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By Eva Potter
This weekend, visitors to Ellicottville can look forward to the first annual Enchanted Mountain Music Festival, to be held Friday through Sunday, April 11–13, at Holiday Valley. Nightly concerts, daily singing and instrument workshops, jamming, along with the good vibes of Holiday Valley and Ellicottville, make this a relaxing, must-attend event. Performers, amateur and professional players, and acoustic music lovers will come together in a beautiful, intimate setting to enjoy some of the finest bluegrass and Americana music in the United States today. Bands include Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line, Creek Bend, and Paris Texas with Dee Specker, who will blow you away with their original music, harmony singing and instrumental talents. The weekend kicks off this afternoon, April 11, at 4 p.m. with unplugged workshops and continues through Sunday morning with more workshops, concerts and jamming sessions. All concerts and workshops take place at the gorgeous Holiday Valley Lodge and the Tamarack Club. An all-weekend ticket (Friday through Sunday), including concerts and workshops, is only $75 ($50 for students). Tickets for individual concerts on Friday or Saturday are $25. An allday Saturday pass is $50 and includes morning workshops, afternoon and evening concerts. Tickets to the Sunday concert are $15. Kids age 12 and under attend the festival free! You can buy tickets online at www.holidayvalley.com (click Events tab and then click Enchanted Mountain Music Festival). This premiering festival was pulled together by Rick Manning, organizer of the annual Winter Village Music See Mountain Music Fest page 7
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Calendar of Events April 11-13 Enchanted Mountain Music Festival Holiday Valley April 11-13 Greater Olean Area Home Show April 25 Arbor Day Celebration Tree City USA Nannen Arboretum April 26-27 Franklinville’s 2014 WNY Maple Festival May 2 Sky High Scheduled to Open Holiday Valley May 3 Downtown Springville Art Crawl
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May 17-18 Routes to Art Tamarack Lodge May 30 - June 1 Geobash Allegany State Park June 6-8 Cycling Weekend Holiday Valley June 7 Relay for Life Ellicottville Central School
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Hit the Slopes in the Morning, Golf in the Afternoon? Is it possible that you can ski, board and golf all in the same day this weekend? It just might be. It rarely happens, but the front nine at the Double Black Diamond golf course at Holiday Valley just might be opening this week. If you’re ready to hit the links, be sure to check www.holidayvalley.com or call (716) 699-2345 before you come.
Jay Leno, Tom Cotter to Headline 2014 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival Additionally, this year’s Lucille Ball Comedy Festival will feature the return of Emmy Awardwinning Lucie Arnaz, a “Comics to Watch” showcase hosted by comedian Caroline Rhea featuring some of the hottest rising comedians in the industry, three nights of Late-Night Comedy in the Tropicana Room with a live album recording co-produced by Rooftop Comedy, renowned “I Love Lucy” impersonators from Universal Studios, Lucille Ball’s five-time Emmy-award-winning costume designer Ret Turner, hometown bus tours, cemetery tours, Chautauqua Lake cruises, comedy workshops, an attempt to break the world record for most people stomping grapes in one location and JAMESTOWN — The Lucy Desi Center for more. Comedy has announced that comedians Jay Leno Presale tickets for the Lucille Ball Comedy and Tom Cotter will headline the 2014 Lucille Festival will begin going on sale to museum Ball Comedy Festival, Aug. 6-10. See Ball Comedy Fest Lineup page 8
EVL Relay for Life Needs Teams, Leaders, Sponsors By Jann Wiswall
Over the next two months, visitors and residents of Ellicottville will begin to notice a plethora of purple ribbons adorning the trees along the village streets and shop windows decorated with purple gifts, clothing and signage. All that purple is telling you that the community is gearing up for the annual Relay for Life fundraiser that
will take place on June 7 on the track at Ellicottville Central School. Over the past dozen or more years, the Ellicottville event has drawn hundreds of cancer survivors, caregivers, family members, friends and supporters together to celebrate those who are living with cancer, honor those who lost their lives to the disease and raise awareness about the
By Alicia Dziak
With 2014 being an Olympic year, success on the slopes has been on the forefront. With two topnotch ski resorts, dedicated coaches and so much young talent, it’s easy to see why amazing skiers come out of Ellicottville.
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One of those skiers is 15-year-old Maggie Ryan, a sophomore at Pittsford Sutherland High School, near Rochester, who has been skiing at HoliMont for years. “HoliMont is where I learned to ski and I was taught by both my mom and my dad,” Maggie said. “I ski at HoliMont every weekend in the winter besides the weekends I am traveling for competitions.” Five years ago, Maggie joined HoliMont’s FLITE team, where she discovered her niche in moguls. “Maggie’s skiing has developed in so many ways through FLITE Team,” said Maggie’s mother, Tina Ryan. “Being lifelong members at HoliMont, our kids learned to ski there. Maggie started in HoliSports at age five and went through every level of the program. At age 10, she started FLITE Team when one of the coaches ‘discovered her’ in one of the other See Maggie Ryan’s Succesful Season page 4
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Routes to Art Preview Reception April 25 A Great Evening of Art, Conversation, Inspiration By Jann Wiswall
We know you already have the annual Routes to Art Open Studio Tour on your May calendars, but if you want to get a sneak peek, be sure to make plans to attend the Preview Reception at Jamestown Community College in Olean’s Center Gallery on April 25. From 6-8 p.m., you’ll enjoy beverages and hors d’oeuvres while getting a look at the work of all the artists participating in the May open studio tour. Plus, this is your opportunity to meet many of the artists, learn about their art, plan
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fight against cancer. It also has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the American Cancer Society (ACS). Last year, the event raised more than $35,000, which will help ACS “invest in groundbreaking research in every type of cancer and provide free information and services to cancer patients and their caregivers.”
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How Can You Help? April is National Volunteer Month By Alicia Dziak
Need a surefire way to beat the cabin fever that has set in this winter? Try volunteering! With so many local opportunities to spread the love, finding a place to spend your free time and make a difference is easy and fun. Do you like to spend time outdoors and enjoy all the parks and trails this area has to offer? Consider volunteering somewhere that can help
you enjoy them even more. The Western New York Mountain Biking Association (WNYMBA) holds regular volunteer workdays to build and maintain local biking trails. For more information, visit www. wnymba.org. In addition, the new Ellicottville-Great Valley Trail, an all-season recreation trail for hikers and other non-motorized vehicles, is in the See How You Can Help page 3
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700 Club Donates to EVGV Trail Fund Ollie Hazard, left, presents a check from the Ken Brown 700 Club to EVGV Trail member Ken Hinman. The EVGV Trail Project is looking for local letters of support see more information on front gatefold and page 9.
HoliMont Snowsports awarded Annette Auteri the 2014 Phoenix Volunteer Instructor of The Year. This was her second year instructing with the Phoenix Adaptive Program. (Annette and her husband Ken, along with son Tyler, own Dom’s Butcher Block located in Ellicottville.) Pictured with Phoenix director Chuck Richardson.
Book Review “The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle�by Avi
Does a novel about the adventures of a young maiden on her travels on the high seas interest you? Then I suggest the novel The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi. “The spellbinding tale of intrigue and murder on the high seas� as it states on the cover of the novel is enough to interest a curious reader. As the main character, Charlotte goes through a magical adventure on a ship with Captain Jaggery who, not to ruin the story, is a no good doer. Also when Charlotte first meets Zachariah, a black slave who gives her a knife to “keep herself from trouble� she is rather stumped and curious to see what kind of trouble she should come across on the Seahawk. As the story unfolds she runs in to quite a lot of trouble. In the end Charlotte ends up taking over the ship and sails it to safety. But in the end she ends up burning her diary were she recorded everything. It’s up to you to read about the details. Ginna H.
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Submissions Accepted Until April 16 for SCA’s Art Crawl reception. The submission deadline is April 16. Artists may submit work of any medium and any size. Artists should send a maximum of five images, along with a list which gives the price, title, date, size and medium to Seth Wochensky, SCA executive director, at wochensky @ springvillearts.
org. Work may be offered for sale at a 30 percent commission. Last year, the event drew 50 artists and over 1,000 attendees. For more information, call 716-592-9038 or visit SpringvilleArts.org.
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your itinerary and make your shopping lists! More than 100 people attended last year’s reception, and more are expected this year. Advance reservations are not required. Just show up and expect a great evening of art, conversation, inspiration and delicious treats prepared by caterer Sheila Darrow. If you can’t make the reception, the exhibition at the Center Gallery will continue through May 9. Then, on the weekend of May 17-18, the official Routes to Art tour will be held. This event, produced by the Cattaraugus County Arts Council (CCAC) and now its seventh year, gives residents and visitors to the area an opportunity to drive the country roads and enjoy the scenery while exploring the talents of Cattaraugus County and Seneca Nation artists who invite you into their studios. This year, 42 artists and artisans working in a wide range of media — including painting, photography, jewelry, sculpture, fiber arts, woodcarving, ceramics, beading, pottery and more — are participating in the event. Some will be exhibiting in groups, others as individuals. Many artists are showing
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their work in and around Ellicottville, Salamanca, Cattaraugus and Otto, while still more artists in West Valley, Gowanda and Great Valley look forward to your visit.. Participants include Darlene Allen (photography), Cherie Antle (jewelry), John Balacki (watercolor paintings), Judson Brown (oil paintings), Jon Capasso (Native American bead work), Charlotte Capellino (oil paintings), Robin Zefers Clark (watercolor paintings), Denise Drummond (drawings and photography), Patricia Eckstrom (mixed media), Karen Fitzpatrick (stained glass), Barbara Fox (watercolor and oil paintings), Sean Huntington (watermedia paintings), Elliott Hutten (stoneware pottery), Mary Jacobs (Native American bead work), Elizabeth Jankowski (jewelry), Holly John (ash basketry), Peter Jones (functional and sculptural ceramics), Mike Jones (sculpture and painting), Dawn Lombardi (acrylic painting), Tom Martin (photographic art), Keith McKale (wood art), Kristina McLeod (Native American wearable art), Kim Mehta (photography), Betty Meierjurgen (impressionist painting), Thomas Militello
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(glass marbles and bowls), Jennifer Miller (wildlife paintings and jewelry), Penelope Minner (Native American basketry), Anne Mormile (functional and sculptural ceramics), Rose Nuszkowski (stained glass and mosaics), Ellen Paquette (handcrafted dolls) , Todd Plough (oil paintings), Dee Smith (watercolor and acrylic painting), Mat Snyder (stained glass), Jil St. Ledger Roty (film photography), Chris Stark (porcelain painting), Sarah Walker (chainsaw carvings), Carson Waterman (painting/ native art), Michael Weishan (nature photography), Eileen Weishan (beaded textiles), Carey Ann Welch (acrylic painting), Annie Widger/ Jennie Acklin (textiles) and Mikel Wintermantel (oil and mixed media painting). CCAC has prepared a comprehensive brochure with maps indicating the locations of studios, lists of all participating artists and descriptions of their work to help you prepare your self-guided tour. For a copy of the brochure, call CCAC at (716) 372-7455, email a brochure request to info@ myartscouncil.net or view it online at www.myartscouncil. net.
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works, and the project leaders are looking for volunteers to share their time and talents. For more information, like them on Facebook (www.facebook. com/EVLtrail) or contact Jennie Acklin at (716) 6994062. Friends of Allegany State Park (FOASP) accepts members of all ages, and what better way to get outside and help clean up and beautify this natural wonder? FOASP meets the first Saturday each month May through October and works on projects such as painting cabins, clearing brush and picking up litter around the park. Like their Facebook page to get details of upcoming events (www.facebook.com/ FriendsOfAlleganyStatePark). If helping those in need is a priority to you, consider volunteering at a local food pantry, which need many volunteers to shop for, sort and stock food, as well as organize special meals for holidays. For a listing of local food pantries, visit www.foodpantries.org. Fellowship Ministries (www. fellowshiphill.org) offers two Trading Posts, at 38 Franklin St. in Springville, and at 11 Washington St. in Cattaraugus, where those in need can receive food, clothing, infant items, household items, $5 haircuts and more. The Trading Posts are 100 percent volunteer staffed and are
always looking for volunteers to help in many areas ranging from retail display and handyman services, to drivers for food pickup, cleaning and cooking instruction. For more information, visit www. fellowshiphill.org. Nursing homes and various healthcare facilities are great places to share your time and talent, and bring a smile to residents’ and patients’ faces. Call the human resources or activities departments of your local facility to learn about opportunities. How about passing on your love of sports to a whole new group of kids? This time of year, youth sports organizations are looking for volunteers to coach baseball, softball and soccer, as well as other spring and summer sports. Check with your local youth sports organization to see how you can help. Additionally, school parentteacher organizations often need volunteers to help with various school events in April and throughout the year. Even if you only have a couple hours to spare, setting up for events, cashing people out at a plant sale or manning a station at field day are great ways to be involved and also to meet other parents. Contact your local PTA or PTO to see what opportunities are available in your town.
Do you love animals? Volunteering for a pet rescue organization might be a good choice. Pet rescues regularly look for volunteers to assist in a variety of ways. Empire Rescue (EARS) in Salamanca looks for volunteers to transport animals to appointments or the groomer, and is always in need of people to do a bag or two of laundry each week and then bring it back to them. Volunteers are also needed to wash and sanitize the pet dishes. In addition, purchased or homemade donations, for items such as dog treats and toys, are always accepted. If interested, contact empirerescue@gmail.com. Don’t see anything here that sounds like a good fit? Choose your favorite type of organization and do some research. Chances are, you’ll be able to find an opportunity that fits your interests and schedule. Many organizations have volunteer-run boards, and special events or projects throughout the year that require volunteers in order to be successful. However you can help, remember that even an hour of your time makes a difference. Make it a group effort or go it alone — you won’t regret setting time aside to help make the world a better place.
Fairy Gardens Four Ways The Salamanca Garden Club will hold its next meeting on Monday, April 14 at 7 p.m. at the United Congregational Methodist Church on Broad Street in Salamanca. “Fairy Gardens-Four Different Ways” will be the topic for the evening. To quote Sally Cunningham, “I discovered that making fairy
gardens is a delightful pastime for grown-ups, whether they garden or not. It is also a balm for frustrated gardeners who can’t play in their own great outdoors.” So come find out how to create such wonderful little landscapes. Classes will be scheduled so members can make their own garden at
a future time. Dues will be collected at this meeting and the roster will be finalized. Plans for the flower show are well under way. There are many exciting new additions. Any questions should be directed to Nan Miller by calling (716) 945-3845.
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Bringing Home the Gold By Dash Hegeman
It was another exciting, successful and fun-filled USASA Snowboard Nationals held at Copper Mountain, Colo., March 29- April 3, 2014. Our HoliMont team’s successes are a true testament to hard work, year round conditioning, great coaching and training in “East Coast” conditions! We garnered 11 top 10 finishes, captured by five of our athletes. Griffin Haines, 16, had his best season yet. He was the Ontario Provincial gold medalist in the Junior Men’s Bordercross and the silver medalist in the Open Men’s division for GS. This competition was held at Mount St. Louis Moonstone in late February. Griffin placed 3rd overall Alpine (U19) at the Canadian National Championships held at Mont Tremblant over spring break. Griffin began his USA National Championship’s with a huge gold medal win in Junior Men’s Bordercross (U17). He is the first HoliMont male to podium in Bordercross in 25 National Championships. Griffin then went on to win another gold medal the next day in Junior Men’s GS and finished in 8th place in Slalom. Kaylie Buck, 13, also had a spectacular season. She
captured the gold medal in GS at Ontario Provincials (U14) and went on to become the gold medalist at Canadian Nationals. Kaylie also was the bronze medalist at the Ontario Winter Games. Kaylie swept the entire WNYSS winning all eight of her races. She went on to blow the field away at the US National competition holding course times in both GS and Slalom for all women’s age groups U18. She was the gold medalist in both events. Emme Weston, 14, won the gold medal in Youth Women’s GS. This was her first podium after five years of competition at the US Nationals. She placed 8th in Slalom. She also won gold at Provincials in GS in the Women’s 14-16 age category. Katie Selhorst, 17, won a bronze in Slalom, raced to a 4th place finish in Bordercross and 5th place in GS at the US Nationals in the Junior Women’s category. This was
her best season and she was also named team captain. Zoe Fox raced her way to her first top 10 finish at US Nationals, placing 7th in Slalom in the Junior Women’s category. Zoe was Co-captain of the team this year. All in all, it was a great year for the entire HoliMont Snowboard Team. Much credit must be given to the head coaches, Chris Naugle and Chris Perks, for their dedication to improving the kid’s abilities in all areas of snowboarding (Alpine, Bordercross and Slopestyle). They instilled a positive approach to competition, training and being a “good sport” in all the athletes. The team also had a strong auxiliary team of coaches and volunteers. The parents also became a “highly cohesive unit” as a result … and, of course, they all had a wonderful week in Colorado!
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programs. When she started, she already had a love for freestyle. The coaches saw the no-fear attitude in her, saw her skiing every day with the boys, I think really saw her potential in the sport. FLITE Team has not only fine-tuned her skiing, but it has also taught her to be focused, disciplined and to always have fun.” This season was an especially successful one for Maggie, pushing her toward her ultimate dream. “The highlights of my season this year would be winning East Coast Championships, coming in 8th at Junior Nationals and placing 9th at Nationals,” she stated. “My future goals in skiing would definitely be making the US Ski Team and my ultimate long-term goal would be competing at the Olympics.” “Maggie’s season this year truly went beyond our expectations,” Tina added. “After a knee injury that required surgery at the end of the 2012 season, we knew that it would take a year to come back to full strength and ability. 2014 was her comeback season, and making the NorAm events, finishing in the top 16 in one of them and finishing top 10 in both Jr. Nationals and Nationals was so thrilling, we couldn’t be more proud!” In order to get this far, Maggie has endured a lot of training. “I mostly trained moguls this
year at HoliMont on the FLITE team’s mogul course, but I also did a little bit of training for my airs, which I practiced on the FLITE team’s air site,” Maggie said. “On top of ski training, one of my coaches worked out a fitness plan to keep me in top shape during the competition season, which I do at home.” Maggie’s season also included some travel. “I do travel a lot for skiing. Most of the regional events that I competed at were held at Stratton, Vermont, or Sunday River, Maine,” she said. “I also went to Quebec, Canada, for a competition, and in the past month of March, I traveled out West two times, both times to Park City, Utah.” When on her home turf, Maggie spends her time at HoliMont with other team members. “My overall impression of HoliMont and the FLITE Team is that it is a very supportive community and it’s the best of both worlds, since you are able to train and hang out with your friends at the same time,” Maggie said, citing that the world class coaching and training with friends are the best parts of being on the team. Being a competitive skier is not as easy as Maggie makes it look. “The hardest part about skiing competitively is that it is as much of a mental workout as a physical one. I have learned that you always have to have a positive outlook on
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a competition, course, trick, etc., or you won’t be able to perform at your best,” she said. As hard as she works, Maggie makes sure she is having fun doing it. “My advice to any young kids just starting freestyle skiing is to make sure you are always having fun. You will not progress or develop in any sport if you do not enjoy what you are doing,” she advised. “Maggie is a very focused and dedicated skier and a very relaxed and easy-going kid,” Tina explained. “She has a great way of balancing both — embracing her skiing and the challenges of going after a big goal as well as being focused on school work, maintaining high grades and still being down-to-earth and having fun at home with her friends. She is a very positive person, always in control of herself, a quality that to me is pretty admirable for a 15- year-old!” Her supporters at HoliMont and throughout Ellicottville would agree — Maggie Ryan is a wonderful role model for both boys and girls, as she shows the world how far hard work and a positive attitude can go in the world of freestyle skiing. Her coach, Corey Hacker, said “It’s great to see Maggie finish the season on such a strong note. She’s in a great place, right up there with the best mogul skiers in the country. HoliMont, Snowsports, FLITE Team, and her family and friends are all really proud of her. We look forward seeing Maggie in South Korea in 2018.”
By William Thomas
The Great Comeback Quip Leave It to the Pros Every time a late night talk show makes the headlines - “Leno Gone! Letterman To Follow!” - the inevitable comparison to the late Johnny Carson crops up. And there is no comparison because Carson was the master of the late night microphone, better than Steve Allen and Jack Parr before him, much better than all the pretenders since. Whereas the others trip over their tongues and interrupt their guests in the rush to deliver a funny line, Carson was a good listener. When the comic opportunity arose, he’d process it and wait before launching the laugh missile. He rarely missed. Carson’s most famous quip came when actor Ed Ames did miss while giving the host a tomahawk-throwing lesson. “This is how you take care of an enemy,” boasted Ames as he flung his weapon at the human figure outlined in chalk on a wooden board. Instead of the heart, Ames imbedded the tomahawk in the man’s crotch. Embarrassed, the actor went to retrieve the small axe from the man’s wedding tackle when Carson grabbed him and held him back. And they waited, first to allow the audience to laugh themselves silly and then to settle down. That’s when Johnny Carson delivered the line that resulted in one of the largest laughs in television history: “Gee, Ed, I didn’t even know you were Jewish.” Once that wave of hysterics finally died down, the flustered tomahawk teacher asked the host if he wanted to give it a try. Said Carson a little sadly, “No. I can’t hurt him anymore than you did.” Delivering that one great line has become comedy’s highlight art form. Quick, ruthless and on the money. Jay Leno asking a chastened Hugh Grant: “What the hell were you thinking?!?”
Jack Parr’s greatest line came courtesy of Dick Cavett, an NBC writer dying to join the Tonight Show team. As the story goes, they were in the elevator when Parr mentioned he was stumped as to how to introduce that night’s guest, the overwhelmingly voluptuous Jane Mansfield. Cavett said he had a pretty good idea. Jack Parr introduced Jane Mansfield with the now famous five words: “Here they are, Jane Mansfield!” And Dick Cavett got a new job. Normally drunkenness dulls a sharp mind, landing the comeback line with a thud. Usually, but not always. American humorist Robert Benchley was leaving New York’s Algonquin Hotel after a liquid lunch, still carousing with friends and not paying much attention to anything else. Spotting what he thought was the uniformed doorman he said: “My good man, would you please call me a taxi?” Hugely offended, the man shot back: “I am not a doorman. I happen to be a rear admiral in the United States Navy!” To which Benchley immediately replied: “Alright then, get me a battleship.” Fellow member of the Algonquin Round Table, Marc Connelly was as quick as Benchley, Dorothy Parker, Harpo Marx and the other wellknown wits. Going for a cheap laugh, a man came up behind Connelly at a dinner party, patted the playwright’s bald head and said: “Marc, your head feels as smooth as my wife’s ass.” When the laughter subsided, Connelly rubbed his own head and said: “So it does. So it does.” The savviest of politicians know how to diffuse a nasty situation with a great line. Ronald Reagan, explaining the confusion inside his administration over the Iraq Contra Affair said: “Sometimes the right hand doesn’t know
what the far right hand is doing.” Later when asked if it was taking a personal toll, Reagan, famous for napping, admitted: “I’m having a lot of sleepless afternoons.” President Calvin Coolidge was nicknamed “Silent Cal” for a very good reason. “I’ve never been hurt by something I didn’t say,” he often pointed out. At a White House dinner, a woman approached him and whispered: “You must talk to me, Mr. President. I made a bet today that I could get more than two words out of you.” Coolly, the president whispered back: “You lose.” The Hollywood press has always been in the hunt for what the British call a “jolly good slag off.” While posing for publicity photos actress Mary Anderson turned to her director and asked: “What’s my best side?” Replied Alfred Hitchcock without hesitation: “You’re sitting on it.” A friend walked into the hospital room of W.C. Fields on his death bed and was shocked to see what the comedian and well-known agnostic was reading. “What are you doing reading a Bible?” he asked. A professional smartass to the very end, Fields replied: “Looking for loopholes.” So if you ever find yourself insulted by an obnoxious or overbearing cad who baits you with an insult, don’t bruise your brain trying to think of a killer comeback line. Leave that to the professionals. Just give ‘em the finger and leave. For comments, ideas and copies of The True Story of Wainfleet, go to www.williamthomas.ca
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the exhaust, oils and fluids that leak from vehicles plus the loose debris from tire wear and road grit. This makes the early part of the rain very hazardous. Take the first chance to grab a cup of coffee, or sit under a bridge for a minute, as you put on your rain gear and give the rain a chance to wash much of the detritus away. Just like in your car, your bike can rise up on top of the film of water on the road and will hydroplane. You need to keep good rubber on your scooter or you are gonna go for “road rash slide.� Your bike is lighter and will rise up quickly if you are riding too fast. Your tread needs to be able to shed the water and get to the pavement. If you ride too fast, you may end up with a “tank slapping� fall down. That’s when your bars are swinging wildly back and forth. You will feel it first if your rear gets “squirrely.� If you feel that, slow down! Brake Gently and Early: Look ahead of you and slow down way before you get to the turn or curve. It is better to lightly accelerate through a turn than to brake in a turn. The rule in the rain is slow down, see and be seen! Now throw your leg over your “scooter� and put those fists in the wind.
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Collins Hosts Old Fashioned Horse Plow Fest May 4 The Collins Draft Horse Club is sponsoring the 32nd annual Plow Fest on Sunday, May 4. The family-friendly event begins at 9 a.m. at Route 62 and Wheater Road in Collins. The Plow Fest features old fashioned plowing with horses, a log skidding contest, free
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Save the Date for Second Annual Walking Tour Acting Volunteers Wanted Jefferson Street Cemetery Looking for Acting Volunteers If you missed it last year, you won’t want to miss it again. The second annual Jefferson Street Cemetery Walking Tour is scheduled for
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Festival in Ithaca, N.Y., and Jane Eshbaugh, marketing director at Holiday Valley. Manning, who also performs, has organized the Ithaca bluegrass festival for four years. “We welcome all levels and will have breakout groups for beginners if appropriate. Kids under 12 are free and there is plenty of room to move if kids get a bit itchy,” said Manning. This year’s lineup of experienced and awardwinning performers will be sure to please bluegrass and roots music lovers. Manning said, “I think (the audience) will be amazed that they not have heard these great bands and will be impressed by the high level of playing, singing and writing. The vibe is very informal, and musicians love to interact with other musicians and the audience.” The Performers According to their bio, “Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen stir up a tasty bluegrass/ newgrass stew simmered from a blend of instrumental, vocal and songwriting skills. The band has earned five 2013 International Bluegrass Music Association Award nominations, and wins for members Mike Munford (Banjo Player of the Year) and guitarist Chris Luquette (Momentum Award – Instrumentalist of the Year). Manning describes them as “a bluegrass powerhouse that have all the chops of the best bands in bluegrass … great singing and arrangements, and a ton of energy on stage. They will be with us all weekend performing, teaching and jamming a bit.” Solivan commented, “I feel like Rick Manning is doing a wonderful service by helping create a roots/Americana music community, introducing new artists to audiences that may have never heard them otherwise. And what a wonderful site to have such a gathering. From what I can tell, this seems like an epic place to have a festival!” Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line have been
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entertaining crowds with their self-described Appalachian Americana music since 2012. According to Manning, Struthers “is a great young singer and songwriter. She and her band also put on a great show and are performing at most of the top tier festivals in the country. We are fortunate to have them on Friday night in a great double bill with Dirty Kitchen.” Asked to describe her band’s flavor, Struthers responded, “We have a full kit of drums, banjo, fiddle, electric and acoustic bass, and acoustic and electric guitar. When we play a show, I want the audience to be actively creating an experience with us, not just sitting there quietly, clapping after songs. We try to really involve people, get them clapping along, singing along, stompin and hollering after solos.” Struthers performs with two of the four original members (Drew Lawhorn and Joe Overton). She said she has “had the pleasure of playing with a rotating cast of incredible musicians filling the other two slots. Turns out our band name, The Party Line, is appropriate. People hop on and off, and the beautiful thing about it is that it forces us to live in the moment.” An original member of Creek Bend, Rich Schaefer is a local musician from Eden, N.Y. He and band members Ted Lambert, Mark Panfil and Chris Panfil will be entertaining festivalgoers on Saturday evening. Schaefer said people can expect a variety of music from Creek Bend, “as each member contributes to the mix
of choices with some originals (songs and instrumentals), some obscure old bluegrass, etc. A mix of instruments as we use banjo, guitar, dobro, mandolin, fiddle, bass and harmonica. Four vocalists, humor ... Let’s have fun!” Manning commented, “Years ago, Cornerstone played some festivals with Creek Bend and it has been really great to connect with Mark and the band again. They host many national bands in the Buffalo area and play an eclectic mix of bluegrass and original songs. I look forward to hearing them again after so many years.” Manning is also a performer on the bluegrass music scene and will be playing at this weekend’s festival with Paris Texas with Dee Specker. Manning said the group “plays bluegrass, Western swing, and Parisian swing music (django Reinhardt music), hence the name. We feature the playing of Bobby Henrie. I play fiddle and mandolin and with Dee we will do some sweet twin fiddling and harmony singing.” Specker, from Wellsville, is a jazz and bluegrass singer and fiddler, who now performs every weekend throughout the year at Finger Lakes winery venues. Weekend lodging packages are available at the Tamarack Club and the Inn at Holiday Valley, both within walking distance of the Lodge. Visit www.holidayvalley.com for more lodging information. Meals, snacks and drinks are available at Holiday Valley Resort as well as in the lively restaurants and bars in the village. After all the planning, Manning looks forward to the reactions of festivalgoers. “I think they will be amazed that they may not have heard these great bands and will be impressed by the high level of playing singing and writing. The vibe is very informal and musicians love to interact with other musicians and the audience,” said Manning.
Dr. Heidelberger Named Vice President of Medical Affairs medical staff. Dr. Heidelberger, known by his patients as “The Country Doctor,” has been a resident of the Springville community for almost 20 years and is very excited about being back in the area to see former and new patients at the Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Primary Care Center. Dr. Heidelberger obtained his medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences concurrent with a Ph.D. in physiology. After completing a combined residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at the State University of New York at Buffalo, he became board certified in pediatrics and internal medicine. Dr. Heidelberger, who reports to the board of directors, will give updates at monthly meetings with regards to quality and patient satisfaction. “I am very enthusiastic about being involved in the quality assurance program at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital,” added Dr. Heidelberger.
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Rolling 6K, 13K and 22K Races May 3 By Alicia Dziak
On May 3, Allegany State Park (ASP) will host the 11th annual Allegany Adventure Run. The race challenges runners to compete in a 6K, a 13K and a 22K. The Adventure Run is organized entirely by volunteers from HeartRateUp. com/Endurance America LLC, a group that promotes healthy living through challenging outdoor events in Western New York. An event official helping support the run described the race as “a unique and challenging race in a beautiful setting with terrific on course support makes this a sure todo event.” He said the “wide, rolling, non-technical trails make this distance possible and quite a challenge for all.” The race starts and finishes at the Summit Ski Area in Red House, and all courses take runners through some of ASP’s finest terrain. The 6K starts at 10 a.m. and leads around the slightly hilly Sweetwater trail. The 13K begins at 9:45 a.m., proceeding down Sweetwater
trail, Christian Hollow and Leonard Run, and then turning back on Ridge to the finish. This demanding run features many climbs and descents. The 22K follows Sweetwater, Christian Hollow and Leonard Run, and then leads down Ridge Run to the lower section of the Art Roscoe Trail System. Runners descend to Patterson trail and then begin the 2-mile climbing finish. Following the race, participants can relax and have fun at the post-race party with music, food and door prizes. Registration is $20 for the 6K, $25 for the 13K and $30 for the 22K. Pre-register at www. heartrateup.com — the first
250 entrants will receive a free T-shirt — or stop down on race day to join the fun! Proceeds will benefit Allegany Nordic Ski Patrol, HEART Animal Shelters and the Allegany State Park Trail Fund. After the race and party, spend the rest of your Saturday enjoying spring at ASP. Visit the gift shop, relax by the lake or drive around and pick out your campsites for summer. The Allegany Adventure Run is sure to be as exciting as its name. Don’t miss this opportunity to get some exercise, explore the park and support great causes. For more information, visit www. heartrateup.com.
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Brad and Nancy Taylor purchased the house at 19 Adams St. as their retirement home in 1999 knowing at the time the house would need an almost total renovation. “I loved the house from the beginning because of the window in the parlor with squares of stained glass at the top and the bay window in the sitting room,” said Nancy. Brad and Nancy met while at Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio. They were married in 1972 and lived in Ohio, Connecticut and New Jersey over the course of Brad’s career. Nancy was and still is a dental hygienist. They are avid skiers, hunters and fishermen. “The house was a run-down skier’s party house,” said Brad. “The burnt orange shag carpeting was the first thing to go,” said Nancy. The old wood flooring was sanded and refinished by Eric Pommerneck. “It was a classic rebuild,” said Brad “We kept it in the period when it was built, which Nancy calls Victorian farmhouse.” The Taylors did a great deal of the restoration themselves, spending hours stripping and refinishing the woodwork, while Chris Woodarek replaced the roof and local carpenter, Mike Widger, electrician, Tim Halloran, and plumber, Rick Meister did their magic. No owner appears on the deed until 1850 when it shows that Theodore Smith bought the land from the Holland Land Company. The house stands on the Holland Land Company’s designated Lot 64, which covers all of the west side of Adams Street. Brad discovered a stone while walking in Plum Creek behind their house with the number 64 engraved in it, possibly the lot marker from the HLC survey.
The lathe and plaster walls were patched where they could be and the rest were stripped down and replaced with new plaster. Ceilings were replastered in the same pattern as the original. An interesting find for the Taylors was charred timbers in the attic, from a time when it was common to salvage planks and timbers from fires to reuse for building materials. The original kitchen cabinets include a china cupboard with pass-through doors and drawers that open on both sides. Widger could tell that a full porch once ran around the front of the house and rebuilt it in period style. Vinyl siding was removed from the gables revealing the original fish scale siding. A faux balcony was added over the bay window, along with gingerbread trim, to bring it back to its Victorian style. Along with old magazines in the walls, a picture was found and identified as Hattie and Gene Whitlock, owners of the Taylor’s house from the late 1800s until 1911. In the1890s, Hattie and Gene Whitlock adopted an infant daughter, Bessie McPherson. Bessie wrote the story of her life in a book named “Consider The Sparrow, A story of Love.” According to the book, Hattie was a very unpleasant person and not kind to Bessie. When Bessie died in 1976 at the age of 82, the manuscript was inherited by her daughter, Helen Mathias Miles, who finished writing it and published it in 2000. It is a true picture of what Ellicottville was like in the late 1800s to early 1900s. Not every house can tell its history as well as 19 Adams St. has, but there are tales to be told by homes all over Ellicottville. The Historic District says homes must be kept in their original exterior style as much as possible. Ellicottville is extremely fortunate to have people like the Taylors that care about their old homes and have renovated them to preserve their original style.
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To date, the Ellicottville event has signed up six teams with 47 participants, compared to last year’s 13 teams with 125 participants. In order to exceed last year’s fundraising total, more teams are desperately needed, as are volunteers for the planning committee and sponsors to host the official survivor dinner reception. Crystal Page, ACS’s director of special events for Cattaraugus County, says that Ellicottville has had more competition over the past couple of years as two other local Relay events are gaining in participation — in Springville and Olean — and both likely are pulling teams closer to those areas. In fact, this year two, and possibly a three, former Ellicottville teams are moving to Olean. Page said “the Ellicottville teams we have are amazing.” They’ve already raised more than $2,200 in donations. But, she said, “We need to have at least 10 new teams on board as soon as possible.” Interested in getting involved? It’s pretty simple. Start a Team It only takes a few minutes to start a new team. Step one: Visit www.relayforlife.org.
Step two: scroll down to Sign up for an Event and enter the Ellicottville zip code: 14731. Step three: Scroll to Relay for Life of Cattaraugus County, Ellicottville, NY and click on Sign Up. Step four: Click on Start a Team and follow the directions from there. Join a Team Follow steps one and two and three above, then click “Join a Team.” Donate Through a Team Follow steps one and two and three above, then click “Donate.” It really is that easy. The event will begin at noon on Saturday, June 7, and keeps going until late at night. Teams, families and spectators set up tents and cabanas around the track for the entire event. The program begins with an opening ceremony at noon and the survivor’s lap — where survivors in attendance, most wearing purple T-shirts, walk amidst cheers and applause. The teams take over and continue walking until they collectively complete the 9.6mile course. Throughout the day, there are plenty of events for the entire community to enjoy, including a chicken BBQ and
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tons of other dining selections, a live auction, games for the kids, a DJ spinning tunes and much more. The most moving and beautiful event is the Luminaria Ceremony at 9:30 p.m., which honors loved ones who have survived or lost their battles with cancer by lighting candles that are placed in decorated bags. Relay for Life, the world’s largest walk to end cancer, is a global fundraiser that honors cancer survivors, remembers loved ones lost and raises awareness about what we can do to stay well and prevent cancer. According to the ACS, more than 4 million people in some 20 countries raise as much as $400 million each year for the Relay for Life movement. If you know, love, care for or are a cancer survivor, there is no better setting for a day of unity and support than Relay for Life. Oh, and, if you own or know of a food service establishment that can donate part or all of a meal for the survivor’s reception, please call Crystal Page at (716) 341-4566. For more information, visit www.relayforlife.org.
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members, sponsors, and supporters Friday, April 11 at noon EST, and can be purchased by visiting www. lucycomedyfest.com or calling the Lucy Desi Center for Comedy box office at (716) 484-0800. Public on-sale begins April 18 at noon EST. Jay Leno, just stepping down this year from two decades of ratings domination as host of “The Tonight Show,” will be performing in Jamestown on Aug. 9. Leno is an acclaimed TV late night show host, admired stand-up comedian, bestselling children’s book author, pioneering car builder and mechanic, and philanthropist … it’s no wonder that Jay Leno is widely characterized as “the hardest working man in show business.” Lucie Arnaz will return to the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival as the featured musical guest during Jay Leno’s performance on Aug. 9. Arnaz has had an extremely diversified career spanning over 45 years in show business, and has achieved success wearing the hats of producer, singer, actor and director. In 2012, Arnaz performed at the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival as a musical guest during the “Comics to Watch” showcase featuring Baron Vaughn, Tony Deyo and Tammy Pescatelli. Tom Cotter, who will be performing at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts on Aug. 8, recently became the first comedian to ever reach the finals of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and his runnerup finish on the show has catapulted him to the comedic stratosphere. Before “America’s Got Talent,” Tom won the Seattle International Comedy Competition, the grand prize at the Boston Comedy Festival and was voted “Best Stand-Up” at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival. The Lucy Desi Museum & Center for Comedy has also announced that it will attempt to break the world record for most people stomping grapes in one location at this summer’s Lucille Ball Comedy Festival on Saturday, Aug. 9. During the 2011 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, Lucy-lovers gathered in Jamestown’s Tracy Plaza to set a Guinness World Record of 916 people dressed as Lucy Ricardo. On the evening of Aug. 7, the Lucy Desi Museum & Center for Comedy will bring back the popular “Comics to Watch” stand-up showcase back to the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, featuring some of the hottest rising comedians in the industry. Comedian
In 2013, the Lucy Desi Museum & Center for Comedy completed the master-planning stage of development of the first National Comedy Center with the help of world-renowned design firm Jack Rouse Associates (jackrouse.com) and leisure economics firm AECOM. JRA has produced attraction experiences for clients including Universal Studios, LEGOLAND Caroline Rhea, who starred in California, Ferrari World Abu “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” Dhabi, the NCAA Hall of and is also a former host of Champions, Warner Brothers, “The Biggest Loser,” will Ripley’s Believe It or Not host and perform during the in London, Curious George showcase. Past festivals have Goes to Town, and countless featured then-rising comedians other museums and themed such as Ellen DeGeneres, Ray attractions around the globe. The Lucille Ball Comedy Romano, and Lewis Black, and this showcase aims to catch Festival is the first pillar comics on a similar rise to the in a four-pillar Legacy of Laughter vision for the Lucy top. Rooftop Comedy, who has Desi Museum & Center for co-produced late-night comedy Comedy, including a comedic shows in the Tropicana Room arts education program, a in previous years, will be comedy film festival and recording a live comedy album the establishment of the first again for this year’s late-night National Comedy Center. In shows. In 2013, Rooftop 2013, the festival featured Bill Comedy recorded their first Engvall, Kathleen Madigan, live album from the Lucille and a “Comics to Watch” of comedians Ball Comedy Festival that will showcase be available for purchase in presented by Pandora Internet stores and on iTunes, Spotify, Radio™, and past festivals SoundCloud and more with have featured Ray Romano, a release date of May 6. Ellen DeGeneres, Lewis Black, Rooftop Comedy produces Billy Gardell, Joan Rivers, original event programming, Paula Poundstone, Tammy from local comedy festivals Pescatelli, and many more. According to an economic to national comedy events and study conducted tours. Comedians featured in impact the 2013 album record include by Buffalo firm Paradigm Harrison Greenbaum, Keith Economics and commissioned Alberstadt, Joe Machi, Jackie by the Lucy Desi Center for Kashian, Myq Kaplan, Kelly Comedy and the Chautauqua Region Community Collette and more. To hear a free sample track, Foundation, the 2011 fivevisit the Lucille Ball Comedy day festival saw 13,000 in Festival SoundCloud page attendance and had a direct at www.soundcloud.com/ impact of $3.6 million on Chautauqua County. In 2013, lucilleballcomedyfestival. Ret Turner, one of Lucille the festival saw visitors from Ball’s favorite costume 29 different states and four designers, will visit Jamestown countries. Lucille Ball’s hometown of to share about his experiences working with the legendary Jamestown, N.Y., honors the comedienne and participate legacy of “The First Couple of in exhibit unveilings at the Comedy” with the Lucy Desi Lucy Desi Museum. Turner Museum & Center for Comedy. has won five Emmy awards The museum attraction is open and been nominated for 21 seven days a week, and features Emmys. His work includes replica sets, Lucille Ball’s “The Jim Nabors Show,” “The Emmy awards, costumes, rare Andy Williams Show,” “Sonny memorabilia, and much more. Tripling in size in 2006, and Cher Comedy Hour,” “Donny and Marie Show,” and the mission of the museum “Mama’s Family,” to name a and center for comedy is to few. He headed NBC Studios’ preserve the legacy of Lucille wardrobe department for 20 Ball and Desi Arnaz and enrich years before entering into a the world through the healing partnership with Bob Mackie powers of love and laughter and Ray Aghayan for Elizabeth through its commitment to the Courtney Costumes. His works development of the comedic have been worn by Lucille arts. For additional information Ball, Carol Burnett, Billy on the Lucy Desi Museum & Crystal, Barry Manilow, Neil Center for Comedy, as well as Diamond, Shirley Booth, Jean its online gift shop, visit www. Stapleton, and scores of others. lucy-desi.com.
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From the Bookshelf Recommended Reading from the Ellicottville Memorial Library
The Lost Saints of Tennessee By Amy Franklin-Willis This story revolves around forty-two-year-old Zeke Cooper and his mother Lillian. It follows Zeke’s evolution from anointed son to honorable sibling to unhinged middle-aged man. After Zeke loses his twin brother in a mysterious drowning, and his wife to divorce, only ghosts remain in his hometown of Clayton, Tennessee. Zeke makes the decision to leave Clayton in a final attempt to escape his pain, and puts his two treasured possessions, a child-hood book “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, and Tucker, his dead brother’s dog, into his truck and heads east. He leaves behind two adolescent daughters and his estranged mother, who reveals her own conflicting view of the Cooper family. Zeke is led to a crossroad in life where he must decide the fate of his family, either by clinging to the way life was or by moving toward what life might be. A novel filled with great love, pathos and change. This book is available at the Ellicottville Memorial Library in book format only. Stop in and check out our selection of over 8,400 items in our adult fiction and nonfiction sections.
The Ellicottville Fire Department held a live Safety Training Seminar with Skylighters of New York Fireworks Company on April 5. They had inside training, outside training and then a free fireworks display for the community at Village Park.
LEGAL MATTERS: Litigation — What to Expect
By Kathleen G. Moriarty, Peters & Moriarty, At t orney s and Counsel ors of L aw
Legal Matters is a regular column intended to address general legal concerns. Since every client walks in the door with a different set of circumstances, you should not rely on this column to provide specific legal advice. If you are in need of specific legal advice, please consult with an attorney; he or she will provide advice that is unique and tailored to your legal needs. Generally speaking, litigation is the process of bringing an action against another person or entity that requires a court’s intervention. Most commonly, the action is commenced at the filing of a summons and complaint (parties are plaintiffs and
defendants) or notice of petition and petition (parties are petitioners and respondents). These documents serve to notice opposing parties of the impending action and to outline the legal issues (e.g. breach of contract) and the facts supporting them. Defendants or respondents then have an opportunity to respond to the complaint or petition — usually by what’s called an “answer,” which may include counterclaims (claims against the plaintiff or petitioner). Sometimes, all it takes to force an agreement is the seriousness of commencing an action. If not, parties move on to “disclosure” where both sides exchange the evidence that supports their claims. Disclosure (or discovery) includes, but is not limited to, turning over documents (paper correspondences, emails and text messages, contracts, video and voice recordings), equipment or machinery for inspection. Disclosure also encompasses the taking of depositions (also called EBTs, or examinations before trial). Depositions provide an opportunity for each party’s attorney to ask the opposing party a series of questions to
elicit additional information. Disclosure can be an expensive and time consuming process — especially taking depositions. After disclosure, it may be quite clear that one party has a much stronger case than the other or that the dispute is more gray than black and white. At any state, litigation also encompasses “motion work” — moving, or asking, the court to make a decision or to grant specific relief. For instance, if one or more issue of case is clear cut, one party may move for summary judgment on those issues. The court is asked to decide that there are no questions of fact on those issues — essentially declaring that one party is clearly right. This is an effective way to eliminate unnecessary issues from the table and focus on the heart of the matter. If a settlement still cannot be reached, the parties may go to trial, which is that much more expensive and time consuming. At each stage — commencing an action, disclosure, and going to trial — it is recommended that parties assess the costs and benefits of continuing the action versus coming to a settlement. Litigation should always be used as a last resort.
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Seniors Looking for a Social Life Monthly Group Enjoy Lunches, Speakers, Trips and More By Mary Fox
Food, fun and friendship is served up in abundance at noon on the second Wednesday of each month when the Great Valley, Killbuck, Salamanca, Humphrey, Ellicottville and Mansfield Senior Citizens Group meets at the Great Valley Firemen’s Clubhouse. Eligibility for membership is to live in one of the five towns and be age 60 or over. And it’s not just a meet and eat afternoon. It’s a time to catch up with friends, have some laughs and enjoy an activity such as physical exercises, crafts, local entertainers, speakers, information on services available to seniors (there are lots of them), and educational and art programs, all of which fill a social, physical, emotional or intellectual need. Speaking of needs, no meeting is complete without a potluck lunch. There is plenty of good food and it’s always “senior cook” good. There is no cost to individuals to participate in the program. The group is financed by the individual towns according to the number of members belonging from that town. A small “due” of $10, however, is collected from members each year to cover the cost of a catered meal sometime during the year. “When a member is 90, the dues is waived and when 100, Lyn Weishan slyly suggested, the club gives $10 back,” said Yvonne Darts, the current director of the Great Valley, Salamanca, Humphrey, Ellicottville and Mansfield Senior Citizens Group. Besides the social opportunities of the group, the biggest draw are trips that are offered four times a year. For only $15, members may enjoy a day out including,
Senior Citizens Group officers, left to right, Yvonne Darts - President, Kathy Marsh - Secretary, Barbara Franklin Treasurer, Kathy Weishan - Vice-President.
transportation, lunch and entertainment. The remainder of the cost is picked up from money budgeted by each town and paid according to the number participating from that town. The group has recently adopted the POW membership program, which makes it possible for handicapped adult children to go on trips with their parent(s). “Buses hold 52 people,” said Barb Lavtar who, with Barb Sergel, organizes the bus trips. “Members need to get their reservation in as soon as possible because there is always a full bus.” All agree with Ed Brown from Great Valley who enjoys “getting away four times a year.” He also enjoys meeting people. “Sometimes I meet people I haven’t seen since I was in school,” he said.
The forerunner of the present Senior Group was the Great Valley Districts 1 and 2 (Killbuck), and Salamanca Senior Citizens League, which was organized September 27, 1978. A few years ago, Humphrey was added to the group and recently Ellicottville and Mansfield, bringing membership up to over 100 members. The group is now known as the Great Valley Senior Group, although it is important to remember it includes Salamanca, Humphrey, Ellicottville and Mansfield. “About 40-55 people attend each month. There is a good crowd from each town, with Great Valley having the largest share,” said Darts. “New members are always welcome.” Call Yvonne Darts at (716) 945-3279 or 207-4874 for information about joining.
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a petition for supporters to sign. We will post that sample letter on the EVGV Trail’s Facebook page (www. facebook.com/evltrail) if anyone is interested.” If you do not have Internet access, printed sample letters of support, as well as the petition, are available for signing at the Ellicottville Town Clerk’s office. Hinman asked that letters be submitted by May 1 to any of the EVGV Trail Committee members, to the Town of Ellicottville office or to the Village of Ellicottville office. “We hope to secure a large grant to get this project started,” continued Hinman. “We have received several thousand individual donations over the past year and a half, which have allowed us to create a master plan for the trail, and pay for necessary planning and
application expenses. Now we are ready to get some shovels in the dirt and get started.” According to Kate O’Striker, also an EVGV Trail Committee member, “The DOT was extremely positive about the TEP application that we submitted last fall and it did get good reviews up through the chain. We are now working on a few items that needed to be changed to make it a stronger TAP application, which has a June 11, 2014, deadline date.” The 2014 Transportation Alternatives Program provides funding for programs and projects defined as transportation alternatives, including on- and off-road pedestrian and bicycle facilities, infrastructure projects for improving non-driver access to public transportation and enhanced mobility, community improvement activities and environmental mitigation;
safe routes to school projects; and projects for planning, designing or constructing boulevards and other roadways largely in the right-of-way of former Interstate System routes or other divided highways. Please remember we need those letters of support by May 1, 2014! For more information about the EVGV Trail support letters or the project, please contact any of the EVGV Trail Committee members below: Ken Hinman 716-474-8214 Kathleen Moriarty 716-6992355 Kate O’Striker 716-699-2377 x122 Jane Eshbaugh 716-699-2345 Mark Alianello 716-699-4650 John Burrell 716-699-2100 Charlie Coolidge 716-699-4636 Jennie Acklin 716-699-4062, jennie@ellicottvilletimes.com
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Mary Scott would like to announce the engagement of her daughter Ashley Catherine Scott to Kyle Patrick Sullivan. Kyle and Ashley met while attending the University of Northern Colorado. They currently live in Colorado and are planning a July wedding at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Ashley is a 2004 Graduate of Ellicotville Central School.
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April 11, 12, 13 Enchanted Mountain Music Festival Just as the ski season ends, the Enchanted Mountain Music Festival tunes up for a fun and lively weekend at Holiday Valley! The weekend features nightly concerts, daily workshops and impromptu jams, along with the good vibes of Holiday Valley and Ellicottville www.holidayvalley.com April 12 South Dayton Daffodil Festival 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. April 12 Nick Kody & The Creek Road Band 12:00 a.m. at Mongerson Theater at Springville Center for the Arts. www. springvillearts.org April 14 - 18 Cattaraugus County Arts
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Rag Rug Workshop – Come join instructor Susan Avery, local rug maker and owner of The Middle Sister rugs, and learn to upcycle ratty old t-shirts and discarded cotton sheets destined for the trash into pretty, functional rag rugs. If you can hook a simple single crochet, you can create these beautiful household items. Participants bring scissors, a Q or J crochet hook, and 1-2 old cotton bed sheets and/or 2-3 old cotton t-shirts. The workshop will have you prepare your materials, learn the patterns for oval and round rugs, and begin your own project. Call the library at 699-2842 to register for this free workshop Open Daily 10 am – 5 pm • which will be held on April 12th from 1 pm to 3 pm. Tues. /Wed. until 8 pm The Spring Ephemerals – Wildflowers in Our Woods Closed Sunday www.evml.org • - Enjoy a colorful presentation on the spring ephemeral 716-699-2842 wildflowers that grace the woods of these enchanted
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Religious Services Holy Name Of Mary RC Church, Ellicottville 20-22 Jefferson St., 699-2592 Sat. Vigil Mass 4pm & 5:30pm Sun. Holy Mass 8am &10:30am St. John’s Episcopal Church, Ellicottville Washington and Jefferson Sts. 945-1820 Services 5pm Sat St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Ellicottville 6360 Rt. 219 East, 699-2265 Worship Sat 5pm, Sun 10:30am Sun Sch. & Adult Bible Study 9am United Church, Ellicottville Elizabeth and Elk Sts. 699-4003 Sun Sch, begins in Sept Worship, 11am First Baptist Church, Great Valley 5049 Rt.219, 945-4629 Sun Sch. 9:30am Worship 10:45am & 6:30pm United Methodist Church, Great Valley 5242 Rt. 219, 945-4375 Sun Sch. 10am, Worship 11am Solomon’s Porch Ministries, Mansfield 7705 Toad Hollow Rd, 257-9138 Sat 7pm, Sun 10am Grace Bible Baptist, Mansfield 7968 Reed Hill Rd 257-3645 Sun Sch 10am, Sun Worship 11:0am & 6pm Wed Bible study/prayer srv 7pm
mountains. Join Susan Avery from Enchanted Mountain Guides as she shows photos of the wonderful array of springtime beauties and shares interesting folklore and scientific tidbits about these local native flowers. This event will take place on April 22nd at 6:30 pm. Please register by contacting the library at 716-699-2842. THE NIGHT SKY - (This class has been rescheduled and there are still a few spots open.) In this class you will discover what’s up there in the Ellicottville night sky. This will include the moon, planets, constellations, galaxies, star clusters, meteors, the northern lights and the International Space Station. Each participant will receive a planisphere which we’ll use to find our way around the night sky. The class will meet from 7 PM to 8:30 PM on Wednesdays, April 16th and April 23rd. The fee for this
Local Community Meetings All meetings are at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Ashford (2nd Tuesday) May 13
Cattaraugus Village (2nd Monday) April 14
East Otto (2nd Tuesday) May 13
Ellicottville Town (3rd Wed) April 16 6pm
Ellicottville Village (2nd Mon) April 14, 6pm
Great Valley (2nd Monday) April 14
Humphrey (2nd Monday) April 14
Little Valley Town (2nd Monday) April 14
Little Valley Village (2nd Tuesday) May 13
Mansfield (3rd Monday) April 15
Otto (3rd Tuesday) April 16
Salamanca City (2nd Wednesday) April 16
Salamanca Town (2nd Tuesday) May 13
class is $15 to cover the cost of the planisphere. Book Club – meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 1:30 pm. The May 14th book is “A Fierce Radiance” by Lauren Belfer. Contact Bev Webster at 945-4089 for more information. New members are always welcome to join this relaxed and informal group!
Story time is every Wednesday at 11:15 a.m. www.evml.org – check out our website for more information on new arrivals of books, coming events and classes, and browse the system catalog for books, eBooks and movies.
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