HoliMont is expected to open for the 2021-’22 ski and snowboard season on Saturday, December 18th, and to say we are excited is an understatement! Our staff has been working hard to make this season better than ever! 

We all have an area of life ruled by Sagittarius energy in our personal birth chart. This is where we feel most abundant, where we take chances, feel expansive, really enjoy life, and maybe exaggerate.

Holiday Valley’s President, Dennis Eshbaugh announced that their 64th winter season will begin on Friday, December 3, 2021, weather permitting. Night skiing will start on Dec. 10th. 

The Ellicottville Town Planning Board agreed in a 5-1 vote Nov. 22nd to grant a special use permit for an accessory apartment above a garage near a proposed single-family home on a 5-acre lot at 2 Rogers Rd.

Due to the recent climb in COVID-19 infection rates in Cattaraugus County, the Ellicottville Town Board held its Nov. 17th monthly meeting by telephone and took steps to ramp up renovations at the Town Center.

You know what’s cool?  Doing good for your community.  You know what’s cooler?  Making “Doing Good” a habit. Last month, Sk8EVL put a “call-out for artists” and the support came in!

Who needs all the hustle and bustle and stress of spending Black Friday at the Mall when the whole family can enjoy the kickoff to the holiday season in Ellicottville?

It was Bob McCarthy who said, “I love doing Irish Christmas which is a night of Irish magic. I don’t know how the magic gets there, but it just does.”  Well, this year we need a little more of that magic to help guide our way.  

The Mad Crazy Batter Bakery in Great Valley is celebrating their first year in business. Rachael Ferguson, co-owner, told me, “Our first year open has been great! We have learned so much!”

“It seems like just yesterday I was dreaming of owning my own wine and spirits shop,” said Shannon Carscallen, owner of E-Ville Spirits & Wines. Now Carscallen is thrilled to be celebrating a milestone not many small businesses achieve.

The Franklinville-Ellicottville Titans dropped a tough 26-0 loss to the Randolph Cardinals in the Class D ‘Super Bowl’ at Highmark Stadium on November 12th.

After several months of hard work by HoliMont Board of Directors and staff, HoliMont has secured an agreement to provide ON-SITE PCR TESTING AT NO COST beginning Thursday, November 11, 2021.

Lately there is a chill in the air in Ellicottville. The first snow of the season fell on the village on November 2nd. With some help from Mother Nature, Holiday Valley plans to open for the ski and snowboard season on Friday, November 26th.

There are endless memberships out there for businesses to be a part of, all with different perks and benefits … but what exactly do you get by joining the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce? How are we different? What is it that we do? 

When skateboarding legend Tony Hawk donated his blood to be painted into 100 skateboards, he probably did not think it would play a major role in a group of Ellicottville skatepark advocates meeting a match offered by The Skatepark Project.

Experts say Americans are exposed to 4,000-10,000 advertisements a day. Every town, village and city you drive through is peppered with signage promoting shops, restaurants, services and more. 

November November November … the month of GRATITUDE. With the crisp leaves under our feet and snowflakes/birds soon flying in, it truly is a splendid time of year to reflect, give thanks, and explore the virtue of gratitude.

You have all the planets in your chart … what your birth chart shows us is what sign each planet was in as you drew your first breath; so everyone has an area of life that is ruled by Scorpio. Let’s talk about the energy of Scorpio!

The Town Planning Board set a public hearing for an unusual accessory apartment project; Approves permit for a mural display on the wall of The Boardroom Snowboard Shop.

Both Ellicottville Men’s and Women’s Varsity Soccer teams advance to Regionals. The Lady Eagles head to Caledonia-Mumford HS on Nov. 5th and the men’s team heads to Williamsville on the 6th.