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CA BOCES appoints new director of Career & Technical Education

CA BOCES appoints new director of Career & Technical Education

The OLEAN - CA BOCES Board of Education has announced the appointment of Tracie Preston as its new director of Career and Technical Education. Ms. Preston will oversee programs that annually serve some 3,000 students enrolled in the Career Tech Centers at Olean, Ellicottville and Belmont, as well as BOCES' Adult Education division. Read more

  • ECS Amusement Park Opens For Business

    Each year the Ellicottville Central Schools Engineering Design/Robotics class designs and builds a final engineering project to display at the Annual Science, Math, and Technology Exposition. This year's Exposition will…

  • Nursing Home Week – Honor the Elderly

    Kickoff of Nursing Home Week began on Mother's Day this year, where there will be competitions between the residents and staff of both county facilities. At the Machias campus there…

  • Noise Complaint Voiced in Machias

    Machias resident David Miller of Pratt Road was in attendance at the April 15 meeting of the Machias Town Board asking about the noise complaints with regard to barking dogs.…

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Local Focus: Rebecca Shaw

Local Focus: Rebecca Shaw

"I wear your granddad's clothes, I look incredible.." is a line from a newer pop song by Macklemore called "Thrift Shop", and every time certain folks from the area hear it they text Rebecca Shaw. She owns The Bargain Bowl in Little Valley, a different kind of thrift shop and she works in Ellicotville too. Shaw works quite a bit, she tends bar at the Gin Mill and the thrift shop takes up quite a bit of her time as well. She also still has time to socialize with her peers every now and then.Quite the character, Shaw fits in... Read more

Sports News

Raffle, Competitions to Beneift EVL Wrestling Program

On Saturday, May 18 at 6 p.m. the Ellicottville American Legion will host a Gun Raffle with seven guns to be raffled to support the EVL Youth Wrestling Program for the purchase of new wrestling mats. Food and beer is complimentary with $20 ticket purchase. Additionally there will be a Chinese auction and 50/50 rafflesThere is also a shooting competition at the Ellicottville Sportsman's Club the same day at 9 a.m. Youth .22 shoot and adult pistol and rifle class for $15.00. For more information or any questions call Frank at (716) 818-8233. Read more

Entertainment

Ellicottville Tops off Summer Music Festival Line-Up with 'Mountain of Laughs... a HILL-arious Event'

Those planning to attend this year's Ellicottville Summer Music Festival will find a new entertainment event to kick off the weekend on Friday night, July 5. The Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, is adding stand-up comedy to the weekend. Read more