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This weekend brings the last day of winter, the first day of spring and more importantly, the world of maple products to the people of Western New York. The state-wide annual Maple Weekends are happening March 19-20 as well as April 2-3 when bring the area’s maple producers open their doors to the public. NYS Maple Weekends have been one of the highlights of spring since 1995, when sugar houses first began inviting the public to see first-hand how syrup is made. The Ellicottville area is fortunate to have many sugar houses that are participating in Maple Weekend. Visitors can expect a range of handson activities at these sugar houses, including guided tours, tree tapping demos, maple syrup product samples, pancake breakfasts, and the sugar-on-snow treat known as “jack wax.” Some places offer specialty items like maple cotton candy and maple hot dogs, while others will feature craft vendors and unique retail items for sale. Check out Sprague’s Maple Farms, at 1048 PortvilleObi Road in Portville, which boasts a breakfast-all-day, full service restaurant (open yearround) serving up their own 100 percent pure maple syrup. During Maple weekends, Sprague’s also offers maple production tours and demonstrations in both their authentic old-fashioned sugar house and their state-of-the-art production facility. Sprague’s will also offer wagon rides to the sugarhouse for tastings, maple cake donuts, maple

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March 20 Northwind Super G Holiday Valley April 10 Tentative opening for Holiday Valley Golf Course May 7 Happy Half & 5K Holiday Valley May 7 Allegany Adventure Run Allegany State Park June 3-5 Cycling Weekend Holiday Valley June 18 Mudslide Obstacle Run Holiday Valley July 1-3 Summer Music Festival Holiday Valley

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Burrell Defeats Coolidge Lowes, DiPasquale Win Board Seats

By Jann Wiswall

John Burrell, former Town of Ellicottville Supervisor, defeated long-time Village of Ellicottville Mayor Charles Coolidge by 22 votes (113-91) after an impressive number of voters made a point to get to the polls on Tuesday, March 15.

In addition, the race for two seats on the board of trustees resulted in incumbent Trustee Patra Lowes and candidate Joseph Dipasquale winning with 114 votes each. The other incumbent candidate, Bob Brogcinski, was defeated. Brogcinski also serves as Deputy Mayor. A total of 206 votes (including 30 absentee ballots) were cast. The village has 284 registered voters, according to the County Board of Elections, and fewer than that according to other tallies. Depending on the total used, voter turnout was somewhere between 73 and 80 percent.

Kevin Burleson, the Democratic commissioner of the County Board of Elections, commented that “Ellicottville is noted for having active elections when there are competitive races.” The new Village leaders will take office on April 1. Burrell said he is “thankful to all the people who helped and supported me and voted for me. I had a great campaign team who put forth a tremendous amount of effort and work on my behalf.” Lowes and DiPasquale also thanked the voters for See Election Results page 3

Mardi Gras a Success

Mardi Gras Queen Darlene Allen Photo Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce

To say that the Ellicottville Mardi Gras Parade was a hit would be an understatement, judging from all of the reactions. Floats and walkers

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alike had an enthusiastic crowd lining the streets Saturday night in a gesture to bring an end to the Ellicottville’s winter season and usher in the start of

the “Green Season.” “This parade was a success because of the dedication of a great team that really rallied time and effort,” Barb Pump, Events and Membership Manager for the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce, said. With 11 floats, five walking groups, and a drum ensemble, the 24th annual parade gave a brief tour through many of the great businesses and organizations. According to Deb Rapp, the committee representative in charge of judging, the decision on winners was one of the hardest ever. See Mardi Gras page 5

Four Odyssey Teams Head to States By Mary Heyl

On Saturday, March 12, Ellicottville Central School sent five teams to compete at the Odyssey of the Mind Region 19 Tournament at AlleganyLimestone Central School. Program Coordinator Colleen Bower reports that four of these teams will be going on to the state competition at Binghamton in just two weeks! Odyssey of the Mind is an international See Odyssey of the Mind page 4

Village Approves 2016-17 Budget WWTP Additions Proposed By Jann Wiswall

A public hearing on the 201617 village budget was held on Monday, March 14, on the Eve of the village election for mayor and two village trustees. Two members of the public (including mayoral candidate

John Burrell) attended the hearing and stayed for the meeting, but neither made any public comment. The 2016-17 budget shows total appropriations of nearly $1.9 million for the general fund and the sewer and water departments. The budget was approved as presented by roll call vote.

Village Engineer Mike Smith reported that 85 percent of the wastewater treatment plant’s total budget has been expended to date as the project nears its target completion by May 31. Contractor STC is 90 percent complete with its portion of the project, while the electrical contractor still See Village Board page 8

Town Board Reviews Spring Projects

By Jann Wiswall

Town of Ellicottville Supervisor Matt McAndrew briefed the board on several upcoming projects during the March 16 meeting. First off, he reported that Southern Tier West has a record storage program available to municipalities that

may be of interest to the Town of Ellicottville. The program takes hard copy documents, scans them and stores the electronic documents on disk. Several board members were familiar with electronic records programs and thought it could be useful as long as the electronic files are user-

friendly and searchable. They asked McAndrew to get more information about STW’s program and report back. McAndrew met with the Rotary Club this month to work out a memorandum of understanding for the Rotary Auditorium at the Town Center. See Town Board page 6

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their support. Lowes said, “I am proud to have been reelected to the Village Board and will continue to serve and watch over our ever growing community’s best interests.� DiPasquale promises to “do the best job I can� as a new member of the Board of Trustees. While Burrell acknowledges that some unfortunate campaign ugliness crept in,

especially at the end, he said he hopes “to be able to represent every single voter and taxpayer in the village. I am looking forward to being one of the ďŹ ve members of the Board of Trustees and working together for the good of our village and community.â€? He added that he would “like people to join me in thanking Charlie Coolidge for his 19

years on the board, 18 of them as our mayor.� For his part, Coolidge thanks all of the voters who “have supported him throughout the 18 years. It’s been a wonderful opportunity. I would also like to thank all of the Village employees for their hard work and dedication. Thank you again and God bless the Village of Ellicottville.�

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A decision to reduce the Great Valley Planning Board from seven to five members was postponed at the March 14 meeting of the Great Valley Town Board following a public hearing on the matter. As Supervisor Dan Brown explained, “It’s hard finding members … when we had an abundance of help we moved it to seven members,” Brown said of the planning board. “Now, we’re looking to move it back.” With no input from the public, Brown closed the public hearing and opened the regular meeting, when the board voted to table the proposal until the board’s April meeting, at Brown’s suggestion. “They’re in the middle of the cell tower discussion, Brown said, adding that “I don’t want to change anything,” until that decision is made. Noting that, Brown publicly thanked planning board chairman Chris Schena and the board members for their work on the cell tower, which has been in front of them for a year. Brown noted that it hasn’t been easy, but he appreciates their work. Brown also reported that before the most recent planning board meeting, he contacted the Sheriff’s office, which sent two deputies to ensure the

meeting was orderly. Some of the planning board meetings regarding the cell tower have been contentious. “When you walk through that door … you have to be respectful of everyone,” Brown said. “I think [the deputies] being here made a difference.” The town board also delayed opening bids for Great Valley’s lawn mowing. Town Attorney Peter Sorgi said the project may have been advertised incorrectly and he was looking into whether or not the board must offer to pay the “prevailing wage” for the service. A prevailing wage, established by the Department of Labor, is the hourly wage plus usual benefits and overtime that is paid in the largest city in each county.

Sorgi said the board should err on the side of caution and not open or award the bids until he can verify if they need to pay prevailing wage. “We would have to repost the bid,” Sorgi said. “We want to make sure we get it right.” The board discussed replacing the windows in the town hall and highway department shop. The windows in the hall are beginning to leak, Brown reported, and the shop windows are in bad shape. The board will look into options for the windows, including material and design. Brown said they anticipate advertising bids in April. The Great Valley Town Board will meet next on April 11, at 7 p.m. in the Great Valley Town Hall.

ECLVWV Little League Sign Ups Here are the remaining ECLVWV Little League Baseball and Softball sign up dates for Ellicottville and West Valley Kids! Forms were sent home with kids on Monday, March 7. March 26, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Ellicottville Memorial Library (tentative) March 28, 6-8 p.m., ECS Elementary Foyer. Like “ECLVWV Little League Baseball & Softball” on Facebook for more details.

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educational program for teams of elementary through college students to solve problems using creative thinking, brainstorming, teamwork, and problem solving skills. Bower, who also teaches first grade at ECS, has had teams go on to the state competition for several years. This year’s program gave students the choice of one of five long-term problems to solve with their teammates in preparation for the regional competition last week. Students work in teams of five to seven students, all of whom are in the same age division. Division I consists of elementary students (fourth and fifth grade); division II consists of middle school students (sixth through eighth grade); and division III consists of high school students. This year, ECS had five teams: three in Division I and two in Division II. Members of Coach JoAnn Kurtis’ Division II team took first place in the “No-Cycle Recycle” Problem. In this scenario, students consider the environmental impact of recycling by building, riding and driving a recycling vehicle that moves without pedals and deposits recyclables to places to be re-used. Team members Lucas Adams, Isaac Alexander, Andrew Bolya, Dairinn Finn, Brianna Freaney, and Carly Neumann are excited to be moving on to SUNY Binghamton, where they will be presenting their solution against teams across New York State. Another ECS team took first place with the “Something

Fishy” problem. Coach Vicky Williams’ Division I team put their creative abilities to the test in this scenario, in which students designed a machine to simulate different styles of fishing and demonstrated it through a dramatic performance. Students portrayed different roles including the angler, as well as the potential catch that doesn’t want to be caught! Coach Williams is proud of her group of fourth and fifth grade students who are moving on to the state competition: Evan Bauer, Emmylu Carls, Aiden Harrington, Allison Pfeffer, Ryah Quinn, Sofia Royer, and Alysa Williams. For Problem 3, Coach Danielle Hall’s team honed their dramatic abilities through a performance based on one of Aesop’s fables. The team members not only chose a fable to perform, but they also emphasized the moral lesson as “going viral,” meaning it was rapidly shared throughout the community and beyond! Team members William Benatovich, Shelby Colburn, Gwen DeChane, Katrina DeChane, Ben Hoganmiller, Alex Silvernail and Sarah Weber created a performance set in an historic era in which the narrator shares the fable and one of the characters misinterprets the moral and is corrected. Their excellent performance in this problem earned them a place at the state competition next month! Coach Leah Klahn is returning to the state competition (her team last year also went to States) with

her Division II team members who are eager to compete against other teams in Problem 5: “Furs, Fins, Feathers & Friends.” For Problem 5, students created a comical performance that portrays problem solving from the perspective and experience of three different animals who are all working to save the animal population from an outside threat. The performance incorporates singing and dancing in order to show the animals’ range of emotions. Team members Willow Comstock-Eastlick, Mandy Hurlbut, Matthew Ives, Daniel Pfeffer, Emma Steffenhagen, Kelsea Tomczak, and Elsa Woodarek will be singing and dancing all the way to SUNY Binghamton next month! On Saturday, April 2, these four teams will be competing against students in their respective divisions from 20 other New York regions at SUNY Binghamton. After the state competition, first and second place teams move on to the World Finals at Iowa State University from May 25 to May 28. More than 800 teams from all over the world will be competing, and Bower hopes teams from ECS will be among them. In Bower’s 13 years with the Odyssey program, ECS students have worked their way to World Finals three times, and this year’s teams are looking forward to adding another year to this impressive record. Stay tuned for ECS’s results after the state competition next month!

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cotton candy and sugar on snow. The gift shop features all their maple products, a large variety of country gift items and gift cards for use in the restaurant and gift shop. Maple Glen Sugar House, located at 2266 Gowanda Zoar Road in Gowanda, welcomes you to their brand new, stateof-the-art sugar house. The sugar house tour starts at ground level, and the top floor overlooks the evaporator under a large cathedral ceiling. Their oil-fired evaporator, reverse osmosis machine, filter press and stainless tanks all have a new home under one roof. Daily demonstrations include how maple syrup is made, as well as maple cream, maple popcorn and maple sugar candy. Horsedrawn wagon rides through their sugarbush are one of the many attractions, along with their famous hot

dogs boiled in maple sap. Other nearby participants include Ploetz’s Maple Syrup in Springville, Benz’s Sugar Shanty and Wendel’s Maple & More in East Concord and Boberg’s Maple in Delevan, Not sure where to start to plan your weekend? Check out New York State Maple Producers Association’s website, www.nysmaple.com, for a list of local maple producers who will be open this weekend and details for each. There are several within a short distance from EVL, which means you can make more than one stop! Spring is sweet, and Maple Weekends make it even sweeter. They only come twice a year so pick a day—or all four—and get your fix!

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“The parade judges had a very difficult time selecting the top three entries for First, Second, and Third place winners,” Rapp said. “A huge thank you to every single person who contributed their time and creativity to the floats and walking entries this year- each one was a marvel of ingenuity and tremendous effort. They made the parade such a hit!” This year’s winners were: GRAND PRIZE – Holimont “Their float represented the parade theme beautifully with their scene of an antique snow cat machine, an old T-Bar cable and a decorated tree holding the other end of the T-Bar cable on a snowy slope, all lit up,” Rapp said. “Their whole floata fabulously fun creation.” Second – The Ellicottville Rotary Club “The Rotary Club of Ellicottville presented their crowd-pleasing Rotary Wagon which hosted a giant, black smoke-snorting horse with a rotating head, pulled by a tractor,” Rapp said. Third – Holiday Valley Rangers “Sitting on their

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handmade white snowy mountain depicting many of the activities at the Snowsports Program at Holiday Valley, all of the enthusiastic kids wore matching royal blue and gold outfits with glow necklaces,” she said. “The Rangers were having as much fun as the crowds watching them, and their Mardi Gras spirit won over the judges for a tough decision on the third place recognition.” This year’s Grand Prize winners will receive a rotating trophy, made by Vicki Brown. That trophy will reside with the 2016 winners until just before next year’s parade. It will then travel to the 2017 winner. Second Place will receive the “Be a Brewer for a Day” from the Ellicottville Brewing Company. Third place will receive a tour of the Sugartown Alpaca Farm. Winners can contact the Chamber at 6995046 to find out how to claim their prizes. Rapp said two other groups received honorable mention form the judging committee. Ellicottville Ski Club and the Cattaraugus County Meals on Wheels did a great job on their entries as well. “I would like to thank Carol Fisher, committee chair;

Kristen Sciara and Katelyn Mueller of Holiday Valley, Sean Lowes of the City Garage; Cathleen and Melanie Pritchard of TEAM VP ERA, Betsy Peyser from Betsy’s Consignments, Kim Reading of Mud Sweat and Gears, Liz Boberg at AMERI-CAN, Spencer Murray at Villaggio, Peter Kreinheder and Beth Harvey from Ellicottville Brewing Company, and Mat McCoy of Colonial Radio Group,” Pump said. “I would be remiss if I did not include the Weekend royalty, Dana Hall and Darlene Allen. I must also thank Grand Marshall, Edna Northrup, and MJ Brown for making that hat on Edna’s head. Another thank you goes out to Watson’s for their donation of chocolate coins for the Bacchus Ball. “We also need to take the time to thank the Holiday Valley Ski Patrol and Holimont Safety Patrol for their great volunteers,” Pump added. “A big thank you must also go out to the fire and police department for their help.” This year’s judges were Tricia and Brian Naber of Ellicottville, Dale and Joan Ludwick of Ellicottville, and Karen MacConkey of Rochester.

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Town Attorney Kathleen Moriarty said she would share the proposed MOU with the board for its review. Village DPW Chief Harold Morton was invited to meet with the Nannen Arboretum Society and McAndrew to discuss lawn mowing. It was agreed that the village will meet with Society members early in the season to coordinate needs and to schedule mowing in advance of special events. While reviewing activities and issues at the Town Center, McAndrew identiďŹ ed some possible insurance gaps, notably adequate coverage during special events where alcoholic beverages are served. In looking at those needs, he recommended that the Arboretum Society look at strengthening its liability insurance coverage. The town’s insurance agent will be invited to present his recommendations to the board when appropriate. McAndrew was invited to be part of a new “Route 219 Corridor Development Committee,â€? which met for the ďŹ rst time on Thursday, March 3. He explained that the committee is working to push for state and federal funding of a two-mile section of the Rt. 219 extension from a new 219 interchange (Exit 22) at I-86 in Salamanca. The exit would lead to a new four-lane highway via a new bridge that would go around the city and join the old 219 in Great Valley. The ďŹ rst task requested of committee members was for each to send a prepared letter to Governor Cuomo. McAndrew said he has completed this task.

The town will soon be advertising for lawn mowing bids, but it has come to local municipalities’ attention (not just Ellicottville’s) that state law requires that lawn companies pay employees who do work on municipal properties the county’s prevailing wage. They also must provide payroll documentation to the municipality that certiďŹ es that they pay that wage. Sole proprietors are exempt. It is still unclear what that prevailing wage is, however. And few contractors are prepared to comply without increasing their bids. The board agreed to do the best it can within the state’s requirements. Department Head Reports Police OfďŹ cer in Charge Don Auge explained that his department has gotten three bids for two Automated External DeďŹ brillators (AEDs). The bids were within $100 of each other but there were some slight differences between products. The board authorized the department to purchase the models that best ďŹ t their needs. Auge also reported that about half of the Ellicottville police force, including all four of its full-time ofďŹ cers, attended advanced training on March 5 and are now authorized to make use of some new devices. He also reported that Mardi Gras went well for the most part. State police and the sheriff’s department helped keep trafďŹ c moving and there were only two arrests and two incidents at the bars. Mark Alianello, who is serving as acting highway superintendent, has begun the search for a summer intern

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to inventory all Ellicottville roads using the Cornell Asset Management Program. The intern and a highway department staff member will work together to learn the software and conduct the inventory. The staffer will keep the inventory up-to-date in the long term. Alianello also is working with highway department staff to survey and prioritize projects for the coming months. While he wants to get a plan in place, he also wants to involve a new highway superintendent in that decision making. There was no discussion of the superintendent search during the open board meeting, but it was the subject of an executive session at the end of the meeting. As Town Engineer, Alianello briefed the board on a problem with a sewer line near the Town Center. McAndrew said there are several possible solutions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; some short-term and some long-term â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and all have budget implications. Further information is being gathered. Finally, the board asked McAndrew to research costs on having an HVAC system installed in the town hall. The idea was investigated several years ago and it was too expensive at the time, but new products are now on the market that may make it affordable. McAndrew said he would look into it. The next meeting of the town board will be held on Wednesday, April 20 at 6 p.m. in the town/village hall. All are welcomed.

This past weekend, Holiday Valley and HoliMont alpine race team athletes and their families packed up their cars and headed to New England for multiple post-season races. Piche Invitational U14/U12 athletes competed in the Piche Invitational in Gunstock, NH. Day one was a Giant Slalom and day two a Slalom. U12 Giant Slalom, Women: Holiday Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alison Martin had a breakthrough race, ďŹ nishing 7th. She was also the top NY racer at the event! Mary Catherine Mangan (HO) came in 19th, followed by teammates Charleigh Priestman (32nd), Madalyn Cummings (33rd), Simona Muscarella (37th), Gianna Ferrara (44th) and Heather Dunlap (56th). U12 Giant Slalom, Men: Erik Shattenberg of Holiday Valley ďŹ nished 16th on the day; he was the second best ďŹ rst-year U12 boy, giving him a lot to look forward to next year should he return to this championship race! HoliMontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Logan Kidd ďŹ nished 29th. U14 Giant Slalom, Women: Nyah Solly of HoliMont placed 40th and teammate Megan Peters ďŹ nished 54th. Alaina Lah of Holiday Valley took 67th; this was Alainaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst year racing, so huge kudos to her for making it to this ďŹ nal race of the season! U12 Slalom, Women: Alison Martin placed 19th overall, followed by HoliMontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Simona Muscarella (23rd), Charleigh Priestman (29th), Mary Catherine Mangan (30th) and Madalyn Cummings (34th). U12 Slalom, Men: Erik Shattenberg cracked the top seed, taking 10th in his Piche Invitational debut. HoliMontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ian McKenna ďŹ nished the day in 44th. U14 Slalom,Women: Alaina Lah (HV) ďŹ nished 47th. U16 Eastern Championships The U16 Eastern Championships were held at Sunday River in Maine. This

event consisted of four total races; two Slalom races and two Giant Slalom races. Unfortunately, due to snow conditions and safety concerns, the Super G was cancelled. Day One Slalom, Women: Devynn Martin of Holiday Valley ďŹ nished 28th, the only athlete to ďŹ nish the difďŹ cult day. Day Two Slalom, Women: Devynn Martin ďŹ nished 32nd, followed directly by teammate Anya Elizondo in 33rd and Candice Kasahara took 59th. Day Two Slalom, Men: HoliMontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gage Thibodeau placed 25th and Andrew Mangan (HO) ďŹ nished 40th. Day Three Giant Slalom, Women: Holiday Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Candice Kasahara took 42nd, Anya Elizondo ďŹ nished in 56th and Devynn Martin took 65th. Day Three Giant Slalom, Men: Holiday Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nathan Briselden ďŹ nished 25th, his best result of the weekend. HoliMontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gage Thibodeau took 29th, followed by teammates Andrew Mangan (34th) and Carson Foxcroft (36th). Day Four Giant Slalom, Women: Holiday Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Candice Kasahara ďŹ nished 49th, Anya Elizondo came next at 50th and Devynn Martin was 54th. Day Four Giant Slalom, Men: Andrew Mangan (HO) had the best result from the two clubs ďŹ nishing 20th and teammate Gage Thibodeau had his personal best with a 24th place. U16 Eastern Finals U16 Eastern Finals were held at Okemo Mountain in Vermont. This race consisted of one Giant Slalom and one Slalom. The Super G was cancelled due to lack of snow. Giant Slalom, Women: Holiday Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Katherine Wojnowski cracked the top ten with a 6th place ďŹ nish! Teammate Taylor Hubert

ďŹ nished 15th, Zoe Knauss (HO) ďŹ nished 20th and Paige Duffy (HV) was 32nd. Giant Slalom, Men: Nicholas Scott of HoliMont placed 42nd and Joshua Allegra of Holiday Valley ďŹ nished 44th. Slalom, Women: Katherine Wojnowski (HV) ďŹ nished 24th, Zoe Knauss (HO) was 31st and Paige Duffy (HV) took 34th. Slalom, Men: Nicholas Scott (HO) placed 16th and Joshua Allegra (HV) took 37th. U21/U19 Eastern Finals U21/U19 Eastern Finals took place closer to home at Gore Mountain in New York. This race featured one Giant Slalom and two Slaloms. Giant Slalom, Men: David Flaherty of HoliMont took 4th while John Carbaugh of Holiday Valley ďŹ nished 7th and Jacob Flaherty (HO) placed 14th. Slalom #1, Women: Katrina Surdyka ďŹ nished 17th. Slalom #1, Men: David Flaherty continued his success with a 5th place ďŹ nish, while brother Jacob took 12th. Slalom #2, Men: John Carbaugh (HV) ďŹ nished the weekend at 22nd. For most Holiday Valley and HoliMont alpine athletes, this wraps up an extremely successful season. Congratulations and thank you again to all competitors, parents, coaches, management and fans for the exciting season! Next week, the U14 athletes travel to Eastern Championships. Good luck to all and safe travels!

New Agent Welcomed to Holiday Valley Realty Co. Holiday Valley Realty Company is pleased to announce that Carol Thomas, Associate Broker, has joined their successful team of agents. Carol has lived and worked in Ellicottville since 1981 and is extremely active in the community. She specializes in second homes (vacation homes), ďŹ rst time home buyers, condo and townhouses in Ellicottville and residential properties in the surrounding communities.

She brings with her 25 years of local experience. She resides in Ellicottville. Her oldest son, Matthew Moog, lives and works in Bozeman, MT with his wife Natalie and their two sons, Sander and Soren. Her son, Brett Moog, and daughter, Allison Thomas, live in Allegany. Contact Thomas for any of your real estate needs at 6993944 (ofďŹ ce), 698-0115 (cell), or cthomas@holidayvalley. Carol Thomas, Associate com Broker, joins Holiday Valley Realty Co.

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The Weekly Crossword Artwork at the Library – Currently we have artwork in our gallery area that was created by participants of our adult coloring class. Come check out these amazing pieces of art. Tax Forms – Most of the frequently used federal and NYS tax forms and instruction booklets are now available at the library. The library can also order forms for you; the IRS will mail them to you within 1-2 weeks. Adult Coloring –Join Cathy Lacy for a relaxing, stressfree, creative break in your day! Every Tuesday from 2-3 p.m. Free program; supplies provided. Book Club – Meets the first Wednesday of the month at

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1:30 p.m. The March 2 book is “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Hurston. Contact Joyce Evans at 4747679 for more information. New members are always

welcomed. Knitting (& Crochet) Club – The knitting club meets every Monday and alternates between evenings from 6-8 p.m. and afternoons from 2-4 p.m. All abilities welcome – just bring some yarn and your needles. Contact the library for specific dates and times. Telescope Available - The Ellicottville Memorial Library now offers a telescope for loan just as you would check out a book. All that is required is a current library card, age 17 or older and attend a short (about 15 minutes) scope orientation session at the library before check-out. Story time is every Wednesday at 11 a.m.

PUBLIC NOTICES TOWN OF EAST OTTO Bid Notice For Mowing and Trimming of Brooklyn Cemetery Application will be accepted from any interested person 18 or older to mow and trim the Brooklyn Cemetery using equipment supplied by the bidder. The cemetery is located on Utley Road near Hammond Hill Road. Specific directions may be obtained from the town Clerk at the following address. Bids will be accepted up to and including April 12, 2016 at 9:00 PM at the town hall where they will be opened and read aloud. Proof of insurance is required. Send bids to the Town Clerk, 9134 Bowen Rd., East Otto, N.Y. 14729. Bids are to be submitted in sealed envelopes and shall bear on the face thereof the words “lawn mowing bid Brooklyn Cemetery.” The town board may reject all bids and advertise again for new bids at their discretion. By order of the Town Board Town of East Otto Ann Rugg , Town Clerk Town of East Otto East Otto, N.Y. 14729 Bid Notice For Lawn Mowing and Trimming Application will be accepted from any interested person 18 or older to mow and trim the ball diamond, historical building and town hall lawns using lawn mowing services provided by the bidder. Send a separate contract for each position by the hour or by the season. Proof of insurance is required Contracts will be accepted up to and including April 12, 2016 at 9:00 PM at the town hall where they will be opened and read aloud. All bids should be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Lawn Mowing Bid.” Send contract to the Town Clerk, 9134 Bowen Rd., East Otto, N.Y. 14729. The town board may reject all bids and advertise again for new bids at their discretion. By order of the Town Board Town of East Otto Ann Rugg, Town Clerk THE ELLICOTTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 7:30 pm in the High School Library. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF ELLICOTTVILLE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village of Ellicottville Board of Trustees, by official Resolutions adopted March 14, 2016, moved to initiate consideration of adoption of the update of the Zoning Local Law of 2009 as amended by Local Law No. 1 of the year 2011 and Local Law No. 2 of the year 2012 by introduction of a proposed “Local Law No. 1 of the Year 2016”, entitled “A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 3 of 2009 - Zoning Local Law as previously amended by Local Law No. 1 of the Year 2011 and Local Law No. 2 of the year 2012” The proposed law generally amends the existing zoning law by adding a definition of 3-D Virtual Designed Products, and amending the definition of Floor Area Ratio; amendments to Section 3A of the Zoning Local Law by adding paragraph 6 entitled Accessory Building Square Footage and Height Requirements under General Requirements; amending Section 2.H entitled Accessory Building under Village Residential District to reduce the stated percentages for square footage from 75% to 50% and to reduce the height percentage from 75% to 60% of the principal building; amending Section 7D-Village Commercial District-One by deleting paragraph 6 entitled Floor Area Ratio and modifying paragraph 7 by excepting properties located in the Village Historic Overlay District from the Open Space requirement; and adding to Section 3A a Four Corners District Zone (FCO) to protect the existing buildings and green space while also guiding any future redevelopment and new uses that may potentially occur in these buildings at the intersection of Washington and Jefferson Streets in the public square laid out by Joseph Ellicott; amendments to Section 3B-Schedule of Requirements-Land Use Tables by providing that Nightly Rental-Rental of dwellings for periods less than 30 days shall be a special (conditional) use permit under districts C, LD, MD, HD, VC-1, VC-2, I, and RMHD and Not Permitted in VR; also under Section 3B at page 4, 3-D Virtual Designed Products is added to the list of uses under Retail commercial establishments; amendments to Section 12- Sign Regulations by revising paragraph 5-Signs Not Permitted subparagraph F to provide that roof signs are not permitted and adding subparagraph L-Back Illuminated signs to Signs Not Permitted; also amending Section 12 subparagraph 6-Signs Not Requiring a permit by revising the area and height of sandwich board signs at subparagraph J and adding a restriction on the size and number of Interior window signs in a rental establishment at subparagraph L; amending Section 12 paragraph 7-Signs Requiring a Permit with Approval of the C.E.O. by reducing the sign area in subparagraph A.1, reducing the sign setback at subparagraph A.3, and adding “i.e. goose neck lighting” to subparagraph A.10, reducing the area of Wall Signs at B.1, and reducing the area of Temporary cloth signs, banners or streamers under subparagraph D; revising Section 12 paragraph 8-Signs Requiring Review and Approval by the Sign Committee by deleting subparagraph A, reducing the area and height of Ground signs under subparagraph B, and adding a limitation on the size and number of Interior window signs in a retail establishment; Section 16-Miscellaneous Requirements is amended to add paragraph 14-Outdoor Lighting Requirements setting forth Intent and Purpose, Applicability, Word Usage and Definitions, and Standards. The provisions of the proposed amendments to the currently adopted Zoning Local Law of 2009 as amended of the Village of Ellicottville are intended as the continuation of the current zoning laws, ordinances and resolutions, and will be reaffirmed by the adoption of this proposed local law. To the extent of any modifications or changes to the existing local law, ordinances and resolutions contained in this local law, such changes shall be deemed to be effective as of the effective date of enactment of this local law. THEREFORE, pursuant to the Village Law and the Zoning Local Law of 2009 as amended (Section 21), a public hearing shall be held before the Village of Ellicottville Board of Trustees at the Ellicottville Town/Village Hall, 1 West Washington Street, Ellicottville, New York at 6:00 P.M. on the 11th day of April, 2016, for the purpose of considering the adoption of proposed Local Law No. 1 of the Year 2016 entitled, “A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 3 of 2009 – Zoning Local Law as previously amended by Local Law No. 1 of the Year 2011 and Local Law No. 2 of the year 2012” and hearing all persons interested in the proposed Local Law No. 1 of the Year 2016. A copy of the aforesaid proposed Local Law is available at the Office of the Village Clerk for inspection by any interested person during business hours. 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2nd Graders Write Letters to Mayor By Jann Wiswall

Second graders at Ellicottville Elementary School have been learning about persuasive writing. One assignment was to write a letter to a member of the community asking for a favor. Teacher Leah Klahn asked her class who they wanted to write to. They chose Village Mayor Charlie Coolidge. The class then decided that each would ask the Mayor to build or make something for the community. Last week, 15 letters landed on the mayor’s desk. Several letters asked the mayor to open a pet store. One argued a pet store is needed “because some kids don’t have pets…. They can be happy with their new pets because animals will love them.” Another thought a pet store would encourage kids to “exercise when their pets run around…to make the kids in our town more healthy.” A third thought if the store offered pets for “$20, more people will come to our town and shop at all the stores.” Another student made an argument for an aquarium. Another for an amusement park. Another for a football stadium. Another asked the mayor to open a Chinese restaurant, and another wants him to open a video game store.

One thought a costume store would be great, especially for “people who might want to do plays.” Another lobbied for an American Girl Doll store “so we don’t have to drive to New York City.” One thought getting a lot of ‘Juggle Bubbles’ for the village park program would be a good idea because “Juggle Bubbles are a safe toy.” Others argued convincingly for building a pool with a huge diving board, a giant hamburger, a voice controlled hotel and the biggest pizza in the world. All students were required to include reasons for their suggestions, and most cited fun as an important reason. But there were others noted that were, perhaps, more insightful than one would expect from seven- and eight-year-olds:

reasons such as growing the economy, attracting tourists, increasing employment opportunities, improving health, helping their parents and enhancing people’s quality of life. Now as most people know, when you write to a government official, you don’t always get a response, but Coolidge knows good ideas when he sees them. Each student received a personalized letter from the mayor – to the students’ delight. Of course, the mayor couldn’t promise to fulfill all of their requests, so it may be up to each student to work toward their goals over the next couple of decades. But, as Coolidge said, it is nice to see that “young people really do care about the future of Ellicottville.”

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has about half of its work to complete. Smith recommended that the board consider adding three items to the scope of the project: a lightning protection system and a stand-by power connection box, both of which were removed during the budgeting phase to cut costs, and a trailer-mounted generator. As reported in December, the Village was awarded a $1.3 million grant from the NY Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) to help offset the $5.3 million cost of the new plant. In EFC’s own budgeting process, $250,000 in contingency funds were included in the grant award to allow the village to make any necessary change orders that would improve the operation of the plant. Smith explained that if the contingency funds are not used, the amount of the grant would be reduced by that amount. “Total indebtedness would stay the same,” he said. The three change order items, which cost about half of the available contingency amount, are important to protect both the old and new equipment at the plant, Smith explained. All require EFC approval. Another project that he recommended to the board is soil erosion control at lagoon 4, but the Department of Environmental Conservation must be consulted before that project can be proposed to EFC. In other business, the board moved to set a public hearing on the proposed revisions to

local zoning law. Per Village Attorney Bob Simon, a notice about the hearing with a full description of the amendments will be published in the village’s official newspapers (including the Ellicottville Times). The public hearing will be held at the beginning of the next Village board meeting on April 11. For the most part, amendments relate to outdoor lighting and sign regulations in the village. Department of Public Works head Harold Morton asked the board for approval to replace a broken 40-year-old garage door at the DPW shop. He had obtained three bids for a new overhead door with remote; the low bid was $2,999. Mayor Charles Coolidge said there is about $9,600 in a contingency fund that can be used to pay for the door. The shop has a total of five garage doors, all of which Morton said will need to be replaced. The board suggested he see if the supplier would reduce the per-door pricing if the Village agreed to purchase five doors over the next few years, and possibly as many as three before the end of this fiscal year with the available funds Coolidge mentioned. Morton agreed to look into it, but explained that the current broken door must be replaced immediately. The board said it would review additional bids and approve the purchase via email for expediency’s sake. The next meeting of the Village Board is scheduled for Monday, April 11 at 6 p.m. in the village/town hall.

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EVL Freestyle Skiers Compete in Sun Valley Submitted by Katie DiDonato

The Holiday Valley Freestyle Team had a great week at Junior Nationals in Sun Valley, ID. Lauryn Socha, ranked 22nd in the North East for juniors, finished 26th in single moguls and received a medal for finishing 3rd in her age group. Nick DiDonato, ranked 11th in the North East for Juniors, came in 22nd in single moguls and podiumed with a 4th place finish in duals. Matt DiDonato, ranked 18th in the North East For Juniors, finished 36th in single moguls and 17th in duals. There were several skiers from HoliMont that went to Junior Nationals as well. Lexi Crotty, ranked 17th in the North East For Juniors, came in 13th in single moguls (did not compete in duals). Elissa Cole, ranked 5th in the North East for Juniors, came in 19th in single moguls and 9th in duals. Bubba Antkiewicz, ranked 6th in the North East for Juniors, came in 16th in single moguls and 17th in duals. Marissa Vasatka, ranked 16th in the North East, came in 9th in single moguls (did not compete in duals). Moving on to this week’s US Freestyle National Championship in Steamboat, CO, where they will compete along with US Ski Team members are: Nick DiDonato, ranked 65th in the US Bubba Antewicz, ranked 56th in the US Lexi Crotty, ranked 80th in the US Elissa Cole, ranked 58th in the US Congratulations to all the athletes representing Ellicottville in this national competition!

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