Mayville Holds Presidents' Day Weekend Winter Festival

(Mayville, NY)  

The Weekend Winter Festival in Mayville, NY kicked off today at six pm with fireworks, in Lakeside park on the shores Chautauqua Lake.  Judging by my view from our office across the street, there is going to be an excellent turnout.  

The crowning jewel of this years' festival is the Ice Castle.  After weather prevented it's building the last two years, organizers and volunteers really took advantage of terrific conditions this year.  Reaching 15 feet tall, the ice castle is made up of roughly 12000 blocks of ice each weighing 300-400 lbs. The bricks are bound together by and icy mortar made up of snow and water.  This years volunteers devoted over 2,000 hours to building the castle.

 

 

There is more to see and do than just the ice castle.  There will be art, food, shopping and activities.  Events on Saturday include the Polar Bear swim at noon to benefit the Mayville Food Pantry and the Chili cookoff from 2-4 pm.  A full schedule of events can be found at the bottom of this page.

The snowmobile trail through the park will be open.

 

 

 

Below is the schedule of events from mayvillechautauqua.org

Schedule of Events

LAKESIDE PARK, MAYVILLE, NY

Friday February 14, 2014

*10am-6pm Used Book Sale @ Mayville Library (corner of S. Erie &

Evans Streets, uptown Mayville)

6pm Opening Ceremonies @ Lakeside Park (weather permitting)

* 7-9pm Red Hot Art Gallery Tour: open gallery night on Rt. 394,

Living Glass Gallery; Mayville; Portage Hill Art Gallery;

Westfield (Rte. 394, midway between Mayville & Westfield-2.5

miles no. of Mayville’s traffic light on left side);

The Octagon Gallery (Patterson Library, Westfield) –

Free refreshments at each site

10PM – DJ Goodrich – Lakview Hotel, Mayville

Saturday February 15, 2014

10am Live Radio Remote featuring Media One Radio personality

Food/Craft Vendors open (Community Center/Tent/Trailers)

Snowball Distance Throwing Contest Registration @ Kids

Corner-cash prizes in Comm. Ctr. – for children & adults

(Sponsored by Westfield Dodge City, Westfield NY)

Children’s Golf Ball Race Registration @ Kids Corner-

Cash prizes-sponsored by Beauty Boutique, Mayville NY

50-50 Drawing @ Chamber Table (Community Ctr.)

Giant Kids Slide (weather permitting)

Kids Corner Edible Crafts during the day (Comm. Ctr.)

Chili Cook-off tickets available at Chamber Table (for judging)

Children’s Fishing Pond during the day

Legos Play Area during the day (Comm. Ctr.)

Lego Creation Building Contest (ages 3—adult)-register at Legos

Play Area (Comm. Ctr.)-Sponsored by North Shore Specialties

Refinishing, Mayville NY-judging Sun. afternoon-Cash Prizes

Carved Creation Raffle (by Chain Saw Artist Karl Buryta)

(Comm. Ctr.-Chamber Table)

Ice Carver during the day (weather permitting)

*10am-3pm Used Book Sale @ Mayville Library (corner of S. Erie & Evans

Streets, uptown Mayville)

10am-5pm Rainbow the Clown-face painting/balloon sculptures (Comm. Ctr.)

*10am-5pm Portage Hill Art Gallery open (Rt. 394-2.5 mi. no. of Mayville

traffic light on left side)

11:30am Cold Water Rescue Demo by Dewittville Fire Dept.

12pm Polar Bear Swim benefiting Mayville Food Pantry

12-4pm Horsedrawn Rides by Magic Moments

12-5pm Snowmobile Rides by Chautauqua Lake Snowmobile Club

(weather permitting)

2-4 pm Chili Cook-off judging in Community Center (tickets available at Chamber of Commerce table all morning)

*2-4pm Free ice cream sundae tastings – local grape or maple syrup,

new paintings inspired by winter scenes by Audrey Kay Dowling

as well as works from 100 more artists – @ Portage Hill Art

Gallery, 2.5 miles no. of Mayville traffic light

2:30pm Snowball Distance Throwing Contest-(Sponsored by Westfield

Dodge City, Westfield NY) – using pre-made snowballs

4 pm Chili Cook-off winner announced (Comm. Ctr.)

Medallion Treasure Hunt winner announced (Comm. Ctr.)

6:30pm Bonfire

7:00pm Flare Parade (weather permitting)

*7:30pm-10:30pm Jazz Music – Chris Vogt – Webb’s Captains Table, Mayville

8 pm Fireworks Display brought to you by Skylighters of New York

*10pm Alex Kates Band – Lakeview Hotel, Mayville

Sunday February 16, 2014

11 am Food/Craft Vendors Open (Community Center/Tents/Trailers)

Children’s Snowman/Animal Building Contest Registration

@ Kids Corner (participants provide their own accessories)-

judging based on creativity-Cash Prizes (or alternate contest)-

Sponsored by Andriaccio’s Restaurant, Mayville NY

50-50 Drawing @ Chamber Table (Comm. Ctr.)

Giant Kids Slide (weather permitting)

Kids Corner Edible Crafts during the day (Comm. Ctr.)

Children’s Fishing Pond during the day (Tent)-sponsored by

Home Chic, Mayville NY

Legos Play Area during the day (Comm. Ctr.)

Lego Creation Building Contest-register at Legos Play Area

(Comm. Ctr.)-Sponsored by North Shore Specialties

Refinishing, Mayville NY– Cash Prizes-(ages 3-adult)

Carved Creation Raffle (by Chain Saw Artist Karl Buryta)

(Community Center-Chamber Table)

11am-4pm Rainbow the Clown (Community Center)

12-4pm Horsedrawn Rides by Magic Moments

1:30pm Children’s Golf Ball Race-cash prizes-sponsored by Beauty

Boutique, Mayville NY (ages 4 – 12)

2:30pm Children’s Snowman/Animal Building Contest judged-cash

prizes donated by Andriaccio’s Restaurant, Mayville NY

(alternate contest held if not enough snow)

4pm Lego Creation Building Contest judged (sponsored by

North Shore Specialties Refinishing, Mayville NY)

*Designates other events taking place in the area this weekend you should

check out. This schedule is subject to change and weather conditions and is still

being planned as of this date with more events being added.

 

 

Nick Holt is a licensed sales associate and Director of Web-Based Marketing/Computer Services for Howard Hanna Real Estate.  As his last name suggests, he is the third-generation of the Holt family currently working for the locally owned and operating company which has been serving the Chautauqua County area for over 25 years.

 

Howard Hanna Holt Real Estate Partners with Dotloop

Cincinnati (OH) – Howard Hanna Holt partners with DotLoop

     Members of Howard Hanna Holt Real Estate's executive committee traveled to Cincinnati Ohio on Sunday for a intensive training on our new transaction system, DotLoop.
     Company Vice President Steve Holt, Director of Operations Judy Porpiglia and Director of Computer Services, Nick Holt were part of an intensive training with the leaders of 35 other independent real estate companies from around the country including: Georgia, Vermont, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Alabama, Ohio, and of course, NY.

     "We at Howard Hanna Holt Real Estate are always looking for new systems and technology to make our customers experience as easy as possible," said VP Steve Holt. "When we began the process of selecting an electronic forms provider that was easy for our customers to use, yet ensure the highest level of security.”

      “Dotloop, is the fastest growing real estate software company in real estate today,” said Judy Porpiglia, Director of Operations. “This technology allows us to make the entire real estate transaction process online, from offer through mortgage approval. This eliminates the faxing, scanning and printing of documents, all with one easy-to-use technology, improving the experience for Howard Hanna Holt Real Estate's clients.”
     
     HHH's Director of Computer Services, Nick Holt came away from the bootcamp impressed.  "The dotloop system will not only be a useful tool for our clients but our agents as well. The days of having to run to a fax or scanner at your office are over. This system allows customers to access their documents anywhere, at any time, and gives them yet another way to communicate with our agents."

     At the event the attendees were able to benefit from the featured speakers including Jared James, one of the most respected real estate technology trainers in the country.

     Chautauqua County-headquartered Howard Hanna Holt Real Estate offers comprehensive residential and commercial real estate sales, leasing and related services including real property appraisals, property management, development services, vacation property rentals and traditional rentals.  Owned by the Holt family, the local affiliate of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services has offices in Fredonia, Mayville, on the grounds of the Chautauqua Institution and at Peek’n Peak Resort and Spa.

     Howard Hanna Real Estate Services is the third-largest independent real estate company in the United State, the country’s fourth-largest full service real estate company and the sixth largest mortgage banking company in the nation.  The company serves the Western New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and West Virginia real estate markets.

Nick Holt is a licensed sales associate and Director of Web-Based Marketing/Computer Services for Howard Hanna Real Estate.  As his last name suggests, he is the third-generation of the Holt family currently working for the locally owned and operated company that has been serving the Chautauqua County area for over 25 years.