Tour Of Interesting Homes
This home on Greer Hill in Ellicottville, owned by Claus and Gerry Fichte, will be part of the Tour of Interesting Homes. This home sports a G-scale model train that runs through its chimney.
Submitted photo
On Saturday, area residents will have the opportunity to tour 11 homes and lend a helping hand to literacy efforts in Cattaraugus County. The fifth annual Tour of Interesting Homes, sponsored by the Literacy Volunteers of Cattaraugus County, will take place this year in Ellicottville from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is a self-guided tour of 11 local homes, according to Renee Bizzaro, the LVCC executive director. It will begin in the newly built Ellicottville Memorial Library, located at 6499 Maples Road. Registration will take place there between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Ellicottville homeowners were invited to participate in the tour. Those who expressed interest were followed up with, Ms. Bizzaro said. She said the homes on the tour each boast an unusual or unique feature, whether it’s an architectural detail or an intriguing landscape design. Pre-sale tickets for the tour are available for $25 at the Olean Public Library, the Ellicottville Memorial Library and LVCC. On the day o
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A selection of area offerings for this week at a glance follow below:
What: “Combining the Arts with Nature”
When: 1 p.m.
Saturday
Where: Roger Tory Peterson Institute, 311 Curtis St.
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