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Springville Journal / Saturday, October 18, 2014

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Just when the flowers in your garden are fading, you can see a fresh new display of blooms at the Chrysanthemum Show, which started Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo.

You’ll see mums that you don’t see in home gardens, including mums that have been trained to grow treelike with a single flower atop a stem that is 8 or 9 feet tall.

The exhibits are different each year, so stop by to see what new displays the gardeners have created.

The freshness of the show is particularly amazing since it has been held annually for more than 100 years!

The show is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily from Saturday, Oct. 18 through Sunday, Nov. 9. Admission is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors and students, $5 for children ages 3-12 and free for members and children under 3.

Even if there isn’t a lot to do outside, there are plenty of gardening activities at the Botanical Gardens. Check out these events: Horticulture Classes for Adults: Get great information you can use in your garden under the tutelage of the nationally known garden speaker David Clark.

There are four levels of classes. You can sign up

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This lava chrysanthemum, which has been trained to grow like a tree with a flower at the top, is the kind of spectacular specimen you can expect to see at the Chrysanthemum Show at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. for an entire series or attend a single class. Classes are held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. The next class will be Nov. 1 and will discuss “Pest Management and Disease.” The cost for Botanical Gardens members is $20 per class or $105 for a series of six classes and for non-members, $25 per class or $130 for a series. The classes continue through the spring.

Science Café: The latest feature in the Science Café series called “Investigate” will feature a live paranormal investigation of the Botanical Gardens by the Eastern Paranormal Society of Western New York from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30. The investigation will also reveal the paranor-

mal evidence discovered on the group’s previous visit to the Botanical Gardens. The event includes light refreshments and assorted beverages. Tickets are $22 for Botanical Gardens members and $25 for non-members.

Pre-registration is required.

Crafts: Make-it, Take-it Workshops allow you to create a craft with plants.

In the Succulent Tree workshop, you will make a living succulent tree arrangement.

Decorations and ornaments can be added to the arrangement for a creative and whimsical centerpiece throughout the holiday season. The workshop will be held at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21. The cost is $40 for Botanical Gardens members and $45 for non-mem-

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bers. You can make a fresh Thanksgiving arrangement at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25. The cost is $35 for Botanical Gardens members and $40 for non-members.

There are holiday crafts scheduled in December.

Other activities: The Botanical Gardens also offers yoga classes, drawing and watercolor classes for adults and children’s art classes.

For more information or to register, call 827-1584 or go to the Botanical Gardens website at www.buffalogardens.com.

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Springville Journal / Saturday, October 18, 2014

Middle School teachers awarded supplies money from Wal-Mart

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By Colleen Mahoney

SPRINGVILLE JOURNAL EDITOR

Van Over Fine Arts, located at 49 East Main St. in Springville, will be holding a Dark Arts Group Show through Nov. 1. It will be a Halloween horror show.

Artists showing will be Curtis Saffels, Chad Grohman, Sarah Trumpp, Gina Horan, James Harmon, Angela Oster, Adam Francey, Michelle Waters, Ken Demich, Karl Miller and more.

For information, visit www.vanoverfinearts. blogspot.com.

Both students and staff at Springville-Griffith Institute Middle School will be benefitting from the generosity of Wal-Mart and its local employees.

Earlier this month, S p r i n g v i l l e Wa l - M a r t awarded 20 middle school teachers with $50 rewardcards, to be used for classroom supplies.

The reward cards are a part of Wal-Mart’s Teacher ’s Rewards Program, which helps offset the cost for school supplies for 100,000 educators across the United States.

More than ever, teachers are using their own money to purchase classroom supplies, which is why Mike Retzlaff, Middle School principal, is honored to have been chosen by WalMart. “We were pleased to be selected. It’s nice to have teachers recognized for what they do,� Retzlaff said. “[Teachers] pay out of pocket for a lot, so it’s a nice little gift for the teachers.�

According to a survey done by the Association for for Supervision and Curriculum Development, teachers will spend, on average, $444 on classroom supplies each year.

The study revealed that approximately 11 percent of teachers surveyed spent more than $1,000. Of 360 teachers that were surveyed, 25 spent between

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Teachers at S-GI Middle School were awarded with Wal-Mart reward cards to help offset the out of pocket cost of classroom supplies. $1,000 and $1,999; two spent between $2,000 and $2,999; one spent between $3,000 and $3,999; and three spent between $4,000 and $5,000.

Retzlaff said the school was honored to be chosen for the reward cards, as it will really help both teachers and students this school year. In addition to supplies, Retzlaff said teachers can also purchase incentives or other products that will enhance the student learning experience.

According to Springville personnel manager, Susan Bunch, Wal-Mart supports teachers by providing resources to continue educating the next generation.

Area schools are nominated by associates, then a

vote is held store-wide to award a winner, Bunch said. “Wal-Mart helps support the local teachers in the area,� she said. “It’s estimated that they spend $1,000 for classroom supplies�

Bunch said that the 20 teachers are selected at random, by pulling names out of a hat. “They can spend the money on whatever they need,� she said. “They can even put their cards together and buy something for the school.�

Bunch said every WalMart store in the company participates in the Teacher’s Rewards Program, accumulating to over $5 million in reward cards given to educators in the six years the program has been active.

“That’s quite a lot,� she said.

In 2013, Wal-Mart and the Teacher’s Reward Program donated $44 million to fund educational programs throughout the country.

Previously, West Valley Central School, Gowanda Central School, North Collins Central School, Cattaraugus-Little Valley and Springville Elementary have all benefitted from the Teacher’s Reward Program.

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1. Between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. from November 10 to April 1, the parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited on any street, and/or in any location adjacent to a street where the vehicle restricts and/or prohibits the Village of Springville from removing, plowing, and/or otherwise treating snow and ice within the street. For purposes of this UGEVKQP VJG FGĆ‚PKVKQP QH UVTGGV KU RTQXKFGF KP 5GEVKQP QH VJG 8KNNCIG %QFG 2. The parking of vehicles in the municipal parking lot is prohibited between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. from November 10 to April 1, except in designated areas within the municipal parking lot.

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CERTIFICATE BY TOWN OF CONCORD SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS OF SEASONAL ABANDONMENT The undersigned, Dennis M. Dains, Town Superintendent of Highways of WKH 7RZQ RI &RQFRUG &RXQW\ RI (ULH 1HZ <RUN KHUHE\ FHUWLÂżHV That the Highway in said Town of Concord, known and described as Randall Drive, from the intersection of Route 240 and extending generally northerly 1440â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, that the Highway in said Town of Concord, known and described as White Street from the intersection of Chaise Road extending northerly up the hill 0.59 miles to the plow turnaround on the north end, has no residences or commercial buildings located along said highway on either side of the highway, dependent upon such highway for access.

The maintenance of Randall Drive and White Street in the portion set forth above shall not be maintained during the period from November 1st until April 15th NOW, THEREFORE, I, the undersigned Superintendent of Highways of the Town of Concord, do hereby decide and certify, that the aforesaid portion of Randall Drive and White Street shall be abandoned during the period of November 1st until April 15th, and that the Town of Concord is authorized to temporarily discontinue snow and ice removal and maintenance for the aforesaid period of time. Proper signage will be posted according to Highway Law Section 205-A and the MUTCD Codes.

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Springville Journal / Saturday, October 18, 2014

Journal Editorial W W W. S P R I N G V I L L E J O U R N A L . C O M

An ice arena can bring warm memories The village of Springville is working hard to improve their little piece of real estate, to the tune of streetscape improvements, and a proposed ice arena.

I, for one, am more excited for the possible ice arena than most anything else the village is looking to do. Yes, improved sidewalks are a huge plus, and slowing down drivers on Franklin Street will benefit a lot of people, there’s something lovely about an NHL sized ice rink in your backyard.

The location, if you haven’t heard, is behind the Municipal Building where the Skate Plex currently sits. Have no fear, the Skate Plex will still be standing, it will just be relocated a little bit to the left.

That positioning, in addition to the proposed streetscape to the surrounding area, will make the ice arena a huge success. I think. And hope.

Project manager John Kutz, of Joy Kuebler Landscape Architect, PC, said that the addition of the ice arena would make Springville into a destination spot, during a recent walking tour. I couldn’t agree more.

Arcade hosts a street hockey tournament during their Winterfest, which I had the pleasure of attending this year.

And although it was -12 degrees during the first game, which started at 7 a.m., the stands were already packed with hockey enthusiasts, players and friends. The tournament was spread over two days, in an elimination style setting.

There were upward of 20 teams, spreading across many different levels of skill.

Not only was the parking lot packed with cars, the park itself had many Winterfest goers cheering on the teams.

During a break between my boyfriend’s games, a few of the players and us went to get lunch. Which was almost impossible!

There were lines at every restaurant, mostly filled with hockey players and their families, waiting to eat. Or, in my case, get warm.

I spoke with one of the waitresses about the capacity of people dining and she said we got there during a lull. She admitted that most people were there for Winterfest, but that a lot had never been to Arcade before. Then she said they had a few return customers from last year.

Sunday brought much of the same, although less people at the fest all together, the hockey rink was still full. After a second full day of watching hockey, we left Winterfest and warmed ourselves up with hot chocolate from a street vendor.

Which is why the thought of bringing that to Springville makes me excited. Granted, they hosted Winterfest the same weekend, the amount of people visiting the village was beneficial to most businesses.

I can only imagine the amount of foot traffic to Springville restaurants and shops if this ice arena gets approved and eventually built. And with the proposed aesthetic improvements to Franklin, Main and Mechanic streets, a weekend of hockey in downtown Springville certainly does sound like a destination spot.

My one piece of advice to businesses would be to make sure the hot chocolate is flowing and the heat is blasting, especially if the temperature dips below zero!

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Memories of October autumn A dairy and vegetable farm in this rural region was the setting. A colorful autumn season was the timeframe back during the Depression years of the 1930s.

The scene was a white farm house and dairy barn surrounded by cultivated farm acreage, tucked away in the picturesque rolling Boston hills of Western New York.

A glimpse over the hills of the western horizon would often display the glistening sunset streaming across the clear Lake Erie waters. That was my childhood homestead. Other farm families were our neighbors and when in need, they were always there! And I cherished the four seasons on the farm: winter, spring, summer and fall. Each season played a unique role in life on the farm. But the fall season, October autumn, seemed to be my favorite.

In a sense, autumn is a second spring when every colored leaf is a flower, trees take on a new look, and the animals in the meadow spring into winter preparation. And “fall” plow-

ing gets a heads up A Point of View on”spring”

BY DR. ROBERT L. plowing.

HEICHBERGER The fall season begins with a subtle change: the skies are a richer blue and the night time hours become starlit and chilled. The season comes with frost, the disappearance of the migrant birds, and harvesting of the last season’s crop which marks the end of another growing season. It was time for the soil to go into a winter respite. The barns were filled with fodder for the cattle, and the grain bins were filled for the winter season. The potato cellars were filled, providing there was a productive harvest, and the potatoes were waiting to be sorted and packed for winter market.

October autumn carried with it many signs: the goldenrod has turned brown, the squirrels busily storing food for winter and birds emptying the bird feeders in record time anticipating what is to come. The winter

storm windows were put in place and Saturday mornings was usually filled with stacking cords of firewood in the woodshed as fuel for the kitchen stove. Most of the farm tools were put away in the tool shed waiting to take on their task the following spring.

And like clockwork, the winter mail order catalogues arrived and winter clothes and boots were displayed in the catalogue pages. Only absolute essentials were put on the order list. I remember well trying to fit into last year’s winter boots into this year’s foot size. So, last year’s winter wear of my older brother seemed to fit me just fine; thus, for me, they were hand me down sort of “new” clothes.

Particularly exciting was when the mail order Christmas catalogue arrived in the October mail. What an array; five whole pages of kids’ things! My good

friend Harold and I would imagine that maybe, just maybe, something from those pages might be under each of our family Christmas trees. And maybe, just maybe, the mail order would arrive just in time as Santa made his rounds.

These are October memories. Many things have changed over the years: agricultural practices, farm tools, living styles and the normal events of each day.

And then, on the other hand, there are those October memories which are far more than just a passing thought. These memories live on and are part of the permanent fabric of life: the brilliant sunset on the lake, the beauty of the naturalness of nature, the evolving changing of seasons, and neighbors helping neighbors. And most tender in our heart is the continuing thought of family and loved ones with whom to share my October autumn memories. For you see, these memories live on, not for just a season but for a life time.

Poloncarz announces proposed 2015 budget Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz presented his fiscal year 2015 proposed Erie County budget, which maintains and enhances Erie County’s quality-of-life services and programs while holding the line on taxes. The proposed budget also demonstrates the Poloncarz administration’s commitment to improving county infrastructure by investing over $38 million in the 2015 capital budget and road fund, strengthening libraries with over $1.45 million in new capital and operational funding, and targeting investments in the “People’s Mandates,” public safety, and cultural and tourism programs.

“A good budget should be a common sense document that addresses the needs of our constituents and spurs positive change in our community. The budget we are proposing today is such a document. It was formed in a bipartisan manner, and is the product of careful consideration following numerous conversations with both caucuses of the legislature on their priori-

ties and needs,” said Poloncarz. “With this proposed budget we are reaffirming my administration’s commitment to investing in our infrastructure, enhancing public health and safety, and providing the services that taxpayers demand in a very cost effective manner.

This is the third budget I have presented as county executive and it builds on the successes we’ve seen in the past three years while also recognizing the burden that state-mandated costs place on Erie County.”

The “People’s Mandates,” those programs that residents expect and demand and that encompass a wide spectrum of county services, receive continued investment and support in the 2015 proposed budget.

Prominent among these investments is $451,766 in new operational funding for the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, combined with $1 million in capital funding for work at the downtown Central Library.

That capital work includes $500,000 for renovations to the Mason O. Damon auditorium. With the ad-

ditional $451,766 in operating assistance, the library’s total operating allocation is nearly $1.2 million higher than it was when Poloncarz took office in January 2012.

Elsewhere, more than $38 million is included in the 2015 capital budget and road fund allocations, including $2 million in fund balance to conduct additional road and bridge work; for the third year in a row, the proposed budget provides funding for new vans for the very popular “Going Places” senior citizen transportation program; the budget also maintains the administration’s ongoing commitment to Operation PrimeTime and the Rodent Control Program while providing modest increases to organizations that benefit the agricultural community, such as the Cornell Cooperative Extension and Erie County Soil and Water Conservation District; provides new funds to hold additional household hazardous waste and electronics collection events across Erie County; and addresses increasing usage at Erie County parks by providing more capital and

operating funds to conduct improvements.

“The ‘People’s Mandates’ are the programs and services taxpayers expect for their tax dollar, are important to them, and add to the quality of life here in Erie County.

This proposed budget not only provides funding for these mandates but expands it in some cases,” said Poloncarz. “Including these ‘People’s Mandates’ in the budget and enhancing them wherever possible reaffirms my administration’s commitment to building a community that citizens want to live, work and play in.”

A clear and invigorated focus on protecting the health and well-being of residents is evident in the proposed budget, which calls for adding eight new part-time E-911 police dispatchers to provide support to law enforcement agencies and police officers; adding four new probation officers, one of whom is a supervisor, to handle growing caseloads and to provide a mechanism

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Proposed Erie County budget targets ‘People’s Mandates’ soon. The 2015 proposed budget continues to support the Initiatives for a Smart Economy through: – Increasing funding for cultural organizations that enrich our community and attract tourism dollars, including funding a number of new applicants and agencies that have never before been awarded funds; – Building on the tremendous success of projects like “Shark Girl” by continuing funding for a public arts curator position at the Albright Knox Art Gallery; – Providing increases in funding to support the critical tourism promotion and related development initiatives promoted by Visit Buffalo-Niagara, the Convention Center Management Corporation and the Buffalo-Niagara Film Commission-WNED; – Providing funding for the Land Bank to continue its solid work in acquiring and selling distressed, abandoned or foreclosed properties and helping return such parcels to productive use in the community; and – For the first time since 2008, increasing the sponsor contribution to ECC by $125,000, reinforcing a commitment to the college’s educational mission, including in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines.

Poloncarz added, “Strong partnerships and wise use of resources are essential to the success of the Initiatives for a Smart Economy, and we have already seen critical successes as the Initiatives are implemented. Erie County is leading the way in building a more vibrant local economy, and this proposed budget once again leverages available funding and collaborations with partners to move the Initiatives forward.”

The Erie County general fund budget for 2015 will be $1.43 billion, which represents a 2.86 percent, or $39.7 million, increase in

spending over 2014. Nearly 90 percent of the budget is dictated by mandated costs from New York state and the federal government, costs which are the primary drivers behind the spending increase. Some of these mandated costs include dramatic increases in the caseloads and expense of the safety net program and additional spending for Correctional Health services to resolve union grievances. Additionally, due to a mid-year 2014 decision by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services affecting the state training school program, there will be large increases in the daily cost charged to the county for housing youth detained in such facilities. This is translating to a 2015 projected cost of $2.7 million higher than was budgeted in 2014 for this program. Other cost increases looming in 2015 include increases under newly negotiated collective bargaining agreements in 2013 and 2014, particularly the CSEA contract and continuing increases in debt service payment obligations related to the aforementioned road and highway improvements and projects.

“As has been the case throughout my time as county executive, the property tax rate per thousand will remain $5.03 in 2015, which it has been since 2009. I would also mention that this is one of the lowest county property tax rates in the state and a lower rate than in 1990,” Poloncarz concluded. “While we are facing increased costs in some areas, we are also seeing reductions in fringe benefit expenses, lessened Medicaid expense as the state’s ‘hard cap’ goes into effect, the inclusion of $3.5 million in casino revenue for the first time, and $6.2 million in additional revenue to the levy from assessment growth.”

The preceding column is from the office of Mark C. Poloncarz.

SG-EYE bringing out the best in MS students and staff Compliments from page A1

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2015 Budget from page A4 for diversion programs to support alternatives to incarceration; adding new detectives in the Sheriff’s Division to investigate, in part, narcotics and drug crimes in Erie County; adding a new public health educator position in the Department of Health to help combat the growing heroin epidemic in our area; adding a new parttime position in the Office of Veterans Affairs to assist our veterans and provide support to those seeking help navigating the often complex system; maintaining the increased staffing for the Child Protective Services unit; and picking up the funding slack from cuts in state and federal grants to continue work on domestic violence prevention, education, investigation and victim assistance.

“It is incumbent on us to do all we can to safeguard the health of residents, whether through additional law enforcement, public health, or educational outreach to help people make better decisions. We stand together against domestic violence, abuse and other behaviors that are harmful to children, families and our community as a whole,” Poloncarz said. “The proposed budget provides structure to reinforce the areas where new personnel are needed, provide the people required to handle growing caseloads, and continue funding vital programs where necessary.”

Unveiled in June 2013, the Initiatives for a Smart Economy plan is a comprehensive and innovative approach to economic development that builds on the framework of the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council and Governor Andrew Cuomo’s “Billion for Buffalo” strategy to addresses our region’s challenges. Over 40 of the 64 initiatives in the plan have been begun, with some already completed and more to be announced

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Editor: As a citizen of this country, I am deeply concerned with the overreaching powers the local and national governments are legislating, which are in direct violation of the Constitution of the United States. How can anyone argue that the National Security Agency’s surveillance of all cell phone calls and e-mails of its citizens is anything but a total disregard of the Fourth Amendment? The last time I read the Second Amendment, it seemed pretty straight forward to me. What part of “shall not be infringed” is difficult to understand?

Why are we receiving Family Tax Relief Credit checks now right before the upcoming election? Yes, the politicians are buying your vote to keep the status quo. The politicians opened up their bank vaults in order to give you something for nothing. The fact that politicians do not produce anything to make money, but rather legislate it out of our pockets makes it technically not a bribe. It was

our own money from 2012 just coming back to us after all. I am sure a certain percentage of the people will actually believe that these current politicians created the refund just for them.

When the need for instant gratification and dependency on the government for handouts rather than finding a productive job is as invasive as it is, it makes it harder for the productive members of society to vote for less government and more individual responsibility. I will not believe that God created man to take from his neighbor to support his choice to mooch from the producers.

We must make a stand for our freedoms. We need to vote out of office any politician who does not stand up for the Constitution of the United States. We need to encourage our friends and neighbors to vote. Even if you do not desire to keep and bear arms, we need to make sure all our God-given rights are protected. We need to overcome the fear that is pervasive in our cur-

Family of original owners grateful Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank Debbie Adams and her family for the beautiful anniversary party reception that was held on Oct. 6 at the Joylan Theatre.

My appreciation is for this family for keeping this theatre running in a family way, and showing only fam-

ily appropriate films.

I know my grandparents, Peter and Lena Bifarella; and my mom and dad, Marion and Al Burns, would be so proud.

Appreciate what you have here in this town and do support these fine people.

Joan Burns Springville

Mailing school tax is inconvenient Editor: Today I went to the school to pay our taxes. On the sidewalk was a large poster stating that we had to mail our taxes! They are due tomorrow. I went in to see what the heck was going on.

I talked to the administrator who calmly stated “We are saving $4,000.” I told him we are paying for this service! He offered to send it in for me, how nice. He stated that as long as it is postmarked by today, there will be no penalties.

Now our taxes went up

this year. If we are saving so much, why not let the public in on the savings?

We pay for this service. I’d like a job where I get paid to not do my job!

What an inconvenience to the people who employ you.

If there are any penalties, I will sue the school…and I will win!

I will ensure they pay the penalties.

This better not happen next year !

rent society. How is government contributing to and stoking the fires of fear? It is doing this by passing more and more restrictive laws which target law-abiding citizens.

The SAFE Act is just one example. If you totally fill up your magazine with bullets over the politicians’ arbitrary number, then it makes you a criminal. A fearful dependent unquestioning society can easily be manipulated. Our nation became great because we were full of producers and thinkers. We need to reclaim that can-do spirit for our challenges are many.

Question everything that is being spoon-fed through the mainstream media. Remember to vote.

I would like to sum up my hopes with a quote by Marie Curry.

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”

Karl Fruehauf Springville

Rugg family says thank you Editor: The family of Gordon F. Rugg would like to thank everyone for your kindness and support at his recent passing.

Your cards, thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated.

A huge thank you to the special women who took care of dad at home; to Father Gary Schindler for the lovely memorial service.

To Paula Stockman, longtime friend and organist at the service and to Judy Ball and her Apple Dumplin staff for the delicious luncheon that followed.

We especially want to thank the wonderful church family of St. Paul’s for their love and kindness to our father for these many years.

Myrna Jean Rugg and family

Eve Marie Dennies Chaffee

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so successful that Valenti is now looking to expand the bulletin board to include more than just eight compliments.

PHOTO BY MAX BORSUK it’s helping set Springville Middle School counselor Amanda Valenti shows off a bulletin up“Ia think positive environment board filled with compliments of students and staff as part of the SG-eye and the kids are always exon compliments program. cited to see if they are on the board,” said Valenti.

“I think the staff members “We deal with a lot of cy- missions and posts eight per tween sixth, seventh, eight too as we have had from berbullying and internet is- week on a bulletin board in hgrade and teachers for the substitute cafeteria monitors sues and we were just trying the main foyer of the school compliments,” said Valenti. all the way to the principal to find a positive way for plus all the compliments on Since the start of the pro- receive compliments.”

Compliments so far have students to use technology the web site. gram last year, it has seen and the Internet.”

“I really try to include great success with Valenti ranged from: “He is the most amazOnce a person submits everybody and I try every receiving many compliing teacher ever. He is very their compliment, Valenti week to have the bulletin ments every day. goes through all the sub- board evenly distributed beThe program has become understanding and smart.

He is also very funny and nice,” for technology teacher Mr. Stefan and “Lauren is an amazing friend. She is always there for everyone,” for eighth grade student Lauren Ditchey.

Now that the program has taken off with the students, Valenti is grateful that the students are embracing the program and hopes they keep the compliments coming for years to come.

“I think it’s really great to be able to promote positivity and recognize people for doing small extra kindness for others,” said Valenti.

Correction In the Oct. 11 edition of the Springville Journal, the headline on page A8 should have read “WVCS looks into sports sharing”. The Journal apologizes to anyone who may have misunderstood the headline.

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Community has helped keep JBR in operation

Obituaries W W W. S P R I N G V I L L E J O U R N A L . C O M

Douglas Rehrauer

may be made to Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, P.O. Box 631, Buffalo, N.Y. 14240 or to Hospice Buffalo Inc., 225 Como Park Blvd., Cheektowaga, N.Y. 14227.

Arrangements were made by the Smith-Weismantel Funeral Home, 271 East Main St., Springville. Online condolences may be made at www.smithweismantelfuneralhome.com.

Martin Timmel

Douglas H. Rehrauer, 65, of Springville, died October 8 at his home.

Douglas was born in Buffalo Dec. 26, 1945 to the late Leslie A. Sr. and Betty M. (nee Colby) Rehrauer.

He was a graduate of Springville-Griffith Institute; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War from 1969-71 and was a lab technician at Winsmith in Springville.

Doug was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Colden, the Springville American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and was an exempt Springville fireman. He enjoyed golfing, woodworking and playing pinochle.

He was the husband of Patricia (nee Block) Rehrauer; father of Corey Rehrauer, Carey (Laura) Rehrauer and Colby (Brittny) Rehrauer, all of Springville; brother of Leslie A. Jr. ( Lenore) Rehrauer of Springville and Charlene (Henry) Williams of Chaffee; grandfather of nine grandchildren; uncle of several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Oct. 11 from Redeemer Lutheran Church, 8740 Supervisor Ave., Colden.

The Rev. Domenick Lettieri officiated. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Springville.

Expressions of sympathy

Martin J. Timmel, 96, of North Boston, died October 7 at Jennie B. Richmond Nursing Home in Springville.

Martin was born in the town of North Collins June 22, 1918. He graduated from the Collins Center High School and worked as a stationary engineer at Allied Chemical now Honeywell in South Buffalo.

Martin served in the United States Army during WW II. He was an active member of the North Boston Fire Company for 50 years and he served in many different positions on the executive board of the fire company.

Martin was active in the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization and held various offices throughout the years.

Martin was the husband of 68 years of Shirley (nee Henry) Timmel; father of

Jack (Christine) of Casselburry, Florida and Sharon (Kevin) Shelley of Colden; grandfather of Dawn (Jeff) Story, Karen (David) Kasinski, Jackie (Brett) Feinblatt, Kimberly (Tim) Butler, Jeffrey (Beth) Shelley, Jason (Julie) Shelley, Jonathan (Katie) Shelley and great grandfather of Patrick Timmel Story, Cicely Story, Jordan Story, Taylor Kasinski, Morgan Kasinski, Archer Feinblatt, Everett Shelley, Avery Shelley and Jaxson Shelley.

Burial was in Hillcrest Cemetery, Hamburg, on Oct. 11. Pastor Bruce Benson officiated.

A celebration service will be held at the Colden United Methodist Church at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas, 66675.

Arrangements were made

by Wurtz Funeral Home, 9287 Boston State Road, Boston.

Memorial for Briggs

A memorial service will be held Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. from the First Presbyterian Church of Springville for Bruce and Mary Louise (nee Felton) Briggs.

Mary Louise was the daughter of the late Carl and Louise Felton; sister of the late Carl Felton Jr. and Ruth Felton.

In the autumn, my thoughts often turn to redecorating. There is something about the crisp October air, the falling leaves and the re-

Jennie B. from page A1 nursing home, beside just the number of beds. Perhaps the most important is the dedicate that its staff to JBR. According to Kwiatek, throughout its history the nursing home has only had six different directors of nursing and only three administrators.

“That’s unheard of, to have that few directors of nursing and only three administrators, through 40 years,” said Kwiatek. A part of that is the positive reviews that the Nursing home consistently receives that keeps board members looking for other candidates for the positions.

However, what has kept the administrative employees wanting to stay at JBR, is the positive work environment it provides.

“I think it’s a dedication to this place. Once you work with the patients and the staff, you love it. It’s hard to leave,” said Kwiatek. After started her career at JBR in 1996, Murray, left for a year in 1999 to work at another non-profit organization, only to return in 2000 as a nursing supervisor. “[JBR] feels kind of like home,” said Murray. “I am not from Springville originally, but just felt more homey…I worked for a non-profit in Buffalo. It was a great facility, wonderful people, but it just wasn’t

home, I don’t know how else to put it.”

Soricelli believes it’s the non-profit goals that Bertrand Chaffee hospital has put in place, that has helped in created such a positive environment.

“We are a mission driven organization. It’s not a religious mission, but it’s a mission to provide the community with the care the folks need, and clearly it’s a job for us but at many other organizations it’s much more bottom line driven,” said Soricelli.

All three agreed that the strong relationship between the administration and the staff plays a big part in building that atmosphere.

“There’s a lot of camaraderie,” said Soricelli. “I worked at a few other places before coming here in 2002, and the relationship between the administration, and the staff is very close, very tight.

That’s probably the biggest unusual thing compared to other nursing homes, and that feeling spills over to the residents, and they see and feel that too.”

To make it four decades as a non-profit located in a small town that same connection within the staff, and with patients, also goes out into the community. “When the hospital was facing clo-

sure. We sent out a mailer looking for support, and in just this small community alone we raised over halfa-million-dollars. It came from kids raising money by putting on a musical, kids selling cookbooks, a car dealer letting us raffle off a car. Community support is a huge reason why we all stay here so long,” said Kwiatek.

Murray feels that it’s not only the community that plays a big part in the nursing home, but also the staff being a big part of the community.

“The staff has a connection to this community, as well.

Many live in Springville, they’ve had family members that have both stayed and worked here. Many of our staff have worked here for a long time, there’s just a special connection,” said Murray. All three added in that at some point, they have had family member staying at the nursing home.

Jennie B. Richmond Nursing Home is hosting an open house event on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 3:30 p.m. for resident families, staff and the public as way to celebrate forty-years of healthcare.

Anyone planning on attending the open house is encouraged to RSVP by calling Kara Kane at 592-2871 ext.

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Redecorating? Beware of DIY turn to indoors, that makes me look at my interiors and say, “Good grief! What was I thinking?”

Of course, I’ve never claimed to have any design sense. I’m not an arty, witty decorator. Anyone who’s seen me put together an outfit, could hardly be surprised by my eclectic, colonial, world fusion, gothic, zen, Little House on the Prairie, style. I don’t know, I think it works.

I always like to decorate, but I never want to spend any money. I decided to do an entire room in sale items, cushions, pillows and build-it-yourself furniture. I would worry about curtains and rugs later. I wasn’t sure which way the color scheme was going.

I had four walls, and each one was a different shade of green, so therefore, I needed cushions that were blue, yellow and orange. I had a

theory that if I threw enough colors at the room it would all come together into a tropical oasis paradise.

And it did kind of work.

It almost gave the illusion of Costa Rica, if I squinted really, really hard.

All I needed was a small desk. A little work space to call my own in this tropical oasis. So, I went shopping.

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Springville Journal / Saturday, October 18, 2014

Area schools learn impact of Common Core

By Andrew Manzella JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT

In response to the change of state standards in education, Lake Shore Central School District hosted Bill Daggett, speaker on education systems and seasoned professional in many national organizations dealing with education. Springville, Iroquois, Falconer, Silver Creek and Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES schools were invited to the informational presentation, at Lake Shore Middle School, Oct. 10 at 8:30 a.m., given by Daggett about his system for effective instruction and the rigor and relevance framework.

Matthew Fisher, assistant principal at Lake Shore High School, said he thinks it’s important for all teachers to be educated more and be exposed to different viewpoints.

Melissa Bergler, assistant superintendent for instruction at Lake Shore, explained that schools in this area got lost in the shift of materials due to the quickness in which the common core was rolled out.

Daggett started his presentation by stating he is sick and tired of the media beating up on education.

“I am convinced that the United States education system is the best in the world,”

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Dr. Dagget addresses the crowd at Lake Shore, during his speech on the impact of the Common Core Daggett said. “And the only place that doesn’t seem to see it is us.”

He used his own five children as an example of how difficult it is to educate all different children.

He added that his son, who became severely disabled after an accident, was still able to get a four-year degree, which Daggett said is a significant quality of the US education system.

“All the naysayers don’t understand the spectrum of kids we have,” he said.

“Excellence and equity are in conflict.”

Daggett explained that classrooms do not currently focus on teaching students how to think critically and become independent. He said the knowledge being taught is basic knowledge with some real-world applications, but there needs to be a shift toward focusing on more relevant lessons.

“Tests historically measure basic knowledge,” he added. “We have to move our kids toward rigor and relevance.”

The speaker showed sta-

tistics that label 70 percent of America’s youth ineligible for the military because

been saying all along that teachers and administrators are behind on the mindset of the students.

“We need to incorporate technology,” Browne said.

“I see it as a financial issue. I have to fight and fight to get a computer or a laptop.”

She continued to say that though there are many classroom applications for cellphones, not all kids in the district have them.

“Half of the kids have cellphones,” She said. “A lot of them can’t afford data.

Financially, my district can’t do it, and the kids can’t do it.”

She added that she did not disagree with Daggett’s concepts, but she has a hard time with the amount of time used to test them.

“Somehow we got behind in this district,” Browne

of legal issues, obesity or the lack of a high school diploma.

“If they are not eligible for the military, what makes you think they are employable?” he asked. “It’s unsustainable as a nation.”

Daggett stressed the importance of digital literacy being integrated throughout the curriculum, not assigning it to a specific place. He explained that the impact of coming technology will be a game-changer in education.

“Relevance makes rigor possible for most kids,” Daggett said. “The real world doesn’t operate in specific disciplines; just schools do.”

He said that if the skills being taught inside the classroom are not transferable to the outside world, kids will not be trained for life after graduation.

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Concord OKs replacement

By Peter Soscia

JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT

The Oct. 9 meeting of the board of trustees for the town of Concord opened with Highway Superintendent Dennis Dains updating the board that the purchase of a John Deere 624k Loader has been processed, and can now be ordered. The loader would be delivered after the start of the new year, and the town will not be invoiced until after January 2015. Later in the meeting, the deputy town attorney stated that because the loader purchase has been included for the 2015 budget, it could in fact be ordered now, with the invoice coming after Jan. 1, 2015.

Next on the agenda, Concord Town Supervisor Gary Eppolito advised the board that the town has been working with Sunnking Electronics Recycling on a new contract for television and CRTs electronic waste pickup. The town’s previous contract expired in June. The most recent pick up by Sunnking was the last

service without the town being charged a disposal fee of 20 cents per pound.

According to Eppolito, at the last pick-up it was estimated that the town would have been changed approximately $240 for the service.

The town has roughly eight pick-ups a year. For the town to continue this program, Eppolito estimated the yearly cost for the town would be in the range of $2,000 to $3,000.

There is still money in the town budget to cover the expense of the programs.

It was decided to avoid E-waste being illegally dumped or disposed of improperly, the town will continue the program for the time being, but restrict its availability to only residents of the Concord-Springville area.

Board members also passed a resolution in regards to the South Cascade Drive and Miller Road bridge project. The resolution states: “Whereas, the town of Concord unanimously agrees with the need to replace the deteriorated 1956

South Cascade Drive and Miller Road bridge; and whereas, the board further recognizes the absolute necessity that a temporary bypass be constructed for use during bridge construction since lack of such a detour will create an inconvenience for vehicles that need to access the area to obtain necessary goods and services.”

The resolution also states that a lack of access during construction will deny the area’s Amish population the ability to obtain the same goods and services, as their main mode of transportations is horse and buggy.

The lack of access would also prevent area snowmobilers from accessing existing trails without some type of accommodation. Perhaps most importantly, the proposal states that the certain loss of automobile and truck traffic during a lengthy construction period will create a severe economic distress for many of the local businesses. The town strongly supports the construction of a new bridge, and that a temporary bypass be provided during construction.

Copies of the resolution will be sent to New York State Senator Patrick Gallivan, New York State Assemblyman David DiPietro and the Department of Transportation.

To close the meeting, the board approved the 2015 budget that was presented to them during a public hearing earlier in the evening.

Eppolito noted that every department’s budget was down, with the exception of the Highway Department.

The 2015 Highway Department budget is higher than in 2014, with hopes to bring the department’s equipment up to date.

The town of Concord will hold its next board meeting on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Concord Town Hall, located at 86 Franklin St., in Springville.

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Giving pedestrians a safer place to walk was a recurring theme during the Oct. 14 walking tour of the proposed streetscape for Franklin Street. The tour was led

by Joy Kuebler, Dan Sundell and John Lutz, all of Joy Kuebler Landscape Architect, PC. The tour began at Fiddler’s Green Park and continued down Franklin Street, toward Main Street, the first phase of the Erie County Smart Growth Grant project. Lutz, who is the project manager, said the idea is to continue the park-feel from Fiddler’s Green Park throughout all of Franklin Street, and onto Mechanic Street, as well.

“This is a very critical place for our streetscape to touch,” Lutz said. “It connects the park space to the historic business district.”

The plan includes narrowing the lane width of Franklin Street, which Lutz said will slow drivers down, and adding more sidewalks and green space. Lutz said the street is wider than it needs to be, which causes drivers to speed up while on it, by narrowing the road, the cars will slow down. Narrowing the road will also free more space for larger sidewalks for pedestrians, according to

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Kuebler said that right now, it looks like a lot of asphalt, but the streetscape will add sidewalks and g r e e n e r y, a s w e l l a s bumpouts, to better define the spaces. Sidewalks will also be added on the opposite side of the road, again giving pedestrians a safer place to walk.

Adding accent paving over Spring Brook, Lutz said, is going to make it stand out and bring people to it. Kuebler added that while driving, you don’t always realize you’re driving over a brook, but adding an accent will showcase where Springville got its name.

If the proposed plan is approved, a possible seating area can be added to the brook bridge, too.

The phase one area also includes Mechanic Street, which Lutz said could become a festival space, if the village chose to do so.

The plan looks to extend the Pocket Park feel along Mechanic Street to make the street more pedestrian friendly. Considering Mechanic Street is a link between the downtown district and the rest of the village, Lutz said he thinks it should become more viable.

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Narrowing the lane, however, brought up some concerns with street parking, which Lutz and Kuebler said would not be an issue, In front of the Post Office, short-term parking will be added in its own lane and designated spots will be in front of the Town Hall.

The proposed ice arena behind the Municipal Building will eliminate overflow parking, but it will turn Springville into a destination spot, Lutz said. The idea, according to Lutz, is to have visitors park elsewhere, and have them walk through the downtown area and improved Franklin Street. He said by increasing the width of the sidewalks, and adding more greenery, people will be more willing to walk through the village.

And by adding crosswalks at most intersections, pedestrians will also be safer.

Tim Horner, village administrator, said that the ice arena is only in a proposal stage right now, but the hope is to use it for hockey tournaments and other village festivals. The decreasing of parking, Lutz said, is a “trade-off” for getting the arena.

The proposed plan also calls for a definition of where the public street ends and private property begins,

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Benefit to be held for Boston will no longer plow county Terri Yetter Oct. 25 roads

â&#x20AC;&#x153;She would do anything for other people,â&#x20AC;? said Bonnie Zuppinger of the Terri Yetter Benefit Committee, who is also Terriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are a down to earth and humble family, they are very sweet and kind and we love them. She is a very sweet person who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a bad bone in her body and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deserve anything she is going through.â&#x20AC;?

The benefit will include a basket raffle, free food and drinks with admission and a kids area with various games and prizes. A unique event also happening at the benefit will be a variety of gaming tables, including roulette and blackjack. Patrons will be able to play these games and trade in their winnings at the end for additional raffle tickets.

Admission is $20 to the event and can be purchased at the door.

Yetter is a graduate of Eden High School and has worked at Baker Victory Services in Cheektowaga for 15 years. She has lived in Springville since she was married and has two children Samantha, 12, and Austin, 10.

Donations of raffle prizes, financial contributions, food and sponsors for portions of the event are appreciated and will go a long way to helping the cause.

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By Matt Sergeant

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An ongoing dispute between the town of Boston and Erie County is about to come to a head as Western New York prepares for winter weather.

According to Boston councilman Jay Boardway, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Multiple, multiple people have been trying to resolve this issue with Erie Countyâ&#x20AC;Ś for about seven months now.â&#x20AC;? With no resolution on the horizon, citizens in the town of Boston may have to prepare for less adequate plowing on county roads. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had kind of an ongoing dispute for a couple of years now regarding, again, an intermunicipal agreement where the town of Boston, our manpower, our highway department, our highway superintendent, supervises, maintains and plows roughly about 35.7 road miles of Erie County roads every single time it snows,â&#x20AC;? explained Boardway at a meeting of the town board on Oct. 1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They pay us to do that. They pay us basically, on a good year when it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t snow a lot, the bare minimum amount to keep our plows running, our highway workers paid well and salt in the back of those trucks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year, Erie County tried to pull a little fast one and, when it came time to pay up, pay their contract to the town of Boston, they shorted the highway superintendent $4,898.24 in that contract. They created some fabricated story as to why they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to give us this part of the money and said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh well,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and expect us to plow their roads again this year.â&#x20AC;?

Supervisor Martin Ballowe added: â&#x20AC;&#x153;When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re short $4,900, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem like a lot, but it really does hurt the budget. It really does hurt the citizens of the town of Boston because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not reimbursed properly for what they paid their taxes to the town who negotiated with the county to be done, so unfortunately, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gone around and around with this.â&#x20AC;?

In response, the board plans to pass a resolution during the Oct. 15 meeting that will effectively cancel the portion of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contract with Erie County wherein the town agrees to plow county roads. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Next month some time, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to snow in the town of Boston,â&#x20AC;? said Boardway. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are not going to plow the county roads anymore.â&#x20AC;?

Boardway explained that the resolution for next meeting is already written, but the board would like residents on the roads in

question to have a chance to be heard, before the board takes action. The board plans to give the county the required 30-day notice to opt out of the contract. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve given [Erie County] every opportunity to make this right, and they are refusing and we are not playing the game anymore,â&#x20AC;? said Boardway. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on notice. As of now, this is going to happen. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get this out to the public, and at our next meeting we are planning to cancel the portion of that county contract that allows us to plow those roads.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see any other obligation but to the taxpayers of the town of Boston,â&#x20AC;? concluded Ballowe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And what the proper thing to do is to let them plow their own roads.â&#x20AC;?

The board set a public hearing for Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7:45 p.m. to discuss the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tentative 2015 budget.

Ballowe said that the the budget will likely be tweaked during meetings in the best interest of the taxpayers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is my fifth consecutive budget which decreased the combined tax rate for general and highway funds.

We have completed much needed improvements in our buildings and parks without raising taxes,â&#x20AC;? Ballowe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are also holding the line with special districts, but due to the upcoming contract renewals in the areas of fire, ambulance and refuse, we may have to make some difficult decisions to remain under the [New York state] cap. To continue to work with our budget, we are also currently negotiating our highway contract.

In other board news: â&#x20AC;&#x201C;The following salaries for elected officials were carried, with Boardway and Councilman Jeff Genzel opposed: $29,150 for Ballowe; $8,003 for the four councilmen; $46,164 for the town clerk, Jennifer Mule; $16,125 for two town justices and $57,818 for the superintendent of highways, Robert Telaak. â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Genzel reported on a public information meeting held on Sept. 30 regarding the Boston Cross Road drainage Community Block Development Grant: â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one showed up, unfortunately,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Which is a disappointment because, since the new census came out, that area of town needs to have an income survey done to see if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eligible for the grant.â&#x20AC;?

As a next step, Genzel said income surveys will be sent to local residents.

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After going for a routine surgery in March, Yetter received terrible news as the doctor discovered a rare form of cancer in her appendix and is now diagnosed with stage four appendix cancer. She and her husband Bob Yetter traveled to the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Philadelphia, Pa. for a second opinion and were given hope. There was a treatment plan that would hopefully reduce the cancer enough to perform more surgery and chemotherapy treatments. With the constant trips to Philadelphia and the high medical bills, the costs are mounting for the family.

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MONDAY, OCT. 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Springville-Concord Food Pantry, noon-2 p.m., located at 34 Barnstead Drive in Springville. Two forms of identification and proof of income are required, for each member of the household. For more information, call Love INC at 592-3761. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Knitting Club at Hulbert Library of the Town of Concord, 18 Chapel St., Springville. Registration is required. Call 592-7742, TUESDAY, OCT. 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Live music at the Concord Mercantile, located on Franklin Street in Springville, 7-9 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Stars, a new club for girls in the third-sixth grades.

A positive club reinforcing morals and Biblical values while having fun, 6:30 p.m.

Call the Springville Assembly of God at 592-4652 for details WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lifetree Cafe, a conversation. The discussion will be â&#x20AC;&#x153;Living a Lie: The Perils of a Double Life,â&#x20AC;? which will take place at Love INC headquarters, located at 64 East Main St. in Springville, 7 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mothers of Preschoolers, 64 East Main St. Springville.10:30 a.m. Free child care available.

THURSDAY, OCT. 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Free community dinner, East Otto United Methodist Church, East Otto, 5-7 p.m.

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Live music at the Concord Mercantile, located on Franklin Street, Springville, 7-9 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Springville-Concord Food Pantry, 10 a.m.- noon, located at 34 Barnstead Drive in Springville. Two forms of identification and proof of income are required, for each member of the household. For more information, call Love INC at 592-3761. â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Bible Study, New Hope Baptist Church, located at 138611 Route 62 in Collins, 6:30 p.m. All are invited. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Story hour for ages 3-5 resumes at the West FallsColden Library, Route 240 in West Falls, 10:30 a.m.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Round and square dance, Epiphany of Our Lord Church, Langford, 7-11 p.m. in the parish hall.

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SUNDAY, OCT. 26 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bowl-a-Thon to benefit Boys & Girls Club of Springville, Cascade Lanes, South Cascade Drive, Springville, 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. For more information, call Michael Basehart at 628-1994. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Theme Basket auction, Collins Center Fire Hall, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch available. Benefit of the Collins Center Auxiliary. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Roast pork dinner, 983 Chaffee Road, Curriers. noon-4 p.m. For information, call 637-2937 or 585535-0293. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; HallowScream Spooktacular Festival, Little Valley Volunteer Fire Department, 101 Third St., Little Valley, noon-6:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.lvvfd.com/events.

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MONDAY-THURSDAY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lucy Bensley Genealogy Library of the Concord Historical Society, located at 23 North Buffalo St. in Springville, open 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

TUESDAYS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; New Life Fellowship and the Chapel at Crosspoint present Vintage, at New Life Fellowship Church, located at 17 Park St. in Springville, 8 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lisa Vidal of the Erie County Sheriff â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office Domestic Violence Unit, Springville Municipal Center, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

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â&#x20AC;&#x201C;The board accepted the resignation of Richard Brox, who had served as the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planning consultant for 20 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offered both insight to our planning board and to the town board at times but also a very firm belief in our comprehensive plan and a firm, firm understanding of both the nature of this town as well as the legal requirements involved for his job,â&#x20AC;? said Boardway.

Ballowe went on to recommend James Hannon, town engineer, as the replacement for Brox.

â&#x20AC;&#x201C;The board also accepted the resignation of Michael Monin, who served on the Boston Conservation Advisory Committee for 20 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have enjoyed working with everyone and look forward to joining the board in the future when my schedule allows for it,â&#x20AC;? said Monin in a letter read at the town board meeting.

The next meeting for the town board is Oct. 15 at 7:30 pm. The board will meet at the Boston Town Hall, located at 8500 Boston State Road in Boston.

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Looking Backward In the files of the Journal

W W W. S P R I N G V I L L E J O U R N A L . C O M

FIFTY YEARS AGO Oct. 8, 1964 Mr. and Mrs. Asa Aldrow, of West Valley, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 7.

David Darling, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Darling of Colden, was promoted to specialist four in midSeptember, while assigned to headquarters Battery of the 56th Artillery Group near Schwabisch Gmund, Germany.

David Michael Westfall, United States Navy, son of Mabel L. Westfall of Springville, is serving aboard the attack carrier transport USS Bayfield, operating out of Long Beach, Calif.

Marine Pfc. Millard Gentner, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Gentner, of West Valley, recently reported aboard Marine Observation Group 36, Third Marine Aircraft Wing at the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station in Santa Ana, Calif.

Boys were born to Mr. and Mrs.: John Faust, of Yorkshire, Sept. 24; Donald Kelley, of Delevan, Sept. 24; James Morton, of Great Valley, Sept. 25; James Vandermeer, of Springville, Sept.

26; Edressysa Ashraf, of We s t Va l l e y, S e p t . 2 8 ; Duane Degolier, of East Concord, Sept. 30; David Hebdon, of Springville, Sept. 30.

Girls were born to Mr. and Mrs.: Edward Lamphier, of Springville, Sept. 26; Kashun Ashraf, of West Valley, Sept. 27; Edward Hall, of Fillmore, Sept. 28.

FORTY YEARS AGO Oct. 10, 1974 The firm of Edwards and Moncreiff have acquired an office in Bradford, Pa. Frank Janer will be the branch manager there.

On Oct. 6, the Springville Volunteer Fire Company dedicated a memorial monument to all deceased members of the fire company.

The G.I. Griffins looked like they were off to a good start as they scored against Eden without running an offensive play. Dave Cole blocked a punt out of the end zone for a safety. Eden also scored on a safety, making the final score 2-2.

Boys were born to Mr. and Mrs.: David Cranston, at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, Sept.

27, David Thomas; Lawrence Sparceno, of Colden, Oct. 2; Michael Conrad, of Strykersville, Oct. 2; Thom-

21, Alison Marie; Richard Dixon, of Cattaraugus, Sept. 23, Joni Lynn; Lance Davey, of Arcade, Sept. 23, Amanda Lyn; Norman Ellis, of East Otto, Sept. 24, Stacey Lynn; Richard Rogers, of Holland, Sept. 24, Maggie Lee; Joseph Kie, of Delevan, Sept. 25, Jenessa Mae. MARRIED Ball – Belscher – Susan Belscher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Belscher, of Springville, and James Ball, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ball, of Springville, were married at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church in Springville on June 8.

Church Street’s first house, facing the street, off North Buffalo Street.

as Dubay, of Springville, Oct. 3.

Girls were born to Mr. and Mrs.: SPC 5 Leonard Terry (nee Connie Zimmer), of Fort Riley, Kan., Sept. 22; James Childs, of Springville, Oct. 1; Terence Kennedy, of Cattaraugus, Oct. 3; Percy Hobbs, of West Valley, Oct. 5; James Hughey, of West Valley, Oct. 5.

MARRIED Geyer – MacDonald – Maureen Nancy MacDonald, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce MacDonald, of Delmar and granddaughter of Isabelle MacDonald, of Springville, and Rob Howard Geyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Geyer, of Delmar, were married at the Delmar Reformed Church.

The Rev. Gerard VanHeest and the Rev. David Cooper officiated.

THIRTY YEARS AGO Oct. 4, 1984 O n S e p t . 11 , M a y o r Maude Briston, Battle Creek, Michigan’s first lady mayor, appointed Ken Schlosser, 68, a former resident of Springville, to the city’s Police Community Relations Committee to serve until June 2, 1985.

Norton Lowe, managing partner in the Buffalo office of Price Waterhouse and Company, has been named 1984 recipient of the Sister Mechtilode Memorial Award presented by Kenmore Mercy Foundation.

The large blue building on the top of Hen Hawk Hill on Route 39 in Sardinia may look from the outside to be

just another large storage building, but on the inside, you’ll find a productive factory, providing a new way of life for 84 developmentally handicapped adults.

The Sardinia Work Training Center is one of three facilities in Southern Erie County administered by the Suburban Adult Services Inc. After the largest turnout for auditions in recent memory, Jeff Mongerson, director of Springville Players’ production of “On Golden Pond,” found himself faced with the problem every director loves to have – choosing a cast from among a number of talented candidates.

The bell which now hangs in the new housing in front of the Little Community Church on Route 240, has been returned.

Boys were born to Mr. and Mrs.: Terry Armstrong, of Sardinia, at Wyoming Community Hospital in Warsaw, Sept. 25, Chad Michael; Ritchie Watkins, of Chaffee, Sept. 20, Joshua Alan; Grant Willey, of Arcade, Sept.

21, Derek Gordon; Russell Lape, of Springville, Sept.

24, Jason Wade.

Girls were born to Mr. and Mrs.: David Crisp (nee Cheryl Enser) at Valley View Hospital in Thornton, Colo., Sept. 12, Jocelyn Kay; Gregory Lavery, of Delevan, Sept. 20, Jill Jennine; Stephen Kotola, of Chaffee, Sept. 20, Natalie Jan; Robert Sprague, of Arcade, Sept.

21, Susan Lee; Frederick Hauri, of East Otto, Sept,

TWENTY YEARS AGO Oct. 6, 1994 Edward Golabek, of Springville, was presented a plaque with his poem, entitled “Smokey Bear,” at a ceremony on the White House lawn in Washing-

ton, D.C., to commemorate Smokey the Bear ’s 50th birthday. Golabek wrote the winning poem.

Kelly Ann Hauri was selected as SpringvilleGriffith Institute School’s homecoming queen. The Griffins’ football team celebrated the homecoming with a 12-2 victory over rival Pioneer.

TEN YEARS AGO Oct. 14, 2004 The Griffith Institute Class of 1964 held its 40-year reunion on the weekend of Aug. 13-15. A get-together was held at the Legacy on Friday night, followed by a formal dinner at the Hearth Restaurant on Saturday and a family picnic at Sprague Brook Park on Sunday.

Over 100 classmates participated, coming from New York, California, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri and Montana.

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Currently being featured at Springville’s Joylan Theatre is

“The Boxtrolls.”

The Boxtrolls are a community of quirky, mischievous creatures who have lovingly raised an orphaned human boy named Eggs, in the amazing cavernous home they’ve built beneath the streets of a city called Cheesebridge. The story follows Eggs as he tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator, the town’s villain, Archibald Snatcher. When Snatcher comes up with a plot to get rid of the Boxtrolls, Eggs decides to venture above ground and “into the light,” where he meets and teams up with fabulously feisty Winnie. Together, they devise a daring plan to save The Boxtrolls family.

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The movie runs for 1 hour and 36 minutes and is rated PG for action, some peril and mild rude humor.

Starting Friday, Oct. 24 will be “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” Alexander’s day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother and sister all find themselves

living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

The movie stars Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Ed Oxenbould, Dylan Minnette, Kerris Dorsey, Elise Vargas, Zoey Vargas, Sidney Fullmer, Belia Thorne, Megan Mullally, Mekai Curtis, Lincoln Melcher, Reese Hartwig, Martha Hackett and Mary Mouser.

It runs for 1 hour and 21 minutes and is rated PG for rude humor including some reckless behavior and language.

Coming soon will be “Big Hero 6” and “Mocking Jay.” The Joylan Theatre is located at 11 West Main St. in Springville. For more information and screening times, call 592-7402 or visit www. joylantheatre.com.

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Buffalo State College announces class of 2018 area residents Greg Beatty, Alyssa Connors, Justin Dewitt, Cayla Lemke and Olivia Smith, all of Springville; Madison Darling and Nicholas Lena-

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Jennie B. Richmond Nursing Home:

Celebrating 40 years of dedication, staff and patients

By Peter Soscia

JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT

“On October 13, 1974, the Board of Directors of the Jennie B. Richmond Chaffee Nursing Home, along with the administrative staff of the nursing home, department heads and members of the Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Women’s Association were on hand to meet and welcome the public to the new facility.” These words were published in a 1984 edition of The Springville Journal piece celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the opening of Jennie B. Richmond Chaffee Nursing Home. When the nursing home opened in 1774, there were 80 available beds for patients, 40 beds for health related patients and 40 beds for skilled care patients.

Fast-forward four decades, to October 2014, the nursing home is nearing it’s 40th anniversary, and there are still those 80 beds available to seniors in need of health assistance.

According to Mary Kwiatek, vice-president of the Bertrand Chaffee Foundation, and former administrator of the Jennie B. Richmond Nursing Home, when the hospital CEO Walker began the process for building the nursing home in the 1970s, the hospital was right with the times from

building their own nursing facility. “I think that curve was just beginning, and we were apart of it,” said Kwiatek during a round table interview along with Director of Nursing Roberta Murray, and the JBR Administrator Roger Soricelli, who agreed with Kwiatek’s statement.

“I believe you can say that’s what was trending at the time, and Bertrand Chaffee was right there with it,” said Soricelli. Built on the same grounds as the hospital, JBR then, and still today, shares a number of different services with the hospital.

Some things have changed throughout the course of 40-years, when the nursing home opened the health-related wing was set up for patients in need of minor health care, such as reminders to take medication, dietary health and regular health check-ups. The skilled nursing wing was for patients in need of 24hour health care. With the rise in assisted living facilities, the need for the health related wing decreased and the nursing home is now an exclusively skilled nursing facility.

Besides regular health services, JBR also now provides rehabilitation services to seniors who are recovering from a major surgery or health issue. The nursing home has highly qualified therapists in physical ther-

SG-Eye on compliments big at middle school

By Max Borsuk

JOURNAL STAFF REPORTER

In an age where cyberbullying is getting more and more prevalent is schools, Springville Middle School has come up with a way to help reverse that trend and get kids to compliment each other instead of putting them down.

The SG-eye on compliments program was started to give students and staff the opportunity to anonymously compliment other students and staff at the school. The comments are submitted on the middle school web site and are then displayed on both the middle school web site’s home page and a bulletin board in the front foyer of the school.

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School counselor Amanda Valenti after it was brought to her attention by teachers Carla Roetzer and Kate Cummings that Ithaca College has a Facebook page called IC Compliments, where students can post anonymous compliments to other students and staff.

Valenti liked that idea and wanted to put her own spin on it. She worked with District Technology Implementor Ben Higgins and was able to make it part of the school’s web site for easier access to anyone who wants to write a compliment.

“We wanted to do something similar here and wanted to figure out a way so that all students would have access to it,” said Valenti.

See “Compliments” on page A 5

Administrator Roger Soricelli; Roberta Murray, director of nursing and Mary Kwiatek, vice president of the Bertrand Chaffee Foundation credit patient dedication and aPHOTO family-feel

BY PETER SOSCIA atmosphere to the Jennie B. Richmond Nursing Home’s continued success. apy, occupational therapy and speech therapy on staff.

“To give you an idea of how far we’ve come, when I came here we probably had two or three people actively receiving physical therapy, we now typically have over 20,” said Soricelli.

Another thing that has changed is the kind of patient being treated and the amount of time they stay at the nursing home. When the Journal article was written in 1984, the average length

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Despite the changes in services and length of patient stay, a number of

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