the villager: may 7-13, 2009

May 7-13, 2009 Volume 04 ~ Issue 19

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Casino Bets On Continued SuccessSeneca Allegany Casino & Hotel Commemorates Five Years

Routes To Art Open Studio TourArtists Throughout Cattaraugus County Open Their Doors May 16-17; Tour Maps Help Guide the Way

Pioneer Days Next WeekendA Gowanda Festival Continues an Annual Tradition with Many New Attractions

Sneak PeekIn This Issue . . .

Local Boy Scouts Raise Funds for Annual Road TripBoy Scout Troop 652, sponsored by the American Legion, is pictured here outside of Quality Markets in Ellicottville last Saturday selling hot dogs to raise funds for their annual road trip. This year’s trip will be taking the scouts on a camping trip to the Adirondacks. The Troop is known for their continued community service throughout the area. Photo/Gary Kinn (see other event photos on this week’s Photo Page)

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Next weekend, May 16-17 is your opportunity to travel throughout WNY and view some of the best artistic talent in Cattaraugus County, the Seneca Nation and Northern Pennsylvania. The Routes to Art program provides a combination of four events to enjoy year-round. This program is a great opportunity to advance your knowledge in local culture and history. Many artists in the program draw their inspiration from their heritage and the beautiful nature that surrounds us here in the Enchanted Mountains. There is an art exhibit currently on display at the Quick Center on St. Bonaventure University Campus. The exhibit is open to the public until May 11, 2009 and is a collection of multiple artists from the program. I particularly

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The Village of Gowanda bridges two counties. And for 56 years, one of its annual attractions has been Pioneer Days. During one weekend in May, a section of Main Street is closed for the convenience of pedestrians and merchants alike, to enjoy what the village has to offer. This year, organizers are hoping to give Pioneer Days a bit of a lift. Jennine Sauriol, who grew up in nearby Dayton, has come on board to help out. “We are trying to add new things” and revitalize the event. Activities start with a carnival on the evening of Thursday, May 14. Events continue through Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with Saturday promising to be the busiest of the four days. Sauriol said the original intention

enjoyed the display because it enables the viewer to see a wide variety of art in very different mediums. The variety ranges from traditional to contemporary styles and from 2D to 3D pieces. It is a fantastic opportunity that the Quick Center provided for the artists to display their work to the local and academic community. The open studio weekend will be taking place May 16 and 17 and will feature 42 artist studios. The Routes to Art gives the viewer the opportunity to see where the artist develops his or her body of work. The self-guided tour provides each tourist the opportunity to meet many talented artists. Each group will be guided by a map that is within the Routes to Art brochure, available at many local businesses, or

Spring is a great time to take your child out to enjoy nature closer to home. This Saturday, many local area nature groups are hosting the annual Mother Earth Day in Olean NY. The event is all about nature! These local groups bring nature closer to children by offering displays, information, and up close experiences with wild animals. Live owls and hawks from Hawk Hideaway will be on display. The Old Red School House will show exotic reptiles and snakes. Displays of local trees and wildfl owers and demonstrations on how to identify them will be offered by Pfeiffer Nature Center. Representatives from the SPCA will also be on hand. Local scout groups will be selling Girl Scout cookies. The event will be held on Saturday, May 9 from 10am-5pm at War Veterans Park, 551 East State Street in Olean, NY. For more information, please contact Pfeiffer Nature Center at 716-933-0187.

Pioneer Days in Gowanda features a different theme each year, with this year’s theme being Mardi Gras. The theme is helping to encourage a “large response” to the parade on Saturday. Marching bands, Veterans groups and area fi re departments are expected to join. Pictured above: a fl oat from last year’s “Western” theme. Photo/Gowanda Pennysaver

The Routes to Art Open Studio Tour will take place the weekend ofMay 16-17 and will feature 42 artist studios. The self-guided tour pro-vides each tourist the opportunity to meet many talented artists. Pic-tured above: Nance Jackson in her studio.

BY CHERYL WIENCKOWSKI

Five years! It hardly seems like fi ve years have passed since the Seneca Nation of Indians opened a casino with a buffet in the foothills of Salamanca. There were 1694 slots, 24 table games, a buffet for 320 people, a small retail store, and a snack bar. Try to imagine that last week before opening: Seven Hundred and Fifty brand new employees going through orientation, unpacking a mountain of new equipment and furniture, trying on new uniforms, and fi nding their way around the big green building. Here’s my favorite part – the kitchens were not ready! Food and Beverage had to rent a tent and kitchen equipment and cook for VIP parties and open a 320 seat buffet - cooking in a MASH tent. Fears of bears and other wild animals fi nding their way to the stored food and

Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel celebrated their fi fth anniversary on Friday, May 1, 2009 with a special cake cutting ceremony. Cochise Redeye, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Seneca Gaming Corporation (SGC); Barry E. Snyder, Sr., President, Seneca Nation of Indians (SNI); Catherine A. Walker, Chief Operating Offi cer, SGC; Members of the SNI Tribal Council and Members of the SGC Board of Directors, among many others, were present during the commemorative event. Photo/Gary Kinn (see more photos on this week’s Photo Page)

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the communities in which we serve. And that’s why I’m proud to report our recent co-sponsorship of the “The Villager Rockies” – not quite major league, but no small potatoes, either. Picking up this ECLV little league team was a perfect fi t for us. We love the idea of supporting our area youth in a community setting, and it’s not only healthy but fun, as well. True, we actually don’t “own” the team. Technically, we co-sponsor the team with our friends at Rocky Top Building Products, (hence the name “Rockies.”) Thanks in a large part to area merchants, involved parents, dedicated coaches and enthusiastic players, little league baseball is alive and well. The lessons

learned and memories kept of this period in a youngster’s life can last a lifetime. Our team consists of Head Coach Todd Palmatier, Assistant Coaches Matt Sexton and Roger Spell, and players Evan Palmatier, Liam Watt, Robert Spell, Hunter O’Stricker, Mitchell Sexton, Walter Woodarek, Evelyn Cortez, Conner Fitzpatrick, Frank Neff, Parker Rieman, and Zach Golley. So dear readers, please come out to the ball fi elds this summer and support The Villager Rockies and all the other great teams. No matter who you root for, you’re sure to enjoy the special times and refreshing spirit that is little league in the Enchanted Mountains! Until next week …

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Thank you to all the residents of Springville and the surrounding communities that supported the Taste of the Southtowns on Sunday, May 3 at the Springville Fire Hall. This was the fi fth year for the Taste and the most successful year for the event.

Congratulations to the restaurants who received special awards from the Alfred State Culinary School of Wellsville: Laura’s Country Oven-Best Overall and also Best Dessert for their Apple fritters, Riley’s-Best Meat Award for their Hickory Buttered Ribs, cafe Americano-Best Appetizer for their Chicken Salad, Desperados-Best Vegetarian Award for their Smokey Beans, Best Chiken Dish-The Shop for their Chicken Cordon Bleu, Best Healthy Choice-Chanderson’s for their Crab Cakes and Best Ethnic went to Euro-Way for their pierogies. Also thanks goes out to Rancho Grande for participating in the Taste. Gooseneck Hill Waterfowl

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Directors would like to thank everyone who helped make it a success including the following local businesses who were Gold Plus Sponsor: Emerling Ford Mercury,Gold Sponsors: Bly’s Clock Shop, Farm Family Insurance, Springville Auto Truck Supply and Twin Lakes Homes; Silver Sponsors included: Anything Printed, Ashford Small Engine Repair, B&B Homes, CCB Bank, C&G Electrical Supply, Clyde’s Feed, DeSign Art,Gooseneck Machining, House of Steel, Kless Boys, Lamb & Webster, M&T Bank-Arcade & Springville, Mattress City Sleep Shop, Mike Monin-Morgan Stanley, Nova Glass & Mirrors, Pierce Milling, Ponderosa, Terry A. Raszeja & Steven Lord, Ray’s Small Engine, Rent-A-Center, St. Matthew’s Tree Service, Scott’s West Valley Service, Sears, Seneca Animal Hospital, Slippy’s Collision, Strawberry Fields, T-W Signs, Tri-County Supply, Tops in Springville, and Woodruff’s Tree Farm. Special thanks to the following

musical groups who provided super-fantastic entertainment for the six hours of the event: Liz Boberg, Pete Boberg, Gene Hilts and Larry, Joe Wagner and John, and Route 39 and Friends-Pete Boberg, Chris, Angie, Larry Rose and others. Thanks to all who made donations for our Chinese Auction & Silent Auction, to the Board of Directors of Gooseneck Hill for all their help, Tops for displaying our banner, and to the Springville Fire Hall. Most of all, we would like to thank all those who supported the event by tasting the fantastic food and by buying tickets for the 50 baskets in the Chinese Auction, bidding on the Silent Auction, and enjoying the great music. See you next year the fi rst Sunday in May at the Springville Fire Hall. Thank you Springville! See you at our Sanctuary, Sundays in July and August from 2-5pm.

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Pictured above is the team from Riley’s Restaurant, Ellicottville, receiving the Best Meat award for their Hickory Buttered Ribs. Photo/Rosemary Miner

ATTN: ALL SPORTS FANS OF ECSAn organizational meeting for the ECS Sports Boosters Club will be held Thursday, May 7 at 7pm in the High School Cafeteria. We look forward to brainstorming new ideas to enhance our programs at ECS. We invite and encourage all interested people come out and get involved. Sports play an important part in the education of our youth. Through athletics, students learn leadership and team-building - necessary for a solid foundation of social skills that they will require to be successful later in life. Participation in sports is about time management, multi-tasking and maintaining good grades. Sports help keep young minds active. Sports teaches achievement and sportsmanship, win or lose. We look forward to working together for the betterment of our students and our ECS Community.

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Cemetery RestorationE’ville Town Board Seeks Volunteers to Assist in Bryant Hill Clean-up

E’VILLE - The Town of Ellicottville is pleased to announce that the restoration work on the Bryant Hill Cemetery will continue this summer. This work is made possible from a 2007 Member Initiative Grant through Senator Catherine M. Young in the amount of $15,000. The grant is being administered by the Offi ce of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The Town Board has once again approved the services of Fannin-Lehner Preservation Consultants for Phase Three of the restoration project. In the year 2000 Fannin-Lehner visited Ellicottville and prepared a Gravestone/Monument Condition Assessment Report

that outlined a three-phase restoration project that could take place over several years as funds became available. A grant from the Rural New York Planning and Preservation Grant Program made this initial work possible. Restoration of many head stones was completed in both the summers of 2006-2008 and the balance of grant funds will be expended this summer with what the Town hopes will be the completion of the remaining work. It is important to note that in July of 2003, with the assistance of Virginia Bartos formerly of the New York State Preservation Offi ce (SHPO) the Bryant Hill Cemetery was

listed on the State and National Historic Registers. The Town Board would like to again recognize former Town Historian Lois Siggelkow and her husband Dr. Richard Siggelkow. The couple assisted in the research done to obtain the grants and dedicated years of hard work to maintain and study the history of the Bryant Hill Cemetery. Volunteers are essential to the completion of restoration at Bryant Hill. Work will begin on Monday, June 1 and continue through Wednesday, June 10. For more information on how to get involved, contact the Town Supervisor’s Offi ce at 699-2100 or e-mail [email protected].

LITTLE VALLEY - The National Police Bloodhound Association held its 10th annual spring training seminar at Allegany State Park commencing on Sunday, April 26, 2009 and ending on Thursday, April 30, 2009. The seminar held at Camp Allegany-Red House area, was hosted by the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Offi ce. According to Association President, Doug Lowry, the group was formed in 1962 as the Eastern Police Bloodhound Association in Connecticut. When more departments joined the Association, the name was changed to the National Police Bloodhound Association to encompass those handlers from states all over the country. According to the Association’s

banners, which have shoulder patches from all the departments in the organization, there are more than 150 departments in the growing Association. When asked how the association picked the Allegany State Park for their training sessions, Lowry said that they use to hold these sessions in Maryland but were looking for a better area. At one of these sessions, he met Deputy Wayne Kreiger, the bloodhound handler for the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Offi ce, who suggested this State Park facility. After talking with the park offi cials and the Sheriff’s Offi ce, the Association decided to come here 10 years ago. “We fi nd the area great for both wilderness training and city training for both the dogs

and the handlers; we take the dogs and handlers to Bradford, PA and Salamanca, NY; where they can work on hard surfaces since we have handlers from large cities such as Chicago, IL.” “We have 55 handlers and 17 instructors here at this session with 50 dogs from as far away as California and Massachusetts and places in between,” said Lowry. “This area is ideal for the training; the living accommodations are great and the people make us feel welcome.” Doug Lowry, the senior training instructor, as well as Association President, is a retired 32-year Maryland State Trooper from Hagerstown. “The training consists both of classroom and fi eld sessions where the new handlers learn from the instructors of the mistakes they have made over the years and how to avoid their making the same errors. We have all made mistakes and we don’t want others making the same ones we made.” Another veteran handler and instructor for the seminar was New York State Trooper Jesse L. Davis from Troop D, Syracuse area. As a bloodhound handler for 15 years, he possesses the knowledge and experience needed. Trooper Davis and his dog were instrumental in the Bucky Phillips manhunt a few years ago in western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania. Sheriff Dennis John states, “We are very fortunate to host the National Police Bloodhound Association training within our county. We look forward to another successful year in 2010”.

Pictured above are Association President Doug Lowry with 7-year-old Dillion and Trooper Jesse L. Davis with 4-year-old Sassy at Camp Allegany. Photo/John Hebrock, Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Offi ce

Trail ReclamationSalamanca Team to Host Special Event this Saturday on Pennsy Trail

SALAMANCA – The ACHIEVE Salamanca Team will be holding a Reclamation Event this Saturday, May 9 from 10am-1pm at the Salamanca Youth Bureau, 36 South Avenue in Salamanca. The event is focused on Reclaiming the beautiful Pennsy Trail, reintroducing the need to use the trail for ‘healthy behaviors’ such as biking, walking and enjoying the wonders of nature. Guest speakers at the event will include Senator Cathy Young, Mayor Jeff Pond, representatives from the Seneca Nation of Indians, The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Department, the County Department of Health and the Olean-Bradford YMCA. ACHIEVE Salamanca is diligently working on improvements to make the trail

a safe and enjoyable experience for anyone to use. ACHIEVE is working with local leaders to incorporate walking and biking police patrol on the trail during scheduled hours so that the public will be assured of their safety while using the trail. The ACHIEVE Salamanca group is also coordinating an ADOPT-a-Trail program for the public to be able to help maintain the trail by adopting a small portion. The local gardening club has already been organizing and helping to beautify the trail and local businesses have been asked to help donate to new benches, waste receptacles and signage. Immediately following the speakers, walking groups will be formed to get people moving on the trail, while festivities at the Salamanca Youth Bureau

building will include bounce houses provided by the Olean-Bradford YMCA, children with their legal guardian will be able to obtain an “Operation Safe Child ID”, participate in a scavenger hunt and Salamanca CARES will provide food, beverages and a DJ. ACHIEVE Salamanca is a community group created by the Cattaraugus County Department of Health and Olean-Bradford YMCA with funding provided by a partnership between NACDD and the YMCA. Its purpose is to bring together local leaders and stakeholders to build healthier communities by promoting policy and environmental change strategies with a focus on increasing physical strength, improving nutrition and preventing tobacco use.


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“Little known facts about Allegany State Park “will be the topic of the May 14 meeting of the Ellicottville Historical Society. Mr. Hugh Dunne of Salamanca, the Commissioner of Allegany State Park will be the speaker. Mr. Dunne, who has spent over 35 years working in the park, has a wealth of knowledge to share. The meeting will be held at the Ellicottville Memorial Library at 7:30pm. The public is invited to attend. For information call Cathy Lacy at 945-5080.

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BY STEPHANIE HACKERST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY

As the 19th head coach of St. Bonaventure’s 89-year Men’s Basketball team, Mark Schmidt has brought game back to the court. Schmidt has been playing basketball since he was 5 years old. He played competitively until he was 22, and played leisurely from then on, but never lost his passion he has for the sport. He graduated from Boston College with a B.S. in Business Administration and Management. Schmidt’s coaching career started in 1989 at Saint Michaels College in Vermont. From there he went to coach at Penn State, Loyola College (Baltimore), Xavier, and Robert Morris where he spent six years as head coach. In 2007 he made his most recent move to St. Bonaventure University. Schmidt recalled a moment, while he was coaching for Xavier the team played against St. Bonaventure. He noticed the passion that fi lled the gym from both the Bonnie’s team and the fans. The enthusiasm was unlike anything he had ever seen. This was the determining factor that led him and his family to Olean where they now reside. Schmidt is married to Anita and together they have three boys: Michael, 8, Derek, 11, and Nicholas, 13. The whole family is always at the games, win or lose, to support Schmidt and his team. Schmidt’s sons often help with the intermission shows during the game and serve as important members of the team, ball boys. Schmidt mentioned how coming in from the outside he appreciates the size of the school and the relationship between the school and the community. “Bona’s, Allegany, and Olean

are one in the same,” Schmidt said. “You could walk up to anyone and say, ‘Hey, are you going to the game tonight?’ and they would all know what game you are talking about, the Bonnie’s game. This is something you do not get at bigger city schools.” The St. Bonaventure community welcomed Schmidt with open arms and high hopes to turn the basketball team’s record around. The fi rst game with the new coaching staff set the fans’ expectations high. It was a new beginning and a new chance to bring back the glory that the Bonnie’s team once had. The enthusiasm from the crowd helped lead the team to their fi rst victory of the season. Schmidt’s fi rst year at Bonaventure ended with eight wins, and his second with 15. “I hope next year to keep getting better,” Schmidt said. “This year we got to the [Atlantic-10] Conference; next year I hope to get there and advance. I want to keep moving in the right direction.” Schmidt describes his time at St. Bonaventure thus far as “satisfying, challenging and fun. When it comes to taking a new job, you never know if

you made the right decision,” Schmidt said. “You have to give yourself a few months. But, this has defi nitely been the right move for me and my family.” Schmidt said that there have been two moments so far that have stood out to him. One was when the Bonnies beat Albany. The intensity of the crowd was so high and at the end of the game the crowd carried Tyler Ralph off the court. The other was when Andrew Nicholson dunked at the end of the game against Charlotte which landed the Bonnies on the road to the A-10 Conference. Patrick Pearson, a co-worker of Schmidt’s, describes Schmidt’s coaching as intense. He said that he is extremely detail-oriented and that during the season Schmidt is all about basketball. “Schmidt is phenomenal,” Pearson said. “I couldn’t work with or for a better person.” Next year’s team is looking promising. With two players graduating this year, D’Lancy Carter and Tyler Benson, they are looking to fi ll their shoes with powerful players. Coach Schmidt said there is good talent coming in and they have one scholarship left and are still looking to sign one more player.

Schmidt’s coaching career started in 1989 at Saint Michaels College in Vermont. From there he went to coach at Penn State, Loyola College (Baltimore), Xavier, and Robert Morris where he spent six years as head coach. In 2007 he made his most recent move to St. Bonaventure University.


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why she and her husband Tracy were so delighted to fi nd a perfect treasure of a home waiting for them when they moved to Cattaraugus four years ago. While frilly lace curtains and extravagant chandeliers fi t

the decor nicely, the home is at the same time astonishingly modern in the design of its many built-in cabinets and the clean lines of its windows which were features of the home’s original construction circa 1910. Unlike most architecture of the era, this home was inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement. This meant that, in sharp divergence from the excesses of Victorian design, much of the furniture was to be built in, was to be simply but impeccably well crafted, and was to have a new look not unlike the art form being pioneered at the time by Frank Lloyd Wright. The Webster home is unique – not only in the way it represents homes that changed American tastes, but also in the fact that it has survived intact to the present day as it was fortunately always held by owners who took pains to preserve it even as they made improvements. The owners before the Websters added touches like perennial gardens and a deckside hot tub. The Websters added a new kitchen/family room and up-to-the-minute bathrooms. They also rebuilt the side porch and replaced all but two of the home’s windows with Pella Thermapane, taking care in both cases to exactly replicate the 100-year-old originals. Nearly every room has built-ins, all of matching South Carolina yellow pine stained almost as dark as mahogany. The living room’s bookshelves are particularly well done – shelves to each side of windows that overlook a wooded hillside are bridged by a cushioned window seat hinged to make the underside function as a storage box. The dining room also has lovely built in cabinets, these for the display of serving china, underneath a large panel of leaded glass. An opposite wall has yet another built-in cabinet. This is where plates, bowls, cups and saucers can be accessed for the dinnertable from the

butler’s pantry’s fl oor-to-ceiling shelves on the opposite side - a very quaint, very practical arrangement. Elsewhere in the house are more examples of the carpenter’s attention to detail – in the woodwork that surrounds the stairway, the bedroom vanities, chests and closets, and the charming, window-walled

sleeping porch that greets you off the second fl oor landing. Taken as a whole, it is hard to grasp that a home built so far in the past can be so thoroughly modern, and that so much of its beauty still shines through, able to knock our socks off all these years later. The home, by the way, can

be yours. It is currently being offered for sale through Amy DeTine at ERA Vacation Properties; phone 716-583-3769. The Websters are headed south to a farm with plenty of acres, where they’ll be able to enjoy another of Patsy’s passions, horses, right in their own backyard.

While frilly lace curtains and extravagant chandeliers fi t the decor nicely, the home is at the same time astonishingly modern in the design of its many built-in cabinets and the clean lines of its windows which were features of the home’s original construction circa 1910.

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BY THOMAS KNEELAND

May is the month of many traditional celebrations both ancient and modern, and seems to be everyone’s favorite season. It’s a month of renewal and rebirth, possibly named for the Greek goddess Maia, the goddess of fertility. May Day was one celebration observed on May 1, and is today associated with International Workers’ Day, and its origins are ancient. The Romans had celebrations

for everything, especially for the goddess and deity named Flora, the goddess of spring fl owers, vegetation and fertility. The holiday began around 235 B.C.E. They believed the festival would ensure the protection of their plants and celebrated with drinking, dancing and feasting. Flowers were placed everywhere. Many of these international

customs have survived thousands of years. These pagan and sometimes pre-Christian celebrations continue to be observed with the best-known traditions of dancing around the Maypole and the crowning of the Queen of May. The Roman Catholic tradition in May is to celebrate the Virgin Mary, and during the 20th century, the giving of a “May basket” fi lled with fl owers or treats is the tradition for the one you love. Irish bonfi res mark the coming of summer and the ending of long winter nights. In France, the tradition is to give “Lily’s of the Valley” as a lucky charm, which also symbolizes springtime. But what May was to ancient tribes was a time to celebrate that summer had arrived; the trees were blooming, the sun was shinning, and they knew it was going to be easier to fi nd food, keep warm, and prosper once again. In present day I know what

is on everyone’s mind in May. Which horse is going to win the Kentucky Derby? The Derby is one of the biggest social events of the year. The 135th Kentucky Derby was more

than a single event, but rather a ten-day festival with balloon races, steamboat races, picnics, parades, parties, fashion, hats, millionaires, and family/friends gathering featuring unique southern foods such as small tea sandwiches, Benedictine, mint juleps, barbeques, and Kentucky Derby Pie. Family, friends, food and drink make a celebration, and nothing puts more spice into our lives than unique Mexican specialties like margaritas, enchiladas, tamales, fi sh tacos or quesadillas, VIVA MEXICO! May 5 was Cinco de Mayo, the Mexican festival that celebrates Mexico’s victory over the French at the battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Today, Cinco de Mayo may well be more popular in the United States than Mexico where it is somewhat a limited regional holiday, but every Tuesday at Balloons is always a Mexican festival since we feature delicious enchiladas and tacos. It’s “Tomatillo Tuesday” so next week stop in and celebrate, join the crowd, drink a Mexican beer, or try our margaritas. Now this weekend is the best celebration of the month! It’s Mother’s Day weekend. Your chance to show your mother how much you appreciate the things she has done for you. Most countries celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May. But can you imagine it hasn’t always been this way? Ancient societies would celebrate the goddess Isis in Egypt, Cybele in ancient Rome, Rhea the Greek mother of the gods, and early Europeans, mother church, rather than their own mother. But, by the 1600’s the celebration included “real mothers,” calling it Mothering Day. Mothers began to be presented gifts of cakes or fl owers, and servants were given the day off so they could visit their mothers. When early settlers came to America, the tradition was discontinued since they practiced

conservative Puritan ways. It was Julia Ward Howe that fi rst called for an international Mother’s Day celebration with the peace and motherhood proclamation of 1870. Our modern Mother’s Day celebration was fi nally approved by Congress in 1914 and every year the President proclaims the holiday. Rolling out the carpet, that’s what I call a celebration, and May 13-24 the South of France will be gathering people from all over the world for the ultimate party. It’s the Cannes Film Festival, and this one’s for the “rich and famous.” The fi rst Festival International de Film began in 1939 in Cannes, France. Due to the war, the date was cancelled, but on September 20, 1946 the Festival de Cannes opened its doors. Private Chefs and culinary experts will descend on the sparkling Riviera, setting the elegant dinner tables with only the fi nest foods from around the world. May is the moment to celebrate. Canada, the country with so many holidays, always fi nds a way to party. This year Victoria Day will be celebrated on May 18. It celebrates the birth of Queen Victoria born on May 24, and its tradition is to also celebrate the current reigning Queen Elizabeth II. Victoria Day is now always observed on the Monday before May 25. Victoria Day was established in 1845, becoming a national day of celebration in 1901. Victoria Day is traditionally marked with parades, fi reworks, picnics and barbeques. In the “good old days” it was fashionable to pack a picnic basket fi lled with summertime favorites of cold salads, fresh breads, pastries, cold cuts of meat, biscuits, fruits, cheese and your favorite beverages. Today too, family and friends will gather to open, repair and clean their summer cottages, and plant their gardens, and if you happen to come and visit us in Ellicottville, we will

METHOD for the Torte: Thaw three sheets of the pastry dough at room temperature for 1 hour, or until the dough is easy to handle. Unfold the pastry sheets and place on a fl oured surface. Add two sheets together and roll into a single sheet 16” x 16”, (make sure the single sheet is now smooth and even). Lay this single sheet into a 9 inch spring-form pan with the pastry overhanging the top edge of the pan. In a sauté pan heat 1 T. canola oil. Add the shallots and garlic. Sauté for 1 minute then add fresh spinach and drizzle with fresh lemon. Wilt the spinach. Set the spinach in a mess strainer to drain, and squeeze to remove any water from the spinach. Set aside. Place 5 slices of the Swiss cheese on top of the puff pastry in the spring-form pan. Slide one of the frittatas on top of the cheese. Add one-half of the spinach on top of the frittata. Add the sliced turkey. Top with 5 slices of Swiss cheese. Slide the other frittata on top, add spinach, ham, and fi nish with the Swiss cheese. Make an egg wash (1 egg 1 T. water). Brush the egg wash on the inside edge of the puff pastry. Roll out a single sheet of puff pastry and place the dough over the torte and crimp the edges as you would a pie. Cut out decorations with the leftover puff pastry for the top of the torte. Brush the top of the torte with egg wash and place the decorations over the top. Bake the torte in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour or until it is brown and fl aky. Area Chef Thomas Kneeland is an avid researcher of culinary history. The developer and franchisor of Tom’s Mom’s Caffe in Michigan, Kneeland was responsible for stocking the White House every month with his famous Tom’s Mom’s Cookies for President Regan. Kneeland is currently a chef at Balloons Restaurant in Ellicottville.

The next few months are the best time of the year, especially for eating the fresh fruits and vegetables right from the garden. Everyone loves a great picnic, barbeque or just the ability to enjoy the outdoors. So gather your family and friends to make this week’s recipe for a Mother’s Day weekend celebration. The recipe celebrates one of the fi rst plants of the garden, spinach. It’s easy to make this beautiful layered torte that features the frittata, the Italian omelet with fresh spinach, turkey, ham, Swiss cheese and a hint of fresh tarragon right out of the spring garden. This recipe can be made ahead of time and reheated, or the torte is also excellent cold and could be taken to a springtime picnic.

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Too often, many of us will become very comfortable with our workout routine and choice of physical activity. Workout after workout, some will do the same exercises, in the same order with the same degree of intensity. Instead of going “outside of the box,” they may tend to stick with what they regard as “comfortable” and avoid anything new. However, in fi tness, reasonably challenging yourself is everything! (I always tell my clients and students, we do not want an exercise to be easy and comfortable!) This sense of challenge should not be limited simply to your structured exercise time. Instead, we should strive to build exercise - or physical movement - into our daily lives as much as possible. Why? Our populations have become too sedentary and are taking in extra kcals (a measurement of calories) daily - and we’re storing them as fat instead of burning them off. And it’s killing us prematurely. Females with waists of 35”+ and males with waists of 40”+ run an increased risk of heart disease. High blood pressure and diabetes are also strongly

linked to a poor diet and insuffi cient physical activity. Physically inactive individuals - those with less than 60 mins./wk.of physical activity - are at a 52% increased risk of dying early. Meanwhile, physically active people - those with more than 60 mins./wk. of activity - experience a 20-35% risk reduction to mortality. Physical activity should be “multi-mode” - the more different types of physical activity we do, the better. Research shows that people who engage in 4 or more different physical activities have a 50% less chance of suffering from dementia than those who limit their participation in physical activities to only one or less. The neurons/neurotransmitters in our brains enjoy receiving and sending a variety of messages from many demands. Without ongoing challenges and stimulating, new paths of communication between muscle and mind, neurons can cease to function. So what are some choices of “multi-mode” activities? Examples can be either cardiovascular exercise, resistance training or fl exibility. It’s important to choose a variety of activities from all three areas. Cardiovascular activities involve increasing the demand on your heart and lungs. They should be performed 3-6 days/wk. for 20-60 mins./session at a moderate/moderately-high rate of exertion. Examples include: spinning, walking, jogging, running, skiing, skating, swimming, tennis, dancing, cycling and aqua-fi tness. Resistance training involves pushing and pulling in order to shorten and lengthen our muscles. Resistance can

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Is it safe to come out yet? Can I fi nally take this darn surgical mask off and enjoy my Cinco De Mayo beverage of choice? This time last week I was incorrectly led to believe that we were all about to go the way of the Dodo or, in this case, some sort of long extinct, prehistoric, disease ridden swine. Just the look of undisguised glee in Wolf Blitzer’s eyes was enough to send me scurrying for the nearest bottle of penicillin. So what happened? Why are we still here and, for the most part, healthy? The word “pandemic” is a favorite of the media these days. It conjures up images of a dusty, Mad Max-like future where only a handful of brave survivors are left to rebuild a shattered and broken society. We’ve been shown stock footage of overcrowded emergency rooms and devastated Mexican villages for twelve hours a day, everyday for the past couple of weeks while Dr. Sanjay Gupta lingered, specter-like, in the

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medium. Her other paintings, portraits and still lifes are just as pleasing and beautiful. The compositions of Ron DeMattio’s pieces are like a contemporary festival for the eye and defi nitely worth viewing. I strongly encourage each viewer to take the opportunity to view the abstract yet organic nature of each piece. DeMattio’s process of creation would also be worth investigating. This strong innovator takes themes from nature and adds a digital twist. His concept is very contemporary and a pleasure to witness. The jewelry of Kristina McLeod is defi nitely inspired with a Native American fl air. The natural stone and bead jewelry reminds me of some delicate pieces created decades ago. Her jewelry echoes styles from previous eras, when times were nature based and simple. Throughout the year you can view all the artists in the program at the Routes to Art website. Each artist has an individual artist page with samples of their

work and information about the artist. On the website (www.routestoart.com) you can also research and view the 2009 sponsors. Anne Conroy-Baiter, Executive Director of the Cattaraugus County Arts Council and producer of Routes to Art, is very pleased with the quality of artwork to be found on the 2009 Routes to Art tour. “We’re thrilled to have signed on some very accomplished artists this year including Seneca artists Carson Waterman, Peter Jones and Joe Curry as well as regional artists Todd Plough, Barbara Fox, and Richard Thompson. Not only that, but the artwork comes in all shapes and sizes. Whether you’re looking for an original oil painting, a new piece of jewelry, a hand woven scarf, or a mug for Father’s Day, you’ll fi nd in on the tour this year. But the real beauty of Routes to Art is that it’s fun. It’s fun to get out on the road, see where artists work, grab some lunch, and witness art as it’s being created.”

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of Pioneer Days was to allow merchants to sell their wares on the sidewalks, while providing specials to attract customers using wooden nickels. The idea now is to make it “a community event for all the children.” Pioneer Days continues to help the merchants while attracting children with a brand new carnival this year called, “The Main Event.” The carnival will feature six to eight rides for smaller kids and about the same number of rides for older enthusiasts. Visitors will fi nd craft vendors lined up on the streets of Gowanda. New this year is a health and safety expo in the old Gowanda Fire Hall on Saturday. Local health care providers will conduct informational seminars. Local Masons will be doing an identity program for all ages “to get pictures and fi ngerprints taken” in case someone should come up missing. There is a different theme each year, with this year’s theme

being Mardi Gras. The theme is helping to encourage a “large response” to the parade on Saturday, which will include fl oats “and about six marching bands.” Veterans groups and area fi re departments are expected to join. Sauriol said a new feature this year is a map of Pioneer Days for visitors to get their bearings. Maps will be available from vendors and “pretty much anywhere in downtown Gowanda” by the time of the event. The maps will point out the location of the various vendors and what they have for sale. Thursday night will also see West Main Street blocked off, to be temporarily re-named Bourbon Street from 7-9pm. This will allow the Gowanda High School band to play jazz music so that people can dance in the street. On Friday and Saturday night, Gowanda fi refi ghters will provide live bands. Saturday’s highlights include the afternoon Gowanda Idol contest. The Gowanda Idol competition will have different categories this year - one for children, the other for adults.

Cash prizes will be awarded. Different dance demonstrations will be scheduled throughout the day on West Main Street, before the parade kicks off at 6pm. West Main Street will be closed to traffi c at noon on Saturday. There will be plenty of activities along the street “to keep people occupied” before the parade begins. Sauriol notes that the American Red Cross is sending its traveling blood donor van which will be available, as well as a blood drive Saturday which will be held from 11am-4pm. The New York State Police are also slated to conduct a vehicle rollover safety demonstration for the Health and Safety Expo on Saturday. Sunday will wrap up Pioneer Days with a religious service outside the Persia Town Hall “for anyone who may want to attend,” at around 11:30am. And as activities wind down Sunday evening, one girls bicycle and one boys bicycle will be given away at the carnival. “You must be present to win!” Sunday’s lineup will also feature more dancing and a 5K run for charity.

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dumpsters prompted additional anxiety to an otherwise already taxed culinary department. Somehow the electrical circuits were reversed when they were hooked up to all the rented kitchen equipment, and they blew out 12 brand new hot boxes for holding food. It was fun. A large number of the slot

machines were not up and running when the doors opened. We worked around it. There was no liquor license

at opening. We served coffee, soda, and bottled water all night long. When we did start serving beer and wine, the fi rst challenge was that the draft beer cooler for the main bar was large enough to hold three kegs of beer. Forget about bottled beer. The warehouse down the road ran beer over to the casino regularly while facilities eyed the space

that they would need to tear out to accommodate the storage space needed. The Berg liquor dispensing system was a jumble of wires hanging from the inside of the bar. We free poured for the VIP parties. There was no kitchen equipment allotted to the Employee dining room. Parkview Supermarket dropped off hundreds of box lunches every day for the employees. Now, in May of 2009, Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel boasts 2322 slots and 40 table games, a spectacular 212 room hotel equipped with a salon, spa, and pool overlooking the Allegany Mountains, two public bars, two fi ne dining restaurants - Patria and The Western Door Steakhouse, a 24 hour restaurant - The Seneca Café, and of course, Thunder Mountain Buffet, which is now expanded to seat 420 people. There are also meeting rooms, a retail store, an expanded poker room, and the Events Center, which allows Seneca Allegany

to host big name concerts and banquets for up to 1000 people. Most people who come to Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel for the fi rst time can’t believe they are in Salamanca. The Native American Design has won casino design awards. The views from the hotel rooms are spectacular, especially in the fall. The fi ne dining restaurants are four star. Stop in to the casino anytime during the month of May – there are numerous 5-year anniversary specials all this month! Buy a $5 glass of wine in one of the fi ne dining restaurants and keep the souvenir wineglass. There are $5 appetizers at the café. There is a $5 specialty drink served at the bars. There is a $5 combo special at the Bear Claw. Too many to list here! If you haven’t been to Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel lately, make a plan to go. Be sure to check out the incredible 2nd fl oor where the new restaurants and salon and spa are located. You won’t believe you’re in Salamanca!


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Notice of Formation of VanDyke Consulting, LLC. Articles of Organization fi led with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/20/2009. Offi ces located in Cattaraugus County, NewYork. Street address of Principal Business location is: 4115 South Nine Mile Road (Lot 125), Allegany, NY 14706. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Offi ce address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him is: VanDyke Consulting, 4115 South Nine Mile Road (Lot 125), Allegany, New York 14706. Purpose of LLC: to engage in any lawful act or activity.

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V I E W S F R O M T H E V I L L A G EEllicottville Historical Society Hosts Victorian High Tea

Daughters, Mothers, Grandmothers and Friends Attended Last Saturday’s Event at the United Methodist Church

Ya Gotta Regatta! An Annual Tradition Held Last WeekendGreat Valley Volunteer Fire Co. Welcomed Crowds of Boaters as They Ventured Down G.V. Creek

Seneca Allegany Casino Celebrates Five Year AnniversaryOffi cials Commemorated the Event with a Special Cake Cutting Ceremony on May 1, 2009

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