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JUNE 21-27, 2019
VOLUME 4 ISSUE 25
CAR. TR. MKTG MAIL US POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 244 BRADFORD, PA
L I L V E G SP RIN TIMES
The official newspaper of the Town of Concord, and the Village of Springville. Serving Springville, the surrounding communities and Springville-Griffith Institute Central Schools
Steelbound Brewery & Restaurant of Springville opening this summer By Deb Everts The Steelbound name known so well in Ellicottville will soon be a household word in Springville when Bill Bursee expands his brewery and restaurant business with a second location this summer. Located in the old Robinson Knife Factory that stood on the site at 243 West Main St. about a century ago, Steelbound Brewery & Restaurant of Springville will occupy the former Papa Jake’s Saloon that was housed within the factory. Bursee said people have been blowing up their email, and they have already received “probably a thousand
Submitted photo Steelbound Brewery & Restaurant of Springville is opening this summer. The second Steelbound location will be a bit smaller, but it will offer things the Ellicottville location does not, including a Sunday Brunch and deep dish pizza. Shown is the new brewing system at Springville.
emails” asking about the new brewery and restaurant. “It’s overwhelming,
but great, because it shows the huge, looming interest about what we are doing,” he said.
Town of Concord receives positive audit for 2018 fiscal year By Kellen M. Quigley The town of Concord received a positive audit for the 2018 fiscal year, which was reviewed at the town board’s regular meeting June 13. Nicole Ryan, a CPA from Freed Maxick, went through the results of the audit, saying there was an unmodified opinion, which is good for the town, and the financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the town. According to Ryan, the town’s long-term liabilities amounted to approximately $4.8 million, which comprised of several assets, including the bonds amounting to $2.35 million due to the permanent
financing of the bond anticipation notes. In the fund basis statements, which most closely resembles what the town sees when going through the budgeting process, Ryan said they look at what percentage of the town’s total expenditures makes up the fund balance. She said fund balances of 10 to 35 percent is a healthy amount. In the general fund, Ryan said about 49 percent of the general fund was made up of the fund balance at $596,000, which also includes the restrictive fund balance and capital reserve balance. About $366,000 is unassigned funds. Current expenditures for the general fund exceeded
Looking Back in our historical records and we find that as soon as the settlers arrived and acquired land, they had their homes built, a church founded and schools established. The first known school was located on Buffalo Street in a log barn owned by John Albro. Fourteen students attended the school that was taught by Anna Richmond. In 1814, Mr. Eaton taught a school that had 70 students. By 1816, a log Schoolhouse was
at 7,200-square feet. He said the Ellicottville location, with its brewery and distillery combined,
New officers join Springville Police
Several new officers are expected to join the ranks of the Springville Police Department after action Monday approving three new hires. One of those new hires, Jackie Feggans (left), was present for the meeting and sworn in by Village Administrator Liz Melock. In addition to his duties with the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, Feggans is the school resource officer (SRO) for the Springville-Griffith Institute School District. Also hired Monday were Paul Randall and Robert Krone.
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revenues by about $61,000, but that was down from the prior year of $160,000. Ryan said this was due to an overall increase in revenues and overall decrease in expenditures in the town. The town-outsidevillage fund had $88,000 in fund balance, about 10 percent of expenditures, Ryan said. Expenditures exceeded revenues by $81,000, which includes the budgeted operating transfer of $630,000 that is made to the highway parttown fund. The highway parttown fund had just under $600,000 in fund balance, of portion of which went to capital reserve with about $339,000 in the assigned See Concord page 2
According to Bursee, the new brewery is smaller than Ellicottville’s building
is about 11,000-square feet. There will be seating for just under 300 people — probably about 280 — whereas the Ellicottville facility seats 309. He plans to employ 25 to 30 people. “The new place will have a three-barrel brewing system, and we’re going to do smallbatch beers,” he said. “We still have over 30 beers at our Ellicottville location that we’ve produced already. That’s hard to do in a larger system like we have here because, when we get smaller, we can get a lot more experimental and do more things. We’re going to do some bourbon-barrel aging to See Steelbound page 2
By Jolene Hawkins built near downstairs with a hall the greens. in the center. Widon Gardner The South district taught on East Hill and was to have its own Ychia Russell taught in school. The lot cost five her father’s Chamber. dollars, and the building By 1829, many onewas to cost two-hundred room school houses dollars. It was to be were being built and in the center of Mr. the teacher’s pay Bushman’s cornfield. It might have been so was a one-story brick many cords of wood building and stood on to be used to heat the the corner of Pearl and schoolhouse. A common Cattaraugus streets. school for all students The first term of was held in the upper Springville Academy rooms. began in the fall of In 1831, the town of 1830. Hiram Barney Concord was divided was the principal into north and south and Mary Elliott the districts. The brick preceptress — a woman building on Smith and who is an instructor, Franklin streets was the teacher or tutor. Hiram North District school. Barney went on to It had four rooms, become the school two upstairs and two superintendent.
Female Schools under female supervision seemed most prosperous and for some time previous to 1849, a young ladies seminary was connected with the
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Academy. In 1849, the Academy was 19 years old, had five teachers, 110 gentlemen and 100 ladies enrolled. There were ups and downs in the first 37
years with frequent appeals for aid. At the most critical period of its existence, Archibald Griffith raised the Academy to the equal See A Look Back page 3