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PAGE4 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7.7, 2011 WESTFIELD, From Page 1 During public conunent, it was been loaned to three municipali- shared the Westfield Winter ties in need of an ambulance with Farmer's Market is paying the Cassadaga as the current user new fee of $50 for the use of since it has an \accident with its Eason Hall. ambulance. The request originally Village board member Dave Brooker suggested that since the ambulance still has value to the village, each department who would utilize it could chip in to purchase the ambulance for Ellery Center. • The board approved an update to the Eason Hl:ill rental epplica- tion and reservation 11,1les. In the past, the village has not cbarged for the use of the space, however, it has become a popular location to bold Indoor events with some groups using it multiple nights each week. Thus, the c:lcaning and upkeep costs have incre81ied and so now heavy users will pey a fee of $25 per dey. • Department of Public Works Supervisor Ed LeBarron gave an update to the village board on the Barcelona water issue. The biggest worry is contamination, he said, adding if the town does not start taking action, the village has grounds to force them to by giving them a time table. A new addition to the monthly was to donate the ambulance to agend.a, the Board of Fire Ellery Center, but Carr envisions COttmissioners will be giving a the money made from selling the report when it has issues that per- ambulance to .be set aside to pur- rain to the village board. chase a new ambulance in the After the discussion, the issue was tabled until an estimated value for the ambulance could be determined. \The system is failing at a vary fast rate,\ LeBarron said. \It's not going to be pretty.\ At the Sept. 19 Westfield future. Village Board of Trustees meet- ''I just don't like to give it ing, three Village of Westfield away,\ Carr said. The board also dealt with the f9llowing issues: • The bollld approved a procla- mation naming Oc:tober as Fire Prevention Month. • The centrifugal blower in the waste water treatment plant is no longer working as it has seized up due to rust and is being sent out to Hannon Electric Company in Painesville, Ohio for repair. employ~;es received the New Edwards said he would like to York ConfereJJce of· Mayors ~ee it donated to Ellery Center to Recognition and Appreciation be used for its rehab unit where it Award Certificates. The award is would be·an asset to county and handed out to those who have used county wide. After an hour worked for 25, 30, 35, and so on, on the seene of a fire or accident, years of working for the munici- responding personnel have to take pality. This year's recipients for a break and visit a rehab unit as the village were Dean Mead for mandated by the state. Currently, 30 with the village, current Ellery Center voluntary offers this Westfield Fire Department Chief service at no cost and only has a Randy Edwards for 25 years with trailer which requires a vehicle to the fire department and Everett haul it. Westfield has used the Reynolds for 45 years for fire 'Ellery Center's rehab unit on two department. All three received a occasions so far. • The board gave permission to apply for a Justice Court Grant to make improvements in court's office space. The money will most likely will be used to pur- chase a series of cameras. This is a joint grant application of the vil- lage and the town. • The board authorized the mayor to sign a deed for property transfer for the West Side Pump Station. Ttie village has entered into a deal with property owner Charles' Hunt to buy a segment of his property to move the pump station. The new location is across the street from where the pump station currently resides. • The mayor thanked-~ mem- bers of the fire department who assisted witb the tloodins in New York State. He said it was good showing of c:ommunity effort and shilled services. • The polic:e deplllhiiCnt report- ed 583 incidents, 26 vebic:le tick- ets were issued and 25 arrests were made in the l~t monlb. • Although Venn Blakely was not on band to gjve lhe rec:reation department report, Carr men- tioned the dedication of the soccer field at NorthLake Family Recreation Center in memory of Sgt. Kevin White. • During public comment, an audience member spoke about the corner of Clinton and Maple Street. He said the· comer is very dark and he asked for a street light to be put up on an existing tele- · phone PQle for safety reasons. \It's awfully dark down through there, hard to see,\ he said. \A lot of people walk down through late at night, early in the morning, back and forth to work.\ round of applause from those in·· \It's really an asset to have attendance. something like that to help out Mayor Carr asked to have tlle issue looked into .. \Gentlemen thank you for your with major ordeals,\ Edwards service,'' Carr said. said. Also at the meeting, the board \The unit is a very important \Seeing where the pump station is, if we don't get it moved pretty quick,, it's gonna be down in the crick,\ Carr said. \It just shows bow a communi- ty can come together in a situation like this,\ Carr said. Send comments on this article considered declaring ambulance part of the fire service now,\ no. 292 as surplus property. It has Pacanowski said. to. editorial@ westfteldrepublican.com. . \ SHERMAN, From Page 1 . ~·we wanted to take two hopefully bring down the schools and thought they chronic diseases,\ explained would be good ,programs Jane Forbes, project coordi- because they're very rural nator for Chautauqua County conununities,\ added Ginny Health Network. \Our food Carlberg, conununity educa- choices aren't always the tor for Cornell Cooperative healthiest.\ Extension of Chautauqua Forbes hopes that the County. healthier cafeteria food will To this point, school offi- help to change that for area cials and Farm to School residents from a young age. organizers have focused on. \Increased access to healthy brainstorming ideas on how food for our children is one to provide healthier foods for of the main elements of this,\ students. Forbes said of her employ- \Our main goal is to ere- er's projects, noting that ate a healthier environment CCHN has begun prelimi- for our kids nutritionally,\ nary discussions with Neal said. \We have been Jamestown High School OJ) working with the schools' starting a program of its own. food service directors to try \We will be expanding our and figure out how we can work beyond what we're bring more local produce doing now.\ into these schools.\ The classroom element of Sherman Central School Farm to School should not be employees have been work- overlooked, according to ing for the same goal. Carlberg. \Farm to School \We introduced-- the con- isn't just about the food. It's cept of Farm to School. doing education programs There are a lot of things that with the )\ids,\ she said. are involved in that,\ said \Sherman has really been Deanie Thorsell, school focusing on the educational nurse. \l've .. had some con- aspects.\ culture teacher. \Every year it's okay. We're all in the we're going to have a differ- same boat.\ ' ent theme.\ Each yea( s After creating the video, theme. will bring a new form Deuink believes her students of local, produce to the have a better understanding school's classrooms and of Farm to School opportuni- cafeteria. ties for Sherman. \I think my In the school's math class- kids felt more connected to es, student-s used various the initiative now that mathematical formulas Jo they've played a part in it determine how many grapes already,\ she said. \I think it would take to cover a foot- the kids would appreciate ball field. In other classes, having the fresh fruits and students tried different ways vegetables rather than having of cooking and tasting the ones with the prcserva- grapes, looking up their own tives or a little more sugar recipes and bringing in sam- added to them. 1 think Farm pies for classmates to' try. to School will make them Some students made food more familiar on what's and table cloths for the bar- available and will help them vest dinne_r. \We all pretty make healthier choices later much made sure our own on.\ classes had the grapes,\ CHALLENGES Thorsell said. \The teachers In order to spread the came up with their own· impacts of Farm to School ideas.\ programs for Sherman, Pine Maleski focused on both Valley and other area the history of local grapes schools, those involved will and on the importance of need to overcome several buying foods from within a obstacles, including those specific radius of the presented by lbe economy. Sherman area. \We talked \The -Jess expensive food about the 100-mile diet,\ she is processed,\ Maleski said. age of loc:ally grown prod· ingredients.\ ucts for student consump· In order to feature 100 tion. \Many local foods are percent locally produced available during the summer, foods in Sherman's cafeteria, and schools are open all much more planning will be throughout the winter,\ needed. \We have to see Carlberg said. \They would how other schools manage to need to be able to (reeze do that. It would take a lot of these locally grown fOods in research,\ said Thorsell. order to feed students \We're looking at small throughout an entire school steps frrst. We're just look- year. There's a lot for us to ing at opportunities to build look at.\ · relationships on a small-scale Presently, tbe various basis.\ agencies involved with If the Sherman and Pine Shennan's Farm to School Valley pilot programs can program bave decided to operate successfully, take the progcss one step at a Carlberg believes other time. \We're just going to .schools could dive into their wait and see how it goes at own Farm to School projects .. this point and then go from \We'd be happy to help there,\ Neal said. other schools get connected \If we could.bring in a into some resources on how couple of iteJp& a day that are they can implement Farm to fresh and local, I think we School programs,\ she said. would be doing well,'' added \We're pretty excited about Maleski. \I think our cafete- the implications for health ria does a &oodjobof having and nutrition for our chil- a variety of foods and using dren.\ fresh ingredients. We would Send comments on this just like to in~rease the article to sshelters@ amounts of fresh and lo~al post-journal.com. versations with local fanners EDUCATION and they've introduced to us ACTION IN said. \The more local we can \You can't always do fresh.\ get the produce, the fresher it \Distribution of local is and less nutrients are foods is very difficult in depleted.\ Chautauqua County,\ added what some of the possibili- An agriculturally minded ties are. We'd love to support student and faculty popula- the local community rather tion has assisted in the than farmers from out of the implementation of the upstart area.\ program for Sherman. \As a TOUR, From Page 1 Foit-Aibreit said she wanted to show people \the value of what we have.\ him to apply it to his work, adding that deals with the challenge of forward think- ing while preserving the old, something Foit-Albert said she does at the archi- tectural learning model, also known as Chautauqua Institution. Besides the economic rural community, a lot of implications, Sherman stu- Sherman students already dents could benefit in multi- have home gardens,\ said pie aspects of their lives Thorsell. \We have an agri- thanks to a successful Farm cultural program and a very to School program. For one, strong FFA group, and. it's a eating locally grown produce personal interest of mine.\ could reduce their health On Oct. Il-13, Sherman risks later on. Central School conducted In order to create a health- various grape-related pro- ier environment for area resi- jects and experiments as the dents, Chautauqua County school worked to bring the Health Network applied for new program to life. \Our and received the Creating school is supposed to be Healthy Places to Live, learning about grapes,\ Work and Play gnmt, which Thorsell said. 'They had var- has helped the pilot Farm to ious grape facts that were School programs get off the given in classrooms.\ ground. \Our theme fot this year is \What this is focused on is grapes because we live so the increase of child and close to the Concord Grape adult obesity.lf we eat better Belt,\ explained Kelly and are more active, we can Maleski, the school's agri- Thorsell used the grape- Carlberg. \If !here was some related opportunity to teach way to order local food on a students about the human bigger scale, that would respiratory system. She facil- make this process much easi- itated discussions in fifth-, er.\ · sixth-, seventh· and lOth- The creation of a new grade classes using the phys- building could help wilb that ical similaritie$ between air process, according to sacs in lungs and clusters of Carlberg. \We're looking at grapes to lead the way' \I'm applying for grant money for also a respiratory therapist, a food bub,\ she said. \The so it gives me a chance to food bub co\lld have a direct show off,\ she said. impact on successful Farm 10 That wasn'tlost on Chris Hetzel of Seattle, a preser- vation consultant Wlth the group who did his under- graduate · thesis on Chautauqua but had not visited until Thursday. He said tbe exposute to a dif • ferent place and culture is one he will take back with Send comments on this article to sturano@ post~journal.com. Health and physical edu- School programs.\ cation teacher Emily Tbe Cbautauqu, Region < Over the Backyard Fence in Sherman > Deuink' s class created a Food Hub and Visitors . . video. \We interviewed fac- Center would aggregate Hippy blrtbday ulty, staff and students on locally grown produce for ....... what they know and how we wholesale distribution to Oct. 27: Trevor Gleason could improve school meals schools and other institu- Oct. 28: Joshua Cole, just to get an idea on how to lions. For now. a team of Drayden Hayes and Stacey introduce Farm to School,\ stakeholders hopes to secure Pbelps she said. \The kids really fundingtoconductafeasibil- Oct. 29: Dacyn Coon, enjoyed it. They saw that it's ity study for the food hub. Julie DeLellis aDd Miranda okay to not know everything Another challenge would Nickalon at first. Change is scary, but be the preservation and st«- Oct. 30: Abigail Cole, Justin Hanning and Sofia Marie Rater Oct. 31: Rose Crane and Cindy Stoddard Nov. 1: Jodi Crane Happy anniversary greetings Nov. 1: James and Rosanne Babcock, Jim and June Woodburn ( Community Events ) Is your group or organization putting on an event? Tell usl Send an email to edltotlal@wftttfeldtePUbllcan.com or visit our VIrtual Newsroom at www.westfleldrepubllcan.com-or www.mayvlllesentlnelnews.com. Thuisday Oct. 27 Art ES(:apes No. 4: Jon Cbishohn on art Patterson Library's Art Escapes program continues on Thursday. Qcl. 27 at 7 p.m. with a free event. Jon CbisholiD on Art Part II: The Spectator's Vision. Pick up an Art Escapes Fall Calendar at Patterson Library today. FQAAy Oct 28 American Legion meeting . The Chautauqua County American Legion monthly meeti·ng will be held at Fredonia Memorial Post 59. 156 Bast Maio Street in Fredonia on Friday, Oct. 28 begilming at 8 p.m. Jbis is a joint meeting with County Auxiliary and S.A.L. All members are encouraged to attend this importalii meet- ing. hosing a meatloaf dinner on Friday. Oct. 28 from 5 to 6: 30 p.m. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children 10 and under. Dinner includes potato stuffing, vegetable variety. sunset salad, home- made rolls- and cake selec- tion. Sit down. takeout and delivery are available at 49 South Ponage Street, but call before noon for delivery. The community is welcome to join. Fore more information. call326-2643. Tuesday Nov. 1 After school games, art at Patterson . · All ages crafts. art, games and activities after school at Pauerson Library every J;yesday. The Teen Area will' be 'I.Jpen to all ages Tuesday afternoons uiitil 5 p.m. Call Eli at 326-2154 foE more infomJation. Meadmfdinner Music Together with The First Presbyterian Kay Barlow Church in Westfield will be Music Together with Kay --· Barlow is every Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. at Patterson Library from Oct. 4 to Nov: 22. For babies through kindergarten. Call 326-2154 for more informa- tion. Best Sellers Club This mov.th the discussion will be on \State of Wonder'' by Ann Patchen from 7 to 9 p.m., at Patterson Library. The Best Sellers Club is a reading group for adults that meets monthly to read and discuss what's hot in nonfic- tion or fiction. All meetings take place from 7 to 9 p.m., at Patterson Library on the first Tuesday of each molllh. Free and open to the public. Call 326-2154 for more information. Wedne •• Nov 2 Read Me a Story Teach children to love reading and teaming. Join Amy Stephenson at Patterson Library every Wednesday rooming at 9:45 SUirollllldina aR& will be sell· a.m. for stories. movement, ing handmade c:rafts and music and crafts for 2 to S baked goods, and tbc kiiCben year olds. Free, but please wiD be open lbrouabout the sign up by calling 326-2154. sbow with ~ cooking by tbc auxiliary meml!crs. Cbiekea, biaadi ..._ A silent u:tion with items A chicken and biscuit din- donated b.X ctaftcrs .and a ner will be held at tbe S0/50 raffle ue planned. Portland Congregational Flee door pri%e drawings aud Churcll on Wednesday, Nov. admission to the bazaar is 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. or sold fteo, P« DlOie infor~Ulion. out. Tossed salad. vegccable. caJl Joan after 5 p.m. at 7()9.. mashed potaiOCS, dessert aod 7249. drink will be the menu. Tbere will also be tbeDlC bast- SUa Noy 6 kets. a silent auction and a \Wbalall\ allowbag ba drawing for a homemade· Ide quilt. The movie ''Windfall\ . will bo shown at the Brie Sa~ Noy S Coun•y Blu~o Public Ciuistmas Cnft......, Li.bcU)'·Hilt AudUocium on The Findley Lake Fire S1IDIIQ N~. 6 Ill 2:00 p.m. Depmtmenl Ladies Auxilialy It will be free tO ~ public. members will be l:ddiDa lbc ~ award winoi.o,s d~u annual Cmistmas Craft ~~ntary film by dire~tor Bazaar on Saturday. Laura Israel provides infor· November 5 from 10 a.m. to mation on induslri.al wind 4 p.m. at the fire ball on turbine eJW&Y as il depicts Main S1reeS in Findley Lake. tbc Town of MeRdilb, N.Y., A variety of craftcls from lbc and an Irish wind turbine energy developer that came calling. Tbe film is 83 minutes long and there will be a vel:y short introduction of the tilm and ·Do discussion in the auditorium afterward. DJ!l...tay.Noy.8 ' Chkkeo and biseuit din- ner St. Peter's Episcopal Church. 12 Elm Street in Westfield, is hosting a chick- en and biscuits dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 8 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The cost is $,8 for adults and $5 for kids 10 and UDder. .. frid;o'.NQV. 11 Vetena's Day diDner The American Legion in W~stfield is hosting a Veteran's Day dinner on Friday. Nov. 11 for all post. auxiliary and sons. Members are invited. Cockt:ills at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p;m. Please sight up at the Westfield Post. + TE - BRI 9 Hi Rev Sur Wo Bib I Tue We• w., LAI Cor 792 Pas Sur Wo We ME TRI 41 I Ke1 Wo Tu< ST. CH 12' Re1 Suo Sal HU co ME Re1 Cho Cho Huo We Fel We ligt We AB Me Suo Ev• w. CL CH Pa1 W< Su CL Re Su '.
