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JANUARY 11-17, 2019
LOCAL
VOLUME 4 ISSUE 2
SPORTS
ENTERTAINMENT Andrew Collins Trio to preform Feb. 8 at SCA ....see page 3
Allegany State Park to present ‘Fat Bike Run Ride’ next weekend ....see page 4
Elkins breaks own record as Griffs compete at varsity select indoor meet ....see page 11
Springville Village Board members question potential new recycling program By Kellen M. Quigley In its first meeting of the new year, the village of Springville Board of Trustees had plenty to say about a new potential recycling program for the community, specifically whether new recycling receptacles would be a smart investment. The board members spent about 30 minutes Monday discussing the possibility of accepting a nearly $60,000 grant to purchase about 1,300 65-gallon totes for village residents to begin using for their recycling. “I think it’s a good move, and I think it will encourage our residents to recycle more and recycle in the proper way, and that is the right thing to do,” said Mayor William Krebs. Ultimately, the village trustees decided to table accepting the grant until the next meeting, scheduled for Jan. 22. “All recycling would then be in the totes only and picked up on a bi-weekly basis,” said Liz Melock, the village administrator. “The (state Department of Environmental Conservation) grant should cover the estimate given to us.” The new receptacles would be issued to residents and property owners who contract garbage pick-up through the village. Melock said only about 40 don’t go through the village, and if those property owners want recycling pick up they would have to use village program. “The recyclables will include only those items on that list that we sent out, which
Photo by Kellen M. Quigley Springville village trustee Nils Wikman (right) holds up a piece of cardboard that he said could be questionable for pick-up under new guidelines for a potential recycling program in the village.
has been changing year to year, almost,” said Mayor William Krebs. However, the new receptacles would come with new guidelines as to what exactly is and is not accepted for
West Valley Hotel owner hoping for summer opening
By Kellen M. Quigley
WEST VALLEY — The past couple of years have been fascinating for the former West Valley Hotel. From being raised several feet in the air to having the majority of its interior completely gutted, the ongoing renovation process has its eyes on the finish line, which will hopefully be crossed in several months. Following construction in 2017 of two wooden decks on the front of the structure and the addition of new siding in 2018 — the most visually striking improvement to passersby on Route 240 — completing the inside’s modern overhaul is nearly all that’s left to do.
West Valley resident Doug Studd has led the renovation of the landmark structure, something he says the community has continually let him know they’re happy to see. “I didn’t really know a lot of people in town when I bought this,” he said. “After I bought it, people have been coming out of the woodwork, and they’re so appreciative… They show me old pictures, stop me on the street and shake my hand, and I had no idea it meant so much to these people.” In 2017, Studd, now 70, said he had a goal of being open in a year, but now it looks like it will take at least two. After a medical See Hotel page 2
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recycling, something some board members felt might not be worth dealing with. “There’s policy and there’s practice, and I’ve spent the last couple of months trying to find the file to follow the guidelines
Waste Management as put out for us,” said village trustee Nils Wikman. “The ambiguities of the thing, I don’t know what I should put in the thing or not, and that’s becoming problematic.” Wikman said showed the board and meeting attendees several items that may or may not be accepted under the guidelines, such as padded envelopes, brown cardboard with tape on it, corrugated cardboard and boxes with plastic on it. “I don’t want us to buy 1,200 65-gallon totes and have (Waste Management) drive by all of them because they’re not compliant,” he said. “It’s an educational process at the very least.” Superintendent Ken Kostowniak said the village applied for the grant about three years ago. He said the grant changed from helping pay for refuse pick-up equipment, but because the village has its own dump facility, the recycling totes were the only thing the grant could be used for. “This is a DEC grant village-wide so the people who live in our community are encouraged to recycle,” he added. Board trustee Alan Chamberlain said he agrees that they should do everything they can do encourage better recycling in the village, but he’s unsure about some of the confusing aspects of the program, such as how contaminated totes would be handled. Melock said the current contract with Waste Management reads that if there’s See Recycling page 2
Hit the slopes at Kissing Bridge during January for great opportunities
By Kellen M. Quigley
As winter finally rolls in and feels like it’s here for the long term, why not spend a day (or two) on the slopes this January, the perfect month for skiing, snowboarding and all things snow sports. January is National Learn a Snowsport Month, and Kissing Bridge will be offering some great opportunities for skiers and snowboarders all month long. With 39 slopes spread out over 700 acres, there’s lots of great terrain perfect for the beginner skier or snowboarder, plus several challenging slopes for advanced snowsport athletes. As of press time, few of the slopes were open due to a spike in temperatures earlier in the week. However, those numbers are sure to increase now that
File photo January is National Learn a Snowsport Month, and there’s no better place to do it than at Kissing Bridge.
the warm spell earlier in the week is gone. For the latest snow report, call 592-4961. Late Night Great Nights are back at Kissing Bridge. Come ski or board during the darkest hours for a discounted rate from 10 p.m.
to 1 a.m. The next one is scheduled for Jan. 18. Present your valid coupon, available at various retail partners, at KB’s ticket center to save $5 off Late Night Great Night Pass or $15 off an Ultimate Pass.
Dates may be subject to change due to weather. Visit www.kbski.com for all the latest info. Down the road in Ellicottville, more See Slopes page 5
A Look Back:
Misses Smith and Klink’s General Store
By Jolene Hawkins Looking back as Springs, N.Y. She also worked two years at the Buffalo Courier Express. Her father we walk down Main Street, you will see where owned a drug store in Oklahoma and later in Kansas, where she was exposed to the retail stores come and they go … business. changing hands. Miss Edna Smith taught at State Normal In 1882, Mr. Elmer B. Kuhn came to School in Indiana and Pennsylvania. She Springville and acquired the stock of dry goods, boots, shoes and groceries of Beebe and Myers. Then it was run was a supervisor of the Children’s English by Smith and Gleason, followed by Smith Brothers, which then sold Department at Bridgeport, Conn., and Perfect of Studies at National Park Seminary it to H.D. Smith. in Washington, D.C. In 1921 F.H. Frubus and Kuhn formed a partnership and ran the As former school teachers, the selling store. In 1935, the entire stock was sold to Miss Edna Bianca Smith and buying experience became a new and her niece, Miss Frances Marian Klink. challenge for them. In the early days, Miss But who were these ladies that are running a store? Miss Edna Smith would get a shipment of merchandise Smith and Miss Frances Klink were schoolteachers. and when a customer was looking at it, Miss Klink was born Dec. 31, 1892, in Hazelton, Kansas. She she would get into a long discussion with attended the University of Kansas and was head of the history See A Look Back page 4 department at Wellsville, Ohio, as well as teaching English at Silver
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