JANUARY 24, 2020
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L I L V E G SP RIN TIMES
The official newspaper of the Town of Concord, and the Village of Springville. Serving Springville, the surrounding communities and Springville-Griffith Institute Central Schools
Village of Springville shows support for Heritage Park skatepark project
By Kellen M. Quigley
As members of the Springville Skatepark committee make their rounds to various groups and officials throughout the community, the village’s Board of Trustees recently added their names to the list of those who support the potential project. At the board’s Tuesday meeting, the trustees approved a resolution authorizing Mayor Bill Krebs to sign a letter of support in favor of an application by Green Springville to the Tony Hawk Foundation to rebuild the outdated skateplex at Heritage Park. Seth Wochensky, member of the skatepark committee and treasurer of Green Springville, updated the board on the grant application,
Photo by Kellen M. Quigley Seth Wochensky (right) and Danielle Fallon, of the Springville Skatepark committee, addresses the Village Board of Trustees about the need for support of a potential skatepark project in the village.
which, if awarded, would provide $250,000 toward the project in matching funds. “The current skate pad
is considered, by them, a temporary skate facility,” he said. The Tony Hawk Foundation has partnered with the Ralph C. Jr.
Foundation to help fund concrete skateparks to be installed in Western New York and Eastern Michigan. “We have
been encouraged to apply by the Foundation.” At the time of the meeting, Wochensky said there are no matching
funds or commitment needed from the village. He said there is a lot of work to be done to figure it all out in the coming years. “What’s envisioned for the skatepark if it goes forward would be a significant improvement for the park as a whole,” he continued. “There’s opportunities to address not just the skatepark by itself but also environmental mitigation that would go with the skate improvements. Wochensky said there have been several public meetings held so far with input from the community, including the kids who would use it. He said they’ve looked at a several designs so far and are envisioning something that’s more than simply an asphalt pad. See Skatepark page 5
Springville Chamber now SGI breaks school records accepting nominations for in Border War at Houghton annual Awards Gala
The Springville Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for its annual Awards Gala to celebrate businesses, organizations and individuals making a positive impact on our community. Nominations will be accepted for the following award categories: Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year, Citizen of the Year, Community Service and Young Professionals Awardunder 40 years of age. The Chamber of Commerce will present
these awards, along with its President’s Award and Longevity Award — chosen exclusively by the Chamber’s executive board — at the Awards Gala on Saturday, March 28. Nominations are accepted by filling out a nomination form at the Chamber office inside the Lucy Bensley Center at 23 North Buffalo St., Springville or via email at director@ springvillechamber.com. Details on nominations are available on the chamber’s website. Nominations are accepted through Thursday, Feb. 20, and winners of each award will be announced in early March. Tickets for the event will be made available
in late February and will be available for purchase at the Chamber office and select Chamber Member Businesses. More details on purchasing tickets will be announced later this month. The Chamber of Commerce is also accepting sponsorships for each award as well as for the event’s program. Those interested in sponsoring the Awards Gala can visit the Chamber website or contact the Chamber office. For additional information, visit springvillechamber. com or call (716) 5924746. The Chamber of Commerce office is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Springville’s Sonya Krezmein takes off the line in the 1,500-meter at the Section 5/Section 6 Border War indoor track meet Saturday at Houghton College.
By a margin of 10 seconds, the Springville boys track and field team’s 3,200-meter relay broke a school record on Saturday at Houghton. The Griffins ran the relay in 8:43.35, with a team of Brett Russell,
Zach Peterman, Mike Evans and Jared Hecht. Russell won the 3,200-meter run for another first-place finish at 9:43.1. Hecht earned another school record, breaking the 1,600 mark with
a time of 4:28.56 and finishing second. Evans had a personal record with 4:52.3. Also for the SGI boys, Charles DiGangi (:39.18) ran a personal record in the 300 and Zach See Track page 7
A Look Back:
The old clubs of Springville By Jolene Hawkins
Looking back to our local newspapers and as you read you will see that we have always had social clubs and organizations which sometimes used acronyms — you know, the letters that form a type of abbreviation, like an ATM where you can draw money from. If you see that, you know exactly what it is, and it
was no different in the local newspapers. Trying to guess what they mean is a trick, to say the least, so let’s learn about some of them. Each week there would be articles in the newspaper when these societies would meet. The articles would tell us who attended these meetings, what was talked about and where the next meeting would be. The K.O.T.M stood for the Fraternal Order of the Knights of the Maccabees. (Spring Tent 19) was organized Nov. 30, 1886, and in 1907,
there were 85 members, and Fred Bartholomew was the Commander with Byron A. Walters being the recordkeeper. L.O.T.M. (local hive 122) was, of course, the Ladies of the Maccabees and was organized in 1894. Nellie Wood was the Lady Commander, Lora Hopper was the recordkeeper and Katharine Joslin was the Finance Keeper. I.O.O.F. was Independent Order of the Odd Fellows. (Springville Lodge 588) was organized on Oct. 2, 1890, and the membership for this area was 130, and believe it or not, Fred Bartholomew was the Noble Grand
of this organization as well. John Horning was the Vice, Secretary was Dudley O. Dean and treasurer was Herman Glass. An article in the newspaper in 1907 states that… “Members of the Order are proud of its record, the order of Odd Fellows has helped over 2,500,000 of its members in times of need.” GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) was organized in 1881 and had a membership in 1907 of 42. George H. Barker was the commander. The Log Cabin built by them is still standing on North Buffalo Street and is a private residence.
WRC (Women Relief Corp) was a great help to the GAR. Pheobe Jackson was the president, with Ellen Dunbar the Vice President. They did a lot of fundraisers, such as dinners and ice cream socials, to pay for building the log cabin as well as for decorating the cabin with rugs and items
on the wall, and they made sure all the local schools had American flags. With machines replacing skilled labor, those involved in this new technology banded together to form societies that attempted to address their concerns. These were not considered See A Look Back page 2