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Wellsville Chamber shines light on locals at annual awards dinner BY KATHRYN ROSS
WELLSVILLE — There were no coronets or blankets of roses, but that didn’t stop the Wellsville Area Chamber of Commerce from celebrating. The Chamber hosted its 2023 annual awards dinner on Saturday to honor local businesses and individuals for their dedication and support of Wellsville at the Wellsville Country Club. Scores were in attendance on a night that paused for the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby and on a day that began with the coronation of King Charles III. Chamber Executive Officer Bruce Thomas was emcee for the evening and gave a brief description of the last year in Wellsville declaring, “It’s a wonderful time in Wellsville” and noting the resurgence of business with the opening of Runnings and KATS and the promise of Quicklees, Tim Hortons and Taco Bell and several smaller businesses on the horizon. “We have a great year ahead of us,” he said. Topping out the night’s honors was ARVOS-Ljungstrom celebrating its 100th year in Wellsville. Matt Ferris CEO of the Wellsville division stepped
forward to accept the award after Thomas said, “I have never seen the renovation of such a business after such a difficult time.” Ferris, a 27-year Ljungstrom employee and CEO for the last eight years said. “We were a lot hurtin’ during Covid, but then we decided to get into the offshore wind business.” He went on to say Ljungstrom has already hired 130 new employees and expects to hire 100 more by March 2024. He thanked BOCES, the local high school and Alfred State College for helping to supply those new workers and lauded the dedication of the young employees. “We have a two-year workbook ahead of us and that is unheard of in this business,” he said. “It is great for Wellsville, but how does a business last for 100 years? Mike (Raptis of the Texas Hot another centennial business) knows. It is the people.” Prior to the Ljundstrom award the New Business of the Year, Community Service Award and the Spirit of Wellsville awards were celebrated. Sisters, Jackie and Ann Dwyer Comstock received the Spirit of Wellsville award. MK Kellogg presented the award admitting that
the dynamic duo had been her heroes growing up referring to the women’s prowess and skill on the floor of the skating rink owned by their family. For the last 20 years, she said the sisters have been dedicated to preserving the history of Wellsville by organizing the Sesquicentennial in 2007, creating a walking tour and historical calendars as part of their work with the Thelma Rogers Genealogical and Historical Society where they now serve as officers. The Comstocks are also on the boards of the Jones Memorial Hospital and the David A. Howe Library. Upon accepting the award Jackie said, “We get involved with
Photo by Kathryn Ross Receiving awards from the Wellsville Area Chamber of Commerce are (from left) Carrie Redman, Ann and Jackie Comstock and Matt Ferris for ARVOS-Ljungstrom and Katie Wallace.
Community Service Award. “This award could not have gone to a better person. If there is one face that you see at every Chamber sponsored event in Wellsville
something and we just keep going until we get it done.” President of the Chamber, Bessie Davidson of Community Bank, announced the
it is Carrie Redman’s.” Redman is the president of the Wellsville Development Corporation. Redman Awards Dinner continued on PAGE 5
Hall’s Andover/Whitesville legacy much more than scoring records BY SAM WILSON
Her impact will be recorded in county, section and school record books for years to come, mostly for her ability to put the ball in the basket. But ask Vanessa Hall her favorite play to make on the court, she doesn’t first think of a pull-up 3-pointer or
dashing layup. “More than scoring points, my favorite thing is a great assist,” the Whitesville senior said. “I love watching the tape and being like ‘man, I did that.’ I love assists.” Hall, however, stands alone among girls basketball scoring talents in the area. Her senior year marked
her third consecutive Big 30 scoring title and second Big 30 first-team selection (and third Big 30 all-star honor). She became the first girl in Allegany County to score 2,000 points and is now third all-time in Section 5 history with 2,492 points. But to her team at Andover/Whitesville, Hall’s performance
went far beyond the numbers that appear next to her name in a box score. “You look at a box score and you read an article, you’re going to see Vanessa Hall had ‘X’ amount of points and she was always the leading scorer because she just had that knack Vanessa Hall continued on PAGE 4
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