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JULY 6-12, 2018
VOLUME 3 ISSUE 27
Your Hometown Newspaper
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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Ellicottville Championship Rodeo Marks 30 Years
decades as he has owned and managed the Ellicottville When Championship Rodeo John on Sommerville Valley Kent was Road alongside his growing wife, Karen, for 30 up, he years. wanted to During an interview be in the in late June, Kent rodeo. As walked around his a teenager, property and pointed he’d break to spots that triggered horses and various memories. He he learned remembers replacing to ride tents with permanent them with buildings, erecting an hopes of announcers stand to John Kent, owner of the Ellicottville Championship Rodeo, one day stands near signs for his primary sponsors of this year’sreplace event. a hay wagon Kent has owned and operated the rodeo alongside his wife, getting in and building the seats Karen, for 30 years. Photo by Rich Place. an arena. that now line the “I hillside. wanted to go to rodeos and my mommy wouldn’t He also remembers the highs and lows of let me,” said Kent with a laugh. “I was interested the cowboys in the arena — from getting in the rodeo back when I was a kid.” bucked completely out of the arena to Kent may have never become a competitor earning near perfect scores complemented but his involvement in rodeos has spanned
AUGUST 1-5 GRAND OPENING The nation’s official museum of comedy
BY RICH PLACE
July 14 SCENe Garden Club Annual Garden Walk July 20 SGI All Class Reunion July 22 Food Trucks, Fire Trucks and Car Show at Fireman’s Park July 28 Springville Fiddle Fest
LARAINE NEWMAN
AMY SCHUMER
GARRETT MORRIS
Tickets: ComedyCenter.org 716.484.2222 / Jamestown, NY OVER 50 EVENTS IN FIVE DAYS
Tee Off in a Golf Tournament This Summer
Springville Fiddle Fest July 28
This year, the Springville Country and Blue Grass Festival features 12 bands along with historic demonstrators, vendors, food trucks, clogging by the WNY Clogging Association, and new this year, an Antique Car Cruise-In. The event starts at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 28 and runs until 6 p.m. that evening on Franklin Street in Springville at Fiddlers Green Park, Heritage Park, and the Concord Mercantile. Admission is free. Event Chairperson Trudy Stanley said, “We’re thrilled to have added Creek Bend, Panfil Brothers and City Fiddle to our music lineup this year. With a grant from the New York State Council of the Arts, we were able to add a third venue at Heritage Park Gazebo and
BY MARY HEYL Hit the golf course for glory and a great cause this summer! Throughout Cattaraugus and Erie counties, golf courses will be hosting a variety of tournaments that you can take part in. Embrace your competitive side and raise money for local scholarship awards, the EVL Memorial Library and more. On Wednesday, July 11, Holiday Valley is hosting the Eddie Szpaicher Golf Tournament, which provides scholarships to two graduating ECS seniors every year. The tournament begins on Tuesday, July 10 with See Golf Tournaments page 5
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July 12 Mercantile Musicians at Fiddlers Green Park
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UPCOMING EVENTS
‘Saturday Night Live’ Originators
The Universalist Church BY JOLENE HAWKINS
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With the Fourth of July falling on a Wednesday this year, it’s almost like having two holiday weekends! We hope that you enjoyed the first of them last week and spent the Hump Day holiday celebrating America with family and friends, and maybe even catching the music and fireworks right here in Springville. This weekend, and all month long, there are great ways to get out and enjoy summer. This weekend is the Ellicottville Rodeo, just a short drive south. If you’ve never experienced it, it’s action-packed and guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat! We are happy to see that the Springville Fiddle Fest is back later this month and better than ever. If you’re a golfer, check out all the upcoming tournaments. And if you’re a music lover, there are dozens of upcoming concerts spanning every genre. Be sure to grab a pen or your phone as you read this week’s issue so you can mark your calendar as you go! As always, the fine people of this town are constantly looking to help others and make a difference. Once again this year, two Springville friends are teaming up to participate in the Empire State Ride across New York State to raise money for Roswell Park. Check out their story on page 5. Have good news to share? Email us at info@ springvilletimes.com or stop by our office at 65 E. Main St. in Springville.
Who has noticed the beautiful round stained glass window in the peak of the Lucy Bensley Center? Wait, I am getting ahead of myself. Let’s learn the history of the Universalist Church, whose window it is. The first Universalist Church was organized in 1846 by Rev. I George , Abram Dygert, I B Childs, and Jonathan Mayo. With over 20 families attending, a new building for the church was finished by 1847. Rev. I. George was the first pastor, followed by C.H. Dutton, then T.J. Whitcomb, and then by J.B. Saxe. In 1879, the church edifice was sold to Morris Hall and I.B. Child, who remodeled it into the Hall Opera House; they still met there on Sunday. In December 1916, there was a dedication of the new Universalist Church. An all day event with several sessions, of singing by Mrs. I.O. Woodward, Mrs. A.D. Jones, Mr. E.B. Bixby, Mr. George E. Reynolds and Mrs. Mattie Fox, who played the organ, and benedictions made by several preachers. The building, which was Springville’s ninth church edifice (meaning large and impressive building), was started in March with only $1,500.
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Within two weeks, Mr. Porter Wheeler and his sister gave $500, and Mr. Wheeler purchased the lot for $500 on which it was built on. They both had intended to help the denomination and saw this as a great time to do so. A handsome design was made by Mr. Joseph Fleming, as a supervisor, and P. Zimmer as the contractor. It was built of See A Look Back page 12
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