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NOVEMBER 23 - 29, 2018
LOCAL
VOLUME 3 ISSUE 47
SPORTS
ENTERTAINMENT
Feel the holiday spirit at ‘Christmas in Ellicottville’ this weekend....see page 3
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital welcomes Dr. Witmer ....see page 2
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Holland takes fond memories from third and final trip to states ....see page 11
WVDP food pantry delivery project continues to grow
By Kellen M. Quigley
In the spirit of the holiday season, volunteers from the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) and its subcontractors once again set out last week to distribute food to nine local food pantries, including two in Springville. This year’s WVDP Food Drive fundraising effort was responsible for the distribution of 108,000 pounds of food — including 360 turkeys — to area pantries, according to volunteer coordinator Lettie Chilson, exceeding their goal for 2018. The group gathered in Sander’s Parkview in Salamanca last Friday to load up the trucks. Over 25 people volunteered to help deliver the food, she said, and nearly everything was donated, including the trucks to transport the pallets and turkeys. “Do we have to deliver 108,000 pounds a food today? No,” Chilson said. “We do a grocery run for Thanksgiving, and then after the accounting is done and final counting is done, the food pantries will get an additional allotment of food and distribution in December.” Forty turkeys will go to each of the nine food pantry sites at Ellicottville, Franklinville, Delevan, West Valley, Little Valley, Cattaraugus, South Dayton and two pantries in Springville, Chilson said. She said she surveys each pantry and creates a base list of what they will receive. “We try to give everybody at least enough to get them through the holiday distributions,” she said. In addition to the turkeys, Chilson said each pantry gets a pallet of food with basic staples and holiday items such as stuffing. Some may also have identified a special needed item, which may be brought in by those who donate food instead of cash. “For example, West Valley was in need of cereal,” she explained. “So a lot of people brought in cereal and that cereal will go to West Valley.” The food drive began more than 25 years ago as a drive
Submitted photo Volunteers from West Valley Demonstration Project deliver food to the Saving Grace Outreach Trading Post South in Cattaraugus last week as part of the company’s annual food drive project.
just for the local West Valley food pantry. Since then, the efforts from WVDP has grown and so has the event. In that time, Chilson said the biggest change has been the increase in donations and service because the need in the communities remained. She said the need is seen especially in the elderly population. “What really has changed is the generosity of our folks,” she added. “We’ve downsized a lot. We have fewer people at the site, and they still manage to hit a very aggressive goal
Ski season at Kissing Bridge to begin Nov. 30 By Kellen M. Quigley
As the temperatures continue to drop and snow flurries cover the ground, locals are counting down the days to when winter sports season in Western New York is officially underway. Whether you prefer to tackle the slopes on skis or a snowboard, a variety of terrain and more can be found at Kissing Bridge ski resort in Concord. Last week, operators of the Kissing Bridge announced snowmaking operations would begin Nov. 13 with plans to open its 2018-18 season on Nov. 30, as long as the forecast promises the right weather conditions will continue. “Today, 40 brand new HKD were dropped off See KB page 6
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Celebrate a ‘Very Merry Main Street’ this weekend By Kellen M. Quigley
With the holiday season officially underway and the ground white with fresh snow, the time is perfect for celebrating the Village of Springville’s annual A Very Merry Main Street. Kicking off a full month of festivities, the most wonderful time of the year begins Saturday, Nov. 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the downtown Springville area. Celebrated on Small Business Saturday, the village’s own small businesses encourage community members and visitors to stroll down Main Street and get your holiday shopping done. Stick around until the tree lighting in M&T Bank at 4 p.m. Nearly 40 businesses are participating in A Very See Very Merry Main page 4
Merry Main Street this year with specials available for Small Business Saturday. Shoppers will also have a chance to win a $150 cash prize or a Very Merry Gift Basket. Local merchants not located on Main Street will set up inside Sheret Jewelers, Love INC, Springville Hardware, Springville Center for the Arts, Concord Land Realty, Metro Kisch, LuLu Belle’s Gifts and more offering a wide variety of local goods to choose from this holiday season. Additionally, a group of carolers from Springville First United Methodist Church will bring some holiday cheer to Main Street with singing throughout the afternoon. Carolers will meet at Love, INC and make their way through the streets to
A Look Back:
The Odd Fellows in Springville By Jolene Hawkins
Looking back in the old local newspapers that we have here at the Lucy Bensley Research Center, and online through newspapers.com, you can see where after the Civil War and over the next 50 years became known as the “Golden Age of Fraternalism.” The Odd Fellows became the largest among all Fraternal organizations and by 1889 the I.O.O.F. had a lodge in every American State. The I.O.O.F — which stood for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows — was considered a brotherhood or type of social organization, whose members freely associate for a beneficial purpose. The I.O.O.F. symbol of the three links refers to its motto, “Friendship, Love and Truth.” In Springville, Lodge #588 began on Oct. 2, 1890. By 1907, there were 130 members, with Fred Bartholomew being
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every year.” Between the two trucks and teams of people assigned to each of the pantries, Chilson said it would take about threeand-a-half to four hours to complete the deliveries after leaving Sander’s Parkview. For about a decade, Parkview has been a part of the project. In the past two years, that’s where the turkeys
the Noble Grand, John Horning the Vice Grand, Dudley O. Dean the secretary and Herman Glass the treasurer. We can read reports that were in the newspapers when they would meet, who was there and when their next meeting would be two to three times a month. What was the group about? The Command of the I.O.O.F. was to “visit the sick, relieve the distressed, bury the dead and educate the orphan.” And their purpose? To improve and elevate the character of mankind by promoting the principles of Friendship, Love, Faith, Hope, Charity and Universal Justice. See A Look Back page 5
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