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Mountain & Valley NewsVolume 23, Issue 52December 28, 2012

2012: A Year in ReviewEllicottville’s Biggest Stories

by Chris ChapmanAnother year has come and gone. Some things have made news, others have

not had too big of an impact on the area. The landscape of Ellicottville has changed, but not in the way that all those that have asked for more vertical feet would have liked.

New events have hit the busy schedule of our year-round resort town. Sports have been very successful, and academics have found a hearty place in Ellicottville.

A search through all of our 2012 archives have turned up what we find to be the top stories of 2012. Our list has been created in no specific order, and we may have missed something that a reader holds close. If that’s the case, shoot us an email and let us know. Tell us why you feel it was part of the top stories of the year. We will gladly do the leg work and find the story, run your reasoning for it being so important, and make sure to get it in our next few issues.

Here’s what we at the Mountain and Valley News considers the important, newsworthy stories of 2012:

1) Lady Eagles Take the New York State Volleyball Title

Maybe it’s because Ellicottville is a small school, but it seems like a most family orientated school. The Lady Eagles Volleyball team went undefeated, and have the whole of Ellicottville proud of these young athletic women, who have put heart and spirit into their game. The eight girls on the volleyball team all answered the questions: How does it feel being undefeated, What did you think going into the finals, and What was your biggest obstacle in your journey to the top? Here are their answers:

Kayla Dunkleman wrote: “It feels great coming out on top for a change. Going into finals was an amazing experience that I will never forget, being there this year makes me want to work much harder to make it back next year. The biggest obstacle was our small number of players and out injuries, either we had injuries this season or old injuries that had happened.”

Hannah Gerwitz wrote: “It was such a great experience being part of the magnificent 8. Everyone always thought you need to have a big team to be good, not us we had eight and it was great. We are all a family. This season was something I will never forget. All the memories we made on and off the court was what made it so special too. I want to make my senior year season as exciting as this one. Just have to work even harder. We Ellicottville history this year all around.”

Courtney Scanlon wrote: It feels like a dream. It still hasn’t sunk in yet. Going into the finals I was feeling nervous, but I was also feeling confident and really excited! Our biggest obstacle was injuries and keeping a positive attitude. This whole year we have accomplished everything we have ever dreamed of and more.”

Janae Hamilton wrote: It feels amazing to be a State Champ! All our hard work finally paid off and it’s the greatest feeling ever. Our goal was to become State Champs and we obviously never gave up and got the title! I’m so proud of each and every girl on my team. I’m a proud Senior Captain, and I’m glad my Senior volleyball season ended up on a good note.”

Marissa Kent wrote: “It feels great coming out State Champs! We worked so hard for this and it finally came true for us! I’m so proud of every girl on this team!!It’s not just one person who wins a team, it’s a whole team’s effort to win a game. I’ve been with these girls since June 25th, we spent our whole summer at this school and in the gym. We never gave up on each other. I love my team! ONE TEAM ONE FAMILY!”

Marissa Hamilton wrote: I feel amazing. It really is a dream come true. I couldn’t be more happy. I was thinking wow, we made it to States! It was just a complete shock, but I knew we deserved it! We worked hard, really hard. Our biggest obstacles was the number of injuries we had. From one of our middles getting hurt to me (setter) it was a hard thing to get through and we did. No one gave up, we kept pushing through and I am overly excited to be on this team!”

Grace Hall wrote: It feels amazing coming out on top, undefeated. Honestly going into the finals I thought

we would have amazing competition and might lose a set or two. Not saying the other teams weren’t good, because they were all good teams. Throughout the season there have been a lot of injuries. My injury wasn’t a major thing. But the girls had some pretty bad ones. Throughout the season I have played 4 out of the 6 positions. Which wasn’t easy, but I tried my best to fill the shoes of the persons wee lost.”

And Madison Szpaicher wrote: “Being undefeated Champions is a feeling that no one really knows until it happens, you’re on cloud 9-you just accomplished what many people think is impossible. As you can tell injuries were an issue this year, but others stepped up and we still went 27-0. Going into finals, with the drive we had to win there was no way we were going to take defeat. We came for that plaque and that’s what we got!”

2) Gridiron Eagles cap off successful year with Championship win at Ralph Wilson Stadium

Your Section VI Class DD Champion Ellicottville Eagles! The championship team takes a bit of time out of their celebration after their win at Ralph Stadium to pose with thier fans and the championship plaque.

3) Shuffling the Downtown Landscape

“First they cribbed it then they jacked it up and off the foundation,” said Jerry Cobado, a local contractor. “Then, it was put on skates, like four skateboard trucks and skated along steel I-beams to the trailer,” Cobado added, as he was talking about the moving of the Kabob Kafe building from it’s original spot on Monroe street, next to the Ellicottville Brewing Company, and moved to its new plot directly behind the buildings on Monroe street, on the NorthEast corner of parking lot.

Cobado was painting in front of the process of moving the buildings involved cutting power to the businesses and apartments on Monroe Street, so the other

contractors had to use generators to keep working on their particular projects and the rest of the street found ways to comply with the project.

The building was rolled on small skates over steel rails onto a trailer skeleton. “We basically built the trailer underneath it, then they drove it across the parking lot at 3 miles per hour.”

Tom Williams, head chef at Kabob Kafe said it only took eight or nine minutes to move the building. It was ferried across the lot and then set next to the lot it will finally rest. The basement is dug out and cribs were placed in it to support the steel I-beams they will use to skate the building in place. As they worked on the basement wednesday it was snowing but it didn’t slow them down. The building is placed on the cribbing and a foundation will be put in underneath the building. The process took up the Tuesday morning and was the talk of the town.

4) Holiday Valley Introduces New Mud Run

Mud, mud and more mud. Saturday June 16th Holiday Valley hosted the first annual Mud Run. The Mud Run is a foot race with a lot of sticky obstacles. There are two different races, one for those who would feel more comfortable sloshing through muck and mire, hurdling hazards on an all-down-hill slant, that runs for only 3.5 miles, or for the Chuck Norris types there is a 5.4 mile race with some gnarly uphill to conquer.

The official name is the Mudslide Obstacle Run “We have over 200 entrants so far and registration

is really ramping up,” said Jane Eshbaugh, Director of Marketing at Holiday Valley.

5) New Valedictorian and Salutatorian for ECS

ECS Salutatorian -Ashley GolleyAshley Golley was

recently spotlighted in EMVN for her athletic prowess during her stint at Ellicottville Central School. Now we honor the young lady because she is the Salutatorian at ECS for the class of 2012. Ashley grew up in Ellicottville all of her life and played organized sports as well. She likes reading books and spending time with friends and family. Highlighted in her Senior Athlete Spotlight she

mentioned some awards she had received including the US Department of Energy Outstanding Academic Achievement Award in Biology and Chemistry, the Fredrick Douglas and Susan B. Anthony Award, the Rensselaer Medal Award for Math and Science, and the R.I.T. Innovation and creativity Award. She also said she was 2nd in her class all throughout high school so it really came as no surprise that she’d receive the Salutatorian honor.

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Now that she will be heading out into a much different way of life EMVN asked her some more personal questions about her plans and thoughts. Her feelings on her home town show that she appreciates where she is from. “I think that Ellicottville is a nice little town that has a strong sense of community. You may not know everyone, but when you need help, most people would be willing to help.” Golley expressed and added “I am ready for new experiences that take place out of this town. I am excited to go out and explore the new world.”

“School isn’t all that challenging for me, but I have to work hard and make sure I keep my grades up. I totally had to work hard to reach Salutatorian.” Golley confessed, and went on to elaborate her strong points, “My favorite subjects would either be math or science because I am good at them and I enjoy the challenges and the accomplished feeling you get when you figure something out.”

Golley plans to attend college but told EMVN, “I am not sure about what I will be doing after college besides obviously getting a job. I think I will come back to the area although I don’t know of my plans yet. If there would be a job available in the area with the career I was out for I probably would work in this area. I really have no idea what I will be doing as a career after college yet.”

After graduation Golley plans on sticking around Ellicottville until the fall when she departs for college. “This summer I will be spending time with friends and family when I am not working at the Ellicottville Park Program.” She asserted and offered some advice to the class of 2013, “You need to work hard and put the best effort into all of your classes, because even though you may not want to, it will pay off in the end. Also good luck to everyone, I hope they have an enjoyable year.”

EMVN would like to congratulate Ashley on her accomplishments and wish her the best of luck in her endeavors.

ECS Valedictorian Kaitlyn Riethmiller

Ellicottville Mountain and Valley News is proud to spotlight the students at ECS and will continue to do so, alas the end of the school year is here and graduation is upon us. Valedictorian, Kaitlyn Riethmiller was interviewed earlier this year as a Senior Highschool Athlete in this publication. Kaitlyn shared a bit about her life growing up in Great Valley and enjoying every chance she got to go out and play sports. She also shared her academic accomplishments which included being in the top 5 in her class every year and first for the past two years, inevitably becoming Valedictorian for the class of 2012. Her college plans include going to Pitt- Bradford where she plans on playing soccer. EMVN asked her some personal questions about her views on Ellicottville and where she plans on being after college. She started out by saying as most graduates do, “I am very excited to get out of little old Ellicottville.”

Riethmiller has traveled a lot she told EMVN, she traveled with family to visit friends and family throughout the states and she has always enjoyed it. She also said she loved her trip to France with the school two years ago. “One day I would like to travel to Australia for a while. Although I like Ellicottville, I love to go to different states and see different places,” she explained.

Riethmiller said that being at the top of her class wasn’t easy, “I am a very competitive person and I like to do the best I can whenever possible, so striving for Valedictorian was my competitive edge in school, outside of sports. It most definitely didn’t come easy for me; I had to work very hard to achieve my grades. I also had a lot of support from my parents.” Riethmiller affirmed, adding “Both of my parents wanted to make sure that I received the best education possible so they pushed me to achieve high grades.”

It is safe to say that math and science are at the top of the list for most Valedictorians and Salutatorians and is no different with Kaitlyn, they are her favorite subjects. “I think I realized I like math so much a couple years ago. I just enjoy going to math class more than my other classes. I truly realized how much I like science this year through the New Visions program I took at BOCES center in Olean. I studied Anatomy & Physiology this

past year and really fell in love with it. At the beginning of this past year I had an idea about going into the medical field, but now I know for sure that I want to,” Riethmiller proclaimed.

Post college, presumably in the medical profession Kaitlyn doesn’t have plans set in stone but she does plan on working so she can use her degree and support herself financially and not to mention pay off the college loans if she incurs any. She says she may move back to Western New York after college but she doesn’t know if she will end up back in Ellicottville. Kaitlyn said, “This is where my family is and I want to stay close to them, but I also want to get out and see what places interest me most. If a job did open up for me I would consider working here.”

Kaitlyn concluded with her plans after she throws her mortarboard in the air with her fellow students. “This summer I plan on working so I can start saving money for college. I also plan on playing summer soccer, travel softball and enjoying my time with friends. This is the last summer before college and I want to have fun and make some more memories with my friends before we all head off in different directions.”

6) ECS Student Excels in SpellingLet’s face it. Not very many of us are very good at

spelling. Some are simply not able to spell at all. One Ellicottville eighth grader, spelling is a talent, so much so that she is in the top three of Western New York’s best young spellers.

Kaleigh Hunt found herself in the top five for the second year in a row at the Annual Buffalo News Spelling Bee. The competition is the final round before our nation’s best head to Washington D.C. To compete for the top honor.

The journey began in January, as Kaleigh and about 8,000 other students from grades six through eight, from 68 schools in the region started to stand up in front of others, spelling words that some of them had never heard before. Many of those words still carry a mystery in their definition for spellers.

Kaleigh is one of them. Her favorite word on the list of 1,500 words, rooted in German, is weissnichtwo (\v-snik(t)-v\ ), an imaginary or unknown place, was one that she really had no idea what meant.

“I just like the way the word looks and sounds,” she said.

For the past couple years, as she as made it to the regional round, it seems Kaleigh has been plagued by the same student, Nabeel Rahman will be making his third appearance at the national contest. Her honors are not overshadowed, however, with a fifth and third place showing. There is something to be said about two years of such strong competition.

“It took a lot of work studying and preparing for it,” she said.

As the local competitions and preliminary rounds at the Buffalo News narrow the field, 20 competitors took the stage March 4, at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society Auditorium. This was where the hours of study and surprise quizzes from friends would come into play.

“I usually study at least an hour every night,” Kaleigh said. “As the competition got closer, I spent more time than that preparing.”

But study was not limited to her time at home. She had friends that wanted to see her do well. They found a way to really help push those odd spelling rules into Kaleigh’s head.

“I broke the list of about 1,500 words up and gave a list to each of my friends,” Kaleigh said. “I told them to have me spell words whenever they felt like it. It became a competition to see who could make me misspell something.”

All the preparation paid off. “By the time the competition came around, I knew all

the words on the list,” she said.But that would only take her so far. As the field is

narrowed form 20 to five, the list that is sent out for study is no longer used, she said. The words are coming straight form the pages of various dictionaries.

The day did not end with Kaliegh going to Washington to compete nationally, but her experience was one that she said she would not trade for anything.

“It was a fun experience,” she said. “I had the chance to meet some intelligent kids from around the region. It was a lot of work, but it was worth it.”

So, what does the future hold for Kaliegh Hunt? She has some plans.

“I like technology,” she said. “I can see myself going into an engineering-type of career.”

It is fitting that she has been bitten by the technology bug, Kaleigh’s mom is Shawne Hunt, director of technology for the Ellicottville School District.

With her eligibility gone, Kaleigh can now say that she is one of the best spellers in Western New York, possibly the best in Ellicottville.

4) Water Damages Catt. County Building in Little Valley

County Building in Little Valley Sustains Water Damage

The office building housing county government in Little Valley was closed Monday and Tuesday due to extensive water damage. Over the weekend, a pressure fitting attached to the air conditioning unit that sits atop the building burst, continuing to leak and causing water to find its way into the offices. County Administrator Jack Searles said that the county uses well water pumped into the building from behind the building and into a hose attached to the air conditioning unit to cool the building. The offices most affected were those on the 3rd floor. Heavily affected were the office of the district attorney, the jury room and some of the county attorney’s office. On the 2nd floor the surrogate court and the law library sustained damage and on the 1st floor the DMV and the county clerk’s office saw water damage as well as the IT department housed in the basement of the building.

The problem was identified Monday morning as employees arrived. A decision was made to close the building to the public for Monday and Tuesday while expecting to be fully operational as of Wednesday. Employees were still asked to report to work, some given alternate work locations.

According to County Administrator, Jack Searles, fourteen dehumidifiers were put into service as of 6 PM on Monday evening. Maintenance crews were actively engaged in cleaning up. Standing water and saturated and damaged ceiling tiles that had fallen had to be removed.

Searles said that the DMV office equipment was heavily saturated. The equipment is largely owned by New York State. It is expected that office to be open but it is in the hands of the state at present.

The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office was not affected.

7) Camp Lakeland Gains New Life - After months of speculation, from all indications, Machias will soon be home to one of the newest upscale resort destination spots in the area. Camp Lakeland, formerly owned by the Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo was sold to a Niagara Falls businessman late last Fall. Plans are in the works to make The Woods at Bear Creek an out-of-doors, family oriented resort which is expected to open some time this year.

Owner, John Hutchins told the paper there there is already an impressive list of amenities to offer campers at the resort. Because of the many amenities on the property, The Woods at Bear Creek will be known for “glamping” or glamour camping. Glamping is a different approach to camping—an all-inclusive experience for people. It will house not only a 250 seat restaurant overlooking the approximately 20 acre lake, but also 35 cabins, a recreational center and stage with seating for about 300, athletic fields, tennis and multiple basketball courts, baseball field, soccer field as well as an equestrian area. The camp boasts of a heated Olympic size swimming pool and a 1400 foot zip line and ropes course. Additionally, there are miles of hiking and cross country ski trails and a ropes climbing course.

When asked if the camp will be hiring, Hutchins said, “Yes, when we get permanent financing in place. We will be hiring to renovate buildings and to do some of the construction work that needs to be done.”

Hutchins also plans to have a comfortable place for both snowmobilers and skiers in the large front lounge area that will be equipped with a fireplace and a bar. He said ski passes in Ellicottville will be available in the Winter and golf passes in the Summer.

An avid sportsman himself, Hutchins originally went to look at the property thinking it was 750 acres of hunting land, but couldn’t believe the opportunity the camp area held. It is across the road from Bear Creek state forest plus another forest on Tug Hill. Although hunting will not be allowed on the campgrounds, the state woods is there to afford sportsmen the opportunity to do so.

Hutchins said that another possibility is to offer memberships entitling people to have any two weeks of the year with a discounted daily rate. No rates have been set as yet.

With regard to equestrian opportunities, Hutchins said that they have facilities where people can bring horse trailers. He is planning on leasing horses.

His present business, Hutch Enterprises is a development company with various entities including apartments, mobile home parks, retail buildings, office buildings and the Rapids Theater in Niagara Falls, NY. He purchased the former Camp Lakeland for $1.3M.

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SAT., DEC. 29THCamp Turner Winter Camp 2012 in Allegany State Park - boys and girls ages 7 – 16 are invited to sign up! This overnight camp program is located in the beautiful Quaker Area of Allegany State Park from Thurs., Dec. 27, 10am - Sat., Dec. 29, 6pm. Visit www.CampTurner.com or call 716-354-4555 for details and registration information.

Wednesday, January 9Franklinville Fire Hall Monthly Dinner - Wed., Jan 9, 4:30-7:30pm. This months menu is pork roast and side dishes - $8, soup and sandwich - $4.

ON-GOING EVENTS & MEETINGS

AUDUBON CENTER AND SANCTUARY

Unless otherwise noted, all take place at the Audu-bon Center and Sanctu-ary, 1600 Riverside Road, one-quarter mile east of Route 62 between James-town and Warren. To learn more, call (716) 569-2345 or visit http://jamestown-audubon.org/.• Friday, December 28, 10 a.m.-noon, Christmas with the Critters: Meet Audu-bon’s education animals up close and personal! Admission can be either a present to help with the care of the animals or other Audubon activities or $7/$5 Friends of the Na-ture Center. Reservations are not required.• Saturday, December 29, 10-11:30 a.m., Hike with a Naturalist: Join an Audu-bon staff teacher/natural-ists for a walk. You’re sure to learn a thing or two! $7; $5/Friends of the Nature Center. Reservations are not required.

Cattaraugus County Tea Party Patriots - 1st & 3rd Mon., 6:30pm, John Ash Senior Center, 112 N. Barry St., Olean - Meetings are open to the public. The group was formed by local residents concerned about exces-sive government spend-ing and regulation www.cattcoteaparty.org

ELLICOTTVILLEMEMORIAL LIBRARY

• Night Sky Classes – We have the following three classes planned for this winter: THE NIGHT SKY- In this class you will discover what’s up there in the Ellicottville night sky. We’ll cover all sorts of good subjects, some fa-miliar and some not so fa-miliar. These will include the moon, planets, constel-lations, galaxies, star clus-ters, meteors, the northern lights and the Internation-al Space Station. These targets range from naked eye visibility to brilliant objects in binoculars and small telescopes. Each participant will receive a planisphere which we’ll use to find our way around the night sky. With a pla-nisphere you will become

familiar with constella-tions and star patterns for any of the 365 nights of the year. The night sky will no longer be a confusing jumble of stars. Rather, that jumble will become a fascinating collection of familiar friends. You will also receive a list of easy-to-find sky targets to ob-serve for each season of the year. The class will meet from 7PM to 8:30 PM on Tuesdays, January 8th and January 15th. The fee for this class is $15 which covers the cost of the pla-nisphere. METEORS, ME-TEORITES, CRATERS AND COMETS - This class will meet at the library on Tuesday February 5th from 7PM to 8:30PM. There is no fee. LET’S TALK TELESCOPES - This class will meet on Tuesday Feb-ruary 19th from 7PM to 8:30PM. There is no fee. These classes have filled quickly in past years so register early. If signifi-cant waiting lists develop every attempt will be made to offer repeat classes dur-ing March and April.• eBooks available at the library – Did you know that eBooks are now avail-able through the library. All you need is a library card and a computer. Browse through over 2,000 eBook titles and download (for free) onto a compatible computer or device. Stop or call the library for more details on this exciting new technology.• Book Club meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 1:30 pm. The January 9th book is “Skinny Dip” by Carl Hiaasen. Contact Bev Webster at 945-4089 for more information.• Story time is every Wednesday at 11:15 a.m.Franklinville Area Chamber of Commerce - Meetings are the first Wed. of the month, Mor-gan Hall, Franklinville

SEMINAR SERIES HOSTED BY GOACC’s membership committee - The seminars, held at the Chamber office, 120 North Union St., Olean, are FREE for members, with a $10 charge for non-GOACC members, but are limited in attendees. For more info. or to make a reservation, please contact GOACC at 372-4433 or email betty@oleanny.com.Jan. 16 - Leadership Skills 2013.Feb. 20 - LEGAL SURVIV-AL Tips for Your Business in this Economy.April 3 - MARKETING Tips and Strategies.

Howe-Prescott Pio-neer House in Cadiz open by appointment - 716-676-2590.

Open Swim at Cuba-Rushford Central School - Mondays and Wednesdays 6-7pm, $1.

Supper & Study - Thurs-days, 6pm at the Machias UM Church, 9741 Route 16 in Machias. Call 716-353-4641.

Mountain & Valley VenueEntertainment, Events, Meetings, Religious Services

Toastmasters - Have you always wanted to learn public speaking or perhaps hone your skills in the art? Did you know that the public speaking group meets each month? 2nd Tues. of the month, 7pm, JCC College Center, Olean, Room 227.

RELIGIOUS SERVICES

BROOKLYN FREEMETHODIST CHURCH

9387 East Otto Rd., E. Otto

Sunday service - 11am - Adult Sunday School -

10am.Pastor Christopher Cole

FARMERSVILLEBAPTIST CHURCH

9791 Church St.Farmersville Station

Sunday School 10 am -Sunday Services 11 am &

6 pmWednesday Bible Study

5:45-7pm

FARMERSVILLE CEN-TER COMMUNITY

CHURCH Route 98 N, FarmersvilleSunday Worship—11:00

AM - Sunday school—9:45 AM

Bible study—7 PM Wed.

FELLOWSHIP CHURCH 3556 Roszyk Hill Rd.,

Machias • 716-353-8286 Sunday services: 9:45 AM & - Sunday Worship 10:45

AM Sunday school 9:45 AM - Wednesday night study 7

PM

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF GREAT

VALLEY5049 Route 219, Great

Valley716-945-4629

Sunday School - 9:30am, - Morning Worship -

10:45am,Evening Worship - 6:30pm

FRANKLINVILLE FIRST BAPTIST

CHURCH Rev. Pete Spear, Pastor

27 S. Main St., Franklinville716-676-5262

Sunday School 9:30 AM -Sunday Worship at 10:45

AM

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

9658 Main St., Machias716-353-4171

Pastor Ross Thompson716-481-9348Services are:

Sunday School 9:30 am and

Church service 10:30 am, Bible study Thursday 7

pm.

MISSIONARY ALLI-ANCE

7813 Pine St., Franklinville716-676-3314

FRANKLINVILLE FREE METHODIST CHURCH Rev. David Fisher, Pastor

41 South Main St., Franklinville716-676-3777

Sunday Services 9:30 AM & 11:00 AM

FRANKLINVILLEPRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH Rev. Jason Cashing, Pastor

25 S Main St., Franklinville716-676-3883

Sunday Service 11:00 AM

GRACE BIBLE BAP-TIST CHURCH

7968 Reed Hill Road,Little Valley • 716-257-

3645Rev. Richard Godinez, Pas-tor www.faithbaptistlvny.

orgSunday School: 10 am -Morning Worship: 11amSunday Evening: 6 pmPrayer & Bible Study -

Mon. - Wed.: 7 pm

GREAT VALLEY UNITED METHODIST

CHURCH5242 Route 219, Great

Valley716-945-4375

Sunday School - 10AM, Worship Services - Sunday

11AM

HOLY NAME OF MARYRC CHURCH

20-22 Jefferson Street,Ellicottville • 716-699-

2592www.hnameofmary@road-

runner.comRev. Ronald B. Mierzwa,

PastorSaturdays: 5:00 pm Vigil

MassSundays: 8:00 am Holy

Mass, 10:30 am Holy Mass

MACHIAS UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH Route 16, Machias (across

from Post Office)Saturday Evening 6:30pmSunday Worship-- 9 AM - Church School--10:15 AM

Pastor: David Kubiak

JOY CHURCH 9878 Main St., Machias

716- 353-5397 10:00 AM Sunday Service

SOLOMON’S PORCHMINISTRIES

7705 Toad Hollow Road,Mansfield, NY 14755Pastor Gail McCrory

716-257-9138 • 716-560-7767

Saturday Svcs. 7 pm -Sundays 10 am

commissioned1@juno.com

ST. BARNABASEPISCOPAL MISSION

81 N. Main St.,Franklinville, NY 14737

716-676-3468 Pastor--Rev. Joseph Dedde - Services-Sunday 9:30 AM

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Washington and Jefferson Sts. (Route 219), Ellicot-

tvillewww.stjohnsofellicottville.

org 945-1820The Rev.’d Dr. R. William -

Franklin, BishopThe Rev’d Michael Lonto,

VicarBill Burrell & Dick Chase,

WardensTed LaCroix Lay Eucharist

MinisterServices at 5:00 pm Sat-

urday

ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH

6360 Route 219/242 East,Ellicottville

716-699-2265www.stpaulsellicottville.

orgWORSHIP Sat. 5:00 PM,

Sun. 10:30AMSun. School & Adult Bible

Study 9:00am

ST. PHILOMENA’SROMAN CATHOLIC

CHURCH Rev. Robert Marino,

Administrator 26 N. Plymouth Ave.,

Franklinville • 716-676-3629

Saturday 5:00 PM - Sun-day 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM

UNITED CHURCH OF

ELLICOTTVILLE53 Elizabeth Street,

EllicottvilleRev. Deborah Packard

716-699-4003Sunday School at

9-10:15am, Sunday Ser-vices at 10:00am

TOWN & VILLAGEMEETINGS CALENDAR

All meetings are at 7 PM unless otherwise stated

Ashford - 2nd Wednesday) 7:30Cattaraugus Co. Legislature - 2nd & 4th WednesdaysCattaraugus Village - 2nd MondayCenterville - 2nd TuesdayEast Otto - 2nd TuesdayEllicottville Town (6 pm) - 3rd WednesdayEllicottville Village - 2nd MondayFarmersville - 3rd MondayFranklinville Town - 2nd Tues. (7:30 PM)Franklinville Village - 4th ThursdayGreat Valley - 2nd MondayHumphrey - 2nd MondayIschua - 2nd TuesdayLittle Valley Town - 2nd MondayLittle Valley Village - 2nd & 4th TuesdayLyndon - 2nd TuesdayMachias - 3rd MondayOtto - 3rd TuesdayRushford - 2nd Monday (8 PM) Yorkshire - 2nd MondayEllicottville CS Board - 2nd and 4th TuesdayFranklinville CS Board - 3rd Thurs.

COUNTY PLANNING BOARD MEETING

SCHEDULEAll meetings are held at 7 PM on the last Thursday of each month, at the County Center, 3rd Floor in the large committee room- 303 Court Street, Little Val-ley, NY.,unless otherwise scheduled.All items/referrals to be placed on the Agenda must be received in the Planning Office no later than noon the Thursday prior to the meeting.

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223 Main StreetArcade, NY 14009

HoliMont Ski Area, North America’s largest private ski area devoted to family skiing adventures, is please to announce that its WestMont Ridge development project is about to take its next step towards becoming a reality. On February 23, 2013 at 3PM, HoliMont will be hosting an auction to sell the first 31 single family residential lots. Lots range in size from .39 to .59 acres.

This auction is open to both HoliMont Members and the general public, however space will be limited so you must register in advance. Interested buyers will be required to buy a bid package. The package will contain the information necessary to assist a buyer in preparing to bid at the auction.

The Bidding Process:A. The Auction Process

is called “Bidders Choice” where the high bidder will chose the lot they want to purchase from the remaining lots available from the 31 lots in Phase I. Once their bid is accepted they must choose their lot immediately.

B. Each subsequent high bidder will be permitted to select their lot from the remaining lots until the set number of bids for the auction has been achieved.

C. A winning high bidder will be given the option to purchase up to three (3) lots, but must do so immediately upon the acceptance of their bid.

Timing:Infrastructure construction:

i.e., road, sewer and water construction, could possibly commence in spring of 2013. If we can get an early start next year it is possible we could close on the lots by late 2013.

Condominiums:There are 72 Condominiums

that will be built at WestMont Ridge. We anticipate that a

developer will be in place by late spring 2013 for the Condominium project.

Proposed WestMont Ridge Amenities:

1. Ski-in/ski-out residential homes and condos with breathtaking mountain views2. Park & Pipe terrain with lighted, nighttime hours and challenges for all levels

3. Expertly groomed slopes with convenient access from all properties

4. Spacious day lodge with upscale member dining areas and easy access to all facilities and services

5. “Learn to Ski” area featuring expanded,

beginner-friendly terrain and slopes, two magic carpets, and a warm-up room in Day Lodge

6. High-speed detachable lift at Sunset for easier load/unload and fast access more than 52 slopes and trails

7. Nordic Center to promote cross-country skiing and snowshoeing

8. Parking area to accommodate all members and guests

Restrictive Covenants:All lots sold at WestMont

Ridge will be covered by restrictive covenants that include stipulations regarding square footage, usage of land, etc. The plans for each building will be subject to “design review” before and during construction to ensure a consistent theme.

Holimont to Auction Resort Condos

Live Music Everywhere First Weekend of the YearWinter Blues Weekend in Ellicottville

By Chad Neal Winter has bestowed

upon Ellicottville the weather which the town and village rely on once again. The slopes are dot-ted with skiers and snow-boarders and the stores are bustling. Christmas has come and gone as well and the coveted Ski Season is welcoming old and new friends back for the excitement of Ellicottville’s winter. The first weekend in January is the Winter Blues Weekend, starting Friday night the sound of whining guitars and heavy blues beats will be ema-nating from the bars and nightclubs in Ellicottville. The usual joints will be bumping and crowds will most likely emigrate from place to place looking for the exact sound they crave, because even though the Blues are a typical genre, the styles differ from band to band. A couple nation-ally touring bands will be jamming along with some more locally tour-ing outfits. Tas Cru plays all over the country and will be headlining for the Winter Blues Weekend at Balloon’s Nightclub and Restaurant.

Critics from all over have some interesting words to relay about performances from Tas Cru, a self taught bluesman from upstate New York. Blues Revue says Tas Cru is “A wel-come dose of wry wit.” and Downbeat says “Tas Cru

has the soul of a poet.” Tas Cru’s biography on his website tascru.com states that he didn’t pursue mu-sic in school, but took his own route with “a rougher crowd of self taught musicians.” His range of performing formats string from playing solo acousti-cally to being part of a 7 piece back up band. He has toured the nation and recently at Blues Festi-vals in Michigan, Kansas, Arkansas, Tennessee and all over the Empire State. He plays many well known songs but also made al-bums of his original works. He has five albums includ-ing, “Biscuit” recorded in 2006, “gravi-Tas” in 2008, “Grizzle n’ Bone” in 2009, and “Jus Desserts” in 2010 and his latest released in October of 2012, “Tired of a Bluesman Cryin’” Cru also made a children’s album he donates to schools, com-munity groups and blues societies called “Even Bugs Sing the Blues”.

Tas Cru is playing sunday of the Winter Blues Festival at Balloons during the Matinee hour of 2pm. Friday and saturday

nights the new stage at Balloon’s will be rocking as well. Friday night start-ing at 7pm is the Brandon Santini band who played at Balloon’s this past year as well. They enjoyed Ellicot-tville so much they stayed an extra day to check out the Mountain Coaster and the MOndO scene at Church on Monday at

Madigan’s. The blues this band dishes out is explo-sive. The late saturday afternoon show at Bal-loon’s at 5pm is The Patti Parks Band returning to entertain the day time ski-ers once again, with their blend of blues and rock.

Other jamming blues bands will be playing friday and saturday nights

too, at the Gin Mill, The Ellicottville Brewing Com-pany and Madigan’s. Sat-urday night at Madigan’s a Buffalo native will be belt-ing out the blues, Yvonne Schmidt. She is a life long singer with a “three-and- half octave voice”. Her web-site bio (yvonneschmidt.net) boasts she was born to sing the blues. Schmidt has played in Ellicottville a while back and not so long ago the Jony James band showed their bluesy groove in town and are Saturday night’s headliners at the Ellicottville Brewing Com-pany on Monroe Street. A native of Buffalo and Chicago, Jony James has the blues down pat. At 17, Jony James was playing in Chicago clubs and moved back to the Western New York area in the 90s. At the Gin Mill Friday night, the Easy Street Sliders start at 9 PM and Saturday night they present the Speedy Parker Blues Band.

The Chamber of Com-merce will release a full schedule on their website as soon as all the bands are slated. The Blues Weekend in Ellicottville will surely be the cure for the doldrums created from the late start of the season. We were spoiled a few years ago with some nice

early skiing, alas these past two years made for a lot of anxious folks. The music that will be echoing throughout Ellicotville dur-ing the Blues Weekend will be epic and will drive away any gloom the cold and darkness brings with it after the cheer and bright-ness of the holidays. And no worries either, there is entertainment every week-

end throughout the ski season too, this weekend for instance at Balloons, three bands will be grac-ing the new stage. Friday night Black Widow returns at 7 PM, Saturday, Strang-ers rock the stage at 5 PM and Sunday Steel Keys and Brass will manipulate your ear holes at 7 PM.

Tas Cru

Brandon Santini

Yvonne Schmidt

Beekeeping Basics at the Audubon Center

Saturday, January 19, 2012, 10 AM to Noon, in the Audubon multipurpose room

Learn everything you need to know to start beekeeping. Bees need to be ordered in January, so this is the time to learn what you will need to start. Keep your eyes open for a beginning beekeeping series to start at Audubon this spring!

Learn the basics of bee-keeping now, just in time to order your bees for the spring!

This class, taught by bee-keeper Dennis Lamonica, will go through the equip-ment you need to start up a beekeeping operation. It will also go into an over-view of honeybees and the care they need. This pro-gram will lead into a bee-

keeping series this spring that will walk beekeepers through their first year of beekeeping.

Dennis Lamonica and his wife have been beekeeping for several years. They, and their hives, have braved bears, weather and dis-ease. They have a wealth of experience and knowledge to share.

Class size is limited to 40, so reservations are needed by Jan. 16.

Friday, December 28, 2012 Mountain & Valley News Page 5

Police ReportsCattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office

12/23/12 – Eric L. Burroughs, 28, of Portville, was arrested on Chapel Hill Road, on charges of driving while intoxicated, aggravated driving while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content .18 percent o higher, third-degree assault, and endangering the welfare of a child. It is alleged that, after Burroughs was involved in a domestic incident, he got into his vehicle and left the scene. Deputies alleged finding Burroughs on the Five Mile Road, in Allegany, where they determined he was intoxicated. It is alleged that Burroughs assaulted a person at the residence in front of a 19-month old child. He was arraigned at the Town of Allegany Court and remanded to the Cattaraugus County Jail on $750 bail.

12/20/12 – Brian P. Basdell, 27, of Little Valley, was arrested on charges of third-degree assault, second-degree strangulation, second-degree criminal possession of marijuana, and unlawful growing of cannabis after deputies responded to a domestic dispute at a residence in Little Valley. Deputies found an indoor marijuana grow in the house. He was arraigned in the Little Valley Town Court and was remanded to the Cattaraugus County Jail to await further action.

12/19/12 – Cory R. Eardly, 26, of Lakewood, Ohio, was arrested in the Village of Little Valley on a charge of disorderly conduct after using obscene language at an area convenience store. He was arraigned int eh Town of Little Valley Court and remanded to the Cattaraugus County Jail in lieu of $200 bail.

12/19/12 – Ryan W. Seiwert, 20, of Little Valley, was arrested in the Town of Little Valley on a warrant issued by the Cattaraugus County Family Court. He was taken to the Town of Little Valley Court and remanded to the Cattaraugus County Jail in lieu of $750 bail. He is due to return to court at a later date.

12/17/12 – Douglas I. Phillippi, 43, of Franklinville, was arrested on a violation of an order of protection that was put in place on Nov. 26, 2012. He is to return to the Franklinville Court, the issuing authority, Jan. 7, 2012 to answer the charge.

New York State Police

12/24/12 – Frank L.Ras, 50, of Machias, was involved in a one-vehicle property damage accident on Rt. 30 and Old Olean

Road in the Town of Yorkshire.

12/21/12 – Christina M. Randall, 25, of Franklinville, was involved in a one-vehicle property damage only accident on Route 98 at Kenyon Road in the Town of Franklinville.

12/22/12 – Anthony R. Spencer, 37, of Franklinville, was involved in a one-vehicle property damage only accident on Route 98 S at Jarecki Road in the Town of Franklinville.

12/21/12 – Casey C. Paper, 24, of Cattaraugus, was involved in a one-vehicle property damage only accident on Interstate 86 at Exit 26 in the City of Olean.

12/20/12 – A 13-year old female from Salamanca was charged on one count each: making graffiti and

making terroristic threat in the Town of Great Valley. She was given an appearance ticket.

12/19/12 – A parked car was involved in a property damage only accident on Holiday Valley Road at Route 219 in the Town of Ellicottville. The other vehicle left the scene of the accident.

12/17/12 – Kyle L. Landcastle, 18, of Rushford, was involved in a property damage only accident on County Road 23 at Wesley Road in the Town of Rushford.

12/17/12 – Paul W. Burke, 60, of Kenmore, and Ashley A. Ott, 16, of Farmersville Station, and John C. Lundberg, 85, of Colden, were involved in a three-car property damage only motor vehicle accident on Route 16 and Old Olean Road in the Town of Machias.

12/17/12 – K.J.Bernatz-Johnson, 35, of Machias, was involved in a property damage only accident on Route 16 at Franklin Street in the Town of Machias.

12/16/12 – Cassandra J. Elkins, 30, of Ischua, was charged in the Town of Hinsdale on one count each: operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08 percent-1st offense, driving while intoxicated-first offense. Elkins was released to a third party.

12/14/12 – William T. Andrews, 45, of Salamanca, was charged with one count each: operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08 percent, driving while intoxicated-firstt offense in the Town of Poland. Andrews was given an appearance ticket.

HEAP May HELPDuring the month of January, the

Cattaraugus County Department of the Aging will be assisting individuals ages 60 and older, with Home Energy Assistance Program applications.

Senior citizens in Cattaraugus County who received a regular HEAP benefit last HEAP season will receive an application by mail, this year.

Maximum income eligibility guidelines are $2,138 per month, for a household of one person and $2,796 for a two-person household. Higher income limits exist for larger households.

The Cattaraugus County Department of the Aging said that individuals should continue making payments to their utility companies. HEAP benefits are not intended to replace regular utility payments. HEAP credits can take more than three months to appear on utility bills.

Senior citizens who have questions

about HEAP may call the department of the aging. Help completing the application is available by scheduling an appointment at the main office or by visiting one of the outreach sites, listed below.

This year’s local outreach schedule is as follows:

Delevan Senior Wellness and Nutrition site, Jan. 3, 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Gowanda SWAN site, Dec 13 and Feb. 14, 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

West Valley SWAN site, Jan. 17, 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Yorkshire Corners Apartments, Jan. 13, 10:45 – 11:45 a.m.

The above HEAP outreach schedule is subject to change, without notice.

For more information about HEAP or any other services available for local seniors, call the Cattaraugus County Department of the Aging at 373-8032 or 800-462-2901.

CANADIAN FRIENDSHIP WEEK

Holiday Valley and Ellicottville Show

AppreciationBy Chad Neal

Oh Canada, the great land to the north. A vast country of 9,984,670 square kilometers or 3,854,085 square miles, and a population of 34.3 million (wikipedia). Ten provinces and three territories that span from the Atlantic to the Pacific make up the interior of the country. The largest city of Toronto is only a hop, skip and jump from Ellicottville, and is a wonderful city, full of culture to visit. Ellicottville knows the Canadian, and has for decades now. Being a great ski area and close enough to the border, Ellicottville has welcomed her northern neighbors with open arms. To show appreciation for over ten years now, the first week of the year is designated Canadian Friendship Week (January 1- January 7, 2013), a week-long stretch that allows for monetary exchange at par (when using cash). A lot of businesses. and Holiday Valley take Canadian money as though it were US funds, even though. in this day and age. the rate doesn’t compare to days of old.

Being called the Aspen of the East, Ellicottville attracts all sorts of clientele, including a lot of Canadians. The real Aspen. in Colorado. attracts a lot of Hollywood types, so do Hollywood North (Toronto) types visit Ellicottville? Toronto has spawned many famous people including Keanu Reeves, Jim Carrey,the band Steppenwolf (which Brian McFadden. another Ellicottville-Canadian. should get to play the Summer festival of the Arts), Mike Myers, and graphic novelist Todd McFarlane to name a few. Ellicottville should be able to draw the likes of these noted northerners, alas being kept a great little secret in the Enchanted Mountains has held them at bay.

Canadian Friendship Week is really passe’ as Ellicottville really keeps her friends from over the border all year long. The wonderment of expressing it for the first week of the year is a grand gesture of

our appreciation of their visiting all these years. This is the time of year though when a great percentage of the license plates you see on the road are the white with blue lettering spouting ‘ONTARIO YOURS TO DISCOVER’ and of course the small crown pledging allegiance to Her Majesty, the Queen. The travelers enduring the long waits at the border and enjoying the ride down 219 come to Ellicottville for relaxation and to party. They know how.

There could be infinite debates about the differences between the States and Canada. This should be dropped at the border because Ellicottville is a far stretch from ordinary America. Ellicottville has been known as Little Canada for years now. There is a great percentage of Canadians paying taxes on the properties they own here. Most of our visitors know this about Ellicottville and care not to nit pick the contrasts and just enjoy themselves and their gracious hosts. Canadian Friendship Week has always been and always will be a celebration of our relationship with the boreal invaders. This year should be no different.

As with most in Ellicottville we all have Canadian friends and I do too. I asked them to interject a few words on their thoughts about being Canadian and coming to Ellicottville. Anthony “Antwan” Clayton wrote me a short note saying he’s “been boarding here 20 years at H.V. I remember when we only allowed on four or five runs. I must have taught hundreds of people to ride when they were kids and now they’re buying me shots!

Canadian friendship week is awesome because it gives families an opportunity to spend time together doing something healthy and fun. Well, healthy except for the awesome Depot chicken wings,” then, he said he was going riding some more.

Another Canadian, Tara Orme-Latrielle, wrote a note with her insight into being a Ellicottville-Canadian. Originally from Toronto she explained her mother bought a house on Martha St. in December 1991 and renovated it over six years. “I brought my VW Bus down there in 1996 and it broke down on 219 at Connoisrauley Road, so Wade (Barrett) towed it to our place on Martha, and it became a central local for friends to meet and hang out. Ellicottville has been a place where I met some of the best people and friends that anyone can ask for including my husband at the now sadly gone, Whole Hog Cafe. I am a partner in a store called A Touch Of Ellicottville that we opened in 2005,” she wrote.

She also added with a bit of panache, “Wherever I am in Canada, when I say we have a place in Ellicottville, someone will always pipe up and say, ‘I know where that is, I was there in(enter any year from 1970-2010),’ or, ‘I know someone that has a place there,’ or ‘my sister in law’s brother has a place there.’ Nay a bad word has ever been said about EVL to my knowledge and if it were in my ear shot they would likely get a schooling from me. There is no place like my Ellicottville home.”

After the beginning of the new year when Ellicottville is into the swing of it’s major season and Canadian Friendship Week is in full swing remember we are from the same hemisphere and continent so there is not much of a difference between our countries. Our cultures have similarities and in this part of the States we love hockey as much as the Canadians do. Eh?

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CLUES ACROSS1. Twos under par7. Expresses surprise10. Shows exceedingly great size12. At this place13. One who prints from a plate14. ‘95 U.S. Open golf champ Co-rey15. Stupefy with alcohol16. Breezed through17. A major division of geological time18. Humble request for help19. Part of a deck21. Albanian monetary unit22. Atomic #2227. Atomic #1828. Catholic holiday service33. Canadian province34. Capital of Alberta36. Large African antelope37. Mexican tortilla sandwich38. Pigmented eye membrane39. Baby’s food protector

40. Winglike structures41. Sun-dried brick44. Those dull in appearance45. Basketlike baby’s bed48. Purpose or intent49. Difficult to carry50. Cry made by sheep51. More than one spouse

CLUES DOWN1. Incredible edibles2. About aviation3. Small biting flies4. Bulgarian monetary unit5. Point midway between E and SE6. Old CCCP or U___7. Rubber tree genus8. Waterless9. Female chicken10. Relating to the Hebrews11. Dig up12. Diacritic caron14. Capital of Sicily17. Shock therapy

18. Cyto_____: surrounds the nucleus20. Daughters of the Am. Revolu-tion23. Nincompoops24. Great battle of 333 BC25. Salt Lake state26. Woman (French)29. A public promotion30. Social insect31. Knifed32. Formal association of people35. Toff36. Snaps up38. Annona diversifolia40. Opera vocal solo41. Largest continent42. Day (Latin)43. Sole44. Hit lightly45. Guy (slang)46. Black tropical Am. cuckoo47. Screen Writers Guild

CROSSWORD FUN FUN BY THE NUMBERSLike puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the

moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test!

Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a su-

doku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

LEGAL NOTICE

Tom ClaussInterior Finishing

P.O. Box 1788Ellicottville, NY716-949-9155

BASEMENT - Waterproofing and restoration. Cracked, bowed walls repaired, walls spray-painted with waterproof paint -- looks like new. Draintile for basements and yards. Donald York, Inc. 716-688-6111.

Collector’s NoticeNotice is hereby given that I,

the undersigned, collector of tax-es in and for the Town of Lyndon, County of Cattaraugus, State of New York, have received the war-rant for the collection of taxes of the said town for the present year, and that I will attend at the place and dates named below, for thirty days from the date hereof, from Mondays and Tuesdays 9 AM un-til 12:00 PM, for the purpose of re-ceiving payment of said taxes and Fridays 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM.

Further take notice that taxes may be paid on or before Janu-ary 31, 2013, without charge of interest. On all taxes collected

after such date, there shall be added interest of one percent for each month until the return of the unpaid taxes is made to the Cattaraugus County Treasurer on the 1st day of April, 2013.

PlaceLyndon Town Hall852 Lyndon CenterLyndon, NY DatesMondays 9 AM to 12:00 PMTuesdays 9 AM to 12:00 PMFridays 1:00 PM-3:00 PM Dated the 26th day of Dec., 2012Nancy Carlson, Collector

Santa Sheriff’s Program Ninth Year

Of Giving Update

Start The Year Off On The Right Foot

Take A First Day Hike In Allegany State Park

The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office would like to share it’s 2012 Santa Sheriff’s Program success with all of you in our communities across the county.

The Santa Sheriff’s Program Director Deputy Brian Keis and Sheriff Timothy Whitcomb would like to take this opportunity to give an update on the programs 2012 giving season’s HUGE SUCCESS! When the season began, the program members had hoped to meet last year’s goal of providing Christmas for 26 local families. We are proud to announce that we raised enough funds to provide for 27 families, a total of 130 men, women and children this holiday season.

We would like to send a special Thank You out to the staff and students of the Salamanca City School and the Cattaraugus-Little Valley School. It is their

great efforts in wrapping the gifts that helped make this giving season a great success. In addition, I would like to thank all of the residents and business owners who made monetary donations to the program so that we could make Christmas a memory for the families this year. A special Thank You to some local business families who provided the program with the turkeys, potatoes, and squash so that our neighbors could enjoy a traditional Christmas dinner.

I would like to wish everyone the very best in the new year, “May all your dreams become reality”.

If you would like to learn more about the Santa Sheriff’s Program, please contact Deputy Brian Keis at 716/938-9111, ext. 2899, Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office, 301 Court Street, Little Valley, NY 14755.

Tuesday, January 1, 2013First Day Hikes

originated over 20 years ago at the Blue Hills Reservation, a state park in Milton, Massachusetts. The program was launched to promote both healthy lifestyles throughout the year and year round recreation at state parks. Many other states have offered outdoor recreation programs on New Year’s Day, however, this is the first time all 50 state park systems have joined together to sponsor First Day Hikes.

America’s State Parks boast a variety of beautiful settings for year-round outdoor recreation, and each First Day Hike will offer an opportunity to explore the unique natural and cultural treasures close to home. From California to Maine, hikers can climb hills and mountain tops, walk along ponds and beaches, and traverse trails through forests, fields and prairies. Visitors can listen to birds, breathe in the

fresh air, discover wildlife tracks, feel the wind and the warmth of the sun or the coldness of the snow.

Allegany State Park is offering a self-guided nature hike around Red House Lake from 9:00 AM to 3:00PM. Participants can come at their leisure. This is an easy hike for all ages. The 3 mile hike includes 10 nature/historical facts which participants will see as they make their way around the lake. New this year, the Recreation/Interpretive Department has added a winter scavenger hunt which can be done in the park or taken home. Maps/scavenger hunt list will be provided in the Administration Building. Allow one hour for the hike. Wear proper footwear as the roads may be snow covered or icy.

Questions? Call the Environmental Interpretation Dept. at 354-9101- ext 236 or email us at cassie.wright@parks.ny.gov

All Jamestown Area Post Offices Open New Year’s Eve,

Many Closing at NoonAll Post Offices will

be open New Year’s Eve, Monday, Dec. 31, but most will close at noon except the following, open until 5 p.m.:

Fredonia Post Office, 21 Day St

Jamestown Post Office, 300 East 3rd St

Olean Post Office, 102 S Union St

Wellsville Post Office, 40 E Pearl St

Regular mail delivery for Dec. 31 will be unaffected by the change. Mail de-posited in collection boxes will be retrieved by the last established collection time or by noon, what ever is

earlier.All Post Offices will be

closed Tuesday, January 1 and only Express Mail will be delivered. Regular mail delivery and Post Office hours will resume Wednes-day, Jan. 2.

Revised hours will be posted at each Post Of-fice. Customers may call 1-800-ASK-USPS for infor-mation about specific Post Offices.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of post-age, products and services to fund its operations.

Local Radio Station Adds to LineupThe Savage Nation, featuring

Radio talk show host Michael Sav-age, began airing December 26th on NewsRadio 96.7 WVTT (also heard in the Kane area on 103.9FM). Michael Savage is number three on Talkers Magazine’s “Heavy Hun-dred” list of the top 100 Talk Radio personalities for 2012 and he joins #1 (Rush Limbaugh), #2 (Sean Hanni-ty), and #6 (Dave Ramsey) on WVTT. The Savage Nation will air exclusive-ly on WVTT in the Olean, NY/Brad-ford, PA, market weeknights from 9pm to 11pm under an affiliation agreement between Colonial Media and Entertainment of Olean, New York, and Premiere Radio Networks

of Sherman Oaks, California.President/CEO Jeffrey M. Andru-

lonis signed the agreement on behalf of Colonial Media and Entertain-ment. Andrulonis says the addition of The Savage Nation to the WVTT schedule gives Talk Radio fans in the Twin Tiers yet another headline personality. “Love him or hate him—Michael Savage is a tremendous entertainer and personality. We’re pleased that WVTT has the resourc-es to provide the best Talk Radio stars to our listeners.”

The weekday WVTT programming schedule is as follows:

5am-9am Twin Tiers Morning News

9am-12noon Glenn Beck12noon-3pm Rush Limbaugh3pm-6pm Sean Hannity6pm-9pm Dave Ramsey9pm-11pm Michael Savage11pm-1am Alex Jones1am-5am Coast to Coast AM

with George NooryColonial Media and Entertain-

ment is a multi-media company that includes NewsChannel 25 WVTT Television plus eight Radio stations and the Bradford Speedway. Compa-ny President Jeffrey M. Andrulonis founded the Company in 1995 and remains the 100% stockholder and owner.

Friday, December 28, 2012 Mountain & Valley News Page 7

Local Focus Chad Neal Certain folks lived in and

around Ellicottville for the most parts of their lives. Chad Neal is one of those people. He grew up in Eddyville, “The capital of Mansfield,” only 6 minutes from the heart of Ellicottville. Graduating ECS in 1992, Neal headed to the Adirondaks and Paul Smith college to learn a few valuable lessons on life and also took some classes at Buffalo State College where he honed in on some of his writing ability under Professor Jchris Senden, a blind english teacher. Neal also lived in Breckenridge, Colorado to sow some wild oats after he began his tenure at Madigan’s where he still slings drinks and serves lunches today. He has had a few jobs growing up in the area starting at Holiday Valley, then finding his forte’ in the service industry at The Barn Restaurant when Mary and Les Fox owned it. He also spent some time at the cash register at Quality Markets, made knives at Burrell Cutlery, prep cooked at Tips Up, The Ellicottville Depot and bussed at the Ellicottville Inn too. Amongst other jobs here and there he also worked for Ken Brown assisting with the many projects he always had.

Growing up in rural Eddyville, Neal didn’t spend much time in Ellicottville as a child until he proved he could ride his bike those six miles. “I found freedom on that BMX and when this country boy hit the streets of Ellicottville with the Joesel twins we ruled the sidewalks. I knew I wanted to be in this town a lot, and I was. Eddyville is the best place in the world to grow up, and Ellicottville really compliments it well.” Neal told EMVN, “I’d love to own a place in Eddyville sometime too and show my kids what a great place it is.”

Neal played sports as a kid into his high school years. “I played little league baseball,

backyard football and baseball too. If you hit the ball over the barn you were out and the bases were a tree, the barn door and the corner of the shed, a perfect diamond or so we thought,” he said, “And home base was a mound over the septic tank. For football we used a rose garden for one end-zone and two weeping willows for the other.”

He also played golf for ECS

his Junior and Senior years. Neal bowled on a league as a child and told EMVN he is really excited that Ellicottville finally has a bowling alley. He eludes to the movie The Big Lebowski every time he rolls, he also said, “I wouldn’t trade or change anything about my life growing up around here, in Eddyville and Ellicottville. Every time I moved somewhere else, something always beckoned for me to return. Now I have been working at Madigan’s for 17 years and I am also writing every week for this paper [EMVN]. I have watched this place change here and there and watched it grow. Not so much as I have seen this year, but it seemed to have led up to this point. Maybe it will level off for a little bit, but I really think it is going to keep expanded.”

When dealt the question about what he would change about Ellicottville if he could, Neal said, “Not much, it already is. I

have helped change it myself in certain ways. A lot of the locals living here now have helped Ellicottville change for the better. Personally though I’d like to see some changes in Fall Festival, like an idea I had about setting up a “Rock Ridge” decoy a-la, the movie “Blazing Saddles” for the people that just want to come here and trash the place. I guess I’d also like to see better parking.”

Chad Neal tends bar at Madigan’s four to five times a week and writes several articles a week too. He really enjoys his life here with his wife Alison and his sons Grayson and Elliott. Neal commutes to Ellicottville from West Valley every day and told EMVN he is seeking a closer place to live so he can be more a part of the village and community. “We bought a great house in West Valley,” he said, “but it is just too far away from Ellicottville. I need to immerse myself more into the place I love.”

Many people know Chad Neal as a fun loving, happy fellow. His ideas can be outrageous to a lot of people, but he explained he is “fighting the good fight” and has an open mind. Neal is also a Freemason at the Lodge in Great Valley and plans to join the Men’s League at Holiday Valley again after a couple years hiatus. He also told EMVN he is interested in being a community leader if and when he lives in Ellicottville again. “I love this place and want to aide Ellicottville into a new era. The times are changing and I want to make sure Ellicottville keeps up with it, at our own pace of course, but keeps up nonetheless. I’ve grown with it and would love to keep on the same track. And I also plan on writing about Ellicottville in book form, maybe fact based fiction and/ or biographical. That is a definite.”

Another Successful Term for County Government Intern Programby L.A. Zendarski

Fourteen students from three school districts held a mock meeting of the legislature on December 19th.Fourteen students from

three school districts in Cattaraugus County participated in the County Government Intern Program and on Wednesday, December 19, a mock session of the legislature was held with the students playing all the roles within the legislative body. The program, which started in 1973 by then Legislator Joseph K. Eade of Olean, introduced a resolution establishing a Government for Youth program which turned the

county legislature over high school students for a day, having introduced them to the operations of county government and the political system.

Several years later, a partnership began with the youth bureaus of Allegany and Cattaraugus County offering a hands-on program for high school seniors, led by a social studies teacher who would work with the students for a full semester. The students would spend Wednesdays in Little Valley learning about

county government.Since its inception, 1,500

students have participated in this opportunity who have attended legislative sessions, committee meetings, etc. This leadership program creates informed citizens , some going on to hold political office.

Jean Oliverio, from Cattco BOCES said that BOCES is proud to offer this opportunity as part of their program. In January, Allegany County’s program will begin. She said that the intern program has

always been a success and encouraged the participating seniors to talk to the juniors at their schools and tell them about the program, saying, “Congratulations on a job well done.”

Their county government teacher, John Malachowsky said that the group came in September not knowing much about county government and continued, “Any of these students would make great legislators,” and said that he is proud to have been their teacher. “You will

make a difference in your communities in the short term.”

Groups of students gave presentations about the committees they represented. Resolutions were presented in the same manner as those during actual legislative meetings. Students representing Cattaraugus-Little Valley School were Nichole Heim who was the Legislative Chairperson

and Lisa Taapken. From Franklinville Central School was Cassidy Goodemote, Sara Jern and Derek Knight. From Randolph Centeral School was Allison Beach, Kyle Brown, Taylor Dechow, Legislative Clerk, Adam Ditcher, Mitchel Eddy, Morgan Fiebelkorn, Hunter Lienhart, Liam McDonald, and Ryan Stiles.

Page 8 Mountain & Valley News Friday, December 28, 2012

ECS Senior SpotlightAlex Steinbroner

By Chad Neal

What Your Neighbors are saying

Twan- Hockey lockoot eh!

Matt M.- We are all still alive.

John K.- Hockey Strike!

Tony D.- Not electing Romney

Ralph B.- The Newtown shooting changes everything. History is being made.

Jay B.- Our mustaches. They are by far the break out stars of 2012. Seriously, our mustaches rock

Dan S.- The world DIDN’T end!

Kerri B.- Gangnam Style.

Alex Steinbroner has been going to Ellicottville Central School all of his life. “My older sisters went there and it’s obviously a great school,” he proudly stated, mentioning his sisters were a few years older than him and that he had a 10-year old brother, “I know we vary in age but they are definitely my best friends.”

Steinbroner is now an upperclassmen at ECS, finally reaching that apex year of being a senior. He has been an athlete all of his life, too, “Sports are my life,” Steinbroner asserted, adding, “Whether it’s competitive or just messing with my friends, a lot of my best memories have been on a field, or a court, or a track. I’ve played soccer since I could walk, not my choice, but probably because my sisters were on State Championship teams, but I couldn’t be happier that I’ve played my whole life. I know for one thing, my coach, Matt Finn, has made me love the game so much more. He’s done more for me than I think he’ll ever know.”

Alex also plays basketball and runs track. “I wouldn’t be able to decide between B-Ball and soccer as one of my favorites,” he mentioned, answering the question what his favorite sport was, adding “Track is mostly to keep me in shape.”

Steinbroner also alluded to the fact that he earned First-Team All Star and MVP for both his sophomore and junior years on the track team. His future is shaping up as he is in the application process for West Point Military Academy. “It’s a lot of work but it’ll definitely be worth it. I definitely want to serve my country and I think that I have a lot of the characteristics that they look for in an officer

in the Armed Forces,” Steinbroner surmised, vowing, “If I don’t get in, I will get into an ROTC program at a different college, but I don’t have to worry about that because I’m getting in.”

He knows he is destined to lead, but along with a self assured attitude and his charm, Steinbroner is still in the air about the direction his education will take him, “I’m not positive what I want to major in, but I think I’m leaning towards something in psychology,” he reckoned.

Though he does have leadership skills and a positive attitude, Steinbroner admitted he’s not sure about being in the spotlight. He worked with the Ellicottville Youth Program this past summer and every kid looked up to him. Steinbroner is a team

oriented guy and will go far staying on this path. He also knows he wants to have great memories to cherish, “I definitely don’t want this year to go by too fast,” he said, “I really want to just enjoy every second I can with all of my friends and teammates.”

Alex had one last inspiring thing to say to underclassmen, “DO NOT hold anything back these last few years of high school. The worst feeling you’re ever gonna have is when you wake up and say to yourself , ‘I wish I would have done this,’ or ‘I could have done that,’ you have to be sure that you have ZERO regrets. Whether it’s on the court, or in the classroom, work as hard as you can and don’t miss out on anything. Live it up because you only get to do this all once. Don’t mess it up!”

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What Do You Think Was the Most Significant Thing to

Happen in 2012?The days in this orbit of our sun are drawing to an end. Since written history has enlightened man’s interest in his recent past, the review of the year’s events have been explored. The year 2012 has come and gone and the New Year is soon upon us. 2012, like all other years has proven to be a very active year in the media and most consequently it has likely been personally full of ups and downs. The news events that happened all over the world have become history and there is a lot of it. The world

population exponentially growing and technology and communication evolving at an enormous clip makes for a plethora of information to inundate our consciousnesses. So many things happen every day that are shared with the world, it is surely impossible to explain all that has affected the world in some way, but there is definitely some very memorable dealings that we will remember for years to come. What do you think was the most significant thing to happen in 2012?

In preparation for the first real snowfall for this season, the State Police encourage motorists to exercise due care over the next few days. There is expected to be significant snowfall through Saturday that will impact parts of Western New York.

The State Police will be out across the region checking all major routes of travel to ensure that motorists are as safe as possible. The State Police need your assistance to make this possible. Motorists traveling in areas impacted by the snow are asked to consider traveling only if necessary. Take into consideration snow accumulation on the roads, the current snowfall rate, the wind, and visibility. Use your best judgment to determine if driving is prudent.

Keep the following tips in mind: -Get the latest weather forecast before leaving – www.weather.gov, monitor radio or TV stations or contact your nearest State Police station. -Keep a full tank of gas. -Make sure your fluid levels are sufficient (windshield washer fluid, ant-freeze).

-Spare tire is sufficient and you have the jack and wheel wrench. -Use headlights at all times to increase your visibility to others. Remember, if your windshield wipers are in use due to weather then your headlights must be on. -Drive prudently. If the conditions are adverse you should decrease your speed accordingly. -Brake early and correctly. -Be careful, snow and cold temperatures can create icy conditions. Pay particular attention on bridges and overpasses. -Do NOT use cruise control. This decreases your reaction time to apply braking. -Look out for events farther down the road. Creating more time to react can make a difference. -Be aware of snow plows, maintenance vehicles and emergency vehicles. Give them room to work. -If you do not absolutely have to go out on the roads, then don’t.

Be prepared. Be safe. Follow the state police on twitter - @nyspolice for updates.

With the Snow Falling, State Troopers Have Suggestions