THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE TOWN AND VILLAGE OF ELLICOTTVILLE, NEW YORK THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF GREAT VALLEY, NEW YORK
VOLUME 1 ISSUE 16 FREE www.EllicottvilleTimes.com
FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2012
Allegany State Park Offers Summer Fun for the Entire Family BY
JEFF COLE
Rolling hills, refreshing bodies of water and a mixed hemlock/hardwood forest are just some of the reasons why Allegany State Park in Salamanca attracts thousands of visitors throughout the year. According to Gary Quattrone, park manager III Allegany Region, a combination of what Allegany State Park offers in both recreation and aesthetic fascination make the park so appealing. “The draw to Allegany State Park is just its natural beauty that can be enjoyed four seasons out of the year and we basically can usually provide something for everybody, from biking to swimming to hiking to skiing to just enjoying nature,” he said. The parkʼs diverse selection of entertainment and activities has outdoor lovers really flocking to the park during the summer months. Every week during the summer through Aug. 24, a different local music artist performs daily or nightly from Monday through Friday at either the Quaker Amphitheater or the Red House Beach Area. On another musical note, the “Rock the Park” music concert will be held July 13 at the Red House Beach Area and will feature Kevin McCarthy from 6-7 p.m. and the Porcelain Bus Drivers from 7:30-9:30 p.m. For cycling enthusiasts, the Raccoon Rally is held every year and includes four different cycling events: the Road Race, the Bike Trials, the CrossCountry Race and the Kidsʼ See Allegany Summer Fun Page 2
SUMMER SOLSTICE SIGNALS SUMMER FUN CAMPING, RODEOS, PICNICS, MUSIC, HIKING, BIKING, BOATING, RIDING
Ellicottville Rodeo
The Championship Rodeo is saddling up for its 24th year of riding, roping and family fun. Myers, a mechanical bull, trick riding and Roman riding. “(Trick riding) is when pretty women ride fast horses and hang off them upside down and stand on them at full-gallop, and Roman riding is when a pretty girl rides two horses at the same time, standing up, one foot on either horse,” said Kent. Spectators at the rodeo this year will be able to watch more than 350 rodeo athletes while sitting on either bleachers on one side of the ring or on benches on the other side on a bank. Kent said that thousands of people from all over the world come to watch by Jeff Cole of the Ellicottville the rodeo and that some The four-day event will Championship Rodeo, people even schedule take place at 7 p.m. July said that nine events their vacations to attend 5-7 and at 2 p.m. July 8 at are shown each day: it. “We get a lot of people 6319 Sommerville Valley bareback bronc riding, out of the Buffalo area RD. The cost to attend is saddle bronc riding, calf and a lot of people out of $17 for ages 13 and up roping, team roping, and $9 for ages 12 and team penning, junior bull the Pennsylvania area. We under, with kids ages riding, steer wrestling, have had a lot of people 5 and under admitted girls’ barrel racing and who have come to this rodeo just by accident. free and tickets can be big-bull riding. purchased online at “The rodeo is really They were in the area www.ellicottvillerodeo. exciting. It’s a real Wild and caught our rodeo,” com or at the gate. Gates West rodeo,” he said. he said. “They schedule their vacations now to will open two hours “It’s the real deal.” before each show time. New to this year’s rodeo come up and watch the See Ellicottville Rodeo Page 5 John Kent, founder are rodeo clown Dusty
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Town of Ellicottville Board Meeting Property Nuisance Ordinance Considered Tim Hortons Site Plans to be Presented to Planning Board Monday New Bids for Town Barns Requested $1.6M DOT Sidewalk/Drainage Project Slated for 2013/14 Gazebo and Historical Society Building to be Painted By Jennie Acklin
Supervisor John Burrell called the meeting to order on June 20 at 6 p.m. Good news was the first order of business with the announcement that the $87,000 check from the Town of Mansfield was received on June 15. This amount is for the WestMont Water District payment that was previously due. Also, $43,000 was received from Cattaraugus County for the six months’ worth of county mortgage tax, and the state insurance fund 25 percent rebate on workmen’s compensation was received in the amount of $7,100. Privilege of the floor was
given to the Tri-County Tobacco Free Programs Project Director Laurie Adams and Reality Check Senior Program Coordinator Samantha Vanstrom, who are making presentations to New York town officials in hopes of educating the public on tobacco use and marketing. Tri-County Tobacco Free Programs is a Cornell Cooperative Extension project involving community youths in Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties. A group of concerned neighbors also spoke to the board about the condition of 6515 Donlen Dr. The
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property is in foreclosure and not being maintained. The neighbors asked the town board what they could do to help remedy the situation with the out-ofstate bank owner. Various options were discussed by board members with the concerned neighbors, which included a possible property nuisance ordinance, and allowing necessary maintenance to be contracted and added to the property’s tax bill. The town supervisor’s reports were presented and approved. Items included the bids received for painting of the gazebo and the historical museum, which was awarded to Dineen Painting. The project will be completed before the first Gazebo Concert Series begins on June 30. Police Chief Don Auge discussed the Police Department Report and the adoption of a policy on Taser use, covering the training, handling and deployment of the Taser. The policy was adopted from the City of Salamanca, after receiving Taser training there. See Town Board page 4