Max Borsuk

Photos provided James Maltbie stands with the playground he constructed at the Blossom Garden Friends Peace and Education Center in Collins for his Eagle Scout project.

SPRINGVILLE – The Village of Springville Board of Trustees, at its June 15 and July 13 meetings, heard updates and reports about various grants and updates to the board’s rules of order. At the June 15 meeting, Devin Kowalske from the Tree Committee gave a report regarding a grant opportunity that covers tree inventory and a tree management plan. The […]

SPRINGVILLE – The Springville Moose Lodge #1249 recently awarded three scholarships to Springville-Griffith Institute seniors from the Class of 2026. The scholarships were the Kevin Gasper Scholarships, named in honor of Gasper, who helped make an impact on the Springville Moose and local community.

WEST VALLEY – The Ashford Town Board, at its July 8 meeting, heard from residents on Dutch Hill Road, along with representatives from Cattaraugus County Department of Economic Development, Planning and Tourism, Colliers Engineering & Design, and GoBike regarding the design process conducted on Dutch Hill Road for the Southern Tier Trail. The Southern Tier Trail would be a community-supported, […]

SPRINGVILLE – Springville Center for the Arts recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 6 to celebrate the completion of its renovation project to the Carol Mongerson Theater. The Carol Mongerson Theater renovations are just one of the ongoing projects at SCA in its over 19-year effort to modernize the 1869 former church facility, while preserving the architectural character.

COLDEN – The Colden Town Board, in meetings on July 9 and Aug. 5, dedicated new playground equipment at Kummer Town Park as the Walt Kammer Community Playground. Walt Kammer shows off his proclamation after the Colden Town Board honored him by dedicating the new playground at the town park as the Walt Kammer Community Playground. “The Town of Colden […]

Photo by Max BorsukThe family of Maree Maybee Drennan spoke about Drennan and the impact she had on the community. In memory of a longtime fixture in the local softball community and one of the founding players of the Tri-County Women's Slow Pitch Softball League, a ceremony was recently hosted on Saturday, Aug. 8 to dedicate the softball field on Sullivan Road in Arcade as the Maree Maybee Drennan Unity Field. Drennan's children, Tomi Heckathron and Jace Drennan, along with many family members,...

SPRINGVILLE – As students prepare to come back to school on Tuesday, Sept. 8, Springville-Griffith Institute is preparing for the return with some new things students and staff will see and enjoy this school year.

SPRINGVILLE – After years of filming their fourth horror movie “Shattered Dreams,” local filmmakers Golden Groves and Michael Buttino from September Brothers Productions of Springville were able to showcase their finished film at their premiere at the Joylan Theater in Springville on Saturday, Aug. 15.