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VOLUME 1 ISSUE 18
NOVEMBER 18 - 24, 2016
The Official Newspaper
of the Village of Springville, NY Springville-Griffith Institute Central Schools
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Nov. 19 Deer hunting season begins
Nov. 24 Gobble for Groceries Ribbon, Jamberry, crafts and baked goods by Elane and Helen , Whipped Away Bakery, Stamps & Scrapbooking, animal rescue ornaments, Springville Health & Fitness, Perfectly Posh, Finders Keepers Primitive Crafts, Crafty Duck Creations, Rodan & Fields, Nymeria Designs, Chaffee Chick Designs, Young Living Essential Oils, needlepoint and crocheted items by Charity Baldwin, Norwex & Crafts,
Cookie & Candy Tins, Snow Globes & Candy Wreaths, Partylite, Hand painted crafts by Jo Meyers, Dove Chocolate Discoveries, Scarves & Blankets by Jackie Antonelli, Tastefully Simple, One Of A Kind Wire Wraps, Natural Crystal, Gemstones, Sea Glass And Wire Work by Matthew Ritchie, Senegence, Household Crafts, Crocheted Items and Baby Gifts by Jaclynn Klahn, See Shop Local page 2
Introduces High School Pathways Elective Program for 2017-2018 School Year
The Springville-Griffith Institute Board of Education held their regular business meeting on Nov. 14 at the Collins Center Fire Hall in
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Nov. 24 Thanksgiving
SGI Board Updates Community on Tragic Accident
By Jennifer Weber
Thank you! This Thanksgiving, we are thankful for YOU— our readers, our advertisers, our neighbors, our friends. We truly appreciate you welcoming us into the community and look forward to bringing all things Springville to you every week. Have a wonderful holiday! - The Springville Times team
By Alicia Dziak
The biggest shopping days of the year are coming up fast! If the challenge of finding a parking spot and waiting in long lines at the mall doesn’t appeal to you, why not start and finish your holiday shopping right here in Springville, while supporting local businesses? Several events throughout the Village will save you time, money and your sanity. Springville Christmas Craft & Vendor Show In the mood for one stop shopping? Springville Health and Fitness will host the Springville Christmas Craft & Vendor Show on Saturday, Nov. 26, from 10 a. to 3 p.m. Here is the growing list of the vendors that are planning on being at this craft show: Tupperware, Artist Pat Boese , Goat Goodies, Lula Roe, Wood Working, home made jewelry by Nicole Hara, Paparazzi, crafts by Sonya Gentner, knitting by Joyce Jensen, Ruby
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Collins, NY. Superintendent Kimberly Moritz opened the meeting expressing her condolences to the family of Alyssa Hearn saying, “What we experienced
the past week is, I believe, the most tragic of any experience a district can have.” “This student we lost, Alyssa, we lost her from one of our school buses. This is a tragedy that all of us feel a certain responsibility for,” stated Mortiz. The New York State Education Department, responsible for investigating the accident to determine a better course of action moving forward across the State, visited the school district on Wednesday, Nov. 9.
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Nov. 25-26 A Very Merry Main Street
A LOOK BACK: Athletics Helped Improve Native American Relations
Nov. 26 Christmas Craft Show at Springville Health & Fitness
By Derek M. Otto
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, most Americans think of the great historic feast between the Native Americans and Pilgrims. The first Thanksgiving was probably one of the few cordial moments in America between the whites and the Native Americans. Wars, raids broken treaties and a reservation system seemed to put a damper on the relationship. Textbooks well into the twentieth century would label the Native American as dirty and savage. Successes of two Native American athletes help to change attitudes toward See A Look Back page 8
Seniors Voice Concerns at Concord Town Board Meeting
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XC: Krzeiman, Russell Compete at States Submitted by Coach Chad Russell
On Saturday, Nov. 12, Sonya Krzeiman and Elle Russell competed at states for cross country, held in Chenango State Park, near Binghamton, NY. Sonya ran a fantastic race, and finished 10th place overall, out of 150 outstanding runners. She started the race off smart and conservative, and was around 25th place one mile See SGI Cross Country page 4
Lewis Tewanima and Pop Warner on Main Street by Newman Street 1910. Note the mud; streets were not paved on Main Street until 1912. The Springville Journal from that week printed, “Mr. Glenn S. Warner, Director of Athletics of the Carlisle Indian School of Carlisle, PA, arrived in Springville Sunday night in an automobile, accompanied by Lewis Tewanima, a student of the school who holds the world’s record for ten miles indoor running. He will spend the summer on the farm of Sumner Warner at Collins. He will run Driscoll in a five mile race at Fort Erie July 4th.
By Jennifer Weber
Approximately a dozen area senior citizens attended the Concord Town Board meeting to show their support and voice their concerns over the status of the senior center cut in programming hours on Thursday, Nov. 10. Mary Jane Meiss addressed
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the Board, on behalf of the seniors in attendance, wanting answers on why the Concord Senior Club has a closed membership, which denies many people the services they offer. In addition, she stated her concern over hiring a parttime clerk position instead of continuing the full-time Springville Concord Elder Network (SCENe) Program Manager position currently held by Jennifer Mantione. The Springville Concord Elder Network (SCENe) was created out of a grassroots effort by residents in the Springville area and funded by a grant from the Community Foundation of Western and Central New York’s “Neighborhood Action
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Initiatives” program. “We didn’t cut anything. Healthy Community Alliance paid for the grant, we’re just not picking up their half of the grant,” stated Town Supervisor Gary Eppolito. “It’s a great organization, we support them, we give free office space, take care of copying expenses, most of the bills, give them a stipend, but we cannot fund someone that’s not a part of the Town government.” Seniors asked the Town Board to join together to form a partnership to work on these and other issues together in the future to make sure their voices are heard. Another resident spoke of her concerns over the numerous See Town Board page 5
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