Springville Times 11-30-18

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NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 6, 2018

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VOLUME 3 ISSUE 47

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ENTERTAINMENT Movie Review: ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ ....see page 7

Annual “Concord Country Christmas” Coming December 1st ....see page 4

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SGI Sports Bring Mix of Experience, Young Talent into 2018-19 ....see page 10

Springville Players to present ‘A Christmas Carol’ Running and this holiday season ‘Gobbling’ for Groceries Featured

By Pam Morley and Alex Simmons

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Photos by Alex Simmons Participants in the 8th annual Gobble for Groceries set off from the Trading Post on Franklin Street on a cold Thanksgiving morning

The Springville Players are bringing a holiday classic to the Mongerson Theater this December with their production of “A Christmas Carol.” The show opened Thursday night with “Pay What You Can with a Can Night,” where attendees could bring in a non-perishable food item and any donation for admission. The story begins on a cold and blistering Christmas Eve where Ebenezer Scrooge was heading home. His faithful employee Bob Cratchit was on his way home as well with his crippled child Tiny Tim. One man was going to a house full of warmth and love; the other to a dark, cold and empty house. Tonight, however, would be unlike any other night. First, Scrooge gets a visit

Submitted photo Cast members rehearse a scene from the Springville Players’ production of “A Christmas Carol” at the Springville Center for the Arts. Showtimes start this weekend and go until Dec. 8.

from his old partner, Jacob Marley, but Marley has been dead for the past seven years. He informs him that he is soon to be visited by three spirits from the past, present and

future. These three spirits take Scrooge on a whirlwind trip throughout his life from boyhood to adulthood, hoping to teach him a lesson about kindness,

caring, giving, love and the spirit of Christmas. If you love the Holiday classics, then you’ll love seeing “A Christmas Carol” live at The SpringSee Carol page 3

Celebrate the holidays in Springville this December

By Kellen M. Quigley With Thanksgiving now past, the holiday season is officially here and a variety of festive events will be happening in Springville this December. On Saturday, Dec. 1, join the Concord Historical Society for a cookie exchange, laughter and the joy of living in a small town with Concord Country Christmas. Santa may make an appearance with a reindeer or two. Also Saturday, the Salem Lutheran Church & Preschool is hosting Christmas Around the World: Cookie and Bake Sale from 9 a.m. to noon at its location at 91 West Main St. The event will feature a holiday bake sale including fruitcakes, strudels, fudge, sweet rolls, stollen and more; special gifts such as handmade items and Christmas decorations; and a visit from Santa from 10 to 11 a.m. Beginning Nov. 29 and showing several performances until Dec. 8, the Springville Players are bringing

a holiday classic to the Mongerson Theater this year with A Christmas Carol. The remaining shows are Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 4, 7 and 8 at 7 p.m., with two matinees on Dec. 1 and 8 at 2 p.m. Ticket prices are $12 general, $10 student and senior, $8 for groups of fifteen or more. Tickets are available online at springvillearts. org or by calling 592-9038. Enjoy some holiday music Dec. 2 when the Springville Community Chorale will perform a Christmas concert at 4 p.m. at the Springville First United Methodist Church, located at 474 East Main St. The chorale performs twice a year under the leadership of director Colleen Marcello Brecker. In addition to its director, the group is comprised

of talented accompanist Doris Jones from Springville and Gowanda. Participants are from Springville, East Concord, West Valley and other nearby communities. It is a group open to all who love to sing and presents concerts that include a wide variety of musical styles in four-part harmony, some of which are accompanied by local instrumentalists. There is no charge for attending, but contributions will be gratefully accepted. In the spirit of the season, there will be a collection for paper and canned goods for local food pantries. On Dec. 8, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will host its annual Cookie Sale & Gift Basket Raffle from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also on Dec. 8, Colden United Methodist Church invites you to Bethlehem Live from noon to 3 p.m. See the live manger scene with real animals and readings of the Christmas story and singing of Christmas carols. Warm refreshments and activities will be held in the church basement. And on Friday, Dec. 14. come spend a Night in Bethlehem at the Springville Frist United Methodist Church from 6 to 9 p.m. Visit with shopkeepers and listen as See December page 3

A Look Back:

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Free Masons in Springville By Jolene Hawkins

Looking back to the fraternity organization that we had in Springville and you will see Free and Accepted Mason is one of the oldest that existed. People began living around here in 1807 and we can see where there was a request for a Lodge as early as 1822. On June 8, 1822, Comfrot Knapp was installed as their first Worshipful Master, Ira Hall as Senior Warden and Archibald Griffith as Junior Warden — Griffith School was named after him — in Concord Lodge #346. By 1873, the lodge needed a larger place to hold their meetings, and an agreement was entered into with brethren Shuttleworth and Chaffee to purchase part of a brick building now known as the “Masonic Hall” at the time the building was being constructed. Some of the members that belong and served in the Springville F&A Mason Lodge #351 were Bertrand Chaffee, who died at

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Springville on Oct. 3, 1916. He served as Master of Springville Lodge. Chaffee was a product of the farm, born and reared on the place which his grandfather settled in 1819. He received his education at the Springville Academy and at the age of 16 went out into the business world. Glenn S. “Pop” Warner, whose mighty contributions are evident whenever a football game is played, mentored the Carlisle Indians from 1897 to 1915 and later coached at Pittsburgh, Stanford and Temple, coaching the fabulous Jim Thorpe at Carlisle and Ernie Nevers at Stanford. Warner also originated two of the offensive football formations that have See A Look Back page 3

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