For eleventh grader Elsa Woodarek, community service projects have been an integral part of her educational experience at Ellicottville Central School since seventh grade.

After COVID-19 forced an early season ender last March, ski resorts across the country have been chomping at the bit to get those lifts spinning again. 

Get a rundown on all Holiday & Winter themed activities to help plan your trip to Ellicottville … NOW is a great time to visit!

It’s a great time of year to see our streets in the Village. The holiday lights are up, the Ski Tree is glowing, snow guns have finally started to fire and skiing is back in our resort town. 

Located next door to the EBC Taqueria, She Shed He Shed opened its doors this past October and has become a one-stop-shop for novelty gifts and items.

HoliMont will be welcoming members and guests back to the slopes this Saturday, December 19th to kick off the 2020-21 season.

The Ellicottville Village Board held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 15th and opened with Good News.  

The Rotary will continue the tradition of Irish Christmas by auctioning McCarthy and McCarthy-like unique pieces paired with fabulous baked goods from local donors, combining the best of silent/live and on-line auctions.

We need to take a moment to address our privilege—our privilege as a town relatively immune to the devastating effects of the COVID-19 virus; our privilege as a school district with considerable resources; our privilege as a people with freedoms both financial and political. 

A ribbon cutting ceremony for UBMD Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine took place this past Saturday, Dec. 5th at their new location in the Ellicottville Medical Center, 6133 Route 219 South, Ellicottville.

Thanks to Mother Nature’s cold temperatures and snowmaking technology, Dennis Eshbaugh, President & GM of Holiday Valley Resort announced today that the 2020-21 winter season will begin on Thursday morning, December 10, 2020. 

Back by popular demand, Ellicottville Brewing Company announces its Orange Chocolate Blonde Ale, brewed with locally-loved chocolatiers, Platter’s Chocolate Factory.

Nick and Kendra Pitillo were instantly moved by the letter.  Handwritten by Gary Zanardi, it encompasses the holiday spirit we all should embrace.

Since the pandemic began, almost 100,000 American small businesses have closed. Permanently. If this number — where each represents someone that poured their heart and soul and courage into chasing the American dream — doesn’t break your heart, check your pulse. 

Genesis: it’s the origin or creation of something new. Now that the end of 2020 is nearly here, “genesis” - a new beginning - takes on an entirely different meaning, for we are all figuring out a new way of living, communicating, and even learning amidst a global pandemic.

The Christmas season is now officially upon us. Before the anxiety over completing the gift-list settles in, getting a hold of a Blue Spruce or a Balsam Fir is the first order of business.

The Christmas season is here, and so is your opportunity to find a special and unique gift for the art lover in your life. Welcome to “25 Days of Minis”, an online gallery of affordable artworks from 45 talented artists.

Holiday Valley announced that UBMD Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine (UBMDOSM) will open an office in the Ellicottville Medical Center at 6133 Rt. 219 South, Ellicottville. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place on Saturday, December 5th at 10:00am at the Medical Center.

‘Bob McCarthy’s’ Irish Christmas, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ellicottville, is normally held as a live event at Ellicottville Brewing Company in late November/early December. “It is an honor to continue this tradition for Bob, who touched so many in our community”…

ERA Team VP Real Estate & Vacation Rentals are teaming up with Toys for Tots and local charities to celebrate Giving Tuesday on Dec. 1st. Toys for Tots donation boxes can be found in all ERA Team VP Offices, where donations of new, unwrapped toys can be dropped off.