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Gowanda Sports Report

BY BILL PEGLOWSKI The Gowanda Varsity so ball team opened their season May 17 hosting Dunkirk, the fi rst game in the new facility, Lady Panther Park. Gowanda got off to a slow start giving up two runs in both the 1st and 2nd innings. Gowanda pitcher Cameron Nagel struck out three straight ba ers in the third and was also able to avoid giving up any hits in the 4th with help from the outfield. Down 4-1, Gowanda’s lead ba er in the 4th was Zoey Kota. A Dunkirk error at 1st base got her to 2nd base. A er stealing 3rd, Kota scored on a Nagel single. On her next at bat, Kota drove the ball over the fence in the le field corner of the ballpark for a solo home run. In the 7th inning, the Gowanda outfield grabbed everything that came their way. Addison Kota, the youngest member of the team, along with Cameron Nagel scored runs in the 7th, forcing extra innings with the score at 4. Finally, in the 9th, Dunkirk ba ers found gaps in the Gowanda outfield scoring two runs for a 6-4 win.

The so ball team traveled to Randolph May 19 where Gowanda 7th grader Addison Kota got her fi rst Varsity pitching win going five innings. She threw four strikeouts while allowing seven runs. Zoey Kota and Abby Valone both had three hits in the game. Cameron Nagel, Addison Kota and

Hailey Fort added two hits each in the effort. Gowanda came away with their fi rst league win of the season 129.

Next up was a game at Forestville May 20. Gowanda pitcher Cameron Nagel totaled 10 strikeouts while giving up seven walks. She also went 3 for 4 at bat. Zoey Kota hit a solo home run in the 1st inning giving her a total of two homers on the week. The Gowanda effort fell just short in the seventh inning as Forestville scored, giving them an eventual 7-6 victory.

On May 22, the team closed out their week hosting Lake Shore for a pair of 5-inning games. A er a scoreless 1st inning in the fi rst game, Gowanda opened up a 2-1 lead a er two innings that grew to 5-2 after three. The fi nal inning opened with the Panthers up 6-2, but Lake Shore was not fi nished. A er three singles and a walk loaded the bases with Lake Shore runners, an RBI single brought one runner home while leaving the bases full. A 4-run home run then cleared the bases.

Another run scored leaving the Lake Shore total at 8.

Gowanda was only able to recover a single run in the inning leaving them with a disappointing 8-6 loss.

Gowanda’s Ella Luther batted 2 for 2 and scored twice.

For the second game Gowanda played the role of visitors and ba ed fi rst. Again the 1st inning went scoreless. In the 2nd inning, Hailey Fort

singled, Ella Luther doubled and both Gao:wisa:s Stevens and Trinaty Jensen walked.

All four eventually scored, pu ing Gowanda up 4-0.

That score held into the fi nal inning. In that last inning, Lake Shore scored three times while loading the bases. The tying run scored as

the ba er was hit by a pitch advancing all runners. The next ba er was walked giving Lake Shore a 5-4 win.

IN OTHER SPORTS NEWS, the Gowanda Varsity baseball team began their week hosting Frontier for a

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Photo by Rick Miller State Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos announces safety improvements at Zoar Valley at a press conference in the gorge Tuesday. At rear from left are: Chad Staniszewsky, acting Region 9 director; Marla Walker, mother of Brooke Walker who fell to her death in Zoar Valley last summer; Wendy Brand, representing Assemblyman Joseph Giglio and John Eberth, representing State Sen. George Borrello.

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BY RICK MILLER

Photo provided Holly Niefergold, 2020-2021 Erie County Dairy Princess and 2021-2022 NYS 1st Alternate Dairy Princess encourages all to enjoy 3 servings of dairy every day.

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GOWANDA — State Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos held a press conference Tuesday at Zoar Valley with the parents of victims of the beautiful — but o en dangerous — gorge separating Ca arugus and Erie counties.

Seggos said a number of major efforts to improve safety at the 3,000-acre state Multiple Use Area that includes the main branch of Ca arugus Creek and its South Branch in the town

of Persia — the site of many tragedies resulting from falls.

Crews from DEC have placed nearly 400 signs at access points to the gorge, including Valentine Flats and the Forty Road parking lot where the press conference was held. The signage warns visitors of the dangers of the gorge and of a new requirement to stay 15 feet back from the edges of the gorge at all times. The Valentine Flats trail at Overlook Point

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Forestville Residents are invited to BLOOM this June

Imagine Forestville and Fredonia Garden Club are excited and proud to announce that they are working together to bring BLOOM 2021, an NCCF (Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation) event, to the residents of Forestville.

This is NCCF’S 2nd ANNUAL BLOOM Event geared to promote front yard gardening for the beauty of our communities!

NCCF describes Project BLOOM as “a way to ACKNOWLEDGE home gardeners who contribute to the curb appeal of northern Chautauqua’s neighborhoods and to ENCOURAGE all residents to take part in making our community a more beautiful place. It is a way to say thank you for the color, character and beauty that residents bring to our community.”

“How truly wonderful that NCCF has decided to bring back BLOOM 2021 to assist communities with this challenging, rewarding and FUN way to help make communities beautiful,” Aimee Rogers of Imagine Forestville said. “Imagine Forestville and Fredonia Garden

Club are so happy to have been accepted into this very community-minded event!”

How Project BLOOM Works If you live within the former village limits: No need to sign-up! Just have your garden/yard eye catching!

If you live outside the old village limits but are still in Forestville, contact us and let us know you would like to sign up!

Work on your yard and gardens.

Be ready between June 5th –26th: During those dates, representatives from Imagine Forestville and Fredonia Garden Club will canvass the Forestville community and decide which front yard has the most BLOOMING curb appeal.

The commi ee will look at: Flowers, shrubbery, yard tidiness, trimming, decorations and uniqueness. The commi ee hopes to see yards that will inspire others to create a more beautiful, vibrant Forestville.

Residents’ gardens that are chosen will receive a BLOOM garden recognition sign and a chance to win other gi s.

Get Started Now! MAY: Dig up that soil!

Add compost. Plan what you want your garden and front yard to look like.

JUNE: Be ready! No one knows when the Evaluating Teams will be driving

around Forestville!

For more information about participating in Forestville Project BLOOM, please contact: Aimee Rogers at 965-4321 or Carol McEntarfer at 9654262 NCCF is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt community corporation incorporated in 1986, created by and for the people of northern Chautauqua County dedicated to a simple, powerful and highly personal approach to giving focused on local Philanthropy for the be erment of all

community residents.

The Fredonia Garden Club’s mission was established in 1924 to preserve wildlife and the environment and encourage community beautification. The club includes several Forestville residents.

Imagine Forestville, formed in 2018, is dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of the richly historic hamlet as a welcoming rural community.

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BY ROBERT L. HEICHBERGER Memorial Day will soon be here. This is that time of the year, and we remember well those who have given so much for our Country.

Many of us recall the words of John F. Kennedy when he said “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” We remember JFK and we remember the thousands of men and women who have given so unselfishly for their Country. We can not forget each year on Memorial Day or any day for that matter, the greatness of those who have and are now serving with such noble valor and committed virtue.

We pay grateful tribute to our American veterans and to all of our current armed service and civilian personnel who are in the valiant service of our Country. The story of America has been written by the selfless and noble deeds of hardworking and dedicated men and women dedicated to liberty and justice in a free society. Our American Veterans, current uniform and non-uniformed Personnel are truly endemic of that ranking. We extol them for their dedication to our homeland and liberty.

Their noble service is endemic of human Exceptionalism.

Today, the United States stands as a beacon of hope for all humanity. Our nation’s experiment as a republic has been guarded and ennobled by our veterans’ and civilians’ service.

George Washington said, “the willingness which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional as to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were Treated and Appreciated by their nation.”

Often, we take for granted the freedoms we enjoy. Those freedoms were paid for with the lives of those lost in service. This is a time to remember. For this is a national debt that can only be truly repaid by individual Americans. By honoring the nation’s war dead, we preserve their memory and thus memorialize their service and sacrifice Over the course of our history, some 42 million Americans have served-and well over one million have given the supreme sacrifice. We are the beneficiaries of their courage, their sacrifice and their dedication, and so are countless of freedom loving people around the world.

In the current and past century alone, through two world wars and the long, tense struggles of the Cold War, and on the front lines of battle in various parts of the world, men and women have risked their lives. They risked all they had to protect U.S. interests, assist our allies, and promote peace and safety.

They fought our enemies on foreign shores, at sea and in the air to preserve freedom. They had no second thoughts as to what had to be done. Ronald Reagan said it well, “No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.” Thanks to their extraordinary record of brilliant service.

President Kennedy once said, “Democracy is never a final achievement.

It is a call to untiring effort, to continual sacrifice and to the willingness, if necessary, to die in its defense.” We give thanks to the veterans and to the current members of our Armed Forces and willing civilians for their valiant dedication. Whether serving on bases and in ports at home or deployed across the globe, they have endured hardship and danger to protect our Nation and to assist freedom loving people around the world. Their deeds of noble commitment and personal valor bind us in our past, inspire us in the present, and strengthen us to meet the challenges for a hopeful and bountiful future. They are an inspiration and their valor WE WILL NOT FORGET. Dr. Robert L. Heichberger is a resident of Gowanda and Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus SUNY Fredonia

Springville Art Crawl returns June 5 SPRINGVILLE — For one night each year, Main Street transforms into a sprawling art gallery with musicians and artwork tucked into little niches and alcoves. People of all ages and stripes walk the town in what has become known as the Art Crawl.

This free event is fun for the whole family and takes place on Saturday, June 5 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

The artwork is displayed in everyday spaces, nestled in businesses from North Buffalo Street to Franklin Street in Springville’s Historic District. The work includes watercolor, photography, acrylic and sculpture from over 50 artists from across Western New York that were juried to exhibit.

Participating artists include Judson Brown, John Merlino, Cathy Merlino, Erin Long, Char Szabo-Perricelli, Loreen Butcher, Pamela Dennies, Bob Adler, Dave Jeffers, Bev Fehringer, Judy Wright and more. Most of the pieces are available for purchase.Springville Griffith Institute High School’s

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While enjoying the quaint village se ing and the architecture of Springville’s Main Street, you will fi nd musicians playing inside and out of the businesses.

Musicians include Porcelain Train, Kody & Herren, Jim Brucato, Andy Francisco, Sam Ye er, Ben Collier and House of Kings. Nixie the Fairy Harpist will be delighting young and old alike with her harp. Monday evening Drum Circle hosted by Steve Bell will begin their Summer season at Art Crawl.

Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the owners of Perfect Protein, a new business opening on Mechanic Street that is introducing a new concept of healthy eating. Representatives from the forthcoming Springville Brewery will also be on-site to give the public a sneak peak at their new brewery and beer garden. The community-owned Art’s Cafe will open the front seating area for the fi rst time that evening.

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Arrive early for free oneon-one interactions with visiting artists. Glass artist Tom Militello will be bringing his mobile studio with live demonstrations of glass shaping. Mary Ann Fritz will be demonstrating techniques in fiber art promoting her upcoming workshops.

Artists from the art collective Toad Meadow will be onsite providing art making mayhem. As in past years, there will be a kids’ art space.

To “Crawl,” begin at the tent located at the corner of Main and Mechanic streets and pick up a map of the participating locations.

A er that, stroll at your own pace and on your own path, walking from location to location. All restaurants in the area will be open to Art Crawl visitors.

The Olmsted Gallery inside the Center will be hosting an opening reception

for Trenton Lutes. His exhibition, entitled Exploration in Acrylic Paint Skins and Beyond will take place from 6:30-8 p.m. Lutes will be giving tours of his exhibit and earlier in the evening will be demonstrating the art of Bonsai. He is offering a Bonsai workshop later in June in the newly opened Art’s Cafe workshop space.

At 8:30 p.m., end your evening at Springville Center for the Arts for the After-Party, located at 37 North Buffalo St. During the after-party guests enjoy free refreshments.

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The jurors for this year’s Art Crawl are Gerald Mead, Cindi O’Mara and Richard Stamps. For more information, visit Crawl.SpringvilleArts.org or call (716) 5929038.

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Sports Report continued from 1 non-league game. Frontier pulled out to a 3-0 lead in the 2nd inning and never looked back. That advantage grew to 5-0 before Gowanda was able to climb back into the game. Runs scored as the Panthers’ Johnny Smuda and Maddox Browning both hit doubles bringing the score to 5-4 in the 5th. That production was matched by Frontier in the 6th as they pulled back into a 5-run lead. With another two runs in the fi nal inning, Frontier was able to coast to an 11-4 win.

The baseball team was back home at Panther Park hosting Hamburg for another non-league game May 22.

In a game that was exciting

Dairy Month continued from 1 BY: HOLLY NIEFERGOLD June is Dairy Month!

What a great way to start off the month by selecting the 2021-2022 Erie County Dairy Princess and court!

This year Erie County has two young ladies competing for the title of Erie County Dairy Princess. Each lady will present a speech and be interviewed, with the princess selected by a panel of judges. At the Erie County Dairy Princess Coronation, June 4, 2021, the outgoing Dairy Princess, Holly Niefergold, will reflect on her past year as the Erie County Dairy Princess and about

to consume your 3 servings might include: milk, cheese, yogurt and ice cream.

Dairy farmers work 24/7, 365 days a year caring for their animals and the land. They take great pride in producing quality, wholesome milk for us to enjoy.

They care for their land by being good stewards of the land so the cows can be fed high quality forages. Cow comfort is important to dairy farmers and in return the happy cows are productive cows, providing us with nature’s most perfect food, Milk.

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The Erie County Dairy Princess and her Court are spokespersons for the dairy industry, helping support our local dairy farmers by promoting the nutritional value of milk and dairy products. The Erie County Dairy Princess pro-

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early, the score was a 0-0 tie into the 6th inning. Gowanda then managed to score the fi rst run in the game to head into the fi nal inning ahead 1-0. Things went south for Gowanda quickly. Hamburg tallied five runs despite only having two hits. Three batters walked and one hit by a pitch kept the bases loaded and in position to score.

Gowanda could only answer with two runs leaving them down 5-3 at the end of the game.

The Gowanda boys lacrosse team hosted Depew May 20. Although Gowanda was able to score the fi rst two goals of the game, they soon fell behind. The fi rst quarter ended with Depew up 5-2. Quarter two was a disaster for Gowanda. Depew scored o en, moving into an 11-5 lead at hal ime. Gowanda was able to reorganize during the intermission and played a much stronger 2nd half. The 3rd quarter was a 3-3 tie and Gowanda won the

fi nal quarter 3-1. That still le them short by a fi nal score of 15-11.

The girls lacrosse team opened their week hosting Eden at Hillis Field in Gowanda. The Gowanda girls quickly opened up a 6-0 lead and had a 10-3 advantage by hal ime. Eden would only manage two goals in the second half allowing Gowanda to coast to an easy 18-5 win. Pacing the Gowanda a ack was Miya Scanlan with 7 goals with Scotia Stevens right behind with 5.

The girls traveled to Amherst on May 20 for what would be a very hard fought ba le. Gowanda got the best of the 1st half and took an 8-6 lead into the intermission. While Amherst slightly improved their 1st half production in the 2nd half, Gowanda was only able to score four times. That gave Amherst a very close 13-12 win at the end of the game.

Scoreboard Varsity Baseball

Monday, May 17 Springville 3, Lackawanna 2 Tuesday, May 18 Cassadaga Valley 13, Silver Creek 3 Thursday, May 20 Frontier 11, Gowanda 4 Frewsburg 6, Silver Creek 3 Saturday, May 22 Hamburg 5, Gowanda 3

Varsity Softball being selected as the 20212022 NYS 1st Alternate Dairy Princess. Holly will also give an American Dairy Association NorthEast update, the sponsors of the NYS Dairy Princess Program. The new 2021-2022 Erie County Dairy Princess and alternate will be announced and will be joined by the dairy princess ambassadors at the coronation ceremony, held in Eden, NY. Did you know that World Milk Day is June 1st? So be sure you have a glass of cold, refreshing, nutritious milk to fuel up your body with milks nine essential nutrients. The nine essential nutrients include: Vitamin A, D, B12, Pantothenic Acid, Protein, Phosphorus, Riboflavin, Niacin and Calcium.

All of these nutrients are essential to your body and it is recommended that you consume at least 3 servings per day of dairy. Great ways

MAY 7, 2021

Monday, May 17 Dunkirk 6, Gowanda 4 Silver Creek 10, North Collins 0 Springville 12, JFK 0

Tuesday, May 18 Eden 8, Springville 7 Wednesday, May 19 Gowanda 12, Randolph 9 Thursday, May 20 Forestville 7, Gowanda 6 Silver Creek 4, Brockton 3 Springville 3, Holland 1 Saturday, May 22 Lake Shore 8, Gowanda 6 Lake Shore 5, Gowanda 4 Springville 16, Cleveland Hill 1

Varsity Boys Lacrosse Monday, May 17 Lake Shore 16, Akron 4 Wednesday, May 19

Lake Shore 19, Niagara Wheatfield 7 Thursday, May 20 Depew 15, Gowanda 11 Friday, May 21 Lake Shore 30, Sweet Home 1

Varsity Girls Lacrosse Tuesday, May 18 Gowanda 18, Eden 5 Wednesday, May 19 Springville 7, Newfane 6 Thursday, May 20 Amherst 13, Gowanda 12 Salamanca 10, Springville 3 Friday, May 21 Lew-Port 15, Springville 2

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Saturday June 12th 1-3 pm Permaculture and Sustainable Landscaping Techniques - In-person Program This is an in-person program Masks and face coverings are still required inside the library.

In this class, we will explore what landscape sustainability is and what the principles of permaculture are. Anyone can utilize these important gardening disciplines in gardening projects from intimate nooks to grandiose spaces, and by melding the two create a workable, thriving ecosystem that is compatible with most climatic and geographical situations.

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Please join David Clark, CNLP (Certified Nursery and Landscape Professional) and

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Saturday June 26th 1-3 pm Talk on the Wild Side with Hawk Creek Wildlife Center - In-Person Program

Join us for a visit from a hawk, falcon, owl, and vulture so you not only hear about but see and appreciate the differences between the species!

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Zoar Valley continued from 1 was shortened by DEC crews to keep anyone from walking out onto the point.

Segos said an accessible platform will be constructed next year at the edge of the gorge overlooking Valentine Flats. It will contain a memorial to Brooke Walker of Springville, who died last summer in a fall at her fi rst visit to Zoar Valley, and 20 other accident victims since 2004, Seggos said.

He credited Brooke’s mother, Marla Walker, and Mary Beth Long, mother of

Conner Long, another Zoar accident victim, with pushing the DEC to take action to make the multiple use area safer. Walker worked with Assemblyman Joseph Giglio, who lives in nearby Gowanda, and state Sen. George Borrello to present her checklist of items needs to make the natural area safer — beginning with signs and maps.

“Tomorrow, May 27, will be Brooke and Garre ’s 17th birthday,” Walker told the press conference.

“Brooke will not celebrate turning 17. We are grateful and hopeful that with these improvements and continued enhancements to Zoar Valley, others will be able to celebrate many birthdays for years to come. Brooke continues to give back.”

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Chad Staniszewski, acting Region 9 director, said the press conference was designed to get the word out about the new safety measures at Zoar Valley, including restricting access to the South Branch above the Forty Road parking area. This will deter trespass on adjacent private lands that lead to the Zoar Falls area — also private.

Crews from DEC have also been “brushing in” other unofficial trails to create barriers that lead onto private lands on the South Branch.

Two new assistant forest rangers will be stationed in Zoar Valley this summer along with an intern from the SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry and a Student Conservation Association Natural Resource

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Their jobs will be to help educate visitors to the dangers of not staying on trails, entering swi -moving waters or climbing 300-foot cliffs.

New kiosk panels at access points at Valentine Flats and Forty Road will include new maps, safety messages and take-away maps.

Seggos noted that many of the 16,000 to 20,000 visitors to Zoar Valley each year found out about it on the internet and o en rely on outdated Google maps to fi nd their way.

The commissioner said that working with Google, DEC staff have managed to prioritize the new state maps in a Google search. They will show up at the top of the search results now. Google also removed false trails that

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Two new trails that are compatible with the Americans With Disabilities Act will be constructed in the Valentine Flats area, Seggos said. The DEC is looking at building other trails as well.

All the efforts to make the Zoar Valley area safer will hopefully result in fewer accidents and deaths, Seggos said. If successful, emergency crews won’t be called to the wild, natural area as o en.

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Military Honors and Non-Denominational Memorial Service at The Battle Within Foundation near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at the Buffalo Naval Park. Social distancing and masks are required.

Throughout Memorial Day weekend, 7,300 flags will blanket the grounds of the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park to represent the average number of United States Veterans who have lost their battle with PTSD per year, an average of 22 per day. From May 29-31, walk or drive by the Naval Park to see the installation. Visit buffalonavalpark.org for more information.

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