Local author Jan Freeman sat down to chat with the Welcome to Springville podcast about her book, Craneridge: A 50-year View, published last year to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Craneridge Association, Inc. in the Town of Concord.

 

I started to type out some of Jan’s great quotes from this interview, but just listen for yourself. Jan has documented a history and a perspective on one of our area’s most unique, tight-knit and community-oriented neighborhoods.

 

Jan poured her heart, soul and countless hours into the research, interviews and writing that made this book into a must-read.

 

Signed copies are available at the Colden Market & Cafe and from Jan (phone number in the interview near the end - or PM this page for it, putting a personal phone # on the internet just doesn’t seem like the best idea).

 

This book is a history and a treasure of information about this neighborhood full of memories.

 

Jan Freeman had many acknowledgements to make for the people who helped her with the research and publishing, including Rory Rinaldi and Gateway Printing.

 

Music by Wise Alex, Live Inside the Light. Used with permission. Support local artists!

 

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Community Calendar - a busy start to March! Next time we'll have the text of what we talk about to read in this space.

Word on the street is that Charlap's has maple ice cream as of this weekend.

Go listen to the April Verch Band at the Springville Center for the Arts on Saturday night! Short teaser clip inserted in the podcast that we hope complies with fair use.

Who wants to come with us for Bingo at St. Al's on a future field trip? Jessica will buy your card and Kara will give you your own bingo marker.

Don't miss the SGI board meeting on 3/5 and the town of Sardinia and town of Concord board meetings on 3/8.

Shamrock out at the Cordelian Dance on 3/17 - Springville Volunteer Fire Hall. Benefiting Bertrand Chaffee Hospital. We have a Be Neighborly Springville basket for their raffle - if you win our basket, we owe you a bag of granola from Arts Cafe.

You know there's a Fish Fry map? wgrz.com/fishfry

The SES PTA is looking for landscaping quotes. Shout out to the Moriarty family for their work to keep the landscaping beautiful at the elementary school.  We love you, Julie!  

We talked about the Parent Forum on social media and substance abuse. Sign up for the Narcan training at bit.ly/narcan0411

 

Music by Acme Anvil Corporation - Spaghetti Sandwich

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Our first Welcome to Springville Field Trip episode takes us to downtown Buffalo and the Central Branch of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library with Kara Kane.

Shout out to the All Booked Up podcast by the BECPL system: https://soundcloud.com/allbookedup (or search your favorite podcast player.)

Also mentioned: It Devours, a book/audiobook from the creators of the Welcome to Night Vale podcast; Citizen Kane; E.T.

May this also serve as partial penance for the library book that Kara's dog ate, and she will be replacing very soon.

We've had a great response from some local musicians. This podcast features music from aukscab from the album albenblotter (13th track). This musician is working on full-band recordings in North Collins. Listen to their music at aukscab.bandcamp.com. 

Feedback is always welcome on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/welcometospringville).

Hear from Jessica Schuster at the Blue Sky Wellness soft opening, which will be offering classes in meditation and yoga later this spring.

The first full-length podcast from the Welcome to Springville team, with co-hosts Jessica Schuster and Kara Kane joined by guest Jennifer Weber to chat about upcoming events in the area, new local businesses and a spirited debate about movie snacks.

A teaser trailer and test of the concept to start a podcast series focused on our beautiful community of Springville, NY.

 

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