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JULY 27-AUG. 2, 2018 VOLUME 3 ISSUE 30
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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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Time to Rosin Up Your Bow for the Fiddle Fest BY RICH PLACE
There’s always great events going on in our area, but this time of year especially it seems (thankfully) that it’s impossible to be bored on a given weekend. For starters, we’re excited about the return of Fiddle Fest, a unique community event, on Saturday. Organizers continue the tradition of a one-of-a-kind festivity throughout the village, and hope you can experience some of the fun! And as always, check out our calendar with all the events going on around Springville. Fiddle Fest comes on the heels of last weekend’s successful All-Class Reunion. We hope all the SGI graduates had the opportunity to see some friends, many whom continue to call Springville home but also plenty who now live outside the area. What a great event! The success of our youth was on full display on Monday, as the oldest group of softball girls from SYI won their championship against Hamburg 2 and went undefeated. It’s proof that we have a great group of athletes who continue to work hard after the school’s softball season. Congrats, ladies! 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 July 26-29 and Aug. 3-5 Pippin at Springville Center for the Arts
The musical heritage of Springville will be celebrated on Saturday with the seventh annual Fiddle Fest expected to bring a dozen bands, a clogging group, food trucks and more throughout downtown. The event has grown larger each year and this year will expand to three venues: at Fiddlers Green Park and at the Concord Mercantile as in years past and, new this year, at the gazebo in Heritage Park. The three venues are appropriate — the Mercantile is essentially where the Fiddle Fest got its start; Fiddlers Green Park pays homage to the area’s name before the village was incorporated; and Heritage Park’s name celebrates the
village’s history. “Musicians play every Tuesday and Thursday at the Mercantile,” explained Trudy Stanley, event chairperson. “They decided that, because Springville was once known as Fiddlers Green, it would be nice to show our heritage by having a Fiddle Fest. “That’s how it started. It began just in Fiddlers Green Park and each year it has grown a little bit more.” The addition of Heritage Park’s gazebo will allow more bands to perform throughout the day. Stanley said a handful of new bands — Creek Bend, City Fiddle, The Panfil Brothers and Rush the Growler — were
July 30- Aug. 5 Cattaraugus County Fair Little Valley Fairgrounds Aug. 1 Shake on the Lake Presents Richard III at Heritage Park
See Fiddle Fest page 6
Father and son Bill (left) and Mark Gabel stand beside “Father’s Pride,” a 1967 Allis-Chalmers 180 that Mark will take to the East Concord Tractor Pull on Saturday. The two hold a vintage poster from a 1969 Langford Tractor Pull that features Bill during a pull. Photo by Rich Place.
BY RICH PLACE Amongst the busyness of a large working dairy farm and the huge collection of equipment it takes to run it, two tractors are parked inside one of the barns at the Gabel family farm on Genesee Road in Lawtons.
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BY ALICIA DZIAK It’s the height of berry season in Western New York, which means time to stock up on all that fruity goodness. Besides the obvious tastiness of blueberries, the tiny, juicy “superfood” have the highest antioxidants of any fruit, and just one cup provides a good amount of fiber and vitamin C without packing in a lot of calories. While July is officially National Blueberry Month, there’s still plenty of time left in the season, and many berries are available to be picked locally through late August. Enjoy fresh berries now and get enough to can and freeze so you can enjoy the taste and health benefits all year round.
See Blueberries page 6
Methodist Roots in Area Date Back to 1814
BY JOLENE HAWKINS
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Looking back through the history of the Methodist Church, I came across this old photo of the Methodist Choir from 1889. Isn’t it awesome?! Plus, we know who the people are as well so we can include their names in the caption! Now let’s learn all about this church! As early as 1814, the Methodists were having regular services in a house on Lord’s Hill about eight miles east of Springville. By 1820, services were being held in a school house at Liberty Corners at the intersection of Routes 39 and 240. Some of the members on record then were James and Phoebe Hinman, Charles G. and Susan Wells and Salmon and Phoebe Shaw. In 1825, under the leadership of Rev. Loring Grant, the membership had grown so much that they moved yet again to Chapel Street, opposite of Fiddler’s Green Park, where they erected a new building. There was fine cooperation between both the ministers and the people of the Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodist churches. This cooperation was so unusual in that day that it was noted in annual Conference minutes of the Genesee Conference. By 1833, the numbers had grown to 203 members and continued to grow so much that, by 1863, a new brick building was dedicated on the
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This year’s Fiddle Fest will be held throughout downtown Springville on Saturday, with musicians performing at Fiddler’s Green Park, Heritage Park and at the Concord Mercantile from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Submitted photo.
Upcoming Tractor Pulling Events Part of Busy Summer Schedule
July 28 Springville Fiddle Fest July 28 The Club of Springville Softball Tournament
Springville Soccer Club ....see page 4
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In the back row is Lucy Sherman, Dr. Fred Stanbro, Mrs. Hugh Leland, George Reynolds, Mrs. A. D. Jones and Mr. Griffith. The front row is Mrs. Leland, Mrs. Ira Woodward, Dr. S. Glazier, one mystery lady, Mrs. Cummings, Mrs. Torry and Mrs. George Reynolds.
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