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VOL 139 NO. 47
The Southtowns shovel out
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2014
Santa Claus parade canceled By Lizz Schumer THE SUN EDITOR
PHOTOS BY ANDREW MANZELLA
Schmidt’s Collision’s roof collapsed, bringing much of the building down with it, as a result of wet, heavy snow. Demolition crews were brought in on Nov. 24, to remove precarious overhangs.
The Hamburgh Holidays committee has made the difficult decision to cancel the Santa Claus parade, traditionally held the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This year’s parade was set for Nov. 29, but will not take place this year, in order to allow Hamburg Department of Public Works, firefighters, police and other public servants to continue cleanup efforts and spend time with their families. “Given recent events and the extraordinary efforts of our fire, emergency, DPW, police, mayor, village hall staff and others, we feel it is in everyone’s best interest to concentrate on what is needed to be done, in the aftermath,” said Hamburgh Holidays chairman Paul Gaughan. “To be concerned with parade preparations is contrary to the task at hand.” Katie Mika, parade chair, said that she has been receiving many calls from scheduled parade participants saying they have been too focused on digging out and getting back to business to prepare floats, costumes or routines for the event. “We lost a week of mail, a week of preparation, a week of everything,” Mika explained. “And although it
was a hard choice to make, we believe that it is in the best interests of all involved to postpone the parade until next year, to allow those who were planning to participate to focus on their own families and homes, this holiday.” The parade is unique in the Southtowns and tends to attract both contingents (or parade participants) and spectators from throughout the region, usually to the tune of 70-75 floats and marchers. The parade has lasted approximately 30 minutes, in the past. After the Hamburg Central School District decided to cancel classes until Dec. 1, the Union Pleasant Elementary School staging ground, where parade contingents assemble, is no longer an option. The parade starts at Center and Main streets, heads down Buffalo Street and into the Village Plaza, every year. In addition, the Hamburg Marching Band was prohibited from participating, since classes are not in session until after the holiday. “The band had to cancel, and a lot of others were calling and saying they couldn’t prepare, because of the weather,” Mika said. “It’s a
See “Parade” on Page 3. Equipment was brought in from all over the state and the country, to help dig Hamburg out from under more than 80 inches of snow, in places. The storm, nicknamed “The Knife,” broke records and stranded residents in their homes, businesses and on roadways, for up to five days.
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Main Street Ice Cream digs out after the storm, which shut down the Southtowns for five days.
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