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MARCH 1-7 , 2019
LOCAL
VOLUME 4 ISSUE 9
SPORTS
ENTERTAINMENT
Outdoor enthusiasts to gather for annual Sportsman Show at Seneca Allegany Casino ....see page 2
KB, BSC skiers heading to finals ....see page 3
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SGI Seniors Rowe, Elkins qualify for states ....see page 10
SGI musical society to perform ‘Mamma Mia!’ starting March 8
The SGI Musical Society’s production of “Mamma Mia!” will premiere next weekend with three performances beginning March 8. Tickets start at $7.
By Alex Simmons Get ready to go back to the 1970s and groove with the Springville-Griffith Institute High School Musical Society’s production of “Mamma Mia!” with performances beginning next weekend. Inspired by the music of ABBA written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, the story follows a young woman named Sophie who is “commiting matrimony” at 20. Rehearsals began in December with a cast of around 50 students. They have been working hard memorizing lines, learning complex dances and singing the popular
songs these past few months to be able to produce an amazing performance for the community. The whole story is based around Sophie, her mother, Donna, and her three possible dads, Sam Carmichael, Bill Austin and Harry Bright. The search for Sophie’s biological father takes place on a Greek island paradise where she invites her mother’s “friends from the past” to her wedding without her knowing and expects to keep it a secret until Donna spots them. Donna’s gal pals Rosie and Tanya, also friends from the olden days and members of
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Donna and the Dynamos, “the world’s first ever girl power band,” are with Donna on this journey. Abby Stressinger, who plays Donna, has been doing musicals since 6th grade. “Performing on the stage in the high school has always been fun and exciting for me,” she said. The musical is set to the tunes of the Swedish pop group ABBA. You may be able to recognize certain songs like “Dancing Queen” or “Knowing Me, Knowing You.” Abby said she grew up listening to songs by ABBA, so when she found out that “this year’s musical was ‘Mamma Mia!’ it was
an added bonus, and I grew to love the characters and storyline.” When asked what she likes most about this show, Abby said, “One of things I enjoy the most about the musical ‘Mamma Mia!’ this year is the memories and true friendships I am developing out of it.” A lot of excitement is shared when getting ready for the show, but can also bring up some challenges. “So much hard work and dedication goes into producing a musical each year, and sometimes the effort you have to put in can See Musical page 3
Cordelian Club to host annual dance for BCH this weekend By Kellen M. Quigley
Photo by Alex Simmons A backhoe from Wargo Enterprises, of Akron, goes to move some rubble that used to be part of the Ponderosa Steakhouse restaurant at 34 South Cascade Drive as part of a demolition project at the site Tuesday afternoon.
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The Cordelian Club would like to invite everyone 21 and older to the annual dance to benefit Bertrand Chaffee Hospital this Saturday, March 2. For only $35 per person, attendees can dance, eat and mingle with friends and neighbors from 7 p.m. until 11. “Things have gone pretty smoothly,” said Kelly Sanders, vice president of the Cordelian Club and dance coordinator. “They’ve been doing this since the 1930s, so it’s around 80 years they’ve had the dance.” The Springville Fire Hall will be decorated beautifully, fully embracing this year’s “In the past years, we’ve Black & White theme. had themes like ‘80s or the Black and white attire is Shamrock Dance last year,” requested. Sanders explained. “So
we thought let’s get away from the theme and keep it simple but elegant. See Cordelian page 5
A Look Back:
Ways to remember loved ones
By Jolene Hawkins members passed away or moved away. The Looking back to the items that were wreath then would be passed on through the family with the new generation assuming the kept for memories of our duty of adding in hair over the years. loved ones that had past, and The hair would have been woven or you will find everything from baby teeth to locks of baby hair to hair wreaths and braided into dozens of flower styles, leaves, pinecones, nest, birds and grasses. A variety hair jewelry. Memories of the dead were more important and visible in the of hair colors were desirable to give the wreath multiple tones to better distinguish Victorian homes. It was proper to hang pictures of the tombstones the individual elements of the wreath. engraved with the names of the dead, and many people made Most of the hair wreaths were formed flowers or pictures from the hair of the deceased. We at the Concord into a horseshoe shape and placed on a silk Historical Society have samples of a hair wreath in our museum, or velvet background inside of a frame. The which will open again in the first weekend of May. top of the wreath was always kept open, The hair flowers were mounted as a wreath or a basket of flowers ascending heavenward. It is said that the and the entire arrangement was placed into a deep picture frame or newest addition would be placed in the under a bell of glass. Some of the designs would contain hair from center and then moved to the side to become several generations of a family, added onto each year as family See A Look Back page 5
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