Star Review Digital Edition - March 1, 2023

Meet the 2022 Business of the Year

liverpool Chamber of Commerce recognizes Karate John’s Martial arts

The Second Annual Liverpool Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award was presented to John Annabel of Karate John’s Martial Arts.

The process of choosing the business to be awarded this honor starts in March. Each month features a category chosen by the ARM (Ambassadors, Recognition and Membership) committee. Each of the businesses chosen over a period of 10 months becomes a nominees for Business of the Year.

The community and members of the chamber can vote for their choice once per email.

This year more than 70 members attended a lunch at OneGroup catered by Amore Pizza of Liverpool. The video of this event can be viewed on the chamber’s Facebook page.

Annabel started Karate John’s in 2004 and has two locations, one in Liverpool (Bayberry Plaza) and one in Cicero. He said he is trying to build leadership “one black belt at a time.” His program fosters self-esteem, helps children focus, instills respect and encourages nonviolent solutions to conflict.

Karate John’s statistics prove that children have improved in school and communication. The program starts for children at 4 years old and up and also offers programs for adults.

Annabel is an active member of his community and of the Greater Liverpool Chamber.

Hoyt to be inducted into SAMMYS Hall of Fame

BY ruSS TArBY

Contributing Writer

When he was growing up in Pitcher Hill, Larry Hoyt first heard Gioachino Rossini’s “William Tell Overture,” and the kid was duly impressed by the power of music. Soon his attention turned to rock’n’roll.

Over the years, Hoyt’s love of music has manifested itself in many ways – as a fan; as a performer; as a presenter; as a band manager; as a music writer and reviewer; as an open mic host; as a mu

sic video producer; and as a radio disc jockey.

He recently celebrated his 25th anniversary as host of WAER-FM’s Sundayafternoon show, “Common Threads,” which features a marvelous mix of folk and acoustic recordings.

On “Common Threads,” Hoyt spins tunes by accomplished artists like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Johnny Cash, but he also programs local performers such as Martin Sexton, Karen Savoca, Loren Barrigar and Ryan Burdick.

Because of Hoyt’s lifelong devotion to the CNY music scene, he’s being inducted into the Syracuse Area Music Awards Hall of Fame, at a 7 p.m. dinner Upstairs at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 246 S. Franklin St., in downtown Syracuse. Admission costs $30 per person.

Hoyt’s fellow 2023 inductees also include blues singer Carolyn Kelly and Doug Thaler, a member of Ronnie Dio & The Prophets who went on to become a booking agent for artists such as Ju -

Mud Mill Road solar array approved

BY DAviD TYlEr

Last week, the Cicero Town Board approved a special permit for a solar array to be constructed on Mud Mill Road.

The property, at 7570 Mud Mill Road, is owned by Donald Harwood, a local farmer who has been involved with a number of community organizations over the years. The project, which is being developed by Renua Energy out of Glens Falls, would sit on about 20 acres of Harwood’s farm and the rest of the land would remain agricultural.

The project site would sit about 410 feet off of Mud Mill Road. The panels, which would rotate with the sun during the day, would be at about 16 feet at their highest point.

During a public hearing held two weeks earlier, several area residents expressed concerns about the project’s visual impact on the neighborhood and on groundwater. Those concerns came up again during the public comment portion of last Wednesday’s meeting.

The panels would be screened by hundreds of plantings, including sugar maples, hemlocks and white pines. The trees that are to be planted will be seven to eight feet tall, and will not fully screen the project in the first couple of years, said Steven Darcangelo of Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt, the firm that is providing engineering and landscape architecture services to the developer. But as the trees mature, they will provide adequate screening, he said.

When considering solar array proposals, the town’s code requires that the board consider whether a project “overburdens” a neighborhood when taken in context with other solar arrays in the area. At issue was whether the approval of this project, to go along with the nearby McKinley Road solar array which is less than a mile away, would overburden the neighborhood around Mud Mill Road.

“Personally, my thought is that this one is very close to the other one,” said Councilor Nancy White. White was the lone member of the board to vote against the proposal.

Darcangelo disagreed.

das Priest, Bon Jovi, Bruce Hornsby and Rusted Root. Jazz bassist and composer Kevin Dorsey will be recognized as music educator of the year. He has taught

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Penizotto snags Conservative endorsement for supervisor

BY ruSS TArBY

Contributing Writer

On Feb. 3, local businesswoman Stella Penizotto announced that she will challenge incumbent Salina Town Supervisor Nick Paro for the Republican Party nomination to run for the office in November. She is currently passing petitions to force a GOP primary on June 27.

Last week, the Conservative Party of Onondaga County announced that it was endorsing Penizotto to run for supervisor in November on that party line.

“I am honored and I am humble to receive the Conservative endorsement,” Penizotto said. “Years ago I was a registered Conservative.”

Having the Conservative support, she said, should make her candidacy more attractive to GOP voters as well.

Paro pointed out that he had secured

the support of the town Conservative Party committee, but the county committee overruled the town endorsement.

“Why should committee members from all over the county – LaFayette, Camillus, Skaneateles, wherever – why should they get to make this decision which affects Salina,” he asked.

Paro suggested that the town’s own registered Conservatives should be the ones to endorse town candidates.

The town of Salina Conservative Party is chaired by Paro’s wife, Bree Paro.

“I am just confused because Stella was a Republican and then left the party and changed affiliation, now she wants to run as a Republican and Conservative,” Paro said.

Paro said he is not worried because the Conservative Party line routinely draws a small fraction of the overall vote total in the general election.

When he was initially elected supervisor in 2021, Paro drew most of his votes from the Republican line.

“I would have won anyhow that time, even without the votes I got on the Conservative line,” he said.

Onondaga County Conservative Party Chairman Bernard Ment, who resides in East Syracuse, characterized the Penizotto endorsement as “a surprising move.”

In the Feb. 22 press release, Ment wrote that Penizotto “cited the current incumbent’s lack of transparency or empathy for the community as reasons for her run.”

The co-owner of Shining Stars Day Care Centers, Penizotto has never before run for public office.

Paro, who was an analyst for the Onondaga County Legislature, previously served a term as Salina’s First Ward councilor, from 2019 to 2021.

“Would anyone see both? Would anyone be directly impacted by both, particularly from a visual impact?” he asked the board. “With that in mind, we thought that we would meet that requirement of not overburdening the neighborhood.”

Councilor Jonathan Karp said he is generally not in favor of commercial solar arrays, citing the law he recently drafted making it more difficult for solar arrays to be sited in the town. This array, however, is different, he said.

“Given the distance from the road, the screening and the fact that this does allow this farm to continue operating as it has been … I think the issuance of this permit is appropriate in this circumstance,” Karp said.

The project will create enough energy to power approximately 1,000 homes. As a community solar project, area residents who sign up for renewable energy through Renua will see a discount of approximately 10 percent on their energy bill. As the project nears completion, Renua will begin marketing energy from the solar array, first in the immediate area and then to a wider audience.

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The Second Annual liverpool Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award was presented to John Annabel of Karate John’s Martial Arts.

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North Syracuse native larry Hoyt, host of WAEr-FM’s “Common Threads,” will be inducted into the Syracuse Area Music Hall of Fame, on Thursday, March 2, upstairs at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, in downtown Syracuse.

lHS students receive Junior High All-County Honors

Liverpool Central School District Director of Fine Arts Adam Shatraw recently announced that 18 Liverpool High School freshmen were honored with selections to the 2023 Junior High All-County Band and Orchestra.

Receiving honors from LHS were Logan Alvarez (orchestra), Carsen Jensen (orchestra), Alyson Roden (orchestra) Emma Bearup (orchestra), Dominick Brigandi (orchestra), Landon Parry (orchestra) Makenna Baker (band), Chloe Call (band), Kaleb Cox (band), Ian Hallatt, (band) Kaden Lake (band) Abigail Murphy (band), Santino Nalli (band), Donovan Niedzwiecki (band), Bridget Osborne (band), Emilie Sousou (band) Emmersyn Taylor (band) and Carter Thomas (band).

The students performed during the 2023 Junior High All-County Festival held January 27 and 28 at Solvay High School.

The Onondaga County Music Educators Association sponsored the festival.

Twelve liverpool High School freshmen recently earned 2023 Junior High All County Band honors. Pictured, in the first row from left, are Chloe Call, Emmersyn Taylor, Makenna Baker, Emilie Sousou and Bridget Osborne. in the second row, from left, are Carter Thomas, Kaden Lake, Donovan Niedzwiecki, Santino Nalli, Kaleb Cox and ian Hallatt. Missing from the photo is Abigail Murphy.

Six liverpool High School freshmen recently earned 2023 Junior High All County Orchestra honors. Pictured, in the first row from left, are Carsen Jensen, Logan Alvarez and Alyson Roden. In the second row, from left, are Dominick Brigandi, landon Parry and Emma Bearup.

Digital navigators expand hours at Liverpool Public Library

Confused by your computer? Need assistance with an app? Smartphone outsmarting you? Visit with our volunteer digital navigators on a walk-in, no appointment needed basis, to get the assistance you need.

Digital navigators offer friendly, free, one-on-one assistance with any tech troubles that are bogging you down: They can answer device questions, assist with specific tech-based tasks, troubleshooting, online buying (like Amazon Marketplace), or job applications.

In collaboration with LiteracyCNY, a local nonprofit that provides literacy tutoring and training, digi-

tal navigators are on site at LPL, Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and with new extended hours, Wednesdays from 1:30 to 7 p.m.

According to Lydia Torres, digital literacy coordinator at LiteracyCNY, volunteers have helped LPL patrons with 210 tasks (setting up email accounts, changing passwords), over 35 job applications, and contributed over 162 volunteer hours to the community since the program began in 2022.

In addition to walk-in help, you can also schedule digital-help appointments with LPL librarians, Mr. G, Mr. A or Mr. Daniel, from the library’s calendar on the LPL.org website. If you

don’t have a device, but would still like to learn a basic skill, devices (laptops or Chromebooks) are available for use.

Does your schedule not fit with the hours offered at LPL? LiteracyCNY also offers digital navigator sessions at Maxwell Memorial Library in Camillus, Baldwinsville Public Library, Marcellus Free Library, and Community Library of DeWitt & Jamesville. Please check with the individual libraries or LiteracyCNY for their schedules.

If you are a more advanced digital technology user and want an in-home opportunity to expand your technology skills, patrons with a library card and pin

PROTECT YOUR ASSETS

number have full access to LinkedIn Learning, a free database with hundreds of classes from Microsoft Word & Excel to video editing and design.

Additionally, if you have the time and would like to volunteer your hours and proficiency to help others bridge the digital divide, Literacy CNY offers virtual digital literacy volunteer training. They next training session is Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 6 to 7 p.m. For more information contact Lydia Torresatltorres@literacycny.org or 315-643-0282.

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The liverpool Public library has digital navigators available to help patrons with their computer information needs.

Whether you need inperson or on-line help to improve or expand your digital

BY JANET MYrTO riCHArDS Salina library

The students of Roxboro Road Middle School will have their art on display at Salina Library throughout the month of March.

On Monday, March 13, from 7 to 8 p.m., the students and their art teachers will be in the library for an art reception. Come and learn about the techniques used for the different artworks and speak with

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literacyskills,LiverpoolPublic Library is here to help you achieve your goals.

the artists about their creative processes. Light refreshments will be provided. Visit salinalibrary.org for more information or to see the calendar for upcoming kits and classes. Call 315-454-4524 with any questions.

Salina Library is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., or Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for all of your library needs.

Dogs, Hamburgers & Grilled Cheese FRIDAYS 5-7pm

Dates: February 24, March 3,10, 17, 24 & 31

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March 4th 11:30 AM til sold out

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Mildred S. Schultz, 81

beloved wife, mother, teacher, friend

Mildred Schultz, aged 81, passed away at Matthew House on Feb. 19, 2023, after a decade long and courageous struggle with dementia.

Born in Watertown, N.Y., she was the daughter of Matthew and Mabel Fletcher.

Mildred was an honor graduate of Carthage Central School in 1959, serving as a leader in a variety of campus clubs and activities. One of these clubs, The Future Teachers’ Club, led to her acceptance at what was then Albany State Teachers’ College, now SUNY Albany. As a member of the class of 1963, Mildred con-

tinued her involvement in school activities as class officer, organizer of Frosh Weekend and member of Beta Zeta sorority. These activities led to her election to the “Who’s Who” award in American Colleges and Universities.

After graduation, Mildred taught English at Lyons Central School from 1963 to 1965. She married her college sweetheart Daniel Schultz, in February 1964, later moving to Auburn, where Daniel worked as an instructor at Auburn Community College.

Mildred gave birth to a daughter, Ardythe, in November 1966, and to a son, Daniel, a year later.

In 1968, the family moved from Auburn to Skaneateles. Mildred returned to teaching in 1975

MEET JEMMA

BY DONNA NEWMAN

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valentine’s Day is over, but Jemma’s still waiting for love!

Jemma is a Pitsky – a pit/husky mix. Pitskies are known for their friendly personalities and physical prowess. She has the eyes of a husky and the body of a pit. At seven years old and forty-seven pounds, Callie came to the shelter when her original

family was unable to care for her. She gets along well with most dogs, but no cats for Jemma! Jemma is patient, loyal, and affectionate and would do well in a home with respectful kids. if you’re looking for a designer dog who’s beautiful inside and out, Jemma’s the girl for you! For more information about adoption, call 315-4544479, email frontdesk1@cnyspca.org, or visit cnyspca.org

at Weedsport Central School, remaining until her retirement in 1999. She remained as involved as in her own school years; serving as yearbook advisor, cheerleader advisor and advisor to the Class of 1982, with whom she developed a special rapport. As a token of her support, the class dedicated its yearbook to her.

When her husband retired, the two traveled extensively, visiting Ireland, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Hawaii.

Mildred is survived by her husband of 59 years, Daniel, her daughter Ardythe and her husband William Andrews of Belmont, CA; her son Daniel of Grimsby, Ontario, Canada; her brother Matthew Fletcher and

his wife Janet of Cayuga, N.Y.; and her cherished grandchildren, Charlotte and Harry Andrews, as well as Clark, Alastair, Colm and Anwyn Schultz.

Mildred had a contagious smile and a positive impact on all who knew her. She leaves behind a legacy of unconditional love and dedication to her family and friends.

Her family would like to thank St. Joseph’s Hospital, Matthew House and Hospice for their nurturing care and support.

A celebration of life is being planned and will be announced at a later date. Arrangements by B.L. Bush & Sons Funeral Home, Camillus.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Weed-

Mildred S. Schultz

sport Central School at c/o Scholarship Fund, 2821 East Brutus Street, Weedsport, NY 13166, or to Hospice of CNY through their website hospicecny.org/giving-inmemory in honor of the caregivers who supported her. Please sign her guestbook at blbush.com

DEATH NOTICES

Charles W. Clough, 96 , of North Syracuse, passed away Feb. 12, 2023. Fergerson Funeral Home, North Syracuse, has arrangements.

Bertha M. Whitton, 91 , of North Syracuse, passed away Feb. 16, 2023. Fergerson Funeral Home, North Syracuse, has arrangements.

Helen C. Windhausen, 96 , of Liverpool, passed away Feb. 17, 2023. Mau -

rer Funeral Home Inc., Liverpool, has arrangements.

Catherine G. Mehlek, 80 , of Clay, passed away Feb. 18, 2023. Maurer Funeral Home Inc., Liverpool, has arrangements.

Gary N. Place, 75 , of Elbridge, passed away Feb. 20,2023. The Bush Funeral Home of Elbridge had arrangements.

CNYSPCA PET OF THE WEEK

Going blue

With numerous issues and illnesses that deserve public attention, it seems each month of the year is dedicated to multiple topics, each with their own color to help raise awareness.

In the month of March through the efforts of organizations such as the Brain Injury Association of America and the Brain Injury Association of New York, one of the featured colors of the month will be blue and the emphasis will be placed on raising awareness about brain injuries.

For more than three decades, the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) has led the nation in observing Brain Injury Awareness Month by conducting a public awareness campaign in March of each year.

The theme for the current campaign launched in 2021 and running through 2023 is “More than my brain injury.”

The #MoreThanMyBrainInjury public awareness campaign provides a platform for educating the general public about the incidence of brain injury and the needs of people with brain injuries and their families, according to the BIAA.

Through this campaign, BIAA and the New York organization have established several key goals for March and beyond.

During Brain Injury Awareness month, the goals include destigmatizing brain injury through outreach within the brain injury community, empowering those who have survived brain injury and their caregivers and promoting the many types of support that are available to people living with brain injury.

According to the BIAA brain injury is unpredictable in its consequences.

Brain injury affects who we are and the way we think, act, and feel. It can change everything about us in a matter of seconds.

According to BIAA the effects of a brain injury depend on factors such as cause, location and severity

A person with a suspected brain injury should call 911, go to the emergency room, or contact a physician immediately.

After an impact or injury to the head, an individual can experience a variety of symptoms.

Common symptoms of a brain injury include: spinal fluid (thin, clear liquid) coming out of the ears or nose, loss of consciousness, dilated (the black center of the eye is large and does not get smaller in light) or unequal size of pupils, vision changes (blurred vision or seeing double, not able to tolerate bright light, loss of eye movement, blindness), dizziness, balance problems, respiratory failure (difficulty breathing), paralysis, or difficulty moving body parts, weakness, poor coordination, slow pulse, slow breathing rate, with an increase in blood pressure, vomiting, lethargy, headache and confusion among other symptoms.

After sustaining a brain injury, an individual may experience difficulty performing his or her job safely and operating in their daily lives as they once did.

By raising awareness, organizations like BIAA hope to instill several key points.

The most important things to remember according to BIAA are a person with a brain injury is a person first. No two brain injuries are exactly the same. The effects of a brain injury are complex and vary greatly from person to person. The effects of a brain injury depend on factors such as cause, location, and severity.

To learn more visit biausa.org.

HOW CAN WE HELP?

TWO TrEATS iN ONE WEEK

Typically, when our offspring asks us what happened in the previous week, as they often do, we find it hard to list anything beyond a grocery shopping event, maybe two wash-and-dries in the cellar, vacuuming, etc., and, for my spouse, a game of pickle ball. They look at us as some kind of slackers when it comes to having interesting lives. I guess the explanation should include some kind of footnote indicating that, when we were their age, we did do more interesting things. Now an interesting thing is a nap.

But, this week, we had something beyond our so-mundane existence to share. Two things, actually.

The first is difficult to categorize and so I will share it in story form.

It was early evening, I had retired to the family room to watch the news on PBS. While I was intent on absorbing the information being shared by Goeff Bennett, I felt a light push on the end of my right foot. And … how do I put this and capture my delight … there was an opossum sniffing my shoe. This has never happened to me. To be more specific, I have never actually seen an opossum except on TV let alone had one in my house. It took its time to gather whatever olfactory information in needed, looked up and walked away toward to the other side of the room. I was happily surprised and charmed by this fellow or gal’s appearance. I worked on finding the right level of voice to call my husband, who was in the kitchen, so not to startle my visiting marsupial. By the time he got the message, the little visitor was happily eating cat food, sharing a dish with one of the cats. No fuss at all. As the spouse approached

the two, the opossum, looked up, and made the decision to walk …not run, but walk, quickly past him into the kitchen and down the stairs into the basement, where there are a zillion hiding places.

We went downstairs and made a cursory search, knowing that it was basically futile, given the accumulation of nooks and crannies, boxes and such. You could hide an elephant down there. Really.

How did the little opossum get in? And, given the fact that it knew to go into the kitchen and down the stairs to the basement, how long had it been in the house? The opossum most probably got in through the cat door, but when was a question we couldn’t answer.

Opossums are docile, quiet animals. They will fight if threatened. I will fight if threatened, too, but since I wasn’t threatened, I had no intention of threatening the creature. I was basically feeling elated that it had chosen to spend some time with us, but knew that it could not stay in the house.

Many people have domesticated opossums, training them like cats to use a litter box. I had no intention of doing this since I struggle each day to deal with the idiosyncrasies of six cats, half of which live under the love seat in the living room and only come out to eat and use the litter box, except late at night when they hold rodeos on the first floor of the house.

The opossum appeared at around 5:30 p.m. the next day to eat and drink water. He took his version of a passeggiata around the family room and the kitchen before heading back down into the basement, where my spouse watched him head into the laundry room. So, in that room, we set a “have a heart” trap

and closed the door for the night. In the morning, the little guy or gal was safely enclosed in the trap and my heroic spouse then brought the trap and opossum outside, releasing it to the area where we knew that he was most probably living.

Investigation told me that opossums find winter very difficult. They are not blessed with thick fur coats and their little hand-like paws have no fur at all. They are wonderful in the garden, eating small rodents and insects, especially ticks. They are harmless and helpful. And, so, our next effort will be to build a shelter out of some Styrofoam boxes and straw that Roy and Barb Thompson gave us for that purpose.

Was that interesting enough?

And what was the second thing of note last week? I learned how to make a chocolate martini. I tell you this last lest you think that consuming this so-delicious intoxicant rendered me delusionary.

Here’s the recipe for a chocolate martini (serves 2):

Ingredients

1/4 cup Godiva chocolate liqueur

1/4 cup Bailey’s Irish Cream

1 cup vodka.

Shake over ice and serve.

Expensive, strong, fattening and entirely and without guilt, luscious.

If you make this cocktail and see an opossum, please know that there is no cause and effect relationship between the two. The two are separate occurrences, both delightful.

The cat door is closed. This week, it is back to laundry, shopping, putting a cat tree together and taking naps.

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.

Three Crunch skaters wintering in Liverpool

Three young but promising professional hockey players from the Syracuse Crunch are livin’ in Liverpool this season.

Two forwards hailing from Canada’s wild west – 22-year-old Gage Goncalves and 20-year-old Jack Finley – are rooming here in the village along with 23-yearold defenseman Declan Carlisle from Hartland, Michigan.

Goncalves and Finley both live in British Columbia, along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Carlisle played Division 1 hockey for Merrimack College in Massachusetts.

Goncalves in a groove

Goncalves is enjoying a particularly productive season in Syracuse. He recently shook off a short scoring slump to notch four points – all assists – in three games in mid-February. The second-year-pro picked up at least one assist in each game and nabbed a pair in the Feb. 18 win at Utica.

Goncalves, who shoots left, stands fifth on the Crunch this season with 36 points (9g, 27a). He has already passed his rookie season points total, 32, and he did so in 22 fewer games played.

At 6-foot-6, Finley is one of the two tallest players on the Crunch roster along with defenseman Philippe Myers.

Playoffs look likely With another six weeks left

to play this season, the Crunch – competently coached by the bear-like Ben Groulx – have a good shot at making the playoffs again this year. The team currently stands in third place in the American Hockey League’s North Division with a record of 23-18-4-3.

On Wednesday, March 1, Groulx and his skaters host the Cleveland Monsters at 7 p.m. at the Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial, down city. The Monsters are the top minor-league affiliate of the NHL, Columbus Blue Jackets.

Come Friday, March 3, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms – top farm team for the Philadelphia Flyers – haunt the War Memorial at 7 p.m.

And on Sunday, March 5, the Crunch face off at 3 p.m. against Thruway rivals the Utica Comets, affiliated with the New Jersey Devils. Tickets for home games cost $32.05 and $34.10; syracusecrunch.co m ; 315-4734444.

The r etreat tweaks menu

Never content to sit on the same-old, same-old, the chefs at The Retreat have added several intriguing entrees to its everevolving menu. The new choices include a winter pear and pomegranate salad for $12.50, a pulled-pork nachos appetizer for $11.99, and

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a southwestern-styled rodeo chicken wrap also $11.99.

A noteworthy new hamburger will please spunky carnivores. The ballpark pretzel burger spiced with pico de gallo and jalapeno peppers comes complete with a ramekin of beer cheese for dipping.

Several sumptuous seafood dishes stand out on the upgraded menu. The Plymouth fried grouper goes for $20.99, while seafood au gratin and salmon solstice with panko breading each cost $21.99.

A country fried chicken dinner with mashed potatoes and gravy costs $19.50.

Even the daily specials are featuring adventurous offerings. On Ash Wednesday, for instance, Retreat diners raved about the seafood-infused pasta Louisiane while others whetted their appetites with a starter of goldenfried hummus bites.

Oh, how sweet it is; retreatrestaurant.co m ; 315-457-6358. l ast word “[Karen Eames] could never be punished more, and I think everyone will come to that conclusion in which she’s already received by the loss of her son, husband and dog. The physical problems she’s had as a result of being shot in the face, in the arms, 75 percent loss of her arm and the physical and emotional problems she’s had.”

– Eames’ defense attorney Michael Vavonese.

Livin’ in Liverpool russ tarby

Ramblings from the empty nest ann Ferro

Will WE GET iNTO MArCH?

When it turns from February to March, typically my soul starts to stir.

College basketball is entering its month of decision, and all the parts of it, from conference tournaments to the ups and downs of the ensuing Dance, provides enough excitement and emotion to fill the rest of the calendar.

Now, though, it doesn’t feel as thrilling or fun, but there’s no single reason for the malaise.

Yes, I’ll admit that part of it is seeing Syracuse play itself out of NCAA consideration for the second year in a row. Knowing, in the past, that the Orange would have a small or large part in this spectacle always added to the enjoyment of it, not to mention all the uncomfortable questions about the program’s future.

Mostly, though, it’s the thorough way in which everything about this month has turned into a string of cliches or, worse yet, the insertion of folks who think it is all about them when it most decidedly is not.

It starts with the brackets. Not the real one that shows up on Selection

THE MAILBAG

Support for WinterFest

To the editor:

The Skaneateles Sunrise Rotary club would like to thank all of the volunteers, sponsors, merchants and their hardworking staffs who made WinterFest ‘23 and the Taste of Skaneateles possible. Through their generosity the Skaneateles community enjoyed a wonderful winter day of good food, beautiful ice sculptures, and family fun. All of the funds raised support Rotary causes such as our community food pantries, youth exchange students, local youth leadership, Sea Scouts, SCC youth scholarships, Baltimore Woods,

Send your events to adearborn@eaglenewsonline.com. Notices must have the date, time and location of the event. Deadline for submissions is 12 p.m. Friday. No calendar item can be guaranteed for placement in the papers, nor run for multiple weeks, unless it is a paid announcement. All free placement is on a space-available basis. Event information may be subject to change, so be sure to contact the event organizer to confirm the details.

THROUGH MID-MARCH

Adult Winter Reading Challenge

At all Northern Onondaga Public Library Branch. Winners for prizes drawn weekly. Earn tickets by completing reading and library-related challenges. Print copies of challenges and entry guidelines available at each library. More information at nopl.org/awrc

SECOND SUNDAYS

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.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1

Hump Day Lunch 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Liverpool American Legion Post 188, 295 Cypress St. $7 includes macaroni and cheese, salad, roll, dessert, and coffee or tea. Take out available. Call 315-451-9544 to pre-order.

Town Hall 6:30-8 p.m. Clay Town Hall. Assembly Stirpe will discuss the state budget. Constituent survey available at www.nyassembly.gov/stirpe

THURSDAY, MARCH 2

CNY ATD Orientation

8:30 a.m. Complimentary virtual activity. Reg -

Random Thoughts Phil

Sunday, mind you, but the steady, relentless stream of mock brackets that starts before the season and goes on and on, reaching an insufferable peak right about now.

What it results is turning every game featuring potential tournament teams into a referendum not on the teams themselves, but on where they fit into the machinations of self-appointed bracket gurus who absolutely knows what winning or losing these games will mean – they’re in, they’re out, over and over.

All of which covers up the inconvenient truth that the only bracket that counts is the real one a committee puts together and releases on the second Sunday of March. And even then, we hear about the important stuff from the bracket crowd – hey, I got 67 of 68 right! Who cares, except your ego?

This leads to another annoying, overused trope of this time of year – bubble. It was cute the first time around. Do it 30,000 times a week and you forget what you are talking about.

Among other side effects of this incessant focus on material found in baths

International Rotary projects, and more. Lastly, we’d like to recognize our Polar Bear Club friends who held a successful plunge and raised separate funds for local first responders and education.

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is analysts getting up in arms when a team gets into the tournament that they didn’t think belong. As if their opinions were the only viable ones. Ever since VCU, who got that criticism in 2011, reached the Final Four, it’s easy to dismiss these gripes.

Once you get past all that nonsense and actually get to the games, it’s a constant, 24/7 parade of cliches and terms that might amuse casual fans but drives the others to drink if they weren’t alcoholics.

Any shot that wins a game in the last seconds turns into a buzzer-beater even if time was left on the clock and it’s a horn, not a buzzer. If someone is crying, you just know the cameras will catch it, unleashing inevitable social media mockery.

And if a lower-seeded team pulls off a surprise win or two? Then every single sentence said or written about them will somehow feature a certain fairy tale.

Folks, UMBC in 2018, Abilene Christian and Oral Roberts in 2021, Saint Peter’s in 2022 – each of them are fascinating and complex stories all by themselves. You can actually tell them without drowning the narrative with

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istration – https://cnyatd.org/orientation. Contact 315.546.2783, info@cnyatd.org.

SATURDAY, MARCH 4

Days for Girls Sewing Event

10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Marcellus Free Library. Join to help make menstrual kits for those in need. Email syracuseny@daysforgirls.org for more information.

Drive Thru Chicken BBQ

11:30 a.m. till sold out. Cicero United Methodist Church, 8416 Brewerton rd. $14 includes half a chicken, two sides, roll, and cookie.

Moonlight Walk Marcellus Park. Join for a bonfire, hot chocolate, and s’mores.

TUESDAY, MARCH 7 Historical Snowstorms of CNY

6:30 p.m. Van Buren Town Hall. Jim Farfaglia will share stories from his latest book.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8

Baldwinsville Public Library Board Meeting

7 p.m. Baldwinsville Public Library. Monthly business meeting of the BPL Board of Trustees. All board meetings are open to the public.

THURSDAY, MARCH 9

CNY ATD Coffee Chat 12 p.m. Virtual. CNY ATD hosts informational meetups for talent development professionals to socialize and learn from each other. Register at cnyatd. org/coffee_chat. Contact 315-546-2783 or info@ cnyatd.org.

SUNDAY, MARCH 12

Corned Beef or Ham Dinner

12-3 p.m. Liverpool American Legion, 205 Cypress St., Liverpool. Menu includes corned beef or ham, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, roll, dessert, and coffee or tea. Take out available. Call 315-451-9544 to preorder.

SATURDAY, MARCH 18

TACNY Junior Café Scientifique

9:30-11 a.m. The MOST, Syracuse. “Blood Clots

and the Circulatory System” 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.

TUESDAY, MARCH 21

Virtual Voyage Open Forum

12-12:45 p.m. Virtual. CNY ATD traverses the virtual world with informal conversations. Topic will be ChatGPT. Register at cnyatd.org/virtual_forum.

THURSDAY, MARCH 23

Historical Marker Scavenger Hunt

6-7:30 p.m. Liverpool Library. LPL and the Clay Historical Association will host a scavenger hunt! Meet in the library’s community room and then hunt for sign markers in Liverpool and Rt. 31. Vehicle needed.

SATURDAY, APRIL 1

Maker Faire Syracuse

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Lemoyne College Athletic Center.

An opportunity to celebrate all creative types. Email shostap@lemoyne.edu to learn how to participate.

7th Annual CNY Innovation Challenge

Register by March 3. CNY students grades 6-12 are invited to put on their thinking caps! From concept to completion, students will work in teams to invent, design, and present their ideas at the Makers Fair. Visit www.macny.org/peb-2023-cny-innovation-

the same tired label given anyone outside the game’s hierarchy.

Basically, we insert ourselves, and all the tried-and-true tropes of the tournament, into an event that doesn’t need any of them to be special and memorable.

Add to it the NCAA monetizing and trademarking so many of the terms associated with the tournament, and what should be a celebration of the sport turns to an indictment of all the ways greed and self-enrichment can get in the way.

Maybe this is all idle talk and, the moment something quirky and compelling takes place, we’ll all get transfixed again, remembering the good qualities that made the NCAA tournament arguably the best annual event in American spots.

But the easiest way to make sure this happens is not to get drawn into the cynical haze of trite words and trite structure and remember that this is about players living their dreams. Which is the best story of all.

Phil Blackwell is sports editor at Eagle News. He can be reached at pblackwell@ eaglenewsonline.com.

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Egg Hunt 10 a.m. Clay Town Hall, 4401 Rt. 31. Meet the bunny, get free bunny ears, hunt for eggs, and enjoy music and photo ops. Free.

SATURDAY, APRIL 8

Monster Jam Stadium Championship

JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse. The most unexpected, unscripted and unforgettable motorsports experience for families and fans in the world today returns to Syracuse for an adrenaline-charged weekend. Tickets will be available for purchase online at ticketmaster.com.

Baldwinsville Community Hall of Fame for Performing Arts Inductee Ceremony 7 p.m. Baker High School. Open to the public. Additional information to be posted on bvilleartshalloffame.org.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 2023-24 Baldwinsville Public Library Budget Public Hearing and Board Meeting

6:45 p.m. Baldwinsville Public Library. The public hearing of BPL’s 2023-24 budget will begin at 6:45 pm followed by the monthly business meeting of the BPL Board of Trustees at 7 pm. All board meetings are open to the public.

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WilDliFE PHOTOS SOuGHT

Wildlife photographers are invited to submit images of birds and other wildlife from recently restored habitats along the Onondaga Lake shoreline for the Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps photography exhibit on Saturday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, March 26 from noon to 4 p.m. A limit of 10 photographs per individual may be emailed to montezuma@audubon.org and the deadline to submit photographs is March 1. The images may be .tif or .jpg files, and must be exactly 16” x 20” at 300 dpi. The photograph submission form must accompany the photographs and it can be found at ny.audubon. org/OLCC

The Onondaga Lake Conserva-

tion Corps is hosting the exhibit in partnership with Audubon New York and Honeywell. The exhibit will take place at Honeywell’s Onondaga Lake Visitors Center, 280 Restoration Way, Syracuse, NY 13209, which is along the southwest lakeshore in Geddes. Call 315-365-3588 or email montezuma@audubon.org with questions.

“Since 2012, thousands of community members have joined the Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps as environmental stewards of Onondaga Lake,’” said Chris Lajewski, director of the Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps. “We are proud to celebrate over a decade of leading restoration projects that have improved wildlife habitat in the Onondaga Lake watershed. The Corps seeks to

inspire stewards of Onondaga Lake and its watershed through a handson, experience-based program that offers citizens and organizations the opportunity to participate in activities that help restore and sustain Onondaga Lake and its value as an Important Bird Area.”

Onondaga Lake became a priority Audubon Important Bird Area in 1998 and was subsequently adopted by Honeywell, Montezuma Audubon Center, and Onondaga Audubon because of its value to thousands of waterfowl and dozens of Bald Eagles during the winter months. The Important Bird Area program serves as a catalyst for achieving bird conservation.

To learn more visit ny.audubon. org/OLCC

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Eagle Newspapers is here to help readers share their milestone celebrations, including birth announcements, engagements, weddings, anniversaries and milestone birthdays. The deadline to submit an announcement is 10 a.m. the Friday before publication. Announcements of up to 250 words with a photo cost just $50, with an additional 15 cents per word over 250 words. Announcements will be posted to eaglenewsonline.com within 24 hours of receipt of payment. To submit a milestone announcement, email Alyssa Dearborn at adearborn@eaglenewsonline.com, or call 315.434.8889 ext. 305.

Is ADHD affecting your golf game?

Have you ever played golf with an adult who has ADHD? Do you know an adult who has ADHD?

Do you have ADHD? Do you know the de nition of Adult ADHD? Do I have your attention? I must admit, when I rst read the story connecting ADHD with adults and golf, I was curious. I always thought the disorder was 100% related to children. I admit, I don’t know much about the disorder in adults, therefore, let’s explore this topic together… According to the American Psychiatric Association, adults with Attention-de cit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may experience poor self-worth, sensibility stemming from higher levels of criticism throughout life (golf career?). Most of us are aware that children with ADHD are diagnosed early in their life and are treated for the disorder throughout their adult years. However, sometimes a diagnosis of ADHD is missed during childhood. Unfortunately, this means that many adults with ADHD do not realize they have the disorder. Adults with ADHD are treated with medication, psychotherapy or a combination. Behavior strategies, such as ways to minimize distractions and increase structure and organization and support from immediate family members (& golf family?) can also be helpful.

Case history:

Katie Dawkins is an Advanced PGA Professional and has been a golf coach for over 20 years. Her passion is training golfers, “on-the-golf-course (playing lessons). She writes articles for Women and Golf and TeeTimes magazines. Katie is also a quali ed Titleist Performance Pro (TPI) and has extensive knowledge in nutrition. She has the distinction of being trained by Butch Harmon. Sounds like Katie has it all together and is enjoying her life. Well, not so fast. Top 50 Coach Katie Dawkins recently discovered something about herself that, “made everything make sense”. She wrote an article last month about how ADHD can a ect our golf games and life. In the article she spoke of her inability to e ciently get stu done and how “newer tasks and immediate deadlines o en took priority”. As a child she said, “I struggled with con dence, was a high achiever and the tiniest bit of criticism oored me”. She said her mind was messed up and social situations caused her to panic and say quirky things. She was labeled a weirdo and was bullied.

“Golf was my safe place” she said, “where I could be me”. She loved pressure situations and always seemed to play well when she was challenged, “in the moment”. But When she had to plan for a big competition, she found herself trying to ignore it or to nd a way to back out. “I was a capable player but I o en lost focus on what I was doing”. When she started working and getting busier, she found herself frustrated because she felt she was moving sideways rather than forward. “I became overwhelmed”, she

said, “because I was unable to focus on one task for long enough to complete”.

In her article, Katie described a relatively recent business meeting with her business advisor and mentor Beverly Poole. Katie said “a massive light bulb was switched on”. Totally surprised, Beverly asked her, “Have you ever been tested for ADHD”?

Katie said, “Pah, no! ADHD is something little boys have who can’t sit still, right”? About 5-8 % of the global population have ADHD and it is di erent in everyone. Others who have su ered from ADHD include; Bubba Watson (PGA Tour), Nicola Adams, Olympic Gold Medallist (boxing) and Liz Harwood, founder/owner, Famara (golf brand).

“ e more I learn about ADHD, the more it makes my life make sense. If this resonates, I’d urge anyone to take the test then follow it up with a quali ed psychiatrist. I’m not for one second saying everyone has it because they don’t. Life is busy and this can create so many problems and characteristics highlighted by my experiences. ADHD isn’t a disease, it isn’t a weakness. Understanding it can unlock some serious super powers - well, that’s what I’m hoping anyway”. Katie Dawkins

According to the Centers For Disease Control, approximately 4% of American adults have been diagnosed with attention-de cit disorder(ADD) or attention-de cit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, Robert Garrigus, former PGA Tour player and winner, says, “that percentage may be much higher among the best players in golf”. When asked in an interview with Golf Magazine, how many of the Top 125 players on the PGA Tour have diagnosed or undiagnosed ADD or ADHD, he said, “AboutHalf”, including me”. “Golf is the ideal ADD sport”, says psychologist Edward Hallowell. He went on to say, “Whenever you nd the combination of structure, novelty and motivation, the mind tends to focus. When you set up to a golf shot, you’ve got all three”. While ADD o en has negative connotations in society in general, Dr. Hallowell believes, “golfers perhaps succeed…because of…rather than in spite of - the disorder…with players especially equipped to focus in situations of extreme pressure”. anks for bringing the topic to our attention Katie…It’s “food-for-thought”.

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Wildlife photographers are welcome to submit photos for an exhibit planned for March at Honeywell’s Onondaga lake visitors Center.

Boys hoops Warriors return to sectional AA final

BY PHil BlACKWEll

Just as was the case a year ago, it was Christian Brothers Academy standing in the way of the Liverpool boys basketball team returning to the Section III Class AA championship game. And the result was similar – a victory by the Warriors over the Brothers last Saturday in the semifinals at SRC Arena that sets up a return trip to that same venue next Sunday night at 7 p.m. to meet the same opponent, West Genesee, it beat to win the title in 2022.

However, Liverpool found this venture with CBA, won by a score of 6348, far less stressful than the last time these two teams met.

Everyone, on both sides, was quite aware of what happened 12 months ago

in this same round on this same floor, a triple-overtime epic that left the Warriors exultant in victory and the Brothers crushed in defeat.

These were different teams in 2023, though, with Liverpool bigger and stronger than its CBA counterparts and willing to press that advantage wherever it could.

From the moment the Warriors used a 9-0 run in the first quarter to erase an early 6-2 deficit, the defending sectional champions were in total control, and the root of it was a defense that had one of its best performances of the season.

Twice in the first half, Liverpool held CBA without a field goal for a stretch of at least five minutes, controlling the paint while also working outside to deny the Brothers outside shooting opportunities.

Among other things, it allowed the Warriors the ability to not rush things on offense, running where it could, but content to wait longer for open looks and spreading the production around.

Only when CBA, trailing 40-24 in the third quarter, went on an 11-2 run was any serious concern raised, but Liverpool quickly restored its double-digit margin by the final period and pulled clear.

Andreo Ash, strong everywhere on defense, and Jah’Deuir Reese finished with 18 points apiece. Bruce Wingate had 13 points, with Freddy Fowler earning six of his 11 points in the fourth quarter to help put the game away.

Getting here, for Liverpool, required getting past no. 8 seed Utica Proctor in last Wednesday’s quarterfinals and, back at full

strength, the Warriors put up a season-high total for points and routed the Raiders 95-59.

Wingate was back in the lineup, having missed Liverpool’s last two regular-season games, and his presence galvanized the Warriors’ attack as it steadily gained a 45-28 lead on Proctor by halftime.

It got more lopsided in the second half, Liverpool ultimately putting five players in double figures led by Wingate, who had 16 points, and Ash, who got 23 points.

Reese remained steady, earning 18 points, while Luca Latocha, Jason Lawler and Derek Grimshaw hit eight 3-pointers between them, Latoch getting 11 points, Lawler 10 points and Grimshaw nine points.

Then it was the win over CBA and a final with a West Genesee side that, with a

C-NS, Liverpool girls to meet for sectional title

BY PHil BlACKWEll

Maybe, all along, it was meant for the growing girls basketball rivalry between Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool to have, perhaps, its most important chapter on the biggest stage in Section III sports.

This Saturday night at SRC Arena, the Northstars will attempt to keep the sectional Class AA championship away from a Warriors side that beat C-NS twice in the regular season.

Even getting this far was eventful enough, since both of these sides had to make it through memorable semifinals last Saturday at Onondaga Community College’s Allyn Hall.

For no. 4 seed C-NS, it required weathering the incredible 48-point performance put up by Leah Middleton of top-seeded Auburn and still defeating the Maroons 67-61 in overtime.

And Liverpool, the no. 3 seed, took out no. 2 seed Rome Free Academy 67-51

largely on the strength of a lengthy stretch of the first half where it played as well in every phase of the game as it has all season.

The Northstars’ experience against Auburn was a perfect example of how a collective effort can overcome the sheer dominance of an individual – though it still required a small amount of timely good fortune.

Middleton, a senior bound for Le Moyne College, had already secured 40 points by late in the fourth quarter, but C-NS till held a 55-51 advantage.

Then Middleton hit two free throws with 1:06 to play and, on consecutive possessions, the Northstars turned it over, giving the Maroons another chance.

Naturally, the ball went to Middleton, who drove from the right and missed – but grabbed her own rebound and, falling back, hit a shot and was fouled with 3.0 seconds left.

The game was tied, 55-55, and if Middleton made the

C-NS ice hockey falls to B’ville in semifinal

BY PHil BlACKWEll

Once more, the Cicero-North Syracuse ice hockey team found itself in the semifinal round of the Section III Division I playoffs, determined to break through and get to the program’s first-ever championship game.

And just as before, a long-established power stood in the way – in this case Baldwinsville, who welcomed the Northstars to the Three Rivers Athletic Complex in Lysander last Thursday afternoon.

For C-NS fans, the result proved too familiar as, despite an all-out effort, it could not get anything against the Bees, who went in front early and went on to defeat the Northstars 4-0. Having lost 4-1 at home to B’ville in January, C-NS knew the key was getting the puck and putting some pressure on a normally stout B’ville defense.

And the Northstars did get a few early opportunities, only to get turned back. B’ville then increased the pressure by putting a pair of shots past Ethan Mackenzie to grab a 2-0 advantage by the end of the first period.

To its credit, C-NS was never overwhelmed, making the Bees earn its way and only allowing single tallies in each of the last two periods as Mackenzie finished with 21 saves.

At the same time, the frustrations on the other end up. Garrett Sutton, Trevor Sutton, Leonardo Vona and the rest of the Bees’ back line blocked shots and, when they did get to the net, Jon Schirmer grabbed them, 18 saves in all. Keegan Lynch, with a goal and two assists, was one of four different B’ville goal-scorers, with Harrison Bragg, Brayden Penafeather-Stevenson and Nolan Burlingame also finding the net.

As the Bees advanced to face West Genesee in Monday’s sectional final, C-NS saw a five-game win streak end as it produced a 12-9 overall record.

free throw, C-NS would trail – but she missed, the Northstars snagged the rebound and the game went to OT.

Again the Northstars went in front, but didn’t take full control until, with 42 seconds left in the OT, Brianna Weaver, from the right corner, drilled a 3-pointer to make it 64-59, a blow from which Auburn could not recover.

All game long, Weaver’s outside shooting hurt the Maroons, as she finished with five 3-pointers and a career-best 21 points.

Unlike the Maroons, C-NS was able to spread its production around. Kat McRobbie had 16 points, with Jilly Howell getting 13 points and Maddie Howell adding 12 points, all of it allowing the Northstars to stay with Middleton’s torrid pace - and ultimately surpass it.

The irony of this was that Liverpool had its own tremendous individual performance from senior Neveah Wingate against RFA, only it came in the context of a

larger effort by the Warriors that sank the Black Knights’ hopes.

It all traced back to when the Black Knights’ leading scorer, Amya McLeod, picked up her second foul less than five minutes into the game. At that point, RFA led 15-14, the contest closely resembling the OT battle the two sides had in December when McLeod put up 37 points.

Sensing an opportunity, the Warriors cranked up its pressure, forced a steady stream of Black Knights turnovers and turned them into a flood of baskets, most of them by Wingate, whose 24 first-half points topped the entire RFA roster.

Wingate wasn’t alone, though, as everyone in a Liverpool uniform swarmed whoever had the ball for the Black Knights, creating easy scoring opportunities on the other end.

This continued through the entire second quarter until Liverpool had put together a 32-7 run, led 46-22

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Liverpool forward Jeff Manuel (44) grabs a rebound amid a sea of utica Proctor

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Cicero-North Syracuse guard Brianna Weaver (4) had 21 points, inlcuding five 3-pointers and a key shot late in overtime, to help the Northstars beat Auburn 67-61 in last Saturday’s Section III Class AA semifinal.

at the half and breezed from there,

Gianna Washington had one of her best outings, pouring in 15 points as Kaylyn Sweeney and A’briyah Cunningham had nine points apiece. McLeod did get 29 points, but most of them

came in the second half with the game well out of reach.

Now Liverpool hopes to repeat the 70-63 and 55-37 wins it earned over C-NS earlier this winter and, by doing so, claim its first sectional title since 2008.

C-NS boys stopped by CBA in Class AA playoffs

BY PHil BlACKWEll

For the second year in a row, the Cicero-North Syracuse boys basketball team’s aspirations were halted in the quarterfinals of the Section III Class AA playoffs. Every exit at the end of a season hurts, and last Tuesday’s 58-53 defeat to Christian Brothers Academy fit into that category, even if the Northstars weren’t at home, as it was when it fell in this same round to Fayetetville-Manlius a year earlier. C-NS arrived with confidence after an impressive 74-57 first-round win over Henninger on Feb. 17, which contrasted CBA’s struggles against “Holy War” rival Bishop Ludden in a 51-47 decision.

Yet even as the Northstars overcame

a 6-0 start by CBA in the early stages and even led at many different points in the first half, it had no answer for the Brothers’ senior standout, Braeden Burns.

Hitting on everything from open lay-ups to contested 3-pointers, Burns notched 21 of CBA’s first 23 points, and none of his teammates had a field goal until Luke Boule’s 3-pointer midway through the second quarter.

Far more damaging, though, was what Steve DeRegis did, hitting on backto-back baskets and then, as the clock run out on the half, he hit a leaning, contested 3-pointer, was fouled and completed the rare four-point play. What was close game now threatened to get away, but C-NS, trailing 40-28, went on a 9-0 run to battle

back, then stayed within reasonable striking range the rest of the way.

All through the stretch, though, when the Brothers needed something, it would attain it, whether it was a timely basket or rebound by Burns, who finished with 25 points, or key 3-pointers by Jason Brunson and Ethan Harris.

Andrew Benedict led C-NS with 18 points, yet it was spread out and hardearned in the face of a CBA defense that constantly doubled-teamed him.

Reece Congel had 13 points, but eight of his points came in the first quarter as Michael Gallo got most of his 10 points in the second half. DeRegis finished with 17 points to complement Burns’ 25 points.

Liverpool, C-NS wrestlers take part in state meet

BY PHil BlACKWEll

Four wrestlers from Liverpool and Cicero-North Syracuse would make their way to Albany’s MVP Arena for last weekend’s New York State Public High School Athletic Association Division I championships.

And of them, only one, the Warriors’ Owen Atchie, was able to win a match against the elite competition all of them would face.

The Section III Division I champion at 172 pounds, Atchie drew the no. 9 seed and a first-round bout against no. 8 seed Joseph Ponesse, from Newburgh Free Academy. It was close most of the way,

but Atchie was able to pin Ponesse with just three seconds left.

Now, though, Atchie had to face the top seed, Fairport’s Brady Unger, in the quarterfinals. Unger proved too tough, winning a 22-6 technical fall on his way to, a night later, beating Andrew Filip (Minisink Valley) 3-2 for the state title.

Moving to the consolation bracket, Atchie dropped a 4-1 decision to Hamburg-Eden’s Luke Smeader, who went on to a sixth-place finish. Atchie went 34-9 this winter.

Two of Atchie’s teammates could not win a bout. At 189 pounds, Jayce Bliss, 28-7 on the season, took a 37-second fall

to Lindenhurst’s Michael Sanchez in the opening round. Sanchez would finish sixth overall as Bliss lost 10-2 to New Rochelle’s Deandre Woods in the consolation bracket.

Anthony Kelly, who made it to the state meet at 160 pounds, suffered a thirdperiod fall by East Meadow’s Matthew Coffey and also fell 5-3 to Queensbury’s Lucas Schell as he finished the season 19-13. C-NS’s lone representative at the state meet, Kennedy Thomas, went into the state meet 33-11. He lost a tight 8-6 decision to the no. 13 seed, Clarence’s A.J. Didas, before a 9-2 loss to ChurchvilleChili’s Cael Raines.

strong closing stretch, beat Nottingham 66-57 in the other semifinal, but must try

history of three straight losses to Liverpool, two of them in overtime.

players during last Wednesday’s Section III Class AA quartefinal, where the Warriors won 95-59 before a semifinal victory over CBA.

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for 25 years at Seymour Dual Language Academy in Syracuse.

The longtime vaudeville performer Irving Kaufman, who died in 1976, will be recognized with a Lifetime Achievement award. Kaufman was a versatile vocalist who recorded for eight different labels from 1914 to 1949. In 1925 he waxed a verion of “Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue” for Columbia.

The SAMMYS Awards show, set for 7 p.m. Friday, March 3 at the Palace Theater in Eastwood, will feature performances by Brownskin Band, the Carolyn Kelly Blues Band, Chuck Schiele’s Quatro, Not Robots and Trauma Cat. Awards for best recordings will be bestowed in 14 categories and there will be several People’s Choice Awards announced. Admission costs $25; syracuseareamusic.co m

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Articles of Organization of Modern Canine Performance LLC ("LLC") were filed with Sec. of State of NY ("SSNY") on 01/26/2023. Office Location: Onondaga County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to, and the LLC' s principal business location is 6022 Darby Road, Cicero, New York 13039 Purpose: any lawful business purpose. SR-305229

lawful purpose. SR-305652 Notice Salt City Constructors LLC is seeking qualified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) Firms for potential subcontract work and/or material supply on a project located in Syracuse, NY Onondaga Co., for NYSDOT Design-Build Project, D900056, I81 Viaduct Project, Phase 1, Contract 2. For additional project details, please contact Charity Ives at 518-294-9964 Salt City Constructors is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BM/PO/SR/CR/EB304470

Notice of Formation of SNOWBELT CREATIVE VENTURES, LLC a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on February 9 2023. Office location: County of Onondaga SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 6433 Electric Railway Cicero, NY 13039. Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-306047

Notice of Formation of Stage 1 Technologie s LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/15/22. Office location: County of Onondaga. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Roxanne Stage 7713 Bainbridge Dr. Liverpool, NY 13090

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of STRAIGHT OFF THE VINE LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 14 NOV 2022. Office location: County of ONONDAGA. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 5017 HOPKINS RD., LIVERPOOL NEW YORK 13088. Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-304602