The Villager-ellicottville: July 23-29, 2009

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Fine Food and Fine Art Come Together this Weekend in Olean 20 Monroe Street ~ 699-4162 Saturday, July 25th, 5-9pm MO’ PORTER One of the area’s favorite party bands, playing Rock, Blues & Classics.

26 Monroe Street ~ 699-8990 Friday, July 24th, 9:30pm ALLERGIC REACTION Saturday, July 25th, 9:30pm JOKER’S WILD Every Monday, 10pm MONDO MONDAYS With Jack Darvaset Playing music for no reason whatsoever other than to have fun!

20 Washington Street ~ 699-2530 Every Thursday, 7-11pm KUK & FREDDIE Saturday, July 25th, 9pm-1am RAY D. O’FLYER Every Monday, 9pm-1am (throughout the summer!) BLUE MULE BAND Every Wednesday, 9pm-1am WAGNER & WINSTON

Time to loosen that belt a few notches, gather family and friends and head down to the 60th Annual Art in the Park and the 19th Annual Taste of Olean this Sunday, July 26, 2009 from 11am-5pm at the Cattaraugus County Campus of Jamestown Community College. The Taste Of Olean provides an affordable and enjoyable festival for families of the greater Olean area, and is filled with great food and entertainment. Admission to the event is free. Pay as you eat! Sunday’s event will also feature a juried fine arts show, live music, a children’s area and a 5K Run/Walk. Back again this year, CUTCO Cutlery Corporation will host chef demonstrations under the CUTCO tent. Woodland in the City will have a silent auction, and festival-goers will also have a chance to sign up for the ‘Summer Backyard Giveaway’, a Shurfine basket loaded with goodies. Read more about all the exciting activities planned on page 3.

Holiday Valley To Host $100,000 Shootout This Saturday July 25 Event Challenges Golfers to Shoot a Hole-in-One on Number Nine; A Benefit for Camp Good Days Holiday Valley will host the second annual $100,000 “Hole in One Shoot Out” on Saturday, July 25. The Shoot Out is sponsored by Ed Shults Auto Group. Steve Christie, retired Buffalo Bills place kicker is the spokesperson for the event’s charity, Camp Good Days and Special Times. All entry fees will be donated to this worthy cause. The qualifying round takes place from 10am-3pm where golfers will pay $5 for three 100-yard shots. The closest 20 golfers will compete in the final round at 3pm on the 165-yard Number Nine Hole. A hole-in-one in the final round will net the golfer a $100,000 prize! The golfer who is closest to the pin in the qualifying round will win a $200 golf outfit from the Holiday Valley Golf Shop. Registration for the Shoot Out will take place at the Number Nine Tee between 10am and 3pm. The contest is open to amateurs only (sorry, Tiger!) More information about the golf course and the $100,000 Hole in One Shoot Out can be found on Holiday Valley’s website at www.holidayvalley.com

Ellicottville Prepares For Jazz Festival Award Winning Musicians to Perform Throughout the Village Aug. 1-2; ‘The Buffalo Brass’ to Headline BY ERIC HUND Salamanca, NY ~ 1-877-553-9500 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Saturday, July 25th, 8pm BILLY SQUIRE Tickets start at $30 Coming Friday, August 7th, 8pm BILL COSBY Tickets start at $60 Tickets to all events are available at The Logo Shop, www.SenecaAlleganyCasino.com and all Ticketmaster outlets 1-800-745-3000

Visitors to Ellicottville can celebrate the middle of summer in swinging fashion at the Ellicottville Jazz Festival, scheduled for August 1-2. The Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce is promoting the Jazz Festival as an opportunity for people to hear a number of different musicians while they browse the many shops, stores and eating establishments, all within walking distance of each other. The festival will feature performers on the Monroe Street Stage, as well as street-side performances and

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bands playing inside the local bars and restaurants. The Chamber of Commerce stated that the main stage performances are expected to last from 1:30-4:30pm on Aug. 1, and from 1:30-4pm Aug. 2. Dave Elder, a musician who is booking the bands for the festival, said that booking the bands requires a lot of hard work, but suddenly everything just began to fall into place. And it would appear from the lineup that all the pieces fit like a glove. Kicking off the event will be the Dominic Missana Quintet, described by Elder as “a pleasing variety of

jazz presented by a youthful and very talented group.” The highlight of the event will be The Buffalo Brass, a standard compliment big band founded in 1985 that has played at the Lewiston Jazz Fest, the Rotary Jazz Fest, and at a number of private venues, such as the AlbrightKnox Art Gallery in Buffalo. According to the band’s press release, “Almost everyone in the band boasts their own leadership roles with other jazz groups in and around Western New York. It is truly a ‘who’s who’ of jazz musicians in Western New York.” The Buffalo Brass will take the stage

on Aug. 2 from 1:30-4pm, and in the case of rain, they will perform at Holiday Valley Resort. Elder said the band primarily plays concert style music, but they will be performing a number of songs appropriate for dancing in the streets. Their award-winning album, ‘It’s Time’ will be available for purchase during their performance. The band features Phil Sims, trombonist and lead writer, with John Hassleback Jr., Stuart Easter, and Lon Gormley on trombone. Performing on saxophone are Bobby SEE JAZZ PAGE 9

Freestyle Ramp Camp Defying the Laws of Gravity: Holiday Valley Team Members Travel to Lake Placid

Up Close & Personal: Rebuilding Together ‘Blitz Day’ Comes to Olean ... page 5 By Nicholas Pircio, WPIG 95.7 FM “Neighbors helping each other” sums up the mission behind the notfor-profit organization known as Rebuilding Together. Members plan to fix up homes of people who need help on Blitz Day, coming up this Saturday, July 25. Volunteers will fan out to repair ten homes in the Olean area, including Hinsdale and along Steam Valley Road toward Portville. Additional helping hands are always welcome.

from July 18-20, 27 skiers and snowboarders from the Holiday Valley Freestyle, Freeride, and Snowboard Team participated in a 3-day “Ramp Camp” at the Olympic Complex Freestyle Aerial Training Center in Lake Placid, NY, where you’ll find a year-round training and competition site for freestylers with a 750,000 gallon “splash” pool. This is the 6th year that Holiday Valley has sent campers to the facility. Pictured at left: Bryce Putnam. Photos/courtesy Katie DiDonato

BY STEPHANIE KEIS TIMBLIN For competitive freestyle and freeride skiers, water ramp and trampoline training are essential in order to learn, practice, and qualify back flips, rotations, twists and all off-axis jumps for competition. Expert coaching plays a key role in advancing skiers and snowboarders from basic aerial,

mogul and freeride maneuvers. Qualification of all difficult jumps, and documentation by a USSA Level 3 coach, is a requirement before athletes may perform these jumps in USSA competition. When it comes to formal acrobatic training, experience counts. Peter Timkey, Holiday Valley Coach and aerialist aficionado said, “When

people ask why Holiday Valley has so many famous athletes, the answer lies in the training they do off season.” This is why from July 18-20, 27 skiers and snowboarders from the Holiday Valley Freestyle, Freeride, and Snowboard Team participated in a 3-day “Ramp Camp” at the Olympic SEE FREESTYLE PAGE 9

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Letters To The Publisher Rotary Club Asks for Your Help with 11th Annual Children 1st Fest Save Saturday, Aug. 15 on your calendar for Ellicottville’s Children 1st Fest, which will be a one-day only event this year. The Rotary Club of Ellicottville will be hosting the day of fun, education and entertainment for children of all ages and their families. With the funds generated over the years, we have been able to pay all expenses and make donations to support charities and activities that directly benefit youth. We are actively soliciting talent for the Saturday night talent show, models for the

fashion show, donations for the auction, creative exhibits, parade participants and helpers as well as financial support, and we invite you and your organizations to become part of this family event which will kick off with a parade starting from the Five Star Bank parking lot at 11am on Saturday, August 15. Over the past several years, many friends, old and new, have offered to do anything necessary to keep Children 1st Fest on the Ellicottville summer calendar. We salute and thank

all the volunteers who believe and know that our children are our future. When you see the smiles and happy expressions on the faces of everyone, give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done. Time is short and there is still much to do. We welcome your help and support of any kind: suggestions, participation exhibiting, working and donating. The Rotary Club of Ellicottville PO Box 101 Ellicottville, NY 14731

Ellicottville to Perform ‘Smoke Tests’ on Sanitary Sewer Mains Attention All Village Residents: Ellicottville will be performing “Smoke Tests” on the sanitary sewer mains located within the Village and the Town, beginning on or about September 23. Smoke Testing is a technique used to detect water inflow sources into the sanitary sewer mains, such as roof leaders, cellar drains, yard drains, foundation drains, faulty sewer connections, illegal connections, abandoned building sewer laterals, and storm water drainage system cross connections. It will also detect and locate leaking joints and structural damage in the Municipal sanitary mains themselves.

During these Smoke Tests, high-capacity blowers force smoke (which is non-toxic, harmless, and has little or no odor) through sections of the sanitary mains between manholes. Any location where the smoke exits the main, there is a potential for surfacewater/ rainwater/groundwater to be entering this sanitary main. The presence of such “extra water” in the sanitary mains increases the flows reaching the Wastewater Treatment Plant, resulting in increased costs of sewage treatment (and in some instances surcharging of the Treatment Plant itself, which leads to Operation Permit violations and possible fines.)

Residents do not need to be home when the Testing is performed, and it is rare that the Test Observers will ever need to enter any building. The only precaution to be taken by the residents are to insure there is adequate water standing in all drain traps on the day of the test. A schedule will be developed soon, identifying the sanitary mains to be Tested, and the approximate date(s) when those Tests will occur. Residents along those streets will be notified well in advance of the scheduled dates for this Testing. Sincerely, Charles R. Coolidge Village of Ellicottville Mayor

Happy Birthday Jane! The Dunkleman Family Reunites for a Very Special Event

Life-long Ellicottville resident Jane Dunkleman recently celebrated her 80th birthday. It was a very special occasion, as all ten of Jane’s children were in attendance. The Dunkleman family would like to thank everyone for coming and sharing the wonderful day. Pictured left to right: Jane with all ten children, Brian Dunkleman, Dan Dunkleman, Jim Dunkleman, Tom Dunkleman, Mary Klahn, Jane Dunkleman, Joan Scharf, Allen Dunkleman, Rose Nuszkowski, Gerald Dunkleman, and Dale Dunkleman. Happy Belated Birthday wishes go out to Jane’s youngest grandchild, William Dunkleman (pictured at right), son of Tom and Suzy Dunkleman, who was also in town for Grandma’s 80th. Published Every Thursday / AD DEADLINE: Mondays at 4pm Publisher JEANINE Z. BOSWORTH [email protected]

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hwith the Taste, Art in the Park will showcase the finest art in southwestern New York and northwestern Pennsylvania.

OLEAN - Time to loosen that belt a few notches, gather family and friends and head down to the 60th Annual Art in the Park and the 19th Annual Taste of Olean this Sunday, July 26, 2009 from 11am-5pm at the Cattaraugus County Campus of Jamestown Community College. The Taste Of Olean, co-sponsored by the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce, National Grid Co., and GOACC’s 37 corporate sponsors provides an affordable and enjoyable festival in a socially responsible manner for families of the greater Olean area, enhances the quality of life in Olean, and promotes downtown. The Taste of Olean is a festival filled with great food and entertainment. Admission to the event is free. Pay as you eat! The Tastes: The restaurants will present “tastes” of foods, not whole meals or sandwiches smaller portions with affordable costs between 50 cents and $3.50. Restaurants that will be appearing at the Taste include: Angee’s Restaurant, Baldwin Hill Farms, Beef n’ Barrel Restaurant, Canticle Farm, Chef’s Bistro, Cojones Cantina, Dog Pound, Green Acres, Jared’s Treats, Kabob Café, Karol’s Kitchen, Linger Longer Café, Main Street Pizza and Grill Pizza, Old Library

Restaurant, PEPSI Booth-JCC Alumni, PitStop Restaurant, Ponderosa Restaurant, St. Joseph’s Maharajan, Whispering Mountain Lodge Restaurant, and Wrapped in Dough. The Arts: Art in the Park, sponsored by the Cattaraugus County Arts Council held in conjunction with the Taste, is a juried fine arts show with a long standing tradition of showcasing the finest art in southwestern New York and northwestern Pennsylvania. Art in the Park will recognize several of the artists in the following categories: Best of Show-1st, 2nd and 3rd; Honorable Mention; and Visitor Choice. Music to Your Ears: The music never stops with three stages providing continuous entertainment. Theater Workshop of Olean will be lining up the entertainment that will include the Allegany Alumni and Friends Band, Olean’s Blues Brothers, Olean Area Irish Dancers, Olean Theater Workshop, Nancy Hefti & Selected Students, Generation, and the Southern Tier Junior All Star Jazz Band. Family Fun: The Taste is a festival for the entire family. There is a children’s area with inflatables from the Olean Family YMCA, face painting

by Art in the Park artists, the Chalkin’Proud America contest, and more. From the Balloon Man to children’s games, the Taste has the magical power to bring out the child in everyone. Pizza Hut is sponsoring a Pizza Box Relay - this race really delivers! Players divide up into two teams and divide the boxes into two stacks. Players race to the end of the course, grab a pizza box and run back to their teammates. First team to carry all their boxes back wins! WPIG FM will be broadcasting the NASCAR Indianapolis Brickyard 400 for the Backyard BBQ picnic area. Back again this year, CUTCO Cutlery Corporation will host chef demonstrations under the CUTCO tent. Alfred State College Culinary Arts Program will feature Associate Professor and Chair John Santora with several of the program’s students with chef demos at 1pm and 3pm. New Evemt: “Make Haste to the Taste” 5K Run/Walk will be held during the Taste of Olean. Sponsored by the Olean High School Sports Boosters, the 5K Run/Walk will register participants from 9-10:45am, with the run starting at 11am. The course starts on the new bike

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Nussbaumer & Clarke, Inc., Consulting Engineers and Surveyors is proud to introduce the newest team member in our Engineering Department, Mr. Ryan Smith as an Engineer Level 1. Mr. Smith graduated from Clarkson University with an environmental engineering degree, and is a certified Engineer In Training (EIT). Ryan currently resides in Wilson, New York.

World-Class Services Olean General Opens New Radiation Medicine Center OLEAN - Cancer patients in the Southern Tier have significantly easier access to world-class radiation therapy services now that Olean General Hospital, in collaboration with Roswell Park Cancer Institute, has opened the Mildred Milliman Radiation Medicine Center. A special open house ceremony included honors for Mildred Milliman, for whom the Center is named. Timothy J. Finan, President and CEO of Olean General Hospital, said naming the center after Mildred Milliman was an easy decision. “This naming is in appreciation for Mildred’s exemplary generosity over the years in support of the hospital and it’s mission of care and service,” said Mr. Finan. “She has given both extraordinary financial support and her time and talents. She has always believed in the continued advancement of cancer care, so it is fitting that, as we forge this partnership with Roswell Park - one of the most respected names in cancer care

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A special open house ceremony recently held at Olean General Hospital included honors for Mildred Milliman (pictured above), for whom the Center is named.

- this Center bear the name of Mildred Milliman.” “Through this collaborative agreement with Olean General Hospital, we will provide more cancer patients with access to the newest and best radiation cancer treatments available treatments that can improve survival and quality of life,” said Donald L. Trump, MD, FACP, President & CEO, Roswell Park Cancer Institute. “The integrated approach between Olean General and

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Ron LoCurto has been a guitarist for over 25 years with his debut release, ‘Kaleidoscope’ in 1994. Ron has released several other albums since then and has had a feature guitar role on two albums by singer/songwriter, Noa Bursie.

On Saturday, August 1, 2009, Ellicottville’s Jazz Weekend will feature at the Double Diamond The Ron LoCurto Trio from 9pm-1am. Ron LoCurto has been a guitarist for over 25 years with his debut release, ‘Kaleidoscope’ in 1994. Ron has released several other

albums since then and has had a feature guitar role on two albums by singer/songwriter, Noa Bursie. “Buffalo native Ron LoCurto grew up on a diet of jazz, classical and rock music and he combines them to great effect on his 2005 CD, ‘Pattern Seeking Primates.’

E’ville Gazebo Series: July 23 to Feature Stone Row The Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce Gazebo Series, sponsored by Five Star Bank, will feature Stone Row this Thursday, July 23 at 7pm at the Town Gazebo. Stone Row plays progressive Celtic and World music with a contemporary edge. This is a free, family concert thanks to Five Star Bank – come and join in the fun!

Mark Your Calendars August is ‘Event Central’ in Ellicottville Ellicottville has become quite an exciting place to visit and stay during the summer season. The next four weeks in particular should prove that there is rarely a dull moment within this thriving community. Visitors are seen arriving from Western New York, Ontario, Ohio and destinations as far away as overseas. The activities of the next month kick off August 1-2with the Ellicottville Jazz Weekend featuring live Jazz music in the evening at local hot spots and free, family friendly, outdoor performances both Saturday

and Sunday afternoon on the Monroe Street Stage. Next up, from August 2-8 is the Eastern Epicultural Society, (Bee Keepers) conference at Holiday Valley with over 300 participants. Then on August 8-9 is the very popular Taste of Ellicottville. This event fills the streets of the village with delightful smells of food from the twenty-two Ellicottville restaurants that participate. After that on August 1215 the town rolls right into the International Bowhunters Organization World Championships. This event,

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From complex Zappa-inspired fusion to a more urbane inner city vibe that cuts hard and fast, LoCurto displays some mighty impressive guitar procedures. Supported by Jack Kulp (bass) and John Bacon, Jr. (drums), LoCurto also turns to his rock side on the jazzy, fuzzed out Hendrix styled wah-wah groove of the lead off track, ‘Super Bad’. Further comparisons to masters like John McLaughlin and even Satriani are quite valid as LoCurto rips through his fretboard with compelling precision.” - Robert Silverstein of 20th Century Guitar. In 2006 Ron was also one of ten guitarists worldwide to be chosen for Guitar Player Magazine’s “Guitar Hero” competition in San Francisco. Ron is currently working on another release to be out later this summer. Be sure to check out The Ron LoCurto Trio August 1 at Double Diamond! To learn more about Ellicottville’s Jazz Festival, visit www.ellicottvilleny.com

We’re only three weeks away from the beginning of the 2009 International Bowhunting Organization’s World Archery Championships at Holiday Valley Resort. This is the second year of a three-year

contract with Holiday Valley Resort and it promises to be another success with early registrations up almost 20% over 2008. The event starts on August 12 with the trade show followed by

the qualifying rounds Aug. 1314 and the championship round on Saturday, Aug. 15. The trade show is open Wednesday from noon-7pm and then daily from 9am-7pm. We are expecting over 6,000 archers and their families to converge in Ellicottville with an estimated economic impact of approximately three million dollars. Archers qualify for this event at regional qualifiers around the world and compete for $200,000 in cash and prizes and the right to call themselves the best in the world. A separate tournament being hosted by Holiday Valley (the Holiday Bowhunters Open) allows local and regional archers to shoot the same courses on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 13-14. The cost is $40 per shooter and includes a six month guest membership into the IBO. This event ends with an awards ceremony at 10am Saturday, Aug. 15. Last year the participants and their families raved about Ellicottville, some suggesting it was the best World Championships ever. Let’s all welcome them with open arms and make them feel at home again!

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BY NICHOLAS PIRCIO WPIG 95.7 FM “Neighbors helping each other” sums up the mission behind the not-for-profit organization known as Rebuilding Together. Members plan to fix up homes of people who need help on Blitz Day, coming up this Saturday, July 25. Volunteers will fan out to repair ten homes in the Olean area, including Hinsdale and along Steam Valley Road toward Portville. Additional helping hands are always welcome. “We address the safety concerns of homes which are owned by the elderly, disabled, and persons in need,” said Wayne Cooper, one of this year’s organizers. The group works on the project throughout the year, seeking applications from all organizations that assist the elderly or disabled. “We ask if anyone knows someone, it could be a neighbor, who can see that the folks living next door are in need of home repairs.” Another organizer, Jim Finch, said they’ve had several people who have been embarrassed to make out applications. “Don’t be embarrassed if you need the help. We will see what we can do.” Applications are worked on throughout the winter and spring, as the group tries to match its resources with community needs. Finch explained that in order to qualify for help, a person must be a homeowner. “How many homes are done depends on the number of volunteers available and funding, which is strictly

from donations.” Cooper says the current economic situation has affected donations. “Money all goes to pay for materials” to fix the homes. Materials and labor are also donated. “We reach out to the community trying to find skilled laborers,” who are then matched with applications. Much of the work done is painting, “because we have a lot of people who can paint.” Rebuilding Together also tries to provide carpentry, plumbing, and roofing work. They seek out skilled trades people willing to give of their time “or donate the entire project, depending on what they can afford to do.” Cooper said this amounts to “quite a game” of shuffling resources among the people in need of services. Blitz day starts at 7:30am. “Ninety-nine percent of all the work is done on Blitz Day.” Workers are provided with coffee and doughnuts, lunches, and a picnic after the job is done. Finch says, “We need more help,” and asks anyone willing to come out to call him at 716373-0163, or Wayne Cooper at 373-2655. Volunteers will be assigned to a house depending on their skills and where help is needed. There is an urgent need for painters capable of working in high places. Many of the volunteers are older folks unable to climb to the top of tall ladders, and some of the homes are very high. Younger people are being sought to “climb ladders and paint and scrape from those

ladders.” Cooper notes the names of those who volunteer their time or services will be published at the end of Blitz Day as a way to recognize their efforts. All materials are provided for volunteers, who will also get a tee shirt. Cooper said this is a great opportunity to help your neighbors “who really can’t do the work themselves.” Groups who will lend a hand this year include Cutco Cutlery, “who do a whole house themselves.” Another group involved is the members of Trinity United Methodist Church, who will be busy helping out at a house right across the street. After Blitz Day, Rebuilding Together tries to get one of the homeowners who were helped on their Board of Directors for a year. The homeowner can give a perspective on guiding future projects, according to Cooper. Rebuilding Together in Olean has approximately twenty-five board members. There is no set term limit on the board, although some members have served for twenty years. “If someone has an interest in planning for these projects,” they can contact Jim Finch or Wayne Cooper. “We’d like to make our organization larger to meet the needs of the community.” Applications for next year can be picked up at Duggan and Duggan in Allegany, the Olean Senior Center, the new PACE building at Wayne and Union Streets, and the office of the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Architectural Digest Fearless Renovation Makes Old Home Amazing BY ANNE LONDON On an Allegany street of mostly older, mostly traditional houses, it’s interesting to see what someone with a little imagination can do. That someone is Joe Wolf, an Allegany native who’s been around Ellicottville’s grandest homes about as much as I have, as it’s his job to keep the electric power on in spite of wind, rain, et cetera. Maybe, like me, he got some good ideas from what he saw in Ellicottville. Or maybe Joe just

grew up with an innate sense of style along with relatives who loved woodworking and were very good at it. (I know this because his house is full of their handiwork; the three dimensional eagle worked from a single piece of wood that can be seen over the stone fireplace is a museum-quality example.) Joe got his big break in 1986 when he was able to purchase a late 1800s brick home that he’d admired since childhood. With its five acres of property, it had previously served the

The addition of a sun room inspired changes in every direction – a fireplace built from stones found on the property – a dazzling new kitchen with rounded ceiling clad in butternut – an adjoining dining room, a modern bathroom, and, just off the sun room’s rear door, a beautiful swimming pool that focuses attention on the magnificent sweep of the park-like site so well preserved from its nursery days.

area as a nursery specializing in shrubs. While the owners had lived comfortably enough in the house, they’d saved their creative energy for the land, which is magnificent. Bordered by gardens (Joe grows lettuce, tomatoes, raspberries and blueberries in the same plots as the flowers) and accented with mature birch trees, junipers, cherry and apple trees, the property rolls gracefully down to a creek and is maintained as meticulously as a golf course. Joe’s first construction project was a playhouse for his children which, with its exterior ladder to a second floor, has the magical feeling of a treehouse. As with most of Joe’s improvements, it involved a certain amount of ingenuity; the playhouse, you see, was formed from two wire reels approximately eight feet in diameter which had been cast off by the nearby Indeck power plant. Joe simply stacked them one atop the other, added the ladder, a small upper deck, a roof, and, voila, a cherished play place nicely attuned to the look of the Victorian era home and grounds. In 1994, Joe began major work on the house, and again the plan was ingenious. In one stroke, he shored up the home’s crumbling 100-yearold foundation while also adding a front and side porch that softened the home’s stark brick exterior. The fix came in the form of a six foot concrete wall erected several feet beyond the home’s perimeter which was leveled off to form the porch, then faced with brick so it would look as though it had always been there. It is truly extraordinary how greatly this changed the very character of the home, especially once Joe added a corner gazebo and turret along with an eclectic assortment of plants, pottery, and other décor items including a porch swing he built himself.

In 1994, Joe began major work on the house. In one stroke, he shored up the home’s crumbling 100-year-old foundation while also adding a front and side porch that softened the home’s stark brick exterior. The fix came in the form of a six foot concrete wall erected several feet beyond the home’s perimeter which was leveled off to form the porch, then faced with brick so it would look as though it had always been there. It is truly extraordinary how greatly this changed the very character of the home, especially once Joe added a corner gazebo and turret along with an eclectic assortment of plants, pottery, and other décor items including a porch swing he built himself.

The next phase was even bolder. This was the sun room, an addition built with the help of a local expert, Joe Crisafoli, which extended the line of the porch to a wall filled with windows and a roof lined with skylights. Suddenly, this wasn’t an old house any more; the sunlight, open ceiling, and sense of spaciousness had changed everything! The sun room went on

to inspire changes in every direction – a fireplace built by Crisafoli from stones found on the property – a dazzling new kitchen with rounded ceiling clad in butternut (Joe’s wood of choice) – an adjoining dining room, a modern bathroom, and, just off the sun room’s rear door, a beautiful swimming pool that focuses attention on the magnificent sweep of the park-like site

so well preserved from its nursery days. My hat is off to people like Joe Wolf whose work measures up to what the professionals do and who seem to have an infinite variety of specialties, working as carpenter, painter, architect, engineer, decorator, groundskeeper, and creative whiz . . . and who seemingly never notice that what they do is very special indeed.

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BY LUKAS TREMBLAY This past Saturday, my family and I hosted another grand event at our country house. The occasion: my little brother Mario’s High School graduation party. If you are an avid reader of my articles, then by now you know that my family, when it comes to a get together, a certain nostalgic feeling surrounds us and covers us with a blanket of tradition. I’m talking about the family, friends, food and fun. The random moments throughout the night that give an impression unlike any other that lasts for a lifetime. These times are nothing short of extraordinary. Whether we eat a loaf of bread or a full course meal, it doesn’t matter because everyone we know is coming over. At every party, there’s always good drinks, great food, music all the time, laughter coming from every room of the house. Simply, when you have family and good times, there’s not much more you can ask for. With my family, there is no set time for a party to begin or end. If we’re having cheese, it’s a party, call up the family, drop everything and get over here. If we were to run out of food, we’ll go shopping. If the

pasta was getting low, no fret there’s more. Pounds of endless pasta, sometimes stuck to the ceilings and walls, with loaves of bread that could fill a room, fresh salads with the best olive oil, along with overflowing pots of coffee, always served with delicious cakes, cookies, and old time family desserts. If you got full, too bad, keep eating. We’ll keep you smiling and coming back for more. Sometimes there is so much food, you think we were going to feed an army. In many cases we were, and being thankful for what we had was the key to our enjoyment. After all, what kind of family occasion would it be without overestimated amounts of food and crazy relatives who constantly pace around the house asking everyone with a full plate and stomach if they are still hungry. You think the sweat pouring off our faces from overindulgence would be of any indication to our obsessive compulsive fullness. Although, our family functions have somewhat shrunk in volume, you would not tell the difference. Once the old timers and adults break out the wine, look out, because soon after cheeks start getting pinched and family albums get broken

out, reminiscing on the good old days when they all still had hair, and oh, look how thin they were. I wouldn’t trade this feeling for anything in the world. From the incredibly and overly loud conversations, to the fun, over-the-top laughing, it’s enough to get one drunk on happiness. The women of my family, as precious as they all are, I must say, never come full to a Sicilian get together. You’ll hear throughout the night, eat honey, eat, you look so thin, eat up! Trust me, Sicilian woman are more dangerous than loaded shotguns. You refuse to eat, it’s your head. If the food wasn’t sticking to your ribs, there was something wrong. If you’re hungry, we feed you, thirsty, you’ve come to the right place. It’s how we were raised, and giving, it’s in our blood, it runs through our veins. Of all the assortments of foods served up at the party, the main course that everyone would fill their plates to the top with was our macaroni and cauliflower. Just thinking of this meal makes me melt. The way we make this dish is so special. We use the finest olive oils and cheese, fresh garlic and herbs, wines and spices. Simply, if you’re going to eat, eat right. Preparing this dish

was always a family affair, and everyone had to get involved. From rinsing and cutting up the head of cauliflower, or browning the garlic, and setting the table. Cooking is a party and a traditional event, everyone helps and everyone eats. We are a very interactive family and you, too, will become a five star Chef in our kitchen in no time at all. If you didn’t have a job, go talk to Uncle Frank, he’ll set you up. The kitchen is a sacred place, a neutral ground where problems and issues always seemed to wither away. The bickering would stop, and love would be the spice of our food. I can’t tell you in words, the pleasure it brings me to cook a meal with family, what joy I feel! A kiss on both cheeks and a pat on the back, that’s what you get each time you visit. If you love family and good times, get together and cook up this dish. After all, cooking with family is healing. As always, whether it’s a fancy pasta dish or as simple as macaroni and cauliflower, always remember if you put love into it, you’ll be creating more than just great food. Lukas Tremblay is an aspiring Chef and writer. He currently works at Balloons Restaurant in Ellicottville.

Eleven days and nights will see the streets of the city transformed into a melting pot of talented performers, musicians, and unique artists from the Buffalo area and well beyond.

An arts event unlike any other in Western New York, the 5th annual Buffalo Infringement Festival is back with over 300 presentations in over 40 venues around Buffalo and Allentown. The celebration takes place Thursday, July 23-Sunday, August 2. Eleven days and nights will see the streets of the city transformed into a melting pot of talented performers, musicians, and unique artists from the Buffalo area and well beyond. “Infringement” has become one of the most talked-about highlights of summer in Buffalo, and it’s no wonder why. Traveling from one This Week’s Recipe: Macaroni and Cauliflower with La Famiglia (serves 4-5) venue to another, audiences INGREDIENTS: encounter all sorts of activities, 1 head white cauliflower including (but hardly 3 Tbsp. olive oil plus more as needed limited to) experimental and 6-8 cloves fresh chopped garlic conventional theater, bands 2 Tbsp. fresh or dried chopped oregano of every stripe, stand-up salt and black pepper to taste comedy, street theater, dance, 4-8 cups cauliflower water hip-hop poetry, puppetry, and Pecorino Romano cheese for garnish visual art. No less than ten separate music showcases in METHOD: Bring water to a boil and blanch cauliflower until three venues all over Buffalo will quarters cooked or nearly fork tender. Remove, set aside and cool. mix hometown favorites with Reserve four- eight cups cauliflower water. In a cast iron frying pan intriguing visitors from parts heat oil and lightly brown garlic until fragrant. Chop the cauliflower, beyond. Film and video are add into garlic pan and brown. Cook pasta in a separate pot, drain receiving more attention in and set back in pot. After the cauliflower mixture is browned, add 2009 than in any previous the oregano and a little of the reserved water to create a sauce like year, including feature-length texture. Add water and mix accordingly. It should become almost documentaries, experimental creamy. Adjust taste accordingly with salt and pepper. Plate the shorts, and installations. pasta and top with cauliflower. Sprinkle cheese on top, red pepper Cooking with family is healing. Whether it’s a fancy pasta dish The festival’s definition of flakes and black pepper if you like. Serve with a delicious glass of or as simple as macaroni and cauliflower, remember if you “art” is as loose as the rules for put love into it, you’ll be creating more than just great food. applying to participate: anyone wine and lot’s of fresh baked bread. Mangiare!

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DR. DIONNE KRESS, DM Think of a time when you were caught up in a situation where you had to decide between right and wrong. Your morals and values fired up inside you encouraging you to do the right thing, but the situation and surrounding circumstances made the decision a difficult one. Just when we think our morals and values are well established and grounded, we are put to the test. Relationships with friends and families can often challenge our ability to make the right decision. We are caught in a dilemma where we need to make a choice between right and wrong, knowing that whichever choice we make has consequences. The choice we make has consequences that could result in major changes in the dynamics of relationships, possibly lasting forever. How do we decide between right and wrong, knowing the impact of

the consequences? I am talking about the day when you are enjoying an afternoon with some friends or family. You are sharing laughs and good times, and then all of a sudden, the day takes a turn. An unexpected incident occurs that changes the mood, the conversation and depending upon the decision to do the right or wrong thing, the dynamics of life long relationships. I would guess that many have experienced a similar scenario challenging one’s integrity and understanding of doing the right thing. Think of a time when you were put to the test to make the right decision. Did you struggle internally to make the right decision based upon your personal experiences? What approach did you use to explore the challenge and help you with your decision making process? Think back, try to remember a time when you called a friend to share your thoughts and struggles about making the right decision about an experience that had occurred without warning. You tell your friend a story that sets the stage for the challenge of making the right or wrong decision. You know deep down that the choice you make regarding the incident will change the dynamics of the relationship forever, but you also feel your morals and values tugging at you. You are suddenly faced with a challenge regarding your morals and values. You know in your gut what you should do. You know you should report,

confront, resolve the issue but the circumstances surrounding the event overwhelm you with many conflicting emotions, making it even more difficult to know how best to address the situation. The challenge you are faced with involves family or a close life long friend, further complicating your struggle. The possibility of losing the friendship or family stirs within you, but you are compelled to protect others from the same or possibly worse types of occurrences. You are now caught between needing to make the right or wrong decision. The question is how do we decide what to do? Do we risk losing a life long friend or do we follow our intuition, ensuring the safety and well-being of others? Through the process of conversation you can more often than not conclude on your own, that you need to do the right thing. Your decision may be to risk the friendship and follow your initial gut response, keeping your integrity in tact. We are faced with challenges like this throughout our lives. Our morals and values are put to the test, so how do we decide between right and wrong? I do not have the answer to making such a challenging decision, but I do know that if you follow your initial gut response 99% of the time, you will make a decision that feels right for you. Questions? Comments? E-mail Dr. Dionne Kress, DM at [email protected] or visit her website at dmkress.com.

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This is who we are. We are the descendents of wanderers, nomads, hunters, explorers and searchers. We are the descendents of our primitive forbearers who, after pulling themselves out of the primordial ooze, began the long journey over the next hill. We began with an ill at ease knowledge that the cave just over the horizon line might be a bit more sustaining than the one right next to us. That knowledge, eventually, led to the stars. Forty years ago today (as of this writing), man, with that basic, primal instinct of the nomad, set foot on the lunar surface still wanting to go further. Forty years ago today a man took one giant leap for mankind. Today, the journey continues. Some would have you believe that ours is a fruitless search. That we waste too many lives and resources trying to expand our understanding of what lies past the spot where we last stood. Some would have you believe that man was not meant to venture beyond what we already know. I’ve heard all the arguments and, believe it or not, I understand

and sympathize with the viewpoints of these “planetary isolationists.” We could definitely use the funds to better our own lives. We could use the resources we already have to heal our own wounded planet. These are valid points but wasted ones. We are travelers. It’s in our DNA. It is part of our continuing saga. Another viewpoint holds that science has advanced to the point where man is no longer needed. You don’t have to feed a robot. You don’t have to pay a robot and a robot never needs rescuing. If something goes wrong, you simply build a new one. This has proven true of the Mars Rovers that have continued to perform above and beyond even the wildest hopes of their designers. These little explorers continue to expand our knowledge of the Red Planet long after they were supposed to have expired. There’s still something missing. The moment may be a triumphant one for the astronomers and scientists who designed the machines and understand the data they continue to return, but a robot cannot tell us how it feels to walk on Mars. A robot cannot convey the emotion of the moment. Forty years ago, when Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong finally touched down at Tranquility Base, an entire world stopped. Armies forgot what they were fighting for. Enemies paused in the midst of diplomatic posturing and a divided planet became a spot on the horizon. These are the moments we live for. NASA has taken some hits in recent years and the explorer that lives inside

each and every one of us has suffered for it. It’s no secret that my feelings for former President Bush didn’t quite reach the warm and fuzzy stage but, a few years ago, when he announced to the world that we would return to the Moon and then to Mars, I was overjoyed. Not too long afterwards he began tinkering with NASA’s budget and that was that but, for a little while anyway, we were explorers again. People scoffed at Bush for making such a grandiose statement. Maybe he was trying to divert attention away from his shortcomings but I didn’t care. People scoffed at Kennedy when he announced that we were going to the moon “not because it is easy but, because it is hard.” The idea that man might never again set foot on an alien surface saddens me. We have to go. Why? Because it’s there. Our world needs to stop for a moment. Just like it did forty years ago when those intrepid explorers finally broke the bonds of our lonely planet. We need to stop and gaze towards the heavens not in prayer, but in wonder. We need to see our own planet through the eyes of the wanderer. We need to see the Earth from a distance so we can see it from here. We’re just a speck in space and from space our primitive hatreds seem small and ugly. From space we can see our past and our future. From the realm of the unknown we can see ourselves as one and we can ask each other, once again, what lies beyond the horizon. Comments? E-mail Doug at [email protected]

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Militello, Kelly Bucheger, Andy Weinzler, Sal Andolina, and Jim Tudini. Dennis Tribuzzi, Tim Clark, Jim Bohm, and John Maguda perform on trumpets, with Mike Moser on guitar, Michael T. Jones on piano, and Jack Kulp on bass and Dan Hull on drums. The lineup for the local restaurants and nightclubs also appears to be impressive. Taking the stage at Madigan’s on Aug. 1 from 5-8pm will be The Clarke-Felski Jazz Quartet. Elder describes the

band as having “a deliciously dynamic platter of mainstream jazz that is a welcome feast for the ears of Western New York.” He added that “West Coast transplant trumpeter extraordinaire Tim Clarke delivers heart-stirring melodies and torrid improvisations, over simmering grooves provided by hot young drummer Matt Felski and Buffalo jazz legends, bassist Sabu Adeyola and pianist Wally Jedermann.” Balloons Restaurant and Nightclub will begin the festivities the night before the official festival by hosting Paul Hage and The Mirage Band, which features a fusion of contemporary Jazz, Nuevo

Flamenco and different styles of music from around the world, on July 31 from 7-11pm. On Aug. 1, Balloons will have The Mark Mazur Quintet featuring singer Miss Leah from 5-9pm, and the band Three Loose from 9:30pm-1:30am. Double Diamond Bar and Grill will feature the hot Jazz Fusion of The Ron Locurto Trio on Aug. 1 from 9pm-1am. The Chamber of Commerce stated that their usual corporate sponsors helped fund the Jazz Festival. To learn more about this year’s Jazz Festival, visit www. ellicottvilleny.com. A complete schedule will be posted in next week’s issue of The Villager.

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Freestyle CONT. FROM FRONT PAGE Complex, steps away from the Olympic Ski Jumps at the Freestyle Aerial Training Center in Lake Placid, NY, where you’ll find a year-round training and competition site for freestylers with a 750,000 gallon “splash” pool. This is the 6th year that Holiday Valley has sent campers to the facility, and this was the first attempt at their own camp. Stan Pawlak, Holiday Valley Coach remembers the first year he participated with Holiday Valley team members, it was only two kids, his own son, Brayden Pawlak, and David Powers, who both returned this year. Back then, Stan was working with skiers from Bristol Mountain. Ironically, also training this year at the facility while Team Holiday Valley was there, was Matt DePeters, a Buffalo native who has earned a spot on the U.S. Ski Team. Matt was at the very first camp that was sponsored by Holiday Valley. The facility is very large and can accommodate several teams at once; the Holiday Valley athletes were sharing the jumps with the Russian World Cup Team. The cost of the camp includes access to the complex, coaching and a t-shirt. Life vests and helmets are required equipment, and no poles are used. Wet suits and mouth guards are recommended, but not required. Participants this year were as young as 11 years old. Participants must be either a current USASA or USSA member. Families are responsible for lodging and meals for campers. This is a great opportunity for young riders to hone their skills. Basically, the premise is gliding down the ramp to gain a ton of air in your hair to perform a multitude of tricks including things like Rodeo 7s, Rodeo 5s, flips and other skillfully named tricks, along with “tramp” training where a jumper lands on “stick it” mats similar to mats used by gymnasts. Safety is a big issue during the camps. Katie DiDonato, mother to team members, Matthew and Nicholas DiDonato, said that she “was really impressed at how important safety was, the facility was impressive, and the coaches were phenomenal.”

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While at camp, the Holiday Valley athletes shared the facility with the Russian World Cup Team. Pictured at top: HV Team members. Bottom left: David Powers. Bottom right: Matthew DiDonato. Photos/courtesy Katie DiDonato

Richie Morgan, an Eden, NY native who is a Freestyle mogul level 3 coach, Freestyle aerial level 2 coach and who specializes in moguls and big air had a lot of great things to say about the Holiday Valley campers. Richie was impressed by the diversity of participants, in both age and skill level, and the amount of high-end jumping that was going on. Richie explained how the material that skiers and snowboarders descend the jumps on is similar to a toothbrush, and it can be difficult for snowboarders to adapt to, as snowboarders are trained to ride on an edge, and this requires riding flat. “Ron Harrington and his entire snowboard team had some very successful jumps,” according to Richie. He continued, “Holiday Valley has pumped out a lot of aerialists over the years, and there’s nobody I would rather see here. Holiday Valley is definitely an up and coming team to beat in the East.” In

fact, Richie indicated that team member Bryce Putman qualified a front flip while at the complex. Spectators can try to catch Bryce and his teammates this spring when Holiday Valley hosts the Freestyle Championship midMarch at a date and time to be determined. When I asked team members Matthew and Nicholas DiDonato about their overall impression of their first year at camp, Matthew said, “It was amazing; we got to learn a bunch of stuff.” Nicholas said, “It was a lot of fun, especially the last day with all the flipping.” This weekend, athletes from HoliMont will be participating in a Ramp Camp at the Olympic Complex. Check out YouTube and search Lake Placid Invert Camps for great videos taken at other Ramp Camps. Anyone interested in learning more about the Holiday Valley Freestyle team should contact Miguel Azcarate at the Holiday Valley Training Center.

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Taste CONT. FROM PAGE 3 trail leaving the Campus. Cost for pre-registered participants is $20, with a fee of $22 day of registration. All competitors will receive $5 in coupons to use at any of the food booths at the Taste of Olean. Summer Backyard Giveaway: Sign-up to win the Shurfine Backyard basket loaded with goodies for the winner to have their own summer barbecue bash. Wall of Fame Presentation: The winners of the Taste of Olean Hospitality Awards will

Art CONT. FROM PAGE 7 Street itself. Each event has a separate admission fee of $10 or less, with many productions being presented either free of charge or on a pay-whatyou-can basis. (There is no cover charge for attending the festival itself.)

be recognized during the 19th Taste of Olean at 1:30pm in the CUTCO Theater right on campus. The third class of inductees to the 2009 Taste of Olean Hospitality Wall of Fame Awards program are: William “Bill” Augostini, Quinto and Dora Bagazzoli, Nicholas “Nick” Fratarcangelo, and Louis Marra. WIN Challenge Winners Announced: The winners of the weight loss challenge sponsored by The ReHabilitation Center, Olean General Hospital, Southern Tier Health Care System, METLIFE-John Irving, and the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce will

be announced at 2pm. Before the announcement, from 12:302pm, WIN Challenge will have a table handing out surveys, pedometers, information on the WIN Challenge, etc. Woodland in the City Squirrel Auction: Woodland in the City will have a silent auction during the Taste of Olean. Three of the painted squirrels - Enchanted Mountain Squirrel, Blue Poplar, There’s No Place Like Home, and also an unfinished squirrel are being auctioned off with a minimum bid of $1,200. For more information on the Taste of Olean, call GOACC at 716-372-4433 or e-mail mailto:[email protected].

The 2009 festival is the result of many months of planning by an ad hoc, nonhierarchical collection of volunteers from the local theater and arts community - a record number of them participating for the first time this year. Buffalo’s elevenday extravaganza is the largest in an international circuit of summertime “infringement” festivals. (For information on

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The Macker is Back in Olean! Entries are now being accepted for the Gus Macker 3-on-3 basketball tournament, to be played August 15-16 on Delaware Avenue in downtown Olean. The Olean City School District Foundation and the Olean Sports Booster Club are co-sponsoring the Gus Macker 3-on-3 basketball tournament to Olean. Together they have made a three-year commitment to host the tournament in Olean. John Irving, Gus Macker Co-Chair stated, “We anticipate having over 350 teams and 10,000 spectators from a 100-mile radius to attend the three-day event and see this as a great opportunity to showcase Olean.” More than 4,000 registration forms have been mailed to team captains from tournaments held in Hornell, Jamestown, Buffalo and Olean last year. Entry deadlines for teams interested in this year’s tournament are Friday, July 24 for applications that are submitted by mail, and Monday, July 27 for internet entries. The entry fee for four-player teams is $124. The tournament, based on basketball played in driveways throughout the U.S., will include players who have no experience to those who have played college and semi-professional basketball. Primarily based on their age and level of experience, players will be placed in divisions where they will be most evenly matched. Depending on the number of teams placed in a specific division, players and the teams they’re on will be playing for first, second and third place trophies. Also, teams that finish last in their divisions could receive “Toilet Bowl” trophies. Registrations forms are also available at the Olean Family YMCA, Park Centre Development, Village Green, So. Tier Health Care System, Old Library Restaurant, Olean General Hospital, City of Olean Municipal Building, WPIG-FM Radio Station, Times Herald, Sports Locker, and the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce. Attention ‘Ol School Playrs and Driveway Legends: NEW for 2009 – “Still got game?” Think you still got game? Still like to play the game? Gus Macker has a place to compete. In an effort to keep more people in the game, Gus Macker National has made a few minor changes to the game rules and regulations and created NEW older age divisions as follows: 40 & Pver - Mackway Driveway Legends; and 50 & Over - Gus’ ‘Ol Skool. To ensure proper placement of these teams, please make sure that all four players fit the established age category. If a player does not meet the age requirement, that team will be placed into the category of the youngest player. The Charter Founding Members of the Gus Macker Olean are Park Centre Development, Southern Tier Health Care System, CUTCO/Ka-Bar Visitors Center, Old Library Restaurant, and the Village Green. Tournament sponsorships and marketing efforts information is available. For more information, please contact John Irving at 716-397-8223, David Carucci at 716-372-9289, or Meme K. Yanetsko at 372-4433.

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Holy Name of Mary Roman Catholic Church, 22 Jefferson St., E’ville, 699-2592 Mass Saturday 5:00pm, Sunday 8:00am & 10:30am Little Valley United Methodist Church, 109 Court Street, Little Valley, 938-6150 Sunday School 9:15am all ages, Worship 10:30am Solomon’s Porch Ministries, Parkside Drive, Ellicottville, 699-5751 Saturday 7:00pm, Sunday 10:00am St. John’s Episcopal Church, 2 W. Washington Street, Ellicottville Saturday 5:00pm with Communion St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 6360 Route 242 East, E’ville, 699-2265 Saturday 5:00pm, Sunday 10:30am The United Church of Ellicottville, 53 Elizabeth Street, Ellicottville, 699-4003 Sunday 10:00am, Communion held the 1st Sunday of each month, Sunday School 10:15am

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Vacation Rentals: Plan your next getaway, wedding, reunion, golf or ski vacation with ERA Vacation Properties. Visit our website at www.ellicottville.com for virtual tours of our properties, or call 716-699-4800. Commercial Space For Rent: 42 Mill Street, Ellicottville, NY. 900 sq. ft. Ample parking. Please call 716-699-4516. Lease terms.

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Exhibitor Space NOW Available for Outdoor Sports/Rec Show: The City of Olean and the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce have announced that booths are now available for their new event, the Greater Olean Area Outdoor & Rec Sports Show being held September 1213, 2009. The show will encompass the William O. Smith Recreation Center, War Veterans Park, and Bradner Stadium. As more individuals and families travel shorter distances from home and take shorter vacations or mini-vacations, the Rec/Sports Show will provide an opportunity for the public to learn more about a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities close to home. Exhibits will include but are not limited to: camping, paddle sports, hiking, cycling, all-terrain vehicles, hunting, snow and water-skiing, snowmobiling, bird-watching, fishing, health and fitness, scuba, parks, destinations, sporting equipment and related equipment and accessories. The show dates and times are Saturday, September 12 from 10am-8pm, and Sunday, September 13 from 10am-4pm. This new show will provide attendees with a wonderful opportunity to learn about outdoor recreational choices, attend meaningful seminars, search for and purchase recreational equipment and accessories, as well as plan experiences the entire family will enjoy. For more information on the Greater Olean Area Outdoor & Rec Sports Show or other Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce events and activities, please call GOACC at 716-372-4433 or e-mail [email protected].

LEGAL NOTICES

BIG DAWG PROPERTIES OF WNY, LLC. Notice of formation of the above Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 06/08/2009. Office location County of Cattaraugus. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process served to: The LLC, 29 South Main Street, Portville, NY 14770. Purpose: any lawful act. Notice of Formation of D & J’s Lawn Service and Snowplowing, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NYS Department of State on 05/26/2009. Office location: Cattaraugus County. Principal business address: 3235 State Park Avenue, Salamanca, NY 14779. NY Secretary of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NY Secretary of State shall mail process to the LLC at its principal address. Purpose: Any lawful business. BOKMAN PROPERTIES, LLC. Notice of formation of the above Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 06/18/2009. Office location County of Cattaraugus. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process served to: The LLC, 3560 West Branch Road, Allegany, NY 14706. Purpose: any lawful act.

MARQUETTE 8 DEVELOPMENT, LLC. Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/15/09. Office in Cattaraugus Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 433, Olean, NY 14760. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 201 W. Water St., Olean, NY 14760.

Notice of Formation of MJK ACCOUNTING, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/16/09. Office location: Cattaraugus County. Princ. office of LLC: 620 W. Henley St., Olean, NY 14760. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to DiCerbo and Palumbo Attorneys, 410 Community Bank Bldg., Olean, NY 14760. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of CAPSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/23/09. Office location: Cattaraugus County. Principal office of LLC: 16 Main Street, Salamanca, NY 14779. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 16 Main Street, Salamanca, NY 14779. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Americana Folk Art & Music Fair Held Last Weekend in Ellicottville Two-Day Family Event was Filled with Artists, Musicians, Food and Family Fun

Ellicottville Central School Hosts Annual Alumni Reunion Dinner Last Friday, Friends Gathered at Holiday Valley’s Tannenbaum Lodge; Class of 1949 Honored

Seneca Allegany Casino Veterans Pow Wow Last Weekend’s Festivities in Salamanca Showcased Native American History and Culture

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