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:d d '- , \First Republican Newspaper Printed in U.S. A.\ ··, .. :.•• ... . t Volume 156, Number 31 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 20ll Westfield, New York Price 75¢ And then there were eight By JENNA LOUGHLIN EDITOR WESTFIELD Westfield Academy and Central School's Board of Education member Jeanne Habig has announced her resignation from the school board, leaving the rest of the board to determine how to fill her shoes. The options available were to hold a special election to fill the seat, which would cost around $3,000 to $4,000, or to ap~oint someone until elections in May. The unanimous decision was to appoint an interim board member and then, at the same vote as the school budget, an election will be held with the winner serve the one year remaining on Habig's term. When asked why she had decided to step down, Habig submitted the fol- lowing statement: \I find it necessary to resign my position on the Bt>ard of Education of Westfield Academy and central School due to irreconcilable differ- 26 was how to proceed in filling the. ences with some board members as to supenntendent position. Current inter-· how the district should be governed im superintendent Margaret Sauer has following board protocol, policy of agreed· to her current position for only the district, education law and fiscal one year, thus school board president responsibility to the tax payers of Marie Edwards suggested making a Westfield. decision m, to whether the board want- \I would like to thank the people of ed to hire another interim superinten- Westfield who placed their trust in me :-dent or st~rt the search for a new, per- during my 27 years of service to the manent supenmendent sooner ·rather district. Thanks also goes out to than later was prudent. administration, teaching staff and sup- The sllckmg pomt came. b~~k to th.e_ pdrt staff for their dedication· to the reg10n~l high 'chool possibility - If children of Westfield and their com- Westfield doe> participate, will the mitment _to excellence, in partnership district still need a superintendent? with the conununity, enabling our stu- Would the d.I.stnct then be able to dents to become capable and responsi- share ~~ supellnt~ndent with anothe.r ble members of society.\ dtstnc~ ·. Th<tt opllon IS n~t currently a Anyone interested in being consid- P?ssibihty hecause the qtstncts com- d f th b d · h ld bmed would have to have a student ere or e oar openmg s ou. population of less than l ,000. refer to the article on Page 5 of thts B d h T · s · h d . . . oar mem ers 1m m1t an paper for further mformatwn on the Steven Re n ld b sub'ect . . Y o s were wary a out On J · f h · . f gettmg mto a three year contract only eo t e mam topics o conversa- tion at the meeting on Monday, Sept. See WACS, Page 4 Behind bars· for good .. . a good cau .. se .that is Submitted photo The editor of the Westfield Republican and Mayville Sentinel News, Jenna Loughlin, went \behind bars\ on Thursday, Sept. 29 as part of a fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. By JENNA LOUGHLIN EDITOR DUNKIRK - Colle.cting bail money can be a challenge, but when it is raising \bail\ money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, those chal- lenges can earn you additional prizes. The Applebee's in Dunkirk was turned into a jailhouse that rocked on Thursday, Sept. 29, See MDA, Page 4 Ripley students will be running with help from grant By KAnE ATKINS CORRESPONDJ;NT RIPLEY Ripley Central School recently receive:d a grant from insur- ance company lNG in part- nership with the National Association for Sports and Physical Education (NASPE) to help students learn about fitness and run- ning in particular. The Run for Something Bett11r School Awards Program involves students from kindergarten through eighth grade and began on Monday, Oct. 3, with over 60 students particiP,ating. Over 300 schools applie:d for the grant, while a review board consisting of 190 teachers and administrators reviewed applications. \We're really excited we Submitted photo Ripley Central Schools Principal Lauren Ormsby, left, and Raehael Swan will oversee the lNG Run For Something Better program recently awarded to RCS. . were chosen to receive the grant,\ Ripley principal Lauren Omsby said. Ripley ·has received $1 ,000 to begin the program and has modeled it after a system used by Clymer Central School. The first part of the program lasts for ten weeks leading up to Christmas break. Students who are involved are given a special pass and are allowe:d into the school for 40 minutes before the school day begins. During that time, they take part in running acti v itie:s and endurance tests. Last year, ING awarded 60 grants to schools in 27 states. After the program ended, students had run 123,580 total miles. According to NASPE Executive Director Charlene Burgeson. partici- pating schools showed an average of 31.2 percent increase in aerobic cardio- vascular endurance in stu- dents from the slart to end of the running program. Ornsby sa,,id that after Christmas break, the second See RUNNING, Page 4 Look For Us Online At www. westjieldrepublican.com And On Facebook In This Week's Republican .. ~ National Fire Prevention Week • The Fire Department of Westfield along with the NFPA and the Westfield Academy and Central School will pre- sent the message of Fire Safety to 7 7 young people. Page 6 . Photo by Janna Lou&hlln Johnson Estate Winery co-owner Fred Johnson displays a copy of a New York State Senate reso- lution celebrating the history of the state's oldest estate winery. Also pictured, left to right, are New York State Se.nator Catharine Young, Johnson Estate co-owner Jennifer Johnson and New York State Assemblyman Andrew Goodell. Birthday bash benefits Grape Discovery Center By JENNA LOUGHLIN EDITOR WESTFIELD - What better way to Celebrate a birth- day than with good friends and good food. And, if you're a winery, some good wine. That is just what happened on Frid!!y, Sept. 30- as Johnson Estate Winery held a party celebrating 100 years of fruit growing and 50 years of wine making. As part of the festivities. New York State Senator Catharine Young, R-Olean, presented Johnson Estate co-owner Fred Johnson with a copy of a special senate resolution which celebrate the estate's successes over the years by giving a history of the business. This resolution was passed unani- mously oh June 7, 2011 and will now become a perma- nent part of the state record. \You are a part of history, not on1y here in Chautauqua County, but New York State,\ Young said. Johnson Estate is the oldest family-owned estate winery in New York and was created in 1961 when the current owner's father turned the then mixed fruit farm into a French hybrid grape growing and wine making operation. As an estate winery, the whole process of creating wine takes place on the property .. \Thank you very much, that's very gracious and heart- warming,\ Johnson said. Around 65 people were in attendance for an evening of See JOHNSON, Page 4 ' Brocton's wastewater plant project taking shape By ANN BELCHER BROCTON - How do y0u reclaim what's already yours? Brocton's Village Board will be undertaking a unique, but achievable annexation process for a parcel of their existing property required for its wastewater treatment plant upgrade. Mayor J. Dale Abram told the board that after consult- ing with National Grid representatives, and the village's engineer Johh Tucker, there are no realistic alternatives to moving the plant's existing cement tanks or the necessary electrical equipment working with the tanks. While trying to hammer out the specifics of running electrical service for the new proposed plant~Abram con- sulted with National Grid and Tucker to see what alterna- tives, if any, were available I!) accommodate the compo- nents of the new plant, and still maintaining a close prox- imity of all running equipment, which is required by law. A hitch in accommodating all of the new pi!!Ces of the plant lies now with the fact that the old tanks cannot be removed and taken out of service, until the new replace- ments are placed in the ground and working. \We will simply be out of room, and will need to con- sider annexing two sizeable pieces of property which are owned by the village but lie on Town of Portland proper- ty,\ said Abram. \We have been advised that it would make sense to just make that property part of the village.\ Village Attorney Sam Drayo added \There is a legal process to annex property. It should be a little easier since the village already owns the property. what will essential- ly happen is the property will be annexed from the town, creating a new village property line.\ , \Obviously a public hearing would be required, a peti- tion would need to be file4 with the Town of Portland, it's one of the more complicated legal processes. but it should be easier because it's a property that you already own,\ stated Drayo. Village leaders unanimously resolved to a11thori:te Drayo to start drawing up necessary paperwork to begin the annexation of the two par~els involved. See WATER, Page 4 Three injured • The sheriff's office was dispatched! to a serious personali iajwy accident on Sept. '2!7. Page 11 '. t I I I . - ' \'•'•. \' - \''..- ~r;.,' \
