THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE TOWN AND VILLAGE OF ELLICOTTVILLE, NEW YORK THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF GREAT VALLEY, NEW YORK
VOLUME 1 ISSUE 23 FREE www.EllicottvilleTimes.com
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2012
Sampling the Taste of Ellicottville 2012 by Barbara Kozlowski
Are you ready for the annual Taste of Ellicottville this weekend? It’s time to enjoy the wonderful fare prepared by 17 of Ellicottville’s finest restaurants – in sample size. As you amble between café-style vendors, tempted by the aroma of freshly prepared dishes, you can also enjoy the musical sounds of Bill Todd, EZ3, The Strangers, Susan Rozler and the Tombstone Hands set up in various locations on both days (see schedule page 8). Make it a point to stop in Ellicottville this Saturday, Aug. 11, and Sunday, Aug. 12., 2012, from noon to 4 p.m. to enjoy the varied flavors of this quaint village. Bring your family and friends and safely stroll along sections of Washington and Monroe streets, which are open to pedestrian only this weekend (see map page 8). It’s always a good idea to peruse the menu, pinpoint the items you want to try first and then go back through again to sample more of your favorites. This is a two-day event, so you have plenty of time to try a variety each day. If you love food and love to try new dishes or revisit familiar ones, this is your event. Interviews with some of the participating restaurants revealed mouthwatering details on some of their fare with interesting ingredients. This is just a small sampling of what you have to look forward to this weekend and I doubt anyone will go away hungry. Tips Up’s Pumpkin Ravioli with Brown Sage Butter is a taste I’ve not had the opportunity to try. It’s a ravioli stuffed with pumpkin and served with a brown sage butter made with portabella mushrooms, spinach and red peppers – a dish I’m looking forward to trying. John Harvard’s is offering a Cuban Sandwich Slider, a mini version of their Cuban
Shannon DeCelle for Centurion Cycling.
See Taste of Ellicottville Page 8
Ellicottville Hosts its Own ʻTour de Franceʼ Centurion Arrives Next Friday
by Jeff Cole
The Centurion cycling event is coming to Ellicottville in what will be the first of five consecutive times it will be held in the village. The three-day festival will take place Aug. 17-19 and will feature a number of events, including a bike movie night at 6 p.m. Aug. 17, the Centurion 25 (25 miles long) at 8 a.m. Aug. 18, and the C50 and C100 Sunday morning. The cost of registration depends on the event and registration can be done by visiting www.centurioncycling. com or www.eventsonline.ca/ events/centurion. To get 50 percent off the registration fee, visit the second site and enter
Recreational Trail: From Potential to Reality Leaders Meet to Begin Planning Process
by Eva Potter
The mental cogs have been turning energetically inside the creative minds of local leaders since the last Ellicottville Town Board meeting in July when board member Ken Hinman brought forth the idea of building a community recreational trail. Now, this potential is quickly moving toward becoming a reality. On Aug. 7, Hinman invited a small group of area leaders and businessmen to discuss and gauge the level of interest in moving forward with such
a trail project. He also asked Joe Higgins, who spearheaded the design, development and construction of the Allegheny River Valley Trail (ARVT) in nearby Allegany, N.Y., to address the group and share his insights. Also in attendance were: Charlie Coolidge, mayor of Ellicottville; Kathleen Moriarty, attorney for the Town of Ellicottville; Dennis Eshbaugh, president of Holiday Valley; Bonnie Koschir, vice president of Holiday Valley; Dave
Riley, general manager of HoliMont; Debbie Stein, director of information technology at HoliMont; Jack Kramer, bicycling enthusiast and member of the Village of Ellicottville Planning Board and Zoning Board; Jennie Acklin, editor of the Ellicottville Times; and Eva Potter, assistant editor of the Ellicottville Times. All expressed a committed interest in seeing this project move forward. Hinman said, “I am so pleased to See Recreational Trail Page 8
Nostalgia Meets Innovative Progress
the code CCEL5012. One highlight of the event is Pat’s Ride, an 11.5-mile ride New Holiday Valley Chalet Sure to Impress with National Hockey League “raised the bar” for other buildings at Hall of Famer and former Buffalo Holiday Valley as conference planners Sabres great Pat LaFontaine. began to require larger, more efficient Pat’s Ride is scheduled for year-round facilities. And as stated 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 18. Proceeds on Holiday Valley’s website, “There from this ride will benefit comes a time when all good things LaFontaine’s Companions in must come to an end.” Courage Foundation, which For the Clubhouse Chalet at Holiday raises funds for hospitals to Valley, that time has come. build interactive playrooms for The chalet was demolished in midhospitalized children. March and work began soon after Brian McFadden, executive on the construction of a new $12 director for the Ellicottville million, 66,000-square-foot lodge with Chamber of Commerce, said PHOTO BY JAIMIE WOODAREK a soaring 32-foot cathedral ceiling. that the Ontario, Canada-based As time went on, the chalet was The new lodge’s design also includes Centurion office contacted him BY JEFF COLE About 50 years ago, the Clubhouse expanded six times and other beautiful tongue-and-groove cedar decking, last October about holding the Chalet at Holiday Valley opened its lodges, such as the Tannenbaum thick wooden beams, a two-story stone event in Ellicottville. See Holiday Valley Chalet page 4 Lodge and the Creekside Lodge, See Centurion Arrives Page 4 doors to the public for the first time.