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GOWANDA — Two adults fell to their deaths while hiking along the gorge at Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area on Sunday afternoon.

Erie County Sheriff’s deputies, along with several other agencies, responded to the scene after receiving a call from hikers who had found the bodies on a ledge at the base of a cliff at 12:47 p.m.

William and Amanda Green, 33 and 35, of Buffalo, were pronounced dead at the scene. Their four-year-old son, Alexander, was found unresponsive with them. He was airlifted to Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Buffalo.

Around 6 p.m., deputies were alerted that another child, age seven, had been found wandering the park with a head injury, arm injury and some bodily injuries, according to Scott Zylka, Erie County Public Information Officer.

The Erie County Sheriff’s Office on Monday stated the four-year-old, Alexander, was in guarded condition in ICU at Women and Children’s Hospital with internal injuries, multiple fractures and a head injury. Jacob sustained a broken arm and ankle and is in good condition.

Zylka said it is unclear what the family were doing at the time of the incident.

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Seneca Nation President Todd Gates (left) speaks during a press conference Tuesday. At right is attorney Dennis Vacco.

Gates: Cuomo gave ‘lame’ excuse for canceling meeting

By Rick Miller Press photo by Phil Palen

Two adults were killed Sunday after falling at the Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area. The photo was not the location where the bodies were found.

Two killed in fall at Zoar Valley gorge

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IRVING — Seneca Nation President Todd Gates said Tuesday Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo had abruptly canceled a scheduled meeting between the two in Niagara Falls — meant to include discussions about revenue sharing payments to the state — over an unrelated matter.

News reports late Monday stated the Erie County District Attorney’s Office was investigating the discovery of a listening device at the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in a room leased to the New York State Gaming Commission.

The governor’s state police security detail went over the meeting site Monday with Gates staff. Later, the governor’s office abruptly announced the meeting was off.

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Kiwanis Club fills school supply bags for Gowanda students GOWANDA — While parents shop for school clothes and supplies, students think about seeing old friends and meeting new ones, and school staff look over the final plans for the opening of another school year, a dedicated group of community members also are getting ready with the preparation of a special gift for the students on their first day of school.

Members of the Kiwanis Club of Gowanda will distribute “Welcome Back to School Gift Bags” to each child as they get off the buses at the Gowanda Elementary School on Tuesday, Sept. 5.

The project is designed to help children get off to a good start, brighten their day on what can be a very nervous and sometimes scary experience, and bring awareness to the community of the support that the club provides to the children of the Gowanda area.

Through two major fundraisers, the

annual Geranium Sale in the spring and the annual Election Day Spaghetti Dinner in the fall, the Kiwanis club raises money to support a wide variety of programs that focus on the educational and social needs of area children. In 2016, the club granted and donated nearly $6,000 in support of summer reading programs at the Gowanda Free Library and the Collins Public Library, the Gowanda Food Pantry, the Gowanda Recreation Program and the Girl Scouts of Gowanda. In addition, the club sponsored a scholarship award to a Gowanda Central School graduate in the name of Don Campbell, a longtime area businessman and Kiwanis member.

The club is always looking for new members who are seeking a rewarding way to give back to their community. Interested prospective members are asked to call Jerry Greenlee at 532-4544.

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Members of the Kiwanis Club of Gowanda fill 452 gift bags that will be distributed to the children of the Aldrich Street Elementary School on the first day of school, Tuesday, Sept. 5. The bags contain crayons, pencils, notepads, tissue packs and coloring sheets. (From left) Snooky Kurtz, David Fraser, Dan Newcomb, Vicki Cocca, Janet Markham and Sue Torrance.

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Karen and Don Volk look over the assembly line of crayons, pencils, notepads, tissue packs and coloring sheets for 452 bags for distribution to children of the Aldrich Street Elementary School on the first day of school, Sept. 5. The program, now in its third year, is run by the Kiwanis Club of Gowanda.

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Love INC combating addiction with faith-based program

By Rich Place

Managing Editor

GOWANDA — As the opioid epidemic continues to make headlines nationwide, a local organization is attempting to do its part to combat it — along with other additions — by offering a program with a Biblical perspective.

Beginning in mid-September, Gowanda Love INC (In the Name of Christ) will host its second session of Clean, Sober + Saved, a program designed by Strawberry Ministries to combat addiction in the lives of area residents.

“We wanted to be more of the hands and feet of Christ,” explained John Dedloff, president of Gowanda Love INC. “We wanted a program that would dig into the community and our folks would actually get out and touch people.”

Gowanda Love INC brings area churches together for various ministries and was approached earlier in the year

by Janet Arnold, the mother of a heroin addict who was looking to potentially coordinate a Clean, Sober + Saved program.

“I found in my journey that there’s not enough (support) out there for the family” of an addict, she said. “So that’s what brought me to ask Love INC.” Using the 12-step program outlined

by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Clean, Sober + Saved teaches its participants recovery from a faith-based perspective.

The national program is led by Tracy Strawberry, wife of baseball player Darryl Strawberry, and coordinated by local volunteers.

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Facilitators for the Clean, Sober + Saved program in Gowanda include (from left) Butch Zollinger, Marcia Zollinger, Percy Hobbs and Janet Arnold.

“When you are using something that is faith based, it creates a heart change and that is what is missing from other programs,” said Barb Wilkins, who works in the Gowanda Love INC office on West Main Street. “God can dig down deep in the heart and heal the wound that is causing the addictive behavior.”

“You’re going to take away this drug and alcohol and replace it with something stronger,” added Dedloff, “and that strength is Jesus Christ.”

The program consists of two separate groups — a version for addicts on Tuesdays and a version for family and friends of addicts on Thursdays. All meetings are held at St. Joseph School, 26 Erie Ave. Dedloff said counselors are trained through the training provided by Strawberry Ministries. Sessions include watching videos provided by Strawberry Ministries and following along in a workbook.

“The opioid addiction is out of control and where do you go?” said Dedloff.

“This is where you can go — you can go to Christ. The video material and the course curriculum these folks are teaching is incredibly powerful, Bible-based curriculum that brings folks to Jesus.”

Gowanda Love INC hosted the first session of the program earlier this year and had about a dozen people attend the meetings, Arnold said. She said those who participated came away from the program with a better understanding of the Bible.

“I was just amazed at the support group there,” added Bob Ciminesi, secretary for Gowanda Love INC. “There were people, alcoholics, who had been clean for 25 or more years and they are still going to those meetings every week.

And every one of them had a strong faith in Christ and then they spread it and share it.”

The sessions for addicts is led by Percy Hobbs and Butch Zollinger and meets from 6 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays beginning Sept. 12. For additional information, contact Hobbs at 532-1410.

The sessions for friends and family of addicts, led by Marcia Zollinger and Arnold, meets from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays beginning Sept. 14. For additional information, contact Arnold at 532-1410.

For additional information, including the length of the program and information about purchasing a workbook for the program, visit gowandaloveinc.org.

(Contact managing editor Rich Place at rplacesp@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter, @placerm)

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GOWANDA BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT The Wax Studio offers area residents face and body waxing services

By Rich Place

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GOWANDA — It almost seemed like a no-brainer for Casie Montemayor — she always had a goal to have her own business, she is a professional body waxer and the area didn’t have a place that offers the services she specializes in.

So following interior renovations to 49 West Main St. in Gowanda in the former home of The Gowanda News, Montemayor opened The Wax Studio, a face and body waxing salon, in mid-June.

“Before opening my business, I was in a job I didn’t enjoy,” she admitted. “I worked 40-plus hours a week and, at the end of the day, there was not much time left for myself or my family. I decided that life is short and I should be doing what makes me happy. So I did.”

A New York state licensed esthetician, Montemayor worked for more than three years at a different body waxing business and learned a lot about the waxing industry. She said the experience she gained there has helped her become skilled at what she does.

“My business is the only business in the area that specializes in face and body waxing, exclusively,” she said. “Waxing is all that I do and I am extremely skilled at it. Because of this, I am able to offer the best waxing experience to my customers.

“My customers can be confident that they will leave my shop as satisfied customers.”

Essentially anywhere there is unwanted hair Montemayor said she can wax.

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underarms, back, bikini area on women, and legs.

So far, owning her own business has worked out well.

“My favorite part about owning my own business is the freedom it brings me,” she said. “From my hours, days off, dress code, right down to the music I choose to play in my shop, it’s all my choice.

“I also love all the people I get to meet and build relationships with,” she said.

“Overall, I am way happier as a person and I no longer feel like I am wasting my life ‘working for the man,’ as they say.”

First-time customers to The Wax Studio are given 10 percent off, and the studio is always offering weekly specials.

Montemayor said she loves receiving questions, comments and feedback via phone, Facebook and in person.

Hours of operation are Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Appointments can be made online via Facebook, by calling or by walking in.

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Repairs coming soon to Perrysburg sewer system

By Phil Palen Press Reporter

PERRYSBURG — Repairs on the Perrysburg sewer system are coming soon, and it’s hoped a contract will be in place before the Sept. 11 meeting of the Perrysburg Town Board.

That was the news shared during the town board’s Aug. 14 meeting by engineer Jake Alianello of MDA Engineering. He said bid specifications are being finalized and a request for proposals will be advertised soon.

The project includes five upgrades to the system; five air vacuum stations will be refurbished, along with lift station pumps, replacement of the flow meter on the main line to Gowanda, cleaning of a backwash manhole and a cleanout near the Gowanda Central School campus on Prospect Street.

Alianello spoke about problems with the line at the dip in Route 39 near Jolls Road. He said more cleanouts are needed there, but because of congestion with a guardrail and underground fiber optic cables nearby, there is not enough room for a new manhole at that point. Routine flushing should keep the line working properly, he said, agreeing with a point previously made by Water Superintendent Robin Clark. Because work will take place within the state highway right-of-way,

a state Department of Transportation permit is required, Alianello said. He hopes to have the work completed this fall.

Highway Superintendent Daniel Stang spoke about two other projects.

The filter media at the water treatment plant on Peck Hill Road is becoming clogged with iron deposits and needs to be changed. The sewer system pump station on North Road was repaired recently. The work took longer than expected because of broken pipes, Stang said.

He said a culvert pipe under North Road near the former north village line will be replaced, with that project anticipated to begin earlier this week.

From that point north to Versailles Road, the county will blacktop North Road. Stang said the section from there south to Route 39 will be oiled and chip sealed.

Stang also reported that the bid opening for the Prospect Street erosion repair project was opened last week and D&H Excavating of Arcade was awarded the contract. The project specifications are now under review by engineering consultants. No timetable was given for the project.

A contract with the village of Gowanda to provide fire protection in the Prospect Street fire district was accepted, pending approval by the

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Perrysburg fire chief, said Councilman Richard Gabel. The agreement calls for payment of $2,000 to Gowanda through the end of 2017, with a new contract for 2018 to be negotiated. Perrysburg will answer emergency medical calls in the district, while Gowanda will be the primary responder for fire calls. Payment will come only from residents of the Prospect Street fire district, not town-side, Gabel said.

Town Justice Lori Dankert closed 26 vehicle and traffic cases, six penal law cases and one animal control case in July, with $4,908 in fines and surcharges reported to the state comptroller. Clerk Tamara Utley collected $2,521 in fees in July, with the town’s share being $1,184.

In other business, the board: approved payment from the following accounts: General Fund, $8,891; Highway Fund, $83,324; Capital Projects Fund, $689; Gowanda Prospect

Street Water District, $300; Perrysburg Central Water District, $2,808; Versailles Lighting District, $542; Special Residential District, including lighting and waste disposal, $1,126; Special Sewer District, $1,005; and Versailles Water District, $1,231. Expenditures for July totaled $99,915. heard Gowanda Free Library director Cathy Walsh give a summary of activities and programs at the library, and a request for funding to be included in the 2018 town budget. heard Cattaraugus County Legislator Paula Stockman announce a public hearing on an intermunicipal shared services plan held Aug. 23 in Olean.

A vote to approve the plan will be on Thursday, Sept. 7.

The next regular Perrysburg Town Board meeting is at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11 at the town hall, 10460 Peck Hill Road, County Route 58.

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A POINT OF VIEW

A new school year is beginning practices in teaching. Much of the litEducation is an exciting adventure.

Each school year, typically late August erature speaks to the point that anyone or early September, there arrives a new who wishes to teach must never cease to explore and learn. generation of young children entering A major statutory school for the first time. requirement in schools In fact, there are aptoday is for educators to proximately 3 million assure that all students fresh new faces in the are educated according United States arriving at to the defined curricular the schoolhouse door as guidelines. Minimally, kindergarteners or prethe stated curriculum kindergarteners, some serves as the bedrock holding fast to the hand guide for what is to be of one or both of their done in our schools; but parents or guardians. that, we believe, is only At the same time, there the beginning. From are approximately 72 that standpoint, schools million individuals of should strive to lead and all ages continuing their Robert Heichberger encourage each individformal education in Contributing Columnist ual student to become both public and private all of that which she or institutions of learning he is capable of becoming. Learning at in this country. any level is a liberating experience; it There is a wholesome variety of has been said “You shall know the truth personalities and backgrounds in our and the truth shall make you free.” And schools today. And, at the same time, there is an array of fascinating learning truly, that is the essence of learning.

It is our view that good schools adventures in store for all learners.

My wife and I, and my wife’s moth- should strive to expand the horizon for each learner. As we see it, on the er, taught for a combined 125 years; emerging frontier in society — some additionally and currently, both our son and his wife are teachers. We have of the finest agricultural endeavors, worked with thousands of students over buildings, highways and bridges are yet to be built. And some of our students the years.

One of the many hopeful challenges of today will be tomorrow’s buildfacing teachers is the effective utiliza- ers. Some of the great masterpieces in the arts are yet to be created and tion of an array of teaching tools and some of our students today will create the effective use of a variety of best

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them. Some of the most needed human services are yet to be developed in the sciences, engineering and medicine and many of our current students will undertake in that endeavor. And many of our current young people have the potential to lead in these and other initiatives.

In fact, there will be many yet unidentified areas of societal need, which will be required of today’s students to fulfill in the years that lie ahead. We believe that some of the potential leaders of the future are in our classrooms today. As a point of fact, skills in good leadership are essential in any modern society. There are times when a good leader becomes the follower and where the follower also may assume a leadership role. Developmental leadership skills need to be stressed in our schools today.

There are those out there who will say, “ho hum, this is a lot of fluff, idle words and educational pedagogy.” We believe to the contrary; it is strategically basic to a solid education. We believe that every day in the life of a child is valuable and must be planned wisely; one cannot recycle even one day that is lost in the educational life of a child.

We believe that good schools must strive to develop within each individual a mastery of the essential skills and conceptual understandings that exist within the culture. In addition, a respect for the work ethic must be

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all encompassing in the academic and extracurricular programs. And further, we must strive to reinforce within the school life of the learner that identified inappropriate actions carries with it appropriate consequences.

There needs to be an emphasis which will generate a desire for continued learning, self-discipline, selfimprovement and self-development throughout life. And the development of a positive self-concept and an appreciation and respect for others must be incorporated within the curriculum.

And finally, school must strive to assist each student to find a level of satisfaction in doing and performing to the best of his or her ability in all that she or he undertakes. Creatively dynamic and inspirational teaching goes well beyond the “cookbook” methodology of the so called Common Core approach.

It is true, schools and the teachers cannot do it alone. It takes a close harmonious team of the school and the home to bring out the best within each learner. And truly then and only then, we will come closer to achieving the essence of these words “Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.”

To be sure, education is an exciting and wholesome adventure!

(Dr. Robert Heichberger is a professor emeritus at SUNY Fredonia and an award winning author. Contact him at rheich@aol.com.)

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Regional Drug Task Force presents to Persia Town Board

By Phil Palen Press Reporter

GOWANDA — Fighting the scourge of opiate addiction was the topic of a presentation by members of the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force (STRDTF) at the Aug. 10 Persia Town Board meeting.

Members of the task force, which began in 1997, as well as staff from the Cattaraugus County jail and medical personnel, addressed the problem that has affected communities, large and small, throughout the nation.

The task force is a coordinated effort by the New York State Police and law enforcement agencies in Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties to investigate drug activity at various levels. Their combined efforts identify drug traffickers and prosecute cases against them. The goal is to identify and arrest high level dealers and to maximize prison terms and seize illegally obtained assets from the defendants. Task force members are cross-deputized to operate across county lines. Also included are the federal Drug Enforcement Administration office in Buffalo and the U. S. Attorney’s office.

Investigations start with the lower levels of drug trafficking organizations.

The basic investigation takes about six months and starts with purchases of small amounts of drugs by undercover agents. Drug samples are tested at the New York State Police crime lab in Olean for verification.

Captain Eric Keller, supervisor of the county jail in Little Valley, gave a brief history of the opiate problem in this area, saying that it had it origins in the overprescribing of pain killers by doctors, particularly dentists. He said the financial benefits reaped by the huge pharmaceutical companies and the doctors who prescribed their products contributed to dependence on these drugs by patients who became addicted to painkillers.

Once they realized that this was getting out of hand, limits were put on the number of pills that could be prescribed; however, this did not stop the addiction, but forced users to look elsewhere for medication, including street-level drugs

like heroin, which was a cheaper way of getting their “fix.”

Keller said that women are addicted in greater numbers than men, and that around 90 percent of the females incarcerated in Little Valley are there for drug offenses. Often they use multiple substances such as cocaine, methamphetamine or various pills. Particularly dangerous are chemicals that are commonly mixed with heroin or other substances to produce a greater “high.”

Fentanyl, a painkiller often prescribed in the form of a patch, is so lethal that a piece the size of a grain of salt can cause a fatal overdose.

Task force members said the general public can help combat illegal drug activity by being aware of what goes on in their neighborhoods. The task force has information on known locations where drug activity takes place. Citizens are encouraged to keep watch on these places with a lot of traffic in and out, particularly short visits when narcotics sales occur. Writing down license plate numbers, description of vehicles and subjects can aid in investigations. The STRDTF has a confidential tip line at 373-2773. Callers need not leave their name or number when reporting drug activity in their area.

Task force activities are not limited to law enforcement. Treatment and recovery from addiction often are available as an alternative to incarceration. This can vary depending on the offender’s prior criminal history and willingness to get clean.

“What used to be three or four cases a year, now we’re doing that in a week,” said one of the task force agents. “If it were not for sending people to rehab, our jails would be so overcrowded, we couldn’t function properly.”

Still, incarceration does not eliminate the possibility of an inmate continuing to use drugs, Nelson said.

“We’ve had to use Narcan (an antidote to opiate overdose) twice in the facility,” indicating that drugs sometimes are smuggled into the lockup by visitors.

Sending offenders to rehab is no guarantee of success. When they are sent to rehab facilities, they are no longer under

the custody and control of law enforcement officials.

“Sometimes they do walk away, and sometimes we read their obituary in the paper a couple of days later,” one official said. In some cases, offenders are sent to rehab for 28 days in lieu of jail, and if they successfully complete the program, the judge will reduce their sentences.

Many of the local offenders are sent to inpatient rehab centers in Buffalo, Wellsville, Bradford, Pa. or other out-of-state locations. WCA Hospital in Jamestown has a detox unit.

Rehabilitation is very expensive, the official said. Studies have shown that at least 90 days in rehab are necessary for an individual to stay drug-free. Taxpayers foot the bill while the person is in sheriff’s custody, but after that, Medicaid or private insurance typically covers the cost of rehab, which can run $20,000 or more for 30 days, said Paul Nelson, jail nursing supervisor at Little Valley.

Current treatment programs, while helpful, often are inadequate to deal with the magnitude of the opiate crisis.

Programs lasting 21 or 28 days are not long enough to cure drug addicts. Nelson said that Horizon Health Services is one of the best recovery venues in the state.

There are three locations across New York that receive special state funding that enables initial treatment to transition into long-term recovery. Special programs for veterans can run from four to six months. Delta House is another center specializing in young people aged 18 to 25.

Locally, there are organizations help-

ing people with addiction problems. One group meets at the former St. Joseph’s School on East Main Street, Seneca Strong has a program on Seneca Nation territory, and Love INC also provides assistance.

Task force members encourage the public to get involved if they see or know of illegal drug sales in the area.

IN OTHER BUSINESS: Gowanda Free Library director Cathy Walsh gave a summary of activity at the library, including number of visitors to the library, circulation statistics for both adults and children from 2014 through 2016, programs offered, use of computers and WiFi, income and expenses.

Walsh emphasized that operating income falls into two main categories: reliable income and unstable income.

Reliable income is derived through the school tax levy, contributions from local municipalities, and investments. Unstable income is in the form of gifts and general donations, fundraising activities, library fees, and various forms of state assistance. Expenses include payroll, materials, office equipment and supplies, utilities and building maintenance, telecommunications, postage and freight, and other miscellaneous costs.

Walsh said that since she became director in October 2014, attendance and programs are up considerably, with adult attendance rising 35 percent, young adult programs up 96 percent, and children’s programs up 77 percent. To offset See Persia, Page 12

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OBITUARIES

August 25-31, 2017

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Margaret L. ‘Peg’ Martin

PERRYSBURG — Margaret L. “Peg” Martin, 88, a longtime resident of Perrysburg, died Monday (Aug. 21, 2017) after a battle with cancer.

Peg was born Dec. 20, 1928 in Buffalo, the daughter of the late John and Letitia Zerby Adams.

Peg enjoyed her family and worked to raise her two sons for over 25 years for JN Adams Development Center. In retirement, she assisted her children in raising the grandchildren by reading to them, keeping them safe and even jumping on the trampoline at the age of 80 right alongside them. Peg also enjoyed spending time with friends at area casinos and reading the latest well-written novels.

She is survived by her two sons, Joseph and Paul (Diane), both of Perrysburg; three grandchildren, Blake

(Kimberly) of Norfolk, Va., Dana (James) of Tonawanda, and Trent of Perrysburg; three great-grandchildren, Jena, Natalie and James; a nephew, Steve Bowman of Forestville; and a niece, Sharon of Buffalo.

She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph; and siblings, Jackie, Hazel, Loretta, Mary and John.

A memorial service will be held for immediate family and friends at a later date. Peg’s wishes were that she would be cremated and placed at Buffalo Crematory, alongside her beloved family members.

Memorials may be made to the Collins Public Library, 2341 Main St., Collins, NY, 13034, or to the charity of one’s choice.

Funeral arrangements are by Schinder Funeral Home, 44 Center St., Gowanda.

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Harold E. Gerwitz

LITTLE VALLEY — Harold E. Gerwitz, of Little Valley, passed away on Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2017) at Olean General Hospital, following a long illness.

He was born on May 28, 1935, in New Albion, to the late Martha Merow and Neal Gerwitz.

Harold served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1959 while stationed in Korea.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Dorothy Erdman; sons, Randy (Lynn) Gerwitz, of Lewiston and Daniel (Leah) Gerwitz, of Vero Beach, Fla.; daughters

Penny (Todd) Krotz, of Ellicottville and Tracy (Joe) Sciolino, of Little Valley; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by an infant son, Bart Gerwitz, and a brother, Lester Gerwitz.

A Celebration of Life was held Sunday (Aug. 20, 2017) at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Ellicottville. A luncheon immediately followed.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org.

Eugene O. Hughey PERRYSBURG — Eugene O. Hughey, 85, of Parker Road, passed away Saturday (Aug. 19, 2017) at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo.

Eugene was born Oct. 12, 1931 in Lackawanna, the son of Eugene O. and Bernice (Constantine) Hughey Sr. On Dec. 27, 1952 in Woodlawn, Eugene married the former Grace Curtis, who survives.

A U.S. Air Force veteran, Eugene honorably served his country during the Korean War. Eugene and Grace owned and operated the former Hughey Clover Farm Market on Main Street in Perrysburg

during the 1960s. Eugene retired from the former JN Adam Developmental Center in Perrysburg, where he worked as an attendant.

Besides his wife, he is survived by three children, Fayette (Robert) Burke and Thomas Hughey, both of Perrysburg, and Pamela (Ronald) McCabe of Frederick, Md.; grandchildren, Matthew, Brandon, Rebecca, Patrick and Carin; great-grandchildren Dillon, Breanna, Brook, Jax and Rayne; and three nieces and one nephew.

A graveside service was held Wednesday (Aug. 23, 2017) at Perrysburg Cemetery.

Arrangements by the Schindler Funeral Home, 44 Center St., Gowanda.

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Advance Auto Parts relocates in Springville SPRINGVILLE — Advance Auto Parts has officially rebranded and opened its new store at 265 South Cascade Drive after moving across the street from its previous location, which was under the Carquest name.

The store held a ribbon cutting and grand opening Aug. 11.

The new location for the company, which has been open for over 25 years, was chosen for its convenience for professional garages as well as do-it-yourself customers who enjoy working on their own vehicles, according to a company press release.

“The team here at the Springville store is excited to continue serving our customers in this brand new Advance Auto Parts store,” said Fred Marks, general manager.

During the ribbon cutting, the company donated a $1,000 check to JDRF “to further emphasize our commitment to this community where we live and work,” said Marks.

The store offers a wide range of automotive parts from recognized national brands.

Products are also available online at AdvanceAutoParts.com and can be picked up at the Springville location within 30 minutes. In addition, commercial customers can have parts delivered to their business.

The store is open Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The store will be supported by 16 team members.

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AARP announces local Smart Driver classes The AARP has announced upcoming local sessions of its Smart Driver course in the months of September and October.

Upcoming classes include: n Sept. 9, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Freedom Grange, 1188 Eagle St., Sandusky, 4923648; n Sept. 12 & 13, 6 to 9 p.m., East Randolph United Methodist Church, 122 Church St., East Randolph, 358-2433; n Sept. 23, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Allegany Parks and Recreation, 3790 Birch Run Road, Allegany, 307-2940; n Oct. 14, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Jones

Memorial Hospital, 191 N. Main St., Wellsville, (585) 268-9390; and n Oct. 21, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Olean Senior Center, 122 N. Barry St., Olean, 376-5670.

The classes are $20 for AARP members and $25 for nonmembers, payable by check or money order. Class participants may be eligible for insurance premium and driver’s license point reductions.

For additional information or to register, contact the host at the number listed with the event.

Local officials join members of the Advance Auto Parts team on Aug. 11 to cut the ribbon and officially open the new store at 265 South Cascade Drive in Springville. The store also made a $1,000 donation to JDRF.

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n Aug. 12, 8 p.m., James E. Meyers, 51, of Silver Creek, was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and operating a vehicle with insufficient taillights following a traffic stop on Buffalo Street for insufficient taillights. During the stop, it was revealed Meyers’ license was suspended on Feb. 24 for failure to pay a traffic fine in Pomfret Town Court. Meyers was released on an appearance ticket for Collins Town Court. n Aug. 16, 3:54 p.m., a 17-year-old female was charged with third-degree criminal tampering after patrol responded to the report of a female subject smearing peanut butter and throwing eggs at the Community Bank on West Main Street.

Patrol discovered the subject had already been arrested and dealt with on multiple occasions. She was arraigned in Persia Town Court and remanded to Cattaraugus County Jail in lieu of $5,000 bail.

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n Aug. 17, 9:07 p.m., Nicole F. Ludlow, 27, of Gowanda, was charged with two counts seventhdegree criminal possession of a controlled substance, child endangerment, second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and failure to signal a turn following a traffic stop on Buffalo Street for failure to signal a turn.

According to police, Ludlow attempted to evade patrol by speeding through a parking lot and returning to the road, where she did stop. During the stop, it was revealed Ludlow’s license was suspended and revoked six times from February 2014 to February 2016 for various reasons, including driving while intoxicated, failure to pay traffic fines and failure to pay drivers responsibility. Also during the stop, Ludlow was discovered to be in possession of a small amount of suspected cocaine and a small amount of suspected heroin. Ludlow had two children in the vehicle containing these suspected drugs.

Ludlow was arraigned in Collins Town Court and released on her own recognizance to appear in court at a later date.

ERIE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE n NORTH COLLINS — The Erie County Fire Investigation Unit responded to a request Aug. 17 to determine if an explosion played a role in a two-story barn collapse on Langford Road. Detectives from the Fire Investigation Unit, along with the National Weather Service, determined the barn collapsed due to a wind-related event. n SARDINIA — Kayla Aldrich, 21, of Machias, was charged Aug. 17 with aggravated driving while intoxicated, consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle and speeding following a traffic stop for speeding on Olean Road. During the stop, Aldrich exhibited signs of intoxication, failed roadside sobriety test and consented to a breathalyzer test that resulted in a blood alcohol content of .18 percent. Aldrich was turned over to a sober third party and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date. n SPRINGVILLE — The Erie County Fire Investigation Unit investigated an Aug. 17 fire at a detached garage on Central Avenue after the local fire department responded and extinguished the fire and requested a fire investigator. Fire investigators determined the cause of the fire to be accidental and the cause of the fire was electrical from an AM/FM radio in the garage. No damage amounts were provided. n GOWANDA — A 13-year-old female bicyclist from Gowanda was struck Aug. 19 by a vehicle operated by

a resident from the town of Collins. The 13-year-old, whose name is withheld due to age, sustained minor nonlife threatening injuries and was transported by ambulance to Women and Children’s Hospital. The name of the Collins resident was not provided. The cause of the accident remains under investigation. n SPRINGVILLE — David Tonello, 34, of Gowanda, was charged Aug. 18 with aggravated unlicensed operation and speeding following a traffic stop for speeding on West Main Street. During the stop, it was revealed Tonello had a suspended license. Tonello was released to appear in court at a later date. n SPRINGVILLE — A 59-year-old motorcyclist from Warsaw was transported Aug. 18 to Bertrand Chaffee Hospital with non-life threatening injuries following an accident on South Cascade Drive. The motorcyclist reported hitting liquid in the roadway and losing control of the motorcycle. n SARDINIA — Alan Michaletz, 45, of Buffalo, was charged Aug. 19 with aggravated unlicensed operation following a traffic stop for an unspecified traffic offense on Olean Road. During the sto it was revealed Michaletz had a suspended license. Michaletz was released to appear in court at a later date.

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CATTARAUGUS COUNTY COURT REPORT LITTLE VALLEY — A Machias man will not serve jail time for a 2013 motorcycle accident that resulted in the death of his wife.

Michael Baker, 53, of Machias, was sentenced to five years probation Aug. 14 in Cattaraugus County Court for first-degree vehicular manslaughter, a class C felony, and aggravated driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor. He also had his driver’s license revoked and will be required to use an ignition interlock device for one year.

The terms will run concurrently.

On Aug. 11, 2013, in Machias, Baker was operating a motorcycle with a blood alcohol content of 0.20 percent — more than twice the legal limit — and lost control while making a turn, according to New York State Police. Baker and his wife Dianne Baker were thrown from the bike.

Baker, then 49, suffered severe injuries and was airlifted to ECMC in Buffalo, while his wife, 43, died at the scene.

District Attorney Lori Rieman reported the case Aug. 15 among others that were heard the previous day.

IN OTHER CASES REPORTED BY RIEMAN: n Andrew J. Armbruster, 30, of East Otto, pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and second-degree vehicular manslaughter, both class D felonies; fourth-degree criminal mischief, a class A misdemeanor; and driving while ability impaired by drugs, reckless driving and failure to stop at a stop sign. The charges stem from an accident that occurred Jan. 26 in East Otto and caused the death of Armbruster’s mother, Grace E. Armbruster, who was a passenger in the vehicle. According to the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office, Armbruster was under the influence of a narcotic, driving at a high rate of speed in slippery conditions and was distracted by a cell phone when

he failed to stop at the end of Bowen Road and struck a tractor-trailer in the intersection. The matter has been adjourned for motions. n Lewrence R. Henhawk, 44, of Gowanda, pleaded not guilty to fifthdegree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony; driving while intoxicated, a class A misdemeanor; and moving from lane unsafely and operating a motor vehicle without a license. On Feb. 5 in Perrysburg, Henhawk allegedly possessed 500 milligrams or more of cocaine and operated a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The matter has been adjourned for motions. n Michael J. Puvel, 52, of Salamanca, pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated and first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, both class E felonies; use of a motor vehicle without an interlock device, a misdemeanor; unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation; and failure to stop at a stop sign, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle and making an improper turn without a signal. The charges stem on a March 19 incident in Salamanca. The matter has been adjourned for motions. n Curtis C. Bonner, 41, of Olean, pleaded guilty to third-degree attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance, a class C felony. The charges stem from an incident that occurred Nov. 2 in Olean.

Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 16. n Paul S. Johnson, 36, of Salamanca, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class C felony. The charges stem from an incident that occurred Nov. 18 in Salamanca. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 16. n Robert C. Simmons, 38, of Olean, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, a class E felony. The charges stem from a Feb. 16 incident in Olean. Simmons also pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted forgery, a class E felony. The charges stem

CATTARAUGUS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE n RANDOLPH — Frank Scarpa, 54, of Jamestown, was arrested at 11:55 p.m.

Aug. 16 following the investigation of a suspicious person on Maple Drive. A license check showed an outstanding warrant from the Jamestown police barracks. He was turned over to New York State Police.

n GREAT VALLEY — Simon G. Brooks, 25, of 5543 Burleson Road, Great Valley, was charged with driving while intoxicated, DWI with a child under the age of 16 in the vehicle, endangering the welfare of a child and unlawful possession of marijuana following a stop at 11:40 p.m. Aug. 19.

from a June 29 incident in Olean. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 16. n Bobbi Jo Coddington, 40, of Allegany, was sentenced to five years probation for fourth-degree welfare fraud, a class E felony. Between November 2014 and this April in Olean, Coddington committed a fraudulent welfare act and obtained public assistance benefits that exceeded $1,000. n Frank Cole, 34, of Olean, was sentenced to one and a half to three years in state prison for second-degree attempted assault, a class E felony. On Nov. 1 in Olean, Cole intended to cause injury to another person with a dangerous instrument. Cole was also sentenced concurrently to two to four years in state prison and a year in Cattaraugus County Jail for third-degree burglary, a class D felony, and fourth-degree criminal mischief, a class A misdemeanor. The charges stem from an incident that occurred Aug. 25 in Olean. n Thomas J. Conklin, 32, of Delevan, was sentenced to three years probation for petit larceny and third-degree identity theft, both class A misdemeanors. The charges stem from an incident that occurred Dec. 6 in Yorkshire.

11 n Erik W. Hagen, 31, of Olean, was sentenced to one to three years in state prison and 90 days in Cattaraugus County jail for third-degree attempted burglary, a class D felony, and resisting arrest, a class A misdemeanor. The charges stem from an incident that occurred Oct. 26 in Olean.

The terms will run concurrently. n Robert C. Leon, 24, presently incarcerated in Chautauqua County Jail, was sentenced to two, concurrent nine-month terms in Cattaraugus County Jail for two counts of second-degree attempted assault, class D felonies. While confined in Cattaraugus County Jail on Aug. 29, Leon attempted to cause physical injury to another person. n Joshua R. Wanatee, 34, of Syracuse, was sentenced to two, concurrent ninemonth terms in Cattaraugus County Jail, had his driver’s license revoked for a year and is required to use an ignition interlock device for 6 months for driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, both class E felonies. The charges stem from an incident that occurred June 20, 2010, in Salamanca.

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“We are more than just a library,” Walsh said, noting that it really is a community center that happens to loan books and other materials. They offer space for job, family and social services and programs and computer classes. From 2014 to 2016, the number of annual library visits has jumped from 8,446 to 13,923, Walsh noted. Since wireless Internet came to Gowanda, the number of users increased from 695 to 4,768 in two years. Walsh said she has seen young people sitting outside the library during off hours to access the wireless signal.

Most importantly, Walsh came to ask the board for an increase in town support for the library.

From 2014 to 2016, the Town of Persia has cut their annual library support in half, with a further reduction this year.

Walsh noted that according to the property tax rolls, the average Persia taxpayer contributes about 37 cents per year to fund the library.

Her budget statement says, “I am asking you to ask yourselves: given the information that was presented today, do you see the Gowanda Free Library as a valuable resource for the community and do you think it is worth increasing funding for said services provided?”

Supervisor Paula Schueler thanked Walsh for coming and said the town board would take her data into consideration at upcoming hearings for the 2018 town budget.

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In other business, the board: n approved payment from the following accounts: General Fund, $3,900 and Highway Fund, $5,082; n heard Clerk Denise Trumpore report 180 transactions in July. She collected $2,171 in fees, while the town’s share was $562. n heard Councilman John T. Walgus report that Zoar Valley Gateway Park on Palmer Street has been awarded $7,200 through Cattaraugus County’s community baseball grant program for ball field upgrades, including a regulation backstop. n announced a comprehensive plan meeting Monday, Aug. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the town hall.

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lived in the outlying areas of the district would have been forced to walk as many as eight miles to and from preseason practices each day. Of course, once the academic year began, the student/athletes were provided bus transportation to school and after school practice.

The Gowanda High School football coaches were also members of the faculty staff 60 years ago and they too would not have to report to practice until

GOWANDA — The Gowanda-Pine Valley varsity football team will open their 2017 season at Maple Grove at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1 with a non-conference game. Maple Grove lost a heartbreaker in the New York State, Class D championship game last December.

The Panthers hope to build on last season, when they finished with a 6-3 record. All high school football teams across Western New York will scrimmage other schools this weekend before beginning final preparations for the season opener. n The Gowanda Central School varsity and modified cross-country teams will host their lone meet for the 2017 season at the Collins Conservation Club on Tuesday, Sept. 26. The first race begins at 4:15 p.m. This event is open to the public, so get up to the Conservation Club on cheer on the Panthers. The varsity boys head coach is Tim O'Donnell. Pete Palmer is the girls varsity coach while Dave Bolen is in charge of the modified program. n Gowanda youth football will open its 52nd consecutive season on the weekend of Aug. 26. The four teams — all called the Panthers — will also play the following week before a bye on Sept. 9. All Gowanda youth football games are played at Hillis Field. The local gridiron continues to be one of finest high school football facilities in Western New York.

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The Gowanda junior varsity team poses for a photo following a recent practice. Pictured team members include: (front row, from left) Dominik Rodriguez, Chucky McCracken, Samuel Schmielowski, David Ball, Ethan Fort, Rayne Nephew (second row) Dylan Branch, Austin Sanchez, Tyler Banach, Zach Phillips, Chelton Bellinger, Kyle Eastland (back row) Xavier Tyler, Christian Ortiz, Aaron Barlow, Hunter Stewart and Jordan Driscoll.

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GOWANDA — The 2017 Gowanda High School football season officially began with practice on Monday, Aug. 14.

This marks one of the earliest start dates in school history, although preseason practices have started a few days sooner several times since New York state initiated a playoff system about 20 years ago.

The early preseason start also means the first game will be played Friday, Sept. 1 before classes begin and students are enjoying the last few days of summer vacation. This is much different than what took place some 60 years ago.

During the 1940s and 1950s, the first day of football practice coincided with the first day of school. Transportation was, of course, an issue back then as the average household owned just one car.

Students wanting to play football who

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GOWANDA — Sean Gabel often espouses the belief that “there's no better classroom than a football field.”

Well, class is in session on blistering sunny mornings at Gowanda High School this August for his Gowanda/ Pine Valley varsity football team looking to replace the talented senior core that helped the Panthers go 5-2 and finish second in Section 6 Class C South at 4-1 last fall.

With players covered in dust and dirt three days into official practices, Gabel said this is where his coaching staff will learn about the new starters taking the field in next week's season opener.

“We're going to have practice so the game's easy,” the ninth-year head coach said. “That's what these kids believe in. I tell them, I can't make you be a leader, I can't make you have heart, we all have it in us. What our coaches are going to do is pull it out of you. We're going to make sure you

know you have it and we're going to make sure we perfect it."

Gowanda/Pine Valley must replace its starting backfield, including school record-setting running back Kameron Alexander and running mate Connor Halftown, along with quarterback Ethan Francis.

“We have to fill pretty much everything on offense, we only return two linemen and a center,” Gabel said.

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From previous page and they're having fun doing it. Not much experience but they're picking it up quick. Right now we've got Gavin Hunt and Justin Kohn competing at quarterback. Everything's pretty much up in the air right now.”

Halfbacks include Jordan Bailey, Caleb Maloney and Zack Smith; Adam Sisti is the likely fullback.

“Everything's up in the air, which is good,” Gabel said. “You want competition. Last year it was pretty much set with Kameron and Connor and now we've got competition so we've got kids working.”

The offense returns three starters, all on the line (Andrew Musacchio, Jiyah Mentley-Peters and Robbie Clutter).

On defense, Gabel returns starting defensive backs Caleb Maloney, Damen McCleod and Zack Smith, linebacker Adam Sisti and lineman Musacchio.

Other returning lettermen include Cayleb Davis, Robert Chadwick, Noah Francis and Hunter Ring.

Gabel said numbers overall are strong with around 30 varsity players. He said Pine Valley's participation improves on last year with seven on varsity and seven on JV in the third year of a merger.

“But our biggest concern as a staff is just get that camaraderie out of the way first,” Gabel said, “get these kids knowing each other, get that family atmosphere together and get that bond together. That way these kids will play for each other and I've noticed when they play for each other it's a lot easier to teach them stuff on the field as well.”

Leadership will factor heavily in the quarterback competition.

“They're the quarterbacks, they're the only guy that touches the ball every play so they've got to be able to lead and be responsible and be accountable and be a leader. Take control,” Gabel said.

“Obviously you want everyone to be a leader in some way. So we're working on that every day. We all believe

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in the same thing, in family, and that helps when the coaches connect like a family the kids kind of respond well to that too. It's been a good transition.”

The Panthers play in Class C South again, competing with defending champion Southwestern, AlleganyLimestone, Cassadaga Valley/Falconer, and Silver Creek/Forestville, which was a Class D squad last fall, finishing second in the regular season and falling in the sectional semifinals.

Non-league games are set for Week 1 (at Maple Grove), Week 5 (at JFK) and Week 7 (vs. Salamanca).

However, Gabel says he won’t just judge this team by its record or how much it improves week by week. He’s looking much further down the road.

“It's always a cliche people say but I just talked to my kids today, I've never been a part of a football game where the scoreboard told who won,” he said.

“We have a saying, 'Big hearts, one goal, can't lose.' We've used it since I started. You've got heart, you're here, you're a teammate, working hard every day, that's heart. Your goal is you want to be the best ballplayer. You want to be the best husband, the best worker, doctor, lawyer — whatever you do you always want to be the best — and if you throw it all out there, give your heart into it, you're never going to lose just like in a football game.

“If they get to that point, 10, 15 years down the road and they turn out to be good people, good doctors, good fathers, then we've won and we were successful as coaches. That's our No. 1 job is building men. We're building these guys for the bigger game of life, not just on the football field on the field and off it too.”

Varsity assistant coaches include Tony Puntillo, Rick Weber and Chuck Ross. Larry Wheeler coaches the JV team with assistants Bob Ball and Brett Ebling.

(Sam Wilson, sports editor at The Salamanca Press, can be reached at samwilsonsp@gmail.com.)

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The investigation was continuing at press time on Wednesday.

The family of Amanda Green on Monday released a statement through a spokesperson for BlueCross Blueshield of WNY, where Green was an employee.

"We are grateful for the outpouring of thoughts and prayers from the Western New York community. This tragic event has left us with empty hearts and without words.

“While the details of yesterday are still being discovered, we want to remember Amanda and William’s legacy as two parents that loved their children dearly. Our family would like to thank the first responders including Erie County Sheriff's Office, Mercy Flight, as well as the dedicated staff at Women and Children’s Hospital for their courageous and caring efforts.

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“At this time, we are focused on Amanda and William’s two little boys and will share additional information at the appropriate time."

Nicole Miller, Amanda’s sister, created a GoFundMe campaign for the family and had about $14,000 in donations as of press time. The campaign can be found at gofundme.com/fundraiser-forthe-green-family.

“Words cannot express the grief, heartache and shock that we all feel,” said Miller on the GoFundMe page.

“But, at the same time, the gratitude that Jake and Xander somehow survived this fall, and are under wonderful care at Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo.

“While we are so blessed to still have them with us, these two boys have a long road ahead of them, in every sense.”

She said funds from the campaign will be used to pay for funeral and medical expenses and create a “safety net for the future welfare of Jake and Xander.”

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the first day of student attendance. Now, a coach will give up three weeks of his summer vacation before the first day of school in order to run a football program.

The first game of the season back in the ‘40s and ‘50s would not take place until the third weekend in September and the last game would be scheduled as late as mid-November. The week eight game this year is scheduled for the weekend of Oct. 20, so unless the GCS varsity football team can advance into a week nine playoff game, their season could be finished well before kids in costumes roam the streets of Gowanda.

By the 1960s — and continuing until the early 1990s — high school football practice began on a Wednesday, exactly two weeks before the first day of student attendance. The annual preseason scrimmage against another school or schools would take place on a Saturday, four days after all the students were back in the Report from Page 13 n Gowanda Recreation will hold a youth co-ed soccer program this fall beginning Sunday, Sept. 3 for children ages 5-14. The program will be held every Sunday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. through mid-October at Gateway Park on Palmer Street. The seven-week program is free of charge thanks to a $2,750 grant from the Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau. Previous soccer experience is not mandatory. There is also no residency requirement to attend this program. n A Punt, Pass and Kick competition for children ages 8-13 will also be held at Gateway Park on Saturday, Sept.

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classroom.

The present format of the high school football preseason does have several advantages.

First, both coaches and players can concentrate solely on football for three straight weeks and not have to worry about classes and homework. Second, practices can be much longer and include a morning and afternoon session. Third, once the season starts, as many as five games will be played during the beautiful month of September and well before the October rain and chill becomes a nuisance.

And finally, with a New York State playoff system now firmly in place, a varsity football team can play as many as 13 games in a season if they advance through the postseason playoffs. Every public high school varsity football team in New York including the Gowanda Panthers began preseason practice on Aug. 14 with the same goal: to win a state championship. Down, set, hut! also free of charge courtesy of a $500 mini-grant from the Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau. Awards will be presented at the end of the program along with a pizza party for all participants. Children can register for both of these programs by calling the Recreation Director at 532-4053 or email hidibenton@aol.com n A Legends slow pitch softball game that will feature former Gowanda Merchants, Gowanda State Hospital and Collins Center town team baseball players is set for Saturday, Sept. 30 beginning at 4 p.m. at Gateway Park. A reunion picnic to follow. This event will be held in conjunction with the Fall Harvest Festival.

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This is the third meeting cancelled since July, Gates told reporters at a press conference in the Tribal Council Chambers at the William Seneca Building on the Cattaraugus Territory.

He added that he was “disappointed” with the cancellation and called the governor’s excuse for canceling the latest appointment “lame.”

Gates said the Seneca Nation had hired Buffalo attorney Dennis Vacco last year to look into the report that the Erie County District Attorney’s office was investigating a “bug” found in the Buffalo Creek Casino in a room used by the New York State Gaming Corp.

Vacco, sitting next to Gates, said he approached the Erie County District Attorney’s Office with the results of his investigation in February. Vacco said he found “no criminal conduct.”

He also sought to share the investigation with Robert Williams, chairman of the State Gaming Commission.

Vacco, a former state Attorney General, said the reason given for canceling Tuesday’s meeting “is yet another excuse for not meeting head on the fact that the Gaming Compact between the Nation and the State of New York does not require further payments to the State of New York during the compact extension period, which began in December of last year.”

Gates agreed.

“The language is clear under the compact,” Gates said. “We don’t need to meet with the governor.”

He said Cuomo has not complained of the Nation violating the compact, which is still in effect.

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“Through all the insults, the cancelled meetings, the threats and the smoke and mirrors, the facts remain perfectly clear,” Gates said. “The compact spells out a 14-year payment obligation for the Nation. That obligation has been fulfilled and has now ended.”

Vacco said the governor’s cancellation of the latest scheduled meeting with the sovereign Seneca Nation “is yet another insult to the Nation.”

Vacco was more disturbed that the “leak of the district attorney’s inquiry appears to have come from the governor’s office. Unfortunately, the inquiry is being used as a negotiation tactic against the Seneca Nation.”

A spokesman for the governor suggested the state would look into authorizing a new casino to compete with the Senecas in Niagara Falls.

That, said Gates, “is a clear violation of the compact.” The compact gives the Senecas an exclusive territory for casinos west of Route 14 near Rochester.

The Seneca Nation previously withheld revenue sharing to the state for three years over what were termed violations of the exclusivity clause in the compact. Casinos operated by racetracks in Hamburg, Batavia and Canandaigua were a violation, an arbitrator ruled. The Senecas kept some of that revenue it had held in escrow.

Gates said the governor first telephoned him in February seeking a meeting, the day the Seneca Nation announced the initial 14-year period of the Seneca Gaming Compact had expired and the Nation was ending revenue sharing payments to the state.

The state had expected to receive

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more than $110 million in revenue sharing from the three Seneca casinos in Salamanca, Buffalo and Niagara Falls this year. A portion of those funds are shared with municipalities in 16 Western New York counties.

Seneca officials said the seven-year extension to the 14-year compact made no mention of the Seneca Gaming Corp. continuing to make the revenue sharing payments. The compact was automatically extended for seven years earlier this year after neither party objected.

“The compact is enforceable under federal law,” Gates said.

It is the funds state officials have been sharing with communities across Western New York for the past 14 years — including the city of Salamanca, the Salamanca City School District and Cattaraugus County. All use the funds as a replacement to property taxes lost when Native Americans purchase property in the city, which is almost entirely on the Allegany Territory.

As far as payments to host communities Gates said, “That’s the gover-

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nor’s obligation under the compact.

The communities need to meet with the governor.”

The Senecas have talked about working with the communities, but so far have offered no direct payments to the host communities.

The money municipalities received from the state’s share of slot machine revenue by cities like Salamanca and Niagara Falls are significant. As much as $6 million of Salamanca’s $10 million city budget are derived from the Seneca gaming compact.

(Contact reporter Rick Miller at rmiller@oleantimesherald.com. Follow him on Twitter, @RMillerOTH)

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Old Times Remembered...

Picnic at Bagdad, 1909 This real photo postcard view shows a group of people on South Clear Creek at Bagdad in 1909.

The caption reads, “Bagdad Picnic, near Laphan’s (sic) Nose, Aug. 25, 1909.” Lapham’s Nose is a point of land near the falls. Abram Lapham came from Genesee County and bought land at Bagdad in 1809. His son Stephen built a sawmill there five years later. Notice how the people are wearing suits and dresses for a picnic.

The Gowanda historical museum is open Thursdays from 1-4 p.m. at Chestnut and Commercial streets.

Photo courtesy Gowanda Area Historical Society

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Gowanda Assembly of God 78 Allen St. | gowandaassembly.com Pastor: David Gabel Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

Bright Way Baptist Church 23 Gail Drive | 507-6458 Pastor: Thad Kuntz Worship: Sunday, 11 a.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Gowanda Free Methodist Church 149 West Main St. | gowandafmc.org Worship Times: Saturday, 6 p.m. and Sunday, 9 and 10:30 a.m.

Cattaraugus United Methodist 53 Washington St. | 257-3583 or 257-9398 Pastor: Becky Ward Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church of Gowanda 64 E. Main St. | 532-4292 Pastor: Rev. Donna Lewis Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Roberts Memorial Free Methodist Church 111 South St. | 257-3326 www.robertsfmc.org Pastor: Rev. Mike Jones Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Gowanda United Methodist Church 30 North Chapel St. | 532-4092 Pastor: Chris Klimecko Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Victory Tabernacle 254 South Main St. | 257-9838 Pastor: Michael Winder Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Immanuel Lutheran Church 40 South Chapel St. | 532-4342 Pastor: Travis S. Grubbs Sunday Worship: 8:45 a.m.

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church 36 Washington St. | 257-9351 | stmaryscatt.org Pastor: Rev. Joseph Porpiglia Sunday Mass: 11:15 a.m.

St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church 26 Erie St. | 532-5100 | sjcgowanda.org Pastor: Rev. Joseph Porpiglia Worship: Saturday, 4:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8 & 9:30 a.m.

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church 76 Center St. Pastor: The Rev. David Noves Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

St. John’s United Church of Christ 26 Ellicott St. | 257-9287 or 257-5315 or 257-3606 Pastor: Rev. Harland J. West Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.

East Leon Wesleyan Church Corner 42nd Street & Leon/Mosher Hollow 257-9082 or 257-6081 | hischild2660@gmail.com Pastor: Rev. Karen Cleveland Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

COLLINS Trinity United Church of Christ 30 Erie Ave. | 532-3004 | trinityuccgow@yahoo.com Collins Friends Meeting Pastor: Rev. Suzanne Hodges Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

2345 Main St. Special Notes: Free community meal, second Saturday of Pastor: Janice Ninan Worship: 11 a.m. Sunday, Sunday School the month from 4 to 6 p.m., January through November The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 12995 Route 438 | 532-2894 President/Pastor: Gregory Erickson Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

New Hope Baptist Church 13861 Route 62 near Richardson Road Pastors: Jack and Micah Seiler Worship: 10 a.m. Sundays; 7 p.m. Wednesdays

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The Gowanda Press provides church listings to religious establishments in the Gowanda area free of charge. To submit a listing, email gowandapress@gmail.com or call 241-7267. Please include church name, address, phone number, website, pastor’s name and worship times.

EAST OTTO

United Methodist Church 7896 East Flats Road | 257-9452 Pastor: Wesley Tessey Sunday Worship: 9:45 a.m.

Free Methodist Church East Otto Road at Brooklyn Corners | 257-3253 Pastor: Raymond Start Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

IRVING

Pleasant Valley Baptist Church 12557 Route 438 Pastor: Rev. John Proios Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

LITTLE VALLEY

Wesleyan Church 704 Erie St. | 938-6190 Pastor: Rev. Buck Hall Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

First Congregational Church 301 Rock City St. Pastor: Rev. Sue Fish Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

United Methodist Church 109 Court St. | 938-6150 Pastor: Nathan Lange Sunday Worship: Traditional, 9 a.m.; Contemporary, 11 a.m.

Grace Bible Baptist Church & Grace Christian Academy 201 Rock City St. | 265-0938 Pastor: Pete Guadagno Worship: Sunday, 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Valley View Baptist Church Routes 242 & 353 at the Y Pastor: Rev. Ken Doyle Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:50 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.

NORTH COLLINS North Collins Wesleyan Church 10470 Bantle Road | 337-3219 Pastor: Rev. Justin Leininger Sunday Worship: 9 & 11 a.m.

OTTO Immanuel Lutheran Church 9027 East Otto Road | 688-5194 Pastor: Rev. Howard Warner Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

PERRYSBURG

Perrysburg Seventh-Day Adventist Church 10700 North Road | (407) 927-5936 Pastor: Zechariah Musselman Worship: Saturdays, 11:30 a.m. (fellowship meal after services) United Methodist Church Main Street near Peck Hill Road | 532-5765 Pastor: Grace Warren Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

VERSAILLES Versailles United Methodist Church Main Street Pastor: Dave Rood Sunday Worship: Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

WESLEY

Wesley United Methodist Route 353 near Markham Road | 257-3583 Pastor: Becky Ward Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m.

This page is dedicated to the building of a more spiritual and greater church-going community. Area businesses who desire to see more people attend the church of their choice can show support by sponsoring this page.

For additional information, call 945-1644 x. 305.

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One of the featured bands in last year’s inaugural Rock ‘N Remember event perform on stage as a picture of Ryan Urbank, son of organizers Debra and Dan Urbank, is shown in the Memorial Pictorial slideshow. This year’s event begins at 1 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Hollywood Theater. n Aug. 26, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Flea Market, Gowanda Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1382. Refreshments available. To reserve a spot, call 5746944. n Aug. 26, 11 a.m., Lego Build-Off Contest, Gowanda Free Library. For ages 5 and up, including adults. Lego prizes for each age group and $50 Amazon gift card for winner 18 and up.

Registration required by Aug. 21. Call the library, 532-3451. n Aug. 26, noon to 5 p.m., Back to School Bash, Mortons Corners Bap-

tist Church in Springville. Hot dogs from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. and ice cream sundaes at 4 p.m. Kids games, bounce house and giveaways. n Aug. 26, 7 p.m., Donnie and Marie Osmond, Seneca Allegany Events Center. n Aug. 27, 1 p.m., Rock ‘n Remember, Historic Hollywood Theater in Gowanda. Local bands every hour with Bad Management, Creating a Sinner, DNR on Tap, JB Martin and Smokin’ Dog, So Far So Good and Turbulence.

Food trucks, cash bar, raffles, Chinese auction and more. Admission $5. n Aug. 30, 7 p.m., Paul Zittle — Pure Country, Centennial Park in Angola. Part of the Wednesday Summer Lawn Chair Concert Series. Call 5491126. n Sept. 6, 6 to 7:30 p.m., “Backcountry Camping” free outdoor adventure clinic, Summit Warming Hut at Allegany State Park. Presented by park staff.

Part of Allegany State Park’s outdoor adventure clinic series the first Wednesday of each month. Registration not required. Call 354-9101 ext. 236. n Sept. 8 & 9, Rummage Sale, South Dayton Fireman’s Activities Hall.

Proceeds to benefit the Missions Fund of the South Dayton United Methodist Church. Times 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 8 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 9. Bag sale Saturday at noon. Bake sale both days. n Sept. 9, 7 p.m., Billy Currington, Seneca Allegany Events Center, $55. n Sept. 15-17, Rock ‘n’ Roll Weekend, downtown Ellicottville. Visit ellicottvilleny.com.

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COLLINS — Upcoming events taking place at the Collins Public Library: n Aug. 25, 7 p.m., Music in the Library concert with Buffalo Touch. n Aug. 26, 10 a.m., Friends of the Library meeting. n Aug. 31, 7 p.m., board meeting. Open to the public. n Library Hours: Monday 2-8 pm, Tuesday 2-8 pm, Wednesday 10:30 am - 5 pm, Thursday 2-8 pm, Friday 10:30 am -5 pm, Saturday 10 am - 2 pm, Sunday CLOSED. Telephone - 532-5129.

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Activities for the week of Aug. 27 to Sept. 2 include: Sunday n Pickleball with Lois — 6:30 p.m., Collins Town Park, (free)

Wednesday n Exercises with Pat — 10 a.m., Painter Center gym (note new time) n Quilting with Florence — 10:30 a.m., Collins Library Community Room. (free) Friday n Movie Day in the Collins Library Community Room. This month's feature is a biography/drama starring Jessica Chastain and Johan Heldenbergh.

NORTH COLLINS LIBRARY Other Notes n Aug. 28 to Sept. 1: Booksale (open n The next AARP Defensive Driving when the library is open) class will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 12 at the L.K. Painter Center n Thursday, Sept. 14 at 6:30 p.m., in Collins. To register, call 532-2006 ext. 21 Blissville viewing and leave a message with your name, phone n Friday Sept. 8, 15, 22, 29 at 11 a.m., number and if you plan to have lunch. Fee Story Hour with Miss Alice is $20 for AARP members and $25 for non-members. Make your check or money order out to: AARP and send to : Town of Collins, Box 420, Collins, NY 14034. n Sept. 16, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Counn Active Senior Aerobics with Kim try Gatherings, Granny’s Boot Antiques, starts up on Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 9 a.m. Class 10761 Miller Road in Springville. runs for 8 weeks and is $12 for Collins Outdoor festival featuring artists, exhibitors, demonstrators, music, food and residents and $14 for non-Collins residents.

Please bring exact change. Class will be more. Call 1-877-211-0735. held in the Painter center gym. n Sept. 17, time TBA, Horsin’ Around n Yoga starts up on Thursday, Sept. 7 at Bingo, Gowanda Fire Hall, 230 Aldrich 9 a.m. in the Painter Center gym.

St. n Just Announced – Due to demand a n Sept. 30, FallFest, downtown bigger bus has been booked for the “Elvis, Gowanda. Additional details coming as Christmas, and Country” day trip to Salthe event approaches. vatore’s Italian Gardens on Monday, Dec. 4. Show, dinner and travel by comfortable n Perrysburg Historical Museum coach bus all for $70. Call 532-2006 ext. located in the Town Hall is open the last 21 to sign up – Make your check or money Saturday of the month from 10 - noon or order out to: Town of Collins and mail to: Town of Collins, Box 420, Collins, NY by appointment by calling Jody Shaw, 14034. Checks must be received no later Historian at 532-1558 or 485-8234. than Tuesday, Oct. 10.

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THE GOWANDA PRESS

August 25-31, 2017

‘Summer of Justice’ ends at Town of Collins Recreation COLLINS — “The Summer of Justice,” the program hosted by Town of Collins Recreation, ended successfully on the weekend of Aug. 12, according to officials.

To finish off the week, the children worked together on a Field Day, collaborating together in superhero teams. Each station had a certain superhero theme that correlated with each week the children celebrated throughout the season, including Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and The Flash. The children then had a dodgeball tournament in the afternoon.

To conclude the evening, over 30 children came to the sleepover and 13 tents were set up outside of the L.K. Painter Center. The staff and children watched movies, played sports and Just Dance, and overall enjoyed each other’s company the entire night.

Updates on the winter recreation program will be posted on the Town of Collins Recreation’s Facebook page, facebook.com/TownOfCollinsRecreation.

An afternoon of Gershwin

Press photo by Bill Peglowski

A four-member ensemble performed an afternoon of Gershwin music on Aug. 20 at Gowanda's Historic Hollywood Theater. The event had a paid attendance in excess of 60 and supported the theater restoration effort. Members of the Hollywood Theater Board provided a complimentary wine and cheese table for concert patrons. Performers included: Kimberly Merrill, vocalist; Eugene Bisdikian, bass; Brandon Choi, trumpet and Stephen Morris, drums.

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