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VOLUME 3 ISSUE 22
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AUGUST 8 - 14, 2014
BREAKING NEWS: Mtn. Biking/Hiking Trails CLOSED - See Story on Gate! 8000 Expected for IBO! Rte. 219 Construction to Begin Soon!
Calendar of Events
Bowhunters to Take Aim at Holiday Valley
August 7 -10 International Bowhunters Org. World Championships at Holiday Valley
International Competition Expected to Bring Thousands to Region
August 8 - 10 Cattaraugus County Sportsman’s Rendevous at the Catt. Co. Fairgrounds
By Daniel Meyer
Arrows, bows and sights will be referred to frequently this weekend as the International Bowhunting Organization holds their 2014 world championships at Holiday Valley Resort this weekend. Scheduled to take place from Thursday, Aug. 7 through Sunday, Aug. 10, the event is expected to draw more than 2,000 competitors from nearly two dozen different countries as they aim for a share of $200,000 in cash and prizes that will be awarded after results from the four days of shooting are tallied. Formed in 1984 as a way to unify bowhunters and bring all shooters together for the common purpose of promoting, encouraging and fostering the sport of bowhunting, the IBO will celebrate their 30th anniversary at Holiday Valley, with 2014 marking the fifth time the IBO World Championships have been held here. IBO officials and organizers of this weekend’s activities at Holiday Valley continue to rave about the region’s ability to host an international competition with great ease. “The beautiful terrain, first class accommodations and welcoming community make Holiday Valley Resort and the
August 9 Gowanda Harley Kustom Kruise-In VI
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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 3 Nightmare Hayrides’ Season Opening 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
See Bowhunters Take Aim page 8
Can You Say Yum? 17 Restaurants Gearing Up for Taste of Ellicottville, August 16-17
By Jann Wiswall
In just one week, Ellicottville will be filled to the brim with folks from all over the region who have come to taste-test some of the more than 100 delicious hors d’oeuvres, appetizers, salads, entrées and desserts prepared by the town’s best chefs.
This year, 17 restaurants, including two new additions — Katy’s Catering and EVL Cheese Company — are offering up their specialties of the house in tasting portions from noon to 4 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 16-17. Taste of Ellicottville has become one of western New York’s favorite summer events. Chefs pull out all the stops to make it a gastronomic adventure of epic proportions and visitors make a full weekend of it, knowing that each year there will be a great selection of old favorites and new recipes to try. “Last year was the second biggest in Taste of Ellicottville’s history,” said Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Brian McFadden. He’s predicting that 2014 could beat that record. “We’re already at 90 percent lodging capacity for Saturday night.” See Can You Say Yum page 8
Holiday Valley Invests $3.4M in Fun hikers, adventure seekers, wedding parties, conference goers and all of its other guests with its usual energy and attention to detail. But in consistent Holiday Valley fashion, the resort is also pouring $3.4 million into four-season By Jann Wiswall improvements intended to wow visitors every Holiday Valley Resort has been hard at work time they come back. all summer entertaining golfers, swimmers, After investing $13 million in the resort in 2012 building the fabulous new main lodge, and another $3.1 million in 2013 for improvements such as the new Overlook Terrace, 70 new snow guns, Riglet Park for the littlest riders and skiers, to name a few, Holiday Valley’s 2014 improvements are aimed to please even more. To provide more weather independence, an additional 58 new HKD Impulse automated snow guns are being installed on Snowledge, The Wall, Morning Star and Crystal, giving
Snow Guns, Trails, Clock Tower, Bunkers Sure to Impress
See Holiday Valley Invests page 9
What’s NEW at This Year’s Gus Macker Olean FOODFÜRHOOPIN’ Hoping to Set Record Brackets, basketballs, backboards and bragging rights are all part of the Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball tournament held next weekend in Olean Aug. 16-17. The three-day event, organized by the Olean City School District
Foundation and the Olean High School Sports Booster, is open to players of all ages and experience levels who are computer-matched by age, height and experience so that all participants can be See Gus Macker Olean page 9
ERA Team VP Realtors Volunteer for Rebuilding Together Community Involvement at Core of Agency’s Goals by Eva Potter
When Todd VanDyke joined ERA Team VP as a branch manager of the Ellicottville
and Cuba offices last year, one of his biggest goals was to grow these branches, not only from a business perspective but also from a community involvement point of view. Rebuilding Together is a national, non-profit
organization that works with low-income homeowners, particularly the elderly and those with disabilities, to repair their homes and perform minor modifications at no charge. See ERA Volunteers page 11
How Tuscan Moon Helps Rotary Underpinning of Community Support Submitted by Greg Cappelli
We are often asked what the Ellicottville Rotary does to help and improve the community in which we live. In the words of the Rotary District Governor, “I was very impressed with the extent of your engagement in both your community and the world at large.” With Rotary’s two affiliates,
the Foundation for Youth and Family Support for Ellicottville, Rotary does many projects. With a core of volunteers, 100 percent of funds raised go to support local projects, including a $50,000 building grant that was awarded to the Ellicottville Library. We also fund the library’s summer intern; the summer
reading program; iPad, Kindle readers and computers; a new high-speed router for Wi-Fi as well as numerous kid-friendly programs. Other youth programs at the library are funded by the Foundation for Youth as requested. In 2013, we established the Young Writers See Tuscan Moon, page 9