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Do you have a heart for youth in the Greater Cicero area? Are you looking to make a difference in the community? Please consider the following service opportunities if you answered “yes” to these questions: Youth Board

Board members may be asked to determine the needs of youth and advise program staff to meet those needs, act as a liaison between government offices and the local community, and establish criteria for the allocation of funds.

Youth board members should be positive and proactive in regard to meeting the needs of youth as well as involving youth in the planning process. This in-

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Local student named to Gonzaga University president’s list

Joseph Bowen, of Cicero, has earned placement on the Gonzaga University President’s List for fall semester 2022. Students must earn a 3.85 to 4.0 gradepoint average to be listed.

Zimmer named to Bucknell University Dean’s list

Alyssa Zimmer of Liverpool

CNY Reads: ‘Oh William!’

dividual may be called up to interact with legislators, mayors, town supervisors, Youth Bureau agencies and the general public.

Friends of the CanTeen was named to the Bucknell University dean’s list for outstanding academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2022-23 academic year. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean’s list recognition.

The mission of the “Friends of the CanTeen” board members is to help raise funds to support the CanTeen program (teen center located next door to the CNS High School). Members must be at least 18 years of age and in good standing in the community.

If you are interested in either of these volunteer positions, please email or call the Cicero Youth Bureau, Parks & Recreation Director, Teresa Roth, at troth@ cicerony.gov or 315-699-5233.

Students make Fall 2022

Dean’s List

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) announces its Fall 2022 Dean’s

List recipients. This is awarded to full-time students who have successfully completed their coursework with a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 score.

The following Cicero residents were named to the dean’s list: Charles Middleton, pursuing at Doctor of Pharmacy degree Angela Phan, pursuing at Doctor of Pharmacy degree

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CNY Reads, the largest “one book, one community” reading program in New York State, has announced their selection for this year’s “One Book” for 2023 – Elizabeth Strout’s “Oh William!.”

CNY Reads One Book is a community-wide reading program designed to promote reading, discovery, and sharing of different perspectives by encouraging area residents to read the same book and participate in programs related to that book. The CNY Reads Consortium organizes the program.

In “Oh William!” Lucy Barton, whom we got to know in Strout’s earlier books (My Name is Lucy Barton and Anything is Possible), prevails from a grim childhood in Illinois to become a successful writer living in NYC. Lucy, now 64, when mourning the death of her beloved second husband, finds distraction with her first husband of 20 years, William. As a fictional memoir, the author retells her personal story, learning to love someone by truly understanding their life’s trauma and circumstance. Within this novel, we start to understand the fabric that keeps people connected, even after growing apart, through the safe and subtle privy of Lucy’s thoughts as she journeys to Maine with Williams’s family.

“Oh William!” can be read as a stand-alone book and is available in many formats at the library. In addition, book discussions, both in-person and virtual, are planned throughout the community. Join us at NOPL’s in-person Book Discussion Thursday, March 23, at 3 p.m. at Brewerton Branch. Visit NOPL. org/events to register for this virtual event.

To see a complete CNY Reads One Book event listing, visit their website at cnyreads.org.