Veteran celebrates 101st birthday

On July 3 Dunkin’ held a special birthday party for North Syracuse resident John Shott, a World War II Army Air Corp veteran and former prisoner of war who attributed his ability to survive captivity, in part, to his passion for donuts.

The celebration for Shott, who turned 101 on July 4, was held at the Dunkin’ restaurant at 3493 Erie Blvd. East in DeWitt.

During World War II, Shott served as a radioman and tail gunner on a Mitchell bomber.

While on a mission flying over Formosa

The world-renowned anti-nuclear sailboat Golden Rule will arrive in Brewerton on Sunday, July 16, tying up in Riverfront Park. After a greeting and welcome from members of the Onondaga Nation the crew and participants will gather, a couple of blocks away, at the Brewerton Center for the Arts, 9660 Brewerton Road, for music by Colleen Kattau, food, and both local and national speakers.

From 5 to 6 p.m. all will gather at Brewerton Center for the Arts for children’s art activities, food; from 6 to 7 p.m. a welcoming ceremony will be held at Riverfront Park and from 7 to 9 p.m. music, food and speakers will be at the center for the arts.

The Golden Rule has a rich history. In 1958 four Quaker peace activists sailed the boat from Los Angeles towards the Marshall Islands, intending to interfere with U.S. nuclear bomb tests. The Coast Guard stopped the boat near Honolulu and arrested the crew, spurring worldwide protests

(now Taiwan), his plane was shot down. Shott was the only survivor.

He hid in the jungle for three days until his hunger became unbearable and he stumbled upon a cabbage patch. He was captured while eating for the first time since crash-landing, according to Joe Messineo, a volunteer oral historian at the Veterans History Project.

When Messineo asked Shott how he survived the physical and mental ordeal of captivity, Shott’s answer was brief: “I thought about home, my mom’s cooking and concern about the health risks from radiation spreading around the globe. The bold protest by the Golden Rule built international support for the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963 and inspired Greenpeace to purchase its first boat.

After many years and many different owners, the Golden Rule sank in northern California in 2010. Over the following five years, Veterans For Peace, Quakers, and boat lovers restored the 39-foot wooden ketch, along with her original mission. Since 2015, the Golden Rule has sailed up and down the coast of California and to Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Mexico, and Hawai’i, holding hundreds of educational events.

“We are sailing for a nuclear-free world and a peaceful, sustainable future,” said Helen Jaccard, manager of the Golden Rule Project of Veterans For Peace, which owns the historic boat. “We must tell our political leaders to begin negotiations to eliminate all the world’s nuclear and sitting down to eat powdered jelly donuts and a cold glass of milk.”

In honor of Shott’s 101st birthday and his remarkable service, Dunkin’ franchisee Tom Santurri and his team welcomed Shott to the Dunkin’ restaurant at 3493 Erie Blvd. East in Dewitt for a birthday party included a variety of Dunkin’ treats, including powdered jelly donuts and milk.

“John Shott is a true American hero,” said Santurri. “We’re thrilled to be able to celebrate his birthday with him and provide him with the jelly donuts he loves so much.”

Paro said the Penizottos hired a private investigator “to follow me around for months trying to dig up dirt on me, and they outright lied to the public throughout the campaign. Nonetheless we prevailed, and I am truly thankful for the trust you have all placed in me to continue effectively running our beautiful town.”

Paro cruised to victory in the June 27 Republican primary election, drawing 416 votes to defeat Penizotto who received 342 votes.

The two candidates will go head-tohead again in the November general election because Penizotto will be listed on the ballot as a Conservative Party candidate.

Democrats will not run a candidate for supervisor in November.

Earlier this year, Salina Democrats failed to gather enough signatures by deadline to qualify their candidate for a line on the ballot.

LCSD to offer Summer Meal Program

This summer, the Liverpool Central School District will once again provide free meals to children. The summer meal program will be held five days a week at locations throughout the district.

For 2023, meals must be consumed onsite (meals can no longer be picked up and taken home.) The summer meal program will be held at two locations:

From 12:45 to 1:15 p.m. MondaysFridays, July 5 to Aug. 18 at Liverpool Elementary, 910 Second Street

From noon to 12:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, July 10 to Aug. 11 at Chestnut Hill Middle School, 204 Saslon Park Drive weapons,” said Jaccard. “We also need immediate measures to reduce the risk of an accidental nuclear war, such as pledging No First Use of nuclear weapons and taking nuclear missiles off hair-trigger alert.” long been wanting to dive into.

Any child 18 years of age and under may participate in the summer meal program. There are no income eligibility or residency guidelines and registration is not required. Paid for through federal government funding, the program does not impact local taxes. For more information contact the LCSD Food Service Department at 315-622-7172 or visit liverpool.k12.ny.us/departments/food-service/ index.

Check your e-mail and the LCSD Web site for updates throughout the summer.

During the Month of July The Greater Liverpool Chamber wants you to celebrate the parks of the towns of Salina and Clay and the village of Liverpool.

Listed are the parks in our area. They are beautiful, clean and offer many sports activities, walks, playground and peaceful places to take comfort in.

CELEBRATE LOCAL PARKs

Town of Clay Parks three rivers Park, 8879 oswego road black Creek Park, 9604 black Creek Park

Clay Central Park, 7858 henry Clay boulevard

Clay Central Park, 4821 Wetzel road

Clay historical Park, 4939 New York 31

Clay North Park, 4483 VerPlank road

Clay south Park, 7200 buckley road

Meltzer Park, 8400 stearns road

Town of Salina Parks burnham Park, Malden road, Mattydale richfield Park, richfield boulevard, Mattydale (has outdoor pool) duerr Park, duerr road, liverpool (has outdoor pool)

Primrose Park, Primrose lane, liverpool sunflower Park, sunflower drive, liverpool

Wemesfelder Park, larkin street, liverpool (has outdoor pool; formerly electronics Park)

Contact the chamber 315-727-5819 chamber@liverpoolchamber com

All we ask you to do to celebrate is visit these many parks, take a selfie and tell us what your experience was. We will post these pictures and good comments on our Facebook page. You can send these to chamber@liverpoolcham - ber.com

We will also be out with the Liverpool Library Book mobile at Wemesfelder Park from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. on Aug. 1 and at Onondaga Lake Park from 10:15-11:30 a.m. on July 17, 24 and 31.

Brian Foster, 72

avid bird hunter

Obituaries

Brian Foster, 72, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at Francis House. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Henninger High School and received a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University. Brian was employed by Verizon for over 33 years before retiring in 2002. An avid bird hunter, he was a member of Masonic Lodge #648 for over 25 years.

Surviving are his loving wife of 22 years, the former Susan J. Putman; son, Jeff (Autumn); daughter, Lori (Steven) Franklin; brother, William; eight grandchildren; four nieces and nephews; and many great-nieces and great-nephews.

Relatives and friends called Friday, July 7, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Buranich Funeral Home, 5431 W. Genesee St., Camillus.

In celebration of Brian’s life, the family requested that attendees wear jeans and sneakers to the visitation.

Share condolences at buranichfh.com.

That was the name of the article that appeared in Golf Magazine in 1973. The cover had a picture of Lee Trevino who was Golf Magazine’s “Instruction Editor” at the time. As you may recall, Trevino earned the title, “Fastest Player on the PGA Tour” during his prime. The “War on Slow Play” is still being fought by the USGA and the Royal & Ancient (governing bodies of the Rules of Golf). They are constantly thinking about ways to speed up play. Here are Trevino’s thoughts in 1973 on what the USGA and Royal & Ancient “should have” done to encourage faster play…

1. Shorter Courses - “There has been over the past few years a trend toward longer and tougher golf courses, which has contributed vastly toward the longer, time consuming process of getting in 18 holes. Enough is enough, when you consider that the average National handicap is 16 or 17.

2. Fewer Bunkers - “There are courses that have enough sand to wear out a herd of camels. There are some architects around to whom I have talked who are leaning more towards the 6,400 to 6,500 yard courses with traps that the average hacker can putt out of with the accent on trees as hazards”.

3. More Rangers - “The use of more rangers also is a great aid in speeding up play. In most cases, the ranger will not find it necessary to say anything to a lagging group. The rangers mere presence is a psychological spur reminding them they are falling behind”.

4. An End to Honors - “As far as I’m concerned, one of the greatest all time ‘wasters’ is honors. Waiting until the guy hits first or waiting for the guy away to putt first when his cart is 50 yards away is silly”. By the time everybody has figured out what the scores are on the hole, it takes longer than a ‘truce meeting’ so the guy with the six finally gets to hit first. The first guy to the tee should be able to hit first”.

5. Park Your Carts at the Back of greens - “A majority of golfers simply drive their carts to the front of the green…pitch up, leave the cart and proceed. Then when they have holed out, they must walk straight back into the line of fire from the group behind them”.

6. Fewer Practice Swings - “Practice swings are unnecessary and exhausting. They not only waste a lot of time but they also have to kill you off eventually. You hit the ball 85 times and you take 400 practice swings. All you’ve done is knock yourself out”.

Perry Noun is the former executive director of the Northeastern NY PGA

7. Stop Marking Your Ball - “The marking of balls on the green is tremendously overdone. You’ll act like a Supreme Court Judge when he marks his ball two club heads to the side. Then, nine times out of 10, when it finally comes his turn to putt, he puts the ball down wherever the coin happens to be and putts out.”.

8. Two Waggles - “Golfers take too many waggles. You’ll see these guys all over the place. They’ll waggle three, four or five times but never the same number. You begin to wonder…’God, isn’t he ever gonna hit it”?

9. No More Television Acting on the Greens - “I played with a fellow who before each putt, took a half a dozen practice strokes before he’d step up to the ball. Finally, I pointed out to him that all those practice strokes didn’t seem to be doing him much good since he couldn’t make a putt longer than ‘Pancho Villa’s mustache’. I’d estimate that 75% or more of the average players waste too much time green reading. Reading a green is simple: Bermuda grows towards the setting sun, bent grass grows downhill…that’s it”.

10. Allow Partial Par-3 Play Through - “The Par-3 holes are one of the chief roadblocks to faster play. Have a sign allowing the group behind you to hit into the green once you’ve reached the green, then putt out as they are making their way toward the green while the the group putting is holing out. The ‘little things’ are important in the race against the clock”.

The last sentence of Lee’s article said, “Watch me man. I’m fast. I like it that way and I’m sure you’ll play better golf and have more fun”.

Whenever humor is used to, “make a point”, I believe “the point” is always more effectively made. Lee Trevino made his case to deal with slow play in 1973 with humor and he did it as well as anything I have ever read on the subject.

I say “all” golf courses should adapt Trevino’s strategy immediately. If they do, I predict an 18 hole round will take us no longer than three hours and 15 minutes to three hours and 30 minutes.

LET’S DO IT !!!

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