Please call the library at 592-7742 for more information and to register.

We’re almost there. Just a little ways to go and we can put winter behind us. One of the best ways to spend one of these remaining chilly evenings is to come warm yourself by fireside at Allegany State Park while listening to some great music! This month’s “By the Fireside” performance is the final one of the season, and features local musician Will Lowry. Lowry has performed in a variety of settings, everywhere from local coffeehouses to large music festivals. He recently released his fifth album of original music in November of 2016, entitled, Colours & Lines. With a background in folk, blues, and classical guitar, Lowry is known for his unusual skill as a guitarist as well as his vocal style. His guitar sets the background for his singing of well-known songs and original compositions. Each song has a story and, along with the music,

the audience is likely to hear some interesting background as Lowry shares his songs. His rendition of cover songs is often accompanied by an unusual bit of guitar work, or the addition of a harmonica. Often he will include a few of his original songs in the evening. “By the Fireside” takes place on Saturday, March 18 from 7

to 8:30 p.m. in the Red House Administration Building lobby. We look forward to seeing you as our “Music by the Fireside” series concludes for this season. For more information please contact the Environmental Education/Recreation Department at (716) 354-9101 ext. 236.

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from all over WNY. Learn about New York’s maple farming processes and traditions and indulge in tasting pure maple syrup in its many forms right from the source. The following are some of the maple farms around Springville who will be participating in this year’s maple weekends: Beaver Meadow Audubon Center (Maple Harvest Festival) 1610 Welch Rd, Java Center, NY 14082 www.buffaloaudubon.org Benz’s Sugar Shanty & Maple Products, 12939 Van Slyke Road, East Concord, NY 14055-9796, (716) 432-2377 or (716) 725-5741, benzenterprises@aol.com. Boberg’s Maple, 2298 Edmunds Road Delevan, NY 14042, (716) 3788736 Jeremy Gernatt Maple Products, Collins, NY 14034, (716) 982-5904 or (763) 352-5284.

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appreciated the natural beauty of his surroundings and envisioned buildings that existed in harmony with nature. For example, Wright’s masterpiece, Fallingwater, outside of Pittsburgh, is a paragon of Wright’s seamless integration of structure with nature. Through carefully designed cantilevers, balconies, and natural materials like locally quarried stone walls, Wright built the iconic home over a waterfall on Bear Run. Prior to gaining international attention with Fallingwater in the 1930s, Wright made a name for himself as an architect of the Prairie Movement in the early 20th century. Wright’s signature style emphasizes flat roofs, overhanging eaves, and other horizontal lines, including window groupings, reminiscent of the American prairie landscape. Between 1903 and 1905, Wright designed a large residential complex for Darwin D. Martin, a wealthy Buffalo businessman who would later commission Wright to design his family’s summer home, Graycliff, in

Conservatory, the Carriage House/Stable, and the George Barton House, which was built for Martin’s sister and brother-in-law. After 1907, the Gardener’s cottage and the Greatbatch Pavilion were added to the estate. The house is known for its unusually large size and open floor plan, although it has Wright’s signature overhanging eaves and horizontal rows of windows. In addition to designing the estate, Wright also designed over 50 pieces of furniture for the home—the largest amount designed during his Prairie period. Visitors can see his quarter-sawn oak tables, built-in cabinetry, and famous barrel chair, a design which he would later use in other projects. The Martin House Complex also contains 394 Wright-designed panels of art glass used in windows, doors, skylights, and more, including his best-known piece, the “Tree of Life” window. Sadly, the Martin House Complex has not always been as well-cared for as it is today. After Martin’s death in

1935, his family abandoned the property and it remained vacant until 1954. In 1962, the pergola, carriage house and conservatory were demolished. Five years later, the home was purchased by SUNY Buffalo for use as the president’s residence, and in 1975, the home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1992, the Martin House Restoration Corporation was formed and the Barton House was acquired by SUNY Buffalo in 1994. Since then, the complex has been continually restored and all demolished buildings have been rebuilt, thanks to the hard work of the MHRC. Although a drive past the Martin House Complex at 125 Jewett Parkway is sure to impress, a guided tour is a must to see the interior of the house. Different docentled tours are scheduled year ‘round and include a one-hour tour, a two-hour tour and an all-day tour that takes visitors to different Wright-designed buildings throughout Buffalo. To view the available tours and get tickets, visit www. darwinmartinhouse.org. It is strongly recommended that tickets be purchased in advance to guarantee your entry into the home. Do keep in mind that not all areas of the home are wheelchair accessible and that visitors can expect a considerable amount of walking and standing on their tour. The Martin House Complex is a great place to visit with the whole family, especially as the gardens begin to blossom this spring. On Saturday, April 1, the Martin House will be hosting “Architecture in Nature,” a Make and Take Workshop from 10:30 a.m. to noon. This event, which is for children ages five through 12, is just $10 and teaches children the importance of bees in nature by making a bee house and planting a pot of seeds that bees will love! Stay up to date on Martin House Complex events and photos on their website and by following the Darwin Martin House on Facebook.

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Historical Society Movie: Saturday, March 11 at 1030am. Animated film starring Ewan McGregor, Ricky Gervais, and Tim Curry. Aquarium of Niagara’s Traveling Touch Tank: Tuesday, March 14 at 5pm. Come see and touch five Ambassador Animals: the Forbes sea star, green sea urchin, the American lobster, spider crab and the North American horseshoe crab. Open to all ages, sign up is highly suggested! Family Movie Night: Thursday, March 16 at 530pm, an animated film starring Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, and Rachel House. Focus Group: Thursday, March 16 at 530pm. Focus group for parent/caregiver of children 0-5 about Library services. Registration is required, call or stop in to sign up! Computer Training on Ancestry: Saturday, March 18 from 11am-1pm. An introduction to tracing your family roots with Ancestry Library Edition (ALE), a database available at any BECPL location. Similar to the popular Ancestry.com website, this database contains collections of vital and original records, including those relating to birth, marriage, death, military service, and immigration. Skill Level: Advanced. Registration is required; please sign up at the library. Book Club: Monday, March 20 at 11am. We will be discussing the novel “Walk Two Moons” by Sharon Creech. International Waffle Day: Saturday, March 25 at 11am. We will be reading a few books about waffles and then we are going to make and enjoy them with whipped cream on top! Please call or visit the library to sign up! Focus Group: Saturday, March 25 at 11am. Focus group for parent/caregiver of children 0-5 about Library services. Registration is required, call or stop in to sign up! We have a community room that is available for community groups. Call for availability. Did you know? Erie County Library cards are available to all Erie County residents, all individuals who work in Erie County, and all those who live in the Gowanda School tax district. Stay up-to-date with events at the library by ‘liking’ our Facebook page, Collins Public Library. Library Hours: Monday 2-8 p.m., Tuesday 2-8 p.m., Wednesday 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Thursday 2-8 p.m., Friday 10:30 a.m. -5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Sunday - CLOSED. Telephone - 532-5129.

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Servers, Bartenders, Line Cooks, FT / PT. Apply at Papa Jakes, 243 W. Main St., Springville Hiring – The Jefferson Inn – Immediate opening for Innkeeper’s Assistant at The Jefferson Inn bed and breakfast. 2-4 days per week, weekends required. Work includes cleaning, reservations, baking, food prep, gardening and guest interaction. Basic computer skills required. Qualified candidates must be mature, reliable, detail oriented, self-motivated. Prior cleaning and/or hospitality experience a plus. Send resume/letter to The Jefferson Inn, PO Box 1566, Ellicottville NY 14731 or email info@ thejeffersoninn.com.

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NURSING POSITIONS AVAILABLE

The Cattaraugus County Pines Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center– Machias Campus is accepting applications for the following positions: PART TIME • Night Shift Nurse Supervisor – $27.57/hr • LPNs – $18.35/hr • CNAs – $13.68/hr (Shift differential for evening and night shifts) FULL TIME •LPN – Swing position – Evenings/Nights - $19.13/hr plus shift differential and county benefits TEMPORARY FULL TIME •RN Head Nurse - $25.82/hr Apply in person at 9822 Rt. 16, Machias, NY or call Director of Nursing Bev Fehringer 716-353-8516 ext. 4605; you must fill out an application to apply. Applications are available at www.cattco.org/jobs.

SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Applications are being accepted until 3:00pm on Friday, March 24, 2017 for the Summer Employment Program for all Village Operations.

Requirements are as follows: 1. Applicants must have graduated from high school prior to beginning of employment. 2. Applicants must be residents of the Village of Springville and have a valid New York State driver’s license. 3. Applicants must be actively applying to or attending college for the following fall semester and will be required to verify same. Applications are available at the Village Office, 5 W. Main Street, Springville, New York between the hours of 8:00am and 4:00pm. Please indicate on your application your earliest available start date for summer employment.

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be the Concord Mercantile building today.) Even before that, David Stickney had the first log hotel in Fiddler’s Green where they served whiskey in a hollowed out ox horn. And throughout early Springville’s history, different religious societies and churches developed to tame the frontier. Many of the civilized citizens remained dry and throughout the various religious revivals, abstinence and temperance were major themes of the Second Great Awakening. The Methodists, Baptists and Presbyterians all held to these core themes. Alcohol abuse was rare or at least not discussed. The reforms in this era were focused on the abolition of slavery, the beginning of the women’s suffrage movement and quality of life issues in the United States. When the United States Civil War broke out in 1861, it became a testing ground for newer practices and theories in medicine and pharmaceuticals. Morphine laudanum, cocaine and new procedures allowed more injured soldiers that survived to return home feeling less pain. Though even in victory, soldiers returned home broken, suffering from depression, PTSD and most likely physical pain from wounds. Newer distilling practices made distilled spirits stronger. Trains made shipments quicker. Snake oil salesmen, quack doctors and even the local druggists could supply the addict with morphine, cocaine and laudanum. Alcohol was becoming accessible, a new generation had been exposed to war and different attitudes were more lax to alcohol abuse than previous generations. However, the wives and families of this generation felt the greatest effect. Domestic violence was high, loss of reliable workers was becoming noticeable and The United States had its first encounter with the opioid addict. An 1888, a health textbook for juveniles quoted, “The opioid problem today began as well-meaning doctors giving opioid for their patients’ pain.” Something had to be done, and it would be our women to do it: According to their website, ”The National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) was founded in Cleveland, Ohio in November of 1874. It grew out of the “Woman’s Crusade” of the winter of 1873-1874. Initial groups in Fredonia, New York and Hillsboro and Washington Court House, Ohio, after listening to a lecture by Dr. Dio Lewis, were moved to a non-violent protest against the dangers of alcohol. Normally quiet housewives dropped to their knees in pray-ins in local saloons and demanded that the sale of liquor be stopped. In three months, the women had driven liquor out of 250 communities, and for the first time felt what could be accomplished by standing together.” The movement spread

quickly and different towns, counties or states would go dry. However, an interesting phenomenon occurred: the neighboring town and village went wet. According to Burt Spaulding, “When Concord went dry, someone built a bar on the Sardinia town line. At one point, someone built a bar on the opposite side of the B.R. & P. rail bridge.” Something had to be done on the Federal level. In 1919, the Volstead Act was passed prohibiting the sale and production of alcohol in the United States. The Springville Chapter of WCTU started in 1885, and was made up of the most prominent area women: Mrs. Chaffee, Mrs. Warner, Mrs. Wadsworth, etc. At its peak in the 1920s, the Springville WCTU had 131 members. Meeting on the first Tuesday afternoon each month, the group held Christian devotions and a discussion on a topic relevant to their cause and mission. It was not just the prohibition of alcohol that the group discussed and advocated for: non-narcotic medicine and women and children’s rights were featured often, as were other health issues. Membership in the group required $1 in dues and to sign the following pledge: “I hereby solemnly promise, God helping me, to abstain from all distilled, fermented, and malt liquors including wine, beer, and cider and to employ all proper means to secure the enforcement of the Eighteenth amendment to the Constitution.” Even after its repeal, the group keep the phrasing “uphold the Eighteenth Amendment.” Though the Springville Chapter didn’t lead the nation, Springville itself produced a leader in Emor Luthera Calkins, who was born in Springville in 1855. Her father was a local merchant who at one point owned the Springville House and was the man that sold it to H. G. Leland. After marrying Earl Calkins, Emor and her husband moved to Battle Creek, MI and then later Ypsilanti, where she was very active in college life and eventually became the president of the State of Michigan WCTU. The high point of her activity was running for a board of regents in Michigan on the Prohibition ticket. She returned to this area according to the Ellicottville Post and Springville NEWS in July of 1908: “The state president of Michigan WCTU, Mrs. Emor Calkins lectured at the East Ashford ME Church on June 28. She was at the Saratoga Convention and came this way visiting and meeting Rev. Tubbs and was invited to lecture. Her lecture was enthusiastic and well received by all who heard it.” Mrs. Calkins remained active and was at the signing of the Volstead Act. She passed away in 1933 at the age of 77. Even though the Volstead Act was repealed and the Springville Chapter of the WCTU dissolved in 1937, the organization is still active promoting temperance and women’s issues.

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OBITUARY

Ella Murphy 1914-2017

Ella Murphy passed away on March 5, 2017, at Heritage Green in Greenhurst, NY, at the age of 102. She was a former resident of Ellicottville and Springville, NY. Ella was born August 21, 1914 in Ellicottville to Jess and Neola (Wright) Meacham as the youngest of nine brothers and sisters (all are deceased). She married Francis W. Murphy, also of Ellicottville, on May 7, 1936, who predeceased her in 1998. One infant son, Jimmie, also predeceased her in 1953. She is survived by three daughters: Elizabeth Hannon of Angelica, NY; Mary (Russell) Vacanti of Dewittville, NY; and Eleanor Pagano of Farmington, NY. She is also

survived by 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The Murphy family were dairy farmers, always having lived in Ellicottville until selling their farm in 1954 for the construction site of the current Ellicottville Central School on Route 219. The family then moved to Springville, NY, where they operated another farm and later relocated into the village. Ella was a hard-working and dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother. Her special joy was always to have food and family around a huge dining room table for holiday meals and celebrations. She had been employed at the Robinson Knife Company in Springville for 25 years. During her retirement, she and Francis enjoyed trips to Florida and Arizona, and they were active in several senior citizens’ groups. The family belonged to Holy Name of Mary Church in Ellicottville, and later Saint Aloysius Parish in Springville. Flowers are gratefully declined. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.

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The Cordelian Club’s Annual Dance To benefit Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Saturday, March 25, 2017 7pm-11pm Springville Fire hall Tickets $35 each Music by Rock & Roll to the Rescue/DJ Rick Manzone There will be contests for the Best Dressed Prince and Hair Band Rocker Costumes! Beer, Wine and Hors D’oeuvres included with admission Available at BCH, Anything Printed and any Cordelian Member or at the door 21 years and over

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Steel Magnolias Auditions At SCA March 20

At Truvy’s beauty shop in Chinquapin, LA, “There is no such thing as natural beauty,” but those who see her in the upcoming production of Steel Magnolias might decide otherwise. Director Tom Durham is looking for vivacious women to play roles that, like the title

suggests, can be as delicate as a flower, but tough as metal. Auditions will take place at the Mongerson Theater, 37 North Buffalo Street, Springville on March 20 and 21 at 7 p.m. Actors should come prepared to read a small excerpt from the play. All experience levels are welcome

to audition for this show. The production takes place May 11-21 and the rehearsal schedule will be available at the auditions. Information is available by calling (716) 592-9038 or by visiting SpringvilleArts.org.

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