For September 7-13 – Salamanca Press
50 Years Ago: Sept. 11, 1973: JIMERSONTOWN — Engineers, architects, state and federal representatives were all on hand to help assess the environmental impact of the Seneca Nation of Indians’ Iroquoia project at a public hearing in the Haley building at 2 p.m. Monday (Sept. 10). “The potential of the Allegheny Reservoir is so great,” said Calvin John, project director, “that we need to plan cautiously and develop a master plan.” The project will include a 100-room resort motel, a reception building, a library, museum and later a reconstructed Indian village and an amphitheater.
25 Years Ago: Sept. 10, 1998: JIMERSONTOWN — Longtime Seneca Nation Department of Public Works Superintendent Stewart “JoJo” Redeye has been tapped as the presidential candidate on the Allegany Reservation Progressive People’s Party ballot in the SNI’s November election. Redeye will face opposition from People’s Party candidate Rae Snyder. Reggie Crouse has also announced his intention to run as an independent candidate.
