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Whitewater Rafting Season is Here! Class 1-4 Rapids of Zoar Valley
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By Alicia Dziak
According to the calendar, spring has arrived, and adventure seekers can move from the slopes to the fastpaced action of whitewater rafting on the Cattaraugus Creek. Western New Yorkers are lucky to have Zoar Valley in their backyards, providing countless thrills and chills this time of year. “Our 32nd rafting season in Zoar Valley opened last weekend and will go until we run out of water, usually late May or early June,” said Jim Redline of Zoar Valley Canoe and Rafting Company (ZVC). People of all ages, abilities and experience can take part in rafting. “Over the years, we have taken anyone from age 6 (on the intro section) on up,” Redline said. “Physically, you don’t need to be a marathon runner or the like to participate, but it is a somewhat strenuous activity, which will require around three hours of paddling and, yes, everyone needs to paddle. It is a team-building and participation activity. You don’t need to know how to swim, as the life jacket will keep your head well above water if by chance you should go overboard! It does help, however, that you not be afraid of the water.”
April 11-13 Enchanted Mountain Music Festival Holiday Valley April 11-13 Greater Olean Area Home Show
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April 25 Arbor Day Celebration Tree City USA Nannen Arboretum May 2 Sky High Scheduled to Open Holiday Valley May 17-18 Routes to Art Tamarack Lodge May 30 - June 1 Geobash Allegany State Park June 6-8 Cycling Weekend Holiday Valley June 7 Relay for Life Ellicottville Central School June 8 Dirty Duathlon Holiday Valley
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Bluegrass & Roots Music Festival Next Weekend! April 11, 12, 13 Get Ready for a Toe Tappin’ Foot Stompin’ Good Time! Featuring Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, Nora Jane Struthers and the Party Line, Creek Bend, Paris Texas, Cornerstone...See page 6 for more details
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Voters to Consider $11.07 Million Budget $100,000+ Expenses Cut • Vote Tuesday, May 20
Summer Music Festival a Family Affair
Buffalo Philharmonic Returns to Play July 5 The most important message regarding Ellicottville’s 2014 Summer Music Festival, which takes place from July 4-6, is this … it’s a family affair. Summer Music Festival is easily one of the most affordable, family-friendly events in Western New York, with tickets for the evening headline acts (Buffalo Philharmonic Saturday night, the Gin Blossoms Sunday night) starting at $25 for adults and free for kids 12 and under. There’s also free parking, the event is wheelchair See Summer Music Festival page 3
Is Your Glass Half Full?
Here’s What You Missed • Quarterly Review by Jann Wiswall
best skiing/boarding to Western New York in years? If you’re a glass-is-half-full kind of person, you’ll remember the latter. In the weather-dependent ski industry, there is only one thing for certain each year: There’s no predicting Mother Nature. Despite the weather extremes and an average amount of snowfall for the area, both Holiday Valley and HoliMont report they had generally terrific seasons. According to Jane Eshbaugh, Holiday Valley’s marketing director, the area had a good early start in late November/December, then a few rainy Saturdays, followed by the cold and blizzards that kept “the new snow we got and the snow we had in great condition.” Once the temperatures normalized and the snow kept coming, “March turned out to be one of the strongest we’ve had in years,” she said. Personnel from MDA Consulting Engineers, Looking ahead, there was some great news for PLLC and SJB Services, Inc. prepare to stake out soil boring locations for geotechnical the ski areas from Governor Cuomo’s office. A
What was the most memorable thing about the winter of 2013-14? Was it the polar vortex — that Arctic weather system that overstayed its welcome and brought us one of the coldest winters on record? Or was it the consistently great snow conditions that brought some of the
exploration at the proposed East Tank site.
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By Jann Wiswall
The board of the Ellicottville Central Schools will ask district voters to approve a budget of $11,070,000 for the 2014-15 school year. The vote is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20. In addition to the basic
budget, voters will be asked to approve the lease of one school bus at a cost of no more than $18,000, as well as $28,916 to support the Ellicottville Memorial Library. The basic budget funds “all of the educationally related services and the maintenance
of our school building,” according to the resolution passed by the board at its meeting on Tuesday, April 1. The $11.07 million budget represents a 1.3 percent increase (approximately $128,000) over the current fiscal year’s See School Budget page 9
Expansion and Improvement Plans for Holiday Valley
Investing in the Future of Fun
By Jann Wiswall
Holiday Valley has been busy all winter putting together expansion and improvement plans for summer 2014. The list of potential projects is long, as evidenced by the proposal made by Holiday
Valley President Dennis Eshbaugh and Vice President of Finance David Trahan to the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency on March 18. Holiday Valley has asked the CCIDA for sales tax abatement on the taxable costs of its projects. The list presented to the
CCIDA has not yet been whittled down to an official work plan, said HV Marketing Director Jane Eshbaugh. Some items may be put off until 2015 and some may be eliminated altogether. However, several projects on the list are certain. Snowmaking and Slope See Investing in Fun page 8
Just the Facts, Please NO Dinosaur BBQ or Harley Store Coming to EVL By Jann Wiswall
Rumors have been flying since a story was published last week in another local newspaper about two new businesses opening in Ellicottville. The story claimed Dinosaur BBQ and Harley Davidson were both opening locations here. Some people are saying the story was an April Fool’s gag. Unfortunately, many other people took it to be factual.
Whatever the genesis of the story, the Ellicottville Times has confirmed that Dinosaur BBQ is NOT opening in Ellicottville, the Burger King location has NOT been leased and Harley Davidson is NOT opening a store at the old Kwik Fill location. The facts are: No Dinosaur BBQ According to Lindsay Amorese, vice president See Just the Facts page 8
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Taylor to Wed Brogcinski Jessica Lynn Taylor and Gregory Milton Brogcinski are planning to wed July 19, 2014, at the Harriett B. Wick Chapel in Bradford, Pa. The bride-elect graduated from Appalachian State University and is employed as the director of University Housing for the University of Pittsburgh in Bradford, Pa. The bridegroomelect graduated from the State University of New York at Fredonia and is employed as a deputy sheriff for Cattaraugus County. Congrats on your engagement!
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John McMahon Kelly McMahon and Therese (McMahon) Pierce of Ellicottville, NY appreciate the outpouring of support from friends and family on the passing of their brother John McMahon. John, who resided in Clearwater, FL, lost his battle with cancer this past Tuesday, April 1. He will be tremendously missed. Funeral services will be held this Saturday, April 5, 2014 in Clearwater, FL.
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“Help Us Help Others� is the slogan of the Ken Brown 700 Club, and that is just what they did at the club’s annual fundraising party on March 1. Holiday Valley generously donated the use of the Yodeler Pavilion where hundreds gathered to enjoy a lunch, beverages and the opportunity to win on a 50-50 draw, and live and silent auctions. When you include $50 donations from the 57 Ken Brown 700 Club members, you get over $7,000 raised for 10 local organizations and charities including the following. The Alley Katz, Ellicottville Memorial Library, EllicottvilleGreat Valley Trail, Almost Home Animal Sanctuary, Cattaraugus County SPCA, Holliday Valley Lounsbury Adaptive Ski Program, Holimont Phoenix Adaptive Ski Program, Holiday Valley Ski Team, Ellicottville Family Charities and Nannen Arboretum. Anyone over 70 years of age may be a member of the 700 Club. Call Les Fox for more information at (716) 945-1176.
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Renovations Underway on SCA Art’s Center Building Renovations on the Springville Center for the Arts (SCA) Art’s Center building, located at 37 N. Buffalo St. in Springville, are underway. Exterior work is being done, as well as the entire south wing, which includes renovating the gallery, installing a new elevator, new bathrooms and adding a classroom space. SCA recently received a $19,000 grant from the Western New York Foundation to support the elevator installation and classroom In addition, the basement will be lowered two feet to be ADA compliant with the other side of the basement, and to be in line with Phase 3 plans for
the theater renovation. A framing crew, along with volunteers, are putting up the classroom addition next week and working on various other projects.
Next steps include digging the basement and cutting back the gallery’s second floor to be an open balcony and to reexpose the full height of the stained glass windows.
Morgan, McCreery Headline at County Fair The Cattaraugus County Fair is proud to announce two powerful nights of country music! On Wednesday, July 30 at 8 p.m., Craig Morgan will hit the stage with hits like “International Harvester,” “Red Neck Yacht Club,” “Wake Up Loving You” and many more! Tickets are $30 for track, $25 for bleachers and $20 for grandstand plus gate
admission. On Thursday, July 31 at 8 p.m., Scotty McCreery will light up the night with “See You Tonight,” “Something More,” “Can You Feel It” and many more! Tickets are $35 for track, $30 for bleachers and $28 for grandstand. Tickets for both shows go on sale Thursday, April 10 at 9 a.m. They can be purchased
in person at the Corporate Building at the Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds at 501 Erie St. in Little Valley or by phone with a Visa, MasterCard or Discover at (716) 9389146. More information is available on the fair’s website at www.cattarauguscofair.com. Don’t miss the concert events of the summer, right in your own backyard!
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accessible and families are allowed to bring their own picnic baskets to the shows. When you add to this mix an arts and craft show, a Pet Parade, Strawberry Festival and other daytime entertainment in this historic village … along with Ellicottville’s numerous shops and restaurants just waiting to be explored … then it’s no wonder the festival attracts thousands each year from across Western New York, Ohio, Northern Pennsylvania and Southern Ontario. This year’s festival gets a big lift (literally) when it kicks off on Friday, July 4, with the festival’s first-ever Holiday Valley Top of the Mountain Party. It begins with an almost
mile-long chairlift ride to the top, where there will be food and drink stations, live entertainment and a spectacular view of the valley below. Saturday, July 5 marks the return of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, the 80-musician strong ensemble that will perform everything from the Stars and Stripes Forever to a variety of popular classics, before they wrap up with the iconic 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky, complete with choreographed fireworks to end the evening with a bang. Not to be outdone, the weekend festival wraps up on Sunday evening, July 6, with national recording artists The Gin Blossoms, known for such
albums as “New Miserable Experience,” which sold over 4 million copies and such Grammy-nominated songs as “As Long as It Matters.” Aside from the fact that families are allowed to bring their own lawn chairs and picnic baskets, individual and group VIP packages are also available that include meals, refreshments, all event tickets, and preferred parking and seating. To learn more about Ellicottville’s 2014 Summer Music Festival, call 1-800349-9099, email info@ ellicottvilleny.com or go to www.ellicottvilleny.com.
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Country and Bluegrass Festival in Springville July 26 The Concord Historical Society has begun planning the third annual Fiddler’s Green Country and Bluegrass Festival, scheduled for July 26. The festivities will be held on Franklin St. in Springville, from the Fiddler’s Green Park, to the Historical Society’s circa 1890’s General Store at Franklin and Main. The first “Fiddle Fest” was held in 2012 as part of the Town of Concord’s Bicentennial Celebration. In 2013, the name of the event
was changed slightly in order to recognize the early name for the Springville/Concord area, “Fiddler’s Green.” Six bands will provide continuous Country and Bluegrass music from noon until 6 p.m. In addition, the festival committee is planning to add crafters, food vendors, a Colonial encampment in Fiddler’s Green Park and historical demonstrations. An entertainment tent will be available for informal acoustic jamming throughout the day.
A Community Round and Square Dance will also be held Saturday evening in the Town Hall with a performance by the WNY Cloggers Association. Festival meetings are open to the public and held every other Friday at 10 a.m. in the court room at the Concord Town Hall. The next meeting is Friday, April 4. For more information, email jmaul2@juno.com call or 592-4766.
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trim back these broken branches. Be careful not to do any heavy pruning on spring-blooming shrubs or trees that bloom in the spring. The emerging blossoms would be trimmed off and would not bloom this season. This is true for lilacs, rhododendron, azaleas, magnolias, red bud and similar flowering trees and shrubs. I will keep you posted on upcoming gardening events with descriptions, dates and times. In May, Gardening Day will be presented by the Master Gardeners of Cattaraugus County, and starting in July, Wednesdays in the Arboretum will begin. Enjoy your garden and if you have any questions, contact me through the Ellicottville Times by emailing barb.mg@ elllicottvilletimes.com or calling (716) 699-4062.
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Spring — the calendar says it’s spring, but this latest snowfall brings us back to winter. I did see a few of my early spring bulbs poking their leaves thru the frozen soil, waiting for warmer weather and sunshine. If you are at all like me, you can hardly wait to get out into your garden. Most gardens need a little cleanup from the late fall and winter. Broken branches, late season falling leaves, plant stalks left in the garden for the winter, birdseed leftovers, etc. As anxious as we may be, we also must very careful to protect those early bulb and plant shoots. When you start to uncover these, do it gradually so they are somewhat protected from any additional freezing weather we may experience and from hungry deer or
rabbits. Squirrels also like to get into tender green shoots and dig up any bulbs they may have missed in the fall. Our lawns also need to be checked for late fall and winter damage. Snow mold, as well as vole and mole tracks, can do harm to our lawns and need to be addressed. As the snow melts, if you have an area where the snow has drifted in, take a rake or garden hoe and spread this snow out. It will melt more easily and will prevent additional damage to your lawn. This is also the perfect time to check shrubs and trees for broken branches and damage created during the winter months. Clean and sharpen your trimmers — if you didn’t do so in the fall — and
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Hundreds of Horses Die for Silly Sport When it was conceived in the 1880’s by jockeys in England, “water derby� involved playfully passing a ball around in shallow ponds at the race track while mounted on their steeplechase horses. Today, water polo is a tough, demanding sport played in deep pools by both men and women from 40 countries, athletes driven solely by the lure of Olympic gold. At a recent press conference, London’s International Animal Rights group said enough is enough. They will protest the upcoming Olympics in Brazil, if necessary. “Two hundred and two horses drowned in polo pools last year alone and the world, especially the Canadian public should be ashamed of themselves,� said Samuel Steed, spokesman for the group. Steed went on to say that horses drowning in the sport of water polo used to be a rarity, but now that it’s an Olympic event, gold medals and large endorsement contracts are pushing the players to raise their game to another level, which means keeping the horses under the water longer. Of the 202 equine fatalities, most were at the hands of female Canadian polo players. “How many polo ponies must die in pools at the hands of desperate Canadian females before we can ban this sport entirely?� asked Steed, who was near tears at this point in his address. Steed was furious that the rights of animals are being ignored by Olympic officials in Rio de Janeiro where a new 15,000-seat Aquatic Centre is being built for the 2016 games. Okay, okay, okay. Stop reading. Take a breath. Not a word of that is true. They do not use horses in the sport
of water polo. I wrote that counterfeit column 20 years ago, timed so it was published on April 1. This April Fool’s printed prank went on to show Ted Turner and Jane Fonda in their poolside skybox sipping Champagne; that those readers who wanted to help ban the sport of water polo contact London’s International Animal Rights or L.I.A.R. When readers finally realized it was a hoax, I received more hate mail than the time I claimed my mother shouldn’t share her doggie bag with my dog. My point is, a good April Fool’s joke could work in the past, but not today. Today, real events have overtaken the time-honored hoax in the realm of the ridiculous. For example, six nations, their air forces, navies, satellites and the international space station can find no trace of a huge airliner that disappeared from the face of the earth 24 days ago and counting? Who would believe such an absurd story in the year 2014, when everyone is secretly photographed a dozen times while shopping downtown and by 10 in the morning, President Obama knows what Chancellor Merkel had for breakfast. If I wrote about a 656,000 lb. Boeing 777-200ER evaporating into the air or disappearing into deep water without a trace in today’s hi-tech world, nobody would read past the second paragraph. The disappearance of the Kuala Lumpur jet has already spun off about a dozen wacky conspiracy theories, the best being that it climbed so high and so fast that it’s now in orbit. In fact, the only thing we know for sure is that Charlie Sheen is not involved in the disappearance of this plane. For instance, Russia invades the nation of Ukraine, severs
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the town, village and two area developers has been reviewed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA agrees with the project’s conclusion that existing floodplain maps for the area are obsolete and should be formally revised by the agency. For funding reasons, however, FEMA will not begin to redraft the maps until 2015. Once the maps are formally revised, town and village property owners may ask their mortgage companies to reconsider their flood insurance policy rates, potentially resulting in potential savings of thousands of dollars a year. A proposal put forth by the WNY Southtowns Scenic Byway board of directors to extend the existing byway from southern Erie County into Cattaraugus County, along Route 219 for about 25 miles, has been endorsed by nearly all Cattaraugus
County municipalities that would be impacted. However, some members of the county legislature have expressed opposition to the requirement that new billboards would be prohibited along the route (existing billboards would be grandfathered in). Ellicottville’s Town Supervisor John Burrell noted that most of the municipalities involved already have sign ordinances limiting or banning billboards. New Local Laws For pedestrian safety reasons, the Ellicottville Village Board passed a law making Hughey Alley oneway from east to west between Monroe and Jefferson streets. Cars, delivery trucks and other vehicles will no longer be able to cut through the Alley from Jefferson to reach Monroe Street. Watch for one-way and directional signage to be installed soon. The Town of Great Valley’s
board passed a new property maintenance law to encourage residents to take better care of their properties by making it illegal to create unsightly and unsafe conditions caused by unkempt property, dilapidated buildings and the accumulation of trash such as junk cars. The law provides a mechanism for the municipality to enforce the law according to state guidelines by formally citing the property owner for violation and assessing fines. A provision to the law also allows the town to work on completion of cleanup and add the town’s cost onto the landowner’s tax bill.
off and annexes Crimea and the vanquished citizens of that Black Sea peninsula vote 97% to join the conquering country!? Really!? If the Crimeans hate the hammer, wait til they get the sickle. A free state that willingly joins the all-new, old Soviet Union is like a young and talented hockey player actually wanting to join the Toronto Maple Leafs. Case in point, the mayor of Canada’s largest city admits to consorting with felons and gang members, driving drunk, binge drinking, smoking crack cocaine and in the first poll taken for the upcoming election, he’s leading all the other candidates. Ludicrous? Yes, and true. What does it tell us when this kind of mind boggling scandal happened once before when Marion Barry, the mayor of Washington, D.C. was caught on camera soliciting a prostitute and smoking crack and ... he got re-elected once he got out of jail? Yes, it tells us that history, even scandalous history, repeats itself. But more importantly, it tells us that when the stupid get organized, democracy is in serious trouble. Bottom line: satire is dead. When actual events become more preposterous than anything a fanciful mind can imagine, it’s a ship called Parody that is sending up debris from the bottom of the ocean.
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new I Ski NY bus program will be introduced next season that will provide charter bus service to Holiday Valley, HoliMont and other Western New York ski areas from Toronto during the week and on weekends. HoliMont’s marketing director, Dash Hegeman, said this will be a welcome program for the resort and for Ellicottville in general. He said, “We’re always looking for ways to get more people coming down from Canada.� The Generosity of Many The winter season is always full of fun and games, but there’s also a lot of serious work that gets done behind the scenes at Holiday Valley, HoliMont and many Ellicottville civic organizations to coordinate dozens of fundraising events that support the efforts of many non-profit and charitable organizations. This year, these events raised
tens of thousands of dollars for organizations such as Boarding for Breast Cancer, the Buffalo area’s Women’s Oncology Program at Camp Good Days, United Way of Cattaraugus County, Lounsbury Adaptive Ski Program, volunteer Ski Patrols, Mercy Flight, Aspire of WNY, the Ellicottville Food Pantry and many more. Ongoing Area Projects and Improvements Area municipalities spent the winter months working on plans for several infrastructure projects. The NYS DOT’s sidewalk project, which includes construction of a sidewalk from HoliMont into the village along Route 242, improvement of the Elizabeth/Fillmore/ Route 219 intersection, and rebuilding the handicap ramps and curbs at five intersections in the village along Washington Street, is scheduled to begin as soon as the ground thaws.
The East Tank water project also is moving along, and a bond counselor was hired to come up with a bonding plan for the four municipalities that will benefit from the tank — the Town and Village of Ellicottville, the Town of Mansfield and the Town of Great Valley. Some details still need to be worked out before a joint public hearing for all municipalities can be scheduled for May. The Village of Ellicottville is working on plans for a renovated wastewater treatment facility that will upgrade the system and allow for future development. The cost of the project has grown from an initial estimate of $1.6 million to as much as $4 million. Grants and other funding sources are being sought in order to help pay for the project. A floodplain remapping project that was completed by
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Whitewater Rafting Season “Not being able to swim tends to be a very large concern for people,� said Christine Baer of Catt Rafting Adventures. “But we supply Coast Guard-approved life jackets with plenty of buoyancy. In our safety talk before we hit the water, we cover what an individual should do if they come out of a raft. In almost every instance if someone comes out of a raft, they are very close to the raft and are pulled into the raft immediately. Strength is really not a factor. If an individual works with the water, the raft team can get anywhere on the water. Listening and observing is the most important requirement. Listen to the instructions of the guide and watch for obstruction in the water — rocks, trees, etc.� Whitewater rafting involves paddling through various degrees of whitewater that are categorized by class. Class 1
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rapids are the smallest waves with few obstructions, and as the classifications goes up, the waves get larger and the navigation through them more difficult. In Zoar Valley, the rapids go up to Class 4. ZVC runs two different trips down the creek. “The intro to whitewater rafting section is 6 miles long with great scenery and sports Class 1 and 2 rapids suitable for all ages,� Redline explained. “The main Zoar section is 9 miles long with numerous Class 1-3 rapids and maybe a couple 4s if the water is running high.� “Most groups want the main gorge, which is where the main rapids are,� Baer said. “But we do offer the upper gorge, which is moving water with a few rapids.� Showing up prepared is also a factor in a positive rafting experience. Redline offers
suggestions of gear for those planning a trip. “We encourage our guests to bring along a towel, synthetic sweater, rain jacket, hat, Croakies for your glasses, and camera. Also, wearing something thin and tight like Spandex, Lycra, pantyhose, etc. under the wetsuit can aid
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“I just tell them that in over 30 years of doing this, we have taken thousands of scouts — both boy and girl — youth groups and seniors as well (down the river),� Redline said. “I never try and talk someone into doing it, but if they do go, they always cry for more.� “We are very safety oriented,� assured Baer. “We are all NYS licensed guides who practice safety techniques all year long. We will cover safety before we leave our facility, before we hit the water and talk about safety factors as we go down the river. To be very honest, most people are nervous because of the ‘unknown.’ Trust your guide, trust your team and work as a team. Usually within 30-45 minutes of working as a group, the nervous concern dissipates. Again, the biggest concern people have is coming out of the raft. If this happens, the
guide and other rafts are right there to provide assistance.� ZVC offers scheduled weekend trips (two trips daily on Saturdays and Sundays), as well as weekday trips that can be scheduled for groups of 15 or more. For more information, visit www.zoarvalleyrafting. com or email raftzvc@yahoo. com. Catt Rafting Adventures also offers scheduled trips on weekends, departing mid-late morning, and weekday trips that can be reserved for private groups. For more information, visit www.cattraftingadventures. com or email info@ cattraftingadventures.com. Rafting is a great way to meet new people, bond with those you already know, take in the beauty of Zoar Valley and have a blast. The season is short, so take advantage while you can.
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Sky High Adventure Park is scheduled to open on Friday, May 2. Sky High consists of the Aerial Park, a series of platforms and bridges meandering through the treetops, the Climbing Forest, a three-dimensional version of a climbing wall, and the Mountain Coaster, where riders wind through the woods on a track. (The Mountain Coaster reopens May 23.) Looking for another way to enjoy Holiday Valley this spring? Get a workout by mountain biking on the resort’s mountain biking trails. The loop starts at the Holiday Valley Training Center and challenges riders to tackle the hilly terrain. Mountain bike rentals are available at the Inn at Holiday Valley. For more information, call (716) 699-2345.Don’t forget - the Mudslide Obstacle Trail Run is June 14 at Holiday Valley. You can also hike anywhere at Holiday Valley except on the golf course and through Sky High. A free map is available at customer service and at the lodging properties to help you navigate the resort. Warmer temps and melting snow does not mean the end of the fun at Holiday Valley—it just means a different kind of fun! Take in the fresh air and enjoy the sights and sounds of Holiday Valley in the springtime — you won’t be disappointed! For more information, visit www.holiayvalley.com.
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Flying Through the Air and Skimming Through a Pond
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It was a busy week at HoliMont. The Acrobag Progression Tour hit, to the delight of many. From Wednesday, March 26 to Sunday, March 30, skiers and snowboarders of all ages and ability levels came out to check out the airbag. For those not familiar, the Acrobag is a tool to help people safely learn new tricks. Described as a “great big nice pillowy soft air bag” and a “tool that’s safe for learning,” the Acrobag has helped athletes of all sports reach new limits. From mountain bikers learning their first backflip, to Peetu Piiroinen perfecting his flips on route to winning an Olympic silver medal at the 2010 Vancouver Games, the Acrobag has helped athletes safely learn new skills in a controlled environment. Acrobag is a rider-owned and operated company whose mission is to reduce injuries while advancing athletic progression. Former professional snowboarder Marc-Andre Tarte owns Acrobag and brings a wealth of knowledge and energy to the events that he runs. Tarte and his crew rolled into HoliMont on Tuesday, March 25 and, with the assistance of the HoliMont Mountain Crew, they began constructing the jumps for the 50’ by 50’ airbag. Despite less than ideal jump
formation conditions, by the end of the day a large 45’ wide by 12’ tall jump was shaped at the bottom of Snow Bird. All that needed to be done after that was to let it set up overnight and then do some grooming/ shaping the next morning and it would be good to go. Naturally, Wednesday’s Acrobag traffic was minimal, but as the week progressed, so did Acrobag sales. On Thursday the 27th, Acrobag saw the nicest weather that it would get during its stay at HoliMont. The morning started off brisk, but as the day went on, the temperature rose a bit and a solid group of local skiers and riders came out to show off their skills in the air. By the time the weekend hit, HoliMont Members were chomping at the bit to start hitting the airbag. Saturday the 29th was HoliMont’s annual pond skimming event, which brought a lot of members and guests out to the club. The circus-themed pond skimming (put on by HoliMont’s Lift Maintenance Department) was entertaining to the spectators and challenging to the brave participants. Two people made it across the chilling pond (while dressed in circus attire) and the other 23 participants got wet. Some much more than others. Amid the costumed participants, the Lift Maintenance staff in full circus attire, and the elephant
that was walking around the pond, HoliMont really did become a circus for the afternoon. Between pond skimming, the freestyle airbag and the tubing airbag that Acrobag brought this year and set up specifically for the weekend, the airbags got a lot of action throughout the course of the day. In fact, after pond skimming culminated it started raining, but the Acrobag fans would not be deterred. Even as the rain poured from the sky, kids kept racing down the hill on snow tubes and getting vaulted into one airbag while others adjacent to the tubing slope launched themselves into the air on their skis/snowboard and practiced twisting, spinning and flipping into the massive airbag. HoliMont plans to stay open through April 13 and, as always, will be open to the public Monday through Friday. We hope to see you out here enjoying the slopes before we shut them down for the season. With any luck, we’ll even have some nice spring conditions to enjoy before it is all said and done.
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U.S. Freestyle Championships 2014
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Singles: The biggest competition of the year commenced on March 28 at Deer Valley Resort in Utah. The course was on Champion run, the toughest course on the World Cup circuit, at 250 meters long with a 29 degree gradient. HoliMont’s Maggie Ryan was skiing in a field of 43 women, some of which were the top ranked in the country including five U.S. ski team members and a Sochi Olympian, Eliza Outrim. Bringing her best from a successful season and a lot of hard work and training, Maggie put down a solid run and placed 10th after the qualifying run, moving her into the finals, which takes the top 16 finishers. Aiming to keep that top 10 spot, Maggie improved her time by 2 seconds from her first run, nailed her jumps and finished with a 9th place overall.
Duals: On March 30, the last event of the year brought everyone into the duals competition. Maggie drew a bye for the first round based on her ranking going into the comp. In the round of 32, she won her dual with a good, clean run. Moving onto the round of 16, she was up against Sophia Schwartz, ranked 3rd in the US and 2nd in the completion, and a skier who narrowly missed making the Olympic Team. Knowing this was her last run in competition of the season, Maggie gave it her all, skied one of the best runs of the year, but couldn’t quite give it the same speed as Sophia. Maggie ended up with a 9th place finish in duals. Ending the season with two top 10 finishes in U.S. Nationals exceeded Maggie’s goals for the year. She can’t wait for the 2015 season.
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Lent — a Christian season of preparation before Easter. In Western Christianity, Ash Wednesday marks the first day, or the start of the season of Lent, which begins 40 days prior to Easter (Sundays are not included in the count). Lent is a time when many Christians prepare for Easter by observing a period of fasting, repentance, moderation and spiritual discipline. Many Christians manifest this in the form of “giving up” something that will reflect a sacrifice or suffering. The purpose is to set aside time for reflection on Jesus Christ, his suffering and his sacrifice, his life, death, burial and resurrection.
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the brain’s reward pathways. People with very processed sugary diets had a 58 percent higher risk of being depressed, found in a study in the British Journal of Psychiatry. Heart: Sugar inflames the linings of the arteries to the heart, increasing the risk of coronary artery disease. High sugar levels impair the arteries’ ability to respond to the heart’s need for more blood flow and makes both arteries and platelets “stickier,” increasing the risk of stroke or heart attack, says Jennifer Berman, M.D. Skin: When sugar bombards the body, proteins incorporate it as part of their structure. This process — glycation — ages and weakens your skin, causing sagging and wrinkles. So, giving up sugar may feel like a sacrifice, and for sure you will suffer withdrawal, but if you are one of the folks who has chosen to remove it to honor your beliefs, then I say, “Good for you.” Your body and loved ones will be eternally grateful.
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Health & Fitness: Giving up Sugar for Lent Which brings me to my topic … many of my Christian friends and clients have decided to give up sugar for lent. Sounds simple, but it is not. Sugar looks innocent, but it’s an inflammation bomb. That’s why the American Heart Association set new recommendations for maximum daily added sugar: 24 grams for women and 36 grams for men. Here are just a few examples of what sugar can do the human body. Kidneys: Sugar overload can damage the delicate filtration system and, over time, you could develop endstage renal disease and have to go on dialysis or even require a transplant. No surprise — diabetes is one of the main causes of kidney failure. Joints: High-sugar diets pump inflammatory cytokines into your bloodstream, which can exacerbate arthritis. And the more fat you carry, the more wear and tear your joints endure. Brain: Sugar can rewire
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Looking for a creative and productive way for your kids to spend their Spring Break? It’s not too late to sign up for one of the Cattaraugus County Arts Council Art Camps this April 14-18. For only $65, students can register for one of the weeklong hands-on day camps and explore creativity in a fun and educational way. Budding artists ages 4-7 can explore their imaginations and expand their artistic skills during this weeklong ArtVenture camp. Led by instructors Courtney Mealy and Heather Carroll, this series will stimulate students’ love of colors, shapes, and materials to develop fundamental artistic skills. Students will discover a new medium each day, and projects will include an introduction to tie-dye, life-
size portraits, animal drawings, hand sewing and DIY journals. ArtVenture for New Artists will run from 9-10 a.m., Monday through Friday. ClayVenture for Young and Junior Artists returns this spring break with an exciting new list of projects. Students ages 7-10 and 10-14 will be led by instructor Patti Rosenswie, who will show the kids how to build fun and functional ceramic artwork. These all-inclusive clay camps will cover a variety of hand building techniques. All new projects include hand built bowls, plates, rockets and a bird feeder. The final day of class will be spent learning about ceramic glazes and other decorative techniques to complete their works of art. Students will love spending
time doing something creative with their peers in a fun and encouraging environment. For more information or to register for classes, please call (716) 372-7455 or visit www. myartscouncil.net. All classes are held at CCAC’s studio at 100 West Main St., Allegany NY 14706. The Cattaraugus County Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) that has been improving quality of life in the Cattaraugus County region for over 15 years with quality arts programs and services. CCAC is funded by the New York State Council on the Arts and by members and business sponsors. For more information on CCAC or for information on supporting the arts, see www.myartscouncil. net.
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Improvements Holiday Valley will be adding 54 state-of-the-art automated snow guns along the slopes at Snowledge, The Wall, Morning Star and Crystal. These new guns make better snow more efficiently and help mitigate weather swings. Dennis Eshbaugh noted at the CCIDA meeting that the new technology powering the guns is the “future of our industry” and significantly improves the quality of the product for our customers. In addition to the guns, Holiday Valley will be extending snowmaking pipelines to the Reindeer, Woodpecker, Firecracker, Cindy’s and Champagne slopes to provide better, more complete coverage in those areas. Additional grooming and widening of several slopes is planned as well. Mountain Bike Flow Trail In cooperation with the WNY Mountain Biking Association (WNYMBA), Holiday Valley will be creating a two-mile mountain biking flow trail from the summit of the ski area
to Sky High Adventure Park. The trail will complement the existing trail network in the adjacent state forest, which also was designed and planned by the WNYMBA. The new flow trail will be a winding route with banked turns that will be appropriate for beginner and intermediate riders, but challenging enough for experts. Incidentally, the HV trail is one of four East Coast finalists in a competition sponsored by Bell Helmets that is offering prize money to support construction. The competition is voter-driven. You can vote for Holiday Valley during the East Coast voting window from May 5-18 at www.bellhelmets. com. Pool Complex Cabana A new cabana for the swimming pool complex was on the list of projects last summer, but for a number of reasons was delayed until this year. The cabana will be a wood and glass-enclosed structure that will match the look and feel of the Champagne Sundeck. HV Road Realignment
The largest project on Holiday Valley’s list is realignment of Holiday Valley Road. This involves rerouting the road up to the third tier of the current parking lot and coming back around to the main road at a point to be determined farther up the road toward the Tannenbaum area. The intent is to provide better traffic flow, more parking and improved pedestrian safety. The resort has been working with engineers and the Town of Ellicottville’s Highway Department for several years to determine the best route for all involved. Holiday Valley Vice President of Operations Bonnie Koschir said the resort is looking into applying for a grant from the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council to help fund construction. The project likely will begin sometime in 2015. Jane Eshbaugh says she will be announcing the full list of confirmed improvement projects within the next couple of weeks. We’ll keep you posted.
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As she helps Vivian sort through her possessions and memories, Molly learns that she and Vivian aren’t as different as they seem to be. A young Irish immigrant orphaned in New York City, Vivian was put on a train to the Midwest with hundreds of other children whose destinies would be determined by luck and chance.
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Annual Home Show Coming and Hardwood as a Flooring Material at 4 p.m. Shanna Miller-Clark will also present two seminars: Flower Combinations with Wow! — learn how to combine plant colors, textures and heights for beautiful containers and landscapes; and Getting Your Kids into Gardening — a session packed with tips and tricks for parents and grandparents on how to get kids involved with gardening. Ms. Miller-Clark of Miller’s Farm Market is a graduate of the Ohio State University ATI, and a lifelong gardening enthusiast. As a child, she grew up working at Miller’s Farm Market and after college pursued a career at a large Proven Winners® greenhouse in southeast Michigan for 10 years. She recently has moved back to WNY with her family and is again working at the family business on East State Street in Olean. More than 70 of the area’s leading businesses are expected to exhibit their wares and services at the show, scheduled from Friday,
April 11 through Sunday, April 13 at the William O. Smith Recreation Center, 551 East State St. in Olean, across from Bradner’s Stadium. Hours are Friday, 5–9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. The demos and seminars are not limited to the inside! 6V Sales and Service out of Bradford will be the show’s official ATV demo sponsor. Show goers will be able to test out their Husqvarna Motorcycles, Arctic Cat ATVs and Side by Sides and their new 50” wide machines, the Wildcat Trail. Licensed drivers are eligible to demo. 6V Sales and Service will also be displaying the 2015 Arctic Cat Snowmobiles to go with their “Sneak Peak 2015” Snowmobile Sale, Husqvarna Motorcycles and Genuine Scooters. For more information on the Olean Home and Garden Show, please call Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce at (716) 372-4433 or email member@oleanny.com.
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The annual Home Show is brimming with practical ideas, real solutions and a host of applicable ideas to take home. Show goers can talk to a number of area experts and learn about construction, decorating trends, accessories, cabinets, appliances and more — all in one place. This year, the committee will dedicate show space to bring demonstrations and seminars back on the show floor. To highlight the event, National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) will present two “DoIt-Yourself” seminars. Chris Zizza of Westwood, Mass., will be presenting on behalf of NWFA, a not-for-profit trade association representing all segments of the hardwood flooring industry, from manufacturers, to distributors, to retailers, to installers. They provide training and resources for to DIYs and wood flooring pros to ensure that you get high quality flooring that will last a lifetime. The two seminars are both on Saturday, April 12: Wood Flooring 101 at 12:30 p.m. and Bamboo, Cork
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Simply Food: SPRING SPINACH SAUCE By Liz Bares
My daughter is a pretty picky eater. She only likes bananas with peanut butter, eats eggs only when nestled inside an English muffin with cheese and catsup, and chokes down greens as if she were eating her brother’s gym socks. As a lover of almost all foods, this distresses me, although I’m confident when I was seven there were certain foods I did not go near. Typically, our weekly menu is a mish-mash of foods I think are healthy and the kids should try, and foods I know for certain they will eat. I’m lucky that both my kids seem to eat a good variety of foods, but not liking greens is something my girl needs to get over. A few years ago a friend of my in-laws was in town
and making a dinner for all the kids. In the Cuisinart was a green sauce that smelled like pesto but was creamier in consistency. I asked what she was making. She said it was a sauce she came up with because her daughters disliked spinach. Spinach is packed with all kinds of valuable nutrients! Before kale became the reigning queen of hipster smoothies everywhere, spinach was the star. Packed with vitamins A and C, iron and magnesium, spinach is a very good contender for the veggie all-star games. Well, my girl hates spinach. Picks it out of salads, surgically removes it from a quiche, or goes into a full whining tantrum when the beautiful
dark green leaves are casually laying on the cutting board. I asked the family friend for the recipe and tried it myself the following night. I made the sauce secretly as to put off my daughter from any ingredients, then warmed the sauce and ladled it over some hot noodles. Eleanor sniffed it, inspected it closely and decided it was just some sort of pesto and bit into a spoonful of noodles. She loved the sauce, LOVED IT! Today, she knows what is in the sauce and does not care one iota. We ate it the other night and she proudly proclaimed to her Dad that they were eating a sauce that had TWO BAGS of spinach in it. Although, she followed that comment up with, “I still hate spinach, unless it’s this sauce.”
Spring Spinach Sauce 2 10 oz. bags of spinach (or three bags of spinach from Canticle Farm) 2 cups low-fat cottage cheese 1-4 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 cup parmesan cheese Small handful of roasted walnuts A few fresh basil leaves or a teaspoon of dried Wilt spinach by putting it in a pan over low to medium heat. Stir the spinach around until it begins to wilt. Keep stirring until completely wilted. Transfer to a colander and squeeze out any liquid. Meanwhile put garlic and walnuts into a food processor and pulse until completely combined. Add basil and pulse a bit more. Add spinach to the food processor with the cheeses. Blend until combined and a beautiful spring green color. Add salt and pepper to taste. Transfer sauce to a saucepan and heat gently over low to medium heat. Add warm sauce to any type of cooked pasta. I like to put a bit a feta cheese on top, but you could just add a sprinkle of more parmesan.
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budget. Much of that increase is the $240,000 needed to pay a portion of the bills for the capital improvement project that was approved by district voters last year. The school’s board and staff cut more than $100,000 in expenses through a number of belt-tightening measures. As a result of these efforts, Superintendent Mark Ward said that no staff members will be losing their jobs and the school will not need to go into its reserve funds. At the same time, the board felt the school cannot ignore the need to improve, expand and maintain technology in order to ensure that students are technologically prepared for college. The budget includes the purchase of 80-100 laptop/ tablet computers, library software upgrades, online textbooks and the addition of a one-day-per-week technology support employee through BOCES. The budget also reflects no increase in state revenues — an assumption the board made during the budget process. As a result of statewide support and lobbying, the state legislature
did approve a “reduction of the reduction” of funding to schools and, it was learned, ECS will be receiving about $45,000 more in state funding than budgeted. However, these funds will be used to replenish the school’s reserve fund. If taxpayers approve the budget as proposed, they will see a 5.5 to 5.8 percent increase in their school taxes next year, 1.7 to 2 percent for the basic budget and 3.8 percent for the capital project approved by voters last year (which does not count toward the state’s tax cap). The final percentage will not be known until district property assessments are completed by the county in July. More News Principals Connie Poulin and Bob Miller both have been busy preparing for state testing that began this week. Part of their preparations included sending a letter to the parents of all students in grades 3-8 outlining the testing schedules and other details to help parents understand and support their children through the process. Poulin has already begun working on transition planning
for next year, including screening potential students for kindergarten and scheduling parent/teacher conferences this spring for parents of students who are struggling. She also is in the midst of in-class teacher observations for this year’s Annual Professional Performance Reviews (APPR). Miller reported that three seniors and 13 juniors were recently inducted into the National Honor Society. And, all juniors will be making a trip to the Buffalo Convention Center for a National College Fair. He also reminded the board that ECS is presenting “South Pacific” this weekend (April 4-5) at Salamanca High School. As a little teaser, he said there will be a “special guest” performing in the pit band. He wouldn’t say anything more. Reminders: ECS is on spring break from April 10-21. The next meeting of the ECS School Board will be held on Tuesday, April 22 at a special time — 4:30 p.m. The board will be voting on the BOCES budget.
Changing of the Guard at CCB By Mary Fox
Michael Wimer began his position as president of the Cattaraugus County Bank on April 17. “Finding a successor was an in-depth, yearlong process,” said retiring president and CEO Salvatore Marranca. “I am proud of the board of directors of CCB who took ownership of management succession.” “We were looking for a combination of technological ability, experience in management, leadership style, the right fit in the community, the right culture for the bank, personality and an understanding of who and what we are,” said Marranca. “We believe we have found them in Mike Wimer.” Wimer arrived at CCB with over 25 years of banking experience having previous experience with all banking positions in a similar market. He comes to CCB from the Swineford National Bank in Pennsylvania where he served as president, CEO and chairman of the board of the $300 million dollar bank. “Coming here is an opportunity to do what I love to do in an independent community bank,” said Wimer. “I come from a rural area much like here,” said Wimer. “I grew up on a farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.” “I love to golf and ski,” said Wimer. “My greatest interest outside of banking is first being a dad to a son, Christian, age 22, who is just one year out of
Michael Wimer, president of Cattaraugus County Bank (left) with Salvatore Marranca, retiring president and CEO
college with a biology major and is teaching for AmeriCorps in Little Rock, Arkansas; and my daughter Hanna, who is 19 and a freshman in college.” Wimer has served on the boards of several organizations including Swineford Hospital and The United Way. “There are a lot of organizations in our service area that need help,” said Marranca. “I am sure Mike will find places to give to the community personally and professionally.” Wimer has not decided yet where he will be living, but it will be in the bank’s service area, which includes Little Valley, Springville, Franklinville, Randolph, Salamanca, Jamestown, South Dayton and Dunkirk. Retiring President Salvatore Marranca will continue as CEO until the end of the year when Wimer will succeed him
as CEO. “I will always be a part of CCB,” said Marranca, who will continue his commitment to the bank as a member of the board of directors. Marranca has been president and CEO of CCB for 32 years during which the bank grew from the main office in Little Valley with 14 employees to seven branch offices and 82 employees. Marranca sees his legacy to CCB as passing on a very strong, safe and sound Independent Community Bank. “As business has prospered, its talented employees must be given credit for keeping the bank growing,” said Marranca. “It comes down to people not stats.” Wimer’s hope for the future of CCB is that it continues to grow and be healthy.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR A Calendar of Events for Ellicottville and the Surrounding Communities April 4-5 ECS musical “South Pacific” at Salamanca High School 7:30 p.m. both nights tickets $7 at the door April 5-6 2014 Little Valley Volunteer Fire Dept. Spring Sportsmen’s Show Buy-sell-trade-browse at the annual Sportsmen’s Show sponsored by the Little Valley Volunteer Fire Department featuring modern and antique firearms and accessories, game calls, sporting goods and fishing tackle. April 5 Naturalist 101: Birding Welcome Spring! Welcome back the birds from their migration back north after winter has ended. www.PfeifferNatureCenter.org April 6 Nash Hill’s “Not-A-Show” Horse Show 2014 The idea behind the “Not-AShow” Show is to allow riders to get in front of a few judges and gather pointers, opinions and suggestions for the upcoming show season. www.nashhillequestriancenter.com
April 9 Farmer-Neighbor Dinner Reservations due March 28 West Valley Fire Hall, 9091 Route 240, West Valley. Call Deb Miller at (716) 938-2318 or email deborahmiller@cattco.org April 11-13 2014 Greater Olean Area Home & Garden Show It’s time for the Greater Olean Area Home and Garden Show! April 11 Rumourz - Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band Show Rumourz plays the best of Fleetwood Mac at Good Times of Olean. www.goodtimesolean.com April 11, 12, 13 Enchanted Mountain Music Festival Just as the ski season ends, the Enchanted Mountain Music Festival tunes up for a fun and lively weekend at Holiday Valley! The weekend features nightly concerts, daily workshops and impromptu jams, along with the good vibes of Holiday Valley and Ellicottville www.holidayvalley.com
April 12 South Dayton Daffodil Festival 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. April 12 Nick Kody & The Creek Road Band 12:00 a.m. at Mongerson Theater at Springville Center for the Arts. www. springvillearts.org April 14 - 18 Cattaraugus County Arts Council Art Camps A creative and productive way for your kids to spend their spring break! www.myartscouncil.net April 25 Springville Jazz Orchestra Spring Concert 7 - 9 p.m. Springville Griffith Institute High School Tickets $5, purchased online, at the door or Emerling Ford/ Chrysler. www.springvillegi.org April 25 Abor Day Celebration at Nannen Arboretum 11:00 a.m. Join us as we plant a new tree and hoist our Tree City USA flag
An Evening with Emily Dickinson - The Ellicottville Memorial Library proudly invites the community to come join us for an evening with Emily Dickinson on April 9th at 6:30 pm. We will start the evening with a showing of the play “The Belle of Amherst” where Julie Harris repeats her Tony Award winning role as the eccentric nineteenthcentury poet Emily Dickinson. Against a handsome set depicting Dickinson’s Amherst, Massachusetts home, Harris is in constant motion recollecting the poet’s past from her work, her diaries and letters and encountering the significant people in her life - friends, relative and acquaintances. The play shrewdly balances the agony of the secluded poet as she tells about her family and the bright moments when Open Daily 10 am – 5 pm • Dickinson can see the joy in life. A poetry reading will Tues. /Wed. until 8 pm follow the movie along with a general discussion. Rag Rug Workshop – Come join instructor Susan Avery, Closed Sunday www.evml.org • local rug maker and owner of The Middle Sister rugs, and 716-699-2842 learn to upcycle ratty old t-shirts and discarded cotton sheets
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April 26 5K Run/Walk For Healthy Kids To raise support the Cattaraugus County Suicide Prevention Coalition. For questions call Eileen Wallace (YMCA) at (716) 373-2400 or Meghan Monahan (Catt County) at (716) 701-3315 April 26-27 Franklinville’s 2014 WNY Maple Festival 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. www.franklinvilleny.org May 3 Allegany Adventure Run at ASP Three different course distances to choose from! Fun post-race party with great door prizes www.heartrateup.com May 1 - 4 Olean Theatre Workshop presents “To Design for Murder” Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Washington Street Theatre. www.oleanworkshop.org
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destined for the trash into pretty, functional rag rugs. If you can hook a simple single crochet, you can create these beautiful household items. Participants bring scissors, a Q or J crochet hook, and 1-2 old cotton bed sheets and/or 2-3 old cotton t-shirts. The workshop will have you prepare your materials, learn the patterns for oval and round rugs, and begin your own project. Call the library at 699-2842 to register for this free workshop which will be held on April 12th from 1 pm to 3 pm. Tax Forms – Most of the frequently used NYS and Federal tax forms and instruction booklets are now available at the library! THE NIGHT SKY - (This class has been rescheduled and there are still a few spots open.) In this class you will discover what’s up there in the Ellicottville night sky. This will include the moon, planets, constellations, galaxies, star clusters, meteors, the northern lights and the International Space Station. Each participant will receive a planisphere
Local Community Meetings All meetings are at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Ashford (2nd Tuesday) April 8
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which we’ll use to find our way around the night sky. The class will meet from 7 PM to 8:30 PM on Wednesdays, April 16th and April 23rd . The fee for this class is $15 to cover the cost of the planisphere. Book Club - meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 1:30 pm. The April 9th book is “A Beautiful Mystery” by Louise Penny. Contact Bev Webster at 945-4089 for more information. New members are always welcome to join this relaxed and informal group!
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Eight New Members NTHS Chapter Ceremony for CA BOCES The National Technical Honor Society Chapter based at the CattaraugusAllegany BOCES Career and Technical Education Center at Ellicottville welcomed eight new members during a ceremony held on Thursday, March 20. This year’s members are: Matthew Bacher, Franklinville Central School, Animal Science; Sammantha Bass, Springville Griffith Institute, Early Childhood Education; Dennis Davies, Ellicottville Central School, Building Technology; Brooklynn Defoe, Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School, Media Communications; Michael Morgan, Pioneer Central School, Natural Resources; Samuel Plaisted, Franklinville Central School, Power Equipment Technology; Mackenzie Riggs, Salamanca City School, Medical Assisting; and Courtney Westberg, Pioneer Central School, Early Childhood Education.
Pictured left to right are: front row - Courtney Westberg, Mackenzie Riggs, Dennis Davies, and Sammantha Bass; back row – CTE Building Principal Noel Sheehy, Brooklynn Defoe, Samuel Plaisted, Michael Morgan, and NTHS Advisor Vicki Slevinski. Missing: Matthew Bacher.
Following a welcome by BOCES Building Principal Mr. Noel Sheehy, NTHS members received certificates from their vocational teachers. The certificates were presented in wood frames crafted by the Building Technology class. NTHS Advisor Mrs. Vicki Slevinski then explained the importance of knowledge to begin the candle lighting ceremony. NTHS students then
described the seven attributes of an NTHS member: skill, honesty, service, responsibility, scholarship, citizenship and leadership. All students were also commended for their scholastic achievements and their choice of a vocational educational pathway for a successful future.
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