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MAY 03-09, 2019
LOCAL
VOLUME 4 ISSUE 18
SPORTS
ENTERTAINMENT
Tickets for SCA’s ‘Music Man’ on Sale ....see page 2
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital welcomes Dr. Salvatore Calandra ....see page 5
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SGI lacrosse falls to East Aurora ....see page 10
Springville Art Crawl returns this weekend
By Kellen M. Quigley
For one night each year, Main Street in Springville transforms into a sprawling art gallery with musicians and artwork tucked into little niches and alcoves. People of all ages and stripes walk the village during what has become known as the Art Crawl. This free event is fun for the whole family and takes place Saturday, May 4 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Encorus Group, Fresh Floral & Gifts and Dilly Dallies Spices & Sauces will award prizes to the top three artists at 8:30 at a free party and ceremony open to the public. “There is some outstanding outwork and it’ll be great fun to see all the different approaches by area artists,” said Seth Wochensky, director of the Springville Center for the Arts. “I think it’s shaping up to be a great night.” The artwork is displayed in everyday spaces, nestled in businesses from North Buffalo Street to Franklin Street in Springville’s Historic District. The work includes watercolor,
photography, acrylic and sculpture from over forty artists from across Western New York that were juried to exhibit. Participating artists include Judson Brown, John Merlino, Cathy Merlino, Linda Hall,
Damon Hudac, Tom Militello, Loreen Butcher, Pamela Dennies, Christie McNee Geiger, Jon Horton, Nathan Dash, Dave Jeffers, Kathleen Pisaro, Paul Brinkworth, Stacey Lechevet, Judy Wright and more. Most of
Springville Dairy Fest to celebrate 30th year this June, volunteers wanted
By Deb Everts
The 30th Annual Western New York Dairy/ Agricultural Festival is coming to Springville June 7-9, bringing familyfriendly fun for all to enjoy. The festival will take place, rain or shine, at Springville-Griffith Institute High School, 290 North Buffalo St. The event celebrates the dairy industry and the role of agriculture in people’s daily lives. This year’s theme is “Celebrating WNY Dairy/Ag Festival’s 30th Anniversary.” Some of the highlights will include the crowning of the Erie County Dairy Princess and ambassador, a presentation of Western
the pieces are available for purchase. “The thing is to promote artists and artwork as part of our everyday lives,” Wochensky said. “Artwork should be integrated into our community. This is a special focus, but we hope
people will appreciate seeing art or music in everyday space and continue to develop more of an appreciation of it.” While enjoying the quaint village setting and the architecture of Springville’s Main Street,
you will find musicians playing inside and out of the businesses. “We’ve have some cool music this year and the weather, last I checked, was going to be good,” Wochensky said. See Art Crawl page 5
Iconic Earl’s Drive-In demolished to make way for wedding venue, events center
By Rick Miller
New York Dairy of Distinction awards and a Future Farmers of America (FFA) Sponsored Ice Cream Eating Contest. The 2018-19 Dairy
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Princess Corrine Brown will have a stand set up with Upstate Farm’s Intense Milk and be in attendance all weekend. See Dairy page 5
Earl’s Drive-In, “Home of the Original Fruit Jar Drinkers,” may have closed in 2009, but the property will become home to a new wedding venue and year-round events center called The Annex. Earl’s, an iconic restaurant and music venue on Route 16 in Chafee, just north of the Cattaraugus/Erie County line, was owned and operated for 56 years by the late Earl Northrup, a lover of country, bluegrass and gospel music. There were numerous displays of musical memorabilia from
posters and photographs to musical instruments of performers at Earl’s. Those who performed
A Look Back:
Mother’s Day
By Jolene Hawkins fit for a Queen” for the mothers. Walters Looking back Pharmacy offered a fine assortment of to our dear mothers, Mother’s Day cards and boxes of candy. what words could In 1934, the United States Post Office we use to describe them? Affectionate, accomplished, beautiful, issued a special stamp. President Franklin D. Roosevelt personally designed the stamp. charming, candid, cheerful, delightful, elegant, entertaining, graceful, intelligent, ingenious, The President co-opted a stamp that was originally meant to honor 19th-century lively, lovely, pretty and a great cook, housekeeper, gardener, painter James Abbott McNeil Whistler wonderful at doing several tasks at one time and an organizer. There, that should just about cover it. Oh, cannot forget taxi driver, and featured the artist’s famed “Whistler’s Mother” portrait of Anna McNeil Whistler. taking the kids to all of their different appointments. FDR surrounded the iconic maternal We have a holiday dedicated to our mothers. Julia Ward Howe, image with a dedication: “In Memory and known for writing “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” promoted in Honor of the Mothers of America.” Anna Mother’s Peace Day in 1872. It was a way to promote global unity Jarvis didn’t approve of the design and after the horrors of the American Civil War and the Europe Francorefused to allow the words “Mother’s Day” Prussian War. to appear on the stamp, and so it never did. The first celebration of Mother Day was in 1908 was when Anna Our mothers are special to us and have Jarvis held a memorial for her mother at St. Andrew’s Methodist wonderful qualities, deserving the very best Church in Grafton, W.V. President Woodrow Wilson signed a there is for Mother’s Day. Throughout the proclamation in 1914, designating the second Sunday in May as a years, so many presents have been offered. national holiday to honor the mothers and white carnations be given The white carnation was the favorite flower to them on that special day. of Anna Jarvis’s mother and is known to be By 1923, you see ads in the local newspaper, like that from Frank the original flower of Mother’s Day. S Chesbro, owner of the Springville Greenhouse, offering flowers “The Carnation does not drop its petals but and arrangements for your mother so that you can express tender sentiments that you yourselves may not be able to express. See A Look Back page 4 Simon Brothers in the same year had “Capes, Wraps and Dresses
there included Loretta Lynn, Boxcar Willie, Hank Williams and Bill Monroe. See Earl’s page 5