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VOLUME 2 ISSUE 3
JANUARY 20 - 26, 2017
The Official Newspaper
of the Village of Springville, NY Springville-Griffith Institute Central Schools
Country Weekend at KB Jan. 20-22
By Alicia Dziak
Looking for a surefire way to beat that cabin fever? Head to KB’s Country Weekend Jan. 20-22. Music anyone? This weekend has got you covered with a lineup spanning all three days of the weekend. On Friday, check out Fritz the Kat in the Lake Effect Saloon from 7 to 10 p.m. On Saturday, Barnstorm Country will be in the Lake Effect from 8 p.m. till midnight. Wrap up on Sunday with Joe Wagner and Winston, also in the Lake Effect, from 3 to 6 p.m. Turn your useful knowledge into prizes! There will be trivia with a variety of prizes, including a premier parking
LOCAL SKI RACING
BSC’s Patterson Takes Gold in Excelsior Cup West Debut By Caitlin Croft
pass for Kissing Bridge, Kissing Bridge swag and limited edition Jam in the Valley shirts. During Country Weekend, Western wear is of course encouraged. Other weekend highlights include a cowboy
platter food special, sponsored by Bud Light and Miller Lite, and a Learn to Ski or Snowboard Package special offered on Saturday for $35 at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Package includes a 1.5
See Country Weekend page 5
SGI B-Ball Game Raises More Than $2,000 for Roswell
The New York State Ski Racing Association (NYSSRA) has instituted a new format for U14 Alpine Racing. The state is now split into two divisions—East and West. Athletes traveled to Truxton, New York for the first race of this new format, a Giant Slalom at Labrador Mountain. Buffalo Ski Club’s Julia Patterson walked away with the first Gold Medal of this series. Kissing Bridge’s Abigail Fischer took 5th with teammate Sydney Minier in
By Derek M. Otto
Eighth Graders Inducted into National Junior Honor Society
See article on page 4
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A LOOK BACK: The President and Springville
Grover Cleveland as Governor of New York in 1883. He is the only known President of the United States to have visited Springville during his tenure as Erie County Sheriff.
lineup enough celebrities to fill • Jon Scott – Time Warner a team. Students also had to Cable Sports meet with local businesses for • Joe Buscaglia – WKBW sponsorships and raffle prize Sports donations. In class, students • Joe Licata – University at had to develop a program to Buffalo All-Time Passer recognize sponsors as well as • Jonah Javad – WGRZ the individuals for each team. Sports A few students took on the role • Nick Mendola – NBC of social media coordinators Sports Soccer/Owner of FC and set up a Twitter account to Buffalo help create awareness. • Brett Alan – WYRK 106.5 The celebrities who – SGI Grad participated included: • Tom Martin – WIVB Sports See Roundball for Roswell page 4
Springville Area
See Ski Racing page 5
by Eric Holler
Springville-Griffith Institute has a variety of electives offered for all high school students. One of the business electives offered is Sports Marketing. In the Sports Marketing class, there are students from 10th, 11th and 12th grades. In order to give the students the best possible learning experience, the goal is to engage in hands-on activities as much as possible. After considering several options for activities, the class finally decided to do a celebrity vs staff basketball game. This became the Roundball Rumble for Roswell. Roswell Park was selected as he beneficiary due to the great work they do in the Western New York community. The first challenge would be getting some celebrities out to Springville. After relentless pursuit via email and social media, the class was able to
Upcoming Events
This week marks the inauguration of the 45th President of the United States and it has me wondering if
and when a President came to Springville? I am sure the thirteenth President of the United States, Millard Fillmore, probably heard of Springville before his tenure of office in the 1850s; he had practiced law in East Aurora, though there is no record of him ever coming to town. There were the claims that Thomas and Americaus Lincoln, who lived on Central Avenue, were cousins— or relatives of some sort— to Abraham Lincoln. Thomas Lincoln was notable as the architect that designed the 1879 Saint Aloysius Church. Still, there is no record that Abraham Lincoln ever came to Springville to visit his
relatives. There are many stories of people from who had contact with various presidents. Most recently, Springville-Griffith Institute graduate Katie Cole was featured in the Buffalo News in 2010 for having lunch with President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. More famously, George Schuster would be called to Oyster Bay to visit with Theodore Roosevelt after his winning of the Great New York to Paris Race in 1908. At that meeting, it is recounted that George Schuster was asked by Roosevelt, “How did you protect yourself?” Schuster pulled out his pistol and showed it to the Teddy. See A Look Back page 7
Town Board Appointments Approved
By Jennifer Weber
Town of Concord Clerk Darlene Schweikert swore in re-elected Councilman William Snyder at the beginning of the Organizational and Board Meeting held on Jan. 5, 2017. Highway Superintendent Dennis Dains gave an equipment update and reported the Town needs to replace some equipment, including the VacAll shared by the town of Eden and Colden. He received a quote from Gunthrie HeliArc Inc. for $14,900 for the repairs, along with additional miscellaneous items that need to be replaced at the cost of $2,952. Concord, Eden and Colden will split the costs three-ways for a total of $5,900 each. It was reported that the department’s equipment has generally held up pretty
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well and the crew has been working hard with the recent snowstorms and getting lots of compliments from residents. Town Supervisor Eppolito thanked the highway department for putting in a tremendous amount of time over the last few weeks and complimented the crew on their work.
The town hired Lawrence Crawley as a part-time, asneeded caretaker to assist with keeping up with snow removal and other maintenance in the Senior Center parking lot on Waverly Road. Eppolito has been working to update of the Town of Concord Comprehensive Plan, See Town Board page 6
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