THE TAMARACK CLUB OF ELLICOTTVILLE PREPARES TO OPEN DECEMBER 11 . . .

PAGE 5
Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 2009 Volume 04 ~ Issue 47 A FREE Weekly Publication Serving Ellicottville and Surrounding Communities
Visit our website at: www.thevillagerny.com
FREE CATTARAUGUS COUNTY’S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER

Music Notes Christmas In Ellicottville

Kick Off the Holiday Season This Weekend; Many Free Activities

20 Monroe Street ~ 699-4162

Saturday, Nov. 28th, 5-9pm
THE STEVIE PROJECT
A smokin’ Blues band in the style
of the great “Stevie” Ray Vaughan
featuring vocalist/guitarist
Joseph Michael Mahfoud.

26 Monroe Street ~ 699-8990

Friday, Nov. 27th, 9:30pm
VICTIMS OF FATE
Saturday, Nov. 28th, 9:30pm
GREGG JUKE & THE
MIGHTY NO STARS
Every Monday, 10pm
MONDO MONDAYS
With Jack Darvaset
Playing music for no reason Kick off the holidays in Ellicottville this weekend as the Chamber and local merchants host the annual “Christmas in Ellicottville” celebration, Nov.
whatsoever other than to have fun! 27-29. Start with a free pancake breakfast hosted by Santa at the Kelly House Lodge. Then, load up on a horse & wagon ride, or take a ride with
Santa on a fire truck. The Wingate by Wyndham will offer photos with Santa, along with many fun and exciting, interactive children’s activities.
Other highlights of the weekend include kids cookie decorating at EBC, Christmas storytelling with Melanie Pritchard, ski movies behind the Gin
Mill and Dekdebrun’s, and late night store hours at many of Ellicottville’s fine boutiques. There will be plenty of holiday spirit heard throughout
the village with the sounds of The Seneca Junction Strolling Quartet, the ECS Chorus, and Four Effect Carolers. Featured presentations for
the weekend are Mike Randall’s “A Christmas Carol (Saturday at 7pm at St. Paul’s Church - tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the E’ville
Library), and new this year: a Family Holiday Square Dance at the American Legion (Sunday from 2-4pm). See schedule page 2.
20 Washington Street ~ 699-2530

Living Nativity Returns To Ellicottville’s Christmas Stroll

Every Thursday, 7-11pm
KUK & FREDDIE
Friday, Nov. 27th, 9pm-1am
THE HEADERS Saturday, December 5 Offers an Old-Fashioned Holiday Experience
Saturday, Nov. 28th, 9pm-1am Experience a very unique, old-fashioned holiday season with Ellicottville’s Christmas Stroll on Saturday, Dec. 5. Among the many events is Santa’s
DOUG YEOMANS & arrival, and the day is concluded with a Living Nativity so authentic you’ll be amazed! Organ music and tours of St. John’s Church will be given,
LO BLU FLAME and cocoa and cookies will be offered in Mrs. Claus kitchen at The Barn Restaurant on Monroe Street - follow the Candy Canes! The day will also
feature wagon rides next to Town Hall, candy elves, caroling and live camel strolling around town. A display of nativity sets and angels will be
Every Monday, 7-10pm
BLUE MULE BAND housed in the Holy Name of Mary Church Hall on Martha Street, and everyone’s favorite, the Reindog Parade, will march down Washington Street
at 6pm, followed by the Living Nativity at the Gazebo. To learn more about this year’s Christmas Stroll, visit www.ellicottvilleny.com
Every Wednesday, 9pm-1am
WAGNER & WINSTON

Further Delays For HoliMont Expansion

Salamanca, NY ~ 1-877-553-9500
Every Thursday
THURSDAY NIGHT COMEDY
Enjoy live music or our Thursday
Night Comedy feature right on the
gaming floor at The Casino Bar!
Village and Town Boards will Come Together to Discuss the Project on December 2
BY IAN BIGGS without hesitation and the meeting would ultimately like to build 225 Districts. The expansion project
then commenced with discussion of units in the area to the west of the includes ninety-three private homes,
The Town Board met for their regular the HoliMont expansion project at resort, based in the town of Mansfield. seventy-two condos and a new day
monthly meeting this past Tuesday in Canfield. Representing HoliMont Water and sewer service would be lodge and possible additional lodging
the Ellicottville Town Hall. A call to were General Manager Dave Riley and provided by extending the water and – all of which would be ski in/ski out.
order was given by Town Supervisor his representation, Atty. Sean Hopkins sewer systems owned by the Village New trails would also be cut to further
John Burrell. The minutes from last of the Buffalo firm Hopkins & Sorgi. of Ellicottville and the Town of
month’s meeting were approved In its expansion project, HoliMont Ellicottville Water and Sanitary Sewer SEE BOARD PAGE 13

Sneak Peek Snowmaking Crews Called In

In This Issue . . . All Departments at Holiday Valley Ready; Terrain Park Crew Has Much in Store
BY BRENDA PERKS

At this time last year, Ellicottville

was already a full week into the ski
season, recorded as their 3rd earliest
opening date in the resort’s history.
Fast-forward to today, the grounds
still await a fresh blanket of thick
snow following the celebration of a
“green” Thanksgiving.
Temperatures are stubbornly
holding steady above freezing, just
out of reach from accumulating
natural snowfall or even the ability
to gear into productive snowmaking
operations. However, the forecast
is finally beginning to turn, and all
Architectural Digest ... page 8 departments at Holiday Valley are
ready to kick into high-speed once
The Gin Mill: One of E’ville’s Major Attractions Mother Nature calls.
By Anne London “We’re ready for the cold weather to
Sure the food is good, the drinks hit the spot, you can’t beat Joe Wagner, John hit,” states Jeff Clancy, Snowmaking
Winston, Kuk and the gang, and it’s impossible to leave without making a Supervisor. “We’re calling in all
friend or two, but did you ever really look at this place? The best part of The crews this Friday and Saturday, and The Holiday Valley Park Crew is excited to introduce a new “natural”
Gin Mill to me is to look around and soak up the ambiance and think how we’ll be getting the guns hosed up and terrain park, consisting of timber features made of spruce logs, for
ready to go, we’ll drag the portables the 2009-’10 ski season. Pictured above are Holiday Valley Youth
fabulous it would be if a Hollywood director discovered it and put it in a Marketing Specialist/Terrain Park Manager Pat Morgan (left) and Park
movie ala “Shootout at the OK Corral” or something like that. out, we’ll do some training …” Designer/Builder Chris Perks amongst the new features currently
Looking at the long-range forecast, being constructed. Photo/Gary Kinn
Inside Business Track ... page 10 Clancy is optimistic that temps will
stay solid through next week. “We’re department is hard at work finalizing more and more each season. Yes, the
The Boardroom: Boarding for Breast Cancer planning to fire up the guns and start what is expected to be an exciting new boxes and rails purchased and
By Stephanie Hacker, St. Bonaventure University making snow by next Wednesday/ addition for visitors to the resort. implemented the last couple years
The Boardroom snowboarding shop in Ellicottville is hosting a pre-party on Thursday. We’re ready to get this Over the past several years, Holiday were a much welcomed asset, but the
December 5 to kick off Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC) to help raise resort open.” Valley has seen an increasing interest challenge lies in variety and keeping
awareness and donations to support the fight against breast cancer. Along with the snowmakers in the terrain parks, and as a result has
and mountain-ops crews, another invested in their park improvements SEE VALLEY PAGE 13

SANTA CLAUS LANE PARADE: NOVEMBER 27 ~ NORTH UNION STREET, OLEAN, 7PM
Page 2 ~ The Villager ~ November 26-December 2, 2009

Part rocket science - Publisher’s Word

Giving Thanks ...
Part super model. us. It serves as a reminder that good words to remember, and
regardless of the type of year especially poignant for those of
THE 2010 KIA FORTE KOUP we’ve had, there’s always a need
to acknowledge the fact that true
us lucky enough to enjoy this
turn of seasons in a very special
$179/Month Lease blessings grace all of our lives. place – Ellicottville.
My point is this: we are all I’m thankful for my friends,
grateful for something; some my family and the opportunity
lives are full of appreciative to do business. I’m thankful
things, some are not so full … for my dear Brenda and all the
But we all share in the fact each really great folks who make The
one of us owes a debt of gratitude Villager the publication I’ve
for being alive, for waking in always dreamed about.
2.0L 156-hp 4-cylinder engine Engine-speed-sensitive power rack-and-pinion steering the morning, getting out of bed Most of all I’m thankful to
5-speed manual transmission ABS/ESC/TCS/EBD/BAS/TPMS and walking out the door. This you, my dear readers, for always
Air conditioning Power windows Power door locks w/remote keyless entry is something we need to remind providing me with the greatest
Dual front advanced airbags Front seat-mounted side airbags Full-length side curtain airbags ourselves each and every day. level of satisfaction any person
The one day Americans set
AM/FM/CD/MP3/SIRIUS* audio system Six speakers w/door-mounted tweeter I love the quote from Phillip could get – through honest and
aside to celebrate the things
• 10-year/100,000-mile limited powertrain warranty we are most thankful for is Brooks, who had this to say sincere feedback. Without this
• 5-year/60,000-mile limited basic warranty finally here. Thanksgiving is about giving thanks: “Believe in and your continued support we
• 5-year/100,000-mile limited anti-perforation warranty a holiday of home, family, and your own time and space – this wouldn’t have a reason to exist.
• 5-year/60,000-mile 24-hour roadside assistance* peace. This important event has is not, and there never has been, Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
a different meaning to each of a better place to live in.” Very Jeanine Zimmer
KIA of Jamestown
1700 Washington Street, Jamestown New York (716) 664-1222 www.kiaofjamestown.com
The Kia 10-year/100,000-mile warranty program includes various warranties and roadside assistance. Warranties include powertrain and basic. All warranties and roadside
Joint Meeting of Ellicottville Boards Scheduled
assistance are limited. See retailer for details or go to kia.com.*24-hour Roadside Assistance is a service plan provided by Kia Motors America, Inc. **2010 Forte Koup EX
Automatic 36 months with $2,074 at signing. First payment, sales tax and fee additional. Lease money factor .00105. Similar lease specials available on all Forte models. Koup A joint meeting between the Village and Town Boards of Ellicottville will be held on
and Sedan based on 12,000 miles/year. Some vehicles shown may include optional equipment. \U2020\U2020\U0022SIRIUS\U0022 and the SIRIUS dog logo are registered
trademarks of SIRIUS Satellite Radio, Inc. Service requires a subscription, sold separately (a 3-month subscription is included with vehicle purchase). Not available in Alaska Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 at 6:30pm at the Village/Town Hall to discuss the current
and Hawaii. For full Terms & Conditions, visit sirius.com. sewer project at HoliMont. The meeting is open to the public.

Christmas in Ellicottville Notice: Winter Parking in Ellicottville

This is an annual reminder for residents and visitors to Ellicottville about parking on
streets and highways. Within the Village, from December 1-March 31, there is NO
PARKING on Washington Street and Monroe Street from 4am-6am to allow the D.P.W.
to clear the streets of snow accumulation within the business area. In addition, there
is NO PARKING on ALL Town of Ellicottville highways from December 1-April 1. If
Schedule of Free Activities Friday through Sunday there are any questions, please call Constable Howard T. Gifford at 716-353-5439
(work cell) or 716-699-4664 (home). These contact numbers may also be used to
Sponsored by the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce Nov. 27-29, 2009 report any incidents or to request assistance. Thank you.
Howard T. Gifford, Ellicottville Constable
Friday, November 27th

Letter To The Publisher

9:30-11am Free Pancake Breakfast with Santa ~ Kelly House Lodge
(non-perishable food item/food bank)
12-1:00pm Fire Truck Rides with Santa ~ Jefferson Street
1:30-3:00 Interactive Childrens Activities ~ The Wingate by Wyndham
(non-perishable food item/food bank)
2:30-3:30 Photos with Santa ~ Wingate by Wyndham A New Tradition at Ellicottville Central School
3:00-5:00 Horse and Wagon Rides ~ Jefferson Street
3:30-4:30 Hot Chocolate ~ Dina’s This school year, the 8th grade Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Opferbeck, and in the High
5:00-7:00 The Seneca Junction Strolling Quartet ~ Downtown class at Ellicottville Central Jefferson Memorial, Library of School office. Each ticket will
School is planning a whirlwind Congress, and an illuminated cost $1.00. The drawing will
Saturday, November 28th trip to our nation’s capitol, tour of Washington’s memorials. be held Dec. 17 following the
Stores will be OPEN from 10:00am-8:00pm Washington D.C.! The trip is Also, we will have a meet-and- Middle School/High School
scheduled for the weekend of greet with our Congressman, Holiday Concert.
9:30-11am Free Pancake Breakfast with Santa ~ Kelly House Lodge May 21. Our students will have Eric Massa. If anyone would like to donate
(non-perishable food item/food bank)
12:30-3pm Kids Cookie Decorating ~ Ellicottville Brewing Company a chance to see our nation’s Our first fundraiser to help a basket or give a monetary
1:00-3:00 Jilly Bean the Strolling Stilt Walker ~ Downtown history first-hand and visit many offset the cost is a Themed donation, all will be greatly
Four Effect Carolers ~ Downtown important buildings, gathering Basket Raffle. The baskets appreciated. You can contact
1:30-2:30 Fire Truck Rides with Santa ~ Jefferson Street memorable pictures and will be featured in the High the school at 699-2316 and ask
2:00-3:30 Interactive Childrens Activities ~ The Wingate by Wyndham learning oodles of information. School display case across for Mrs. Theresa Hart or Miss
(non-perishable food item/food bank) Some of the highlighted visits from the High School office Kimberly Opferbeck.
2:00-5:00 The Seneca Junction Strolling Quartet ~ Downtown
2:30-3:30 Photos with Santa ~ Wingate by Wyndham include Arlington National starting Nov. 30 and also on This is a trip we would like all
3:00-5:00 Horse and Wagon Rides ~ Jefferson Street Cemetery, the Holocaust the school’s website, www. 8th graders to have a chance to
3:30-5:30 Meet a real Reindeer (it might be Rudolph!) ~ Gazebo Museum, Smithsonian, Vietnam ellicottvillecentral.com. experience in the future.
5:00-6:00 Caroling with the ECS Chorus ~ Washington Street/Coffee Culture Veteran’s Memorial, World Tickets will be sold by 8th 8th Grade Class Advisors
Christmas Storytelling with Melanie Pritchard ~ Wingate by Wyndham War II Memorial, Korean War grade parents Mrs. Hart, Miss Ellicottville Central School
6:30-8:00 Ski Movies ~ Behind the Gin Mill and Dekdebrun’s
7:00 Mike Randall: A Christmas Carol (tickets $10) ~ St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Sunday, November 29th

Correction: Irish Christmas Event Dec. 4
For the 5th year in a row, the Ellicottville community has a chance to come together,
9:30-11am Free Pancake Breakfast with Santa ~ Kelly House Lodge have a fun time, and share the joy of the Christmas season. Last week The Villager
(non-perishable food item/food bank) featured an article on “Irish Christmas,” a fundraising event which collects gifts for
12:00-2pm Horse and Wagon Rides ~ Jefferson Street those less fortunate. Please note the corrected date: The event will be held at the Gin
12:30-1:30 Interactive Childrens Activities ~ The Wingate by Wyndham Mill on Friday, Dec. 4 beginning at 6pm. All Ellicottville residents are invited to bring
(non-perishable food item/food bank) a Christmas gift to the Irish Christmas event, benefiting the Family Support Center for
2:00-4:00 Family Holiday Square Dance ~ American Legion
Ellicottville. The gifts should be wrapped (unwrapped gifts will be accepted) and can
be for anybody. For those who won’t be able to attend, cash donations may be sent to
To learn more, visit www.ellicottvilleny.com or call (716) 699-5046 the Family Support Center for Ellicottville, PO Box 1465, Ellicottville NY, 14731.

ra te the Holida Published Every Thursday / AD DEADLINE: Mondays at 4pm

le b ys
in
Publisher JEANINE ZIMMER

e publisher@artefaktmagazine.com

C
Ellicottville
Director BRENDA PERKS
brenda@thevillagerny.com
Layout / Design
39 Mill Street • PO Box 178 • Ellicottville, NY 14731
th
BRENDA PERKS, JEANINE ZIMMER

wi
www.thevillagerny.com (716) 699-2058
Photographers
The Villager is a free weekly publication serving Ellicottville and surrounding
communities, compliments of our advertisers. The views expressed within the GARY KINN, BOB KNAB, JEANINE ZIMMER
publication do not necessarily reflect those of the Publisher or of the advertisers. Advertising Sales IAN BIGGS
The contents of The Villager cannot be reproduced without written consent from
the Publisher. This includes, but is not limited to, articles, photographs, artwork ianvillager@gmail.com
and ad design. Comments and story ideas may be submitted to: publisher@
Distributors
Win a Family Getaway at Sugar Pine Lodge, artefaktmagazine.com or PO Box 178, Ellicottville, NY 14731. The Villager is
a Zimmer Media Publication. VINCE WORSTER, BEN FRANKLIN (AKA JL LITTLE)
& $200 in E-Bucks to spend at Sponsoring Locations!
Register to Win at the Following Participating Sponsors:

“Seattle’s Best Coffee”

Open 7am-Midnight, 7 Days a Week
Breakfast Served from 7am!
38 Washington St., E’ville
ellicottville
dental group, p.c.
6133 Route 219 South, Ellicottville, NY
★ Phone: (716) 699-2354
Holiday Shoppe
“Gifts for Every Holiday”
Upcoming in Ellicottville
★ ★ ★ Friday-Sunday, November 27-29: Christmas in Ellicottville, weekend activities
Regular
13 Washington Street • Ellicottville will include ctivities will include Christmas carolers, reindeer, photos and
breakfasts with Santa, hot-chocolate, cookie decorating, horse and wagon rides as
(716) 699-2629 (716) 699-4620 well as Fire Truck rides with Santa, and a family Holiday Square dance!
Saturday, November 28: Charles Dickens Presents: A Christmas Carol,
performance starring Mike Randall at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 7pm. Tickets
on sale at the Ellicottville Memorial Library, $10; Children 12 & under, $5.
★ Massage Therapy • Reiki • Active Isolated Stretching

www.ellicottvilledentalgroup.com 9 Monroe St., Ellicottville Tel: 716.699.2508 Saturday, December 5: Christmas Stroll

The Birdwalk Restaurant Thursday, December 10: Chamber Christmas Party, 6pm at HoliMont. Tickets
Wood Fired Brick Pizza Oven are $45 for Chamber members and $50 for non-member guests. Call the
Ellicottville Chamber office at 699-5046 to register.
OPEN DAILY @ 4PM
Rte. 242, Ellicottville, NY Friday & Saturday, January 8 & 9, 2010: Winter Blues Festival
www.birdwalk.net 716.699.2749

Sugar Pine Lodge Playing Today’s NEW Sizzlin’ Country for 20 Years!
Ellicottville Memorial Library Events
Charming Bavarian Manor
Wednesdays: Story Time, 11:15am / Belly Dancing, Learn basics including
6158 Jefferson St. technique & movement, $10/class, 5-6:15pm.
Ellicottville 3163 NYS Route 417 • Olean, NY
(716) 699-4855 716.372-0161 2nd Wednesdays of the Month: Book Club meets, 1:30pm. December 9
Contest ends December 13, 2009. discussion: “The Christmas Jars” by Jason Wright. Contact Bev Webster at 945-
E-Bucks must be redeemed before Jan. 31, 2010. Lodging must be redeemed by Nov. 6, 2010 4089 for more details.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL: NOVEMBER 28 ~ ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELLICOTTVILLE, 6:30PM

 November 26-December 2, 2009 ~ The Villager ~ Page 3

Beautifying Ellicottville Your Hometown Realtors!

Alley Katz Decorate Downtown for the Holiday Season

25 Jefferson Street 21 Greer Hill

5bdrm village home w/loft apt. & Ski in/out at HoliMont. 7bdrms,
1-room lockout over gar. $299,000 6.5 baths, heated drive. $1.645M

Route 219 @ Wildflower

Ellicottville, New York
Plenty of Parking!
OPEN 7 DAYS!
Real Estate Sales
5 Dublin Terrace East
5bdrm, 3 bath chalet on 3 cres.
Direct: 699-3954 Eagle Ridge-Maples Road
New build. 4bdrms, 3 baths, 2
Fin. bsmt w/rec. room. $249,000 Rentals: 699-2000, ext. 4600 half baths, 2-car gar. $630,000

29 Mill Street 4500 Hungry Hollow 7032 High Meadows

Large or 2-family home, separate Country living! 3bdrm, 2 bath 5bdrms, 2 baths + 3-car gar., on
entrances, in village. $229,000 home w/2-car att. gar. $249,000 7.5 wooded acres. $359,000

Ellicottville’s Alley Katz were once again hard at work this past Tuesday, giving the down-
town area a holiday makeover, just in time for this weekend’s “Christmas in Ellicottville”
celebration. The ladies decorated the gazebo in front of Town Hall (watch for the Christ-
mas tree to be erected Dec. 8), as well as the clock at the corner of the 1887 Building.
Village Place Elk Creek Development Mountainview Townhomes
“Green” certified (gold status) de- Buy your lot today! Walk to vil- Full view of both ski slopes.
ECS Basketball Sponsors Spaghetti Dinner velopment. Avail. from $359,000 lage. Starting at $79,000 3bdrms, 2.5 baths, 2000 SF.

E’VILLE - Parents of the Ellicottville Boys Basketball Team will sponsor a Spaghetti
Dinner at Cadillac Jack’s, corner of Route 219 and Holiday Valley Road, on Wednesday,
December 2, 2009 starting at 6pm. Cost is $7.00 per person, $5.00 for Senior Citizens,
and FREE for Children under the age of 5. Come out and help support your local
basketball team! Bring the whole family!

ECS Student Council: Pennies for Peace 8831 Otto-Maples Road 532 Fox Ridge 42 Jefferson Street
The Ellicottville Central School Student Council has a program running throughout 7bdrm, 2.5 bath home w/indoor 3bdrm, 3 bath, 2500 SF town- In village w/double lot, 5bdrms, 2
heated pool & more. $249,000 house. Fully furn. $370,000 baths, att. 2+car gar. $199,000
the 2009-‘10 school year called, “Pennies for Peace.” The program was designed to
help build schools in places such as Pakistan and Afghanistan that have little money
to build them. If you would like to donate pennies to this organization, you can bring
them to one of ECS’s main offices. Please help to make this project a success!

t
k Christmas Bazaar & More 6076 Bailey Hill
Panoramic view! 5+ acres, sum-
5003 Raecher Road
4bdrm, 1.5 bath, close to state land
12 E. Washington
Eclectic ski home in the center
The United Church of Ellicottville Prepares for a Busy December mer cabin on site. $59,000 & skiing. Gas f/p. $118,500 of E’ville w/gar. $199,000

E’VILLE - We at the United

Church of Ellicottville are
looking forward to a very
busy December! Please join
lus for a “Holiday Season of
Celebration, Remembrance
and Fun,” starting with our
1st Annual Christmas Bazaar
on December 5 from 11am-
5pm. Shopping, lunch and
children’s activities are just
a few of the things we have
planned!
The next day, Dec. 6, we
will ring in the Holiday
singing joyfully during a
Choral Concert beginning at
Ellicottville Expert For 20 Years
D AVID A. B
LANCHARD ASSOCIATE BROKER
2pm, with reception and light
refreshments at the Church
Manse to follow. On the 9th
is a special Service dedicated
to the loss which may be
felt during Christmas time
for those relatives who have
passed on - a Blue Christmas
Service at 7:30pm.
Another wonderful tradition
of our holiday season here
at the United Church of
Ellicottville is the Children’s
Christmas Pageant on Dec. 20
at 10am. This year we have
added a Pot Luck Supper for
anyone who would like to stay
,
for lunch after the service.
Finally, the month of
December ends with Service
Rental Properties
on Christmas Eve at 9pm and
a special Service the Sunday
after Christmas at 10am which
asks the kids to come in their
pajamas and bring a favorite 7500 Poverty Hill
toy. There are plenty of Country retreat w/babbling brook.
Christmas carols to sing and HENCOOP WILDFLOWER 3bdrms, 2 baths, bsmt. $159,000
lots of hot chocolate for all! 3bdrm, 2 bath home still available Across from HV. Studios, 1 &
for the season. Call for pricing. 2bdrms. For sale from $145,000
We are looking forward to
having the community join
us for our celebration of the
Season! To learn more, call the
United Church of Ellicottville
at 699-4003.
Horn Hill
NEW PRICE! BRYANT FOX RIDGE Great bldg lots w/views of ski
Newly updated 5bdrm home right
next door to Tubing Park!
Have this view every morning!
3-4bdrm units from $229,000
slopes. Only 4 left! $70,000’s

Office: 716/699-3941
SELL: 716/474-7024
dblanchard@holidayvalley.com
www.ellicottvilledave.com

6841 Hencoop Road

New built 1 floor, 3 bdrm, 2 bath home w/appl.
& furnishings negotiable. Less than 2 miles
to HoliMont. Private back deck overlooks
creedside setting. Master suite, gas f/p, hd/wd
floors & more. Sacrificing for only ... $229,000
Office: Route 219 @ Wildflower, Ellicottville • holidayvalleyrealestate.com
GOLLEY SUGAR PINE LODGE
2bdrm, 2 bath available seasonally Charming Bavarian manor. Up- Green Valley Estates
or monthly. Mins. to slopes. scale suites, private entrances. Mobile home community, 5 mins. to
E’ville. Several avail. from $22,000
www.holidayvalleyrealestate.com • Rentals: lodging@holidayvalley.com

Tamarack Club
Completed December 2009
Buy Now & Save! Trade to Over 4000
Use This Ski Season! Resorts World Wide!

‡ Indoor/Outdoor Heated Pools ‡ Concierge ‡ True Slopeside Location

‡ Hot Tubs ‡ Bell Service ‡ Owners Club Room
‡ Saunas ‡ Room Service ‡ Next To First Hole For Golf
‡ Fitness Area ‡ Valet Parking ‡ Personal Ski Lockers
‡ Underground Parking

Unit Prices Range From $66,500 to $174,900!

Studios, One Bedrooms, Two Bedrooms & Three Bedrooms
716-699-3500 | www.tamarackclub.com | info@tamarackclub.com
This advertisement is being used for the purpose of promoting timeshare sales at Holiday Valley. The complete offering
terms are in an offering plan available from the sponsor. File No. T07-0009

SILVER BELLS FESTIVAL: NOVEMBER 28-DECEMBER 19 ~ THROUGHOUT SALAMANCA

Page 4 ~ The Villager ~ November 26-December 2, 2009

Massage Therapy * Facials

Body Treatments * Waxing
Makeup * Manicures * Pedicures
Gift Certificates * Spa Parties

(716) 699-8996
NEW!
23 Jefferson Street, Rte # 219 Now accepting Health Insurance

www.EllicottvilleOasis.com
Full Service Hair Salon . . . CUTS
COLORS
Thank You Sponsors
Monica Harrington Christmas in Ellicottville Funding Provided by Local Merchants
Owner, Hair Stylist FOILS
Sarah Smith PERMS
Hair Stylist, Manicurist
FACIAL WAXING
Tracy Keyes
Nail Tech NAIL ENHANCEMENTS
39 Mill Street MANICURES
Ellicottville, New York (716) 699-8757 PEDICURES
Gift Certificates Available! TANNING

The Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce would like to extend their gratitude to all of the
69 Mountain View Dr., Little Valley • only 10 minutes from Ellicottville (1st left as you enter Little Valley on Route 242) Christmas in Ellicottville sponsors. Donations from local merchants provide funding for
www.magermountainalpacas.com 716-938-9077 this holiday celebration and allow the Chamber to offer many free activities for children to
participate in. The following business all donated to this event: Anew Beginning Massage,

So Soft Gift Shop City Garage, Brian & Carol Erickson of Contract Sales, Daff, Dekdebruns Ski Shop, E-Ville
Spirits, Holiday Shoppe, Holiday Valley Resort, HoliMont, Holy Name of Mary Church,
Jefferson Inn, Andree McRae, Gado-Gado, Telemark Inn, Weed-Ross Agency and a special
Open to Visitors Saturdays & Sundays 10am-6pm thanks to Subway for donating cookies, Coffee Culture for donating hot chocolate and
The Wingate by Wyndham for again being our signature sponsor with a $1,000 donation.
Exquisite Holiday Gifts

Gift Card Now Available

• Sweaters, Ponchos, Capes
• Scarves, Socks, Yarn
So Soft ...
• Teddy Bears, Blankets, Rugs, Pillows So Warm!
• Large Variety of Alpaca Products! Major Credit Cards Accepted

The Perfect Holiday Gift: Experience Ellicottville

New Store The Ellicottville Gift Card
is now available to purchase
from the Chamber office.
Cards may be purchased in
Custom Rustic Furniture denominations from $20 to
• Custom Rustic Furniture $50. The card can be redeemed
at any local business that is
• Home Accessories Home Accessories a member of the Chamber
of Commerce. This card
also makes a great employee
incentive or corporate gift.
• Rugs Rugs Stop into the Chamber office
Monday through Thursday
8am-5pm or Friday 8am-4pm Do you have a certain someone that seems to have
Lower Level Kazoo II Building • 699-2924 to purchase. Cards may also
be purchased over the phone
everything? The Ellicottville Gift Card is a great option for a
holiday or any day gift that lets them experience Ellicottville
by calling 800-349-9099. the way that they want to.

Historic Ellicottville
Stop by the Chamber and Pick Up a ‘Walking Tour’ Brochure

HoliMont Main Chalet

6921 Route 242

BLACK FRIDAY
699-4698

SALE Are you a history buff or just interested in some of the amazing historical buildings that
Ellicottville has to offer? Stop in the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce lobby which is
always open twenty-four hours a day and pick up one of Ellicottville’s Historic Walking
Tour brochures. This self-guided heritage walking tour will lead you on a short 3-4 block
walk throughout the village, pointing out various historic buildings and giving you an
overview of their history and importance in the community. What a great way to get
yourself acquainted with Ellicottville and enjoy a healthy afternoon stroll.

75% off
up to New Chamber Memebers Welcomed
The Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce would like to welcome our new members:
• Lofty Mountain Grandeur, East Otto, NY 14729, phone 716-583-0535
(www.loftymountainhomes.com)
• Manning and Napier Benefits, Amherst, NY, phone 716-862-0051
(www.manning-napier-benefits.com)
• Winery of Ellicottville, Ellicottville, NY, phone 716-574-5350
(winery.ellicottville@gmail.com)

Timberland • Burton • Smith • Scott • Giro Chamber Christmas Party

Purchase Your Tickets for This Year’s Annual Holiday Celebration
Outerwear • Helmets • Goggles • Snowshoes
The Ellicottville Chamber of
Commerce Christmas Party is
Demos Skis • Used Boots $50/pr • Used Helmets $10 ea. set for Thursday, December 10
at 6pm. This year’s Holiday
Celebration will feature a menu
presented by Dina’s with your
Friday, November 27th choice of a Black Angus Filet
of Beef, Pistachio Encrusted
Saturday, November 28th Chicken or Grilled Wild
9:00am-3:00pm Sockeye Salmon as well as an
incredible antipasto display to
start and an assortment of Dina’s
delicious cookies and squares
for dessert.
After this elegant meal it’s
time to dance the night away
with the sounds of The Old
School B-Boys. This 10-piece
choreographed show in the style
of the Temptations and the Four
Tops will keep you dancing all
night. Combining the sounds of
Motown, Soul and Rhythm and
Blues, the Old School B-Boys
have opened for many national
acts including the Manhattans
and the Delfonics in many
great rooms around the country
including Klienhans in Buffalo
with the Buffalo Philharmonic
Orchestra. Check them out at
www.oldschoolbboys.com.
Tickets are $45 for Chamber
members and $50 for non-
member guests. Please call 716-
699-5046 to register.

HOLIDAY CONCERT: CHATHAM BAROQUE: DECEMBER 4 ~ ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY, 7:30PM

 November 26-December 2, 2009 ~ The Villager ~ Page 5

Tamarack Club Contact Margie for your personal tour today!

cell: (716) 244-0608 office: (716) 699-4800
New Condo Project at Holiday Valley Prepares for Dec. 11 Opening Office: 12 Washington St., Ellicottville, NY 14731 • E-mail: ellicottvillefun@hotmail.com

BY JEANINE ZIMMER

The Tamarack Club is getting

ready for its first season and is
slated to open Friday, December
11, 2009. Jane Eshbaugh,
Marketing Director of Holiday
Valley Resort escorted The
Villager through the premises to
unveil the incredible facility.
Beginning outside with two
public pools (a lap pool and
an activity pool complete with
diving board and curly slide)
and a private pool that is heated
year round and accented by
two 1000-gallon hot tubs for
Tamarack members and guests,
this condominium complex is
completely decked out with
all the features, services and
benefits to pamper its owners
and guests. When you enter into
the lobby you will be greeted at
the front desk with an adjoining
sundry shop to purchase some
of the necessities you may need
during your stay.
The Spa will be operated by
Falling Waters Spa of Orchard
Park, NY. Here you will be
able to enjoy one of their many
treatments in one of the seven
treatment rooms, two of which
are double to accommodate
couple treatments and one
features a double Jacuzzi tub.
This facility is an Aveda Salon
and will offer destination spa
getaways to even the most
discriminating clientele. The
spa will be open to the public.
The Restaurant inside the Club,
John Harvard’s Brew House,
will offer an extensive menu
with locally brewed beer and
a family friendly environment.
The restaurant will have its own
public entrance with curbside
service to please those in the
mood for a great meal in the
comfort of their own home. The
large rectangular bar is truly
unique with an amazing finish
crafted by Tom Lowry and John
Zerfas. Sitting at the bar you
will be able to enjoy great views
of the slopes and see one of
Readings Return to Balloons December 1
E’VILLE - Balloons is pleased to announce the return of Mediums Mike and Patty.
The condominium units throughout the building are
welcoming with warm, tastefully chosen décor and high end
finishes. All units have full kitchens, hardwood cabinets,
granite counters and stainless steel appliances. Another
unique aspect of these condominiums is the artwork, all
Jane Eshbaugh original photographs of Holiday Valley and
the Ellicottville area.
the most high tech pizza ovens
on the planet. The open lower
dining area has floor to ceiling
windows and overlooks the
pools and slopes. The carpentry
work in the dining area and
throughout the building is being
overseen by Mike Halloran and
the quality is absolutely top
notch.
The condominium units
throughout the building
are welcoming with warm,
tastefully chosen décor and
high end finishes. These fully
furnished units offer plenty
of room to relax and every
window has a great view to
enjoy. The first unit we walked
through had a valley view with
a lock out bedroom, allowing
the owner the ability to rent it
out separately or enjoy the extra
space with family. All units
have full kitchens, hardwood
cabinets, granite counters and
stainless steel appliances. Even
the lock out portion of these
luxurious units are complete
with kitchenettes, full baths,
queen beds and pull out sofas.
Another unique aspect of these
condominiums is the artwork,
all Jane Eshbaugh original
photographs of Holiday Valley
and the Ellicottville area, which
is certain to prompt reminiscing
conversations of the area. The
second unit we explored was a
large three bedroom, 2.5 bath
layout. These spacious units
lend ample room for private
get-togethers and après skiing
parties.
The developers of the project
have taken the extra effort to
incorporate many local artisans
in the finishing touches. Larry
Tocha of Five Points carpentry
was contracted to do all of the
Adirondack chairs placed on the
porches and Paul Boccolucci
of Real Stuff Gallery was
employed to make the metal
Tamarack logo details on the
porch fences as well as a large
steel Tamarack Club sign.
Tamarack ownership
information is available at
www.tamarackclub.com with
prices starting in the mid 60’s.
The Tamarack Club has been
taking reservations for retail
stays since November 1 and is
in full swing for a great season.
Make your reservations today!
MARGIE
KANDEFER
Sales Associate
New Price! Only 6 mins. to skiing. Log finish home on 4 acres, mins. to
Nothing left to do but move in! E’ville. Potential for 2 families to share!
ML#B340682 ... $119,000 ML#B15992 ... $175,000
Your Lifestyle Calls ... NEWLY BUILT Timber Frame Home
by Dana John Contracting
www.loftymountainhomes.com ML#B349451 ... $419,000
th th
OPEN HOUSE: Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 28 & 29 , 10am-noon
8472 Bailey Hill Road, East Otto, NY • Located just 9 minutes from Ellicottville
Or View Anytime By Calling Michael Incorvaia 716-583-0535 or Ciji Riley 716-244-8924
A lifestyle residence community, embodying rustic elegance through our award-winning
timber frame homes – along with a mile of professionally designed nature trails.
Eddie Szpaicher, Licensed Agent
Office: 716-699-3947 • Cell: 716-969-3050 • eszpaicher@holidayvalley.com
5 Lincoln Drive, Ellicottville
Great price for this convenient location. Walk to the
village. This duplex is fully furnished - MOVE RIGHT
IN! WBFP, washer & dryer on 2nd level. No monthly
fees. Great for entertaining & very private. Patio in
Call Today To View! back overlooks a gentle creek. Look no further ... these
units are very seldom available. Price: $229,900
Holiday Valley Realty Co, Inc.: Route 219 @ Wildflower, Ellicottville, New York • holidayvalleyrealestate.com
13 Miles from the Center of Ellicottville
56 S. Main St., Franklinville, NY
$58,000
• All NEW 4-BRs, 2 Baths
• 1700 sq. ft. Finished
• Plus 2 Attics, Breezeway, Garage and Basement
• 65x300 Lot - All Lawn
• Municipal Sewer and Water
• Taxes: $2,800
To View Call 585-492-2702

FOR SALE
They are back after many requests. These two very gifted Mediums will share the
messages they receive in mini-readings on Tuesday, Dec. 1 from 6-10pm; the cost 7122 Poverty Hill Road, Ellicottville
is $20.00 per reading. The readings are 15 minutes, however, as Mike and Patty
have explained: “sometimes, ‘Spirit’ has important information for the recipient and
we don’t interrupt ‘Spirit’ when they are talking.” We will start the sign-up sheet at TWO HOUSES! ON 102 ACRES!
5:45pm. As with all things, it is better when shared with friends - why not make an Free Natural Gas
evening of it? You can feed your soul and your belly all in one place! Brad will have Pond, Trails
some “spirits” behind the bar for you too! We look forward to seeing you … and Minutes from the Slopes
perhaps there is someone on the other side looking forward to seeing you too! Will Divide
Owner Financing Available
Trail Tours Available

The Freeheel Life Price Reduced 4 Times !!

Must Sell !! Asking $620,000
Call Will for Details & Showing
The City Garage Bringing Telemark Ski Movie to The Depot
716-847-1100 x 6

t
s
g
k
n
t DRAMATIC PRICE REDUCTION !!!
Telemark Skier Magazine editor Josh Madsen recently announced a fifty date Telemark Peaceful Setting High on a Hill: 8020 Luce Rd., Caneadea
Skier Magazine U.S. tour, which will hit key ski towns as well as metropolitan areas
for screenings of Madsen’s new Telemark movie, “The Freeheel Life.” The tour will be Enjoy your surroundings
coming to Ellicottville Dec. 9. in the spacious great room
with its tall windows and
JEFFERSONVILLE, Verm. been involved in the industry sure to strike a familiar chord upper loft overlooking
- Height Of Land Publications for over eight years building an with freeheel skiers from around the countryside.
announced this week that it impressive resume as an athlete, the world. It visually represents
will team up with Telemark filmmaker, and youth program the full spectrum of everything Excellent condition with
Skier Magazine editor Josh organizer. He has appeared in from jumping to steep descents, features such as newer
Madsen for a fifty date Telemark movies as an athlete himself and plenty of overhead powder! carpeting and ceramic
Skier Magazine U.S. tour. The including Warren Miller’s In addition to the screenings, tile, baseboard heat,
tour will hit key ski towns as “Higher Ground” and several powder hungry attendees will woodstove, dual security
well as metropolitan areas for Telemark movies including have the opportunity to pick up system and more.
screenings of Madsen’s new releases by Powderwhores and a special subscription price for
Telemark movie, “The Freeheel his own previous company the newly revamped magazine. Drive a little, save a lot!
Life.” Lipstick Films. Telemark Skier Magazine This pristine
The tour will come to “I really believe that going currently produces two issues contemporary chalet
Ellicottville on Wednesday, town-to-town and meeting per season beginning with its LUB344075R will save you thousands!
Dec. 9 at 8pm at the Ellicottville people around the country is Buyer’s Guide that hit shelves in
Depot Restaurant, free of charge, the best way to share and grow October. Bargain Priced at $199,000 ... Yet only about 30 minutes away!
courtesy of The City Garage. Telemark skiing,” Madsen says. Josh will be sending out
“This is a great opportunity “The Freeheel Life” creates a real time updates via twitter
to show our commitment to visual montage of shots ranging (@freeheellife) as well as Call Jim Cafferty, SP
Telemark skiing and help grow from the first descents of on his weekly blog, www. for an appointment to view today!
the sport,” HOL publisher Jon Austrian couloirs by World Tele thefreeheellife.blogspot.com.
716-743-5770
Howard said. “And Madsen is Champion, Dylan Crossman, An official movie trailer and
the man to spread the gospel.” to the two-lane roads of New additional tour date information vm:
Josh Madsen is no newcomer England. The movie features can be found at www.
to the Telemark scene. He has athletes, skiing styles, and music freeheellife.com

CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA: DECEMBER 4-6 ~ THROUGHOUT RANDOLPH

Page 6 ~ The Villager ~ November 26-December 2, 2009
The Sky Isn’t Falling ... PRICES ARE!
NOW’s the Time to Buy!
Presented by Tina Dillon, Lic. Salesperson, GRI
New on the Market NEW PRICE!
4271 Route 219 104 Mill Street
Great Valley: Check out the price of this Springville: Move right into this re-
3-BR, 1 bath Gambrel style home on cently remodeled 4-BR, 2 bath home
2.85 scenic acres. Newer windows & on a nice lot. Previously used as a two-
siding. Priced to sell! family. Immediate occupancy.
MLS#B351021 ... $62,000 MLS#B343761 ... $104,900
Warm Wishes to You and Your Family
This Thanksgiving Holiday!
Team pritchard gives thanks for
our customers and clients.
happy holidays to all!
Cathleen Pritchard
Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker, Cell: 716-983-4234
Melanie Pritchard
Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, Cell: 716-480-8409
Gobble Up These Views! All The Fixin’s!
Full views of the ski slopes & the only The ultimate in luxury living in this
lot available to build the chalet of stunning village home ... A+ amenities
your dreams at Holiday Valley. throughout. Dramatic yet warm, walk to
All services available. $179,000 dine/shop, 2 mins. to slopes! $699,000
Turkeys In Your Yard! Bountiful View Of Slopes!
Chalet nestled on 5 acres of woods & Spectacular views of HV & HoliMont
views of slopes. Not too big & not too ski slopes. The place to build your
small. Berber carpeting, beautiful stone dream chalet or home. Walk to the vil-
FP warms the LR. $319,000 lage. All services available. $84,000
Check out ALL our listings at: www.TeamPritchard.com
12 Washington St. & 6921 Route 242 @ HoliMont
P.O. Box 780, Ellicottville, New York
716.699.4800
1.800.680.0863
www.ellicottville.com
Call Today ... Your Dream Home Awaits!
New Build! Built Like a Fort!
Mansfield: Nestled in the pines is this 2-story bungalow style cabin for all
4+BR, 4.5BA new build on 3/4 acre seasons! 2nd level: 3/4BA, great
lot. 3 levels of space to enjoy, just 2 room, woodstove, sunroom. Ground
miles to town & slopes. Nat’l wdwk, level: dorm style BR, sitting room,
wrap around deck, garage. laundry & walkout. Hillside views!
Agent: Tina Dillon Agent: Andree McRae
ML#B316536 ... $569,000 ML#B350759 ... $119,900
Great Investment! Country Retreat!
Rental Income! Grab your bikes & fishing poles,
Exceptional log home! Wonderful you are in the country now, but only
full bar for entertaining. Hot tub/ 6 miles to I-86 and close to Chau-
log bar on back deck. New 2-car log tauqua Lake, Allegany State Park,
sided garage w/1BR, 1BA loft apt. golfing, boating, hiking & close to
Extra rental income to cover cost of skiing in the winter. Great place to
taxes & maintenance! have horses & a pool, if you’d like.
Agent: Kelly Christie Agent: Carol Thomas
ML#B348889 ... $449,000 ML#B339169 $225,000
You Need to See This One! Paradise Found!
Immaculate home is set up to accom- 5BR, 4 full BA home - walk or ride
modate 1 or 2 families - sleeps 21+! bike to village. Each room features
Walk to everything. Deep lot, deck a different wood: teak, maple, butter-
& hot tub, 6BRs, 3BAs. Rent one nut, walnut, hickory! 3 WBFPs, fin.
side, use the other! bsmt features rec. room, 2nd kit, 4th
Agent: Amy DeTine full BA. Lots of storage! 8+ acres w/
ML#B344625 $379,900 view! Call today!
Agent: Andree McRae
ML#B341072 $359,900
An Alliance between HoliMont and ERA Vacation Properties
... Bringing You the Best of Both Real Estate Worlds
SLEIGH BELL FESTIVAL: DECEMBER 5 ~ FRANKLINVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 8AM
Direct: 716-474-5646
Office: 716-699-4800
Move To The Country
5648 Townline Road
Ashford: Enjoy this spacious & beautiful-
ly updated 3+BR, 3 bath home on almost
2 scenic acres. Det. garage/workshop,
rear patio & deck. A Must See!
MLS#B339176 ... $195,000
Office: 12 Washington St.
Ellicottville, New York
(716) 699-4800
Tastefully Yours!
Overlooking 4 beautiful acres with a
1 acre pond. Lovely 3BR, 2.5 bath
home. A quick drive to village, slopes.
$275,000
Feast On This Deal!
Charming A-frame chalet on 6 acres
is just a few mins. ride to 2 major ski
resorts & casino. Offers 3 levels of
country living. $229,000
Multiple Listing Service
MLS
Investor’s Dream!
Overlooking HoliMont ski slopes.
Main house totally refurbished w/
fam. room, rec. room, open kit, din-
ing, LR w/wet bar, FP, plus 3 rental
properties for year round income.
Agent: Amy DeTine
ML#B311228 ... $399,000
Holiday Valley Townhouse!
Original owners of this elegantly
furnished townhouse across from the
slopes. Extra half BA in this unit that
is fully equipped. Watch fireworks,
walk to shops & restaurants down-
town or take the shuttle to HV to ski
in the winter.
Agent: Carol Thomas
ML#B343432 $149,700
Hunters/Developers!
Great Valley: 96 acres of property
that can be divided into bldg lots &
developed or build your dream home
on top & cross country ski, snowmo-
bile, hike, hunt, bird watch, mountain
bike - all with a beautiful view of the
countryside. Pond is across the road.
Agent: Carol Thomas
ML#B333906 $172,800
‘Share The Love’
Dept. of Aging Awarded Grant to Feed Seniors in Need
OLEAN - Cherianne Wold,
director of the Cattaraugus
County Department of the
Aging, is pleased to announce
the department’s Meals on
Wheels program has been
awarded a $1,000 grant from
Subaru of America, Inc. and
Meals on Wheels Association
of America (MOWAA) as part
of Subaru’s “Share the Love”
campaign. The grant funding
will provide the Department of
the Aging’s Meals on Wheels
program the opportunity to serve
a holiday meal in December to
current home delivered meal
clients.
Cattaraugus County delivers
a nutritious meal to over
450 people over the age of
60 Monday through Friday.
The meals are delivered by a
dedicated group of volunteers,
many of whom are over 60
themselves.
“This is the season of giving
and we are so thankful that
Subaru has decided to give back
to our program in order to help
us deliver meals to our clients
for the holidays,” said Ms. Wold.
“This grant is truly a gift.”
The Department of the Aging’s
Senior Wellness and Nutrition
program reached a milestone
in 2009, having served meals
to homebound senior citizens
Holiday Giveaway
CCB to Award Lucky Boy and Girl with Giant Christmas Stocking
LITTLE VALLEY - All nine
CCB (Cattaraugus County
Bank) locations will accept
entries for a drawing to be held
on December 18, 2009. There
will be two winners bank-
wide - one boy and one girl.
Each will receive a GIANT
Christmas stocking stuffed
with games and activities for
children of all ages.
“Everyone at CCB agrees
that, at this special time of year,
the joy in their laughter and the
love in the eyes of the kids warm
Gift Certificate Program
Greater Olean Chamber Sales Expected to Exceed Last Year’s Total
OLEAN - The Greater Olean
Area Chamber of Commerce
Gift Certificate program
should once again exceed all
expectations for 2009 sales. Gift
certificate sales have steadily
grown since the program began.
The 2008 program had sales of
$508,915, more than $59,040
over the previous year. On a
single day last December, the
Chamber had a record sales of
$24,485.
GOACC instituted the Gift
Certificate Program in 1995
with $9,000 in certificates sold
and 35 member businesses
participating. “As of November
1, 2009, we have sold $206,700
worth of certificates with 240
members participating,” said
Springville Center for the Arts to Hold Auditions
SPRINGVILLE - The Springville Center for the Arts is holding auditions for their winter
production of Dixie Swim Club. We are seeking five women able to play 40 to 70 years
of age. Auditions are Wednesday and Thursday, December 2 and 3 from 7-9pm. All
actresses will read from the script provided at the audition. Auditions will be held at
the Springville Center for the Arts at 37 North Buffalo Street, Springville NY.
Online Kettle Campaign
People Can Ring Bells ... Even Where There are No Kettle Sites
UPSTATE NEW YORK –
The Salvation Army Volunteer
Service Unit areas in towns
and villages sometimes don’t
have enough kettle sites. But,
fortunately, there is more than
one way to ring the bells. Where
the kettle sites are available,
bellringers are needed. Where
there are no kettle sites, or if
you would rather avoid the
cold, there is the virtual kettle.
To become a virtual bellringer,
just go to onlineredkettle.org
and click ‘Start a New Kettle.’
It will bring you to a page that
allows you to donate directly
and to invite friends and
associates to give as well.
The “virtual” kettle can
become a company kettle, a
team kettle, or a family kettle.
You can keep a tally of how
much you or your team is
able to raise and the site will
automatically send a thank you
in Cattaraugus County for 35
years. “In recognition of this
anniversary,” Ms. Wold said, “a
Christmas meal will be delivered
to recipients on Christmas
Eve with their normal meal
that day. This will be the first
time in 35 years the Meals on
Wheels program has been able
to provide a meal on a holiday.”
Subaru, which was the first
auto manufacturer with a sales
increase in 2008 and continues
to outpace the industry with
record-breaking sales, will
continue its mission to give back
to charities in need. The “Share
the Love” campaign” will run
from November 21, 2009,
through January 4, 2010.
“Many of our Meals on Wheels
programs across the country are
struggling to provide meals in
this down economy,” said Enid
Borden, President and CEO of
Meals on Wheels Association
of America (MOWAA). “We
can’t thank Subaru enough for
understanding that their support
will help provide the next meal
so ‘no senior goes hungry.’”
About Meals on Wheels of
America: Meals on Wheels
Association of America
(MOWAA) works every day
with thousands of local Meals on
Wheels programs and hundreds
of thousands of volunteers who
all of our hearts,” states CCB
Vice President and Marketing
Manager Joni Simcick. “And
we’d like to share in some of
that by brightening the day for
some lucky boy and girl.”
The drop boxes and entries will
be available from November
30 through December 17
and winners will be notified
via telephone on Dec. 18. So
encourage any child you know
to enter ... or why not surprise
them and put their name in the
box yourself?
Nancy Morgan, Membership
Director. “This figure is more
than $10,000 higher than last
year at this time. Businesses
in the area purchase the gift
certificates for their employees
as holiday gifts, bonuses,
retirement presents and even
workplace incentives. Residents
and non-residents from as far as
Texas, Wisconsin, Michigan,
and Virginia take advantage of
the gift that never needs to be
returned because it doesn’t fit,”
she added.
Although it is difficult to
measure, additional benefits of
the gift certificate program are
realized in the Olean area as the
money is kept locally, generating
local, county and state sales tax.
to each donor. Donations are
tax-deductible.
If you have the opportunity
to be a traditional bellringer
or bellringer group, The
Salvation Army needs you
in just about any community
- small or large - in Upstate
New York. Families, clubs and
organizations are invited to
ring as a team. Companies may
want to adopt-a-kettle for a day
- allowing employees to ring
for a few hours.
To volunteer, call the local
Salvation Army or The Red
Kettle Center at 1-877-
764-7259 or register online
at RedKettles.org to ring
anywhere in the region.
“Whether you take the virtual
route or ring the bells the
traditional way, The Salvation
Army needs the support of
the local community and
thanks everyone on behalf of
all share in the mission to end
senior hunger. The organization
provides the tools and
information its programs need to
make a difference in the lives of
others. It also gives cash grants
to local senior meal programs
throughout the country to assist
in providing meals and other
nutrition services. Visit www.
mowaa.org
About Subaru of America,
Inc.: Subaru of America, Inc. is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji
Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan.
Headquartered in Cherry Hill,
NJ, the company markets and
distributes Subaru Symmetrical
All-Wheel Drive vehicles,
parts, and accessories through a
network of approximately 600
dealers across the United States.
Subaru boasts the most fuel-
efficient line-up of all-wheel
drive products sold in the market
today based on Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) fuel
economy standards. All Subaru
products are manufactured
in zero-landfill production
plants and Subaru of Indiana
Automotive, Inc. is the only
U.S. automobile production
plant to be designated a
backyard wildlife habitat by the
National Wildlife Federation.
For additional information, visit
www.subaru.com
CCB is an FDIC insured
New York State chartered
independent, community bank.
From January 2, 1902, CCB has
established an unprecedented
record of fiscal integrity and
sound financial growth, which
now totals over 151 million
in assets. CCB maintains
convenient ATMs and can be
found on the web at www.
ccblv.com. CCB is an equal
housing lender. CCB’s main
office is located in Little Valley,
with eight branch offices.
The gift certificates come
in denominations of $5, $10,
$20, $25 and $50 and can
be redeemed for a vast array
of products and services at
Greater Olean Area Chamber of
Commerce member businesses.
A participants list is provided
with all sales, and remember to
look for the GOACC logo.
The Chamber’s regular
hours are 8:30am-4:30pm
Monday through Friday with
special holiday weekday hours
December 16-23 until 6pm.
On Christmas Eve, GOACC
will close at 11:30am. For
more information on Chamber
gift certificates, please stop in
GOACC at 120 North Union
Street in Olean or call 372-4433.
the people who come seeking
assistance. You are making a
real difference in their lives,”
noted Salvation Army Field
Representative Rod Ballengee.
“With dwindling resources due
to the economy and many more
people out of work, requests
for assistance are growing.”
The Salvation Army Empire
State Division oversees
services in four Area Services
in Albany, Syracuse, Rochester
and Buffalo, 47 corps in other
cities and 170 volunteer service
units in the towns and villages
in the 48 Upstate New York
counties. Service units are run
by community volunteers in
each small community. They
determine how the funds are
used to help local families in
crisis. Money raised by the
local bellringers and the virtual
bellringers in your community
is used to assist local families.

Holiday Concerts
The Festive Sounds of Chatham Baroque Coming to St. Bonaventure
ST. BONAVENTURE - The
period-instrument ensemble
Chatham Baroque performs at
7:30pm Friday, Dec. 4 in the
fourth concert of the Friends
of Good Music season at St.
Bonaventure University’s
Regina A. Quick Center for
the Arts.
Guest artists joining the
ensemble will be soprano
Marguerite Krull, Erica
March on violin, and chamber
organist Adam Pearl.
Chatham Baroque will
present a splendid program
of holiday music played on
authentic instruments. This
music was written in the 16th
and 17th centuries when the Pictured from left: Andrew Fouts, Patricia Halverson and
transcendent story of the birth Scott Pauley of Chatham Baroque.
of Jesus was told through violin, Patricia Halverson,
music in the form of songs, viola da gamba, and Scott
motets, oratorios and cantatas.
The music could be heard in
Pauley, theorbo, was named
“Classical Artists of 1999”
the palaces and churches of by National Public Radio
France, Germany, and Italy. as a result of votes by music
Opening with Scarlatti’s consumers worldwide.
cantata “O, di Betlemme Chatham Baroque has toured
altera,” the ensemble will all over the United States
draw from a broad repertoire as well as in South America
that encompasses everything and Mexico, in the Virgin
from works by Johann Joseph Islands and in Canada. This
Fux, Heinz Ignaz Biber and season, their performances
Dietrich Buxtehude to the at the National Gallery in
instrumental version of the Washington, D.C. were called
popular French songs, “A “musically impeccable” by the
Suite of French Noels” by Washington Post.
Charpentier. Heard regularly on many
Founded in 1990 and based in public radio stations, Chatham
Pittsburgh, Chatham Baroque Baroque has also been heard
has excited local, national, on CBC Radio in Canada as
and international audiences well as NPR’s “Performance
with dazzling technique and Today” and “Harmonia.” The
lively interpretations. The trio group has recorded seven CDs
of Andrew Fouts, baroque on the Dorian label.
Silver Bells in the City: Enchante Cabaret
SALAMANCA - The
Salamanca Area Chamber of
Commerce and Cattaraugus
County Living Arts Association
invite you to the spectacular
Silver Bells in the City Christmas
performance, “Halos-n-Holly.”
This wonderful performance
by Enchante Cabaret will be
held at the Ray Evans Seneca
Theater on Saturday, December
5 at 7pm.
The Enchante Cabaret
Professional Dinner Theater
Company will return to
Western New York for a festive
Christmas show. Halos-n-Holly
will once again feature Brittney
Morton, former Salamanca
resident and musical theater
actor from New York City.
Morton shares the stage with a
Brittney Morton (above),
fformer Salamanca resident cast of talented performers who
and musical theater actor from have delighted audiences in
New York City, will perform in venues all around the country.
Salamanca on Dec. 5 as part The troupe is sure to bring
of the Silver Bells Festival. the holiday spirits and magic
Pitt-Bradford College-Community Choir to Perform Dec. 2
BRADFORD, Pa. – The carols by Benjamin Britten,
University of Pittsburgh at Ralph Vaughan Williams and
Bradford’s College-Community John Rutter. The choir will also
Choir will sing selections from lead the audience in a carol
short Masses and English and sing-along, featuring traditional
seasonal carols at its annual seasonal carols.
Winter Concert on Dec. 2. Soloists include Amelia Dibble,
Led by Dr. John Levey, an elementary education major
assistant professor of music at from Smethport, and Jonathan
Pitt-Bradford, the concert will McCracken, a psychology
begin at 7:30pm in the Bromeley major from Bradford, who will
Family Theater of Blaisdell sing a work by Walton.
Hall. A part of the university’s “I tried to strike a balance
Spectrum Series, the event is between several disparate
free and open to the public. musical styles,” Levey said.
The choir will sing excerpts “Palestrina, Fauré and Walton
from missae brevis (short lived in very different times and
masses) by Giovanni Palestrina, wrote very different music, but
Gabriel Fauré and William there are similarities in the way
Walton, as well as English they handle the texts of the Mass.
Journey To Bonaventure
Zen Buddhist Monk John Sojun Godfrey to Lecture at SBU
BY BOBBY GOHN
ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY
Olean native and Zen Buddhist
monk John Sojun Godfrey
will give a lecture at 7pm on
Tuesday, December 1 in the
auditorium of the William F.
Walsh Science Center at St.
Bonaventure University.
Godfrey comes to campus
as part of CLAR 401, The
University Plenary Forum,
where students attend lectures,
workshops or exhibitions about
topics involving social and
natural scientists, humanists,
philosophers and theologians.
Godfrey’s lecture is titled,
Zen Buddhist monk John “Living Words, Dead Words:
Sojun Godfrey (above) is a Sutras in Zen Buddhism.”
native of Olean. Sutras are Zen Buddhist
NATURE WALK: DECEMBER 5 ~ PFEIFFER NATURE CENTER, PORTVILLE, 9-10AM
This performance is supported
in part by the New York State
Council on the Arts.
Tickets are $20 at full cost,
$16 for St. Bonaventure staff
and senior citizens, and $5
for students. For tickets and
information, call The Quick
Center box office at 716-375-
2494.
For each Friends of Good
Music performance, The
Quick Center will open its
galleries one hour before
the performance and keep
them open throughout the
intermission. Regular gallery
hours are Monday through
Friday 10am-5pm, and
Saturday and Sunday noon-
4pm.
Museum admission is free and
open to the public year round.
For more information, visit
www.sbu.edu/quickcenter
of Christmas to our area!
Remember, “Life is a Cabaret
O’l Chum, come to the Cabaret!
Enchante has been hailed as
“The Best Cabaret Show in
the North East.” This touring
show has captured its audience
members with their original
scripts, incomparable vocal
talent and creativity. Originating
in Western New York, Enchante
now travels throughout New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
West Virginia, North Carolina,
Delaware and Maryland.
You do not want to miss
this brilliant performance
by Enchante Cabaret at the
Ray Evans Seneca Theater
on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 7pm.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for
seniors and children under 12
are free! For more information,
please contact the Salamanca
Area Chamber of Commerce at
716-945-2034 or visit us online
at www.salamancachamber.org
Britten and Vaughan Williams,
on the other hand, emerge from
the English choral tradition, and
one hears intersections between
their work and that of a more
recent composer like Rutter.”
The College-Community Choir
is made up of about 45 students,
faculty, staff and community
members and has rehearsed
weekly since the start of the fall
term. The ensemble is open
to singers of any ability; those
interested in joining should call
814-362-0257.
For disability-related needs,
contact the Office of Disability
Resources and Services at 814-
362-7609 or e-mail arj4@pitt.
edu
scriptures. Many seekers of
Buddhism begin their journey
by studying the sutras. Godfrey
will speak about his experience
with the sutras, his life in a
Japanese Zen monastery and
how it changed the way he
views life.
After receiving a bachelor of
arts in religion and East Asian
studies from McGill University
in Montreal, Godfrey lived
in Japan for eight years. He
studied at Daitoku-ji, a Rinzai
monastery in Kyoto, where he
was ordained a Zen Buddhist
monk. He returned to the U.S.
in April.
The lecture is sponsored by the
University’s Franciscan Center
for Social Concern and Clare
College.
November 26-December 2, 2009 ~ The Villager ~ Page 7
Consider These For Your Equine Property
Salamanca: Private Humphrey: Secluded Ellicottville: Park-like Olean: Established horse
setting w/acreage & chalet situated on 8 acres. Sandra setting on 7+ acres. farm ready for you &
views. Close to casino, Call today to view! Goode Indoor & outdoor your animals!
slopes, golf, riders club! ML#B330705 Associate furnishings stay! ML#B342261
ML#B320605 $350,000 $325,000 Broker ML#B343412 $350,000 $350,000
Cell: (716) 378-2733 E-mail: sjgoode42@yahoo.com
Office: 12 Washington St., Ellicottville, 699-4800 www.ellicottvilleresorthomes.com
N. Otto Road, Otto For All of Your E. Washington, Ellicottville
Real Estate Needs
Heated & insulated garage w/added room Village home totally renovated & up-
& 3/4 bath. Make this bldg into a home ... dated. Open concept design suitable for
or build a new home on this 9+ acre site a crowd! New kitchen, new 1st floor
w/2 ponds & marvelous view! Well &
septic installed. See the possibilities! Andree McRae bath, 4 upstairs bedrooms & full bath.
Walk to shop & dine!
MLS#B335820 Asking ... $64,900 Lic. Associate Broker MLS#B327471 Asking ... $229,900
Office: 12 Washington Street (716) 499-8839 www.andreemcrae.com
Ellicottville, NY 14731
(716) 699-4800 ext. 115 wnyhomes@roadrunner.com
ELLICOTTVILLE . . . Your Home Away From Home
Ski In/Ski Out!
Park & ski for the weekend from this well cared for condo at Holiday Valley.
Excellent rental potential or just enjoy the convenience with your own family!
Riding the Extra Mile ...
Affordable at ... $227,500
Amy DeTine, GRI
Direct Cell: 716.583.3769
Office: 716.699.4800
E-mail: amy@ellicottvillehomes.com
Office: 12 Washington Street
Ellicottville, NY 14731
Let This Tech Savvy Agent Go To Work For You!
OPEN HOUSE! OPEN HOUSE!
Ciji Riley
Sales Agent
Lofty Mountain Grandeur
Bailey Hill, East Otto 112 Green Valley Estates, Great Valley
Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 28 & 29 Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 28 & 29
10:00am-Noon 1:00-3:00pm
3BR, 2.5BA brand new Timberuilt chalet. Newer 4BR, 3BA w/2100+ sq. ft.
ML#B349451 $419,000 ML#B339743 $97,700
Check Out the Price! Your Home Away!
E’ville: Walk to everything! 3BRs, 2BAs, E’ville: 1BR loft townhouse w/successful
spacious garage & huge deck. rental history! Elegant interior, fully furn.
ML#B343681 $240,000 ML#B329675 $145,000
All the Bells & Whistles! The Deal of the Century! Building
Relationships ...
One Family at a Time
Our society is
ever-changing and
always advancing in
technology and means
E’ville: 4BRs, 2.5BAs, Fla. room, inground E’ville: Studio unit is slammin’! Move right of communication.
pool & hot tub, garage, 5+ acres, pond! in! Walk to everything! Fully furn.
ML#B327870 $299,000 ML#B345075 $84,700 I’ve been very fortunate
to grow up in a
Live By the Slopes! Sweet Serenity! tech-savvy generation
where “the world was
at our fingertips!”
I believe in
differentiating myself
from the competition
E’ville: 4BR, 2.5BA chalet at HV! Views of Otto: Renovated! 3BRs, 1BA, loft, RV hook- when it comes to
slopes & Yodeler Lodge! Many upgrades! ups, privacy gate, wrap deck, 5 acres w/pond! servicing my clients,
ML#B330551 $699,000 ML#B344426 $148,000
both buyers and
End the Space Race! Cute, Cozy, Convenient sellers.
If you’re ready to let a
“GO-GETTER”
go to work for you,
give me a call or
drop me a line!
Otto: Wow! 3400 sq. ft., 3BRs, 2.5BAs! In- Salamanca: 3BR, 1BA cape cod! Spacious I would be delighted
ground pool, bar, garage, dock w/lake access! interior, enormous back deck! Exc. location! to discuss how we
ML#B345156 $189,000 ML#B348135 $68,500 can make your
Don’t Miss Out! Giddey-Up! real estate
goals a reality!
Salamanca: 3BRs, 1BA, living/dining com- Olean: 4BR, 3BA on 7 acres! Horse barns,
bo, 1st floor BR, quiet neighborhood! garages, pond, fenced-in pasture!
ML#B342878 $45,000 ML#B342261 $350,000
ERA Vacation
Exquisite Log Home! Celebrate the Holidays Here! Properties
12 Washington St.
Ellicottville, NY 14731
Cell: 716-244-8924
Office: 716-699-4800
Otto: 5BR, 3.5BA contemporary on 10+ acres Olean: 4BR, 1.5BA Colonial in remarkable criley@ellicottville.com
w/pond. Workshop, bar area, wrap deck! location - Seneca Heights neighborhood! www.cijiriley.com
ML#B315529 $343,000 ML#B350199 $129,900
“If You’re Ready to Sell Your Home And Want a
Tech-Savvy Agent to Represent You, Call Me Today!”
Page 8 ~ The Villager ~ November 26-December 2, 2009

Architectural Digest
Consider The Gin Mill One of Ellicottville’s Major Attractions
BY ANNE LONDON
Sure the food is good, the drinks
hit the spot, you can’t beat Joe
Wagner, John Winston, Kuk and
the gang, and it’s impossible to
leave without making a friend or
two, but did you ever really look
at this place? The best part of the
Gin Mill to me is to look around
and soak up the ambiance and
think how fabulous it would
be if a Hollywood director
discovered it and put it in a
movie ala “Shootout at the OK
Corral” or something like that.
Yeah, I’ve been to Aspen,
The Gin Mill started out as a grocery store. Clarence Hughey,
who was also Ellicottville’s Mayor, sold groceries there, entic-
ing customers with fruit and vegetables he set out in baskets
in front of the store. Occasionally, during Prohibition, he was
also known to furnish a thirsty customer with a forbidden
bottle of hootch.
I’ve been to Jackson Hole, I’ve
been to Crested Butte; they’ve
got their share of saloons so
full of the Old West that it
seems that great movies almost
write themselves there – but to
my mind, you have to include
our Gin Mill among the great
authentic legendary barrooms.
Looking out to the street through
the window, you can almost see
cowboys and geezers kicking up
dust as they thunder down main
street, tie up, and mosey in full
of bravado and testosterone to
down a pint.
Not that The Gin Mill was ever a
rough-and-tumble kind of place.
The years 1976-1995, when
Jim and Janet Tekavec were
proprietors, recall shenanigans
more on the order of Stinko
Parties, held during leek season,
which featured smelly stuff like
limberger cheese, pickled eggs
and herring. Janet recalls that it
took days for the smell to clear
up. Then there was the day that
Teresa Mercer’s cat got run
over and the funeral attracted
just about everyone in town to
mourn over the shoe box casket.
Historians give us little detail
about The Gin Mill’s earliest
days. The building went up in
1890 as part of the new fireproof
block built after the great fire
that decimated the entire north
side of Washington Street. It
is assumed that, besides the
Inn, the block was designed
to function, then as now, as
adjoining storefronts, and that
The Gin Mill’s overhanging
upper level porch was part of the
original structure. One historical
account rhapsodizes at length
about the porches, saying that
these features are rarely found
elsewhere and contribute to
Ellicottville’s unique character.
No specifics can be found
about The Gin Mill’s earliest
days (The Gin Mill name didn’t
arrive until the Tekavecs took
over in 1976), but it may have
started out as a grocery store.
The thread picks up in 1920
when Clarence Hughey, who
was also Ellicottville’s Mayor,
sold groceries there, enticing
customers with fruit and
vegetables he set out in baskets in
front of the store. Occasionally, I’ve been to Aspen, Jackson Hole, Crested Butte; they’ve got their share of saloons so full of
the Old West that it seems that great movies almost write themselves there – but to my mind,
during Prohibition, he was you have to include our Gin Mill among the great authentic legendary barrooms. Looking out
also known to furnish a thirsty to the street through the window, you can almost see cowboys and geezers kicking up dust
customer with a forbidden bottle as they thunder down main street, tie up, and mosey in to down a pint.
of hootch. Apparently there
were more thirsty customers a three lane bowling alley. the drop of a hat – or, as Janet Maribeth Rick (Tonawanda,
than hungry patrons, as Clarence Franny Morton lives just down had mentioned, the death of a NY). The latter three all claim
turned the grocery store into the street and shared with me cat. that being a saloonkeeper was
a barroom and restaurant by memories about the years she Following Clarence Hughey, the furthest thing from their
1933. The bar, at first, looked was chief cook, bottle washer, owners included Claude Luss, minds - but then again, each
more like a soda fountain lunch etc. of what they called George the Weishan family, and George felt a sentimental attachment to
counter just inside the front door. and Franney from 1970-1976. and Franny Dahlke – followed The Gin Mill and couldn’t resist
A glass of beer was a dime, wine Franny describes a time when by three transplants, Jim and stepping in to ensure the place
was 15 cents a glass, and a shot the community was small, Janet Tekavec (Cleveland, OH), stays pretty much the way it
of Kessler was a quarter. A large everyone knew everyone else, Ed and Jeanne Clarmo (Guelph, always was.
back bar arrived later, along with and a party could materialize at ON) and, currently, Ed and We are grateful.

In The Heart Of Ellicottville Yeah, we wish you were here too! Come Meet Our Friendly Staff!

ELLICOTTVILLE
W N.Y.

th
28 ersary OR
S

L D FA M OU

n i v MONDAY: Pasta Day with “All-U-Can-Eat” Spaghetti • TUESDAY: Liver & Onions
WEDNESDAY: Wing Night • THURSDAY: Homemade Meatloaf • FRIDAY: Fish Fry

An rty LIVE MUSIC Each Week!

P a The Headers
No Cover Charge ... Ever!
THIS FRIDAY, November 27th, 9pm-1am: THIS SATURDAY, November 28th, 9pm-1am:
Doug Yeomans
& Lo Blu Flame
Coming Friday, Dec. 4th: IRISH CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISER at 6pm • Saturday, Dec. 5th: Live & Kickin’
MONDAYS, 7-10pm: Blue Mule Band
th
Saturday, November 28 WEDNESDAYS, 9pm-1am: Wagner &Winston • THURSDAYS, 7-11pm: Kuk & Freddie
20 Washington Street, Ellicottville, New York
ellicottvilleginmill.com
7 ~ 9pm (716) 699-2530

Complimentary Madigan’s Wings

Drink Specials All Night! The BARN Restaurant
We invite you to join us as we celebrate our 28th year of Now Accepting Reservations for Your Holiday Parties!
GOOD TIMES, GOOD TUNES, and GREAT FRIENDS!
We hope to see you there! Lobster Enjoy Our Beautiful Stone Fireplace
Prime
~ Kevin, Grace, Connor, Shane
~ Dawn, Chad, Kitty
~ Josh, Sean, Jason
Fest
Wednesdays
RibFridays
Complete &
Dinner
Madigan’s D L S
AILY UNCH PECIALS served Monday-Saturday Saturdays
$8.00 includes Soup or Salad ... Homemade Salad Dressings!
$25.00

HAPPY HOUR SNACKS EVERYDAY! HEARTY HUNTER’S SPECIALS!

Serving Dinner from 4pm Tuesday-Sunday
PLAN YOUR PARTY! Upstairs Available!
X-mas • Stags • Birthdays
GREAT X-MAS PRESENT: Madigan’s HOODIES ... $50.00
Ellicottville’s Favorite Restaurant Since 1963
36 WASHINGTON ST. ELLICOTTVILLE, NY 716-699-4455 7 Monroe Street, Ellicottville, NY (716) 699-4600

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR: DECEMBER 5 ~ UNITED CHURCH OF ELLICOTTVILLE, 11AM-5PM

 November 26-December 2, 2009 ~ The Villager ~ Page 9

Come Into My Kitchen Healthy Lifestyles

Holiday Appetizers: Simple and Lovely Foods Affect Mood
BY MERRY & ALLEN RICHON the web and gave it a try. The local newspapers, The Moultrie bodies, thus putting us into a fast sugar absorption. Such foods
recipe is as simple and lovely News and The Tryon Daily more positive mood. include pure oats/oatmeal, fruits,
During a recent telephone as Fran promised, and while we Bulletin. Their recipes, like Foods that are high in sugar vegetables, and unrefined pasta,
conversation with a friend, Fran, did add one ingredient – leeks those used by many people, and carbohydrates are known flax and multigrain breads. Other
we were discussing holiday - when we made the recipe, it come from a variety of sources. to boost our serotonin and sources include citrus fruits:
entertaining, and various ideas certainly is lovely as originally Many recipes have been altered noradrenaline levels - our oranges, tangerines, grapefruit,
for appetizers. Fran mentioned written. substantially to accommodate “happy chemicals” - in our kiwis, berries. These contain
an Ina Garten (The Barefoot Merry and Allen Richon live personal tastes, or to improve bodies. No wonder people feel natural, slow-release sugar, fiber
Contessa) recipe using puff in western North Carolina. flavor or texture. The following happy after eating chocolate, and vitamin C – which increases
pastry that sounded good They enjoy cooking, and for a recipes, along with many others, ice cream, cookies, mashed endorphin levels.
and easy, so we immediately number of years, have written can be found on their website at potatoes, baked goods or bread! High quality protein-rich foods
tracked the recipe down on recipe columns for two of their www.comeintomykitchen.net Before reaching for these also affect our serotonin levels.
“comfort foods,” beware! They Examples include: lean meats,
This Week’s Recipes: Ham and Cheese in Puff Pastry can work against you! fish, skinless poultry, cheese,
INGREDIENTS: Foods that are high in refined eggs, tofu, and lentils. Try to eat
1 package (2 sheets) frozen sugar are absorbed into the 1 gram of high quality protein
puff pastry, defrosted BY KATHERINE PRESTON blood very quickly, resulting per kilo of body weight each
(recommended: Pepperidge in an instant boost of serotonin day.
Farm) With autumn comes colder in the brain. The rise in blood Also, try to limit your caffeine
2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard weather, shorter hours of sugar causes an increase in our intake to 2-3 cups/day. Caffeine
1/4 pound black forest ham, daylight and less sunlight. We insulin level. In turn, our blood greatly increases the amount of
thinly sliced tend to feel sleepy much earlier sugar level soon falls; we feel insulin your pancreas produces,
2 leeks, cleaned and thinly in the autumn evenings. For tired and experience “a sugar putting you through a “peak”
sliced (white part only)* some, our moods can sink even low.” In response, we must and then a “low.”
2 tsp olive oil* lower as winter sets in. But it consume more sugar to again No, you can’t control the
1/2 pound Swiss Gruyere doesn’t have to be this way! reach that “peak” - resulting in hours of daylight and weather.
cheese, sliced What we eat can make a BIG an unhealthy circle. However, you can control the
1 egg, beaten with 1 Tbsp. difference in how we feel … all Can we reach a happier, longer- foods you eat, which GREATLY
water, for egg wash year long. lasting “peak” of mood and affect your mood.
The sautéed leeks are an addition that we felt added another Food supplies our brain increased energy, even during Katherine M. Preston is a
METHOD: dimension to the taste of this appetizer. with the necessary materials it the winter months? Yes we can - Registered Personal Trainer,
Preheat the oven to 450°. Place a piece of parchment paper on a sheet pan. *If adding the optional needs to produce our bodies’ and it starts with food selection! Nutrition & Wellness Specialist,
leeks, sauté slowly over low heat until softened, but not browned. The leeks are added between the hormones, which greatly affect Choose foods that are in their Older Adult Specialist, and
layers of ham and cheese. Lay one sheet of puff pastry on a floured board and carefully roll it out to our moods. Food can also most natural state and avoid Fitness Instructor through the
10x12 inches. Place it on parchment paper and brush the center with the mustard, leaving a 1-inch affect our neurotransmitters those which are processed and Canadian Fitness Professionals
border around the edge. Place a layer first of ham and then cheese, also leaving a 1-inch border. Brush (i.e. the “message carriers”/ contain additives. Complex Assoc. Katherine founded and
the border with the egg wash. Place the second sheet of puff pastry on the floured board and roll it out chemicals that travel from one carbohydrates take longer to operates ABSolute Fitness
to 10x12 inches. Place this sheet on top of the filled pastry, lining up the edges. Cut the edges straight nerve to another throughout our break down and keep us feeling Training & Consulting.
with a small, sharp knife and press together lightly. Brush the top with egg wash and cut a few slits in bodies.) These chemicals are satisfied and happier for a longer Questions? Comments? You
the top to allow steam to escape. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until puffed and golden brown. Allow to called endorphins. Interestingly, period of time. Many are a good can contact Katherine at absfit@
cool for a few minutes and serve hot or warm. Makes 12 appetizer servings. certain foods can elevate low source of fiber, which, when cogeco.ca or visit her website at
levels of endorphins within our combined with water, prevent http://home.cogeco.ca/~absfit
Zucchini Carpaccio with Avocado, Lemon Thyme and Pistachios
INGREDIENTS: mandoline or vegetable peeler, Red Cross Offering CPR, First Aid and Babysitter Training
1 Tbsp. freshly squeezed slice the zucchini lengthwise
lemon juice as thinly as possible. Place the OLEAN - The American Red parents. Learn CPR for infants classes for $65.
1/2 tsp fine sea salt slices on a platter and pour the Cross, a United Way funded and children, plus how to Babysitter’s Training: This
1/4 cup pistachio oil lemon mixture over the zucchini. agency is offering the following perform rescue breathing and course is designed especially
(or extra virgin olive oil) Tilt the platter back and forth to health and safety courses at its first aid for choking. Class for girls and boys ages 11-14.
4 small fresh zucchini evenly coat the slices. Cover with 452 North Barry Street location info: Wednesday, Dec. 2 from Students learn good business
(each about 4 ounces), plastic wrap and let marinate for during the month of December. 6-10pm; cost is $45. practices, basic care, safety, and
rinsed, dried and trimmed at least 30 minutes and up to 1 Adult CPR: Learn to First Aid: Learn to recognize first aid. Course includes videos,
1 ripe avocado, peeled and hour so the zucchini absorbs perform CPR on adult victims. and care for soft tissues injuries, role play, and practice on baby
very thinly sliced the dressing and does not dry Instruction also includes lessons broken bones, sudden illnesses, manikins. Class info: Saturday,
1/4 cup salted pistachio nuts out. At serving time, carefully on basic emergency principles, and seasonal emergencies such Dec.5 from 9am-3:30pm; cost is
4 sprigs fresh lemon thyme, arrange the slices of marinated recognition and prevention of as frostbite, hypothermia, and $35 (includes book and special
Here is another great recipe
zucchini on a platter, alternating you can serve up quick heart attacks, and first aid for heat exhaustion. Class info: gift). Students should bring a
METHOD: with the avocado slices, slightly and easy, this one adapted choking. Class info: Tuesday, Tuesday, Dec. 8 from 6-10pm; lunch.
In a small jar, combine lemon overlapping each slice. Sprinkle from Patricia Wells latest Dec. 1 from 6-10pm; cost is $45. cost is $40. Contact the Olean Red
juice and salt. Add oil, cover the with pistachio nuts. Season with cookbook, Vegetables at the Infant/Child CPR: A great Pricing: Take one class for Cross office for registration
jar and shake to blend. With a thyme and serve. Center of the Plate (2007). course for new or expectant $45, two classes for $55, or three information at 816-372-5800.

Ellicottville’s Home of the NFL TICKET

Come Experience What You Never Knew You Were Missing!
Noel Has Introduced A New Menu!
Playing music for no reason whatsoever other than to have fun!
Mondo Mondays w/Rev. Jack Darvaset
Mighty No Stars
Gregg Juke & The
Saturday, Nov. 28th, 9:30pm:

20 Monroe Street,
Sttreet Ellicottville,
Ellicottville NY
In Town!
Victims of Fate PULLED PORK
716-699-4162 www.balloonsrestaurant.com Friday, Nov. 27th, 9:30pm: “The Best

SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY

NDAY
Live Music This Weekend! Phone: 699-8990
sunday: 26 Monroe Street, E’ville

CUSTOM BLOODY MARY BAR LIVE MUSIC

EVERY SATURDAY
monday: PIZZA & WINGS
tuesday: MEXICAN NIGHT
FROM 5-9PM
NO COVER CHARGE
November 28th
170 Wines $12.99 or Less!
with CORONAS DISCOUNTED $1
1
THE STEVIE PROJECT OUR OUTSTANDING WINE SELECTION
wednesday: ITALIAN NIGHT A smokin’ Blues band in the style of
the great “Stevie” Ray Vaughan INCLUDES MORE THAN
• huge draft selection! • free wi-fi access! featuring vocalist/guitarist
Joseph Michael Mahfoud. 330 WINES !
• daily lunch specials Mon-Fri at $5.99
Wine & Liquor Store: 10 Monroe St. (across from The Barn) 716-699-4474
PSYCHIC NIGHT RETURNS TO BALLOONS! Hours: Mon-Thurs 10-8 / Fri-Sat 10-10 / Sun Noon-6
Tuesday, December 1st from 6-10pm with Mediums Mike & Patty

It’s Not Too Early

To Book Your e e r L o v e r s !
Christmas Party B 10 oz.
Private Room Flat Iron Steak
Available
$20.50
Includes Your Choice of
Otter Creek
Sam Adams Winter
Steakhouse or Anchor Steam

Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 4:30pm / Dining at 5pm Hughey Alley • 699-4672

CHRISTMAS STROLL: DECEMBER 5 ~ ELLICOTTVILLE, 4-7PM

Page 10 ~ The Villager ~ November 26-December 2, 2009
Up Close & Personal
Mike Randall: An Evening with Dickens in Ellicottville
50¢ Buffalo Wings or JD’s Smoked BBQ Wings
(Exit 27 off I-86, 1/4 mile on Rt. 16)
Mike Randall, who brings his tale of “A Christmas Carol”
to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ellicottville at 7pm this
Saturday, is no stranger to the role, having grown up with
the character and his works. He remains enthusiastic about
his performances.
BY NICHOLAS PIRCIO
WPIG 95.7 FM
Get set for a one-on-one
encounter with Charles Dickens
in the person of storyteller
Mike Randall, who brings his
tale of “A Christmas Carol”
to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
in Ellicottville at 7pm this
Saturday. Randall is no stranger
to the role, having grown up
with the character and his
works. He remains enthusiastic
about his performances.
This is Randall’s third year
of doing the Dickens show.
He came to an agreement with
Musical Fare Theater, because
presenting the show in a
legitimate theater “was the only
way to get it reviewed, and for
people to take it seriously.” It
took Randall a year to get ready
for his first show. Preparations
kept him busy. “I built the desk
that I used and put the costume
together.” Musical Fare Theater
covered part of the cost.
Randall said he accomplished
what he wanted to do that
first year by getting the show
reviewed in the Buffalo News.
Inside Business Track
The Boardroom: Boarding for Breast Cancer
Pictured above: Pat Morgan, Josh Green and Tim Keller,
B4BC supporters, pose with The Boardroom ‘s Jodie Tim-
key during last year’s B4BC after-party held at The Board-
room. This year, the snowboard shop will be hosting a pre-
B4BC party on Dec. 5 in an effort to raise more funds for the
Alpaca Farm Store Open cause. The pre-party is the kickoff in anticipation of the ac-
tual event, which will return to Holiday Valley Feb. 13, 2010.
BY STEPHANIE HACKER
ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY
Friday & Saturday 10am-6pm / Sunday 1-5pm The Boardroom snowboarding
shop in Ellicottville is hosting a
Sugartown Farms pre-party on December 5 to kick
off Boarding for Breast Cancer
invites you to visit our on-farm store! (B4BC) to help raise awareness
and donations to support the
High Quality Alpaca Items for Sale: fight against breast cancer.
Boarding for Breast Cancer
sweaters, hats, gloves, socks, scarves, is a youth focused non-profit
organization that’s aim is to
yarn, adorable Teddy Bears educate, raise awareness and
... and more! fundraise. B4BC stresses the
importance of early detection
and an active lifestyle.
6277 Sugartown Rd., Ellicottville “[B4BC] is a sanctioned
(716) 307-2634 organization and we are going
to try to raise some money and
To HoliMont Washington Street Route 219 N. create some awareness and we
are looking forward to doing
To Holiday Valley
Jefferson St.
Monroe St.
Mill St.
it,” said Mike Timkey, owner of
The Boardroom. “It will be a lot
of fun and we will have some
Su
ga
great prizes.”
rto
wn
Sam Timkey, daughter of
1/2 mile from
Rd
Sugartown
★ www.sugartownfarms.com Mike and Jodie, has been
.
Downtown Ellicottville! Alpaca Farm
spearheading the operations
CHAMBER CHRISTMAS BALL: DECEMBER 10 ~ HOLIMONT, 6PM
He decided he’d keep going
and although it’s a lot of work
and stress, “it really was a lot of
fun.” Two recent appearances
in Waterport, New York meant
for a long day, “but I love live
theater and I think it’s a great
show to present at this time of
the year.”
Although the story is familiar,
Randall says people are not
familiar with this version of
it, the “Dickens sanctioned
version.” Many productions
arose within a year of Dickens
writing the book, both in
England and in America,
“which he had nothing to do
with.” Years later, Dickens
himself decided to act out “A
Christmas Carol” and make
some money off it. Reviews
were a smash success, and
Randall has the reviews of
when Dickens appeared in
Buffalo in 1868.
Randall, a meteorologist at
WKBW-TV, became interested
in acting by starting a Mark
Twain show when he was 17.
He’s been performing a one-
person show for thirty-plus
years. His mom wanted him
with B4BC. She is hoping that
by kicking off a B4BC party
so early, it will help to raise
even more money for the cause
by the time the actual event
comes to Holiday Valley again.
Last year, during President’s
Day weekend, Holiday Valley
hosted a B4BC event which The
Boardroom sponsored. After the
event, The Boardroom hosted
an after-party.
“It was a good turnout, but
it was bad timing,” Sam said.
“This year we decided to do
it early so that we stimulate
interest, and hopefully get more
donations.” The party will be
held from 7-10pm on December
5 at The Boardroom.
Together, The Boardroom
and Holiday Valley made over
$5,000 last year. Holiday Valley
will host B4BC again this
season on Feb. 13, 2010.
“So far we have made about
$400 in a week or so,” Sam
said. “We are trying to step it up
from last year though, so we can
to try doing somebody else, at
one time suggesting Abraham
Lincoln. This, Randall rejected
because “Lincoln wasn’t
funny.” After years of thinking
it over, Randall hit on the
Dickens idea, noting that Mark
Twain was the only critic to give
Dickens a bad review. “He was
huge, playing to three thousand
people, with people waiting in
line (to see him) all night long
like he was a rock star.”
Randall continues to do ten
or fifteen Mark Twain shows a
year, one of the biggest being
the Huck Finn Jubilee every
June on Father’s Day weekend
in Victorville, California. His
is the only non-musical act at
the huge bluegrass festival.
“With the Dickens show, it’s
been more of a Western New
York type thing.” Randall has
done sixteen or seventeen area
performances this year. His
Ellicottville appearance is of
the few in the Southern Tier. He
is also set to perform December
19 at the Cuba Elementary
School, to make up for a snow
cancellation last year.
Randall said the uniqueness of
the show is having one person
telling the story to the audience,
in this case through the character
of Charles Dickens. “You put on
the voice of woman or the little
kid,” as the story line dictates.
“You have to know the material
cold and be able to change
characters instantly, a lot like
Robin Williams does.” Being
an experienced ventriloquist
has helped Randall with his
timing, “where the dummy gets
all the laughs but none for the
straight man. Most people are
familiar with the story, but not
this version of it.”
Mike Randall’s appearance
is being sponsored by the
Ellicottville Memorial Library
and is funded in part by the
New York State Council on the
Arts Decentralization Regrant
Program administered by
the Cattaraugus County Arts
Council. Tickets are available
at the library, and are pre-sale
only.
make this an annual event.”
There are clotheslines with
paper bras hanging throughout
the shop and the donations
range in proportion to cup size.
For example, an A-cup would
be $1, B-cup $5, C-cup $10, and
D-cup $20. People are welcome
and encouraged to donate more
though.
“All of our suppliers and
brands have been extremely
generous and have donated
tons of stuff,” Sam said. At the
end of the party, drawings will
be held to raffle off the prizes.
The bigger your donation, the
bigger the prize you will be
entered to win. If you cannot
be at the party but you have
already donated, don’t worry!
You will still be eligible to win.
The Boardroom will give you a
call and let you know what will
be coming your way.
“One of our good friends who
used to be a Roxy scout will
be giving a clinic to women
about buying her goods,” Sam
said. There will also be a B4BC
representative who will talk
about raising awareness.
Sam said that every penny
raised will be going towards
the organization, no exceptions.
“We are big on picking one
cause and going full steam
ahead with it,” Sam said. “My
mom’s mom and sister, and my
dad’s mom have all survived
breast cancer. Whether it is
your mom, friend, sister, or
niece, everyone seems to know
someone who is affected by it.
And everyone likes to support.”
The Boardroom is located
at 6113 Route 219 South in
Ellicottville. If you have any
questions or would like more
information on the events,
contact Sam at The Boardroom
at 699-5620. If you would like
to help support B4BC but just
can’t get to the shop, you can
send a check made out to The
Boardroom with B4BC in the
memo and send it to PO Box
480, Ellicottville NY 14731.
Or you can donate directly to
B4BC by visting them on the
web at www.b4bc.org

Day Trippin’
Sleigh Rides: Tour the Winter Grounds of Chautauqua Institution
BY REBECCA BLAKESLEE
This year, as they have for the
past 30 years, the Stateline Draft
Horseman’s Club will give sleigh
rides through the winter grounds
of the Chautauqua Institution.
The horse drawn bobsleds begin
at the bookstore and carry riders
on a 45-minute ride through the
historic grounds. Passing the
lake is the coldest part of the
drive, according to Ed Trisket,
who should know since he is
one of the drivers.
The drivers offer their
passengers a guided tour, one
that varies by the driver, Trisket
said. “The only thing we ask is
that anything said in the bobsled
stays inside the fence,” he said,
just in case not all the facts
match up.
On beautiful winter afternoons,
the teams of draft horses will
sometimes give rides to up
to 300 passengers. Even an
afternoon that isn’t so conducive
to sleigh riding wont stop the
teams. “Unless there’s a weather
advisory, we’ll be there. We’ve
been out there when it’s 10 or 15
below zero,” Trisket said.
The passengers come from as
far as Cleveland and Pittsburgh,
and of course, from the local
areas. For some, it’s their first
time around draft horses. Others
come back from years before,
or even just days before. “They
want to know if it’s the same
horses as last time,” Trisket said,
“They remember their names;
sometimes they bring apples to
feed them.”
He said the club members
enjoy introducing people to draft
Whatever Floats Your Boat
Fall Cruising: A Crisp, Refreshing Change
BY FELICIA Z. LIVINGSTON
Happy Thanksgiving and
welcome to Ellicottville! Aren’t
we lucky that we get to celebrate
Thanksgiving twice? With all
our Canadian friends, we enjoy
this great holiday in October
and now again in November
with our American traditions.
More so than other times of
the year, we are reminded of all
the things we are thankful for -
family, friends, health, our jobs
and homes top the list, but more
often, the list of smaller gifts
is a bit longer. These smaller
gifts may not be as essential to
our lives as the others, but just
as important and different from
one person to another.
This is a time of year that a
lot of people may not think of as
prime cruise season - we have
holidays to prepare for, shopping
to do, and funds to be used for
other purposes. In addition to
these reasons, the images that
come to mind when you think
“cruise” may be palm trees,
sandy beaches, sunny skies, and
the smell of pina colada scented
sun block. I’m here to tell you
about wonderful opportunities
for travel and adventure that are
available only this time of year
and no other. Just a few weeks
ago I was onboard Princess
Cruise Line’s beautiful 113,000-
ton ship, the Caribbean Princess
- except we did not see a drop of
the Caribbean.
After years of waiting for this
opportunity, my documents
arrived with my name on them
to board this beautiful ship in
New York and set sail for a Fall
Foliage cruise to New England
and Canada. Being mid-October
and sailing north, I knew better
than to pack clothing for the
tropics. After checking the
weather outlook (but not well
enough as you will soon read)
for Boston on the third day, I
packed clothes for cool weather
and sunny skies. If I had taken
more time and searched reports
for the day before, I might have
had an inkling of the true forecast
- but maybe that was better - no
time to worry. Minutes before
dropping our lines and setting
sail, we learned from the captain
that within a few hours we
would be experiencing rough
weather and to prepare for it.
What caught our ears were the
words “gale force winds.” I am
thankful that I am not usually
affected by motion, but in this
case, I thought it might be a good
idea to take some precautions. I
purchased ginger capsules and
Sea Bands - acupressure bands
The horse drawn bobsleds begin at the Chautauqua
Institution bookstore and carry riders on a 45-minute
ride through the historic grounds. On beautiful winter
afternoons, the teams of draft horses will sometimes give
rides to up to 300 passengers.
horses and bobsleds. Many of the
club members became involved
with horses after seeing them at
parades and fairs, although they
haven’t yet recruited any new
members from among the sled
passengers.
One year, there was an
older lady that joined the
rides every weekend, Trisket
said. “She said she loved the
memories it brought back of
her grandparents,” he said. The
woman took the sleigh ride so
many times that eventually the
drivers gave her a free pass.
And then there are the rides that
carry more significance than just
a pleasant afternoon’s outing.
“We’ve had some proposals,”
Trisket said. “They all said yes.”
The Draft Horseman’s Club has
around 50 members, many of
While I treasure my sun drenched warm weather cruises,
fall cruises offer different experiences that are enriching
opportunities to appreciate Mother Nature at her colorful
and delicious best.
worn on the wrists. Good thing -
the winds kicked up as predicted
and for the next 36 hours, we
rode out a true Nor’easter in the
eye of the storm before getting
clearance to enter the port of
Boston.
From then on, it was as
though the rough waters never
happened and while we did
skip Newport as our first port
due to the weather, we enjoyed
picture perfect days in Boston,
Bar Harbor, New Brunswick,
and Halifax. The trees were
spectacular, and the towns
looked like the calendar photos
you see with curling chimney
smoke, scuttling leaves, and
comfy sweaters and colorful
scarves decorating the people
that call these towns home. We
toured historical Boston, visited
“Cheers,” and in Bar Harbor
we devoured fresh lobster
dinner wearing the required
silly plastic bib. I listened for
shop keepers pronounce the
town as “Baa- haa-bah” and
was not disappointed. In New
Brunswick we visited the Bay of
Fundy where twice daily tides
rise and fall 50 feet per day -
an amazing thing to consider.
High-powered boats can blast
adventurers into this river while
the tides actually reverse. Had
it been July, I just might have
signed up.
New England cruises are at their
peak in the fall months on the
east coast, but if you are looking
for a cruise on the west coast
other than the popular Mexican
Riviera, there are two cruises
per year that are unique, fun,
and certainly sell out quickly.
Two years ago, my hubby
and I sailed on the Celebrity
Mercury out of Vancouver in
early November for a 10-night
Pacific Coastal Wine cruise.
This is a repositioning cruise
for ships leaving Alaska for
DEMO DAY: DECEMBER 17 ~ HOLIDAY VALLEY RESORT, 9AM-3PM
November 26-December 2, 2009 ~ The Villager ~ Page 11
Happy Birthday!
Friends met outside of Madigan’s
this past Tuesday evening to surprise
Carol Erickson of Ellicottville
with a special birthday present:
A limo trip to
Hutch’s Restaurant in Buffalo.
them families. “We’ve got HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY CAROL!
truck drivers, lawyers, restaurant
owners, other individual DECEMBER 8th
businesses, we’ve got teachers –
it’s just an expensive hobby for
everybody,” Trisket said.
The drivers are all volunteers
from the club. Most years, they
have eight drivers with their
teams but last year there were
only four.
“It made for a long weekend,”
Trisket said, since the club didn’t
cut back on the times the rides
were available.
The rides are available every 768 Broad Street 11099 Route 5
Saturday and Sunday, beginning Salamanca, NY 14779 Irving, NY 14081
the first week after Christmas (716) 945-4080 • 1-877-860-5130 (716) 549-4389 • 1-800-421-2464
and running through the first
weekend of February. Tickets
are $3 for adults and $2 for Salamanca BINGO HALL Events Salamanca GAME ROOM Events
children and can be purchased at
the Institution’s bookstore. Sunday, December 13th at 7pm Continue Earning Entries for the
Silver Bells COOL CHRISTMAS
3rd Annual
CASH GIVEAWAY!
Special
Regular Price Admission with Double Payouts
Drawing on Thursday, December 17th.
Hot seat drawings at 7pm, 8pm and 9pm for $500
and $1,000 at 11pm.
(regular book games excluding jackpot) Grand Prize of $10,000 at 10pm!
DOOR PRIZES
ENVELOPE TRADE UP GAME We’re Not Just Bingo Anymore!
THE PRIZE WHEEL Also: Visit the NEW POKER ROOM!
Texas Hold’em ~ Omaha ~ 7 Card Stud
Come Join In The Fun! Open to anyone 18 years and older.
Visit our website at www.senecagames.com
warmer waters and the reverse
itinerary is offered in April of
each year. Activities were all
centered around wines - there
were tastings, pairing dinners,
blending classes, movies, Obstetrics and Gynecology
lectures, demonstrations, and
pretty much anything you can
imagine doing with fellow
Delivering the Best of Western New York
wine aficionados. Our ports J. Kevin Fitzpatrick, M.D. Ilene Alt, N.P.
included Victoria, BC, Seattle,
Oregon, Catalina, and a dream Emily Fleming Williams, M.D. Elaine Pazik, N.P.
come true passage under the Emmekunla Nylander, M.D. Bridget Burruano, P.A.
Golden Gate Bridge into San
Francisco. There, our ship Rosann Lana, M.D. Wendy Zitzka, C.N.M.
docked for two days while we Lisa Gelman-Koessler, M.D.
had the opportunity to travel
to Napa Valley, visit wineries,
(716) 712-0862
have private wine tastings, meet
winery owners, ride the “wine
train,” and even a hot air balloon
ride over the vineyards. I will
always have a warm spot in my
wine lover’s heart for Mondavi
Winery - on a previous visit to
this winery just days before
harvest, we were allowed into
the vineyards to pick grapes of
different varieties and taste the
difference between the grapes
on the vine before they are made
into various white and red wines.
While I treasure my sun
drenched warm weather cruises, Accepting New Patients • Most Insurances Accepted
fall cruises offer different
experiences that are enriching 1026 Union Road, West Seneca, NY • 712-0862
opportunities to appreciate
Mother Nature at her colorful
and delicious best. I certainly 3040 Amsdell Road, Hamburg, NY • 648-6539
learned which wines to serve
with my Thanksgiving turkey. 224 East Main Street, Springville, NY • 592-8151
It‘s time to pour a glass, say
my prayers of thanks, pass the 445 Tremont, N. Tonawanda, NY • 690-2353
turkey, and enjoy this wonderful
holiday.
For any questions or booking
information on cruises, private
shore excursions, and all-
omniob.com
inclusive resorts, contact
Felicia Livingston, ACC, Cruise
Planners’ Franchise Owner, at
flivingston@cruiseplanners.
com or visit her website at www.
whateverfloatsyourboat.biz
Page 12 ~ The Villager ~ November 26-December 2, 2009
Hunter’s Harvest
FULL SERVICE CLOCK SHOP
Grandfather Repairs • Antiques Restored
Pocketwatches Repaired • Watch Batteries Replaced
5059 Rt. 98, Great Valley, NY 14741 Allan Fish
716-699-2036 Open: Wed-Fri 11:00-5:00, Sat 11:00-4:00
EZ3 “Smooth Oldies & Cocktail Cozies”
EZ3 has been together for about 4 years now, consist-
ing of Liz Boberg from West Valley singing the older
standards from decades ago. Accompanying her is Jack
Little from Franklinville on guitar and Art Hazer from
Cattaraugus on the upright bass.
Take a sentimental journey as they perform selections Left: Columnist Corey Wiktor harvested this 9-point buck opening day of the archery
from Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall, Maria Muldaur and the season (Saturday, Oct. 17). Center: Ryan Jackson of Great Valley harvested this 16-point
night club sounds from the 30’s, 40’s. buck on opening day of the regular season (Saturday, Nov. 21) while hunting with his
Available for all types of events - cocktail parties, birth- father in the Franklinville area. Right: Jared Hinman, 19, of Ellicottville, harvested this
days, anniversaries, small casual weddings, etc. 11-point buck (19” spread) Nov. 25 in Ellicottville.
CALL TO BOOK EZ3 BY COREY WIKTOR
For Your Next Event!
After months and months
(716) 397-2539 or 397-5773 of preparation and countless
hours of scouting, the dawn
of another season was upon
us. Saturday, October 17 was
opening day of Archery season
in our region of New York
State. I was perched high in
my stand well before light on
that snowy, cold morning with
high anticipation and hope.
My 2009 archery season
opener was very short, but
very sweet. Not an hour into
Examples of Funnels and Why They are Utilized
Funnels, like any other
type of stand location, range
in productivity. High quality
funnels are ones that separate
either two large areas of like
habitat, or two features that are
utilized on a daily basis, such
An extraordinary education you can afford is just 20 miles
away. Ranked No. 7 for value in the North by U.S. News, Editorial:
St. Bonaventure has new programs in sport studies, pre-law,
art history and international studies. But SBU is also a great
place for students still deciding what major suits them best.
Truth Or Consequences
Opening up your winter homes?
Keep a breath of fresh air
all year long . . .
Naturally . . .
BY DOUG ARROWSMITH
Thanks. There. I said it.
Can I go home now? Happy
Thanksgiving. I’m out. Just
kidding. I enjoy the holidays as
much as the next guy, but I gotta
tell ya, they ain’t what they used
to be. Seriously. We do love our
traditions in this country even if
Let nature cleanse and purify they do seem to be a bit outdated
and hypocritical. Then again,
the air you breathe!
who am I to judge? I’m the guy
who writes this column! That’s
who.
Made with pharmaceutical grade ingredients, Kanberra Gel is Let’s begin our romp through
the silly season with the blatantly
clinically strong, yet safe to use around people and pets. obscene. Thanksgiving.
Before everyone stops reading,
As air continually circulates Kanberra Gel breaks down bacteria, molds and viruses let me explain. The idea of
Thanksgiving and the family
at the molecular level, effectively neutralizing a broad spectrum of impurities. history of Turkey Day is a noble
one. Gather together with family
You can easily tell the difference in the air quality by a softly scented eucalyptus aroma. and loved ones before the Fall
harvest and the onset of Winter
to give thanks for the blessings
Simply open the jar and place in a clever, unnoticeable place
of the previous year. Excellent
where it works 24 hours a day! plan - pass the white meat.
Unfortunately, our version of
this once noble holiday has
been perverted by the need to
Experience for yourself locally at spend money and act like idiots.
This holiday, which by the way
Kazoo II and Nature’s Remedy has become a national day of
mourning for Native Americans,
is - not coincidentally - followed
by a monstrous tradition known
as Black Friday. Black Friday.
Visit Kanberra Gel online at Not a very cheerful or thankful
www.kanberragel.com sounding event is it? It’s almost
or simply call 1-800-683-0021
Never underestimate the
power of nature!
• World-class Air Duct Cleaning
Made in the U.S.A. Product of • Complete Mold Services
• IAQ Evaluations Joel Solly, CEO, President
CHRISTMAS CAMP: DECEMBER 27-31 ~ HOLIDAY VALLEY RESORT
Opening Day Successes
the hunt, I was able to harvest
a 9-point buck that scored
127-3/8th! (3-½ year old).
It was the second “shooter”
buck I saw that morning. Why
was this spot so productive?
It is a classic “pinch point
funnel” that was simply
loaded with deer sign. I have
found that using light rattling
sequences in early season is a
great strategy to target early
season whitetail bucks while
hunting this particular funnel.
When hunting white-tailed
deer, strategically placed
as a bedding area and prime
feeding location. Examples of
quality funnels are overgrown
fence lines and creek bottoms
that connect two forested areas
separated by agricultural land
or a saddle (low spot) in a steep
Happy Holidays?
like we’ve turned Thanksgiving
into a national day of confession
and absolution. We’re trying to
wipe the slate clean in the eyes
of our families and God so that
we’ll be nice and sinless, dare
I say Puritanical, before we
turn into murderous, credit card
wielding lunatics the following
day. Who doesn’t enjoy seeing
otherwise normal, middle-class
Americans trampling each
other and doing battle in the
local Wal-Mart over cut-rate flat
screens? Actually, our pilgrim
ancestors would be proud. After
all, the day after the original
Thanksgiving they began the
systematic extermination of the
Wampanoag people who had
previously sustained them. The
original Black Friday?
After Thanksgiving and Black
Friday comes that strange,
guilty feeling limbo known
as ‘The Christmas Season.”
This soulless void between
holidays has been twisted and
manipulated over the years in
order to create some sort of
perverted economic boom that
will, somehow, sustain us before
the collective guilt of the New
Year becomes reality. We’ve
created our own traditions
during the first part of December
that - we hope and believe -
will someday catch on and be
accepted by the rest of the sheep.
Neighbors who have otherwise
lived in harmony for most of the
year suddenly become Hutu’s
and Tutsi’s as the holiday house
decorating contests become
violently confrontational.
Suburban husbands and fathers
become possessed by the Clark
Griswold demon and entire
village blocks suddenly become
visible from the International
Space Station. Meanwhile,
inside, mom and the kids
are busy baking cookies and
watching ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’
on an endless loop as Grandpa
funnels are possibly the most
consistently productive stand
locations throughout the entire
season. By definition, a funnel
is any feature - or combination
of features - that encourage
deer movement through a
relatively narrow corridor.
Funnels, by their own
definition, force concentrated
animal movements through
small areas. The benefits of
this are obvious to bow hunters
and the results are often stand
locations that are productive
throughout the entire season.
ridge that winds through the
woods itself.
Another example may be
a small rise that winds its
way across a large swamp
SEE HUNTING NEXT PAGE
slips off to the laundry room to
finish off that bottle of Schnapps
in private. Disaster looms.
Christmas. Cue the ominous
music. “Didn’t I just see these
people a month ago? Why am
I wearing this awful reindeer
sweater? How much freaking
turkey can I possibly eat? Who
stole my bullets?” This is also
the time for what I consider to
be the absolute worst and most
sadistic holiday tradition ever
created. The Office Christmas
Party! Who’s bright idea was
this? Get a whole bunch of
people who really don’t much
care for each other in the first
place together and toss in
copious amounts of booze.
It’s like throwing gasoline on
an already out of control fire.
What could possibly go wrong?
There are two occasions every
year where normal, upstanding
citizens become alcohol
fueled, perverted lunatics. The
aforementioned Christmas party
and New Year’s Eve. Less than
a week apart nonetheless.
Here comes the surprise. I really
don’t mind the holidays. As my
family has shrunk over the years,
we’ve actually become closer.
It’s kind of entertaining to watch
the rest of our neighbors explode
in an orgiastic display of booze
fueled hatred and resentment
while we share gifts and spend
some rare quality time alone.
The streets are quiet and, believe
it or not, there are families out
there actually enjoying the
true meaning of the holidays.
Basically, what I’m saying, is if
we could all try and toss the rest
of the nonsense out the window
and get back to something
resembling the basics, we might
enjoy ourselves. It’s possible.
Forget Black Friday, the parties
and the rest. Be quiet. Listen.
Relax. Enjoy. Happy Holidays.
Comments? E-mail Doug at
shakedowndoug@hotmail.com

Town
CONT. FROM FRONT PAGE
expand HoliMont’s skiing.
The board was concerned
that HoliMont had acquired 50
additional units from the defunct
Plum Creek project. These units
have not had a proper ‘SEQR’
review though Riley said that he
“does not even know if they will
have room for these additional
units or if in fact they will ever
be built.” Board members could
not ultimately agree on 225
units though discussed possibly
allowing 174 unit approval.
Attorney Hopkins stated that
over the next five years, the
Village “would be paid $110,000
towards the sewer system per
yyear for the expansion, for a
ttotal of $550,000.” However,
this was for the 225 units the
Village initially agreed to two
and a half years ago. He added
that HoliMont would have to
t“reevaluate” the money given
dto the village if only 174 units
ewould be agreed upon.
l Board members asked Town
nEngineer Mark Alianello about
ethe Village sewer system’s
a
n
d
h Valley
f CONT. FROM FRONT PAGE
s rail jam originally slated for
dit fresh year after year for all
elevels of shredders out there.
The Park Crew is amped on
introducing a new “natural”
terrain park, consisting of
timber features made of
spruce logs. These features,
constructed by HV Park
Designer/Builder Chris Perks,
will be installed in the Rail
Park at the base of Mardi
Gras once ski season gets
underway. According to Pat
Morgan, Holiday Valley Youth
Marketing Specialist/Terrain
Park Manager, “Riders will
find a variety of new jibs,
bonks and stalls to play around
on.”
The inspiration for these
log features, according to
Morgan, came from The Stash
Program pioneered by Burton
Snowboards. These Stash
Parks (which can be found in
eNorth America at Killlington
mand Northstar-at-Tahoe resorts)
r“use indigenous resources,
such as hardwoods native
to their respective areas, to
create organic park features,”
explains Morgan. “Back in the
tday, we all started by sliding
f
rtrees, bonking off of stumps,
etc., and now we’re kind of
h
t
n
Hunting
CONT. FROM PREVIOUS PAGE
n and will be the chosen travel
providing a dry crossing route.
All of these scenarios illustrate
situations that encourage deer
to pass from point A to point B
lthrough a specific area. In each
ecase, a whitetail can avoid the
funnel by enduring something
nundesirable, but usually chooses
the desired route. In the case of
the saddle in the steep ridgeline
and the small rise traversing
,the swamp, by exerting more
energy, animals can avoid these
hlocations. However, it has been
emy experience that white-tailed
edeer are genuinely lazy creatures
tand will take the path of least
dresistance when this path does
not compromise their personnel
esafety.
t Because of this, many times
ewhitetails are willing to go
significantly out of their
fway to avoid overly exerting
tthemselves. This holds
particularly true for mature
bucks. Most mature bucks
tdo not reach maturity if they
brazenly stroll across open
fields during daylight hours. The
same deer that refuse to cross
that open field will generally
tfind the courage to follow that
narrow creek bottom as long
I’d like you to meet my Dad, Samuel Pellerito
He is 62 years old and in need of a kidney. My Dad has Polysistic Kidney Disease and
his kidney function has greatly decreased in the past few years.
My Dad is a wonderful husband, father of 3 and grandfather of 5. My parents have
been happily married for 41 years. He enjoys playing golf and spending time with his
family and friends.
My Dad has had a long, fullfilling career of 36 years in the Jamestown Public School
system. Currently he is in formation at the Christ of Kings Seminary in the Deaconate
Program. He serves as President of the Southern Tier Kidney Foundation and has also
been involved in Koinonia and Cursillo.
My Dad leads a very spiritual life with God and gives everything he has humbly. He
never complains even though we know he doesn’t always feel well. Receiving a kidney
would be a blessing to him and our whole family.
If you are blood type “B” and would like to be Sam’s living kidney donor, please
contact Jeanette Ostrom at (716) 450-8958 or e-mail Sam at spellerito@stny.rr.com
To the world you may be just one person, but to one person, you just may be the
CANADIAN FRIENDSHIP WEEK: JANUARY 4-10 ~ ELLICOTTVILLE
capacity to handle the additional
units. Engineer Mark Alianello
said that the village has the
capacity to handle 2,200
additional homes in Ellicottville.
He also made the point that these
homes and condos would most
likely be second or third homes
for owners and the majority
would be unoccupied for a good
portion of the year.
Town Supervisor John Burrell
brought up to Riley and Hopkins
and fellow board members
that Ellicottville would not
benefit from the property taxes
generated by the project as it
would be paying property taxes to
Mansfield. In a 2007 Statement
of Opposition to the project
he stated that “over the past 35
years, the taxpayers of the Town
and Village of Ellicottville have
spent millions of dollars on our
sewer and water. If you allow
this proposal, what will happen
when other developments that
are already being talked about
in other adjoining municipalities
come to you with similar
proposals?” He also questioned
who would be responsible for
the emergency services that
would “ultimately cost the
Ellicottville taxpayers money.”
making the old new again.”
The HV Park Crew’s first event
of the season (which replaces
the annual “Thanksjibbing”
Black Friday) is in the works
and will be held in the new
“natural” terrain park mid-
December. (Watch for details
on the Holiday Valley Page,
which will start up next week
in The Villager!)
The Terrain Garden, which
was introduced last season on
lower Snoozer, will grow in
terms of features housed. The
Garden offers beginner boxes,
rails and jumps for skiers and
riders who have yet to conquer
the skills required for the bigger
parks. “The Terrain Garden
provides a low intimidation
learning environment, with
close proximity to the School
Haus learning area,” says
Morgan. “We are hoping this
encourages more people to
get into the terrain parks …
and more importantly, take a
lesson!”
For advanced park users,
the 42/78 Park on Foxfire will
again offer “progressive jib
lines, a triple jump line and the
ever-improving halfpipe,” and
will be the main location for
many of the contests happening
this season.
Some of these contests include
the return of the WNY USASA
as it supplies some degree of
cover. Even a limited amount of
cover can do an amazing job of
increasing a whitetail’s courage
route when it’s the best available
option.
As stated earlier, funnels can
be productive stand locations
throughout the season.
Strategically placed funnels
take advantage of the travels
of white-tailed deer. During no
other phase does a mature buck
move more consistently than
during the rut. This movement
also occurs more frequently
during daylight hours than
during the other phases of a
mature buck’s life. By adopting
these new travel patterns,
breeding age bucks are able
to locate and breed more than
they could otherwise. The drive
to perpetuate the species plays
right into the hands of a hunter
setup in a funnel that separates
two points of interest to the
wandering bucks.
In general, food sources are
good locations to hunt during
the early, rut, and late phases of
season. Primary scrape lines are
ideal locations to set up during
the late stages of pre-rut. The
whitetail’s transition zones and
bedding areas are often the only
locations mature bucks can be
taken during last weeks leading
world. Thank you from the Western New York Kidney Connection.
November 26-December 2, 2009 ~ The Villager ~ Page 13
Hopkins agreed that this issue
would need to be addressed.
The sewer project was not
Custom Homes • Historical Restoration
Custom Mill Work • Bars & Back Bars
approved by a vote of 3-2.
Though visibly disappointed Distributors for: Window Fashions - Cirrus, Levolor, Comfortex
by the decision, Riley told The Brass Tubin
Tubing & Hardware
Villager that he “still thinks that Conestoga
Cone Cabinets
we can come up with something Armstrong
Ar Vinyls
that will support the Canfield GE Appliances
project and hopefully something Plate Mirrors
will be approved to move
Carpeting
forward.” He continued that he
“believes that Holiday Valley,
HoliMont and the fantastic G. Michael Nickolson Phone/Fax: (716) 699-4516
and historic village and town General Contractor Ellicottville, New York
community, and that triad, has
made the area successful. All
three need to work together.
Sometimes it is difficult, but
ultimately we hope for success.”
To further discuss the project
Roofing • Painting
more, a meeting will be held
with both the Town and Village
Boards and members of the
Foam Insulation
general public are invited to Over 30 Years Quality Work
attend on December 2 at 6:30pm.
Eberle Contracting, Inc.
In other news, the courtroom
will soon be moved upstairs in Since 1977
the Town Hall. Mark Alianello
told the board that the town
Fully Licensed, Insured & Bonded • Residential / Commercial • FREE ESTIMATES!
well was back in operation, and
John Burrell talked to Laidlaw’s
attorney who wants to meet with
E-mail: noleaks@earthlink.net (716) 945-1414
the Town Board sometime in the
future.
Series, the B4BC event Feb.
13, Red Bull Buttercup Mar. 6,
and new to Holiday Valley, the
Salomon Jib Academy Feb. 28,
a top amateur freeride ski tour
in North America.
It’s no doubt that park
builders and groomers will be 716-572-7303
at the top of their game this www.exper t-contracting-biz.com
“Let the Experts Handle it!”
year. Undeniably the biggest
investment in the parks this
season, Holiday Valley has
purchased a new Pisten Bully Snowplowing and Rooftop Snow & Ice Removal
600 Park Bully, which will
enable operators to build and
shape the parks much more Ryan Holland / Rob Holland / Wes Sabin, Technician
efficiently. “This machine has
numerous capabilities that
other machines lack, including
a switch blade mechanism
which will enable us to move As an authorized Guardian dealer, see us for
and set features quickly and your automatic standby power needs.
easily, as well as dramatically Our specially designed 4x4 is available for your unique
increased articulation of the needs, with 24-hour emergency service.
blade and tiller,” states Morgan.
It is equipped with a front
and rear terrain park package 10035 Route 219 716.592.7242
which allows for extra height West Valley, NY Toll-Free: 1.800.640.0370
when building tables (jumps), www.hollandpropane.com
and it offers an alpine flex tiller
with fatboy corduroy finishers
and “Dumbo” ears which will
EAETES
allow builders and groomers to ROOFING in Ellicottville & WNY Area for OVER 20 Years!
create an ideal snow surface.
FERSTIM
Skiers and riders hitting the Elk Singles / Corrugated Steel
terrain parks this season at
Holiday Valley have a lot to
look forward to … now let’s
Burke Certified IKO Roofer
get those guns running Clancy
so Perks can push some snow! Contracting, LLC
• Custom Homes / Additions CARRY WORKMANS COMP. • Doors / Windows • Kitchens / Baths
up to serious scraping activity.
Funnels are one of the few
setups that have the ability to
consistently produce throughout
• Garages / Pole Barns
• Porches / Decks
• Roofing / Siding
FULLY INSURED
WE BUILD WHAT YOU DREAM OF
• Hardwood Floors / Tile
• Retaining Walls / Uni-Lock
P.O. Box 326, Ellicottville, NY 14731 • Call Pat Burke (716) 378-4223
• Drywall / Painting
the entire season. As a result of www.burkecontracting.com • info@burkecontracting.com
this, every season I make sure
Celebrating 31 Years of Quality
that I have a minimum of several
quality funnels that I have
access to hunt. They serve as my
security blanket by protecting 716-945-2683
me from unexpected changes Custom Home Building
in preferred food sources and 4541 Rte 219
the resulting alteration of the Great Valley, NY Complete House Remodeling
C
whitetails’ patterns. When an ROOFING / ADDITIONS / BATHROOMS / PLUMBING / HEATING / MAINTENANCE / HANDIMAN REPAIRS
unknown food source draws NEW CLOSETS / NEW AND REPLACEMENT WINDOWS / KITCHENS / DECKS AND PORCHES
the deer from the patterns I SIDING / INSULATION / OUTBUILDINGS / HANDICAP MODIFICATIONS
expect them to be following, my
season is not lost. I always can Hencoop
go down the road and climb into Hollow Rd. Build to Suit • 1+ Acre Lots
ELLICOTTVILLE
the portable stand located in the All Inclusive Lot and
finger of woods that connects New Build from $229,000
two wood lots and be confident
that I will see deer.
Congratulations to good friend
Jimmy Bigaj on harvesting a
beautiful 6-point on the second
day of archery season!
Best of luck to all hunters this
season!
Corey R. Wiktor, Ellicottville
NY, has been an avid deer hunter
for over 18 years. He currently
writes for Whitetails.com,
WorldRecordWhitetailDeer.com All wood-burning Fireplace Xtrordinair
and Whitetailworld.com and
is a field advisor for the ‘New models qualify for a Federal Tax Credit
York Outdoor News’ and is a (up to a $1,500 value). Even better,
team member of the ‘Northeast these American-made stoves are green,
Sportsman’. clean and efficient. Rediscover fire and
save.. See store for details.
172 N. MAIN ST., BOLIVAR, NY
585-928-2530 • www.sissonstore.com
Quality Products Backed By Quality Service!
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8am to 8pm,
Sat. 8am-12noon
172 North Main St.,
St Bolivar,
Bolivar NY 14715
Hours:
Monday-Friday 8am to 8pm 585-928-2530
Saturday 8am to 12noon www.sissonstore.com
Page 14 ~ The Villager ~ November 26-December 2, 2009

Don’t miss out on a single issue!

We’ll keep you in touch with all the news
in and around Ellicottville!
The Classifieds Page
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
For Sale In Great Valley: 3-BR, 2 bath, fully furnished home. Newly renovated. Hot tub.
$99,000. Call Jim at 716-572-9192.

SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM PETS

COST: $50.00 6 months, $85.00 1 year $60.00 6 months, $95.00 1 year AKC Champion Sired Newfoundland Puppies: Black, gray, and Landseer. Health guaranteed.
If delivered inside the continental U.S. If delivered to Canada ~ U.S. funds only Please call 716-296-8942.

Please complete the following: FOR RENT

Name: _________________________________________________________ Vacation Rentals: Plan your next getaway, wedding, reunion, golf or ski vacation with ERA
Vacation Properties. Visit our website at www.ellicottville.com for virtual tours of our
properties, or call 716-699-4800.
Address: _____________________________________________________ Commercial Space For Rent: 42 Mill Street, Ellicottville, NY. 900 sq. ft. Ample parking.
Please call 716-699-4516. Lease terms.
______________________________________________________________ Spacious, Newly Remodeled 1-BR Loft Apartment: In the Village of Ellicottville. Washer/dryer.
$575/month plus utilities. References required! Call Jim at 716-572-9192.
Phone: ________________________________________________________ FOR RENT: Luxury 2 & 3-BR townhomes in Salamanca. Private entrances, FP, granite counters,
Berber carpet, stainless steel appliances, washer, dryer, grounds keeping, snow removal, electric,
E-mail (optional): _______________________________________________ water, garbage, sewer included. Various lease lengths available. Prices range from $900 to $1,100
monthly. No pets. Call to set up your appointment today! Palmer Rentals, 716-945-1906.
Mail this form, along with payment to: THE VILLAGER
Unique Winter Home Rental: Available Dec. 20th. Minutes to Holiday Valley. Pets & smok-
PO Box 178, Ellicottville, NY 14731 ing okay. Call Jimmy for details. Won’t last long! 716-307-3077.

SERVICES AVAILABLE
The Villager Classified Ads: Rate: $8.00 per week (30 words or less - $0.10 each additional
word over 30). Send your ad, along with payment, to: The Villager, PO Box 178, Ellicottville,
NY 14731 or stop by our office at 39 Mill Street. Deadline: each Monday at 4pm.
Furniture Repaired, Refinished Or Replicated: New Solid Cherry Adirondack Chairs For
Sale! FIVE POINTS, 716-938-6315. Visit fivepnts.com
Interior Finishing By Tom Clauss: Painting, plastering, remodeling, repairs, restoration
work, electrical, plumbing & more. PROFESSIONAL PAINTING SPECIAL: DISCOUNTED
PRICES! Free estimates. Call today! 716-949-9155.
y PERKS CONSTRUCTION: General contracting & remodeling, including drywall, painting,
Today’s Hot Music Mix. flooring, tilework, stonework, finish work, siding, electrical, plumbing & more. Your local
carpenters with over 30 years experience! Insured, many references. Call Jeff Perks at 716-
244-3559 or Josh Perks at 716-969-5115.
Playing the largest variety Caretaker Services For Your Home: House & pet sitting available for your home or condo in
of music from the 70’s, & around Ellicottville. Reliable & dependable, references available, reasonable rates. Contact
Ian at 716-801-1915.
80’s, 90’s and today. Board Your Pet: At East Otto Country Kennel. Over 10 years of quality pet care. Clean &
comfortable with covered outdoor patio, playtime 3 times a day. Grooming available. 716-592-
4011 or www.eastottocountrykennel.com.
Woodcrest Pet Spa and Kennel: Treat your pet to the SPA experience at 140 Lincoln Ave. in
Salamanca. OR maybe they need a vacation. Take a tour of our Kennel on Sawmill Run in
Little Valley, at WoodcrestKennel.net or call SPA 716-945-2700, KENNEL 716-945-5799.

EMPLOYMENT
WMXO, Olean Radio, (716) 375-1015 The Barn Restaurant: Now hiring all positions - waitstaff, bartenders, cooks, bussers. Apply
Fax: (716) 375-7705 in person at 4pm at 7 Monroe Street, Ellicottville or call 716-699-4600.
The Silver Fox Restaurant: Now hiring cleaning person & part-time dishwasher. Apply in
person Thursday-Saturday 1-4pm at 8 Hughey Alley, Ellicottville or call 716-699-4672.
www.nfl.com
Welcome To The NFL! www.nfl.com

BOARD MEETINGS
AFC East W L PF PA Pct.
New England 7 3 290 164 .700 Ellicottville Board Meetings For November: Village Planning Board-Tuesday, Dec. 8 at
Miami 5 5 242 244 .500 5:30pm; Village Board-Monday, Dec. 14 at 6pm; Town Planning Board-Monday, Dec. 21 at 6pm;
NY Jets 4 6 213 189 .400
www.buffalobills.com Buffalo 3 7 155 228 .300 Town Board-Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 6pm. All meetings take place at the Village/Town Hall, 1 W.
Washington Street in Ellicottville, unless otherwise noted. All meetings are open to the public.
Game Day Opponent Time Sponsored by:

Sun, Nov. 29 Miami Dolphins 1:00pm COMMUNITY

Last Week Team Final Score Christmas Cookie Sale: A Christmas Cookie sale will be held on Saturday, Dec. 5 at Nature’s
Nov. 22 @ Jacksonville Jaguars L 15-18 Remedy, 120 West Main Street, Allegany, NY from 9:30am-3pm. Proceeds will benefit the
Allegany Area Historical Association. The following day, Sunday, Dec. 6, a Community
Bill’s Report Card
EDDIE Christmas Service will be held at 2pm at the Heritage Center, 25 North Second Street, Allegany.
Running Game F Time for Fred Jackson to be the featured running back. Of-
fense line is like a train wreck, but we must keep moving. SZPAICHER A collection of paper goods will be taken up to benefit Genesis House, a homeless shelter in
Sales Associate Olean. The service, sponsored by the Allegany Area Historical Association, will be led by Rev.
Passing Game B+ Fitzpatrick made coach’s decision look like he knew what Gerard LeFeber of St. John’s Church, Allegany. The service is open to the public.
he was doing. Why not take chances - 2 yd. line to T.O.
for 98 yd. TD. It’s about time!
Run Defense B Jones-Drew was nowhere to be found. That’s what happens
when your offense produces. Defense can take a breather.
LEGAL NOTICES
Pass Defense B Played a well-balanced game. Defense got 2 sacks, but BottomLine of WNY, LLC: Notice of formation of the above Limited Liability Compa-
made things look easy on Jacksonville’s final drive. ny (“LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) on
Special Teams B Moorman returned to his norm. Best player! What hap- 10/20/2009. Office location County of Cattaraugus. SSNY has been designated as agent of the
pened to Parrish though? Must be hangin’ with Edwards. Office: 716/699-3947
LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process
Cell: 716/969-3050 served to: The LLC, 644 Grandview Avenue, Olean, NY 14760. Purpose: any lawful act.
Coaching A Bad decision on 4 yd. line with 17 seconds. But still got a
break and got the 3 points. Players came out and played eszpaicher@
their hearts out for their new coach. holidayvalley.com Notice of Formation of B.P. Liquidation, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 10/27/09. Office location: Cattaraugus County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon
The Road to SUPER BOWL XLIV FEBURARY 7, 2010 • Miami, Florida whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Peters & Ploetz, Attn: Ross
A. Peters, Esq., 1 Washington St., PO Box 682, Ellicottville, NY 14731. Purpose: any lawful activity.

★ ★ Sudoku Challenge ★ ★
NOTICE OF SUBSTANCE OF ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION: On October 15, 2009,
SCOTT LAND SERVICES, LLC filed with the NYS Department of State its Articles of Organi-
zation. The office to be located in Cattaraugus County. The NY Secretary of State is designated
as agent for service of process. The mailing address for the LLC is 918 Griffin Street, Olean,
This Week’s Difficulty Level: To solve a Sudoku puzzle, place
a number into each box so that
NY 14760. The purpose of the business is to engage in any lawful activity for which limited li-
ability companies may be organized under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law.
★ ★ ★ ★ each row across, each column
down, and each small 9-box NOTICE OF SUBSTANCE OF ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION: On October 23, 2009,
square within the larger diagram MARSH HOLDINGS, LLC filed with the NYS Department of State its Articles of Organiza-
7 5 6 9 (there are 9 of these) will contain
every number from 1 through
9. In other words, no number
tion. The office to be located in Cattaraugus County. The NY Secretary of State is designated
as agent for service of process. The mailing address for the LLC is PO Box 232, Eldred, PA
16731. The purpose of the business is to engage in any lawful activity for which limited li-
9 2 will appear more than once in
any row, column, or smaller
9-box square. Working with
ability companies may be organized under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law.
Notice of Formation of Birch Run Golf Club LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State
6 3 8 the numbers already given as a
guide, complete each diagram
with the missing numbers that
of N.Y. (SSNY) on 10/26/09. Office location: Cattaraugus County. SSNY designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Peters
& Ploetz, Attn: Ross A. Peters, Esq., 1 Washington St., PO Box 682, Ellicottville, NY 14731.
2 4 3 1 will lead to the correct solution.
Good luck! Purpose: any lawful activity.
Last Week’s Puzzle: Notice of Formation of K Club, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY)
5 8 9 7 4 2 6 5 9 7 8 3 1
on 10/26/09. Office location: Cattaraugus County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Peters & Ploetz, Attn: Ross A.
7 9 1 5 9
8
5
7
1
3
2
4
3
1
8
6
7
9
6
5
4
2
Peters, Esq., 1 Washington St., PO Box 682, Ellicottville, NY 14731. Purpose: any lawful activity.
ABSOLUTE BEER CO. LLC: Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/4/09. Office
6 7 8 2
6
4
3
8
9
1
8
7
2
5
4
6
1
9
7
3
5
in Cattaraugus Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall
mail copy of process to c/o Joe Bartholomew, 3398 Buffalo Rd., Allegany, NY 14706. Purpose:
Any lawful purpose.
7 1 5 3 6 9 2 4 8
4 7 5 6 2 7 4 1 3 8 9 Notice of Formation of WINERY OF ELLICOTTVILLE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with
Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/13/09. Office location: Cattaraugus County. Princ. office of
1 9 4 6 8 3 5 2 7
2 7 9 1 3 8 7 9 5 2 4 1 6
LLC: 14 Monroe St., Ellicottville, NY 14731. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Joseph A. Collins, 4255 Clark St.,
Hamburg, NY 14075. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

WINTER BLUES FESTIVAL: JANUARY 8-10 ~ ELLICOTTVILLE

 .

A
r

,
,

l
,

n
D

,
l
-

n
t

&
",).+).',)'(43*).',%"%,,3
-

n
,/43/&'2%%.7(!4%,3%#/5,$
n

9/57!.44()3(/,)$!9

‘Tis the season to celebrate with an unforgettable

getaway to Seneca Allegany Casino.
s3TAYANDPLAYATOUR!!!&OUR$IAMOND(OTELWHEREYOUCANENJOYBREATHTAKINGVIEWSFROM
DELUXEROOMSANDSUITES4AKEALONGWINTERSNAPONOURPILLOW TOPBEDSORDELIGHTINTHE
COUNTLESSLUXURYAMENITIES

s7ATCHYOURSTRESSMELTAWAYINSIDE4HE3PAAT3ENECA!LLEGANY#ASINO7EOFFERAFULL
MENUOFWORLD CLASSTREATMENTSSAUNASTEAMROOMANDWHIRLPOOLTORESTOREYOURSPIRIT

- s)FVISIONSOFSUGARPLUMSAREMAKINGYOUHUNGRYENJOYTHEDELICIOUSDISHESWAITINGFORYOUINSIDEOUR
n
e AWARD WINNINGRESTAURANTSˆ4HE7ESTERN$OOR!3ENECA3TEAKHOUSE0ATRIAAND4HUNDER-OUNTAIN"UFFET
s

Y
n s.O9ULETIDEWOULDBECOMPLETEWITHOUTTHEBLINKINGLIGHTSANDJINGLEBELLSOFMORETHANOFTODAYS
s
. HOTTESTSLOTS9OUCANEVENTRYYOURLUCKONYOURFAVORITELIVETABLEGAMES
,

d
, Your winter wonderland is just a short drive away. Make your reservations today at Seneca Allegany Casino
. and unwrap the happiest holiday ever.
,
d
A

.
e
t
s
.

)
m
.
.
e
l
I-86 Exit 20
h
f
m
,
www.SenecaAlleganyCasino.com
 VIEWS FROM THE VILLAGE
Ellicottville Central School Fall Sports Banquet
Monday, Nov. 23 Athletes, Parents and Coaches Enjoyed the Evening Together

Photos/Gary Kinn

Tamarack Club Readies for Grand Opening in December

Reservations are Being Accepted and Doors are Scheduled to Open Dec. 11, 2009

The developers of the project have taken the extra effort to incorporate many local ar-
tisans in the finishing touches. Larry Tocha of Five-Points carpentry was contracted to
do all of the Adirondack chairs placed on the porches and Paul Boccolucci of Real Stuff
Gallery was employed to make the metal Tamarack logo details on the porch fences as
well as a large steel Tamarack Club sign. The large rectangular bar in John Harvard’s
Brew House has a unique finish by Tom Lowery and John Zerfas around which you can
enjoy views of the slopes or the large pizza oven.

There are two public pools; a lap pool and an activities pool complete with
diving board and curly slide. See complete story page 5.

Lynyrd Skynyrd Performed Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel Last Saturday

Photos/Billy Bacon

Ellicottville’s Weekly Newspaper Online: www.thevillagerny.com