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VOLUME 4 ISSUE 27
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 Alex Simmons The senior class at Springville-Griffith Institute High School took their next step towards their future Saturday, June 29 and their final step out the door of a school district they loved, grew and learned in. Graduating high school is a big deal. As soon as you walk out of that door, the whole world is in the palm of your hands and you have to decide what you want to do with it. In the Salutatorian Address, Abigail Stressinger expressed that, “High school is just the beginning and now we will continue on the paths we so choose.” Stressinger makes the point to her class that, in some way, “we have all impacted
Graduates bid farewell to SGI
Photo by Jamie Dickinson The senior girls group sings the National Anthem Saturday during Springville-Griffith Institute High School’s graduation ceremony for the Class of 2019.
each other’s high school story.” Whether it was sitting next to a fellow classmate in class, or passing by each other in the hallway, each one of them helped to form their own high
school story and now they would continue to develop their story onto bigger and greater things. Whether it be college or starting your career path, each one of them are writing their story one day at a time.
In the Valedictorian’s Address, Amy Stabell compared her class to chickens. Amy raises chickens and helps them grow, and in a way that’s the story of how we develop over time.
The chickens start as tiny chicks, she said, and soon enough, “They grew up into full size chickens without you even noticing it.” “We are the chickens,” Amy said. See SGI Grads page 6
Springville Fiddle Fest preparations underway for July 27
One dead after 4 struck in Springville parking lot
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By Kellen M. Quigley
A vehicle struck four people in a parking lot Photo submitted in Springville early The 8th annual Springville Fiddler’s Green Country & Bluegrass Festival will take place on Saturday, July 27 Wednesday morning, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Shown are Bob Muhlbauer and The Hick Ups from a previous Fiddler’s Fest. June 26, killing one. historic demonstrations, from the Western New York Blue Mule Band, Buffalo By Deb Everts The Erie County an antique car cruise-in, Clogging Association in Bluegrass Youth Ensemble, Sheriff’s Office action at historic Goddard The Springville Fiddler’s crafters and merchants, City Fiddle, Creek Bend, reported Wednesday Hall. The Springville Green Country & Bluegrass food, raffles and more. The Hick Ups, Hintz of that crash occurred at There will be continuous Volunteer Fire Department Festival returns to the Thunder, The Mercantile approximately 7:20 a.m. music all day at a number will also be open for village Saturday, July 27 Musicians, Niagara Frontier outside an auction house of different venues families to stop in. for music lovers from all Fiddling Club, Rear View located on West Main including Fiddler’s Green Chairperson Debbie over the region to enjoy a Ramblers, Sunset Bluegrass Street. Park, Heritage Park and Hintz said many of the mix of music from 11 a.m. Band and Western New According to police, Concord Mercantile musicians/bands are local, to 6 p.m. York Fiddle Kids. one person in critical General Store. For more but some are from Angola, Sponsored by the The festival activities condition was transported Concord Historical Society, musical entertainment, stop Cattaraugus, Buffalo, go beyond musical to Erie County Medical by the Jam Tent and The Wilson and Williamsville. the festival will feature entertainment. A number Center via Mercy Flight. Trading Post. So far, the musical lineup of demonstrators will 12 bands, clogging, jam Authorities later Don’t miss the cloggers includes Buffalo Barn Katz, sessions, music lessons, identified Howard J. See Fiddle Fest page 2
Weiss, 63, of Buffalo, as the victim who died from his injuries. Two people were treated at the scene at Gentner’s Commission Market, 341 West Main St. The fourth victim was taken to Bertrand Chaffee Hospital for non-lifethreatening injuries to the lower body, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office reported no charges had yet been made. As police continue to investigate, authorities have not released the names of the other victims nor the driver of the vehicle.
A Look Back: Why the Fourth of July?
Looking back in history, why do we celebrate the Fourth of July? Everyone looks forward to having a picnic and being with family and, of course, the fireworks in the evening. So how did our ancestor celebrate July 4th? There was a tradition that a Liberty Pole would be raised — here in town it was at the corner of Main Street and Route 240, or Vaughan Street. We know there was a Liberty pole raised there in 1819. A Liberty pole
By Jolene Hawkins is a wooden heard Richard Henry pole, or sometimes Lee of Virginia read a spear or lance, his resolution, “….be surmounted by a cap of it resolved: That these Liberty. United Colonies, are, and Officers were chosen, of right ought to be, free a procession formed, and independent States, orations were delivered that they are absolved and a flag was raised, from all allegiance to the unfurling to the breeze. British Crown, and that Then a canon was fired all political connections along with guns and between them, and the the fife and drum were State of Great Britain is, played. Of course, there and ought to be, totally was food and drink for dissolved.” all to have. But what This was already were we celebrating? beginning. King George Why the Declaration III had not replied of Independence. Let’s to the petitions of learn the history of that grievances that were document. sent by the Continental On June 7th, 1776, the Congress. One by Continental Congress one, the Continental
Congress continued to cut the Colonies’ ties to Britain. The Privateering Resolution passed in March of 1776, which allowed the colonists to fit out armed vessels to cruise (sic) on the enemies of these United Colonies. Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” was published in January of 1776, and by May 15, 1776, the Virginia Convention passed a resolution that the delegates appointed to represent the colony in General Congress be instructed to propose to that respectable body to declare the United
Colonies free and independent States. A committee of five
— Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Robert See A Look Back page 2