lCsD preps for kindergarten, pre-K program
The Liverpool Central School District is preparing for kindergarten registration for the 2023-2024 school year. All resident students born on or before Dec. 1, 2018, are eligible to register for kindergarten for the 2023-2024 school year.
It is important for families to know that all registration forms must be submitted and approved before a spot will be held for a student.
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A Year in Review - Part II
Movers and shakers
celebrate milestonesA number of institutions in the northern suburbs celebrated milestone anniversaries this year.
• North Area Meals on Wheels: What began in 1972 as a project of the North Area Pastors’ Association with just three or four clients has blossomed into an enterprise serving 291 senior, disabled or homebound clients. NAMOW, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in August, has 12 paid staff and over 300 volunteers.
“Every person that helped with something was a link in a very important chain,” said Linda Jackson, a longtime NAMOW volunteer and former director of the organization.
• Plank Road Quilt Guild: The queens of quilting celebrated their 40th anniversary this past summer. The Plank Road Quilt Guild, a jovial group of 60 members, meets twice a month at Cicero United Methodist Church.
“It’s a wonderful way to be creative and express yourself,” Carol Gerow said of quilting. “Even if two people make the same pattern, it doesn’t turn out the same.”
The guild has a heavy focus community service as well. Members have sewn quilts for Sleep in Heavenly Peace and Honor Flight Syracuse.
Village of North Syracuse icon Diane Browning died Feb. 6. Browning served on the village board from 2003 to 2020, including two years as mayor in 2010 and 2011 and two stints as deputy mayor. She also served as a senior advocate for the town of Cicero and was a board member for North Area Meals on Wheels.
“She was my dear friend and my mentor, and she definitely will be missed,” said current Deputy Mayor Patricia Gustafson.
In 2008, Browning reflected on the village she’d lived in for 52 years.
Kevin Toms is well on his way to achieving his goal of raising $20,000 for Griffin’s Guardians by the time he graduates from Cicero-North Syracuse High School. Kevin, 15, hosted his third annual Can Crush Cancer can and bottle drive for the Cicero pediatric cancer nonprofit in October.
Between cash donations and bottles and cans, Kevin collected $5,170.50 — until an anonymous donor topped off the total in December, bringing 2022’s final amount to $6,423. In three years of fundraising, Kevin has amassed nearly $14,000 for Griffin’s Guardians.
Griffin’s Guardians was founded in memory of Kevin’s childhood best friend, Griffin Engle, who died at age 7 after battling a rare brain cancer.
“We’re very thankful to the Toms [children]. What great parents they have to get their kids to this level at such a young age. They’re driven to help others,” said Rita Griffin, grandmother of Griffin Engle.
MaryEllen Clausen has officially retired from Ophelia’s Place, the Liverpool organization she and her family founded to help those struggling with eating disorders and promote a healthier culture around body image. Her daughter, Holli Zehring, is taking her place as CEO.
“I’m grateful to the community for believing in the work,” she
If you don’t know which building would be your “home” school please download the district’s “Street Code Book” at liverpool. k12.ny.us/departments/student-services/ school-boundaries. Find your street to determine which of the four K-2 elementary schools your child will attend in September 2023.
The Street Code Book has been updated to reflect the district’s new quadrant system. Four Liverpool CSD schools will house students in kindergarten through second grade: Donlin Drive Elementary (DDE), Elmcrest Elementary (EE), Long Branch Elementary (LBE) and Willow Field Elementary (WFE).
Registration date
Registration will be conducted by appointment only at the registration office at 195 Blackberry Road or online. This allows for families to have one-on-one time in the safest way possible, without having to wait in line.
Kindergarten Registration will take place on the following dates for the following assigned home schools:
EE & LBE: Feb. 6 to 10, 2022
Please register online prior to your appointment (if you are able to do so) by filling out all five forms found in the middle of the registration page at liverpool.k12. ny.us/departments/student-services/student-registration (links can be found in the orange box). Required documents can be uploaded using the district’s Document Attachment Form (link can be found on the Registration Page as well).
Children do not need to be present for any part of the registration process.
Registration must be completed by the resident parent or legal guardian. Any inperson registrations will take place at the district office at 195 Blackberry Road.
Note: Children who will attend a private, parochial or charter school need to be registered at the District Office during normal business hours from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
What do I Need to register my child?
Begin the registration process by visiting our secure online Web site at liverpool. k12.ny.us/departments/student-services/ student-registration. Complete the required forms before registration day to expedite your registration experience.
In addition, the following documents
said. “I think we definitely have evolved over the years and hopefully we’ve shed a light on the stigma of mental illness.”
Sports Editor Phil Blackwell rounded up the highlights for the Northstars and the Warriors:
• Basketball: With an epic triple-overtime win over CBA and a come-frombehind victory over West Genesee, Liverpool’s boys basketball team claimed the sectional Class AA championship in March.
The Cicero-North Syracuse girls basketball team, led by Alexa Kulakowski and Alita Carey-Santangelo, won both sectional and regional titles to advance to the state final four in Troy.
• Softball: After a dramatic extra-inning victory over Baldwinsville in the sectional final where it was down to its last strike but rallied to win, the Liverpool softball team made it all the way to the state Class AA championship game in June before taking a 4-2 de -
feat to Monroe-Woodbury.
• Football: For the fifth consecutive year, the Cicero-North Syracuse football team earned the sectional and regional Class AA championships in November, avenging an earlier defeat to CBA in the sectional final and routing Corning in the regional final. The Northstars fell in the state semifinals to eventual state champion Buffalo Bennett.
• Field hockey: In November, C-NS’s field hockey team got to the brink of its first-ever state Class A championship, rallying from 2-0 down to beat Rome Free Academy in the sectional final. The Northstars topped Greene (2-0) and Clarence (3-1) to reach the title game on Long Island before falling 2-1 in overtime to Northport in the championship game.
• Soccer: A goal by Dante Melfi in double overtime helped the C-NS boys soccer team beat West Genesee 1-0 for the Section III Class AA championship in November. Then the Northstars beat Shaker 2-0 to reach the state semifinals before falling to eventual state champion Scarsdale.
Assemblyman Al Stirpe (D-Cicero) announced legislation he sponsored and passed to support micro-business worker cooperatives has been signed into law by Governor Hochul (Ch. 804 of 2022).
The law will allow micro-business worker cooperatives to apply for assistance through the Economic Development Fund as well as expand other state agencies’ ability to offer assistance to these firms.
Historically, worker cooperatives have offered workers the opportunity to become business owners as well as increased control over their work environment and their long-term job security.
Additionally, worker ownership incentivizes workers to further improve their businesses, as well as provide economic benefits to their communities by creating a stable tax base and increasing job retention.
This law will provide additional sources of funding to eligible worker cooperatives upon the transfer of ownership of an existing micro-business – defined as firms with fewer than 20 employees – helping to ensure that viable businesses remain open, and workers currently employed by a business are given the opportunity to buy that business.
“Small businesses form a substantial portion of the New York State economy and it’s crucially important that we work to support them,” said Stirpe. “Worker cooperatives are businesses that place their communities and employee benefits at the core of their values and investing in these firms will help to support our economy while also uplifting our workforce. This law will help to ensure these alternative business models remain viable and receive the assis -
“Worker cooperatives are businesses that place their communities and employee benefits at the core of their values and investing in these firms will help to support our economy while also uplifting our workforce.
-Assemblyman Al Stirpetance they need to stay competitive. As chair of the Assembly Small Business Committee, I thank Governor Hochul for signing this critical piece of legislation and I’ll continue to fight to support our local businesses and workforce.”
The Liverpool Central School District is seeking nominations for its Fine Arts Hall of Fame.
The Fine Arts Hall of Fame was established in 2003 through the efforts of VITAL (Vision In The Arts at Liverpool), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the arts in Liverpool. The Fine Arts Hall of Fame seeks to honor those who have contributed to the arts (music, visual arts, dance and theater).
There are three categories in which individuals may nominate someone for this award:
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are needed to register: birth certificate (original), immunization record from doctor signed by the medical provider, proof of residency , two of the following examples: current utility bill (electric), cable/satellite bill, water bill, mortgage, signed lease, parent photo identification, resident parent must register child in person.
Certain cases may require additional documentation. These include residency affidavits, court
Contributor: A person who has given time, talent or resources to the fine arts program of Liverpool, its staff and students.
Mentor: A former or retired Liverpool fine arts staff member or administrator who has provided leadership, guidance, inspiration and innovation to the fine arts at Liverpool.
Alumnus: A person who graduated from Liverpool High School and participated in the LHS fine arts program (academic or extra-curricular LCSD sanctioned activities). The graduation year must be 2017 or before.
Nominations will be accepted through March 1, 2023. An induction ceremony will take place on Sunday, June 11, at 2 p.m. in the LHS Auditorium.
Please download the nomination form found on the hall of fame website, liverpool.k12.ny.us/departments/ fine-arts/fine-arts-hall-of-fame, and send the completed form to Adam Shatraw, director of fine arts, Liverpool High School, 4338, Wetzel Road, Liverpool, N.Y. 13090. Any questions should be directed to Shatraw at 315453-1500 ext. 6929.
issued custody documents, individual education plan (IEP), or foster parent form (DSS-2999).
According to NYS law, children entering kindergarten are asked to complete several small tasks called “kindergarten screening.” Upon registration, parents will be notified of the scheduled screening dates in May.
The district also announced it will once again offer a 4-year-old pre-K program for the 2023-2024 school year.
To be eligible, a child
must: Have a birthdate between Dec. 2, 2018 and Dec. 1, 2019 and reside in the Liverpool Central School District
Instruction is consistent with the New York State Pre-Kindergarten Standards, which focuses on a child’s social/ emotional, cognitive and physical development.
The district has a limited number of seats available. Those who submit an interest form online and complete the registration process between Jan. 9 and April 14 will be considered for the initial selection process.
The pre-K interest form will be posted on the Liverpool CSD Web site, liverpool.k12.ny.us/schools/ expanded-pre-k/index, on Jan. 9.
The pre-K program is not housed in Liverpool Central School District school buildings. Instead, the district partners with local community-based organizations for its pre-K program.
Transportation to and from the program is the responsibility of parents/ guardians. Students must attend the program five days a week to maintain their seat.
Join the Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps on Saturday, Jan. 21 from 10 to noon for a half-mile excursion along the shore of Onondaga Lake to explore newly restored habitats that attract thousands of waterfowl, dozens of Bald Eagles, and other wildlife during the winter months. Participants will learn from Montezuma Audubon Center and Onondaga Audubon staff and volunteers about birds, wildlife and the importance of wetlands in supporting the Onondaga Lake watershed.
Onondaga Lake is an Audubon Important Bird Area that provides habitat, food and water sources that many bird species depend upon for survival during the cold winter months. Some of the most abundant bird species that rely on Onondaga Lake are the Bald Eagle, Common Merganser, American Black Duck, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, Mallard, Redhead, and Ring-necked Duck.
“Onondaga Lake is home to the largest Bald Eagle roost in New York,” said Chris Lajewski, director of the Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps and Montezuma Audubon Center. “The resurgence of the Bald Eagle and Onondaga Lake as a community asset is a testament to conservation efforts that have restored habitats for birds, other wildlife and people in Central New York.”
The walk will be along a flat, paved trail that might be snow covered. Binoculars,
spotting scopes and field guides will be provided.
The event will begin at the Onondaga Creekwalk trail under Hiawatha Blvd. near Destiny USA in Syracuse, NY. Space is limited and registration is required. Register at act.audubon.org/a/onondagalake-conservation-corps-bald-eagle-program-january-21-2023
Call 315.365.3588 or email montezuma@audubon.org with questions.
The event fee is $10/person, $30/family.
The Corps is an expanding organization of community volunteers who are contributing to restoration projects that are creating, improving, and monitoring wildlife habitat in the Onondaga Lake watershed and sustaining its value as an Audubon Important Bird Area.
The Corps was founded in 2012 by Honeywell in partnership with Montezuma Audubon Center and Onondaga Audubon and is now an Audubon New York program. Additional Corps supporters include Parsons, Anchor QEA, RES, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Central New York Community Foundation and Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation.
To learn more about the Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps or participate in future activities, please contact montezuma@audubon.org, visit ny.audubon.org/ OLCC, instagram.com/onondagalakecc, youtube.com/onondagalakecc, or call 315365-3588.
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While Christmas is over, the process of taking down the tree may just be beginning for many of us.
Some of us like to leave them up and enjoy the lights for a few days into the new year, taking in the light they offer on these cold, dark days.
Others enjoy the fresh pine smell a tree brings to the house.
And still others of us, if we are honest with ourselves, are just dreading the process of taking the tree down, putting all the lights and ornaments away, untangling cords and dealing with all the needles that will fall as we wrestle the tree out of the house.
But aside from the work it entails, as we get ready to take those trees down, it is also time to consider what to do with them.
In many communities the garbage removal services will offer pickup or the community may offer a recycling drop off location and often times the trees that are picked up or dropped off are recycled and put to use in other forms.
In some communities trees will be put through chippers and turned into mulch that will be used in community parks and other locations.
But if these kinds of pickups are not an option for you, there is also plenty you can do on your own to repurpose the tree and make the most effective use of its materials.
If you should have your own chipper, you can of course make your own mulch for use this spring.
But a chipper is not the most common of items in most garages.
So perhaps some of these other options will be viable for you.
Some game and fishery departments will offer a drop off service for trees that they will then use in community lakes and ponds.
Check with your local departments to see if they are interested in collection trees before dropping them off.
The decomposing trees offer a habitat for fish and other wildlife.
Just remember to remove all ornaments, hooks, and decorations before dropping it off.
Perhaps some of the most convenient options however are things that most of us can do around our own home and property to put the tree to use.
For those who are creative or interested in crafting, the trees, along with some sawing, offer plenty of materials to work with to make items like drink coasters and other decorative items for around the house.
The trees needles also make easy to use mulch.
By removing the branches and shaking the needles off, they offer a quick mulch.
The needles are slow to decompose and don’t collect mold.
And of course the tree can be used as a source for fire wood.
Whether it is heating the house or stocking up for backyard fires this spring and summer, that old Christmas tree can provide plenty of logs that can be put to good use in the future.
These are just a few ideas and there are plenty of other options to recycle your tree.
We hope this may inspire a few ideas and that you will get the most you possibly can out the tree that brought joy this holiday season and continue to do so in other ways in the months ahead.
Marcellus is missing a coffee shop. Today, with its overhanging drear, a coffee shop would be a wonderful place to go to look for some sunshine.
I loved First Cup, a cozy coffee shop nestled in what was once Orr’s Hardware and later Bill’s Books.
There was a magical kind of intimacy of place that encouraged conversation.
Locals knew about First Cup and filled the tables and couches with debates and gossip that moved people along in knowledge or questions, a place to exchange ideas, a modern “cracker barrel.”
But it and a few others that succeeded it in other places with other vibes are gone.
I miss not only that friendly familiarity, that ability to be who you are without guile, a place to discuss and converse and move through discourse about things like crocheting patterns or Truman’s problem with unions at the end of WWII.
There was another gathering spot, a place where I found like minded people who would debate with each other, laugh
with each other and work through complicated problems. Like First Cup it isn’t there any more. It has been gobbled up by the expansion of the middle school cafeteria.
I can so easily recall, the walk down the hallway passed the art room, Roger Friski’s math room, the classroom where John Dalton taught social studies and art Scotti taught English. Only few feet more to the teacher’s room.
It was a small room, with a few old Stickley pieces and four cafeteria tables. It was the teacher’s place to eat lunch or go during a free period.
The conversation was always high, whether about golf courses, alternate sources of income, how and/or where to get materials for a unit, or parsing out the ways to approach teaching a particular student and so much more.
Over the years, the hours in that room, the conversations that unfolded became as in-
valuable as hours spent in formal preparation for teaching.
I treasure a pattern for double knitted mittens that one of the aids shared with me and the cross-curriculum unit that we were able to create about the Civil War…all around those cafeteria tables in that room a bit down from Mr. Dalton’s and Mr. Scotti’s room.
Don’t we all need that place where we feel safe to be who we are with others who identify with and grant that status to others and themselves?
Pop culture has recognized the need for such places, not only in sitcoms like Frazer where Frazer, Niels and friends solved their problems or created more for the pleasure of the viewers, but also as a method to move the plot along in staff lounges and “Cop” bars in medical and crime shows.
When I worked at Catholic Charities, I found a number of churches that organized coffee hours after morning mass. The coffee and the stale donuts were free as were the conversations.
These little informal groups were refuges and doorways
for the lonely, the seekers of discussion, one to one and in groups that helped unravel the knotty problems of everyday life.
Rides to the doctors, where the best sales were, who could you hire for a specific project … a gift of resources for the participants.
There are no digital coffee shops or groups that can equal the human connection that face to face groups provide. Zoom meetings are riding on the edge of deception.They are, no matter how gussied up, cold, a bit like amateur AI leaving you with that “something’s off” feeling.
These meeting places, coffee shops, workplace break rooms and such perform real human service.
They may go about under other titles, other names, but in reality, they are, like the bar in Cheers, a place where “everybody knows your name”.
Ann Ferro is a mother, a grandmother and a retired social studies teacher. While still figuring out what she wants to be when she grows up, she lives in Marcellus with lots of books, a spouse and a large orange cat.
Newly elected Onondaga
County Sheriff Toby Shelley’s got to be feeling bit neglected.
Shelley is a Democrat. former Sheriff Gene Conway and County Executive Ryan McMahon are Republicans.
Conway and McMahon left Shelley outside looking in as they made their post-election decision on Dec. 9 to close down the Jamesville Correctional Facility which has been operated by the sheriff’s office for 40 years.
Common courtesy would call for Shelley to at least have been consulted, but Conway and McMahon preferred to pump up their chests and show the new kid who’s boss. Well, that’s politics, but I suspect that Shelley’s more interested in policing than politics.
Toby and Tom By the way, Toby Shelly was spotted at The Retreat on the evening of Monday, Jan. 2, accompanied by his new public information officer, Tom Newton.
Besides Newton, Shelley has appointed seven more members of his administrative
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staff: Undersheriff Jeffery Passino, Chief Deputy of the police division Matthew Fischer, Chief Deputy of the custody division John Drapikowski, Chief Deputy of the corrections division Rick Miori, Chief Deputy of the civil division Melissa Berlinski, Chief of staff services Maureen Murphy and Executive Secretary for the sheriff Stephanie Powers.
Among Shelley’s plans for the sheriff’s office are a series of audits to ferret out any financial mismanagement as well as to survey exactly how the workforce is deployed. He also plans to review the department’s internal affairs unit.
Songbirds to soar Sunday
The harmonies will be hot and heavy and heavenly when the CNY Songbirds perform a free concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at Liverpool Public
Library.
The three veteran vocalists – Donna Colton, Maureen Sheridan Henesey and Joanna Nix Jewett – blend their voices on material by artists such as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Steely Dan.
Donna is a longtime songwriter and recording artist along with her band, The Troublemakers. Maureen sings lead for the neo-bluegrass group, the Easy Ramblers, and Joanna – who sings with Funkadelphia and The Mix Tapes – is executive director of Music for the Mission, sponsored by attorney Joe Stanley who was raised in Liverpool.
“I was thoroughly impressed with the Songbirds,” said Homer Center 4 the Arts Executive Director Ty Marshall. “Not only are they top-notch performers, they’re consummate regional musicians coming together to create a special event with music everyone loves.”
Sunday’s concert – the first in a four-part series celebrating “Women’s voices” – is a collaborative presentation of the library and the Liverpool Is
as part of the I-81 Corridor Study”.
The Place Concert Committee. For artist info, visit donnacolton.com/cny-songbirds
Jazz at Timber Banks
The Timber Banks Golf Club & Marina located along the banks of the scenic Seneca River is now offering “Jazz at Timber Banks” on Wednesdays from 6 to 9 p.m., in its new Persimmons Restaurant, at 3536 Timber Banks Parkway in Baldwinsville. The series is presented by CNY Jazz Central.
“Jazz at Timber Banks” continues Jan. 11 with bebopper Ronnie Leigh, Jan. 18 with keyboardist Alex Becerra, and Jan. 25 with vivacious vocalist Vanessa Vacanti & The Jazz Mafia; cnyjazz.org/jazz-attimber-banks/; 315-635-8800.
last word
“I’m going to have an outside committee come in and review the place, the whole department. This outside committee is going to be headed up by a retired police chief with 42 years of experience.”
–Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelley
The purpose of this letter is to educate with supporting documentation the rationale for legal challenges against the New York State Department of Transportation (“NYSDOT”) and the Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) for its flawed process to remove I-81.
In 2007 the Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council conducted the University Hill Transportation Study that recommended, “The Almond Street Boulevard concept…should be considered in the future I-81 Corridor Study as a long-term transportation improvement. Although modeling results yielded unfavorable impacts to interstate access under the boulevard concept and placed additional pressure on the regional transportation system, it is recommended that this concept be examined in combination with other transportation improvements
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In 2008 the Onondaga Citizens League study committee concluded: “Rerouting traffic around the city and replacing a section of I-81 with an at-grade urban boulevard is a desirable concept that would benefit the region. The study committee believes this option should be given the most serious consideration in the NYSDOT planning and study process currently underway”.
The plan has always been to replace I-81 with an at-grade urban boulevard. Ultimately, the reconfiguration of I-81 has never been about transportation but an attempt to achieve other long-held goals. Long-held goals that do not benefit existing neighborhoods in the City, or others in Onondaga County. Instead. Long-held goals that benefit the special interests of institutions in the University Hill area and Syracuse Central Business District have been the focus.
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Art Exhibit Salina Library. Featuring drawings by Janet Myrto Richards. All pieces are hand drawn with pen and pencil.
Breakfast Buffet
8 a.m. to noon. Every second Sunday starting Nov. 13 through Mother’s Day. Liverpool Elks Lodge, 3730 Cold Springs Road (corner of Route 370 and Hayes Road), Baldwinsville. Includes made-to-order omelets, cereals, waffles, French toast, pancakes, scrambled eggs, home fries, fretta, biscuits and sausage gravy, bacon, sausage links, juices, milk, and coffee. Adults $12, ages 6-12 $5, ages 5 and under free. Proceeds benefit Elks projects and charitable programs. Any current COVID guidelines will apply. For info: 315-622-2348.
THURSDAY, JAN. 12
Pajama Story Time
6 p.m. Salina Library. Children ages 3-6, wear your comfiest pajamas for a special night-time story time and craft! Meet in our community room, following COVID precautions.
Please register.
FRIDAY, JAN. 13
Crafts for Seniors: Marble
Magnets
11 a.m. Salina Library. Craft and chat with others! For adults ages 55 and over. Registration required.
TUESDAY, JAN. 17
Words Matter: Using Inclusive Language 8:15-10 a.m. Virtual. CNY ATD will discuss how to use inclusive language, and how to better promote it in your organization. Interactive virtual program. CNY ATD Members - $25; Non-members - $40. Registration – https://cnyatd.org/upcoming_program1.
Create!
6 p.m. Salina Library. Create 3D crystal Snowflakes to hang in a window. For adults ages 18 and over. Registration required.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18
Brown Bag Lunch Noon. First Presbyterian Church, 97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles. Come for soup, cookies, coffee and tea. Bring a sandwich and a friend. A guest speaker will speak about ways donations are received and used to aid residents in need. RSVP by Jan. 15.
Salina Writing Group 6:30 p.m. Salina Library. Hone your writing skills or learn how to write for various media. Facilitated by local author, editor, and TV scriptwriter Debbie Stack. For adults ages 18 and over. Registration required.
THURSDAY, JAN. 19 On the Same Page 6 p.m. Salina Library. Discuss books and shows and movies based on books. Register or email adults@salinalibrary.org for the Zoom link.
SATURDAY, JAN. 21
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TACNY Junior Café Scientifique 9:30-11 a.m The MOST, Syracuse. “A Sticky Situation: How Geckos and other Animals Stick to Surfaces” Program is primarily for middle school students. Come early for a continental breakfast and then visit the MOST as our guest when the program is over. Free. Must RSVP at jrcafe@tacny.org.
MONDAY, JAN. 23
Crochet Help 4 p.m. Salina Library. Get individual help with your crochet project or learn how to crochet. Registration required.
TUESDAY, JAN. 24
CNY ATD Coffee Chat 8:30 a.m. Panera, 3409 Erie Blvd. East. CNY ATD hosts informal meet-ups for talent development professionals to socialize, share stories/experiences, discuss issues, explore challenges, and learn from each other.
Dinner for Two 6 p.m. Salina Library. Learn about simple, healthy recipes for one or two and then create one of the recipes together. For adults ages 18 and over. Registration required.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25
Plank Road Quilt Guild Meeting 9:30 a.m. Cicero United Methodist Church, 8416 North Main St. This meeting is informal to promote friendships, learn from each other, and work on charity quilts. If the North Syracuse Schools are closed that day due to weather, the meeting will be canceled.
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Craft Kit Giveaway for Adults with Disabilities: Snowflake Suncatchers
Salina Library. Pick up a kit anytime the library is open. While supplies last. For adults ages 18 and over. Limit one per patron or 10 per group.
THURSDAY, JAN. 26
Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees
6 p.m. Marcellus Free Library. Open to the public.
FRIDAY, JAN. 27
Time Travelers Book Club 11 a.m. Salina Library. January’s choice is The Little Shop of Found
Things by Paula Brackston. Register or join via Zoom.
Friday Crafternoon 3:30-4:30 p.m. Salina Library. Drop in to make crafts with Perler Beads. We’ll provide supplies and patterns for inspiration! For children ages 4-12.
MONDAY, JAN. 30 Book Town 4 p.m. Salina Library. A gathering for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We’ll read
and discuss books. January’s topic is snow. Books will be available or you can bring your own. Registration and masks are required. For adults ages 18 and over accompanied by a friend or family member.
KNIT A BIT 6 p.m. Salina Library. Knit, parl, and chat! Join the knitting circle and finish up some projects. Bring your own supplies. For adults ages 18 and over. Please register.
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Everyone on the Liverpool and Cicero-North Syracuse boys basketball teams understand the intense nature of their rivalry with one another.
What adds to it is the fact that both are quite good and arrive at Tuesday night’s clash with similar records, knowing that they split two games a season ago even as the Warriors went on to win the Section III Class AA title.
Liverpool had taken its first blemish on Dec. 28 when it surrendered a fourthquarter lead to Schenectady in the opening round of the Troy Holiday Tournament.
But the Warriors turned it around a day later and beat Troy 71-58, this time making sure its margin was big enough to withstand any late struggles.
Liverpool outscored the Flying Horses 16-7 in the first quarter and kept going until its margin was 52-33 through three periods, a lot of it due to Andreo Ash, who poured in 28 points.
Troy couldn’t key on Ash too much, either, since Bruce Wingate stepped up with 16 points. Jah’Deuir Reese added nine points as Fred Fowler had seven points.
Three games awaited the Warriors in the first week of the new year, including the makeup of its snowed-out Dec. 23 visit from Baldwinsville.
Handling Henninger 79-55 last Tuesday night, Liverpool outscored the Black Knights in every quarter as Ash, with 20 points, and Wingate, with 19 points, led the way. Luca Latocha added 10 points as Reese added eight points.
Though it was closer against Corcoran Friday night, Liverpool won 67-56, with Wingate matching Ash’s total of 21 points, Latocha adding 10 points and Reese earning nine points.
Then, against B’ville on Saturday, Liverpool had difficulty with the Bees’ stingy defense, but did enough to prevail 49-37 and move to 7-1 on the season.
Ash was constantly fouled, and ended up getting 11 of his 27 points at the freethrow line. That, along with Wingate’s 13 points, was enough against the Bees, who only had Jason Bifulco (16 points) get to double figures.
C-NS, meanwhile, had stayed at home and, in its own round-robin tournament, beat Section II’s Troy LaSalle before meeting Section V’s Edison Tech a day later and fighting to a 56-51 victory over the Inventors.
The third quarter made the difference as the Northstars, up 25-22 at the break, outscored Edison 18-10, which allowed it to absorb a late Inventors rally.
Again Andrew Benedict led the way, pouring in 24 points. No other C-NS
player reached double figures, though Michael Gallo got all nine of his points from equaling Benedict’s trio of 3-pointers as Terrance Coppack got seven points and Reece Congel six points.
Opening 2023, C-NS met Baldwinsville last Tuesday and got into some big early trouble, escaped from it and then held on late to edge the Bees 44-43.
If the Northstars took B’ville lightly, a 14-3 run by the Bees through the first quarter changed that mindset, and C-NS spent the rest of the half eating into that margin.
C-NS outscored B’ville 32-14 in the second and third periods, then withstood a late Bees surge led by Jason Bifulco, who had a game-high 21 points. Benedict had 15 points and Congel 14 points to pace the Northstars.
A bigger game loomed Friday, C-NS making its way to Fayetteville-Manlius for the first meeting between the two since the Hornets ousted the Northstars in last winter’s sectional quarterfinals.
Again, F-M got the best of it, prevailing 67-59 as, feeding off the energy of its home crowd on “Pink Out” night, it took charge in a second quarter where it outscored the Northstars 23-4.
Trevor Roe led the Hornets, hitting six 3-pointers on his way to 34 points, nearly matching the career mark of 35 he set a week earlier against Auburn.
Try as it could, C-NS could not over-
In the early days of 2023, the Liverpool boys swim team would put its perfect mark on the line in advance of key contests in the next two weeks against Fayetteville-Manlius and Fulton.
The Warriors hosted West Genesee last Wednesday and showcased its depth throughout a 104-76 victory over the Wildcats.
Jack Cavallerano led the way, going 51.19 seconds to top Sean O’Neil (53.66) in the 100 freestyle and then finishing first in the 100 backstroke in 1:00.84 as Gavin Selig (1:08.47) edged O’Neil (1:08.78) for the runner-up spot.
A close 50 freestyle had Trevor Selig, in 23.19 seconds, edge Joe Lisi’s 23.24, but Lisi would win the 100 butterfly in 56.97 as James Hayden was second in 59.30.
Nathan Alexander went 1:56.30 to pull away and win the 200 freestyle as Ryan Gublo, in 2:23.83, went 1-2-3 with Tristan Vang (2:31.39) and Solomon Panayil
(2:35.60) in the 200 individual medley.
A close 500 freestyle had Hayden, in 5:55.69, fight off John Morawski (5:56.89) before Gublo claimed the 100 breaststroke in 1:12.57 to Trevor Selig’s 1:13.53 and Vang’s 1:14.25.
Only one of the three relays went in Liverpool’s favor – the 200 freestyle, where Hayden, Lisi, Trevor Selig and Jared Keyes won in 1:39.20 to the 1:39.60 from Cavallerano, Alexander, Panayil and Collin White.
Friday’s meet at Auburn was postponed, so the Warriors would next compete against F-M on Tuesday at Cazenovia College, a home pool the Hornets will have to leave after this season due to the college’s eminent closure.
Before all this, Cicero-North Syracuse opened its 2023 slate at Baldwinsville and, falling to 1-3 on the season, took a 51-43 defeat to the Bees.
It began well for the Northstars as Jacob Griffin, Caden Griffin, Anthony Ga-
brielli and Donavan Medina went 1:47.99 in the 200 medley relay to pull away from B’ville’s 1:56.79.
But Jacob Griffin won just once on his own, edging the Bees’ Ben Webster, 23.50 seconds to 23.85, in the 50 freestyle as he was second (51.63) to Matt Lange (51.12) in the 100 freestyle.
Joey Swenton had C-NS’s only other race win, going 2:15.15 to pull away in the 200 IM as Caden Griffin got second in the 200 freestyle (2:02.19) and 100 butterfly (58.32 seconds).
Close in the 100 breaststroke, Swenton, in 1:08.33, was second to Lucas Clay’s 1:07.21, while Gabrielli went 1:01.48 in the 100 backstroke to Lange’s winning 59.58.
Connor Burke joined Swenton and the Griffins to post 1:36.62 in the 200 freestyle relay to B’ville’s 1:34.61. Gabrielli, Burke, Swenton and Medina’s 3:51.19 in the 400 freestyle relay was exactly one second behind the Bees’ 3:50.19.
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Knowing that the Section III Class AA championship might get settled between them, the Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool girls basketball teams met head-to-head Tuesday night. They did so coming off a strong opening week of 2023, one where the Northstars were dominant in the wake of back-toback losses in the Diamond State Classic in Delaware during the holiday break, including a 48-39 decision to Caravel (Delaware) on Dec. 29 where no C-NS player scored in double figures.
Going to Baldwinsville last Tuesday, the Northstars took out the frustrations from that trip out on the Bees as it pulled away and won by a 65-25 margin.
Over the course of the last three quarters, C-NS dominated on both ends, the defense forcing a string of turnovers and the offense well-balanced behind Kathleen Taru’s 19 points.
Mallory Brooks earned 12 points, with Brianna Weaver (nine points) and Jilly Howell (eight points) nearly getting to double figures and Maddy Howell adding six points.
This happened as Liverpool took on Henninger, one of the season’s biggest surprises, and had perhaps its best all-around effort so far in a 75-42 romp over the Black Knights.
Ignoring Henninger’s 6-2 record, the Warriors also made the opposition pay for its attention given to the program’s alltime leading scorer, Neveah Wingate.
The Black Knights held Wingate to 14 points, but A’briyah Cunningham got 16 points and Grace Sleeth 12 points as Gianna Washington had nine points. Jakeira Stackhouse and Angelina Kohler had six points apiece.
Just 24 hours later, Liverpool was at Auburn, a rematch of their Dec. 9 game won by the Warriors 62-57 – and here it was even closer, spilling into overtime before, again, Liverpool pulled it out, 6964.
Trailing most of the first quarter, the Warriors surged late to get in front, 17-15, and led by as much as eight in the third quarter before Auburn went back in front late in the period thanks to five straight points from Leah Middleton.
As before, Middleton was impossible to contain, burning Liverpool’s defense for 36 points to go with six rebounds, four steals and three assists, and it nearly was enough.
But the Warriors were able to tie it, 6060, and had a chance to go in front in the closing seconds of regulation. Sweeney missed all three of her free-throw attempts and, after an Auburn turnover, was unable to convert as time ran out.
In the four-minute OT period, Wingate took charge, scoring seven of her team’s nine points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer, to finish with 23 points.
Prior to that, Cunningham had broke out, her 24 points a new career mark as Sleeth finished with 11 points. Other than Middleton, only Peyton Maneri, with 12 points, hit double figures for the Maroons, who turned it over 22 times.
C-NS had its own road trip on Friday, to Fayetteville-Manlius, and trailed early before taking over in a big way to produce a 67-33 victory over the Hornets.
A 22-point second quarter was followed by the Northstars outscoring the Hornets 36-8 in the last two quarters, led by Bri Weaver, who hit five 3-pointers on her way to a career-best 23 points. Taru finished with 13 points, with Jilly Howell getting eight points and Maddy Howell seven points.
171 in her 497 series.
By PhIl BlACKWEllAfter weather got in the way the first time around, the Liverpool and Cicero-North Syracuse bowling teams would finally go head-to-head last Thursday at Flamingo Bowl.
It proved another strong performance for the Warriors, who by a 7-0 margin was able to im-
prove to 11-0 on the season, led this time by Kenzi Ormsby.
Games of 188, 214 and 213 produced a 615 series, Ormsby just ahead of the 580 series from Kenzie Gill that included games of 197 and 208.
Yilena Russell’s 180 in her 468 series allowed her to edge the 463 series from Sara Conover that
included a 193 game. On C-NS’s side, Trinity Short shot a 169 on her way to a 425 series.
The boys match went in the opposite direction, C-NS able to handle Liverpool 7-0 led by Jacob Calabria, who recorded 10 strikes in a season-best 278 game that was part of a 676 series.
Tom O’Connell improved
from 182 to 215 to 238 during his 635 series as Nehemiah Bachman (518 series) and Jonathan Artz (483 series) followed.
Liverpool’s Jackson Allen opened with a 256, and ended with a 588 series. Wes Lell shot 191 and 203 in his 576 series, while Zach Doing’s 191 opened a 557 set and Kyle Lake twice shot
A day earlier, it was Liverpool’s girls fighting past Fayetteville-Manlius 7-0 in its first match since the big Dec. 28 win over previously unbeaten Baldwinsville.
Gill’s 235 second game bridged games of 185 and 194 in a 615 se