Star Review digital edition - May 24, 2023

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The athletic complex at cicero-North syracuse High school was abuzz with activity last Thursday as special Olympians from many area school districts arrived to compete in a variety of track and field events. At right, sophia Abruzzese of cicero-North syracuse High school takes off in the long jump competition. Below left, athletes from Westhill and North syracuse school districts get ready for the 100-meter dash at the special Olympics. Below right, young special Olympians from the North syracuse school district charge down the track in the 100-meter competition.

Hope.Network brings joy to the

By ANdREW WEllivER

Hope.Network brings together many people with the goal of giving back to the community through building the confidence and the strengths of the individuals involved.

Hope Club, one of the three strands of Hope.Network, is a vibrant group of young adults and older teens who have special needs, under the leadership of Dawn Corso. Hope’s Ambassadors, a dance troupe and Hope.Network, which focuses on mothers who have children with special

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Hope.Network participants recently celebrated a prom on May 15.

Tropical Smoothie Café opens in Cicero

By ANdREW WEllivER

A casual location to get a refreshing beverage is now open for the summer in Cicero.

Tropical Smoothie Café celebrated its grand opening with specials and promotions to welcome guests to the new establishment.

The promotion included invitations to veterans and first responders to come and sample items on May 15 and 16 to give back to the community.

The first 50 guests in line at the grand opening on May 18 won free smoothies for a year.

Then on May 19, dine-in guests could purchase $1.99 discounted smoothies, $3.99 flatbreads on May 20, and $5 flatbread combos on May 21.

“We have a great brand, product, and cause to give back to the community,” said Roger Wagner, owner and franchisee of the Tropical Smoothie Café.

Wagner said the promotions provide opportunities for guests as well as employees to learn about the café’s menu while also giving back.

“We aim to give away the food we use to train the employees,” he said. Wagner, who has other locations across Central New York, said he had several reasons to want to open in Cicero.

“We are very excited to bring the Tropical Smoothie Café brand to Cicero,” said Wagner. “This brand brings better-for-you eating options to Cicero in a fast-casual, graband-go environment which is an element that the community has little exposure to. The Tropical Smoothie Café brand compliments our portfolio and offers products that keep guests coming back. Being a native to the area, I felt it was important to give back to our loyal fans and celebrate this momentous location.”

Before joining Tropical Smoothie Café, Wagner worked with fast-casual and quick service brands all over the country before settling with his family in Central New York State.

W2B Management began their Tropical Smoothie Café journey two years ago, and

Tropical smoothie café opened its newest

New york location in cicero.

this is their fifth cafe in the state of New York.

The group has plans to open five additional locations in the following years.

Wagner was recently honored at the Tropical Smoothie Cafe convention with the Emerging Leader award for his hands-on operational style and commitment to the brand.

The grand opening also included a donation to a charitable partner of Tropical Smoothie Café.

The first $1,000 that the store makes will be donated to “No Kid Hungry.”

“Making sure that kids don’t go hungry is impor-

tant,” Wagner said.

With Cicero marking his fifth location, Wagner knows how popular this brand is in the area, and he notices how customers react to their products.

“Every time someone has one of our smoothies they say, ‘Wow, I’ve never had a smoothie like this before,’” Wagner said.

The grand opening was well attended. Among those checking out the new location was Jaiden Asch. “The free smoothies were a major incentive for coming to the grand opening,” he said.

By Russ TARBy

Contributing Writer

Liverpool’s annual Memorial Day Parade – a tradition dating back to World War I – will take place Monday morning, May 29.

Presented for the second year in a row by the Greater Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, the parade begins after a 9 a.m. ceremony at Johnson Park hosted by American Legion Post 188.

The remembrance ceremony dedicated to those military men and women who gave their lives defending American freedom will include a reading by Post 188 Auxiliary President Sue Collins. Liverpool High School senior Cassandra Nalli will be the featured vocalist.

Led as usual by a Liverpool Police cruiser, the parade will commence on Second Street shortly before 10 a.m. Marchers will head east toward Memorial Park, which features a World War II-era cannon, where the parade will pause for a brief prayer.

Then the parade will roll west on Oswego Street and north on Tulip Street as it makes its way toward Liverpool Cemetery, at the corner of Fifth and Tulip streets.

Chamber of commerce Director Lucretia Hudzinski expects about 20 different units to participate in Monday’s parade which will feature patriotic tunes performed by the Liverpool High School Marching Band. Other participants

By Russ TARBy

At its May 15 meeting the Liverpool Village Board of Trustees approved a series of expenditures to pay for needed roof repairs, interior painting and business-district beautification. The trustees – Matt Devendorf, Christina Fadden, Dennis Hebert, Michael LaMontagne and Mayor Gary White – voted unanimously to approve three projects.

The village will hire Shaffer Building Services of Syracuse to repair the crumbing roof and gutters on the historic Gleason Mansion at 314 Second St. The trustees stipulated that the work must be completed at a cost not to exceed $7,500. Various walls inside the village hall and police department, 310 Sycamore St., need repainting. LCS Painting of Liverpool was low bidder at $2,875. Liverpool Community Gardeners requested $1,000 to provide four half-barrels of flowers for Johnson Park and six half-barrels for

Funds

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submitteD Photo cicero-North syracuse juniors shannon Brown and Mary coleman are pictured prior to attending the high school’s junior prom.

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needs are the other strands of the organization. The club has brought together more than 40 individuals living with disabilities, each with a mentor, all with the mission of helping participants build relationships and connections through various activities.

On May 15, the organization celebrated a special new event, bringing participants to the prom. The prom was organized by Corso, who has worked with the organization for 10 years and she was excited by the prospect of doing this event even as the idea took shape and changed along the way.

“It started out as an ice cream social, but we decided to do a prom,” Corso said.

Special events aren’t out of the ordinary, as the club members meet every Monday to discuss their plans for the week.

The events are all thought of and voted on by the individuals and their mentors.

The role of the mentor is important for the development of everyone involved in the program.

Troy Griffith, 24, knows how important the mentors are to him, and others in the program. He took the opportunities they have given him to come out of his shell and give back to the community in various ways.

Hope.Network has experienced sustained

growth since its founding 20 years ago by Lory Matthews.

Corso has since taken the lead and has created a program with staying power alongside other leaders like Lori Sill.

The leadership of Corso, Sill and others has organized many events to have the individuals volunteer, and take classes where they can learn from organizations throughout the city.

They have helped organize events such as collecting cans and taking them to recycling centers, and learning firearms safety from educators at Syracuse University.

The prom, and other programs are run from the Northside Church in Liverpool.

At the prom parents and their children

spoke about what this organization means to them.

Mary Cavallaro, a mother of one of the individuals involved in the program, knows how important this is to her daughter and others.

“Everything they do inspires my child,” she said.

The impact that the program has on the participants means a great deal to the parents as they see the positive impact Hope.Network has.

“Why was I ever concerned about my child?” Cavallaro said. “They prove themselves to you without even asking.”

To learn more about Hope.Network visit 211cny.com/helpmegrow

OBITUARIES

constance Morris, 89

Worked at auburn Memorial Hospital

Constance “Connie”

Morris, 89, who had a resounding positive outlook and sense of humor, passed away in her home peacefully on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Connie was born the daughter of the late William and Marie DeLine on Jan. 19, 1934, in Preble, N.Y.

Connie met and married her high school (Homer Central High) sweetheart, the late Donald Morris.

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Connie and Don moved from Homer to Skaneateles in 1972 where they raised their three children Michelle, Greg and Stacey. Connie remained in her home in Manor Heights for over 50 years.

Connie worked at Auburn Memorial Hospital for over 25 years as the unit secretary on 3-West (Med/Surgery floor.) Connie thoroughly enjoyed her

job at the hospital as it matched her strong work ethic.

Despite the many personal losses Connie endured, she always found the positive in everyone and every situation.

Those who knew Connie well would recognize Connie’s remarkable sense of humor.

Connie will be remembered by her brother, Robert DeLine of New Brunsfel, TX, her son, Greg Morris of Littleton/Boulder, CO, her son-in-law Dr. John Eppolito and her five grandchildren: Jonathan Morris-Eppolito, Benjamin Morris Eppolito, Samuel Donald Morris, Emma Rose Morris and Tess Elizabeth Morris.

No services will be held at this time.

To send condolences, visit robertdgrayfuneralhome.com.

James A. Ridgeway, 60 Loved Syracuse Orange, Grateful Dead

James Albert “Jimmy” Ridgeway, age 60, formerly of Skaneateles, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 29, 2023, with family by his side.

Jimmy was born on June 11, 1962, in Syracuse, to John and Helen Ridgeway. He was a graduate of Skaneateles High School and studied at the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute. Those left to cherish Jimmy’s memory include his mother, Helen Ridgeway, sisters, Michele (Phil) Ridgeway, Renee Ridgeway, and brothers, John (Donna) Ridgeway, Michael (Susan) Ridgeway, Mark (Lisa) Ridgeway and Robert (Lori) Ridgeway, numerous nieces,

nephews, family and friends. He is preceded in death by his father, John Albert “Jack” Ridgeway. Jimmy will be remembered for a caring heart, uncanny trivia knowledge, and love for the Syracuse Orange and the Grateful Dead.

The family would like to express our thanks for the wonderful help and care given at Bethany Hospice, Presbyterian Hospital, and UPMC Heritage Place.

A funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. on June 26, 2023, at St. Mary’s of the Lake Catholic Church in Skaneateles, with a reception to follow. In the evening, there will also be a gathering at Strods Barn (2863 Benson Road) from 6-11 p.m. for “JamboFest” as a celebration of life for our dear Jimmy. All are welcome. If desired, family and friends can make a memorial

contribution to Light of Life Rescue Mission (give.lightoflife.org), where Jimmy found hope and healing.

Going home, going home

By the waterside I will rest my bones

Listen to the river sing sweet songs

To rock my soul

James A. Ridgeway

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Memorial Day

Memorial Day is usually a festive time in many communities.

Usually seen as an unofficial start to summer, many gather for parades and to listen to guest speakers and host parties and cookouts.

It is a day many look forward to and a lot of people give their time and effort to create the parades and other events so many of us look forward to year after year.

And as Memorial Day approaches many of these celebrations are preparing to honor and celebrate the day and the people it recognizes with many of traditional events we have come to anticipate.

While it is great to gather with friends and family and celebrate the day, Memorial Day and its true meaning are something well worth remembering and well worth putting a greater focus on and sharing with friends and family as we prepare to celebrate this special day.

The parades, the gatherings, the cookouts, the long weekend are all things we can share in and enjoy, but taking the time to consider the tradition, the history and the countless people this day represents is incredibly important.

While the short answer is that Memorial Day is about honoring those who gave their lives serving their country, there is a great deal of history behind this day and it is a day that reminds us that remembering those who served deserve our respect regardless of the date.

Memorial Day goes back to what was known as Decoration Day starting in 1868 following the Civil War.

The Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Union veterans founded in Decatur, Illinois, established it as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the Union war dead with flowers. By the 20th century, competing Union and Confederate holiday traditions, celebrated on different days, had merged, and Memorial Day eventually extended to honor all Americans who died while in the military service.

In 1968 Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which moved Memorial Day from May 30 to the last Monday in May.

While this move created the three day weekend so many have come to associate with Memorial Day, locally many organizations from municipal governments to VFWs have worked to maintain a sense of the true meaning behind the day.

There will be ceremonies honoring those who served, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice as wreaths are laid at memorials. There will be guest speakers who will share their experiences and insights as veterans, people who have served and people who understand the sacrifice others made and there will be time to reflect on what this means and how much those who served and sacrificed have meant to this country.

We hope that everyone, whether they are attending a community celebration or hosting their own private gathering with friends and family, will keep the true meaning of Memorial Day in mind in their own way.

Whether it is with a moment of reflection or silence or sharing stories of loved ones who served and sacrificed, honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice is really what Memorial Day is all about.

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i’M NO SI cOvER MOdEl

It is what it is. It has been a rough week for me. The comorbidities that have been plaguing me for some time decided to ramp up the dizziness and nausea.

I spent a lot of the time sitting up straight on the loveseat in the living room trying not to provoke the symptoms by not moving my head or body.

Finally, I threw in the “I can deal with this” towel and I went to the doctor begging for some kind of diagnosis and attack plan.

The doc revisited the symptoms, initiated some testing culminating in a wait-and-see plan plus one medicine.

OK. I am taking some medicine and will go back in a week.

I know, being elderly and dizzy is a common occurrence, but not for this old lady.

While I was waiting, I worked on my own plan for getting things done. I mean, someone has to clean out the refrigerator.

A carton of milk should not stick to the shelf. Right?

The inside of my car could be made off limits by the board of health.

Dust will not remove itself nor will the clothes in the hamper wash themselves.

I was determined to rise above the awfulness by force of mind.

This was my challenge. I could break down my chores and projects into smaller

Thanks for your support

To the editor:

On behalf of the Skaneateles School District and the Odyssey of the Mind teams traveling to the World Finals competition in May at Michigan State University, we want to thank the community of Skaneateles. Whether you donated a raffle prize, bought a glass of lemonade off the street, came to our BBQ fundraiser or gave a cash donation, we could not have done it without you. We send our sincere gratitude to each and every one of you. Odyssey of the Mind helps our youth learn how to work cooperatively and to creatively problem solve. The greater Skaneateles community demonstrated this through its support of our program. Thank you!

EllEN WOlFORd oDyssey of the minD CoorDinator

Gas ban of ‘dubious value’

To the editor: Once again, our politicians have passed another “feel good” law of dubious value and increasing costs to the taxpayers. I’m talking about the natural gas ban on new construction.

My main concern is over our electrical grid that can’t support the increase in the use of electricity. Without substantial upgrades to the grid the potential for massive outages

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segments that I could attack while holding on to something and thinking good thoughts.

It seemed to a be a sensible, reasonable plan, but that strategy limped because you can’t weed your garden while holding onto something.

You have to bend over to do this and bending initiates dizzy.

How do I get the laundry down to the basement where the washer and dryer are? Getting down stairs means holding on to railings on both sides of the staircase. I only have two hands. Is the laundry on its own?

Most of the stuff that you do to maintain a home can make me dizzy, especially cooking dinner. (I am probably exaggerating the cooking thing)

Or I could sit on that loveseat and daydream about aspirational things, like winning the lottery and hiring someone to paint the house and sand the floors and fix the porch.

I could dream of lying on a sandy beach with a stack of good books and adult beverages at my side.

In that dream I would have reached my Weight Watcher goal…but even dreams aren’t that ridiculous.

I could be strolling

could be catastrophic. How do we cook, heat our homes, run electric vehicles? Is the environmental impact of any substantial significance? What about threats to the system itself? Many questions remain for me.

dANiEl KAy liverPool

Salina has no capacity

To the editor: The end of Title 42 has come as no surprise to anyone with an ounce of knowledge of federal border policy. For months, it was set to sunset, and Gov. Kathy Hochul was still caught off-guard and flat footed, unprepared to respond to the illegal migrant crisis.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, the leader of the largest “sanctuary city” in America, has already begun making plans to send illegal migrants to upstate towns without warning, cooperation, or a comprehensive plan.

Let me be clear – We do not have room in Salina, and our community is not prepared to shelter and provide for a spate of migrants that New York City refuses to take care of in their “sanctuary city.”

I have heard of inquiries made on our hotels for six month to two year stays for illegal migrants, and our hotels simply cannot accommodate that. This would delay, if not permanently halt, development projects that our Town desperately needs.

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through the park or Baltimore Woods, playing with my little grandsons on the floor or watching the older ones play sports.

I could be the toast of the Riviera, sing with a symphony orchestra, have nice hair … so many options.

There is one thing I would never consider in my wildest thoughts - to dream of becoming a Sports Illustrated cover model at my age.

After all, I am not Martha. Eighty-one-year-old Martha Stewart announced that she will be on the cover of the swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated

“I have never had any plastic surgery, only a little filler twice a year,” she said.

I do have one of those love-hate relationships with Martha, who says she practices Pilates, has two dermatologists, a daily routine of skin care, eats clean and healthy and has good genes.

She discussed how the swimsuit was chosen for the cover. She refused anything frilly and wanted something more modern.

She saw this as her challenge.

And here I am trying to figure out what happened to me, not only because of the dizziness, but also because I couldn’t be on the cover of the swimsuit edition of any publication that was read by human beings.

Why not?

Well, I don’t have a dermatologist. Have you tried to make an appointment at a

and integral to the fabric of our town, but we are neither ready nor funded to provide for those who skirt the legal system, forcing their way into Salina.

I commend County Executive Ryan McMahon for his factfinding to know the true capacity Onondaga County may have for illegal migrants, but the Town of Salina has no capacity to offer that equation.

Our town has been hit with crushing blows in recent years from our business corridors being shuttered by state mandates during the COVID-19 lockdowns to the impending devastation of the Interstate81 project.

The Town of Salina cannot afford another unfunded, unplanned, and unwelcomed emergency created by a flagrant lack of preparation from our state covernment.

NicK PARO salina toWn suPervisor

Liverpool Forward

To the editor: This letter is in regard to support for the “Liverpool Forward” ticket for village elections. History is being made in the Village of Liverpool! For the first time ever, we have three very capable Democratic women running for mayor and trustees positions and I am here for it! All three of these women represent a commitment to this beloved village like no one I’ve ever seen. They embrace our village police with love and respect, they understand the challenges

dermatologist lately?

I have no idea what Pilates is. I do have an exercise bicycle, a very good one, but have been warned not to use it because of my loose artificial hip. Bet she doesn’t have one of those.

I do have a skin care routine. It is called washing my face with soap and rinsing well.

I don’t’ think that is what Marta was referring to.

My diet is lousy. I eat over the sink when I am not cooking for my spouse. Too many carbs. My genes are not stellar either.

Oh, and my swimsuit is an antique.

I bought it for $35 in 1966. It is in the chest at the foot of the bed in my daughter’s old bedroom, a reminder that one time, in the long ago, I could wear something like that.

Martha is not holding on to furniture and walls to get around nor is she looking in a mirror and wondering how what she sees has happened.

There is no amount of filler that can fix me.

What I do share with Martha is that I, too, have not had any plastic surgery. My version of fillers are chocolate. There is that. Explains a lot.

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.

we face living here (y’all know crossing the main roads isn’t easy!), and they are also dedicated to the importance of maintaining the beauty of this village that we walk around every day for peace and enjoyment, for many years to come!

I’ve never known anyone in this village with more integrity and willingness to collaborate with others. I look forward to seeing that happen.

It is my hope that all village residents turn out for the election of Village of Liverpool mayor and board trustees on June 20 and vote for Stacy Finney for mayor, and Melissa Cassidy and Rachel Ciotti for trustees! I was pleasantly surprised recently to find out from Dustin Czarney, Onondaga County elections commissioner, that this village now has 40% Democratic voters, 28% Undeclared voters, and 26% Republican voters, so bringing a fresh perspective to the board of trustees is certainly obtainable! See you at the polls!

sARAH AlAMONd liverPool

Micron water

To the editor:

I read your article about the Micron fab plant being built in Clay NY. You failed however, to mention the 20+ million gallons of water per day this plant will use, whether this water will be recycled and the impact on the water quality of Lake Ontario. Are you hiding something?

Ramblings from the empty nest ann Ferro

FROM THE MAILBAG

cOuRAGE TO MOvE FORWARd

Early on a sun-kissed Wednesday evening in May, two girls lacrosse teams met up, one a reigning Section III champion in Class C, the other a top contender in Class B.

There were plenty of goals with a lot of back-and-forth action and a high skill level on display. When it was done, Auburn, the visitors, had prevailed 2014 over the hosts from Fulton.

It was the most important game played in Central New York high school sports this year. And the score had absolutely nothing to do with it.

For this was the first time Fulton had stepped on a lacrosse field for a game since a car accident 11 days earlier took the life of one of its senior players, Rylee Bartlett.

In doing so, these young women taught all of us that real bravery can simply involve moving forward when the easiest instinct is to withdraw.

Difficult as it is, try to put yourself in their position.

It’s a Sunday evening, and suddenly you get word that your teammate, your friend, is gone. Worse yet, her longtime boyfriend, also in that car on that

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awful night, is critically injured and, despite all his strength, ultimately passes away, too.

Consider a world upended, shattered, ruined. May and June are supposed to be celebratory times in a teenager’s life, with junior and senior proms, last concerts and games, final exams and, for some, a cap and gown and a key to a bigger, more exciting life beyond their tightknit communities.

Instead, there’s crushing grief, tears of shock and dismay, and a feeling that doing something, anything is a violation of some sacred trust and must not be broached or considered.

Maybe those are the first instincts. What’s more, they are understandable. At first blush, doing the kinds of activities you did before may feel wrong and only remind you of all that you lost.

But the funny thing about human grief is that part of it involves remembering, celebrating, and cherishing all the good parts of the lives taken from us, whether full or, in the case of Rylie Bartlett, far too premature.

As a whole, the Fulton girls lacrosse players mourned, for sure. Yet they also

demonstrated for us that the best kind of remembrance and tribute is to take those next steps – perhaps tentative at first, but then bold and convincing.

So when a little time had passed and after the postponement of a couple of games, they returned to play Auburn, though they already knew just how much everyone cared about them.

Of course there was the entire Fulton community wrapping their collective arms around family and friends. Beyond that, though, was seeing many different teams in Central New York wearing special T-shirts in Rylie’s honor or offering various tributes using the color pink that Rylie loved so much.

Then, during the Auburn game, there was Fulton players celebrating goals with a different song from Rylie’s favorite, Harry Styles, after the first one brought forth Taylor Swift’s “Bejeweled” – which played when Rylie notched her only goal in a game a month earlier.

Ultimately, the best way to salute a young life, taken too soon, doesn’t involve wallowing in sadness at what might have been, but instead having the simple courage to take the valuable lessons learned from this unexpected

trauma and apply them to all of us, especially the adults.

In the next couple of weeks, you’ll hear plenty about the stakes involved in various league, sectional, regional and state tournaments.

What happens on these fields, diamonds, track ovals, tennis courts and golf courses will, heaven willing, resonate for decades in the minds and hearts of those involved.

They also have great perspectives, though, and in a flash they’ll tell you that what counts, as much as any medal or plaque or accomplishment, is the great times, bonds and friendships forged in these young days, some permanent, some temporary, but never forgotten.

Some lacrosse players wearing Fulton red and green will take much more with them. Not only will they hold the precious and beautiful memory of Rylie Bartlett in their hearts, they will have left behind, for all of us, an exemplary lesson on what a real victory looks like.

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

Historic Moment: Shotwell Memorial Park

By JORGE BATllE skaneateles village

historian

John Briggs, a Revolutionary War soldier, moved from Owasco where he had settled in 1794, to Skaneateles in the early 1800s. In 1806 he built a tavern on the corner of West Lake Street and West Genesee Street running the business for several years. Thereafter he leased it out. The building was sold to James Hackett to converted it into a residence. Local lore says he had torn down the chimney to remove an annoying cricket.

As far back as 1887, Skaneateles residents expressed interest in having part of the lakefront for public use. In 1892 the village purchased the land now called Clift Park. At the time the village was considering expansion of Clift Park, this adjoining parcel

was owned by Nathan Jewett. According to a January 1934 issue of the Skaneateles Press “this land was to be purchased by the Village of Skaneateles, the dwelling removed, and the grounds beautified as a park.’”

Nathan Jewett accepted the March 1934 offer from the village and that the dwelling will be removed. Funds for this purchase, $15,000, was bequeathed by Florence Shotwell, wife of William J. Shotwell, a Skaneateles businessman, member of the local school board of education, president (mayor) of the village from 1915 to 1920, member of the fire department, and on the draft board for World War I. He died at his home September 1922 at the age of 58.

Mrs. Shotwell also requested in her will that a small tablet “be placed in some suitable place in the park,” stating that this

park was given to the Village of Skaneateles in memory of her husband, William J. Shotwell. Later niece Louisa R. Shotwell bequeathed to the village a maintenance fund.

July of 1934, Nordede Rotunno, a Syracuse University landscape artist was hired to design the memorial parks, including Austin Park. His contract stated “to draw up planting plans and details for such structures, walls, pools, etc., as indicated in the general plans of the proposed development of the parks of the Village of Skaneateles for the sum of ($300) three hundred dollars.”

The per diem fee for the supervision of the construction by Rotunno was $20 a day. Work progressed, as part of President Roosevelt’s Work Relief Project and with assistance from who are on town relief in preparing

submitteD Photo shotwell Park has long been utilized as a place to honor those who served from skaneateles.

the area. The cost of the labor for the work is paid by the state and the town. The state paying 75% while the town pays the remainder 25%. The cost of the materials is paid for by the village. The

men working on this project, and others, have been certified by the town welfare officer. Along with repairing the sea wall, the foundation of the

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Dancing Kats kick up their heels at Johnson Park

Livin’ in Liverpool

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p.m. on Thursdays at Johnson Park.

With its roots in the rhythms of Latin American dance tunes, Zumba choreography utilizes all or some of 16 core steps.

There are four basic rhythms: salsa, reggaeton, merengue and cumbia, and each basic rhythm has four core steps.

Zumba was founded in 2001 by Colombia n choreographer Beto Pére z , and it now has an estimated 15 million students in 180 nations around the world.

Kat Bombard is currently licensed to teach Zumba, Zumba Toning, Aqua Zumba, Zumba Sentao, Zumba Gold and Zumba Kids.

She invites local residents to give it a go.

“I guarantee you will have a

blast,” Kat promised; facebook.com/katbombard / ; 315-491-5325.

The Kraken returns to N y

Former American League All-Star catcher Gary Sánchez is now playing in the National League. After a torrid ten days in Triple-A on the road with the Syracuse Mets, the 30-year-old Dominican was called up May 19 by the New York Mets.

Sánchez – whose nickname is The Kraken – joined the Syracuse ballclub on May 10. Since then, he went 8-for-26 at the plate for a .308 batting average with a double, a home run, nine walks and five runs batted in.

The International League’s Syracuse Mets host the Louisville Bats this week at the redundantly named NBT Bank Stadium. Games are scheduled here for 6:35 p.m. Thursday, May 25, Friday, May 26, Saturday May 27 and Sunday, May 28; milb.com/Syracuse; 315-4747833.

Willow Museum seeks volunteers Summer is coming. Do you have an extra Saturday or Sunday during the months of June, July and August?

Here’s an opportunity for you to absorb some Liverpool history and give back to the community. The freshly painted Liverpool Willow Museum and Steamer Building will be open every weekend, from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday during summer months.

The Liverpool village historian’s office is seeking interested volunteers to call 315-451-7091 or email villagehistorian@yahoo.co m . Tours and training will be given at the Willow Museum and Steamer Building which are located on the lawn of the Gleason Mansion, 314 Second St.

At their May 15 meeting village trustees officially appointed Joan Cregg – a former employee of the Erie Canal Musem – as the Liverpool village historian. Joan is taking over for Dorianne Elitharp Gutierrez, who has been sidelined by serious health concerns.

s chimpff returns to rock

One of the co-owners of Limp Lizard Barbecue in Liverpool, Scott Schimpff, has returned to rock’n’roll. The talented bass guitarist and proven pitmeister is now a member of the Jamie Notarthomas Band.

Jamie’s glad to have Scott back in the fold.

“I’ve been jamming again with Scott Schimpff, the bass player on my first two albums,” Jamie said last month.

“And it feels like we picked up where we left off. Nobody plays like him.”

The Jamie Notarthomas Band will perform at Johnson Park at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 26, as part of the 37th annual Liverpool Is The Place Summer Concert Series.

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a startling site for guests of the Inn. (They were removed for scrap to aid in the fight against Hitler in World War II.)

The April 16, 1936 issue of the Skaneateles Press stated that Shotwell Park was ready for the Memorial Day services. Jerome Murphy, standing in for Mayor Kane, who was ill, made the presentation. Town Supervisor Charles Hunt unveiled the large curved bronze plaque on the west side of the park. On it are the names of 197 men and 3 women who served in the World War. Beneath the plaque was a curved stone seat. A much smaller plaque was also unveiled for an Honor Roll of 23 names for the Spanish-American War.

In a June 4, 1936 letter in the Skaneateles Press from Louise R. Shotwell to Acting Mayor Jerome Murphy, suggested that since there was a misspelling on the donor’s memorial name plaque, that at the

same time of the correction, to relocate it to a spot in the lower level of the park. (It was at the base of the flag pole in the upper level of the park). She said that the present location “was inappropriate place for commemoration of a life-long Quaker than the present position of the tablet between two navy guns.”

Since this wasn’t “the war to end all wars,” within three years Hitler was marching across Europe and World War II was underway. Men and women from Skaneateles once again were called upon to serve their country. In late February of 1943 the chamber of commerce announced that it was sponsoring a temporary public honor roll, that would contain the names of all the men and women from Skaneateles who were in the armed forces. It was painted across the vacant boarded-up space of the Brounstein store, destroyed by fire years back. (This now is the location of The White Sleigh.) Money was raised by

subscription and donations. Any money remaining was held for building a permanent memorial after the war was over.

By 1947, this honor roll had fallen into disrepair. Rotonno’s services were engaged in 1950 for a World War II memorial located on the east side of Shotwell Park that would face the World War I plaque. On Memorial Day 1950 the park was rededicated.

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C-NS girls beat Liverpool for SCAC Metro title

By PHil BlAcKWEll

Twice in a span of seven days, the Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool girls track and field teams would battle with championships on the line.

It happened first at last Thursday’s Salt City Athletic Conference Metro division meet at Baldwinsville, where the Northstars won with 178.33 points to Liverpool’s second-place 130.33.

Kalli Congden won three events for the C-NS girls. She toook the 100 hurdles in 15.33 seconds to Morgan Hayes’ secondplace 15.45.

Then, in the high jump, clear 5 feet 5 inches to beat the field by four inches before a winning long jump of 17 feet as Hayes (16’3”) was again runner-up, though Hayes would win the triple jump with 36’10 1/4” to Anna Eells’ second-place 36’2 1/4”.

Running in the 400-meter dash, C-NS’s Kate Putman tore to victory in 56.95 seconds as no one else broke a minute. Hannah Boyle rolled to victory in the 800meter run in 2:19.51 over the 2:23.11 from Liverpool’s Addison Ziegler.

A close 4x800 relay had Putman, Boyle, Cameron Sisk and Marissa Navarra go 9:33.88 to beat Fayetteville-Manlius’ 9:36.60 as Liverpool was fourth in 10:05.36.

In the 3,000-meter run, Putman was second in 11:03.17 and seventh-grader Kennedy Jones was third in 11:06.17, but Putman returned to join Boyle, Sisk and Grace Murry to win the 4x400 relay in 4:07.41, Liverpool fourth in 4:15.81.

Grace Murray dominated the 400 hurdles, her 1:04.91 nearly five seconds ahead of anyone else. Jaydin Mackey went 26.27 seconds to win the 200-meter dash, Aaliyah McDonald finishing fifth.

In a head-to-head pentathlon duel, CNS’s Jasmine Ayre, with 1,759 points, beat the 1,612 from Liverpool’s Alannah Edwards.

Liverpool’s Allie Cary threw the shot put 36’ 1 1/2” to go 1-2 with teammate Janea Hamilton-Brown (31’7 1/4”) as, in the discus, Cary prevailed with 111’10”, well clear of anyone else as, again, HamiltonBrown (88 feet) finished second and CNS’s Julia Arnold was fourth.

Mikayla Greene gave Liverpool a win in the 100-meter dash, edging West Genesee’s Mya Rufus, 13.17 seconds to 13.18, as Mia Wright (13.58) was fifth. Greene, Wright, Sophia Jarosz and Heaven Levere paired

up to win the 4x100 relay in 50.65 seconds, with C-NS (52.16) third.

Taylor Page earned second place in the 1,500-meter run in 4:54.68, with Navarra fifth as Charlotte Warner got second in the 2,000 steeplechase in 8:16.69, just behind the 8:14.54 from B’ville’s Yoland Wei.

Layla Pearl Collins, clearing 9 feet, beat C-NS’s Kaleigh Bosimenu (8 feet) for second in the pole vault. Lamyya Hudson took third and Maddie Devendorf fourth in the long jump as Devendorf was fourth in the 200, Audrey Jenkins fourth in the high jump (5’1”) and Meghan Moyer took fifth place in the 3,000.

Meanwhile, the C-NS boys would finish second to host B’ville in the boys SCAC Metro meet, getting 103 points as Liverpool (53 points) was fifth.

Camron Ingram won the 110 hurdles, holding off Corcoran’s Tawakal Omar, 15.38 seconds to 15.40 as Jordan Ballard (16.00) was third. Then Sean Graves took the 400 hurdles in 58.73, beating Nottingham’s Lamar Sparks (59.83), with Ballard finishing fifth.

Joe Main’s shot put 45’5” proved best by more than two feet as he added a third in the discus with 125’5”. Henry cleared 11’6” in the pole vault, a close second to the 11’9” from B’ville’s Kyle Sheckler.

James McConnell, in 52.45 seconds, beat out Dan Henry (52.84) for third in the 400 sprint before they took second in the 4x400 in 3:30.38 with Graves and Dante Melfi.

Melfi took fourth in the 1,600-meter run in 4:32.77 as Tyler Graham was fourth and Liam Adams fifth in the 800. C-NS was third in the 4x100 relay in 44.42 seconds, Liverpool (44.95) fifth.

Madison also went 20’6 1/2” in the long jump for second place, the Northstars’ Trevon Walker finishing fourth, and was fifth in the high jump, clearing 5’8” as Michael Purvis earned second place in the 3,000 steeplechase in 10:32.44.

Takeoni Ryan was second in the pentathlon with 1,748 points, edging C-NS’s Xander Provost (1,741) in third, while Liverpool took third in the 4x800 in 8:36.57 to the Northstars’ 8:42.04 in fourth.

Jacob Makhlouf earned fourth place in the 3,200-meter run in 10:14.55. Roman Murray got fifth in the 1,600 and Vincent McBride was sixth in the 100 sprint in 11.51 seconds and sixth in the 200 in 23.46.

Liverpool’s Barrett wins sectional tennis title

By PHil BlAcKWEll

Througout the spring, Liverpool boys tennis player Justin Barrett had rolled through competition, and he did so again last Wednesday at SUNY-Cortland, with the reward a Section III Class A championship in first singles.

Working from the top seed, Barrett had a first-round bye, then shut out Utica Proctor’s Matt Marvel 6-0, 6-0 in the quarterfinals before a semifinal with Baldwinsville’s Mason Doan that he won 6-0, 6-1.

The final pitted Barrett against Fayetteville-Manlius’ Cameron Lukasik, and while the second set went to a tie-breaker, Barrett still took the title 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) and is one of the favorites for this Thursday’s sectional state qualifier at Oneida.

Cicero-North Syracuse had a contender in most of the five divisions, including Wyatt Dupell in first singles, but he lost his semifinal 6-2, 6-3 to Lukasik before recovering to beat Doan 7-5, 6-2 for third place.

The Northstars’ Brady Petranchuk was

the top seed in second singles. Petranchuk beat Po Wah (Utica Proctor) and Gabe Volo (Auburn) to reach the finals, only to fall to CBA’s Gabriel Yang in a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 classic.

Also for C-NS, Brandon Nguyen finished fourth in third singles, falling 6-1, 6-2 to F-M’s Colin Byer (the eventual champion) in the semifinals, while Peter Gill and Andrew George were fourth in second doubles, falling in their semifinal

6-1, 6-1 to another first-place finisher, FM’s Justin Dunn and Kaelem Michel.

Matching that fourth-place finish, Matt Jordan and Ryan Kiel played in first doubles, where they survived a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 quarterfinal with CBA’s Will Vandermeer and Soren Kang before they lost in the semifinals to Auburn’s Michael Clark and Riley Fitzgerald.

Liverpool also had Casey Maher in third singles, where he lost in the quarterfinals 7-6, 6-4 to Auburn’s Brody Wagner, while Aiden Hunter and Andrew Wadle lost in the opening round of first doubles.

C-NS girls lax pounds to 17-5

By PHil BlAcKWEll

In many ways, the regular season for the Cicero-North Syracuse girls lacrosse team peaked on May 9 when, at Baldwinsville, it rallied from four goals down to stun the reigning state Class A champion Bees in overtime.

Still, more work remained for the Northstars to secure the all-important top seed for the Section III Class A playoffs –and it got that work done without much stress. Following a come-from-behind win over West Genesee May 11, C-NS rested until last Monday’s regular-season finale, when a short-handed Fayetteville-Manlius side visited Bragman Stadium.

Even with the Hornets’ 2-12 mark, the Northstars took it seriously -and proceeded to take out F-M, Brooke Molchanoff and Elizabeth Smith leading the way in a 17-5 victory.

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Both Molchanoff and Smith finished with five goals, equaling the Hornets’ entire output as Molchanoff gained three assists and Smith a single assists. Sophia Nesci also had a three-goal hat trick, with Marissa Doty scoring twice. Mackenzie Prentice had a goal and two assists, as did Gabby Putman. No F-M player scored more than once as single goals went to Grace Reyna, Kathryn McNany, Emily Noel, Taylor Novack and Anne Leonard.

Liverpool had a far different result in its last game of the regular season, again overwhelmed by Baldwinsville in a 16-5 defeat to the Bees.

Four different B’ville players had hat tricks, Mia Pozzi and Brianna Peters each scoring four times as Carlie Desimone and Sophia Muscolino had three goals apiece.

Only one Liverpool player, Caitlyn Guilfoil, scored twice, while Mia Berthoff, Abby Geary and Emma Esposito had one goal apiece.

By PHil BlAcKWEll

When they encountered each other for the third time in 10 days, the Liverpool and Cicero-North Syracuse baseball teams were both filled with confidence, for good reason. Twice, Liverpool had done what no one else had this season – beat SCAC Metro division regular-season champion West Genesee, while the Northstars were coming off an impressive season sweep of Baldwinsville.

Yet this game between these rivals went just like the first two did, a wild first inning ultimately proving the difference as Liverpool prevailed by a 9-6 margin.

C-NS appeared to get the edge with six runs off Liverpool pitcher Aiden Blincoe in the top of the first inning, two coming home on Lucas Crystal’s single as Jaden Zimmer and Joe Seliger also had RBIs.

However, Liverpool countered by chasing Northstars pitcher Battista Wood with eight runs in the bottom of the first and then made it stick thanks to four innings of scoreless relief from Jameson Stevens before Tyler Vivacqua worked the last two innings.

At the plate, Jack Hoppe drove in a pair of runs, with Vivacaqua, Chris Baker, Nate Benjamin and Alex Evans earning one RBI apiece to overcome three hits from Crystal and two from Mason Mingle.

All of this was overshadowed, a bit, by what happened last Tuesday at Onondaga Community College, Liverpool again getting the best of West Genesee in a 7-3 decision.

Against a freshman pitcher (Colin Crinnin) who was 6-0 on the season, Liverpool scored twice in the second inning and once in the third for a 3-0, only to have WG tie it in the bottom of the fourth.

Unfazed by this, Liverpool went back in front 4-3 in the fifth and added a trio of insurance runs in the next two innings led by Baker’s three hits and Hoppe and Michael Henderson earning two hits apiece.

Vivacqua scored twice as Hoppe, overcoming his third-inning struggles, blanked the Wildcats the rest of the way, only allowing three hits and four walks.

In the series opener at WG, Liverpool

fell behind 5-0, only to fight back with three runs in the fourth, a run in the fifth and, after the Wildcats made it 7-4 in the bottom of the fifth, putting up three runs in the top of the seventh as Hoppe’s three RBIs led the comeback.. Baker, Chaz Anthony and Austin Burch also drove in runs.

That 7-7 tie did not last, though, WG winning on Talon Ellkins’ run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh off Baker, who joined Anthony Testone and Ryan Desimone in relief duty after Benjamin got the start.

Meanwhile, C-NS was getting a gem from Bryce Zicaro in a 6-0 shutout of B’ville, where the Northstars struck for four run in the top of the first, adding single runs in the first and third as Zicaro netted a pair of RBIs, with single runs driven home by Andrew Davis, Carter King, Shacory Williams and Jaden Zimmer.

Yet it was Zicaro’s performance on the mound that dazzled. He threw a one-hitter, only allowing a single to Reid Rachwal and two walks while amassing eight strikeouts.

Far different was its 12-8 victory over B’ville at the Gillette Road Complex where the Bees roared to an 8-4 lead led Rachwal’s two doubles and a single, along with two RBIs apiece from Gavin Mille and Braden Seeber.

All of this turned around when C-NS put across five runs in the fifth for a 9-8 advantage and tacked on three insurance runs in the sixth.

King and Mingle had three RBIs apiece as Shacory Williams drove in two runs. Davis and Sean Lawler also drove in runs, with Hunter Corkran pitching two scoreless innings of relief to preserve the lead after rough mound outings by Casey Gunnip and Justin Coyne.

C-NS then had its own game with West Genesee on Friday and took a 4-2 loss to the Wildcats, who grabbed a 3-0 lead by the end of the second inning and never got caught.

Both Northstars runs came in the fourth, Williams and Davis scoring them as Lawler was credited with an RBI. Zicaro, Gunnip and Wood each pitched two innings as C-NS fell to 9-10 but got ready for the sectional tournament.

Liverpool softball gets 6-0 shutout over C-NS

By PHil BlAcKWEll

Once more, the Liverpool and CiceroNorth Syracuse softball teams were squaring off, one more big test before they each headed into the Section III Class AA playoffs.

Yet here at the Gillette Road Complex on a sunny Thursday afternoon the show belonged mostly to pitcher Mackenzie Frani, who kept the Northstars’ bats quiet in a 6-0 shutout.

It helped that Liverpool got off to a quick start, pushing across a first-inning run and then striking for four runs in the top of the second off Lilian Hotaling, two of them racing home on Frani’s single as Joelle Wike added an RBI double.

All that Frani needed was that first run, though. She didn’t allow a hit until Mia Farone singled in the fifth. That, along with Tahlia Gerardi’s single, were left stranded as Frani amassed 14 strikeouts and only allowed one walk.

Already it had proven an eventful week, especially for Liverpool, who once again got the best of Baldwinsville in an extrainning classic when it prevailed 2-1 last Tuesday at Carrier Park.

Having defeated Liverpool 5-2 when they last met April 27, B’ville again had

Bella Hotchkiss on the mound and, again, Cassie Wiggins started against her.

The pair soon found themselves in a tight duel, going through seven regulation innings with neither side able to push across a run.

Hotchkiss kept going into the ninth as, for Liverpool, Mackenzie Frani relieved Wiggins. They stayed 0-0 through that frame, too, leading to a 10th inning where a runner would get placed on second base.

B’ville was able to get a run home to lead 1-0, only to have Liverpool have Frani reach base and then have Tristan LaForte single home both runs to win it. Frani and Lily Stevens finished with two hits apiece.

Contrasting this was C-NS taking on Fayetteville-Manlius and, with both pitchers struggling, having to rely on its bats to deliver an 11-7 victory over the Hornets.

Between them, Peyton Bach and Lilian Hotaling allowed 11 hits, but the Northstars made up for it by piling up 17 hits of its own, led by Erica Hibbard, who was four-for-four with two doubles and an RBI.

Eva Farone and Aubrey Coyle had three hits apiece, Farone scoring three times to equal Sydney Rockwell, who had a single, double and RBI. Isabella Moya doubled home another run.

Liverpool boys lacrosse gets big 10-9 win over J-D

By PHil BlAcKWEll

What a full regular season has shown is that, for all of its flaws, the Liverpool boys lacrosse team is in the best position to unseat the reigning Section III and state Class A champions from Baldwinsville.

Maybe the best thing Liverpool has going is all kinds of experience in tight contests. No less than five of its last six games were decided by a single goal, and LHS managed to win three of them.

And that included last Tuesday night’s 10-9 decision over Jamesville-DeWitt, where it moved out in front by outscoring the Red Rams 3-1 in the second quarter after the opening period ended 2-2.

They stayed on relatively even terms the rest of the way, J-D inching within one in the late going, but Liverpool surviving helped by 13 saves from Owen Salanger, two more than Rams counterpart Ian McIntyre.

Carrying most of the attack, Dom Osbeck scored four times and Aaron Clouthier got three goals plus a pair of assists. Owen Michaud and Joe Sacco each had a goal and two assists as Braden Seymour also found the net.

As Liverpool closed its regular season at 11-5, Cicero-North Syracuse continued its slide, unable to do much in the second half against visiting West Genesee last Wednesday as it lost, 9-3, to the Wildcats.

From a defensive standpoint, C-NS had a strong first half, limiting WG to three goals but only finding the net once. As long as it could prevent a sustained scoring burst, the Northstars had a chance, but the Wildcats would add to its margin late led by Nolan Bellotti’s three-goal hat trick.

Elijah Martin had a part in each fo CNS’s scoring plays, converting twice and assisting on Ian Leahey’s goal. Everything else got turned back, Wildcats goalie Shane Staudt stopping nine of the 12 shots he faced.

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will include the Liverpool Fire Department, the village department of public works, Liverpool Public Library and Cub Scout Pack 208. Both of this year’s candidates for Liverpool mayor – Republican Christina Fadden and Democrat Stacy Finney – will appear in the parade.

At the cemetery, Post 188 representatives will lay a memorial wreath and say a prayer with Lutheran minister Rick Klafehn, according to Post Commander Ken Palmer. “Taps” will be intoned by buglers from the LHS band’s brass section.

To join the parade, call the chamber at 315457-3895 concert in the park

For the first time in recent memory, a free concert will follow the parade at noon in Johnson Park with music by award-winning rock band Off the Ground.

The quartet which features Liverpool musicians Dave Clement, Tom Navagh and Mike Manley – won the 2020 Syracuse Area Music Award for Best Americana CD for their disc, “Cleared for Takeoff.” The band has hired Sammys Hall-of-Fame guitarist Arty Lenin to fill in for their recently departed six-stringer, Dave Antonini.

Off the Ground kicks off the 37th annual Liverpool Is The Place Summer Concert Series with Monday’s concert; liverpoolistheplace.com

saturday bazaar, car cruise

Two days before parade day features two significant events, one in the village and one in Galeville. The second bazaar of the season is slated for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 27, at Johnson Park, presented by Jeremy and Jessica Mosley. A band called Cooled Jets will perform there between 3 and 5 p.m., and the Mosleys expect dozens of varied vendors selling crafts, gifts, jewelry and clothes.

Meanwhile the Town of Salina Veterans Outreach Memorial Weekend Car Show will be staged from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 27, at the town hall, 201 School Road in Galeville. While admission is free, donations will be accepted to benefit Honor Flight Syracuse. Car collectors will compete in four categories: antique vehicles manufactured in 1975 and earlier, classic cars made between 1975 and 1990, muscle cars and trucks. Food trucks are booked along with veterans’ information booths.

For information on the car show, called Jodie Bortel at 315-457-6661.