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FEBRUARY 26 - MARCH 3, 2016
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March Madness in EVL By Alicia Dziak
Febraury 26 Telestock Holiday Valley
It’s said that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. This year, it also covers St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, the end of winter, the beginning of spring, school spring break, and countless activities in between now and the end of March. Read on to see what EVL has in store. There’s still plenty of winter left in Ellicottville, which translates to plenty of fun on the slopes! On Friday, Feb. 26, head to Holiday Valley for Telestock, a day of peace, love and teleskiing. This event, sponsored by City Garage, features free rentals and a day of all things teleski with the pros. On Sunday, Feb. 28, Holiday Valley hosts Aspire’s Ski the Valley to benefit children and adults with disabilities in WNY. The event is presented by Independent Health and takes place from noon to 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come listen to music and check out the awesome basket raffle on the top floor of the Lodge. For information visit www. aspirewny.org. Head to Allegany State Park on Sunday, Feb. 28 for the Art Roscoe Loppet XC ski races. 6K, 13K & 22K Classic XC Skiing is the order of the day as this annual tradition continues to attract skiers from all over. The action takes place at the Allegany State Park Summit Ski Area in the Red House area of Allegany State Park. For more info, visit www. heartrateup.com. Head to HoliMont on March 3 for the Ski Day for United Way. Guests will enjoy a poker run, raffles, breakfast, lunch and a full day on the slopes. Register at www.uwcattco.org.
February 28 Aspire Ski the Valley Holiday Valley February 28 Art Roscoe XC Ski Loppet Allegany State Park March 3 Ski Day for United Way HoliMont
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March 4 Telefest HoliMont March 5 Phoenix Rise to the Challenge Race HoliMont March 11-13 Mardi Gras and Winter Carnival March 19 Pond Skimming Holiday Valley March 19-20 April 2-3 Maple Weekends See Third in the East page 9
See March Madness page 7
14 HV Athletes Make NFSC State Team Photo Ron Grucela
ECS Team Completes Impressive Season
By Caitlin Croft
This past Sunday, U14/U12/ U10/U8 athletes traveled to Buffalo Ski Club in Colden, NY, for the final race of the season.
The race was a Kombi event, a blend of Giant Slalom and Slalom, which is unique to this age division. After the race the U14 Niagara Frontier Ski Council
State Team was named. The State Team consists of 14 boys and 14 girls; they qualified based on their place points earned all season. Congratulations to Hayly Fredrickson and Alec Nolan for taking the top spots on the team. The following men made the team from Holiday Valley as well. Dalton Potter (2nd), Laz Rifkin (4th), Alexander Wojnowski (5th), Orry Shattenberg (7th), Reichen Morrisey (9th), Ross Fuller See Race Results page 8
Penguin Paddle photos page 5
Make Your Mark
Village Elections March 15 By Jann Wiswall
With presidential elections bombarding the news every day, it may not even be on your radar that there is an election coming up for residents of the Village of Ellicottville. But there is and, as always, it’s important to vote. The election will take place on Tuesday, March 15 at the Ellicottville Town Center (the
former Cornell Cooperative Extension Service building). Polls will be open from noon until 9 p.m. The positions of Village mayor and two four-year seats on the board of trustees will be decided. Current Mayor Charles Coolidge is running for reelection to a fourth consecutive four-year term.
He is running as a Republican and as a “People’s Choice” candidate. He is being challenged by former Town Supervisor John Burrell, who is running as a “New Village” candidate. Two incumbent board members, Republicans Patra Lowes and Bob Brogcinski, are running for reelection. “New See Elections page 2
Incomplete Plans Stall Brewpub By Jann Wiswall
The Town of Ellicottville’s Planning Board has been unable to approve site plans for the proposed Stillhouse Brewpub at 6600 Rt. 219 despite months of review. The board took up the matter again at its February 22 meeting, when town
engineer Mark Alianello explained that the revised site plan provided by Stillhouse’s project engineer still does not meet the town’s requirements, nor does it answer outstanding questions. Issues remain with lighting, drainage, parking space sizes, driveway width, snow storage, the scale of the
plans themselves and more. The project has been on the planning board’s agenda since August 2015. It also must be approved for zoning variances by the Zoning Board of Appeals, which cannot proceed without proper plans. Alianello said that, despite See Town Planning Board page 3
Photo Ron Grucela
Cockaigne Offered Gemutlichkeit World’s Fair Pavilion Served as Chalet By Eva Potter
It was a truly unique ski area in the Southern Tier with a lodge like no other, offering a warm welcome, friendliness and good cheer — gemutlichkeit. Only 18 miles from Lake Erie, Cockaigne Ski Area on Thornton Road in sleepy Cherry
See Cockaigne page 6