150 Years
June 4, 1874: (LITTLE VALLEY —) The concert at the M.E. Church Sabbath evening passed off very pleasantly, and we think profitably to all. We have not space for an extended report, but must mention as what seemed to us worthy of special mention the presentation to the school by Mrs. C.L. Sprague on behalf of the Missionary Society of the M.E. Church of a certificate of membership of that society.
June 4, 1874: NO WHISKEY — It becomes our painful and “solemncholly” duty to announce to our readers that the Excise Board of Salamanca at its adjourned meeting last Monday (June 1), resolved that they would grant no licenses in this town the ensuing year for the sale of whiskey, rum, brandy, gin, beer or wine and then adjourned. What shall we do without these servitors of the public?
100 Years
May 30, 1924: (SALAMANCA —) Development of Allegany State Park as an all-year resort, with hotel facilities for large numbers of visitors and devotees of summer and winter sports, has been decided upon by the Allegany Park Commission, according to Hon. A.T. Fancher, of this city, the chairman. “Nowhere else in the East, outside of the Adirondacks and Canada, are there finer opportunities for winter sports than in Allegany State Park,” Mr. Fancher told the Press.
May 31, 1924: Salamanca lost first place to Dunkirk in the sectional high school track and field meet held here yesterday by so narrow a margin that it hurt, but tied with Hornell for second place at 13 1-7 points. Dunkirk took a total of 15 points. Two Salamanca runners took first place in their events, Parks in the 220 yard dash and Maloney in the 440 yard dash, so giving Salamanca two men to be entered in the State meet to be held at Syracuse.
50 Years
May 30, 1974: ELLICOTTVILLE — About 200 people attended a 3 ½ hour information meeting on the proposed merger of the Ellicottville, Franklinville and West Valley school districts at the Ellicottville school auditorium Wednesday night (May 29). The proposed merger calls for construction of a $4.2 million high school building near the BOCES North Center to accommodate 750-800 students from the three districts.
June 3, 1974: Gov. Wilson today signed a bill permitting a non-resident to serve as city judge in Salamanca. Mayor Keith L. Reed is expected to appoint Louis P. DeMarino, Olean attorney, as Salamanca City judge at the next Common Council meeting June 12 as the result of the action by Gov. Wilson. Mr. DeMarino has been acting city judge since Feb. 28.
June 5, 1974: (SALAMANCA —) A 1967 model station wagon, owned by Timothy Lamberson of 338 Washington St., was damaged by flames from a fire bomb early today while parked on Rochester St. in front of Salamanca Yarns, where he is employed nights. Dry cell batteries and electrical “gadgets,” Mr. Lamberson said, were on the station wagon’s rear floor behind the driver’s bucket seat when he went to the vehicle about 4:40 a.m.
25 Years
June 2, 1999: SALAMANCA — Salamanca has a new doctor’s office which opened Tuesday (June 1), but there won’t be any drastic changes to the healthcare area residents have become accustomed to receive.
Dr. Zia Sheikh has opened his own independent practice. He will still be located in the same office suite at the Salamanca HealthCare Complex on 150 Parkway Drive.
June 4, 1999: SALAMANCA — Drinking and driving cases were up sharply in the city in 1998 while assault and menacing charges significantly declined. A recently released annual report shows police charged 81 people with misdemeanor counts of driving while intoxicated in 1998 compared with 53 counts in 19997.
Police Chief Ed Gimbrone credits the increase, in part, to the federal crime bill which allowed him to hire additional officers and expand patrols.
June 5, 1999: SALAMANCA — Hard work may be its own reward but Salamanca Middle School’s high honor students received something extra from local businesses.
Cattaraugus County Bank, Napoli’s, The Deli, Parkview, the Pyramid Inn, McDonald’s and Burgering contributed a packet of gift certificates and coupons assembled with the help of student council and grade level teams. For the third parking period, 147 students — or 57 percent — achieved high honor roll status.
10 Years
June 5, 2014: SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Youth Bureau will re-introduce Arts Alive and the Playground Program, two summertime events that have been absent in past years due to lack of funding.
The programs were held annually each summer until 2010, when staffing cuts were made to the youth center in the absence of casino revenue-sharing payments from New York state. With the money back, the council recently created 17 new part-time positions — essentially summer help — to monitor the programs.
“It’s going to be a busy summer but it’s going to be a summer with lots of opportunities for kids,” said Sandi Brundage, director at the Youth Center.
June 5, 2014: IRVING — Last week, women of the Seneca Nation of Indians celebrated the 50th anniversary of their right to vote in tribal affairs.
On Thursday, May 29, a luncheon was held at the Cattaraugus Territory, followed by a dinner at the Allegany Territory, during which various speakers reflected on the journey to women’s suffrage.
It begins much farther back than half a century ago, to ancient times of the Senecas, when women were often consulted on tribal matters and voted to select a new leader, when the time came.
