Star Review Digital Edition 4-12-23

BONA FIDE BLOCkBUSTER!

BY RUSS TARBY

Writer

Contributing

“Murder Mystery 2: Deux or Die,” the bigbudget comedy sequel directed by American High founder Jeremy Garelick, is a big hit streaming on Netflix.

The humorous whodunit, starring Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler, attracted more than 42 million views over its first three days of availability on Netflix. The movie had 64.42 million hours viewed since its March 31 debut and appeared in the top 10 in 91 countries.

It’s the second-biggest opening weekend on Netflix for a comedy film behind “Don’t Look Up,” the 2021 satire starring Leo DiCaprio and Meryl

Streep. Variety writer Andrew Wallenstein, the magazine’s chief media analyst, said “Murder Mystery 2” is by far “the highest-profile directing gig Jeremy Garelick has ever landed.”

But Wallenstein knows that the director’s heart remains with American High, the production company he founded six

years ago after buying the old high-school building at 800 Fourth St., in Liverpool.

“Even this plum assignment from Netflix won’t keep him from running American High,” Wallenstein wrote. “Last month, Hulu renewed its first-look output deal with Garelick, who strives to avoid formulaic filmmaking.”

American High has cranked out eight movies for Hulu, including “The Binge,” “Plan B” and “Miguel Wants to Fight.”

The original “Murder Mystery” was Netflix’s most popular movie of 2019 with 30.8 million unique accounts watching its premiere.

Not too many years ago, we would judge a film’s viewership by simply citing its box office receipts. Now that 42 million views have been tallied at Netflix, let’s do some simple math: if 42 million moviegoers each purchased a theater ticket for $10 each, the gross income would be a massive $420 million.

Given that ticket prices routinely range higher than $10 each, and that streaming allows several

Upstate University Hospital’s Mammography Van to visit North Syracuse Public Library

BY AmANDA ROBERTS

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women. Breast cancer accounts for about 30% (one in three) of all new cancer cases in women each year in the United States. It’s also one of the most treatable cancers when detected early. Mammograms are the most effective screening procedure for the early signs of breast cancer.

On Wednesday, April 19, from 10 a.m.-noon, an Upstate University Mammography representative will be at the North Syracuse Branch to provide information and registration help for the upcoming Upstate University Hospital’s

Mammography Van visit in May.

The Upstate University Hospital’s Mammography Van is equipped with a state-of-the-art 3D digital mammogram system, a private exam room, dressing rooms, and a waiting room. It will visit North Syracuse Public Library at 100 Trolley Lane in North Syracuse on Tuesday, May 9, with appointments available between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Appointments are recommended for women who want a mammogram to ensure they will be seen that day.

The mobile mammography program was started through New York State’s “Get Screened, No Excuses”

Breast Cancer Initiative and continues with the support of Upstate University Hospital. The program aims to remove obstacles to breast cancer screening for women in New York.

To be eligible for a mammogram on the van, women should be 40 years and older, not have had a mammogram in the past 12 months, and not be experiencing breast problems. To schedule an appointment for a mammogram with the van, call 315-464-2588. Arrangements can also be requested online at upstate.edu/noexcuses

For Mammography information, contact: Wendy Hunt at 315-492-3353.

Liverpool High School to host Senior Game Night

The Liverpool High School Student Council will host Senior Citizen Game Night on Friday, May 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Liverpool High School.

The event is open to community members 55 and older. Cost is $5 per person. Ticket includes games (with prizes), appetizers, snacks, beverages and music. Purchase

tickets online through the TicketSpicket Web site at tinyurl.com/ bdemef4y.

For more information contact jolden@liverpool.k12.ny.us.

persons to watch simultaneously, that $420 million is certainly a conservative estimate.

Any way you look at it, Jeremy Garelick can add a bona fide blockbuster to his growing résumé.

After the March 30

screening of the new movie here at American High, Garelick said that if he gets to direct future versions of “Murder Mystery,” he will propose that some of it be shot at Central NY locations, possibly including Liverpool.

Church celebrates two centuries

of the congregation. Formed in 1823 by the original settlers of what was then known as Dutch Settlement in the northern part of the Town of Clay, it is the oldest Lutheran Congregation in Onondaga County. The first church building was built in 1833 near the corner of Verplank and Caughdenoy Roads. The congregation built a new church in the Village of Clay (then known as Cigarville) in 1915. Located on Route 31, that church building is still in use today. A service of the word will be held at the church on Sunday, April 23, at 2 p.m., followed by a coffee reception. All are invited to attend. Immanuel is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Upstate New York Synod. Pastor Tonya Eza leads the church. Immanuel emphasizes community service, and has a very active food pantry that serves northern Onondaga County.

Jeremy Garelick’s ‘Murder Mystery 2’ is a big hit on Netflix

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American High founder Jeremy Garelick is pictured directing “mm2” on location in Paris. The movie is a big hit streaming on Netflix.

Brandy’s life has come full circle; two years ago she arrived at the shelter when her family could no longer care for her, and now she finds herself back at the shelter once again for the same reason. If dogs could talk, Brandy would have some stories to tell. Brandy’s about eight years old and weighs 48 pounds. She’s like a retired athlete – still quick, agile, and sure-footed, but without the stamina she had in her youth. She loves to go on walks, sniff the world, play with her toys, and show you her tricks, but then she’s ready to relax. And Brandy does have tricks! She know sit, down, roll over, and shake – with both paws, thank you very much! She’ll work for treats, but also for attention. She’s very affectionate and loves people – cats and dogs, not so much. Brandy’s hoping that her third home will last “furever” and be her happiest. If you have the heart to give a deserving dog the love she needs, take the time to meet Brandy – you won’t be disappointed! For more information about adoption, call 315454-4479, email frontdesk1@cnyspca.org., or click on cnyspca.org.

On the launching pad

Two days, two national championship college basketball games played in Texas.

One was electric, dynamic, full of bright and vivid personalities, sensational performances and enough controversy for a year. The other plodded to an inevitable conclusion, glorious for one fan base, largely irrelevant outside of it.

The NCAA women’s national championship won by LSU over Iowa generated nearly 10 million TV viewers, a record high.

Connecticut’s methodical win over San Diego State in the NCAA men’s title one night later drew 14.69 million, the lowest number since the championship final moved to a Monday night half a century ago. For anyone with a pulse who loves basketball, it was clear which gender fared better. If only we could do them justice both on and off the court.

Simply put, the women’s game is thriving beyond a few select circles. This was the first time since 1985 that the celebrated trio of UConn, Stanford and Tennessee were nowhere to be found in the final eight. And it was great Look at the great storylines. Miami and Ole Miss upended top seeds in the second round. Virginia Tech rose from obscurity to the Final Four and, at least until the last weekend, unbeaten South Carolina was making a strong case for one of the most dominant seasons of all time.

But they all took supporting roles once Caitlin Clark got rolling.

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Even before this tournament, Clark was an Iowa legend for having Steph Curry’s shooting range and Magic Johnson’s passing eye. Then she dropped a 41-point triple double on Louisville and dropped another 41 on South Carolina to propel the Hawkeyes to the final.

Clark’s astonishing skill set is enough reason to watch. That she also had a vibrant, brash personality obscured her teammates and rendered the opposition as a foil to be tolerated, but never celebrated.

LSU watched all this and fumed. Having risen far faster than anyone expected in year two under coach (and lightning rod) Kim Mulkey, the Tigers were just as hungry for its first national title and was in no mood to turn into the anonymous opposition of another Clark highlight reel.

This made for an epic Sunday in Big D. If only the narrative stayed about, you know, the game. First there were the fouls. Way, way too many fouls. LSU star Angel Reese sat the entire second quarter. Clark got some questionable whistles, too, including a technical foul that was beyond ridiculous.

The worst thing officials can ever do is become the story. They did here, though LSU handled it better as it gave Clark and Iowa plenty of its own medicine with ridiculous 3-point shooting and, ultimately, 102 on the board to win it all.

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C-NS, Liverpool track clash at meet

BY PHIL BLACkwELL

At least according to the regular-season schedule,the Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool track and field teams don’t really go head-to-head until May 3 at Bragman Stadium, a meet that also includes Fayetteville-Manlius.

But the two rivals opened their seasons in the same event and battled against one another during last Tuesday’s Westhill Spring Break Invitational, and each had plenty to smile about by day’s end.

Kali Congden stood out for the Northstars, winning the high jump by clearing 5 feet as she also was second in the triple jump with 33’6 3/4”, with Jasmine Ayre fifth and Mackey sixth. Congden also was third in the long jump.

C-NS had Congden, Anna Ealls and Aaliyah McDonald also won the 3x100 shuttle hurdles relay in 49.59 seconds, with another Northstars side third and the Warriors fourth.

Marissa Navarra ran to second at 1,500 meters in 5:03.53, with Hannah Boyle second in the 800-meter run in 2:23.69. Grace Murray was second in the 200 hurdles in 30.10 seconds, with McDonald fourth in 31.46.

Jaydin Mackey made it to second place in the 200-meter dash in 26.91 seconds. Mackey, in 13.23 seconds, beat out Liverpools’ Mikayla Greene (13.37) for fifth in the 100-meter dash, with Greene adding a sixth in the 200 ahead of Sophia Jarosz in seventh place. C-NS got fifth place in the 4x400 relay in 4:43.60.

To lead Liverpool, Allie Cary won the shot put with a throw of 36’9” to edge JamesvilleDeWitt’s Hailey Webber (36’3”) and then, in the discus, heaved it 108’6” to top Auburn’s Rhian Crowley’s 101’10”. Maddie Devendorf

had a second-place long jump of 16’6 1/4” as Congden (16’6) was right behind.

Addison Ziegler was third in the 2,000 steeplechase in 8:02.86 as Layla Pearl Collins cleared 7’6” for fourth place in the pole vault. Jailyn Parrotte was fourth, Meghan Moyer sixth and Kailyn Barth seventh in the 1,500.

Parrotte got sixth place in the 800, with Ziegler ninth and Moyer 10th as Beatrize Gurgol grabbed fifth in the high jump and sixth in the 200 hurdles.

On the boys side, C-NS had Joe Main win the shot put with a toss of 46’8”, more than two feet ahead of the field as Colt Hiltz was seventh.

James McConnell, Christian Kahrs, Jacob Klasen and Liam Adams earn second place in the 4x400 relay in 3:39.82. Zuriel Dickerson earned a fourth-place triple jump of 37’2 1/4”.

Jayceon McGrew ran the 100 in 11.54 seconds, second to West Genesee’s Kev Scott (11.41), with McGrew also third in the 200 in 23.62 as Christian Kahra was sixth. Camron Inrgram went 27.09 seconds in the 200 hurdles for another runner-up effort.

Ingram, Xander Provost and Jordan Ballard completed a sweep of the 3x100 hurdles relays by winning in 51.69 seconds, no one else breaking the 54-second mark. Provost and McGrew tied for sixth in the high jump.

Liverpool’s Ny’Quez Madison won the long jump, going 21’4 1/2” to finish nearly two feet ahead of anyone else, including C-NS’s Trewvon Walker, who was third in 19’4 1/2”.

Michael Purvis took fifth in the 3,000 steeplechase in 10:35.62 and seventh in the 800, with Roman Murray ninth in the 1,600. Anthony Kelly took ninth place in the discus.

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Historic Moment: Village incorporation

BY JORGE BATLLE SkAneAteleS villAge hiStoriAn

The Town of Skaneateles was formed in 1830 from part of the Town of Marcellus. Marcellus originally had 100 military lots granted to them by the federal government. Thirty nine of these lots became the new Town of Skaneateles.

For nearly 40 years before this action, Skaneateles was a very active area. Its natural advantages, picturesque location and that it was situated on the great Native American trail made it a very desirable and convenient mercantile center. The lake and abundant water power added to its desirability.

A “village” is defined as a small settlement or a self contained community, usually found in a rural area, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, usually without fixed boundaries. As this community on the north end of Skaneateles Lake grew and prospered, it was referred to as “the Village of Skaneateles.”

Unincorporated villages do not govern themselves or provide municipal services. Those are provided by the town or nearby city. They also have to follow the rules and regulations of the larger town or city.

There is little known of actions taken to petition to incorporate the village. The few newspapers that survived mention little about getting the village incorporated. The community did provide some fire protection by having homeowners keep 16 inch deep and 8 inch wide leather fire buckets in their houses. This eventually led to the purchase in 1822 of a James Smith hand pumper. It was pulled to fires by the volunteer firefighters. (It is currently on display at the fire station at 77 West Genesee St.)

Villages can be created by referendum under general state law, or by special state charter. The governing body

is made up of six elected trustees and a village president (now called mayor). On April 19, 1833, Skaneateles received a charter from the State of New York incorporating the village. Charters stand in relationship to a county, city, town or village the same way that a state constitution does to a state or a federal constitution does to a nation. They define the powers and functions of elected officials as well as the organization and procedures of local government.

May 8, 1833 a notice in the Skaneateles Columbian called for a “charter election.” James Allen, Justice, published ...”hereby directs that the inhabitants qualified to vote in said village, shall meet at the Indian Queen Hotel on the second Tuesday of May, instant at two o’clock PM for the purpose of electing by ballot five Trustees, a Treasurer, Overseer of Highways, Clerk and Collector, and transacting other such business as shall be deemed proper.”

The Indian Queen Hotel, later called the Houndyaga House and The Lake House, was built in 1824 and originally called The Skaneateles Hotel. It was enlarged in 1858. For many years it contained the only public hall in the village. It was destroyed by fire in 1870. It was located on the corner of Genesee and Jordan Streets, currently the site of the Shear Block, which was built in 1881.

The May 1833 elections resulted in Freeborn Jewett, as president; Daniel Talcott, Phares Gould, William Gibbs, Lewis H. Sanford astrustees; Charles Burnett, as treasurer; Henry W. Allen as collector; George Kennedy, as street commissioner; James H. Allen, as clerk. Skaneateles was the fourth village incorporated in Onondaga County. The Charter has 17 sections. Section 1 lays out the geographic boundaries. It uses established streets, church buildings, the creek, and residences as reference

points. It establishes the name ‘the Village of Skaneateles.” It establishes the trustees of the village ....”who shall be in law capable of suing and being sued...answering and being answered to...defending and being defended...in all courts whatsoever. They can design a corporate seal..and hold real estate for public use.”

Section 4 says any person elected to an office and refuses to perform the duties of said office shall forfeit the sum of 5 dollars.

Section 6 spells out the duties of the clerk “to keep the books and papers of said corporation...” It sets up the time and places for public meetings, special meetings, bylaws, meetings of the board of trustees. It also says that the president and the trustees shall receive no compensation.

Section 7 is a very early version of what today is called zoning ordinances. It says in part…”to regulate slaughterhouse and nuisances generally, to determine what are nuisances generally, and to prevent remove or destroy same, to suppress and restrain disorderly houses, houses of ill fame, gaming houses, and instruments and devices for the purpose of gaming...”

Section 7 also established the fire department – “establish and organize one or more fire companies in said

village, the members of which company or companies, not to exceed twenty-four in number to each engine, and who when attached to an engine shall be exempt from military duty, except in the case of insurrection or invasion, and except justice juries in said village... to prescribe the powers and duties of said fire companies, in preventing and extinguishing fires...”

Section 8 deals with the selling of spirituous liquors in quantities greater than 5

gallons without a license.

Section 9 deals with meetings for the village to purchase land for up to two (fire) engine houses, a public pound, a public hay scales with taxes. It also puts in place the procedures for the collection of taxes.

Section 11 deals with the regulation for licensing of shows, caravans, circus, and theatrical performances.

Section 14 sets up a separate road district exempt from the superintendence of the commissioners of highways

of the Town of Skaneateles. It grants those powers and duties to the village overseer of highways.

The Village Charter was amended in 1849. In 1855 the village was reincorporated under a new state law. The village was resurveyed in 1870 by Rhesa Griffin, assisted by James Gifford who had formerly surveyed the town and the village. The corporate limits were enlarged in 1870 to encompass about one square mile.

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The Village of Skaneateles was first incorporated on April 19, 1833.

Stay focused

As spring gradually settles into Central New York and with the summer months just ahead, it is likely there will be more people on the road out for day trips, longer vacations, a leisurely afternoon drive, or any number of other reasons.

And while it should go without saying, being behind the wheel of any vehicle is a great responsibility and while we might take it for granted, we also need to stay focused and alert to what is all around us from other vehicles to pedestrians to possible road hazards and even animals dashing across the road.

According to an organization known as End Distracted Driving, Enddd.org, distracted driving is any activity that takes away from the responsibilities we have while operating a motor vehicle.

According to Enddd.org, there were 36,096 fatalities in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2019, which represented a 2% decrease from 2018 fatalities of 36,835. While it was anticipated that with people driving less in 2020 this downward trend would continue, Enddd.org said through November of 2020 numbers indicate 38,370 people had lost their lives in crashes.

According to Enddd.org, 7% of all fatal crashes in 2019 were distraction-related resulting in 3,142 lives lost, an increase of 9.9% over 2018 when 2,858 lives were lost due to distracted driving.

Enddd.org shared some other statistics worth noting, including eight percent of fatal crashes, 15 percent of injury crashes, and 14 percent of all police-reported motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2018 were reported as distraction-affected crashes. About 400,000 were injured and 2,841 killed as a result of distraction-affected crashes.

About 1 of every 5 people killed by distracted drivers in 2018 were not in vehicles-they were walking, riding bikes, or otherwise outside of vehicles.

Distracted driving crashes are underreported and the NSC estimates that cell phone use alone accounted for 27% of 2015 car crashes.

Research conducted by telematics and behavioral analytics company Cambridge Mobile Telematics shows distracted driving occurring in more than 36 percent of trips across the United States.

The fatal crash rate for teens is three times greater than for drivers age 20 and over.

Driver distraction is responsible for more than 58% of teen crashes.

According to the CDC drivers aged 1519 were more likely to be distracted than drivers aged 20 and older, among drivers in crashes where a death occurred. Nine percent of all teens who died in crashes were killed in distraction-affected crashes.

According to the organization there are several types of distraction including manual distractions which are those where you move your hands from the wheel. Visual distractions are those where you focus your eyes away from the road. A cognitive distraction is when you’re mind wanders away from the task of driving. Texting involves all three types of distraction.

According to some research people are as impaired when they drive and talk on a cell phone as they are when they drive intoxicated at the legal blood-alcohol limit of 0.08%.

Enddd.org also shared that cell phone users are 5.36 times more likely to get into an accident than undistracted drivers. Text messaging for commercial drivers increases the risk of crash or near-crash by 23 times. Sending or reading a text message takes your eyes off the road for about five seconds, long enough to cover a football field while driving at 55 mph.

This is something drivers are aware of, according to Enddd.org over 84% of drivers recognize the danger from cell phone distractions and find it “unacceptable” that drivers text or send an email while driving. Nevertheless, 36% of these same people admit to having read or sent a text message or email while driving in the previous month.

It is also believed that teens whose parents drive distracted are two to four times as likely to also drive distracted.

To learn more visit Enddd.org.

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THE SmILE OF SPRING

Aching with the tight confines of winter life (translation: I’m sick of snow and wearing three sweaters,) I awoke to the sound of geese … flying North. I know it was North, because at 4:30 or so a.m., I got out of my warm bed and went outside in my pajamas and watched these trumpeters fly into the promise of spring. Sleep came easily again with the smile of spring on my mind and the fact that I have a comforter and a quilt on the bed. I dreamt of spring.

Spring is a promise, a beautiful gateway to things put off, things on lists for warmer weather and open windows. It’s no great wonder that peoples through time and space have celebrated the vernal return of life to the world. I’ve always thought about how hard it must have been for other local inhabitants of this place to make it through the long night of winter, living in bark-covered lodges, huddled around cooking fires, existing on that which they have preserved for winter sustenance and hunting. How joyous the

sound of geese would have been to them, announcing that spring was coming. What a celebration that must have been!

There is a green that comes with spring that scintillates, an incandescent, gently effervescent green like no other. There are yellows, the early daffodils, the snow drops, the forsythia and the gentle pinks and riotous red of the climbing roses. The little white stars of the strawberry flowers and their climbing cousins, the raspberries, under perennials and in the hedgerows … and the violets, eponymous and not at all shy with their vibrancy.

There’s a scent in the air, of warming earth, scents of seduction for the flora and fauna to awake and grow, to fill in the empty spaces left by winter’s cold.

Open windows and soft breezes, a house freshened! Airing out comforters, drapes and winter trappings becomes possible. It’s a return to spontaneity. Leaving the house requires no preparation ... no coat, no hat,

no boots or gloves. Ice scrapers and snow brushes are put away.

Your car’s original color returns, devoid of its overcoat of salt and road grime. Spring’s promise is a freedom that can’t be measured by standard yardsticks; it’s sunlight and warmth, the sound of lawn mowers and early morning birdsong.

It’s a time for drives out in the country, revisiting places abandoned to winter or roads we’ve never traveled … uncharted exploration not easily taken through drifts of snow. It’s a rebirth of exuberance for the feeling of life that Spring brings. It’s a time to repurpose, re-evaluate and revitalize our own potential.

What do we bring to this freshening?

Forget the dark days of New Year’s. Now is the time to resolve to awaken the best that we can be. It’s time to not only work in the garden but to work on how we can fit into the promise that the season brings.

Fly kites, visit the library,

walk along the paths that skirt

Nine Mile Creek in the park or take a leisurely walk around the village or the school campus, go to church, spend time in the greenhouses at Nightingale’s or Hillside Gardens. Plant flowers, sit on the porch with friends, cook outside, volunteer … take better care of yourself, write a letter. I’m going to try to be more gentle with the parts of me that fail and enjoy more those that still operate close to the designer’s plan (however few remain.)

I am so sick of the cold and snow but the geese remind me that, as the sap rises, spring comes, then summer and open toed shoes.

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.

Green Corner: Invest in our planet

BY kIP COERPER

Last month I shared the moral imperative of divesting from fossil fuels.

This month I encourage you all to “invest in our planet,” which is the theme for Earth Day on April 22, 2023. Go to earthday.org/ to find more information to join an action or event.

You can access some wonderful art work and other actions at Peoples’ Earth Week as well.

Investing in our planet demands that we pay attention to the two centers of power large enough to make a real difference in the global climate fight: the federal government and the financial industry.

Between April 15 and 25, activists will use poster art to organize mass wheat pasting actions, popup art shows, and arts-centered direct actions. This Earth Day will be the biggest day of coordinated climate arts-based action ever.

The first Earth Day in 1970

was instrumental in establishing the EPA, and only two months later. Citizens can make a difference.

So I encourage you to make your voice heard by writing letters to big banks and/or your congress representatives expressing your disappointment in their fossil fuel investment, cutting up big bank credit cards, or posting posters which you can get at Peoplesearthweek.org

Also GreenFaith will be hosting a workshop for faith based persons on May 8 - May 11 on Zoom to learn about how banks and asset managers continue to invest in the fossil fuel industries that are destroying communities in the U.S. and around the world – and then find out how to hold these financial institutions accountable.

Join at greenfaith.org

I thank all of you who have cared to read this column and pursue ways to care for our abundant and precious world. (This will be my last column, since Becky and I

are moving to Rhode Island soon.)

To make a positive difference on our land, air, and water, I leave you with encouragement to: Recycle, so less material ends up in the landfill; Reuse, to limit what goes in your trash; Avoid plastic containers and single use plastic; Buy and/or support solar panels, EV cars, and windmill technology; Compost with CNYcompost.com so your food scraps don’t produce methane in landfills; Buy localuse the Skaneateles Farmer’s Market, shop at The Savage Homestead who refill your personal care products in glass containers, so no plastic goes in the trash; Support regenerative farming at Elderberry Pond Farm restaurant and store, Twin Brook Camillus Farm, and taprootfields.com; Buy grass fed meat and dairy products; If you are over 60, consider joining ThirdAct.org, a group of retired people determined to build a better tomorrow.

And finally - simply talk to people about what your are doing to reduce your carbon footprint,

and remind others of the importance of each of us caring how we impact God’s creation.

If you want to learn more about how human activity is setting off dangerous warming loops that are pushing the climate to a point of no return, and how we can address that reality, watch Earth Emergency on Wednesday, April 26 at 2 p.m. at the Skaneateles Library.

That movie will be followed by a talk on Monday, May 8 at 6:30 in the Library by Dr. Mary Beth Carlburg on how our dietary decisions can have a profound impact on our climate.

Support the Skaneateles Village Environmental Advisory Committee, who are working to get NY State grant money available to fund more “green” initiatives in our community.

I leave you with a quote from environmentalist John Muir“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he/she finds it attached to the rest of the world.” Blessings!

Liverpool’s pro hockey heroes have hot hands

Last month we reported that four young hockey prospects from the Syracuse Crunch are livin’ in Liverpool. Recently, our hometown quartet of ice-skating stick-handlers have had especially hot hands.

Forward Gage Goncalves –who’s lucky to be playing on a line with the team’s top scorer Alex Barré-Boulet – notched an impressive seven points last week. He began with a goal and an assist Friday, March 31 collected three more assists Saturday, and added another one-and-one on Sunday.

The second-year pro from British Columbia has now registered a multi-point game in four straight outings – the longest run of his career. Goncalves, a 22-year-

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old southpaw, ranks fourth on the team with 49 points (12g, 37a) in 65 games this season.

Two Jacks

Another temporary Liverpudlian, rookie Jack Finley, notched three points – including a pair of goals – on the final day of March. Finley broke a 3-3 tie in the third period against Belleville to complete his second multi-point game (1g, 1a) of the season. He then broke another 3-3 tie in the second period April 2 at Utica.

Then, on April 5 in Rochester, Finley scored a pretty one. The Crunch jumped out to a quick lead as Finley opened scoring with a slick give-and-go goal. Finley skated the puck down the

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right side and sent a drop pass back through his legs for Gabe Fortier. Fortier immediately returned the feed for Finley to send in. Finley, 20, another British Columbian, has four goals in the last eight games and 20 points (11g, 9a) in 63 games this season.

Another Crunch prospect named Jack who lives here is Jack Thompson, who contributed his 15th assist of the season on April 1. The 21-year-old defenseman from the province of Ontario has six goals so far this year.

Playoffs loom

Earlier last month, defenseman Declan Carlile, who also lives in Liverpool, scored the Crunch’s overtime game-winning goal on March 18 against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The goal was the rookie’s sixth

sheriff’s office is implementing to try and evade this problem. How are out of area truck drivers going to know this to avoid hitting the bridge?

I wrote a possible solution back in December 2019 - “I’d like to suggest that Old Liverpool Rd. be changed by NTY DOT to Rt. 370 and only allow cars on Onondaga Lake Parkway, which is used for a number of functions through the year.”

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netter of the season but his first since Dec. 30. Carlile, 22, from Hartland, Mich., has 19 points (6g, 13a) and has played to a plus21 rating in 56 games this season.

Despite being edged by the Utica Comets, 5-4, in an April 2 shootout, the Crunch remain in second place in the American Hockey League’s North Division with 75 points. Syracuse is now 33-24-5-4 on the season, and is a shoo-in for the AHL playoffs.

This week the Crunch, the top farm club of the Tampa Bay Lightning, bus over to Utica for a 7 p.m. game Wednesday, April 12, travel to Ontario to face off against the Laval Rocket on April 14, then play the final home game of the regular season at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 15, against the Utica Comets, at the Upstate Medical

NYS DOT could put large electric signs with strobe lights at the entrances to The Liverpool Parkway from Rt. 81 off ramp and in Liverpool village that state “no trucks.” Put RT. 370 signs when changing Old Liverpool Road at both locations especially now while doing “repairs off RT 81.” That’s common sense!

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Ramblings from the empty nest ann Ferro

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University Arena at the Onondaga County War Memorial. Tickets cost $32.05 and $34.10; syracusecrunch.com; 315-473-4444. Syrmets swinging solidly

The Syracuse Mets opened their International League baseball season March 31 in Worcester, Mass., losing by a score of 11 to 2.

But the Mets bounced back in formidable fashion on April 1 by smacking 20 hits –including four home runs – to defeat the WooSox 16-6.

Syracuse’s timely hitting continued at the team’s home opener on the chilly afternoon of April 4, at the redundantly named NBT Bank Stadium. Bouyed by a tightfisted bullpen which refused to allow a run, the home team cruised to a 5-0 victory to please a crowd of 5,953.

After a road trip to Scranton this week, the SyrMets will host the Durham Bulls at NBT Bank Stadium at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday, April 18. The Bulls are the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. The SyrMets, of course, are affiliated with the New York Mets.

The Bulls will play evening games here April 19-21, and afternoon games on the weekend, April 22-23; milb.com/Syracuse; 315-474-7833.

Last word

“We basically have Major League caliber talent on our field right now with Francisco Álvarez our catcher, Brett Baty, third base/ outfield, Mark Vientos, third base/first base, shortstop Ronny Mauricio and our opening day pitcher was Tyler Megill, who was the New York Mets opening day pitcher last season.”

–Syracuse Mets General Manager Jason Smorol, who lives in Liverpool.

Surrounded by her children, Ann Elizabeth Collins (nee Mullen,) of Skaneateles, died peacefully in her home after a short illness on Friday March 31, 2023. Ann “Nancy” was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on May 9, 1929, to the late William and Nora Hyland Mullen. In 1951, she married the late Dr. George H. Collins, and they shared an amazing life together for over 60 years.

Nancy volunteered and contributed to many community organizations. She and her husband enjoyed classical music and spent many hours with friends playing bridge and tennis and ex-

Helen A. Nolan, 91 registered nurse

Helen Ann Squires Nolan, a Skaneateles resident from through the middle 1970s and again from 1992 through 2020, passed away in Colorado Springs, Colorado on March 25, 2023. She was 91.

Born in Manhattan in 1932, she split time growing up between New York City and rural Dutchess County. She graduated

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ploring the Adirondacks as well as attending and hosting numerous family celebrations. Nancy was an excellent cook, kept up on current events and never tired of watching tennis on television or playing Sudoku. She was an avid reader, frequenting the library and a member of the Skaneateles Leisure Hour, a women’s book club started in 1892. Beloved mother of six children; Cathy Burke (John) of Woodford, VA, Beth McNamara (Mark) of East Aurora, N.Y., Trish Collins (Bob Burke) of Concord, MA, Josh Collins (Mary Malaszek) of Hamden CT, Amy Kolcum (Brian) of Leesburg VA and Bill Collins of Skaneateles. She will be dearly missed by her 18 grandchildren:

from St. Barnabas High School in the Bronx. A registered nurse, she received her training at Mt. Sinai in Manhattan.

Much of her nursing career was spent with Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, N.Y., and Northern Westchester Hospital Center, in Mt. Kisco, N.Y. She later worked as a hospice home-caregiver. While living In Skaneateles, she raised and rode horses, restored antiques, skied cross-country,

Thomas G. Yawney, 71, of Conquest, formerly of Jordan, passed away April 1, 2023. The Bush Funeral Home of Elbridge

Sarah, Tay, Bryan, Josh, Georgie, Becca, Conor, Liam, Emily, Attie, Meghan, Zoe, Johathan, Dacheka, Xiu, Emmet, Mei, Agnes, and 14 greatgrandchildren. Nancy was predeceased by her five siblings: James Mullen of Cheshire CT, Marie Kelliher of Belmont, MA, Betty Shutts of Cheshire CT, Monsignor William Mullen of Hartford CT, Patricia Kelly Shaw of Weston VT. She also leaves countless nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank the staff of Peregrine Home Care Services for their exceptional dedication and Hospice of the Finger Lakes for providing comfort at the final stage of her life.

The family will host a private reception in honor of Mrs. Col-

bicycled and hiked. She was an ardent and expert gardener, and contributed her time and skills to the Skaneateles Garden Club for many years. She traveled widely, throughout the United States, the Middle East and Europe. She lived for periods of time in Vilnius, Lithuania and Cairo.

She was for 49 years married to William B. Nolan, who passed away in 2002. They had five children, Timothy, of Garrison, N.Y.;

has arrangements. Kathleen A. Hilliard, 63, of Jordan,

lins.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Skaneateles Ecumenical Food Pantry 819 West Genesee St. Rd., Skaneateles, NY, 13152, 315-685-5048.

Margaret, of Colorado Springs; Christopher, of Longmeadow, MA.; Catherine, of Mateo, N.C.; and Brendan, of Jackson Hole, WY. She had nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held and burial take place at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Millbrook, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, it was her wish that donations in her memory be made to the Skaneateles Garden Club.

passed away March 31, 2023. The Bush Funeral Home of Elbridge has arrangements.

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Bottle/Can Drive to Support Onondaga Earth Corps

Date: 4/15/23, 6/24/23, 8/19/23, 10/21/23

Time: 9 AM – 1 PM

Site of Collection: Fayette Manor, Cashin Drive/ Brookside, Huntleigh Park and Southfield Drive

Event Coordinator: Pieter Keese 315-289-6776, Greg Michel 315-632-0080

Instructions to Bottle/Can Donors: Bottles and cans can be dropped off at the locations below or leave them by your mail box for pick up by 12:00PM

• 160 Brookside Lane

• 208 Redfield Ave

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Village of Baldwinsville Employment Position: Automotive Mechanic

The work involves responsibility for performing skilled work in repair and maintenance of automotive and construction equipment. An employee in this class does skilled mechanical work in the maintenance and repair of automobiles, trucks, tractors and a wide variety of other construction equipment. Two (2) years of work experience, or its part-time equivalent, in the repair and maintenance of automotive equipment is preferred. A NYS CDL Class B will be required by the end of the first year of employment per the union contract. A valid NYS Driver’s license is required. A more detailed job description and application is available upon request. Please call 315-635-9665 for more information.

Machine Shop Equipment Auction

Tompkins USA, Discontinuing Manufacturing Operations (Started In 1846) 623 Oneida St., Oneida / Syracuse NY

Tuesday April 18, 2023 10:00AM

Quality Machine Shop Equipment Auction - Business Started In 1846

Machine Shop Equipment Of All Types: Hurco EMC 40, Vertical Milling Center, w/30 Pocket Tool Magazine; Kitamura Mycenter HX300it, Horiz. Pallet Changer Milling Machine w/40 Pocket Tool Magazine, 20k RPM Spindle, w/Chipblaster/Mist Blaster rough Spindle Mach; Mori Seiki SL6,Turret Lathe/Machining Center, 50HP, 20” Chuck, 12 Pocket Turret; Hurco KNB-1 Vertical Machining Center – Knee Mill; Sidney Eng. Lathe w/6’ Bed And Taper A ach; Warner & Swasey 1-A,Turret Lathe, 6 Pos. Head w/30” Work Area; Bridgeport Manual Vertical Milling Mach; Van Norman #12 Vert./Horiz. Milling Mach; Edlund 6 Head Drill Press; Super Large Gray 6” Ind. Metal Planer, Real Big; Kemp Smith Maximiller No. 4 Horiz. Knee Mill; Boyar Schultz Surface Grinder; South Bend Mod. A, Small Secondary Lathe; Hendey 2 x 42 Lathe; Allen 6 Head Drill Press; Carolina Horiz. Metal Band Saw w/Roller Table; Bullard Vert. Turret Lathe; Lg. Modi ed Lathe To Grinder; Etc.; Etc.; Forkli , Elec. Pallet Jack & Pallet Wrapper: Toyota 7FGCU25, Lpg, 5000lb Li Cap Forkli , 1150 Hours, Very Nice; Toyota 7HBW23, Elec. Pallet Jack, New Ba eries, 110V, Nice; Cousins Pallet Wrapping Machine, Works Good; Special: (2) HE Crawford Sole 1 Sock Kni ing Machines; Live Onsite Auction With Live Interactive Online Bidding And Pre/Absentee Bidding Avail. rough www.proxibid.com/manasse

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C-NS, Liverpool baseball 1-1

BY PHIL BLACkwELL

Wherever they started, the CiceroNorth Syracuse and Liverpool baseball teams want to end up in the same place late in May – battling for a Section III Class AA championship. The two rivals won’t meet each other on the diamond until back-to-back games May 8 and 9, and plenty will happen before that point, including two extended road trips which got the season underway.

For the Northstars, it meant going to the Ripken Baseball Spring Training facility near Washington, D.C., for a pair of games against local opponents.

In the first of them last Thursday afternoon, C-NS prevailed 5-2 over Herndon (Maryland), exchanging first-inning runs before striking three times in the top of the fourth to go ahead for good.

Bryce Zicaro pitched six solid innings, overcoming five hits and five walks to strike out eight before Battista Wood worked the seventh inning in relief.

Lucas Crystal drove in a pair of runs as C-NS managed those five runs despite just three hits, one each by Crystal, Zicaro and Andrew Davis.

A day later, the Northstars lost 13-1 to Eastern, from the D.C. area, most of

C-NS girls lax builds early win streak

BY PHIL BLACkwELL

enough to top the Penfield Patriots 9-8.

the damage done in an 11-run third inning. Carter King drove in Chris Williams with C-NS’s lone run in the top of the sixth.

Meanwhile, Liverpool was at a different Ripken Experience tournament in South Carolina, all of their games taking place within a 48-hour span on the weekend.

It began with a Friday doubleheader where the Warriors took a narrow 7-6 defeat to Pleasure Ridge Park (Kentucky), a game where it erased a 2-1 deficit with three runs in the third and two runs in the fourth.

Yet that 6-2 lead did not hold, Pleasure Ridge using a run in the fifth and two-run rallies in the sixth and seventh to catch up and overtake Liverpool.

Alex Evans, in defeat, had a single, double, triple and two RBIs. Jack Hoppe and Tyler Vivacqua each drove in a pair of runs, too, as Nate Benjamin scored twice.

Rebounding well, Liverpool beat Van Buren 15-1 later that day, Benjamin earning a single, triple and four RBIs. Hoppe and Austin Burch both drove in two runs, with Chris Baker adding a single, double and three runs scored.

L’pool boys lax races to 3-1 start

BY PHIL BLACkwELL

Twin victories on the opening day of April proved the Liverpool and Cicero-North Syracuse boys lacrosse teams were gearing up for a championship challenge.

C-NS got that win by enduring summer-like heat against General Brown and doing just enough to pick up a 9-8 win over the Lions.

Forced to pace itself with temperatures at 70 degrees and the artificial surface at Bragman Stadium making it warmer still, C-NS would battle earlyseason conditioning issues.

Still, the Northstars inched out in front, kept that 4-3 margin into halftime and then made it 7-5 through three quar

ters, just enough to fend off a late Gen

eral Brown push.

Elijah Martin and Ian Leahey ac

counted for most of the offense, Martin scoring four times and Leahey contrib

uting three goals plus a pair of assists.

Mason Ciciarelli also had a goal, joining Donovan Chaney and Colin Stanton in the assist column. Leyton Sullivan had eight saves as GB goalie Luke Secreti’s 15 saves kept it close.

Liverpool already had a March 29 win over Westhill to its credit when, against Section II’s Bethlehem, it spread around its attack and pulling away to beat the Eagles 15-8.

Aaron Clouthier, with four goals and two assists, led the way. Bradley Cole scored three times, with Brady Michaud and Joe Sacco each earning two goals and one assist. Owen Michaud and Dom

Grosbeck both had a goal and two assists as Gavin Kenna and Mason Gridley also scored.

This led to the season’s first big SCAC Metro division game, Liverpool visting Fayetteville-Manlius, and in a tense defensive battle the Warriors lost 9-7 to the Hornets.

Trailing 4-2 at halftime, Liverpool battled back and tied it, 6-6, by the end of the third quarter, seeing Osbeck get four assists and a single goal as Sacco and Brady Michaud scored twice, Gridley and Owen Michaud both finishing with one goal and one assist.

F-M won the fourth quarter, though, overcoming Owen Salanger’s 18 saves as T.J. Conley, Kyle Freyer and Robert Madden led with two goals apiece.

C-NS won that same day 16-5 over Tully/Fabius-Pompey, getting four goals from Ciciarelli and three goals from Leahey. Martin got two goals and two assists as Stanton and Tyler Milewski also converted twice, Cy Liberman adding two assists. Rocco Albanese, La’Quan Lemon and Donovan Chaney had single tallies.

Rebounding well from the F-M loss, Liverpool won 17-10 over Webster Thomas Thursday afternoon, led in a big way by Clouthier and Sacco.

All that Clouthier did was render seven goals and two assists, and the Titans couldn’t focus on him because Sacco scored six times, setting his own career mark while dishing out three assists.

Osbeck and Cole also got three assists, with Osbeck taking on a pair of goals and the Michaud brothers also getting goals, the Warriors improving to 3-1 overall.

Helping Hounds benefit planned in Liverpool

April brought both warm weather and plenty of high school girls lacrosse action, with Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool both in search of some early-season wins against high-caliber competition.

The Northstars, who handled Westhill 14-7 in its March 30 season opener, followed with two close games – and won them both, starting April 1 with a ferocious second-half comeback against South Jefferson.

Down 7-3 at halftime due to great work by the Spartans’ Savannah Hodges (three goals, one assist) and Madelyn Barney (two goals), C-NS took over on defense in the second half, earning a shutout.

Meanwhile, six unanswered goals produced a 9-7 victory, the comeback led by Sophia Nesci, who had two goals and three assists, and Elizabeth Smith, who netted three goals.

Brooke Molchanoff managed a goal and three assists. Natalie Wilson earned two goals as single tallies went to Mackenzie Prentice and Shea Firth.

Then, in last Monday’s game against Victor, C-NS made it three in a row, edging the Blue Devils 11-10 with a combination of timely scoring plays and a big performance from Nicole Mirra.

Each of Mirra’s 12 saves were important as, on the other end, Molchanoff scored four times, adding an assist. Nesci had three assists as she and Gabby Putman both scored twice, with Prentice getting three assists. Smith, Wilson and Firth had one goal apiece.

Yet another close game took place last Wednesday against yet another Section V opponent, C-NS this time doing just

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Ah, but then Reese, an All-American in her own right, celebrated in the final seconds by invoking the same “ring” gesture Clark had used in earlier rounds.

Cue the breathless commentary, the unequivocal condemnations, the call for Reese to grow up, apologize, do something to atone for her unforgivable sin – something Clark herself didn’t ask for.

Not only did this evoke a whole lot of tired tropes and stereotypes Black women (and Black athletes) have heard for a long, long time, it devalued what both sides accomplished. Clark had one of the greatest tournament performances of all time. Reese, along with her LSU teammates, neutralized it enough to earn a national title no one other than themselves imagined.

Maybe, just maybe, there’s room in this big

The whole game proved tight, with the Northstars getting in front 5-4 by halftime. Penfield caught up but could never get a lead as C-NS ultimately built a 9-6 advantage.

Back-to-back goals again cut the margin to one, but C-NS was able to run out the last three minutes, maintaining possession.

Nesci, with her five assists, anchored an attack where Prentice netted three goals, with Molchanoff and Smith both converting twice. Putman and Wilson had the other goals.

This was quite a contrast to the April 1 season opener for the Liverpool girls, who ran into Section V’s Webster Thomas and struggled to find any kind of offense in a 14-4 defeat to the Titans.

Only Grace Geary was able to score twice for the Warriors, with single goals going to Mia Berthoff and Emma Espoisto. Sofia Valente was busy in the net, recording 14 saves.

A 9-5 defeat to Westhill followed last Monday afternoon, Liverpool not having any player score twice. Grace Geary, Abby Geary, Caitlyn Guilfoil, Gianna Carbone and Cali Brancato had single goals, with Carbone adding an assist and goalie Ava Eicholzer getting seven saves.

Liverpool finally got into the win column Thursday by topping Rome Free Academy 13-7, getting carer-best performances from both Esposito and Abby Geary.

Accumulating eight assists, Geary kept feeding it to Esposito, and Esposito kept finding the net on her way to six goals, helped by two-goal outings from Carbone, Guilfoil and Grace Geary. Berthoff had the other goal.

wide world for all of them to thrive. If done right, the millions who tuned in for the first time to women’s basketball will come back and experience so much more next season.

With Clark still in Iowa City, Reese still in Baton Rouge, Paige Bueckers set to return at UConn and strong programs from Maryland to UCLA with Ohio State and Utah in between and, here in Syracuse, a program quickly finding its footing again, maybe it’s women’s basketball that needs all our attention.

So that means, for those running the sport, to give the sport all the resources, tools and funds necessary to flourish, and to treat them not as a novelty, but as great athletes whose spotlight should endure beyond a single weekend.

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

The Masters…pre & post tournament comments

I apologize. I got my dates mixed up. My Masters article should have appeared in last weeks issue because the deadline for my article is supposed to be submitted one week prior to distribution. erefore, I am submitting my pre-tournament comments along with a few “Final oughts”, that include some wild and bold predictions that you can criticize or applaud. Here goes…

As most of you know, the “MASTERS” is my favorite tournament of the year. It is the one I would want to win more than any one of the other Majors; the US Open, British Open ( e Open) or the PGA Championship. e Masters has a rich history of golf greatness as well as its share of disasters. For the last 31 years, I have attempted to predict the score I would likely shoot at Augusta, if, I had the opportunity to play it. I based my prediction on my “current” handicap at the time, my “trending” handicap, playing from the appropriate amateur tees and a few “ego” thoughts thrown in the mix. I also did not account for any disasters (4 strokes or more above par), on any hole. My lowest predicted score was 79(7 over par). My highest predicted score was 97(25 over par). It’s the disasters at the “MASTERS” since 1934 that I would like to make you aware of so the next time you have to record a disaster on your scorecard, you might feel a little better about your performance. First, you need to know that the highest score ever recorded on any hole at Augusta is a 10 over par at the par 3 - twel h hole. Read on to nd out who that player was and try to predict your score for 18 holes if you had the opportunity to play in the Masters. Here are the “Highest Individual Scores” ever recorded on each hole at Augusta National since the rst one in 1934.

Front Nine

1st Hole…Par 4…9…Ernie Els, 2016

2nd Hole…Par 5…10…Sam Byrd, 1948 and David Duval, 2006

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On Friday, April 21, the Horn Dogs and Stout Beard Brewing Company, 715 Old Liverpool Road, Liverpool (in the back behind what used to be the bowling lanes building) will team up to present a fundraising event for Helping Hounds Dog Rescue. Admission is free, but donations of pet food, treats, leashes, dog toys, gift cards from the big pet stores or Tractor Supply (see the full list on the Helping Hounds website) and cash donations will gladly be accepted throughout the night. Find the boxes for supplies and buckets for cash donations on premises. The Horn Dogs are donating their proceeds for the night as well. If you can’t make the event, consider an online donation at helpinghoundsdogrescue.org. The event starts at 5 p.m. with live adoption pups on site and Helping Hound volunteers through 7 p.m. A food truck from Funk N Waffles and liquor tastings from Lock 1 Distillery will be featured. music from The Horn Dogs is 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

3rd Hole…Par 4…8…Douglas B. Clarke, 1980

4th Hole…Par 3…8…Henrik Stenson, 2011

5th Hole…Par 4…8…Bill Campbell, 1957; Sam Parks, 1957; Chick Herbert,1960; Jerry Barber,1964

6th Hole…Par 3…7…Jose Olazabal, 1991; Arnold Palmer, 1997; Brandon Grace, 2016

7th Hole…Par 4…8…DeWitt Weaver, 1972; Richard L. Von Tacky Jr., 1981

8th Hole…Par 5…12…Frank Walsh, 1935

9th Hole…Par 4…8…Jack Shelby, 1948; Richard Davis,1963; Clay Ogden, 2006; Luke Donald, 2014 PAR 36…Score…78 (42 over par)

Back Nine

10th Hole…Par 4…9…Dan Lee, 2009

11th Hole…Par 4…9…Dow Finsterwald, 1952; Bo Wininger, 1958; Charles Howell, 2006; Sandy Lyle, 2017

12th Hole…Par 3…13…Tom Weiskoph, 1980

13th Hole…Par 5…13…Tommy Nakajima, 1978

14th Hole…Par 4…8…Nick Price, 1993

15th Hole…Par 5…13…Sergio Garcia, 2018

16th Hole…Par 3…11…Herman Barron, 1950

17th Hole…Par 4…7…(19 times) e most recent was Fred Couples and Ted Porter in 2013

18th Hole…Par 4…8…(8 times) Most notable…Arnold Palmer, 2000; Camilo Villegas,2007; Jose Maria Olazabal, 2022 PAR 36…Score…91 (55 over par)

TOTAL SCORE - 169 STROKES OVER PAR - 97

Final oughts…

* e 2023 Masters will be the most watched golf tournament in history.

* e LIV Tour players will make a better showing than most of the pundits are saying.

* I predict two LIV players will be in the Top 10 and two in the Top 20.

* ere will be a playo on Sunday to determine the winner.

* Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples and Sergio Garcia will be in the play-o …. (Just kidding).

* Wouldn’t it be great if Scottie Sche er (PGA), Rory Mcllroy (PGA), John Rahn (PGA) and Camron Smith (LIV) are in the play-o !

* More golf fans will be talking about LIV players than ever before because of their strong showing in the Masters.

* e PGA Tour and LIV Golf will nally agree to begin discussions in 2023 to develop a plan to co-exist well into the future, so both organizations can thrive and survive.

* Gregg Norman will continue to be arrogant but will “so en” his rhetoric in 2023…for the “good-of-the-game”.

How did I do? Let’s play some golf this week!