Island Dispatch, 1994-10-14

              THE ISLAND DISPATCH  Furniture Inc. INTHRIOR DESKiN SERVICE Hoot: M.«i . Wed.. A I 1n.,. 9-9 M A Sit. 9 lo 5 • Tuu. 9 til Noon 6001 Porta Rd. Form Picklrd PUm • NY. NY 14J04 I 297-6666 | X-PRESS 1 Hour Dry Cleaners "Trust the X-Perts" Drop off your clothes with confidence 2275 Grand Island Blvd. Town Hall Square Ca11... 77KLEAN Mon-Fn • 8:30-7 PM; Sal ■ 8 AM- 6 PM k j I I Historical Society Views Fashions Of The Past THE GRAND Island Historical Society began its annual meeting schedule in earnest Oct. 6, featuring a brief fashion show presented by Maggie Gushue and her assistants, Joan McCraith and Kristy Chambers. Joan modeled a Tea Dress, Maggie a Day Dress and Kristy wore an Evening Flapper-style dress. Gushue is chairwoman of costumes for the society and is but one of many individuals involved with preserving the historic artifacts of the local area. The Society meets regularly and has a monthly open house event at River Lea every second Sunday of the month. The next meeting of the Society is 7:30 P.M., Nov. 3 with a slide presentation on the Pan American Exposition by Doris Ursitte, assistant curator of the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site. The very popular Christmas Luncheons are already sold out, Society President Rose Ried regrettably reported, but attendance is sought for the Open House events Dec. 4 and 11, from 1-4 P.M. featuring Christmas Ball at River Lea, and entertainment by Grand Island Schools Music Department. Workshops for the Christmas Boutique have been in session Wednesday mornings at River Lea with members preparing gift items for sale. Historians are also collecting Tops tapes for "tushes," the pet project of the president who feels that new chairs are a must for the comfort of the members and visitors to the programs at River Lea. PHOTO by Barbi Lire: Maggie Gushue, Joan McCraith and Kristy Chambers model vintage fashions at the September meeting of the Grand Island Historical Society. Town Meetings: Monday, Oct. 17: • Town Board Meeting, 8 PM., Board Room Thursday, Oct. 20: • Drug Abuse Prevention Council, 4:30 P.M., Help Center Nike Base Halloween Trick Or Treat Hours Announced Monday, October 31: 5 to 8 P.M. WEATHER: The Old Farmer's Almanac says - Oct 15-16: Rain, cold. Oct. 17-21: Sunny, warm. Subdivision Plan To Preserve Green Space PLANNING for green space, I zntatively agreed upon Monday by I Manning Board and Woodstream Meadows Subdivision developer Robert Weaver, puts the new < omprehensive master plan into i notion. Agreement was reached after a I ring session of arguing lo turn over more than half of the property to Ihe town for green space i levelopment. Owners of the final iwenty homes to be built on 1.5 » ; icre lots also are to comply with a ] tcrmancnt conservation casement to ; urther conserve woodland in the rca. But, the agreement to recommend oncept approval to the town board vas not an immediate decision by he planners. In fact, final approval n that respect is expected to take )lacc at the November meeting. The subdivision at Baseline and redell Roads will include 170 tomes. It was the final phase of 20 hat was under discussion Monday. V.nd, it was a map of those 20 that i aused somewhat of an uproar. After much input and mark-ups, he preliminary plan was adjusted to he satisfaction of all concerned, 'inal decision rests with the town ward. Planning Board Chairman Thomas Nowak requested the djusted map be re-drawn as soon as 1 (ossible, "before I forget what it all means." Weaver said he wants to »egin building Woodstream '. Meadows in Spring. MEK Swanick's Isle Office Now Open THE GRAND Island office of Erie County Legislator Charles M. Swanick at 1771 Love Road, is now re-opened. Hours are 12:30--4:30 P.M. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The phone number is 773-1441. A second office at 3200 Elmwood Aye., Kenmore, is open from 9 A.M.-4:45 P.M. Monday through Friday (877-3986).