By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 8 December 2015 at 12:00 am
Photos by Tom Rivers
MEDINA – Trinity Lutheran Church will celebrate its new organ with a 7 p.m. concert on Friday at the church, 1212 West Ave.
The organ actually isn’t new. The 28-rank organ was in Christ Episcopal Cathedral of Cincinnati. That church donated the Holtkamp pipe organ to Trinity in 2014. Chesapeake Organ Service was hired to clean, rewire, and reinstall the organ at Trinity.
The organ replaces one from 1925 with eight ranks or eight sets of pipes and two manuals or keyboards. Trinity’s new organ has three keyboards.
The organ, located in the balcony, debuted for the church on Easter Sunday on April 5, but only became near fully functional in the past three to four months.
“It’s had a marked change in the energy of the service,” said Andrew Meier, the church organist.
Friday’s concert will feature Tim Smith, founder and executive director of the Portageville Chapel in Wyoming County. That site offers retreats for organ musicians and has been booked every weekend from April through November.
Smith also owns Chesapeake Organ Service, the company that took out Trinity’s old organ and put in the much-improved instrument, which is distinguished by its exposed pipes, limited casework, and bright, assertive voicing.
Admission to the concert on Friday is no charge with a free-will offering.
Andrew Meier, organist for Trinity Lutheran, plays the instrument last week.
Meier said Medina has several high-quality organs. St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Medina also is putting in a new one.
The organs could add to Medina as a destination, said Meier, who is also Medina’s mayor. More importantly, the instruments add to the worship expeirence at local churches.
He said some churches shifted to electronic instruments, but now the organs are becoming more desired by some congregations.
“In the ’60s and ’70s, the trend was toward electronic organ technology,” he said. “But the pendulum is going the other way. It’s a bonus now when you have a pipe organ.”
Trinity’s organ has about three times as many pipes as the previous one that had about 500.
“There is a real presence a pipe organ has during a service that you don’t get with an electronic instrument,” Meier said. “Electronic is one-dimensional, but a pipe organ hits you from many levels.”
The concert on Friday includes a mix of traditional and classical Christmas music and carols.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 8 December 2015 at 12:00 am
Photo by Tom Rivers
ALBION – A reindeer on the lawn at Orleans County Courthouse Square is pictured while the sun sets in background on Sunday.
There is still no sign of winter hitting Orleans County and Western New York. On Dec. 4, Buffalo set a new record for the latest measurable snow, breaking the 116-year-old mark of Dec. 3 set in 1899.
Today has a high in the mid-40s, followed by highs of 52 on Wednesday, 53 on Thursday, 56 on Friday, 56 on Saturday, 59 on Sunday, 50 on Monday and 44 on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 8 December 2015 at 12:00 am
‘My focus will be to kill the project.’ – State Sen. Robert Ortt
Photos by Tom Rivers – State Sen. Robert Ortt told a crowd of about 200 people on Tuesday night that he opposes the Lighthouse Wind Project and will work to defeat it. He thanked the volunteers in Save Ontario Shores for their efforts to educate the community about the project.
BARKER – Residents in Yates and Somerset, where as many as 71 towering wind turbines are proposed by Apex Clean Energy, shouldn’t expect the two towns and local state officials to quietly step aside and allow the controversial project, 200 residents were told during a public meeting on Tuesday at the Barker Fire Hall.
“My focus will be to kill the project,” said State Sen. Robert Ortt, R-North Tonawanda, “and that’s because I represent you.”
Ortt said residents have overwhelmingly shown opposition to the project, from survey results to their attendance at public meetings.
Dan Engert is the Somerset town supervisor who has come out strongly against the proposed Lighthouse Wind.
“We will defeat this project, there is no question about it in my mind,” Engert told the crowd in Barker.
Somerset Town Supervisor Dan Engert, right, tells residents Somerset will keep up the fight against Lighthouse Wind.
Engert said residents have been “very clear” in opposition to the project.
“I have received very few comments from the community in support of the project,” he said.
Ortt said he worries the project, with about 70 turbines within 3 to 4 miles of the lakeshore, would jeopardize the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station. The turbines, at about 600 feet, could interfere with flights and radar for the Reserve Station, Ortt said.
“This is about an energy agenda that is being forced on all of us,” Ortt said.
Apex Clean Energy on Nov. 23 submitted the Preliminary Scoping Document that presents Apex studies and responses for environmental issues with noise and vibration; geology, seismology and soils; terrestrial ecology and wetlands; visual impacts; socioeconomic effects; and other issues.
About 200 residents, some wearing T-shirts opposing the wind turbine project, attended the meeting at Barker Fire Hall.
Town officials and residents were initially given until mid-December to respond to document, but that deadline was moved back to Jan. 6.
Dennis Vacco, the former state attorney general, has been hired to the Town of Somerset to fight the turbine plan. Vacco is a partner in the Buffalo law firm of Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman.
Vacco said he sees the project as a threat to Air Reserve Station in Niagara Falls, a site that the community has twice rallied to save from being closed.
Vacco told residents on Tuesday he has internal records from state officials expressing concern about Lighthouse Wind on birds because the project is targeted for a major migratory bird path, a critical corridor for raptors and eagles.
Dennis Vacco, a former state attorney general hired by Somerset to fight Lighthouse Wind, holds internal emails from state officials, where he said they express concerns about the turbines on the bird population.
Vacco said he wants to avoid litigation in the fight against the project. However, he said litigation is a “tool” that can be used. Right now, he is “developing ammunition to hold them accountable.” He already has thousands of records from the state using the Freedom of Information Act.
He urged residents to post comments on the Public Service Commission website about the proposal (click here). Vacco said some residents should consider stepping forward in a lawsuit, filing a “nuisance claim” about the turbines, which would be about 600 feet high from the top tip of the blade.
“We’re going to do everything we can to bring this to a halt as cost effective as possible,” Vacco said.
He and Somerset Town Supervisor Dan Engert were critical of Apex for not detailing the turbine locations and how many are planned for the two towns. In its PSC filing, Apex says Lighthouse Wind will be a 201 megawatt project. It will have up to 71 turbines if they are 2.85 MW each or 61 turbines if they are 3.3 MWs, the company said.
Engert said the lack of specifics makes it difficult for the town to prepare a response and rebuttal to the Apex preliminary scoping document. Somerset has asked for 90 days to submit comments and requests for more information about the project, rather than the 45-day window provided by the PSC.
“This is a very significant document that takes time, that takes a coordination of consultants,” Engert said.
Jim Simon, newly elected Yates town supervisor, said the state Siting Board for reviewing the Lighthouse Wind project is stacked with too many state officials and not enough local residents.
Engert said a committee reviewing the Somerset law for wind turbines, enacted in 2006, could make recommendations as soon as Wednesday (Dec. 9) for the town to adopt. The revised Somerset law is the ordinance Apex will need to comply with for the turbine proposal, Engert said.
Save Ontario Shores President John Riggi also addressed the group. He announced he is no longer going to be president of SOS because he is joining the Yates Town Board on Jan. 1. Pamela Atwater will be the new Save Ontario Shores president.
“She will do a fantastic job shepherding us through a successful conclusion,” Riggi said.
Jim Simon was elected the new Yates town supervisor following a write-in campaign. He thanked the supporters and voters in the community.
He praised Engert and the Somerset officials for being aggressive in fighting the turbine plan, through a survey, resolutions, updated laws and hiring Vacco’s law firm.
“We need to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Town of Somerset,” Simon said.
John Riggi, the president of Save Ontario Shores in the gorup’s first year, addresses the crowd in the Barker Fire Hall.
The state is changing the process for siting large-scale wind turbines, projects with 25-plus megawatts. The state will have a Siting Board with five state officials and two representatives from the local community where a project is planned.
That change, giving the state the majority of the say in the project over local officials, irked all of the speakers during Tuesday’s meeting. Ortt said he will work with local State Assembly members Jane Corwin, R-Clarence, and Steve Hawley, R-Batavia, to have the Siting Board be expanded to at least four local representatives. The state legislators will take up the issue in Albany in January, Ortt said.
The state changed the process for reviewing the projects in legislation known as Article 10.
“It will result in more projects like this being shoved down communities’ throats,” Ortt said.
Simon said the Article 10 changes run against the country’s principles.
“We ought to have a say as residents of the two towns for our future,” Simon said.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 8 December 2015 at 12:00 am
Provided photo – Terry Bliss has been active in the Kendall Lions Club for the past 25 years and also served as district governor in 2007-08.
KENDALL – Last week Kodak announced four $2,500 awards would go to causes led by employees world-wide. Kodak approved funds for humanitarian work in Shanghai, Brazil, Israel and Kendall.
Terry Bliss has worked for Kodak for 31 years, currently as a systems analyst in production support. He also has been a member of the Kendall Lions Club for 25 years.
He served as district governor in 2007-08, leading about 1,360 Lions Club members from Lyndonville to Walworth, and from Lake Ontario to Bolivar.
Kodak announced its second annual “Kodak Cares: Leaders in the Community Program” awards last week. The company approved $2,500 for the Kendall Lions, the only organization in the United States to receive funding.
Kodak notes that Bliss has served in leadership roles for the Lions Club, and has supported “countless community activities.”
Kodak cited one example of him loading his truck with 10,000 pairs of glasses and sending them to recycling center to be cleaned, sorted and distributed to people in developing countries.
Bliss said the Lions Clubs in six counties near Rochester collect about 85,000 pairs of glasses each year. Those glasses are taken to Ridgeway, Pa., where they are sorted by prescription and then sent to third-world countries.
Bliss remains an active leader in the Lions Club, at the local level and in the district. He is influential in training and mentoring new leaders for the Lions.
He is pleased the Kendall Lions have a successful Leo Club in the Kendall High School. The Leos will celebrate their 10th anniversary next year, and Bliss said some of the $2,500 from Kodak could be used to support the Leos.
“We want to recognize them for all the work they’ve done in the past 10 years,” Bliss said.
The Kendall Lions Club just learned about the $2,500 from Kodak last Thursday. Bliss said the club leaders are discussing how to best use the funds.
“The $2,500 is great for any organization,” he said. “It’s pretty amazing because there were four recipients and we were the only one in the U.S.”
The Kendall Lions have 64 members and expect to add two more next month. It’s the second largest club in the entire district.
Provided photo – This photo was taken at Lyndonville’s High School Gymnasium with Lee Dillenbeck, Dean of Students; Sarah May, program assistant for Orleans United Drug Free Communities Coalition; Aaron Slack, Lyndonville High School principal; Candice Pretko, Lyndonville mental health counselor; and Jason Smith, Lyndonville Central School superintendent.
Press Release Orleans United Drug Free Communities Coalition
LYNDONVILLE – Parents, adults, teachers and students have a number to call 24 hours a day to report underage drinking parties or other activities that may be harmful to the health, safety and welfare of young people.
The Underage Drinking Tipline is anonymous, confidential and free. By calling the Tipline at 1-800-851-1932 and providing basic information, a caller can potentially save a life and divert tragedy.
What happens when you call the Tipline? Call center staff are trained to notify the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department. If the party location is in the jurisdiction of another police agency such as the Medina or Albion police departments, call information will be promptly routed to the appropriate responding agency.
Sarah May, Orleans United Drug Free Communities Coalition program assistant, is working with coalition members to promote Tipline throughout Orleans County. This month, Tipline is featured on a Rt. 31 Medina billboard and lawn signs are being distributed to businesses and agencies in Orleans County.
“Do your part, if you know of underage drinking, call 1-800-851-1932 and take action to prevent harm caused by underage drinking,” May said.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 7 December 2015 at 12:00 am
Photos by Tom Rivers – This lakeside cottage owned by Fred Nesbitt at Oak Orchard on the Lake could open in the spring as a bed and breakfast.
CARLTON – Dan Conlon has watched Oak Orchard on the Lake change in the past half century, with the original smaller cottages from about a century ago renovated to become, in many cases, year-round residences.
“This is a beautiful community, but it’s all getting new,” Conlon said about Oak Orchard on the Lake.
Conlon, 58, lives in one of the cottages off Archbald Road. His home happens to be next to one of the biggest of the original cottages at Oak Orchard on the Lake.
Dan Conlon and Fred Nesbitt say the cottage offers striking panoramic views of the lake. They have some renovations to do before the cottage will be opened to the public. They say they will upgrade the site without taking away from its historic charm.
The Hart family of Albion had a big cottage built by the lake in the 1880s. The same family owned a large mansion in Albion, the Hart Hotel in Medina and an island in the Thousand Islands with an 80-room summer “cottage.”
After Hart died in 1892, Hart Island was acquired by George C. Boldt, who dismantled Hart’s cottage and built a mammoth castle, which today attracts thousands of visitors annually.
The cottage at Oak Orchard isn’t a castle, but it is a special spot, perhaps the only one like it on the southshore of Lake Ontario, Conlon said.
Dan Conlon looks out from the top porch at the former Hart cottage that may be called “The Lodge” when it opens as a bed and breakfast.
The Hart cottage has retained many of its original characteristics with hardwood floors and stone fire places. Conlon and the cottage’s owner, Fred Nesbitt, want to make some modifications – upgraded plumbing and electric – so the site could be used as a bed and breakfast. There are six bedrooms in the cottage.
The site has a breath-taking view of Lake Ontario. There once were a row of poplar trees by the shore. Conlon said the trees were used as a marker for boaters to let them know they were near the Oak Orchard Harbor.
While the neighbors have lost their poplar trees, four of them remain on Nesbitt’s property. They offer shade, and provide some protection for the backyard from erosion.
“I get chills down my spine with the sunsets,” Conlon said about the spot. “I think everyone should enjoy this.”
Nesbitt and Conlon are pushing to have the site opened as a B & B in the spring. They want to cater to fishermen, and people visiting families in the area. They also said it would be a nice retreat center for church groups.
They also think the site should be included on the National Register of Historic Places.
“We’re losing so much in Orleans County and this deserves to be recognized,” Conlon said.
Conlon and Nesbitt gave a tour of the property last week to Erin Anheier of Clarendon. She has helped put together the National Register applications for several sites in Holley and Clarendon.
Fred Nesbitt, left, and Dan Conlon give Erin Anheier a tour of the former Hart cottage.
Anheier noted that many cottages and homes were modernized beginning in the 1950s.
Conlon and Nesbitt credited one of the cottage’s recent former owners, Gordie Gardner, for keeping the site’s rustic features while also protecting it from decay.
Nesbitt is a retired fruit farmer in Albion. Conlon was a service manager for a car dealership. Conlon will continue to live next door and he said he will prepare breakfast for the guests.
“We both like old things and we like people,” Nesbitt said.
Conlon is eager to open the cedar-shingled cottage to guests.
“This is the last one of the lakefront like this so let’s show it off,” he said.
NORFOLK, Va. – Religious Program Specialist 2nd Class John D. Stageman, an Albion native, was recently selected as the Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Junior Sailor of the Year for 2015.
“I’m honored to be selected and that the board recognized all the effort and hard work I put in this year,” said Stageman, who has been in the Navy for nine years and currently works in the Chaplain’s Religious Enrichment Development Operation department for Navy Region Mid-Atlantic. “I’m really grateful for the opportunity to represent my command and community.”
Stageman is a 2006 graduate of Charles D’Amico High School. His mother, Darla Stageman, resides in Albion and his father, David Stageman, lives in Rochester.
The Junior Sailor of the Year award is part of a program established in the interest of recognizing superior performance of enlisted personnel with emphasis on outstanding achievements, exemplary personal conduct and military bearing, and demonstrated initiative in the performance of duty.
In addition to recognizing outstanding performance, this program motivates personnel to strive for improvement in their assigned duties, military behavior, appearance, and leadership.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 7 December 2015 at 12:00 am
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – The Albion Free Methodist Church on Saturday hosted a Bible quizzing competition with 120 kids on teams from 11 churches in Western New York.
This photo was taken in the sanctuary of the church and shows the teams testing their seats. Each chair has an electronic device and the quizzer who “jumps” first gets the first chance to answer the question.
A team from Free Church in Rochester is at left and quizzers from the Pearce Memorial Free Methodist Church in North Chili are at right.
Jacob Thom, left, and Zoe Seniuk are members of the Young Rookies team from the Albion Free Methodist Church. Each round has 15 questions. Quizzers can “quiz out” if they answer five questions in a round.
Zoe Seniuk answers a question during Saturday’s quiz meet in Albion. In this round, the Albion Young Rookies competed agianst a team from Gowanda. Zoe quizzed out several times on Saturday, answering the maximum of five questions for an individual quizzer per round.
On Saturday, the focus was on the Book of Acts, chapters 9 through 12.
There are nine members of the quizzing program at the Albion church in grades six through 12.
Three high schoolers compete for Albion on Saturday. This photo shows, from left: Calandra Prentice, Catherine Thom and Michael Laine.
The monthly competitions rotate to different Free Methodist churches each month with the national competition in Seattle, Wa., in late June. More chapters from Acts will be added each month for the quizzers to learn and memorize.
Jacob and Catherine Thom’s mother, Tara Thom, is the coordinator of the quiz program at the Albion Free Methodist Church.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 7 December 2015 at 12:00 am
ALBION – A Lockport man pleaded guilty today in Orleans County Court to attempted assault in the second degree.
Markel Hill, 25, could face up to 1 ½ to 3 years in state prison when he is sentenced on March 14. The charge normally carries a maximum to 2 to 4 years in state prison. If Hill’s sentence is longer than 1 ½ to 3 years, he can withdraw the plea and go to trial.
He admitted in court today he punched a woman in the face on Oct. 9, 2014. He was arrested by the Medina Police Department and charged with second-degree assault.
The woman who was punched in the face suffered a broken jaw and needed surgery. Her mouth was wired shut. She continues to suffer pain from the injury, District Attorney Joe Cardone said.
Judge Punch could also issue an order of protection, and require a DNA fee and surcharge when Hill is sentenced.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 7 December 2015 at 12:00 am
ALBION – A jury in Orleans County today found a Brockport man guilty of 13 counts of second-degree rape against a 13-year-old girl from Holley.
Matthew M. Edwards, 29, of West Ridge Road was accused of having sex with the girl in the Village of Holley between July 4 and Aug. 30, 2014. Edwards also allegedly provided the girl with drugs and alcohol, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
In addition to second-degree rape, Edwards was found guilty of 13 counts of criminal sexual act in the second degree and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.
The jury found him not guilty of five counts of unlawfully dealing with a child in the first degree.
Edwards could be sentenced to up to 7 years in state prison for each count of second-degree rape, although the maximum sentence would be about 20 years. Judge James Punch will sentence Edwards at 2 p.m. on Feb. 29.
The trial started last Wednesday and concluded today at about 4 p.m. when the jury returned its verdict.
Edwards was jailed last January on $200,000 bail. Judge Punch revoked bail after the jury’s verdict.
“I know this is a difficult case,” Punch told the jury. “I appreciate the work you put into it.”
By Kristina Gabalski, Correspondent Posted 6 December 2015 at 12:00 am
Photos by Kristina Gabalski
KNOWLESVILLE – Rudolph and his fellow reindeer are made from peanuts and pipe cleaners. They form a portion of an entry by 11-year old Brandi Stephens on display at the 2015 4-H Holiday Faire on Saturday at the 4-H Fairgrounds.
Orleans County 4-H’ers, their families, friends and community members gathered at the Trolley Building for the annual Holiday Faire.
The event showcases 4-H projects with a holiday theme. Club tables featured activities of various 4-H clubs and offered craft projects for those attending.
This entry – a sock snowman – was made by 8-year old Layne Walker. The snowman will be used as a holiday centerpiece.
The annual 4-H Holiday Faire brought together community members on Saturday afternoon at the Trolley Building on the 4-H Fairgrounds.
The “Jolly Ol’ Elf” – Santa Claus – made an appearance and checked out 4-H Club tables in addition to taking down holiday wishes from youngsters in attendance.
Five-year old Ella Wilson and her sister, two-year old Cora Wilson of Holley, check out a bunny at the Orleans County 4-H Rabbit Raisers table.
Lily Brigham, age 6, and Sawyer Brigham, age 8, of Albion, show off the snowman hat ornaments they made at the Orleans County 4-H Paw Praisers Club table.
No, it’s not one of Santa’s Reindeer, it’s Domino the Llama, owned by Orleans County 4-H Leader Barb Kurzowski. Domino sports a festive holiday headband at the annual 4-H Holiday Faire.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 6 December 2015 at 12:00 am
Photos By Tom Rivers
ALBION – It was breathtaking sunset today around 5 p.m. I took several photos of the churches around Courthouse Square as the sky changed colors and grew more intense.
The top photo shows St. Joseph’s Catholic Church (Holy Family Parish) at left with First Baptist Church towering even higher at right.
The seven churches by the courthouse are part of a district named to the National Register of Historic Places.
The Pullman Memorial Universalist Church
The First Presbyterian Churh, looking through columns at the Orleans County Courthouse
The Albion First United Methodist Church at left and Albion Free Methodist Church at right (the first Free Methodist church in the world)
Christ Episcopal Church in back at left with a Christmas tree in front (on the Courthouse lawn)
Here is one of the Orleans County Courthouse, the focal point of the historic district.
By Kristina Gabalski, Correspondent Posted 6 December 2015 at 12:00 am
Photos by Kristina Gabalski
HOLLEY – A Holley fire truck is decorated with lights and a glowing Santa as part of a parade on Saturday night, just before the community tree lighting in the Public Square.
All decked out for the holidays, a Holley electric truck rounds out the parade on Route 31.
Village of Holley leaders and residents gathered Saturday evening in the Public Square for the lighting of the community tree. Mayor John Kenney, Jr. read the names of those remembered with “Memory Bulbs” prior to the lighting of the tree.
The mayor read a list of 73 memories.
Holley residents admire the just-lit 23-foot-high community tree in the Public Square.
The Public Square in Holley is now festively lit and decorated for the holiday season.
Following the tree lighting outside, Holley residents were invited inside the Fire Hall for refreshments including pizza, cocoa and cookies. Here, members of the Village Board including Mayor John Kenney and Trustees Kevin Lynch and Connie Nennie (partially hidden) help serve up food and beverages.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 6 December 2015 at 12:00 am
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – The Flock of Uncles perform “The First Noel” during today’s concert at the First Presbyterian Church in Albion. The Uncles include the Smith brothers, from left: Calvin, Lucas and Oliver.
About 400 people attended the concert, which featured several Albion alumni musicians and current high school band and chorus students.
Today’s concert was organized by the Eastman at Albion Courthouse Square Committee and sponsored by Christopher-Mitchell Funeral Homes. The concert is a benefit Albion High School Alumni Foundation’s music scholarships.
The Flock of Uncles, with Oliver Smith at far right, sing “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen.”
Alec Sherman sings “How Great Thou Art.”
Charlie Nesbitt, a member of the Eastman at Albion Courthouse Square Committee, welcomes a big crowd to the Presbyterian Church. This photo was taken from the balcony.
Joe Sacco sings “O, Holy Night” with Harriette Greaser accompanying. Sacco, an Eastman graduate, recently recorded a CD that was available for sale at the concert.
Other Albion graduates to perform in the concert include Marcy Downey and Gary Simboli. The crowd sang several sing-alongs during the concert.
By Matthew Ballard, Orleans County Historian Posted 5 December 2015 at 12:00 am
Vol. 1, Issue 37
ALBION – In the spring of 1934, the St. Mary’s Athletic Club players posed for this team photograph on opening day at the club’s home field on Moore Street in Albion.
The 1933 and 1934 seasons would be some of the worst seen by the team in the two decades prior, bringing about an end to their run as league champions.
Mayor Jacob Landauer threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
The organization was established just 10 years prior in February 1924 amidst the height of Prohibition. It was in the spring of the same year that the club’s first baseball team was organized and consisted of Chester “Chisep” Avino, Frank “Peppy” Avino, Ted “Charcoal” Avino, Tony Button, Stanley “Flip” Furmanski, Ed “Wimpy” Furmanski, Casimer “Guz” Friday, John Lewandowski, Max Lubawy, John Mager, Max “Showboat” Mager, Stanley “Panama” Radzinski, Joe “Crow-foot” Rice, Stanley “Sandy” Sadowski, Casimer “Spizek” Stucko, Stanley “Sea Dog” Telga, John Wieczorek, and Stanley “Kuba” Wieczorek. Many of these men remained with the team when this photograph was taken.
It was in 1926 that the organization took home their first championship and following another league victory in 1929, the club rewarded themselves with the new uniforms seen in this image.
