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March 7 Tele-Fest HoliMont March 7 Celtic Thunder Fundraiser Ellicottville Town Center March 8-9 Mardi Gras & Winter Carnival Ellicottville • Holiday Valley March 13-16 Freestyle B East Coast Championships Holiday Valley By Eva Potter
Visit Ellicottville this spring and experience a very special rebirth. Exciting new events, annual family favorites, team sports competitions, peaceful solo adventures and the joyful sounds of bluegrass fill the calendar between now and the beginning of summer.
On the Slopes Just because spring is around the corner doesn’t mean winter is leaving anytime soon, and now is the time — believe it, or not — to plan for next winter by buying your Holiday Valley season passes at a great price. Special pricing ends April 30. Call (716) 699-2345 or visit www.holidayvalley.com for details. The annual Winter Carnival at Holiday Valley, March 8–9, is a perennial favorite with lots of events on and off the mountain. Make it a weekend and be sure to wear your zaniest ski costumes. And don’t forget the beads! Snow pony races, snow bowling, dual beer and root beer race, a costume parade down Mardi Gras, the annual Snowbar, cookouts, face painting, the Ski Patrol pancake breakfast, the Yodeler Dummy Downhill and more family-style fun fill the schedule. Find more info at www.holidayvalley.com. On Saturday, March 8, head to the village to watch the he fun unfold in the annual Mardi Gras Parade. Gather along the sidewalks to watch this colorful display of winter joy explode with wild costumes, beads, floats, music and lots of happy people eople embracing winter in Ellicottville. HoliMont’s Mardi Gras takes place March 8–9 for members and includes a torchlight parade, costume parade, “clock your speed” radar race, root beer race and a lively après ski party
with live music. Their Spring Carnival, March 10–14, is filled with great social events, fun times on the slopes, contests for adults and kids, activities in the chalet and hopefully some sunny days on the patio. Holiday Valley hosts the Freestyle EQS (Eastern Qualifying Series) Championships March 14-16. Spectators are invited to watch as 160 competitors from the northeastern U.S. compete in moguls, aerials and slopestyle disciplines. These skiers, Young Guns and Youth groups, have earned enough points through events this season to qualify for this competition. All competitions can be viewed from base areas. The mogul course takes place on Yodeler, aerials on Foxfire and slopestyle on Snoozer. The Quarterpipe Competition at Holiday Valley on March 15 takes place at the base of Yodeler, when the huge Winter Carnival Snowbar is reshaped into a giant quarterpipe. Anyone can participate. Registration ($5 fee) starts at 10 a.m. at Yodeler. Event starts at noon. Helmets are required. If under 18, a parent signature is necessary. The Acrobag Jump hits Holiday Valley March 20–23 and will operate weather permitting. Experience the thrill of launching yourself off the ramp, doing a few tricks and ending the stunt with a cool soft landing. Hours and ticket costs to be announced. If under 18, a parent’s signature is required and so are helmets. More info at www.holidayvalley.com. The Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce members and their guests gather for the annual Chamber Ski Day, a great day of skiing or boarding at HoliMont on March 20. Ski pass, BBQ lunch, après ski party, raffles and live music included. Call (716) See Spring Fling on page 3
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March 8-9 Mardi Gras & Winter Carnival Ellicottville • Holiday Valley
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It’s the highlight of late winter in Ellicottville — Winter Carnival and Mardi Gras weekend is here and ready to serve up family-friendly fun all weekend long! The Winter Carnival excitement begins on Saturday, March 8 with Vintage Ski Outfit Day at Holiday Valley. What better excuse to get use out of those old ski digs? Once you’re all decked out, there are a mountain of fun activities to choose from, including a scavenger hunt, balloon race, snow bowling, face painting, live music, cookouts, and the infamous Snowbar serving outdoor cheer to all. New this year is the GS beer and root beer race at Yodeler, beginning at 1 p.m. The race, sponsored by EBC, challenges participants to ski or ride through the course carrying a tray with a beer or root beer on it. At the bottom of the course, racers head to the Snowbar, drink their drink, and then cross the finish line. Prizes include a case of EBC Blueberry Wheat for the fastest woman, and a case of EBC’s brand new beer, Stainless Obsession IPA, for the fastest man. Registration is $5 at the Mountain Sports Center. At 6:30 p.m., the Mardi Gras parade begins in the village, and promises to be a rip-roarin’ good time! “The parade, as always, will be one of Ellicottville’s zaniest, wackiest, family friendly good times,” said Heather Snyder, director of the Ellicottville
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Celebrate All Things HoliMont Skier Chases Maple for Two Weekends the Olympic Dream
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Over the years, Ellicottville has produced some fine skiers. From very young ages, kids learn to ski on the slopes of HoliMont and Holiday Valley and then carry their Olympic dreams to the next level.
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One such skier is 16-year-old Robbie Andison, an eleventh grader at Oakville Trafalgar High School in Oakville, Ontario. “I started skiing at the age of two at HoliMont,” said Andison. “My parents taught me how to ski and I had never had a ski lesson until I joined the FLITE Team in 2008 when I was 11 years old. While on the FLITE Team, I have competed in moguls, aerials and slopestyle.” About three years ago, he decided to focus on moguls. Andison is currently on the FLITE team, as well as on the Ontario Mogul Team. “I chose the freestyle skiing program (HoliMont’s FLITE Team) because I always liked moguls, and the jumps and rails in the park,” said Andison. “The FLITE Team is an excellent program with fantastic coaches. There is something for everyone, from those who want to compete, to those who just want to have fun. Kids can choose to focus on moguls, aerials See Olympic Dream page 6
Face the New Black Bear at Holiday Valley Sky High Aerial Park Adds New Course by Eva Potter
Get ready to challenge the Black Bear— not nearly as scary as facing the live woodlanddwelling creature, but challenging just the same. This spring, adrenaline junkies visiting
Holiday Valley’s Sky High Aerial Park will be thrilled with the addition of a new single black diamond course — Black Bear. The park’s two single black diamond courses are just one level below the most difficult double black diamond — the daunting Commando course. These are the three highest courses in the entire park, situated 50-plus feet off the ground. The Aerial Park’s 13 challenge courses are family friendly and geared to a wide range of ability levels. From easiest to most difficult, you can choose from three yellow courses (Sunflower, Sunshine and Snapdragon), four greens (Forest Run, Mountain Trail, Grand Rapids I and II, and Fern Gully), two blues (Waterfall and Rip Tide), two single black See Face the Black Bear page 6
NYS Maple Weekends March 22-23, 29-30 By Jann Wiswall
New York State is the second largest maple syrup producer in the United States, behind Vermont. It also has a reputation of producing some of the best quality syrup in the world. As such, it makes sense that the state’s Maple Producers
Association sponsors Annual Maple Weekends each year during peak production months to promote the industry and its mouth-watering products. This year, the 19th annual Maple Weekends are being held March 22-23 and March 29-30, with some 110 maple producers across the state. Right here in Cattaraugus County, four
“sugarhouses,” as they are called, are holding open houses complete with special events, tours, demonstrations and some mighty mouth-watering treats. There, you will be able to learn about how maple trees are tapped, how the sap is boiled into maple syrup and how See Maple Weekends page 13
EquiFest 2014 Featuring Local Equestrians Joe Lyford and Gail Pearles by Jennie Acklin
Need your spring “horse fix” after this long, cold winter? Make plans to attend WNY EquiFest 2014, Western New York’s premier equine expo and equestrian gathering, Sunday, March 16 at the Showplex of the fairgrounds in Hamburg, N.Y. Opening ceremonies will kick off the festivities at 9:30 a.m. WNY EquiFest is a free, family-friendly equine
exposition featuring some of the area’s top clinicians and trainers. Sponsored by the Western Chapter of the New York State Horse Council, this will be the event’s fourth consecutive year, growing bigger and more exciting with the addition of new clinicians and presenters. Joe Lyford of Mansfield, N.Y, and Gail Pearles of Cattaraugus, N.Y., will both be making presentations this year.
Lyford, owner of In Balance Natural Hoof Care, will be presenting “Hoof Anatomy and Navicular Disease” at 11:30 a.m. in the Barn 11 Demo Ring. Lyford is a “barefoot” hoof trimmer, who helps horse owners transition their horses to a healthier and more natural lifestyle that includes natural hoof care, grain-free diets and 24/7 turnout. Lyford will discuss the pros and cons See EquiFest 2014 page 6
Rally for School Funding March 10, 7 p.m.Public Encouraged to Attend By Jann Wiswall
In a letter to hundreds of community leaders, parents and others interested in restoring state funding for New York’s public schools, Ellicottville Central School District Superintendent Mark Ward invited all to attend a “Rally to Restore GEA Funding Cuts”
on Monday, March 10 from 7–8:30 p.m. in the high school gym at Ellicottville Central School. The rally, which is being organized by CA-BOCES District Superintendent Lynda Quick, will include a presentation by Dr. Rick Timbs, executive director of
the Statewide School Finance Consortium, who is in the midst of a speaking tour at similar rallies across the state. Timbs will describe the magnitude of the crisis facing the schools unless action is taken during the 2014 legislative session. Specifically, he and others are See Rally for Funding page 11
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Again, I am asking for your help in filling the bucket. If you come to Tops market Friday after 4 p.m. or Saturday before 6 p.m., there will be a tractor with a front end loader bucket that the ski patrollers want to fill. “With what?� Well, I am glad you asked. The Ski Patrol is again collecting non-perishables food items such as canned food products, pastas, bottled drinks and food products in sealed bags (not frozen). We also need paper products, toilet paper, paper towels, Kleenex,
napkins and cleaning supplies — and finally, toiletries such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, hand and face soap. As you can see, that with your help, we can fill the bucket so that the Ellicottville Food Bank can provide services to many needy individuals. We also want to remind you that we are giving out Mardi Gras beads for your donations. And we all know that coming to a Mardi Gras weekend without beads — well, it just should not happen. Yes, we will also accept cash donations, as those in need often need assistance
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90-date North American 20th anniversary tour,” Oschman said. “We were lucky to get these guys to stop in Bradford to celebrate our anniversary as well.” Lonestar is Richie McDonald, lead vocals, rhythm guitar and piano; Michael Britt, lead guitar and background vocals; Keech Rainwater, drums; and Dean Sams, keyboards, harmonica,
background vocals and acoustic guitar. Tickets are now available by calling or visiting the BCPAC office at 10 Marilyn Horne Way from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and online at bcpac. com. Student rush tickets, if available, will sell for half price an hour before the show at the Bromeley Family Theater box office.
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HoliMont Hosts Mardi Gras Weekend and Spring Carnival
Head on up to HoliMont Friday to get a jump start on Marid Gras weekend! A Torchlight Parade on will be held on Friday, coming down Exhibition at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to come and watch it, and while you’re there, enjoy Dina’s famous Friday night fish fry in the lodge. The fun continues Monday through Friday at HoliMont’s Spring Carnival, when HoliMont will be open to the public. All week long, there will be games, contests, and other family-friendly activities.
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Skiing Roots Run Deep in HoliMont’s Crotty Family
Sean, Jennifer, Brandon, Lexi Crotty By Jeff Martin and Alicia Dziak
Many families in and around Ellicottville can count generations with a deep love for skiing. When you find something you’re passionate about, it’s amazing to be able to share that passion with the people you love the most. This story begins in 1960 with the Woodrow family, a family that included five siblings — Tom, Bunny, Dan, MaryLyn and Barb — who began skiing when the Buffalo News offered free skiing lessons at Chestnut Ridge Park in Orchard Park. The kids quickly became addicted to skiing, and this acquired trait now seems to have made its way into the family’s DNA. Over the next 15 years,
Rich Hilliman, Corey Hacker, Kelly Hacker, TR Woodrow, Brittany Cudeck all the Woodrow siblings and many of their spouses served in the National Ski Patrol at local resorts, worked as ski instructors, or found another connections to skiing in Ellicottville — and that connection lives on today. Tom Woodrow’s son, TR, is a Level 2 PSIA instructor and has instructed at Steamboat Springs, as well as at local ski areas. This season, TR joined HoliMont’s FLITE Team coaching younger athletes. TR’s son, Colin, is a newcomer to the FLITE team this season. MaryLyn (Woodrow) Boberg and her husband, Greg, are
still aligned with the National Ski Patrol — MaryLyn at HoliMont and Greg at Holiday Valley. MaryLyn’s daughter, Lindy Monczynski, is on HoliMont’s Safety Patrol and her son, Robbie Monczynski, is a former coach for the FLITE Team. Greg’s son, Cody, patrolled at Holiday Valley before joining the United States Navy. Barb (Woodrow) Cudeck is a National Ski Patroller at HoliMont. She patrolled at Kissing Bridge until 1988, when she moved to HoliMont and has patrolled there ever since. Barb’s husband, Mike, also a member of HoliMont’s safety patrol, learned to ski in his 40s so that he could better appreciate the freestyle competitions that his children, Brittany and Corey, participated in around the U.S. Brittany Cudeck began skiing at Kissing Bridge, then competed for HoliMont’s Freestyle Team. She competed on the national level, but injuries cut her seasons short, and she returned to Ellicottville to coach in HoliMont’s Freestyle Program before it was called the FLITE team. Brittany’s brother, Corey Hacker, also began skiing at Kissing Bridge and became a member of the U.S. Ski Team. His wife, Kelly, also a U.S. Ski Team member, learned her skiing skills at Holiday Valley. In 2007, the two began leading HoliMont’s freestyle program, changing its name to the FLITE Team. Corey and Kelly have two children, Kylee, 4, and Cayden, 2, who already hit the slopes. Kelly’s brother, Rich Hilliman, and his wife, Kate, also have ties to the ski industry in Ellicottville. Rich, a seasoned freestyle skier who also worked for the U.S. Ski Team, is a coach for FLITE Team. Kate is a snowsports instructor at HoliMont. Barb’s daughter, Jennifer Crotty, has been a ski patroller at HoliMont since 1997, today serving as the head patroller on Wednesdays. Jennifer’s husband, Sean, is the HoliMont FLITE Team Manager, as well as a safety patroller, at HoliMont. He also created the Lake Effect Firefighters Ski Race, an event held in conjunction with HoliMont’s Ski-Scape every
year, which benefits Kids Escaping Drugs. Sean’s sister, Kim Crotty, has been patrolling at HoliMont since 1998 and currently serves as the Patrol Director. Sean and Jennifer’s children, Lexi, 13, and Brandon, 10, both ski for HoliMont’s FLITE Team. They have been skiing since they were four, currently competing in moguls, aerials and slopestyle, and spending summers training in Lake Placid with teammates. When asked why skiing is so important in her family, Lexi replied, “It’s been in our family
Corey, Kelly, Kylee, and Cayden Hacker for a couple generations and it brings our family together.” Her brother agrees. “I think skiing is so important to me and my family, because it gets me outside during the winter to have fun and to spend more time with my family,” Brandon said. Both children also hope to work at a local ski area someday. “I would probably be a ski patroller or a park maintenance worker,” Lexi said. “I would like to operate one of the ski lifts, because the lifties there are fun and look like they have fun every day I see them,” added Brandon. It’s been over 50 years since the Woodrow children first hit the slopes, and the love of the winter sport that brings everyone in Ellicottville together runs deep in this family, branching out in every direction of the family tree. “I am extremely proud to serve for 36 years in the National Ski Patrol and experience the awesome family traditions Ellicottville affords us,” said Barb. “It has been a wonderful opportunity watching my family grow and enhance their relationships skiing together as a family. The entire experience just makes spending time with our family so much better.”
Kim Crotty, Jen Crotty, Barb Cudeck, Kami Boberg, Cody Boberg, Sean Crotty, Mike Cudeck By Dan Balkin, HoliMont Snowsports School
Sounds racy, doesn’t it? But I tried it myself — and I think so. It’s not a traditional marriage – it’s a marriage of skiing and snowboarding. Yes, skiing and snowboarding have been united in a product that is being offered here in Ellicottville. It’s a revolutionary ski boot
By William Thomas
Why Newborn Babies Need Lawyers In North America, the most popular baby names continue to be Sophie and Aiden, Emma and Noah. That’s simple and straight forward stuff. And yet with thousands of normal names available to them, parents keep coming up with clunkers like Hippo, Thunder, Espn, Google, Mango, Burger, Shoog and Thinn. Unlike most other countries, Canada and the United States do not have strict federal regulations on what you can and cannot name your baby. But maybe we should because we still have newborns crawling across carpets with names like Goofisi, FeeBee, Panda, Phone, Rocket, Blip, Cheese, Fairy, Baoboo, Egypt and Jag. Believe it or not, Cheese is quite popular. Can you imagine Cheese meeting Burger, falling in love and raising a family of not-so-Thinn little sliders?!? Brazil, where Wonarllevyston Garlon Morllon Branddon Bruno Poullynelly Mell Oliveira Pereira lives, does not have naming restrictions. (And the kid doesn’t even like Marlon Brando!) Settling on extraordinary and very long names for children is quite common in Brazil. Mike Tyson Schwarzenegger Pradella Errolflynn Paixao Yerkyleydy Keilla Copecci Chorlingtonglaevion beecheknavare dos Arjos Mendonca is a 31-year-old plumber who tells people they can just call him “Chacha.” His driver’s license is four and a half feet long and by the time he finishes making a dinner reservation, the kitchen is usually closed. I’m guessing the parents of Abraao Lynconn Sousa Santana Lindon Johnson Menezes da Luz Junior had an interest in American politics. (Junior?) It wouldn’t take Sherlock Holmes da Silva (Honest, you can’t make this stuff up) to figure that one out. In a town near Sao Paulo, the parents of seven kids names them Elvis, Elvisnei, Elvismara, Elvislei,
Elviscentina, Elvislaine and Elvislene. Not happy about it, each of the children has developed a curled upper lip. In case of a fire, the father yells “Elvis!” and immediately, they all leave the building. “I have a name which makes me stand out from the crowd,” says Creedence Clearwater Coutou, a 34-year-old phys. ed. teacher from Ribeirao Preto. Another man named Colapso Cardiaco (Cardiac Arrest) heartily disagrees. Neighbouring Venezuela also plays the weird name game by frequently saddling their children with, first names like Stalin, Nixon, Hiroshima, Tutankamen and TajMahal. Similarly, parents in Zimbabwe preface their kids’ names with Godknows, Lovemore and Learnmore as in Godknows Gomba, Lovemore Banga and Learnmore Dakarai. The prefaced first name Ima has also been used in North America as in Ima Mann, Ima Pigg and yes, Ima Hoare. A couple in Sweden named their child Brfxx in order to protest the baby-naming laws in that country. In Sweden, Alice, Maja, Elsa and Ella are most popular for girls with Lucas, William, Oscar and Oliver besting the boy’s list. Banned are Metallica, Veranda and IKEA. Yet somehow Google is legal. In Denmark, do not try calling your kid Well, Pluto, Monkey or Anus. Those names never passed the title test. You hear parents frequently address a child as “You little monkey,” but in Denmark that would be illegal. Malaysia bans a lot of proposed baby names and for very good reason. Khiow Khou meaning hunchback and Ah Chwar meaning snake are on the black list as is Chow Tow for smelly head and Woti for sexual intercourse. In New Zealand, a young girl recently went to court to legally charge the name she was given at birth and has hated since she
Is This Marriage Legal? that marries the traditional snowboard boot with a ski boot chassis. Better yet, once the ski boot chassis is removed, the boot can actually be used for snowboarding. I have kicked around Ellicottville for a quarter century, and in that time I have gotten to know a variety of skiing and riding enthusiasts employed in all of our local ski shops. As the locals know, each shop has products designed for recreational skiers, but they also all have a distinct personality and market niche. That said, I was asked if I would try this aforementioned non-traditional ski boot. To
be honest, I quite like my ski boots, but I was intrigued and decided to give them a whirl. The boot is known as the Apex. The inventor is something of a serial ski boot tinkerer. Back in the day when leisure suits, disco balls, and rear entry ski boots were all the rage, he came up with the Hanson ski boot. Ten years ago he invented the Apex boot. In the past 10 years, one local shop has seen a steady uptick of customer interest in the Apex boot, and this year it has become a single biggest seller. Simply said, the boot has two components: It is a traditionallooking snowboard boot with
a nylon chassis that provides ski-boot-like lateral and foreaft support. What was it like? Let me first tell you my ski buddy Wade Cole said, “I can’t tell the difference from the way you were skiing yesterday — your turn to the left still stinks.” Ok, he really just said that my turns don’t look any different in the Apex boots. Score one for Apex. The morning I spent skiing the boots had seen a dramatic temperature swing from warm to cold. Despite the best efforts of the devoted snow grooming crews, the plunge in temperature left
the snow nicely groomed but firm and crunchy. I’m glad I tried the Apex boots under these conditions, because they were absolutely superb. The snowboard boot portion of the Apex effortlessly absorbed and smoothed out the firm snow, while the ski boot nylon chassis provided remarkable lateral support. While testing the Apex, I was also skiing with our ski school director, Wendy Frank. Wendy has also previously skied in the Apex boot and had the same favorable impressions of the boot’s overall performance. I asked several other instructors who purchased the Apex boot
was able to talk. In her judicial endeavour, 9-year-old Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii was successful. The judge ordered her name changed. She wants to be known as “K.” How did that happen? Let’s say you and the wife are sitting in a cozy little pink bedroom looking at your fat-faced, 10-pound baby girl on her first day home from the hospital and you start talking names. “What do you think about Ruby?” she says. “Well I really like Grace,” he replies. “How does Olivia sound?” she says. “That’s okay but Emily sounds a lot better,” he replies. “Okay then let’s compromise ... how about Love Potion Number Nine?” “How about Metta World Peace?’ “It’s already taken. How about My Father’s Mustache?” “The Fox & Firkin is my favorite pub.” “How about Talula as in Bankhead?” “How about The Hula as in Hawaii?” Both at the same time, “We got it! Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii Bankhead!” “Somehow Bankhead doesn’t sound right,” the saner of the two replies. The judge in the “Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii” case also voiced concerns about other names assigned to children at birth, names that could cause them a social handicap, names like Violence, Midnight Chardonnay, Number 16 Bus Shelter and of course Social Handicap. (Okay, I made that last one up but, sadly, the others are all true.) Whatever happened to the good ol’ names like when Johnny Cash had A Boy Named Sue? For comments, ideas and copies of The True Story of Wainfleet, go to www. williamthomas.ca.
to share their thoughts with me. All agreed that the boots were exceedingly warm, comfortable, and fun to ski in. I would agree. If you’re looking for a non-traditional marriage that anyone can embrace, you might want to take the Apex boots out for a first date on the ski slopes. I don’t know if I’m yet prepared to divorce my current boots, but the Apex boot is a suitor I won’t soon forget.
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Spring Skiing, Hero Snow and the Snowbar By Dave Potter
Corn, mashed potatoes and mounds of sugar. No, I’m not talking about Thanksgiving dinner. I’m talking about spring skiing. Even though this winter has been brutally cold, spring is on its way. At least I hope so. It is March. Stick around because Holiday Valley is ramping up to celebrate spring in its own unique way this weekend. Winter Carnival, and all the innocent shenanigans that come with it, are truly a sight to see. (See page ___ for event schedule.) And the skiing will be great! Usually this time of year, even though we’re saying goodbye to packed power surfaces, we look forward to enjoying spring snow conditions. It’s actually my favorite time to ski … and it reminds me of the reason I ski. The changing snow sometimes makes for challenging conditions and I have to make adjustments to my technique. And then there are those magical times when the snow gods bless us with the some of the best surfaces of the year. It’s what my friends and I call “hero” snow. On hero snow, you can do no wrong. You can hang an edge forever it seems. You can
travel down the hill in soaring arcs. You find out why the ski manufactures choose to build your skis with deep sidecuts. Last spring, the Usual Gang of Idiots (aka my friends) and I hit such a perfect day. I remarked to one of my friends after a run down Chute that this was the closest you could get to flying without actually doing it. To have the freedom to fly down a slope and almost effortlessly carve a big sweeping turn and connect it to another is an incredible feeling! This is why I ski. But let’s now talk about the flipside for a minute. You get to the slopes early and hit the first chair only to discover that the skiing surface is what is kindly described as firm. No worries. It’s spring. As the day progresses, it will warm and the conditions always improve. Also, the slope surface will continue to change as the day progresses. Of course, this will bring its own challenges as you adjust to the changing conditions, but by the end of the day, you will have an incredible feeling of accomplishment. You’ve conquered the hill — at least for that day. Sometimes when I’m skiing with my friends, we all experience that feeling of accomplishment after every
run. We get to the bottom of the slope and usually rate the run with one word, or maybe two, before the chair sweeps us up again. On the ascent, we get into a deeper critique of the run. It’s amazing how different our experiences are. Someone skiing in the sun will have a different experience than someone skiing in the shade. We’ll tackle the same slope again taking different lines until everyone conquers the slope and then, and only then, move on to the next. If the corn gets too deep, we move to what is my next favorite part of spring skiing, the Snowbar at the bottom of Yodeler. Adults really should check out this amazing bar sculpted of snow by the talented Holiday Valley snowmakers. After an adult beverage or two, it’s surprising how much better skiers we become. As I listen to fellow skiers chatting around me, it seems this amazing increase in ability is a universal experience. So much so that some could possibly defeat Bode Miller in a downhill! Spring skiing brings its own unique challenges, but in my opinion, it’s the best part of the season. See you on the slopes this weekend!
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or slopestyle, but they do get exposed to all of it. It’s a fabulous program for any kid who wants to try freestyle.” Andison gives props to his coaching team. “There are a large group of amazing coaches at HoliMont but Corey and Kelly Hacker, Brian McNamara, Rich Hilliman, and Deej Lincoln coach me the most,” explained Andison. “My coach for the Ontario Mogul Team is David Belhumeur, who used to compete against Corey at the World Cups.” This time of year, Andison spends his time training or competing. “I train every weekend at HoliMont when they are open, except when I am away at competitions,” he said. “This season I concentrated on Canadian Selections, the NorAm Tour, and Canadian Junior and Senior Nationals. I did compete at the HoliMont ‘A’ mogul comp in January and it was a lot of fun. I have
competed at the USSA Junior Nationals, but unfortunately it conflicts with the Canadian Junior Nationals, which I need to attend.” While most skiers have an off-season, Andison does not, spending time year round skiing in colder climates. “I am training almost every day, either at the gym or on snow,” he said. “I spent three weeks in Switzerland in October, and two weeks in Apex, British Columbia, in December,” he said. Andison will also spend two weeks in Whistler, British Columbia in May, and three weeks there in July. “I also spend 3-4 weeks training on the water ramps in the summer,” Andison added. “I train on the water ramps in Lake Placid when I am with the HoliMont FLITE Team, and in Lac Beauport, Quebec, when I am with the Ontario Mogul Team. I love to train and compete, and the travel is an added bonus.”
This season’s travel for competition includes British Columbia, Quebec, Vermont and Colorado. All of Andison’s hard work and training paid off this winter. “My goal for the season was to make a Nor Am final and I achieved that goal,” he said. Andison made three Nor Am finals, which are one step below the World Cup level. “I hope to make the Canadian National Team in the near future and my dream is to go to the Olympics,” he added. While Andison has his sights set on the Olympics, he points out that even in the competitive arena of freestyle skiing, doing your personal best and enjoying the ride are the things that matter most. “My advice to kids who want to get involved in competitive freestyle is to go out and have fun,” he emphasized. “If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. Focus on the training and don’t worry about your results. If you think you have had a good run, be proud of what you have done and don’t stress out over your score.” Andison is a great example of how hard work, dedication and a positive attitude can help you achieve big dreams, and Ellicottville is proud to count him as one of the greats that has learned on the slopes here! For more information on HoliMont’s FLITE team, visit www.fliteteam.com.
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Chamber of Commerce. “There will be floats, a variety of costumes, walking groups and, of course, lots of beads! Everyone is encouraged to gather a group or create a float and participate.” Applications are available at www. ellicottvilleny.com. The fun continues Sunday9. Get into your ugly sweater and sunglasses and head over to Holiday Valley for more festive fun! Come hungry because visitors will have a variety of food options, including the annual Ski Patrol Pancake Breakfast at 9 a.m. The Snowbar be open again and other tasty fare will be available throughout the resort. Don’t miss the costume parade down Mardi Gras, beginning at noon, complete with costume judging. Join in the fun or watch from the bottom— either way, it’s sure to be a great time with lots of laughs! In addition, the Dummy Downhill begins at 2 p.m.,
where guest build “dummies” on skis to race down the dummy course. In the true spirit of Winter Carnival and Mardi Gras, the idea is to get creative and make a big splash! The streets and slopes of Ellicottville are exciting every weekend, but Winter Carnival and Mardi Gras bring out the fun in everyone for one of the last hoorahs of winter.
Whatever activities you decide to take part in, you’re sure to have a blast! “Between the Mardi Gras parade and all of the events at Holiday Valley’s Winter Carnival there is something for everyone (kids of all ages) to enjoy!” said Snyder. For more information, visit www.holidayvalley.com or www.ellicottvilleny.com.
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By Kathleen G. Moriarty, Peters & Moriarty, Attorneys and Counselors of Law
Legal Matters is a regular column intended to address general legal concerns. Since every client walks in the door with a different set of circumstances, you should not rely on this column to provide specific legal advice. If you are in need of specific legal advice, please consult with an attorney; he or she will provide advice that is unique and tailored to your legal needs. A tight lending market hurts buyers and sellers because if buyers can’t get financing, then sellers can’t sell. One solution is a private mortgage, also known as seller financing. In this scenario, the seller holds the buyer’s mortgage instead of a bank, and the buyer makes monthly payments, including interest, directly to the seller. Some sellers actually prefer the steady stream of income to a lump sum if they’re not planning to reinvest the sale proceeds. Although private mortgages
have become less common, they have seen a resurgence as banks have restricted lending policies. They also tend to be more common in rural areas than urban. In the long run, however, private mortgages often pose title issues for future buyers. Any mortgage should be recorded; recording establishes priority over other creditors if buyer defaults. The problem with recording — and not that it shouldn’t be done — is that the mortgage needs be discharged when the mortgage is paid off. And it usually isn’t. Often, especially when it comes to farmland or large family tracts, the land isn’t sold until long after the mortgagor and mortgagee are dead. Children and other family members often have no knowledge of the mortgage, and, thus, obtaining a discharge is next to impossible. Although banks are more diligent about discharging mortgages, this problem has increased in the wake of the recent mortgage crisis and subsequent collapse of many banks. Thus, when buyer’s attorney reviews the title search (the written history of the property, including mortgages, judgments, liens, rights of way, etc.), undischarged mortgages are considered title “defects.” Most County Bar Associations adopt standards for curing title defects, including those applicable to undischarged mortgages of record. Ancient mortgages — mortgages recorded more
than 50 years ago — may be discharged with an affidavit of the current owner stating that no principal or interest has been paid in at least six years. The six-year rule relates to the statute of limitations for breach of contract since a mortgage is a contract. Similarly, a mortgage that would have matured more than 12 years ago may be discharged with an affidavit stating that no payment or demand for payment has been made during the past 12 years. Where the maturity is unknown, the mortgage may be discharged if it was recorded at least 40 years ago and an affidavit is obtained stating that no payments or demands for payments have been made in the past 12 years. The effort required to cure title defects can be time consuming and costly for the seller and her attorney; whenever possible, it is best to avoid title defects or at least clear them up as soon as possible. Ideally, the best practice for private mortgages is for buyer to ensure that the mortgage lists the maturity date. At the time the mortgage matures, if buyer and seller, or their successors in interest, are alive and able to execute a discharge, they should do so as soon as possible. In the event that buyer and seller do not execute a discharge, at least the recorded mortgage lists the maturity date for future buyers and buyers’ attorneys to rely on.
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of barefoot trimming and traditional shoeing. “I work closely with veterinarians for laminitis, founder and navicular cases,” said Lyford. “Oftentimes, custom boot fitting, such as EasyCare boots or EasyShoes, can ease the transition period between traditional metal shoes and being barefoot.” Lyford is available for phone or farm consultations at (716) 572-5989. More information is available at www.inbalancehoofcare.com. Gail Pearles was invited back to EquiFest this year and will be giving a 50-minute talk on “The 3 Elements of Lateral Flexion” at noon in the Showplex Arena, accompanied by Thunder, an 11-year-old Percheron/Thoroughbred cross. For those who don’t ride horses, think of it as a type of aerobic/yoga/stretching exercise that you might do before walking, biking or skiing. Pearles can be reached at (716) 982-5180 or visit her website at www. kinshipwithhorses.net. The Erie County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Unit will again be helping with the opening ceremony, along with Town of Boston First Responder Volunteers. New this year and sure to be a real crowd pleaser will be Cowboy Mounted Shooting, presented by Stagecoach Outriders Cowboy Mounted Shooters. Cowboy mounted shooting, one of the fastest-growing, family-
oriented equine sports, is a combination of reining, barrel racing, horsemanship and marksmanship. The WNY Polo Club will present on the fast-acting sport of polo. Travis Pufpaff will make youth horsemanship the focus of his reining demonstration. The Family Fun Corral will be back again this year, where children can try their hand at oldfashioned cowhand skills or make a cool art project to take home. Barn 11 will also host a fashion show highlighting some of the newest equine wear provided by The Harness Shop Online, Creekside Saddlery, Stagecoach West, LaScala Originals and So Vain Clothing. Equestrian “giving back” program, Unyts, WNY’s only organ, eye, tissue and community blood center, along
with the Western Chapter of the New York State Horse Council, will host a community blood drive. For every pint collected and a half hour of your time, three lives can be saved. Bring your photo ID and plan to donate! Over 100 vendors will offer the equine enthusiast musthave horse products ranging from the newest line of riding wear, saddles, equipment, tractors, trucks, trailers, beautiful hand-crafted horse pottery, even purses and handmade fine chocolates. There will be refreshments and free parking on-site. EquiFest WNY is also on Facebook. For a full event schedule, visit www.wcnyshc. org. For more information, contact Barb Cunningham, resident of EquiFest, at barbcunningham11@gmail. com or )917) 735-3529.
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diamond (Black Storm and Black Bear) and one double black … the Commando. The yellow courses are about 15 feet off the ground and gain height with each difficulty level. Each course consists of a series of platforms, “bridges,” obstacles and zip lines located on 4 acres of scenic woods near Tannenbaum lodge on the western end of Holiday diamond (Black Storm and Black Bear) and one double black … the Commando. The yellow courses are about 15 feet off the ground and gain height with each difficulty level. Each course consists of a series of platforms, “bridges,” obstacles and zip lines located on 4 acres of scenic woods near Tannenbaum lodge on
the western end of Holiday Valley Resort. There are approximately 10-15 features on each course and some trees have more than one platform. You may be thinking, “I’m not strong enough to do any of these courses!” To clear things up a bit, these challenge courses aren’t only about physical strength — they’re also about strategy and balance. Yes, these courses are far off the ground — even 15 feet can be scary for some — but don’t let the fear of heights deter you. Safety is paramount at Holiday Valley, and trained assistants harnesses you in and check your gear before you set off on your adventure. So get out there and conquer those ladders, logs, platforms, zip lines and other obstacles.
Gorgeous views away from every level. But wait … there’s more good news! Due to the park’s popularity, Holiday Valley has extended Sky High’s season this year. The park will now be open weekends May 2 – June 15, daily June 20 – Sept. 1, and then weekends Sept. 5 – Nov. 2. Reservations are strongly suggested and can be made by calling (716) 699-HIGH once the park opens. Children must be 7 years old and other restrictions apply. For more information, photos and videos of people in action at the Aerial Park, on the Mountain Coaster and in the Climbing Forest, visit www. holidayvalley.com. See you in the trees!
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Saturday March 8 - Vintage Ski Outfit Day
10 am - 2 pm...Face Painting at Tannenbaum Lodge & Customer Service 10 am - 5 pm...Safety Patrol Cookout at Base of Yodeler 12 pm - 4:30 pm...Mountain Crew Snowbar - Base of Yodeler 12:30 pm...Scavenger & Clan Rocks Hunt - Slippery Streets 1 pm...Dual GS Beer & Rootbeer Race on Yodeler, $5 registration at Start 3 pm...Balloon Race & Snow Bowling - Outside Creekside Lodge 4 pm - 8 pm ... Live Entertainment & Beer Promotion - Party Squad at Yodeler 6:30 pm...Mardi Gras Parade - Downtown Ellicottville
Sunday March 9 - Bad Sweater & Sunglasses Day 9 am...Ski Patrol Pancake Breakfast - Top of Champagne at Warming Hut 10 am - 2 pm...Face Painting at Customer Service 10 am - 5 pm...Safety Patrol Cookout at Base of Yodeler 11:45 am...Line up for Costume Parade - Edelweiss Lean-to on MardiGras 12 pm...Costume Parade - Mardi Gras 12:15 pm...Costume Judging - Bottom of Mardi Gras 12 pm...Lederhosen Ski Club Hot Dog Cookout - Outside HV Lodge 12 pm...Ellicottville Ski Club Wine & Cheese Party - Outside HV Lodge 12 pm - 4:30 pm Mountain Crew Snowbar - Base of Yodeler 2 pm...Dummy Downhill - Base of Yodeler, $5 Entry*
Holiday Valley Lodge, Lodge new in 2012 2012, is the location of the Mountainside Grille, McCarty CafĂŠ, two bars, Snowsports School desk, the Equipment Rental Shop and the High Performance Demo and Repair shop.
Sky High Aerial Adventure Park and Climbing Forest Opens May 2 Looking for a new kind of adventure? Sky High is the place for you! The Aerial Park is a series of platforms and bridges in a four-acre section of the woods near Holiday Valley’s Tannenbaum Lodge. The platforms are built in the trees and the bridges connect the platforms. The bridge may be a log, hanging chunks of wood or other obstacles or ladders, and the challenge is to figure out how to get across to the next platform. It is not all strength; it is more strategy and balance. The 3D Climbing Forest consists of 10 trees outfitted with color coded climbing holds and the difficulty ranges from very easy (yellow) to very challenging (purple). Each climber is fitted with a harness that is clipped into an Auto Belay system. Once a climber reaches the top of the tree, they just let go and the belay system slowly lowers them to the ground. Sky High will be offering an extended 2014 season: weekends May 2 through June 15, daily June 20 to Sept. 1, and weekends Sept. 5 to Nov 2.
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5751 BONN WAY EAST Open concept chalet has it all with room to roam; 5 BR/3.5 BTH; fam. rm. with ďŹ replace; gourmet kitchen. B405061 $439,000
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3653 COOPER HILL RD. Newer 5 BR/2.5 BTH custom built home on approx.. 100 wooded acres w/pond. Fieldstone ďŹ replace. B371201 $325,000
7624 DUBLIN RD. Perfect family home or close enough to the slopes for a great vacation home on 6.5 acres. B439705 $249,900
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Make it a Weekend! Lodging packages including tickets start at $93.50 per person per night for a 2 night package.
6449 ZETWICK RD. Contemporary hillside chalet next to State land. Custom furniture stays. Large stocked pond. B440865 $259,000
6214 DUBLIN HILLS New home in secluded setting close to the slopes. 4BR/2.5 BTH; granite; A/C; att. garage. B422922 $279,000
5709 BONN WAY EAST 4 BR/3 BTH cedar chalet only min. to the slopes. Lower walkout; wraparound deck w/ panoramic views. B444441 $259,900
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Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Primary Care Center Welcomes Patients from Springville Primary Care! Lisette D’Eon, MD Timothy Siepel, MD Edwin Heidelberger, MD, PhD Laurie Brown-Croyts, NP Tina Vandermeer-Gatti, NP James Urgo, NP all are accepting new patients For Appointments (716) 592-8140
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Holiday Valley Freestyle Update DiDonatos and Hutchings Head to Jr. Nationals
Nick DiDonato By Stan Pawlik
It has been an exciting week for the Holiday Valley Freestyle Team. Twenty-seven team members made the trip to Seven Springs, Pa., to compete in the New York–Pennsylvania State Championships. To go with this, eight team members received invitations to Junior Nationals. Junior Nationals will take place at Park City, Utah, March 11-16, and Matt and Nick DiDonato and Emily Hutchings will make the trip to compete in the mogul event. Nick also earned a spot to compete in the dual mogul event. HVFT will be sending Morghan Socha, Sage Rifkin and Emily Pawlik to compete in both the aerial and big air events. Also receiving invitations for moguls were Rylan Evans and Macy Putman. Unfortunately, Macy will not be able to go due to a knee injury and Rylan is unable to make the trip. Congratulations to all and good luck at Juniors! Once again, HVFT had a
great weekend of competition at Seven Springs. Slopestyle and aerial events were held on Saturday, while a mogul event was held on Sunday. The slopestyle event was highlighted by an overall win from Haley Saunders (F2), with Jordana Parliament in 5th, Morghan Socha 6th, Lauryn Socha 7th, and Brooke Butler 9th. In their age groups, Jordana (F5) and Morghan (F4) took the wins, while Lauryn (F5) and Brooke (F6) were second. Leading the way for the boys were Quinn Rifkin, Sam Capizzi, Bryce Butler and Bennett Socha. Bennett won the M6 division, while Bryce took 3rd for M4. Cracking the overall top 10 were Quinn in 7th and Sam in 10th. Aerials proved to be exciting, with Bryce Butler coming away with the overall win for the boys and the win in the M4 division. The top girl was Haley Saunders, who won the F2 division and finished 3rd overall. Also bringing home victories in their age groups
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were Jordana Parliament (F5), Brooke Butler (F6), and Bennett Socha (M6). Second place finishes went to Lauryn Socha (F5), Morghan Socha (F4) and Sam Capizzi (M3). Jenna Bennett (F4) and Quinn Rifkin (M3) both came away with third place. The mogul event saw 26 team members compete for HVFT. Top 10 overall results came from Bryce Butler 2nd, Quinn Rifkin 3rd, Morghan Socha and Sam Capizzi 5th, and Jed Rifkin 9th. Holiday Valley was well represented throughout each age group with several team members finishing in the top three. Quinn (M3), Rick Oberholzer (M5), and Bennett Socha (M6) all took the win in their age groups, while Lauryn Socha (F5) and Bryce (M4) had second place results. Finishing the day with third place finishes were Haley Saunders (F2), Jocelyn Wyatt (F5), Summer Celani (F6), Sam (M3) and Matt LaRusch (M6).
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Twitter for Business Course March 11 A Twitter for Business course will be held on March 11, in the Seneca Building, Room 200, 2 Main St., Bradford, Pa. The class will run 6 – 8 p.m. and costs $45. Review some of the best tools for managing Twitter and attracting followers. For more information or to register, contact the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Division of Continuing Education and Regional Development at (814) 362-5078 or contined@pitt.edu.
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*No Signups After 3/29* Ellicottville Central School – Elementary Foyer Cost is $30 per child, $55 for two, or $70 for 3 or more from same family ($70 max per family). All families are expected to participate in the Zap A Snack fundraiser, Brax Spirit Cup fundraiser or pay a $30 opt-out fee for 1 child or $40 for a family. Baseball Major: ages 10-12* (10 yr. old based on skill level) Machine Pitch Minors (A) Pitching Machine League: ages 7-9* (boys & girls) Baseball Minor (B) Pitching League: ages 9-11 Softball: ages 9-12* (girls) T-Ball: ages 4-6* (boys & girls) Junior League & Senior Leagues (season starts after modified season) – Note: This is a separate cost from Little League! Softball: ages 13-14 (home games @ ECS or Catt/LV), cost $60 per child Baseball: ages 13-14 & 15-16 (home games @ ECS or Catt/LV), cost $60 per child Requirements: first-year players must bring a copy of their birth certificate. League age is as of 4/30/14 and 12/31/13 for softball. Contact Todd Palmatier at (716) 244-0964 with questions.
Catt. Co. Farmer Neighbor Dinner Announced Reservations Due March 28 The Cattaraugus County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board, along with the Cattaraugus County Department of Economic Development, Planning and Tourism, the Cattaraugus County Farm Bureau, the Cattaraugus County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board will host the third annual Cattaraugus County Farmer-Neighbor
Dinner on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at the West Valley Fire Hall, 9091 Route 240, West Valley, N.Y. The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. with agriculturalrelated exhibitor displays and appetizers. Dinner will begin
at 6:45 p.m., followed by the speaker and awards. Reservations for the dinner are due no later than March 28, 2014, and can be made by contacting Deb Miller at (716) 938-2318 or by email at deborahmiller@cattco.org. Cost of the dinner is $20 per person and reservations must be made prior to the event. Tickets will not be sold at the dinner.
The best things in life take up very little room in our homes, too much room in our beds and just about all the space in our heart. This little fella is Banjo, a stunning blue and tan Chihuahua. Why he is still in foster is beyond us! Never have we met such a little fella as he. Banjo is certainly one of a kind! Email us at empirerescue@gmail.com to inquire about adopting this little gem. You will both be glad you did. Thinking about adopting? Ask us about our foster dogs/puppies and cats/kittens! And you can view all of our furry friends in need at
www.empire.petfinder.com We are in great need of Paper Towels this week if anyone can help we would greatly appreciate it!
Just Announced! Cattaraugus County Fair Entertainment:
Wednesday, July 30 8 p.m. • Craig Morgan Grandstand price is $20, bleachers are $25, Track is $30 (ticket price does not include gate admission)
Thursday, July 31 8 p.m. • Scotty McCreery
From the Bookshelf
Grandstand price is $28, bleachers are $30, Track is $35 (ticket price does not include gate admission)
Recommended Reading from the Ellicottville Memorial Library
“Andrew’s Brain” By E.L. Doctorow
This brilliant new novel by an American master takes us on a radical trip into the mind of a man who, more than once in his life, has been the inadvertent agent of disaster. Speaking from an unknown place and to an unknown interlocutor, Andrew is thinking, Andrew is talking, Andrew is telling the story of his life, his loves, and the tragedies that have led him to this place and point in time. And as he confesses, peeling back the layers of his strange story, we are led to question what we know about truth and memory, brain and mind, personality and fate, about one another and ourselves. Written with psychological depth and great lyrical precision, this suspenseful and groundbreaking novel delivers a voice for our times—funny, probing, skeptical, mischievous, and profound. This book is available in book format only at the Ellicottville Memorial Library. It is also available as an audio book and eBook using our interlibrary loan program.
2 ECS Board Seats Open Nominating petitions for two open seats on the Ellicottville Central School District Board of Education are available in the district office, 8 a.m.–4 p.m., Monday-Friday when school is in session. The annual election will be held May 20. Petitions must be filed with the District Clerk by 5 p.m. on April 21, and must be qualified voters and meet prescribed requirements. Candidates with the two highest vote tallies will each serve a five-year term beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2019. Call (716) 699-2368 for more information.
Inaugural Jamestown Community College Volunteer & Internship Fair Student Union, Hamilton Collegiate Center Noon - 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2014 The offices of Campus Life and Experiential Learning invite you to participate in the first annual VOLUNTEER & INTERNSHIP FAIR, an opportunity to exhibit information about your company/ agency and interact with students looking for service projects and prospective internships. Please take time out of your busy schedules to join us in this inaugural initiative to solidify your community partnership with Jamestown Community College. For more information or to R.S.V.P. please contact: Kim Irland at 716-338-1004 or kimberlyirland@mail.sunyjcc.edu Felix Muzza at 716-338-1381 or felixmuzza@mail.sunyjcc.edu
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TICKETS GO ON SALE FOR BOTH SHOWS APRIL 10 at 9 a.m.! Available at the fair office or by phone at 716-938-9146 but not before then!
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calling for elimination of the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA), adequate and equitable aid to education and a meaningful measure of state mandate relief. According to the NYS School Boards Association (NYSSBA), “since the 200910 school year, the state has deducted from each school district’s state aid allocation … to help the state fill its revenue shortfall. …Districts have been coping with the cumulative impact of four consecutive years of state aid losses resulting from the GEA. The net impact has been detrimental to students in the form of cuts in personnel, programs and services and the depletion of district reserves.” According to NYSSBA, the GEA has cost the state’s schools more than $1.5 billion. In Ellicottville alone, GEA has cost the district nearly $1.8 million in the past five years. In his letter, Ward said the event “will provide everyone an opportunity to learn more about the concerns that school leaders, parents, students, teachers, administrators and business and civic leaders have about the future of education in our state.” He also shared some data that illustrates the efforts Ellicottville School District has had to take over the past five years since the GEA was instituted. Since 2008-09, he
explained, “we have reduced costs, consolidated positions, delayed purchases, cut staff, cut program offerings and used reserves to maintain as much as we could. During this same period of time, we have kept our tax increases to slightly over 2 percent in an effort to be responsible to our taxpayers... We have cut 6.8 teaching positions and reduced support staff by 12 positions! These are substantial numbers based on slightly less than 100 total employees. “As recommended by the State Comptroller, the District has used a substantial amount of reserves. While budgets and spending have remained relatively stable, the real difference is the revenues, with a dramatic overall decrease in state aid. We are projecting to spend less money in 2013-14 than we did in 2008-09. … However, we are projected to receive roughly 9 percent less total state aid in 2014-15 than we did in 2008-09. “On top of significant reductions in state support, the state also has mandated increased payments into the Employee Retirement System (ERS) and Teacher Retirement System (TRS). These increases have crippled our ability to deal with the normal increases in the cost of doing business,” Ward said. “In 2002-03 districts were paying 0.36 percent for emplo employer contributions to the
retirement systems; in 2009-10 it was 6.19 percent. This year, the TRS rate is 16.25 percent or $498,000 – which represents 4.5 percent of our budget and 8 percent of our tax levy. The TRS rate is projected to jump to 17.53 percent in 2015-16, which translates into $569,628. On top of that, the current ERS rates are over 20 percent, or ($188,000). These are costs we have absolutely no control over!” “The bottom line is that the state is simply not providing adequate and equitable aid to education. Eliminating the GEA is the first step that will help every school district across the state.” “While promised, meaningful mandate relief by the legislature and the governor has not materialized. … How can the governor or the legislature declare there is a $2 billion surplus when they have failed to provide adequate funding to schools? “Please take time to look at the facts and the impact GEA is having on the education of our children. Ellicottville, like other schools, will not be able to sustain a quality education program without adequate resources. No other taxing entity in New York State has to jump through the hoops we have to … it is time for the legislature and governor to recognize that what they are doing is harming the future of our children,” Ward concluded.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR A Calendar of Events for Ellicottville and the Surrounding Communities March 7 at 7pm Celtic Thunder Fundraiser Ellicottville Town Center Call 716-699-8758 for details and tickets. March 7 Tele-Fest at HoliMont www.holimont.com March 8-9 Holiday Valley’s Winter Carnival 2014 Cookout, parade down Mardi Gras, face painting and fun! www.holidayvalley.com March 8 Ellicottville’s 2014 Mardi Gras Parade 6:30pm - 7:30pm. Get your costumes and beads ready for one of the zaniest parades ever. www.ellicottvilleny.com March 8 Seneca Allegany Casino presents country superstar Travis Tritt 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Call 1.877.873.6322
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March 9 Savor the Flavor in Cattaragus County 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM The Olean Elks Lodge To benefit the Red Cross of Cattaragus County March 16 WNY EquiFest Western New York’s premier equine expo and equestrian gathering. www.wnyequifest.com March 10 Rally to Restore School Funding Monday 7:00PM-8:00PM ECS High School Gym March 22 Holiday Valley’s Spring Pond Skimming Party 2014 Who wouldn’t want to race down a ski slope into an icy pond? Whether you get wet or just watch, it is FUN ! www.holidayvalley.com March 22-23 Annual Maple Weekend 10:00 AM Saturday Sunday 4:00 PM
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At participating Maple Producers throughout Cattaragus County and western New York March 23 2014 Holiday Valley’s Northwind Super G All Day Holiday Valley Mountain Resort Registration at Training Center Helmet and parent signature required. March 28 Remembering Jeannette Macdonald 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University Singer Colleen Daly performs March 22-23 Annual Maple Weekend 10:00 AM Saturday Sunday 4:00 PM At participating Maple Producers throughout Cattaragus County and western New York
March 8 Seneca Allegany Casino presents multi-talented country singer/songwriter Gary Allan 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Call 1.800.745.3000 April 5-6 Little Valley Volunteer Fire Dept. Spring Sportmen’s Show Saturday 9AM - 4PM Sunday 9AM - 3PM 716-938-6928 or 716-938-9015 April 11-13 Greater Olean Area Home Show Friday 5:00PM - 9:00PM Saturday 10:00 AM-6:00PM Sunday 10:00AM - 4:00PM April 11-13 Enchanted Mountain Music Festival at Holiday Valley Holiday Valley Resort presents the Mountain Music Festival, a 3-day bluegrass music festival with workshops and concerts. 716-699-2345
Movie Night – “Frozen” will be shown on the large projector screen in the Community Room of the library on Friday, March 21st at 6:30 pm. Come join us for a family-friendly evening where admission, popcorn and a drink are all free! This movie is rated PG. Tax Forms – Most of the frequently used NYS and Federal tax forms and instruction booklets are now available at the library! Night Sky Classes – the following two classes to be held in March: Let’s Talk Telescopes --- This class is for you if you’ve ever thought about owning a telescope, if you have a telescope that is gathering dust instead of star light or if you’re just plain curious about these magnificent instruments. This class will meet on Wednesday March 12th from 7 PM to 8:30 PM. There is no fee. Meteors, Meteorites, Craters And Comets --- Do rocks really fall from the heavens? Do you know the answer? We’ll be talking about “shooting stars” and meteorites as well as those beautiful, however infrequent, visitors to our part of the solar system, comets. This class will meet at the library on Wednesday March 26th from 7 PM to 8:30 PM. There is no fee These classes have filled quickly in past years so register early. If significant waiting lists develop every attempt will be made to offer repeat classes during April. e-Books available at the library – Did you know that e-Books are now available through the library. All you need is a library card and a computer. Browse through over 6,800 e-Book titles and download (for free) onto a compatible computer or device. Stop or call the library for more details on this exciting technology. Book Club - meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 1:30 pm. The March 12th book is “Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker” by Jennifer Chiaverini. Contact Bev Webster at 945-4089 for more information. New members are always welcome to join this relaxed and informal group! Rare Book Sale – Looking for a special book for the reader in your family? Come check out our rare book sale. Books are priced $5.00 to $40.00 with values researched from $20.00 to $300.00! Story time is every Wednesday at 11:15 a.m. www.evml.org – check out our website for more information on new arrivals of books, coming events and classes, and browse the system catalog for books, eBooks and movies.
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To allow us to properly remove the snow please park accordingly. Overnight parking is only allowed in designated areas in the Village and Town of Ellicottville. Please abide by the local ordinances so everyone can travel safely and have room to park. Snow storms require immediate snow removal, please move your vehicles daily so the areas can be plowed. Please don’t block sidewalks when parking in driveways. Any questions please inquire at the Police Department located at One West Washington. Local Police Department, Village and Town DPW Department, Supervisor Burrell and Mayor Coolidge.
Religious Services Holy Name Of Mary RC Church, Ellicottville 20-22 Jefferson St., 699-2592 Sat. Vigil Mass 4pm & 5:30pm Sun. Holy Mass 8am &10:30am St. John’s Episcopal Church, Ellicottville Washington and Jefferson Sts. 945-1820 Services 5pm Sat St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Ellicottville 6360 Rt. 219 East, 699-2265 Worship Sat 5pm, Sun 10:30am Sun Sch. & Adult Bible Study 9am United Church, Ellicottville Elizabeth and Elk Sts. 699-4003 Sun Sch, begins in Sept Worship, 11am First Baptist Church, Great Valley 5049 Rt.219, 945-4629 Sun Sch. 9:30am Worship 10:45am & 6:30pm United Methodist Church, Great Valley 5242 Rt. 219, 945-4375 Sun Sch. 10am, Worship 11am
Local Community Meetings All meetings are at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Ashford (2nd Tuesday) March 11
Cattaraugus Village (2nd Monday) March 10
East Otto (2nd Tuesday) March 11
Ellicottville Town (3rd Wed) March 19, 6pm
Ellicottville Village (2nd Mon) March 10, 6pm
Solomon’s Porch Ministries, Mansfield 7705 Toad Hollow Rd, 257-9138 Sat 7pm, Sun 10am Grace Bible Baptist, Mansfield 7968 Reed Hill Rd 257-3645 Sun Sch 10am, Sun Worship 11:0am & 6pm Wed Bible study/prayer srv 7pm
Daylight Saving Time
Sunday March 9 2:00 a.m. Spring Forward! Don’t forget to turn your clocks ahead one hour!
Great Valley (2nd Monday) March 10
Humphrey (2nd Monday) March 10
Little Valley Town (2nd Monday) March 10
Little Valley Village (2nd Tuesday) March 11
Mansfield (3rd Monday) March 17
Otto (3rd Tuesday) March 18
Salamanca City (2nd Wednesday) March 12
Salamanca Town (2nd Tuesday) March 11
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the syrup is further refined into other maple products. Of course, visitors can sample and purchase maple products, and many will be offering up plates of warm pancakes and other treats such as syrup on snow (jack wax), which is hot, thickened syrup that forms a sweet taffy when poured on fresh snow. Please keep in mind that the maple syrup production process is weather-dependent. A typical season is late February to late March or early April. This year, said Toni Sprague of Sprague’s Maple Farms, the season has been delayed by the extreme cold. “We really get going when we have freezing nights and thawing days,” she said, and once temperatures settle into the 40’s, the season is over. The following Cattaraugus County sugarhouses are participating in this year’s Maple Weekends. Boberg’s Maple 2298 Edmunds Road Delevan, NY 14042 (716) 492-3789 Maple Weekend Activities: Come visit our sugarhouse and see maple sugaring in action. You can taste samples of the maple products we make. We will have various maple products for sale. Open March 29-30 only. Moore’s Maple Shack & Pancake House 10444 Galen Hill Road Freedom, NY 14065 (716) 492-2714 / 492-3067 www.mooresmaple.com Maple Weekend Activities: The Moore family opens its Pancake House and sugar shack every March through the end of April. Our 5,600-tap maple operation is “n” tubing and manmade vacuum. We use a reverse osmosis unit, a steamaway, and a new high efficiency oil-fired arch. Next to the sugar shack is our pancake house, where we serve all-you-can eat buttermilk pancakes. We have decorated it with family
antiques, ranging from an oxen yoke to a 1910 wedding dress. On Maple Weekend, we will have wagon rides to the sugar bush. We will offer samples of our maple products. Sprague’s Maple Farms 1048 Portville-Obi Road Portville, NY 14770 (716) 933-6637 www.spraguesmaplefarms.com
Maple Weekend Activities: This year-round, full-service restaurant features breakfast all day and many other menu selections, including their own 100 percent pure maple syrup. Maple production tours and demonstrations are available in both our authentic, old-fashioned sugar house and our state-of-the-art production facility. During Maple Weekend, we will be offering wagon rides (weather permitting) to the sugarhouse for tastings, maple cake donuts, maple cotton candy, and sugar on snow. The gift shop features all our maple products, a large variety of country gift items, and Sprague’s Maple Farm gift cards for use in the restaurant and gift shop. Wright Farms, Inc. 9136 Laidlaw Road Farmersville, NY 14737 (716) 474-7474 / 676-9963 www.wrightfarmsmaplesyrup.com
Maple Weekend Activities: Family-owned Wright Farms has been in business since 1840, with five generations of Wrights producing maple syrup and maple products on the farm. Currently, there are over 7,000 taps. A modern sugarhouse containing a 6x16’ wood-fired evaporator with an energy saving steamaway system is used to produce 1,100 to 1,300 gallons of pure maple syrup each year. We will serve jack wax (sugar on snow) throughout the day. In addition, the Gowanda Fire Hall (230 Aldrich Street) will be serving up pancakes, eggs, sausage, bacon and 100 percent pure New York maple syrup on March 22-23 and
29-30, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets costs $7.50 for adults and $5 for children. Maple weekends take place regardless of the weather, so please dress accordingly for your visit. Maple Weekend activities take place at each location from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., though some locations are open during additional hours. Admission is free; pancake breakfasts are additional. For more information, visit www.mapleweekend. com.
Thank You Ellicottville! “Thanks” never seems like enough after all that you have done for others. But for most of us who benefit from your generosity, you are an inspiration, providing a renewed vigor to achieve. The volunteers of the Lounsbury Adaptive Ski Program at Holiday Valley are once again able to continue our efforts to reach out to less able skiers, and provide our students the opportunity to hit the slopes with their friends and families, ALL BECAUSE OF YOU! Thank you people and business owners of Ellicottville and surrounding communities. Thank you Holiday Valley Resort for your never-ending support. Thank you Brian McFadden (don’t worry, Key West was cold). Thank you “Mountie” Doug McVeigh. Thank you Mike Nenno and Steve Crowley for our venue. Thank you Joe Patti and Brian Harrington for helping us find our “place.” Thank you Centerplate Services for helping to make our “lunch” a success again. Thank you John Barry, the New Voice of Holiday Valley! Thank you LASP volunteers for our program and for everything else you do for others. You are the BEST! MaryEllen Racich Director, LASP
Joseph D. Friel, Little Valley Joseph D. Friel, 75, of Sommerville Valley Road, passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at his home. Born June 4, 1938, in Ellicottville, he was a son of the late Frank and Mary Donovan Friel. Mr. Friel was married to the former Sharon Zink, who survives. He was employed at New York State Department of Transportation in Salamanca
for 30 years. He was a member of Holy Name of Mary Roman Catholic Church in Ellicottville and was an avid racecar driver and crew member with Bliss Racing. Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Daniel (Kelly) Friel of Ellicottville; a brother, James (Mary Ann) Friel of Ellicottville; a sister, Frances (Daniel) Freitas of Cheektowaga; a brother-in-
law, Joseph Freitas; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister, Mary Freitas. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on March 3 at Holy Name of Mary Roman Catholic Church, Ellicottville. Burial took place in Holy Cross Cemetery, Ellicottville. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Camp Turner Now Hiring for Summer Camp Turner, located in Allegany State Park, is hiring cooks and camp counselors for the summer of 2014. We hire teachers, college students, high school students and persons with certifications such as RN, EMT, First Aid, CPR, Lifeguard, PSI, Bow Hunter Safety, Horseback Riding, Serve-Safe, Pro-start, babysitting and bus driving (CDL). Counselors live and work with children ages 7-16. Successful candidates will have abundant common sense, a desire to live in community and a calling to work with children in the out of doors. Duties include
creating a healthy community, keeping campers safe and teaching activities. Openings include cabin counselors, arts and crafts, archery, horseback riding, low ropes, nature, hiking and orienteering. Cooks should be well versed in food service safety and sanitation. Experience in cooking for large groups is helpful. Cooks provide complete food service, from
receiving food through preparation, to cleanup and sanitizing. Some optional weekend catering throughout the rest of the year is also possible. Camp Turner is a non-profit 501(c)(3) operated by the Diocese of Buffalo. All staff must pass drug screening and a criminal background check. Staff live on-site in Allegany State Park, about 75 minutes south of Hamburg, N.Y. Employment runs June 27– Aug. 17 with weekends off. Salary scale is competitive. Training is provided. For applications, visit www. CampTurner.com or call (716) 354-4555.
Simply Food: MARDI GRAS SHRUB COCKTAIL By Liz Bares
In honor of Mardi Gras, I thought a nice cocktail would shake things up a bit. This cocktail involves making a shrub syrup. Shrubs were popular in 17th and 18th century England and were typically made with rum or brandy mixed with sugar and the juice or rind of citrus fruits. The American version uses vinegar and was popular in colonial times. The vinegar
is infused with fruit (typically berries), sugar and carbonated or still water. A shrub can be drunk alone or mixed with other spirits and liquors for a fabulous cocktail. I made a cranberry shrub with apple cider vinegar. Mixed with sparkling apple cider from Normandy, lemon juice, gin, bitters and an herbal liquor, it is a delectable cocktail. You can purchase sparkling cider at the
wonderful Premier Gourmet in Amherst. I purchased the bottle with the orange label — there are different ones available. I plan to make more shrubs this summer once berries begin to ripen. Shrubs last about three months in the fridge. You could also substitute vodka for the gin. Enjoy!
Cranberry Shrub 12 oz. frozen cranberries 1 cup white sugar 3/4 cup apple cider or red wine vinegar (the vinegar will stand out, I used apple cider in my shrub because I was going to use apple cider as an alcohol) 1 teaspoon lemon zest 2 tablespoon lemon juice (I’d like to try a shrub with Meyer lemons. I wonder if it would be too sweet.) Bring all ingredients to a simmer with 2 cups of water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir everything together every few minutes. Next, lower heat to low and cook about 5 minutes or until the berries have burst. Strain mixture through a fine mesh sieve, pressing on solids to release the liquid. Discard pulp. Pour into a jar with a lid and chill for at least one hour before use.
Mardi Gras Cocktail
(makes one cocktail)
1/2 oz. gin 1/2 oz. herbal liquor (I used Carpano Antica Formula, a vermouth-like liquor) 1/2 oz. cranberry shrub 1/2 oz. fresh squeezed lemon juice 2 dashes of Peychaud’s Bitters 1 oz. sparkling cider Place everything BUT the cider into a shaker with some ice. Strain into glass filled with ice. Top off with sparkling cider, garnish with a lemon peel. Laissez les bon temps rouler!
Great Valley Senior Group March Meeting The Great Valley Senior Group (including the towns of Great Valley, Humphrey, Salamanca, Ellicottville and Mansfield) will meet on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at the Great Valley Fire Hall. Members usually start arriving around noon
to visit and catch up with their friends. The potluck luncheon will be served at 1:00 p.m. Please bring your own place setting and a dish to pass. Coffee, tea and water are provided. Among other things, we will be discussing the results of the
vote for trips we will be taking this summer. You won’t want to miss this! If you have any questions about the luncheon or meeting, please call Yvonne Darts at (716) 945-3279. Come join us!
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GROUP FITNESS CLASSES Friday . March 7 CCMTA Sr. High All-County @ Salamanca (Cattarugus County Music Teachers Association.)
March Schedule: • Power & Strength: Wed 5pm • AB Lab: Mon 5pm & Sat 10 am • Yoga: Mon & Wed 6pm, Thurs & Sat 8:30am • Crack of Dawn: Tue & Thurs 6am
Saturday . March 8 CCMTA Sr. High All-County @ Salamanca (Cattarugus County Music Teachers Association.)
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Tuesday . March 11 Homework Club 4:00 PM PTO Meeting 5:340 PM Winter Sports Banquet 8:00 PM Board Of Education Budget Work Session
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Real Estate Agent Ciji Riley Recognized Congratulations to one of our local real estate agents Ciji Riley of ERA Team VP Real Estate in Ellicottville NY! Mrs. Riley was a presenter at the Salamanca High School “Girl’s Night Out” event on February 25, 2014. The event was hosted by the Salamanca Business Education Department of the Salamanca High School, in conjunction with Jamestown Community College. The event’s focus was to educate young women in grades 8-12 about non-traditional careers in fields such as real estate. Mrs. Riley discussed real estate opportunities available for women, and how the career has benefited her and her family. Having several years of success in the industry, Ciji is a wonderful example of how hard work can yield positive career advice.
ECS Sports Roundup Scanlon Strikes 3rd Among Section 6 at States
By Todd Palmatier
The winter season has officially come to a close at ECS with only the ECS Sports Boosters Winter Sports Banquet to be held next week March 11 at ECS. The Sports boosters will be having a 50/50 drawing and will be giving away door prizes that have been graciously donated by our local businesses. Ellicottville senior Courtney Scanlon completed her final year of bowling for ECS by competing in the state meet in West Babylon, N.Y., this past weekend. The Section 6 bowling team came home with a second place finish. Courtney was the first ever ECS bowler to compete in the state meet and finished third among the Section 6 bowlers and 11th overall. She had a 234 high game, a 191.6 average and six-game series of 1,150. She was also voted to the Section 6 sportsmanship award while at
states by her peers. This season was a sendoff for Courtney, who has finished another sports career at ECS. ECS Coach Sandy Olson is calling it a career at ECS as the bowling coach as well. The ECS Alpine Ski team completed its season last week as well at states, and Coach Kelly Fredrickson stated that the team is growing and is expecting great things to come with more skiers taking to the slopes in the future. For the girls at states, Shelby Toth finished 56th out of 111 skiers and received a section 6 sportsmanship award for her dedication to her sport. In boys, skiing Alex Paddock finished 49th and 50th, respectively, in the slalom and giant slalom events. Alex was also awarded the section 6 sportsmanship award. Spring sports have already kicked off at ECS. Both
baseball and softball have begun practice at ECS. The boys’ baseball team is led by Varsity Coach Chris Mendell, JV Coach Rob Sawicki and Modified Coach Nick Smith, while girls’ softball is led by Varsity Coach Matt Finn, JV Coach Dave McCann and Modified Coach Tammy Eddy. The varsity golf team is in full swing, as well, under the direction of Coach Daniel LaCroix. In youth basketball, the grade 5-6 boys’ team is off to the Archbishop Walsh tournament this weekend. The team will be represented by Braedyn Palmatier, Wyatt Chudy, Clayton Rowland, Hayden Rust, Leif Jimmerson and Blaise Konarski. Good luck, boys! ECLV baseball and softball signups are this Saturday in the ECS elementary school foyer from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Health & Fitness: The Mood - Exercise Connection
By Kim Duke neta & afaa Certified Trainer
It’s about that time of year when the sight of wool makes your skin crawl — literally. We’ve been insulated by layers of clothing (and the occasional comfort food) and it’s finally time to peel it all away. With spring in sight, the longer days and better weather mean a renewed energy to commit to your exercise routine. Your mood may just depend on it! There is a saying in the fitness industry that says, “You are one workout away from a better mood!” So why does exercise improve your mood? When you exercise, your brain releases endorphins, adrenaline, serotonin and
dopamine. These chemicals all work together to make you feel good. In addition, after exercising you may feel a sense of accomplishment and your muscles will relax deeper because of the workout — easing tension and strain. These “happy chemicals” create feelings of well-being, power and control. The reason for this may lie in a survival mechanism honed by mankind. Endorphins are triggered by any strenuous activity. Thus, they may have helped our ancestors to escape from further attack despite serious injuries. Regular exercise leads to increased energy levels. At first glance, it may seem counterintuitive that expending energy through exercise actually creates more energy, but it does. As you exercise, your heart rate increases and circulates super-oxygenated blood at faster rates. As this blood circulates throughout the body, more oxygen is then delivered to the muscles, the brain and the rest of the body. The effect of this increase in oxygen-rich blood allows for
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quicker recovery, heightened brain activity and an overall greater level of productivity. A long-term exercise regimen can also lead to higher self-esteem. The observable results — better muscle tone, loss of body fat — are just part of the reason why people who work out feel better about themselves. Overall body function and health improve, and the brain is more efficient. The increase in energy leads to greater productivity at work and in the pursuit of pleasurable activities. As you accomplish more, you feel like a successful person who is in control of his or her life. While exercise is not, on its own, a treatment for clinical depression, studies show that exercise can help improve mood temporarily in depressed individuals. In fact, for people with mild or moderate depression, 30 minutes of intense exercise can be as effective as medication for improving mood. People who do not respond to depression medications may show improvement in mood when they exercise.
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SBU’s Healy, Little, Rueter Collect All-Conference Awards Crowley Named A-10 Coach of the Year Newport News, Va. – After compiling a 22-9 record and finishing second in the Atlantic 10 with a mark of 11-5, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team received and impressive five postseason awards, as the league announced its yearly All-Conference awards on Tuesday afternoon. Jim Crowley was named A-10 Coach of the Year, sophomore forward Katie Healy was named the conference’s Most Improved Player and to the All-Conference first team, sophomore forward Hannah Little was named the Sixth Woman of the Year, and sophomore guard Nyla Rueter earned third team AllConference accolades. Crowley earned Coach of the Year for the third time in six years and second time in the last three seasons. Crowley guided the Bonnies to their fifth 20-win season in the last six years. Their 11 conference wins marks the second time in program history the team has won 10 or more conference games. Coming off a 3-11 conference record last year, the Bonnies were predicted to finish ninth in the Atlantic 10 preseason coaches’ poll. They proceeded to defeat six out of the eight teams picked
ahead of them and secured the No. 2 seed in the Atlantic 10 Championship tournament. Crowley’s record in 14 seasons at St. Bonaventure is 217-206; he is 130-65 over the last six seasons. Healy is just the sixth played in program history to be named to the first team All-Conference and the first ever honored as Most Improved Player. Healy leads St. Bonaventure and ranks third in the A-10 in scoring at 16.3 points per game. In A-10 games, she scored in double figures in every contest and averaged 18.1 points per game. The Lancaster, N.Y., native has scored 20 or more points 11 times this season, including four times with 25 or more and a career-high of 27 points twice. Her 506 points so far this season ranks 11th all-time in a single season in program history. Healy also averages 7.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 blocked shots per game. In A-10 games, Healy ranks sixth among A-10 players in defensive rebounds, seventh in field goal percentage and 10th in both blocked shots and rebounds. Rueter ranks in the top 10 in four different A-10 statistical categories. She leads the A-10 in three-point field goal percentage in conference play (27-59; 46%) and her 53% field goal percentage overall
is third best among A-10 players. The Hagerstown, Ind., native averages 11.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game. She scored a careerhigh 27 points against UMass on Feb. 8th and has scored in double figures 18 times this season. Rueter is the 10th player in the program to earn Third Team All-Conference accolades. Little played in a first player off the bench role for much of the season until she recently moved into a starting role. The 6-1 sophomore from Rochester Hills, Mich., has a team-high eight double-doubles this season and is currently three rebounds away from breaking St. Bonaventure’s single season rebounding record of 269 set by Sue Shay in 1990. Little ranks sixth in the A-10 in rebounding (8.7 per game) this season, including third in defensive rebounds (6.3 per game). She also averages 10.3 points per game, which ranks third on the team behind Healy and Rueter. St. Bonaventure heads to Richmond, Va., for the Atlantic 10 Tournament this week at the Richmond Coliseum. The Bonnies have a first round bye and will play the winner of the La Salle vs. Saint Louis opening round contest on Friday, March 7, at 5:00 p.m
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Can You Control Your Slips and Skids? By Ron Kubicki, Director of Holiday Valley Snowsports School From printed and video educational material of Professional Snowsports Instructors of America/ American Association of Snowboard instructors
New ski technology, design and materials have changed skiing in the past 10 years or so. Now, you just tip the ski on edge and it rips a rut in the snow and, voila, you are carving. But, a carving ski is a fast ski and the only way to stop a ski that is carving is to let it turn all the way back up the hill, until you lose momentum, or hit that lift tower again! So what else do we do with our skis? Skid or slip. They also slide but, for this discussion, skid and slip will work. Skid is allowing the ski to slide sideways while on some kind of an edge. The force of your turn is more than the resistance of your edged ski on the snow, so it skids sideways and sprays snow. Also, the more you allow it to skid, the more you can control your speed. Trying going to Firecracker and do some hockey stops. Let your skis run down the fall line until you pick up speed. Now pivot your skis and skid to a stop while keeping the zipper of your jacket aiming downhill, as your skis are perpendicular to the fall line. Skid to a stop with a pole plant and hold for the count of three.
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Hop into the fall line from your edged skis, pick up speed and pivot your skis in the other direction, keeping your upper body facing downhill. Do this with various speeds and try to skid longer and shorter lengths to practice controlling the skid of your skis. Now take it to some very tight turns down Firecracker and see if you cannot make some very tight, controlled skidded turns, vary the size and shape of your turns by controlling the “skid” This tactic it is useful in the steeps and on hard pack. Slipping, though more passive, is an effective tool for many situations. Let’s say a slipping ski is a flat ski going sideways—a flat ski that is not on edge. The lack of edging requires a fair amount of ski management. Slipping allows you to slide sideways and not
really lose a lot of speed. You can use this to “slide” off the shoulder of a bump into the trough to change your line or to lose some elevation in a traverse to another area to ski. On Fiddlers Elbow, find one of the steeper pitches and stand on the top of the steeper pitch perpendicular to the fall line. You will notice you are on an edged ski, which allows you to be able to stand at this pitch. To let your skis slip now, you need to release your edges. Turn so your upper body is facing downhill and just move your body slowly downhill, ankles, knees and hips, once you begin to slide, allow your skis to slip. Play with your knees and ankles to adjust the amount of edge or lack of edge on the snow. Now while facing downhill and standing on a flat ski, pivot them 180 degrees so they point in the opposite direction. If you did that smoothly and just turned your feet, and not your whole body, then you should not have lost any speed or moved sideways on the slope. Practice these until you can easily pivot your skis and not move from a very narrow corridor in the snow. You will have to adjust your stance to the slope, but it is a tactic that makes you a more versatile and all-round better skier. Like our signs say: “More Fun Starts Here!”
Robin Zefers Clark: Artist and Candidate for Allegany Nordic Ski Patrol By Alicia Dziak
Robin Zefers Clark, a local watercolor artist, is a recent candidate for the Allegany Nordic Ski Patrol, a group that keeps park-goers safe throughout the winter, but focusing on the cross-country ski trails within the Art Roscoe Ski Area of Allegany State Park (ASP). A former art teacher in the Cattaraugus-Little Valley School, Clark retired in 2012, and with the extra free time quickly realized she didn’t enjoy Western New York winters as much as she wanted. Clark’s good friend, Mary MacQueen, who started Allegany Nordic Ski Patrol in 2002, suggested to Clark that she participate in a public training course for ski patrollers that was offered last winter. Clark took the course and liked it so much that she took a follow-up course, which entailed an overnight stay in a tent during the winter. According to Clark, having the right gear for such an endeavor made a huge difference, and soon she was well on her way to enjoying the winter a bit more. Clark’s interest in ski patrolling continued to grow, and last month she decided to apply to become a ski patroller for Allegany Nordic. “To become a candidate for ski patrol, you first need to come to the park and let a ski patroller know that you’re interested,” explained MacQueen. The ski patroller can then help you through the application process. “Once your application is approved, you are considered a candidate,” MacQueen said. “Currently, Robin is a candidate elect, which means that she still has to take her first-aid course.” The regional first-aid course is only offered once a year in
Robin Zefers Clark, local watercolor artist and nordic skier, recently became a candidate for the Allegany Nordic Ski Patrol at ASP.
the fall and is required for all ski patrollers, whether they are working in ASP or other local ski areas. The number of new candidates for Allegany Nordic Ski Patrol each year fluctuates. This year, there are two, which will add to the current force of approximately 20 patrollers. “We are like Allegany State Park’s own first-aid crew,” said MacQueen. “When we get to the park, we call park police to let them know we’re there. We not only serve the Art Roscoe ski area, but we also help throughout the park with things like accidents on the sledding hills.” Since Allegany Nordic Ski Patrol is on-site, they are able to get to people quickly, as ambulances can take some time to get to the park and to various park locations. “This time of year, we have one or two patrollers at the park every day, with more on weekends,” said MacQueen. “We really try to mirror the ski traffic.” In addition to being present all winter long to monitor the skiers and help with other winter sports enthusiasts,
Allegany Nordic Ski Patrol is stationed in the park during other warm weather events, such as the annual Raccoon Rally and the Adventure Run. The dedicated Allegany Nordic Ski Patrol not only works hard to keep people safe in the park, but they also do it on a volunteer basis. All supplies are made possible by donations. Those wishing to donations to this worthy cause can send them to Allegany Nordic Ski Patrol, c/o John Fitzpatrick, 2050 Maple Hill Rd., Hinsdale, NY 14173. For Clark, becoming an official ski patroller in time for next year’s ski season will definitely make her winters more exciting. In the meantime, she’s spending the rest of this winter developing her skiing skills so she’s ready. “I look forward to becoming a full-fledged member of this valued organization, and hope that I can live up to their high standards!” said Clark. Next time you’re in the park and spot an Allegany Nordic Ski Patroller, smile and shout a “thank you” for their hard work and service to make our favorite state park safer!
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