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VOLUME 2 ISSUE 4
JANUARY 27 - FEBRUARY 2, 2017
The Official Newspaper
of the Village of Springville, NY Springville-Griffith Institute Central Schools
Meals on Wheels February in Springville Make a Difference in Springville and Beyond By Alicia Dziak
February in Springville means fun around every corner. Outside or in, this is no time to hibernate. Kissing Bridge has a month filled to the brim with fun. On Friday, Feb. 3 and Feb. 17, head to their famous Late Night Great Nights, when lifts are open till 1 a.m. Visit www. kbski.com for info on where to grab your discounted tickets. Every weekend is a party at KB, and upcoming weekends include Mexican Fiesta Weekend Feb. 3-5, Blues Weekend Feb. 10-12, Mardi Gras Feb. 18 and NASCAR/ Daytona Weekend Feb. 2426. Food and drink specials, prizes, live music and awesome skiing and riding are all yours for the taking!
By Mary Heyl
Get your competition on! On Feb. 11, take part in the Snowshoe Softball Tournament to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Springville. (See the article below.) On Feb. 12, check out the annual Art Roscoe XC Ski
Weekend, tearing into ASP for another amazing year of crosscountry skiing action! Head out on one of the three different course distances (6K, 13K & 22K ) to experience heartpounding action. For more
See February page 2
“Share an hour, save a life:” That’s all it takes to give back to your community in a meaningful way when you volunteer for Meals on Wheels for Western New York. Since 1969, Meals on Wheels for WNY, a non-profit agency, has been serving the Greater Buffalo area, including
tournament starts at 9 a.m. and continues throughout the day at the Concord Community Park. “As of right now, we have eight teams participating in this year’s event,” said Andy Bobseine, Club Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Springville. “The longstanding rivalry between Julie’s Pizzeria and Emerling Ford Dealerships continues
for another year, but both are looking to dethrone last year’s champs, Cobham LLC.” Other teams entered into the tournament include Springville Manufacturing Co. (Lead Sponsor), Certified Radon Systems/B&B Homes, CHBWV-Decommissioning Team, Bertrand Chaffee Hospital and M&M Holland Propane. The goal of this event is to raise $8,000-10,000 for the Boys & Girls Club of Springville and the many programs it offers to the community. “All money raised goes directly toward the purchase of supplies and equipment needed in order to continue providing our area youth with the highest quality programs,” explained Bobseine.
See Snowshoe Softball page 5
Griffins’ James Scores 20 in Loss By Indrek Kongats
SGI’s boys Varsity basketball team is 8-4 for the season with 28 sectional points, good for 3rd place in the Erie County Interscholastic Conference, Division 4 League. Last week, on Jan.19, they played the 1st place 9-5 Cleveland Hill Golden Eagles, losing by a score of 43-58. This was the second matchup between the two teams with the first SeeSGI Basketball page 4
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Springville, Sardinia, Concord and Chaffee, to provide homebound seniors and disabled individuals with hot, healthy meals every day. “We have a real need for volunteers in Springville,” explained Rachel Leidenfrost, director of strategic
February 11 Snowshoe Softball Tournament
See Meals on Wheels page 3
A LOOK BACK:
Springville Laboratories
Support the Boys & Girls Club Feb. 11
If you’re looking for a unique event that embraces winter in WNY, look no further than the Snowshoe Softball Tournament that supports the Boys & Girls Club of Springville. This 13th annual event, which was originally scheduled to take place this weekend, has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 11. The
Springville Area
January 27 Late Night Great Night Kissing Bridge
Snowshoe Softball Fundraiser Rescheduled
By Alicia Dziak
Upcoming Events
Springville Laboratories in a 1959 aerial photo. Top to bottom: Mr. Marsh’s house, the new lab under construction, the 1932 administration building and library, the 1914 laboratory and in the foreground the original farm house. By Derek M. Otto
A funny story came my way a few days ago. It was about a man driving down Woodward Avenue in the early 1900s. He was one of the first in town to have a motorcar. As he
approached Buffalo Street, he didn’t apply the brakes, but instead yelled, “Whoa! Whoa!” The car didn’t stop; instead, it went straight on. Well in those days, there wasn’t a parking lot, but Shuttleworth’s Pond. Both the man and the car went into the water. The driver was Dr. Mark Brooks, one of Springville’s first doctors. Interestingly enough, just a few years before he took a swim with his car, Dr. Roswell Park and Edward Butler, publisher of the Buffalo News at the time, had approached the New York State Legislature about funding a cancer lab at the University of Buffalo. In 1898, the legislation was approved, and the legislature granted $7,500. Three rooms at the University of Buffalo School of Medicine were dedicated to the New York State Pathology Laboratory. By 1901, the lab had outgrown its space and a new facility was built at the corner of Hill and Elm Streets in Buffalo. In 1913, Dr. Brooks—of car swimming fame— See A Look Back page 7
Notice of Public Hearings Set at Village Board Meeting
By Jennifer Weber
The Village of Springville scheduled two public hearings for Feb. 6 at its board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. The first hearing set proposes amendments to Chapter 1255 of the Village Code stating parks and recreational facilities will be closed to the public from 10 p.m. and 6 a.m and rules and regulations for each individual park or recreational facility will be posted on site. This includes Fiddler’s Green Park at Franklin and North Buffalo Streets, the wading pool spray park on North Central Avenue and Franklin Street, Shuttleworth Park off South Buffalo Street between the public parking lot and Spring Brook, Heritage Park at 65 Franklin Street and the 1.8 mile Pop Warner Rail Trail from Waverly Street to
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exists. The maximum size of the sign allowed is 32 square feet. Advertising of business, product or uses not located on that property are prohibited and no sign or part of its lighting or design can create a traffic hazard or nuisance to adjoining or neighboring properties. Only one sign is allowed on each property. Changes to Section 200-35 regarding portable, moveable and temporary signs state that the sign area maximum height is 8 feet tall and 2.5 feet wide, with an overall maximum height of 12 feet. Only one per business is allowed on site during business hours and they are allowed on all nonresidential properties in all districts but must remain outside of the right-of-way of the street on the property the See Village Board page 6
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