OCTOBER
29 2021
Traditional Halloween hours for most communities
Kathryn Ross
Most towns and villages in Allegany County keep to the traditional day for Halloween, which is Sunday, Oct. 31. Halloween — or All Hallows’ Eve — will be celebrated on Sunday, except in Belmont and the town of Independence, when the celebration will take place on Saturday. Theorists maintain that many Halloween traditions were influenced by Celtic harvest festivals and have pagan roots. But many also suggest that the pagan festivals were Christianized as All Hallows Eve. It was celebrated in Ireland and Scotland, in the 19th century and became one of the many much-loved traditions brought to this country by immigrants. In the county, Halloween trick or treat hours will take place for the: Village of Andover: 6-8 p.m. Sunday Village of Angelica: 5-7 p.m. Sunday Town of Belfast: 6-8 p.m. Sunday Village of Cuba: 6-8 p.m. Sunday Town of Friendship: 5-7 p.m. Sunday
Town of Hume: 5-7 p.m. Sunday Town of Scio: 6-8 p.m. Sunday Village of Wellsville: 6-8 p.m. Sunday West Clarksville: trunk or treat at the firehall, 6-8 p.m. Sunday Trick or treat hours in the village of Belmont and in the town of Independence 6-8 p.m. Saturday. On Thursday, the Wellsville YMCA trunk or treat and haunted house is set for 6 to 8 p.m. On Saturday, the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office will host its third annual trunk or treat 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday in the county office building parking lot at 7 Court St. The sheriff’s office will also be raffling off 20-inch bicycles. Dress for the weather, light rain is expected in the evening and the temperature may be near freezing before the night is over. Be aware of traffic and wear reflective clothing and carry a flashlight. Do not knock on doors or go on porches where there are no porch lights illuminated.
Preservation planner Megan Klem of the Landmark Society of Western New York addresses those attending a public meeting in Wellsville.
Historic district designation possible for Wellsville BY KATHRYN ROSS WELLSVILLE — Members of the Landmark Society of Western New York were in the village Oct. 21 to take the first steps in creating a National Historic District in Wellsville. Two public meetings were held at the library in which Caitlin Meives, director of preservation for the WNY society, and preservation planners Megan Klem and Ryan Jarles discussed two subjects. In the morning, the topic was the announcement of the second round of the Genesee Valley Rural Revitalization Grant. The afternoon session concerned the Historic Resources Survey, which will take place in November and into 2022. At the GVRR grant meeting, it was revealed that out of the seven grants awarded only one was in Allegany
County (Palmer Opera House in Cuba). The LSWNY received 85 grant applications, 23 of those applications being from Wellsville alone. The grant’s scope covered counties in the Genesee Valley and was very competitive, Klem said. The plethora of applications from Wellsville prompted the LSWNY and the state Historical Preservation Office to take another look at the village as a site for a designated Historical District. Therefore, none of the village’s 23 GVRR grant applications had been considered. The subject of the afternoon meeting was to inform the public that the LSWNY has contracted with the village government to do a survey to inventory historical structures (at least 50-years old) within the village with the goal of identifying significant properties for listing
on the National Historic Register and nomination for a historic district. Klem explained that the survey will start with a windshield tour in November, probably following the first snow when there are no longer leaves on the trees to obscure properties. “We just want to let people know that when they see us skulking about taking photos of their property what we are doing,” she said, adding that they do not knock on doors or go on private property unless invited. “We’ll be looking at every single block and our goal is to target as many properties as possible. We’ll leave no stone unturned,” said Meives. Klem went on to suggest that anyone whose property has a historical significance to let them know by contacting the LSWNY.
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“If there is something cool about your building bring it to our attention,” she said. Dispelling a misconception, she explained that a building placed on the National Historic Register has an honorary distinction and that once placed, that property can be renovated without restrictions, unless the funds used for the renovation or repair are state or federally supported. The trio said that Wellsville is almost assured of getting its commercial corridor designated as a historic district, but they are not sure if such a designation would go beyond Main Street and extend to side streets. They also suggested that a residential district, such as South Street in Cuba, might be designated as a historic district.
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