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East Aurora to Ellicottville
After selling out in its inaugural year, the Erie Cattaraugus Rail Trail (ECRT) will once again host a 42-mile charity bike ride from East Aurora to Ellicottville this fall.
July’s Message: Go With The Flow
Happy birthday to all the Cancer people! Everyone has an area of life that is ruled by Cancer. Look to your own 4th house, or any planets in the sign of Cancer, or the cusp that Cancer is on in your chart.
Letters Sent to Elk Creek Property Owners Seeking Access to Remove Debris
Ellicottville Mayor John Burrell pressed Village and Town Engineer and other Village staff to dredge Elk Creek in 2022, repeating his earlier appeals to prevent future flooding and bank destabilization.
Town Board Weighs School Resource Officer Request From ECS
The question of assigning a full-time School Resource Officer to work at Ellicottville Central School had been placed on hold but was revived & may be settled if employment terms can be worked out.
Griffis Sculpture Park Prevues New Sculpture
One of Griffis Sculpture Park’s newest sculptures is calling Ellicottville home for the summer. A 10-foot-tall bronze sculpture of Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas is currently located in front of the Village Gazebo for all to enjoy.
Holiday Valley Annual Spring Donations
Officials from Holiday Valley recently presented checks to several local programs as a way of giving back to the community. The funds are generated through the year at various Holiday Valley events.
Getting Started With Libby Training
The Ellicottville Memorial Library is hosting a demonstration of how to get started with borrowing ebooks and audiobooks through the Libby app.
Memory Garden Celebration Event
June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness month and in honor of that, Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardener Program has planted a Memory Garden at Ellicottville’s Nannen Arboretum on Wednesday, June 22nd.
Empire State Ride
Every year roughly 300 warriors gather to make an impact on the cancer research arena and support cutting edge therapies. Their objective: seven days of cycling across NYS to raise funds for cancer research.
Asia’s John Payne Brings Music Nostalgia to Ellicottville
Singer & bassist John Payne, of Asia featuring John Payne, will join Lou Gramm, formerly of Foreigner and John Elefante, formerly of Kansas for one remarkable night of music slopeside in Ellicottville July 2nd.
Living In Alignment With Your True Nature
This is Suzy Woo, your friendly astrologer. This month, I wanted to do something a little different for my beautiful readers. How can you steer your own ship in the direction of your dreams when others are facing a tsunami?
42 North Outpost Grand Opening June 18th
42 North Brewing Company is hosting the official grand opening of its “outpost” At Ellicottville’s Bikes Burritos & Brews (aka Bike & Bean) on Saturday, June 18th.
Nature Prints by Mary Hermans
A collection of beautiful blue prints, created by Mary Hermans, is currently featured at the Ellicottville Memorial Library through August 2022.
42 North HillTap Festival Returns to Holiday Valley
42 North Brewing Company is hosting the 2nd Annual HillTap Festival, a day-long event integrating music, beer and adventure, at Holiday Valley Resort on July 23rd.
Niagara Label Co. to Sponsor the 2022 Gazebo Series
Summer is here and so is one of your favorite weekly events! Enjoy live music performed by some of the region’s most talented artists while relaxing in the village square.
Interview with Lou Gramm
The annual Ellicottville Summer Music Festival, July 1st-3rd, will feature Lou Gramm, former lead singer of Foreigner for a night that will take you back to the 1970’s and rock you into the current music scene.
HoliMont Bike Park Opens for the Season
How cool would it be to have a summer “ski season” at your local ski resort? Now that the HoliMont Bike Park is officially open, you’ll be able to find downhill enthusiasts of a different kind on the slopes.
Bradley’s Back At It!
Brad Poole is back to pushing the limits of the human body, this time challenging himself to a 24-hour workout. That phrase does not scrape the surface of what he is going to do, yet it is beyond all of us.
Trauma Symposium Coming to Ellicottville June 15th
The hot topic word the past two and a half years is TRAUMA. It truly is a non-tangible word or phrase. What does it really mean? How do you know if you have been traumatized?
Sales Tax Distribution Outpaces Property Tax Revenues
Ellicottville Mayor John Burrell announced that the $495,572.61 in sales tax collected in the municipality in the fiscal year ending June 1st exceeded budget expectations by $56,833, or almost 13%.