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. 

40 units and more than 579 adults and children took part in the 36th Annual Santa Claus Lane Parade held November 26th in downtown Olean, while more than 2,200 people lined both sides of the street to watch.

Staff at the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce have been busy lining up activities, vendors and more for its Jingle Bell Jubilee - including the Cookie Crawl and the Run Run Rudolph 5K, both set for Friday, December 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.

Imagine being the person to give a little girl or boy their first gift … ever. Now, imagine that this child is someone you’ve never met, who lives on the other side of the world in a country devastated by war, natural disasters, famine or disease.

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.

Since Veterans Day of 2006, the Olean Veterans Wall of Honor memorial has stood in War Veterans Park as a reminder of all of the local service men and women who had sacrificed their lives in active duty.

The Holiday Season in the Enchanted Mountains of Cattaraugus County is a magical time of year! Gather up the crew and make your way through festive villages and scenic countrysides.

Take a 30 minute drive from Ellicottville on Route 219S into the Allegheny National Forest Region in Pennsylvania to find a variety of one-of-a-kind shops for all your holiday gift needs.

On Nov. 3rd, students from the CA BOCES CTE Center at Ellicottville Power Equipment Technology program received a day of advanced agricultural and construction equipment hydraulic systems training.  

The Seneca-Iroquois National Museum was named Tribal Destination of the Year at The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association’s annual Excellence in Tourism Industry Awards.

Not only do Wing Crawlers get to taste and vote on 8 different wings, they also get a chance to win $500 in Shop Olean Gift Certificates … and some Buffalo Bills merchandise!

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.