Calendar of Bicentennial Events

1. Send Off Ceremony for Bicentennial Wagon Train in Ellicottville August 9, 2008 : 9:45 A.M.

2. Community Day at Onoville Marina (August 9, 2008)

   

   This event will be a family event held at the Onoville Marina. There will be live bands throughout the day and various vendors on site. A fireworks display will end the day.

3. August 9-22, 2008 Bicentennial Wagon Train

   

   Wagon Train & Stagecoach Run (8/9-22, 2008) - A Wagon Train and Stagecoach Run is planned over a 14-day period, traveling 150 plus miles throughout the County. The Stagecoach Run will be an educational living history celebration. The proposed route includes many municipalities. There will be hands-on demonstrations at each site. Town memorabilia will be picked up along the way for inclusion in the Time Capsule. Youth Contest winners and their prizes.

   • 8/8/2008 Ellicottville
   • 8/9/2008 Ellicottville-Otto-Cattaraugus
   • 8/10/2008 Randolph
   • 8/11/2008 Randolph-Leon-South Dayton
   • 8/12/2008 South Dayton-Gowanda
   • 8/13/2008 Gowanda-East Otto
   • 8/14/2008 East Otto-Ashford Hollow-West Valley
   • 8/15/2008 West Valley- Riceville-Delevan
   • 8/16/2008 Delevan-Machias-Franklinville
   • 8/17/2008 Franklinville-Ischua-Hinsdale
   • 8/18/2008 Hinsdale-Portville
   • 8/19/2008 Portville-Olean-Allegany
   • 8/20/2008 Allegany-Seneca Junction-Salamanca
   • 8/21/2008 Salamanca-Little Valley
   • 8/22/2008 Little Valley: Lunch and Ceremony

4. Bicentennial Arch Dedication August 20, 2008 in Salamanca

   

   There will be a dedication of the arch that has been erected in Salamanca. This arch is a duplicate of the arch that was built for the County's centennial celebration in 1908.

5. Wrap Up Ceremony for Bicentennial Wagon Train August 22, 2008 in Little Valley, County Seat

6. Cattaraugus County Economic/Youth Development Conference: The Future is Now September 25, 2008

   A plan for the future with Ed Barlow, a futurist, will be the guest speaker at the Premiere Banquet Center, Olean, New York

7. Salamanca Falling Leaves Festival Bicentennial Parade September 28, 2008

   A bicentennial themed parade is planned in conjunction with the Falling Leaves Festival. This parade will be in 2 parts with entertainment during intermission. The first half of the parade will celebrate the first 100 years with the next 100 years in the second half. Great fun for the whole family!

8. Bicentennial Time Capsule in Little Valley

   In the fall, a time capsule will be buried on county property in Little Valley, the County Seat, commemorating the memorabilia collected from the various communities along the wagon train and stagecoach run.

9. Bicentennial Tree Planting in Little Valley and Olean

   In the fall of the bicentennial year, two trees will be planted at the Olean and Little Valley County Centers to commemorate the Bicentennial.

10. Santa Claus Lane Bicentennial Parade November 28, 2008 in Olean

    The Bicentennial Advisory Committee has agreed to work with the 2008 Santa Claus Lane Parade Committee. John Sayegh, Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce, was contacted and they have agreed to partner with us for the parade activity. The County, with its bicentennial celebration, hopes to be able to embellish the already existing traditional Santa Claus Lane Parade. A bicentennial motif will be interwoven with the traditional parade activities. Themed floats and presentations will be judged using established guidelines. The date of this parade is Friday, November 28, 2008 (day after Thanksgiving). A fireworks display will mark the end of the parade. This will be the closing event for the Bicentennial celebration. There is discussion that the bell used to open the bicentennial celebration would be rung at the end of the parade for the closing of the bicentennial.

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