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Friday, September 21, 2012 Volume 23 Issue 38 P u b l i s hed E v e r y F r id a y • C o m p li m e n ts of O ur Advertis e r s Single Copy FREE See Inside for Multiple Copies Local Focus Megan Dickinson Members of the community gathered with ECS staff, faculty, and the board of education Thursday the 13 to take a tour of the school building. Led by Superintendent Mark Ward, the tour encompassed the entire building. Its objective was to show taxpayers which areas of the building need work, as well as the successful results of past renovations. The hope is that by showing the building’s need for renovation, the board will be able to gain taxpayer’s support for a capital project. According to Ward, there are a few areas which will definitely need renovations. The area of highest priority is the roofs that were installed in 1988. Those roofs, which include the gymnasium roof and everything else built in 1988, have a life of about 18 years. Twenty-four years later, the roofs have long outlived their expiration date and are now leaking. The roofs, therefore, will definitely be replaced. The question Ward proposed to community members was whether they felt that the rest of the proposed projects deserved consideration. At the top of the list is the gymnasium. Part of the original building, the gym is both outdated and aesthetically out of touch. “The gym is everything for us in Ellicottville,” said Ward. Not only is the gym used for tests, sporting events, and banquets, it is also used for community events and day to day classes. Ward proposes bumping the gym out into the back yard, and adding extra music rooms to part of the vacated space. This will solve the problem of lack of space in the band and chorus rooms. It should be noted that all of these plans are theoretical at this point and neither a contractor nor an architect have been called in yet to do an assessment. Other large projects on the list include renovating, and possibly relocating the weight room. The weight room is currently an antiquated room in the basement. Ward proposes moving the weight room to a location more accessible to the public, as well as adding bathrooms and changing rooms. The weight room would also need Fall Festival is Looming Large Ellicottville’s Most Popular Event By Chad Neal Traditional and contemporary arts and crafts produced by Native American artists will be highlighted at the Seneca Salamanca Chamber of Commerce's 35th Annual Falling Leaves Festival Sept. 29 and 30 in Jefferson Street Park.. The Native Roots Artists Guild (NRAG) will be showing present-day interpretations of ancient potters, hand carvings, paintings, and beadwork designs. Many of the works incorporate the symbolism captured from traditional native stories and legends. A Seneca Seneca culture and heritage exhibit will be open during peak festival hours. A short film and food tasting by Terry Jones will be offered from 12:30 to 1 PM and 3:30 to 4 PM both days. The weekend will also include many of the activities that have become traditions throughout the Falling Leaves Festival's history, such as the opening pancake breakfast, the 3-on-3 Basketball Tourney, the car show, live music, the beer tent, and the Grande Parade. New this year is the Tug of War Challenge, set for 6 PM on Sept. 29. Teams of eight (six male and two females or six females and 2 males) will be compete in three different ages groups: 9-12; 13-17; and 18 and older. Teams can register at www. salamancachamber.org. Festival activities are scheduled as follows: Saturday, Sept. 29 – 8 AM - 10 AM Pancake Breakfast; – 8 AM - 10 AM 5K Walk/Run sponsored by ACHIEVE; – 9 AM - 3 PM, Car Show on Main Street by the Street Dreams Car Club of Bradford, Pa.; – 11 AM - 2 PM, 14th Annual 3-on-3 Basketball Tourney; – 11 AM - 7 PM, Seneca Culture and Heritage Exhibit; Another year has passed and the anticipation of Ellicottville’s largest event is peaking. In a fortnight, Ellicottville’s Fall Festival will be in full swing. The 6th and 7th of October, Fall Festival is the milestone of the year for a lot of the businesses in Ellicottville. It is right around the quarterly mark for taxes and it is a great boost to help survive the slow autumn months that are notoriously in the area. Fortunately, nowadays, Ellicottville can draw folks every time of the year, so the Columbus Day weekend/ Canadian Thanksgiving is now just the biggest party Ellicottville has every year, although many people look forward to Fall Festival to help thicken the gravy a little. The leaves are quite the draw, and Ellicottville being the destination she is, it is no surprise that tens of thousands of people want to come to Ellicottville to spy the deciduous foliage as it loses it’s summer green. The reds, yellows, oranges and browns of all the mountains surrounding the area lure visitors from all over the world. And along with the oglers of beauty comes the commerce of a festival. The streets are closed off and detours wrap around Ellicottville for the hundreds of vendors that come to peddle their wares. Arts and crafts from many different cultures are tucked into tents, set up like an outdoor mall of stores on Washington, Monroe, and Jefferson Streets, in town. Starting Thursday evening into Friday, the onslaught of early birds hit the town and set their plans for the weekend. Early Saturday, as the streets are closed off and the food vendors start cooking their festival foods, the smells start wafting through the village and the noise level starts to rise. Carnival rides are set up and tested, and a bevy of white tents start to line the grid of Ellicottville. The bars and restaurants start to get busier and busier and by early afternoon the streets are completely packed with festival goers. The tent behind Balloon’s Falling Leaves Festival to Take Over Salamanca By Abby Turner Megan Dickinson has been seen around Ellicottville quite a bit lately. And now she is helping to promote the area. Dickinson grew up in Franklinville and went to school there all her life. She went to cosmetology school in Olean, at the Continental School of Beauty, after a two-year stint at MCC, in Rochester. “I couldn’t find my passion in college,” Dickinson said. After going to the Continental School of Beauty, she attended their school of Esthetics, in Rochester. Dickinson said she had been coming to Ellicottville all of her life. “I remember going to the Gin Mill with my dad when I was little, and loving all the decorations on the walls. My parents used to take us over to Holiday Valley to walk up the slopes in the fall,” she reminisced about her first times coming over the hill to this special place. Dickinson has become a part of Ellicottville by frequenting popular spots with her friends and making new friends. She works at the Seneca Allegany Casino & Salon as an Esthetician, and she recently took a job at The Ellicottville Depot, “and I love it,” she said, informing, “I started my own airbrush tanning business, Bella Bronzing, in 2010 as well as doing airbrush makeup.” Her latest undertaking in Ellicottville is being the EVLRocks Girl. Dickinson is in front of the camera every week or so doing promotional videos for Ellicottville. Her experience in the field growing up gave her the inclination to approach EVLRocks and try out for the part. She got it. “I’ve had some experience with the camera, I was a bit of a drama club nerd. I’ve always been a little dramatic and I’m pretty sure my family and friends can agree. Also, my friends and I used to make movies all the time when we were younger,” Dickinson confirmed, and started to explain why Ellicottville is what it is. “I feel like the whole mood changes here in town when the leaves start changing. Some people have seasonal depression and hate winter. It’s the opposite here, in Ellicottville. Everyone is happier in winter! I’m excited to just be here this upcoming season.” Dickinson is fitting in pretty well in Ellicottville, but expressed that she can’t live here yet because she doesn’t want to rent, she wants to buy a place, but she has to wait until the affordability is See FALL FEST on page 2 See ECS on page 2 See MEGAN DICKSON on page 2 See FALLING LEAVES on page 2 EVL ROCKS New Media Page 2 Roller Derby League Folds Page 5 Parents, Community members Tour ECS to See Possible Renovations by Tim Crino Ellicottville Superintendent, Mark Ward, talks to community members while touring the school. Photo by Tim Crino

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Friday, September 21, 2012Volume 23

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Local FocusMegan Dickinson

Members of the community gathered with ECS staff, faculty, and the board of education Thursday the 13 to take a tour of the school building. Led by Superintendent Mark Ward, the tour encompassed the entire building. Its objective was to show taxpayers which areas of the building need work, as well as the successful results of past renovations. The hope is that by showing the building’s need for renovation, the board will be able to gain taxpayer’s support for a capital project.

According to Ward, there are a few areas which will definitely need renovations. The area of highest priority is the roofs that were installed in 1988. Those roofs, which include the gymnasium

roof and everything else built in 1988, have a life of about 18 years. Twenty-four years later, the roofs have long outlived their expiration date and are now leaking.

The roofs, therefore, will definitely be replaced. The question Ward proposed to community members was whether they felt that the rest of the proposed projects deserved consideration.

At the top of the list is the gymnasium. Part of the original building, the gym is both outdated and aesthetically out of touch. “The gym is everything for us in Ellicottville,” said Ward. Not only is the gym used for tests, sporting events, and banquets, it is also used for community events and day to day classes. Ward proposes bumping the gym out into the back

yard, and adding extra music rooms to part of the vacated space. This will solve the problem of lack of space in the band and chorus rooms.

It should be noted that all of these plans are theoretical at this point and neither a contractor nor an architect have been called in yet to do an assessment.

Other large projects on the list include renovating, and possibly relocating the weight room. The weight room is currently an antiquated room in the basement. Ward proposes moving the weight room to a location more accessible to the public, as well as adding bathrooms and changing rooms. The weight room would also need

Fall Festival is Looming LargeEllicottville’s Most

Popular Event By Chad Neal

Traditional and contemporary arts and crafts produced by Native American artists will be highlighted at the Seneca Salamanca Chamber of Commerce's 35th Annual Falling Leaves Festival Sept. 29 and 30 in Jefferson Street Park..

The Native Roots Artists Guild (NRAG) will be showing present-day interpretations of ancient potters, hand carvings, paintings, and beadwork designs. Many of the works incorporate the symbolism captured from traditional native stories and legends.

A Seneca Seneca culture and heritage exhibit will be open during peak festival hours. A short film and food tasting by Terry Jones will be offered from 12:30 to 1 PM and 3:30 to 4 PM both days.

The weekend will also include many of the activities that have become traditions throughout the Falling Leaves Festival's history, such as the opening pancake breakfast, the

3-on-3 Basketball Tourney, the car show, live music, the beer tent, and the Grande Parade.

New this year is the Tug of War Challenge, set for 6 PM on Sept. 29. Teams of eight (six male and two females or six females and 2 males) will be compete in three different ages groups: 9-12; 13-17; and 18 and older. Teams can register at www.salamancachamber.org.

Festival activities are scheduled as follows:

Saturday, Sept. 29– 8 AM - 10 AM Pancake

Breakfast; – 8 AM - 10 AM 5K Walk/Run sponsored by ACHIEVE; – 9 AM - 3 PM, Car Show on Main Street by the Street Dreams Car Club of Bradford, Pa.; – 11 AM - 2 PM, 14th Annual 3-on-3 Basketball Tourney; – 11 AM - 7 PM, Seneca Culture and Heritage Exhibit;

Another year has passed and the anticipation of Ellicottville’s largest event is peaking. In a fortnight, Ellicottville’s Fall Festival will be in full swing. The 6th and 7th of October, Fall Festival is the milestone of the year for a lot of the businesses in Ellicottville. It is right around the quarterly mark for taxes and it is a great boost to help survive the slow autumn months that are notoriously in the area. Fortunately, nowadays, Ellicottville can draw folks every time of the year, so the Columbus Day weekend/ Canadian Thanksgiving is now just the biggest party Ellicottville has every year, although many people look forward to Fall Festival to help thicken the gravy a little.

The leaves are quite the draw, and Ellicottville being the destination she is, it is no surprise that tens of thousands of people want to come to Ellicottville to spy the deciduous foliage as it loses it’s summer green. The reds, yellows, oranges and browns of all the mountains surrounding the area lure visitors

from all over the world. And along with the oglers of beauty comes the commerce of a festival. The streets are closed off and detours wrap around Ellicottville for the hundreds of vendors that come to peddle their wares. Arts and crafts from many different cultures are tucked into tents, set up like an outdoor mall of stores on Washington, Monroe, and Jefferson Streets, in town. Starting Thursday evening into Friday, the onslaught of early birds hit the town and set their plans for the weekend.

Early Saturday, as the streets are closed off and the food vendors start cooking their festival foods, the smells start wafting through the village and the noise level starts to rise. Carnival rides are set up and tested, and a bevy of white tents start to line the grid of Ellicottville. The bars and restaurants start to get busier and busier and by early afternoon the streets are completely packed with festival goers. The tent behind Balloon’s

Falling Leaves Festival to Take Over Salamanca

By Abby Turner

Megan Dickinson has been seen around Ellicottville quite a bit lately. And now she is helping to promote the area. Dickinson grew up in Franklinville and went to school there all her life. She went to cosmetology school in Olean, at the Continental School of Beauty, after a two-year stint at MCC, in Rochester. “I couldn’t find my passion in college,” Dickinson said.

After going to the Continental School of Beauty, she attended their school of Esthetics, in Rochester. Dickinson said she had been coming to Ellicottville all of her life.

“I remember going to the Gin Mill with my dad when I was little, and loving all the decorations on the walls. My parents used to take us over to Holiday Valley to walk up the slopes in the fall,” she reminisced about her first times coming over the hill to this special place.

Dickinson has become a part of Ellicottville by frequenting popular

spots with her friends and making new friends. She works at the Seneca Allegany Casino & Salon as an Esthetician, and she recently took a job at The Ellicottville Depot, “and I love it,” she said, informing, “I started my own airbrush tanning business, Bella Bronzing, in 2010 as well as doing

airbrush makeup.”Her latest undertaking

in Ellicottville is being the EVLRocks Girl. Dickinson is in front of the camera every week or so doing promotional videos for Ellicottville. Her experience in the field growing up gave her the inclination to approach EVLRocks and try out

for the part. She got it. “I’ve had some experience with the camera, I was a bit of a drama club nerd. I’ve always been a little dramatic and I’m pretty sure my family and friends can agree. Also, my friends and I used to make movies all the time when we were younger,” Dickinson confirmed, and started to explain why Ellicottville is what it is. “I feel like the whole mood changes here in town when the leaves start changing. Some people have seasonal depression and hate winter. It’s the opposite here, in Ellicottville. Everyone is happier in winter! I’m excited to just be here this upcoming season.”

Dickinson is fitting in pretty well in Ellicottville, but expressed that she can’t live here yet because she doesn’t want to rent, she wants to buy a place, but she has to wait until the affordability is

See FALL FEST on page 2

See ECS on page 2

See MEGAN DICKSON on page 2

See FALLING LEAVES on page 2

EVL ROCKS New MediaPage 2

Roller Derby League FoldsPage 5

Parents, Community members Tour ECS to See Possible Renovations

by Tim Crino

Ellicottville Superintendent, Mark Ward, talks to community members while touring the school.Photo by Tim Crino

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will be bumping with live music all day and night, and as soon as the sun goes down, the bars fill to capacity. The dishwashers, cooks and clerks start to pull out their hair and the bartenders, servers, and business owners start padding their pockets. Fall Festival is the culmination of all the festivals in Ellicottville.

The police make sure the security is at full patrol to keep the citizens safe and the disorderly folk in line.

Soon, a lot more weekends will be full of visitors whether it’s winter or festival time. It will be over before you know it and plenty of people will have forgotten most of the weekend and will start planning for next year. Are you ready for Fall Fest?

to be expanded to fit the $50,000 worth of equipment that the school received as a gift from the Buffalo Bills.

The other major project would be a total renovation of the boys and girls locker rooms, which are part of the original building and have never been touched.

Ward stressed that the school doesn’t need more rooms, but needs to recondition the rooms that they have. To that effect, there are a number of smaller projects that on the agenda. Among these projects are asbestos removal, replacing lights and lockers, updating chalkboards to dry-erase boards, and adding ventilation to several areas. The home economics room needs a total overhaul, as do several elementary classrooms that are part of the original building.

The cafeteria is also on

the list of areas needing a facelift. Ward presented the idea of possibly combining elementary and high school cafeterias in order to cut staff and increase available space.

The tour ended with an open forum meeting that focused on taxpayer’s questions. Approximately 25 people were present. Community members had questions about everything from projected cost to alternative energy sources.

The cost of the project is unknown because the board has not yet decided which areas to focus on. However, the current regulations dictate that the state will pay for 65% of the project, leaving the community to pay the remaining 35%. Ward asked those present to join a committee that is being set up to explore options. This committee will meet on Oct. 2 at 7 PM

– 11 AM - 9 PM, Food concessions; – 11 AM - 5 PM, Farmers’ Market; – 11 AM - 7 PM, Arts and crafts vendors; – 11 AM - 9 PM, Amusement rides; – 11 AM - 11 PM, Contests - Donut Eating, Hula Hoop, Frozen T-Shirt and Dress-Up Game; – 12 PM - 9 PM, Beer tent by VFW; – 12 PM - 12:30 PM, Seneca Cultural Short Film and Food Tasting by Terry Jones; – 12:30 PM - 11 PM, Native Roots Artists Guild demonstrations; – 11 PM - 3 PM, Music by Good Old Boys; – 11 PM - 5 PM, Morton’s Pony Rides and Petting Zoo; – 3 PM - 3:30 PM, Performance by the Salamanca Dance Center; – 3:30 PM - 4 PM, Seneca Cultural Short Film and food tasting by Terry Jones; – 4 PM - 4:30 PM, Native Roots Artists Guild demonstrations; – 4 PM - 6 PM, Music by The Leftovers, sponsored by Joan and Tom Brady;

– 6 PM - 7 PM, Contest - Tug of War; – 7 PM - 9 PM, Music by Blues Hounds;

Sunday, Sept. 30

– 11 AM - 5 PM, Seneca Culture and Heritage Exhibit; – 11 AM - 5 PM, Food concessions and arts and crafts vendors; – 11 AM - 5 PM, Farmers’ Market; – 11 AM - 5 PM, Amusement rides; – 11 AM - 5 PM, Eagle Dream /Bird Rehab Center; – 12:30 PM - 11 PM, Seneca Cultural Short Film and food tasting by Terry Jones; – 12 PM - 5 PM, Beer tent by VFW; – 12 PM - 4 PM, Community Circus; – 11 PM - 3 PM, Grande Parade; – 3 PM - 3:30 PM, Seneca Cultural Short Film and food tasting by Terry Jones; – 11 PM - 5 PM, Morton’s Pony Rides and Petting Zoo; – 3 PM - 5 PM, Music by Oliverio.

A Moment of Silence in County in Memorial of Sept. 11

by L.A. Zendarski

Promoting Ellicottville Goes VideoYoung Sensation Teams Up With EVL Rocks

By Chad Neal

The Cattaraugus County Legislature adjourned after conducting business at the September 11th meeting of lawmakers in memory of the eleventh anniversary of September 11th, 2001. Journal Clerk Ann Giglio read the adjournment citing statistics on the loss of life on that day and how people “around the world continue to mourn the tremendous loss of innocent life on that fateful day.” The legislature offered its deepest condolences to families, friends and loved ones of innocent victims and honored the heroic service, actions and sacrifices of first responders, law enforcement, State and local officials, volunteers, etc., “who aided the innocent victims of those attacks.”

Among the acts that were approved at the September 11, 2011 meeting were those for the Dept. of Social Services contracts with various school districts for mental health

social worker servicesand Cattaraugus Community

Action, Inc. for family assessment response services, truancy prevention program and employment program for youth. Contracts with Olean community schools were approved for math and reading programs and an after school and summer program for at-risk youth. Four bids out of seven sets of specifications were received for painting of various bridges. P.C.I International of Tonawanda, NY was the lowest bidder for painting the Freedom Bridge No. 36, Conewango and Otto Bridge No. 7 at $43,000 and $45,000 respectively. Amstar of Western New York was the lowest bidder for the Portville Bridge No. 28 at $87,730 and $57,230 respectively. Both are pending NYSDOT approval and work is expected to be completed by year’s end.

The bid for a 4x4 crew cab truck and chassis was accepted from

McFadden Ford, Inc. of Jamestown, NY.

A lease agreement was authorized with Knapp’s Creek Fire Dept. for building space and electrical usage for E-911 radio equipment for the Sheriff’s Dept. for a term of five years in exchange by the County for the amount of electricity used by the County at the Knapps Creek Facility.

An amended contract with Mark D. Alianello was carried for engineering services for the Dept. of Nursing Homes sewage disposal system.

The lawmakers unanimously opposed toll increases for commercial vehicles by NYS Thruway Authority. The NYSTA has proposed a 45% toll increase which would cause economic hardship to upstate businesses, therefore adding “to the state’s reputation as hostile to business.” Copies of the resolution in opposition will be sent to the governor, NYSTA, and others.

Local lawmakers observe a moment of silence in honor of those who were victims of 9/11. Photos by A. Zendarski

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available. “Something I’ve noticed since I started coming around, is that this town is kinda like the bar in Cheers, where everybody knows your name. People are just genuinely friendly and always welcoming,” she shared, and pondered, “I don’t know if I can pinpoint why I love Ellicottville so much. I always have a good time and meet awesome people,”

Dickinson did confess that she doesn’t ski or snowboard yet but she plans on learning. “I’m trying to talk different friends into teaching me to snowboard/ ski, so stay tuned. I’m sure there will be a video on that!” She said, adding, “Someday, I’d love to see the website where people can go to really get the ins and outs of what’s happening that day, week or month...not just a description of the

event. That’s why I love doing EVL Rocks. When it all comes down to it, I just want people to come here, feel like a local, and have as much fun as I do.”

Megan Dickinson is a young sensation proving she really loves Ellicottville. She said she knows there is a big draw for the younger folks too.

“There are so many young people that come here and they use the on-line media quite a bit. Why not utilize that outlet for promotion? Pat Morgan does a good job doing it for Holiday Valley. He keeps everyone up to date with what’s happening. He’s a good egg. He does a good job promoting for all age groups too,” Dickinson plugged and went on to say “I would love to see EVL Rocks expand, it would be be awesome to give Ellicottville that much more promotion.”

Just about everyone who has been to Ellicottville more than a few times for whatever reason, be it riding in the winter, the festivals, golfing, biking, sightseeing, shopping or partying, has come into contact with the

man behind the camera of EVL Rocks (evlrocks.com). Jack Quavis started taking pictures as a hobby around Ellicottville almost a decade ago and has taken upwards of a gazillion pictures of people all over Ellicottville.

After realizing it was a good marketing and promotional tool Quavis put a little business knowledge into the idea and started marketing advertisement for his website, evlrocks.com. He has grown quite a bit since he started snapping pics at Holiday Valley, Holimont, and the bars in town and everywhere there is a crowd it seems. Now he has taken it one step further and partnered up with Megan Dickinson to make even more promotional propaganda for Ellicottville.

Quavis has also started a marketing company as well, which was garnered from his experience as the EVL Rocks guy. Last winter he traveled to all the ski resorts in

New York State on a promotional tour and since July he has been working on a weekly video promotion that is aired on the indicator, either on evlrocks.com or on the EVLRocks.com facebook page. He and camera diva Megan Dickinson set up at a location and shoot only

Get Well SoonNoel Dixon

See EVL ROCKS on page 9

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21Annual Pie Sale - Fri., Sept. 21. The Memorial Library of Little Valley will hold its annual pie sale from 9am-1pm in the lobby of the Cattaraugus County Bank, Main St., Little Valley. The cost of the pies is $1.00 per inch. If anyone would like to support this tasty event, there are other options than buying a pie. Pie dona-tions will be gratefully accepted from local bakers. They can be brought to the library on Thursday, September 20 from 10am-6pm. Refrigeration is available for cream pies. Monetary dona-tions would also be appreciated. Library hours are 10am-4:30pm and 6-8pm on Monday and Tuesday; 10am-6pm on Thursday; 10am-4:30pm on Friday and 10am-Noon on Saturday; Closed on Wednesday, Sunday and Legal Holidays. Deadline for submitting recipes for the new Library cookbook is Fri., Sept. 14th. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the library at 938-6301.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22Bonagany Festival, in conjunction with St. Bonaventure Uni-versity’s Family Weekend - Saturday, September 22, 11am-5pm on Main Street in Allegany. Filled with a variety of attractions, including the work of regional artists, local food vendors and mu-sic from local acts. Music will be under one tent and will be lo-cated near our food court area of the festival.” Acts include Mojo Hand Blues Band, Us Too & Company, The Wild Rovers and Sean O’Shea. Children can enjoy the inflatable amusements, wagon rides, a mechanical bull, the Balloon Man, caricature artists, a juggler, old-time photographs and alpacas from Elderberry Farm Alpacas. Food vendors include Larry’s Food Wagon, Fowlers Taf-fy, Christy’s Old Fashioned Kettle Corn, Millie’s Dawgs and The French Fry Stand. Main Street businesses and restaurants will have their doors open during the festival, too. St. Bonaventure’s Family Weekend runs from Sept. 21-23. A full weekend schedule is available at www.sbu.edu/familyweekend.

Cuba’s First Baptist Church 1st Annual Fall Market at the Church - Sept. 22, 9am - 3pm. Just in time for the holidays, get a jump on your shopping with Halloween and Christmas themed items. Stroll through over 30 vendors featuring a wide selection of handbags, jewelry, handmade items, window art, clothing, scarves, attic treasures, photography, floral arrangements, clocks, toys, and so much more. Avon, Jewels by Park Lane, Pampered Chef, Scentsy, Shelf Reliance, Thirty-One, and Tupperware will also be available to assist you with your needs! Light lunch, snacks and beverages will be for sale, along with a wide variety of baked goods at our bake sale! Indoor event with free admission and plenty of parking. For more info. contact Lori at 585-307-7064.

The Bucktail Chapter of the Military Officers Association will hold its annual installation of officers meeting Sat., Sept. 22, 3pm at the Penn Hills Club in Bradford, PA. The host will be Sean O’Day LTC USA (Ret) Smethport, PA. All members, spouses and guests as former officers of any branch of service should attend. The group welcomes any new officers who wish to attend. Dress uniforms may be worn for this meeting.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23Creekside Roundup Fall Carriage Drive - Sun., Sept. 23, 10am, Location TBA.

Pancake breakfast - Sun., Sept. 23, 8am-Noon at Olean/Cattaraugus Co. Airport. (KOLE) Fly-in or drive in. Top of hatch Hill Rd. off Rt.16, South of Ischua. www.oleanairport.org All you can eat pancakes, 2 eggs, sausage, coffee and OJ. Adults: $6 Chil-dren under 12: $3 Sponsored by the Airport Support Group.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28Exchange Club Kid’s Day - Operation Safe Child Event - Fri., Sept. 28, 9am-5pm at Olean Area Federal Credit Union - 1201 Wayne St., Olean. This event is to provide a free child ID to all children 16 and under. Parent or guardian signature is required for ID. For more information visit http://www.cattco.org/sheriffs-office/operation-safe-child-cattaraugus-county

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29Drug Drop off - unused or expired prescription meds Sat., Sept. 29, 10-4 at the Salamanca Municipal Building on Wildwood Avenue in Salamanca, Gowanda Police Dept. 17 E. Main St., and the Cattaraugus County Building on Leo Moss Drive in Olean. Locations are drive-thru where you pull up, and deposit the drugs into a container. From there, they are sent to an incinerator. Visit www.dea.gov or call 800-882-9539 for more information.

Red Knights Dice Run - A dice run Sat., Sept. 29 to benefit the “Home on the Hudson” as well as local families of firefighters. Traversing approximately 100 miles, the dice run, will make stops at fire halls starting in Rushford, to Arcade, Varysburg, Mt. Morris, Wiscoy/Rosburg and back to Rushford. Registration 10:30am, and will leave at Noon. The cost is $15 per driver, $5 per passenger. There will be a Chinese style auction, 50/50 drawings, food and cash prizes. For more information contact: Bill at 585-307-2675.

FRIDAY & SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 & 3035th Annual Falling Leaves Festival - September 29 & 30 in Salamanca - Featuring Seneca Culture & Heritage. Brought to you by the Seneca Nation of Indians. Come out and welcome in the au-tumn season in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains and enjoy traditional and contemporary arts and crafts produced by Native American artists. View stunning interpretations of ancient potters, hand carvings, paintings, beadwork designs or view the symbolism captured from traditional native stories and legends.

FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5-7Creekside Roundup Fall Trail Ride Weekend, Fri., Sat. & Sun., October 5-7 - camping @ Harwood Haven Camp Grounds

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6Victim Services Division of Cattaraugus Community Ac-tion will hold its annual Domestic Violence Walk & Health Fair on Sat., October 6 at War Vets Park in Olean. Registration at 10am, walk at 11am. The Health Fair from 10am-3pm and will include a basket raffle and Chinese auction, as well as many child-friendly activities. For more info. contact Eric at (716) 945-1041, Ext. 122 or [email protected] or the Victim Services 24-hour hotline at 1-888-945-3970.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13Benefit for Cystic Fibrosis - Sat., October 13 - Salamanca Amer-ican Legion, Wildwood Avenue. The Frankfurters German Band from Buffalo. German food and beer 5pm. Prizes, baskets, raffles, 50/50.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 15Secret Symbols of the Underground Railroad - Mon, October 15, 6:30pm - Learn about the Secret Symbols of the Underground Railroad and hear stories from speaker John Baronich. Free Ad-mission! Part of the 2012 Speaker Series hosted by the Salamanca Historical Society and Museum - 125 Main St., Salamanca 716-945-2946

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19Chinese Auction - the Pines in Machias - Fri., October 19. Ticket sales will from 9:30am-12:30pm with the auction to be held at 1pm. You need not be present to win. Donations are greatly appreciated. For more info., contact the Activities Dept. at 353-8516 ext. 4612.

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 Center, Machias Cam-pus. 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 DRIVES• Fri., Sept. 21, 1-6pm at St. Patrick’s Parish Center, 79 River St., Salamanca, NY 14779. Receive a Monro Muffler coupon for a $19.99 “Extra Mile” service package plus $60 off a set of tires• Fri., Sept. 21, 1-6pm at Free Methodist Church, 41 South Main St., Franklinville, NY 14737. Receive a Monro Muffler coupon for a $19.99 “Extra Mile” service package plus $60 off a set of tires• Wed., Sept. 26, 8:30am-1:30pm at West Valley Central School, 5359 School St., West Valley, NY 14171. Receive a Monro Muffler coupon for a $19.99 “Extra Mile” service package plus $60 off a set of tires• Fri., Sept. 28, 10am-3pm at Hinsdale High School, 3701 Main St., Hinsdale, NY 14743.

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 Buffet on the last Sun. of every month (except in December). Kingsbury Hill Rd and Hardy’s Corners Rd., Franklinville. For more info. 676-2058.• Quilt classes - October 1, 7pm will be an information ses-sion. Projects start October 15 and 22. Classes approximate-ly 2 hours long. Students are asked to bring their own sew-ing machines and a small amount of supplies (needles, thread, scissors) Kits will be available for $2-$3. Space is limited, sign up today! The class is for anyone 13 years of age or older. If anyone is younger than 13, call the library for more information.

Potluck Lunch At The Brooklyn Free Methodist Church - 9387 East Otto Rd., E. Otto the first Sunday of the month after the morning service. Anyone and everyone from the community is welcome to attend.

Cattaraugus County Tea Party Patriots - 1st & 3rd Mon., 6:30pm, John Ash Senior Center, 112 N. Barry St., Olean - Meet-ings are open to the public. The group was formed by local resi-dents concerned about excessive government spending and regula-tion 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 Fellowship Hall. Bring a craft, learn a craft, teach a craft!

CATTARAUGUS COUNTY INFLUENZA SHOT CLINICSGet your flu shot! Bring your insurance card – we will bill the following: Medicare, Blue Cross/ Blue Shield, Independent Health, Univera, Fidelis, Today’s Options, Evercare, and Humana. No in-surance? Cost = $20.00. Sponsored by the Cattaraugus County Health Department.Monday, Sept. 24 - Randolph Muncipal 72 Main Street 2-6 PMTuesday, Sept. 25 - Salamanca Health Department 2-6 PMThursday, Sept. 27 - Ellicottville St. Pauls, 2-6 PMTuesday, Oct. 2 - Franklinville Fire Hall 2-6 PMWednesday, Oct. 3 - Olean JCC Campus 2-5 PMThursday, Oct. 4 - Little Valley Fire Hall 2 – 6 PMTuesday, Oct. 9 - Allegany Senior Center 9AM -1:30 PMThursday, Oct. 11 - Cattaraugus Firemen’s Club 2-6 PMWednesday, Oct. 17 - St. Bonaventure - Doyle Hall 2-6 PMTuesday, Oct. 23 - Salamanca Health Dept. 2 – 6 PMMonday, Oct. 29 - Olean County Building 2-6 PM

Cattaraugus County Museum Announced that it will be open on the third Saturday of the month from May until 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 Tues-day-Friday, 9am-4pm.

ELLICOTTVILLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY• Local artwork on display – the gallery area of the library cur-rently has artwork on display by Judy Leasure, pastel artist from Smethport, PA. Judy specializes in custom pet portraits however she chose a variety of subjects to display this month. Stop by the library and check out these amazing pieces of art.• Book Sale –The fall book sale will be up for another week or two. We have received some very nice donations of books over the last few weeks. Please take a few minutes to stop in and browse and help support your local library. Many of the books are “like new” and would make excellent Christmas gifts!• Growing With Music Class – Classes will meet at the Library on Wednesday mornings from 10:00 am until 11:00 am. This music and movement class for pre-school age children is designed to fa-cilitate developmental skills through the magic of music. Children play various rhythm instruments, use their imagination and sing old-time favorites while sharing special moments with a parent. For more information, contact Terri Steinbar at 257-9619.• Exercise classes – We have a variety of exercise classes being of-fered 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. Din-ner - 5pm, Meeting - 6pm, Presbyterian Church, S. Main St., Franklinville.

Gooseneck Hill Waterfowl Sanctuary - “World’s Largest Water-fowl Sanctuary” 5067 Townline Road, West Valley - Open Sundays in August 2-5pm. Guided tours, 55 species, 550 flying geese, ducks and swans, 3 Endangered Species, 10 singing, dancing swans. Hand feed the geese & 2,000 Koi Fish, Gift shop. Senior discounts. Tour the two largest covered aviaries in the U.S.. Group tours by appointment Monday through Saturday. Admission: Adults $7, Se-niors & Children (under 12) $5. 716-942-6835, www.gooseneckhill-waterfowlfarm.com E-mail: [email protected]

Howe-Prescott Pioneer House in Cadiz open by appointment - 716-676-2590.

Memorial Library Of Little Valley Crochet Classes - the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month from 7-9pm in the Community Room. Everyone is invited and there is no fee. Please bring a ball of cotton yarn, a G crochet hook, scissors, and a skein of your fa-vorite color yarn. The instructors will be Linda McCubbin and the graduates of last years class. We look forward to seeing everyone. The next class is September 25th at 7 pm to 9 pm. For more infor-mation please call the library at 938-6301 or Linda McCubbin at 938-9430.

Museums Open by Appointment - Effective September 2, 2012, the Miner’s Cabin, located at 9 Pine Street in Franklinville and the Howe Prescott Pioneer House in Cadiz will be open by appoint-ment only. To tour either of these Ischua Valley Historical Society buildings, please call 716-676-2590 to make an appointment.

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

Overeaters Anonymous - Sundays Starting 9/2/12 - 4541 Route 219, Great Valley. 8:00 PM No dues, fees or weigh-ins. Everyone welcome! (716) 945-2683

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.

Toastmasters - Have you always wanted to learn public speak-ing 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.

Ashford - (4th Tuesday) September 25th 7:30Cattaraugus County Legislature - (2nd & 4th

Wednesdays) 3 PM September 26th & October 10thCattaraugus Village - (2nd Monday) October 8th

Centerville - (2nd Tuesday) October 9thEast Otto - (2nd Tuesday) October 9th

Ellicottville Town (6 pm) - (3rd Wednesday) Oct. 17thEllicottville Village - (2nd Monday) October 8th

Farmersville - (3rd Monday) October 15thFranklinville Town - (2nd Tues.) October 9th (7:30 PM)

Franklinville Village - (2nd & 4th Mon.)Sept. 24th & Oct 8th

Great Valley - (2nd Monday) October 8thHumphrey - (2nd Monday) October 8th

Ischua - (2nd Tuesday) October 9thLittle Valley Town - (2nd Monday) October 8th

Little Valley Village - (4th Tuesday) September 25thLyndon - (2nd Tuesday) October 9th

Machias - (3rd Monday) October 15thMansfield - (3rd Monday) October 15th

Otto - (3rd Tuesday) October 16thSalamanca City - (2nd & 4th Tues.)

September 25th & October 9thSalamanca Town - (2nd Tuesday) October 9thRushford - (2nd Monday) October 8th (8 PM)

Yorkshire - (2nd Monday) October 8thEllicottville CS Board - (2nd and 4th Tues.)

September 25th & October 9thFranklinville CS Board - (3rd Thurs.) October 18th

MEETINGS CALENDARAll meetings are at 7 PM unless otherwise stated

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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.

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This September

Janae Hamilton has reached the culmination of her high school career. She is now a senior at Ellicottville Central School. Hamilton grew up in Great Valley most of her life, and has been going to ECS since kindergarten. She went to pre-K in Salamanca. She lives with her mother, Tammy (Grinols) Hamilton, and her 13 year old sister, Marissa. Janae has played sports all of her life.

“I played sports like t-ball, soccer, and softball when I was growing up. I started playing volleyball, basketball, softball (for a year), and I ran track and field for a couple years at Franklinville and West Valley. I plan on playing softball my senior year, too,” Janae said , “I’ve played travel basketball since I was a sophomore, also known as AAU. Basketball is by far my favorite sport.”

Janae has quite the catalog of awards and prizes for athletics. In basketball, she received Offensive Player of the Year, Winter Weekend MVP, and CCAA Division 3 League MVP. Janae said, “I was a League Champ my Junior year, Olean Times Herald 2010 & 2011 Big 30 Basketball award, Allstate 6th Team my sophomore year, Allstate 4th Team my junior year, 1st Team Allstar since my freshman year. I made the All-Tourney Team in the JCC Christmas Tournament my sophomore and junior years.”

Hamilton isn’t only good in basketball, it’s just her favorite. She has also received awards in volleyball and track. “For volleyball, Section 6 Class D-2 Champ, Co-MVP and 1st Team Allstar since my sophomore year. For track, I made it to the Super 8, in Salamanca my junior year for high jump, and I was also part of the 4-by-1 relay team, which broke West Valley’s school record my junior year,” Hamilton proudly stated and went on to share her academic prowess. “I’ve been on high Honor Roll since fifth grade, and I’ve been secretary of my class since my freshman year.”

Hamilton said she doesn’t have a favorite band, but she listens to all music. “I mostly listen to rap/hip-hop, pop and R&B,” she shared and also revealed her television and movie favorites, “I like to watch shows on TLC. I watch Criminal Minds, Law and Order and The Big Bang Theory. I have a bunch of favorite movies,

but my favorites would be Liar Liar, Pursuit of Happiness, Glory Road, Coach Carter, and Yes Man.

Typical for a teenager, and typical for Ellicottville students, Hamilton likes to “hang out with friends, watch movies, go shopping, go for bike rides, play basketball outside and listen to and download music,” She said.

When asked about her expectations for her final year at ECS, Hamilton said, “Being my senior year I expect to do really well in all the sports I play and to do well in all my classes. I plan to visit as many colleges as I can and apply to the ones I would like to go to. I want to make sure I don’t leave anything behind and not think, ‘man, I wish I did that’ or ‘I wish I was closer to that classmate’. I want to get as close to all my classmates as I can and hopefully be someone everyone remembers,” Janae anticipated and expressed, “I want to live it up and not leave high school with regrets pretty much.”

Hamilton’s college pursuit will be in Social Work and she also plans on playing college hoops. “It’s what I want to do for the moment,” she said and explained further, “Career wise I want to, hopefully, go somewhere in the social work field. I’ve been interested in it for a while.”

Janae’s favorite memories from being part of the ECS experience involve her friends and

teammates. She also recalls having a proud moment within the first few hours of being an Upperclassmen. She listed “Winning league champs my junior year in basketball, walking through the gym the first day of my senior year with all my fellow classmates in front of the whole school, winning a Sectional Title in Volleyball my Junior year, all the inside jokes with my friends, having seniors get together every weekend and quoting funny movies with my friends.”

Janae Hamilton also had some sentiment to give to the up and coming kids at her school. “Some advice; don’t take your years in high school for granted. These years will have such an impact on our life. Work hard for what you want in the future and live with no regrets. Live it up and have the time of your life, I’m glad I had friends like you throughout my years at ECS,” Hamilton advocated.

Hamilton has a lot to do with leadership at her school in sports and in her class. She shared some words of encouragement to her class to conclude her interview, “To the Class of 2013, and my close friends, we’ve made it to our senior year, and scary to say, we’ll all be gong off our separate ways soon, but in the end, I wouldn’t have rather spent my high school years without any of you. Remember, we won’t be saying good-bye, just see you later. I love you guys!”

ECS Senior SpotlightJanae Hamilton

By Chad Neal

One of Canada’s most time-honored rock bands, The Tragically Hip, makes a return visit to Seneca Allegany Events Center in Salamanca, NY, as part of a just-announced tour in support of its soon-to-be-released 13th studio album, Now for Plan A. Tickets for the 2,400-seat capacity show start at $55 USD and go on sale Friday, Sept. 21 at noon through Ticketmaster and all Sen-eca Casino box offices.

The Tragically Hip first formed in 1983 and have since earned 14 Juno Awards – Canada’s highest honor for music. The band blends edgy rock with a twinge of blues and coun-try, and lead singer Gordon Downie’s vocals deliver a one-a-of-kind timbre. Some of the most popular hits throughout the years include “Courage,” “New Orleans Is Sinking,” “Po-ets,” “Ahead by a Century,” “Bobcaygeon” and “Grace, Too.” The Tragically Hip’s first single released from Now for Plan A, “At Trans-formation,” premiered on “Hockey Night in Canada” back in May during the playoffs. “Streets Ahead”

will be the next track re-leased this fall.

The Tragically Hip last performed at Seneca Al-legany Events Center in November 2009. Since then, Seneca Casinos added two jumbo-sized high-definition video screens on either side of the venue and sharpened its audio system. Ticket prices for the show range from $55 to $95 USD, and the furthest seat is 100 feet / 30 meters from the stage. In addition, Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel’s expanded hotel tower will have a portion of its 201 new rooms open by Nov. 17, allowing more “Hip fans” the opportunity to stay overnight on property.

Show features seasoned impersonators direct from Las Vegas

Country music fans will hear some of the best songs from Garth Brooks, Reba Mc-Intire, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and Shania Twain in one concert this September at Seneca Allegany Events Center for the low-cost of $20. From Sept. 26 to 30, “A Country Music All-Star Trib-ute” will occupy the Seneca Allegany Events Center and include some of the very best impersonators direct from Las Vegas.

The 90-minute show includes performances of the very best hits from country music’s best performers, with songs such as “Friends in Low Places,” “9 to 5,” “Geor-gia on My Mind” and many others. The performers look, sound and act like the stars, and are backed by a live band. Tickets start at $20 for

each show and are on sale now at all Seneca Casino box offices, Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations, or by phone at 800-745-3000. Matinee shows at 1:30 PM take place on Wednesday, Sept. 26, Thursday, Sept. 27, and Sunday, Sept. 30. Evening shows at 7 PM take place on Friday, Sept. 28, and Saturday, Sept. 29.

The impersonators form a veritable “A-list” of enter-tainers from Las Vegas. Each has upwards of 10 to 20 years of experience and regularly performs tribute shows throughout Las Vegas and across the country. By name, the performers are: Dean Simmons as Garth Brooks; Corrie Sachs as Reba McIntire; Roy Ham-mock as Willie Nelson; Sherry Gordon as Dolly Par-ton, and; Stacey Summers Whitton as Shania Twain.

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SPORTSSPORTS

Clymer Beats TBA Gridders 6-0

Franklinville girl bootersOpen season with win

Allegany-Limestone downsTBA Girl Swimmers 101-82

Roller Derby League Disbands

Rockin’ Rural Roller Girls are No Moreby Chad Neal

Youth Sports

Wanted!!!!Are you the parent

of a young athlete? Do you go to the games and cheer on the young stars of Ellicottville? The Mountain and Valley News would love to publish your pic-tures from youth sports contests. Football, Soccer, Volleyball are needed. We are look-

ing for submissions of sports photos and brief write-ups of games from youth leagues to Junior Varsity and even Varsity levels. Email us at [email protected] for more information. The new sports season is right around the corner and we want your help!

Every week, EMVN has featured a skater from one of the area’s roller derby leagues. Two of the leagues highlighted in the past nine months have been the Enchanted Mountain Roller Derby league and the Rockin’ Rural Roller Girls. Each league has a team with several girls on the team, and others volunteering. A lot of organization goes into the process and the girls, coaches, referees, and volunteers are only in it for the fun, exercise, and upon becoming part of the team, the camaraderie. They don’t get paid, all the money made from the bouts goes to the team and they also have fund raisers. In the case of the Rocking Roller Rural Girls, it has come to a road block, the league has suspended their last two bouts of the season and are on an indefinite hiatus.

J.C. Gethicker is the founder of the Rockin’ Rural Roller Girls, and is also head of marketing and promoting for the league. He described a bit about the launch of the league, but was unavailable for comment on the latest unfortunate news about the hiatus. “The RRRG was founded in the spring of 2010. Through shows like ‘Roller Girls’, movies like ‘Whip-It,’ and with some research on the internet, I realized there was a strong grass-roots roller derby revival. I then thought, there is a roller rink in Franklinville that wasn’t really being used for anything prominent. So I approached rink owner, Ed Freese, and ironed out an agreement to start and operate the league from there.

I also thought that a roller derby company in small-town USA could yield some small-town talent; different from women in the city areas who skated for city based leagues. I also thought it would be good for the community to have some local endeavor to get behind that was theirs and had skaters they knew from everyday life,” Gethicker stated.

Many of the girls that were interviewed in EMVN were part of the Rockin’ Rural Roller Girls, and may have plans in the works for their own league, said Sam Huffman, coach for the RRRG Nurse Ratchets roller derby team. Huffman also gave his account of the unfortunate dissolution of the RRRG. “I guess there was a big blowout,” Huffman said,

Apparently, according to Huffman, the Enchanted Mountain Roller Derby league was started from girls who left from RRRG. He also said there is about 40 girls that skated for RRRG, and they want to start another league, or maybe another team on EMRD’s league. Huffman also said he still wants to coach the skaters. EMVN will still be doing many interviews with skaters

from the Enchanted Mountain Roller Derby league.

As a matter of fact, the Enchanted Mountain Roller Derby girls, The Hellbilly Heartbreakers, will be hosting their 3rd Annual Fundraising event at Madigan’s, in Ellicottville, on Sat., Sept. 29th starting at 6 PM. The Facebook page promoting the event says, “2012 was a successful year as these ladies have worked hard to bring events to the Southern Tier that promote empowerment and provide a family oriented atmosphere. We’d like to make 2013 just as successful and we need your help!”

The event includes live music by the bands Buster Gentle and DecaXdence, a chinese auction and a 50/50 raffle. All of the roller derby girls will be there from the Hellbilly Heartbreakers, in uniform and some will even be skating around.

As the skate world keeps growing and becoming more of a popular pastime locally it shouldn’t be long before they start up a team in Ellicottville, the new Sprague Development at the old Larimer and Norton building is going to have a bowling alley, why not a skating rink!

2012 Franklinville Midget CheerleadersFront row - Mascot, Olivia FrankSecond Row (left to right) - Asst. Coach, Hope Butler, Taylor Balcom, Katie Jennings, Kathryn Witter, Brittany Stewart, Destiny Deckman, Asst. Coach, Jamie TatlowBack Row - Head Coach, Tami Mooney

Above: 2012 Franklinville MidgetsFront row (left to right) - Travis Kanoski, Nate Sortor, Jake Peters, Nick Bergevin, Andy Dieffenbach, Kaylum Goodell, Chucky Jennings, Zach CookSecond Row (left to right) - Caleb Palmatier, Austin Cole, Luke Brown, Jacob Neamon, Dakota Kellogg, Tyler Oakes, Dakota Olson, Kaleb Watts, Derek LangdonThrid Row (left to right) - Arianna Wolfer, John Berger-Lynch, Ben Mooney, Tim Knight, Conner Burrell, Dakota Weller, Brock Blecha, Donald RimbeyLast Row (left to right) - Defensive Coordinator, Steve Erickson, Offensive Coordinator, Harley Butler, Dooley Brennan, Sam Erickson, Mikey Sexton, Tyler Pitner, Jared Green, Head Coach, Scott Rathbun.

Franklinville Midget Football and Cheerleaders

Visiting Clymer scored a second quarter touchdown and made it stand as the Pirates defeated Ten Broeck Academy of Franklinville, 6-0, in a Section VI Class DD football game on September 14. Franklinville is 1-2 in the league.

The Panthers drove to the Pirates’ 30-yard line in the fourth quarter, but time expired. Jamie Greiner led the Franklinville defense, with 12.5 tackles.

Clymer gained 223 yards of total offense for 11 first downs, with

229 yards rushing and minus-6 passing (1-of-4, with two passes intercepted). Franklinville gained 100 yards of total offense for six first downs, with 47 yards rushing and 53 yards passing (3-of-10, with none intercepted). The Panthers lost 2-of-3 fumbles, while the Pirates lost 1-of-3 fumbles, which gave Clymer three turnovers to two for Franklinville.

Franklinville travels to Pine Valley of South Dayton on September 21 for its next Class DD league start.

On Sept. 12, Ten Broeck Academy of Franklinville opened the girls’ soccer season by beating host Panama, 2-0, in a CCAA III game.

Cheyenne Staufenberger and Ashley Leederman netted one goal each in the battle of Panthers, while Linnea Pollock and Ally Ciesla dished out one assist apiece. Goalie Carli Lembicz saved nine shots and earned her first shutout.

Doug Pfeiffer is coaching Franklinville for his first season. Seven players return

to the Panthers from last season: Seniors Amber Ruhland, Jill Phillips, Brittany Hutley, and Ciesla; plus Juniors Pollock, Leederman, and Karly Huntington. New players are Colleen Kinney, a senior; Juniors Lembicz (goalie), Meghan McKune, Drew Holliday, and Staufenberger; Sophomores Kelsey Brown and Chelsea Wolfer; plus Freshmen Kelsie Riethmiller, Shelby Reynolds, Jenna Hicks, Courtney Panzarella, and Grace Caradon.

In a CCAA girls’ swimming meet on Sept. 14, host Allegany-Limestone defeated Ten Broeck Academy of Franklinville, 101-82. The Gators won nine events and the Panthers won three.

Johanna Farrand and Whitney

Farrand doubled for Franklinville. Both Farrands helped the Panthers win the 400-freestyle relay (4:33.30). Whitney Farrand won the 100-backstroke (1:09.88) and Johanna Farrand won the 50-freestyle (:27.32 seconds).

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9/19/12 – Rachel N. Adams, 32, of Allegany, was arrested on charges of fourth-degree welfare fraud, fourth-degree grand larceny, and two counts of first-degree offering a false instrument for filing. It is alleged that Adam did not report proper address and rental amount on forms she submitted to the Cattaraugus County Department of Social Services from April 2011 to May 2012. It is alleged that Adams received $1,092 in food stamps that she was not entitled. Adams is due to appear in the City of Olean Court Oct. 2 for further proceedings.

9/18/12 – Brian David Puvel, 45, of Ellicottville, was arrested on a warrant issued form the

Cattaraugus County Court, alleging a violation of probation. Puvel was taken into custody and remanded to the Cattaraugus County Jail on $2,000 bail. He is to appear in the Town of Ellicottville Court at a later date to answer the charge.

9/17/12 – Cory Lang Dieterman, 39, of Cattaraugus, was arrested on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and forcible touching after coming to the Sheriff’s Department to report back to deputies that he had returned to the county from the State of Minnesota. Dieterman is a registered sex offender. A warrant check revealed an active warrant out f the Town of New Albion Court, stemming from a complaint dating back to 2010. Dieterman was taken

into custody and arraigned in the Town of Little Valley Court. Bail was set at $3,500 and he is due to return to the Town of New Albion Court on Sept. 25 to answer the charges.

9/16/12 – Matthew D. Calkins, 29, of Bradford, was arrested on charges of first-degree felony aggravated unlicensed operation and driving while intoxicated after being stopped at a road check point on Route 219 in the Town of Ashford. Calkins was allegedly found intoxicated after the administration of a field test. A further check allegedly revealed the license revocation. He is due to return to th eTown of Ashford Court at a later date to answer the charges.

9/13/12 – Stephen A Osgood, 31, of Olean, was arrested on charges of fourth-degree criminal harassment and second-degree harassment after n incident in the City of Olean. He was taken to the Allegany Town Court for arraignment and was released to appear in Hinsdale Town Court at a later date to answer the charges.

9/13/12 – Joseph F. O’Shei, 37, of Franklinville, was arrested on a warrant issued out of the Cattaraugus County Court for an allegation of violation of probation. He was taken to the Cattaraugus County Jail and is due to appear in County Court at a later date to answer the charge.

9/12/12 – Allan M. Crants, 60, of Salamanca, was arrested on charges of failure to keep right, driving while intoxicated, and aggravated driving while intoxicated after being involved in a motor vehicle accident. It is alleged that the vehicle operated by Crants struck a road sign and a telephone pole on Route 219, in the Town of Great Valley. Upon arrival on the scene, patrol administered a field sobriety test, which Crants is alleged to have failed. He was taken to the Salamanca Police Department for further processing and released. He is due to appear in the Town of Great Valley Court at a later date to answer the charges.

9/12/12 – Matt W. Shields, 30, of Randolph, was

arrested on a warrant issued by the Cattaraugus County Court, alleging violation of the terms of his probation. He was taken to the Cattaraugus County Jail and held with no bail. He is due to appear in court at a later date to answer the charge.

New York State Police

9/6/12 – Peter Adams, 40, no address given, was charged in the Town of Ischua with one count trespass regarding an incident reported on June 8, 2012. He was released on his own recognizance.

9/14/15 – Janelle Abrams, 21, Salamanca, for second-degree harassment. New York State Police responded to a call where the complainant alleged that Abrams called him numerous times in an intoxicated condition, and continued to call him after she was told to cease her behavior. Abrams is scheduled to appear in the Town of Poland Court on a later date to answer the charge.

Cattaraugus County District Attorney”s Office

Lori Pettit Rieman, Cattaraugus County District Attorney, reported the following activity in Cattaraugus County Court on Monday, September 17, 2012:

Carl A. Barbera, 34, of Chaffee, New York, but presently incarcerated in the Cattaraugus County Jail, waived prosecution by indictment and entered a plea of guilty by Superior Court Information to Rape in the First Degree, a class B felony. The incident occurred during May 2012, in the Town of Conewango, when the defendant, being more than 18 years old, engaged in sexual intercourse with a person who was less than 13 years old. Sentencing is scheduled for December 3, 2012.

James V. Hamilton, 45, of Olean, New York, entered a plea of guilty to Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a class B felony; and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance

in the Fifth Degree, a class D felony, to satisfy a pending indictment. The incident occurred on or about June 23, 2011 and July 15, 2011, when the defendant knowingly and unlawfully possessed cocaine and sold a controlled substance. Sentencing is scheduled for January 14, 2013.

Devin M. Frisicaro, 17, of Randolph, New York, waived prosecution by indictment and entered a plea of guilty by Superior Court Information to Burglary in the Third Degree, a class D felony; Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree, a class E felony; and Criminal Mischief in the Fourth Degree, a class A misdemeanor. The first incident occurred on or about May 6, 2012, in the Town of Randolph, when the defendant, acting with others, knowingly entered or remained unlawfully in a building with intent to commit a crime therein. The next two incidents occurred between May 5th and May 6th, in the Town of Randolph, when the defendant recklessly damaged a motor vehicle and slashed six bags of landscaping material, exceeding $250 worth of damage. Sentencing is scheduled for December 3, 2012.

Julian E. Matte, 54, of Gowanda, New York, entered a plea of guilty to Driving While Intoxicated, a class E felony, to satisfy a pending indictment. The incident occurred on or about October 23, 2011, in the Town of Persia, when he operated a motor vehicle in an intoxicated condition. Sentencing is scheduled for September 16, 2013.

Cadice T. Brown, 17, of Machias, New York, waived prosecution by indictment and entered a plea of guilty by Superior Court Information to Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree, a class E felony; and Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor. The incident occurred on or about March 5, 2012, in the Town of Randolph, when the defendant, acting with others, damaged

property of another person in an amount exceeding $250 and stole property. Sentencing is scheduled for December 3, 2012.

Jennifer L. Abdo, 34, of Cuba, New York, was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty to an indictment that charges her with Robbery in the Third Degree, a class D felony; Assault in the Third Degree, a class A misdemeanor; Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor; and Unlawful Possession of Noxious Material, a class B misdemeanor. The indictment charges that on or about March 8, 2012, in the City of Olean, the defendant forcibly stole property and caused injury to another person by using a noxious material. The matter has been adjourned for motions.

Daniel S. Baldwin, 43, of Freedom, New York, was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty to an indictment that charges him with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree, a class D felony; Criminal Possession of Marihuana in the Second Degree, a class D felony; Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree, a class A misdemeanor; and Unlawfully Growing Marihuana. The indictment charges that on or about March 15, 2012, in the Town of Freedom, the defendant knowingly and unlawfully possessed a controlled substance with intent to sell it, possessed more than 16 ounces of marihuana, was unlawfully growing marihuana and possessed a metal knuckle knife. The matter was adjourned for motions.

Bradley J. Cox, 27, of Gainsville, New York, was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty to an indictment that charges him with Criminal Possession of Marihuana in the Second Degree, a class D felony; and Unlawfully Growing Marihuana. The indictment charges that on or about March 15, 2012, in the Town of Freedom, the defendant, knowingly and unlawfully possessed

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OBITUARIESOBITUARIES

Robert “Robbo” A. Rose Franklinville

Sharen L. IvesLocal Bait Shop owner

Franklinville Boy Booters Lose

Police Reportsmore than 16 ounces of marihuana and was unlawfully growing marihuana. The matter was adjourned for motions.

Jeremy L. Finch, 27, of Killbuck, New York, was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty to an indictment that charges him with two sets of charges concerning the same victim. The indictment charges the defendant with Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree, a class E felony, Criminal Contempt in the Second Degree, a class A misdemeanor and Harassment in the Second Degree, a violation. It is alleged that on or about March 15, 2012, in the City of Salamanca, the defendant violated an order of protection and damaged property of another person. The indictment further charges Burglary in the Second Degree, a class C felony; Criminal Contempt in the First Degree, a class E felony; Assault in the Second Degree, a class D felony; Assault in the Third Degree, a class A misdemeanor; and Escape in the Second Degree, a class E felony. It is alleged that on or about May 5, 2012, in the City of Salamanca, the defendant knowingly entered or remained unlawfully in a dwelling with intent to commit a crime therein, violated an order of protection, caused injury to a police officer, caused injury to another person and escaped from police custody. The matter has been adjourned for motions.

Dale E. Frye, 50, of Jamestown, New York, was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty to an indictment that charges him with two counts of Driving While Intoxicated, class E felonies. The incident occurred on or about April 8, 2012, in the Town of Randolph, when the defendant operated a motor vehicle in an intoxicated condition, having a .17% BAC. The matter has been adjourned for motions.

Rhonda L. Fuller, 52, of Bolivar, New York, was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty to an indictment that charges her with Welfare Fraud in the Third Degree, a class D felony; Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D felony; and four counts of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the first Degree, class E felonies. The incident(s) occurred between January 2007 and December 2010, in the City of Olean, when the defendant committed

a fraudulent welfare act and thereby received benefits which she was not entitled to totaling more than $3,000. The matter has been adjourned for motions.

Michael D. Lyons, Jr., 29, of Olean, New York, was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty to an indictment that charges him with Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, a class D felony; Driving While Intoxicated, a class D felony; and Moved from Lane Unsafely, a violation. The incident occurred on or about March 16, 2012, in the Town of Allegany, when the defendant operated a motor in an intoxicated condition, having a .20% BAC. The matter has been adjourned for motions.

Larry M. Peterson, 33, of Olean, New York, but presently incarcerated in the New York State Department of Corrections, was sentenced to a determinate one year in the New York State Department of Corrections for his conviction of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree, a class D felony. He will also be subject to a one year period of post-release supervision when he is released from prison. The incident occurred on or about February 29, 2012, in the City of Olean, when the defendant knowing and unlawfully sold a narcotic drug, to wit cocaine.

Rik A. Rinehart, 23, of Salamanca, New York, was sentenced to five years probation and a $250 fine for his conviction of Attempted Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree, a class D felony. The incident occurred on or about August 9, 2011, in the City of Salamanca, when the defendant knowingly and unlawfully sold a controlled substance, to wit, Oxycodone.

Freddie Pace, 51, of Olean, New York, but presently incarcerated in the Cattaraugus County Jail, was sentenced to a determinate term of two years in the New York State Department of Corrections for his conviction of Attempted Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree, a class E felony. He will be subject to a two year period of post-release supervision when he is released from prison. The incident occurred on or about April 22, 2011, in the City of Olean, when he knowingly and unlawfully attempted to sell Xanax pills.

Ten Broeck Academy of Franklinville lost three boys’ soccer starts in last week’s action, as the Panthers still seek their first win of the season.

Visiting Maple Grove of Bemus Point beat the Panthers on September 11, 8-0, in a CCAA III game. Goalie Jared Finch saved 28 Red Dragon shots.

Host Ellicottville beat Franklinville on

September 13 in another CCAA III game, 8-0. Goalie Finch saved 11 Eagle shots.

Host Archbishop Walsh Academy of Olean beat Franklinville in a non-league game on September 15, 7-2. John Willey netted both goals for the Panthers, while Josh Blundon dished out one assist. Goalie Finch saved 24 shots from the Eagles.

SPORTS

Robert “Robbo” A. Rose died Sept. 14, 2012 at home following a long illness. Born September 11, 1953 in Olean he was the son of Simeon “Red” and Carol Tyler Rose.

Robbo was a 1971 graduate of Ten Broeck Academy in Franklinville and attended JCC in Olean. He served in the US Army as a mechanic stationed in Germany from 1972-1973. For 20 years he worked alongside his best friend, Mark Mann as a Precision Machinist at FM-EDM, Inc, of East Aurora. A “gear head” from an early age, Robbo began working on cars alongside his father at the family’s Texaco gas station in Franklinville. He spent most of his early years buying,

repairing, and selling cars, even before he could drive. He restored several muscle cars including a 1968 AMX muscle car and most recently a 1985 El Camino.

An avid race fan he would work in the pits or in the garage on the team’s race car. Robbo was a longtime member of the I.O.O.B. # 1517, the VFW Post 9487 and the Conservation Club, all of Franklinville.

Surviving is a son Simeon R. Rose of Columbus Ohio, a companion Cindi Cornwall of Franklinville, a brother Kenneth “Spooter” (Tina) Rose of Johnson City, a sister Reggie (Marty) Sibley of Franklinville, nieces

Ashley (Michael) Wilson of Olean, Samantha and Jennifer Rose, and Vicki Rose of Johnson City, nephews Ryan Sibley of Franklinville, and Theodore Leibowitz of Johnson city, a granddaughter Kaiden and grandson Keenan, both of Bucyrus, OH, a great-niece, Chloe Wilson of Olean, and his stepfather James Labenski of Hudson, FL. He was predeceased by his parents. Memorials may be made to the VFW Post 9487 Rushford Rd. Franklinville NY 14737, where his memorial gathering will be held Saturday (Sept. 22, 2012) at the VFW Post 9487 Rushford Rd. from 1-3 PM. Online condolences can be sent to www.babbitteastonfh.com

Sharen L. Ives died September 7, 2012 at her home. Born February 8, 1943 in Rochester, NY she was the daughter of William and Lenora Coates Carl.

Mrs. Ives was a graduate of Greece-Olympia High School in Rochester and attended University of Rochester. She was employed by the Rehabilitation Center in Olean, Home Health Care of Cattaraugus Co., and owned and operated Creek side Bait & Tackle in Franklinville near Case Lake. Sherry was an avid gardener.

Surviving are 2 sons, Malachi (Dee Higley) Ives, and Sean (Kelly Karnuth) Ives both of Franklinville, 4 grandchildren: Nick Ives,

Christopher Ives, Hannah Ives, and Matthew Ives, 3 sisters: Beverly Reeves, and Noreen (Carl) Knapp both of Rochester, Nancy (Bill) Shorts of Michigan, and several beloved nieces and nephews who were very special to her.

A memorial gathering will be held at the family residence 2012 Lyndon Rd. on Saturday (September 22, 2012) from 2-4 PM. At which time a celebration of Sherry’s Life will be held for close friends and family. Memorials in her name may be made to the Blount Library 5 N. Main St. Franklinville, NY 14737. Online condolences can be sent to www.babbitteastonfh.com

Mountain Auction features South Carolina getaway, sports memorabilia, gift baskets

This year’s Mountain Auction to benefit Mt. Irenaeus will feature travel packages, sports memora-bilia and gourmet dinners, among other offerings of local products and services.

Reservations for the annual auction are now being accepted by contact-ing Michelle Marcellin at 716-375-2096.

The 2012 Mountain Auc-tion will be held Saturday, Nov. 3, in Doyle Hall on the St. Bonaventure University campus and supports the work of Mt. Irenaeus and the Franciscan friars who welcome people from all faith traditions.

The event begins with a 5 PM Mass in the Univer-sity Chapel, Doyle Hall, followed by the auction at 6 PM.

The auction features an

evening with more than 200 gifts, most offered by silent auction and a select few in the exciting, fast-moving verbal auction. Dan Carter will be the auctioneer for the verbal portion of the auction.

Among the getaway loca-tions are use of a condo at Little Oak Island near Charleston, S.C., and a week’s stay in the White Mountains of Arizona. Also offered will be an archery-hunting package at Mt. Irenaeus and an overnight stay in Pittsburgh. Among the local packages will be a family membership to the Cuba Lake Yacht Club, lessons for the 2013 sailing season and a cocktail party for 25 at a Cuba Lake Home.

Silent auction gifts range from small appliances,

holiday décor and passes to regional zoos and parks, to Cutco products, electron-ics, golf passes and gift baskets. For the sports fan, a variety of items will be presented including au-tographed items from the Buffalo Sabres and basket-balls signed by members of the men’s and women’s 2011-2012 SBU basketball teams.

For those driven to bid by their stomach, edible gifts include fresh lobsters from Massachusetts, gour-met dinners, and a pie-of-the-month offering from Sr. Regina Aman, O.S.F., of St. Mary of the Angels Church in Olean.

The Mountain’s Francis-can friars will be donating

some of their specialties: a hike and lunch with Br. Joe Kotula, O.F.M., homemade blueberry jam by Br. Kevin Kriso, O.F.M., currant bread by Fr. Lou McCormick, O.F.M., and home-brewed beer by Fr. John Coughlin, O.F.M.

Reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and will be accepted until the auction is sold out. The cost is $50 per person and includes cocktails, buffet, passed hors d’oeuvres and desserts. Auction proceeds aid the Mountain’s endow-ment and support the general operating fund. For more information about Mt. Irenaeus, visit www.mounti.com.

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BROOKLYN FREEMETHODIST CHURCH

9387 East Otto Rd., E. OttoSunday service - 11am

Adult Sunday School Class - 10am.

Pastor Christopher Cole

FARMERSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

9791 Church St.Farmersville

StationSunday School 10 am

Sunday Services 11 am & 6 pmWednesday Bible Study

5:45-7pm

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

FRANKLINVILLE FIRSTBAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Pete Spear, Pastor

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

Sunday School 9:30 AM Sunday Worship at 10:45 AM

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

9656 Main St., Machias 716-675-2683

MISSIONARY ALLIANCE 7813 Pine St., Franklinville

716-676-3314

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

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

716-676-3883 Sunday Service 11:00 AM

GRACE BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH

7968 Reed Hill Road,Little Valley716-257-3645

Rev. Richard Godinez, Pastorwww.faithbaptistlvny.org

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

Mon. - Wed.: 7 pm

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

[email protected]

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

10:30 am Holy Mass

MACHIAS UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

Route 16, Machias(across from Post Office)

Summer Services through AugustSaturday Evening 6:30pm

Sunday MorningWorship-- 9 AM

Church School--10:15 AMPastor: David Kubiak

JOY CHURCH

9878 Main St., Machias 716- 353-5397

10:00 AM Sunday Service

SOLOMON’S PORCHMINISTRIES

7705 Toad Hollow RoadMansfield, NY 14755Pastor Gail McCrory

716-257-9138716-560-7767

Saturday Svcs. 7 pmSundays 10 am

[email protected]

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

SODEXO AT HOUGHTON COLLEGE IN HOUGHTON, NY is seeking a highly skilled HVAC mechanic.The HVAC mechanic must have at least fi ve years experience repairing heating, ventilating and cooling systems. Experience with chillers, cooling towers and closed loop systems is a must. Also experience working with various building control systems is highly desired.Applicants must have a valid driver’s license and possess a high school diploma or GED. The successful candidate will be compensated based upon experience and knowledge. Great working hours, vacation, sick leave, long term disability, health, vision and dental insurance, holidays off, tuition assistance and a great Christian work environment.If interested, please respond by September 28th with a cover letter and resume’ via Email to: Email: [email protected] m ay a l s o p i c k up an appl icat ion f rom the Maintenance Building at Houghton College. For more information about our business see our website at: www.sodexoUSA.com Sodexo values workforce diversity. EOE, M/F/D/V CC #4

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FUN BY THE NUMBERSLike puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the

moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test!

Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku,

the numbers 1 through 9 must fi ll each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can fi gure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

CROSSWORD FUN

CLUES ACROSS 1. Bulla 5. Former Egyptian Pres. Anwar 10. Identical 14. Military assistant 15. True heath 16. Indonesian phenomenon 17. Japanese social networking 18. Bring banquet food 19. Front of the head 20. Jean Paul __, author 22. Movie settings 24. Incline from vertical 26. Bleats 27. One who sings carols 30. Any high mountain 31. Mutual savings bank 34. Tequila plant 35. One point N of due E 37. Not large 39. Khoikhoin people 40. Soccer player Hamm 41. European owl genus 42. Palio race city 44. Hostelry 45. Outer ear eminences 46. Explosive 47. Illuminated

49. Musical pieces in slow tempo 51. Not crazy 52. Star Trek helm offi cer 53. Gave the axe 56. Make a mental connection 60. City founded by Xenophanes 61. Extremely angry 65. Wild Eurasian mountain goat 66. Voyage on water 67. Comforts 68. Otherwise 69. Young herrings in Norway 70. Weapon discharges 71. Prepares a dining table CLUES DOWN 1. Shopping pouches 2. Old Italian money 3. Central German river 4. Composer Ludwig van 5. A way to withdraw 6. Macaws 7. Radiotelegraphic signal 8. Highest card 9. Any bone of the tarsus 10. Places to store valuables 11. Actor Ladd 12. Nutmeg seed covering

13. Vision organs 21. Abnormal breathing 23. Crownworks 25. Religious recluse 26. Fruits of the genus Musa 27. Thou __ do it 28. Repeatedly 29. Plant of a clone 31. African tribe 32. No. Irish borough & bay 33. French Chateau Royal 36. Bulk storage container 38. “Good Wife” Actress Julianna 43. Assoc. of Licensed Aircraft Engi-neers 45. An account of events 48. West __, archipelago 50. Coercion 51. Ancient Scand. bard 53. Leaves of the hemp plant 54. Jai __, sport 55. Designer Chapman 57. Having the skill to do something 58. Exam 59. Prior wives 62. Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! 63. Volcanic mountain in Japan 64. Vietnamese offensive

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BCH, Chamber Team Up to Host Community Wellness Day in Arcade

Families are invited to a Community Wellness Day in Arcade this Saturday, September 22. A joint effort of Bertrand Chaffee Hospital and the Arcade Area Chamber of Commerce, the day will include three events — a 5K Run at 10:00 AM, a Family Fun Walk at 1:00 PM, and a Health & Wellness Fair from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM Activities will be centered at the Arcade Fire Hall on North Street, and will be sponsored by the Arcade Lions Club.

The only thing that will cost money to participate in all day is the 5K Run, and a $5 entry fee will cover that. Prizes will be awarded for the top five male and female finishers. The race will start at

the Fire Hall promptly at 10:00 AM and end at the same location, after a nearly flat route through the village. Forms are available at the Arcade Area Chamber of Commerce, 684 W. Main Street (585-492-2114) or online at pioneercreditrecovery.com.

At 11:00 AM the Health & Wellness Fair will open at the Fire Hall. Over 25 setups will include blood pressure screenings by BCH and the Wyoming County Health Department, vision screening by the Arcade Lions Club, Yellow Dot information from the NYS Sheriff’s Association, flu shots from Rite Aid and Walgreens, and lots more. Plenty of freebies and giveaways will go

along with the education information.

At noon, Bertrand Chaffee Hospital’s clinical cardiologist Dr. Thomas P. Smith Jr., will speak on “Your Healthy Heart – Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease” at the Health & Wellness Fair. There is no charge to attend, and no need to make a reservation.

Good for a person at any level of fitness, the Family Fun Walk will begin at 1:00 PM at the fire hall. A self-guided walk of just over one mile will take walkers past many historical locations in the Village. A brochure of fun facts will outline things to pay attention to, with stickers at noted locations on the walk for the youngsters to collect. The little ones will then

be able to turn in their filled “walk card” for a prize.

Tons of giveaways and samples will be available all day long, along with refreshments. For more information, call the Arcade Area Chamber at 585-492-2114.

EVL ROCKScontinued from page 2

a few takes and Quavis goes to his office which is his other promotional business, EVL Media LLC, at the 1887 Building next to Jonny Barber Shop and edits the takes and immediately puts them up on the internet.

Using only a basic digital video camera Qauvis directs Megan Dickinson to advocate the weekly goings on in Ellicottville and it is growing and evolving each and every week. Dickinson memorizes her lines which are basically thought up on the spot. Dickinson shows great enthusiasm in her short ballyhoos. She shines as she informs her public about Ellicottville’s festivals, updates, and businesses. Just another new media based promotion for Ellicottville. “This town has a way of sucking you in and I don’t think that’s a bad thing. It’s a small town with big entertainment.” Dickinson said and added “We’re giving you a virtual description of what’s happening in town.”

Dickison and Quavis started doing the weekly video promotional videos on sort of a whim. As Quavis had been putting together the photographs for EVLRocks and also putting together video, and really getting the production done quick and well in only a few hours after filming especially while on his New York Ski Resort trip last year. The duo both have a goal in mind and work together well. Dickinson brought it up to Quavis that she is was available to be the

front girl for an EVLRocks video and Quavis agreed it was a good idea. Around the fourth of July this past year Dickinson and Quavis made their first video promoting summer in Ellicottville, alas it was only a trial run and was never put on the site. It did however pave the way for their new endeavor and Dickinson and Quavis got together a few days later and highlighted the new gas station being built across from Top’s (Quop’s). It worked well and they have been making video promotions since. There may be more in the works for the series as ideas keep flowing in too.

Usually finding a locale in or around Ellicottville on friday mornings the pair figure a script, memorize it, set up the best angle, Megan takes a final look in the mirror and the camera rolls. Dickinson has been dubbed the EVLRocks girl now and the plans for the next few videos are in the works. Dickinson told EMVN they are planning on doing a video about the new boewling alley that is being put in on Elizabeth Street. She is getting ready to start shooting the videos all by herself when Quavis goes on the road to do more of his promotions. To check out the local production go to the evlrocks.com facebook page, they usually post Friday afternoon. Holiday Valley does great promotional productions too with our own congenial local-Gwen. But that is another story. This great little town is going Hollywood. That’s a wrap!

Oldies and the Young Ones at Rockin’ Oldies

Clasic cars, a writer and a couple youngsters take part in the Ellicottville Rockin’ Oldies Weekend, last weekend. Chad Neal and his sons pose in and around some of the classics.

Photos by Jack Quavis evlrocks.com -except General Lee photo by Alison Neal

Italian actor uses SBU to launch North American tour

Three years ago and 4,300 miles away, Dr. Michael Chiariello saw something he believed the St. Bonaventure University community would cherish as much as he did.

So the longtime philoso-phy professor decided it couldn’t hurt to ask. He invited Italian stage actor Mario Pirovano to St. Bo-naventure to perform his highly acclaimed one-man interpretation of “Francis, The Holy Jester,” written by Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo.

Chiariello never imag-ined what the invitation

would launch: a two-month tour of the U.S. and Canada that begins with the North American premiere of “Holy Jester” on Tuesday, Oct. 2, at St. Bonaventure’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

The 7:30 PM public per-formance is free, but seat-ing is limited. Pirovano, who is spending a week at St. Bonaventure working with classes and faculty as part of the university’s an-nual Francis Week celebra-tion, will also perform for students at 3 PM on Oct. 2 in the Quick Center.

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The meaning of life is an enigma. It really lingers out of reach. Many who claim to have the solution are confounded by others’ answers to the question, but none can deny because it seems the only true answer will be found after death. Many have written, or expressed, their ideas in stories, and poems, and movies. Monty Python has a whole movie dedicated to the paradox, and also a whole song that goes a long with it. The book, “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe” claims the number 42 is the answer, and it is backed up by many equations, and the movie, “St. Elmo’s Fire” has the answer to the question as one of the characters in the movie, “Dale Biberman”. Looking at the big picture , the uni-, or multiverse, as a whole, is one of the pieces of the puzzle that stumps even the most intellectual of philosophers. The universe, in it’s vastness, has to hold the secret. But, then again, if this is all just a chemical reaction due to two clusters of electrons colliding in a vacuum, there is no answer. A funny thing life is, too, as we search for it (life) on the next planet out, we are still finding species here, on Earth, that have never been discovered. If there is more life in the universe, and most agree there has to be somewhere, What do you think the meaning of life is?

Kelsey K.“All we are is dust in the wind...”

Megan D.“Whatever you want it to be!

Rebecca S.“Finding balance in this crazy messed up world!”

Bill H.”All matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness itself subjectively. There is no such thing as death, life is only a dream and we’re the imaginations of ourselves.”

Twan”We’re here for a good time, not a long time.”

Nate E.“Kill deer and drink beer.”

What Your Neighbors are saying

What’s the Meaning of Life?

Iconic Hollywood Set Designer Ray Klausen to Speak At St. Bonaventure’s Quick Center

Three-time Emmy Award winner Ray Klausen will give a Visiting Master Artists talk at 3 PM on Thursday, Sept. 27, at The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University.

Klausen will give his insight into building a career as a set designer for the stars of Hol-lywood, Broadway and the entertainment world such as Cher, Elton John, Liza Minnelli and Elizabeth Taylor. Klausen won three Emmy Awards, two for designing the sets for “The Academy Awards” and one for a TV special with Cher. He received nine additional Emmy nominations.

Klausen’s appearance coin-cides with an ongoing exhi-bition at The Quick Center, “From Hollywood to Broadway,” which features a collection of set models of his work on Broadway, along with images of his spectacular creations for television. The exhibition, curated by Sean Conklin, as-sistant curator of the Quick Center, is on view in the Paul and Toni Branch Gallery on the first floor of the Quick Center

until Nov. 18.A 1967 graduate of the Dra-

ma School of Yale University, Klausen has a long resume of theater and television credits, including Broadway, off-Broad-way and international produc-tions. Over the years he has designed more than 400 shows.

Some of his many accomplish-ments include sets for “The Academy Awards” (seven years); “The Tony Awards;” “The Emmy Awards;” “The Grammy Awards;” “The American Music Awards” (26 years); “The Gala of the President at Ford’s The-ater” (six years); “The Kennedy Center Honors” (14 years); “The American Film Institute” (10 years); “A Night of 100 Stars;” TV specials for Bing Crosby, Neil Diamond, Lynda Carter, the Muppets, Natalie Cole, Quincy Jones, President Clinton and Elvis Presley; “The Miss America Pageant” (seven years); and designs for the Bally show girls in Las Vegas.

For the Broadway stage, he designed “Brooklyn: The Musical;” “Burn the Floor;” “On Golden Pond;” “Waiting in the Wings,” with Lauren

Bacall; “Bea Arthur: Between Friends;” and “Liza Minelli at the Palace,” to name a few. Far from retirement, Klausen has upcoming projects in New York and London and his design for the New York Philharmonic’s production of “Carousel” will be

shown on Public Television in February.

In addition to the afternoon’s public talk, Klausen will meet with SBU Theater students 8:30 a.m. in Garret Theater on campus, said Ludwig Brunner, interim executive director of The Quick Center.

“In meeting Mr. Klausen per-sonally during the last year, I learned that at this stage in his astounding career there is one thing dear to his heart: giving back,” said Brunner. “He loves to meet and talk with students to give his advice on how to start a career, build it by always maintaining the highest stan-dards, taking risks and, most of all, dedication to the job. I think students and people of all ages will find this an exciting after-noon. We are very proud and grateful that Mr. Klausen has agreed to visit St. Bonaventure University.”

In the evening, The Quick Center will present a fundrais-ing event, “Emmy Night at the Quick Center,” in honor of Klausen, starting with cocktails at 6:30 PM and dinner on the stage at 7:30 PM Proceeds will

benefit the establishment of a Visiting Masters Fund to en-able similar programs in the fu-ture. A few single tickets at $75 are still available for the event. For reservations, call Juliana Bordonaro at 716-375-2464.

The Quick Center’s galleries are open from 10 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday and from Noon to 4 PM Saturday and Sunday. Museum admis-sion is free and open to the public year round. For more information, visit www.sbu.edu/quickcenter.

About the University: St. Bo-naventure is in the top 15 per-cent of institutions in U.S.News & World Report’s 2010 ranking of Northern universities that offer master’s degrees. It has a history of accomplishment and service that extends back 150 years. At the heart of St. Bonaventure University is the Franciscan affirmation of the dignity and worth of the entire created order. Fundamental to this vision is an awareness that it is within relationships and community that individu-als discover and develop their potential.

In this 1981 photo, Ray Klausen holds the Emmy he won for designing “The Academy Awards” television show.


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