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Exhibits, Workshops and More at the SCA This Fall ....see page 4
Pumpkins in the Park this Saturday ....see page 7
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OCTOBER 19-25, 2018
The Springville-Griffith Community Education Foundation (SGCEF) 2018 Wine Tasting & Silent Auction will be held on Saturday, Nov. 3 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Springville Country Club, located at 14445 Cascade Road This year, the SGCEF is partnering with Springville Griffith Institute in support of their music department purchase of a replacement grand piano. The music department is one of the many highlights of an SGI education. From the drama club and stage crew to the yearly musical production and numerous independent study courses, this department continues to leave an indelible mark on our community, year in and year out. Over the past 11 years, SGCEF has supported the SGI School District, Springville Center for the Arts, Boys and Girls Club of Springville, Bertrand Chaffee Hospital, Springville Youth, Inc, Concord Historical Society and Mercy Flight of WNY and has given out over $350,000 to the community. The SGCEF annual fundraiser will bring an anticipated 300 guests together for a memorable, fun evening of wine tasting, silent auction bidding, delectable desserts and awesome appetizers while listening to the sounds of the SpringvilleGriffith Music Department. Tickets to the event are $30 and can be purchased online at sgcef.com. The SGCEF also welcomes sponsorships and auction donations for the event; visit the website for more info.
By Deb Everts Thomas Militello has a passion for making glass art, especially marbles, and patrons of the Harold L. Olmsted Gallery at the Springville Center for the Arts have the opportunity to see his work from Oct. 20 to Nov. 17. A free reception will take place Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m. when guests will have the opportunity to meet Militello and discuss the glass art pieces included in his exhibit, “Color Suspended: An Exhibit of Glass.” Militello creates this wondrous art in his studio, “Comet Creations,” located on a hill overlooking Gowanda on Maltbie Road. According to Militello, he has done some scuba diving and used to enjoy astronomy. He loves hiking in the woods, kayaking and a lot of other outdoor activities including gardening, hunting and fishing. “My marbles and other glass are kind of like a reflection of what I see and I try to interpret it in glass,”
he said. “I try to incorporate something I’ve seen and experienced in the natural world.” Using nature as his inspiration, his works feature all kinds of glass art — utilitarian and decorative — including paperweights, bowls, plates, glass beads, pendants, earrings, perfume bottles, and glass marbles — his specialty. Inside these delicate orbs are beautiful glass objects he also creates ranging from flowers and mushrooms to confetti, vortexes and outer space designs. Although an eye for design is helpful, Militello said it’s not always necessary. He has marbles he calls his “end of day series” that are created from a jar of glass scraps of colors he has used for different projects. He said the flower marbles take some skill and are very meticulous. It might take him as long as two-hours to build the glass stringers in various colors that will be used for the flower parts before he puts a piece together. He said it’s similar to pulling warm taffy. See Glass page 3
Erie County Sheriff’s deputies commended by village board
By Kellen M. Quigley
Three deputies with the Erie County Sheriff’s Office were commended Monday by the village mayor and Board of Trustees for their actions during an incident in August. At the board’s regular meeting, Mayor William Krebs issued a proclamation recognizing Deputies Kenneth Achtyl Jr., John Dunn and Shane Miller. “It’s really a pleasure for me, on behalf of all the residents of Springville, to thank you,” Krebs said. On Aug. 5, two of the deputies responded to the Country Fair convenience store and gas station at Route 39 and South Cascade Drive in Springville at approximately 10:20 p.m. for reports of a male in the store with a
sawed-off shotgun. Before the arrival of law enforcement, officials said the individual left the store and fired at least one round in the parking lot. There were about a dozen customers and employees inside the store at the time of the incident. Achtyl, Dunn and Miller responded to the scene in a matter of minutes from the 911 call, Krebs said, and engaged the subject both verbally and with potentially lethal force. “The mayor and village board, along with the residents and customers of Country Fair, would like to commend Erie County Sheriff Deputies Kenneth Achtyl Jr., John Dunn and Shane Miller for their courage and valor in protecting our resident and visitors in the Country
Photo by Kellen M. Quigley Springville Mayor William Krebs (left) commended three Erie County Sheriff Deputies for their actions during an incident in August in a proclamation Monday. Pictured (from left) are Deputies John Dunn, Shane Miller and Kenneth Achtyl Jr. with Erie County Sheriff Timothy Howard.
Fair incident on Aug. 5 and during their daily patrol duties,” the proclamation stated. In a press conference in August, Erie County Sheriff Timothy Howard said each
deputy fired a single round at the individual — one of which struck him in the lower chest area — when he was so close as to convince the deputies that their own See Erie County page 5
A Look Back:
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The Western House By Jolene Hawkins
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Inside the delicate orbs are beautiful glass objects Militello also creates including flowers that take some skill and are very meticulous.
Let’s look back to a few ghost stories that float around some of the older buildings we have here in Springville. As you might think, the older homes always seem to have something of their former owners left behind, be it a tree that was planted or an addition that was added, so why not a few residents that choose to stay around? The Western House is no exception. It all began in 1883 when a man named David Ditcher saw the value of building a boarding house next to the railroad tracks. He purchased a piece of property on West Main Street close to the railroad track measuring 65 feet by 65 feet for $600 and soon afterward erected the hotel. In 1893, there was a disastrous train wreck that happens about 5 miles south of Springville. Train #50 was supposed to go on a sidetrack and allow the southbound train #33to pass. But the train was
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SGI girls XC claims another win in division ....see page 10
Olmsted Gallery to showcase glass art of Thomas Militello
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under too much headway and could not be stopped. As the trains came near to each other, seeing that a collision was inevitable, most of the men jumped from the train except for Engineer Herman Reck, who stood at his post and was trying to reverse the engine when the crash came. After he was cut free from the wreck, he was brought to the Western House where he died several hours later. Does he roam the old hallways waiting for the train to arrive? In 1906, there was a quarrel over a card game that started inside the Western House and moved to the outside in front of the Western House between Fred Percival, a See A Look Back page 4
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