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By Jolene Hawkins Looking back to making maple syrup the old-fashioned way. At the rotating display in Concord Historical Society’s Heritage Building depicts making maple syrup “the old-fashioned way.” Dave Ploetz, along with his wife, Debe, built the exhibit to recreate childhood memories of helping his father, Ken, make maple syrup, also called maple sugaring. “Maple sugaring was my favorite ... Read More »

Springville-Griffith Institute’s Caleb Darnley and Jarrett Wolf led the Griffins to a 175 team score in Week 2 of the Southern Tier Scholastic Youth Trap League match competition. With moderating weather and shooters getting in their “groove,” scores overall vastly improved.   Central Conference Cattaraugus-Little Valley 160, Pine Valley 156, Randolph 174, at Randolph Rod & Gun Salamanca 155,  Franklinville ... Read More »

By Sam Wilson After starting diving as a freshman, Wyatt Fuller has established himself as one of the best in Western New York through his sophomore and junior seasons. A junior at Springville-Griffith Institute, Fuller qualified for the New York State championships for the second consecutive season this winter. Fuller placed second in the Section 6 Championships with a score ... Read More »

By Elyana Schosek Student Reporter Field trips are always meant to be educational trips no matter what grade you are in or what class it is for. Diane Waterman has taken her Honors English 10 class to see one play so far this year, and they recently went on their second trip to see the play “1984.” “This book shows ... Read More »

By Elyana Schosek Student Reporter In recent weeks, students at Springville Elementary School have been taking part in a unique program, PARP, which stands for Pick A Reading Partner. “Learning to read is the single most important activity in a child’s education,” said Christine Roscow, a teacher at SES who is in charge of the program. Studies have shown that ... Read More »

Attendees to an upcoming local presentation will learn about Civil War genealogy and researching Civil War-era ancestors. The presentation will be held at 7 p.m. March 27 at the Lucy Bensley Center and is part of the monthly series of Civil War-themed talks held there. This month’s meeting will feature multiple speakers who have traced their Civil War ancestry. The ... Read More »

EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) recently completed the installation of a polyethylene weather protective cover over the Vitrification Facility concrete slab. This protective cover installation signifies the end of all physical work associated with Vitrification Facility demolition project. Demolition of this facility was completed Sept. 20, 2018. Installation of the cover is necessary to preclude water infiltration into the ... Read More »

Ashley and Joe Lowry, founders of UNOVA Coworking, proudly announce the official grand opening of their coworking space on Saturday, April 6. The new shared office space, located at 29 Mechanic St. in Springville, is open and ready for your business. Stop in between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. for a fun day of free refreshments, games and giveaways. The ... Read More »

By Deb Everts The Ellicottville Distillery recently released its 18-month-old bourbon whiskey both commercially and to the general public earlier this month. Chief Distiller Bryan Scharf said he wanted to get the bourbon to the two-year mark before his next release, but a lot of people have been asking for it so he decided to do an 18-month release on ... Read More »

By Kellen M. Quigley The Village of Springville Board of Trustees held a public hearing March 18 on the tentative 2019-20 budget, which could see a tax levy increase go over the tax cap if the Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM) funding is not restored. “We still don’t know whether the AIM funding will be restored to our funding,” ... Read More »