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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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Alfred State archers place 5th at 3D nationals ALFRED — The Alfred State College archery team finished 5th in the men’s hunter division at the USA Archery Collegiate 3D Nationals. The eight members of the team competed Oct. 14-16 in Foley, Alabama, in the event hosted by the Archery Shooters Association. A total of 350 archers representing a record 34 colleges and universities competed for national titles. The event started with two days of ranking rounds where archers shot individually at 40 targets to establish team brackets. The Alfred State hunterpins team, Simon Bond, Robert “Jay” Lawrence IV and Nathan Summerville, advanced to the final eight as the No. 5 seed. In front of a raucous crowd and under the pressure of a time clock, the Pioneers battled the University of Pikeville (Ky.) in the quarterfinals. The teams went back and forth, arrow for arrow, but the Bears were able to earn a two-point victory to move on in the competition. ASC finished fifth in the final standings. Head Coach Greg Sammons noted that a few performances were particularly
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noteworthy. “The team’s MVP for this event was senior Simon Bond,” Sammons said. “He posted the highest individual finish at 11th, shot a personal best score, and posted the highest arrow contributing scores in a tense shoot-off.” In the men’s compound
division, or Known 45 class, senior Jacob Houseknecht’s score of 426 set a new Alfred State school record. The Alfred State Archers
will return to action in January when they travel to the Lancaster Archery Classic.
FILLMORE — Community Bank N.A. announces the promotion of Julie Hall to senior district manager. In her new role, Hall will be responsible for supervising and leading a team of nine managers throughout Allegany and Wyoming counties, as well as another district in Cattaraugus County. Hall has more than 34 years of experience in the banking industry. She joined Community Bank in 2001 and managed the Fillmore branch. Hall was promoted to district manager of the bank’s Allegany County branches in 2013. “We are thrilled to see Julie continue her success at Community Bank,” Regional Manager Lisa Allenson said. “Her industry experience, excellent customer service and team-oriented attitude make her a valuable asset to our team.” Hall graduated from Fillmore Central School in 1987 and majored in business and math. She served as fundraising coordinator for the Fillmore Little League for
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County Area Foundation. Hall has been a volunteer firefighter for 30 years in the Fillmore Fire Department, serving as treasurer for 29 years, as well as fire prevention educator and fundraising committee member for those years. She lives in Fillmore with her husband, Dennis, and has been married for 31 years. Hall has two children, Alec, 21, and Haley, 17, and enjoys golfing and bowling.
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Wellsville Town Board wants to fill vacancy BY KATHRYN ROSS WELLSVILLE — The town of Wellsville is looking to fill a town board seat after the resignation of a member last month. The short-handedness of the board was felt the past couple of weeks as members have tried to conduct business. When visitors arrived at the Wellsville Municipal Airport for a town board meeting earlier this month, they found the gate closed and a sign announcing the meeting was canceled due to COVID-19. A week later at the rescheduled meeting Wednesday, it was learned that Supervisor Shad Alsworth wouldn’t be attending because he was staying home due to COVID-19. Already down one council member due to William Fish’s resignation, the board literally had to call in reinforcements. Councilman Mike Miller, out of town for work reasons, called in to be
part of the meeting. He was put on speaker and participated in the meeting. Miller also brought up the need to bring another “filler” person on to the board as soon as possible to take Fish’s place. Alsworth will make the appointment, but the council suggested that anyone interested in filling the seat should contact the town office at 593-1780 or contact Alsworth or any of the council members by email: • Alsworth, sealsworth@ gutchess.com • Miller, mikemiller.wellsville@gmail.com • Patty Graves, pdnny@hotmail.com Council member Jesse Case may also be contacted. The board also heard a presentation by Barb Sweitzer, executive director of the YMCA of the Southern Tier, and Brianna Simms, director of the YMCA in Wellsville. They reported that participation in programs is only at 64% of what they were before
the pandemic. However, the Y has lost many of its gym activities since the gym that was being used is the property of Alfred State College and college officials have not reopened it for public use. Sweitzer said one of the long-term goals for the Y in Wellsville is to find a permanent location. “We have our feelers out and we hope to have funds in place for renovations when we find a place,” she said. To keep up with the needs of the community, Sweitzer said they have taken over another part of the Riverwalk site. It was first used to develop a place where students could do long-distance learning. With students back in school it is now being turned into daycare space. At the end of the presentation, Sweitzer signed the new three-year contract with the town and the board later approved the contract. The board also learned that
Island Park will be closed to vehicular traffic starting in the first week in November for the duration of the winter. Case said, “You can still walk in the park and sit in the swings, but the restrooms will be closed.” The board also learned that after an inspection of the park, its insurance agency asked that a more permanent fence be installed on the riverbank near the Little League field and that the mulch be replaced on the playground. While the 2022 fire contract is still being negotiated, the board approved the 2021 fire contract for a cost of $125,000. Afterwards it set a fire contract budget hearing for 6:45 p.m. Nov. 10, the board’s next regular meeting. That contract will include $125,000 plus $3000 to cover an insurance gap and $20,000 for legal fees. The town board meets on the second Wednesday of the month at the village offices located at the airport.
Allegany County cancels November routine immunization clinics BELMONT — Due to changes in staff at the Allegany County Department of Health (ACDOH), the November routine immunization clinics will be canceled. The routine immunization clinics offer vaccines including but not limited to: tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, polio, etc. The dates of the canceled clinics are Nov. 9, 16 and 29. Someone from the ACDOH clinic will call and reschedule anyone who has an appointment on these dates.
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BELMONT — ACCORD’s Community Action Angels are gearing up to help families in Allegany County who find themselves in need of holiday assistance. CAA coordinator Melissa Payne said, with generous support from the community and volunteers, the program assisted 428 children in 2020. Based on demand for other services, ACCORD expects the need will be just as great this year, she said. There are many holiday assistance programs across the county — a list of holiday gift and food programs is available on ACCORD’s website. Families are asked
Historic District continued from 1 Their first time in the village, Meives said, “We were getting giddy with the architecture that we’ve seen so far.” The benefits of historic landmark status are the promotion of tourism and the economy, but the biggest benefit comes in the form of state and federal tax credits, the representatives said, as well as the availability of other preservation funding opportunities. Surveys are also being conducted in Nunda, Naples and Avon.
to apply in their own communities if the community has a program. If families find a program is not available in their community or it does not meet their needs, they are welcome to apply through CAA. There are two ways to apply: One option is to go to w w w.a c c o r d c o r p.o r g , click on Services, select Community Action Angels, then follow the link to complete a Holiday Assistance pre-registration form. One form should be submitted per family. Once submitted, an ACCORD staff will follow up
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1 COVID death, 80 cases in Allegany County in 3 days BY BOB CLARK BELMONT — A 98th COVID-19 death and 80 new cases were reported over this past weekend in Allegany County, state and county health authorities reported. The state Department of Health reported 26 cases on Oct. 23 with one death, 21 cases on Oct. 24, and 33 cases on Oct. 25. As of that date, 4,716 cases had been reported since the beginning of the pandemic. State officials report 98 deaths among residents in state-licensed facilities, and 63 have died in state-licensed facilities in the county. State officials do not directly report all COVID-related deaths by county of residence, including those who died at home or in other settings such as palliative care. For the week ending Sunday, 116 cases were reported, down from 176 the week before and 158 the week ending Oct. 10. Also reported by the Allegany County Department of Health were a total of 214 breakthrough cases since Aug. 20, or 20.6% of the 1,039 cases reported since that date. That percentage has risen from about 18%
in September. Of the breakthrough cases, 59 received the Pfizer vaccine, 111 received the Moderna vaccine, and 44 received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Officials did not provide data on deaths and breakthrough cases. The county also reported 372 active quarantines or isolations. To date, 15,698 such orders have been issued. THE COUNTY’S RATE of fully vaccinated residents broke 40% — at 40.3% Monday — over the weekend. The rate is also the lowest in the state. By comparison, 64.3% of state residents are fully vaccinated, including 76% of adults. First-dose vaccine levels in the county has risen above 50% for adults, the state reported, with 51.2% of all adults in the county having received at least one dose. To date, 43.3% of all county residents — about 20,100 people — have received at least one dose Four other counties in the state report under 50% of the population with at least one dose. By comparison, 70.9% of all New Yorkers have received at least one dose, including 83.7% of adults.
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AUTOMOTIVE Stay comfortable and alert during your holiday travels
Many people will head home for the holidays this year, and for the vast majority holiday travel may require covering a long distance in a limited amount of time. Though it may be tempting to drive non-stop to get more time with loved ones, consider the following tips to ensure your holiday long-haul is as safe as it is efficient. • Get ample rest, even if that means making frequent stops. Drivers should build frequent stops and nightly rest into their road trips. Doing so can help to combat the drowsiness that develops when spending long hours behind the wheel staring at the road ahead. Drivers should pay attention to how they’re
feeling and pull over if their eyes begin to feel heavy or their minds begin to wander. Each of these are signs of fatigue that could prove deadly to drivers, their passengers and fellow motorists. • Share driving duties. Sharing driving duties is a great way to reduce drivingrelated eye strain. The Vision Council notes that driving requires the eyes to stay in constant motion as they focus and refocus on approaching objects. Eyes also are in constant contention with distractions like oncoming headlights or the glare of the sun. These factors combine to strain the eyes. As drivers spend more and more time behind the wheel, their eyes
become tired and their vision becomes less reliable. Sharing driving duties can ensure a fresh set of eyes is behind the wheel at all times. • Maintain proper posture. Proper posture can make drivers less susceptible to the aches and pains that can develop during long car trips.
Three unique and popular ways to dine out R
estaurants serve foods in many different ways. Food trucks, pop-up restaurants and ghost restaurants are growing in popularity, and each offering has its own unique way of catering to customers. •
Food trucks and stands are small units instead of large brick-and-mortar restaurants. Normally they serve a small menu of a singular type of food that is prepared quickly to order. • Pop-up restau-
rants enable chefs, owners and guests to try new foods and restaurant concepts. Pop-ups typically open briefly for a limited period of time in unconventional locations, such as shipping containers or unused buildings. Pop-up restaurants generate buzz because of their short life spans. • Ghost restaurants are delivery-only, virtual restaurants. They have flexibility to alter their menus on the fly and can charge lower prices due to minimal overhead costs.
In addition, the auto insur- collisions. ance provider Geico® notes Road trips make for great that studies have shown that getaways. By taking steps to proper posture, which involves sitting an appropriate distance from the steering wheel, makes drivers less likely to suffer severe injuries to the head, neck and chest in front- and rear-end
remain comfortable and alert behind the wheel, drivers can make road trips that much more enjoyable.
Alfred State Culinary Arts to host Veteran’s Day fall buffet WELLSVILLE — The Alfred State College Culinary Arts department will host a Veterans Day Fall Buffet Nov. 11 at the Wellsville Campus. Proceeds of the event will benefit the LEEK Hunting Preserve and Culinary Arts Scholarships. The cost of the buffet, held in the Culinary Arts Building from 5 to 7 p.m., is $18 for adults and $12 for children 10 and under. The buffet will include apple stuffed chicken breast, parmesan crusted cod, fresh pasta with sage brown butter, mashed potato trio, roasted root vegetables, squash and apple soup, plated salad and assorted desserts. The LEEK Hunting Preserve in Oswayo, Pa., is celebrating their 14th year providing a safe positive place for veterans across the country to heal together. LEEK provides a handicap-accessible camp environment and
therapeutic outdoor activities to aid in the healing process of post-traumatic stress and allow vets with disabilities to continue to enjoy the outdoors. For questions on the event, call (607) 587-3170.