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VOLUME 3 ISSUE 21
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AUGUST 1 - 7, 2014
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Dog Days of Summer Filled with Excitement Fabulous Fairs, Festivals and Food
By Jann Wiswall
With summer fun time now in full swing, you need look no further than the Ellicottville area for a slew of great events to keep you active and entertained all August long. If you’re coming into town to see “Michael Israel: The Art of Rescue” at Ellicottville Brewing Company this weekend, you’re one of the lucky ones. The show is sold out for the heart-pounding, one-of-a-kind art and music experience whose proceeds will benefit the Holiday Valley and HoliMont Ski Patrols. But while you’re here, be sure to check out the Cattaraugus County Fair in nearby Little Valley. This family-friendly, week-long annual event (through Aug. 3) features all the agricultural displays, rides and great food you’d expect, as well as monster truck rallies, demolition derbies, and more. Visit www.cattarauguscofair. com. And beginning Aug. 2, you can get a breathtaking view of the entire region by taking Holiday Valley’s Spruce Lake chairlift to the top of the mountain. For just $5, you can ride up and back down or hike Pete’s Trail back to the base. Rides are available weekends from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. through Oct. 19. Kids under age 2 ride free. Call (716) 699-4444. Next weekend (Aug. 7–10), the 2014 World
August 2 Art of Rescue August 7 -10 International Bowhunters Org. World Championships at Holiday Valley
August 8 - 10 Cattaraugus County Sportsman’s Rendevous at the Catt. Co. Fairgrounds August 16-17 Taste of Ellicottville August 23 Tuscan Moon, Michael Kerns Tribute September 13 - Oct. 31 Pumpkinville September 19-21 Rock n’ Roll Weekend September 27-28 National Alpaca Farm Days October 4 Headstands for Humanity October 11-12 Ellicottville’s Fall Festival November 1 EVL Half Marathon & 5K November 8 Beer and Wine Festival November 16 Routes to Art Holiday Sale at Holiday Valley
21 WestMont Properties Nearing Closing Condos at HoliMont Base in Design Phase single-family home lots that have been sold to date are preparing to close on their properties. “The weather last summer delayed the infrastructure work,” Riley said, “but Northrup Construction deserves kudos for making up for lost time this summer.” Once closings are final, owners will be able to present proposed home designs to a HoliMont architectural review committee. Homes are expected to be consistent with a “Rocky Mountain” exterior style and theme. Then, owners may apply for Town of Mansfield By Jann Wiswall building permits and start construction on their The road into HoliMont’s WestMont Ridge own timelines. development is paved and curbed, the water and Sale of the 10 remaining lots in the sewer infrastructure is complete, and the punch development is being handled by HoliMont list is getting shorter. So, according to HoliMont General Manager Dave Riley, buyers of the 21 See WestMont Properties page 8
Music, Art and Nature Collide at ASP Full Moon Family Beach Party Aug. 8 Celebrate summer with music, nature and more at Allegany State Park. Join the fun on Friday, Aug. 8 for the annual Full Moon Family Beach Party, held on the shores of ASP’s Red
July 27 - August 2 Cattaraugus County Fair
August 9 Gowanda Harley Kustom Kruise-In VI
See Filled with Excitement page 5
By Alicia Dziak
Calendar of Events
House Lake. The event is a combined effort between the park and the Cattaraugus County Arts Council, and the result is a fantastic, familyfriendly experience. “This will be our sixth year coordinating the event with the staff from Allegany State Park,” said Heather Carroll, communications and events manager for the Cattaraugus County Arts Council. “We are always happy to work with them and we enjoy a wonderful partnership. Every other year we organize an auction during the beach party (our next one will be in 2015) and all proceeds help fund our free series of art classes in the park each summer.” While the scenery of the lake, beach and See Music, Art and Nature page 8
Time to Get Wet 12 Places to Swim and Splash this Summer By Alicia Dziak
Summer’s flying by and the time to splash away your worries is limited. With so many options, it’s easy to take advantage of all the swimming opportunities in the region before it cools off. Pools Holiday Valley’s pool complex, located in the heart
of the resort next to Tamarack Club, features three pools — a toddler pool, a lap pool and an activity pool with a slide and diving board. Multi-tiered sun decks lend themselves to spending a day catching some rays while easily cooling off, and the Cabana Bar, McCarty Cafe and John Harvard’s See Time to Get Wet page 8
Blueberry Lake Plat Plans Reviewed by Town Planning Board Public Hearing Scheduled Aug. 25 By Jann Wiswall
Preliminary engineering plans for the 150-acre Gestion Blueberry Lake development off Poverty Hill Road were reviewed in detail by the Town
of Ellicottville Planning Board at its Monday, July 28 meeting. Town Planner Carol Horowitz led the meeting, asking the board to go through the State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) short-form questions one by one to determine what issues
still need to be addressed by engineering firm Nussbaumer & Clarke (N&C). The bulk of the SEQR questions were answered to the board’s satisfaction and were not judged to have any “significant environmental See Blueberry Lake Plat page 5
Blueberries by the Bushel It’s Picking Time all Over Cattaraugus County By Eva Potter
Blueberry season is upon us. From now through the early part of September, you can pick blueberries all around the region. There are dozens of blueberry varieties, many of them grown locally, each possessing a unique flavor. Blueberries are one of
“three fruits native to North America,” according to the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council. (The others are cranberries and Concord grapes, in case you wanted to know.) These berries don’t ripen after harvesting, so be sure to See Blueberry Time, page 4