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VOLUME 2 ISSUE 16
APRIL 21 - 27, 2017
Your Hometown Newspaper & The Official Newspaper of the Springville-Griffith Institute Central Schools
A Weekend of Fun In Springville It’s a busy weekend in Springville, and for those looking for something different to do, there are two big events to enjoy. On Saturday, April 22, Granny’s Boot Antiques in Springville will be kicking off their season of country gatherings, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. At each of the country gatherings, the antique store allows a unique non-profit organization to set up a booth and sell their items and promote themselves at no cost. Each gathering has a special theme, and April’s event will focus on Earth Day, with 15 confirmed vendors offering products ranging from alpaca wool to butter churning, or plantable paper to homemade soaps and sugar scrubs. There will also be food on site, with food truck Shish
Kabob Heaven offering their signature shish kabobs and BBQ cuisine, topped with their signature homemade BBQ sauce. Granny’s Boot Antiques is located at 1076 Miller Road (Old 219). For more info, visit their Facebook page at Granny’s Boots Antiques Home of Grevpode Gallery. The following day, on Sunday, April 23, the Taste of the Southtowns returns to Springville. Serving up 37 different foods from six local restaurants, the 13th Annual Taste of the Southtowns will be held at St. Aloysius Hall in Springville from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Offering guests a unique opportunity to try a variety of gourmet entrees, the event will feature everything from seafood chowder and maple
Town Roads Being Upcoming Repaired Events
Spring Trash Pickup Scheduled
April 22 Earth Day Artisan Outdoor Festival By Derek M. Otto
The regular meeting of the Town of Concord Board was held on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 7 p.m. The meeting opened with a public comment session. Mary Jane Meiss, local senior advocate, opened
her statements by stating, “By working together we can get things done.” She was alluding to the announcement that Route 240 and Springville Boston Road will be repaired this spring. See Town Board page 6
A LOOK BACK:
See Weekend of Fun page 5
Names Being Added to World War II Memorial
The Luzerne Eaton House
Progress at 65 Franklin
By Derek M. Otto
The regular meeting for the Village of Springville board of trustees regular meeting was held on April 17, 2017. The meeting opened with public hearing on local law 2017-4. The local law rewrites village
code 108-82, which allows for the enforcement of parking and traffic law on private property. There was no public response and the board moved to accept the local law and changes to code.
April 21 Raven and the Wren Springville Center for the Arts
During public comment, William O’Brien, member of the Concord Post 431 of the American Legion, addressed the board on the missing names of World War II soldiers on the memorial in Shuttleworth Park. O’Brien had been researching the names for several months. Initially, he thought that only three names were missing, but more research revealed that there were six names of Springville men who were killed during the war. According to O’Brien, “In 1987, when Roy Barley and the committee erected the monument they only went by See Village Board page 5
SGI Board Discusses Tax Collection, BOCES By Alicia Dziak
The SGI school board held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 18 at the high school. In attendance were board members Beth Casey, Chris Cerrone, Allison Duwe, Tammy Sherwood, Jennifer Sullivan and Tyler Sullivan. Board member Michael Connors was not present. With no public comment, no old business and no public presentation, the first item discussed was the Superintendent evaluation. Board See SGI Board page 4
EMERLING
April 23 Taste of the Southtowns May 6 SCA Art Crawl May 6 I Love My Park Day May 20 Artisan Outdoor Festival June 2, 3, 4 WNY Dairy/Ag Festival
Luzerne Eaton and his wife Sophia in front of the Luzerne Eaton House about 1905. Though hard to see here, Sophia is driving the wagon. Luzerne was blind by this time, yet he made her take him around his trout pond to inspect the grounds. By Derek M. Otto
Recently, Joe Krzemein, lifelong village resident and current caretaker of Concord Community Park, approached me about researching the age of his house. I had just written
about the water works and the Eaton Spring, or the current Field and Stream Trout Pond. Joe was curious and so was I. The task of trying to get a specific build date on a house is sometimes harder than one
might think. Title searches do not print this information in bold. Tax records are helpful if you can take the time and have easy access to them. Thankfully, Helen Brogan assisted me when I hit a brick wall and I got a pretty good date. History is not just dates though, as I found the house and property and the people that lived there were a good
See A Look Back page 7
Springville Art’s Café Nearing Opening Date
By Elizabeth Riggs
It’s been a long, bumpy road for the Springville Art’s Café. But finally, Seth Wochensky, Springville Center for the Arts executive director, can see a light at the end of the tunnel. Many Springville residents may remember the Springville Art’s Café building, located at 5 East Main Street, as the site of The Donut Shop or Teddy’s Candy Kitchen. Until recently, it was completely unrecognizable. The building had completely collapsed and was abandoned when the Springville Center for the Arts acquired it from the village in 2012 for $1. “It was upside down legally and had all kinds of back taxes,
and had been abandoned for many years,” said Wochensky. “There was nothing to save on the inside. Really, we were saving the front facades and the neighboring building.” And they were also helping to preserve a piece of history for the village of Springville. “We believe Main Street
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is important and that these buildings are important, and we wanted to do something to preserve that historic landscape. We took on this project and no one else was really willing to look at it,” Wochensky said. See Art’s Café page 3