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November 16 - 22, 2018
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VOLUME 3 ISSUE 46
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PROS and CCARET to host General Level radio license class ....see page 6
Springville Trading Post upcoming events ....see page 10
Concord Town Board approves $4.4 million budget with 4 percent tax increase
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Krezmien finishes 36th in the state in Class C ....see page 11
Veterans Day celebrated in Springville despite snowy weather
Photo by Kellen M. Quigley The Concord Town Board last week discusses the decision of a 4 percent tax increase for the 2019 town budget during a public hearing. The 4 percent increase, which exceeds the state’s 2 percent cap, required a local law be passed before the adopting the budget.
By Kellen M. Quigley The Concord Town Board last week approved a $4,399,767.31 budget for the 2019 fiscal year that includes a 4 percent tax levy, which exceeded the state tax cap. Before passing the budget, the board approved Local Law 2 for 2018 to OK going over the town’s tax cap by roughly 2 percent. The amount to be raised by taxes is $1,900,557.69. “It’s not something we take lightly, it’s not something that we’ve ever done before, but we find ourselves in a situation where our reserve funds are in short supply to reduce the tax rate,” said Town Supervisor Clyde Drake. “I think this is a responsible budget.” The appropriations in the budget, or what the town plans on spending, had been reduced by $80,000, he said. Drake said that 4 percent for a property valued at $100,000 would equal $16.46 per year. “The reason the taxes are going up is because we don’t have enough unassigned fund balance left from prior years See Town Board page 6
American Legion Commander Tom Place (left) welcomes the community to Veterans Day ceremonies in Springville on a cold, snowy Sunday morning in Shuttleworth Park.
By Kellen M. Quigley Amidst the snow flurries in the air and freezing temperatures, community members in the Springville area gathered Nov. 11 in Shuttleworth Park for annual Veterans Day ceremonies. American Legion Commander Tom Place welcomed all to the ceremony, saying the veterans and local officials were honored the community came out despite
the weather, showing their dedication. In addition to members of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, members of the Fiddler’s Green Militia were also in attendance and at attention. Place said regardless of what war or conflict they served in or whether they served during war or peacetime, a veteran is still a veteran. See Veterans Day page 3
Gobble for Groceries back for 8th year By Kellen M. Quigley
While Thanksgiving may include a dinner of carved turkey and all the fixings, not everyone is able to enjoy such a meal for many days during the year. More important than the food, Thanksgiving is about being thankful and giving back, which is exactly what the Trading Post has done the past seven years with the annual Gobble for Groceries 5K and 2-mile fun walk. The 8th Gobble for Groceries begins at 8 a.m. on Thanksgiving day, Thursday, Nov. 22, at the Trading Post in Springville. “We have a great committee,” said Peggy Austin, director of the Trading Post, who is helping organize the event for the first time. “I volunteered last year
so I know how much fun it was and what a great event it was, so I’m excited to be a part of it.” In Springville, the Trading Post Outreach Center, located at 38 Franklin St., provides numerous food items to local families in need, as well as a kitchen that serves meals. The Trading Post provides meals or food items to over 40,000 people a year, and stocking its shelves is an ongoing priority. This year, the Watermark Wesleyan Church is involved with the fundraising event for the first time, Austin said. “We’re new to town and we’re excited to be a part of it,” she added. The event began because a group of local runners who regularly attended Buffalo’s busy
See Gobble page 2
Mail Order Homes from Sears By Jolene Hawkins
Looking back to when all of our wishes and whims could be found within the pages of a Sears and Roebuck catalog. Everything from a new camera, to a grand piano, to medical supplies, to hammerless revolvers, to traveling bags to a six-hole steel range stove, to monuments for your loved ones in the graveyard — you can see examples of these at Maplewood cemetery here in Springville — carriages and cars and even houses. We have a few of these houses still standing and being used here in our little village of Springville. In 1906, Frank W. Kushel was a Sears manager, and he is credited with given the suggestion to Richard Sears to sell kit homes through the catalog. The Aladdin Company of Bay City, Mich., offered the first Kit Home through mail order. In 1908, Sears issued its first specialty catalog for houses, featuring 44 house styles and prices ranging from $360 to $2,890. Wages at the
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Submitted photo Dozens of participants in the annual Gobble for Groceries 5K and walk make their way down Franklin Street during a previous year. This year’s event will take place at 9 a.m. Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22.
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Turkey Trot suggested doing something local that benefited Springville. Gobble for Groceries began with only about 25 runners that first year, but has grown to include about 200 participants in recent years. Event organizer Joe Wolniewicz said close to 300 participated in 2017. Although event participants may “pay” their fee by donating groceries, event organizers said participants could also give a monetary donation for the Trading Post. “We do have building needs, so we’re thinking going forward it would be nice to have cash donations,” Austin said. “But grocery donations are more fun because it is Thanksgiving.”
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time were from 22 cents to 60 cents an hour, a pound of sugar was 4 cents, a pound of coffee was 15 cents and eggs were 14 cents a dozen to give you an idea of prices then. The homes had so many features, some had two bedrooms and some four, you could get a cobblestone foundation, a front porch and even a screened-in porch. To meet the needs of the demand of sales, Sear purchased a lumber mill in Cairo, Ill., and a second mill in Port Newark, N.J. They also purchased the Nashwood Sash and Door Company in Norwood, Ohio. With the ability to mass produce the material used in the kit houses and reduce the manufacturing cost, this allowed Sears to pass those savings along to the customers. See A Look Back page 6
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