Ellicottville Times June 8 2012 edition

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Mountain Bikes + Runners + Dirt = Hardcore Athletes at HV Dirty Duathlon Provides Good Clean Fun If you donʼt mind a little grit and sweat, then come to Ellicottville for the Dirty Duathlon and 4-Mile Dirty Bit Trail Run to benefit the American Diabetes Association. The event kicks off on June 10 at 10 a.m. at the Holiday Valley Mountain Sports Center. Put on something you donʼt mind throwing out later, grab your helmet, tie your running shoes and mount your mountain bike for a heart-racing, grueling challenge that takes you on a four-mile trail run followed by a 10mile singletrack mountain bike ride including a 620foot vertical climb per lap. Itʼs a course designed for intermediate to advanced level competitors. Enter as a two-person team or be brave and go solo. If biking isnʼt for you, opt for only the trail run. Just remember – no guts, no glory!

The Wednesday Night Mountain Bike Race Series is back! Get ready for some muddy and rugged fun on the Holiday Valley Race Loop, a 4+ mile loop of lung busting uphill, exhilarating downhill and technical single-track. Summer 2012 Race dates are June 13, 20, 27 and July 11, 18 and 25. Registration is at the Mountain Sports Center from 5 PM to 6:15 PM each night and the race starts at 6:30. You can race the entire series or just individual races. The Open Men category pays cash prizes to the top 3 riders each night!

Italian-American Charity Golf ECS Offers Unconventional Committed to Cancer Care Education in Big Picture by Eva Potter

The 2012 ItalianAmerican Golf Charity Association, held at

Holiday Valley on June 7–9, marks the 42nd year of the tournament and the organization’s

support of local cancer treatment and diagnosis at WCA Hospital in Jamestown, N.Y. According to the charity’s website at www. iacharitygolf.com, “The Italian American Charity Golf Association event was the brainstorm of a small group of community-minded men who wanted to raise money for a local charity. Their dream was to create a golf tournament where one member of each two-man team was of Italian decent and the partner was of another nationality.” The tournament has been held at Holiday Valley since 1989. In March 2012, the IACGA presented a $50,000 check to WCA Hospital as part of their pledge for a total of $150,000 to go toward the purchase of electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy equipment used in the early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. This check represented the proceeds from the See Italian-American page 5

Learning Program

by Jeff Cole

A traditional sevenhour school day in which students journey from classroom to classroom,

listen to lectures, jot down notes and pour over several homework assignments may suffice for many pupils. But for others, this can be a challenge. According to www. bigpicture.org, 1 student drops out of school every 12 seconds in America for one reason or another. One plausible factor could be difficulty in adhering to what may be considered a

“conventional school day.” Chris McNell, principal of Elm Street Academy in Cuba and supervisor of the Ellicottville Central School Big Picture Learning program, said that students having a hard time with school aren’t given many options. “I mean, if you’re in a traditional school and you’re struggling, what are you going to do? See Big Picture page 7

County Encourages Community Participation in Comprehensive Planning Process by Jeff Cole

In 1978, Cattaraugus County adopted a comprehensive plan that was intended to guide the development of the county through the year 2000. Since then, the plan has not been improved upon ... that is, until now. On May 31,

Cattaraugus County held the first of six public forums to take place once a month for the next six months to gather public input on the planning process for a new comprehensive plan. Each forum will concentrate on a specific topic as it relates to Cattaraugus County. According to www.

cattco.org, “a new comprehensive planning update is needed to address the challenges of the 21st century and build upon more recent planning initiatives.” The website further states that the “goals and policies of the 1978 plan do not adequately address the changes that See Comprehensive Plan page 7

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From the Back Porch

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Life’s a Banquet! By Sue Whistler

We are just starting to see them around town. Like the return of migrating birds, young folks dressed in serious hiking gear and toting heavy backpacks are passing through EVL headed somewhere for something. The somewhere can be as close as the nearest state park or as far away as California. The something can be anything from a short hiking and camping vacation to background research for a graduate thesis. The good folks of Ellicottville e m b r a c e them, offering everything from a smile and directions to a hot meal and a couch for the night. What a blessing and privilege it is to live in a small rural community. Just a few weeks ago, I was stopped at the railroad crossing out by the tubing hill by a young couple hiking east along the tracks who asked me for directions to Franklinville. They reminded me of two of our own children who

are currently embarked on a hiking odyssey of their own. One of the gifts we received when our first child was born was a small framed plaque with the inscription: “There are two lasting bequests we can give our children: one is roots, and the other is wings.” My husband Tom and I embraced that basic childrearing philosophy with the clear understanding that where and how high they flew was up to them. We had the roots covered. My husband Tom is

the 10th of 13 children so our children have aunts, uncles and 44 first cousins spread all over the country. They can find roots virtually anywhere their wings carry them. We never dreamed that any of our children would embrace

the “wings” part with such enthusiasm and fly so high and so far. Our second child, Kait, and her husband John are currently walking with their two therapycertified rescue dogs across the country from the shores of Lewes, Del., to San Francisco, Calif. They are visiting nursing homes, hospitals and children’s homes along the way, hoping to raise awareness for pet therapy and animal rescue while leaving miles of smiles in their wake. May every town they visit be an Ellicottville. I’ve thought a lot about their walk since we dropped them off on a beach in Delaware in March. Their journey will be nothing short of a master class in human nature. They will learn more hard lessons about themselves and their fellow man in the next nine or 10 months than most of us will in a lifetime … if ever. I am in awe of their courage and I envy them. I envy them for their youth and the adventures they will have on the road. But mostly

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fun day to perform three songs for a competition. Our students came home with a 1st place trophy and the Grand Champions. They won 1st place from competing against four other bands

At its core the Relay for Life is about one thing; hope. Hope for another year with a loved one who has been given a terminal cancer diagnosis.

in their category and Grand Champion was for the highest score out of eleven bands. BRAVO to ECS High School Band!!!!

Hope for new findings in cancer research. Hope for less evasive treatment options. But mostly the Relay for Life is about the hope of a future

where cancer is no longer a prevalent part of our society. Every year, all across the United States, communities See Rainbows at Relay page 4

Explore Your Creativity With New Classes at The Arts Council

See Life’s A Banquet page 7

ECS High School Band Brings Home 1st Place Trophy & Grand Champion On Friday, May 18th the ECS high school band attended the Darien Lake Music Festival at Darien Lake. Along with enjoying all of the park’s roller coasters the band took time out of their

Walking Under Rainbows at the Relay for Life

The Cattaraugus County Arts Council (CCAC) announces a new schedule of early summer art classes at the Community Art and Pottery Studio, 100 W. Main St., Allegany, N.Y. Classes offered for adults include Paper Sculpture, Glass Mosaic, Needle Felting, Wire Wrapped Jewelry and Introduction to Gouache painting. Students will explore the basics of creating wirewrapped jewelry with fine artist Jennifer Miller during a Wire Wrapped Jewelry class on June 10, 1-4 p.m. Participants will learn how to use a few basic tools and their fingers to create

wire-sculpted pendants with precious gemstone cabochons. This class will cover the foundation of securely setting the stone, creating a strong bail and adding decorative flourishes, leaving you with a unique, handmade pendant to take home. The class fee is $60 for members and $70 for nonmembers. CCAC’s popular Uncorked Creative series returns this month with Introduction to Gouache with Anne ConroyBaiter on June 15, and Paper Sculptures with Patricia Eckstrom on July 20. This series offers students a chance to spend a Friday night with friends for a relaxing class that will introduce you to art in a fun way. Participants are invited to bring a bottle of wine (or their beverage of choice) and some friends. Instructors will walk students step by step through the creative process, introducing them to new mediums and techniques and helping them create an original piece of art to take home that night. All skill levels are encouraged to come even if you have never made art before. Must be 21 to drink. The cost per session is $40 for members and $45 for nonmembers. For more information

or to register for classes, please visit myartscouncil. net or contact Courtney Blackmon, programs and grants manager at courtney@ myartscouncil.net or call 716372-7455. More classes will be announced shortly. The Cattaraugus County Arts Council is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that has served the greater Cattaraugus County region for more than 10 years with quality arts programs and services. CCAC is funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, Cattaraugus County, and by members and donors. For more information, see myartscouncil.net.

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Sherman collects cans to donate to the Food Pantry of Ellicottville & Ellicottville Public Charities. If you would like to donate call 716.699.6176 or 716-912-8306

Can Count 1581 YTD Total 33,437

By Sherman & Robby Wilkens

Checking Out The Tunes & Other Stuff in Ellicottville After a pretty moist week, it looks like we will see, the weather drying out and be quite good this coming weekend, providing for another really neat outdoor time here in Ellicottville. Also, because of the weather, the golf, biking and hiking are providing some really FUN times. You may be a part of these FUN GOLF times by calling either Holiday Valley’s Double Black Diamond Course or Elkdale Country Club, make a Tee time and get out and enjoy, what we all here in Ellicottville take for granted, that being wonderful summer golf. This FUN weekend will also include some neat music and other good times here in our village. Starting today, Friday June 8, 2012 through Thursday June 14, 2012, we will have nine Bands, two DJ’s, two “All Week Sound System Music Happenings” plus our normal good eats that are enhanced by the really fine food and beverage specials that are offered in our wonderful clubs and restaurants. Thereby making Ellicottville THE place to be this week and all year round. As has been the case for the last few months, one of “The All Week Sound System Music Event” will happen in Madigans & Madigans Up-Stairs Patio & Party Bar. You will hear and enjoy a wonderful selection of contemporary to pop/ rock tunes known as Madigans Party Favorites, played through their sound system until 10:00 PM when Club Madigans takes over increasing the FUN and tempo of the tunes in play. The PUB in Great Valley will again be LIVE Music Free this week. However their neat local ambiance and general all around good times will be in play. So stop in The PUB anytime to enjoy their local friendly staff, reasonable prices on food and drinks plus the general FUN TIMES. Our weekend of Bands begin this Friday at 7:00 PM in Balloons with a performance by “NY2LA” or if you wish “New York To LA”. This four-piece, twenty plus year veteran band has played here in Ellicottville a couple of times before. They play a very high-energy version of Classic Rock in a style that is unique to them. Their tune list includes both cover and original and as we said includes a style unique to them. Check out Balloons this Friday to enjoy the neat music of “NY2LA” and good times. Following “NY2LA” “Personable DJ John Barry” will be LIVE in Balloons Sound & Light Booth doing his LIVE “Personality Show Off Show”. Which will include a neat selection of danceable tunes and John’s unique, interesting Chitter/ Chatter till close. Returning to 9:00 PM

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C.U. ‘Round The Music Scene Friday The Gin Mill will have “Road to Recover” on their Music Stage. Katie and John, who are “The Road To Recover”, were here last February. Their performance included tunes from Miranda Lambert to Adele and also included some Aerosmith. Like last February, This will be a very interesting and neat gig in The Gin Mill this Friday night. You may wish to arrive a bit early to enjoy The Gin Mill’s wonderful fish fry and all the other excellent items on their menu. Moving to Saturday at 6:00 PM when Balloons will have “The Gretchen Schutz Band” in house. Gretchen, a twenty plus year veteran of the Buffalo Music scene, has a unique way of transfixing and stylizing her music with her vocal talent, guitar playing and stage presence, allowing her to create a really wonderful singersongwriter music show. She will have Doug Morgano, Rob Lynch and Steve Sadoff as her band for this Balloons Gig. All three are very well known Buffalo Musicians. Following“The Gretchen Schulz Band”, “Ellicottville’s Original Party Monster”, “DJ. Flakey” or, if you wish, “Chatty Frank Watson” will have his marbles in place and his antenna adjusted so he may carry on The Balloons Party in his usual, very friendly & FUN way, till close. Returning to 9:00 PM Saturday, The Gin Mill will have “The Smarty Jones Band” on their music stage. “RT Live” and a couple of his friends have formed this three-piece group doing classic rock to country tunes in a very audience friendly way that will have The Gin Mill Crowd Bopin & Wevin all night long. The times they have played here before were wonderful music shows. This Gin Mill Gig promises to be even better. After another quiet unwind Sunday, we move on to our regular weekly lineup. As usual we begin on Monday in The Gin Mill with their “All U Can Eat Spaghetti and Garlic Toast Dinner” for only $6.99. This wonderful Gin Mill Meal is a true value, that Big Ray and many Ellicottvilleites enjoy every week. Check it out it is a great meal. Moving around the corner on Monroe Street, Balloons Sound & Light System will be flowing with music and FUN. Mike Brady will, as always, be the host. So stop by Balloons, say Hi Mike then kick back and enjoy the good times. Just down the block, at 7:00 PM Monday The Ellicottville Brewing Company will have “The Blue Mule Band” kicking off their summer patio series. Bluegrass with Heart done in true Blue Mule Country Style will make another EBC good time happen. Back on Washington

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Street at 10:00 PM Sharp, “Madigans Church on Monday”, Ellicottville’s only “All Original Music Experience”, hosted and created by “The Reverend Jack DarZaVaset” or if you wish “Da Polski Prince of Silliness & Foolishness” will begin. As an added attraction, a few other local music characters might stroll in to be part of the music and FUN happenin in Madigans till about 1:00 AM. Tuesday The Gin Mill, The Barn and John Harvard Pub will be offering “After Golf Drink & Dinner Specials” beginning around 5:00 PM. Therefore play some golf then enjoy the really excellent specials all three locations have to offer. Wednesday, we will have two 8:00 PM gigs. First as always, The Gin Mill will have Joe Wagner and John Winston doing their acoustic folk to southern rock music show featuring tunes from the folk era of sixties through the eighties and beyond done in their own folk rock style. Joe and John’s music, plus The Gin Mill’s Wednesday Wing Special of fifty cents each, creates a FUN mid-week music and munchies break. Also at 8:00 Wednesday, Balloons will host a gig by “The Lustre Kings” This is a very hi-energy four-piece Rock A Billy Band from Albany that performed here for Critter & Frankie during last year’s Fall Fest. From their website, they have soulful, greasy, All-American sound that is impossible to resist and are assured to keep Balloons Bar & Dance Floor Hopping & Full in a really FUN FILLED WAY. Then Thursday, at 8:00 PM, “The Weekly Notice Band” will be ROCKIN The Gin Mill. This week’s version of “The Weekly Notice Band”, will again be “The FAR Out Band”, or “The Rod And Freddie Outstanding Band”. With Freddie on bongos and vocals and Rod on guitar and vocals,

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The Septic Tank – Buried But Not Forgotten

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ECS Alumni Take on Salamanca in Fundraising Football Game this Saturday This year’s ECS alumni football game matchup b r i n g s about some changes as the graduates from Ellicottville Central School face a new opponent – the Salamanca City School District. The teams will take the field at 6:30 p.m. June 9 at the ECS football field. Admission to the game is $5 per person, $3 per student and is free for ages 10 and under. Timothy Grinols, a 1992 ECS graduate and event organizer, will coach and play for his alma mater’s squad. He advised spectators to bring their own seating as they are expecting a large crowd.

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Seth Hostuttler, a 2000 Salamanca City School District graduate, put together the team that will square off against ECS. He said his team is very excited to be playing in the game. Proceeds from programs, ticket and concession sales will be equally divided distributed to both schools for pee-wee, midget, junior varsity and varsity football equipment. In addition to being a fundraiser, Grinols said the event is also “another way to get us old guys back into the pads and hit.”

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Great Valley Senior Group June Meeting The Great Valley Senior Group including the towns of Great Valley, Humphrey, Salamanca, Ellicottville and Mansfield will meet on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at the Great Valley Fire Hall. We will be having another terrific potluck luncheon. Please bring your own place setting and a dish to pass. Lunch will be served at 1:00 p.m. If you have any questions about the meeting, please call Yvonne Darts at 9454586. Come, join us. We will be paying for the July 19th trip to Titusville, PA, Trains & Tunes, if you have not already paid. This trip is currently full, but you may put your name on the waiting list in case someone has to cancel. It happens! We will also be signing

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up for the August 16th trip to the play “Barefoot in the Park“ at Briston Valley Theater in Naples, NY. If you have any questions about the trips, call Pat Pawlowski at 699-2541 or Barb Sergel at 699-2905. Our first trip of the year will be the next day, Thursday, June 14. The bus leaves the Great Valley Fire Hall at 9:15 a.m. We will be having lunch at Mario’s Italian Steakhouse in Rochester. Then we are headed for a cruise on the Erie Canal aboard the Colonial Belle. After exploring several other attractions, we will head for home. The bus should arrive back at the Fire Hall sometime between 7:45 and 8:15 p.m. See you there!!

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For the past ten years here, along the north shore of Lake Erie, the township of Wainfleet has been obsessed with sewage. The original septic systems of concrete tanks and weeping tiles were crumbling; the waste water was leeching into wells and cisterns as well as the lake itself. One of the real tipoffs that we might have a water pollution problem was when we noticed Lake Erie fish were starting to cough. The big pipe solution hooking our sewer and water systems up to Port Colborne was, at approximately $80,000 per household a ‘dead in the water’ proposal that a few stubborn politicians pushed for five long years. Try convincing the owners of a $100,000 house that the new water and sewer system was going to cost them, with the usual budget overruns … $100,000. On his best day, “Vince The Slap Chop Guy” could not sell that idea to a millionaire with a drinking problem. Apparently my idea of rotating pay toilets on wheels was thought to be unsophisticated by most people. The money was going to pay for the newspapers. So it’s safe to say that for at least the last decade, the sprawling rural community of Wainfleet has been trying to get its s__t together. The people pushed back, shoved the mayor out of office and common sense prevailed. Each household must now have a sound and in many cases, a modern sewer

system in a timely fashion or else. Fines to follow. New holding tanks are being installed out here faster than you can double flush. Human waste removal is the new game in town; here today, gone to somewhere else tomorrow. Soon Wainfleet’s roads will be jammed with septic tank pumper trucks or as I like to call them “yesterday’s meals on wheels.” A couple of years ago I called a septic removal company to empty my set of concrete double tanks. It was, appropriately enough called Brown’s Septic Service. Only Green’s Fresh Vegetables or White’s Snow Removal could get that lucky! The guy who showed up in the haulage truck loved his job as much as any craftsman I have ever known. I think he called himself ‘Dusty.’ With both of us standing over the stinking cesspool of what’s called ‘gray water,’ Dusty could not be more impressed or complimentary. Apparently my yeast count was like perfect! My bacteria were happy and hungry consuming solids at regular meals. My pipes, the ones on the septic system were clean as a whistle and there were no materials in the tanks that didn’t have a right to be there. “Diapers, cigarette butts, cat litter and those feminine things! Oh I’ve seen it all,” he said, shaking his head in sadness. Dusty was a man who’d put a lot of thought into waste. “But that crust,” he

said, excitedly. “That’s a great looking crust!” “I do what I can,” I said with as much modesty as I could muster. Having a great crust on top of your septic system is not something I work at and it’s not the kind of accomplishment I can put on my resume. But I was just a little bit proud, all the same. I don’t know why but I felt like we were not standing over a double-wide basin of human waste. It was more like me and Dusty were floating through a serene sewer on a meandering, glass-bottomed boat. Huck and Tom rafting down the River of Stench. Seldom is sewage a topic of conversation because once we plant the tank six feet under, we rarely think of it again. Out of sight, out of mind and certainly beyond the nose. But Dusty showed me that the septic system may be buried but must never be forgotten. Gazing upon what some would call my gross natural product, Dusty proved once and for all that beauty does in fact exist in the eye of the beholder. Whereas I saw scum, he saw a well-developed crust; where I saw crap, he saw an efficiently flowing effluent; where I smelled stink, he caught the whiff of a healthy mix of methane and hydrogen sulphide gas. Whereas Erma Bombeck turned a tank of human waste into a bestseller, The Grass Is Always Greener Over The

By William Thomas Septic Tank, Dusty surveyed my settling system with sense of pride and eye of admiration. Whereas some pump drivers have fun with the nature of the operation – “Thanks For Helping Our Business Go Down The Toilet” – or “Your Number 2 Is Our Number 1” – Dusty instilled a little dignity to things we consider vulgar and therefore, dutifully ignore. Above all, it was his first-class work ethic in a naturally crude “You dump it/we pump it” business. Dusty and the street sweepers, brothers in pride principle. “If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.” > Martin Luther King. Keep your head held high, Dusty. We should all have your pride at our place of work. For comments, ideas and copies of The True Story of Wainfleet, go towww. williamthomas.ca

ECS Board Merges Some Sports and Reviews District Policies By Jennie Acklin

The ECS Board of Education Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. on June 5, 2012. The first item on the agenda was School Nurse Diana Golley’s online report on childhood obesity, which can be found in its entirety at

www.ellicottvillecentral. com. Golley’s letter of retirement was also accepted during this meeting, August 21, 2012. The ECS high school band traveled to the Darien Lake Music Festival on May 18. Under the direction of Band

Director Crystal Wilder, they brought home a firstplace trophy (out of five school bands competing), and were the named Grand Champions out of 12 competing schools. (See Ellicottville Times article and photo on page 2 of this week’s paper.) On May 30 and 31, ECS

hosted a College/Career/ Workforce Awareness Program. Superintendent Mark Ward said the introductory event was a “good start” to presenting essential skills that employers are looking for in today’s workforce. Ward hopes to make this See District Polocies page 7

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come together in the name of survivorship to raise money for the continuation of cancer research and last weekend, after much planning and preparation, Ellicottville and its surrounding communities did their part to contribute to the ongoing battle again cancer. The beginning of any Relay for Life is always an emotionally charged experience. After the Ellicottville Central School Jazz Choir welcomed all the participants with a rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, Ellicottville Relay 2012 was officially up and running. Honorary Survivor’s Liz and Jerry Titus thanked everyone for supporting Relay and gave detailed stories about their experience with battling cancer; emphasizing how important it is to get proper screenings and if you are diagnosed with cancer how a positive attitude can make all the difference in the world. That positive demeanor was evident during the Survivor Lap, where cancer survivors of all ages and backgrounds came together for a moment of commonality and support. So as the group of determined individuals came together and walked around the Ellicottville Central School track as a group of unwavering survivors the rest of the crowd stopped what they were doing to witness an emotional display of exactly what can be accomplished when you are determined to succeed. As the Survivors made their way around the track their family members, friends and caregivers alike stood in silence and watched a very impressive display of

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resolution. And with that the 2012 Ellicottville Relay for Life was underway. If you’ve never participated in a Relay it is definitely an event to add to your list. Spending twelve hours at one single event may not sound ideal initially but because of the format of Relay the time really does fly by. You don’t have to walk the entire time, although it’s difficult not to try to get in as many laps as possible. There are activities for all ages that really do make the time go fast. The Ellicottville Relay started at noon and before anyone knew it, it was already 6pm and the event was half over. Maybe it was watching the kids throw themselves around in the bounce house, maybe it was participating in the various Theme Laps (anyone up to “Do the Twist”), or maybe it was listening to DJ Danny LaCroix spin tunes for the first part of the afternoon and then rocking out to the live music of the Midnight Riders. Whatever the reason the fact of the matter was that people were having a great time and helping to raise money for future cancer research and

local cancer support systems. The raising of addition funds took place in many ways and many of them were delicious. Relay teams were selling everything from taco’s in a bag to deep-fried Oreo’s. There were chocolate dipped strawberries, chicken BBQ, hot dogs, hamburgers, flavored ice cones, ice cream and much more. As you can probably gather the walking really is an instrumental part of Relay, if for no other reason than to work off some of the food that you can’t help but consume throughout the day. At one point there was the threat of rain later in the afternoon. It started off as a slight mist and then suddenly raindrops were falling out of the sky. Many of the people walking around the track were undeterred however and after only a few short minutes the rain was gone, the clouds started to clear and just over the horizon a magnificent double rainbow began to form. Over the next few minutes the rainbow illumination got brighter and brighter and eventually every camera at Relay was pointed

towards the sky. It was a fitting natural spectacle, which exemplified the day. As the evening went on volunteers began to place luminaire bags (white bags with a candle inside and special messages written on them to people who have had cancer) around the track. Just after 9pm, with all the luminaire bags in place, people began to light the candles and once that task was complete the lights above the track were turned off and the Luminaria Ceremony began. Words cannot describe the magnitude of emotions that you feel as you take place in the Luminaria Ceremony. The ceremony itself is something that will leave a lifelong impression on you. Soon after the Luminaria Ceremony was finished the 2012 Ellicottville Relay for Life concluded. Every year this is an event that takes a lot of planning and preparation to make happen but in the end it is always well worth everyone’s time and efforts. A special thanks goes out to the corporate sponsors: Coffee Culture, The Ellicottville Volunteer Fire Department, the Great Valley Fire Department, YNN (Your News Now), Southern Tier Wellness Partnership, and Southern Tier Health Care System. If you couldn’t make it to this year’s Relay but would still like to contribute to the cause, go to www. relayforlife.org and search for the Ellicottville, NY event. Donations can still be made.

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I have always thought that breaking up, or attempting to break up, a fistfight is a thankless gesture. As I rub my jaw I am reminded that my opinion is justified. It all started innocently as all fights do. I met three young men (30ish) in the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Built on the town square in 1882, The Plaza, in its day, was a luxury hotel replete with fancy dining rooms, verandahs and even a ballroom that doesn’t get used much these days. Las Vegas appeared and grew as a town because of its position in the Santa Fe Trail and later became a popular railroad stop. Like so many small western towns it has clearly seen better days. But it still can boast that Doc Holliday had his Dentist office there, and outlaws Billy the Kid and Big Nose Kate once resided in the town. Well, as it turns put, two of the three young men that I met had some long simmering issue. I don’t know what it was about but one word led to another and they spilled out behind the hotel to a parking lot. The remaining man, Patrick Marquez, asked if I would please help him break it up. I did and caught a stray fist to the jaw. No real damage. And all the teeth remained in tact. The fight quickly ended and somehow normalcy returned. Reassembled at the bar it seems that Patrick and I had more in common than refereeing local fights. Patrick trains race horses and comes from a family that raises and races thoroughbreds and quarter horses. After an hour or two of horse talk he extended a kind invitation to me for the following day.

He asked me to come out and visit the Martinez farm in Tecolote, NM about ten miles south of Las Vegas. I jumped at the chance. The next morning we arrived early and he showed me around. Although the 400 acres owned by the family is greener than southern New Mexico this, in no way, resembles the plush horse farms of Kentucky and Virginia. The stalls were built about 100 years ago so that ‘old barn wood’ look is, well, old barn wood. The tack is old and dusty, the equipment which includes a two hole starting gate is ancient, all the floors are dirt and dust and the makeshift track is pretty rough. But there is something about it all that charms and is impressive. The seven surviving grandsons of Jose Martinez have found a way to keep their passion for race horses alive without the deep pockets usually associated with horse racing. These people love horses. But not any horses. They like horses that love to run. The brothers expend enormous energy to keep these horses fit and ready to run at various small tracks around New Mexico. The reader has probably figured out that these horses don’t go to the Kentucky Derby or the Preakness. And a winner may produce a three or four thousand dollar purse after jockey expenses. They travel from track to track in an old horse trailer pulled by a 15 year old pick up truck. These men are not participating in a rich mans sport. This is not the ‘sport of kings.’ But the Martinez brothers are pursuing a passion that has been in their family, at this location, for 200 years.

It is the passion of training and running horses that can outrun most automobiles in a quarter mile sprint. And it is watching a select group of animals exercising their own passion for running. These horses approach the starting gate with veins bulging in their necks and their feet skittering about like they are ready to explode. I was greeted warmly by the family. They like visitors and like to talk about their horses. But they are just warm people. They seemed as interested in me and what I did and I was in them. It is a type of hospitality one finds more in the rural areas than the cities. The Martinez farm is on land their great grandfather purchased before New Mexico was part of the Unites States. The ownership was structured so it would be passed down to future generations who are not permitted to sell it outside the family. This all took place before the Mexican war and Texas independence. They are in fact of Spanish decent, not Mexican. (There seems to exist some resentment among Mexicans for the ‘pure’ Spanish. When Spain arrived in the New World they did not try to colonize it as England did. For Spain, the New World was a source of slaves, silver and gold. Very few people from Spain came to what are now Mexico, Texas and New Mexico. You might say, just enough to ‘run the place.’ Of course that didn’t work too well and those wealthy Spanish that kept to themselves are still resented. Later Spanish soldiers and convicts settled and married into the Indian tribes which resulted in what we know as Mexican today.) There seems to be something that is bred into these horses that makes them run. And there is something bred into the Martinez family that draws them to this sport. They work hard and make great sacrifices. But they do it with unquestionable love and passion. I plan on following them to a couple of tracks this summer. As for making wagers, how can you not bet on that passion? Until next time…

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Hoagies was established 26 years ago and is still going strong. Although this restaurant is not a big corporate chain, it is clearly a local favorite. In 1986, Dan Kukulka was living in Seattle when he got a call from his cousin, Tom Weatherell, to come help him run a pizza place in Ellicottville. Kukulka put down roots and has been here ever since. Originally named Hoagie Haus when it first opened, it was later changed to Mickey’s. Then in 1996, Kukulka bought out his cousin and renamed it Hoagies. Hoagies has recently been remodeled with an upgraded menu. It is open daily and is family friendly, with daily and nightly specials. Breakfast is also offered starting at 9 a.m. Favorites like the homemade soups, steak subs and chicken wing subs are still available and have not changed. Kukulka met his wife Betsy, an Ellicottville native, while performing at Foster’s Restaurant and

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married her four years ago. She works alongside him at the restaurant and they feel the most challenging thing about their business is its unpredictability. “You are working like crazy for a month and then the next month standing around,” stated Kukulka. “This past winter, the lack of snow meant business is slow.” When Kukulka is not managing his restaurant, he is out and about performing throughout Cattaraugus

County. Kukulka plays guitar and does vocals alone or as part of a duo with Freddie Joseph, who plays bongos and sings also. Some Saturday nights, Kukulka plays solo outside at the Silver Fox. He is also booked to perform at outside decks at Angie’s Restaurant and the Ho-sta-geh in Olean. Kuk & Freddie will also be playing at Music in the Park in Salamanca on July 8. “I’ve seen lots of changes in this town over the years but especially lately. They put Kabobs out back of me last month,” he said. Although Kukulka doesn’t ski, snowshoe, golf or cycle, he still feels the Ellicottville area is a pretty great place to live and work. He said, “I enjoy music and gardening, and we’ve got a lot of family and friends here.” Whether you are a local resident or a visiting tourist, check out Hoagies Restaurant at 24 Monroe St. 699-4696/ There is outdoor seating during the summer months and it is a little gem that you won’t want to miss!

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You’re going to seek out something different,” he said. That something different, of course, could be the Big Picture Learning program. Cofounded in 1995 by educators Dennis Littky and Elliot Washor, Big Picture Learning enables students to pursue their passions and interests not only within the classroom but in handson, “real world” settings, as well. “So, if (a student) wants to be a welder, then almost half of their week is spent in some kind of welding program, either our BOCES learning program where they can get a certification or a community-based welding experience, and what that does is it lets them see handson and real-world adult interaction, work skills necessary and academic skills necessary to be successful,” said McNell. “So, it’s not just a teacher standing in front of a room saying well this math is important because this, this and this. They’re actually going into the real world and seeing why math

is important and why science is important.” Currently, the Big Picture Learning program is being implemented in Elm Street Academy in Cuba and in the Ellicottville Central School district, the latter of which leases classrooms to service five different school districts in the program: CattaraugusLittle Valley, West Valley, Pioneer, Franklinville and Ellicottville. Bob Miller, Ellicottville Central School principal, said this is the third year that ECS has “housed” the Big Picture Learning program and that ECS will have three graduates who took the program this year and five graduates since the program was implemented there. “It’s been a very good program for the students at Ellicottville,” he said. Miller said that the program is intended for students who desire a high school diploma, but, “for whatever reason,” struggle with the “traditional day.” “There’s a lot of structure and regiment to that traditional schedule, whereas in Big Picture, for our kids, it’s much

more flexible. They don’t have the 42-minute bells. You’re going to do math, science, English and social studies before lunch and then after lunch, you’re going to take these three courses. I think that’s been the big difference for our kids: being able to work in a flexible environment within a hands-on curriculum to give them the skills they need to pass those state tests and earn their credits,” he said. In the past three years, the Ellicottville program has graduated about 25 students, 20 of which have been accepted to college or some form of higher education. “We can’t make them go (to college or a higher education program), but it’s pretty powerful to see them go from dropping out of high school to being exposed to college,” said McNell, who expects about 80 students to be enrolled in the Cuba and Ellicottville programs next year. In taking an individualized approach to learning, each Big Picture Learning student has a digital

portfolio that includes either assignments or project-based work that addresses not only a student’s passions and interests, but also New York state’s learning standards. In addition, students have independent work time in which they are not in a formal structural setting and those who are unsure of what they are interested in are exposed to many career explorations. McNell said that the up-front tuition cost for the Big Picture Learning program is $18,000 a year, which is paid by the district, with each participating school receiving a varying portion of that money back in state aid the following year. He said a couple of conditions are required for the program to continue. “As long as there’s a need and as long as the program continues to be successful,” he said. “Right now, in my eyes, it’s a very successful program. We’ll continue to take kids as long as it’s successful and works well for them.”

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Concerned Cattaraugus County citizens write down their ideas on what they perceive as strengths that pertain to economic development in the county May 31 during the first public forum to be held on the county's new comprehensive plan. have occurred since its adoption.” The first forum focused on economic development, and the subsequent forum topics and dates are as follows: June 21 - Agriculture July 12 - Environmental and Natural Resources Aug. - Transportation and Infrastructure

an annual event, possibly in the fall of each school year. Approval of the merger of some of the modified and junior varsity sports with West Valley was given and will begin with the 2012-13 school year. This is not unusual, as many schools across the area and state are combining sports with other schools. The sports will most likely include girls’ and boys’ soccer, volleyball, seventh and eighth grade basketball, softball and baseball. Merging these lower level sports will not change the classification of any of the sports at the varsity level. (See Ellicottville Times May 18, 2012, article by ECS Student Correspondent Erin Bohn.) Several personnel approvals for the 201213 school year were on the agenda, starting with Jim Pawlowski, football volunteer, and Jennifer McAndrew, girls’ soccer volunteer. Parttime, temporary summer cleaners were approved effective for July and August 2012 and include

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Sept. 20 - Arts and Culture Oct. 18 - Land Use All public forums have scheduled start times of 6 p.m. The locations for the next five forums have not yet been determined. The County’s goal is to gather the input of as many citizens as possible in all these forums to aid

the planning process. The initial forum attracted 11 Cattaraugus County citizens, who participated in various exercises in which they listed their opinions of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in Cattaraugus County as they pertain to economic development. Steve Crowley, a member of the Ellicottville Town Board, told the Times that the exercises brought out some great ideas. “It (the forum) has been productive and several new and different ideas have rose to the top,” he said. James Isaacson, senior planner for Cattaraugus County, said that the purpose of the new comprehensive plan is to provide a roadmap for the future of the county. “It basically envisions our future and provides a blueprint on how to

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Dlo Bickell, Cathy Dunkleman, Anne Golley and Jennifer Hasper. Coaching approvals included: Tim Bergan, varsity football; Chris Mendell, assistant varsity football; Mary Neilon, girls’ varsity soccer; Katie Taylor, girls’ junior varsity soccer; Tammy Eddy, girls’ modified soccer; Kelly Unverdorben (Decker), girls’ varsity volleyball; Demi Kauppinen, girls’ junior varsity volleyball; Mike Telaak, summer weight training; Glenn Hall and Todd Palmatier, football timer/scorer; Glenn Hall, Karen Morton, Sis Signore and John Golley, soccer timer for boys’ and girls’ soccer; Glenn Hall and Karen Morton, scorer for boys’

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and girls’ soccer; Reann Ehman, volleyball scorer; and Doug Telaak and Karl Schwartz, videographer. Class extracurricular advisor approvals included: Pat Waldron and Tim Bergan, senior class; Melissa Reedy and Crystal Wilder, junior class; Jaye Zelko, sophomore class; Suzana Baker and Jackie James, freshman class; Tammy Eddy, eighth grade class; Elizabeth Weber, seventh grade class; Lynette Sexton and Shannon Palmatier, sixth grade class; Glenn Hall, Ecology Club; Holly Richardson, ESPRA; Dolores Whistler, Foreign Language Club; Crystal Wilder, Jazz Band; Pat Waldron, Jazz Chorus; Ann Chamberlain, Quiz Bowl; Tim Bergan, Varsity Club; Crystal Wilder, Jaye

achieve that future,” he said. With so many other projects being undertaken since the plan’s inception, revising the plan has just recently become a priority for the county, according to Isaacson. He also said that a lot of the work that will be done will be in-house labor and that the county does not have a definitive end date on when the new plan will be finalized. “It’ll probably take a year before we can see a working draft document that we can digest,” he said. “For the next six months, we’re doing public forums and then we will, in-house, begin to take all of this input and start formulating some action steps and recommendations. It’ll take some time to do that.”

Zelko and Pat Waldron, Drama Club; Pat Waldron, Kathleen Weller and Crystal Wilder, Music Association; Glenn Hall, Ski Club; Carrie Bauer and Chris Edwards, Yearbook; Pam Illig and Cathy Dunkleman, after school computer lab; Carrie Bauer, Eagles Nest; Chris Edwards, AV/ ETV and webmaster; and June Chapman, detention monitor. Kim Watt was appointed to the position of registered school nurse effective Sept. 1, 2012. Tina Barrett was approved as temporary, part-time, afterschool office aide and as sub caller for instructional and noninstructional employees for 2012-13. High School Principal Bob Miller presented the first reading of three policies, which included Dignity For All Students, Code of Conduct on School Property and Code of ECS Conduct. There will be a public hearing on these policies June 26 at 7 p.m. at the ECS Board of Education meeting in the high school library.

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Salamanca Garden Club Meeting The Salamanca Garden Club will hold its next meeting on June 11 at 7 pm at the United Congregational Church 134 Broad Street. Featured speaker is Sally Cunningham, certified landscape and nursery professional, author, lecturer and TV personality. Sally is also chairperson of the

National Garden Festival in Buffalo. She always provides an interesting and informative presentation and brings us all the new unique plants from Lockwood’s Greenhouses. The public is invited to attend this special presentation. Any questions should be directed to Nan Miller at 945-3845.

Life’s A Banquet Cont. from page 2

I envy them because they have managed to simplify and condense their lives to fit into a 30-pound backpack and a modified jogging stroller. I couldn’t even get the stuff that’s currently piled on my desk into that space. My all-time favorite fictional character Auntie Mame once declared: “Life’s a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!” Lately I’ve been noticing that many of us have taken our seats at the banquet table after filling our plates with all the stuff that now fills our closets, garages, basements and attics – stuff that we were once convinced we

needed, stuff that was rarely used and is now mostly forgotten. I’ve decided that all those fabulous kids with backpacks have figured it out. Like someone on a crash diet, I’m struggling to clear my plate and resist the temptation to refill it with a lot of that “stuff.” I’m starting to belly up to the banquet table with second helpings of family, friends and all sorts of interesting and challenging activities. I’m finding that my plate and belly have never been so full. You can follow Kait and John’s journey on their blog at www.dogblogusa. com.

MEETINGS CALENDAR All meetings are at 7pm unless otherwise stated

Ashford (4th Tuesday) June 26 7:30pm Cattaraugus County Legislature (2nd & 4th Wednesdays) June 13, 27 3pm Cattaraugus Village (2nd Monday) July 9 East Otto (2nd Tuesday) June 12 Ellicottville Town (3rd Wednesday) June 20, 6pm Ellicottville Village (2nd Monday) June 11, 6pm Great Valley (2nd Monday) June 11 Humphrey (2nd Monday) June 11

Little Valley Town (2nd Monday) June 11 Little Valley Village (4th Tuesday) June 26 Mansfield (3rd Monday) June 18 Otto (3rd Tuesday) June 19 Salamanca City (2nd & 4th Tuesday) June 12, 26 Salamanca Town (2nd Tuesday) June 12 2012 County Planning Board Meeting Schedule All meetings are held at 7pm on the last Thursday of each month, at the County Center, 3rd floor in the large committee room, 303 Court Street Little Valley NY, unless otherwise scheduled. All items/referrals to be placed on the Agenda must be received in the Planning Office no later than noon the Thursday prior to the meeting. •June 28, 2012 •July 26, 2012

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By Barbara Kozlowski, Master Gardener Rain, rain, go away – we’ve had enough! I thought we were heading into a very dry summer, possibly a drought – but, NO, Mother Nature decided we should have some rain – more than 3 inches at my house. Luckily, the gardens have good drainage and have absorbed most of the rainfall. The grass is growing very tall and so are the weeds I haven’t been able to pull. The rain we’ve had will make it much easier to pull the weeds out of the gardens. A short time ago, I purchased a few vegetable plants and planted them in containers. I watered the tomato plants when they were planted since we had had hot, dry weather. It was then followed by an abundance of rain. When I went out to check on the tomato plants, I realized I had forgotten to remove the plugs that allow excess water to drain. I found it’s not very easy to remove container plugs from pots filled with garden soil that are planted and very saturated with rainwater. A lesson

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learned. If you have noticed any standing water after a heavy rainfall, especially in one of your gardens, do your best to add more garden soil around your plantings to prevent root rot. If possible, gently lift the plants from the garden while protecting the roots and add soil and replant. Low spots may happen after several periods of heavy rains when soil and mulch have been washed away. Another way to drain this water is to cut a deep enough ditch from the garden to direct the water to another area of your yard. I will say the cool weather we’re experiencing has been great for cool-weather crops like peas and spinach and of course, our lawns, trees and shrubs. The rains we’ve had are like the deep watering the lawns, trees and shrubs need to establish and maintain their root system. Sprinklers just cannot do the same deep watering when we have dry, hot weather. We have also passed the “last frost date” usually

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noted by garden books and seed companies. Now is the time to plant tender vegetables and flowers into our gardens, whether done by plant or seed. The ground is warm and seeds will germinate quickly. Radishes and lettuce germinate fairly quickly, and if you resow them every couple of weeks, you’ll have a ready supply all summer long and into the fall, although in the very hot weather, lettuce may bolt (go to seed). Herbs can also be sown outdoors into prepared beds or containers. Plant edible flowers like nasturtiums for bright colors in the garden and your salad. The marigolds are a good deterrent for unwanted garden pests. Other edible flowers include roses, lavender, scented geraniums, Johnny Jump-Ups, pineapple sage, pansies, calendula, red clover and signet marigolds, to name some from a much longer list. Denise Schreiber wrote a wonderful book called “Eat Your Roses, Pansies, Lavender and 49 Other Delicious Edible Flowers.” In this book,

she identifies edible and non-edible flowers. She also includes recipes for salads, desserts, drinks, butters, syrups and sugars. The book is available through St. Lynn’s Press in Pittsburgh, Pa. Strawberry season is just around the corner. Last week I stopped by Dom’s Butcher Block to check out the new olive oils and vinegars recently added to his wonderful shop. I purchased several flavored oils and vinegars. The one that will be perfect for the upcoming strawberry season is the balsamic vinegar with pear. The flavor is delicate and goes perfectly with the strawberries, allowing both the strawberries and vinegars flavors to “explode in your mouth.” You can sample both the olive oils and the vinegars and I highly recommend them. Grow what you love and enjoy what you grow! The Ellicottville Farmers’ Market is coming on June 22. See you there!

Thanks to all the volunteers who showed up on June 4, the Alley Katz were able to plant all the whiskey barrels, the beds at Creekside and Coffee Culture and hang up the baskets around town. All this was accomplished in a few short hours due to the large number of people who showed up to help. Thanks to all of you! In addition, the helpers were treated to soup and salad at Katy’s Kafe. Katy not only prepared two delicious soups and salad, but the group got

to sample her baking with luscious strawberry cupcakes. Thanks to Katy for donating all this. Thanks are also extended to Leah and Rudy from Anew Beginning Massage and Spa who provided beverages for this luncheon. Everything looks beautiful and will continue to grow and be more lavish as the summer progresses. We look forward to our regular Alley Katz group meeting every Tuesday at 9:00 am through the summer months. Come join us any week in front of the M&T Bank. Thanks to Dina’s for continuing to provide us with coffee every Tuesday after we care for the plants. What a fine example of a village working together!

The main lodge continues to take shape at Holiday Valley. Photo by Ron Kubicki

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Good Golf Rules to Know! By Tom Dirito Holiday Valley PGA Assistant Golf Professional

Playing the wrong ball If you play a stroke or strokes with a wrong ball, except in a hazard, you lose the hole in match play, or are penalized two strokes in stroke play. In stroke play, you then have to play out the correct ball before playing from the next tee. There is no penalty if you play the wrong ball in a hazard, provided you then play your own ball. Strokes played in a hazard with a wrong ball are not included in the score for that hole.

Touching another player’s ball

In match play, an opponent incurs a penalty stroke if he, his caddie or his equipment touches or moves a player’s ball (except in searching for it). This penalty does not hold in stroke play. In both situations the player must replace the ball on the spot from which it was moved. There is no penalty if your ball moves another player’s ball, provided they were not both on the putting green. Also in both types of play the player whose ball was moved must replace his ball before playing it and the other ball is played from where it comes to rest. In stroke play, when both balls lie on the putting green, a player incurs a two-stroke penalty when his ball strikes another player’s ball; there is no penalty in match play.

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The Mountain Crew has been busy creating the Mudslide obstacles this week. Top phots: mud pit with log obstacles to climb over or crawl under, at Happy Wanderer trail. Next photo: heavyduty pad cylinders over a mud pit at the top of Tannenbaum. Photos to the right: bulldozers creating a dirt mountain at the bottom of Moonshadow.

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Holiday Valley Resort is hosting the first annual Mudslide Obstacle Race on June 16.

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Many business in town are participating with “Mudslide Specials” in their stores and restaurants for anyone wearing their Mudslide Medal: -Katy’s Cafe, Nature’s Remedy, Dina’s Restaurant, Daff, Kazoo II, E’Ville Spirits, The Winery of Ellicottville, Alexandra, Watson’s Chocolates (10% off purchases June 16 & 17),City Garage is offering a Buy One Item Get One Item Half Off, and Ellicottville Brewing company is offering Buy One Get One on their Large Mudslide drinks, just to name a few. This off-road run takes place on the Holiday Valley ski trails where participants must navigate 8 obstacles along the very muddy

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“The number one goal of the event is to have fun and people of all ages and varying fitness levels are encouraged to join in.” The event will start at 11AM at Spruce Lake. A ride to the start on the Spruce Lake chairlift is included in the entry fee. The 3.5 mile course travels east across the cross country trails to the top of Eagle, down Woodstock, across Explorer to Morning Star then through the woods and across Mardi Gras, down Holiday Run to Edelweiss to the finish at the Training Center. The short course elevation has a downhill drop of 600 feet. The 5.4 mile course adds a loop from Eagle across to Cindy’s, down Bear Cub and then a challenging uphill to Explorer where it joins back into the short course. Eight obstacles will be placed along the trail including a log pile, a “slalom” course, a maze and the final challenge is a giant mud slide down lower Yodeler. Medals will be awarded to all finishers. Prizes will be awarded at the post race party on the Champagne Sundeck to the overall 3 fastest males and females as well as the most creative costumes. Muddy runners can shower under the snowguns on Yodeler and changing facilities will be available.

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Food Truck and Pantry Experience Abundant Success BY ANNIE WIDGER

The Food Express Truck was a huge success thanks to the volunteers who served 28 families, a number expected to increase the next time the truck delivers to Ellicottville on June 25. Families and individuals can look for the Food Express Truck to arrive every fourth Monday of each month at 1:15 p.m. in the United Church of Ellicottville’s parking lot at 53 Elizabeth St. Registration begins at 11 a.m. that day. The Ellicottville Food Pantry garden is seeing some good progress. This weekend, (Continued inside gatefold)

Food Pantry Success (Cont. from Outside Gatefold) Mike Widger, of Widger Builders, donated his time and materials to build three raised-bed boxes. Nathan Briggs, from Great Valley Builders (Chautauqua Brick), donated the timber spikes to secure the beds. Less than 24 hours after we dropped the boxes off, Kenny Hinman, of Hinman Contracting, arrived like an angel at Gentle Thunder Farm to pick up the dirt for the boxes and by noon – only 17 hours later – the boxes were filled. Now that’s teamwork at its finest! Many generous farms and individuals have donated vegetable plants for the pantry garden. Lisa Williams, of Point Break Farm, donated tomato plants, Travis Widger donated potato starts and Norm and Cathy Lacy donated zucchini plants. Additionally, Deb and Stew Ritchie, of Native Offerings Farm, as well as other individuals, donated seeds, including Carolyn Widger for seeds and plants. The plans are to have the beds prepped and planted by the weekend. Thank you so much to all of the fantastic community support. Many of the donations of time and talent have been spur of the moment. I called Kenny Hinman and he was at my place in 13 minutes to help on his lunch hour. I just love Ellicottville! Bob McCarthy will be having a Food Drive on June 20th, in honor of his 70th Birthday (Oh My!) at the Gin Mill. Food can be dropped off starting at 11am, until 8pm that evening. If you can’t make it that night, but still wish to contribute, call Greg and Kegs Capelli at 699-8758.

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