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VOLUME 4 ISSUE 33
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
Concord Senior Center to celebrate 3rd anniversary Saturday By Kellen M. Quigley A staple in the Springville community for three years now, the Concord Senior Center will celebrate its third anniversary this Saturday with a special open house. From 4 to 6 p.m. on Aug. 17, all are welcome to visit the center at 40 Commerce Drive in Springville to see all that the seniors are up to, enjoy some treats and hear live music. Director Eleanor Eschborn has been at the senior for two of those three years the center has been around, which she said went by fast. In that time, seeing all the people each week has been her favorite part. “See how far we’ve
come from one day a week with lunch, and now we have it four and five,” she said. “We’re busy all the time, we’re starting night things and we’re always open to ideas of anything new.” The Concord Senior Center opened Aug. 1, 2016, but the history of the seniors meeting in the community extends back several decades. The Concord Senior Club had been in existence for about 60 years and had been looking for a new place to meet for a number of years. Eschborn said for a while they had met at the Concord Town Hall, where in the winter it was too cold and in the summer too hot. During this time, the Stay Fit Nutrition lunches
were served at the Salaam Lutheran Church. For about seven years, former Town Supervisor Gary Illapito and the town board had worked on building a new center for the community. It was eventually put before town residents with a vote and was approved. When the new center began, Eschorn said “they really didn’t develop anything at first. I think we’re developing things that people want.” Although named the Concord Senior Center, she said people from many neighboring communities stop by. “We get people from Ashford, Otto, East Otto, Boston, Gowanda and Photo by Morgan Bonn Sardinia,” she said. “We The Concord Senior Center is celebrating its third anniversary this weekend and is get a whole variety.” inviting the public to stop down and see all that the center offers to the community. See Senior Center page 4
Concord Town Board sets Reed visits West Valley site upcoming budget session times to view results of funds By Kellen M. Quigley
Photo submitted Bryan Bower (left), U.S. Department of Energy director at the West Valley Demonstration Project site speaks with U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, during at site tour Tuesday.
By Rick Miller U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, visited the West Valley Demonstration Project Tuesday, saying it helps justify his support for the nuclear cleanup. “They wanted to show
us the results of what $75 million a year for seven years looks like,” Reed said after what has become an annual tour. “To see firsthand the results of the investments is very helpful for me,” the Southern Tier congressman said.
The former vitrification facility that helped convert 600,000 gallons of highly radioactive liquid waste into 275 glass logs is among the facilities that have been removed. Reed said he also likes to meet with and thank See Reed page 4
The August meeting for the Concord Town Board was a relatively quiet one. When accepting the monthly reports, Town Supervisor Clyde Drake said the code enforcement officer is doing a great job, and the dog control officer had to serve 11 summons in the past month and is also working hard. From the courts reports, Drake said the town received over $17,000 from both judges from fines in the past month. He said at a recent town supervisors meeting, fines revenues are decreasing in the bigger towns, but in Concord things have remained about the same. “I don’t know if they’re writing less tickets, but it’s a trend we have to keep in mind,” Drake said. In the Highway Superintendent’s Report, Dennis Dains provided the town board with
his breakdown of the proposed Erie County Plow Contract amounts for the three years. Dains also provided a breakdown for the contract with the removal of Fowlerville Road, which runs between Trevett Road and Springville Boston Road. “Erie County Highway plows both Trevett and Springville Boston roads and would be able to do Fowlerville Road very easily as it intersects both roads,” he said. “Fowlerville Road is very rough with patching only done annually, and it’s not always done every year by the county.” The length of Fowlerville Road is 0.42 miles and the town was being paid by the county per lane mile which is 0.84 miles. When the freeze-thaw cycle comes in the winter months, the road always breaks up, making it harder to plow, Dains said. Damage could
result on the town’s plow equipment and truck chassis. “This past winter, we had spring and main plow repairs from damage caused by the condition of Belscher Road,” he said. “It caused damage to Truck #14 to the tune of $1,600 in parts and inhouse shop labor of $800 to repair the main plow and springs.” Prior to signing a new plow contract with the county for the next three years, Dains recommended the town opt out of plowing Fowlerville Road. The board approved a resolution authorizing Dains to write a letter informing the county that’s what the town plans to do. “I think it would behoove the board to opt out of that and save us some money on repairs,” he added. Additionally, Dains said the county highway See Meeting page 6
A Look Back: The Travels of Edgar Spaulding – Part 1 By Jolene Hawkins
Looking back in our archives, I was delighted to find that Edgar Spaulding — a local man and one of the photographers here in Springville — recalls his Motor Camping trip that he and his family went on in 1926. So let us begin his journal… I (Edgar Spaulding) have been on the road some seven months, covering over 5,000 miles and have pitched out our tent in fourteen States. We have slept in a house possible seven or eight times. Motor camping has not
been particularly popular in the east, so many believe it is a dog’s life and that all who camp are really bums. We have been out in sunshine and in storm, dry and wet, both cold and warm and in this time, not one of us have had a sick day. A cold is practically unknown among campers. Our appetites, never poor, are something wonderful now. “But what do you do when it rains?” is asked. Rain is not the bug bear that most people think. Campers do not mind the wet. They are not uncomfortable. A good tent does not leak, even after several days of rain. The trouble all is, that when it rains, there
is nothing, absolutely nothing to do. It is for this reason that most campers, when on the road and it rains, pack up and move to the next stop. The one perfect tent for the motor camper is the umbrella tent. They have plenty of head room, are water and mildew proof and can be set up or taken down in ten minutes by one person. The so called auto-tent are no good. They lack head room and are difficult to set up even when there are two in the party to do the work. Our outfit may be of interest and I will give you the list … all of this strange as it may seem being carried on the car together with three passengers and a cat.
We had 1 9 X 9 foot umbrella tent, including poles and stakes, 1 canvas for covering the car, 1 Kamp Kook gasoline stove (large), 1 Kamp Kook gasoline stove (small), 1 oven for the same, 1 gasoline lantern, 1 electric light and shade to attach to the car, 1 candle lamp, 38 pieces aluminum ware all of which packs into a 8 quart kettle, 1 folding cot, 1 folding double bed, 1 folding table, 1 refrigerator basket, 3 folding chairs, 13 blankets, 1 pack basket of establish can stuff, bacon, etc., 2 canvas cases filled with clothes, 3 cameras, 1 Boy Scout axe, 1 trench spade, 1 canvas water pail, 2 wash dishes, See A Look Back page 2