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VOLUME 2 ISSUE 41
JULY 28 - AUGUST 3, 2017
Your Hometown Newspaper & The Official Newspaper of the Springville-Griffith Institute Central Schools
A Night at the Derby Oct. 14
By Alicia Dziak
If you live in Springville or any of the surrounding communities, chances are you’ve heard of Springville Youth, Inc., better known as SYI, a non-profit organization that was founded in 1940 and provides recreation services to kids and teens in the SGI school district. Programs range from sports to the arts, and are offered year-round. In order to continue to offer such a variety of affordable programs, SYI is holding their biggest fundraiser of the year this weekend: A Night at the Derby. “The funds that we make from the event go toward helping to keep registration affordable for our programs,” said SYI President, Wende Pukay. She noted that costs for these programs through
Take your pick of the patch this fall at Wendel’s Poultry Farm! The East Concord based, family-owned poultry farm spans far beyond fowl and feathers as they have already welcomed fall with pumpkins, hayrides, hot cider and much, much more. This fall, the farm has
Upcoming Events October Breast Cancer Awareness Month Oct. 13 SGI Pink Out Football Game Pop Warner Field
SYI are often less than half of what people in neighboring communities pay. A Night at the Derby will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14 at St. Al’s Parish Hall, the same location it’s been at for the past couple years. This 21-andover event combines virtual horse racing with a night of competitive spirit, food and merriment.
Although this event is based on horse racing, you don’t need to know anything about horse racing to participate and have fun. The night includes 11 action-packed races featuring actual high quality video taped races of real thoroughbreds projected on a large screen with actual race announcers calling each race. Guests can “wager” See A Night at the Derby page 7
Fall Fun and Food at Wendel’s
By Elizabeth Riggs
BCH Brings 3D Mammography to Community
already kicked off a full month of festivities, ranging from pumpkin picking, to hayrides, to craft shows. Upon arrival to the farm, guests are sure to notice the festive front lawn full of pumpkins, squash and gourds, complete with a pumpkin dome that makes the perfect photo opp for little ones.
According to Bernie Wendel, there is a pumpkin for everyone, and the best things about Wendel’s is the price and the atmosphere. “We have pumpkins ranging from $4 to $10. There is no pumpkin over $10,” she said. “We are a small, family-run business and it’s all family working here.” Besides the hospitality and the pumpkins, the hayrides are also a big draw for guests. Hayrides are $3 for adults and children over five. (Children under five are free.) “Wendel’s is the only place you can go on a hayride with Wanda the Witch,” said Wendel. “Wanda is my sister-in-law who dresses like a witch. She has quite the following. People just love to come on the hayrides with her.”
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‘Pink Out’ Springville Oct. 13 By Alicia Dziak
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the community will be holding their annual SGI Pink Out football game on Friday, Oct. 13. SGI football players, cheerleaders, and fans will be wearing pink, as the SGI Griffins take on Olean in the last home football game of the season. This event is part of the Pink Out Western New York Sports event to raise funds for the ECMC Mobile Mammography Coach, a.k.a. “the big pink bus,” which brings life-saving breast cancer screening to women in their own communities. This is truly a community event, with many groups pitching in to make it a success. The high school’s sports marketing class is planning to do two special promotions: the Best Seat in the House and the Mascot Race. According to SGI high school business teacher Eric Holler, “Students who donate to ECMC foundation will receive a ticket for a chance to win seat on a couch for the
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Bertrand Chaffee Hospital has announced that it has added 3D mammography, also called digital tomosynthesis, to services provided in its Imaging Department. “The actual ‘3-D’ part of the mammography is a software upgrade,” said Lisa Smith, Imaging Department Manager.
“There was an intensive period where the software was installed and tested and our staff received training on the new protocol.” Bertrand Chaffee Hospital converted to a digital mammography system in 2012, with significant support from community donations and a
By Derek M. Otto
The leaves are falling off the trees and the Columbus Day weekend has passed us by. Many are planning for the next holiday— Halloween. When this time of year comes, I like to share ghostly and unusual
Oct. 14 Night at the Derby SYI Fundraiser
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A LOOK BACK The Peddler’s Curse
An unknown woman afflicted with the Peddler’s Curse. Photo courtesy of Weird NY.
Oct. 14 SArts at the Backey Season Opener West Falls
tales about Springville and nearby neighbors to get us in the right mood. The story of the Peddler’s Curse fits into this category nicely. There are several versions of the story and I will be more historically minded by telling you more about the history of the tale. In the early 1800s, when Springville and other areas of the Holland Land Company were being settled, the easiest and earliest route before Genesee Road was cut through Zoar Valley down Cattaraugus Creek banks. As we know, even today, that route is treacherous and many lives have been lost in the valley. Erasmus Briggs tells the story of Samuel Cochran, the first permanent settler of Concord, and his family traveling Zoar to go see neighbors from New England, the Watermans. It is important to note that
Oct. 14 Octoberfest Buffalo Ski Club Oct. 14 Arts at the Bakery Season Opener Oct. 14-15, 21-22 Arts in the Barn Craft Show Wendel’s Oct. 21 3rd Saturday Trek and Music by the Fireside Allegany State Park
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Friday the 13th Bucket List
Spooky, Attractions and Ghost Walks
By Jennifer Weber
October is a month full of warmth and hearth. Cozy wool sweaters come out of the closet. Crockpots start making decadent stews. Houses are decorated with rich tones of red, yellow and orange mums and leaves and pumpkins and gourds. But there’s another side of October as well, the scary, haunted fun that comes with all things Halloween. And guess what, it happens to be our (un)lucky day! There’s no better time to get out there to explore the spooky side of Western New York than the weekend of Friday the 13th. Let’s take a look at some of the more frightful adventures that await...if you dare. Haunted Hayrides • Close to home you must check out the Nightmare
Hayrides on Sommerville Street located at 6319 Sommerville Valley Road, Ellicottville, NY. Known as the “scariest haunted attraction in Western New York” this hayride will take you for a twenty-five minute adventure filled with scary creatures about! After the hayride, visitors dare to enter the haunted wooden maze
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and haunted barn and vortex tunnel. For more information, visit www.nightmarehayride. com • Becker Farms Haunted Hayride located at 3724 Quaker Road, Gasport, NY offers not only a Haunted Hayride through the woods
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