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Ellicottville Central School is proud to announce that Kaitlyn Riethmiller, daughter of Daniel and Denise Riethmiller, has earned the position of Valedictorian for the Class of 2012. She has a weighted average of 108.4, has earned 37 college credits and will graduate with an Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors.

Miss Riethmiller’s academic achievements include being ranked in the” Top Five” of her class and making the High Honor Roll throughout high school, and being named to the High Honor Roll during her Senior year in the highly challenging New Visions Health Professions program where she earned 17 of her college credits, received CPR/First Aid and AED Certification. As a testament to her class ranking at ECS, Kaitlyn has been named an outstanding student in: French, Niagara University French 3 & 4, Band, Global Studies, and Algebra 2/Trigonometry. Kaitlyn has also been awarded recognition as a student with Outstanding Effort in Science and Pre-Calculus.

Kaitlyn’s hard work and achievements have also been noticed beyond ECS, as she has earned several honors, awards and scholarships to date. These honors, awards and scholarships include: the New York State Scholarship for Excellence Award, the Cattaraugus County National Honor Society Lee Frair Scholarship, the Wells College 21st Century Leadership Award, the RIT Computing Medal Award, and the Jamestown

Business College Scholar of Excellence Award. In addition, Kaitlyn also was a finalist for the Mount Holyoke Take the Lead program, and has been on the part-time Dean’s List participating in the JCC Connections Program since her sophomore year.

While in school, Kaitlyn has been a member of: the Ellicottville Society for the Preservation of Reading in America (ESPRA), Varsity Club, Chorus, Jazz Band and Band. She has participated in the Cattaraugus County Music Association (CCMA) Solo fest, the New York State Secondary Music Association (NYSSMA) Solo Fest, and All-County Band. She has served as Class Secretary and Class Treasurer. Kaitlyn has also been a member of Ellicottville Central School National Honor Society for two years, and the National Technical Honor Society for one year.

Throughout high school Kaitlyn has been a scholar athlete; lettering and serving as Captain of the varsity teams for soccer, basketball and softball. Her athletic awards include: Chautauqua Cattaraugus Athletic Association (CCAA) First and Second Team Soccer All-Star, New York State Second Team All-State for Soccer, CCAA Honorable Mention for Softball, ECS Female Athlete of the Year, ECS Softball MVP, and Genesee Valley Softball All-Tournament Team. She was nominated for the monthly WIVB Scholar Athlete award, and the Olean Times Herald Bob Davies-Lou Foy Memorial Female Scholar-Athlete award. In addition, Kaitlyn received the Pitt-Bradford Basketball Camp

Coach’s award, as well as the Houghton College Soccer Camp All-Star award twice.

Outside of school, Kaitlyn played for the South Western Cattaraugus Travel Soccer (SWCATTS) team for four years, the Lakewood YMCA Indoor Soccer team for two years and is currently playing for the Southern Tier Bandits Travel Softball team. Her community service includes: volunteering with the Varsity Club annual town clean-up, assisting with the ECS Senior Citizen Holiday dinners, volunteering at the Lighthouse Community Soup Kitchen and participating in the Relay for Life. She has also served as a lector for Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church for four years; and helped with their annual rummage sales and summer picnics.

After graduation Kaitlyn will attend the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford where she will major in Pre-Med and play for the women’s soccer team

Ashley Golley, the daughter of John and Debbie Golley, has been named as the 2012 Ellicottville Central School Salutatorian, with a weighted average of 108.1. Ashley will graduate with an Advanced Regents Diploma with honors.

Throughout high school, Ashley has worked hard to maintain her status as a High Honor Roll and a “Top 5” student in her class. As evidence of her desire for high achievement, during her senior Ashley was named the outstanding student in JCC Calculus, JCC Statistics and Economics. Ashley has earned these

awards and grades all while taking 26 college credits through the JCC College Connections program at ECS.

Outside of ECS, Ashley’s high level of success has been noticed by organizations such as the US Department of Energy and The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). These organizations have honored her with the following: the US Department of Energy Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, the Frederic Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award, the Rensselaer Medal Award, and the RIT Innovation and Creativity Award.

Ashley has been an active scholar-athlete over the past four years. During that time she was a member of the varsity soccer and softball teams for three years, and the varsity basketball team for two years. As a senior, Ashley was a captain on the basketball and softball teams. As an athlete, Ashley earned a number of awards and recognitions which include being named as: a Chautauqua Cattaraugus Athletic Association (CCAA) Second Team Soccer All-Star (2011), a CCAA Honorable Mention Soccer All-Star (2010), the 2011 New York State Soccer Championship Sportsmanship recipient, the 2012 CCAA Basketball Sportsmanship recipient, a CCAA Honorable Mention Softball All-Star (2012), and the ECS Sportsmanship awards for both basketball and softball as a senior.

In addition to being a

Four Days of Championship Rodeo24th Annual Cowboy

Competition on Sommerville Road

On Saturday June 9, alumni from Ellicottville Central School and Salamanca City School District reignited an old rivalry on the gridiron as they squared off in Ellicottville’s third annual alumni football game.

Originally created by two local youth football coaches — Ellicottville’s Rance Wilson and West Valley’s John Nelson, the game is held to raise money for youth sports in Ellicottville and Salamanca. The

event is held annually, and normally raises around $3,000, which goes towards purchasing equipment for the peewee and midget football teams. This is Salamanca’s first year participating in the event. The past two years has seen Ellicottville beating West Valley Central School’s alumni. West Valley declined to participate this year.

The game was full-

ECS Announces Valedictorian, Salutatorian

Kaitlyn Riethmiller Ashley Golley

Eagles Downed by Warriors

in Charity Gameby Tim Crino

Summer is upon us and one thing to look forward to in Ellicottville this time of year is the Fourth of July Week(end) and The Ellicottville Championship Rodeo. The rodeo was started by John Kent on Sommerville Valley Road outside of the village 24 years ago, in 1986, and according to Karen Kent, “It has gotten huge since back then.”

The Ellicottville Championship Rodeo is one of the largest IPRA/

APRA sanctioned rodeos in the northeast. This year the event doesn’t coincide with the Ellicottville Summer Festival of the Arts and Music Festival and it will be a four day event starting on Thursday July 5th, at 7 PM, with 7 PM shows on Friday and Saturday as well and a matinee show on Sunday, the 8th at 2 PM.

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scholar-athlete, Ashley has been involved in a wide range of other extra-curricular activities at ECS which include: band, chorus and jazz choir. In 2010-2011 Ashley served as the Chorus Secretary. As a junior, Ashley was inducted into the Ellicottville Central School Chapter of the National Honor Society.

Within the community, Ashley has been an involved citizen. While in high school, she has

assisted the Varsity Club with town clean-ups after festivals, worked at the Cattaraugus / Allegany BOCES Special Olympics Winter Carnivals, served dinners at Ellicottville Rotary for Youth fundraisers, and stuffed eggs for the Ellicottville Fireman’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt.

Upon graduation, Ashley is planning to attend SUNY Brockport in the fall.

contact and included alumni that were 30 years of age or older. Aaron Hill and Tyler Heron coached for Salamanca, and Shawn Clark, Mark Ward and Bill Barto coached for Ellicottville. Past captains Seth Hostuttler, and Tim Grinols were managers for Salamanca and Ellicottville respectively. The game was played on the Ellicottville Central school football field.

If Ellicottville was expecting to continue their winning streak, they were sorely disappointed. Salamanca shut out Ellicottville 48-0.

Salamanca quarterback Danny Earley completed 7 out of 11 passes for 172 yards and scored four touchdowns. Running back Pat Galante carried the ball 17 times for 132 yards and had one touchdown. Wide receivers Chad Bartozek and Jason Wass combined for five catches and 135 yards. Total offensive yardage was 373

yards.For Salamanca’s

defense, Brad Earley had six tackles and two interceptions. DJ Leiper returned a fumble 15 yards for a touchdown, and Jim Wintets forced a fumble while Sky Brown blocked a punt.

Salamanca manager Seth Hostettler said of his team’s performance, “Our team completely dominated from the first play. We played well and executed on offense, defense and special teams. It was a fun game for everybody and was great to suit up with past warriors on the gridiron. The outcome was a verdict of good old-fashioned Salamanca smash mouth football.”

Hostettler thanked Ellicottville for the opportunity to play and offered a challenge to Ellicottville. “If they want to play us next year it will be on our home field and there will be no age limit.”

ellicottvillerodeo.com boasts the the ECR is located in the beautiful mountains of Ellicoottville, NY, “Where the road ends and the west begins.” The rodeo will bring in over 350 athletes to rope and tie calves, barrel ride, bronc ride, bull ride and contract acts. The emcee’s sidekick, and angry bulls play toy, the rodeo clown.

“The clown this year is Dusty Myers from Booneville, MS and the trick and fancy rider is Caity McCray from Kissiminame, Fl. As for the contestants we don’t know who is coming in until the week before when they call to register,” Kent shared.

There will also be stick horse racing for the kids, too. Besides the man versus beast entertainment the best part about the rodeo is the food. The chicken barbecue and other stands along with the beer tent and vendors which have accessories for every cowpoke.

Karen Kent told EMVN that starting out back in 1986 was very difficult, “My husband John had the riding stables and wanted something different so he decided to put on the rodeo. It was quite difficult

when we started , we didn’t know the ins and outs. It’s still hard work,” she said.

The circuit consists of athletes vying for the prize money that is put up by the venue, ECR puts up $10,000 in prize money, and the cowboys pay a nominal fee each time they ride. There are a lot of bull riders so the purse is much larger for this event, and if you’ve ever been to a rodeo and saw the bull riders you know it is one of the most exciting parts of the rodeo.

The home of the old Sommerville Riding Stables, which is home to the Nightmare Hayrides, hires upwards of 50 people to help the rodeo become a success.

The four days of shows will give more people a chance to catch this exciting annual event and the fact that it is not the same weekend as Ellicottville’s Summer Music Fest will allow more to attend as well.

Fireworks will follow the night shows on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Don your favorite western gear and mount up the family wagon and head on down to check out the rodeo, yeee haww!

‘GOTTA KISS CANCER GOODBYE’ 2nd ANNUAL 5K RUN/WALK

ANOTHER SUCCESS

Gotta Kiss Cancer Goodbye (GKCG) held the second annual 5K run/walk to benefit cancer research and people fighting the disease. The event took place at Vet’s Park in Salamanca, on Saturday, June 9th. The overall winners were: Demitri Kolokouris of Salamanca, NY finishing the race with a time of 19.56 and McKenzie Race of Bradford, PA finishing at 22.31.

Winners in the age groups were as follows:

18 & UnderMale: Michael Collins &

Jack Haley (22.21)Female: Ericka

Carnahan (24.87)19-30Male: Ean Isaac (22.11)Female: Chrissy Carter

(26.43)31-45Male: Kerry John

(24.04)Female: Terra LaCroix

(25.59)45 and over:Male: Rusty Benson

(29.29)Female: Connie Caltoni

(27.53)

Fastest Stroller Category:

Mike LaCroix (25.37)

Gotta Kiss Cancer Goodbye would like to say “Thank You” to everyone: participants, company sponsors and volunteers for another successful year! There were over 110 people running or walking last Saturday morning and it was a great turnout for a terrific cause.

Please support those businesses that have so graciously supported Gotta Kiss Cancer

Goodbye, including: Randolph Auto Supply, , Haleys Auto Shop, JD Northrup, CCSE Credit Union, Parkview Supermarket, Absolut Care of Salamanca, Salamanca City Central School District, Den’s Auto Center, LaCroix Productions and Evolution Apparel.

For additional information, please contact Kathleen Hogan at (716) 984-1128 or email: gottakisscancergoodbye@gmail.com.

Photos of participants of the 5K Run/Walk.Photos Submitted

Art in the Park Festival seeks artist vendors

Dream Big Book Swap – All Ages and Family FriendlyChildren, teens, and

adults are invited to kick off the Summer Reading Program at a Book Swap on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 from 6:30 - 7:30pm in the Art Gallery. How it works: -Bring your used books (that you can give to others) to the library’s Art Gallery at 6:30 pm. -Receive one-to-one book swap coupons for your books. -Enjoy refreshments and sign up for any of the library’s Summer Reading Programs. -Begin browsing and shopping for your new-to-you books at 7:00 pm. -Check out with your coupons and start a great

summer of reading!!!! We will accept adult and children’s fiction and non-fiction books (eg. novels, biographies, cookbooks, travel guides, picture books, chapter books, and board books). Used books for exchange can be hardcover or paperback and should be in relatively good physical condition. Textbooks, magazines and audio-visual materials are NOT accepted. Each person can bring up to a maximum of 5 used books and will receive one-to-one book swap coupons to use during the event. Questions should be directed to the Information Desk. 716-372-0200 or info@oleanlibrary.org

Art in the Park, Olean’s original outdoor art show, celebrates its 63rd anniversary this year, and the Cattaraugus County Arts Council (CCAC) is once again pleased to be the producer of this historic event. Held in conjunction with Taste of Olean, this year’s event will be held on Sunday, July 29th from 11am-5pm on the Olean campus of Jamestown Community College. Area artists are invited to submit an application by June 29 to exhibit at this outdoor juried event and to take part in one of the Olean area’s longest traditions.

Application details are available at www.myartscouncil.net. Artists are welcome to apply online or by mail and should include a booth fee payment of $50. Please complete the application and return it

to the Cattaraugus County Arts Council by June 29, 2012 to reserve a space at this year’s event. Late applications will still be accepted until July 6, 2012 with a late fee of $20. Please call 716-372-7455 or email heather@myartscouncil.net for more information.

The Cattaraugus County Arts Council is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the creation, presentation, and appreciation of the arts in the Southern Tier. Located in Allegany, NY, CCAC is funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, Cattaraugus County, and members and donors. For more information on CCAC or for information on Community Art and Pottery Studio (CAPS) classes, see www.myartscouncil.net.

Horse Rescue Preparation Training Course for Area Emergency Responders

Cattaraugus County and area emergency responders are invited to a unique seminar on preparing for various horse emergency situations, such as a barn fire, overturned trailer, stuck in the mud, trapped in a barn collapse, evacuating for a natural disaster, or entrapment in a fence. This is an opportunity to learn from specialized experts on how the addition of a live horse in these situations should best be handled for the safety and successful outcome of all involved.

The course syllabus includes sections from the perfect rescue and public perception and media, to large animal unpredictability and body language, chemical restraint with sedation and tranquilizers, manipulation and lifting, owner psychology at the scene, and medical triage and treatment. With a complete course manual, this training would be valuable to fire departments, law enforcement, animal control, veterinarians, and other emergency responders.

The course will be taught by Justin McLeod and Tori Miller of the North Carolina Specialized Mobile Animal Rescue Team. McLeod and Miller have10 years experience with their business, have received extensive training and accreditation with the Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue, Inc., and presently work as a supervisor at a 911 Emergency Communications Center and Firefighter Engineer and EMT, respectively. They each have over 15 years of experience in the Fire/Rescue and

Emergency Services both in the field and as instructors, and are both Fire Services Level II instructors. They also teach these Large Animal Rescue courses at the college level and through-out the United States. Kelly Sigler, a three-star Parelli Natural Horsemanship Professional Instructor, joins the teaching team with the specialized horse psychology and training portion of the presentation.

This course, Friday, September 21 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm, may qualify for continuing education credit. It is provided free of charge to area emergency responders by the Ellicottville Fire Department, the Golden Stride Walker Ranch of Ellicottville, and the Western New York Horse Resource. Attendance will be limited by space, so reservations are required. Priority will be given to emergency responders, and any spaces not reserved by July 15 will be offered to the interested public. Contact Cathi Peters CLPeters@cattco.org at Cattaraugus County Office of Emergency Services (716) 938-2213 for reservations for the Friday evening course.

A complete clinic taught by the same instructors, with actual horses being trained for various emergency situations, will be offered on September 22 & 23. The clinic fee is $395 for participants with their horse, and $150 for participants without a horse. For clinic reservations, contact Debbie Fredrickson: 716-699-8632, Debbie@Fredrickson.com or visit www.GoldenStride.com.

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THURS., FRI., SAT., JUne 14, 15, 16Rummage Sale - June 14, 15, 16 at Holy Name of Mary R.C. Church, 20 Jefferson St., Ellicottville.

FRIDAY - SUnDAY, JUne 15-174-H Schooling Show - June 15-17, Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds, Erie St., Little Valley.

SATURDAY, JUne 16

Craft Show - Sat., June 16, 9am-4pm at the Little Val-ley Municipal Building, Rock City St. Sponsored by the Friends of the Memorial Library of Little Valley. Vendors will offer a variety of hand made creations including jew-elry, ceramics, crocheted items, afghans, baby clothing and wooden things, among others. The First Class Quil-ters of Little Valley are raffling a quilt. It is currently on display at the Library where tickets are available. They will also be available at the Craft Show. The drawing will be held at 4:00.For more information, call the Library at 938-6301 or Linda McCubbin at 938-9430.

Trail Ride - hosted by The Cattaraugus/Chautauqua Chap-ter of the New York State Horse Council - June 16, 10:30am-5pm at Pine Hill State Land, just south of Randolph, NY. Park at Pineapple Junction on Carr Corners Road.

MAPS Bird Banding: Sat., June 16, 6 am-noon - Join bird bander Emily Thomas to learn how ornithologists study birds. Free, but donations appreciated. For more info. 716-569-2345 or jamestownaudubon.org

Wildflower Photography - Sat., June 16, 9-11 am, Join photographer Sandra Rothenburg and naturalist Jeff Tome on a hunt to find and photograph wildflowers in one of Pennsylvania’s most beautiful old growth forests, Anders Run. $10/member; $12/non-member. Reserve by Thursday, June 14. For more info. 716-569-2345 or james-townaudubon.org Figure 8 the Lake - Sat., June 16, 9:30 am-4 pm - Take a driving tour around Chautauqua Lake with Tom Erland-son, co-author of the book Figure 8 the Lake. $75/Audu-bon Member, $85/Non-member; fee includes transporta-tion in Audubon van, box lunch, snacks. Tour starts and ends at Chautauqua Institution Main Gate Visitor Cen-ter. Pre-paid reservations required by June 8. For more info. 716-569-2345 or jamestownaudubon.org

TUeSDAY, JUne 19Pollinator Gardens - Tues., June 19, 6-8 pm - Learn the best types of plants to put around your house to make sure that you get all those vital pollinators into your yard. $10/members, $12/non-members, $5/kids 12 and under. Register by June 15. For more info. 716-569-2345 or jamestownaudubon.org

WeDneSDAY, JUne 20WnY Outdoors Class - Wed., June 20, 11am-Noon at the Olean Public Library - Take time this summer to investigate the many wonderful outdoor destinations, events, and activi-ties in the beautiful Western New York region. In this class, participants will explore:• Web resources developed by organizations and government agencies to inform people of outdoor activities and events in the area.• Clubs and other groups dedicated to outdoor activities.• Local tours• Other resources including event calendars, maps, local ac-commodations and eating establishments, all of which will make planning excursions easier and more enjoyable.Call the Reference Desk to sign up! (716) 372-0200

Olean Public Library’s Book Swap - Wed., June 20, 6:30 - 7:30pm in the Art Gallery. Bring your used books (that you can give to others), you will receive one-to-one book swap coupons for your books. Relax while enjoy-ing refreshments and signing up for any of the library’s Summer Reading Programs. You will begin browsing and shopping for your new-to-you books at 7:00 pm. Finally you check out with your coupons and start a great summer of reading!!!! Each person can bring up to a maximum of 5 used books and will receive one-to-one book swap coupons to use during the event. Questions should be directed to the Olean Public Library’s Information Desk at 716-372-0200 or info@oleanlibrary.org.

SATURDAY, JUne 23english and Amish Quilt Bee - June 23, 11am-2pm - Dem-onstrations on how quilting is done, plus other exhibiting on patterns, vending and much more Refreshments available. Museum will be open and will be selling Amish baked goods. Leon’s Historic Church, 4 corners on Rt. 62, Leon - 716-296-5709

On-GOInG eVenTS & MeeTInGSAlcoholics Anonymous - Meetings Saturdays, 8pm, Franklinville Free Methodist Church, 41 S. Main St.

Alzheimer Support Group Meeting - Second Fri. of the month, 1pm, The Pines Healthcare Rehabilitation Cen-ter, Machias Campus. For caregivers and family members or friends of Alzheimer’s or dementia patients. Public is encouraged to attend. For more info. 716-353-8516

AMeRICAn ReD CROSS BLOOD DRIVeSDaily Raffle for a $50 Lowes Gift Card! Donation Types: Double Red Cell Donations, Blood.• Tues., June 19, 1-6pm at Church of the Nazarene - 55 North Bennett St., Bradford, PA• Thurs., June 21, 11am-4pm at Olean General Hospital - 515 Main St., Olean, NY 14760• Fri., June 22, 11am-4pm at Family Video - 1504 West State St., Olean• Tues., June 26, 3-8pm - Immanuel Lutheran Church - 9037 Otto-East Otto Rd., Otto• June 27, 10am-4pm - Olean General Hospital - 515 Main St., Olean

BLOUnT LIBRARY - FRAnkLInVILLeMon. 9am-7pm; Tues.-Thurs. 9am-6pm; Fri. 9am-5pm; Sat. 9am-1pm• Bridge Lessons are being held on Tuesdays, Noon-2pm at the library. Please come and learn how to play.

• Breakfast Every Sunday - Breakfast will be served every Sun., 8-11am, Franklinville VFW. Breakfast Buf-

fet on the last Sun. of every month (except in December). Kingsbury Hill Rd and Hardy’s Corners Rd., Franklinville. For more info. 676-2058.

Cattaraugus County Arts Council (CCAC) Art classes at the Community Art and Pottery Studio, 100 W. Main St., Allegany, NY. Classes offered for adults include Paper Sculpture, Glass Mosaic, Needle Felting, Wire Wrapped Jewelry, and Introduction to Gouache painting.Introduction to Gouache with Anne Conroy-Baiter June 15 and July 20th Paper Sculptures with Patricia Eckstrom. This series offers students a chance to spend a Friday night with friends for a relaxing class that will introduce you to art in a fun way. Participants are invited to bring a bottle of wine (or their beverage of choice) and some friends. Must be 21 to drink. The cost per session is $40 for members and $45 for nonmembers.For more information or to register for classes, please visit myartscouncil.net or contact Courtney Blackmon, Pro-grams and Grants Manager at courtney@myartscouncil.net or 716-372-7455.More classes will be announced shortly.

Cattaraugus County Tea Party Patriots - 1st & 3rd Mon., 6:30pm, John Ash Senior Center, 112 N. Barry St., Olean - Meetings are open to the public. The group was formed by local residents concerned about excessive gov-ernment spending and regulation www.cattcoteaparty.org

The Concerned Citizens of Cattaraugus County – Next meeting is scheduled for 7 PM, date TBA at The Pines, West State Street (next to Tops) in Olean, NY. Local environmental issues are discussed monthly. For more information go to CCCC’s website at: www.concernedcitizens.homestead.com

Craft Group - Meets every Monday (except holidays) at 2 PM at the Franklinville First Presbyterian Church Fel-lowship Hall. Bring a craft, learn a craft, teach a craft!

Cattaraugus County Museum Announced that it will be open on the third Saturday of the month from May un-til October from 10am-2pm. The museum is located on the first floor of the Stone House, 9824 Route 16, Machias. For more info. 716-353-8200 Tuesday-Friday, 9am-4pm.

eLLICOTTVILLe MeMORIAL LIBRARYPlease help support the Library!! The Holiday Val-ley Pro Am golf Tournament which will be held on July 2nd and the associated raffle is our one big fun-draiser for the year. The raffle prizes were donat-ed so all proceeds from the raffle go to the Library. Prizes include a car from Ed Shultz Group, a Pando-ra bracelet with 19 charms, Holiday Valley Golf pack-age, Nike Driver, Royal Niagara Golf Club and sev-eral $100 restaurant gift certificates. Raffle tickets available in the library or from any board member. kids – The Summer Reading Program begins in July. “Dream Big, READ” is the theme for this year. Come in starting June 25th and sign up to partici-pate this summer. We will be having programs on bats, constellations, dreams, camping and much more! new Display - The Chautauqua Cattaraugus Library System received a grant through the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization to purchase library materials. The Ellicottville Library received 32 books, 5 DVDs, 1 book on CD and a variety of handouts on breast cancer and cancer in general. These items are currently on dis-play and are available to be checked out of the library. Book Sale – We still have five tables of books set up in the entryway of the library. Come browse during nor-mal business hours. Note: Please do not bring in any more book donations until August. We do not have room to store them from now until our sale in September. exercise classes – We have a variety of exercise classes being offered throughout the week. Please call or stop by the library for a list of dates and times. Story time is every Wednesday at 11:15 a.m.

Franklinville Area Chamber of Commerce - Meetings are the first Wed. of the month, Morgan Hall, Franklinville

Franklinville Senior Citizens - 4th Tues. of the month. Dinner - 5pm, Meeting - 6pm, Presbyterian Church, S. Main St., Franklinville.

Historical Society at the Miner’s Cabin (A Victorian Mansion) - Franklinville open by appointment only. To take a tour or do genealogical research, please call 716-676-2590.

Howe-Prescott Pioneer House in Cadiz open the first Sunday of June, July and August from 1-4pm. Open by appointment at other times - 716-676-2590.

Ischua Valley Historical Society Miner’s Cabin ( A Victorian Mansion), 9 Pine St., Franklinville. Open to the public for tours and research, 1-4pm every Sunday in June, July and August. Open by appointment at other times - 716-676-2590.

narcotics Anonymous - Every Sun., 7 pm, Franklinville Free Methodist Church, 41 S. Main St., Franklinville.The group is open to anyone experiencing problems with sub-stance abuse.

Salamanca Chamber Summer Concert Series at Jef-ferson Street Park in Salamanca. Concerts are free to the public and are subject to be cancelled due to weather.• July 1 - The Good Old Boys• July 8 - Kuk & Freddie• July 15 - Razz & Friends• July 22 - The Dustmen• July 29 - Oliverio

Salamanca Historical Museum is now open Tues., Thurs., Sat from 10am - 4pm. Three floors of Salamanca history. Please visit us at 125 Main Street Salamanca, NY. “WE MAKE HISTORY COME ALIVE” - free of charge and totally handicapped accessible.

Supper & Study - every Thursday evening at the Machias UM Church, 9741 Route 16 in Machias. Supper is at 6PM. Study at 7PM. Call 716-353-4641.

2012 COUnTYPLAnnInG BOARD MeeTInG SCHeDULe

All meetings are held at 7 PM on the last Thursday of each month, at the County Center, 3rd Floor in the large committee room- 303 Court Street, Little Valley, NY.,unless otherwise scheduled.

All items/referrals to be placed on the Agenda must be re-ceived in the Planning Office no later than noon the Thurs-day prior to the meeting.

Ashford - (4th Tuesday) June 26 7:30Cattaraugus County Legislature - (2nd & 4th

Wednesdays) 3 PM June 20Cattaraugus Village - (2nd Monday) June 11

Centerville - (2nd Tuesday) June 12east Otto - (2nd Tuesday) June 12

Ellicottville Town (6 pm) - (3rd Wednesday) June 20Ellicottville Village - (2nd Monday) June 11

Farmersville - (3rd Monday) June 18Franklinville Town - (2nd Tuesday) June 12 (7:30 PM)

Franklinville Village - (2nd & 4th Monday) June 11Great Valley - (2nd Monday) June 11Humphrey - (2nd Monday) June 11

Ischua - (2nd Tuesday) June 12Little Valley Town - (2nd Monday) June 11

Little Valley Village - (4th Tuesday) June 26Lyndon - (2nd Tuesday) June 12Machias - (3rd Monday) June 18

Mansfield - (3rd Monday) June 18Otto - (3rd Tuesday) June 19

Salamanca City - (2nd & 4th Tuesday) June 12 & 26Salamanca Town - (2nd Tuesday) June 12Rushford - (2nd Monday) June 11 (8 PM)

Yorkshire - (2nd Monday) June 11Ellicottville CS Board -

•Wednesday, June 20, 2012: 6:30 pm High School Library - Public Hearing - Code of Conduct

•Wednesday, June 20, 2012: 7:00 pm High School Library - Board of Education Meeting•June 26, 2012 Board of Education Meeting - CANCELED

Franklinville CS Board - (3rd Thurs.) June 21

MEETINGS CALENDARAll meetings are at 7 PM unless otherwise stated

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Toastmasters - Have you always wanted to learn public speaking or perhaps hone your skills in the art? Did you know that the public speaking group meets each month? 2nd Tues. of the month, 7pm, JCC College Center, Olean, Room 227.

WeDneSDAY, JUne 20First Aid and CPR Training - Wed., June 20, 9am-3pm - Receive new or renew your American Red Cross training at Audubon. Fees apply. Call (716) 569-2345 be-gin_of_the_skype_highlighting to register by June 14end_of_the_skype_highlightingto reto to . For more info. 716-569-2345 or jamestownaudubon.org

THURSDAY, JUne 2126th Annual Strawberry Festival, Community Health Fair & Blood Mobile - Thurs., June 21, 10am-6pm at Olean General Hospital, 515 Main Street, Olean. Presented by OGH Auxiliary - Strawberry Shortcakes, Sloppy Joes, Nachos, Hot Dogs, Texas Hots, Drinks, Baked Goods, Craft Items, Raffles and Entertainment! (Deliveries available for a minimum order of 10 short-cakes. Orders Due 6/15). All proceeds raised by the Straw-berry Festival will benefit the OGH Building Fund. For more info. (716) 375-6119

SATURDAY, JUne 23MAPS Bird Banding - Sat., June 23, 6 am-noon - Join bird bander Emily Thomas to learn how ornithologists study birds. Free, but donations appreciated. For more info. 716-569-2345 or jamestownaudubon.org

TUeSDAY-FRIDAY, JUne 26-29Day Camp: “The Big Picture” (grades 8-12) Tuesday-Friday, June 26-29, 9am-3pm. For more information, visit http://jacamps.wordpress.com/.

FRIDAY, JUne 27Southern Tier Corporate Challenge Run/Walk - Wed., June 27 at the Cattaraugus County Campus of Jamestown Community College. The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce and the Olean High School Sports Boosters invite all companies to participate in the second annual event that was created by GOACC with the goal of supporting companies in creating internal wellness pro-grams. The race is open to both corporate and community teams and concludes with “Olean’s Largest Office Party” complete with individual awards. Registration fee is $20 per participant and if registered by June 12, includes a race t-shirt, refreshments, and entrance to Office Party with live music. The 3.5-mile road race will run through-out downtown beginning and ending at JCC-Olean. For more info. or registration details, please call GOACC at (716) 372-4433 or by email events@oleanny.com.

SATURDAY, JUne 30MAPS Bird Banding - Sat., June 30, 6 am-noon - Join bird bander Emily Thomas to learn how ornithologists study birds. Free, but donations appreciated. For more info. 716-569-2345 or jamestownaudubon.org

Secret Gardens Tour - Sat., June 30, 10:30 am-4 pm. Explore and enjoy five beautiful hidden gardens! Tickets available at nine locations. Contact Audubon Center & Sanctuary for details: (716) 569-2345 begin_of_the_sky-pe_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlightingor www.jamestownaudubon.org.

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Alternative Rock From Florida, Classical Music From Buffalo and

Classic Rock From CanadaEllicottville’s Summer Music Festival

June 29th-July 1stBy Chad Neal

Country music star, Loretta Lynn, played to a sold out crowd Sunday night at the Seneca Allegany Casino Event Center.

Opening for Lynn were her daughters, Peggy and Patsy, who warmed up the mostly-older crowd with a few of their own songs. The twins ended their brief performance with a short slideshow that followed their mother’s musical career throughout the years.

Lynn, who is celebrating her 50th year in country music, took the stage to thunderous applause. Elegantly dressed in a blue gown, Lynn started the show with her hit “Coal Miner’s Daughter.”

The packed event center seemed to love every second of Lynn’s performance, from her girl-next door stage presence,

to her harmonic voice, to her touching and often hilarious anecdotes. One such anecdote detailed Lynn’s first time wearing pantyhose. The singer was in Louisiana, performing at a concert. While on stage, Lynn’s pantyhose slid down her legs in full view of the audience. “I wanted to die,” said Lynn. “Jeans and a t-shirt are all a person needs.”

Reviewers on Ticketmaster had primarily good things to say about Lynn. “Loretta Lynn is a sweetheart, a real person, and a down to earth country singer, not a late comer wannabe.” Another fan said: “Loretta is timeless! I would recommend that everyone who enjoys country music go see her.”

Loretta certainly seemed to live up to her reviews.

June is already half over, and rounding out the month is the Ellicottville Summer Music Festival formerly the Ellicottville Summer Festival of the Arts. (Friday June 29th-July 1st) The big stage at Holiday Valley gets set up every summer for this event. The Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce has signed big name bands for this festival drawing fans from all over to enjoy on the grassy slopes at Holiday Valley. Every year the Buffalo Philharmonic headline an evening and two other bands of significant recognition have highlighted the other two nights of the celebratory weekend before Independence Day

(this year). Usually the Ellicottville Championship Rodeo rides into town the same weekend as the Summer Festival but the weekend after July 4th the cowpoke will ramble in. This year the notable bands Sister Hazel and The Guess Who will be rocking the temporary stage at the bottom of School Haus slope.

Friday night an alternative rock band from Gainesville, Florida will take the stage; Sister Hazel-got their first label in 1993 from Croakin’ Poets and have been getting more popular ever since. Their popular hit “All For You” hit number 1 in the Adult top 40 chart and 7 on the US

Alternative Chart and was off the album ..Somewhere More Familiar. Since then they have had over a dozen singles and six more albums cut, but have had a more obscure fan-base. In a description found on wikipedia, “Their music is characterized by highly melodic tuens and prominent harmonies. Most of their songs have optimistic lyrics. The band’s instrumentation often features abrupt shifts among electric, acoustic, and a cappella, with striking use of tacets.”

The band was signed to Universal Records in 1997 who rereleased the first album, which was when they hit the top of te billboard charts. In 2003 they split with Universal and a different label and toured. Sister Hazel started to use the internet to gain popularity. They have a following of fans calling themselves “Hazelnuts” stemming form their internet stardom. Their next show is the Summer Music Festival show here in Ellicottville, according to their website sisterhazel.com and they kick off a tour with 13 more shows scheduled.

Saturday at 8pm he Buffalo Philharmonic will delight the ears of sound aficionados playing light classical tunes with a huge fireworks display with the 1812 Overture and Stars and Stripes Forever being played in the background.

Then on Sunday at 9pm the classic rock band form the north will step on to the stage, The Guess Who. The opening act is a band called Stinger. A traditional Heavy Metal Band from Alberta, Calgary in Canada as well. A small biography on Facebook describes them as influenced by bands from the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s and “they have a sound that is derived from the old, and impacted by all the happenings of our new generation.”

The crowds will differ a bit for each night of music, but all in all will make for a fun filled weekend. The Guess Who ending out the weekend have been popular since the mid-sixties. Hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada the band is mostly popular for their popular song “American Woman”. This song will most likely be the encore if there is a pattern in the way aging rock bands perform their set-lists. In 1987 The Guess Who were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. These are not the only performances in Ellicottville this particular weekend either. All throughout the village there will be live music and entertainment as well.

Tickets are already on sale and can be purchased online at ellicottvilleny.com or by calling 800.349.9099. Prices range from $25 to $35 depending on which band and when you buy the tickets, at the door there is $5 added to the pre-sale price. Children under the age of 12 can see the shows for free. During the day on Saturday in the village there is the annual Pet Parade at 11am on Washington Street and both Saturday and Sunday there will be an Arts and Crafts show from 10am to 5pm on Jefferson Street by the Post Office and the “ever popular” Strawberry Festival from 12pm-3. The Independence Day Weekend is lasting over a week this year thanks to the calender. Two weekends of exciting events in Ellicottville and the Fourth of July right in between. GO FREEDOM!

Country Legend Lives Up to her

Billingby Tim Crino

Country Music Legend, Loretta Lynn, performed at the Seneca Allegany Casino’s Events Center Sunday, June 10. Her performance lived upi to her billing as one of the best in the business.

Photo by Tim Crino

Motorists Attending Nik Wallenda Event in Niagara Falls are Urged to Plan Ahead

The New York State Department of Transpor-tation (NYSDOT) today reminded that motorists attending the Nik Wal-lenda Event on June 15, 2012, in the city of Niagara Falls, Niagara County, should expect heavy traffic and limited

parking in the downtown Niagara Falls area.

Motorists attending the event should allow additional travel time due to increased traffic volumes, and arrive at the event as early as pos-sible to avoid peak travel periods. Due to limited parking facilities, motor-ists may be required to use on street parking outside the downtown area.

All travelers are advised to obey traffic control personnel and message signs when ap-proaching and exiting the event, and use alternate routes when possible to avoid major delays.

Drivers can expect con-gestion on Interstate 190 between the South Grand Island Bridge toll

barrier and Exit 23 (US Route 62 - Niagara Falls Boulevard), and on the Robert Moses Park-way from Interstate 190 to downtown Niagara Falls.

Motorists traveling to Canada for the event should expect delays at the border crossings due

to increased traffic volumes. Travelers are encouraged to use the Peace Bridge and Lew-iston-Queenston Bridge when crossing the border for this event, and allow extra time. 511 New

York is an invaluable ser-vice available to obtain real-time travel informa-tion to plan your trip, and can be accessed on the Web at www.511NY.org, or by dialing 5-1-1 from any phone within New York State. The 511 service is also available on the mobile Web, with an application available for BlackBerry, iPhone and Android devices. Border crossing times between the United States and Canada at the Peace Bridge, Rainbow Bridge and the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge, are included in the 511 New York service.

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Lessons from the Pro Part 9:

Learing to Pivot CorrectlyBy Steve Carney

Holiday Valley Director of Golf/PGA Master Golf Professional

The pivot and coiling process can be learned by following these procedures:

Feet: The feet are at the bottom of the pivot and the starting point of the coil (swing). As the coil begins there should be some resistance from the left foot. Only lift the left heel if necessary. This is largely determined by the individual’s flexibility, The important thing is to accomplish a tight coil with the lower body.

Legs: Both legs retain their knee bend from the set-up position through the

backswing. If either leg straightens, power is reduced. A common problem is straightening the back leg. To avoid this, the hips should turn level and coil during the early stages of the backswing.

Hips and Shoulders: The 1st movement in making a good coil is a “one piece” movement” of the hips, shoulders, and club simultaneously. The shoulders eventually rotate twice as far as the hips, but it is critical that the hips reach a full coil before this occurs. First turn your hips and shoulder together, then your shoulders turn farther, to approximately 90 degrees.

Head: The head moves only slightly to the right and a little lower in the backswing. This is a result of proper coiling and not intentionally shifting your weight. Since the head is at the upper end of the spine, it is reasonable to think

of it as an extention of the inclined axis of rotation about which the coiling process takes place. Concentrate on maintaining the spine angle and head position

as the body is coiled and uncoiled.

Weight Distribution: Your weight should be distributed evenly on each foot

during the set-up, but moves slightly to the right during the backswing. As you coil, the weight should be naturally transferred to a position on the inside of your right foot.

An effective pivot or turn is the complete coiling of the body from the feet to the shoulders. To accomplish the pivot there can be no active lifting or lowering of the body. The pivot should consist of a turning of the

Roller Derby Diva Jennifer Phiansouria.k.a. “Tu-Tu Torture””

by Chad Neal

Know your Roller Derby Girls

Franklinville Honors 2012 Spring Athletes

In the past few weeks the Roller Derby Divas we focused on were from the Enchanted Mountain Roller Derby League, this week we’ve touched base with our first Rockin’ Rural Roller Girls League Member. Jennifer “Tu-Tu Torture” Phiansouri, nee Button, grew up in Franklinville. She dabbled in some sports growing up but none of them seduced her like roller derby has.

In an interview with Tu-Tu Torture she tells of the circumstances and succession into her encouraging new discovery. She graduated from school in Franklinville in 2002 where she tried organized sports.

“I played soccer for a year, I tried cheerleading for a month and it wasn’t for me, and I played baseball in 5th grade,” she confessed as her story progressed to a fortunate turn of events that led to her interest in something new- Roller Derby.

“My husband and I worked at Philadelphia Furniture for six years before it burnt down. After that I became at stay-at-home mom for about four years. My husband did detention work out of town where he was gone for three months at a time and home for only four days.

“I took care of my two daughters (ages six and nine years) and also took

care of my father-in-law, who lived with us because he was ill. I took him to appointments and such. He passed this April. I got to a point where I felt stressed. My husband and I seemed to be fighting and I felt trapped and doing stuff for everyone else. So when I took my daughters to the skating rink, one of the founders asked me to, ‘Check it out!’ (Roller Derby) That following monday, I did!”

Jennifer “Tu-Tu Torture” Phiansouri told EMVN that she persuaded her sister to get into the sport as well and she now rolls with the Enchanted Mountain Roller Derby crew. They both started playing in 2011.

“We both decided to join together,” she recalled. “I love it cause I’m doing something for myself and I feel like I have a whole other family support! I started just for something to do, now I have grown to love the sport and the people. It saved me from insanity. It’s great also cause my daughters go with me sometimes and they love it too.”

Like most of the ladies who got the skating bug and the elbow-head-bashing bug, Tu-Tu wanted her family’s approval and received it.

“My family is very supportive and happy that I found something or time

that I make for myself. Although my parents are asking me not to play on the 23rd at a bout in Pike, because I’m getting my gallbladder removed the Wednesday after that,” Tu-Tu Torture said and also came back, responding with a true derby girl retort, “But the pain is there regardless, so I think I’ll still be playing!”

As we meet more and more of the ladies lacing up roller skates and hustling the track around the area we are getting to realize this sport is not a joke and these athletes are proud and ungrudging. It seemed like it was fate that Jennifer “Tu-Tu Torture” Phiansouri stumbled upon the flat track roller derby world right here in Cattaraugus County. There are three different leagues in the area including the Rockin’ Rural Roller Girls, The Enchanted Mountain Roller Derby league and the Tank City Roller Derby out of Olean and Port Allegany which is a Renegade Roller Derby League.

The next bout for the Tu-Tu Torture and the Rockin Rural Roller Girls “Nurse Ratchets” is on June 23rd at the High Roller Rink in Pike, and they are rolling against the Chautauqua County Roller Derby Babes of Wrath. Go get ‘em Tu-Tu!

On June 12, Ten Broeck Academy of Franklinville hosted its annual Spring Sports Awards Night and also presented the year-end awards. Mark Blecha, Franklinville Athletic Director, served as emcee and assisted the coaches with their presentations.

For boys’ track, Coach Joey Farrand presented the awards. Matt Bacher received the Resin Trophy, which goes to the Most Valuable Player. Bacher finished seventh in the boys’ 3000-meter steeplechase at the Section VI State Qualifier at Lewiston-Porter on June 3 (11:09). Trent Dingman and Jamie Greiner received the Co-Rookies-of-the-Year plaques, while Tyler Bellomo was named Most Improved.

Coach Bill Weigel presented the girls’ track awards. Cheyenne Staufenberger received both the MVP Award and the Rookie-of-the-Year Plaque. Staufenberger finished ninth in the girls’ pentathlon at the Section VI State Qualifier, scoring 1920 points. Whitney Farrand received the Most Versatile Award, while Anna O’Neal received the Outstanding Field Events Plaque. Johanna Farrand received the Val Waldron/Nicki Putt Award for Distance

Running.For baseball, Coach Tim

Wangelin presented the awards. Jake Reynolds was named overall MVP, while Jeff Schley received the Offensive MVP Plaque and Dakota Ballard received the Defensive MVP Plaque. Brock Riethmiller was named Most Improved and Joel Hyman received the For the Love of the Game Award.

Coach Nate Cornell presented the softball awards. Anna Ciesla and Linnea Pollock both received the co-Overall MVP Awards. Ally Ciesla received the Offensive MVP Plaque and Brittney Oyler was named Defensive MVP. Pollock also received the Mendoza Award for having the highest batting average for the Panthers.

Coach Rich Chapman presented the golf awards. Kaye Vandenberg received the MVP, while Nick Terwilliger received the Coach’s Award Plaque and Joey Zuppelli was named Most Improved.

Leading the Year-end awards, Jake Reynolds received the Franklinville Central School Male Athlete-of-the-Year Trophy. Reynolds was boys’ basketball MVP in 2011 and 2012, plus he was named Defensive Player-of-the-Year

in 2010 and 2011. Reynolds played basketball for three seasons (2009-12). Reynolds played baseball for four years (2009-12) and was baseball MVP this season.

Anna Ciesla was named Franklinville Central School Female Athlete-of-the-Year and received the big wooden trophy for this award. Ciesla played Varsity soccer for four seasons (2008-11), plus she was Team MVP in 2011 and also Defensive MVP for both 2008 and 2010. She also played Varsity girls’ basketball for two seasons (2010-12), where she was named Rookie-of-the-year in 2010-11 and was Defensive MVP in 2011-12. She also played softball for four seasons (2009-12), where she was named Team MVP in 2010, 2011, and 2012.

The Ottaway Awards were awarded to the senior multi-sport athletes. The 2011-12 winners are: Robert Irwin, Ballard, Schley, Mark Baldwin, Reynolds, Mike Lembicz, Rachael Patterson, Tom Olver, Hyman, Kayla Clark, Seth Hatch, Mike Fagan, Oyler, Dylan Howard, Amanda Long, Karla Carson, Zack Bielecki, Anna Ciesla, Alyssa Rogosienski, Riethmiller, and Paxton Woodin.

The Three-Sport Award winners for the 2011-12 seasons are: Bacher,

Baldwin, Gary Bays, Christian Bigham, Josh Blundon, Anna Ciesla, Dean Cole, Dingman, Fagan, Josiah Farrand, Whitney Farrand, Katrina Gelata, Griener, Justin Hatch, Hyman, Lembicz, Ashley Leederman, O’Neal, Oyler, Hannah Paduano, Jill Phillips, Pollock, Aaron Rozeski, Schley, John Willey, Brandon Winter, and Nick Winter.

hips around a nearly vertical axis and of the torso around the spine. Both of these axes are established in the set-up position.

Watch next week for “The Swing”

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6/12/12 – Chelsey Cloud, 23, of Great Valley, was arrested on a charge of Obstruction of Governmental Administration for impeding officers on scene and telling officers that the male in the back seat was a different individual than was found to really be. She also called him by the false name he was giving officers. Cloud was processed and arraigned and sent to Cattaraugus County Jail in lieu of $500 bail.

6/12/12 – Reggie George, 30, of Salamanca, was arrested on a charge of False Personation and Possession of Hypodermic Needles following a traffic

stop in the Town of Ellicottville. George gave Officers a false name and date of birth to impede officers from finding his true identity as he knew he had a violation of probation warrant and another warrant out of the City of Salamanca. George was also found to be in possession of hypodermic needles believed to contain heroin. George was processed, arraigned and sent to Cattaraugus County Jail in lieu of $2,000. Charges also pending depending on results for the crime lab as to the substance in the needles.

Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s

Office

6/10/12 – Daniel R. Gleason, 23,

of Portville, was arrested on charges of felony driving while intoxicated, driving while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content greater than .08 percent, and stopping on a public highway after a traffic stop on Route 353 in the Town of Salamanca. He was processed and released on tickets. Gleason is due to appear in the Town of Salamanca Court at a later date to answer the charges.

5/26/12 – Emilia Comstock, 31, of Buffalo, was arrested by the Cheektowaga Police on unrelated charges and turned over to the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office for a warrant issued out of the County Family Court. Comstock was taken to the Town of Ashford Court for arraignment and transported to the Cattaraugus County Jail in lieu of $1,000 bail.

New York State Police

5/19/12 – David R. Farnham, 25, of Delevan, was charged in the Town of Machias on one count each, trespass and second-degree harassment: physical contact. He was given an

appearance ticket.

6/3/12 – Shannon M. Sibley, 42, of Tonawanda, was involved in a one-vehicle property damage accident on Route 242 at Very Road in the Town of Machias. Closed by investigation.

5/30/12 – Summer J. Mathews, 30, Yorkshire, NY was charged in the Town of Machias with one count each: third-degree criminal mischief : property greater than $250, and second-degree harassment:physical contact. She is being held on $2500 bail.

6/6/12 – Mary A. Wiley, 60, Great Valley, was involved in a property damage accident on Five Mile Road at Eatons Cross Rd. in the Town of Allegany.

6/7/12 – Ricky A. Learn, 43, Rushford, was charged in the Town of New Hudson, on one count each: operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content .08percent, first offense, and driving while intoxicated. He was released to a third party.

6/7/12 – William J. Czirr, 30, Salamanca, was involved in a one-vehicle accident on Route 16 at Elton Road in the Town of Machias. Closed by investigation.

6/4/12 – Stacy L. Learn, 32, Franklinville, was charged in the Town of Lyndon on one count of secodn-degree harassment. Learn was released on her own recognizance.

Cattaraugus County District

Attorney

Lori Pettit Rieman, Cattaraugus County District Attorney, reported the following activity in Cattaraugus County Court on Monday, June 11, 2012:

Yvette M. Briggs, 41, of Cattaraugus, New York, was sentenced to a conditional discharge for her conviction of Welfare Fraud in the Fifth Degree, a class A misdemeanor; and Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor. The incident occurred on or about and between June 2008 and January 2010, in the City of Olean, when the defendant committed fraudulent welfare act and thereby took or obtained public assistance benefits. She had made full restitution prior to sentencing.

Rik A. Rinehart, 33, of Salamanca, New York, waived prosecution by indictment and entered a plea of guilty by Superior Court Information which charged him with Attempted Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree, a class D felony. On or about August 9, 2011, in the City of Salamanca, he knowingly and unlawfully sold a controlled substance, to wit, Oxycodone. He will be sentenced on

September 4, 2012.

Steve L. Wilson, 34, of Franklinville, New York, was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty in connection to an indictment handed up by a Cattaraugus County Grand Jury which charged him with Strangulation in the Second Degree, a class D felony; Criminal Mischief in the Fourth Degree, a class B misdemeanor, and Harassment in Second Degree, a violation. The Indictment charged that on or about April 10, 2011, in the Town of Franklinville, the defendant with intent to impede the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of another person by applying pressure on the throat or neck of such person and thereby caused stupor, loss of consciousness for a period of time; by physical menace he intentionally placed or attempted to place another person in fear of death or serious physical injury; damaged the property of another person and with intent to prevent a person from communicating a request for emergency assistance, intentionally disabled or removed the telephone. This matter has been adjourned 45 days for motions.

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Finger Lakes Impact defeatsSouthern Tier Diesel

griddersVisiting Finger Lakes

Impact defeated the Southern Tier Diesel, 55-27, in the Diesel’s home opener at Bradner Stadium in Olean on June 9, during an NFA football game.

The teams matched touchdown for touchdown into the middle of the second quarter, when the Impact took off on a 28-0 run that capped a 35-7

second quarter. The Impact led at halftime, 42-21. The second half was almost even, with the Impact winning the second half, 13-6.

Kale Wischman of Arcade, a Pioneer graduate, kicked 3-of-4 conversion kicks for the Diesel. Roger Wangelin set up a Diesel touchdown with a big sack in the second quarter.

Local players for the Diesel are Andrew Casswell of Franklinville; Jason “Moose” Marsh of Machias; Nick Bocharski, a Machias native of Salamanca; Tim Stafford of Java Center, a Delevan native; Dylan Gethicker of Delevan; and Chris Bennion of Arcade. Chris’s brother, JR Bennion of Fillmore, coaches and plays for the Diesel, plus he serves as NFA Commissioner.

The Diesel will host the Jamestown Chiefs at Bradner Stadium in Olean on June 16, at 5:30 PM.

A Great Way to Spend Father’s DayPlay Golf America Day

By Chad Neal

Father’s Day is another sunday in June. Not as much of a to do as Mother’s Day but most fathers generally would rather have it that way. This special day for dads though in Ellicottville will be pretty special because Holiday Valley will be having their second annual Play Golf America day. Holiday Valley’s website promotes the event by saying, “Whatever your level of play, Play Golf America on June 17th is a day to celebrate golf. It’s a great chance to get started in golf, improve your game or challenge your skills. It’s the perfect activity for Father’s Day because the whole family can participate.”

HolidayValley Golf Pro Kyle Benish along with Steve Carney and a few other golf professionals will be on hand at the Holiday Valley Practice Facility and Driving Range behind the Burger King adjacent to the Ellicottville Depot from noon until 3pm. The highlight of the Play Golf America Day include free equipment testing and free instruction. “We’re going to have demo’s and instruction. It’ll be fifteen minute clinics for groups with PGA pros giving out

tips and lessons. It’s all free. Last year we had up to 300 people show up for it. So, you come down, get a little help and try out some new equipment.” said Benish.

There will be professionals there to help everyone at all ages and skill levels. The First Swing Clinic will be an instruction topic for beginners and there will be 10-minute tune ups on woods, irons, chipping, pitching and putting. The professionals will show off their abilities by giving demonstrations on all aspects of the game of golf. Representatives from many different equipment manufacturers will be present to provide “hands-

on” testing of the newest clubs and accessories available today. The Holiday Valley Practice Facility and Driving Range has areas to perfect every part of your game including a huge driving range, a chipping area and a putting green. If you want to practice your trouble shots as well they have a sand trap or you could wander over to the weeds and whack a few balls from there as well onto the practice greens.

Reps from Callaway and Nike will provide “club fitting and product insight” . All of the registered attendees of the event will receive a coupon for discounts at the Holiday Valley Pro Shop, plus a

follow up 3 lesson package offer. They will also hand out door prizes at the event as well. Holiday Valley Golf Professional Kyle Benish also gave some insight into the “HV Big Break” skills challenge, as seen on the Golf Channel. It is also free and is available to try from noon to 3pm during the event and the challenges include the “Over the Wall”, “Break the Glass” and putting challenge. “The Over the Wall contest involves trying to flop a shot over a 10-15 foot wall and get the ball closest to the pin and the Break the Glass challenge is just that, we have a pane of glass on a tee stand and the shooter has to hit a ball at it.” said Benish.

To register just call Holiday Valley at 716.699.2345 or go to holidayvalley.com and the best part is that it is free. Fathers Day doesn’t have to be about just golf as there is a lot to do at Holiday Valley as well. The Mountain Coaster, Sky High Adventure Park, Spruce Lake where they have picnic tables and swimming or the pool complex as well are all great fun and relaxing ways to spend Father’s Day this year.

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Registration deadline is June 27The summer has come and

St. Bonaventure University is here to make this season extraordinary. This July and August, St. Bonaventure will host camps for students ages 14-15 in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), computer ani-mation and narrative writing, rugby, community engage-ment, broadcast television, and jazz band.

Enjoy special activities every evening, including ice cream, movie, and kara-oke nights. Splash into the campus pool or explore our fabulous recreation center.

Attend the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics), Computer Ani-

mation and Narrative Writing for Girls, and Rugby camps from July 22-28, or join the Community Engagement & Service Learning, Broadcast, and Jazz Band Performance Workshop from July 29-Au-gust 4. Students may sign up for a residential experience or day camp excursion. Full housing, meal, and cost in-formation is available online. The deadline to register is June 27.

Are you ready for the best summer ever? Learn more about the summer opportuni-ties and register online: www.sbu.edu/summercamps. For more information, contact Larry Sorokes at lsorokes@sbu.edu or (716) 375-2304.

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FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH7968 Reed Hill Road,

Little Valley716-257-3645

Rev. Richard Godinez, Pastorwww.faithbaptistlvny.org

Sunday School: 10 amMorning Worship: 11amSunday Evening: 6 pmPrayer & Bible Study

Wednesdays 7 pm

FARMERSVILLECENTER COMMUNITY

CHURCH Route 98 N, Farmersville

Sunday Worship—11:00 AM Sunday school—9:45 AM

Bible study—7 PM Wednesdays

FELLOWSHIP CHURCH 3556 Roszyk Hill Rd., Machias

716-353-8286 Sunday services: 9:45 AM &Sunday Worship 10:45 AM

Sunday school 9:45 AM Wednesday night study 7 PM

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF

GREAT VALLEY5049 Route 219, Great Valley

716-945-4629Sunday School - 9:30am,

Morning Worship - 10:45am,Evening Worship - 6:30pm

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

9656 Main St., Machias 716-675-2683

FRANKLINVILLE FIRSTBAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Pete Spear, Pastor

27 S. Main St., Franklinville716-676-5262

Sunday Service at 10:45 AM Sunday School classes 9:30 AM

and available for all ages.

FRANKLINVILLE FREE METHODIST CHURCH Rev. David Fisher, Pastor

41 South Main St.,Franklinville 716-676-3777

Sunday Services 9:30 AM &11:00 AM

FRANKLINVILLE

MISSIONARY ALLIANCE 7813 Pine St., Franklinville

716-676-3314

FRANKLINVILLEPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Rev. Jason Cashing, Pastor 25 S Main St., Franklinville

716-676-3883 Sunday Service 11:00 AM

GREAT VALLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

5242 Route 219, Great Valley716-945-4375

Sunday School - 10AM, Worship Services - Sunday 11AM

HOLY NAME OF MARY RC CHURCH

20-22 Jefferson Street,Ellicottville

716-699-2592www.hnameofmary@roadrunner.com

Rev. Ronald B. Mierzwa, PastorSaturdays: 5:00 pm Vigil MassSundays: 8:00 am Holy Mass,

10:30 am Holy Mass

JOY CHURCH 9878 Main St., Machias

716- 353-5397 10:00 AM Sunday Service

MACHIAS UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

Route 16, Machias 716-353-4641

Rev. Dave Kubiak 9:00 AM Sunday Service

Summer Services - June, July, August Now Include

Saturday Evening at 6:30 pmFather’s Day Service in the Park

at 9 am

SOLOMON’S PORCHMINISTRIES

7705 Toad Hollow RoadMansfield, NY 14755Pastor Gail McCrory

716-257-9138716-560-7767

Saturday Svcs. 7 pmSundays 10 am

commissioned1@juno.com

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Washington and Jefferson Sts. (Route 219), Ellicottville

www.stjohnsofellicottville.org 945-1820

The Rev.’d Dr. R. WilliamFranklin, Bishop

The Rev’d Michael Lonto, VicarBill Burrell & Dick Chase, WardensTed LaCroix Lay Eucharist Minister

Services at 5:00 pm Saturday

ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH

6360 Route 219/242 East,Ellicottville

716-699-2265www.stpaulsellicottville.orgWORSHIP Sat. 5:00 PM,

Sun. 10:30AMSun. School & Adult Bible Study

9:00am

ST. PHILOMENA’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Rev. Robert Marino,Administrator

26 N. Plymouth Ave.Franklinville

676-3629 Saturday 5:00 PM

Sunday 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM

UNITED CHURCH OFELLICOTTVILLE53 Elizabeth Street,

EllicottvilleRev. Deborah Packard

716-699-4003Sunday School at 9-10:15am, Sunday Services at 10:00am

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Route 16, Machias(across from Post Office)

Summer ServicesJune-July-August

Saturday Evening 6:30pmSunday MorningWorship-- 9 AM

Church School--10:15 AMPastor: David Kubiak

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Senator Catharine Young’s Legislation Authorizing Regional High Schools Passes Senate

Regional high school leg-islation sailed through the state Senate unanimously yesterday, announced sponsor Senator Catharine Young (R,C,I-57th Dis-trict).

“Students in rural areas would gain enhanced academic, sports and enrichment opportunities that they don’t have now. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle realize that our kids deserve to have these improvements,” Senator Young said.

Negotiations are pro-gressing between the state Assembly, Governor, and the Senate, she said, add-ing that “Assemblyman Andrew Goodell has been extraordinarily support-ive.”

“We are pushing for a final agreement before the end of session on June 21. Regional high schools would be an innovative

option for districts to ex-plore,” she said.

“As student enrollments continue to drop, it is be-coming harder to

offer the level of educa-tion our kids need and deserve. This concept is a creative solution that has been embraced by many groups, including the state Board of Regents,” Senator Young said.

“Schools will be able to offer many more advanced placement courses and ex-tracurricular clubs and ac-tivities now. Regional high schools also will increase our students’ abilities to compete and succeed on a higher level,” she added.

Comprehensive plans for finances, staffing, special education, curriculum, building use, enrollment, cost savings, transporta-tion, athletics and other extracurricular activities would be required in the

regional high school con-tract. The contract must indicate that the regional high school is responsible for each student’s academ-ic achievement, as well as awarding diplomas upon graduation, Senator Young said.

Before districts are given the authority to enter into a contract for a regional high school, they must host a public hearing and hold public vote. Contracts would then be subject to final approval by the state

education commissioner, she noted.

“Input from our parents and educators has been key to establishing the gov-ernance structure of this bill. Our goal has been not to create additional layers of authority or control, but to enhance academic pro-grams within our already-existing school systems,” she said.

Last month, Sena-tor Young joined Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan at Jamestown Community College for a roundtable discussion on regional high schools. Students, parents and school officials from the

Ripley, Brocton, Chau-tauqua Lake, and West-field districts participated in the event.

“Students were among those individuals making the strongest case for a regional high school. They want expanded courses, sports and other extra-curricular offerings,” she said.

The establishment of a regional high school model was recommended in 2008 through a Local Govern-ment Efficiency and Com-petitiveness Study led by former Lt. Governor Stan Lundine.

June 30 is Audubon Photo Contest Deadline

With prizes of cash and photo finishing, plus web and news announcements, June 30 is the deadline for the 2012 Jamestown Audubon Nature Photography Contest. Shown here, Tiffany Decker’s “Afternoon Snack” was a finalist in the 2011 competition.

With a June 30 cutoff date for entries, organizers are anticipating a last min-ute surge in submissions to the 2012 Jamestown Audu-bon Nature Photography Contest.

“It’s been incredibly exciting to have this year’s competition receive broad attention,” noted Audu-bon Center and Sanctu-ary Program Director and contest coordinator Jen-nifer Schlick. “With terrific prizes and publicity for the winners, we expect an even greater response in these last couple weeks before the June 30 deadline.”

The categories for submis-sions of photographs in the 2012 contest are Wildlife, Plants/Trees/Fungi, and Landscapes. With Adult and Youth (18 and under or still in high school) Divisions in each category, there will be a total of six winners.

All winning entries will be announced and exhib-ited on-line. They will also be announced in a widely-circulated news release, including to their hometown newspapers.

Adult winners will receive $100, and Youth Division winners will each receive

$50. All will earn free photo finishing.

Entries in the Jamestown Audubon Nature Photogra-phy Contest are submitted digitally, making it a simple process.

Full details for the compe-tition are at www.jasphoto-

contest.com.Funding for expansion

of the contest was made possible by a grant from the Chautauqua Region Com-munity Foundation.

The contest is sponsored by Main Street Photo of Bowling Green, Ohio (www.

bgmainstreetphoto.com).

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A Beacon of Hopeby L.A. Zendarski

Paramedic Terry Gaylord shows visitors where patients are loaded into the aircraft.Photo by L.A. Zendrsky

“MVA on I-86. Car went airborne. Bird in the air.” A serious motor vehicle accident occurred and the bird in the air is Mercy Flight. Called out to get patients to the hospital as fast as possible, the Mercy Flight helicopter is Western New York’s rescue helicopter.

According to Mercy Flight information, Douglas H. Baker, president had a dream to be able to transport critically injured patients to the hospital, similar to that which is done in the military. In 1981, that dream came to fruition as an air-medical transport program in New York State and one of the first in the country.

In September of 2011, Mercy Flight, celebrated its 30th year and last Spring, transported its 19,000th patient. Mercy Flight serves ten counties of Western New York, Northwest Pennsylvania, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are outbases in Buffalo, Batavia and Olean.

Their tagline is “A beacon of hope, when minutes matter, Mercy Flight relies on the expertise of first responders to both identify and secure safe landing zones, in preparation of the patient for a medical transport as well as assist in the loading of the patient. The helicopter

requires a relatively small place to land, in a clear area 100’ x 100’. The maximum speed on the new chopper is approximately 140-150 mph, which calculates to approximately 20 or so minutes to get to ECMC in Buffalo, New York.

Mercy Flight has three helicopters, each with a pilot, paramedic and nurse. Mercy Flight’s pilots have at least 2,500 hours of aircraft flight experience, with 100 hours at night. Most have served in the US military. The three newer choppers are the BK-117. The biggest difference is in that they have more patient space and can lift more weight, carry more fuel (for longer distances), carry more equipment and can go faster. They can land in roads, fire department parking lots and even backyards.

Mercy Flight is on the scene in a matter of minutes. From the Olean base, a bird can be in Jamestown, East Concord or Coudersport, PA in 15 minutes or in Franklinville in about 7 minutes. From Franklinville to ECMC in Buffalo a patient can arrive in a little over 15 minutes.

The medical crews have at least two years of high volume critical care EMS experience and are encouraged to complete 80 hour critical

care emergency medical transport specialist courses—designed to teach experienced paramedics how to provide ICU level care while in flight. Flight nurses have more than two years of critical care experience in an emergency room, intensive care unit or other critical care field. They are also required to maintain their credentials in CPR, advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), international trauma life support (ITLS) pediatric advanced life support (PAS) and neonatal resusitation (NRP) All operate under a strict set of medical protocols and are required to continue their education in the medical field.

Along with flight crews is a team on the ground, from Mercy Flight’s dispatch center to in house aircraft mechanics to keep the choppers “flight ready.” Additionally, there are medical directors-physicians who are on call around the clock when needed.

Jeff Mendola, director of development for Mercy Flight said that the group operates on a $9M budget, with a million of that done by fund raising. He credits local communities for their tremendous support of Mercy Flight as well the work of volunteer firemen in helping to land the aircraft and patient support.

Red Cross Brings Safety Tips to Smart Phones

Senate Restores and Simplifies STAR Exemptions

Senator Catharine Young (R,C,I – Olean) announced that the state Senate passed legisla-tion that would restore the STAR property tax rebate program, providing $202 million in property tax relief to seniors in the 2012-13 school year, and $1.2 billion in property tax relief to middle class fami-lies starting in 2013-14.

“The STAR rebate pro-gram offers direct relief to our hardworking, overbur-dened property taxpay-ers,” Senator Young said.

“Our taxpayers saved an estimated $456 mil-lion as a result of the two percent property tax cap this year, compared to the historical average increase of 4.6 percent. While this is great news, we need to do more to provide relief. Directing savings to our homeowners through re-bate checks is another way we can help our seniors and middle income fami-lies to afford staying their homes,” she added.

Under the provisions of the bill, beginning in the 2012-13 school year, senior citizens would receive a rebate check in an amount that equals 25 percent of the current STAR exemption benefit. The benefit would increase to 35 percent of the STAR

exemption starting in the 2013-14 school year. Total property tax relief for seniors next school year would be $202 million.

Basic STAR rebate checks for middle class families would be restored beginning in the 2013-14 school year. The amount of the rebate checks would be determined by in-come and the local school district tax rate. Total property tax relief would be $1.2 billion. The income brackets would be as fol-lows:

For Upstate New York counties:

$0 to $90,000 – 60 per-cent of the STAR exemp-tion

$90,001 to $150,000 – 45 percent

$150,001 to $250,000 – 30 percent

The Basic STAR rebate check percentages would remain the same in the 2014-15 school year, but would increase in each of the next two years to 70 percent, 52.5 percent and 35 percent in 2015-16 and to 80 percent, 60 percent and 40 percent in 2016-17.

In any year when there is no appropriation for the rebate checks, senior citizens and middle class taxpayers would be able

to claim a property tax credit, equivalent to their rebate check, against their personal income taxes.

The Senate also passed legislation to simplify the process for senior citi-zens and other qualifying homeowners to apply for and receive their STAR property tax exemption.

The bill eliminates the requirement that senior citizens reapply for the STAR property tax exemp-tion every year.

“Seniors should not be forced to reapply annually for a senior citizens’ real property tax exemption. This legislation removes the unnecessary and burdensome task of annu-ally filing by placing the responsibility for checking income requirements on the tax authority. We are removing a hurdle so we can allow seniors to more effectively budget, con-trol, and determine their financial futures,” Senator Young said.

In addition, the Senate passed a bill (S3576) that enables local tax assessors to accept late applications for all exemptions with-out penalty up to the last day that a taxpayer can pay the first half of their taxes.

All three bills will be sent to the Assembly.

The American Red Cross today launched its official first aid app, putting free and simple lifesaving information right in the hands of smart phone users.

This app is the first in a series to be created by the American Red Cross, the nation’s leader in first aid and emergency preparedness information. It’s also the only first aid app created or endorsed by the American Red Cross for use on both the Android and iPhone platforms. It gives instant access to information on how to handle the most common first aid situations, and includes videos and interactive quizzes. Users who take quizzes can earn badges they can share with friends through social media to show off their lifesaving knowledge.

The app takes critical first aid information normally stored on bookshelves and in pamphlets and places it at the fingertips of tens of millions of individuals-which will save lives. The Red Cross app includes trusted Red Cross disaster preparedness information for a number

of common situations.“The penetration of

personal smart phone ownership in the U.S. has recently risen above 60 percent and will likely soon reach the level of traditional wire line phones,” said Jack McMaster, president, Preparedness and Health and Safety Services at the Red Cross. “The broad availability of this platform opens a new opportunity for us to create custom apps, free of charge, tailored to specific emergencies confronting individuals no matter where they are.”

“The American Red Cross First Aid app is free and easy way to get lifesaving first aid instruction and disaster preparedness information anytime, anywhere.” Said red Cross Scientific Advisory Council chair Dr. David Markenson. “Everyone should load this onto their smart phone as an important first step in learning what to do for medical emergencies and in creating a family preparedness plan.”

App features include:1. Simple step-by-step

instructions for

everyday first aid scenarios;

2. Prioritized steps to take during an emergency, with 9-1-1 call button;

3. Sharable badges to be unlocked through interactive quizzes;

4. Videos and animations to make learning first aid fun and easy;

5. Safety and preparedness tips for a range of conditions including severe winter weather, hurricanes, earthquakes and tornadoes;

6. Preloaded content that gives instant access to all safety information at any time.

This app is free and available for iPhone and Android users. Find the app at the Apple App Store and the Google Play store of android by searching for American Red Cross.

The new app builds on the American Red Cross legacy of teaching first aid and lifesaving skills to people across the County. An Average of more than 9 million people a year receive Red cross training in first aid, water safety and other skills that help save lives.

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Where you work;

Where you play;

Where you live!

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Is there a question that you would like us to ask your neighbors? Submit your question today

by emailing Mountain & Valley News at info@ellicottvillenews.com

Elizabeth S.“Fish!! I don’t know why, but I have a phobia of water creatures! Lol”

Dennis W.“Being the last to know.

Allison D.“As a poor college student I took the bus home once and had a long layover at Port Authority bus terminal and the cops wanted to see my ID because they thought I was homeless. Ever since then my biggest fear is people thinking I’m homeless.”

Maria B.“Not being around to see my kids grow up.”

Kevin W.“Federal debt.

What Your Neighbors are saying

Front, from left: Darrell Mosher-Junior Warden, Tom Sprague-Worshipful Master, Chad Neal-Senior WardenBack, from left: Timothy Nolan-Installation Master, Thomas Fellows-Treasurer, Joe Clark-Senior Deacon, Pete Bowen-Trusteee, Stanley Bishop-Secretary

What is your greatest fear?

“The only thing we have to fear is...Fear itself!” spouted Roosevelt in his famous inaugural speech in 1933 that rallied Americans in support of his presidency. Fear controls mankind and makes it easy for those in charge to stay in charge. Irrational fear can ruin lives, relationships and health. But everyone has fears irrational or reasonable. This weeks question pokes into the personal fears of some folks, though a lot more answers were given than are printed here. There were answers pertaining to fearing the government with answers such as “The Republican Party”, “Rising Fascist Regimes”, “Big Government” and “Romney”, but it should be the opposite in a democratic republic; the government should fear the people. Fear should not run anyone’s lives, as commercials and sales pitches start off creating a fear to sell you safety, security and health. With large evil entities truly existing there will never be an end to fear, especially as long as they have control of media and wealth the populace will always have fears. What is your greatest fear?

Local Microtel Inn & Suites Hotel adds “by Wyndham” Designation

Indus Companies, Lodging Division based in Pittsford, NY today announced that the Microtel Inn & Suites® hotel at 270 S. Cascade Drive has changed its name to Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham®.

Indus Companies de-velops, builds and oper-ates a number of hospi-tality concepts including: Microtel Inns & Suites, Hampton Inn, Dunkin’ Donuts, Taco Bell, Ponderosa Steakhouse, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Baskin Robbins. Its current portfolio includes over 40 hotels and restaurants, open or under development. In-dus is a well-established local company founded over 30 years ago in Rochester, New York

Part of a larger chain wide effort by the Mi-crotel brand, the re-branding is designed to leverage the well-known Wyndham® name to grow consumer aware-ness and ultimately drive more business to the more than 300 hotels in the Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham portfolio.

In support of the effort, the brand has launched a new, multi-channel, national marketing cam-paign that highlights the primary differentiator for the brand in compari-son to its competitors: that every Microtel hotel was designed and built from day one to be a Mi-crotel hotel and nothing else.

“If you look at what sets the Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham brand apart, it’s an unwavering commit-ment to consistency and

quality,” said Rui Barros, Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham brand senior vice president. “We have outstanding owners who were made to be in the hospitality business and our product is designed to provide a great guest experience. In launching this new campaign and adding “by Wyndham” to the brand’s name, we ex-pect to elevate the brand and showcase the quality that comes from being an all-new-construction chain.”

Consumers will begin seeing elements of the new marketing campaign and the rebranding over the next few months, particularly in advertis-ing and on the Microtel brand website (www.microtelinn.com). Prop-erty collateral is also being updated, with new signage expected to be installed by end of sum-mer. System wide, all properties are expected to have new signage installed by the end of 2013.

“This is an exciting time for both our hotel and the larger Microtel brand,” said Tammy Murphy, CHA, Director of Operations- Lodging Division. “The Wynd-ham name is one that is recognized around the world for providing outstanding quality and a great customer expe-rience, traits that are consistent with our hotel and the rest of those in the Microtel family. In adding “by Wyndham” to our name, we now have instant visibility and credibility with a whole new group of consumers who otherwise, may not have considered staying

with us.”Part of Wyndham

Hotel Group, the Mi-crotel Inn & Suites by Wyndham® brand is an award-winning chain of more than 300 economy hotels located through-out North America and the Philippines. De-signed to provide guests with a better stay, each hotel is newly construct-ed and offers an array of complimentary ameni-ties including free Wi-Fi access and free conti-nental breakfast. Other amenities available at most hotels include meeting and fitness centers, swimming pools and the opportunity to earn and redeem points through Wyndham Rewards®, the guest loyalty program of Wyn-dham Hotel Group.

For the past decade, J.D. Power and Associ-ates has ranked the Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham brand highest in overall guest satisfac-tion in the economy lodg-ing segment.

Each Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham hotel is independently owned and operated under franchise agree-ments with Microtel Inns & Suites Fran-chising, a subsidiary of Wyndham Hotel Group and parent company Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN). Reservations and information are available by calling (800) 771-7171, TDD (800) 824-2082 or (888) 304-6835 (Español) or by visiting www.mi-crotelinn.com. For more information about hotel franchising opportuni-ties visit www.whgdevel-opment.com.

Installation of Officers Great Valley Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons #1178