HOLIDAY VALLEY RESORT PREPARES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SWIMMING POOLS . . .
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July 30-August 5, 2009
SECTION A
FREE
Music Notes
20 Monroe Street ~ 699-4162
Friday, July 31st, 7-11pm
PAUL HAGE &
THE MIRAGE BAND
Saturday, August 1st, 5-9pm
THE MARK MAZUR QUINTET
9:30pm-1am
THREE LOOSE
38 Washington Street ~ 699-1111
Friday, July 31st, 7-10pm
THE MICHAEL McNEILL
JAZZ DUO
Saturday, August 1st, 5-8pm
THE CAPUTI-STARR DUO
26 Monroe Street ~ 699-8990
Saturday, August 1st, 9pm-1am
THE RON LOCURTO TRIO
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
Friday, July 31st, 9pm-1am
GROUND LEVEL FUNK
Saturday, August 1st, 9pm-1am
THE MELISSA KATE PROJECT
Sunday, August 2nd, 3-7pm
PAUL JAMES JAZZ QUARTET
Every Monday, 9pm-1am
(throughout the summer!)
BLUE MULE BAND
Every Wednesday, 9pm-1am
WAGNER & WINSTON
36
Washington
699-4455
Saturday,
S t d August
A t 1st,
1 t 5-8pm
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JAZZ QUARTET
Sneak Peek
In This Issue . . .
Edelweiss Lodge Brings College Students
on Working Visas to Ellicottville ... page A-4
Bill Osbaldeston has been involved in a program for the last year to bring
college age kids on working visas to Ellicottville. Bill works through a
placement agency to become the students’ surrogate, American family.
Currently Bill is hosting eleven students from Turkey.
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Jazz Festival In Ellicottville
Musicians will Fill the Streets of the Village this Weekend!
Visitors to Ellicottville will celebrate the middle of summer in swinging fashion at the Ellicottville Jazz Festival, scheduled for this weekend,
August 1-2. The festival will feature performers on the Monroe Street Stage (pictured at right during last year’s festival), as well as street-side
performances and bands playing inside the local bars and restaurants. The highlight of the event will be The Buffalo Brass (picutred at left), 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 Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo. The Buffalo Brass will take the Monroe Street Stage on Sunday from 1:30-4pm, and in the case
of rain, they will perform at Holiday Valley Resort. The lineup for the local restaurants and nightclubs also appears to be impressive. (For a
complete lineup, see schedule page A-2.) Another highlight of the weekend include The Clarke-Felski Jazz Quartet (pictured center) at Madigan’s
on Saturday from 5-8pm. The band is described as having “a deliciously dynamic platter of mainstream jazz that is a welcome feast for the ears of
Western New York.” To learn more about this year’s Jazz Festival and other upcoming events in Ellicottville, visit www.ellicottvilleny.com
Taste Of Ellicottville & Psychic Fair Coming Next Weekend
Sample the Best of E’ville as Restaurants Set Up on the Streets; Psychic Fair Returning to Holiday Valley
Next weekend, Aug. 8-9 will play host to two very exciting events in Ellicottville. The much-anticipated Taste of Ellicottville will return to the
village streets, offering samples of the best that our 22 fine restaurants have to offer, noon-4pm both days. (A complete menu and map will be posted
in next week’s issue of The Villager or log onto www.ellicottvilleny.com) Up the road, at Holiday Valley Resort, the 4th annual Psychic Fair will
take place (Saturday 10am-7pm and Sunday 11am-5pm). The fair will feature an array of psychics from as far away as West Virginia, with a variety
of talents and covering all areas of the supernatural including mediums, intuitives, seers, healers and more. Admission into the fair is only $5.00!
(Watch next week’s issue of The Villager to learn more.)
Cattaraugus County Fair Aug. 3-9
Over 75,000 Expected to Attend; Both Speedway and Fairgrounds Packed with Exciting Events & Activities
BY NICHOLAS PIRCIO
WPIG 95.7 FM
Why not make the Cattaraugus
County Fair your hometown
getaway? That’s the theme of this
year’s Fair, now in its 176th year. The
Fair runs August 3-9, featuring so
many activities it’s tough to mention
them all. Mary Charlesworth and
her husband, John, are old hands
when it comes to running the Fair,
but that doesn’t make the job an
easy one. According to Mary, “its
always tough” to bring everything
together. Organizing the Fair and
running Little Valley Speedway is
“a year round” job. About 75,000 The Fair offers a wide variety of grounds entertainment attractions, including rides, a petting zoo, and
people attended last year’s Fair, and demonstrations of historical trades, among others. These are all included in the price of the gate admis-
sion. Grandstand events include the ever-popular demolition derbies, monster truck rallies and a live
SEE FAIR PAGE A-7 concert by country superstar Jason Aldean. For ticket information, call 716-938-9146.
Cosby Coming To The Casino
Author, Actor and Comedian Bill Cosby Heads to Salamanca for Aug. 7 Performance
BY IAN BIGGS Cosby can’t stress enough the
importance of education. He said that
“I just love the Sovereignty ... good, if there’s one important educational
good people” is how author, actor institute in America, it’s the community
and comedian Bill Cosby describes college. “The great thing is, is that you
coming to the Seneca Allegany can go day or night and take a class
Casino on August 7. In fact, Bill likes and get back into it. Just don’t go at
coming to this part of the country. midnight because there might not be
“It’s snowfastic!” (A play on fantastic, anyone there, but any other time …”
speaking in regard to the amount of He continued, “A lot of people thumb
snow that we get here in Western New their nose at it, but only a fool will turn
York.) down community college. It’s there for
Born in 1937 in Philadelphia, Cosby everyone. It’s like a landlocked Statue
was always the class clown, making of Liberty,” he said, regarding its place
friends and family laugh. Though in American education. Cosby and his
doing well at times in school, he wife have donated millions for causes
seemed to not take high school too in education, and continue to stress the
seriously, being inclined to participate importance of it.
more in sports and extra curricular Cosby attended Temple University in
activities and “clowning around” Philadelphia, a rival to St. Bonaventure
Today, Bill Cosby is on the road
a great deal, touring and perform- rather than focusing on his studies. He University and Atlantic 10 member.
ing standup, and some of his lo- consequently dropped out and joined He has nothing but good will for St.
cations are in smaller cities, such the Navy; it was there he realized that Bonaventure and its student body.
as Salamanca. He states that he needed to “kick myself in the butt
coming to WNY is “snowfastic!” and get back into education.” SEE COSBY PAGE A-7
KUSTOM KRUISE-IN: AUGUST 1 ~ GOWANDA HARLEY DAVIDSON, 10AM
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FRIDAY, JULY 31st

Coffee Culture, 7-10pm
THE MICHAEL MCNEILL JAZZ DUO
Publisher’s Word
Balloons, 7-11pm Sweet, Sweet Jazz ...
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PAUL HAGE AND THE MIRAGE BAND

Gin MIll, 9pm-1am This coming weekend is one of My personal favorite, sax
Sponsored by The Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce

GROUND LEVEL FUNK my personal favorites here in the player Bobby Millitello, will be
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1st Enchanted Mountains. It’s the joining a veritable “Who’s Who
Ellicottville Brewing Company, 1-5pm annual “Jazz Fest” weekend, and of WNY jazz musicians” when
ZAHARA WITH LANCE ANDERSON the sounds around town are way the Buffalo Brass Big Band
July 31-Aug. 2 Monroe Street Stage, 1:30-4:30pm cool, daddy! Jazz aficionados takes to the Monroe Street Main
DOMINIC MISSANA QUINTET and novices alike can wander Stage on Sunday afternoon.
2009 Madigan’s, 5-8pm through the village and sample You simply must make this
THE CLARKE-FELSKI JAZZ QUARTET a smorgasbord of traditional, big performance a priority! You
Coffee Culture, 5-8pm band, swing, fusion, bebop, and just don’t get to hear musicians
THE CAPUTI-STARR DUO contemporary styles by some of this caliber around here very
Balloons, 5-9pm extremely talented musicians. often.
THE MARK MAZUR QUINTET
This year’s celebration will So, dear readers, “Jazz-ville”
Ellicottville Brewing Company, 7-10pm be featuring 14 performances will be hip, hot and jumpin’
PAUL DERITTER QUARTET
at 14 different venues around this weekend – be a part of it
Double Diamond, 9pm-1am
THE RON LOCURTO TRIO the village. And that’s why and come on down – it’ll be a
Gin Mill, 9pm-1am
I love “Jazz Fest” so much – weekend you’ll never forget!
THE MELISSA KATE PROJECT everything is so close, cozy and Until next week …
Balloons, 9:30pm-1am convenient! Jeanine Z. Bosworth
THREE LOOSE

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2nd VILLAGE BUSINESS: Second Floor of Village/Town Hall

Ellicottville Brewing Company, 12:30-4pm Please be advised that any Village Business will now be handled in the Village Office
SUNY FREDONIA JAZZ ENSEMBLE on the 2nd floor in the Village and Town Hall. Business Hours are as follows: Monday
Monroe Street Main Stage, 1:30-4pm through Friday from 8am-1pm and l:45-4pm.
THE BUFFALO BRASS BIG BAND
Gin Mill, 3-7pm
PAUL JAMES JAZZ QUARTET

Letters To The Publisher

Benefit for Jay Harrington Aug. 29 at the G.V. Fireman’s Clubhouse
I am writing you today to
ask for a donation of any kind.
This donation that you give
would be used at a Benefit
Raffle that is being held for
my brother, Jay Harrington, to
help with medical expenses.
A little bit about Jay’s medical
condition: Jay is a 35-year-old
man that has had diabetes since
he was 12. On April 4, we
called the ambulance to take
him to the hospital for what
we thought was complications
of the flu and diabetes. After
arriving at the hospital, our
world changed … possibly
forever. Our local hospital was
not sure what was going on with
him; he began to have seizures.
They medically induced a
coma and transported him to
a hospital in Buffalo. Upon
Jay’s arrival, he underwent
several MRIs and Cat Scans.
He was diagnosed with a very
serious brain infection with
undetermined outcome. Jay
was admitted into the ICU unit
coma induced with many tubes,
IVs and machines hooked up
to him. The family was there
daily praying. Other medical
complications arouse such as
a blood clots in his lungs, both
legs and a blood spot on his
brain, along with a fever that
was unexplainable.
With God’s will and Jay’s
underlying determination,
after 53 days they had a handle
on his life and began to let
him wake up from the coma.
Jay has now been moved to a
hospital to begin rehabilitation.
He is beginning to talk to us
in short words. The doctors
say he will need a long-term
housing rehabilitation center
soon for at least nine months
to a year. We are hoping that
one day Jay will resume an
independent normal life. But
only fate knows that.
The benefit will be held
Saturday, August 29 at 2pm
at the Great Valley Fireman’s
Clubhouse. We are estimating
about 500 people will attend
the event. Donations may
be sent to the address below.
Tickets to the event are $10
presale or $15 at the door. For
presale tickets, please contact
Nikki Clark at 699-6083,
Nikki Macomb at 353-0730 or
Jean Davis at 945-4223.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Nicole Macomb
4884 Brown Road
Great Valley, NY 14741

Volunteers Needed for IBO Championships at Holiday Valley

Holiday Valley will host the
prestigious International Bow
Hunters World Championships
August 12-15, 2009. Over
2,000 bow hunters from 20
countries will qualify for
the privilege of entering this
competition.
Twenty-four “ranges” are
created throughout the woods
and along the ski trails at
Holiday Valley and HoliMont,
and over 400 3D targets are set
in these ranges, approximately
“Serving the Twin Tiers for 20 Years 20 targets per range. Teams of
4 or 5 shooters are assigned a
set of 3 ranges where they fire
with Sizzlin’ Country!” from a designated spot at the
targets. The closer their arrow
comes to the “kill zone” of the
target, the higher the score.
The Championship Round is
held on Saturday.
Volunteers are gladly welcome
to help with the event. Some of
the jobs include:
• Check In: When the archers
get to the top they check in and
are grouped up. Organizational
skills are helpful. You can
work one or both days. Your
day starts early and ends early.
• Check Out: For four
different locations. This job is
to collect the scorecards from
the archers at the end of the
range and hand them over to
a runner who takes them back
to the scoring center. You can
work one or both days. This
day starts later and ends later
than the check in volunteers.
• Target Auction: Helpers are
needed on Saturday afternoon
after the competition is over.
They will help handle the
targets as they are auctioned
off to the archers and clubs.
If you would like to volunteer
to help with the IBO (t-shirt
and lunch provided), please
contact Diane Althans at 716-
699-3959.
Holiday Valley Resort

HOLE-IN-ONE SHOOTOUT: Results from Holiday Valley’s #9

Holiday Valley hosted the second annual $100,000 “Hole in One Shoot Out” last Saturday,
July 25 on hole #9. Sponsored by Ed Shults Auto Group, the event raised money for Camp
Good Days and Special Times. Although the day proved to be a challenge with no hole in
one made, the top five qualifiers were as follows: 1st-Steve Dmytrow of St. Catherines,
Ontario (1’ 6”); 2nd-Ron Race (2’ 5”); Charlie Fitzpatrick of Ellicottville (4’ 3”); tied
for 4th-Mike Wagner of Ellicottville and Andrew Poplewski (4’ 4”). Congratulations to
everyone who participated and a big thanks for supporting a charitable cause!

Obituary Notice
Shirley S. Widger, 1928-2009
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. -
Shirley S. Widger, 81, of Crystal
Lake, Illinois died Sunday, July
26, 2009 at Fair Oaks Health
Care Center in Crystal Lake.
She was born January 29, 1928
in Springville, New York to
Graham and Gertrude (Petersen)
Smith. On July 5, 1950, she
married G. Thomas Widger in
Ellicottville, New York.
Shirley had moved quite often
with her family and came to
reside in Barrington in 1978.
They then moved to McHenry
County where they have been
residents for 12 years. She
enjoyed sewing, golfing and
feeding the local birds. She
was a loving wife and devoted
mother and grandmother.
She is survived by her
husband of 59 years: Thomas;
her children: Janet Widger of
Reno, Nevada, Dana (Becky)
Widger of Indianapolis, and
David (Jennifer) Widger of
Crystal Lake; her grandchildren:
Garrett, Allison, Colleen, Emily,
Benjamin, and Jack; and her
sister: Prudence (Wally) Jones
of Reno, Nevada.
She was preceded in death
by her parents and her sister:
Marlene Freed.
Visitation is being held from
3-4pm, memorial service
on Thursday, July 30 at
Querhammer & Flagg Funeral
Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave.,
Crystal Lake.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be made to Advocate Good
Shepherd Hospital, c/o Cardiac
Care Center, 450 West Highway
22, Barrington, IL 60010, Attn:
Cardio-Vascular Services. For
information call 815-459-1760.

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Pools In Progress
Holiday Valley Prepares for Construction of New Swimming Pools

768 Broad Street 11099 Route 5

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Thursday, August 13th Every Monday is Mega Monday
Dog Days of Summer in the VIP Room all patrons can receive a
$10 Match Play coupon good for Mega or Flash Bingo.
7pm session • Regular price admission with
DOUBLE PAYOUTS
on all book games excluding Every Tuesday is
HOLIDAY VALLEY - This is exciting news for locals and summertime visitors! Holiday
Valley is preparing for construction of the new swimming pools - 3 public pools and one
the Jackpot during the regular session.
Super Senior Tuesday
for Tamarack owners and guests. The indoor section of the Tamarack pool has already
been formed and it will be ready for the Grand Opening of Tamarack in December. The
2 for Tuesday In the VIP Room all patrons 55 or older
recieve a $5 Match Play.
Every Tuesday in the Bingo Hall it is
site work has been prepared for the 3 public pools, which will be open next summer. BUY ONE GET ONE FREE Seneca Gaming & Entertainment
The lap pool will have a couple of lanes available daily. The family activity pool will once on all paper three specials. We’re Not Just Bingo Anymore !!!
again have a diving board. The children’s wading pool is enlarged in size. The public
pools will be roughly in the same location as in the past, adjacent to the Clubhouse Poker Rooms also located in the Seneca Allegany and Seneca Niagara Casinos
Chalet and the Cabana Bar.
Visit our website at www.senecagames.com
Town Planning Board
Thornbush Trail Requests Building Permit Extension; New Zoning Laws
r BY ERIC HUND the Town Planning Board for variances for more units might
s an extension of their special be allowed.
t The Town of Ellicottville use permit for the Thornbush The law also introduces
nPlanning Board held their Trail project. a phasing plan for master
tregular monthly meeting this Koschir said the Thornbush developments that require a
past Monday, July 27. Trail project has been delayed detailed description of work
d The Town Planning Board due to the economic downturn for each phase of construction,
mreviewed an application by and that they do not want a professional review of the
sAT&T Inc. for an amendment to resume construction on completion of each stage,
gto a special use permit to Thornbush Trail until all of the and a final inspection by local
dupdate their cell phone tower. units at the Tamarack Club are officials.
yA representative from the sold, which she hopes to have The new zoning law also
.company said they plan to happen by early next year. prohibits the creation of
0remove four of their older She added that they have sold mobile home parks and
rantennas, replacing them 75 percent of the Tamarack junkyards within the town.
twith six new antennas, and Club project’s properties so After discussion and review,
,installing nine coaxial cables. far. the Planning Board decided to
r The representative said the The board agreed to extend ask the Town Board to change
updates to the tower, which the permit for Thornbush Trail three items in the zoning
was constructed in the late through Dec. 31, 2011. law. The changes were the
1990s, would increase the After two-and-a-half years addition of small engine repair
btower’s call capacity, and will of work, a final draft of the to the list of approved home
dsignificantly improve their Town’s new zoning law operations, the reduction of
customers’ ability to connect was ready for review by the required “green space” for
cell phones to their wireless Planning Board. commercial lots to 30 percent
internet service. The board members stated of the property, and the
The representative presented that most of the changes to clarification of the wording in
the board with an engineering the zoning laws dealt with one of the article’s clauses.
report that stated that, after the streamlining the application The Planning Board
update, the tower would still process, and clarifying accepted the motion to send
be able to withstand winds of rules. The new laws also their suggestions to the Town
over 60mph while covered attempt to remove conflicting Board.
with 3 inches of ice, as long dimensional requirements for The Town Board will hold
as the tower was structurally structures, which occurred a public hearing on the new
sound to begin with. under the previous laws. zoning law on Aug. 19 at 7pm,
The board agreed to hold a Some of the changes include and Aug. 26 at 6pm.
public hearing on the proposal the limitation of single-family The Town Board will then
at next month’s meeting, as homes and townhouses to two- be able to vote on the adoption
long as AT&T can provide and-a-half stories, and hotels of the new zoning law at their
proof that the tower is to three stories. All structures Aug. 26 meeting.
structurally sound at present. must be less than 35 feet tall. The Planning Board
Bonnie Koschir, vice New developments will also accepted the minutes from
president of operations at be limited to eight housing their previous meeting after
Holiday Valley Resort, asked units per acre, although special minor corrections.

A Village Reunion Obstetrics and Gynecology

Salamanca Historical Society to Host Fentier Village Folks Delivering the Best of Western New York
J. Kevin Fitzpatrick, M.D. Ilene Alt, N.P.
Emily Fleming Williams, M.D. Elaine Pazik, N.P.
Emmekunla Nylander, M.D. Bridget Burruano,
P.A.
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memories as well. Members of the Fenton Family will be special guests of the Historical
Society along with the other Fentier Village Folks who made the Old West Town on the
mountain “the place” to go during the summer between 1966 and 1969. The reunion
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SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK: AUGUST 7-9 ~ OAK HILL PARK, OLEAN, 6PM (2PM SATURDAY)
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Full Service Hair Salon . . . CUTS

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(412) 417-6008 Turkey. The students (pictured above) have been working at the McDonalds in Salamanca
Schoolhouse Room #14, 1 Washington St., Ellicottville sbdeshong@yahoo.com and are enjoying the sights and activities of the area thanks to Bill’s effort to give them
the full American experience.
The Edelweiss Lodge Owner, Bill Osbaldeston has give them the full American
30 Park Square, Franklinville, NY • (716) 676-3095 located on Jefferson Street was been involved in a program for experience. Bill has previously
originally built in Ellicottville in the last year to bring college hosted students from Thailand
Pizza ~ Chicken Wings ~ Stromboli ~ Calzones ~ Pasta the 1860s. In 2000, a devastating age kids on working visas and is looking forward to a
Chicken Fingers ~ Quesadilas ~ Fajitas ~ Burritos fire caused extensive damage to to Ellicottville. Bill works group form Chili and Brazil
Wraps ~ Submarines ~ Fish Fry ~ and More!
Serving Beer and Wine! the original Main House and through a placement agency to to be arriving for the winter
resulted in total reconstruction become the students’ surrogate, months.
.net of the building. American family. Currently What a wonderful community
Daily Special: The Edelweiss Lodge now Bill is hosting eleven students we have for these students to
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Small Town with a BIG Taste!
GAZEBO SERIES: The Flat Tops to Perform this Thursday, July 30
The Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce Gazebo Series, sponsored by Five Star Bank,
will feature The Flat Tops this Thursday, July 30 at 7pm at the Town Gazebo. The Flat
Tops play old time rock ‘n roll. This is a free, family concert thanks to Five Star Bank
– come and join in the fun!

PR Firm Pays Off

Ellicottville to Appear in this Saturday’s ‘National Post’ Publication
As reported to the merchants
at the Business Development
Committee meeting (open
to everyone and held the
second Thursday of each
month), the Chamber hired
a Public Relations firm in
Ontario to create awareness of
Ellicottville as an affordable
four season resort destination.
The PR firm was paid with
the use of a bed tax grant
received in 2009 and we are
already seeing results. In late
June we received a full page,
full color editorial in the travel
section of the St. Catharine’s
Standard newspaper. This
page would cost over $6,000
to purchase as an ad. Reports
by advertising agencies tell
us that an article written as
editorial in a newspaper has
a value of three to five times
the normal page rate as readers
treat it as an endorsement and
feel it’s more believable.
This coming Saturday,
an article will appear in the
National Post, Canada’s
version of USA Today, about
real estate in Ellicottville.
The Chamber staff devotes
significant hours to creating
press kits and releases to
get more editorial. Over the
past winter, Ellicottville was
featured in the New York
Times twice, The Buffalo
News, the Toronto Sun and
the Cleveland Plain Dealer to
mention only a few.
We have hosted several
travel writers from Ontario
the past four weeks and will
continue to seek out more
editorial content in Ontario
and the surrounding states.

NEW CHAMBER MEMBERS WELCOMED!

The Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce would like to welcome our new members:
• Aces Limousine, Williamsville, NY 114231, phone 716-204-4863
(www.aceslimousine.com)
• Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY 14722, phone 716-357-6230
(www.ciwcb.org)
• Gilbert H Clark Farm Inc., Ellicottville, NY 14731, phone 716-699-2765
(www.ellicottvilleski.com)
• Riley’s Bar and Restaurant, Ellicottville, NY 14731, phone 716-699-2359

Taste Of Ellicottville
Two-Day Restaurant Showcase will Feature Some New Additions

August 8-9 is the 24th annual Taste of Ellicottville. This year the Taste will feature
twenty-two local restaurants with some exciting new additions such as Coffee Culture,
Riley’s and Subway. The Silver Fox Steakhouse as well as Cadillac Jack’s will both be
participating again this year. All of the restaurants will be set up throughout the Village
from noon-4pm with all items being priced between one and four dollars. A complete
menu will be available at www.ellicottvilleny.com

BLUEBERRY DAY: AUGUST 8 ~ HUMPHREY FIRE HALL, 8AM-4PM


Up Close & Personal
Buffalo Brass Band: A Big Band with a Big Sound
BY JOHN THOMAS
In these days of live DJs,
guitar rock bands, MP3s, and
elevator music, it’s hard to
imagine that the classic sounds
of the big band era can survive,
let alone prosper. But a short
conversation with Phil Sims,
leader of the Buffalo Bass
Band will quickly convince
you that the classic big band
sound is alive and well thank
you.
Buffalo Brass Band founder
Phil Sims played with the
Tommy Dorsey band for three
years; when he moved back
to Buffalo he realized there
were a number of world-class
jazz musicians in the area but
nobody had thought of asking
them if they wanted to play
in a local big band. “Kind of
like the pretty girl that nobody
wants to ask out, I asked her
out. I just called all these guys
and said ‘We’ve been doing
all this big band stuff, do you
want to do it here?” Phil says
with a laugh.
From there Phil assembled
a band of some 17 players,
and found the band could
be the outlet for some of his
original compositions. “Most
of the material the band plays
is either written by myself or
other members of the band,”
Phil says. But jazz standards
and pop tunes are not ignored.
“It’s about half and half - some
of the stuff is original, some of
it are arrangements of songs
that anyone familiar with the
‘American songbook’ (as
people call it) would know,”
adds Phil.
He points out that some
of his arrangements of the
standards may seem a bit bold.
“We have an up tempo version
of I’m Getting Sentimental
Over You. We have a brand
new arraignment of In the
Mood,” and he added they
have an “extremely bazaar”
arrangement of I got Rhythm.
He goes on, “I’m always
trying to tweak what we do,
and make sure we have a really
good time with the audience.”
Inside Business Track
Hall’s Bear Mountain Wildlife Show Coming to the Catt. Co. Fair
BY STEPHANIE KEIS TIMBLIN
James and Tepa Hall have been
bringing the joy of their Bear
Mountain Show to audiences
worldwide, including Japan
and South America for over 35
years. They will be returning to
Little Valley next week as part
of the Cattaraugus County Fair.
Bear Mountain is an upbeat,
entertaining, and educational
show for adults and children
where they can watch and
learn about different species
of bears. The Bear Mountain
family currently showcases
both Syrian Brown Bears and
European Bears. The bears are
raised on the Hall family farm
in Northeast Texas.
During the Bear Mountain
show, you will meet five
different bears including Giza,
Nanook, Tutter, Nemo and
Zuzu. Each bear will surprise
you with its different abilities,
talents and intelligence.
The “Bear’s Den” is a
specially designed exhibit
where the bears can be
seen and watched up close
in their climate controlled
environment. Fair goers will
be entertained just by watching
their natural behaviors and
many surprises throughout the
show. Seeing the bears up close
is an unforgettable experience
for children.
It was as a young boy that
James Hall first began his
life’s work with bears. James
received his first bear at the age
of eleven as a gift from a man
for whom he was working.
When James and Tepa first
met, Tepa told me, “it wasn’t
hard to love the bears … it may
have been easier to love the
bears than it was to love James
at times,” as she chuckled. The
Halls’ daughter, Elaine also
toured with the Bear Mountain
Show until she married.
So how do you get a bear
to ride a bicycle, dunk a
basketball or roll on a barrel?
Tepa says, “You never try to
teach an old bear a new trick.”
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The Buffalo Brass Band was founded in 1985 and has
been playing a busy schedule of gigs ever since. Founder
Phil Sims is enthusiastic about coming to Ellicottville this
weekend to play. “It’s a gorgeous town! Who wouldn’t
want to come to Ellicottville? I love the drive down, I love
when I pull in, it’s such a nice feeling.”
It’s that feeling of working
with the audience that
makes Phil enjoy playing in
Ellicottville so much. He
loves the smaller venue and
the closer audience. And,
while most musicians might
be intimidated by such
proximity to the audience, Phil
seems to thrive on it. “One of
the things I enjoy about it …
the band and the audience are
literally symbiotic; it’s like
we’re almost sharing the same
space.” He points out another
advantage of the smaller
space, “You’re not relying
tremendously on sound
amplification. You don’t have
to take acoustic sound and
make it overly electric. You
get a nice sound and I really
enjoy that.”
Phil is enthusiastic about
coming here to play. “It’s a
gorgeous town! Who wouldn’t
want to come to Ellicottville?
I love the drive down, I love
when I pull in, it’s such a nice
feeling.”
Bear Mountain can be seen daily at the Cattaraugus County
Fair from August 3-9. During the show, you will meet five
different bears including Giza, Nanook, Tutter, Nemo and
Zuzu. Each bear will surprise you with its different abilities,
talents and intelligence.
The bears begin training at
a young age when they are a
manageable size. “Teaching a
bear to ride a bicycle is pretty
much the same as teaching a
child,” Hall said. “You walk
or run alongside, holding on
until they achieve the balance
to ride on their own. Once they
learn something, they know it
for life.”
When they acquire a cub,
the Halls will observe them
playing to discern what innate
skills they can capitalize on in
the show. The most talented
bruin in the bunch is Zuzu, a
small female who rides a bike,
rolls atop a barrel, walks on her
front paws, and dances.
Back home on the Texas
farm where the bears live
when not on tour, the Halls
have some four-legged help
with socializing the animals.
The Buffalo Brass Band
was founded in 1985 and has
been playing a busy schedule
of gigs ever since. Phil tells
me, “Over the years we’ve
appeared on several programs
with the Buffalo Philharmonic
Orchestra where we were
doing jazz at the philharmonic
type events, where the
Philharmonic had me write and
conduct the performances.”
The band has also been able to
play with some of the biggest
names in music, including
Doc Severinsen, drummer
Mel Lewis, and tenor sax
player Don Menza to name a
few. With the Buffalo Brass’
return to Ellicottville, you can
be sure that the spirit of the
classic big bands is alive and
thriving.
To find out when they will
appear during this weekend’s
Jazz Festival in Ellicottville,
and for a complete schedule
of Jazz Fest performances,
see ad page A-2 or visit www.
ellicottvilleny.com
Because bears can be territorial
and loners, the Halls’ dog acts
as a go-between to introduce
one bear to another.
“He kind of teaches them
manners. When they are
playing and they bite too hard,
he will growl at them,” Hall
said. She added that the thing
the bears find so fascinating
about the dog is his tail, which
he will let them touch but not
pull.
Bear Mountain can be seen
daily at the Cattaraugus County
Fair from August 3-9. The
Cattaraugus County Fair has
been a tradition for 167 years.
Families have experienced all
the exciting rides, animal shows
and live entertainment for more
than a century. Gates open at
8am daily and parking is free.
You can find more information
at www.cattarauguscofair.com.
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Editorial:

College Campus Truth Or Consequences

SBU Student-Run Radio Station No. 2 in the Princeton Review
ST. BONAVENTURE - St.
Bonaventure University’s
student-run radio station,
WSBU-FM 88.3 The Buzz, is
once again a national hit.
Just two years after being
ranked No. 1 in the “Best
College Radio Station”
category, WSBU landed at
No. 2 in this year’s Princeton
Review annual college guide,
which once again ranked St.
Bonaventure as one of the
“Best 371 Colleges.”
Rankings reporting the top
20 colleges for radio stations,
along with more than 50
other categories, are in the
2009 edition of The Princeton
Review’s annual college guide,
which was released Monday.
The station, founded in 1948,
prides itself on broadcasting
24 hours a day, seven days
a week, offering a variety of
music, including modern rock,
New GI Bill Allows Veterans to Attend Pitt-Bradford for Free
BRADFORD, Pa. – Veterans
who have served active duty
in the military since Sept. 11,
2001, may be able to attend
the University of Pittsburgh
at Bradford for free or greatly
reduced cost thanks to the new
Department of Veterans Affairs
Post-9/11 GI Bill, which takes
effect Aug. 1.
“For those veterans who are
eligible, it will allow them
to come to Pitt-Bradford and
have all their tuition and fees
paid for plus a $1,000 book
allowance and a generous
housing allowance,” said James
Baldwin, assistant dean of
academic affairs and director of
enrollment services. “They will
not have to borrow money to
finance their education.”
Tim Lawson, for example, is an
incoming freshman who served
six years in the U.S. Army
and Army Reserve, including
two tours in Iraq finding
and detonating improvised
explosive devices. He can now
attend Pitt-Bradford tuition
free, working toward a degree
in elementary education, using
The station, founded in 1948, prides itself on broadcasting
24 hours a day, seven days a week, offering a variety of
music, including modern rock, alternative and hip-hop,
along with news, sports and specialty shows.
alternative and hip-hop, along
with news, sports and specialty
shows.
WSBU - located on the web
at www.wsbufm.net - has been
ranked among the top five
his housing stipend to cover
his mortgage and utilities and a
$1,000 annual book stipend to
pay for his books.
“The GI Bill is going to help
out quite a bit,” he said.
Pitt-Bradford will also waive
its application fee for veterans
and accept some credits from
military training and experience.
Unlike previous GI bills,
the new version allows
Pennsylvania veterans to attend
any public college or university
for free. Out-of-state veterans
will still be able to reap the same
benefits through the Yellow
Ribbon Program, which will
fill the gap between the cost of
in-state tuition and out-of-state
tuition. The cost of the Yellow
Ribbon Program will be split
between the U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs and Pitt-
Bradford.
“The government has finally
recognized the commitment
and investments that our
servicemen and women have
made and they’re giving them
the opportunity to get an
education at public institutions
Sometimes things just fall
into place. There I was, just
college radio stations in the
Princeton Review survey for
more than a decade.
The Princeton Review is
not affiliated with Princeton
University.
with little or no out-of-pocket
costs,” Baldwin said.
Like all Pitt-Bradford students,
veterans will be eligible for
extra academic assistance from
the Academic Success Center
and disabled veterans can
receive additional assistance
from the center’s learning
development specialist. Some
students may also be eligible for
TRiO Student Support Services,
which helps first-generation,
disabled and other qualified
students adjust to and succeed
in college.
Those who may be eligible
for the new GI bill must have
served active duty since the
terrorist attacks of Sept. 11,
2001. Veterans have 15 years to
use their education eligibility.
Under some circumstances,
they may be able to transfer
their eligibility to a spouse or
child.
For more information or an
eligibility consultation, contact
Bob Dilks Jr., director of transfer
and nontraditional student
recruitment, or visit www.upb.
pitt.edu/veterans.aspx
BY DOUG ARROWSMITH
watching TV waiting for
something to happen. For
a couple of days I had been
feeling that tickle on the back
of my neck. The sort of psychic
itch that tells me that something
is about to happen. We had
been rolling, peacefully,
through an incredibly slow
news cycle dominated by the
usual economic mud, racial
issues and good old slapstick
FOX news babbling and I was
beginning to feel a bit bored.
Then, like a frigid wind rolling
south from the Tundra, I heard
a voice. My ears perked up
and I began to shake off my
indifference. There was light
on the horizon. There was a
freight train full of mavericky
goodness approaching. The
Palin beast had arisen and she
was bearing down on us like
an Alaskan avalanche. Good
God! Sarah was coming!
For those of you who might
have missed it, Sarah Palin
delivered her farewell address
this week. At least I think that’s
what it was. I’ve gone over
the transcript a hundred times
and I’m still not quite sure
what it was about. Something
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Sarah
about Alaska being the road to
the future and the troops and
Hollywood being against guns
and the media and shooting
wolves from airplanes. It was
all just a bunch of clichés and
garbled nonsense and it was
just what we needed. Sarah
was quitting her job and
heading for the lower forty-
eight! Sarah was coming to
save us.
Here then, for all of you, is a
brief summery of Sarah Palin’s
farewell speech as filtered
through my overjoyed brain:
“Howdy folks! Oh. Holy
cow! What a great and good
Alaskan day! It is my honor
to be with you today before
I head south to give wisdom
to everybody else. The sun
is shining like the glare on
the road just before you see
the future and I’m thankful
that we’re all here together to
witness God’s good majesty!
“I’d like to thank the troops
too. Those troops that fight
everyday to preserve our good
love for nature and oil. They
remind me that we’re all rugged
and good like Alaskans already
know when they look to the
heavens and see rainbows. I
like the troops when they fight
for us and you should too! The
troops make us free!
“Hello media! I can see you
out there through the glare
of God’s fresh and cleansing
sunshine. I know you’re there
and Alaska knows you’re there.
We can see you on the TV
laughing at us and forgetting
about freedom. I believe it was
our third President, George
Jefferson, who first said ‘the
media should be fair and
balanced and they should look
out because the constitution
says we can kill you if we
want.’ So media. Stop making
things up or the cool rain of
God’s semi-automatic love
will shoot you dead like we
shoot things when we need to
eat in Alaska!
“I also would like to take
this opportunity that the troops
have given me to remind all
Alaskans that Hollywood
hates you. Here’s what you’re
going to see in the next couple
of years. They’re gonna be
makin’ a bunch of stuff out
there in California that puts us
down for shooting each other.
They’re gonna take these little
cute Hollywood starlets and
they’re going to make movies
that hate guns. We like guns
and I’m going to let Hollywood
know just how much we
like to shoot stuff cause the
Constitution says we can!
“Last but not least, I love
Alaska. That’s why I’m
quitting as your governor and
moving to New York. I have
to fight them there so we
don’t have to fight them here.
Those liberal elitists and media
freedom haters need someone
who will stand up to them in
their own backyards and I’m
the straight-talker who’s going
to do it! As soon as I write my
book and secure a lucrative talk
show contract. So, by God’s
good love and eternal rainbow
of good freedom I say, see ya
later Suckers! Try not to get
eaten by grizzly bears while
I’m gone.”
So there you have it.
Sarah Palin’s last speech as
Alaska’s Governor and her first
speech as our new Maverick-
in-chief. I’d like to give a
hardy congratulations to the
Republican party for finally
finding a spokesperson who
makes sense. Oh boy.
Comments? E-mail Doug at
shakedowndoug@hotmail.com

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Fair Cosby conversations also helped close

CONT. FROM PAGE A-1
“attendance is up every year.”
Both the fair and speedway
are owned and operated
by the Cattaraugus County
Agriculture Society, a Bonnies and a great school,” he
non-profit organization.
Gate receipts go toward
maintaining the fairgrounds.
Mrs. Charlesworth stressed
the fact that the Fair offers
a wide variety of Grounds
Entertainment attractions,
including rides, a petting
zoo, and demonstrations of
historical trades, among others.
These are all included in the
price of the gate admission.
This year, country music star
Jason Aldean is in concert on
the evening of August 6. “You
have to get that (the concert)
booked way ahead of time,”
said Charlesworth. Attracting
a big name artist “gets
expensive, more and more
difficult every year.” Sales for
this year’s show “have been
tremendous.” Track seats are
sold out, although grandstand
tickets are still available.
As for the most popular
grandstand events, Mrs.
Charlesworth does not hesitate
to say “anything motor,”
CONT. FROM PAGE A-1
“The Bonnies are great folks,”
Cosby said. He has always
enjoyed the rivalry between the
two schools. “Great fans the
said about the university.
He attributes much of his
success to the education he
received and also from his mom
for instilling a work ethic into
him. “At 4:30 in the morning,
my mom would come in to
wake me up,” he said. “I’d stick
one leg out of the bed, and five
minutes later she would come
back and say, ‘Is that as far as
The Fair begins and ends with one of its most popular you’ve gotten?” His natural
events, the Demolition Derby. The first derby will take ability to make people laugh and
place on Monday night, Aug. 3, and there are two Derbies
work ethic took him to stand
scheduled to close the Fair on Sunday, Aug. 9. These up comedy venues all over,
events will feature small and large cars.
and eventually he landed a gig
scheduled to close the Fair be on grooming their horse” on ‘The Tonight Show’ in the
on Sunday. These events will or something medical. They early 1960s. His good natured,
feature small and large cars. then give a five to ten minute conversational approach to
The Fair is more than rides presentation on that topic, on comedy was new and refreshing
and evening entertainment. which they are judged. on the scene.
“This is the time for the kids So how long has 4-H been While many comedians
to shine,” said Cindy Boberg, involved with the Cattaraugus were telling risqué jokes and
Program Coordinator for 4-H. County Fair? “Forever, as long pushing the envelope, Cosby
She is referring to children as I’ve been here,” or twenty- stuck to what he knew: his
who work all year long on their five years, says Cindy Boberg. family upbringing. Telling
4-H projects in preparation Judging Day for the 4-H Youth stories and making light of
for the Cattaraugus County Center will be on Saturday, innocent happenings and
Fair. About 550 children are August 1. The animals will be
the gap between black and white
relations. His jokes transcend
color and race. Whether he’s
talking about education, family
or just going to the dentist,
he’s always there to make you
laugh, and his jokes apply to all
people. His first venture into
acting on television broke the
mold. In 1965 he was cast in ‘I
Spy’ and was consequently the
first black actor on television
playing the lead in a dramatic
role. He won three Emmys
consecutively for ‘outstanding
lead actor in a drama series’.
Other shows followed including
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids,
and one of the greatest successes
in television, debuting in 1984,
‘The Cosby Show’.
Cosby is still working hard,
doing stand up and writing. “I
love to write,” he said. We
agreed that it is impossible to
write with other people around.
“You just have to be alone in
your thoughts, as crazy as they
may be,” he said. Today, he is
on the road a great deal, touring
and doing stand up through May
of next year, and some of his
locations are in smaller cities.
I asked him about performing
in places such as these. “You
can be in Alaska in the middle
of nowhere … I’ve been
everywhere and nowhere, but
I’m still somewhere.”
When he’s not traveling, he
likes to spend time at his home
in Western Massachusetts.
While on the phone, I could
hear the lawn being mowed
in the background. “The guy
just ran over my foot with the
lawnmower, he couldn’t hear
me scream ‘cause he’s wearing
ear plugs, so he just kept going.”
His humor is contagious. He
likes relaxing at home when not
on the road and when speaking
of the lunch he was about to
make, I asked him if he liked to
cook. “You know, I’ve never
made the same dish twice.”
“Why is that?” I inquired.
“Because as a man, you don’t
measure the ingredients ... you
just add some of ‘dis and some
of ‘dat. It’s never the same dish,
it always turns out different.”
Cosby’s observations are
always true and easy to relate
to. His easy-going demeanor
and laidback look at life are a
testament to how we should run
our lives. “Work hard, stay in
school and enjoy yourself.”
Cosby will be performing
at the Seneca Allegany
Casino on Friday, August 7
at 8pm. For tickets and more
information, visit www.
SenecaAlleganyCasino.com

Macker Deadline Extended

especially Monster Truck
Night on Friday. Fans can
meet the drivers and get their
autographs at the Monster
Truck Pit Party before the
Truck Rally. Wednesday night
features the East Coast (Semi)
Pullers, “which is very popular
with everyone who has
anything to do with trucks.”
On Saturday night, Thrill
Master Crash Moreau brings
his “Eve of Destruction” Super
Bus Demolition Derby. “He’ll
be doing stunts” with cars and
school buses.
The firemen’s parade gives
the volunteers a chance to
have fun with their trucks. The
parade takes place Tuesday
night at 7pm. Spectators can
view the Veterans Parade at
2pm on Saturday, with local
units participating.
The Fair begins and ends
with a Demolition Derby.
The first is on Monday night,
and there are two Derbies
enrolled in about forty 4-H
clubs across the county. The
youngest kids, known as
“Clover Buds,” are five or six
years old. The older members
range in age from seven to
nineteen. “We do crafts,
engineering, woodworking,”
and of course the animals.
“The kids learn life skills,
they learn the food chain” in
the form of hands-on learning.
While many who join 4-H
become farmers, “a lot of our
kids go in different directions.”
According to Boberg, “We
have quite a few doctors,
veterinarians, a lot of teachers
and physical therapists.” Her
point is that you never know
where these club members
will turn up later in life.
4-H leadership training
includes public presentations,
giving them the ability to
speak in front of crowds and
“be professional.” The kids
will pick a topic, “it could
brought in the following day.
4-H shows officially begin on
August 3. This year’s market
sale at the Fair takes place
August 8 at 1pm.
General admission tickets
are $7 in advance and $9 at
the gate. All tickets can be
purchased in advance through
August 2. Grandstand events
are free with gate admission
Monday and Tuesday, with
an additional $4 charge
on Wednesday, Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday. A $5
charge covers the cost of
the two Demolition Derbies
on Sunday. Charlesworth
believes that Monster Truck
tickets “will probably be sold
out.” Grandstand tickets to see
Jason Aldean are $23, which
does not include the gate
admission of $9. The phone
number for all ticket purchases
is 716-938-9146. Information
can be found online at www.
cattarauguscofair.com.
Last Chance to Participate in 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament in Olean
OLEAN - Entries are still being
accepted for the Olean Gus
Macker Basketball Tournament.
The Olean High School Sports
Boosters and the Olean City
School District Foundation are
calling for visitors, students
and community members to
sign up for the August 14-16
Gus Macker three-on-three
basketball tournament.
Entry deadline for teams
interested in this year’s
tournament is Friday, July
31 for applications that are
submitted by mail and for
internet entries. To register
online, go to www.macker.
com or mail an application to
Gus Macker Application, PO
Box 70, Greenville, MI 48838.
GOACC will be mailing many
completed registration forms
by the end of the day, Tuesday,
July 28. Include yours by
the deadline with form and
payment. No faxed application
forms will be accepted. The
entry fee must accompany the
team application, and can be
paid by check or credit card.
The entry fee for four player
teams is $124. The two groups
anticipate having over 300
teams and 10,000 spectators
from a 100-mile radius to attend
the 3-day event and see this as
a great opportunity to showcase
Olean.
The tournament will take place
on Delaware Avenue and North
Barry Streets in Olean, NY. 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 trophies.
Also, teams that finish last in
their divisions could receive
“Toilet bowl” trophies.
Organizers also are looking
for volunteers for the event. If
interested, contact John Irving
at 716-397-8223, David Carucci
at 716-372-9289, or Meme K.
Yanetsko at 372-4433.

The Boston Culinary Group

at Holiday Valley

Now Accepting Applications

Prep Cook • Banquet Cooks • Line Cooks • Pizza Cooks

Banquet Servers • Restaurant Servers • Bartender
Utility Help • FOH Supervisors • Chef Managers
Host and Hostess • Chefs

Please apply in person at the Boston Culinary Office at

Holiday Valley Resort, Holiday Valley Road, Ellicottville, NY

IBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: AUGUST 13-15 ~ HOLIDAY VALLEY RESORT

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Children ages four and up are invited to join in Bible skits, sing-a- The Salamanca Area Chamber Of Commerce: Is seeking graphic designers to assist with
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from 5:30-7:30pm. Focusing on the theme, “God at Work,” each
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This Week’s Difficulty Level: To solve a Sudoku puzzle, place

a number into each box so that LEGAL NOTICES
★ ★ ★ ★ each row across, each column
down, and each small 9-box BOKMAN PROPERTIES, LLC. Notice of formation of the above Limited Liability Com-
square within the larger diagram
pany (“LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) on
9 7 8 3 (there are 9 of these) will contain
every number from 1 through
9. In other words, no number
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.
2 1 will appear more than once in
any row, column, or smaller
9-box square. Working with 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
3 7 the numbers already given as a
guide, complete each diagram
with the missing numbers that
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.
9 3 2 5 will lead to the correct solution.
Good luck! 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.
Last Week’s Puzzle:
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may be served. SSNY shall mail process to DiCerbo and Palumbo Attorneys, 410 Community
Bank Bldg., Olean, NY 14760. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
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process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 16 Main Street, Salamanca, NY
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4 5 1 7 6 8 3 4 9 5 2 Notice of Formation of Five Points Custom Woodworking, LLC. Articles of Organization
3 6 7 filed with NYS Department of State on 07/09/09. Office location: Cattaraugus County. Princi-
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nated 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.

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 VIEWS FROM THE VILLAGE
$100,000 Shootout at Holiday Valley
Though No Hole-in-One was Made on Saturday, Golfers Took Their Swings & All Proceeds Went to a Good Cause

Photos/Gary Kinn

Entertainment at the Gazebo Series in Ellicottville

Locals and Tourists Alike Took a Chance on the Weather Last Thursday and Enjoyed the Sounds of ‘Stone Row’

Photos/Gary Kinn

Local Artist Shad Nowicki Hosts Art Exhibition

Pop and Western Art were the Main Themes at Shad’s Weekend-Long Art Show Held Upstairs at Dina’s

Photos/Gary Kinn, Ian BIggs

Rocker Billy Squier Takes the Casino Stage by Storm

The Musician Played a Host of His Top Hits Including “Rock Me Tonight” and “Everybody Wants You”
Photos/Ian Biggs

Ellicottville’s Weekly Newspaper Online: www.thevillagerny.com