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JULY 20-26, 2018
VOLUME 3 ISSUE 29
The official newspaper of the Town of Concord and the Village of Springville, serving Springville, the surrounding communities and Springville-Griffith Institute Central Schools
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Fire Trucks and Food Trucks Event Set for July 22
BY RICH PLACE If you attend meetings of the village, town or school district, it’s no secret they tend to bring up terms like “shared services” a lot. Each board often mentions how they are working with others to make themselves more efficient while also helping save money. With that said, we commend the town and school for this latest attempt at shared services by allowing the town to collect school taxes. Plus, the agreement includes language that if it doesn’t work out — although everyone both hopes and thinks it will — it can be terminated. But it’s definitely worth a try. The ribbon cutting at McDonald’s is a cause for celebration and an amazing example of how quickly construction can be performed. Within a little more than a month’s time, the restaurant changed its look and how it serves its customers. Any improvements to an area business — whether it be ones on Main Street or down on South Cascade Drive — makes Springville a better place to live. Youth sports don’t stop when the school year ends, and a true testament and success story of that is the oldest rec softball team coached by Terry Skelton, who finished up their regular season with a perfect 12-0 record and also had a 22-6 win in the postseason on Monday. Congrats girls and good luck in the championship game on Monday! Have good news to share? Email us at info@ springvilletimes.com or stop by our office at 65 E. Main St. in Springville.
UPCOMING EVENTS
This may be the second year for the Springville Fire Trucks and Food Trucks event, but it certainly won’t be the same as what visitors saw last year. Of course, there will be fire trucks and food trucks during the event on Sunday, July 22. And there will be live music and a car show. But the event will also feature an estimated two dozen vendors and guests will likely notice the improvements to the grounds at Fireman’s Park where the event is held. “We got the grounds spiffed up,” said Phil Drozd, co-chair of the event. “It had been about 10 years since we did any real maintenance down there.” Aside from the changes to the buildings, a new vendor selection will provide event visitors with everything from wine tastings to Tupperware to women’s clothing, Drozd said. Word about vendors signing up for the event started in late spring, as vendors sought a place to display their goods in Springville following
the absence of the Dairy Festival. But many came regardless of that, Drozd said. “There’s a few local vendors but the bulk are from out-of-town and they haven’t been down here so they’re excited,” he said. Expected to make an appearance among the vendors is The Winery of Ellicottville, which Drozd said will offer tastings and bottles for sale. As far as the food trucks, there are three expected: House of Munch, Buffalo’s Best Grill & Catering and Green Acres Ice Cream. They’ll all be selling food throughout the day, with House of Munch potentially arriving first around 9:30 a.m. for those coming early for the car show. The car show is expected to be bigger and better this year, with nine trophies for various classes and dash plaques for the first 100 registrants. Drozd said he is hoping for See Food Trucks page 3
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SGI All Class Reunion
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The 6th annual SGI All Class Reunion will be held on Friday, July 20, from 5-10 p.m. at Fireman’s Park on Nason Blvd. Get your presale tickets for $5 through July 19 at Emerling Ford, Julie’s, Springville Hardware and Witter Davis, or purchase tickets the day of for $10. This 21 and over event will be held rain or shine, and proceeds support the Kiwanis Club and The Club of Springville.
Concord Town Clerk Softball Tournament to to Begin Collecting Benefit The Club SGI School Taxes of Springville
The SGI Central School District and Town of Concord recently approved a four-year agreement to allow the town clerk to collect school taxes. Pictured are (front row, from left) SGI Superintendent Kimberly Moritz, Concord Town Supervisor Clyde Drake, (back row) school district treasurer Sara Kennison, school business administrator Maureen Lee, deputy town clerk Stephanie Bacon and town clerk Darlene Schweikert. Photo by Rich Place.
BY ALICIA DZIAK
Looking to satisfy your competitive side? Join in the fun on Saturday, July 28 for The Club of Springville Softball Tournament. The event takes place at the Community Park, with registraion starting at 8 a.m., with the first game at 9 a.m. BY RICH PLACE A day of rounding the bases to raise money for The Club will be complemented by a Chinese auction and a variety of food and drink Cited as an effort to provide shared services while also giving for purchase. The Club of Springville, which recently merged with school district taxpayers a more personable way to pay their taxes, Springville Youth Inc. (SYI), offers school age child care programs at the SGI Central School District and Town of Concord have approved Springville and Colden elementary schools, after school programming on a four-year agreement to allow the town to collect school taxes.
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BY JOLENE HAWKINS
Looking back to 1870 here in Springville, we had a large number of German Lutheran families who settled in and were established in business or engaged in farming. In 1871, the Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church was officially organized. Rev. F.W. Schmidt was the pastor and a constitution was drawn up with the signatures of Carl Joerns, Henry Frubus, Henry Hilbert, Joachim Westendorf, Peter Hagelberger, Martin Hilbert, William Westendorf and Fred Schroder on it. Joerns, along with William Klein and Henry Wehling, were the first officers of the congregations. From 1876 to 1879, Pastor J. Sieck traveled by horse from Boston to Springville to serve both churches. There were several men who served as preacher as the church grew and, in 1883, Rev. J. Salinger became and stayed the minister for six years. He was at the deathbed of Fred Schaefer, who was a member and made a generous bequest of $1,000 so the congregation could at last construct a church building to call their own. In 1886, on the corner of Spring and Maple Streets, construction of a building began. Henry Felton was awarded the contract, but that did not include the foundation for the building so members hauled stones from
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July 22 Food Trucks, Fire Trucks and Car Show at Fireman’s Park
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the fields and built the church’s foundation themselves. On Aug. 28, 1887, there was a dedication of Springville’s first Lutheran Church. The interior was light wood with cherry trimming. Sun would shine through six stained glass windows. It sat about 200 people and there was a pulpit, elevated about 10 feet above the congregation, copying the See A Look Back page 8
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