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JANUARY 31, 2020
VOLUME 5 ISSUE 5
CAR. TR. MKTG MAIL US POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 244 BRADFORD, PA
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
By Kellen M. Quigley Friday, Jan. 24 was a big day at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital as hospital officials and community leaders gathered for a ribboncutting ceremony for the hospital’s new, permanent MRI facility. The construction of the new MRI facility is made possible through an $11.3 million grant from New York State Health Care Facility Transformation Program, awarded to Bertrand Chaffee Hospital in 2017, the largest in the hospital’s history. Nils Gunnersen, CEO of Bertrand Chaffee Hospital, said installing the permanent MRI machine is just one of five aspects of the overall project that continues to advance the hospital’s place in the community. “We had an MRI in the
Officials open new MRI facility at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital
Photo by Kellen M. Quigley Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Chief of Radiology Dr. Anne Ehrlich (center) cuts the ceremonial ribbon opening the new MRI facility at BCH. With Dr. Ehrlich are State Sen. Patrick Gallivan (left) and BCH CEO Nils Gunnersen.
back of the hospital here for years, but it was in a trailer, so the experience from the patient’s
standpoint was less than optimal,” he said. “So now we have a fixed, permanent MRI in place
of that trailer.” The other four parts of the project include building a Medical
Arts Building to house primary care and provide specialty clinical space slated to open in late 2020, upgrading digital mammography to support 3D scans, purchasing a nuclear medicine camera to support our growing cardiology department and investing in a facilitywide electronic health record system. “Bertrand Chaffee Hospital and Jennie B. Richmond Nursing Home are vital community assets for Springville and its surrounding communities,” Gunnersen said. As a component of the hospital for nearly 40 years, Chief of Radiology Dr. Anne Ehrlich said the new MRI is an incredible achievement for the hospital. She said when she began at the hospital in 1982, it appeared to be a quaint, little place, but
the people were so much more. “These are real patients with real medical needs, and we deserve the best that we can get,” she said. “Through the years that I’ve been here, we’ve gotten fantastic equipment.” Dr. Ehrlich said she had given her myself the attitude that the hospital would not see much of the new equipment that has come out, but with each new innovation, the hospital has had the leadership and resources to get “all these tech goodies.” “This has been a great place to have a career, and my career is coming to and end, but this is kind of a crowning achievement for this department,” she continued. “I feel a personal stake in it and See BCH page 3
Springville Cub Scout NYS Winter Games torch Pack 59 to begin sets off from Gowanda meeting at new location
Photo submitted The Springville Cub Scout Pack 59 has grown so rapidly in recent years that they’ve had to move to a new meeting location, the First United Methodist Church, in Springville. See more photos on page 2.
By Alex Simmons The Cub Scout Pack 59 previously held their meetings at the Salem Lutheran Church at 91 West Main St. in Springville, but that is about to change. “Cub Scout Pack 59 has grown rapidly over the
past few years” said Greg Keyser, Assistant Cub Scout Master. The Pack meets every Tuesday night at their new location, the First United Methodist Church at 474 East Main St. in Springville, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Keyser wants to thank the Salem Lutheran Church for their support over the years. “The Pack was recognized for its outstanding recruitment efforts as we are now holding our weekly See Cub Scouts page 2
Photo by Bill Peglowski Students from the Gowanda Cross Country team participated in the Torch Relay for the New York State Winter Games. Pictured at Gowanda’s Community Bank are (front, from left): Autumn Pupo, Derek Milne and Alhanna Gabel, (back, from left) Christian Cook, Emagin Warrior, Willow Mentley-Peters and Jayson Twoguns.
By Bill Peglowski The Torch Relay for the New York State Winter Games made a stop in Gowanda Monday for the second consecutive year. Seven Gowanda
students carried the torch from the front of the middle school to Community Bank in the village. The bank sponsored the local torch stop. The school participation was
organized by Cross Country coach David Bolen. The Torch Relay involved two torches for 2020, one starting in the Buffalo area and the other from New York See Torch page 2
A Look Back:
Springville’s Main Street in 1956 By Jolene Hawkins
Looking back to the year 1956, what businesses were located on Main Street? Let’s take a walk and see. Joe Clemons was known to the people in the town for several reasons, one being his choice as a dispenser of Sunshine beverages and printing. He was able to purchase a Power Press and, by 1955, was
working full time. He was married to Rita Clark and they had five children. Walking a little further and on the corner of Main and Elk, you will see an Atlantic Gas Station run by Sam Vacanti, who always made his customers feel at home. Sam is a toptire dealer in Western New York and rates high in the selling of State Premium oil. With a smile, he would fill your car up with gas or fix that rattle that you heard in your car. He employed two full-time mechanics and two part-
time mechanics. He had a great business sense. After he was discharged from the Army in 1946, he opened and operated a jewelry store in Delevan for eight years, becoming a watchmaker. After that, he opened a hot dog and frozen custard stand under the name of “Sam’s Frozen Custard” on Route 16 in Lime Lake, which in 1956 he stills owns and operates as well. The Simon Brothers store was in operation with Carl and Maurice Simon. They formed a partnership in 1904. In 1922, they purchased the FH Frubus building and they became one of the
most prominent clothing stores in town, expanding to several stores fronts and carrying clothing for the whole family of the best quality around. Fifty-plus years later, they had built up a fine reputation. Maurice Simon was a member of the Masonic for over 45 years, on the Springville Board of Trade. Howard bought Carl’s interest at his retirement in 1951, making it a father-son operation, but choose to leave the name the same. Robert, another son, is also assisting now as well. A family business for the families of Springville. There is an old
saying: Keep your eyes on the doughnut and not upon the hole. That also holds true of bread, pies, pastry and well all the wonderful, mouthwatering items that were located on Phil’s Bakery on Main Street. Phil learned his skill while in Army and at one time made 3,000 loves of bread. He was put in
charge of the Post Bakery until he was discharged in 1945. In 1946, Mendell Evans opened a store in Springville and Phil moved here to manage it, and in 1949, he bought the store and the name was changed. He did most of the baking at night and slept during the See A Look Back page 2