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C h ief D a v id Shields on th e job in Arcade Chief David Shields Arcade’s new police chief, Dave Shields, is on the job. He’s spent his first few weeks getting to know residents of the village, coping with a massive pile of paperwork and asking questions. “I want to find out what people like and don’t like about their police service. We want to find ways to serve them better,” Chief Shields says. “Fortunately, the people of Arcade are not hesitant to speak out. They’re telling me both good and bad things. I like that. I want to know.” Record-keeping and report writing also take up a'great deal of the chief’s time “We report crime statistics to the F.B.I and Drug Enforcement Administration of the federal government, the State Police and several other state agen cies as well as to the countv sheriff and village board,” Shields says “These reports are necessary, but they take a lot of time.” The chief also takes his turn on patrol. On the day he was interviewed by the Ar cade Herald, he had just returned from helping a woman get into her car after she had locked the keys in side “A lot of people don’t realize that we’re here to serve You don’t have to wait for a crime to be committed to call on us. There are lots of ways your police can help,” the chief said. Holland Town Board approves bond for Cherrywood Ridge road construction by M a rianne B a r n a s The Holland Town Board approved the purchase of a one-year bond anticipation note for $160,000 to fund the construction of a highway for Cherrywood Ridge residents. Supervisor William Franczak explained that bond counsel requires the loan to the residents be paid back to the town within ten years with yearly principal payments between $12,800 and $19,200. The BAN will carry an in terest rate of 4.75 percent and will come from M&T Bank, which provided the lowest interest rate of three interested banks. The board resolved to notify the county that the Cherrywood Ridge residents would have a spe cial district tax included with their tax bills. COUNCILMAN W. JOH N MEADER gave a progress report on cable installation. He said that Route 16, from South Wales to Partridge Road, has been mapped and approved. Stringing of cable in that area will begin within R em em b er W hen.. .by Jeff Mason 10 Years Ago D ecem b er 15,1976 The Pioneer School Board voted to close the Sardinia Elementary School as of June 30, 1977. (This decision was later reversed.) The Kendall Service Sta tion at the comer of Pearl and School streets in Bliss was destroyed by fire. It was owned by Howard and Dale Sampson. The Arcade Sports Den, owned by David Hurlburt and Robert Grunwald, opened a t 312 Main Street. Deaths: Carlyle Eastland, 61, of Yorkshire; Warren Pot ter, 74, ofYorkshire. 25 Years Ago D ecem b er 14,1961 Anson F. Sherman of Ar cade was named chairman of the Legislative Committee of the New York State Bankers Association. The Atlantic Service Sta tion opened under the management of Edward Shis- ler on the corner of West Main St. and Bixby Hill Rd. in Arcade. The Wyoming County 4-H purchased 175 acres of coun ty land east of Varysburg for use as a camp. Lionel Hampton was scheduled to appear at the Crystal Inn in Arcade from Christmas night through New Year’s Eve. A son, Robert James, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Gust of Arcade. Deaths: Parke W. Davis, 59, of Chaffee, a director of the National Automobile Transportation Association; Howard Francis, 64, of Ar cade; Merle Nicholas, 59, formerly of Arcade. 35 Years Ago D e c e m b e r 20,1951 Art Dedrick’s orchestra played for the annual Christmas dance in Springville to benefit Bertrand Chaffee Hospital. The • Chafiee-Sardinia Kiwanis club held a tes timonial dinner at Holland Central School to honor Parke Davis, who was lieutenant-governor-elect of the Niagara Frontier District. Births- a daughter, Mary Louise, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller of Buffalo; a son, Thomas Joseph, to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Almeter of North Java; a daughter, Mary Michel, to Mr. and Mrs. Claris Persons of Delevan. Deaths: Howard B. Ben- nion, 77, of Arcade, civic leader and chairman of the board of the Bank of Holland; Marguerite Conroy Whelan, a native of Java Center; Ida May Matteson Sweetapple, 76, of Machias. 50 Years Ago December 18,1936 C.B. Persons of Delevan purchased the former First National Bank building in Arcade in which his furniture store was located. Elliott McCutcheon was elected high priest of Arcade Chapter, Royal Arch Masons. and of A son was born to Mr. Mrs. N.A. Phillippi Freedom. Deaths: Bert Briggs, 81, of Sardinia; Ella Cheney Wood, 82, of Sandusky; Edward Lowe of Holland; William Pettibone, 96, formerly of Ar cade; Willard Young, 57, for merly of FarmersvilTe. Christmas fun for Delevan children Abput 35 to 40 Delevan children were treated to a Christmas party arranged by the Delevan Fireman’s Auxiliary on Saturday, December 6 , in conjunction with the village’s annual tree-lighting ceremony This year, a portion of the ceremony included the plant ing of a new tree near the Delevan Municipal Building. Santa Claus and an elf showed up with treats for the children, and Ed Phair came over from Arcade to provide horse and wagon rides during the evening. Y> PLACE Luncheon Specials & Fri. Fish Frys Open daily 11-1, Dinners Thurs. Fri. & Sat. 5 • 8 , Sun. 12 -8 492-9930 Main S t , Arcade (formerly Crystal The High School will have intra mural floor hockey when the teachers' contract is settled. Pioneer Teachers deserve a fair contract Contract expired 7/86 two weeks, with p'ossible cable service by January 31. Meader reported that a snag in plans has occurred in the water district, where many utility poles need to be replaced. The length of time it will take to replace the poles and continue the cable installation was uncertain The board voted to support the Genesee Association of Town Officials which is trying to gain a more equitable dis tribution of state revenue sharing funds. Franczak ex plained that the distribution formula takes in several variables, the largest being census figures. Presently, 1970 figures are being used instead of the 1980 census figures. These numbers show the city as being more populated, thus lessening the share of money to the towns. The board resolved to commemorate and recognize Alma Venner, town historian, and Richard Wolfe, one of Holland’s first constables, for their many years of dedicated service to tne town. Both are recently deceased. A REQUEST TO RE MOVE no parking signs from the north side of Vermont Street just east of Main Street was unanimously vetoed by the board. The board members felt the road there was not wide enough, especially in winter, to permit large vehicles to turn safely if cars were parked there The board will request that the Department of Transpor tation provide at least one lane access to maintain traffic when the DOT repairs the bridge on Holland-Glen- wood Road in 1988. Highway Superintendent John Hochadel reported that work on Pearl Street will begin in spring, as soon as the weather breaks School buses will have to be re routed a t that time, he said. The board resolved to sup port the Southtowns Plan ning Group in their efforts to gain $ 100,000 in state funds to conduct a study of solid waste transfer systems. Councilman Gordon Hessel announced that the new light for the town parking lot would arrive any day and will be mounted to the already in stalled pole as soon as it comes in. David and Inez Clemens were granted a special trailer permit for one year while building their home on Hun ters Creek Road, pending ap proval from the Erie County Health Department. TOWN ATTORNEY Ron ald Bennett said that the town will again appeal its e- qualization rate and felt the town “appears to have sub stance to challenge it.” The town clerk’s office will be closed December 26 and January 2. The next meeting of the town board, which will be an organizational meeting, will be on January 14 at 8 p m Complete line of Maytag & Hardwick Appliances - F U R N A C E S - LP GAS for Dom estic, In d u s tr ial & A g ricultural Use PETROLANE GAS SERVICE * Delevan 196-5302, 492-1550 SATURDAY DEC. 20th 10 AM -12 NOON 1300 ON YOUR AM DIAL Ramblin’ Lou's Family Band Annual Christmas Show Featuring \Linda Lou\ From Jamboree U.S.A. In Wheeling W. Va.
