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VOLUME 5 ISSUE 31
The Official Newspaper
JULY 22-28, 2016
of the Village of Ellicottville, the Town of Ellicottville, Ellicottville Central Schools and the Towns of East Otto, Great Valley and Mansfield, New York
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Swim, Splash and Slide Through Summer at HV By Alicia Dziak
Things are heating up and it’s time to cool off! Take a trip to Holiday Valley’s pool complex for an easy getaway that’s pretty much in your own backyard. The complex includes three pools— a kiddie pool, great for the younger set to splash around in, a lap pool, where you can challenge your friends to a race or get in a real workout, and an activity pool, where you can show off your serious diving board moves and your not-so-serious waterslide moves. Guests are also welcome to bring floats and noodles into the pools. Forgot your towel? No problem! Towels are available to rent for $1. Those staying at Tamarack Club can enjoy the neighboring pools and hot tubs that are reserved for guests only. What to do when you need a break from the water? There’s way more than just swimming at the pools, where a variety of games await on the deck. Choose from foosball, ping pong, giant Jenga, Connect Four, a putting green and Cornhole. You’ll surely work up an appetite after all this fun. Grab a table by the outdoor Cabana Bar and order up your favorite poolside fare. You can even add in a cocktail (or mocktail) to really give you that I’m-onvacation feel. Poolside service is also available for drinks and food— get everything you crave delivered right to your lounge chair, just like on a cruise! You can also bring in coolers, just no glass. The kiddies will have a blast
Fri • Pete & Wayne • 9pm Sat • Pete & Wayne • 9pm Wed • Wagner & Winston • 8pm Thursday • Freddie & Friends • 8pm 20 Washington St • 699-2530
Fri • Only Humen • 7pm
Sat • Brent Johnson and the Call Up• 6pm Sat Patio • Ryan Melquist and Friends • 10pm 20 Monroe St • 699-4162
Upcoming Events
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Thursdays through August 4 Ellicottville Gazebo Series concerts
See HV Pools page 7
By Jann Wiswall
The Town of Ellicottville’s board authorized Town Planner Gary Palumbo to complete a State Environmental
Quality Review for the town’s amended zoning law (Local Law No. 4 – 2016, Zoning Law Amendment) and to send the
See Town Board page 6
Jazz and Blues Hit EVL July 29-30
The Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with many area venues, offers a weekend of great, FREE Jazz and Blues July 29-30. With the festival weekend
just a few days away, the acts are filling out the schedule. Come out and hear some of the hottest jazz and coolest blues, ranging from the LTM Trio to Mike Moser and Marc Cousin
to Tommy Z, Mick Hayes and Big Sauce Blues, just to name a few. The music can be found all over the village and include a couple shows out on The Winery of Ellicottville Mainstage on Monroe Street. Saturday, a throwback to the Big Band singers of the early 20th Century, Sugar Katty Cool will play from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday features the Big Band sounds of The George Scott Big Band playing the same time slot. See Jazz and Blues page 3
July 22 Rock the Park Allegany State Park
July 24 EVL Trail Runs Holiday Valley July 24 Taste of Olean/ Art in the Park July 29-30 Jazz and Blues Fest Ellicottville
Summertime in Springville
Town Board Acts on Zoning Amendments
documentation to the county for its review. This followed a public hearing during which no comments were heard. Town Planning Board member John Zerfus, who attended the hearing to observe, suggested that the board, the planning board and the zoning board of appeals should now consider reviewing the town’s comprehensive plan. Town Supervisor Matt McAndrew agreed, saying the first step should be to ask each board to think about issues and topics that they believe need to be addressed. He also asked Palumbo to prepare an estimate
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By Alicia Dziak
Live music! Bargains! Prizes! Springville has it all this time of year. The Springville Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the 2nd Annual Community Scavenger Hunt Challenge from Friday, July 22 at 8 a.m. through Wednesday, Aug. 3 at 6 p.m. The scavenger hunt requires participants to travel
to Springville and several surrounding towns, stopping at many businesses in between. You have 13 days (including two weekends) to complete the task. Participants will be assigned an entry number and a list of Chamber member businesses and must retrieve all items to be eligible to win an award. See Springville page 5
School Board Organizes for 2016
By Jann Wiswall
The Ellicottville Central School’s board officially began its 2016-2017 term on Wednesday, July 13 with a reorganizational meeting that included officer elections. Carl Calarco, who earned another five year term on the board during the May District
election, was unanimously elected by the board to serve as its president for another year. Connie Hellwig was unanimously elected to serve as vice president for another term. Robert Van Wicklin, who was elected to a three-year term in May, was sworn in at
Wednesday’s meeting. Following the election, the board officially updated 11 pages of policies and procedures, committees and appointments for the new school year. Item 25 stated that “all policies, rules, regulations, standard practices and See ECS Board page 4
Mansfield Board Considers Cyber Coverage
By Jann Wiswall
Addresses Fiscal Stress
The Town of Mansfield’s board renewed its municipal insurance policy at its meeting on Monday, July 18, and is considering adding cyber coverage to protect residents’ data.
The approved policy covers all town property, employee benefits, equipment, vehicles, crime and public official liability. The cost of the annual policy is up $393 over last year, primarily because of new vehicles.
The cyber policy would provide $50,000 toward expenses resulting from a data breach of town electronic and paper files. The cost would be about $330 per year. As Randy Glenn, account See Mansfield Board page 8