The Sun and the Erie County Independent from Hamburg, New York • Page 10

Page 10 The Sun Thursday, September 19, 2002 T1H1E. (DOT Off (FAST Groundbreaking for Frontier High School, January 1953 industrial firms who would rrcrpi- rsSs expand on it. The opponents also claimed that the original April 2, 1952 meeting for residents to vote on the proposed site was so crowded and disorganized that many of their group had not been allowed to vote. As a result of their protests and an appeal filed by Attorney Charles J. Gaughan on their behalf, the State Commissioner of Education, Dr.

Lewis Wilson set aside the first vote and ordered a new election. The second vote was held on May 6 in each of the eight district buildings; and a record turnout of 2,501 voters approved both the Bayview site for the Junior-Senior High School and the Pinehurst site just off Lake Shore Road in Lake View for an elementary school. Only 965 had voted in the original April election held in the Woodlawn High School auditorium. The Pinehurst building was ready for its first students in January 1955 and the Frontier Junior-Senior High School was opened in September of that year. Material for Out of the Past is compiled by Hamburg Town Historian Jim Baker.

Persons who have material to be considered for this feature can contact him at the Dunn House, 646 5115, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. membership tea will be held on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. at the school.

All are welcome. The Emerson Home Bureau will hold a membership tea and bake sale on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hamburg Middle School Cafeteria. Two weeks from tomorrow, Friday, October 4, the Frontier School Community will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the School District.

The event is sponsored by the Frontier Alumni Association and the Board of Education. The celebration is scheduled to get under way at 5:30 p.m. at the Woodlawn State Park and will include a brief program covering the history of the district, historical displays and photos prepared by the district's schools, food stations and an open bar. Music will be provided by Frontier students and there will be a sound system for dancing. Frontier alumni are welcome and tickets at $10 each are still available by calling Margaret Molnar in the personnel office at the Frontier Education Center at 926-1710.

Actually the Frontier School System was created on June 28, 1951 when the voters of the district approved the Centralization Plan. The new district was then formally organized at a meeting at the Athol Springs School on July 17, 1951, and one year later in June 1952 the first class of seniors graduated as students of Frontier Central. It was seven months after that graduation that the photo seen here was taken, as ground was broken for the U- Superintendent Ernest Hoeldke, Board Members Ralph Garnish, Weston Wardell, Homer Rowe, Henry Leyh, District Clerk Lorraine Bauer Eyman, John Kleis, Howard Durni, Harold Mathes, John Barber, F. Robert Greene, District Co-Principal Vernon Heiman, Attorney J. Clement Johnson, District Co-Principal Charles Buesch.

The original bond issue was for $4,700,000 for construction and equipment. However, the low basic bid came in at $3,217,931, $500,000 under the estimates. new Frontier High School. Shown in the photo are the members of the Board of Education along with school administrators and central office staff at the ceremonial groundbreaking. It certainly looks like it must have been a beautifully bright winter afternoon on January 23, 1953 when Board President John Kleis turned the first spade of earth at the construction site on the south side of Bayview Road.

In the photo are, left to right: District Treasurer Ben Werth, The Siegfried Construction Company submitted the low bid for the general construction of the building and Earl Martin was the architect. The capacity of the new school building was set at 1,500 students. The much anticipated construction project was actually delayed by a controversy over the 1 12 acre site on Bayview Road. Some district residents opposed the site because they said it was too close to Bethlehem Steel and surrounded by land owned by i mm Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m.

in the Hamburg Middle School Cafeteria. There will be a Heritage Memory Book Demonstration. The Cloverbank Home Bureau will hold their first meeting on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at Cloverbank Elementary School.

A New officers installed The Emerson Home Bureau recently installed the following new officers: Marlene Peters, Chairman; Joan Murray, Vice Chairman; Kathy Tredo, Secretary; Debbie Smith, Treasurer and Marianne SmolinsM, Assistant Craft Chairman. Absent from the photo is Beverly Preston, Craft Chairman. The Lakeview Home Bureau will hold their membership tea on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at the Lake View Fire Hall on Lakeview Road. Doors will open at 1 1 a.m.

to view both old crafts and this year's crafts. Lunch will be available. Executive Women International will holkd a "Firm Night" on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at Elaine's Flower Shoppe, 2365 George Urban Depew. Designed to showcase this member firm, networking, cocktails and group tours will begin at 5:30 p.m.

with dinner to be served at 6:15 p.m. Carol Miller, Chapter President will report on the annual convention held recently in Chicago. The Emerson Home Bureau will hold a business meeting on 1 0:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m 649 9232 MarciaVanBrocklin Son to the Bulerds Scott and Natalie Bulera of Pittsburgh, Penn. announce the birth of their son, John "Jack" Anthony on Tuesday, Aug.

20, 2002. Paternal grandparents are Carol Keesler and the late John Bulera of Boston. Maternal grandparents are Jeanne and John Behan of Erie, Penn. Great-grandparents are Clara Pawlak of West Seneca, Mary Bulera of Lancaster and Marian Musarra and Dorothy Behan, both of Erie, Penn. Daughter to Harrigans Mr.

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