The Colden United Church, located at 8795 Lower East Hill Road in the heart of Colden, will be hosting Lenten fish dinners on March 2, 16 and 30.The dinners will consist of fresh-fried haddock fish, three homemade salads served family-style, beverage, rolls or rye bread and homemade pie or cake. Dinner takeout will also be available. Serving will begin at 4:30 p.m.The “Colden Country Cookbook,” with turn-of-the-century town photos, will also be available for purchase. This book contains more than 600... more

The Springville-Griffith Institute High School music department has several students that were accepted to participate in Erie All-County honors ensembles.The Junior High South All-County Festival, which features grades seven - nine, will be held at Frontier High School on March 16 and 17. The Senior High Festival, featuring grades 10 - 12, will be held at the University at Buffalo on March 23 and 24.The students were selected as a result of their ratings at the Erie County Music Educators Association solo festivals in January. The ensembles include the highest-graded junior and senior high musicians... more

On Feb. 8, the Ellicottville Career and Technical Center BOCES inducted 11 students from component districts into the National Technical Honor Society. One of those students, Jake Wozniak, attends Springville-Griffith Institute.The evening’s ceremony included dinner provided by the culinary arts class and NTHS induction certificates framed in a mix of woods that were crafted by the building technology class.The National Technical Honor Society award and membership is based on academic and technical grades, attendance, leadership and ... more

On Feb. 8, the Ellicottville Career and Technical Center BOCES inducted 11 students from component districts into the National Technical Honor Society. One of those students, Jake Wozniak, attends Springville-Griffith Institute.The evening’s ceremony included dinner provided by the culinary arts class and NTHS induction certificates framed in a mix of woods that were crafted by the building technology class.The National Technical Honor Society award and membership is based on academic and technical grades, attendance, leadership and ... more

Erie County Legislator John J. Mills announced that a Home Energy Assistance Program Outreach will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the Boston Town Hall, 8500 Boston State Road in Boston. Interviews will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. All applicants will be interviewed.HEAP is a federally-funded program to assist Erie County residents with their heating bills. The outreach will be administered by the Erie County departments of social services and senior services and is open to all income-eligible households.“Many families are finding themselves applying for... more

Lexi Blesy of Springville is doing her part to raise awareness and encourage additional participants in the Clover Patch Kids 4-H Club. Lexi raised the grand champion market lamb at the Cattaraugus County Fair (pictured), “Billy Baa Joe,” as her 2011 market project. Her lamb weighed 131 pounds and was purchased by Gramco Inc. at the fair’s market auction.Lexi, who has been a member of 4-H since she was 5, when she joined as a Clover Bud, raises lambs that are born from her own flock. She also raised a pig this year and has shown a dairy steer.Saying that 4-H has allowed her to meet new people,... more

A recent close loss to Depew may have still been fresh in the minds of the junior varsity girls from Springville-Griffith Institute when they hosted the Depew Wildcats two weeks later on Friday, Feb. 10. Back on Jan. 26, Springville came up short in Depew, falling by 1 point 49-48.“This time,” said Head Coach Robert Gainey, “the girls were ready to defend and rebound at a high level.” That extra commitment played out to a 37-28 win for the Griffins.The Jan. 26 loss to Depew was one of two back-to-back defeats. Since then, Springville has been undefeated, going 4-0 in that stretch with its most... more

Cure cabin fever while golfing for wildlife at Hawk Creek Wildlife Center’s second annual Eagles & Birdies Golf Tournament Saturday, March 3 from 2 - 6 p.m. at Cyber Creek Entertainment Center in Elma. Participants can contact Hawk Creek at 652-8646 or www.hawkcreek.org for tickets and more information.All proceeds benefit the animals of Hawk Creek Wildlife Center. Non-players can still enjoy the buffet and unlimited draft beer and well drinks as they cheer for their favorite golfer in the longest drive contest.Both first-timers and seasoned pros are invited to participate in the nine-hole... more

Twelve swimmers and divers participated in the ECIC Division A Championships at Sweet Home High School on Feb. 3 and 4.Springville-GI freshman Mitchell Bunic took first place in the 500 freestyle event. Competing against 30 other swimmers, many of who were juniors and seniors, Bunic swam the 20-lap race, taking more than 8 seconds off his own personal best time.The S-GI team also scored fourth place finishes in the following events: 200-yard medley relay consisting of Don Piatek, Trey Aebly, Bunic and Dylan Boberg: Bunic in the 200 individual medley, Boberg in the 100 yard backstroke and the 400... more

The Springville Center for the Arts is offering a series of free workshops beginning this month for artists in any field. Workshops will include marketing, utilizing social media and accounting geared specifically toward artists.The first of the series will be “The Curatorial Process” with Gerald Meade on Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. As a former art museum curator, Meade can provide multiple perspectives to de-mystify the process for getting work exhibited. On March 21 at 7 p.m., the SCA’s new director of programming and outreach, Jess Moore, will host “An Introduction to Social Media,” navigating various... more